The second wife was always neat and tidy. She came in and asked, "How is Zhun'er now?"

Xu Lingyi briefly explained the situation and led her to the kang where Xu Sizhun was sleeping.

In just one night, Xu Sizhun's face, which had just become a little rounder, became pointed again.

The Second Lady sat down on the kang, touched Xu Sizun's forehead lovingly, and asked Eleventh Lady, "Where's mother?"

Before she finished her words, the lady came out from the bathroom: "Yizhen is here!" She looked a little tired.

The second lady hurried forward to help the lady.

The Madam sat on the armchair beside the kang. Seeing Eleventh Lady following behind Xu Lingyi, she pointed to the armchair opposite her and said, "Sit down too. You are a married woman now. If not for yourself, you should also think about your children." She asked her again, "Are you hungry?" Without waiting for her to answer, she turned around and told the maid, "Go, ask the maids to prepare breakfast. The Fourth Madam cannot go hungry."

The little maidservant responded and left.

Everyone sat around the lady.

Xu Lingkuan and his wife came over.

Because Xu Sizun was ill, the Fifth Lady did not bring Xin Jie'er with her: "...for fear of disturbing Zhun'er."

You're probably worried that Xu Sizun will scare Xin Jie'er!

Everyone knows it and can understand it.

Xu Lingkuan looked at Xu Lingyi and said, "Fourth brother, I'll take a few days off. If there's anything, I can help run errands."

"No need." Xu Lingyi said sternly, "Just do what you need to do! If you make a big fuss, it will only attract the attention of outsiders."

Xu Lingkuan thought for a moment and replied in a low voice, "Yes," "Then if Fourth Brother has anything to say, just tell me!"

Xu Lingyi said "hmm". The Madam looked at the two brothers discussing and thinking about Xu Lingkuan's good performance last night, and showed a relieved expression. She told Xu Lingkuan to "do his job well" and so on. The maids' breakfast was ready, and Mother Du came back and said, "We have arranged a carriage to pick up the fourth young master's wet nurse!"

The lady nodded helplessly, leaving Mama Du to take care of Xu Sizhun, and the group went to the east room to have breakfast.

Xu Lingkuan was going to be on duty, and the Fifth Lady didn't want to be involved, so she winked at the Second Lady, but the Second Lady had no intention of leaving. The Fifth Lady didn't force her, and she said goodbye with Xu Lingkuan, using the excuse that Xin Jie'er was still home alone.

Xu Lingyi entrusted Shiyi Niang to the Madam Dowager: "The matter in the main house is not over yet. Wait for two days, when everything is calm, I will come to pick up Shiyi Niang."

"Go and do your thing!" the lady said hurriedly, "I'm here!"

Xu Lingyi looked at Shiyi Niang deeply, then stood up and said goodbye to the lady.

The Dowager Lady, the Second Lady, and Eleventh Lady returned to the inner room and sat down on the kang. The Second Lady then asked, "What's going on?" and then told her about the Fifth Lady's visit.

The old lady did not hide anything from the second lady and told her the whole story.

When she heard that witchcraft items were found in Qin Yi Niang's room, she could not hide her shock: "Is she crazy?" Thinking of the abnormal behavior Qin Yi Niang had occasionally shown in front of her in recent years, she felt that it was reasonable and could not help but shook her head gently, "She is too bold!"

"Who said she wasn't!" The lady smiled bitterly, "I thought she was an honest and decent person, but it turns out that her foundation is too poor. She becomes arrogant at the slightest movement. In the final analysis, it's because she has a short life and can't bear this blessing."

The second lady thought of Xu Siyu.

When he was in swaddling clothes, he never cried or made a fuss. He slept obediently on the kang and giggled when he saw someone approaching. Later, when he grew up, he was very naughty. When he was sent to her, he could not sit still for a moment and fell asleep on the table with his books. She hit his palm with a ruler, but he stubbornly pursed his lips and refused to admit his mistakes. Now, when he comes back from Le'an, he greets her politely and discusses academic matters with her in a gentle manner. His joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are all deeply hidden in his eyes, so that others will miss them if they are not careful...

Her eyes suddenly felt a little sore.

How embarrassing it is for him to have such a biological mother!

The second wife lowered her head, blinked, and when she looked up again, she was as calm and peaceful as ever.

"So, Yanrong is still detained in the wing room?" she asked Eleventh Lady. "For this kind of thing, the longer it goes on, the more rumors there will be. Some people just watch the show without fear of the stage. There was something wrong, not to mention that the maidservant beside you was indeed involved. I think we have to find an excuse to release Yanrong!" Her tone was sincere, with a little worry. "And Yi Yi Niang. We have to send someone to send a letter to Third Uncle as soon as possible. No matter what she says, she cannot be tolerated for not reporting the matter. But she has served Third Uncle after all. Although mother is the one who makes the decision, she still has to inform Third Uncle. How to deal with Yi Yi Niang will inevitably require discussion with Third Uncle and Third Brother's wife."

The Second Lady had considered the matter very carefully, and Eleventh Lady also agreed with her opinion on how to deal with it. However, this matter needed to be discussed with Xu Lingyi.

"What the second sister-in-law said makes sense." She said tactfully, "The Marquis has already dealt with it. Besides, I don't know exactly what happened yesterday. If I say it out loud, I will inevitably lose sight of the big picture. It's better to listen to the Marquis's opinion."

