Chapter 37: Mrs. Wei's Letter
After this incident, Xu seemed to no longer believe Song Yuning's words and became very wary of her.
It was fine when she was in the mansion. Whenever she went out or Xu Hui came to visit, someone would be sent to keep an eye on her to prevent her from meeting Xu Hui.
Song Yuning noticed it from the beginning, so she followed Xu's wishes and stayed with her sisters every time she went out, never being alone.
However, Xu became more and more excessive, and Song Yuning also felt annoyed. One day when paying respects, he pretended to be casual and revealed the matter to the old lady.
After the old lady learned about this, no one knew what she said to Xu in private. In short, Xu has restrained herself a little since then.
Xu was afraid that her nephew from her natal family would marry a concubine's daughter, but the old lady didn't ask about this. She only wanted the five beauties of the Song family to marry well.
She doesn't care who she marries.
Song Yuning could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but in order to reassure Xu, she remained as usual and never left herself alone.
With plenty of free time, I began to learn embroidery techniques on the unique copy.
Some time ago, after the double-sided screen was embroidered, Song Yuning asked Ningshuang to send it to his uncle. According to Song Yuning's calculations, this double-sided embroidery could be sold for between eight hundred taels of silver or one thousand taels of silver.
Who knew that the master uncle would send 1,500 taels of silver and a letter.
“When I delivered the embroidery, I happened to meet an old lady who took a fancy to the young lady’s folding screen. The shopkeeper deliberately helped to raise the price, and it was sold for 1,500 taels of silver.
As for this letter, it's from over there, saying she's thinking of you and wants to ask how you're doing." Ningshuang handed the letter to Song Yuning and said.
Song Yuning immediately knew who had sent her the letter. She excitedly opened it and a few sheets of letter paper fell out, along with several banknotes, some in denominations of fifty and one hundred.
When Song Yuning saw this, her eyes immediately turned red. Madam Wei really was thinking about her.
With so much silver, I don’t know how many flowers she embroidered and how long it took her to save so much. In the end, I probably didn’t keep much, so I sent it all to her.
It was indeed a familiar handwriting.
In the letter, Mrs. Wei wrote about her situation. She was in Jizhou at the time and had opened an embroidery shop in a remote town. She now had several embroiderers under her and her business was pretty good.
She also embroidered privately and sold her embroidery to some wealthy families, earning a good income. She told Song Yuning not to worry and said she would take good care of herself.
This money was all she had saved over the years, and now she had sent it all to Song Yuning. She only hoped that Song Yuning could live a better life in the Song Mansion and not suffer any injustices due to lack of money.
Mrs. Wei also found out a lot of news about the Song family. When she learned that Song Yuning was living well now, she finally felt relieved.
These letters were written in a very disorganized manner and did not seem to be written on the same day. Instead, they were written down immediately whenever he thought of what he wanted to say to Song Yuning.
Song Yuning read carefully, word by word, and turned the several sheets of letter over and over again. After reading them, she felt a warm feeling in her heart.
She is still very lucky. In this strange world, there are still people who care about her and miss her.
"Miss, please stop crying. Madam is living a good life now. The shopkeeper once visited Madam and told us that she is now well-fed and plump, and has even accepted several apprentices!"
The embroidery shop's business is also good. She introduced a lot of business to you. Don't worry, she will take good care of you, Madam." Ning Shuang, who was standing aside, looked at Song Yuning crying and said distressedly, her eyes slightly red.
After hearing this, Song Yuning felt even more relieved. Without the selfish Song Hongzhi, Mrs. Wei would definitely be able to live a better life with her skills.
She has begun to look forward to the day when she will be reunited with her mother. It will definitely come soon.
Because the Song family had a prince's concubine this year, the Song family celebrated this year's New Year with great fanfare.
Friends and relatives who had not been in contact with each other in the past also came to visit and wish each other a happy new year. Song Yuning and her friends also received many ladies and made a small profit just from the gifts they received.
The Song Mansion was crowded with people, until after the tenth day of the first lunar month, when there were fewer people coming and going.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, the old lady waved her hand and asked all the young masters and young ladies in the mansion to go to the street to watch the lanterns.
"This is a good opportunity. You and Lu Zhixing have been exchanging letters before, and this time you can meet him.
Don't worry, I will ask your brother to help you make connections. After you meet him, tell him about your father's preferences.
Now he has left a good impression on the old lady, but it would be difficult to get the old lady to agree to marry you just based on this.
However, as long as Lu Zhixing can catch your father's eye, your father will mediate and Lu Zhixing will be able to pass the imperial examination in March.
This marriage is a sure thing, so just wait for your wedding." Aunt Lin gave Song Yuwan some advice when she learned that they could go out to participate in the Lantern Festival.
Although Lu Zhixing is a potential stock, he is not yet at the level that can impress the old lady, so we have to add some more chips for him.
"Don't worry, aunt, I know what to do. I will seize the opportunity and let Mr. Lu get his father's approval." Song Yuwan nodded.
Over the past six months, Song Yuwan and Lu Zhixing have been keeping in touch through correspondence, and they have gradually developed feelings for each other.
Song Yuwan nodded to Aunt Lin's arrangement, but she didn't seem very happy.
"Lu Zhixing is just a commoner, and I don't know if he can pass the imperial examination. Aunt, what if he is just a show-off?
I'm really scared. If he fails, will the old lady send me directly to the Lu family? "
Aunt Lin looked at the flustered Song Yuwan and patted her head distressedly: "My Yuwan, it's all Aunt Lin's fault. I believed that heartless guy and was deceived by him.
You have become a concubine's daughter and have to worry and be afraid, but don't worry, your aunt will definitely not harm you.
If Lu Zhixing passes the Spring Examination, he will definitely come to propose marriage. If he fails, Auntie will prevent him from coming, so don't worry."
This is a big gamble. If Song Yuwan wins, she will definitely have a good life. If she loses, she is afraid that she cannot bear the consequences of losing.
Now we can only place all our hopes on Lu Zhixing. If he can pass the imperial examination, all these problems will be solved.
"I have already prepared your dowry. Don't worry, I will definitely not let you marry like this." Aunt Lin knew that Song Yuwan was uneasy and comforted her.
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