For some things, just mentioning them briefly is enough. If you say too much, it will only make people feel disgusted, and sometimes even the reasonable ones will become unreasonable. Xianglin Sao is a typical example.

Eleventh Lady looked at Xu Sizhun's solemn face and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll ask Qiuyu and the others to fetch water for you to wash your faces. That place is full of smoke and you have to greet Grandmother later, so don't offend her." Then she called Qiuyu in and said, "Since you have caused a false alarm to the eldest young lady, don't bother her anymore. Just ask the little maid to fetch water. You can help the fourth and fifth young masters wash up." She asked her to take Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie to the side room. She also called Zhu Xiang in and said, "Go and tell the Madam that there are all kinds of people here today. I'm afraid that I will scare Jin'er, so I won't go out to listen to the opera later."

Zhu Xiang left immediately.

Eleventh Lady's smile faded slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.

In the early years, although Xu Sijie was handsome, he was still young after all. He was raised in the inner courtyard, and relatives and friends came and went. Most of the other children in the Xu family were also outstanding in appearance, but no one noticed it. In recent years, his eyebrows and eyes have gradually grown, and he has gradually become more beautiful than the handsome children of the Xu family. If you don't mention it, you will just think that this child is too delicate. Now that someone has revealed it, it is hard to guarantee that he will not recall the old things and associate him with the famous actress Liu Huifang. Rather than attracting other people's attention and causing some trouble, it is better to find an excuse to stay in the warm room and wait until the show is over.

Eleventh Lady had always been very concerned about Jing'er's affairs, and the Lady Tai had no suspicions. The two children were very excited when Eleventh Lady pulled them to talk about some interesting things in life, and they talked with relish, and did not notice her intentions. Only Jing'er, who had slept well, heard the noise, laughter, and gongs and drums outside, and he could not sit still, and shouted to go out to watch the fun.

Xu Sijie, who always liked to stick to Shiyi Niang, showed an eager expression when he heard this. He pursed his lips, endured it again and again, and finally lowered his head.

Eleventh Lady saw this and secretly sighed. She ordered Zhu Xiang to bring over the Fifth Lady's son, Chen Ge'er: "... to have someone to accompany him, so that Chen Ge'er won't make a fuss."

The Fifth Lady was already unhappy with the Third Lady for inviting so many neighbors, and was afraid that some vulgar people would scare Chen Ge'er. The arrival of Zhu Xiang gave her a way out. She not only asked the wet nurse to send Chen Ge'er to the warm room, but also sent Xin Jie'er there as well.

Fang was in the side room accompanying the lady and her mother. She thought that there was only one little girl, Xin Jie'er, in a room full of boys. She also remembered that she usually got along well with Jin, so she quickly invited Jin to come over to keep her company.

The adults talked and the children listened. Jin was bored at the time, so she went happily after hearing what was said.

The third lady couldn't help but feel angry when she saw this.

Since coming to Yanjing, Madam Fang had fought with her several times, and she lost every time. This time, she deliberately arranged Jin to be next to the Madam Tai, just to let Madam Fang see how the Madam Tai doted on Jin. Who knew that the Madam Tai was sent away by Fang before she could say a few words, and she was sent away with great joy. She couldn't help but feel that she was "a hopeless person".

Since Xin Jieer and Jinger had a grudge over a pair of orioles, she turned away every time she saw Jinger. But Jinger had no memory of the incident and ran to her and called her "sister". Xin Jieer was angry, but seeing Shiyi Niang in front of her, she couldn't ignore her. She reluctantly called her "sixth brother", then ran to Xu Sizhun with a smile and said, "Fourth brother, let's play throwing sandbags." She also looked at Jinger with a proud look.

Jing'er was being chased by her younger brother, Shen'er: "Sixth brother, Sixth brother, let's ride horses!"

Unlike Xin Jie'er, Chen Ge'er likes playing with Jing Ge'er the most. Not only because they are of similar age, but also because they are in Jing Ge'er's room. Eleventh Lady is not like Fifth Lady, who has many restrictions on him. Many things that are not allowed in her own room can be done freely in Jing Ge'er's room. It makes him feel free to do whatever he wants.

As soon as he entered the room, he struggled to slip out of the wet nurse's arms, pulled Jing'er's clothes, and called "Sixth Brother" in a flattering manner: "Let's ride horses!" He looked very fawning.

Xin Jie'er stamped her feet when she saw this, and screamed "Jin Ge'er": "Be careful or I'll tell mom when I get back! Say you were messing around in Jin Ge'er's room."

My father likes my elder sister the most, so she has the worst temper. Chen Ge'er has long turned a blind eye to Xin Jie'er's occasional anger. He continued to pester Jin Ge'er: "Is it okay? Sixth brother. Is it okay?"

Jing'er also likes to play with Chen'er.

In his impression, Xu Siyu is here today and gone tomorrow. He doesn't have a deep impression of him, nor do they have much interaction. He is an insignificant existence. Although Xu Sizhun is good, he is very timid. He is not allowed to do this or that, and he is more controlling than his mother. Xu Sijie lives with him, and he is always patient to accompany him no matter what he wants to do, and even makes chickens and birds for him. But he is not as good as Chen Ge'er - when the two of them play something together, they are always excited and enjoyable.

He immediately climbed up onto the armchair on the long table and clumsily tried to take the feather duster out of the vase.

Ajin saw it and hurried forward to help.

Jing'er gave the feather duster to Chen'er.

Chen Ge'er put his leg between his legs and pretended to ride a horse, jumping around the room and calling out to Jin Ge'er, "Sixth brother, come and play too!"

