Chapter 545 Question (Part 1)

Jiang'er smiled at the lady with his mouth wide open, still holding an unfinished piece of biscuit in his mouth. The lady didn't care about that and kissed him twice on the face.

Feeling his grandmother's fondness for him, Jiange'er smiled so much that his eyes narrowed.

"Come here," the lady coaxed him in a long voice, "Call me, Grandma!"

Jiange'er called out "Grandma" in an inarticulate manner.

The lady smiled so much that her eyes curved. She immediately ordered Aunt Du: "Go, get the red agate beads in my makeup box and put them on the Sixth Young Master. They were blessed by Master Jining, the abbot of Ciyuan Temple, when I was young. Let our young man wear them and bless him with peace and safety!"

"Mother, this is too expensive!" Eleventh Lady said hurriedly, "He is still a child.

If you want to see him, it's not too late to see him when he's older."

The lady touched Jian'er who was sitting in her arms and eating oatmeal, and said with a smile: "Big ones have big rewards, small ones have small rewards." She disagreed with Shiyi Niang's suggestion, and then taught Shiyi Niang: "You keep nagging that our Jian'er doesn't talk, look, isn't he talking? I told you a long time ago that you shouldn't be anxious, but you didn't listen and urged the child to talk every day. Can you get hot tofu by being impatient? Everything has its destiny, and he will talk naturally when it is time to talk." She added, "As the saying goes, if you don't speak, you'll be fine, but if you do, you'll be amazing. Look at our Jian'er, he can speak sentences as soon as he opens his mouth. He is not an ordinary child." As she said that, she couldn't help her love in her heart, and held Jian'er's face and kissed him twice.

Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang could only smile at the side. Jian Ge'er was eating the cake with gusto, and was interrupted by the lady, so he couldn't help but snorted and said "think about it" twice.

The lady quickly let go of her hand and said, "Eat the cake, eat the cake, I won't scold you." Then she couldn't help asking, "Are these cakes made from new wheat delicious?"

Jiange'er nodded repeatedly.

The lady ordered the jade tablet: "Go, give the palace's half bag of new wheat as a reward to the fourth lady."

Yuban hurriedly responded and left.

The fifth lady also lives in the house.

Just as Eleventh Lady was about to decline, Mother Du came in with a small carved rosewood box, smiling.

The lady said kindly, "Give it to me!" and then took out a string of beads as big as pigeon eggs.

It's too big when hung on the hand, too small when hung around the neck.

The lady looked at it and told Madam Du: "Bring my scale-carved chain and hang it on the Sixth Young Master."

Mother Du turned around and took out a red gold chain.

The chain was as thick as a child's little finger and was carved with exquisite scales. In the dim light in the room, it sparkled with countless dazzling ripples like the surface of a lake blown by a breeze.

Shiyi Niang suddenly remembered the chain... She hurriedly said, "Mother, how about I tie a rope for Qin'er?" She politely refused.

The lady took the chain in her hand and thought for a moment, then said, "That's fine. This chain has carved patterns on it, so it's a bit hard on the hand. It might get on our brother's neck. Make him a nice piece of chrome, and then give him this red agate bracelet."

Niu Yiniang hurriedly replied "yes".

The lady casually put the chain into the rosewood carved box that contained the red agate bracelet. Although the chain was not used, it was also a reward for Jian'er.

"Mom!" This time, even Xu Lingyi felt that the reward was too great, "Jin'er is at an active age. Be careful not to lose him."

"Nonsense." The lady said, "How could the things in the room be lost? Then what do the mother and maids in his room do..."

While the lady was talking to Xu Lingyi, Jiang'er was already staring at the golden chain lying in the rosewood box covered with bright red velvet.

He threw the wheat cake in his hand onto the kang and grabbed the chain.

The chain almost slipped through the box and into Jiange'er's hands.

There was a faint rustling sound in the room.

The lady could not help but lower her head.

The boy was already there, pulling hard at the gold chain.

The lady laughed out loud: "You can't say that! You can't say that!"

As Jiang'er listened, he looked up at the lady, his eyes twinkling, which was very cute.

The lady asked Hanban to bring a handkerchief and wiped the hands of Qin'er while saying with a smile, "Be careful not to tear it, or our Qin'er won't be able to wear it!"

However, Jiang'er struggled to stand up from the lady's arms and put the gold chain around her neck.

The lady was stunned, and a smile immediately spread from her eyes to her face.

"Oh! My dear little brother." The old man hugged his grandson and said, "This is for my mother to wear!"

Jiang'er looked at the lady with a smile.

"Did you see that?" The lady turned around and looked at Xu Lingyi. "Our Jian'er is not the kind of child who doesn't know his place because he is spoiled. You have nothing to worry about. Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Aunt Du, give the things to the Sixth Young Master and put away the rice.

Xu Lingyi could only lower his head and say "yes", and Shiyi Niang could only smile bitterly.

The Fifth Lady came over with Sister Xin and Brother Qian to greet them, and at a glance she saw the box on the table on the kang.

She turned her eyes away, pulled the lady's sleeve and said coquettishly: "What good things have you given to Qin'er? We want Qin'er too!"

"Your leather dustpan." The old lady smiled and pinched the fifth lady's ear. "Don't worry, when Qian'er opens his mouth to speak, there will be something else."

"Jian Ge'er started to speak, and then looked at Jian Ge'er with a smile, "Jian Ge'er, do you know who I am? I am your fifth aunt!"

