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  Reminder from 79 Net: You can quickly find us on "79 Free" or "79 Net". Li Yi changed the subject and let out a gentle sigh, saying: "I bought an estate and several acres of land by the Huangqu River, planning to build a garden - just like Cao's. I'm looking for a master gardener from 79 Net to teach me, hoping he can help design the garden."

  Li Wei saw her mention this matter, and immediately swept away the caution of just now. Her eyes sparkled, and she looked very interested, so she smiled and said: "So, shall we get started?"

  "Peony smiled and said, 'Master Fuyuan is very approachable and down-to-earth. He looked at my rough sketch without any hint of ridicule. Tomorrow he will go to inspect the site in person, then make a plan. Once I've finished preparing everything, I'll invite you all to come together and have some fun.'"

  Li Wei said meaningfully: "I'm waiting." And asked Peony what name to take.

  He was too embarrassed to tell him it was called Peony Garden, so he changed his words: "It's called Fragrant Garden."

  Li Yi smiled and said: "Among all flowers, only peony is suitable for that."

  The peony was a bit surprised, blinked: "Just now the big monk told me that the peonies here are not bad, I have to take a look." After finishing, he bent down to see those few peony flowers. Seeing a large number of buds at the base, he decided to buy several buds for grafting this autumn no matter what.

  Li Wei watched her observing the peony flowers and suddenly said, "Do you know? The Qinghua Princess has woken up. Two days ago, the imperial decree for the arranged marriage was officially issued."

  "Is her injury alright?" Peony frowned and asked. It can't be that she became paralyzed, and the royal family still wants to force Liu Chong to marry her? If it's really like that, then Liu Chengcai, this official, would lose face. The only heir is being treated as a worthless daughter-in-law. Even if they are from a noble family, they have lost some prestige.

  Li Wei smiled and said: "I heard it's nothing serious, at most, at most it's just a bit of a limp."

  The peony smiled unscrupulously: "What's with the long and short walk..."

  Suddenly, Yu He's soft voice said: "Madam." The two of them turned their heads at the same time, and saw that Mrs. Cen was walking over with a not-so-good-looking expression, accompanied by Dafen Niang.

  Li Wei reacted quickly and immediately walked over to pay his respects to Mrs. Cen with a dignified bow: "Aunt, I wish you good health. Your nephew just followed the Ning Wang to the Nourishing Health Temple to do some charity work and accumulate merit, and heard that there was a beautiful swan here, so he came over to take a look. He didn't expect to run into his sister-in-law instead. He had wanted to go over and pay his respects to Aunt earlier, but heard that Aunt was in the middle of discussing something important with Master Hui Sheng, so he thought it would be just as well to wait a bit later."

  Madam Cen glanced at Li Yi and Peony, seeing that they were indeed a perfect match, but unfortunately... Although she didn't entirely believe what Li Yi said, she wasn't one to pry into others' affairs either. Sighing inwardly, she smiled and asked: "What are you talking about?"

  Peony saw that she had collected the displeasure between her eyebrows, let out a breath and smiled: "Just saying that Qinghua County's mistress finally got what she wanted and married into the Liu family."

  Madam Cen saw Peony chatting and laughing as usual, knowing that she really didn't take the past to heart, so she smiled and said: "Tell me about it."

  Li Wei responded with a "yes", and then went on to describe the events in detail.

  As soon as the young mistress of Qinghua County woke up, she didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, after knowing that she had woken up, she called Liu Chan over in front of everyone who came to see her. Then, she pulled him close and grabbed his collar, questioning him in front of the people from the Wei Wang Fu and those who came to visit her illness: if she became paralyzed, would he be disgusted with her, not want her, and regret their engagement?

  Although the engagement between the two had not been finalized, it was impossible to mention "regretting the marriage", but Liu Cheng still expressionlessly replied in public with a sentence "Won't". As a result, Liu Cheng also became popular these days and transformed into a good man who values emotions and righteousness; before the imperial decree for the arranged marriage was issued, Liu Cheng had already smoothly obtained the position of Cishi Nei Temple's Lieutenant Governor. Of course, there were also discordant voices saying that Liu Shougui's father was so eager to curry favor with the royal family that he didn't care about anything else.

  Madam Cen sneered: "This is indeed a happy ending for all. I hope his family will live a better life from now on."

  Peony just smiled, pulled her arm and walked out: "The sisters are still waiting. I also want to ask, who is in charge of these peonies in the temple? I'd like to make a deal with them first, so that we can take some branches for grafting in autumn."

  Madam Cen had not yet spoken, and Li Yi already said: "What's difficult about this? Just tell Master Hui Sheng and it'll be fine." As he spoke, he bid farewell to Madam Cen and Peony: "I still have something on my hands, can't stay with Aunt to chat. I'll go over there and mention it to Master Hui Sheng, then I'll leave, won't even go to the front to pay respects to the sisters-in-law."

  Madam Cen thought that there were too many people and too much gossip, so Li Yi and Mudan went ahead. The daughters-in-law might say something improper if they saw them, which would be embarrassing. So she said: "You go take care of your own business, don't worry about us. We will find our way to Master Hui's place by ourselves. When you have time, come visit us at home, your uncle and cousin are all thinking of you."

