"Luoye Mountain is too remote." Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "But what you said makes sense. Your Liu Yuanrui is honest and he is also a man who gets things done properly. If the wedding shop is really opened, I will feel more at ease with him helping me in the shop. You can temporarily accompany Master Jian to look around for a few days. As for what to do specifically, I will think about it carefully."

Eleventh Lady is a person who keeps her word. Liu Yuanrui's wife was overjoyed to hear this, and felt blessed again. So she went to Master Jian with Eleventh Lady.

When Master Jian saw that Liu Yuanrui's family was dressed neatly and spoke fluently, he knew that she was a smart person. He nodded secretly and gave Liu Yuanrui's family two handkerchiefs as a gift. He also asked Qiuju to follow Binju and accompany Zhen Jie'er to do needlework for a few days, and then he took Liu Yuanrui's family to look for shops on East Street and West Street in Yanjing to see if there was any situation.

At this moment, Qiao Lianfang was telling Xiu Yuan: "You should wear the twin lotus flowers! They are made of gauze and are only the size of a wine cup, so they won't be so eye-catching."

Upon hearing this, Xiu Li immediately took the pair of lotus flowers and helped Qiao Lianfang put them on her temples. She looked up and saw the person in the mirror, with a face as white as jade and lips as red as fire. She couldn't help but hesitate: "Miss, look, do you want to change your rouge... This one is too bright. I see that Shiyi Niang has always been very simple at home. You also said that now the Marquis stays in her room whenever he is in the inner courtyard. If you want to see the Marquis, you can only go to her room to set the rules. You dress so beautifully, Shiyi Niang will definitely be jealous..."

"That Eleventh Lady is so sinister and cunning." Qiao Lianfang nodded and said, "Please change me to the pink one."

When Xiu Yuan heard this, she happily agreed and fetched some water to help Qiao Lianfang clean her face again, apply powder, and then put on pink ointment.

After everything was cleaned up, Qiao Lianfang sat there with a somewhat uncertain expression.

Xiu Li knew what was on her mind, so she tried to persuade her softly and give her a way out: "This is just a temporary pretense. Think about what our Madam did when our Duke brought the Fourth Concubine back home. Not only did she ask about her health, but she also personally boiled medicine for her when she was sick. Not to mention that the Fourth Concubine was grateful, even our Duke said that Madam was virtuous and generous, and had the bearing of a mistress of the house. Later, Madam said that it was the Fourth Concubine who caused the Third Concubine to have a miscarriage, but our Duke did not even ask the Fourth Concubine a single question and let Madam send the Fourth Concubine back to her parents' home. Madam is of noble status, right? It was still possible at that time. What's more, the young lady is now facing a scheming person like Eleventh Lady. She should use extraordinary means to do extraordinary things!"

Qiao Lianfang listened and gradually calmed down. She stood up and said, "Xiu Li, you are right. I should cheer up and stop worrying about the gains and losses of the moment. I should think of a way to give birth to a baby."

Xiu Li heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. While helping her pull at her newly made pomegranate red jacket, she smiled and said, "Miss, it's right that you think this way. The Marquis is a man who values ​​rules. Now you go to that Eleventh Lady every day to set rules. First, people are afraid of the opposite side. When the Marquis sees you, he will think of the good times in the past and his heart will naturally soften. He will not be so cold to you. Second, as time goes by, even if that Eleventh Lady wants to say something bad about you in front of the Marquis, the Marquis will not believe it. By then, as long as you get pregnant with the young master again, not only will Aunt Qin have nowhere to stand, but even the Eleventh Lady will probably be unable to sleep in the middle of the night."

Qiao Lianfang listened and nodded slightly, then snorted coldly, "Look at how frivolous she was yesterday. She didn't send shoes earlier or later, but she sent shoes when the Marquis was here! She said she was showing filial piety to Eleventh Lady, but in fact, she just wanted to pretend to be respectful in front of Eleventh Lady to please the Marquis." As she spoke, disdain appeared in her eyes, "But it's no wonder she's anxious. I heard from Hong'er, the little maid, that although the Marquis went to her these days, he..." At this point, she curled her lips in disdain, "Last time in Chui Lun Waterside Pavilion, the Marquis at least scolded her a few words. But since she ran to the main room and made a scene, the Marquis didn't even bother to raise his eyelids when he saw her, let alone talk to her. A mother is honored by her son, and a son is honored by his mother. Now the second young master is far away in Leshan, and Zhun Ge has been made the prince. If she doesn't work harder, I'm afraid few people in this mansion will recognize who she is!"

Xiu Li, however, had other concerns: "The Marquis still has two and a half months of mourning. I heard that the Second Young Master will come back to take the boy's exam at the end of the year. I'm afraid that by then, for the Second Young Master, I will..."

Qiao Lianfang listened with her teeth clenched, a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes: "Let's go, let's go pay our respects to Eleventh Lady!"

"Yeah!" Xiu Li smiled when she heard that.

Cui'er, the maid of Aunt Qin, reminded Aunt Qin hesitantly: "Look, are we going to the Madam's place?"

Only then did Aunt Qin open her eyes, lower her clasped hands, and stand up with the help of Cui'er and Youputan.

"Go get me some clothes." She still looked at the statue of Guanyin in the incense niche with some piety. "My Lord doesn't like me to worship Buddha. I'll change my clothes first."

The room was lit with the finest sandalwood, the scent lasting for a long time.

Cui'er left immediately.

