"Don't cry." Eleventh Lady took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes. "Didn't you also say that the inability to have children is not necessarily entirely due to the woman? Besides, you just got married. Aren't there many people who get married for several years before having children? Look at me, am I not doing anything either?"

After listening to this, Qi Niang pulled out a handkerchief and wiped her tears: "You and I are different." She pouted, "The Marquis has a son and a daughter, but Zhu Ping'an is the only child in the family..." She became even more depressed.

"Then you shouldn't have run out." Eleventh Lady thought that she was a whimperer. "If you run out like this, and if Seventh Brother-in-law gets angry and takes a concubine in the room, wouldn't that make people even more angry!"

Qinnan sat up, bit her lip, twisted her handkerchief and thought deeply.

Eleventh Lady took the opportunity to give her a way out: "You can stay at my place for a few days, so that Seventh Brother-in-law can be anxious for a while. When Seventh Brother-in-law comes to pick you up, you can go back with him happily. If you feel uncomfortable, just tell him that Shandong is close to Yanjing, so you can come to my place to relax, or stay at Fourth Sister's place for a few days. Don't make things difficult for yourself."

Qi Niang said nothing, but her expression softened.

Eleventh Lady smiled and was about to urge her to go to bed quickly when Mother Song came back.

"The Marquis said he had rested in Banyuepan, and asked Madam and Seventh Aunt to rest early as well."

Eleventh Lady nodded and was about to say "I understand", but Seventh Lady on the side just snorted and said, "He knows what's best for him!" as if she was targeting Xu Lingyi.

Although Qinnan is spoiled, she is not spoiled.

Eleventh Lady smiled and lifted the quilt to lie down: "What are you hiding from me?"

It seems that there are still some aftereffects from the issue of buying a horse.

"Don't worry about it!" Qi Niang said fiercely, "I didn't call him brother-in-law, I was just giving him face!"

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but rub her forehead.

This Qi Niang... Because of the relationship between Yuan Niang and her, the Luo family simply called Xu Lingyi the Marquis.

She couldn't help but change the subject and talked to Qiniang about going to see Si Niang tomorrow.

Qinnan was probably too tired from the journey, so she agreed to a few words and then fell asleep.

The next day, when she got up, Qi Niang's quilt had already been pushed aside. It was still a little chilly in the early summer morning, and she huddled beside her, pouting, sleeping like a child.

Eleventh Lady smiled and helped her put on the quilt, then got up quietly, told the maids not to disturb her, asked Mother Song to put breakfast for Xu Lingyi, washed herself, and went to Banyuepan.

"Aunt Seven is still angry?" Xu Lingyi was wearing a lake-colored Hangzhou silk Taoist robe. A night's rest made him energetic. In the morning light, he looked particularly fresh and clean.

Eleventh Lady served a bowl of porridge made from millet and snow in June and placed it in front of Xu Lingyi: "I don't know why, but I'm not very happy!"

Facing Shiyi Niang, Xu Lingyi showed an embarrassed expression: "I was wrong in this matter. If you see something she likes or wants, just buy it for her! It's my compensation." He still didn't say what happened.

Eleventh Lady looked at the two people talking in silence in front of her. For some reason, she felt at ease and peaceful in her heart.

She stopped asking and started talking about Zhen Jie'er's marriage.

Xu Lingyi ate the bean flour bun slowly and listened to Shiyi Niang talk about the situations of several families.

"…When you came back yesterday, Grandma Lin told me about this, so she left a little later on purpose."

Xu Lingyi pondered after hearing this and said, "If it's the Shao family, then of course it's good. They are a century-old family with many talented people. But there is an unspoken rule in their family that the eldest son must stay to take care of the business, and I'm afraid he won't leave Cangzhou. If it's the second son, that would be great..."

Sure enough, it was the problem that Grandma Lin was worried about.

Eleventh Lady did not mention the matter of the fan to avoid unnecessary complications.

"Let's take a look at the second son of the Li family first!" Xu Lingyi said, "If it doesn't work, we can talk about it later."

"Yeah!" Eleventh Lady nodded and accompanied Xu Lingyi to drink half a bowl of porridge. When she returned, Seventh Lady was still asleep and Mother Du was waiting for her in the hall.

Knowing that Qi Niang had not yet gotten up, he whispered, "Madam Tai said that she wants you to go first."

Eleventh Lady didn't know what was going on, so she told the maid to call Mu Fu to help Seventh Lady get up, and then followed Mother Du to the lady's place.

"Did Qi Niang have a quarrel with her husband?" The lady revealed the secret.

"You have a very sharp eye!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile.

"I've seen a lot!" The lady laughed. "I think Qi Niang is a person who can't stand being wronged. Since she wants to take refuge here, you should pretend that you don't know and let her live at home. Otherwise, if she fails to take refuge with you, she will run away to other places and cause trouble. But this couple always fights at the head of the bed and makes up at the foot of the bed. You should send someone to Qinggao to tell them. You can accompany her to walk around and relax these few days. When they come to pick her up and the couple meet, you can persuade them to reconcile. When she thinks of the kindness in the past, no matter how angry she is, she will subside. Then she will go back to Gaoqing happily."

Eleventh Lady knew that the Lady Dowager was teaching her how to behave.

She nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "Isn't Fourth Sister feeling unwell? Seventh Sister asked me to accompany her to see her today. I plan to go there after lunch. Then I will discuss with Fourth Sister how to report the news to Shandong."

"This method is more reliable." The lady said approvingly, "After all, they are born of the same mother, and Fourth Aunt is the elder sister. There are some things that she can say but you can't say. And there are some things that she can do but you can't do."

