Next, Xu Lingyi asked Xu Siyu a few more questions, and Xu Siyu answered them fluently.

The relief in Xu Lingyi's eyes became even stronger, and he said a few words such as "study hard".

Xu Siyu responded one by one.

Eleventh Lady took this opportunity to look at the expressions of Aunt Qin and Qiao Lianfang.

The former looked at the father and son with a silly smile, while the latter sat upright with his eyelids drooped, his posture seemed a little stiff.

She thought of the fawning Madam Wen... and herself who was watching coldly from the sidelines.

Suddenly I felt this scene was a bit ridiculous.

It seems lively and bustling, but everyone has their own thoughts.

A thought flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but look at Xu Lingyi.

Under the bright light, his serious profile showed the restraint and calmness that only a mature man can have.

To be fair, Xu Lingyi is a rare handsome man, handsome, steady, giving people a sense of security that allows them to take on everything. This is probably why I didn't reject him at the beginning. If I were at Qiao Lianfang's age, I would also be tempted by such an outstanding person with an enviable status, right?

She was lost in thought and her eyes couldn't help but drift towards Qiao Lianfang.

I felt a gaze as sharp as a blade and full of coldness shooting straight at me.

Eleventh Lady suddenly realized that Qiao Lianfang had been looking at her!

But before she looked up, Qiao Lianfang had returned to her quiet appearance with drooped eyelids and sitting upright. It was impossible to tell at all that she had looked at Shiyi Niang with that kind of eyes.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Everything went as Yuanniang wished...

She sighed slightly in her heart, and then she heard Xu Lingyi instructing Xu Siyu: "...It's getting late, you should go back and have a good rest! You still have classes tomorrow."

Xu Siyu, Aunt Qin and Qiao Lianfang stood up.

Eleventh Lady glanced at Amber.

Amber immediately tiptoed to open the curtain for them.

"...Don't disturb my father and mother from resting. I'll take my leave now." Xu Siyu bowed respectfully to Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang.

Aunt Qin also said briefly, "I'll take my leave."

Eleventh Lady nodded and whispered to them, "Be careful on the road."

Qiao Lianfang said nothing and retreated with Xu Siyu and Aunt Qin.

Amber saw the three of them out.

Xu Lingyi's mood was obviously much better than before. He asked Shiyi Niang to call Chun Wei and Xia Yi to come in and help him bathe: "...There will be an early court tomorrow."

Eleventh Lady was quite surprised.

Isn’t it said that there is foot arthritis?

I thought Xu Lingyi would rest at home for a while!

But she said nothing.

When you don't fully trust someone, you will always speak selectively. Xu Lingyi is like this to me, and I am also like this to Amber and Dongqing.

She smiled and said "yes", called Chunwei and Xiayi in, went to the east side room, and asked Binju to help her take off the hairpins on her head: "...they are all gifts from the Madam, please don't damage them!"

Before arriving at the Xu family, she reassigned the tasks of several maids.

Amber officially became the leader, Dongqing was responsible for the night shifts of the maids, wives and old women in her room, Binju was responsible for jewelry, clothes, monthly allowance, dowry utensils and other items, and Zhuxiang was responsible for food and laundry - both of these required dealing with people in the Xu residence. Zhuxiang was quiet and understood things, so she was the most suitable person.

Bin Ju's face was full of smiles as she looked at those hairpins - the lady was so kind to the lady.

She carefully took off the hairpin on Eleventh Lady's head.

On the second day after her wedding, when she went to visit the Taifu, she received a red lacquer box with flowers and birds carved on it. It felt heavy in her hand, and she immediately felt that the things inside were very valuable. Because the Third Lady was present, she immediately passed it on to Bin Ju. On the day of her return, she opened it and found that it was full of very rare gemstone jewelry. She had to win honor for her parents' family in her husband's family, and for her husband's family in her parents' family, just like taking care of subordinates in front of a boss, and maintaining the dignity of a boss in front of a subordinate. She immediately changed into the jewelry given by the Taifu.

There was a hint of satisfaction in Xu Lingyi's eyes.

Eleventh Lady whispered to Binju: "Put it away carefully, don't lose anything."

I said I gave it to her as a reward, but I couldn't sell it or make a new one. It would be better to say I loaned it to her. Losing something I borrowed is not a good thing...

Bin Ju smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I'm taking good care of it! It was given specially by the Madam. If it's lost, it would hurt Madam's kindness."

As the two were talking, Amber came in.

Bin Ju stopped talking, quickly helped her clean up, and then stepped back.

Amber instructed the maid to bring in hot water and help Eleventh Lady take a bath.

Soaking in the pine barrel sprinkled with rose water, smelling the elegant pine fragrance and the rich rose fragrance, she felt refreshed as if she had walked into nature. She couldn't help but take a deep breath, and felt that all the fatigue of the day was gone.

This is also the benefit of marrying Xu Lingyi - when preparing the dowry, the Xu family sent pollen rouge to be used on the wedding day, which included two bottles of perfume, one for rose and one for jasmine.

Ask one day, is there any other flavor? Or, I can try to extract some. Aren't there a lot of flowers in the back garden of the Xu Mansion? Especially the Lijingxuan, it is said that it is colorful and blooming all year round. She thought of the flowers and trees she saw when she first came to the lady's courtyard. The Xu family must have a special greenhouse and servants who are good at planting...

