Since Liu no longer needed her, Xia Tian went to Chen Ning's courtyard to kill time.
She was not familiar with the other ladies, so she only arranged some food and drinks, and she didn't need to take care of anything else.
The people Muchen sent out to keep an eye on the two men didn't see them until the end of the banquet, so they had to come and report.
Shen Nian knew that the two people must be in great danger.
He called the people back, and the others continued to stare at Mrs. Li and Shen Ke.
A whole day passed, and nothing happened with Mrs. Li and Shen Ke. It seemed that Liu would not continue her action for the time being.
However, they did not dare to relax and still appeared to be relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside.
When he returned home after three days of meditation, he came to Jinglan Garden and sat for a while.
Xia Tiancai told her that drugs had been put into her tea the day before her wedding.
"Sister-in-law asked someone to check it out?" Shen Ning asked in shock.
"Yes. I wet the handkerchief and asked your eldest brother to go out and find a doctor to check it out."
Shen Ning's face turned pale. "What medicine is it?"
"Infertility medicine." Xia Tian said calmly.
With a "bang", the teacup in Shen Ning's hand fell to the ground. The teacup rolled on the ground for a few times before it stopped.
Shen Ning's lips trembled, his hands shook a little, and he didn't say a word for a long time.
Xia Tian held her hand, but it felt extremely cold. It took a while for it to warm up.
"How could she, how dare she do that?" Shen Ning's eyelashes trembled, and she shivered for a long time without saying a complete sentence.
Seeing that Chen Ning was frightened, Xia Tian quickly comforted her, "It's okay, it's over. Be careful next time and don't come back unless you're fine."
Chen Ning wiped her eyes with a handkerchief before holding Xia Tian's hand. "Thank you, sister-in-law. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would..."
"It's okay, just live your life well from now on. You're married now, and she can't do anything to you, so don't be afraid."
Chen Ning's aunt died two years ago. She was the only child she had. She is now married to the second son of a third-rank official, who looks very handsome.
Chen Ning is also a smart person. As long as he works hard, he will definitely live a good life.
"Well, from now on I only have my brother and sister-in-law to rely on, and my sister-in-law has to be careful over there too."
"I will, don't worry."
Seeing that Chen Ning was in a better mood, Xia Tian asked Ningxiang to ask someone to clean up the teacups on the ground, and then brought in a basin of water. He asked Chen Ning to wash his face again before sending him out.
The next morning, after paying her respects, Liu told Xia Tian that she was now fully recovered and no longer needed help.
She also taught Xia Tian for a while, and then I just paid more attention on my own and didn't need to continue studying with her.
Xia Tian thanked Liu and returned to Jinglan Garden happily.
I was thinking of finding an excuse not to go, but it turned out to be like a sleepy person meeting a pillow, and Liu spoke first.
When Shen Nian came back from his night shift, Xia Tian told him that he didn’t need to learn housekeeping from Liu anymore.
Shen Nian nodded. It was better not to go there, so as to avoid meeting them every day and being taken advantage of by Liu again.
The next day, Mu Feng also brought good news, saying that he had found the house he was looking for and asked Xia Tian to go and take a look.
Xia Tian happily took Ningxiang and Ningxue with Mu Feng to look at houses.
The house that Mu Feng found was in Yuxiu Lane. It was originally a two-story teahouse with an elegant environment. The area was not very large, and most of the people coming and going were literati and poets.
Land is very expensive in Beijing, and Mu Feng was able to find this because the owner of the teahouse was selling it because his business was not doing well.
The teahouse asked for twelve thousand taels, which she thought was reasonable, thinking that the more she saved, the better. Unfortunately, the owner refused to lower the price, and in the end she only got two hundred taels off.
She took it down, but she hadn't decided what to do with it yet.
Mu Feng took them to see a courtyard with two entrances. The courtyard was not far from the teahouse and could be reached in about half an hour on foot.
This courtyard is at the innermost part of Linglong Lane. The lane is relatively narrow, but it feels quite exquisite as you walk in. There are a lot of people around, but you don’t feel the noise once you enter the courtyard. It is a quiet place in the hustle and bustle.
There were quite a few houses in the yard, and they were about 80% new. The owner asked for four thousand taels of silver. Xia negotiated the price, and finally the deal was settled at three thousand five hundred taels of silver.
By buying this yard, she can be said to have established roots in the capital.
The two places spent a total of 15,300 taels of silver. The silver she earned from painting was not enough, and she also used the silver given to her by Shen Nian.
Now she has become a negative mother-in-law again.
After the house was settled, Xia Tian took a few people to Yayizhai and gave the two finished paintings to Manager Xiao.
Shopkeeper Xiao was also very happy to see Xia Tian coming. Since the first month of the lunar year, Mrs. Xia had not come in person again, and she only accepted one custom painting in the entire first month of the lunar year. He was anxious but there was nothing he could do.
He felt relieved when he saw Xia brought two paintings this day. He had thought that the lady didn't want to continue working with him.
Ever since the Wen Yi Bo Mansion ordered the painting of "Pine and Crane for Longevity", more and more wealthy families came to him to order paintings.
Unfortunately, the lady only submitted one painting in the first month of the year, and he had to beg her for these two paintings.
Xia Tian found it a little funny to see Shopkeeper Xiao like that. Although she wanted to make money, she had to do it within her means.
March 28th is the Emperor's birthday, but she hasn't started writing yet.
I accepted two more paintings this time, but it was agreed that the paintings would be handed in in early April.
Shopkeeper Xiao had no choice but to agree.
When they came out of Yayizhai, it was already late, so they went straight back home.
In the evening, Chen Nian knew that she had bought a teahouse and a two-story courtyard and had spent all her money, so she sent her another two thousand taels of silver notes.
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