Chapter 717: Sharp Edge (Part 1)

Shiyi Niang felt that she could no longer let Jiangeer go like this, and it was time to have a serious talk with him. Many adults couldn't resist the temptations of pleasure, let alone a thirteen-year-old child?

She went to Qingyinju.

The courtyard was quiet. Ah Jin was instructing a few new maids to do needlework in the east room. When she heard that Shiyi Niang was coming, she left the maids behind and hurried out of the house. "Has Jian'er not come back yet?" Shiyi Niang looked at the sky which was gradually getting darker, with a little worry on her face.

"Not yet!" Ajin answered respectfully and welcomed Shiyi Niang into the inner room.

After serving tea and snacks, Shiyi Niang sent away the people around her and kept Ah Jin to talk.

"When does Jiange usually come back these days?"

"I come back at dusk every day." Ah Jin hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth. "Some times I come back at dawn. After washing my face, I go to Xiumuyuan again." "Have you been drinking?"

"I came back these few days reeking of alcohol..." Ajin's answer was very tactful.

Eleventh Lady thought of another thing, and her expression became slightly serious: "Does he smell like makeup?" Ah Jin nodded lightly.

Eleventh Lady clenched her hands on the table into fists, her face looked frighteningly cold, and after a while she said, "I'll wait for Jian'er here. Just do whatever you need to do!"

Ah Quan squirmed back.

The light gradually faded, and the room was finally dark.

A maid came in with a basket of candles, smiling. Ah Jin whispered something. It was quiet outside, with only the sounds of lanterns being taken out and hung up. Soon, balls of bright red light shone in through the window.

Black tables and chairs, red light, solemn and depressing.

Eleventh Lady fell asleep on the big pillow.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly woke up.

There was no light in the room, it was silent, but he was wearing a leather bag.

She moved.

Xu Lingyi's rather helpless voice echoed in the room: "Wake up!"

Eleventh Lady sat up and asked: "What time is it?"

"It's almost midnight!" Xu Lingyi said in a low voice and asked the maid to light the lamp.

"No need!" Eleventh Lady leaned on the big pillow, "I want to sit quietly like this for a while!"

"Then we have to eat too, right?" Xu Lingyi rustled and shook her hand. "After dinner, we'll treat Qin Ge'er together!"

Shiyi Niang shook off Xu Lingyi's hand: "The Marquis should have known about Jian'er's extravagant life outside, right?" She looked at him coldly, "Jian'er is only a little old this year, and he has learned to drink..." As for other things, although there was no evidence, Shiyi Niang thought about it and swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue. She felt very pessimistic in her heart, "If this goes on, will this child be good?"

"It's not as serious as you say." Whenever it comes to Jian'er, Shiyi Niang will get anxious. Xu Lingyi can understand and persuade Shiyi Niang with a smile, "Jian'er is not the kind of child who doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. When he comes back, we will ask him about it." Then he changed the subject, "However, he is not a child anymore. We can't keep him at home all his life. It's okay for him to go out and see the world."

In the eyes of Shiyi Niang, her son is still a primary school graduate. In the eyes of Xu Lingyi, his son will get married in two years. No one can convince anyone of this. Shiyi Niang pursed her lips and said, "I have decided to wait until Jian Ge'er is 20 years old before getting married." Xu Lingyi was stunned.

Eleventh Lady said, "Didn't you say that one has to have a certain level of internal martial arts before getting married? What's more, you have set three checkpoints for Jian Ge'er. He can't come back unless he passes these three checkpoints. If he gets married too early, his wife can't go with him, wouldn't that hurt others?" As she spoke, she had also thought about how to persuade Jian Ge'er later, and a smile appeared on her face. "I think, let's settle this. We'll arrange a marriage for him when he is eighteen years old. It will take at least one or two years to make a promise, ask for a date, and prepare for the wedding. By then, Jian Ge'er will be back.

It’s a good time for the whole family to reunite!”

It's too late to get married after the age of 20.

But Xu Lingyi knew that Shiyi Niang was angry, and it would be unwise for him to express his opposition at this time. But he was a man of his word, and he had to do what he promised, so he had to say vaguely: "We'll talk about this later. It's urgent to eat now! When I find a way to get Jiange'er back to Jiayuguan, we can sit down and discuss it properly!"

His words reminded Shiyi Niang of something that was on her mind.

On the first day of the first lunar month, she went to see the Empress Dowager, who asked her, "Is the West Hill Camp better? Or is the Imperial Guard better?"

The Empress would certainly not do this without a purpose, and most likely she wanted to place Jiange'er in these two places. If that was done, Jiange'er would have to stay in the capital.

She wanted her son to stay by her side, but she hoped even more that her son could pass Xu Lingyi's test and be able to take care of himself before staying in Yanjing.

"I usually hear relatives say that these two places are excellent places." Even if the Queen Mother had this intention and did not tell Shiyi Niang directly, Shiyi Niang could only follow the Queen Mother's words and said, "However, I am in the inner court and don't know much about the outside world. I still need to ask the Marquis for advice!"

The Queen Mother was very satisfied with her answer. She led the way gently and turned to talk to Princess Changning.

