Chapter 152 Yunzhou City
Hearing Madam Xu's gloating words, the servants lowered their heads and dared not say anything, pretending that they had not heard anything.
"Lin'er, be good. Once that old man... your father inherits the Xu family's business, all of these things will be yours," Old Madam Xu said to the child as if no one else was around.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuzhi clenched her fists tightly to prevent herself from showing any unusual reaction, her heart filled with the ecstatic joy of her impending wish being fulfilled.
"Madam, the young mistress has arrived."
Ning walked in slowly, her face showing no sign of reluctance, but rather a smile on her lips.
"Have you recovered?" Old Madam Xu didn't give her a hard time or try to intimidate her for her previous rudeness. Instead, she showed concern for her health.
"I'm all better now, thanks to the medicinal herbs my mother sent. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have needed to recover for a while longer."
"We're all family, there's no need to be so polite. If you need anything, just tell the servants and they'll come and get it from me," said Madam Xu, pleased with her thoughtfulness. Seeing that she was trying to build a closer relationship, she went along with her wishes.
"Yes, from now on, I won't stand on ceremony with you, Mother. By the way, I've already prepared a place for Lin'er to live in my courtyard, so it's time for her to move in. I wonder if you would be so kind as to let her live in my courtyard?"
"Bang!"
"What's wrong? You're so careless!"
"Please forgive me, Madam!" Zhao Yuzhi quickly begged for forgiveness.
"Go down, you don't need to serve me here!" Old Madam Xu said with displeasure.
"Madam, Lin'er seems hungry. Shall I take him to be breastfed?"
"How dare you, a mere maidservant, call Lin'er 'Lin'er'? We don't need you to serve us here, so get out of here!" Old Madam Xu was also angered by her lack of tact.
Even though Zhao Yuzhi was unwilling, she could only leave in embarrassment.
Seeing this, Ning felt only irony, but she did not mention why Old Madam Xu had not sent Zhao Yuzhi away. Instead, she asked Old Madam Xu several questions about raising children, and the two women got along well for once.
After watching Ning leave with her child, Zhao Yuzhi returned to Xu Qingyan's study in a daze.
"Why do you look like that? Did your mother make things difficult for you again?" Xu Qingyan felt sorry for her when she saw her like this.
"Madam has taken Lin'er back, young master. I'm worried that Madam will hold a grudge against me and harm the child!" Zhao Yuzhi didn't dare mention taking the child back. After all, the matter had been handled by the old lady, and Xu Qingyan couldn't possibly disrespect her.
"Don't worry, with me here, nothing will happen to Lin'er," Xu Qingyan said, as expected, without mentioning bringing the child back.
Zhao Yuzhi could only force a smile, afraid of upsetting Xu Qingyan and being unable to stay in the Xu residence any longer.
“This little bastard does look like Xu Qingyan, no wonder that old hag likes him so much,” Ning Shi said. She brought the child back just for show, and once she got back to the courtyard, she threw the child to the servants.
"It seems that Zhao is indeed very fertile," Ning's wet nurse sighed as she looked at the baby who was now so well-fed and chubby. She wished that this child had come from her young mistress's womb.
"So what if she's good at raising children? She can't even make decisions about her own children. When they grow up, won't she have to call someone else her mother?" Ning felt relieved. Although she had broken up with Xu Qingyan, she wouldn't tolerate a village woman provoking her. Now that she had no children, she wanted to see how much favor that village woman could get from Xu Qingyan.
“That’s the right way to think, Madam. No one can have everything go their way, but you have to make things work in your favor to live more comfortably. Even if it’s just for show, you have to treat this child well. He doesn’t recognize anyone yet. If you treat him well, you’ll not only gain a good reputation, but the child will also be closer to you in the future. So what if you’re not his birth mother?” The wet nurse reminded her, seeing that she was unusually happy.
“The wet nurse is right. From now on, I will be this little wretch’s mother, so naturally I must treat him well,” Ning said thoughtfully, concealing her dislike for the child.
Song Yushu and Xue Huai'an arrived at the city gate early in the morning and watched as Xu Mingchuan was escorted out of the city by the officials. Although they could not exchange their lives for one, for Xu Mingchuan, the days of exile were probably more painful than death.
"Let's go, you won't be able to stand the cold for too long," Xue Huai'an said, pulling her back.
"Come on, I'm in a good mood today, let's invite Master Liu and the others to Bichunlou to celebrate," Song Yushu said happily, pulling Xue Huai'an to find Master Liu and the others.
"cheers!"
"Xu Mingchuan has finally fallen. Back then, you insisted on going against the Xu family, and we were worried that you would get yourself into trouble, but we never expected that you would actually get your revenge!"
Song Yushu was in high spirits. If Xue Huai'an hadn't replaced the wine with tea at the end, she probably would have gotten drunk in the Bichun Tower.
Xu Chunming knew they were having a celebration banquet here, so he dropped what he was doing and came to join in the fun.
"Boss Wei, would you be willing to go to Yunzhou City tomorrow? As you can see, I'm completely tied up," Xu Chunming said to Song Yushu after a few rounds of drinks.
“Since Boss Xu trusts me, I’m naturally willing to serve him. I don’t have anything else to do right now, so it’s not a bad idea to make a trip,” Song Yushu thought for a moment and then agreed. She had never been to Yunzhou City before.
In preparation for his trip to Yunzhou City, Song Yushu asked Xiong Erni to take care of Zhou Chengzhu and told them to seek help from the Liu family if they needed anything.
This time, Xue Huai'an traveled with her. Because they had plenty of time, the two of them only brought a few guards and began to leisurely head towards Yunzhou City.
On the fifth day, the group finally arrived at the city gate of Yunzhou.
"Why are there so many people here?" Song Yushu looked at the bustling street and was somewhat surprised.
“There’s a canal wharf in Yunzhou City, where many ships come and go on weekdays, and even more merchants come and go,” Xue Huai’an said, as he tightened his grip on Song Yushu’s hand. It’s easy to get separated in crowded places, and he still had a deep impression of the time when Song Yushu was abducted.
“There are definitely more goods here than on our side,” Song Yushu said, strolling around with great interest.
“There are also quite a few foreign barbarians here. They sell some rather novel things. Would you like to take a look?” Xue Huai’an said, seeing her interest.
"Go!" Song Yushu had never seen a foreigner since arriving here, and upon hearing this, he became interested.
"Hello, what would you like to buy?" asked a bearded, blond, blue-eyed merchant.
When Song Yushu saw that he could speak the local dialect, he realized that it was no wonder he was able to open a shop here.
“This is a spice shop, and most of the spices are not available here,” Xue Huai’an explained from the side.
Unfortunately, Song Yushu wasn't very interested in spices; he just glanced at them and then moved on to another shop.
"These are seeds? Let's go take a look," Song Yushu thought, remembering that high-yield crops came from abroad, and immediately had the idea of going in to take a look.
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