"Is Qingyu related to you?" Chu Qianchen stopped weaving and looked up at Amber.

Amber nodded. "Her mother and my mother are cousins. I often played with her when I was a child."

Amber is a family child. Her family has been in the Marquis' Mansion for several generations and has many branches and leaves. Many servants in the mansion are related to her, but the relationship is only distant.

Chu Qianchen generously pointed to the table and said, "The Shiquan ointment is in the drawer on the right, go get a bottle yourself."

"Thank you, young lady." Amber's eyes lit up, and she happily took out a small porcelain jar with a white background and blue flowers from the drawer of the desk, and held it in her hand happily, "Young lady, you are so kind!"

"Your words are not sweet enough, you should say that I am a girl with miraculous healing skills and a kind heart!"

As Chu Qianchen spoke, he found himself laughing, his eyebrows curved and his eyes moved.

Amber looked at her and felt that she was so beautiful that even the blooming roses outside the window seemed to have lost their color.

She was just slightly stunned, and then she began to praise him: "Miss, you are a miracle doctor, your medical skills are like the reincarnation of Hua Tuo!"

"Girl, you are beautiful, kind-hearted, and extremely smart!"

"She is also multi-talented. She is the most amazing lady in the capital!"

Amber spoke these words from the bottom of her heart. The longer she was with Chu Qianchen, the more she found that her daughter was unfathomable. Everyone said that the eldest daughter Chu Qianhuang was the pearl of the capital, but in her opinion, she was far inferior to her daughter.

These words happened to fall into the ears of Yu Lu who came into the room at this time. Yu Lu looked a little strange, and said with her little face lowered: "Girl, the eldest girl is here."

Chu Qianhuang just came back from the palace early this morning.

Chu Qianchen ordered Yu Lu to bring the person in.

"Second sister!" Chu Qianhuang's voice arrived before she even showed up.

As the last word fell, she came in with a smile on her face. She was wearing a crabapple red gold-woven jacket and ruby-studded pearl flowers on her temples. She seemed to be shrouded in light, brightening up the room.

Chu Qianhuang held a roll of rice paper in her hand and said with a smile, "Grandmother's birthday banquet will be held in two days. I have already made an agreement with the Imperial Concubine and the Third Princess to return to the palace after the banquet."

"I had thought of it a few days ago when I was in the palace. We sisters planned to write a picture of 100 longevity as a birthday gift for our grandmother. Second sister, you should also write ten 'longevity' characters. I will go find third sister later."

The so-called "Hundred Longevity Pictures" means writing the word "Longevity" in one hundred different fonts on a piece of paper.

Chu Qianchen put down the half-woven ribbon in her hand and responded with a smile.

Chu Qianhuang personally placed the rice paper in his hand on the desk by the window, spread it out carefully and weighed it down with a paperweight. He saw that the word "Shou" had been written in ten different fonts on the rice paper. Looking at the graceful and elegant handwriting, it was Chu Qianhuang who wrote it.

Amber placed the small porcelain jar in her hand next to the pen holder and served Chu Qianchen with pen and ink.

Soon, the scent of ink wafted through the small study.

Chu Qianhuang was on the other side and also saw the small porcelain jar and couldn't help but take a closer look at it.

Chu Qianchen noticed her gaze and said casually, "Amber's cousin accidentally hurt her face and came to me to ask for some ointment."

As she spoke, she dipped her wolf-hair brush in ink and wrote ten characters for longevity in one breath, in small regular script, seal script, official script, Zhou Ding script, and oracle bone script...

Chu Qianhuang watched Chu Qianchen finish writing and praised with a smile: "Second sister, I haven't seen you for a few days. Your handwriting has improved again!"

Amber looked a little strange when she heard this.

It’s not that these words are not well written. Although Chu Qianchen’s handwriting is three points inferior to Chu Qianhuang’s, it is definitely presentable. The handwriting is beautiful, but it’s a pity that the strokes are weak and have form without bones. It is completely different from the words she wrote when practicing calligraphy every day, which were written effortlessly and with their own style.

Chu Qianhuang's calligraphy can't compare to it at all!!

The ink was not dry yet, so Chu Qianhuang didn't rush to collect the paper and let it dry first.

She sat down by the window and suddenly asked with concern: "Second sister, you and third sister haven't reconciled yet?"

"We are all sisters from the same family, so we should live in harmony and happiness."

"Third sister is young, and she is going through a big change. It is inevitable that she will get stuck in a rut. Why don't you come with me to find Third Sister and write a longevity painting?"

Chu Qianhuang's every move was graceful, gentle and elegant, very much like an elder sister.

She stretched out her hand, trying to hold Chu Qianchen's hand, but failed.

Chu Qianchen just raised the hand holding the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, which suddenly turned red.

"Big sister, that's not true." Chu Qianchen pursed her lips aggrievedly, her pupils seemed to have been washed with water, her eyes were full of light, and she said in a soft voice, "Third sister has many misunderstandings about me..."

"Ah, she can't even walk steadily when she sees me. She was also burned a few days ago. I'm afraid that if I go to see her again, something will happen to her..."

As Chu Qianchen spoke, he looked aggrieved, yet sincere, as if he didn't know what to do. He was like a water lotus in a pond, and I felt pity for him.

