A few days later, Luo Si's grandmother came over and said, "Seventh uncle helped me find a small farm near Jinan Prefecture. It's only about a hundred acres, but the land is very well cultivated. If the son of that family hadn't gotten involved in a lawsuit, such land would never have been sold."

So fast!

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "I have to talk this over with Sixth Lady."

Fourth Grandma Luo winked at Eleventh Lady: "I think the same as Eleventh Lady."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The maid brought in the medicine.

Grandma Luo Si secretly counted the days in her mind and asked in surprise, "Is Grandma Eleven not feeling well?"

Even if they knew, they would just be worrying in vain.

Eleventh Lady took the medicine and drank it all, then said with a smile, "She said she is weak after giving birth, so she needs to take good care of herself."

The people in the marquis's mansion are very particular!

Grandma Luo Si thought that she grew up in the countryside, so she stopped asking and smiled and changed the subject: "With this farm, even if we can't buy a house for the time being, it's a solution."

Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "Could it be that the Wang family has set a date?"

"It's set for the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month." Grandma Luo Si smiled and said, "I came here specially to discuss with you, Grandma, is this date appropriate?"

How do you ask yourself whether it is appropriate or not?

As soon as the thought came to her, Eleventh Lady immediately understood.

Fourth Grandma Luo wanted to go there herself to help out when Twelve Niang got married.

She thought of Shi Niang.

No matter what, she is also the mother of Duke Mao.

"Have you received any news from the Tenth Aunt?"

If she could send Wang Chengzu to attend the wedding, it would be a credit to the Luo family.

Grandma Luo smiled and said, "Tenth Aunt is a solitary person. She is not close to anyone from her natal family. I don't know what her plans will be when the time comes. I will come to discuss this with you first."

The first wife has been dead for more than two years. For Shi Niang, marrying Twelve Niang this time is an opportunity to ease the relationship with her natal family... Thinking of this, Eleven Niang smiled helplessly. With Shi Niang's personality, she probably wouldn't do it even if she knew it!

She sighed slightly in her heart, putting aside these things that made her feel heavy just thinking about them. She smiled and said, "Has the date been set? I heard from the Marquis a few days ago that Xian Jie's daughter from the Zhongqin Earl's family has been set on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month. If that's the case, then the Wang family won't have to hold two weddings in a few days, right?"

Twelve Niang married Wang Ze, a branch of the Wang family of the Zhennan Marquis. But Xian Jie'er married the eldest son of the Zhennan Marquis's heir. In the end, Twelve Niang and Xian Jie'er were sisters-in-law from now on!

"I've heard about it, too." Fourth Grandma Luo said with a smile, "But from the tone of the Zhennan Marquis's son, I think this is a double happiness. I'm afraid that if we delay until the New Year, there will be some changes, so it's better to marry him as soon as possible and settle down."

Eleventh Lady nodded slightly and said, "One is a direct descendant, and the other is a side branch. They came into the family one after the other. I am afraid that the two sisters-in-law will be compared with each other in the future."

Grandma Luo was slightly startled when she heard this, but she quickly smiled and said, "That's good. I was afraid that Sixth Aunt would be forced to give in to you, and then complain about it afterwards."

Everything has its pros and cons.

Eleventh Lady laughed at herself for worrying too much.

She was in confinement, so it was inconvenient for Mrs. Zhou and others to visit her. She was not in good health, and the lady was afraid that too many visits would upset her, so she came less often. There were only a few maids and mothers around her. After Liu Yizheng gave her acupuncture, she felt much better. When Fourth Lady Luo came, it was a good time to gossip.

The two chatted about this and that until noon, and Eleventh Lady invited Fourth Grandma Luo to have lunch before she got up to leave.

Qiuyu came in and whispered to her, "Fang Ting from the eldest young master's side came several times, and when she saw you talking to Fourth Auntie, she left."

Don’t know what it is?

Since the Third Master and his wife are not at home, we have to take better care of Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian.

Eleventh Lady thought: "If she comes again, you can ask her what's the matter?"

Qiu Yu nodded, and just as she stepped back, she turned back and said, "The eldest young master wants to see you!"

He came just as Grandma Luo Si left... so urgent!

Eleventh Lady sat up straight with a solemn expression: "Let him in!"

Xu Siqin asked about Shiyi Niang's health and Jing'er's condition through the screen, and said that Xu Sijian had been making lanterns with Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie these days, and had been going around in circles without explaining his purpose for a long time.

Eleventh Lady had no choice but to send the servants away.

Xu Siqin then said hesitantly, "I heard from my grandfather that my eldest cousin's wedding date is set for the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month. So, will I marry my cousin Yuan after that?"

It was because of this matter!

Eleventh Lady suddenly realized that the guilt that the consequences of Yuan Jie'er's incident brought to Xu Siqin might be much deeper than they imagined...

"I haven't been feeling well these days." She said with some worry, "I may not be able to go to Sister Xian's wedding..."

"Aunt Si," Xu Siqin interrupted Shiyi Niang anxiously, "I didn't mean anything else." He seemed a little excited, "I, I just wanted to ask... I didn't think much about it at the beginning..." As he spoke, his voice gradually lowered, and he became a little frustrated, "I thought that mother would give in for my sake... Now she is getting married, I want to ask Aunt Si to help me give this to her when you add a box." After saying that, he turned around and ran away, and Shiyi Niang couldn't stop him. He had to let Qiuyu bring the things in.

