Chapter 271: Celebration (Part 1)

The people in the room looked unhappy when they heard this, but the two mothers went to the inner room in a hurry.

Seeing Qiao Lianfang and her servant lying down and standing up, Tian Mama sighed, "So Auntie has woken up a long time ago." She looked calm, as if she didn't realize that her words were a little inappropriate. Seeing a small bowl with brown medicine on the stool next to her, she knew that Xiu Li had helped Qiao Lianfang take the medicine, and smiled, "We rushed back because we were thinking about Auntie's medicine. If we had known this, we should have stayed there a little longer." There was no guilt in her expression for not helping Qiao Lianfang take the medicine.

Qiao Lianfang was angry and was about to make some sarcastic remarks, but Mother Wan was already laughing and said, "You are taking advantage of me and still trying to be nice - if you hadn't hurried back to make medicine for your aunt, I'm afraid you would have lost more than two hundred yuan."

"Who said that?" Mother Tian said unconvincedly, "Madame Wen is a well-known money-spending child. If she continues to play cards, who knows who will win?"

Qiao Lianfang was stunned when she heard this.

Bin Ju is getting married... Wen Xianglian is going too?

Her mind was completely occupied by this, and she didn't care about arguing with the two mothers about whether it was rude or not.

She whispered, "Did Madam Wen go to Goldfish Lane?"

"That's right!" Mother Tian laughed, "Not only did Madam Wen go, but Mother Du went too. I heard from Zhu Xiang that the Madam even asked her to comb Binju's hair!" Her eyes showed envy, "It would be great if I could ask Mother Du to help comb my daughter's hair when she gets married!"

Qiao Lianfang felt mixed emotions.

Mother Du also went. That lady...

Her face darkened slightly.

Then they heard Madam Tian muttering to the side: "… Aunt Qin didn't go, but like Aunt Wen, she gave thirty taels of silver for the extra boxes. From Aunt Wen's tone, they were going to give more, but the Madam gave Bin Ju forty taels, so they couldn't go over that, so they gave thirty taels. The Madam also couldn't go over that, so she gave thirty-six taels."

It was the first time that Qiao Lian's master and servants heard this, and they were a little surprised.

The two exchanged glances and fell silent at the same time.

Mother Wan said softly, "Aunt Qiao, I think you should go and join in the fun! Even Aunt Yi has contributed two taels of silver. It would be embarrassing if we leave you alone!" As she spoke, she and Mother Tian looked over together.

Others may not know, but Xiu Li is the most clear. Qiao Lianfang only has twenty or so taels of private money left. Not to mention that she can't take it out, even if she can, she will never do such a thing to make Shiyi Niang proud.

Thinking of this, she immediately laughed and said, "Our aunt is under house arrest now - she can't go out! What if the Marquis finds out..." As she spoke, she showed an embarrassed expression.

"It doesn't matter." Mother Wan laughed after hearing this, "Otherwise, Madam Wen wouldn't have gone to Goldfish Lane!" The implication was that Xu Lingyi had agreed to Madam Wen leaving the house.

Qiao Lianfang was shocked when she heard this.

Xiu Li was unsure of what to do and looked towards Qiao Lianfang hesitantly.

"I think we'd better forget it!" After a long while, Qiao Lianfang said lightly, "I am a criminal waiting for punishment, so it is better to avoid trouble!" After saying that, she closed her eyes with a tired look on her face and politely rejected the two mothers' suggestions.

Mother Wan was still unwilling to give up, and called out "Aunt Qiao". Just as she was about to persuade her again, Mother Tian had already pulled Mother Wan's sleeve and said, "Since Aunt Qiao is tired, let's go first!" As she said this, she also winked at Mother Wan. Mother Wan looked at her and said nothing more. She stepped forward to collect the bowl, and bowed with Mother Tian and went back.

Qiao Lianfang's eyes suddenly opened wide.

Her face was livid and her teeth were clenched.

"Miss!" Xiu Li looked at her worriedly.

"I'm fine!" Qiao Lianfang said insincerely, "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine after a while of sleep!"

Xiu Li didn't dare say much. She helped her lie down gently and then sat on a small stool in front of the bed, doing needlework while watching over Qiao Lian's room.

Qiao Lianfang did not sleep peacefully, tossing and turning constantly.

Xiu Li knew that she was sad, but had no way to comfort her.

They are both concubines, but the other two spent thirty taels of silver without any hesitation, while this one was afraid to spend a penny more; they are both concubines, but one represented the fourth room to pay tribute to Xiaolan, and the other represented the fourth room to congratulate Binju, while this one was confined to the yard; they are both concubines, but one gave birth to a concubine's eldest son, and the other raised a daughter in front of the lady and the lady, just waiting for the days to pass slowly, and good days will come. But this one was framed and lost her support... Thinking about it, Xiu Li's vision began to blur. Speaking of it, it's all their fault for underestimating these women. They thought that as long as they could capture the heart of the marquis, it would be fine. But they never thought that they would be blocked by those women. Not to mention that there is no one to turn to, even if they want to defend themselves in front of the marquis, they can't do it, let alone want to use all those skills and means to make the marquis change his mind.

The thought flashed through her mind, and she remembered the day when Eleventh Lady lamented that she was not young anymore.

The young lady is the Marquis's favorite concubine, and she is the young lady's personal maid. Eleventh Lady cannot touch the young lady, but she can touch her.