The Second Lady knew what was going on and knew that this topic was not suitable to be discussed any further. She smiled and said, "That's good," and then changed the subject, and said to the Grand Lady with concern, "Mother, you are old, the Fourth Sister-in-law is pregnant, and the Fifth Sister-in-law is still worried about Xin Jie'er. I'm fine anyway, mother and the Fourth Sister-in-law can go and rest! I'll take care of Brother Zhun here."

The old lady didn't bother to be polite with the second lady. She said, "That's fine." Then she said to Eleventh Lady, "You go take a nap! I'll take a break too. Let Yizhen help look after Zhun Ge here."

Eleventh Lady was afraid that the baby in her belly could not bear the fatigue, so after a moment's thought, she smiled and said "yes", thanked the Second Lady, and went back to the East Room to sleep, helped by Zhu Xiang and Lu Yun.

The lady went to the warm room to rest.

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Eleventh Lady slept until she woke up naturally, and it was almost time for lunch.

While helping her wash and dress, Zhu Xiang whispered, "Sister Amber asked the maid to come and pass on a message. She said that the Marquis went to the main house early in the morning, and without saying anything more, he had Yan Rong released. Then he asked Chief Steward Bai to send a few servants to arrest Yi Niang. She wrote a letter, took her name card, and asked someone to borrow the government post road to send the letter to the Third Master who is far away in Shanyang for 600 miles. People in the mansion are talking about it, saying that it was Yi Niang who frightened the Fourth Young Master. They also said that Yi Niang has no children and was abandoned in Yanjing by the Third Madam. She has become a little crazy and bites anyone she meets!"

Eleventh Lady wiped her sweat and said, "If that's the case, will all the servants in the mansion believe it?"

"I don't know whether I believe it or not." Zhu Xiang suppressed a laugh. "Anyway, everyone is talking about it, and you add a sentence, he adds a sentence, everyone thinks what he says is the truth. The more they talk, the more outrageous it gets. Even a few days ago, when Yi Niang punished a little maid who broke a bowl and made her kneel in the yard, it was said that Yi Niang wanted to be the mistress and was crazy. She took advantage of the Third Madam's absence to show off her power as the mistress, and she even held on to such trivial matters. It is also said that Yi Niang clearly ordered the kitchen to stew eggs for her, but the kitchen made it and sent it to her, but she said it was fried quail as ordered, and she even went to the kitchen to make a scene because of this. Maybe her brain was not working well at that time!"

Silence can really make rumors fly!

"What about Concubine Qin?" Shiyi Niang pondered, "How was Concubine Qin dealt with?"

"The Marquis did nothing." Zhu Xiang's face flashed with admiration. "Sister Amber said that the Marquis asked Mother Song to pass on a message to the concubines in the morning, saying that the fourth young master was frightened, and the lady had to take care of the fourth young master with the lady's side, and the morning and evening visits in the past few days would be omitted. When we arrived at Qin's courtyard, Qin's face was sallow, and there were plasters on her temples. She looked like she had a serious illness and she looked ten years older. She was as panic-stricken as a frightened bird. She pulled Mother Song and said that she was about to die. She begged Mother Song to find a doctor for her, and asked Mother Song to take a letter to the second young master who was far away in Le'an, asking him to come back to see her for the last time." As she spoke, her eyes dimmed slightly, "And Cui'er, Mother Song hugged Mother Song's thigh as soon as she came in, saying that she knew nothing about Qin's concubine, let alone her family. She begged Mother Song to tell Madam to give her a bowl of medicine to drink, and not to involve her family. I will repay Madam's kindness in my next life."

Eleventh Lady was silent after hearing this. After a long while, she said quietly, "Tell Cui'er that you will be rewarded with a bowl of medicine to drink later. You can't say anything now."

Zhu Xiang nodded.

The two of them combed their hair and put on their hairpins in silence, then went to the lady's inner room.

The second wife was sitting on the kang reading a book, while Xu Sizhun was still asleep.

Seeing her come in, the Second Madam put down the book in her hand, pointed to a burner of incense burning in the corner, then walked forward quietly and said, "Brother Zhun was a little restless before, and Madam Du held him and coaxed him for a long time, so I lit a burner of homemade sleeping incense."

Eleventh Lady nodded, and the Second Lady motioned for her to go out and talk.

The two of them sat down in the west room.

"I've been thinking about it for a long time. I have to bring a letter to Brother Yu."

It is not an exaggeration to say that Xu Siyu grew up under the Second Madam's lap. It is natural for her to think about how to comfort Xu Sizhun when Aunt Qin got into trouble. Eleventh Lady herself is also thinking about this issue. Now that Second Madam has brought up this topic, she also wants to hear Second Madam's opinion.

She considered, "What does Second Sister-in-law mean?"

The Second Madam pondered, "Yu'er is not young anymore, and he is studying under Mr. Jiang. I think we should tell Yu'er everything about this matter! He knows the inside story. First, he will not hear some rumors when he returns home and ponder them secretly, which will ruin the father-son relationship between him and the Marquis. Second, he knows his current situation. Even if Aunt Qin whispered something in his ear, it was just a mirage. It is better to study hard and find a way to establish his own business. Third, he is in Le'an now. If he has any questions, he can ask Mr. Jiang for advice. With Mr. Jiang's guidance, he will not be so depressed."

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The evening update is a bit late, so please get up early tomorrow morning to read it!

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