Eleventh Lady told Jian'er: "Call her Fifth Auntie."

"Fifth Auntie!" Jian'er's voice was clear and loud.

The Fifth Lady was amazed when she heard this: "This child is really full of energy!"

"That's right!" The lady said proudly, "I remember when the fourth child was young, he was not as tall as Jian Ge'er..."

"That means each generation is stronger than the previous one!" The Fifth Lady looked at Xu Lingyi and smiled while covering her sleeves.

Everyone started laughing. The scene was very lively until Chief Steward Bai asked Xu Lingyi to go to the outer courtyard for something, and then everyone dispersed.

Mother Shi then quietly reminded the Fifth Madam: "You spoke too quickly. How would the Fourth Madam feel if you asked for something in front of her?"

The Fifth Lady disagreed: "Fourth sister-in-law is an honest person. I have explained it to her clearly, so she won't be angry with me. I don't want to hide it and then feel uncomfortable alone at home." As she said this, she laughed.

Mother Shi saw that what she said made sense. She nodded slightly, said nothing more, and asked the maid to help Madam Wu change her clothes.

Qiuyu came to deliver fresh wheat. "The palace rewarded the Madam with a bag, and our Madam got some, so I was asked to bring these over." She said it ambiguously. But the Fifth Madam was very clever. After Shi Mama thanked her, gave her a reward, and sent Qiuyu out, she curled her lips and said, "If it was the Madam who rewarded her, she would have sent a jade tablet over... She is a good person!" As she spoke, she couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, and ordered Shi Mama, "Find the lotus leaves that were dried last summer, soak them, and put them in a steamer to make lotus leaf wheat cakes, and send some to the Madam and the Fourth Madam."

Mother Shi nodded "yes" and went downstairs to make lotus leaf wheat cakes.

Eleventh Lady also made lotus leaf wheat cakes. In addition to sending some to the Madam, she also sent some to Gongxian Hutong and Sanjing Hutong. Several children also ate them with gusto. Xu Siyi even said, "Mother, I will help you dry the lotus leaves this summer!"

Xu Siyu suggested: "Add some elm money in it and it will taste good too!"

"Okay!" Eleventh Lady nodded with a smile, waved the colorful bat rope in front of Jiang'er's chest twice, and said, "When the time comes, let's keep some and make some lotus leaf wheat cakes and elm money wheat cakes!"

Xu Sizhen couldn't get a word in, so he asked Shiyi Niang, "What is mother doing? Why did she tie up my sixth brother?"

For aesthetic reasons, Shiyi Niang decided to add a small waistcoat over Jiange'er's brocade robe, and then hang the red agate bracelet on his left lapel.

"Does it look good?" she asked Xu Sizhen.

Emerald green waistcoat, white jade buttons, red agate, colorful ribbons. Xu Sizhen nodded repeatedly: "It looks good!"

"It would also look good with other jade ornaments hanging on it." Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "How about I make some strings for each of you?"

Xu Siyu felt that he was already an adult, so he was naturally exempt from this rule. Xu Siyu knew that Eleventh Lady was not in good health, so his father had not allowed his mother to do needlework these days. Only Xu Siyu said hurriedly, "Okay, okay! Mother, make one for me too. During the Chinese New Year, my grandmother gave me a jade pendant, and I have a ginger-colored waistcoat, which is just right for the jade pendant."

If we were to ask who Eleventh Lady liked the most among these children, it would be Xu Siyi. Whatever she said, Xu Siyi would always respond to her, and his answers would resonate with her. Just like now, he immediately matched the clothes that Eleventh Lady had chosen.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Have you started learning painting from Mr. Zhao?"

"Hmm!" Xu Siqi said with a smile, "I just started to draw the lines."

"Then draw two patterns for me in a few days."

"Okay!" Xu Siqi was very happy. That kind of happiness came from the bottom of his heart and was particularly sincere. "What kind of pattern does mother want to draw? If I can't draw it well, I will ask Mr. Zhao to help me draw it."

“That’s not necessary.

"Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "It's a very simple thing. If you can't draw it well, I will teach you when the time comes."

Xu Siyi agreed immediately and ran to her: "Mother, when do you start painting?" Seeing that he was very interested, Shiyi Niang thought for a moment and said, "You take a bath the day after tomorrow. How about the day after tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is also a day off," Xu Siqi said. "Mr. Zhao has a friend going to take the palace examination, and Mr. Zhao wants to see him off."

Eleventh Lady asked Xu Siyu, "Do you want to see Uncle Fang off tomorrow? Do you want a car to be sent to you?"

Xu Siyu thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Mother, please send a car to take me to Sanjing Hutong! My elder brother and I will go together to see Brother Fang off." He was not as polite as before.

Eleventh Lady asked Qiuyu to take the matching cards and make arrangements for the outer courtyard.

Zhu Xiang came back. "All the things have been delivered. My uncle's aunt said thank you for your concern. She asked me to bring some handmade sachets for the young masters to play with." She didn't say anything about what was going on in Sanjing Hutong.

Shiyi Niang did not ask, and waited until Zhu Xiang helped her wash up in the evening before she asked softly, "What happened in Sanjing Hutong?"

Zhu Xiang lowered her voice and said, "Madam, I saw a carriage parked in the back, it seemed to be the Third Madam's. The eldest young lady only thanked me for sending the gifts, and didn't say anything else!"

The update is a little late, please wait till tomorrow morning to read it!