Eleventh Lady was a little surprised and said with a smile: "My niece from my mother's family is here. Tell the Fifth Lady that we will go to her place after we pay our respects to the Madam."

The maid hurriedly said "Congratulations" and said with a smile, "My wife asked when the eldest cousin would come a few days ago. It's just right, I will go and tell my wife. When my wife knows, she will be so happy!" She added, "Fourth Madam, please let me greet the eldest cousin before going back! Otherwise, if my wife knows that I have returned like this, she will scold me for not knowing the rules!"

She was using the Fifth Lady's name to promote Yingniang. Eleventh Lady smiled but did not stop her.

After a while, Yingniang came out after washing and dressing up.

Her double spiral bun was simply tied with two pearl hoops, and she wore a grass green jacket with moon-white rims and a white embroidered skirt. She didn't look particularly eye-catching, but she looked elegant and decent.

Eleventh Lady smiled and went with her to the lady's place.

After one year old, Yingying could already walk with the help of something. The lady had her put on the kang, and she was walking with the help of the kang table.

When she saw Eleventh Lady, she tilted her pink little face and called out "Grandma", but because she didn't pronounce it correctly, the word "Grandma" was vague, while the word "Mom" was very clear, as if she was calling "Mother", which made everyone laugh.

"When I first met your aunt, she was about your age." The lady held Yingniang's hand and said, "In the blink of an eye, you are so old, and I am old too!" She sighed at the end.

"Confucius said that at sixty one's ears are attuned, and at seventy one can follow one's heart's desire without breaking the rules." Yingniang said with a smile, "We are so envious of them!"

The lady laughed out loud, "You kid, you've actually read Confucius' words." She nodded her head, as if she was pleased. "Stay here for dinner. I'll let your cousin Xin accompany you." She pointed at Xiang and said, "You stay too." Then she asked someone to call Jiang and "bring Ting'er with you to have dinner together."

Yingniang took the opportunity to glance at Shiyi Niang.

Seeing Eleventh Lady smiling at her, she smiled and said "yes".

The lady said angrily, "You don't have to look at her. I want you to stay, and she dare not disagree."

The Eleventh Lady today is not the Eleventh Lady of the past. She has been in charge of the household affairs of the Yongping Marquis' Mansion for ten years. The only one who dares to speak like this to her is the Lady Dowager.

The people in the room laughed again after hearing this.

"Madam, your heart is too biased!" Someone laughed and came in through the curtain, "You're just thinking about the sons and daughters-in-law of the fourth sister-in-law. I haven't even had dinner yet!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young woman wearing a rose-red gold jacket and a peony bun walking in with a smile.

Yingniang saw the tourmaline bracelets on her hands, each the size of a fingernail, all transparent blue, and of extraordinary quality. She knew that this was the fifth wife of the Yongping Marquis's mansion.

After being introduced by Eleventh Lady, she bowed with a smile and called out "Fifth Madam".

Madam Wu pointed to Xin Jieer who was following behind her and said, "This is your second cousin!" She then pointed to Cheng Geer and said, "This is your eighth cousin."

The two girls greeted each other, but Cheng Ge'er pulled Ying Niang and asked, "Cousin, did you come here by boat or by car?"

Yingniang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I took a bus to Hangzhou, then took a boat from Hangzhou to Tongzhou, and then took a bus to Yanjing."

Cheng Ge'er showed an envious look.

The Fifth Lady took Yingniang's hand and said, "Don't worry about him! Ever since your seventh cousin went out, your eighth cousin has been talking about when he can go out and play like your seventh cousin."

This was the Xu family's affair, and Yingniang just smiled slightly.

Everyone sat down according to their seatedness, and Jiang arrived with the wet nurse holding Ting'er.

After Shiyi Niang said that, she suddenly became silent, with dark circles under her eyelids. Everyone thought she was just being disturbed by the noise of the child, and the lady even said, "Young man, your health is more important. You can't leave Ting'er in my room for a few days."

"You are old, and even your Sixth Uncle has never scolded you like this. How can you let Brother Ting scold you?" She refused tactfully, but she gradually became thinner.

She saluted the elders somewhat stiffly, and then said some polite words to Yingniang with a smile. She was neither overly affectionate nor overly cold, and seemed very low-key.

Yingniang couldn't help but feel strange when she saw this.

When I saw this fourth cousin's wife during the Chinese New Year last year, she looked like a jewel surrounded by a pile of jewels, her speech was clear and her spirits were high. But a year later, she gave birth to her eldest grandson, which was the icing on the cake, but why did she look so lonely and a little depressed?

She walked forward and bowed with a smile, and Jiang took off a pearl bracelet from her hand and gave it to her as a gift.

Seeing that everyone was laughing together, the lady called Mama Du and asked the maids to serve dinner.

Everyone surrounded the lady and went to the banquet room in the east corner.

After dinner, several juniors gathered in front of the Taifu to talk, while the Fifth Lady winked at Eleventh Lady. The two stood at the door between the hall and the west side room. People in the room could see them as soon as they looked up, and they could also see the situation in the room, like elders leaving a place for the younger generation to talk.

"Someone told our sister Xin about a family. I'm a little undecided and want to discuss it with you." He looked very hesitant.

Eleventh Lady imitated her and spoke in a low voice: "Fifth brother's wife, tell me!"

