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All the young misses answered in unison. "Good." Only Miss Wen came back to her senses and looked at me with a smile. "I was in a hurry just in time for the madams' meal, so I didn't really pay my respects. Why don't Sister Yang accompany me for a trip and we can talk together when we get back?

I thought for a moment and felt that Miss Wen's words were very reasonable. I stood up and said to Xu and Jiang, "Let my little girls accompany the two big sisters. We'll be there shortly."

Eldest Miss Xu looked indifferent as she nodded her head. Second Miss Jiang frowned and stood up: "I have some matters to discuss with my mother, so I'll go with Big Sister Wen!"

He didn't want to be alone with Lady Xu.

I looked at Miss Wen, wanting to ask her what she meant.

A person like her who was extremely smart would only have one more person following her, so she wouldn't have any objections.

Unexpectedly, Miss Wen's face revealed a slightly unhappy expression. She smiled and said: "Then let's go together!"

Lan Li accompanied Miss Xu to the west branch while I followed Miss Wen to the main hall.

Miss Wen gripped my arm tightly and whispered in my ear, "This time, when I came back, my husband had brought my seventeenth brother along. He is only sixteen years old, and is already the head of Yu Hang's case. We agreed that after the ladies leave the banquet, we would let him bring the 17th Brother in to pay our respects. You must take a careful look … "

I couldn't help but look at Miss Wen in shock.

I thought she was being wronged and ran back to her parents' home alone. I wanted to find an opportunity to ask her in detail.

She didn't want to be valued so highly in the Fang family. After getting married for less than half a year, her in-laws would let her return home to return to her parents' home to settle down. They even let her husband accompany her.

The second young master of the Fang family should also be leaving for Kaunitz next year.

"The Second Master came with you?" I interrupted Miss Wen. "Then for so long, who was the host?"

"Your family's old lady sent the mother named Du by her side to invite your family's young master." Miss Wen pursed her lips and smiled at me. "These brothers of yours have such good appearances. In my opinion, if they were a girl, even you would lose to them."

I had to force a smile.

Miss Wen let go of me and went along with Second Miss Jiang. There were some idle chatter that she didn't say.

What should he do?

I thought I was just accompanying her out to pay my respects, but she's plotting such a big event and she's going to sing it to me.

But I don't even want to see the seventeenth young master of the Fang family!

It was already too late for him to go back on his word. Furthermore, there's Second Miss Jiang beside me. I'll just turn around and head back. Wouldn't that be embarrassing Miss Wen in front of outsiders?

Miss Wen also meant well.

As expected, not long after we stood in the hall, Hong Yu's voice rang out, "Eldest Young Master is accompanying Eldest Young Master of the Wen Family and 17th Young Master of the Fang Family. If you need to come in, pay respects to the old lady."

Miss Wen stood next to my grandmother and winked at me.

I sighed and took Second Miss Jiang's hand, hiding behind the screen.

In front of him was a letter from the family, followed by a young man in a cyan robe. He had a pair of elegant, slender eyes that shone with a gentle light. He was most likely Miss Wen's husband, the second young master of the Wen Family's fifth house. Behind him was a young man wearing a white daoist robe with phoenix eyes. He looked around and realized he must be the Seventeenth Young Master of the Fang Clan.

Second Miss Jiang stood in front of the screen and waved at me. So Sister Wen's husband is actually so beautiful! "

I smiled and warmed my hands with a cup of tea. I waited until the letter from home accompanied the two distinguished guests out of the room before I got up and prepared to leave the screen.

Second Miss Jiang secretly tugged on my sleeve with a gossipy expression on her face. "Is it because you are interested in my big brother that …"

I fiercely glared at her. "We still have to find him first!"

Second Miss Jiang couldn't help but be discouraged. She followed behind me, bowing dejectedly to the madams before following me and Big Miss Wen back to the Warm Pavilion.

While Jia Yi and Wen Chengzu were still running around playing football, Miss Xue sat opposite Miss Xu on the brick bed. No one knew what they were talking about, but when they saw that we had returned, Miss Xue's wet nurse quickly picked up the Fifth Miss and put her on a black lacquered rose stool.

My heart thumped as I smiled at the Fifth Miss. "Why aren't you playing Ning Lin anymore?"

Fifth Miss Xue held a pink covered bowl and took small sips, "Running back and forth is too tiring!"

