Chapter 1209 is located in the peach blossom forest.
In this vast Jiangyuan County, Shu Yu, as the county magistrate's wife, is a person of high status. If she doesn't go, outsiders will wonder what they will think about her relationship with the county magistrate's wife.
Especially... given that Shu Yu and the county magistrate had a fairly good relationship.
Ding Yuehua comforted Shu Yu, "Fortunately, it's not a very formal banquet. The location is in the peach blossom grove, so we'll probably just stroll around there, admire the flowers, and then we can come back. I'll stay with you, and we can find a corner to talk."
The peach blossom grove was where Lu Sanzhu worked.
The area is usually open to the public for free, but there are also more private areas that are reserved for wealthy young men and women to visit alone.
The place that Xiao chose must have been that kind of place.
Seeing that her expression had eased a little, Ding Yuehua smiled and said, "You've been busy for so long, you really should relax a bit. Don't be so stressed, there's no end to the work. I reckon that during the banquet, the magistrate's wife will be surrounded by a lot of people talking to her. Let's not go over there, let's just pretend we're going to play in the peach blossom grove."
Shu Yu looked at her with amusement, "Aren't you going to move forward? Do you know who this county magistrate's wife is? She is the mother of the Third Prince and the niece of Consort Xiao."
Ding Yuehua's eyes widened. "That powerful?"
"Um."
Ding Yuehua was tempted for a moment, but quickly shook her head. "Forget it, the princes and empresses in the capital are too far away from us. Even if we want to befriend them, we have to be of similar status. Our family only has a few shops and workshops in a small county town. We're worlds apart from them. It's pointless for us to try to get close."
"You seem to understand things quite well."
"I'm not as good as you. You know their status, yet you're still considering whether or not to attend the banquet? To others, you're just being hypocritical after getting a good deal."
Shu Yu thought about it and realized that she did seem a bit out of touch with reality.
She couldn't help but laugh.
However, having made her decision, she no longer hesitated and had Hua Xian deliver the reply to the county government.
Yingxi and Yingdong set off for Huajiang Prefecture half a month ago.
The old lady saw that she had no one to help her. The Lu family didn't have many servants, and they were all doing their jobs.
She had Hua Xian stay by her side and help her run errands.
Shu Yu usually didn't take Hua Xian with him when he went to the estate; he only had the coachman take him.
However, when she's at home, if there's something she can't handle, she'll ask Hua Xian to run errands for her.
In the following days, Shu Yu continued to work methodically on the workshop.
On the third day, she chose an outfit and put on light, unremarkable makeup, looking fresh and energetic.
She's been looking disheveled these past few days, keeping things as simple as possible. She's always in a rush and has no time to dress up. Even the old lady says she doesn't look like a girl at all.
Now she finally received the old lady's praise and happily saw her granddaughter off at the door.
Ding Yuehua was already waiting outside. She also lived on Fenghuai Street, which was close by, and since they were going to the same place, the two of them decided to ride in the same carriage so they could keep each other company.
Shu Yu got into Ding Yuehua's car, with Hua Xian by her side.
When the group arrived at the peach blossom grove, the time was neither too early nor too late, so as not to attract attention.
The two were determined to keep a low profile and stay away from the crowd.
As soon as she got off the bus, Ding Yuehua's face darkened when she saw Kong Zhiyou, who had also arrived not far away.
I spent most of the day traveling, and I'm feeling dizzy and lightheaded. I'm having writer's block, so I'll only update four chapters today and make up the rest tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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