"Yes, yes, yes!" Dong Qing hurried to report to Shiyi Niang.

Eleventh Lady asked Amber to accompany Tenth Lady to pick things, while she changed into casual clothes and went to the First Lady's place.

In the yard, I met Mother Xu.

She greeted Eleventh Lady politely: "Are you here to see the First Madam?"

"Yes!" Eleventh Lady greeted her with a smile, "You are busy!"

This was originally a polite remark, but Mother Xu raised the things in her hand and said, "These are two hundred-year-old ginsengs from the eldest lady's storeroom. I was asked to send them to my eldest aunt."

So many things happened yesterday, the eldest wife must be worried, right?

Eleventh Lady smiled at Mother Xu, then lifted the curtain and entered the main room.

The eldest master was not at home, and the eldest mistress was eating breakfast alone. There was a bowl of white porridge in front of her and four or five side dishes on the table.

"Have you eaten yet?" She asked Shiyi Niang in a friendly manner. Before she could answer, she told Shanhu who was standing beside her, "Bring a set of bowls and chopsticks to Miss Shiyi."

Eleventh Lady had already eaten...but she couldn't refuse such intimacy from her leader.

She thanked him with a smile and sat down. Shanhu served her half a bowl of white porridge.

It really fits the saying that it is easy to be an official if you have someone in the court. Amber and Shanhu are good friends, and Shanhu also takes good care of the people in Shiyi Niang's room. Knowing that Shiyi Niang had eaten breakfast, she only had half a bowl of porridge - both to follow the wishes of the eldest wife and to avoid the impoliteness of not finishing the porridge.

Eleventh Lady smiled gratefully at Coral.

Shanhu knew that Shiyi Niang understood her good intentions, and she smiled too.

Everyone ate in silence, and Eleventh Lady followed the eldest wife to the large kang by the window in the west room.

The eldest wife complained, "This bed is neither a bed nor a couch. It's hot with a cushion, but it's uncomfortable without a cushion... Our eight-step bed and Arhat bed are better."

Eleventh Lady helped the eldest wife onto the kang and half-opened the window, and a cool breeze mixed with the freshness of spring rain blew in their faces.

"Let me make you some bamboo cushions!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "This way it will be more comfortable."

The eldest wife smiled and nodded: "You are always so thoughtful." She took her hand again and said, "Shi Niang is choosing clothes in your room, right? I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."

"What's wrong with that?" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "It takes a hundred years to be able to cross the river together. My tenth sister and I are sisters in this life, and I don't know if we will have this blessing in the next life. What are a few clothes and jewelry?"

The eldest wife smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I know what's going on and I won't flatter you." She then called Feicui and Daimao in to open the boxes and brought Shiyi Niang over to look at them, "...I want to give Shanhu and the others some clothes. You have good taste, help me take a look."

Eleventh Lady was slightly stunned.

This was Wu Niang's job before...

Looking at the eldest lady's smiling face, she responded "yes" silently.

The eldest wife's smile reached her eyes.

A few people spent the morning picking out the eldest lady's gorgeous and colorful clothes.

At noon, the eldest wife invited Shiyi Niang to have lunch with her, and Shiyi Niang helped the eldest wife take a nap. As soon as the eldest wife lay down, the eldest grandmother came.

She didn’t come during lunch just now, but she came now... Then I remembered that Grandma came back early yesterday for Shi Niang’s matter, and she was nowhere to be seen this morning... She must have something to report?

Eleventh Lady used the excuse of making tea for the eldest lady and hid in the ear room nearby.

When the eldest wife saw Eleventh Lady leave, her face immediately darkened: "Any news?"

The eldest grandmother stepped forward and whispered, "I have found out clearly. She was sent by the Weiyuan Escort Agency. They would not tell us who the client was. They also kept their mouth shut about the insurance premium. In my humble opinion, I am afraid we should still ask from home. We sent someone to Yuhang yesterday."

"You did a great job!" The eldest wife's face brightened slightly, "I'm afraid something happened at home... Let's talk about it after the people we sent come back. During this time, you should stay with Shi Niang and don't let her run around or talk nonsense." After saying that, she snorted coldly, "Who are the two maids serving her now?"

"One is called Jinlian, the other is called Yinping. They were both second-class maids by my side."

"Luckily you helped me." The first wife was very emotional, "Otherwise, it would be a real mess."

"Look at what mother said." The eldest grandmother said modestly, "I am also doing what you said." As she spoke, she took out a few silver bills from her sleeve and said with a smile, "This is the 1,200 taels of silver you gave me last time. The family's expenses were a little high when I first came, and later it was only 70 or 80 taels each month, so I took out more than 600 taels of silver to supplement the family expenses. I will return the extra money to you!" As she spoke, she was about to give the silver bills to the eldest wife.

"Silly child, what's mine is yours." The first wife refused to take it. "You can keep it and buy some rouge and water, or a emerald flower wreath and hairpin to wear."

The eldest grandmother was about to decline, but the eldest wife said, "I have something else to ask you to do."

"Please go ahead." Seeing that the eldest wife was giving it to her sincerely, the eldest grandmother accepted the banknote.

The eldest wife pondered and said, "You young people have quick brains. When you have time, go to Xizhamen and look at the new styles to buy some dowries for Wu Niang and Shi Niang."

The grandmother was a little surprised, but still replied "yes" respectfully.

The eldest wife hesitated for a moment and added, "Let's limit each person to 500 taels of silver!" Then she asked the eldest grandmother, "500 taels of silver, isn't it a lot?"

When the eldest grandmother married, she spent nearly five thousand taels of silver, not counting the land and other things. Five hundred taels of silver is certainly not a lot. But Wu Niang and Shi Niang are different. They are concubines...

