When Fang Ji heard Shiyi Niang say "Please ask the elders of the Fang family to come forward and clarify", he knew that she wanted to attribute his actions to the reckless behavior of a junior.

His heart brightened.

This is the way the Xu family gives the Fang family a way out.

The prerequisite is that the Fang family must apologize to the Xu family and admit that his behavior was disrespectful.

Since the Fang family asked him to handle the matter, they had this in mind. As long as the Xu family agreed not to divorce the wife, the Fang family was willing to admit their mistakes. But if the Xu family did not divorce the wife, it would mean that their sister's claims that she was a jinx were all nonsense. Could the Xu family accept this?

Fang Ji needs a promise.

"Filial piety is the most important virtue, and obedience comes first." Shiyi Niang said jokingly, and he couldn't act stiff and rigid. Fang Ji smiled and said, "But this 'If your parents make mistakes, you should advise them to change' is also a saying of the saints. It makes people feel difficult to make a decision!"

The atmosphere became a lot more relaxed and cheerful.

The Third Lady is Fang's mother-in-law, so Fang naturally has to be filial to her.

Fang Ji said this just to ask her for an explanation, to know what the Xu family was going to do about Fang's claim that she was a murderer. But the lady was still waiting for news from Huzhou, so she couldn't give Fang Ji a definite answer at this time.

Eleventh Lady could only smile and said, "Uncle Fang is indeed the third place winner chosen by the Emperor. He can quote classics and scriptures effortlessly. It is truly admirable. I wish our Second Young Master could have the knowledge of Uncle Fang one day."

Practicing Tai Chi with Fang Ji.

Fang Ji couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

But he also knew that this matter was of great importance and that a satisfactory result would not be achieved in one or two attempts. The Xu family was willing to sit down with the Fang family to discuss this matter, so the Fang family at least had a chance. If the Fang family wanted my sister to divorce, why did they spend so much time marrying my sister to Yanjing? Everyone in the family hoped that my sister could live a good life. Especially my deceased grandmother, who was still blaming herself until her death that she should not have thought of marrying my sister off just because Mr. Hu was so handsome, regardless of his age and youth...

His family had given him this task, so he couldn't mess it up.

He cheered up and greeted Eleventh Lady: "The Second Young Master is studying with Mr. Jiang from Jinxi Academy. His academic progress is just around the corner..."

The two of them were talking to each other, laughing and joking, but each of them had their own thoughts.

One is that he won't let go until he gets a promise and asks his elders to apologize, and the other is that it is impossible to make a promise without the words of the lady.

Whether it is true or not depends entirely on the Xu family.

There is no point in saying more.

Eleventh Lady called Zhu Xiang in to refill the tea.

This was what she and Xu Siyu had agreed on.

When she called Zhu Xiang to refill her tea, she had run out of words. It was time for Xu Siyu to take the stage.

After a while, the little maid came in and reported: "Fourth Madam, the Second Young Master wants to see you!"

The conversation was interrupted.

Xu Siyu invited Fang Ji to sit with him.

Fang Ji also knew that Xu Lingyi would have to make the final decision on this matter.

He smiled, stood up and said goodbye, and went to Xu Siyu.

Eleventh Lady went to the lady's place.

Thinking that the Third Master was being roasted by the fire at the moment, Fang Ji did not dare to say what the Third Master said. She only told the Fang family's plan.

Compared to her anger last time, the old lady was very calm this time. She just nodded slightly and talked about going to Yaowang Temple: "... Let's take Jing'er with us!" The old lady's eyes narrowed with smiles as she spoke, "Ask the fourth brother to send more guards. This is the first time our Jing'er has gone out since he was a child!"

On April 28, Medicine King Bodhisattva’s birthday, Medicine King Temple will be filled with incense, and the whole temple will be shrouded in smoke. Eleventh Lady had been there before. The incense made people cough. Jin Ge’er was still young, how could he withstand such a scene.

Eleventh Lady hesitated and said, "There were so many people that day, and it was so noisy. Would Jin Ge'er be scared? Otherwise, we can take Jin Ge'er there another day?"

"That's right!" The lady was a little frustrated. "There were all kinds of people there. I even saw someone playing with snakes once." She gestured with her hands twice, "It's as big as a bowl. It's scary to wear it around your body. Don't let our Jing'er see it."

"Then we should go on May 16th, what do you think?" Eleventh Lady didn't want to disappoint the old man, so she smiled and said, "Let's go after the Dragon Boat Festival. Then we can call Zhenjie, Yuge, Zhunge, Jiege, Xinjie, Shenge, Qinge and his wife, and Jiange from the third room. It will be so lively!"

"Okay!" The lady liked the feeling of having children and grandchildren around her, and she immediately became interested. "Then ask the fourth son to send a few more guards. Let's go to the Medicine King Temple. No, not the Medicine King Temple, let's go to the Yunju Temple." She then asked Eleventh Lady, "Do you know the Yunju Temple?"

Eleventh Lady hurriedly shook her head: "This is the first time I've heard of it."

