Chapter 49: Girl's Thoughts



Miss Jun did not care about Mrs. Fang's dissatisfaction and continued to explain with a gentle expression.

"So whether it's a wedding or a lantern show, do it however you want. No matter how lively you make it, it will lull them into thinking that this is your last carnival," she said.

Mrs. Fang didn't want to talk about this anymore.

"Can Chengyu's body withstand it?" she asked again.

"Start taking the medicine I prescribed from now on, and it will be fine to go out for a walk during the Lantern Festival." Miss Jun said.

Are you starting to take medicine now?

The medicines Miss Jun said had already been purchased and were piled up in the warehouse at home. They looked no different from other medicines and she didn't say how to treat the disease next.

So, the process of curing the disease and expelling the poison has to begin.

Mrs. Fang couldn't help but clench her hands and felt her heart beating faster.

In fact, it was not just Mrs. Fang, she also seemed to have really begun to believe that Jun Zhenzhen could cure Fang Chengyu.

Maybe this is just a straw, but desperate people can't help but regard it as a guarantee to save everything.

Mrs. Fang left in a trance, and Liu'er jumped over happily.

"Miss, we can go see the lanterns now." She said with great joy, "The lanterns on August 15th last time were very beautiful. They said the ones on the Lantern Festival in the first month of the lunar year are even better."

Miss Jun recalled that she was indeed very happy in her memory, but it was not because of the flower lanterns, but because she met Mr. Ning Shi.

The original Miss Jun didn’t care whether the lanterns were beautiful or not, and the current Miss Jun doesn’t care either. She is more interested in something else.

“It turns out that you can set lucky numbers during the Lantern Festival,” she said.

Liuer nodded.

"Yes, there are not many prizes during the Lantern Festival. I heard from others that the real prizes are at Jinyun Tower on March 3rd." She said, lowering her voice, "At that time, it was like a casino."

March 3rd, Jinyun Tower?

Miss Jun had no memory of this, because she had not yet come to Yangcheng at that time. She probably learned about it from Liu'er's casual conversation with other maids. As for Miss Jun, she was only concerned about the Ning family's marriage and naturally didn't care about other things.

"It's a pity that I don't know how to make lanterns." said Miss Jun.

"Miss, do you want the old lady that your aunt mentioned to promise you one thousand taels?" Liu'er said with her eyes wide open.

Yes. Miss seems to like money now.

"That's nothing. Since it's the Fang family's money, just ask her for it if you want it." She reminded hurriedly.

The Fang family’s money can naturally also be their money.

Liu'er thought it was natural, so she asked her grandmother for money. How could she refuse? That would be too heartless and inhumane.

Miss Jun smiled.

That was already in the bag.

"I want to make money from other people," she said.

Liu'er was puzzled.

"How?" she asked.

Miss Jun didn't say anything.

"Let me think about it. There's still time. There's no rush," she said.

Not to disappoint the three sisters of the Fang family, Old Lady Fang finally agreed to let Fang Chengyu go to see the lanterns.

This should be a happy thing, but the Fang sisters looked confused after hearing the news.

"I found out clearly that my mother did ask Jun Zhenzhen. And Jun Zhenzhen also agreed." Fang Yunxiu said.

Fang Jinxiu clapped her hands on the table twice.

"What's going on?" she said, "What's going on? Has Jun Zhenzhen started to be the head of our Fang family now?"

"She said Chengyu is fine and can go to the street to watch the lanterns." Fang Yunxiu smiled bitterly, "You also know. Grandmother and mother believed her words that she could cure Chengyu. Whether Chengyu can go out or not, they must ask her and listen to her."

Fang Jinxiu slammed the table again.

"What the hell is this?" she just repeated.

After a moment, I thought of something and looked up.

"Second sister. What do you think?"

Fang Yuxiu has been silent ever since she heard Old Madam Fang suddenly say that she wanted to ask Miss Jun, and Madam Fang really did ask according to her instructions.

When Fang Jinxiu suddenly asked her this, she raised her head.

"No one from the Ning family came to question us as Ning Yunyan said," she said.

These incoherent words made Fang Yunxiu and Fang Jinxiu stunned for a moment before they realized what she was talking about.

Fang Yuxiu told them that after Jun Zhenzhen scolded the Tenth Master Ning, Ning Yunyan became almost mad and threatened that she would definitely come and bang on the door with the Ning family's invitation.

But from the last month to the first month, no one came to the Ning family.

"That's because the Ning family doesn't want to argue with Jun Zhenzhen." Fang Jinxiu snorted, "If they mess with Jun Zhenzhen, isn't that lowering their status?"

