Luo Yihui looked thoughtful, and the two siblings remained silent for a long time. Yining looked at Xuezhi, who nodded to indicate that everything was fine.
Luo Yihui also saw her come out, and beckoned Yining to come over to her side, saying to her, "I'm going to go to my mother's place in a while. You stay in the room and take a nap. We'll go to the main hall together to keep vigil in the evening, okay?"
Yi Ning nodded in agreement, and Luo Yi Hui let the maid help her to stand. Seeing her elder sister's already thick waist, and thinking about how she still had to work hard for the second wife's family, Yi Ning felt a little sad. But there were many things she couldn't do for her elder sister.
Yining watched her elder sister walk out of the alley. She turned around and saw Luo Shenyuan looking at the painting.
"Yining, did you draw this?" he asked.
Yining said yes.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he murmured hesitantly: "It's okay that her handwriting is average, but how can she draw..." I always felt it was strange that she didn't have any talent like Miss Luo, but now it's not strange anymore.
Yining didn't hear clearly and asked him, "Third brother, what did you say?"
"After you finish mourning, I will find you a teacher to continue teaching you calligraphy." Luo Shenyuan put down the drawing paper in his hand and decided not to force her in the future.
Yining wanted to take a nap, so he left after not staying long.
Yining tossed and turned in bed and soon fell asleep. Seeing Yining was asleep, Mother Xu took out the bed covers and covered her with bedding. Winter was approaching and the wind was still very cold. She said to Songzhi, "I think it will get even colder soon. Miss Songzhi, please go to my sister's storeroom and find some hand warmers. My sister is very sensitive to cold and can't stand the cold."
Songzhi responded to Mother Xu's request and quickly left the house. Yining's things were still in the main hall and had not been moved in yet. She needed to find a few maids and servants to help her move the things into the main hall.
When Yining woke up, she saw that the light coming through the window had dimmed. She had slept too deeply. She felt a little cold, and her hands and feet were icy.
She sat up and heard someone outside the house say, "...this little thing is nothing. When I was in the country, I could even carry all the wheat and sorghum in the farm."
Yining opened the window and saw Qingqu taking a box from a maid.
The girl looked at her from behind, very nervous: "These are Miss Seven's plum vase and jade items, don't break them!"
Qingqu carried his things easily towards the back house.
Songzhi came in from outside, bringing a copper hand warmer filled with hot water for Yining, which she placed under her blanket. Her feet quickly warmed up, and Yining placed her soles against the hand warmer. Songzhi smiled and said, "You know what, Miss Qingqu is really strong. When she went to clean your storeroom just now, she could do the work of two servants and still have more than enough."
After Mother Zheng left, Qingqu stayed. A girl like her seemed to be good-looking no matter where she went. She was strong and capable, and she never beat around the bush when she spoke. The maids and servants in Yining's room liked her very much. Qingqu felt that she stayed to take care of Yining. She would stick to what Mother Zheng said anyway. She refused to go back even when Songzhi asked her to. She hugged the package and said, "I'll just have a meal with Miss Seven. Mother Zheng doesn't want me anymore, and I'll be kicked out if I go back." She was tall, and her expression was a little pitiful when she squatted there.
After seeing this, Yi Ning asked her to stay and did some work in her room.
"She has a kind nature." Yi Ning simply said, holding the hand warmer and asking Song Zhi: "Have all the things in the warehouse been moved here?"
Songzhi nodded, combed Yining's hair loose, and said as she combed: "I happened to meet Xi Que, the eldest maidservant beside the eldest lady. I heard that the eldest lady wanted to invite the master to discuss the funeral of the old lady. The eldest lady is not familiar with us now, so Xi Que has to be careful when talking to me..."
Yining was still a little drowsy, but suddenly opened her eyes when she heard this.
"You said that your aunt asked your father to come over to discuss the funeral arrangements?"
Songzhi nodded. Yining sat up straight. Even if they wanted to discuss the funeral, they should wait until the rituals were completed and the Taoist priests calculated a suitable day for the burial. Why discuss it now? Besides, it was natural for his father and uncle to bring it up, so why did Chen have to bring it up...
Yi Ning always had a bad feeling, thinking that her elder sister was still with Lin Hairu. She asked Songzhi to put on her shoes and she was going to go to Lin Hairu's place.
The alley wasn't far away, so Yi Ning took Song Zhi there and asked her to repeat the story without telling her. After hearing what Song Zhi said, Luo Yi Hui just smiled and said, "You are quite clever, girl."
She didn't seem very surprised. She turned around and said to Lin Hairu, "Mother, please pack up. Let's go to the main hall together."
Lin Hairu was a little confused: "Sister Hui, what's going on? What are you doing in the main hall?"
Luo Yihui's maid helped her stand up: "The main hall must be bustling right now. We must go over and take a look." She touched Yining's hair and asked her, "Does Meimei want to go over too?"
Yining looked at Luo Yihui's expression and suddenly felt that her elder sister actually understood everything and she was just waiting.
She wanted to wait for Chen to make a move first. That way, whatever the Second House did would be justified, and there wouldn't be any question of filial piety.
If the family didn't split up, the first wife would definitely suppress the second wife. After all, the Zhonggong property belonged to everyone, but Chen had been managing it for so many years. As the eldest daughter-in-law, it was understandable that she wanted to continue to manage it. For the second wife, splitting up was definitely the best option.
Yining suddenly wanted to go to the main hall to take a look. Chen must have asked her father to go there to discuss this matter, but she didn't know what her plan was.
At this time, Luo Yihui's maid came in and bowed to Luo Yihui, saying, "Madam, the third young master is already in the main hall."
"I understand. Let's light the lanterns," said Luo Yihui.
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