Chapter 528: Peace of Mind
Liu looked at her with a smile.
"I was thinking, your eldest brother is idle now, if you need someone here, you can ask him to do odd jobs for you. If you don't need him, we can do some small business here."
"It's definitely not a good idea to work as a handyman for me. If people in Beijing find out, there will inevitably be rumors. If you want to do business, I can give you some advice."
Song Yuntang glanced in her direction.
"But after all, I'm already married, and my parents are still the ones who are in charge of the family. Instead of asking me here, why don't you go talk to my eldest brother and second brother and my parents about your ideas? If they agree, I'll naturally have no objection."
Liu's face lit up with joy.
"Tang Er doesn't object?"
Song Yuntang shook his head and looked up at her.
"Why should I object?"
She has already married Xu Qingye, so it is inappropriate for her to interfere in her mother's family affairs.
If the Song family wanted to rent a yard here and stay, she couldn't force them to load onto the carriage and send them back.
However, based on her understanding of Song Jinbao and Zhao, the possibility of them staying is unlikely.
I'm afraid Liu will return empty-handed this time.
"Okay! Then I'll go ask my parents now."
Liu put the clay pot with medicinal herbs and ingredients on the small stove to stew them, then ran out of the kitchen in a hurry.
Just as Song Yuntang had expected, there was no smile on Liu's face in the next few days.
But she didn't come to see him, and Song Yuntang was too lazy to pay attention to her.
After all, she still has a lot of things to do.
On weekdays, he was either taking care of Li Xian's body, or taking Song Yi and his son to play in the yard. As the baby got older, Hao Ting could stand more steadily with the help of something.
After seven or eight days of treatment, Li Xian's face was no longer as pale as before. Not only did his complexion improve, but his physical strength seemed to be much stronger than before.
When he had enough strength and the sun was not too strong, he would want to walk out of his courtyard, come to Song Yuntang and take a look at Xiao Haoting.
Looking at the girl who was either held in Song Yuntang's arms or carefully helped to walk and stand, he always had a smile on his face.
He thought that if his mother were still alive, she would accompany him like this.
"Young Master, this lotus cake was made by the cook in our mansion early this morning. Would you like to try it?" Seeing the distinguished guest coming out of the yard, Jiang hurriedly brought the cake on the table to him.
Since the host had brought it, he couldn't just refuse.
However, Li Xi'an had a special physique. When he was not sure whether he could eat it, he looked at Song Yuntang.
Song Yuntang, who was holding Hao Ting, noticed the movement here and smiled.
"Eat if you want. One or two pieces is no big deal."
Upon seeing this, Zhu Ling took out a round bamboo tube from her sleeve, took out a silver needle and wanted to go forward to test the poison.
Li Xian saw this and quickly stopped her.
"Zhu Ling, step back."
Zhu Ling was worried.
"Young Master?"
When the eldest prince lived in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, everything he ate and used was tested for poison by people around him before it came into his hands. This was specifically instructed by His Majesty.
Recently, she had checked all the food that came into the eldest prince's courtyard from the Xu Mansion, but this was the first time she had done so in front of the people from the Xu Mansion.
Li Xi'an glanced in her direction and signaled her to step back with his eyes again, then he stepped forward and took a piece of cake from the plate.
"Thank you, Madam Xu."
Jiang didn't know much about the rules of the capital, and had never dealt with ladies from outside.
She felt a little uncomfortable when someone suddenly called her Old Madam Xu.
"You're welcome, young master." Then he asked, "Would you like to take two more pieces?"
Although she had never experienced the intrigues of a big family, judging from the actions of the maidservant next to the young man in front of her, she seemed to want to test the poison.
Ordinary people don’t pay so much attention to food.
The young man in front of me must have an extraordinary background. Could he be the son of a royal or marquisate?
Li Xi'an nodded at her very politely.
"Thank you, one piece is enough." He put the cake in his mouth and took a small bite, smiling and said, "It tastes very good."
Seeing this, Zhu Ling silently put away the silver needle in her hand.
Since he came to Xu's house, he stayed in the courtyard most of the time, and Jiang Shi had only seen him twice.
Only now did he take a closer look at the child in front of him, and found that his features and eyebrows were somewhat similar to those of his daughter-in-law.
If Tang'er's biological parents were not in the mansion, she would have thought that her daughter-in-law had some connection with the young master in front of her.
When Jiang was looking at Li Xian and Song Yuntang, Li Xian's eyes had already looked at Hao Ting in Song Yuntang's arms.
"This is Hao Ting, right?"
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Yes." She touched her son's face, "Haoting, this is Brother Xi'an."
Li Xian is only nine years old after all.
He is only eight years older than my son, so it is more appropriate to call him brother.
Little Haoting seemed to have understood, and when he looked at Li Xi'an with his big eyes, the moment the child's smile blossomed, it was clear, bright, innocent, like the rising sun, and it suddenly spread into the heart.
Li Xi'an had a faint smile on his face.
"Hao Ting is lucky to have a mother like the county lady."
…
April 16th is Song Yuntang’s 19th birthday.
Like in previous years, she didn't want to make any big fuss and just wanted her family to have a simple meal and be done with it.
The only regret is that in the three years since I got married to Xu Qingye, he was only by my side during the first birthday.
At this time last year, he was in the capital to take the imperial examination, and she was placed in Hougu Village by Lin Jingyao.
This year we are separated again.
It has been two and a half months since he set out for Hongjiang City.
We do exchange letters on weekdays, but the date of return has not been determined for a long time, and I don’t know when I will be able to return.
There is not much difference between the palace today and previous days, except that it is a little more lively.
Night falls.
After Song Yuntang had coaxed his son to sleep early, he came out of the west wing and looked up to see several sky lanterns rising in the direction of the front yard.
There are red, yellow, orange, blue, green, and dozens of them in total, and more are popping up from the lobby.
Jinshu couldn't help but exclaim.
"Ma'am, these lanterns are so beautiful."
"It seems like it was put up from our own yard?" Song Yuntang said, lifting her skirt and walking out of the main yard, running towards the front yard.
When Xia Ning saw her coming, he smiled, winked at the servants who were releasing sky lanterns in the yard, and led everyone away.
When Song Yuntang arrived at the front yard, he immediately saw the man standing under many Kongming lanterns.
The man was tall with a gentle face. He just stood there quietly. Her beautiful figure was reflected in his deep eyes.
The calm temperament he exudes is like aged wine, which makes people feel at ease.
There was undisguised surprise in Song Yuntang's eyes.
"Why are you back?"
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