"… His surname is Lu, and his given name is Xian. His father was once the commander of the Right Guard of the Cavalry, but was killed in battle when he followed his fourth brother on an expedition to the northwest. He was appointed as the co-magistrate of Tianjin by imperial decree. He is said to be handsome, good at archery and horse riding, and well-versed in classics and history. Although he is already eighteen years old this year, the people I sent to inquire about him said that Mr. Lu has very high standards and has always wanted to find someone he likes. I dare not say anything else about our Xin Jie, but her appearance is impressive..." The Fifth Lady smiled and glanced at the Eleventh Lady, "The matchmaker and I have agreed to meet in two days, and I would like to ask the Fourth Sister-in-law to help take a look - the Fourth Sister-in-law is not like me. After all, she has been a matchmaker several times and has experience."

It turned out to be because of this matter.

"Okay!" Eleventh Lady smiled, "The governor of Tianjin is Dawei, the co-governor, so he should be of the fifth rank, right? Although she is marrying far away, Tianjin is only five or six days away from Beijing. The post roads are smooth, and it is convenient to go. Mr. Lu has good looks, is talented, and inherited an official title..." She nodded slightly, "He and our sister Xin are a match made in heaven!"

The Fifth Lady smiled, with a hint of pride in her brows.

After two years, I finally found a good house for my daughter.

"Fourth sister-in-law, what do you think? Should we have the wedding at Xiangguo Temple or Ciyuan Temple?"

"What does matchmaker mean?" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "If there is no one who is suitable, it is better to listen to the matchmaker's arrangement."

The Fifth Lady smiled and shook her head: "I just don't want to listen to the matchmaker's arrangement. Who knows what's going on." She told an anecdote: "... On the day of the wedding, the man rode a horse and the woman covered her mouth with a fan. On the wedding night, when the veil was lifted, it was discovered that the woman had a wart at the corner of her mouth and the man was lame."

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but laugh softly.

"What are you two whispering about?" The lady laughed as she listened, "You are having fun hiding there!"

"You're just joking!" Madam Wu and Shiyi Niang smiled at each other and walked over. "I'll tell you one day!" Madam Wu walked over, and Jiang, who was sitting next to Madam Tai, stood up and made room for her. Madam Wu was not polite, she smiled and sat down, took the beauty hammer from the maid, and gently helped Madam Tai beat it. "Don't let those little girls eavesdrop."

The lady laughed.

Eleventh Lady asked Jiang: "I heard from Baozhu that you have not been sleeping well these days. Are you feeling better now? Do you want to ask a doctor to come and see you?"

After being scolded by the mother-in-law, instead of accepting the advice with an open mind, she even acted as if she was unable to sleep or eat. Aren't you just saying that the mother-in-law was wrong to teach her a lesson?

Jiang said hurriedly, "I'm fine. It may be spring, and I'm feeling sleepy."

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded, "That's good. I was thinking that in a few days it will be the third day of March, which is the Daughter's Day and also Jie'er's birthday. Jie'er is easy to deal with, we can just have a bowl of birthday noodles together as usual. But the spring banquet on March 3rd must be well organized. Jin'er's yard has not been cleaned up yet, and your father-in-law wrote to say that he will leave for Yanjing in mid-March. I want to clean up Qingyin Residence before your father-in-law comes back. If you are in good health, come and help me organize the banquet on March 3rd!"

"Mother-in-law!" Jiang looked at Eleventh Lady in surprise.

I cannot recognize the true appearance of Mount Lu because I was born in it.

Shiyi Niang's words were so clear that Jiang Shi would be able to get a clue if she thought about it carefully. But on one side was her natal family, and on the other was her husband's family. She really didn't know what to do? In front of her mother-in-law, she had to remain silent.

Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law broke the deadlock first and asked her to help organize the March 3rd Spring Banquet in front of so many people.

"So, the fourth son has really decided to leave in mid-March?" The lady only heard this sentence out of a bunch of words. "He said the same thing when he wrote to me. I thought he was just kidding me." She quickly called Eleventh Lady over to ask, "They should be able to come back for the Dragon Boat Festival, right? You should think carefully about how to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. You haven't been home for most of the year!"

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "The Marquis just wants to rush back to celebrate your birthday. He will definitely be here during the Dragon Boat Festival. Then I will discuss with you how to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival."

The lady nodded with satisfaction: "Tell them not to rush on the road, their health is the most important. It doesn't matter whether he comes back or not on my birthday. I know he is filial..." She talked for most of the day.

Jiang stood there, looking at Eleventh Lady's peaceful smiling face, feeling mixed emotions.

Does this act of my mother-in-law count as training before I officially hand over the home to her?

Amber also had such concerns: "…What matters should I ask the Fourth Young Madam for instructions? What matters should I ask you for instructions?"

"What should we do about the Spring Banquet? How much money should we spend? How should we spend the money? Let the Fourth Young Madam give us a plan." Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "I have seen it. You just need to follow the plan. What should we buy? How should we decorate the flower hall? How should we decide on the menu? Just discuss it with the Fourth Young Madam." She added, "Tell Madam Wen to copy the account books of the mansion in the past few years to the Fourth Young Madam. This way, she will have a clear idea of ​​what to do."

Amber responded and left.

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The update is a bit late, please get up tomorrow morning and read it!

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