  Li Wei smiled slightly and didn't insist on replacing Peony to find Master Hui Sheng, so she bowed her hands and left.

  Madam Cen again called Xia Shami to find Hui Sheng monk and told him about Peony's request. The fat monk responded casually, "What's the big deal? Our temple's peonies have always been famous, many people are watching them, can't give too much, at most only four branches. Hope Miss Tan will understand."

  It wasn't about the money. Peony guessed that the He family's incense money was always generous, and they probably wouldn't refuse, but he thought it would only be one or two branches. Hearing him agree to four branches in one breath, he was overjoyed and didn't care if it was less. He thanked him happily and left to join Xue Shi and the others without mentioning it again.

  Since the sky was still early, she didn't rush home and pulled Mrs. Cen to coax: "I want to go to other temples to watch, if there are such peonies and tulips, I'll make an appointment with them in advance, so that when the time comes, they won't be busy buying."

  Madam Cen was already advanced in years, and going out for half a day had left her somewhat fatigued. She roughly calculated that there were over a hundred temples of various sizes in the capital city, and dozens of Taoist abbeys. If Peony were to visit each one individually, how much time would it take? So she said: "I don't have the energy to accompany you. Take a look at which sister-in-law is free and ask her to go with you. Bring several more people along as well."

  The peony had not yet spoken, when the sixth lady's daughter-in-law, Sun-shih, smiled and said: "I am the most idle at home; if Dan Chiao does not mind my chatter, I will keep her company."

  Sun's family had no children, and she was the youngest in age. At home, there were not many things for her to take care of, so it was indeed most suitable. Therefore, Mrs. Cen only hesitated slightly before leaving a large concubine and several sturdy house servants with them, and then instructed the two to be careful and cautious, and told the people below to serve them carefully, and then let the two go on their own to visit without mentioning it again.

  And without mentioning the peony searching for famous varieties of peonies, Li Yi hastily bid farewell to Peony and others. Outside, he secretly met with Suo Shan and Cang Shan, two small guards who were waiting in hiding. The master and servant left Fashou Temple together and headed towards their own shop. Just as they had sat down for a short while, someone rushed over to report that the Princess of Ning had made her move.

  Li Wei stood up nervously. If it were in the past, he would not have worried, just let the production go on, at most send someone back home to inform Madame Cui in advance and prepare a gift. But now, because of his concern for that person and that matter, he hoped that Princess Ning would have a smooth delivery, best if she gave birth to a legitimate eldest son, then King Ning's heart would be delighted, and he could take the opportunity to present those merits again, the effect would be twice as good.

  The sky was getting late, the gong of the scattered market had already sounded, and there was still no news from the Ning Wang Fu, Li Yi anxiously ordered people to clean up the affairs in the shop and rode home.

  Mrs. Choi had already heard about the incident triggered by Princess Ning, and was checking the gifts to be sent for congratulations with Li Maniang. They also discussed Princess Ning's wife, Qin: "Sister, I told you before that this Princess Qin is a wonderful person, isn't she? She's not only beautiful and elegant but also kind and gentle, without any arrogance of a noble lady. What's more, she's talented in painting and playing the pipa, with top-notch literary skills. Not only does Prince Ning adore her, but even the Empress Dowager is very considerate towards her. It can be said that this person's good fortune is not undeserved - born as the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, she became a princess and got pregnant within half a year of marriage. If this child is a boy, it will only bring more glory to her in the future."

  Li Man Niang smiled and listened to her sister-in-law finish, then picked up a small quilt made by Cui Fu Ren with great care, saying: "This thing you've made is indeed exquisite, but I'm afraid it won't be used in the Wang Manor. In my opinion, you'd better just send some small trinkets that are good for auspicious occasions. They're all servants of the Ning Wang Manor, and they do things under the eyes of others every day, so there's no need to put in so much effort. It's not worth it to put in so much effort, and people won't even appreciate it. These small clothes and quilts are all custom-made, and there are special palace servants who make them, so they don't need yours."

  Mrs. Choi wasn't a fool, she understood what Li Man Niang meant as soon as she heard it, and smiled proudly with a hint of disdain: "Sister, you don't know, that's why I said the princess is kind and approachable, this is what she herself asked me for. Previously, on the princess's birthday, we went to congratulate her together, and she happened to see the cloak I made for the young daughter of the Deng family, and she really liked it, especially asking me to make one. This was just my intention, whether she uses it or not is another matter."

  Li Man Niang knew that her sister-in-law was most proud of her embroidery skills, and since the Ning Wangfei had intentions to win over these royal officials, she didn't need to interfere with this matter anymore. Seeing that Cui Furen's mood was good, she changed the subject: "Today I went to Duan Furen's house, guess who I met? The wife and daughter of Jianyi Daifu Qi Changlin."

  Mrs. Choi frowned, and after a moment, she remembered Qi Yuzhu and smiled disapprovingly: "How is it? Is her temperament similar to that of her vicious aunt at home?"

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