Chapter 700: Effort (Part 2)

The Luo family wrote in July to ask about the specific date of the wedding, but Yingniang didn't get married until early December.

After worshipping heaven and earth and acknowledging their relationship, Xu Siyi and Yingniang went to pay their respects to the lady dowager.

Seeing the girl wearing a pair of bright red clothes, the old lady was delighted. She took Yingniang's hand and nodded continuously, and asked the second lady who was serving beside her: "Do you think she looks like Shiyi Niang?"

In fact, the two people are not alike.

Madam Ke liked Shiyi Niang, and the Second Madam now treated Madam Ke as a child. Upon hearing this, she looked at Ying Niang carefully with a smile and said, "I think they look a bit like her!"

The lady smiled and said to Yingniang, "When your aunt married, she was the same age as you and could talk. But she was not shy at all. In this respect, you should take after your aunt."

Although Yingniang had a cheerful personality, she was a bride after all, and she blushed when she was praised by the lady-in-waiting.

"How can I compare to my aunt!" she said modestly, "My aunt has a good temper and is a virtuous person. There is a lot I can learn from her!"

"Wrong, wrong!" As soon as she finished speaking, Huang San, the grandmother who had accompanied them, laughed and joked, "You can't call her aunt now, you have to call her mother!"

Yingniang couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

Everyone laughed.

Mother Du handed Yingniang the gift she had prepared for the meeting. The lady took off a tourmaline bracelet from her hand and gave it to Yingniang to wear: "This is also for you." Then she said, "Live a good life and have children for our Xu family as soon as possible."

Both of them lowered their heads in shame and responded in a mosquito-like voice: "Yes."

The second wife gave a pair of oriental pearl flowers as a gift.

Xu Si'e and Yingniang expressed their gratitude. Third Madam Huang said some festive words. Seeing that it was getting late, she said goodbye to the Tai Madam and the Second Madam and went to the banquet.

The room fell silent. The old lady took a long breath and leaned softly on the large pillow behind her: "Okay, we're just waiting for Sister Xin to get married." She relaxed as if she had accomplished something very important.

The Second Lady smiled knowingly and handed the newly replaced charcoal hand warmer to the Grand Lady: "You have been waiting since this morning. Now that you have met the new bride, take a break!"

The lady nodded slightly and closed her eyes.

The second wife tucked in the corner of the quilt of the old lady's bag and watched over her quietly. When she saw that her breathing became gradually even, she picked up a book beside her and started reading.

Jiang changed into her daily rose-red embroidered jacket and asked Baozhu, "Where is Ting?"

"Just fell asleep!" Baozhu smiled and offered Jiang a cup of hot tea. "With the nurse and others taking care of him, Ting'er is having a lot of fun. Don't worry! You must have been exhausted these days."

When Xu Siyi got married, although he had a mother-in-law, she was still responsible for all the details. She finally breathed a sigh of relief after the newlyweds were welcomed home without any mistakes.

Jiang nodded, took a sip of hot tea, and felt much more relaxed both physically and mentally. Just as she was about to ask Xu Sizhen, he came back.

After Xu Sizhen got married, Xu Sizhen helped to take care of the affairs of the outer court.

"My husband!" Jiang stood up and helped Xu Sizhen change his clothes. "Have all the guests outside left?"

"I'll do it myself!" Xu Sizhen said softly, "You've been very busy these days." He ordered the maid to help him change his clothes, and said to Jiang: "The Marquis of Weibei and the Marquis of Yongchang haven't left yet. They are drinking with dad in the flower hall in the outer courtyard!"

After hearing this, Jiang frowned slightly and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?" Xu Sizhen asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"

"Nothing!" Jiang smiled, then she felt a little uneasy again, and said, "Husband, the father-in-law hasn't even gone to bed yet, and you're back so early... Don't you need to wait on him?"

"I wanted to serve on the side." Xu Sizhen said with a smile, "but my father asked me to come back early to rest, and since my sixth brother was here, I came back first!" At this point, he seemed to remember something and smiled brilliantly, "Didn't you see what my sixth brother looked like? He held a wine pot and filled up anyone's empty glass, regardless of whether the person was talking or eating. This made Weibei Hou dare not put down the glass, for fear that my sixth brother would fill it up again if he wasn't careful..."

"Really?" Jiang also smiled, but the smile was a little forced.

My father-in-law is so good to his youngest son.

Not only did he personally supervise her martial arts training, but he also allowed her to do whatever she wanted on such occasions.

But my husband never knows how to please others...

"You too," she said helplessly, "Sixth brother is still young after all, and you, as an older brother, don't know how to take care of your younger brother!"

Xu Sizhen smiled awkwardly: "It was the Prince of Yongchang who said that he is the prince and I am also the prince, and he would feel uncomfortable with me being there, so my sixth brother took the initiative to help hold the pot..."

You take everything others say to heart.

Although they are both princes, the prince of Yongchang is the elder...

Jiang secretly sighed in her heart and whispered, "It's getting late, husband, you should go to bed early! We still have to accompany the people who are delivering Yuanfan in Gongxian Hutong tomorrow!"

Xu Sizhen agreed with a smile, and talked to Jiang about tomorrow's affairs: "My eldest cousin and fifth cousin sent the bride off together. The master will leave for Yuhang the day after tomorrow. I want to see them off at Xichun Tower tomorrow night..."

The eldest cousin is Luo Jiaxiu and the fifth cousin is Luo Jiageng.