"It's on the outskirts of the city. It houses the relics of Sakyamuni Buddha." The lady narrowed her eyes and looked very happy, changing her previous silence. "It's very quiet. The temple is big and beautiful. There are towering trees in front and behind that are as thick as a man's embrace. Jing'er and the others will definitely like it."

The old man has been in a bad mood these days. Eleventh Lady tried to join in the fun and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, let's go and have some fun." The topic shifted from going to the Yaowang Temple to Sixteenth Lady's visit to the Yunju Temple.

Xu Lingyi heaved a sigh of relief when he found out: "I always feel that mother must know about Third Brother's affairs. It's good for her to go out and relax if she is in the mood. But remember to keep a close eye on Jin Ge'er. He can't blink."

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't you still have Yu Ge'er?"

Xu Lingyi couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "You are really good at ordering people around."

"He is my brother!" Eleventh Lady smiled.

The big almond-shaped eyes flickered and entered Xu Lingyi's heart.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch her face. He said, "What should I give as a gift for the emperor's eldest grandson's 100th day?"

Xu Lingyi's voice was low and mellow, and his gaze at her was gentle and serious.

Eleventh Lady felt peaceful and calm in her heart. She closed her eyes and leaned into his arms: "I will listen to you, Lord!"

Jing'er's clear and pleasant laughter came from outside.

Xu Lingyi knew that Xu Sijie was playing Cuju with Jing'er. He thought that he would not stop for an hour, and Jing'er had been sleeping with them these days...

He whispered, "Really? You'll obey me in everything?"...

*

The little maid who came to ask whether the dinner would be at the Madam's or at home stood at the door of the inner room for a long time before she got Xu Lingyi's instruction: "We'll have it at home!"

Eleventh Lady hurriedly adjusted her clothes and said hesitantly, "Why don't we go to eat at mother's place? Don't you still want to tell mother about Third Master?"

Xu Lingyi took out the target mirror from under the pillow and showed it to her: "How can you go to your mother in this state?"

Eleventh Lady's face suddenly turned red. She reached out to grab the mirror and threw it aside. She tried to remain calm and said, "What's wrong with me? My Lord, go change your clothes! Be careful that the children will come and see you acting so frivolous."

"Tell me, why am I so dishonest?"

"My Lord, please get up. Brother Jin has been playing outside for such a long time. I'm afraid he's about to come in..."

As if to confirm her words, there was the sound of tinkling silver bells outside the window - in this courtyard, besides Eleventh Lady, only Jing'er dared to wear jewelry that made a sound.

Xu Lingyi turned it over immediately.

The sound of bells faded away from the window, and among them was the resonant voice of Jing'er: "Brother, play football!"

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Eleventh Lady hurriedly pushed him: "It's almost time to eat!"

Xu Lingyi looked up at her: "Call me!"

Eleventh Lady was stunned for a moment, but soon understood.

She pretended not to understand, quickly stood up, straightened her clothes, and called out "My Lord".

Xu Lingyi hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear: "Just like you did just now, call me!"

What do you mean by just like before... It was clearly his request, okay?

Eleventh Lady ignored him, but her face turned red.

Xu Lingyi laughed softly, tightened his arms, and coaxed her softly: "Call me!"

Eleventh Lady answered him perfunctorily: "Call me later!"

She bit her lip quickly.

Qiuyu's voice came from outside: "My Lord, Madam, shall we have dinner in the inner room or in the west room?"

Eleventh Lady knew that this guy was hypocritical - although he didn't take those servants seriously, he would never let her embarrass herself in front of them...

Let him do whatever he wants.

"Alas!" Xu Lingyi sighed and responded to Qiuyu loudly, "Put it in the west room." Then he rubbed her long-lost hair helplessly and said, "Hurry up and pack it up. We're going to have dinner!"

Eleventh Lady turned around and threw herself into his arms, buried her face in his chest, and called out "Good brother" in a muffled voice.

It happened as he wished.

The corners of Xu Lingyi's mouth curled up high.

*

After the Taifu's birthday, it was April 28th. Taifu led the Second Madam, Eleventh Madam, and Fifth Madam to the Yaowang Temple to burn incense. The Third Madam also came.

"You'd better stay at home and take care of yourself!" The old lady lowered her head and adjusted the red sandalwood Buddhist beads wrapped three times on her wrist, not looking at her. "There are so many people here today, so I don't want to disturb you. If the illness you just recovered from relapses, it will be troublesome." As she said that, she stretched out her hand for the second lady to support her, and asked the fifth lady, "Have you settled down with Chen'er? Don't just go out and play. Leave him to Xiaowu. Is he a person who can take care of children?"

The fifth lady hurried forward and supported the lady-in-waiting: "Mother, look at what you said. Am I that kind of person? Mother Shi is at home!" She just happened to block the third lady who was standing nearby behind her.

The lady nodded and was supported by two people to go out.

The maids, mothers and old women serving in the house all followed suit.

Only the third wife was left, standing alone in the middle of the hall.

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Double update tomorrow!

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