After hearing Xu Lingyi say that he would find a way to get Jin Ge'er out of the capital, Shiyi Niang felt a little better: "I don't want to eat. Lord Hou, go back to your room and rest first! I'll just wait for Jin Ge'er here! If you're here, it'll be hard for us mother and son to talk."

"What's the conflict between waiting for Brother Jin and eating?" Xu Lingyi said with a smile, "Don't be like a child, getting angry with yourself!"

The two held their own opinions, but finally they both took a step back. Shiyi Niang drank half a bowl of porridge, and Xu Lingyi returned to the outer academy to rest.

At the beginning of the day, there was finally movement outside the door.

Eleventh Lady sat up and leaned on the window frame. With the help of the bright red light from the eaves, she saw Jiang'er staggering in with the support of Chang'an.

She hurriedly sat up straight and waited for Jian'er to come in.

Who knew that after waiting for a long time, Brother Jian didn't come in.

She looked out the window curiously.

Maybe Ah Jin had told them not to, so there weren't many people in the yard. Chang'an had gone somewhere, and Jing'er was sitting alone on the steps of the main room, holding his head. Ah Jin'er and a little maid were squatting beside him, talking to him, and while they were talking they looked up at the inner room.

Eleventh Lady thought about it and walked out quietly.

Ah Jin turned around and told the maid: "...Quick, find a way to roll out a cold towel to wet Sixth Young Master's face. If the Madam sees this, she will probably be even angrier!" The maid responded and was about to go, but when she looked up and saw Eleventh Lady, she exclaimed "Ah" and froze there. Ah Jin immediately realized what had happened and hurriedly pushed Jin Ge'er: "Sixth Young Master, Sixth Young Master, the Madam is here..."

Jianger looked up, his eyes dazed: "Mom, where is my mom?"

Shiyi Niang was furious and stepped forward to grab Jiange'er's arm: "How old are you? Why are you imitating others to drink..."

Without saying anything, Jianger hugged her and said, "Mom, mom..." like a child, "I have a headache, I have a headache!"

Shiyi Niang's heart softened, but then she smelled the alcohol on him and her heart hardened again: "How can you be like this!" She said as she pushed Jian Ge'er away.

Having drunk too much, Jian Ge'er's steps were unsteady, and he could not stand her push. He sat down on the ground.

Eleventh Lady couldn't bear to see him fall, so she went to pull him up, "Get up quickly, the ground is cold, be careful not to catch a cold!" She then realized that Jian Ge'er was only wearing a cotton robe, and his leather jacket had fallen off somewhere, so she put more strength in her hands, "Get up quickly!"

But Jiange'er just sat there and couldn't get up.

"Mom, I, I want to go back to Jiayuguan." He looked up at his mother, his eyes straight, "I don't like this... I only know how to spend the whole day in debauchery and carousing... wasting time... It's meaningless... I want to go back to Jiayuguan... The bet made with daddy is not fulfilled yet... A white horse with golden reins, galloping across the northwest. May I ask who this son is..." Without saying a word, he suddenly bent over and vomited.

Eleventh Lady was stunned.

Ah Jin squatted down hurriedly: "Sixth Young Master!" Not caring about the stench of vomit, he took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.

"Jian'er!" Eleventh Lady also squatted down and gently stroked his back.

Jiangeer started vomiting again.

Changan came in holding a large bowl of soup.

"The sobering soup is here!" Without saying a word, he hurried over and stuffed the big bowl of soup into the helpless little maid's hands, saying, "Madam, don't worry, Sixth Young Master will be fine once he vomits it out." He added, "It's all Master Xie's fault today. He invited Lin Tongzhi from the West Mountain Camp. He said he used to work under Marquis Mo and insisted on drinking with Sixth Young Master. When Sixth Young Master refused to drink, he said Sixth Young Master looked down on him. Sixth Young Master had no choice but to drink." While he was talking, Jian Ge'er had finished vomiting and quickly leaned against a partition. He closed his eyes and looked very painful.

"Madam, I am very strong. I will help the Sixth Young Master back to the house." Chang'an said as he squatted there, waiting for Eleventh Lady to speak.

Eleventh Lady understood, nodded, and stepped aside.

Changan picked up Jiange'er and put him on the bed. He said to Ajin, "Go get a copper basin. He looks like he will vomit again." He added, "Pour a glass of water for Sixth Young Master to rinse his mouth. This will make him feel better. Call a few maids to help Sixth Young Master change his clothes, and light some flower incense to drive away the smell..." He was very thoughtful.

Ah Jin said "OK" repeatedly and was about to leave when Xu Lingyi walked in.

"What? Are you drunk?" he said as he sat down on the edge of the bed.

Changan quickly stepped aside.

"It's more than just drinking too much!" Eleventh Lady looked at her son, holding her chest and sighing, "He's drunk!"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Xu Lingyi said with a smile, "Every man gets drunk at one time or another. You go and take a rest, I'll be here for you now!" As he spoke, he saw Jian Ge'er struggling to get up, so Xu Lingyi immediately helped him down on the bed, and Jian Ge'er vomited some more.

"Go and rest quickly." Xu Lingyi told Shiyi Niang, "Be careful not to catch a cold!"

There is no place for Eleventh Lady to rest.

The lights in each room of Qingyinju lit up one by one, and took more than half an hour before gradually going out.

This is today’s update, the additional update on the 14th will be added later!