I calmed down and asked Eldest Miss Xu, "What did Big Sis and our Little Wu say just now?" "It made our Little Wu so happy!"

Fifth Miss Xue blinked her big eyes and interrupted, "I'm asking Big Sister Xu if Little Sister Xu has treated my Lu'er well enough to make her new clothes."

"Who is Lu'er?"

Big Miss Xu smiled. "It was a porcelain doll that the Fifth Miss gave to my Third Sister. They gave her a name, Lu'er."

Miss Wen and I couldn't help but laugh.

The two of us were already past the age of innocence. One of us was busy attending to his in-laws, while the other was in the dark and in the morning. It never occurred to us that there would be someone who would give a child a name.

The carefree years seemed to us as if they had been yesterday, and if we recalled them carefully, it was like hundreds of years ago.

After we sat down, we had a chat over tea, Miss Wen especially thanked me for the gift, saying that the Fang family's eldest young mistress really liked it, and specially came to thank her once, and after a hundred days, she used the white deer red silk satin I gave her to cut a jacket for young master Zhangsun, and she often wore it.

I smiled and told Mother Song to go to my house and find three pieces of satin like that. One for the young master of the Wen family, one for Miss Xue, one for Miss Xu, and one for Miss Xu.

Not long later, Mama Song returned with a daughter-in-law carrying three pieces of silk. Fifth Miss chose a Peach Blossom Jade Rabbit, Eldest Miss Xu picked a goose yellow swallow, leaving behind only a royal blue crane for Wen Chengzu.

Miss Wen called her brother over to pay his respects. Having lost her playmate, she ran over together with him. She stroked her fine material and smiled. "Big sister, I also want to make new clothes like this!"

When the people in the room heard this, they could not help but feel somewhat embarrassed. Especially Gong Er's wife, whose face was blushing as she lowered her head.

Family code is still in mourning period, can only wear plain white indigo and indigo four colors of clothing.

I smiled and poked the family member's forehead with my hand. "When did I need your food or clothes!?" "Your eyelids are starting to lighten!"

Jiayi chuckled a few times and then pulled Wen Chengzu over to play.

We were still sitting on the edge of the kang, chatting casually. The left side of us was just a bunch of the Eastern parents of the West family. Big Miss Xu started asking about her grandmother, "I heard that your old lady is moving to a nunnery. Is that true?"

Second Young Miss Jiang was a firecracker, but Eldest Young Miss Xu could always poke a spark in the fire. Seeing Second Young Miss Jiang angry, Eldest Miss Wen pulled her hand and asked her with a smile, "The last time I saw your sister was at Mu Guoguo's banquet. I didn't hear from her. Is she okay?"

Second Miss Jiang was distracted.

I smiled and replied to Eldest Miss Xu, "She said she was moving to a nunnery, but she didn't. It's just that my mother has not been around recently, so Grandmother's heart is not at ease. She decided to stay in the garden behind the Narcissus Temple for a while, which could be considered as borrowing the Bodhisattva's peace. "

Eldest Miss Xu thoughtfully nodded her head, pointing towards the other side as she pursed her lips and smiled at me.

So it was us who were bored, Miss Xue leaned on the wet nurse and fell asleep.

Seeing that we were looking at our young miss, the wet nurse felt a little embarrassed. She smiled shyly and said, "I usually take a nap at this time of the day, so …"

I walked forward to pat Ning Lin and woke her up. "You can't sleep here, it's too cold! "Can I take you to my grandmother's bedroom to sleep?"

Fifth Miss Xue rubbed her eyes. She looked like she was sleeping soundly and didn't want to wake up.

Compared to adults, children were particularly addicted to sleep.

I directed the men at her side to wrap her in a cloak and carry her with me to the front.

Grandmother was currently leading the madams in signing wine orders and telling jokes. I called Lan Lingyun over and called Little Lu out by herself.

Mother Du followed behind Mrs Lu. When she saw me carrying the Fifth Miss with the wet nurse, she hurriedly came over and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

I smiled at Little Lu and said, "Sister Lin has fallen asleep. "I want to go to my grandmother's room to rest because it's cold in the pavilion." Then he ordered Mother Du, "I'm sorry for troubling you to go back and tell the old lady not to worry her and to stay with the other ladies."

She bowed to me and Little Lu and went back to the main room to wait upon us.

Little Lu took the baby from the wet nurse and carried it in her arms as she followed me to the inner room.

