By the end of August, news came from Manager Bai.

"…Since the Yang family sent their daughter to the Jianning Marquis's residence, they built a five-room brick house, added fifty acres of land, bought a maid, and hired two long-term workers. The only son was also sent to a private school. Yang's father was even the head of the village two years ago, and the family lived a prosperous life."

Eleventh Lady nodded and asked Amber to talk to Yang.

Yang kowtowed to Shiyi Niang to express her gratitude, and a few days later she made a skirt with eight panels and embroidered white plum blossoms on a green onion background for Shiyi Niang: "... Madam, please understand my gratitude."

She looked pale and tired, and it was obvious that she had been staying up all night.

Eleventh Lady smiled and asked Amber to accept it.

Madam Wen stood aside, smiling but saying nothing.

A few days later, Yang sent two pairs of shoes and two sweat towels.

Eleventh Lady still accepted it with a smile. Although Yang Shi didn't see Eleventh Lady use it, she gradually started talking to her.

"The black chrysanthemums, green peonies, ten-foot curtains, and jade pot springs in the greenhouse are all in bloom." When she went to pay her respects to Shiyi Niang in the morning, she saw Lu Yun fiddling with the tender yellow laurel flowers on the windowsill of Shiyi Niang's inner room. She would cautiously test, "Madam, do you want me to go to the greenhouse to help you move a few pots to the windowsill?"

Eleventh Lady smiled and replied, "** faded too quickly."

After hearing this, Yang concentrated on her needlework. When Bin Ju's eldest son was having his third birthday, he sent four sets of children's clothes: "...It's not as good as Wan Daxian's, but at least it's wearable."

Eleventh Lady smiled and asked Amber to give the red silver necklace and bracelet she made for her child and the small clothes made by Yang to Binju.

Yang showed the pattern she had drawn to Shiyi Niang: "I don't know if it will be useful in the wedding shop."

When you open a shop and do business, you will meet all kinds of customers. Shiyi Niang took it with a smile and passed it to Master Jian. Master Jian asked the embroiderers to embroider a few sets according to the pattern, and surprisingly, they sold very well. Master Jian gave Shiyi Niang a five-liang silver bonus and asked her to pass it to Yang: "... This is from Master Jian. If the embroiderers in the shop sell well, they can also get such bonuses."

Yang was very surprised. She smiled and thanked again and again. As if she had suddenly become addicted, she actually concentrated on designing seven or eight patterns for the wedding shop. Shiyi Niang still passed it to Master Jian. Master Jian used two and rejected the others: "... Although it looks good, it is too complicated and takes a lot of effort to embroider. I'm afraid the buyers will find it too expensive." After hearing this, Yang began to design some simple ones, which invisibly reduced Master Jian's pressure, and the variety of patterns and colors in the wedding shop became richer. This was also something Shiyi Niang had not expected at the beginning. Because of this reason, Yang and Shiyi Niang not only talked and laughed, but also often lingered in Shiyi Niang's room, helping with small things from time to time. In the eyes of others, the Queen Mother was gone, but Yang and Shiyi Niang became closer.

Qiuhong couldn't help feeling a little worried when she saw this.

"Auntie," she said while Auntie Wen was helping Sister Zhen count the dowry utensils and was in a good mood, "You are the best at doing business. Do you want to help Madam with her wedding shop?"

"No need!" Madam Wen looked at the newly delivered peony-colored porcelain and nodded with satisfaction, "We just need to do the eldest lady's job well!"

Seeing that Madam Wen didn't seem to care, Qiuhong reminded her, "But look at Madam Yang... you should at least come to the Madam more often."

Aunt Wen smiled strangely after hearing this: "I think we should just forget it!"

"Why?" Qiu Hong was puzzled. "Didn't you often walk around in front of Madam in the past?"

Madam Wen waved her hand, signaling Qiuhong to stop talking, because Madam Qin was coming.

Qiuhong had no choice but to swallow her words and smiled as she served tea and snacks to Aunt Qin.

Aunt Qin took out five gold bars from her sleeves and said, "...Here, please exchange them for silver for me."

Madam Wen was startled and asked hesitantly, "What happened to you these days?"

Since the beginning of this year, she has exchanged twenty gold bars.

In the early years, Xu Siyu was the only son of the Marquis, and not only the Madam Dowager, but also Yuanniang, often gave him gifts. All the things were kept by Concubine Qin. Concubine Qin naturally had some private savings. Even so, it could not withstand such use. Besides, Concubine Qin's expenses were all from the public, she did not drink or gamble, and she did not have any brothers from her mother's family, so she should not have any large expenses.

"It's Aunt Yi." Aunt Qin's eyes flickered as she heard this. "You know we have to be good to each other. There are some things that we have to help with no matter how difficult they are."

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Madam Wen didn't ask any more questions, but she reminded her: "It's hard to save money, but it's easy to spend it. Madam Qin should be more cautious."

Aunt Qin smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

Madam Wen asked Qiuhong to take out the scales to weigh the gold, and asked her to come back in three days to get the silver note.

Eleventh Lady was preparing to go to Ciyuen Temple.

The eldest wife's anniversary is in two days, and she wants to ask Master Jining to help hold a seven-day water and land ritual, which can be regarded as the fulfillment of their mother-daughter relationship.

Wu Niang sent her maid Zhuo Tao over.

The little girl who was as fresh and tender as the young buds on the willow branches in March has grown into a graceful and beautiful girl, like a small peach blossom.