"Will we be able to make it in time?" Jiang said calmly, "My fifth brother's wife and his family are coming back tomorrow. They should have to have dinner in Gongxian Hutong before they come back!"

"When the time comes, you can bring your fifth brother along as well." Xu Sizhen smiled nonchalantly and went to the bathroom.

Jiang sat there, not moving for a long time.

When Xu Siyu heard that Jian'er was holding a pot in the flower hall, he laughed and bent down to touch the head of his daughter Yingying who was greeting him: "Yingying, your sixth uncle is a smart guy! The prince of Yongchang Marquis clearly wanted to use your sixth uncle to get Weibei Marquis drunk. I just don't know what benefits the prince of Yongchang Marquis promised your sixth uncle?"

Yingying was already very good at speaking. She blinked her big eyes and imitated her father's accent: "Sixth Uncle is a smart guy!"

Xu Siyu laughed.

Gan came in and couldn't help but laugh when she saw this: "Yingying, stop talking nonsense. You can criticize Sixth Uncle? It's getting late, why don't you go to bed."

My father is lenient, my mother is strict. Yingying likes her father more because he is often not at home.

She stuck out her tongue at Xu Siyu and quickly replied, "Yes," then respectfully saluted her father and retreated with her wet nurse.

Xu Siyu stopped smiling and asked Gan: "Has mother gone to bed?"

"Not yet!" Gan said, "Mother said she wanted to embroider for a while, but I saw that it seemed that she was waiting for father-in-law, so she came back first!"

Xu Siyu nodded and told her: "Don't interfere in the affairs of the family, but you should pay more attention to the things in your mother's house. Make shoes and socks, and take care of the flowers and plants. If you have nothing to do, help her."

Gan replied respectfully, "Yes," and helped Xu Siyu to wash and dress.

Eleventh Lady waited until midnight before seeing Xu Lingyi, who was slightly drunk.

"Early tomorrow morning, my brother and Yingniang have to go to the temple to pay respects," she scolded as she helped Xu Lingyi over. "Don't be unable to get up tomorrow because of a headache!"

"No, no." Xu Lingyi smiled and held Shiyi Niang's face, "I remember everything about you!"

The maid on duty lowered her head and pretended not to see it.

Eleventh Lady slapped Xu Lingyi's hand away: "Come on, take a break! Stop getting drunk and going crazy here!"

"This is called a drunken madness!" Xu Lingyi glanced at her, his big eyes bright and dazzling, "You haven't seen me when I'm drunken madness!" As he said this, he suddenly hugged Shiyi Niang horizontally, "Today I'll show you how I go crazy when I'm drunk!"

Eleventh Lady cried out in surprise and hurriedly hugged his neck: "Xu Lingyi..." Her voice was a little panicked.

Xu Lingyi laughed and put Shiyi Niang on the bed: "I was just teasing you!" He touched Shiyi Niang's face affectionately, "I really drank a little too much today!" Then he fell beside Shiyi Niang, "Moyan, our Jian Ge'er is really smart. Let's bring him to the palace for the New Year this year!"

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

In previous years, Xu Lingyi found excuses to prevent Jiang'er from entering the palace.

"My Lord, do you think that Jian'er's temper has improved a lot?" She thought for a moment and said calmly.

"Hmm!" Xu Lingyi replied lazily, "Zi Qi wanted to get the Marquis of Weibei drunk, but was afraid that ordinary servants would not dare to pour wine, so he promised Jin Ge'er two hundred taels of silver. Jin Ge'er refused and instead criticized Zi Qi, saying that Zi Qi did not treat him as a nephew. Zi Qi was so happy that he said that Jin Ge'er was sensible. When pouring wine for the Marquis of Weibei, he poured a circle of wine without missing a single glass, but he always found a chance to pour another glass for the Marquis of Weibei when he and Zi Qi were drinking. He was humorous and interesting. The Marquis of Weibei was in a state of confusion, and he had to drink. Now that the Marquis of Weibei was drunk, Jian Ge'er and his personal servant sent the Marquis of Weibei to the guest room, and helped sober him up, and helped serve tea and water..." As he spoke, his expression became cheerful, "I think, even if the Marquis of Weibei knew that Jian Ge'er was entrusted by Ziqi to pour wine for him, he probably wouldn't blame him. Silently," Xu Lingyi leaned to the side and took Shiyi Niang's hand, "Jin Ge'er knows what to do, and nothing will happen!"

Besides, it is impossible for a family like theirs to stay out of the palace forever.

Eleventh Lady replied "OK": "There are some rules, the Marquis should teach him well."

Xu Lingyi nodded.

After Xu Siyi and his wife returned home three days later, they sent Luo Jiaxiu and others away, and the family began to prepare for the New Year. He called Jiange'er to his side and taught him the rules of entering the palace. He also told him who were the people in the palace, which eunuchs served each of them, what these eunuchs were in charge of, and what kind of personalities they had...

Jian Ge'er treated it as a story and listened to it with great interest.

On the first day of the new year, he happily followed Eleventh Lady into the palace.

In the past, Xu Lingyi always found excuses to decline. The empress saw his worries and did not force him. After all, she had seen Jian'er when he was still a baby, so when she heard that Jian'er had entered the palace, the empress immediately became impatient and ordered Huang Xianying: "Hurry and bring him in for me to see!"

Huang Xianying glanced at the royal blue enamel clepsydra watch...it was almost time for the audience...but seeing that the Empress had already stood up with an anxious expression, she decided to bring in the Sixth Young Master of the Yongping Marquis' Mansion first.

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