That afternoon, a sedan stopped at the door. A beautiful and elegant woman stepped out of the sedan, supported by a maid as she walked into the mansion. As soon as Qian Zhiliu saw the newcomer, his eyes were filled with hatred.
Suddenly, a pair of hands were placed on the back of her hands, patting them gently.
Qian Zhiliu turned his head to look at Bei Yutang, and met those calm and undisturbed eyes. The hatred in his eyes actually faded away little by little under the gaze of those eyes.
After seeing her calm down, Bei Yutang turned his head to look at the waiter and said, "Who was that woman who just passed by?"
The waiter smiled and said, "She is the daughter of our prefectural governor, Mr. Xie. Mr. Xie is a good official, but..." Having said that, the waiter sighed with some regret.
"Just what?" Bei Yutang asked.
"Master Xie has only one wife and no concubines. However, Madam Xie has only given birth to Miss Xie, and has been childless for many years. Madam Xie once wanted to take a concubine for Master Xie to expand the Xie family, but Master Xie refused."
After hearing this, Bei Yutang couldn't help but sigh, "This Mr. Xie is truly infatuated."
In the context of this era, there are very few people who can do this, almost rare.
"That's right. Madam Xie is feeling increasingly guilty, and this matter has become a knot in her heart. Every first and fifteenth day of every month, Madam Xie goes to the temple to pray for blessings."
"Do you go on the first and fifteenth of every month?" Bei Yutang asked again, pretending to be surprised.
The waiter nodded. "Yes, rain or shine. Despite such sincere prayers, God still didn't bless her to bear another child for Master Xie."
Bei Yutang chatted with the waiter about some other things before leaving the teahouse.
After they left the teahouse, Bei Yutang noticed that Qian Zhiliu was in a bad mood.
"Sister Yutang, how long are we going to keep doing nothing like this?" Qian Zhiliu frowned, his face full of gloom.
"Nothing to do?" Bei Yutang raised an eyebrow. "Tomorrow we can meet Madam Xie."
"ah?"
The change was quite fast, which caught Qian Zhiliu off guard.
"We don't have a visiting card and we don't have any status. How can we meet Madam Xie?" Qian Zhiliu asked suspiciously.
Bei Yutang curled her lips and smiled, "What we have been doing these days is just getting the visiting card."
Qian Zhiliu was now even more confused. They had been drinking tea every day and doing nothing these days. When did they get the visiting cards?
As if noticing her confusion, Bei Yutang explained, "Didn't you hear what the waiter said just now? On the first and fifteenth day of every month, Madam Xie goes to a temple outside the city to pray for blessings. Tomorrow happens to be the fifteenth day, so you can meet her."
Qian Zhiliu finally understood what Bei Yutang meant. Could it be that they had been drinking tea every day these days just to get some information?
"Sister Yutang, why didn't we just ask directly on the first day? Instead, why did we waste so many days here?"
Bei Yutang smiled mysteriously, "Of course, it's to observe the situation at the Xie Mansion."
In fact, there is another layer of relationship that Bei Yutang did not intend to tell.
"Have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow we will go meet Mrs. Xie."
The next day, Bei Yutang and Qian Zhiliu woke up early and went to the temple at daybreak. When the sun rose in the morning, a sedan chair stopped in front of the temple.
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