Early the next morning, Mother Song came.

She looked to be about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, of medium height, fair and pretty. When she spoke, a dimple appeared on her left cheek, making her look very amiable.

"The Madam recommended it." Eleventh Lady smiled, "The Marquis also agreed. I hope you will take care of my affairs in the future."

Mother Song kept saying “I dare not”.

Eleventh Lady called the maids to recognize them, and asked Amber to tell her about the move in the past few days, and asked her to follow Amber for the time being: "...We will make arrangements after we move in."

Mother Song bent her knees and said "yes", then followed Amber back out.

Lu Yun came in: "Madam, Master Jining is here!"

She wore a dark blue silk gown, and smiled. She clasped her hands together and saluted to Eleventh Lady without being servile or arrogant: "Fourth Madam is always so nice! When I came to your house a few days ago, the Madam even asked me to make a lucky charm for you."

Eleventh Lady knew about this.

The lady made amulets for everyone in the family.

Eleventh Lady didn't want to have a close relationship with this person, nor did she want to offend her. She politely asked the maid to serve her tea.

She took a sip of tea and looked at the neatly stacked boxes in the east room with a smile: "Madam, are you cleaning out your clothes for the changing season?"

Eleventh Lady responded vaguely, chatted with Jining for a few words, and accompanied him to the Fifth Lady.

The Fifth Lady was waiting for Jining. After greeting Eleventh Lady, she began to say, "I followed the Master's advice and posted a yellow paper in front of Xinjie's bed. I will burn nine incense sticks in front of the Bodhisattva at noon and midnight for the past three days. I am just waiting for the Master to come and perform the ritual."

At that time, the Xu family was holding a party. Dianchun Hall was adjacent to the Fifth Madam. If Jining had proposed to build a Taoist temple at that time, how could he tell the Taifu about the importance of this matter? If he didn't tell her, the Taifu would definitely think that the Fifth Madam was not paying attention to the occasion. If he told her, she would definitely investigate, and then the fact that the child was frightened because the Fifth Madam didn't pay attention would be revealed. Even if the Taifu knew about it, would the Fifth Madam agree or not to build a Taoist temple for Xin Jie'er? If she agreed, there would be a performance over there and a Taoist temple here, what would the ladies who were listening to the opera think? If she didn't agree, if Xin Jie'er got hurt, who would be responsible!

Jining only proposed that the Fifth Lady burn incense on time, which not only solved his own dilemma, but also appeased the Fifth Lady's anxiety.

The popularity of Ciyuen Temple may have a lot to do with Jining’s mastery of worldly affairs!

Eleventh Lady pondered in her heart. After hearing what Fifth Lady said, Jining nodded with satisfaction and said, "There were many nobles in the house during those days, and we were afraid of disturbing those evil spirits by performing rituals randomly. So we first burn three incense sticks to appease them. Then we perform a ritual to drive them away."

Madam Wu was slightly startled when she heard this, then she frowned and said, "Master, I think just driving it away may not have any effect. Can you take it in?"

Jining hesitated and said, "This, this... Monks are compassionate..."

Before she could say anything, Madam Wu said, "Master, I am doing this for Sister Xin. If there is any retribution, let it come upon me. We must not let it bother our sister again. You can tell me how much money it will cost to hire a few people to chant the sutra. I won't lose a cent." Then she called the maid He Ye, "Give Master the money for the 1,000 copies of the 'Purifying Heart Mantra' that Master helped you carve last time."

The lotus leaf left in response.

Jining declined: "Why is Fifth Madam so anxious? I am afraid that Fifth Madam will run away!"

"How can you do this for me?" Mrs. Wu asked, and then asked Jining, "Can you also make a few peace and tranquility cards for me?"

"The Fifth Madam is a great benefactor of our Ciyuan Temple. It is my duty to write a few prayers for peace and prosperity."

As he was speaking, He Ye brought over a red envelope with gold sprinkled on it: "Master, this is five hundred taels of silver for engraving the book."

Jining chanted "Amitabha", took the box and casually placed it on the coffee table beside him. He looked around the house with a smile: "As for the moving I mentioned last time... I have carefully looked at the Feng Shui of this house. There are forests in front and mountains in the back. Although it faces the Biyi River, it is not directly opposite. I have also looked at other places, but they are not as good as this one. I think we can just do a ritual and add some items!" He stood up and went to check out the inner room and where Xinjie lived.

Eleventh Lady took the opportunity to stand up and say goodbye: "I'm busy over there. If there is anything, Fifth Brother's wife can send someone to tell me."

The Fifth Madam knew that she had a lot to do, so she said a few polite words and didn't keep her for long. However, Jining walked her to the door of the house and said, "Take care, Madam Four!"

Eleventh Lady nodded to her politely.

Back in the room, Amber was directing the maids to number the boxes and cages. Seeing her come back, she personally brought in hot tea. She whispered, "Has Mother Song been decided to be the one in our room?"

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Why? Is there anything wrong with Mother Song?"

"No, no." Amber said hurriedly, "Mrs. Song is very polite and tactful. I think she is a person with a lot on her mind." She lowered her voice, "It's just that I saw you always invited Liu Yuanrui's family to talk to you a few days ago, so I thought..."

"I do have this idea." Eleventh Lady sighed, "It is naturally better to use Liu Yuanrui's family than Song Mama. But we have just entered the mansion and our foundation is too short. Instead of using the people we brought with us, it is better to use the old people in the mansion. They know a lot of people, are well-informed, and know everything about the people and affairs in the mansion. I think the lady asked Song Mama to come to my room for this reason. This is also the reason why I have not decided to take charge of the mama. As for Liu Yuanrui's family, we also need someone like her in Goldfish Lane. In the future, when you get married and the boys get married, they will always need a place to go."

