On this day, Li went to Madam Xu's place, while Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were at home selecting materials for brewing chrysanthemum wine with several maids in the yard.
They had received quite a bit of chrysanthemum wine and multicolored chrysanthemum cakes from other families over the past few days. It was a Yanbei custom for families on good terms to exchange food and drink two days before the Double Ninth Festival. However, when it came time to return the favor, Li was a bit troubled. While multicolored chrysanthemum cakes could be made fresh, chrysanthemum wine needed to be brewed by September 9th of the previous year. They hadn't prepared anything for the Double Ninth Festival the year before, so they ended up buying a few jars of chrysanthemum wine from a restaurant and bottled them as a return gift.
Sending wine meant hoping for a "long-lasting" relationship between the two families. Li felt that her sincerity was not enough, so she ordered Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua to bring their maids to brew a few jars of chrysanthemum wine, and wait until the Double Ninth Festival next year to give them away.
Ren Yaoqi was personally selecting Rehmannia root, Angelica sinensis, and Wolfberry for making wine with several maids when Xier ran in with a smile on her face and reported, "Miss Third, Miss Fifth, the Lei family sent someone to deliver wine. Madam and Nanny Zhou are not at home, and I don't know how to respond?" As she spoke, she glanced at Ren Yaohua with a smile.
Ren Yaoqi also glanced at Ren Yaohua and said with a smile, "We didn't make any wine at home last year, so we can only buy some from the wine shop."
Ren Yaohua frowned, then put down the small copper scale in her hand, stood up and said, "I'll go take a look." When she looked up, she met her sister's somewhat teasing gaze.
Ren Yaohua glared at Ren Yaoqi, then turned and left.
Before Xiang Qin followed him out, she winked and smiled at Ren Yaoqi. Her funny look made Ren Yaoqi feel so miserable that he could only hold back his laughter.
Li was not at home, and Ren Yaohua went to handle the personal relations of the Lei family. Ren Yaoqi did not go with her, but followed her. She had also seen clearly in recent days that Ren Yaohua had no objection to this marriage. As long as Ren Yaohua was satisfied, Ren Yaoqi had nothing to say.
After a long time, Xier secretly ran back to report to Ren Yaoqi. Ren Yaohua went to the kitchen and personally led people to steam two baskets of chrysanthemum cakes. He also specially instructed people to make an extra basket of chrysanthemum cakes in the shape of a little rabbit for Lei Paner.
The gifts for the Double Ninth Festival are not important. What matters is the thought behind it. The Ren family does not have chrysanthemum wine, so Ren Yaohua can only work hard on sincerity.
Ren Yaoqi listened but smiled without saying anything, then she sternly instructed a few of the bold maids not to mention this matter in front of Ren Yaohua. She was afraid that Ren Yaohua would get angry and take it out on her.
As they were talking and laughing, someone came in to report that the Prince of Yanbei's Palace had also sent wine and cakes.
Ren Yaoqi also sent some wine and snacks to the Yanbei Palace early in the morning as a courtesy, but he did not expect that they would return the gift.
Along with the wine and cakes, there was also a letter from Xiao Jinglin.
Ren Yaoqi took the letter and went to the study to open it. After just two glances, he was stunned.
Xiao Jinglin wrote about things in Ningxia.
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Something happened in the past few days, and I'm in a bad mood. I can't calm down for a while. Because it's a personal matter, it's hard to explain, so I don't know how to explain it. Other than sorry, I really don't know what to say.
Thank you very much for your concern, support and tolerance. I am sorry for you and my two editors for disappointing you.
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