It was a grass-green purse embroidered with red plum blossoms, and inside it were seven or eight silver bills, some ten taels, some twenty taels, a total of more than two hundred taels.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but shake her head secretly.

If the Third Lady had taken a step back at the beginning, this might have been a good marriage.

She called Amber in.

"Return this banknote to the young master and tell him that sometimes, not knowing is also a kind of happiness."

Yuan Jie'er is getting married soon, why bother to make her feel upset? It won't do any good!

Amber handed the banknote to Xu Siqin suspiciously.

Xu Siqin stood in the middle of the room with his head down, holding the banknote, and remained silent for a long while.

Fangting and the others didn't dare to disturb him, but Xu Sijian came back and patted him: "Brother, what's wrong with you?" He caught a glimpse of the banknote in Xu Siqin's hand, pulled it hard, and snatched it away: "Great! Last time, my cousin asked you to buy some wine, and you said you didn't have any money - but you actually have such a large sum of money."

Xu Siqin looked at the jubilant Xu Sijian and asked calmly, "How are your lanterns going?"

Seeing his brother's gloomy expression, Xu Sijian stopped smiling and said, "What's wrong? You were fine just now." Then he showed a look of sudden realization, "Is it because Daddy doesn't agree with us going to Jinxi Academy, so you are a little unhappy?"

"No." Xu Siqin shook his head slightly, turned and went into the inner room, and did not even take the banknote in Xu Sijian's hand.

The third master wrote a letter in early September, telling Xu Siqin and his brother that he would return to Beijing for examinations in the spring, and that the issue of studying would be discussed later. Xu Sijian was depressed for a long time because of this matter, and it was only after Xu Siqin enlightened him that he felt better. Seeing that his brother was unhappy this time, he wanted to tease him, but he didn't expect that it was like punching a soft cotton ball, and Xu Siqin didn't react at all.

Xu Sijian thought about it, then he also lifted the curtain and went into the inner room. He saw Xu Siqin lying on his back on the big kang near the window, staring at Chengchen in a daze.

"Brother, I heard something." Xu Sijian thought for a moment and sat next to Xu Siqin. "Li Ji, the Li Ji who used to be with the Sixth Prince of Zhongshan, Tang. Do you still remember him?"

"I don't remember!" Xu Siqin said perfunctorily.

Xu Sijian did not give up: "He will marry the tenth daughter of Princess Ancheng."

"Oh!" Xu Siqin felt even more upset after listening to this. Fourth Aunt asked Grandma Lin and Madam Zhou to introduce several marriage proposals for him, but when the news got to his mother, she either disliked the couple's social status or their financial resources. As a result, Fourth Aunt was not in a position to take care of the matter now.

"I heard from my eldest cousin that Li Ji made great contributions in Fujian and was promoted to the commander of Quanzhou. He was awarded the title of the fourth rank and was summoned by the emperor." His tone was full of envy. "But some people also said that he didn't kill 5,000 Japanese at all. Most of those 5,000 were guards of the Marquis of Jinghai."

"Who told you that?" Xu Siqin sat up suddenly.

The Marquis of Jinghai had guarded Fujian in the previous dynasty, and the so-called guards were actually the family guards of the Marquis of Jinghai's mansion. Because Fujian was far away, as long as the Marquis of Jinghai did not cause any trouble, successive emperors turned a blind eye to this matter.

"Listen to what Mr. Tang Liu said!" Xu Sijian said, "Otherwise, how would we know!"

"He is a narrow-minded person who is jealous of talented people." Xu Siqin was a little frustrated. "We may not believe everything he says."

"But what he said was very detailed." Xu Sijian said, "There were a few Japanese pirates, a few people from the Qu family, and a few civilians... It was crystal clear!"

"Don't worry about these things." Xu Siqin was older than Xu Sijian, and he felt that something was wrong when he heard this. How could such an important thing be spread out? "Maybe others are jealous of him, so they deliberately slander him. What's the difference between us spreading it back and forth and those villains?" He added, "Besides, Fourth Uncle also said that our family is different from others, and we should be more low-key and calm in our actions. Otherwise, we will be used by those with ulterior motives and implicate the adults."

Xu Sijian nodded slightly and said hesitantly: "Then, should we go to Li Ji's wedding?"

Xu Siqin asked curiously, "Did someone send you a message?"

Xu Sijian nodded: "A few days ago, I met Duke Dingguo's Nineteen at my eldest cousin's house. He asked me if I would go to Li Ji's wedding. I said I didn't have any invitations, so he sent me three yesterday - and one was for my second brother."

Xu Siqin thought for a moment and said, "Let's not go! We don't have much friendship with him. Besides, that group of people like to go to Cuihua Hutong to drink and have fun. It would be in the wrong for us to go, and it would be in the wrong for us not to go."

"Then, how do I tell Nineteen?" Xu Sijian was a little embarrassed, "He also has good intentions..."

Xu Siqin pondered and said, "How about we go to Luoye Mountain?" As soon as he said this, he felt it was feasible. "Let's say that our fourth uncle wants us to go to Luoye Mountain to study. That way, they won't be able to force us, right? If we stay indoors, can they come to our house and confront us?"

Those people usually look so arrogant, but they are actually the ones who tremble in fear at the slightest hum of the elders in charge.

Xu Sijian's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Brother, this is a good idea. It's settled then."

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