Eleventh Lady stroked her forehead.

Mrs. Zhou's eyes were filled with a bright smile: "Let's have a couple of drinks today."

Eleventh Lady smiled and went into the hanging flower gate with her.

"The princess once said that she was afraid that something might happen to the empress dowager in Fengxian Hall and she would have to explain it." Madam Zhou whispered, "Now that we are out of Fengxian Hall, even if the empress dowager has done something wrong, what does it have to do with us? What does it have to do with the emperor? If there is any unfilial behavior, it is the people of the Yang family who are unfilial. They knew that the empress dowager was not feeling well and yet they said such irritating words." As she spoke, she blinked at Eleventh Lady.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help laughing.

Mrs. Zhou asked her, "By the way, what did you tell that poor man at that time?"

"I told the mothers who came to greet me," said Eleventh Lady. "I just said that if there is nothing important, I will go to the residence of the Earl of Zhongqin."

Madam Zhou sneered: "I'm afraid she can't understand the meaning of your words!"

"Then there is nothing we can do!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, and another servant beside Madam Zhou ran over: "Madam, Madam, great joy, great joy."

Those who were able to follow out were all smart and bright-eyed. They were so surprised by such a loss of composure that Eleventh Lady and Madam Zhou stopped in their tracks.

The servant was already full of excitement and shouted loudly: "The Crown Princess is pregnant!"

"What?" Eleventh Lady was overjoyed. "Where did you hear that?"

Madam Zhou's body swayed, and if the maid beside her hadn't quickly caught her, she would have fallen.

"The eunuch from the Crown Princess's side came home to announce the good news." The servant was delighted. "The princess sent me to tell you, Madam, please tell Madam Yongping's wife and Madam. This will help you avoid worrying about the Crown Princess."

Madam Zhou had recovered from her shock and pointed at the servant and told the people around her, "Reward, give him ten taels of silver."

Eleventh Lady also smiled and told Amber: "Give her ten taels of silver as a reward."

The young servant smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits, and he bowed and kowtowed.

Madam Zhou didn't even notice him. She took Eleventh Lady's hand and said, "Let's go and report to the Madam Dowager, so that she can be happy." She added, "I will skip dinner and go back to find out the details." Then she turned to the boy and asked, "Have the eunuchs in the palace left?" He was so happy that he became incoherent.

"He hadn't left when I came!" The servant bowed and replied.

Mrs. Zhou nodded hurriedly, and went to the lady dowager with Eleventh Lady in a hurry.

After hearing this, the lady immediately went to the Buddhist temple and burned three incense sticks.

"Now I feel relieved!"

Not only did he not keep Madam Zhou, he also urged her to go back quickly: "How long has it been? Are you feeling well? What do you want to eat? Tell me everything you know."

Madam Zhou nodded repeatedly, and returned home with a large group of maids and old women.

The lady returned to the room and hugged Xin Jieer, who was playing with puppets on the kang. She laughed and said, "The royal family is going to have another baby!"

Xin Jie was having fun when she was interrupted. She twisted her body and pointed at the puppet that fell on the kang and said "Ah, Ah, Ah". Shiyi Niang hurried over to pick up the puppet and handed it to her. Only then did she hold the puppet and sit obediently in the arms of the lady.

The servants in the room all lowered their heads and congratulated the lady with a smile.

The lady was overjoyed and told Eleventh Lady: "Give each of you a silver ingot."

Shiyi Niang smiled and said "yes", and went on to make the arrangements. When she turned back, she heard the lady instructing Madam Du: "...start eating vegetarian food from tomorrow!" She looked over and saw that it was Shiyi Niang. She quickly stopped the topic and smiled and changed the subject: "You should also report the news to Yizhen and Danyang."

When did the lady make the wish?

Seeing that the Madam wanted to keep it a secret from her and not let the younger generation worry, Eleventh Lady decided to ask Mother Du for details later. She smiled and said, "I've sent someone to tell her." She added, "I've also told the Marquis."

The old lady pursed her lips and was about to say something when Xin Jie'er, who was standing beside her, bumped into something. There was a loud crash and all the small ornaments on the old lady's kang table fell to the ground, scaring Xin Jie'er so much that she started crying.

Eleventh Lady hurried forward and hugged Xin Jie'er: "Don't cry, don't cry." She patted her back gently and coaxed her.

The lady looked at it with amusement and said with a smile, "I, the owner, didn't say anything, but the culprit started crying."

After hearing this, the servant in the room hurried forward to clean up the mess.

Xu Lingyi is here.

He saw Eleventh Lady coaxing Xin Jie'er at a glance.

The fair face and peaceful expression suddenly reminded Xu Lingyi of the quiet moonlight.

He was slightly startled.

The lady smiled and said, "You arrived quickly!"

Interrupted Xu Lingyi's train of thought.

He smiled and said, "After hearing such good news, I feel more relaxed."

Then Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie came back from school, and the second wife also came. There was laughter and joy in the room, and everyone had a happy dinner.

When he came back, Xu Sijie had already fallen asleep on the shoulder of Nan Yong's wife.

Eleventh Lady looked back and remembered that Xin Jie'er had a weak body but was as lively and active as a little monkey. She smiled and said, "Jie Ge'er is as quiet as a girl, but Xin Jie'er is as active as a boy. They have opposite personalities."

Many scenes of her playing with the children emerged in Xu Lingyi's mind. Thinking that they had been married for almost two years but there had been no progress, she sighed in her heart and smiled at Shiyi Niang.