When she thought of this, she became eager to try it.

Like all girls, Shiyi Niang loves flowers and plants. Even though she was so busy with work, she still planted a gardenia on the balcony.

Isn't Xu Lingyi going to be away tomorrow? It's just right. I can take this opportunity to look around and then decorate my home. Filling it with jade bonsai like this is gorgeous, but it always feels dull.

However, since the two of them were living together, it would be better to say hello to Xu Lingyi in advance.

Although she thought so, Eleventh Lady had a vague feeling that Xu Lingyi would not argue with her about such matters.

Is this another benefit of marrying Xu Lingyi?

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but smile.

Isn't it said that marriage is a matter of effort on the part of both parties? Am I really working hard on this? Why do I feel like I'm not working on my marriage, but on my freedom...

For a moment, she was in a better mood than ever before.

"Amber, did you find anything?" Eleventh Lady asked Amber with a smile.

Amber was so happy to see Shiyi Niang that she couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Eleventh Lady asked her.

"After leaving your place, Aunt Qiao went straight back to the courtyard. Aunt Qin sent the Second Young Master out before returning to her own courtyard." Amber pondered, "However, not long after Aunt Qin returned, a maid from Aunt Wen's side brought something to Aunt Qin's place."

This Madam Wen is never quiet for a moment!

Feeling the water was a little cold, Shiyi Niang stood up and wiped her body, and Amber helped her get dressed.

"The yard we live in is actually divided into east and west yards."

Eleventh Lady didn't understand for a moment.

Amber whispered, "We live in the west wing, and there is also an east wing. The three concubines live in the east wing. The three courtyards are arranged in front and back. Concubine Wen lives in the southernmost, Concubine Qin lives in the northernmost, and Concubine Qiao is in the middle."

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

She was very busy these two days and had no time or opportunity to pay attention to where the aunts lived.

"Did he just move in, or has he lived there for a long time?" she wondered.

"She has lived there for a long time." Amber said, "It is said that there should be a courtyard behind Concubine Qin. When the second young master was young, the lady decided to merge that courtyard with Concubine Qin's courtyard, making it three courtyards. Therefore, the two courtyards in front have one entrance, and only Concubine Qin's courtyard has two entrances. After the second young master moved to the house in the outer courtyard last year, Concubine Qin lived there alone."

In the eyes of others, whether it was Aunt Qin or Qiao Lianfang, they all belonged to Xu Lingyi, that is, they were a family and had to live in the same courtyard. But Yuanniang moved to the courtyard next to Xu Lingkuan... Was it because of illness? Or was there some other reason?

Amber helped her dry her hair, and Eleventh Lady returned to the inner room.

Xu Lingyi had already gone to bed, still leaving half of the bed for her.

Eleventh Lady blew out the lamp, lay down on the bed, and began to count sheep in her heart.

The person next door kept turning over like a pancake.

This man has to arrive at the Meridian Gate before 3 a.m. tomorrow morning at the hour of Yin, so he has to get up at least an hour earlier. As his wife, I have to get up earlier than him, prepare breakfast for him, help him get dressed and get up... After he leaves, I have to go and greet the lady dowager.

"My Lord." She called Xu Lingyi softly.

"Yeah!" he responded casually.

"I can't sleep." Shiyi Niang sat up rustlingly, "I want to read a few pages of a book..."

It was because of me that she couldn't sleep well!

But he felt really bad.

Especially seeing Xu Sizhun as cowardly and timid as he was, and Xu Siyu as smart and prudent as he was. For some reason, he suddenly thought of the fifth prince who committed suicide. Once, when he was drunk, he stood at the Wanchun Pavilion in Jingshan, looking at the pavilions and towers under his feet and cried: "... I am better than him in everything, but he is just born better than me, which makes him a hundred times or a thousand times better than me, and he can send me to the mortal world, and I will never be able to recover!"

In the subsequent "Witchcraft Case", everyone knew that it could not be the prince, but not a single prince stood up to speak for the prince.

When he thought of this, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth.

"Did I disturb you?" Xu Lingyi's voice sounded somewhat desolate. "Go to the warm room and sleep!"

Why do I sleep in the warm room instead of you?

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but mutter to herself.

I finally saw what true chauvinism is.

"No." She smiled, "I really want to sleep, but I don't know why, I just can't sleep. So I want to read a book."

"Maybe I'm too tired." Xu Lingyi replied absentmindedly. Without objecting, Shiyi Niang got out of bed, put on her clothes, lit the lamp, took the "Records of the Nine Regions of the Great Zhou" which was placed on the small table on the big kang by the window in the inner room, then crawled into the quilt, leaned on the big pillow and read.

Her figure just blocked Xu Lingyi's head, so Xu Lingyi didn't feel uncomfortable under the light.

After a while, Shiyi Niang asked him, "My Lord, where is Miaojiang?"

"Why are you asking this?" Maybe it was because he was lying in bed, Xu Lingyi's voice no longer had the clarity from before. Instead, there was a kind of laziness as if he had let down his guard. Coupled with his deep voice, it gave people a mellow and warm feeling.

Eleventh Lady smiled slightly: "I heard that you fought there? But the book doesn't mention where Miaojiang is."