Xu Lingyi's smile deepened.
"How dare you complain!"
His eyes became hot.
Eleventh Lady pursed her lips and smiled.
Just when Eleventh Lady thought he would do something, he turned over and lay on his back, letting out a long sigh.
"Go to sleep!" His tone was somewhat depressed.
Eleventh Lady was both amused and confused.
This misunderstanding had to be resolved. Otherwise, Xu Lingyi would be cautious in the days before and after, and she would be cautious in the days in between, and there would not be many days when the two of them were in harmony.
Thinking of this, she snuggled up to him.
Although Xu Lingyi did not push her away, he closed his eyes, indicating that he was going to sleep.
Eleventh Lady couldn't help but grit her teeth.
This Xu Lingyi, there is no time for compromise... But she knows in her heart that what she admires most about him is his self-discipline and principles.
Her face flushed red as she leaned on his shoulder: "When I was pregnant with Jin'er... it was the middle of the month!"
Before she finished her words, Xu Lingyi opened his eyes.
His gaze fell on her face with such heat that it hurt her a little.
She knew her face must be red enough to bleed, and she whispered in Xu Lingyi's ear in panic, "Everyone is different..."
Xu Lingyi was silent for a moment, as if considering the truth of her words.
Time seemed to be stretched out all of a sudden.
Eleventh Lady, who was hugging his neck unilaterally, felt very uncomfortable.
It was as if she was begging him...
As the thought flashed through his mind, Xu Lingyi said "hmm" softly, then patted her on the back: "Go to sleep!"
Was I rejected?
Eleventh Lady's body stiffened. She looked up in surprise and saw that Xu Lingyi had closed his eyes again.
Really rejected!
Eleventh Lady was both ashamed and annoyed. She felt as if Xu Lingyi had suddenly grown thorns on his body, making her feel uncomfortable in every way. But she couldn't just turn over and sleep at this moment, as it would confirm her dissatisfaction. But she couldn't just lie on him like this, because without his strong arms to embrace her, she would lose the sweetness of being cared for.
After a while, she tiptoed out of bed, walked to the big kang by the window and poured herself a cup of warm water. She looked at the big red lanterns swaying under the eaves of the west wing outside the window, took a few sips of tea, and her mood slowly calmed down.
I will never do such embarrassing things again...
As the thought flashed through his mind, his body suddenly flew into the air.
She couldn't help but exclaim.
Someone was already laughing softly in her ear.
The slightly sleepy voice of Qiuyu, the night maid, came from outside: "Madam, what's the matter?"
Familiar eyes, warm embrace...who else could it be other than Xu Lingyi?
Eleventh Lady glared at him and said, "It's okay, it's okay, go to sleep!"
Before the sound of Qiuyu's leaving could be heard outside the curtain, Xu Lingyi had already carried her around the screen and into the inner room: "Why are you so angry? I just want to take a break first...you can't wait..." There was a hint of mischief in his smiling voice.
Xu Lingyi actually teased her like this!
Eleventh Lady blushed: "What the Marquis said is very strange. I was just thirsty, so I got up to have a cup of tea, but the Marquis couldn't wait to chase me..." She was not used to playing tricks on him like this, and she was a little speechless at the end.
Xu Lingyi threw her into the soft blanket and said, "Isn't it because I'm afraid that you'll go to Zhenxing and complain about me?"
Eleventh Lady felt confused.
She turned her face away: "What did the Marquis do wrong that he is afraid that I would go back to my parents' home to complain?"
Before he could finish his words, Xu Lingyi had already pinned him down.
"Didn't you say that I was bullying your family?" He smiled. "What if you run back to your family and cry and Zhenxing comes to settle the score with me? I'll be in trouble!"
"So, the Marquis is afraid that I will go back to my parents' home and cry!"
Xu Lingyi smiled softly in her ear: "That's why I want to keep you here... so that you won't go back and tell on me..."
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Eleventh Lady's day came as expected, and Xu Lingyi was relieved. He adjusted his schedule. Eleventh Lady was relieved and treated Xu Lingyi with more intimacy than before. Whenever Xu Lingyi ate at home, she would ask for the menu. One day, she even asked Zhu Xiang to clean up Xu Lingyi's boxes. She then discovered that Xu Lingyi had a lot of clothes, and they were everywhere. Not only in Banyuepan, but also in the Taifu's house, there were several boxes. He often wore a new dress to spend the night there, and changed into an old dress the next day. After staying here for a few days in a row, the new clothes were gradually forgotten, and when they were taken out again, they became new clothes again. Eleventh Lady simply sorted out all his clothes, which clothes were placed in Banyuepan, which clothes were placed in the Taifu's house, which clothes were placed in the main house, and a few clothes were placed in Wen Yi Niang and Qiao Lian's room. She assigned the careful Yumei to take care of Xu Lingyi's clothes. After all this busyness, it’s the beginning of August, the time to give Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.
My mother, who had gone to Dajue Temple to deliver incense money, came back and reported, "Mrs. Yang is now called Jingkong. She is in charge of taking care of the flowers and trees in the courtyard of the abbot. When they heard that I was looking for Master Jingkong, the nuns were very enthusiastic to take me there. She and another nun live in a separate house, facing south and north. There is a spring toon tree as big as a bowl planted at the door. It seems that they are living a comfortable life. Madam, don't worry!"
With her abilities and means, she can live a good life wherever she goes!
