After a few days of recuperation at home, the Xie family had already prepared rooms for Fugui and Wanwan.
Jiang Yuzhu took a few maids to check the accounts. As the year was coming to an end, the profits of businesses in the capital, the south of the Yangtze River and the north had to be calculated.
When Prime Minister Wei rebelled, the entire Wei family was executed, leaving only Wei Jing's maid Shuxiang.
Shuxiang made contributions but did not dare to take credit for them. She came to see Jiang Yuzhu with only one small request.
"Madam, I want to go to the north to find Mo Yun."
After returning to the capital with Princess Yutan, Mo Yun followed the caravan to Sishui City. Because she knew medicine, she stayed in the military camp to bandage the injured soldiers.
The two maids, Shuxiang and Moyun, depended on each other when they were under Wei Jing, and now they want to get together.
"That's fine. If you two want to return to the capital, please write a letter and I'll arrange for you."
After all, they were not her own maids, so it was not convenient to use them. Considering the contributions of Shuxiang and Moyun, Jiang Yuzhu agreed readily.
After sending Shuxiang away, it was time to apply the medicine.
Hongli took out a bottle of snow frog cream and massaged the wound with a fingertip-sized amount of cream, saying with a smile, "The treasures in the palace are still the best. After the scab fell off, only a little red mark was left."
"I heard that the production of snow frog cream is very scarce, and there is only one bottle in the palace. The emperor is reluctant to give it away, so Princess Yutan sneaked in..."
In short, the emperor was not careful and once again encountered the situation where it was difficult to guard against the thief in the family.
After being exposed, Princess Yutan said confidently, "Royal brother, as a man, are you still worried about getting scars on your body?"
Xiao She wanted to suggest that the reward be given to the concubines selected to enter the palace, but before he could say anything, Princess Yutan stabbed him again, "Your sweetheart is not in the palace at all..."
Jiang Yuzhu was quite satisfied with the faint marks, and estimated that the marks would disappear after a dozen days.
Before noon, Shen Zhilan brought Mo Yan to the mansion.
Mo Yan hesitated for a long time before taking a deep breath and said, "Sister Yuzhu, are you planning to hold a banquet recently?"
In Zhuangzi, outside Beijing, there is a greenhouse flower garden covering a large area, where flower viewing parties can be held even in winter.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Yuzhu was stunned. Qiao Ying and Yu Jiaojiao came to visit her two days ago and asked similar questions.
As the wife of the Prime Minister, she should, according to the rules, invite all the ladies in the capital to a small gathering?
Jiang Yuzhu is not keen on such banquets. She only has a few good sisters and always stays in her comfort zone.
"this……"
Mo Yan looked at Shen Zhilan, and Shen Zhilan spread her hands helplessly.
"These past few days, my mother-in-law has been at home, receiving several groups of ladies who came to inquire about her."
These wives of officials came to Madam Mo, just wanting to see Jiang Yuzhu and get some of her blessings.
"I don't know how it got around, but if I get the gift you give me, I'll marry into a good family, be loved by my husband, and have no concubines, and live a safe and happy life."
Shen Zhilan was not paying attention when rumors spread throughout the capital, and she was also cited as an example.
The status of Chen Zhilan, Princess Yutan, Qiao Ying and Yu Jiaojiao in their husband's families has become increasingly important, all thanks to their good relationship with Jiang Yuzhu.
When the families with unmarried daughters in the capital learned about this, they became restless.
"Qiao Ying and the others came, probably wanting to ask about the banquet, but since you were busy looking at the account book, I didn't feel comfortable bringing it up."
Shen Zhilan thought that a banquet had to be held, otherwise the ladies in the capital would not give up and would squat in front of Xie's house every day to create an encounter.
Jiang Yuzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this and asked, "Is it really that serious?"
"Why not?"
Getting married is a major event in a woman’s life. Who doesn’t want to marry into a good family that is worry-free?
Thinking of Xie Wei's marriage, Shen Zhilan suggested: "After the palace coup, the capital was reshuffled. The officials who remained were basically fine. It's a good opportunity to find a good family for Wei'er."
The flower viewing banquet was also held for Xie Wei to see.
Jiang Yuzhu thought about it and realized that since the wine, drinks, cakes and pastries were all prepared by the servants, she just had to move her mouth and it wouldn't be a big deal.
"How about setting it for the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month?"
After Laba Festival, the atmosphere of the New Year becomes more intense.
This year, Jiang Yuzhu, as the mistress of the house, spent the New Year in Beijing and had to greet guests and buy gifts.
The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month was just the right time, and after that, she started to get busy.
After the agreement was reached, the Xie Mansion sent out invitations, and the ladies and young ladies from various mansions were extremely happy when they received them.
It was dusk again one day, and the first building in the capital was packed.
The lobby was packed and the private rooms were already fully booked.
On the high stage, the entire German troupe was performing an opera. As it reached the climax, not even the sounds of people sipping tea or cracking melon seeds could be heard in the hall.
"Xie Zhao, if you don't follow my orders, I will send Jiang Yuzhu to see the King of Hell immediately!"
"Stab the right chest, left leg..."
In order to recreate the tragic scene in Xinyang, some people hung up huge wooden barrels and sprayed water, just like rain.
The candle flickered. On a cold rainy night, "Xie Zhao" knelt in front of the city gate, his lips pale but his face firm.
"Yuanhe, don't!"
"Jiang Yuzhu" cried out and was about to rush towards "Lu Yunxi's" knife. Only if she died could her husband be safe.
In the audience, some people were already sobbing quietly, and the ladies kept wiping their tears with handkerchiefs.
“No!”
"If Madam Xie is really dead, what's the point of Sir Xie doing all this?"
Finally, "Jiang Yuzhu" and the villain "Lu Yunxi" fell off the platform, and Jiang Yuzhu was rescued safely.
When the play ended, all the audience were still immersed in a complex emotion of sadness and joy without being able to react.
In a private room somewhere, Jiang Yuzhu pointed at the audience and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Hongxiu looked at Hongjin, and they were both surprised.
I haven't been to the first floor for a few days. I heard that there was a popular play, so the two maids urged the lady to come and watch the play.
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