After placing the Fifth Miss on the bed, Little Lu sent out all the servants and servants in the room and sat with me on the kang next to the window. She smiled and said: "I have already discussed this matter with our Old Ancestor. "I'm staying at the Nongxiang restaurant at the back of my courtyard. When do you think you can come over?"

I personally made a cup of tea for Little Lu. "How about the day after tomorrow? "In the end, I am just a young lady who keeps her watch for two to three days, and her meaning is over!"

Little Lu accepted the tea, took a sip, and laughed: "These words of yours are out of place! Just say that our Sister Lin is pestering us to bring our cousin here for a few days, who would dare to say no? "

In the end, Little Lu and I agreed that on the morning of the sixteenth, she would take me in her carriage and stay with the Xue family until the nineteenth, when I would return.

Three days should be enough for me to do what I want to do.

After returning to the pavilion and chatting with the ladies, Mother Du came in to pass on the message that the madams' banquet had already ended, and the ladies were invited to return to the main hall.

Maybe it was because Grandmother had had a few too many drinks in the afternoon, and her cheeks were red. She leaned back in her chair and laughed.

To be able to escape this quagmire of a home. If I were you, I would be so happy that I wouldn't wake up.

I left the red jade to wait on my grandmother. I took Mother Du, Lan Li, and a group of servants to the second floor to see the ladies off. I said goodbye to them one by one.

The three ladies of the Xu family had stopped their carriage at the front and knew that I had given Miss Xu a piece of silk. Doctor Xu especially thanked me. Next was Lady Jiang and Second Miss Jiang. Taking advantage of Second Miss Jiang's lack of attention, I returned the large bundle to Qingxi and smiled as I instructed her, "Tell your Young Miss that I'll leave two things for her to play with. Tell her to leave the rest to her future nephew! Even though the clouds cover the sun, there will still come a day when it will dissipate. "

Qingxi had a face full of gratitude as she smiled and bent her knees before carrying her bundle onto the flat roof carriage at the back of the carriage.

At the back, Miss Wen was already sitting in the carriage. Through the curtain she lifted, she could faintly see the Fang family's second master's jaw.

Miss Wen smiled as she bid me farewell. "I'm only staying at home for five days, and you can't come out. What a pity!"

Since the Second Master of the Wen family was also present, I didn't dare to tease her. I only pursed my lips and smiled, telling her to be careful on the road and to write letters to me in the future.

Miss Wen agreed with a smile.

Finally, there was the Xue Family's carriage. Big Mrs. Xue got on the carriage first while Little Lu stood beside it as if she still had something to tell me.

I quickly went up to him.

"If anything happens, send someone to the second door to look for Old Lady Xia. She is my dowry."

This is telling me to be careful of the Xue Residence's eyes and ears.

I smiled and nodded. "Don't worry!" I remember it all! " He then handed her a wooden box. "This is for Ning Lin. Please keep it for her!"

Inside were a brass chicken and two five hundred taels of silver notes.

Lu Lu rolled her eyes and accepted the box with a smile. Then, she handed the box to the maid beside her and helped her into the carriage.

By the time I had finished my delivery and returned to my grandmother's room from the second door, the room had been almost cleaned, the dishes and cups were being put back into the box by the maidservants, and Red Jade was standing in the middle of the room, directing the women to carry the furniture.

Seeing me enter, Hong Yu hurriedly greeted me with a smile, "The old lady has told me to pack up my things. When should I bring them back to you?"

Among these items, only the half-moon table and screen were in my private storage.

I told Mother Song to bring the things back.

The curtain on the door slanted, and Aunt Mo came out from my grandmother's inner room, calling me with a smile, "Miss, the old lady is calling you to come in!"

I gave some instructions to Mother Song, telling her to check carefully. Mo Luo dropped something and followed Aunt Mo into the inner room.

A room full of people.

Grandmother was reclining on the brick bed, her silver hair tightly tied in a green bun adorned with a piece of Jade Seal Stone. Her cheeks were slightly red, and her eyes were bright and agile. How could she be half drunk?

Seeing me enter, Grandmother smiled and said, "Now we're all here!"

Aunt Wang and Aunt Mo stood side by side behind her grandmother, with Aunt Chen sitting on the other side of the brick bed. The three young masters stood in front of their covers one after the other. Apart from their father, everyone else was here.

Grandmother cleared her throat and said: "Today is my last day at home …"