Ever since I used my words to pressure Eleventh Lady last time, and the Marquis reluctantly stayed in my room for one night, there has been no more...

Aunt Qin stood in front of the shrine, thinking silently.

I thought the Marquis would calm down after a while. But I never thought...

The indifferent expression on Xu Lingyi's face when he asked someone to buy a hand warmer yesterday flashed through her mind, and her heart felt like it was stabbed by a knife.

"Just buy a few for mom, you, and your fifth brother's wife."

Every word was like thunder in the sky, making her eyes full of stars.

The Marquis was always generous. Although the bamboo hand warmer was rare, it was not a noble item that could only be used by the wife and not by the concubine. Under normal circumstances, let alone stopping Madam Wen, he would have ordered the steward to buy a bunch of them. But this time, he only mentioned the Madam Tai and the Fifth Madam. Not mentioning the Madam Tai would be unfilial, and not mentioning the Fifth Madam would be unfair. It was clearly an attempt to cover up the truth and buy a hand warmer for Eleventh Madam!

Otherwise, how could he forget about the Second Madam alone!

If this continues, once the mourning period comes, I'm afraid...

When she thought about it, she felt a little breathless and stumbled to sit on the big kang next to the window.

"Auntie," Cui'er, who had come in with clothes, saw her pale face leaning against the black lacquered plum blossom lattice beside the kang. She stepped forward nervously to help Auntie Qin up, "What's wrong with you? Do you want me to call a doctor?"

"No, no." Aunt Qin kept breathing, "Master Jining said that I am restless and short of breath, so I just need to relax and lie down."

Cui'er also heard Master Jining say such things.

"How about I pour you some holy water?" She asked, "You were not feeling well last time, and you got better after drinking Master Jining's holy water!"

Aunt Qin nodded weakly.

Cui'er hurriedly walked to the small suite connected to the inner room where Guanyin Bodhisattva was enshrined, and carefully opened the rosewood box in front of the shrine. She took out the yellow paper, held it between her hands, and bowed three times towards the shrine. Then she poured a bowl of water, lit the incense and candles in front of the shrine, stirred the burnt embers in the water, and gave it to Aunt Qin to drink.

After drinking it, Aunt Qin felt much better. She sat quietly for a while, got up, changed her clothes, and went to Eleventh Lady.

At the door, she bumped into Qiao Lianfang.

Qiao Lianfang didn't even look at her, just walked away with her head raised.

A maidservant beside her said with a smile: "Madam Qin came late today. Madam Wen and Madam Qiao arrived earlier. Madam Wen is still staying in Madam's room!"

Cui Er quickly gave the little maid two copper coins: "I'll buy you some candy."

The little maid ran away smiling.

Cui'er accompanied Aunt Qin to the main room.

Eleventh Lady and Concubine Wen were discussing Zhen Jie'er's dowry: "...Whether to use Ruyi or Fu Lu Shou Sanxing Weng for the first load is a small matter, the main thing is to see how decent it is. The last time I went to the palace to see the Queen, I told her about Zhen Jie'er's marriage, and the Queen was very happy to hear it. She said that there has been no girl married in our house for more than ten years. The Queen is pregnant with the heir, and I am in mourning, so it is not convenient to ask to see the Queen these days. After I am out of mourning, I will go to the palace to test the Queen's mood. If I can get the Queen's first load of dowry, it would be great." As she said this, she looked up and saw Concubine Qin coming in. She nodded and continued, "Let's put this matter aside for now and get everything we need."

When Madam Wen saw Shiyi nodding behind her, she knew that it was Madam Qin who had come. She smiled and said to Shiyi, "Madam is really thoughtful. It's all up to you." Then she turned around and greeted Madam Qin, "Sister is here!"

Aunt Qin respectfully bowed to Eleventh Lady, greeted Aunt Wen, and stood aside in a proper manner.

Madam Wen stood up and said goodbye: "Then I will go and do what Madam has ordered."

Eleventh Lady served the tea, and before Madam Wen could leave, a maid came in and said, "There is a mother with Madam Gan from the House of the Earl of Zhongqin coming to pay her respects to Madam."

"Please let her in!"

The little maid brought in a thin mother.

"Our madam asked me to come and ask Madam if there are any camellias planted in your house. If there are more, please give me a few pots to take back!"

This was an agreement between Madam Gan and Eleventh Lady. If there was anything, please ask Eleventh Lady to come over, and just send someone to ask her for the flowers and trees.

Camellia is a must-have flower in winter. Even if there is no camellia planted in the greenhouse at home, I will buy some from Fengtai.

"Please tell the lady, I'll send someone to the greenhouse to check. If there's anything, I'll send it over."

She didn't know what was going on and decided to go there in the afternoon.

The mother smiled, thanked him, bowed and walked away.

Eleventh Lady went to the residence of Marquis Zhongqin in the afternoon.

When Mrs. Gan saw that she had brought a few pots of camellia, she smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you for your help again, Madam!"

"We are relatives by marriage, and what Madam said makes me uneasy!"

Mrs. Gan then turned around and said with a smile: "Yes, yes. We are relatives, and it is impolite of me to say these things!" Then she accompanied Eleventh Lady to Mrs. Gan.

Although it is autumn, the yard becomes lively with the embellishment of plants.

Mrs. Gan had no jewelry and met them wearing a dark Hangzhou silk jacket.

Mrs. Gan said a few words and then left. Mrs. Gan Tai smiled and went to the inner room with Eleventh Lady.

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The holiday is about to end...~~~~(_