Eleventh Lady smiled, asked Qiuyu to give the mother a few pieces of silver, and sent her away.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, news came from Gongxian Hutong that Grandma Luo gave birth to a son on July 11, and both mother and child are safe.
The person who came to deliver the letter was the wife of Hang Liu, Luo's foster brother.
When Luo Zhenxing came to Beijing, Grandmother Luo gave her foster brothers Hang Liu and Hang Jiu to Luo Zhenxing. After Luo Zhensheng and his wife, Aunt Liu and Ying Niang returned to Yuhang, Hang Liu took over the general affairs of Gongxian Hutong.
"Who did you send back to Yuhang to deliver the letter, big brother?" Eleventh Lady asked Hangliu's wife, "I can also bring some things to my nephew who I have never met!"
Hang Liu's wife was half-sitting on a small stool in front of the kang. She stood up immediately after hearing this: "Reply to Eleventh Aunt. The eldest lady wrote to ask for a name for the second young master. The eldest master said that he would let my brother-in-law go back to Yuhang when he has decided on a name. The specific date has not been decided yet. If Eleventh Aunt wants to take something back, you can prepare it and I will come to get it."
A woman who is very good at speaking.
Eleventh Lady asked Zhu Xiang to take the prepared red gold longevity lock and other things to Hang Liu's wife - she had calculated the date before and the things were ready long ago.
She wanted to ask about the child's situation, but unfortunately Hang Liu's wife had only heard about it. She wanted to ask how Luo Zhenxing was doing these days, but thinking that he had a concubine to take care of him, it seemed a bit redundant to ask these questions.
Just when I was about to ask Mrs. Hang Liu to leave, Grandma Huang San came.
Eleventh Lady hurriedly went up to her and invited her into the house to drink some iced mung bean soup.
Third Madam Huang held up the small blue and white porcelain bowl and smiled bitterly: "The Fang family's wedding boat has already set off - a real ten-mile red dowry. This time your Third Madam has saved a lot of money. However, coming in and out, looking around, all you can see is the daughter-in-law's dowry. I don't know how your Third Sister-in-law can be at ease to enjoy it."
The Fang family was more generous than the Third Lady had expected. They took all the furniture from Sanjing Hutong and, when they heard that the new house was to be located in the Yongping Marquis Mansion, they also sent someone to take measurements.
Eleventh Lady naturally had no choice but to ask, "Sister, are you here to discuss the wedding boat with Third Sister-in-law?"
Huang Sanniang also knew that it was inconvenient for Shiyi Niang to discuss this matter, and she just wanted to find someone to complain to - although the marriage was done, if someone talked about it one day, they would think that they, the matchmakers, asked for the dowry, and she would lose face. She just came to Shiyi Niang to complain.
"The Fang family wants to carry the bride directly into the mansion." Grandma Huang San stopped talking about this matter and said with a smile, "I think this is a good idea. With so much dowry, if we leave it at Minister Liu's villa first as we said before and send it to him the next day, we will have to go back and forth, and the red envelopes will have to be given twice. It will also be easy for things to be lost or taken away by others."
"Sister has experience in this matter." Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "It will not be wrong to listen to Sister."
Huang San's grandmother sighed and said with a smile, "It's a pity that you are not the mother-in-law. Otherwise, it would be much easier for me as a matchmaker."
Eleventh Lady laughed along for a while.
Grandma Huang San talked about Xu Siyu: "Besides the mourning clothes, we should also discuss the marriage, right?"
"Well!" Eleventh Lady said, "But Brother Yu has no achievements, so it's hard to say whether he can get married."
Huang San's grandmother nodded, "It is indeed a bit difficult. He is the eldest son, and the prince is only a few years older than him. You look down on those with poorer family backgrounds. Those with richer family backgrounds think that Yu Ge'er's situation is a bit difficult. If he has achieved fame, it will be easier to talk to him."
The two chatted for a while, and then Grandma Huang went to see the third lady.
The third lady disagreed.
We cannot take the long route to send the bride. We have to stay at Minister Liu's villa first. Then we can go around Yanjing City. Everyone will know how generous the dowry of the eldest daughter-in-law is. Then the second son will feel more confident when he proposes marriage.
Huang San's grandmother could not help but frown: "You will be relatives in the future, so you should be more considerate of each other. The Fang family said they were prepared to spend 10,000 taels of silver to marry this girl off, but now I'm afraid it's only a little over 20,000 taels of silver..."
Before she could finish, the Third Lady smiled and said, "We have already walked ninety-nine steps out of a hundred. This one step won't make a difference." There was a hint of pride in her tone.
Grandma Huang was very angry and mentioned it briefly when she went to say goodbye to the lady.
After seeing off Huang San's grandmother, the lady called San's wife over and said, "Qin'er's wedding is less than a month away. How are your preparations going?"
The old lady had been ignoring her, and the third lady was muttering in her heart. Now that she saw the old lady speaking, she smiled and said, "The walls over in Sanjing Hutong have been painted and painted, and the curtains and draperies for all seasons have been prepared. I didn't expect that the wages and materials have all gone up since I was away from home for a few years. Two thousand taels of silver were thrown in without a sound, and even if I put in all my pocket money, it's still not enough. Now, I'm waiting for the third master to come back with the money to paint the new house here."
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The evening update is a bit late, around 22:00!
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PS: My niece’s full moon celebration is today!
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The previous chapter, which is Chapter 514, is a major revision. If you can’t continue, please turn to the previous page.
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