Madam Wen was secretly shocked when she heard this.

Eleventh Lady has always been clear about her gratitude and resentment towards others. When Yang first came into the family, she did not behave disrespectfully towards Eleventh Lady... She never thought about it in this way.

Now after hearing what Qiao Lianfang said, and thinking about Yang's background...could it be that Eleventh Lady really intended to hand Yang over to her?

As the thought came to her mind, she became confused and restless.

"What my sister said makes sense," Madam Wen said perfunctorily to Qiao Lianfang, "No matter how strict the rules in our family are, they can't be greater than those in the palace. It's me who doesn't understand what Madam means."

Seeing that she was not speaking from the heart, Aunt Qiao smiled, drank a cup of tea, and then stood up to say goodbye.

Madam Wen was very depressed and asked Qiuhong: "Does Madam really want to use me to make things difficult for Yang?" There was some hesitation in her tone.

"No way!" Qiu Hong hesitated after hearing this, "If Madam really wanted to use someone to embarrass Yang, why would she hand that person over to you? Wouldn't it be better to hand it over to Aunt Qiao? The one who is most afraid of Aunt Yang right now is not us, but Aunt Qiao."

One sentence can wake up the dreamer.

"Not bad, not bad," Madam Wen wiped her forehead, "I almost listened to Madam Qiao's words." She smiled and pinched Qiuhong's cheek affectionately, "You are finally smart for once!"

Qiu Hong touched her face and said angrily, "Auntie, be gentler." Then she pouted, "When have I ever been stupid? It's Auntie who has been suspicious these days..."

Madam Wen listened with a slightly froze expression and remained silent for a long while.

Qiuhong thought she had said too harshly, and seeing this, she called out "Auntie" worriedly.

Madam Wen came back to her senses, with a relieved smile on her face. She pinched Qiuhong's cheek again and said, "Qiuhong, you are right. Even if that day comes, I am telling the truth and not talking nonsense. What is there to worry about?" The worries and anxieties of the past few days were swept away, and she told Qiuhong, "Go get a piece of the big ring cotton from Wuzhen, and we will go show it to Madam."

Qiuhong smiled and bent her knees to say "yes". Just as she was about to leave, a maid came in and said, "Auntie, Auntie Qin is here."

"Could it be a gathering of heroes?" Madam Wen sneered and asked the maid to invite Madam Qin in.

Aunt Qin took out ten gold bars and said, "This is my savings over the years. I want to give it to the second young master. The second young master is in the countryside of Le'an. He is short of food and clothing and is far away. It would be easier to take care of people if he has some private money. Aunt, please help me exchange them into silver notes!"

In the past, Madam Wen often helped the women in the mansion to exchange gold and silver into silver notes, but she had never exchanged so much at one time.

Madam Wen was a little surprised, but still responded with a smile.

Aunt Qin thanked him again and again and stood up to say goodbye.

When she reached the gate of her courtyard, she looked up and saw the hallway leading to the courtyard behind the main house. She paused, stood there thinking for a while, and told Cui'er: "Let's go to Aunt Yi's place and have a seat. Let's go to her place for lunch - the Third Master and the Third Madam are not at home, so she is free. She can use the small kitchen and order whatever she wants!" As she spoke, a big smile appeared on her face.

Seeing that Aunt Qin's mood had finally improved, Cui'er smiled and agreed, and accompanied Aunt Qin to visit Aunt Yi, who was left at the Third Master's home.

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Jining saw that it was almost time for lunch, so he stood up and said goodbye.

Eleventh Lady ordered Amber to send her out. A servant came running in and said, "Madam, the Marquis said he would have lunch in the outer courtyard at noon and would not be back."

She nodded and went to have lunch with the lady.

On the way back, Amber whispered, "Master Jining didn't go anywhere. She went straight back to the temple. Aunt Yang didn't leave her room either. She was still embroidering in the room!"

That's good!

Eleventh Lady nodded slightly.

I had just changed my clothes and was about to take a nap when Xu Lingyi came back.

Usually when Ma Zuowen came, he would leave immediately if he had something important to do, or he would stay at home for the whole afternoon if he didn't have to be on duty in the afternoon. It was rare for him to come in the morning, have lunch and leave!

While helping him change his clothes, Eleventh Lady asked curiously, "Why did Master Ma leave so early today?"

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "He has been released as a councilor of Guangdong and will be leaving soon. He came to say goodbye to me specially - he has some places to go this afternoon!"

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised when she heard this.

Being demoted to a position where a former secretary to the emperor was a form of training was sometimes a form of exile, but sometimes it was a disguised form of exile. Xu Lingyi didn't look like he was doing anything bad, so he smiled and said, "So, Lord Ma is going to be a frontier official?"

"It's not that simple." Xu Lingyi sat on the bed, "The emperor wants him to go and take a look at the Maritime Customs Office in Guangdong. If he does a good job, he will be able to run away as a governor, but if he doesn't do a good job, I'm afraid he will stay in Guangdong and never come back." Then he changed the subject and asked Shiyi Niang, "Are you preparing to take a nap?"

Eleventh Lady nodded.

Xu Lingyi smiled and kicked off his shoes: "That's great, I want to take a break too."

Shiyi Niang waited for him to rest, and turned around to go to the kang to rest, but Xu Lingyi hugged her from behind: "Come and keep me company."

The maids serving in the room all retreated rustlingly after seeing this.

Eleventh Lady blushed: "Sir, stop messing around!"

"Why am I being naughty!" The man blew in her ear, "The husband is the head of the wife. Can't I take a nap while you serve me?"