She smiled and knelt to bow to Eleventh Lady, saying respectfully, "My grandmother specifically asked me to ask Madam. What should we do for the anniversary of the deceased Madam?" She then explained, "My master is not at home, Xin'er is still young, and Sister Ziyuan got engaged a few days ago. There is no one around to give advice. I can only ask Madam for advice."

Eleventh Lady was very surprised.

"Where is your master? Why isn't he at home?"

"I went to Xuantong." Zhuo Tao smiled, "He said he was going to visit a business friend and would not be back until after the beginning of winter."

Eleventh Lady was stunned. While pondering Zhuo Tao's words in her heart, she asked her, "Who did Ziyuan promise to marry?"

"The youngest son of the Peng family who often delivers dry goods to our house," Zhuo Tao said with a smile, "was a serious grandmother in the past. The Peng family also has a second courtyard in the city. They are a very good family."

How could such a good family marry a maid from a small family?

Eleventh Lady felt something was wrong, but she didn't want to ask more questions, fearing that she might get upset. She simply suppressed the thought. Then she asked her again, "Then there will only be you and Sui'er at home!"

Zhuo Tao nodded: "Xin'er has had a cough these past two days. Otherwise, our grandmother would have come in person a long time ago, and there would be no reason for me to speak nonsense in front of the lady."

When she heard that Brother Xin was ill, Shiyi Niang asked him carefully for a long time and found out that it was just a dry and cool weather. She told Luyun to take a bottle of Chuanbei Pipa Cream sent by the palace a few days ago to Zhuo Tao, and then told her plan: "...If Fifth Sister is willing, then the two of us sisters can go together."

Zhuo Tao agreed with a smile and returned to Sixiang Hutong with the Chuanbei Pipa Cream.

Come again the next day.

"Our grandma said she would be there by then." Then he said, "Grandma also said thank you madam for the medicine. Xin'er got much better after drinking it, and it is much better than the medicine used by the doctors outside. She asked if there is any more? If so, could she give two more bottles?" Zhuo Tao said, her face blushing.

But Eleventh Lady can understand Fifth Lady's feelings.

When a child is sick, the mother is the most anxious.

She asked Luyun to take the remaining bottle to Zhuo Tao: "…It was originally given by the palace. I only got two bottles. Let her use it first. If she needs more, I will think of a way!"

Zhuo Tao left with many thanks.

Eleventh Lady sent people to Ciyuen Temple and Jining to discuss the matter of setting up a Taoist temple.

In the evening, Xu Lingyi came back and asked her, "What did Ciyuan Temple say?"

After the Queen Mother died, Xu Lingyi was often summoned to the palace by the Emperor to talk, and he would stay there for the entire afternoon, and sometimes he would come back at dusk. When asked what he talked about, he would always talk about family matters.

"Everything has been arranged." She helped Xu Lingyi wash and dress while saying, "I'll go there early tomorrow morning."

Xu Lingyi nodded. Seeing that Shiyi Niang had washed up and went to bed, he smiled and asked, "Why don't you drink the Pipa Cream?"

It was just the beginning of autumn, and Shiyi Niang's Pipa Cream, pear water and other heat-clearing and fire-removing things were all used. To put it nicely, it was preparation for a rainy day, but to put it bluntly, it was cowardice. He wanted to laugh again when he thought of Xu Sijie drinking pear water with tears in his eyelashes while looking at Shiyi Niang pitifully.

Eleventh Lady knew what Xu Lingyi was thinking at a glance.

She was a little angry and embarrassed.

The medical conditions and standards in this era are poor, so how can we not be careful?

"Xin'er is not well. I asked someone to bring the Pipa cream to Wu Niang." Shiyi Niang glanced at Xu Lingyi, "So today I asked Amber to stew pear water with Sichuan Fritillaria." She stood up and handed the half cup she had not finished to Xu Lingyi, "and left the other half for the Marquis." Then she sighed with a smile, "If the Marquis hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about it."

No wonder people say Xu Sijie is Xu Lingyi’s son.

Not only do they look alike, they also share the same habit of not liking to drink pear juice.

Just because Xu Lingyi was an adult, Eleventh Lady never forced him.

So when Xu Lingyi saw the slightly brown soup in the teacup, he was slightly stunned. Then, when he saw the sly smile that flashed across Shiyi Niang's eyes, his heart warmed up and he felt playful. He took the teacup calmly and drank it all in one gulp.

The pear juice was icy cold. It was clearly not left for her. It was clearly what she did not finish drinking.

"Who made today's pear juice?" He suppressed a smile and said lightly, "It tastes good. Ask her to make another cup for me tomorrow morning." After saying that, he handed the teacup to Shiyi Niang.

With Xu Lingyi's serious personality, she knew he would not refuse, but she did not expect Xu Lingyi to praise the pear juice for being delicious.

She couldn't help but look down at the empty teacup. Zhu Xiang had always been in charge of her snacks, and she hadn't felt anything unusual when she drank them just now... Didn't she notice it? Or was the person who stewed the pear water changed today? Or did he add something to it?

Anyway, since Xu Lingyi asked him to make it again tomorrow, he would just have someone stew a big pot of it for him tomorrow.

Having made up her mind, Shiyi Niang put down the teacup and poured some clean water for Xu Lingyi to rinse his mouth. When Xu Lingyi thought of Shiyi Niang's blank look at the teacup just now, he wanted to laugh... He thought she was a little childish and couldn't help but hold her in his arms and show some affection.