"Is the pain in your heart better now?" The lady took the hot tea that Eleventh Lady brought and took a sip.

"Much better, much better!" The Third Lady walked over with a smile on her face. "I should have come to greet you earlier, but I was afraid you would worry, so I..."

Before she could finish her words, the lady interrupted her with a wave of her hand: "Shanyang is thousands of miles away from here, and you are anxious and worried. You have been traveling all the way and you are not feeling well. It is normal for you to want to rest for a few more days before coming to see your mother-in-law." Then she asked, "Why didn't the eldest young lady come with you?" Her tone was very gentle.

The Third Lady and Eleventh Lady were both stunned.

Eleventh Lady knew that the Dowager and the Second Lady had gone to the Imperial Observatory to match the horoscopes of Fang and Xu Siqin.

Unless she met a fool, the people of the Imperial Observatory might not calculate the horoscopes of the married couple very well, but they would not calculate that they would be mutually beneficial or mutually destructive. Otherwise, she would not dare to make such an idea. But looking at the look of the lady, it was clear that Fang was very satisfied. Could it be that the horoscopes calculated by the people of the Imperial Observatory for the couple were a perfect match?

She couldn't help but look at the lady.

But she saw the second lady standing next to the lady dowager nodded slightly at her.

When Eleventh Lady heard that the Lady Dowager asked the Second Lady to accompany her to the Imperial Observatory, she felt a sense of anticipation in her heart.

In the eyes of this society, the second wife is a bit unorthodox, and she is a widow, so she should not care about the rumors that Fang is a "husband killer". Moreover, she has not left her house these days, and it is said that she is studying astrology. With her company, with her knowledge, as long as she is willing, she can completely turn an unfavorable situation into a favorable one. Now it seems that the second wife has obviously helped Fang.

But she stood in front of the Madam Tai, and did not dare to exchange glances with the Second Madam. She stood there straight, without moving her eyes or eyebrows.

The Second Lady raised her eyebrows and no longer looked at Eleventh Lady.

The third wife was muttering in her heart.

Could it be that I came back too late last night, and the lady-in-waiting had to go out early in the morning for something, and Eleventh Lady didn't have time to tell her about this matter?

She looked towards Eleventh Lady.

Then I saw Eleventh Lady standing there with her eyes on her nose and her nose on her heart.

Could it be that the seductive woman Fang came to greet the old lady every day, and the old lady was old and liked to listen to the sweet words of young people, and Fang was generous in rewarding the people around the old lady, so someone said something in front of the old lady, and the old lady became a little confused, and only remembered the good things about Fang and didn't remember the bad things about her, so she just let it go?

If that's the case, that won't work!

Thinking of this, the Third Madam gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, I told her to stay at home and not run around. You may not know that when I come back this time..."

The lady-in-law waved her hand and interrupted her again: "Although I am your mother-in-law, I have never been involved in your affairs. I am afraid that those mothers in charge and the personal maids will see me slapping you in the face and step on you to make you lose face. You should know that the mistress is the mistress and the maid is the maid. I don't give you face because I am your mother-in-law, and it is not the turn of those people to give you a face. The eldest young lady did something wrong, and you as the mother-in-law should teach her a lesson behind closed doors. Don't say more. Your sister-in-law is standing next to you. You must give your daughter-in-law some dignity in front of the elders!" She added, "Since you are not in good health and there are a lot of trivial matters at home, you don't have to come to greet me these days. Settle the affairs at home first." Then she smiled and looked at the second lady, teasing, "So as to avoid being called a wicked mother-in-law - my daughter-in-law has to come to me to set rules when she is sick!"

The Third Madam's face turned pale and red, and she was anxious. She was about to say something, but the Second Madam smiled and said, "Look at what mother said. If you are an evil mother-in-law, then I'm afraid that 90% of the people in Yanjing City are evil mothers-in-law. You can joke, but don't drag other people into it. Be careful that others will come to settle accounts with you."

The lady laughed and served tea: "You can leave now! I still need to discuss Zhen Jie'er's marriage with Shiyi Niang!"

The Third Lady looked at the Second Lady, who had not even moved, her face turning purple. She stammered "yes", bowed, and retreated.

The lady's face darkened.

"Your second sister-in-law and I went to the Imperial Observatory. For your second sister-in-law's sake, the chief and deputy chief of the Imperial Observatory each read the fortune for Qin'er and Fang. The results were the same. They said that Qin'er lacked wood in his fate, and there would be a hurdle between the ages of thirty and thirty-four. If he wasn't careful, he would offend the water star. He needed someone with a lot of earth in the five elements to help block it. But Fang not only had a lot of earth in the five elements, but also a lot of gold. Gold comes from earth, and her horoscope matches Qin'er's. Not only will she bring prosperity to her husband, but she will also bring prosperity to her children." The old lady looked at Eleventh Lady and said with some emotion, "It seems that you were right. Fang was born to be with our Qin'er." After that, the old lady's face straightened, "Just waiting for news from the fourth brother!"

Since she believed in the divination of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, why did she have to wait for the results of the investigation in Huzhou? In the final analysis, the lady still believed in the facts more. These divinations and stargazing were just to comfort herself.

At this moment, Eleventh Lady only hoped that Fang had not lied and used her sincerity to win a foothold for her in this family.

"The Marquis said that there will be news from Huzhou in half a month at most." She said softly, "Don't worry, mother. We went to the Medicine King Temple to worship the Medicine King. Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye."

