Chapter 32 Thank you, my fourth cousin.
Humph, she understood the twists and turns here. If she wanted to marry Li'er, wasn't it because she wanted He'er and the eldest wife to support her?
Ming Zhoushi has some talent for reading, but it's not that high.
"Yes, ma'am."
When Shi Jianli was found by Dong Shuang, she was in the kitchen. After hearing what Dong Shuang said, she asked, "Is it something important?"
Dong Shuang smiled and replied, "It's not urgent. Miss Li, you can go later. Miss Li, are you making soup for Madam? I'll go report to Madam first."
"Well, I'll wait another quarter of an hour and then go over." Shi Jianli looked at the fire in the stove.
After Dongshuang left, Shi Jianli sat at the small table in the kitchen, holding her head with her hands and looking at the flickering fire in the stove.
The servants in the kitchen brought a plate of cakes and said, "Miss Li, these are freshly made cakes. Please try them."
"good."
A quarter of an hour later, Shi Jianli had someone serve two bowls of soup and put them in the food box, and asked Xianyue to carry it away.
Meeting Ming Zhaohuan on the way, she took the initiative to ask, "Cousin, are you going out?"
The long robe with a purple ribbon and a cross collar and a Baoxiang flower pattern did not look like the attire for an important matter.
"Let's go to the Jining Marquis' Mansion." Mingzhao nodded. Seeing the food box Xianyue was carrying behind her, he asked, "Haven't you had breakfast yet? It's already the end of the Si hour."
Shi Jianli's eyes lingered on his smile for a moment, then she lowered her eyelashes. "I used it. I made some soup for my aunt and am sending it to her now."
Looking at her quiet eyes, Mingzhao unconsciously curled his lips, "Yesterday, Lin'er asked me to find some fun toys for her. I asked someone to collect several new editions of Huarong Dao."
"I'm about to leave the house now, and I suddenly remembered that I forgot to give it to her before I left. She's bound to blame me when I come back. You have a good relationship with her, so why not send someone to find Tianyu in my yard and have him deliver the gift to Lin'er?"
"As a reward, you can also take two copies of your favorites."
Shi Jianli looked up at him, but nodded after a moment, "Okay."
"Then I'll go out first." Mingzhao's smile deepened.
Shi Jianli walked towards Qionghua Courtyard and fiddled with the Peach Blossom Water Reflecting the Moon bracelet on her wrist. She realized that Mingzhao could find anyone to accomplish this task.
But since I have agreed to it, I can't go back on my word.
She reached out and took the food box from Xianyue's hand, "Go to the East Palace to find Tianyu, and just say whatever the prince says."
"Okay, be careful girl, it's a bit heavy."
"Um."
Shi Jianli carried the food box into Qionghua Courtyard. A maid wanted to come over and take the food box from her hand, but Shi Jianli shook her head, carried it into the house and put it on the table.
"Aunt, is there something you need from me?" She opened the box and brought out a bowl of soup. "I made you some ginger, barley, yam, and pork bone soup to dispel dampness and cold."
As she spoke, she carefully brought the soup to Qiao Ruoying.
"Li'er is so considerate." Qiao Ruoying took a sip with a smile, then said unexpectedly, "Haven't I been looking for marriages for He'er's brothers and sisters recently?"
Shi Jianli nodded, brought out another bowl of soup, placed it on the table, and sat down next to her.
"I picked out several families for Ming Zhoushi, and finally Aunt Shi chose the eldest daughter of Master's second son. We went back happily."
"I was planning to have the matchmaker come to your house tomorrow to test the waters, but today Aunt Shi came and rejected me. This means that Zhou Shi has taken a fancy to you."
Shi Jianli paused holding the spoon, "Auntie refused, right?"
"Of course I refuse. I don't like those bastards, and you certainly don't like them either." Qiao Ruoying snorted, "You should also avoid getting too close to the Fourth Master in the future, lest any rumors spread."
Qiao Ruoying never hesitates to assume the worst of others. She is afraid that the mother and son will come up with some bad ideas.
"Okay, then will my aunt still let the matchmaker come to our house?"
"Let's talk about it later. I'll make an excuse and ask you first and give you a reply tomorrow."
Shi Jianli changed the subject and asked, "Auntie, is it delicious?"
"It's delicious. How can something cooked with pears not be delicious?"
"You always say everything I make is delicious," Shi Jianli said with a smile. "When I first made osmanthus cake, it was salty, but you still said it was delicious."
"Am I eating for the taste? I'm eating for the thought." Qiao Ruoying looked at her. "The weather is getting hot soon. You should go out more often, go for an outing, fly a kite. In summer, it's so hot that you won't even want to go out."
"Okay, tomorrow is the last day of the holiday, I'll take Sister Lin and the others to fly kites early in the morning."
After sitting for a while, Xianyue came back, holding four or five wooden boards.
"Hey, what new things have you found?" Qiao Ruoying asked when she saw it.
"It's Huarong Road. It's a good place to play when you have nothing to do. It can help you pass the time." Shi Jianli explained.
After having lunch in Qionghua Courtyard, Shi Jianli went back. She took several rectangular wooden boards from Xianyue's hands, which were very light.
"I'll take this. Go buy three plain kites. I'll use my lunch break to paint them. Any style is fine."
It can also be used to kill time.
"good."
As they were walking down the street, a maid saw Li holding something and approached her, asking, "Miss Li, would you like me to hold it for you?"
"No need, just go about your business." Shi Jianli shook her head.
The maid retreated after hearing this.
When turning the corner, Shi Jianli met a man in a green round-necked Taoist robe walking towards her from the side.
She nodded at the other party and didn't want to say more.
The other party called her over, looked at her expression, and asked with a perfect smile on his face, "Cousin Li, did you just come back from your mother's hospital?"
"Huang Ze, help cousin Li get something."
The attendant stepped forward upon hearing this and said, "I'll take Miss Li to the courtyard."
"Well, I'm a little sleepy. I'll go back to the yard first. Please do as you please, fourth cousin." Shi Jianli glanced at him slightly and dodged Huang Ze's hand. "No need. The things are not heavy. It's not far from my yard."
"Thank you, fourth cousin, for your kindness." Shi Jianli passed him and left.
"In that case, cousin Li, please be careful with your steps." Looking at her back, Ming Zhoushi nodded helplessly.
He glanced at her eyes and didn't see any shyness in them. Her attitude today was no different from before.
Didn’t my aunt go to Qionghua Courtyard today?
Ming Zhoushi brought his attendants to Aunt Shi's courtyard. When he saw Aunt Shi, he asked, "Aunt Shi, didn't you go to see mother today?"
"I've gone. Madam said I should ask Miss Shi first and then give me an answer tomorrow." Aunt Shi was making an undershirt for Ming Zhoushi. When she saw him coming, she quickly put it down and asked with a look of heartache, "Are you tired of studying?"
During the holiday, while others were resting, meeting friends, or having fun, Shier was still studying hard.
Ming Zhoushi shook his head. "I just saw Cousin Li. She seemed to be coming from my mother's yard."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Shi asked, "Then she must have heard what I told Madam about your affection for her. How did she react when she saw you?"
"No reaction, just the same as usual." Ming Zhoushi's eyes darkened.
Don't you like him?
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