Eleventh Lady smiled and replied “yes”, and Seventh Lady came.

The lady waved to Qi Niang: "I'm waiting for you to have breakfast!"

Qi Niang was a little embarrassed: "I didn't expect to get up late."

"Not late, not late." The lady said, "Your sister has a lot of things to do, so she got up earlier than the rest of us." Then she asked the maid to serve breakfast. Eleventh Lady also ate half a bowl of rice with her.

The fifth lady came over holding Sister Xin.

The little guy can now stand up his neck and look around, which is so cute.

Qi Niang looked at it with great surprise.

She gave Xin Jie'er a red gold necklace yesterday. Shiyi Niang looked like it was worth about ten coins.

The lady dowager kept Qi Niang to talk, and Shiyi Niang went to West Flower Hall to arrange some household affairs. She had lunch at the lady dowager's place, and then went to Si Niang's place with Qi Niang.

Si Niang looked much better than the last time she saw her, but she looked seven or eight years older than before, and was very different from the sister that Qi Niang had imagined. Si Niang was very excited to see her little sister, who had grown up in front of her, suddenly come from Shandong to visit her. The two sisters hugged each other and cried for a while before they started talking.

Knowing that Si Niang's illness could be cured by taking medicine, and knowing that Shiyi Niang often sent people to ask about Si Niang's condition, Qi Niang was very grateful. She said generously: "Forget it, I won't care about the Marquis's affairs!"

Eleventh Lady felt ashamed after hearing this.

Si Niang kept asking her what was going on.

"It's okay, it's okay." Qi Niang told Si Niang about Xu Lingyi buying a horse from her. "...and it was Eleventh Sister's coming-of-age ceremony, so I went to Xu's house first. The lady invited me kindly, and it was too late, so I stayed there."

Si Niang was surprised but did not ask any further questions. She just listened to Qi Niang happily telling her interesting stories about Gao Qing and what she had seen along the way.

When Fourth Sister-in-law Yu Yiqing came back, while Seventh Sister was talking to him, Fourth Sister whispered to Eleventh Sister: "What happened?"

Eleventh Lady briefly explained the matter.

Si Niang thought for a moment and said what Taifu said: "...You should keep her calm first. I will go and inform mother and third brother."

Shiyi Niang nodded, feeling relieved. After having dinner at Si Niang's place, she and Qi Niang returned to the lotus garden.

After greeting the lady, Qi Niang took the initiative to suggest going to Liufangwu for a visit.

It was early summer, and Liufangwu was surrounded by mountains and rivers, with lush flowers and trees. The five-room main house had a boat dock in front and three back rooms. The things she brought were all arranged according to her preferences, and the maids and servants were respectfully sitting under the eaves. She was very satisfied and planned to go to Huguo Temple to eat rice sausage tomorrow.

Eleventh Lady sent someone to the outer courtyard to talk to Chief Steward Bai and arrange arrangements for tomorrow's trip.

Qi Niang covered her mouth and laughed, and drove her back: "...lest he really rest in the concubine's room, and you come to me to settle the score."

"Is this what my sister said?" Eleventh Lady glanced at her and went back to her room.

Xu Lingyi was not in the room, but left Lin Bo waiting for her.

"The Marquis said, please go to Banyuepan." But his eyes were looking behind her, obviously to see if Qi Niang was following her.

Eleventh Lady went to Banyuepan with a smile.

Xu Lingyi was in the study, reading a stack of paper. When he saw her come in, he called her over.

"I asked Ouyang Ming to check it for me." He handed the paper to Shiyi Niang, "This Li Ji is really good. Take a look!"

Eleventh Lady took the paper.

It was all about Li Ji, the second son of the Li family. From his birth to the present, the investigation was very detailed, even the fact that when he was a child, he was nicknamed "Miss Li Er" because of his beautiful appearance, and because of this, he worked hard to learn martial arts was clearly written.

"What does the Marquis mean?"

"Let's pick Li Ji!" Xu Lingyi said, "I think this kid is something special."

Eleventh Lady thought of Shao Zhongran's disappointed look: "What about the young master of the Shao family?"

"In terms of family background, Mr. Shao is more suitable." Xu Lingyi said, "But there is no such thing as a special breed for generals and ministers. Whether they are dragons or phoenixes depends mainly on the child's own luck. Besides, Mr. Shao is far away in Cangzhou." He denied the possibility of marrying into the Shao family. "I will take some time these days to observe the boy from the Li family carefully to see if he is as smart and capable as everyone says. Then you can meet Mrs. Li and it won't be too late to see each other!"

How could I, who was in the inner house, have as many people and channels as Xu Lingyi to inquire about the background, character and knowledge of those who proposed to me?

She nodded yes.

Xu Lingyi stood up and said, "Let's go to mother's place. Let's tell her about this matter. Let her help make a decision."

He had already made up his mind, and he told the lady about it only out of respect.

Eleventh Lady smiled and went to the lady's place with Xu Lingyi.

The lady looked at the paper carefully and asked with a smile, "What does the second son of the Li family look like?"

"I haven't seen him yet." Xu Lingyi said with a smile, "However, General Li is handsome, so the second son of the Li family should not be too bad."

The lady nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Seeing the second son of the Li family reminds me of your childhood. When you are naughty, you are a headache for people, but when you do serious things, you are also very steady."

Hearing his mother's praise, Xu Lingyi felt a little embarrassed.

※

Don’t wait for more updates, watch it tomorrow!

⊙﹏⊙bSweat!