Chapter 499: An Unrequited Love
Nanny Chen nodded.
"Young lady has been in poor health since she was young. She has been taking medicine and acupuncture for a long time. She once found a good teacher and learned a little bit of medical skills. Only then did she gradually improve her health. However, she is naturally not comparable to the county lady."
Song Yuntang understood.
"I see."
Nanny Chen bowed to her again.
"The gifts have been brought. I will not delay the county lady any longer and will return first."
"Mammy, take care."
Song Yuntang sent Nanny Chen out of the courtyard, watched her get on the carriage and leave, then turned back to the courtyard.
Qin Ju stepped forward to ask for instructions.
"Madam, where should we put these china and screen?"
"Move the screen to the main courtyard. The room happens to be short of one. As for the porcelain, have someone place it on the shelf in the main hall and take good care of it." After giving the instructions, she went to the flower hall.
Qin Ju nodded and hurriedly told everyone to carefully put these items away.
The people in the main hall and the flower hall all saw how respectful the servants in the Tang residence were to Song Yuntang just now.
They all knew that Mr. Tang was Xu Qingye's teacher.
But even so, the nanny beside Mrs. Tang's attitude towards Song Yuntang clearly exceeded the respect that should be shown to a student's wife.
This made them curious about Mrs. Xu.
Judging from her demeanor and the way she treated others, she did not seem like an ignorant woman from the countryside.
"Brother Xu, is your sister-in-law really from a farming family?" someone couldn't help but ask.
Xu Qingye nodded, "Yes."
"Hiss~"
The man frowned, puzzled.
Immediately afterwards, someone else came in at the gate.
Li Xiuran, the son of the prefect of Yingshan City, and his sister Li Yuyao and brother-in-law Lin Jingyao.
"You two, you don't invite a fellow countryman like me to your housewarming party. You really don't consider me a friend." Li Xiuran joked.
Song Yuntang walked out of the flower hall again, with a dignified and graceful demeanor.
"It's not that I don't want to invite you, but I really didn't expect that Mr. Li would also be in the capital. I'm sorry for being so rude."
I heard that Li Youran failed the imperial examination this year and would not be able to take the palace examination. I really didn't expect that he would come to the capital now.
However, given his knowledge, character and connections, as well as his status as a juren, it was only a matter of time before he became an official in the court.
Although Lin Jingyao is a Jinshi, he has not yet been assigned a position in the court. He is currently preparing for the Hanlin Academy's selection next month. Only by passing the imperial examination and becoming a Shujishi will he be qualified to enter the Hanlin Academy.
If one fails the assessment, one can only wait for an opportunity to seek a seventh-rank official post and slowly accumulate qualifications and experience.
But with Yingshan Prefecture as my father-in-law, the future won't be too bad.
Xu Qingye saw the three people, greeted the people in the main hall, and walked out of the house.
"Gentlemen, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."
Li Xiuran smiled at the two of them and said, "I heard that you two had a baby boy a while ago, and then he entered the Imperial Academy and bought a new house. It can be said that you two are happy on top of happiness, so I am here to join in the fun."
People come to your house not to cause trouble. Now that there are guests, you naturally have to receive them well.
"Since Master Li is here, my husband and I are naturally very welcome." Song Yuntang said, and made a gesture of invitation towards the main hall, "Please come in."
Li Xiuran nodded and walked forward.
Lin Jingyao paused when he passed by Song Yuntang.
"Has Tang'er's eyes fully recovered?"
Facing him again, Song Yuntang was calm.
"It's already very good."
The man didn't say anything. He looked her up and down. Seeing that she was calm, energetic and had a rosy complexion, he nodded and followed Li Xiuran's footsteps.
Xu Qingye looked in the direction of Lin Jingyao, and then in the direction of Song Yuntang.
This Lin Jingyao is really a thief with evil intentions!
He resisted the urge to throw Lin Jingyao out and walked towards the main hall in a low voice.
Song Yuntang watched the few people leave and turned to look at Li Yuyao.
"There are only men in the room, Madam Lin, please follow me to the flower hall."
Li Yuyao nodded slightly and walked slowly towards the flower hall with her.
She saw the look in Lin Jingyao's eyes just now. As she expected, that look was definitely not as simple as a brother looking at his sister.
The thing she was most worried about happened.
It's ridiculous that she thought Lin Jingyao didn't have any concubines because he was chaste, but it turns out that he just had someone in his heart.
The reason why he married her, respected and protected her was only because of her family background, not her as a person.
Originally, she had no romantic feelings for Lin Jingyao, but his care and consideration after they got married, as well as months of physical intimacy, made her gradually open her heart.
Now, when she thought about the fact that her husband, whom she loved sincerely, had another woman in his heart, she found it difficult to accept this fact.
Song Yuntang was the first to break the silence between the two.
"When was Mrs. Lin born?"
"One month later than the county lady, the baby just turned one month old." Li Yuyao glanced in her direction, "The county lady looks radiant, so Brother Xu should be very good to her, right?"
Song Yuntang didn't know why she suddenly asked this question, so he could only nod.
"He treated me very well."
Then, Li Yuyao said something nonsensical.
"The county lady still needs to cherish the talents around her."
Song Yuntang looked in her direction with suspicion, then thought about it and suddenly understood something.
"That's natural. We are in harmony as husband and wife, and our family is happy. I am very satisfied with everything now."
As Lin Jingyao's bedmate, Li Yuyao must have seen through Lin Jingyao's feelings for her, so she misunderstood.
As God is my witness, she had absolutely no feelings towards Lin Jingyao at all.
Not to mention that she already has Xu Qingye now, even if she didn't have him, there would not be Lin Jingyao.
Li Yuyao nodded.
"That's good."
Song Yuntang smiled slightly, and in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings in the future, he directly brought up the topic.
"I know exactly what Madam Lin is worried about. Don't worry. I have a husband and children, and I cherish them very much. I would never destroy other people's families. You just need to take care of your husband."
Li Yuyao smiled awkwardly, nodded and said, "The county lady's mind is as clear as ever. I understand."
Now that she has made it clear, we can no longer blame her for this matter.
Ultimately, it’s still my husband’s problem.
Now that things have happened, going to him to make trouble will only drive the couple apart.
After all, it was an unrequited love for him.
I hope he can realize it sooner and focus on her and the children.
As they were talking, they had already arrived in front of the flower hall, and Song Yuntang made a gesture of invitation towards the flower hall.
"Mrs. Lin, please come in."
Li Yuyao nodded slightly and walked into the hall.
He and Jiang Surao were both easy to get along with, and the three of them quickly came to an agreement.
The next person to come was Lord Gu Lansheng, who he had dealt with before in Yingshan City.
After Gu Lansheng was led into the yard by Qin Ju, he immediately saw Song Yuntang standing outside the flower hall.
His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Song Yuntang to hear.
"County Lady, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing well?"
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