She laughed and said, "Not a small amount, not a small amount. It depends on how you spend the money you spend."

Seeing that her daughter-in-law understood what she meant, the eldest wife nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's discuss it later and see if there is anything else that can be moved in Yuhang, so as to avoid spending more money to buy land and real estate."

The eldest grandmother nodded in agreement, and a little maid came in and reported: "Mother Xu is back!"

"Come in quickly!" The eldest wife hurriedly put on her shoes, but Mother Xu lifted the curtain and came in.

"What happened?" the eldest wife asked anxiously, "Is Yuan Niang okay?"

Mother Xu squatted down and bowed to the eldest wife, smiling and said, "Don't worry, everything is fine. This morning, the Xu family's wife went to the Yongchang Marquis Huang's mansion to visit Mrs. Huang, saying that she wanted to ask Mrs. Huang to test the Jiang family's attitude. You just wait to hear good news!"

The eldest wife listened and clasped her hands together and bowed to the west: "Amitabha! If you can bless our brother Zhun to achieve everything he wishes, I will definitely rebuild your golden body."

Both the grandmother and Madam Xu laughed, and Madam Xu said, "Just wait and prepare the gold foil! I heard from Madam Tao that this morning before the lady left, she went to see the eldest aunt and told her about the Jiang family. She also asked her which one was better."

The eldest wife was very happy to hear this and said with a smile: "Of course it's the daughter of the Jiang Bai family!"

"That's what the eldest aunt said," said Mother Xu with a smile, "and she even reasoned with the Madam. In the end, the Madam said nothing and went to the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion."

"She's always smart." The daughter can manipulate her husband. The first wife smiled and asked Mother Xu: "Have you eaten?"

Mother Xu smiled and said, "Eldest Aunt gave me some snacks, but I'm not hungry yet. What's the matter with the eldest wife?"

The eldest wife asked the eldest grandmother to ask the kitchen to send some food to Madam Xu, and then said, "I was just about to settle accounts with Brother Xing's wife. You're back just in time."

Before she finished her words, a little maid came to report: "Grandma, the master asked you to prepare a banquet. Master Qian is here!"

The eldest grandmother frowned slightly when she heard this, but still instructed the little maid: "Go and tell Madam Hang to prepare it as before."

The little maidservant responded and left.

The eldest wife seemed to be thinking about something, and asked the eldest grandmother: "We need to prepare a banquet at this time...but who often comes to ask for money?"

The eldest grandmother smiled and said, "He's not a beggar, he just comes often. Every time he comes, he looks carefully at everything in the house. He knows everything, such as the armchair made by Li Ji, the brush washer made by Song Shoumei, and the wolf-hair brushes made by Duobao Pavilion. He often talks about which restaurant is more impressive, which teahouse has the best tea, what new plays have been shown in Beijing recently, who is starring in them, which master's house he visited, and what rare things he saw... He doesn't seem like the kind of person who studies hard."

The eldest wife's expression became serious - she was most afraid that her son would become dazzled by going to Yanjing and lose the desire to study hard.

"What's this man's name? How old is he? Where is he from? Is he a student of the Imperial Academy or a student of imperial education?" He asked very carefully.

The grandmother probably paid attention to this, and answered smoothly: "This man is Qian Ming, with the courtesy name Zichun, from Yichun, Sichuan. He is two years older than you, and is a scholar. It is said that his family has a few acres of land. From his behavior, I don't think he is poor. But the way he looks at things is so direct that it makes people feel uncomfortable."

"Is he a student?" The first wife was quite surprised. "He can study in the Imperial College, so he must have some ability. You can't judge people by appearance and neglect them. Look at the young instead of the old. Maybe one day this person will be appointed as a prime minister!"

The eldest grandmother quickly responded, "Don't worry, mother. Every time he comes, I treat him with good wine and good food. Last time he said that the crystal stew at Chunxi Tower was delicious, I specially sent someone to Chunxi Tower to buy it for him."

The eldest wife hummed with satisfaction, thought for a moment, and said, "Since Brother Xing has guests, you can go and do your own thing first! I have Mother Xu here!"

The eldest lady responded with a smile and left. A maid brought in a bowl of fried silverfish, a bowl of fried eggs with toon buds, and a bowl of white rice.

When Eleventh Lady saw this, she brought in two cups of tea.

"Has my sister-in-law left?"

Mother Xu was sitting on a small stool eating. When she saw Shiyi Niang come in, she stood up quickly.

The eldest wife then remembered Eleventh Lady and said with a smile, "You should go back and rest too!"

Eleventh Lady was overjoyed and left with a smile.

After Mother Xu finished her meal, the eldest wife discussed the issue of dowry with her.

"...The Huai River has flooded several times, and the land is barren. But, that's your dowry..."

The first wife was straightforward: "Don't worry about that. Throw away all those burdens."

Mother Xu replied "yes" and seriously calculated the accounts with the first wife: "So, we still have a piece of forest in Yu County, where we can only grow some miscellaneous trees. We just cut down a piece last year and sold it for more than sixty taels of silver..."

“This is also included.”

Mother Xu nodded and picked up the pen to make another entry in the account book.

Just as I was thinking, Mother Tao from Yuanniang's side came over! "

The first wife and Mrs. Xu were slightly startled, and the first wife asked worriedly, "Could there be any unexpected events?"

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(It’s a little late to add more chapters, but as usual, don’t wait, read it tomorrow morning…(*^__^*) hehe…)

Also: Recommend a book.

Title: Hou Menjiao

Book number: 1517235

Author: A woman

Summary: She fights against goblins and vows to scatter the colorful flags of the mansion; she teaches her husband that all she wants is for the couple to be together and their children to be safe.