That sentence was like a knife hanging over her head, and she didn't know when it would fall. Xiu Li was worried and couldn't sleep day and night. She had hoped that the young lady would give birth to a young master, so that she could have a say in front of the marquis and fight for herself. Now...

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. She felt her face was wet. She was afraid of disturbing Qiao Lianfang, so she used the back of her hand to quietly wipe away her tears.

Suddenly I heard a "bang" sound beside me.

Xiu Yuan hurriedly looked in the direction of the voice.

Then I saw Qiao Lianfang's face full of tears. She picked up the pillows and bolsters on the bedside and threw them around.

Xiu Li was startled, and hurriedly dropped her needle and thread and went forward to hold Qiao Lianfang down: "Miss, Miss, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid." Qiao Lianfang burst into tears, "Mother has advised me many times, but I didn't listen to her... I wholeheartedly thought that as long as the Marquis treated me well, I wouldn't care about anything else... But I never thought that, although I don't care, others do. I don't harm others, but others will harm me when they see that the Marquis treats me well... Now I have made a big mistake and lost the Marquis' favor... It's too late to regret..." As she spoke, she hugged Xiu Li and burst into tears.

When Xiu Li saw her shaking thin shoulders and thought of her dear Ling Long, she couldn't help but feel sad and started crying.

"Miss, it won't happen," she comforted Qiao Lianfang with the same words she had used countless times, "The Marquis is just mad at you for a moment. After a few days, when the Marquis's anger has subsided, everything will be fine! Miss, don't cry, your health is important..."

"That's right," just when Xiu Li thought she had to continue to persuade her, Qiao Lianfang suddenly stopped crying, "You're right. The Marquis was just mad at me for a moment." She saw Qiao Lianfang slowly sit up straight, her big tearful eyes revealing some determination, "So I want to see the Marquis!"

Xiu Yuan was shocked.

What she feared most now was that Qiao Lianfang would make a scene regardless of everything. Since Mother Du went to attend Binju's wedding, it meant that the lady had already stood on the side of Shiyi Niang. Shiyi Niang surrounded the courtyard again, and they cried out to heaven and earth for help, but no one responded. And then there was Concubine Qin, who believed in Master Jining, but told them that Taoist Changchun had a secret medicine for giving birth to a son. It was clearly ill-intentioned and she set them up at the critical moment. And then there was Concubine Wen, who smiled all day long, but she could not hide any of the big and small things that happened in the mansion from her. No one knew what she was thinking... They were attacked from all sides, and if the young lady could not hold back her anger for a while, they would only face enemies from all sides.

Thinking of this, Xiu Li had to say cautiously: "Miss, let's take it slow..."

"No," Qiao Lianfang shook her head slightly after hearing this.

Xiu Li was very anxious and called out "Miss". When she raised her eyelids, she saw a determination in Qiao Lianfang's brows. "No, we are not going to take it slow. We need to take a long-term view!" Her pretty face became a little angular because of these powerful words.

"Miss..." She felt something suddenly emerged from Qiao Lianfang's heart, making Qiao Lianfang a little different. It was as if it was the clarity she had always wanted Qiao Lianfang to have, and it was as if it was the strength she had always wanted Qiao Lianfang to have... It made her feel a little happy, a little sad, and a little scared... It was a mixture of all five feelings, and she couldn't tell what it was.

"And that bitch Qin Liubao!" Qiao Lianfang's expression was slightly distorted. "She hurt me like this, I won't let her go!"

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"...golden lanterns, green fans, umbrellas, everything is there - a full set of ceremonial equipment. There are ten bowls for the wedding banquet, and ten tables of guests are invited." Liu Yuanrui's family, as the matchmaker of the bride, followed the sedan chair and went back and forth with Shiyi Niang with a happy face, "The mother-in-law's gift is a pair of silver bracelets weighing two taels, and the father-in-law gave two small silver ingots. The things at home are also complete, Miss Binju will not suffer much after marrying."

"That's good!" Eleventh Lady nodded slightly and said, "From now on, they will have to live on their own."

Liu Yuanrui's wife laughed and said, "Who said it wasn't true? A good girl doesn't wear her mother's clothes, and a good boy doesn't fight for his parents' money. Madam has thought of everything for them, and they have to live on their own in the future. However, I think Daxian is an honest man, and Miss Binju has received your teachings, so the two of them will definitely have a prosperous life in the future."

Eleventh Lady smiled without saying anything and told her another matter: "I heard that Jiang Bingzheng found a job outside. Did you ask his family to take care of all the things in my yard?"

This was originally told to Eleventh Lady by Liu Yuanrui's family through Xiu'er. She smiled and said, "I heard about this, too. I was just too busy to go and take a look. How about I go and take a look for Madam one day?"

Chang Xuezhi is now assigned to work as a servant in the outer courtyard.

Eleventh Lady said with a smile: "As a woman, how can you come forward to discuss such matters? I think I should ask the boy from the Chang family to help me find out!"

Liu Yuanrui's son Liu Taiping was assigned to the outer courtyard to do odd jobs.

She felt a little disappointed after hearing this, but soon she said happily, "Thank you, Madam, for thinking highly of him. I will bring him a message right away."

Eleventh Lady looked at this and breathed a sigh of relief.

She was really worried that this Liu Yuanrui family member was not tolerant of others.

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