Amber had a complicated look on her face and glanced at the calligraphy on the desk again.

Amber lowered her head even lower, with lowered brows and a submissive look.

Chu Qianhuang didn't notice Amber's abnormality and continued to persuade Chu Qianchen: "Second sister, I'm here. I will help persuade third sister."

"It's inevitable that sisters have some quarrels, and there will be times when teeth and lips collide."

“…”

Chu Qianchen let Chu Qianhuang talk. She stopped talking, half-closed her eyes, twisted her handkerchief in her hands, and looked hesitant.

Chu Qianhuang stared at her for a moment, sighed, and stopped persuading her: "Second sister, think carefully about what I said."

"I'm going to go see my third sister. I'm leaving first."

Chu Qianhuang personally put away the rice paper on the desk and left.

The Xiangfei curtain leading to the outer room was raised and lowered, and only Chu Qianchen and Amber, the master and servant, were left in the small study.

The moment Chu Qianhuang left, Chu Qianchen raised his head with a normal expression.

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She casually put the handkerchief aside, smoothed her sleeves, and said to Amber, "Amber, go get the medicine for Qingyu. Don't rush back. I'll give you an hour off."

Chu Qianchen stayed alone in the small study room and picked up the wolf-hair brush on the pen holder.

Since she had already ground the ink, she simply spread out a piece of paper and started practicing calligraphy, reciting a passage from the Twenty-Four Chapters of the Art of War: The general's tools are used in different ways. If he can detect his treachery, wait for his misfortunes, and win the respect of the people, he is a general of ten men...

She wrote so casually without any hesitation on each stroke. The words she wrote were vigorous and natural, completely different from the words she had just written on the "Hundred Longevity Picture".

The room was quiet, without a sound at all.

The pond outside the window was half filled with lotus leaves, and a few goldfish were swaying their tails under the lotus leaves, making the water shine brilliantly.

Chu Qianchen practiced calligraphy for nearly an hour. After Amber came back, the master and servant went to Rongfu Hall as usual.

It was the beginning of the twentieth century when Chu Qianchen arrived at Rongfu Hall. Before he entered, he heard Chu Qianhuang's charming and cheerful voice coming from the left side room: "I have prepared your birthday gift for you. I have also prepared a surprise for you. You will definitely like it."

"Our sister Huang is the best." The lady said happily.

The lady is old and all she wants is for her family to be healthy and live in harmony. The filial piety of her children and grandchildren makes her happy from the bottom of her heart.

"The second young lady is here." The maid lifted the door curtain and Chu Qianchen walked in. After she bowed to the lady and Shen, she sat down on the right side of Chu Qianhuang.

A maid brought tea.

Chu Qianhuang turned her head and smiled at her, and asked, "Second sister, is Aunt Jiang okay these days?"

Chu Qianchen smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, sister." She didn't say whether it was good or not.

Shen, who was standing by, raised her eyebrows, her eyes flashing. Chu Qianhuang had just returned today, and Shen hadn't had time to ask her what she thought about Aunt Jiang.

"Sister Huang," the lady picked up the teacup, glanced at Shen, and said, "Everything is fine in the mansion, don't worry." She wondered why Chu Qianhuang asked about Aunt Jiang for no reason.

"Grandmother." Chu Qianhuang hesitated for a moment, pursed her cherry lips, as if she had something to say.

Seeing this, the Madam waved her hand and sent the servants away. Chu Qianhuang then said, "Aunt Imperial Concubine also knows about the dispute between Dad and Mom."

The imperial concubine aunt she mentioned is Chu Lingxiao's elder sister and the biological mother of the second prince Gu Nanzhao.

When the lady heard this, her expression froze.

Chu Qianhuang continued, "My aunt said that the emperor specifically asked about this matter. Although he didn't say anything, my aunt said that the emperor might think that the Chu family is not strict in managing the family."

"My aunt also said that the emperor is looking for the next Minister of the Imperial Household Department and seems to be somewhat interested in dad."

The Madam's eyes lit up. Although the Minister of the Imperial Household Department was only a third-rank official, he was still one of the Nine Ministers, in charge of horse breeding, and it was a lucrative position that many people in the court were watching.

Chu Qianhuang paused for a moment, as if sighing, and then continued, "Dad and Mom are so unhappy because of Aunt Jiang, so I originally thought that if Second Sister pleaded for Aunt Jiang and exempted her from punishment, maybe Dad and Mom would reconcile."

What she meant was that if Shen exempted Aunt Jiang from punishment, it would be equivalent to showing goodwill to Chu Lingxiao. If everyone took a step back, everything would be fine.

The old lady also understood and nodded secretly, thinking that Chu Qianhuang was worthy of being the eldest daughter of the Chu family. She was magnanimous in doing things and knew how to share the worries of her elders.

Chu Qianhuang looked at Chu Qianchen again and said, "Second sister, you have been with me a lot these days, and I always praise you for your good temper, so I thought it would be best for you to ask me for mercy."

Aunt Jiang was punished by Shen. She was Shen's biological daughter. It was obviously inappropriate to ask Shen to forgive Aunt Jiang. That was why she tried several times to persuade Chu Qianchen to plead for mercy.

Chu Qianhuang's words answered Shen's doubts, but Shen still felt that something was not right.

(End of this chapter)