The Madam nodded slightly and instructed Eleventh Lady: "The Fang family must not give in. The elders of the Fang family must bring Fang Tanhua to apologize!"

Eleventh Lady replied respectfully, “Yes.”

Mother Du walked in with a smile on her face. Seeing the serious atmosphere, she joked, "It's almost noon now, and you don't feel tired sitting here scolding your daughter-in-law. Poor us two ladies, I'm afraid our legs are stiff." Then she said to the Eleventh Lady and the Second Lady, "The Queen Mother gave us some top-quality Gastrodia elata two days ago, and today the kitchen has stewed Gastrodia elata black chicken soup. You two ladies can't just stand there in vain, you must ask for a bowl of soup before you leave."

The Second Lady and Eleventh Lady both laughed.

The lady pointed at Madam Du and said with a smile, "How clever of you to take my things to please Yizhen and Shiyi Niang!"

"That's also your thing, it can keep the two ladies!"

Upon hearing this, the lady laughed and asked Eleventh Lady to "bring Jin'er here as well. I haven't seen Jin'er today."

Eleventh Lady smiled and asked Zhu Xiang to hug Jing'er, and told Jing'er to call her "Second Aunt".

The second wife smiled and nodded, and said politely, "It seems that she has grown a little taller."

Seeing the Second Madam's cold attitude, Jing'er immediately threw himself into the Grand Madam's arms, calling "Grandma, Grandma".

The old lady was so touched that she asked Yuban to get the rose candy given by the palace, and said to the second lady, "You don't know, he can eat a bowl of rice in one meal. He hasn't seen a doctor since he was born." She completely ignored how tough it was for Jin Ge'er to be born. "If he hadn't been breastfed, his body would have been better." The old lady said with a little disappointment in her tone.

Eleventh Lady originally planned to wean Jing'er at ten months old, but because of the objection of the Madam Tai, she finally delayed it until after the first birthday. Fortunately, Eleventh Lady carefully prepared meals for Jing'er. Although Jing'er lost a lot of weight after weaning, he was more energetic, so the Madam Tai did not say much. Otherwise, Jing'er's weaning would not have been so smooth!

Perhaps the topic was not what the Second Lady was good at, so she smiled and said nothing.

Yuban brought the rose candy.

Eleventh Lady took it with a smile and said, "I'll keep it for Jing'er. I'll give it to him after he has his meal!" She politely declined the reward from the lady dowager.

When Mother Du saw this, she said hurriedly, "The Madam has several small blue and white porcelain jars, which are perfect for storing this rose candy. The Sixth Young Master will definitely like it." The topic then turned to Jing'er - the Madam liked to collect those exquisite little things very much, and for some reason, Jing'er also liked them very much. Whenever he saw them, he would take them for himself. Therefore, the Madam often praised Jing'er for being smart, saying that Jing'er was like her, who was born to know what was good and what was bad. She would turn a blind eye and give Jing'er a reward as long as he liked it.

When the lady heard what Mrs. Du said, she naturally laughed.

Mother Du took the opportunity to ask the maid to serve the meal: "Don't let my Sixth Young Master go hungry!"

The lady touched Jing'er's head lovingly with a kind smile.

The Second Lady looked at the scene in front of her and couldn't help but look deeply at Eleventh Lady. After returning, she said to Jiexiang thoughtfully, "I thought Eleventh Lady only knew how to obey blindly, but I didn't expect that she would also insist sometimes."

Jie Xiang was sitting on the bed sewing the soles of shoes. She smiled and looked up when she heard the words, "Mothers all love their children. Even if the Fourth Madam is submissive, I'm afraid she will be bold when it comes to children."

The Second Madam thought of the way Jing'er wolfed down his meal with a spoon by himself, and couldn't help but laugh: "That child is indeed lovable!"

Jie Xiang laughed: "If you like, just call the Sixth Young Master to play!"

The second wife shook her head and said, "No need!" Then she lay down and said, "I want to sleep."

Jiexiang put down the needle and thread in her hands, moved the lamp, and took a rest on the chaise longue beside her.

The room was quiet. After a long while, Jiexiang gradually fell asleep. Then she heard the Second Madam's sobbing voice: "Tell me, if I had insisted on letting the Second Master take a concubine, would the Second Master have any blood left in this world?"

Jie Xiang was startled and sat up: "Second Madam!"

The second wife had turned over and was facing the bed. "Go to sleep! Find the Jingzhou Divination tomorrow. I want to copy a copy and give it to Wang, the deputy supervisor of the Imperial Observatory."

Jingzhou Zhan is a rare book about stargazing. It is very precious. Many people have never heard of it. The second wife also treasures it very much and keeps it in a camphorwood box. How did she suddenly think of finding this book? And even make a copy for others?

Jiexiang felt a little strange, but the image of Erye's gentle smiling face appeared in her mind, and she felt a little confused.

She didn't bother to ask further questions and just responded with a low "yes".

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At this moment, Eleventh Lady looked at Xu Lingyi in surprise: "Not telling mother? Is this appropriate? She will know sooner or later."

"It's not that I won't tell you." Xu Lingyi sighed, "It's just that I'm going to hold off for a while. First, I'll give my third brother a reason like he hasn't been used to the climate in Shanyang and now he can't stand it anymore, so he wants to resign and come back. Mother will also be prepared. If she knew that my third brother came back like this, I'm afraid she would be so angry that she can't stand it!"

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