Within a few days, everyone knew that the Crown Princess was pregnant. Several families that were friendly with the Xu family even sent people to ask about it. Shiyi Niang had to repeat the same thing twice every day. At this time, the wife of the Marquis of Jianning came to visit.

Eleventh Lady thought about it and met her in the main hall.

The wife of Marquis Jianning was all smiles, but her expression could not conceal a hint of arrogance.

The maid brought tea and she suggested going to pay a visit to the lady.

Eleventh Lady politely declined: "...The weather is too hot, and the Madam is staying in the waterside pavilion in the back garden to escape the heat. She won't see any relatives or friends these days. I appreciate your kindness. I will send you my regards when I pay my respects to the Madam."

The wife of Marquis Jianning was very surprised when she heard this.

She didn't expect Eleventh Lady to refuse, and she didn't expect Eleventh Lady to refuse so confidently.

Could it be that the lady has handed over all household affairs to Eleventh Lady?

She thought of the rumors spread by people in Yanjing City, saying that the wife of Yongping Hou valued the second wife the most, liked the fifth wife the most, but respected the fourth wife the most.

Thinking about it this way, it’s no surprise that Eleventh Lady is the head of the household.

Even so, this Eleventh Lady is a little too arrogant!

Annoyance flashed across the brows of Marquis Jianning's wife. But thinking of the Marquis' instructions when she came here, and what happened in Princess Fucheng's mansion a few days ago... She forced a smile and changed the subject: "I heard that you went to the Marquis Zhongqin's mansion to see the Gan family's wife. Is she okay? I haven't seen her for a while."

"Madam Gan is fine." Eleventh Lady exchanged pleasantries with her for a long time, and the topic of Marquis Jianning turned to Yang: "Why isn't she serving on the side? I told her before she came that she should treat the Madam as her sister, be respectful and diligent in everything. She should not be arrogant and domineering just because she is Marquis Jianning's Yang, and make the Madam unhappy." There was a hint of inquiry in her tone, and she was talking about what a proper concubine should do.

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled and picked up the teacup and gently brushed the floating leaves on it, saying, "The maids can serve tea and water. There are many children in the family, and today's clothes will be too small to wear tomorrow. The concubines are all conservative and conventional people, so let them do more needlework in the house. They don't need to serve like the maids."

The wife of Marquis Jianning was secretly surprised.

Madam Zhou asked her other niece to set the rules in front of her every day. Eleventh Lady was the exact opposite. But by setting the rules in front of the Madam, at least she could see the Marquis. If she stayed in the room doing needlework every day, except for the days when she was waiting for the night, she would not have many opportunities to see the Marquis!

This Eleventh Lady is quite a capable person.

Thinking of this, she turned her eyes slightly and said with a smile: "My niece learned needlework from the aunts in the palace needlework bureau, and she is quite good. Madam, you can tell her what you want to do."

Eleventh Lady was famous for her love of dressing up. If she was tempted to ask Yang to help her embroider something, it would be a good thing to catch Xu Lingyi's eye.

"I was wondering why Aunt Yang is so good at embroidering the pattern of the Baoxiang flower." Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "If there is anything useful, I will definitely ask Aunt Yang."

Seeing her gentle attitude, the wife of Marquis Jianning felt better. She smiled and said, "I came here this time to see if my niece is sensible. If she does anything wrong, just tell me and I will teach her a lesson!" There was a hint of friendship in her tone.

Eleventh Lady understood immediately.

All the Yang family wanted was Xu Lingyi's full support, and having a favorite concubine would achieve this goal. Why would they offend him?

But what the wife of Marquis Jianning said was a bit beyond her authority.

"Thank you, ma'am!" she said with a smile, "I don't feel comfortable letting you worry about the household chores in my house." She politely rejected the proposal of the wife of Marquis Jianning.

The wife of Marquis Jianning looked unhappy.

She tried to please Eleventh Lady in every way, but she still didn't appreciate it... For a moment, she couldn't save face anymore, and stood up with a sneer: "In that case, I'll take my leave." After saying that, she nodded slightly, stood up and left.

Eleventh Lady stood there, looking at her back in silence for a while, then turned around and went back to her main room.

Mother Yang was talking to Yang over there.

"My wife is here." She looked a little anxious. "What do you think we should do about this? If my wife knew that you are still..."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Yang lowered her head and embroidered the socks with Baoxianghua. This was already the fifty-sixth pair of socks she had made. Concubine Wen had one, Concubine Qin had one, Xu Sizhun had one, and even Qiao Lianfang had one, but Shiyi Niang didn't. "Madam won't let me see the wife of Marquis Jianning."

Mother Yang was a little surprised.

Yang smiled and said, "Which concubine would go to meet guests?"

"But……"

"No buts." Yang smiled, "Unless Madam disregards the dignity of the principal wife."

Mother Yang was speechless.

When she went to pay her respects to Eleventh Lady in the evening, Qiao Lianfang looked at her with a smile and said, "Madam, I heard that the wife of Marquis Jianning is here today? Why didn't Sister Yang get a chance to meet her? After all, she is Sister Yang's relative!" As she spoke, she pursed her lips and smiled.

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Today, Zhi Gong was transferred to Union Hospital and went to Wuhan to complete the transfer procedures.

Let’s put up a rough draft first and then make major revisions later!

It’s a bit difficult to add more chapters.

Feel sorry!

PS: I saw a lot of caring messages. Thank you everyone!