Amber blushed and kept silent.

Eleventh Lady went to Xu Sijie.

He had just woken up from a nap, his cheeks flushed. Nanyong's wife was squatting there putting socks on him.

When he saw Eleventh Lady coming in, his eyes lit up and he shouted "Mother" loudly.

Nanyong's wife, Shuangyu and others quickly knelt down and saluted to Shiyi Niang.

Eleventh Lady went over and hugged Xu Sijie, helping him put on his shoes: "We are moving tomorrow!"

Xu Sijie tilted his head and asked, "Will mother move?"

"Of course we have to move." Shiyi Niang said with a smile, "Mother will move to Chui Lun Waterside Pavilion, and Jie Ge will live with Second Brother."

Xu Sijie twisted his body: "I live with my mother!"

Shiyi Niang smiled and said, "So we have to move! When the house here is built, we will move back. By then, Jie Ge, mother, elder sister, father, aunt... will all live together!"

Xu Sijie nodded continuously: "I live with my mother!"

Eleventh Lady put him on the ground with a smile and held his hand: "Come on, let's go and look at the house."

When it came to moving, she was only worried that Xu Sijie wouldn’t be able to adapt.

Xu Sijie was very happy and jumped with her to the back garden.

Eleventh Lady told him where she lived, where he lived, and how to get from Lijingxuan to Chuilun Waterside Pavilion.

It was spring, and the flowers were blooming. Xu Sijie had taken off his thick cotton jacket and put on a brand new aqua green brocade jacket. He ran from Lijingxuan to Chuilun Waterside Pavilion, and then from Chuilun Waterside Pavilion to Lijingxuan, laughing all the way, which made Shiyi Niang and others happy as well.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, everyone moved according to the arrangement of Shiyi Niang. During this time, the lady came to see it with Du Mama. Seeing that everything was in order, she chatted with Shiyi Niang for a few words and then went back to the house.

On the seventh day, when everyone was adjusting to the new environment, Second Madam Xiang's brother, sister-in-law and their children came to visit the Xu family.

"This is the fourth son's wife. This is your first meeting!" The old lady introduced Eleventh Lady to the middle-aged woman wearing a royal blue jacket with a longevity decoration. She then introduced the woman to Eleventh Lady, "This is the wife of the Xiang family uncle. She has been with the Xiang family uncle in office. This year, the Xiang family uncle came back to report on his work and brought the children back to Beijing to visit."

Eleventh Lady stepped forward to greet Mrs. Xiang and couldn't help but take a look at her.

Mrs. Xiang had a face like a full moon, eyes like watery apricots, and was quite tall, a little fat in her middle age. She looked quite imposing when she stood there.

She smiled and introduced her three daughters to Shiyi Niang: "This is the eldest daughter Roujin, the second daughter Roune, and the third daughter Rouqian."

Eleventh Lady smiled and took out three small red-gold willow-leaf hairpins as a gift.

The three young ladies bowed and thanked her gracefully, and looked at Shiyi Niang with curiosity. They were a little surprised at her youth and beauty. Shiyi Niang also looked at the three young ladies of the Xiang family with great interest.

The eldest daughter of the Xiang family is fifteen years old, the second daughter is thirteen years old, and the third daughter is eleven years old. Although they are not very old, they have already formed a mold. Maybe because Mr. Xiang is the adopted cousin of the second wife, the eldest daughter looks like the second wife, tall and slender, beautiful and elegant, while the third daughter looks like Mrs. Xiang, but her body is slender and petite. At first glance, the two have no similarities. On the contrary, the second daughter has a figure like the elder sister and a face like the younger sister. Standing with the eldest daughter, they are sisters at first glance, and the same is true when standing with the third daughter. Moreover, the eldest daughter exudes a calmness that is not suitable for her age, the third daughter is innocent, and the second daughter is between the two, quiet and sweet.

"I haven't seen you for a few years. The one you used to hold in your mother's arms has grown into a beautiful young lady." The old lady looked at the three young ladies of the Xiang family and said with some emotion, "Your eldest son is seventeen this year, right?"

"Madam, you have a really good memory." Mrs. Xiang smiled modestly, "Yijia is seventeen this year."

Yijia is Mrs. Xiang's eldest son, and he followed Mr. Xiang to visit Xu Lingyi outside.

The lady asked with concern, "Have you made an appointment with someone?"

"Lord Han from the Hanlin Academy was a classmate of our master. He was originally going to marry the second young lady from their family, but unfortunately she died of a rash last year." Mrs. Xiang's expression darkened. "I want to wait two years before helping Yijia find a partner."

"Poor thing!" The lady couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

Older people can’t help but feel sad when they hear about birth, aging, sickness and death.

The second wife hurriedly brought the teacup: "Sister-in-law, try it. West Lake Longjing before the Qingming Festival."

Mrs. Xiang understood and changed the subject with a smile: "I wanted to come and visit you earlier. Firstly, the master has moved this year, and we just got the confirmation yesterday. I was afraid that you would worry about us if you asked me. Secondly, I came back with the master to deal with some of the properties in Beijing. I didn't expect that as soon as the news of the sale of several old houses spread, the people from the pawnshop surrounded my house. I was so busy that I was greasy and dirty. I was really embarrassed to come to see you."

After hearing this, the lady indeed shifted her attention.

"Why? Did my uncle move? Where did he take up his new post?"

Mrs. Xiang said implicitly, "He was transferred to be the prefect of Wuchang Prefecture."

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