That makes sense.

Fang Yuxiu was silent for a moment.

"And the young ladies of the Ning family never came to Yangcheng again." She whispered again.

Not only the young ladies from the Ning family, but also the young ladies from the Zuo and Hu families and even the young ladies in Yangcheng seemed to have disappeared overnight. Two days later, when she and Jun Zhenzhen went out again, they never met these young ladies again.

Without these young ladies on the streets, the city seemed half empty.

"They all don't even bother to pay attention to her." Fang Jinxiu sneered.

Is that so?

"What else? What do you think it is?" Fang Jinxiu asked.

Fang Yuxiu said nothing, seeming to be lost in thought.

She felt that it was not just because she said she could cure Chengyu that her grandmother and mother were desperate to try any possible means. Ning Yunyan, who was so angry that she kept talking nonsense, was not just restrained by her family members by not arguing with Miss Jun.

Is there another side of Jun Zhenzhen besides the one described by others?

No matter how uncomfortable the Fang sisters felt, Old Lady Fang had already arranged for everyone to make lanterns and to give a prize of 1,200 taels of silver to the winner.

Just as Miss Jun said, upon learning that the Fang family had made such a grand celebration, everyone thought that the Fang family was just trying to please the paralyzed young master and didn't take it seriously.

"We're going to go bankrupt anyway, so we might as well squander the money," everyone said.

In the past, the lanterns for the Lantern Festival were mainly arranged by the government or by merchants, and the lantern craftsmen were paid by the merchants. But this time, the Fang family set up a prize. The craftsmen could get a lot of money in addition to their wages, and the merchants didn't have to pay for it. The merchant who won the first prize would also have more fun, so everyone was happy.

As a result, both the government and the merchants began to join in the fun. Not only was there a winner, but there were also several levels, and there were prizes of varying degrees. For a while, the whole Yangcheng became bustling with activity.

Since everyone's lantern had a chance to win a good fortune, the Fang family's servants, with the old lady's permission, began making lanterns more actively, and the house became even more lively than during Chinese New Year.

In addition to the Fang sisters, Miss Jun also made lanterns this time.

"But it was not done at home. Instead, it was done in the lantern shop," said Mrs. Fang.

Old Mrs. Fang also knew that Miss Jun was going to start making medicine for Fang Chengyu, and she was only concerned about this matter. In addition, the lantern shop also belonged to their Fang family, so she was not worried about meeting young ladies from other families, so she let her go without worry.

Fang Jinxiu curled her lips when she found out.

"He must be in the spotlight," she said, winking at her sisters, "Mr. Ning Shi is back."

Fang Yunxiu stopped cutting the red yarn for the lanterns.

"But since she scolded Master Ning Shi like that, he probably won't come to Yangcheng to enjoy the lanterns," she said.

Comparing the Tenth Young Master of Ning to the girls of a brothel was a new word that had never been heard before. Whether it was in anger or in a funny way, or even in a pretentious way, the rumor spread throughout the streets of Yangcheng.

In this case, Master Ning Shi will definitely avoid it.

Fang Jinxiu laughed.

"Oh, then she won't be able to see Mr. Ning Shi anymore. I wonder if she will regret scolding him." She said, shaking her head and sneering, "Maybe she is even hoping that Mr. Ning Shi will come to her and scold her. She doesn't even think about who would be as shameless as her."

She didn't scold Ning Shigongzi for this.

Fang Yuxiu said in her heart, look at how all the people from the Ning family in Yangcheng are avoiding the issue now, and the rumors that Miss Jun had embezzled money from the Ning family have also disappeared.

"What kind of lantern did Miss Jun make?" she asked, changing the subject.

Fang Jinxiu was also a little curious, so she asked the maids to find out, and they came back with the answer soon.

"It is said that they made a lantern that no one has ever seen before. It is very big." said the girl.

Extra large.

Fang Jinxiu curled her lips.

"Just say I did it to show off," she said, looking down at the lantern in her hand.

The small lotus lantern was made of red yarn that she had cut herself, and the Guanyin statue on it was painted by herself. It was filled with prayers for a happy life every year, hoping that Chengyu could overcome this hurdle and live well, even if he was paralyzed for life, as long as this person was still around.

Thinking of this, I felt sad. I didn't feel like talking about anything else. I lowered my head and continued to make lanterns seriously.

At this time Miss Jun was also making lanterns seriously, or to be more precise, she was watching others making lanterns. No matter whether she was making them herself or watching others make them, her seriousness was real.


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