Eleventh Lady heard his playful tone and knew that he was trying to tease her, so she simply played tricks on him: "If that's the case, then I'll serve you here!" As she said that, she struggled a bit. Who knew that she would immediately break free from Xu Lingyi's control.

She was slightly stunned. The man lay down like an old man and crossed his legs: "Give me a massage!"

Eleventh Lady found it funny and helped him massage his legs.

Xu Lingyi kept complaining about back pain and shoulder pain, and made Shiyi Niang run around in circles.

At first, Shiyi Niang was patient and wasted time with him, but Xu Lingyi was strong and she was weak, so after a few times, she was exhausted and panting. Xu Lingyi saw this and stood up and pushed her to the bottom: "Come, I'll help you massage too!" But she was strong, and after just a few gentle massages, Xuexue cried out in pain, Xu Lingyi laughed, and gradually it became a caress...

"My Lord!" Eleventh Lady was both embarrassed and angry.

"I know, I know." Xu Lingyi liked to play with her the most, and whispered, "I calculated that my second uncle and third uncle should return to Beijing to report on their work in the next two days. Go to Laojun Hall and Qiantang Hutong one day and ask the two uncles what they mean. Then I will have an idea in my mind."

Eleventh Lady forgot about this matter.

The second and third masters have been sent out for three years. Logically, they should return to Beijing to report on their work and be reappointed by the Ministry of Personnel.

"I'll send someone over this afternoon to take a look." She was a little embarrassed, "I'll talk to the Marquis then."

"There's no need to be so anxious." Xu Lingyi lowered his head and looked at Shiyi Niang. "I've sent the steward to tell Zhenda. Ask him to send someone back if there's any news. It's just that I can't ask these questions..."

"I know!" Eleventh Lady responded, and couldn't help but look down along Xu Lingyi's line of sight, and found that her clothes were wide open, revealing her beauty. Just as she was about to cover her clothes, she felt a slight pain in her chest...

* * * * * *

Xu Lingyi really didn't do anything to her, but he made her restless at noon. It was the time of spring sleepiness, and in the afternoon, the lady sent someone to ask her to come over to discuss adding boxes to Lin Mingyuan. Xu Lingyi had a good sleep, and she felt better after washing her face with cold water. At night, she turned her back to him and ignored him, until Xu Lingyi promised that he would not make a fuss at noon in the future, and her tense little face slowly relaxed. Xu Lingyi hugged her and laughed. She just felt that the days passed quickly and interestingly.

On March 17th, in addition to booking a top scholar banquet at Chunxi Tower, he also sent Qian Ming writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone as a gift.

After Qian Ming left, the second and third masters of the Luo family arrived in Beijing one after another. The families had to get together. Because Shiyi Niang was in mourning, she chose another day to visit Laojun Hall and Qiantang Hutong.

Mrs. Luo Er was much happier than before. Seeing Shiyi Niang, she was very enthusiastic and gave her several boxes full of dates and donkey-hide gelatin to take back: "…It's a good thing that Qi Niang met the Marquis. You have always been sensible. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to the Zhu family."

"It's the Seventh Sister's wife who is good." Eleventh Lady said politely, "It's also the Second Aunt's choice of son-in-law. The Seventh Sister is a blessed one."

Mrs. Luo Er couldn't help but look a little sad when she heard this: "If we can have a child, it will be perfect."

Eleventh Lady listened and hesitated for a moment: "No movement yet?"

Mrs. Luo shook her head.

Shiyi Niang thought of what Mrs. Luo said about "perfect"... Is there anything perfect in this world? She was silent.

Luo San's grandmother, Mrs. Ding, saw this and smiled as she asked someone to bring in a few large kites: "... brought back from Weifang. Eleventh aunt, take them back for the children to play with!"

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but sigh after seeing this.

She was already sad about the child, and Luo San's grandmother brought in a kite to make a fuss. The two sons-in-law of the second wife were both smart and capable, but they were weaker than her son Luo Zhenda. Not only that, Luo San's grandmother was not as clever as Luo Da's grandmother and Luo Si's grandmother...

Thinking about it in his mind, he took the kite with a smile and praised it for its fine workmanship.

Mrs. Luo thought about what her daughter Si Niang had reminded her: "…Now that the Eleventh Sister is the wife of the Marquis of Yongping, you should not treat her as the Eleventh Miss of the past. You should be more cautious when you speak. Yiqing is still young, and I am afraid that Dad's future will still require the help of the Marquis."

Although she still had some confusion in her heart, she saw that Shiyi Niang had a jade hairpin in her hair and was wearing a new style of light blue lotus pattern jacket. She looked rosy and relaxed, no longer cautious as before. She knew her daughter's words were true. So she temporarily put Qi Niang's affairs aside and chatted with Shiyi Niang wholeheartedly.

Eleventh Lady took the opportunity to tactfully explain her purpose.

Mrs. Luo was overjoyed when she heard this: "I will ask the master's opinion and then give the Eleventh Aunt a reply." Her attitude became a little more polite.

When Eleventh Lady thought about the past, she couldn't help feeling a little sentimental, and then she went to Qiantang Hutong.

Mrs. Luo San had seen a lot of human nature since her father resigned and returned home, and her temper gradually became milder. She was really happy to see Shiyi Niang, and while pulling her hand to walk inside, she told the maid: "...Put a jar of pickled vegetables in each of them and take it to Shiyi Niang."

Eleventh Lady thanked them with a smile, and as soon as she sat down with Mrs. Luo San, she asked about Luo Zhenkai and Luo Zhenyu.

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Finally I found some time to eat mutton bubble wrap in the evening...(*^__^*) Hehe...