Jing'er ran to the kang and took the Buddhist whisk, and the two of them laughed and played in the room.

Sister Xin's face was tense.

Xu Sizun hurriedly said: "Second sister, let's throw sandbags!"

Jin also coaxed Xin Jie'er: "Okay, okay! We haven't played together for a long time!"

Sister Xin's complexion looked better.

Children, now you don’t like me and I don’t like you, but when you grow up, they will all be beautiful memories.

Shiyi Niang saw this and smiled as she gave up the kang for Xin Jie to throw sandbags.

The two younger ones started fighting, one holding a feather duster and the other holding a Buddhist dustpan.

The house is more lively than during Chinese New Year.

Eleventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief.

When she got home, she asked Xu Lingyi, "What do people outside tell me about my brother?"

Xu Lingyi was stunned and asked, "What rumors have you heard?"

Eleventh Lady told Xu Lingyi everything that happened today: "...If there is a first time, there will be a second time. We can't protect him forever. We should make plans early!"

Xu Lingyi pondered and said, "What do you mean?"

"Tomorrow, at the beginning of spring, Jie'er will move to the outer courtyard." Shiyi Niang said, "I want to arrange a more secluded courtyard for him, and let Chief Steward Bai pick a few smart servants for Jie'er, so that it won't be easy for him to get the news. After two years, when he is more sensible, I will tell him his life story. I won't say much else, just say that his biological mother was the Marquis's concubine, and later his biological mother died, so the Marquis took him back..."

Xu Lingyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do as you wish!"

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A few days later, it was the winter solstice. Eleventh Lady took the opportunity to help the lady put up the Jiujiu Xiaohan map and told her about this matter: "... It's quiet here, and it's good for reading."

When the boys of the Xu family turned ten, they would move to the outer courtyard to live in another courtyard. As for how to arrange it, Shiyi Niang was the mother, so naturally she would listen to her. The lady-in-waiting did not think about it carefully. While smiling and feeding a small piece of persimmon cake to Jing'er, she said, "Just arrange it!"

"Then I will start preparing for Jie'er's move!" Eleventh Lady said, handing the lady a pen dipped in vermilion paint, so that she could add petals to the plum blossom picture on the Jiujiu Xiaohan Tu - when all ninety-nine petals were added, winter would be over.

Jinger stood up and said, "Grandma, Grandma, I'll light it for you."

"Okay, okay, okay." The lady dotingly handed the pen to Jing'er, "Our Jing'er will help grandma light it." After saying that, she uttered a "huh" as if she remembered something, and said, "Last time I went to the opera, Madam Fang said that she would leave for Huzhou in the next few days. You can ask Zhuxiang to get the money for the ceremony from Yuban!"

According to the old rules in the An Mansion, the ceremonial fee for a relative like Madam Fang was twenty taels of silver. The Madam asked her to take it from the jade tablet, which meant that she was using her own account, and it was clear that she wanted to add some.

Eleventh Lady thought of how Madam Fang acted in front of Madam Tai and knew that Madam Tai had a crush on Madam Fang. She smiled and agreed, and when Madam Fang left, she invited a table for a banquet. In addition to the Madam Tai's ceremonials, she also presented her own ceremonials.

Mrs. Fang thanked him with a smile and returned to Huzhou. When she sent the Spring Festival gifts to the Third Lady a year ago, she specially sent two fifty-year-old ginsengs to the Grand Lady and a few taels of the best blood swallows to the Eleventh Lady. She added 10% to the gifts sent by the Grand Lady and the Eleventh Lady.

Eleventh Lady told Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi said, "That's why I say you shouldn't get involved with people like this - if you don't send them gifts, they'll think you're being rude; if you send them gifts, they'll want to settle the bill with you and even add a little more, which is really boring."

Eleventh Lady laughed when she heard this and said, "I heard that the Left Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate took a special liking to Fang Tanhua and wanted to invite him to work in the Metropolitan Censorate? Is this true? If so, their family will have another Imperial Censor!"

Xu Lingyi asked curiously: "Who told you that?"

Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "My Lord, you are only allowed to keep an eye on all directions, but I am not allowed to listen to all directions!"

Xu Lingyi laughed.

A maidservant came in and said, "Madam, the New Year gifts from Gaoqing and Nanjing have arrived!"

The things are put into the warehouse by the managers from the outer courtyard. If there are mothers accompanying the car, they will come in to greet and give some small gifts.

Eleventh Lady left Xu Lingyi and went to the flower hall.

As usual, Nanjing sent some fashionable ornaments. The lady no longer saw guests, so Shiyi Niang gave her some silver and a feast to send her off to have a drink and rest. Qi Niang sent some medicinal herbs. In addition to greeting Shiyi Niang, she also brought two letters.

"One letter is for Madam, and the other is for Fifth Madam." The old woman could not hide her joy. "Our Madam was diagnosed with pregnancy in September, and is doing well now. Thinking that Madam and Fifth Madam have been worried about our Madam, I had to send a letter to both ladies in advance. Fifth Madam is about to give birth, and Madam has made some small clothes and sent them over. That's why we postponed the time for sending the New Year gifts and did several things at once. I hope Madam won't mind!" As she said this, she bent her knees and bowed.

"Really!" Eleventh Lady couldn't help but feel happy for Seventh Lady after hearing this. She couldn't wait to open the letter, glanced at it, and hurriedly called Qiuyu with a smile, "Accompany this mother to the Fifth Lady."

The old woman left happily.

After being happy, Shiyi Niang suddenly thought of the adopted son adopted by Qi Niang...

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