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 the master and servant of Qiao Lianfang lying down and standing up, Tian Mama sighed, "It turns out that the aunt has woken up a long time ago." She looked calm as if she didn't realize that what she said was a little inappropriate. Seeing a small bowl with a brown medicine on it still on the table next to her, she knew that Xiu Yuan had helped Qiao Lianfang take the medicine, and smiled, "We rushed back because we were thinking about the medicine for the aunt. If we had known this, we should have stayed there for a while 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 a sarcastic remark, but Mother Wan smiled and said, "You are getting a bargain and you still want to be a good boy - if you hadn't hurried back to make medicine for your aunt, I'm afraid you would have to pay more than two hundred yuan."

"Who said that?" Mother Tian said unconvincedly, "Madam Wen is a well-known spendthrift. If they continue playing cards, who knows who will win?"

Qiao Lianfang was startled when she heard this.

Bin Ju is getting married... Wen Xiang Lian is going too?

She was so absorbed in this that she had no time to discuss whether it was rude or not with the two mothers.

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

"That's right!" Aunt Tian laughed, "Not only did Aunt Wen go, but Aunt Du went too. I heard from Zhu Xiang that Madam even asked her to comb Binju's hair!" Her eyes revealed envy, "It would be great if I could ask Aunt 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.

Then I heard Auntie Tian muttering to herself: "… Aunt Qin didn't go, but like Aunt Wen, she gave thirty taels of silver for the box. 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 the mark, so they gave thirty taels. The Madam also couldn't go over the mark, so she gave thirty-six taels."

It was the first time that the master and servant of Qiao Lianfang heard this, and they were all 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 Yi Niang has contributed two taels of silver. It would be embarrassing if you are the only one left!" As she spoke, she and Mother Tian looked over together.

Others may not know, but Xiu Yuan knows it best. 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 - how can she go out? What if the Marquis finds out..." As she spoke, she showed an embarrassed expression.

"It's okay." 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 Yuan was unsure of what to do and looked hesitantly towards Qiao Lian's room.

"I think we'd better forget it!" After a long while, Qiao Lianfang said calmly, "I'm a criminal waiting for punishment, so it's better to avoid any 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, we will leave first!" As she said this, she also winked at Mother Wan. Mother Wan looked at her and said nothing more. She went forward to collect the bowl, and bowed with Mother Tian and left.

Qiao Lianfang's eyes suddenly opened wide.

Her face was livid and her teeth were clenched.

"Miss!" Xiu Yuan looked at her with some worry.

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

Xiu Yuan didn't dare to say much. She helped her lie down gently, and then she sat on the small loom 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 Yuan knew that she was sad, but she had no way to comfort her.

They are both concubines, but those two don't care about spending thirty taels of silver, but this one is timid and dares not spend a penny more; they are both concubines, one represents the fourth room to worship Xiaomei, and the other represents the fourth room to congratulate Binju, but this one is confined to the yard; they are both concubines, but one gave birth to a 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, Xiuyuan's vision began to blur. To be honest, it was 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 was no one to ask for help, he couldn't even make a statement in front of the Marquis, let alone use all his 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 her age.

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 Yuan was worried and couldn't sleep day and night. She had hoped that the young lady could 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 getting wet. She was afraid of disturbing Qiao Lianfang, so she wiped her tears quietly with the back of her hand.

Suddenly I heard a "bang" sound beside me.

Xiu Yuan hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound.

Then I saw Qiao Lianfang's face was covered with tears. She picked up the pillows and quilts on the bedside and threw them around.

Xiu Yuan was startled, and hurriedly dropped her needle and thread and went forward to hold Qiao Lianfang: "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 take it to heart... I wholeheartedly thought that as long as the Marquis treated me well, I didn't care about anything else... But I never thought that, while 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 Yuan and burst into tears.

Seeing her thin shoulders shaking, Xiu Yuan thought of her exquisite figure and couldn't help but feel sad and started crying.

"No, Miss,"

She comforted Qiao Lianfang with the same words she had used countless times, "The Marquis only upset you for a moment. After a few days, when your anger has subsided, everything will be fine! Miss, please don't cry, take care of yourself..."

"nice,"

Just when Xiu Yuan thought she had to continue to persuade him earnestly, Qiao Lianfang suddenly stopped crying and said, "You are right. The Marquis only annoyed me for a moment."

She saw Qiao Lianfang slowly sit up straight, her big eyes filled with tears showing 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 fuss without any hesitation - since Mother Du went to attend Binju's wedding, it meant that the Lady Dowager had already stood on the side of Shiyi Niang.

Eleventh Lady surrounded the yard again, and no one answered their calls.

And Aunt Qin believed in Master Jining, but she told them that Taoist Priest Changchun had a secret medicine for having a son. It was obvious that she had bad intentions and betrayed them at the critical moment.

Then there is Madam Wen, who smiles all day long and knows everything that happens in the mansion, big or small.

No one knows what is in mind...

They were attacked from all sides. If the young lady did not hold back her anger for a moment, they would be faced with enemies from all sides.

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

"No,"

After hearing this, Qiao Lianfang shook her head slightly.

Xiu Yuan hurriedly called out "Miss", but when she looked up, she saw a look of determination between Qiao Lianfang's brows, "No, we are not going to take it slow. We need to take a long-term view!"

Her soft face became a little angular because of these loud words.

"Miss……"

She felt something suddenly emerged from Qiao Lianfang's heart, making Qiao Lianfang feel a little different.

It was as if it was the clarity that she had always longed for Qiao Lianfang to possess, and it was also as if it was the strength that she had always longed for Qiao Lianfang to possess... 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.

"Return that bitch Qin Liubao!"

Qiao Lianfang's expression was slightly distorted. "She has hurt me like this, I will not let her go!"

"...golden lamps, green fans, and umbrellas, all of which were there - a complete set of ceremonial equipment. There were ten bowls for the wedding banquet, and ten tables of guests were invited."

Liu Yuanrui's wife, who served as the matchmaker for the bride, told Shiyi Niang with a happy face, "The gift from the mother-in-law is a pair of silver bracelets weighing two taels, and the gift from the father-in-law is two small silver ingots.

Everything in the house is in good order, and Miss Binju won't suffer much after marrying into the family."

"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 woman does not wear her wedding dress, and a good man does not fight for his parents' wealth.

Madam has thought of everything for them, but they will have to rely on themselves for the rest of their lives.

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 future together."

Eleventh Lady smiled without saying anything and told her another story: "I heard that Jiang Bing is looking for a job outside.

I have entrusted all matters in my yard to his family to take care of."

These words were originally passed on to Shiyi Niang by Liu Yuanrui's family through Xiu'er.

She laughed and said, "I've heard about this, too.

I was just too busy to go over and take a look.

Otherwise, I can go over there to take a look for my wife someday."

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

Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "As a woman, how can you get involved in such a matter?

I think I should let the Chang family kid find out for me!"

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

She felt a little disappointed after hearing this, but soon said happily, "Thank you, madam, for thinking highly of him.

I'm just going to give him a message."

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

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