Volume 1 Chapter 96 Accompanying Room (Part 2)

  Back in the house, it was inevitable to call everyone together, including Amber, Wintergreen, Beach Chrysanthemum and Zhu Xiang, to tell them that Wintergreen would have to temporarily leave the mansion.

  Dong Qing's eyes dimmed slightly: "It's all because of me that I've implicated Madame."

  "What's being said." Eleventh Sister smiled, "Each house also has such things. Fortunately, we have our own fields and houses, you are the most capable by my side, when facing others just say it's to arrange that matter. At least a few points of face were taken care of."

  Zhu Xiang then said in a low voice: "Then shouldn't our errands be rearranged?"

  "It's not that troublesome." Xi Shi smiled and said, "However, for four or five months, let Amber temporarily take over Dong Qing's duties."

  A few people responded, and Dongqing and Huopo served the eleventh lady to take a nap. At the beginning of the hour, she was woken up, and Nanyong's wife came in to re-comb her hair, and she went to Mrs. Taifu at the clock point.

  It was just one minute before the hour when I entered the house.

  The eleventh girl secretly took note of the distance from her own house to Madame Tai's house.

  This time she arrived earliest, Madam had just gotten up and was combing her hair. Hurriedly called for Du mom to bring a tray of Hawthorn pear water for her to drink.

  "Let her wait for a while, I'll be fine."

  Shouldn't she be having tea? How can you give her Hawthorn and Pear Syrup to drink...... This must be spoiling the child!

  Eleventh girl gazed at the transparent brown sugar water, lowered her head, and sipped it slowly, feeling that the sour and sweet taste was so lingering, all the way to her heart.

  Du's mother supported the old lady and walked out together.

  "Is it good to drink?" Madam Tai smiled and looked at Eleven Niang, who was drinking Hawthorn Pear Juice with her eyes closed.

  The eleventh girl smiled and nodded: "Delicious!"

  The old lady smiled: "When I was young, I liked drinking a lot. Now that I'm older, after having something sweet, my teeth ache..."

  Just then, Madame Wu walked in quickly.

  She was also surrounded by a large group of maidservants.

  "Easy does it, easy does it."

  Du's mother had already gone forward holding her hand.

  "I'm fine." The fifth lady smiled, "Otherwise, I wouldn't dare come here - Fifth Master knows I'm not feeling well and still running around, he'd scold me." Her mouth was rebuking, but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were all joyful.

  It's clear that the two of them have a good relationship.

  Old Lady Tai also liked it and asked Du's mother to join in, so they all went to the eastern wing together.

  Wei Zi and Yao Huang directed the rough servant to move in a four-square table with black lacquered grass edges, one personally laid out a scarlet woolen blanket on the table, and one personally went to fetch bamboo-carved mahjong tiles.

  "Who's going to tell me? I won't," said the eleventh girl somewhat at a loss.

  The old lady smiled and pointed at Yao Huang: "You go sit next to Fourth Lady."

  Yao Huang smiled and replied "yes", then put down the small bench and sat behind Shiyi Niang.

  Wei Ziyu sat down behind Tai Furen.

  With a "riffle riffle" sound, the cards were shuffled. Yao Huang then told Shíyīniáng how to deal the cards, how to play them, which ones could be eaten, which ones could be touched, and how to call out for a win.

  Eleventh Sister was clumsy and awkward, either knocking over the tiles or getting them stuck, not knowing what to do for the best, making Yao Huang sweat profusely, so much so that Lady Tao, Fifth Lady and Du Mama had to stop from time to time to wait for her.

  "Actually, Fourth Aunt really can't?" Fifth Madam laughed and said, "I thought you were being modest."

  "This is my first time." Eleventh Sister carefully moved her own tile and then played a single tube.

  "Hu le!" Du's mother exclaimed with joy, "Da San Yuan!"

  "How could you be so rash again?" The Fifth Lady moaned, counting out thirty copper coins.

  "Sorry, sorry." The eleventh girl said hastily, "I think I don't want it."

  Or perhaps it was because she had grown older and feared loneliness, the old lady wasn't there to play cards, but just wanted this lively atmosphere. She simply smiled and chuckled.

  A little maid came to report that Sister Jing and Brother Yun had woken up and were coming over to pay their respects to the old lady.

  Everyone temporarily stopped, waiting for Zhen Jie and Yun Ge to finish their greetings, then sat down again to play cards.

  Zhenji and her brother sat on a large kang in the corner playing jacks.

  She looked up and saw Shi Yi's clumsy appearance.

  After a while, Jun Ge was going to the toilet, Zhen Jie had nothing to do, so she came over to look at Shiyi Niang's card.

  The eleventh girl's heart slightly stirred.

  In your subconscious mind, you pay attention to the actions of people you care about.

  She deliberately took two cards, hesitated, stretched out and then withdrew again.

  Yao Huang said: "Hit this."

  "I think we should play this one." Shízi and Yao Huang drank a toast. Yao Huang didn't dare to direct her, so he just smiled and said, "That one is fine too."

  "Mother, play this one!" Zhen Jie Er couldn't help but point to the card that Yao Huang had pointed to earlier.

  The eleventh girl didn't even think about it and immediately played out the card that Sister Jing had said.

  Smooth sailing.

  The old lady got up from her bed.

  The eleventh girl was overjoyed and pulled Jing's hand: "You're so awesome!"

  Zhen Jie'er was taken aback for a moment.

  The five Mrs. gave the money to Du's mother.

  "Zhen Jie Er, you really are my lucky star. This time it wasn't me who rushed in." Shi Niang laughed directly at Zhen Jie Er.

  Everyone looked at it with interest and burst out laughing.

  Zhen Jie'er couldn't help but smile slightly, pursing her lips in embarrassment.

  The little maid reported: "Madam, Fourth Madam, Fifth Madam, Master Hou and Fifth Young Master have returned."

  "It's so early today." Everyone pushed aside their chess pieces and stood up to welcome Xu Lingyi and Xu Lingkuan under the eaves.

  The two brothers walked through the courtyard wearing official robes.

  Xu Lingyi walked in front with a straight back, while Xu Lingkuan trailed behind with slumped shoulders, the scene was quite comical.

  Old Lady Tai said in a low voice: "I'm afraid Xiao Wu has done something wrong again and been caught by Xiao Si?" with a very worried look.

  "Impossible!" The fifth madam's voice was filled with a few parts of hesitation, "He said he wanted to be a good father..." Before she could finish speaking, the Xu brothers had approached, and she hastily changed the subject.

  The two brothers paid their respects to Madame Tai, but Madame Tai's eyes were fixed on Xu Lingkuan: "How did you brothers meet?"

  Xu Lingkuan took a glance at Xu Lingyi and didn't dare make a sound.

  Xu Lingyi's expression was natural as he smiled and said, "I didn't have anything to do, so I came back early. It just so happened that I ran into Xiao Wu at the Xihua Gate, so we came back together."

  The old lady let out a sigh of relief and smiled: "Come in quickly, come in quickly!"

  The two brothers followed the old lady into the house. Xu Lingyi saw the mahjong in the western wing at a glance, and after glancing at Shiyi Niang, asked the old lady: "Playing cards?"

  The old lady smiled and looked at Eleven Niang and Fifth Madam, saying: "You two have accompanied me for half a day!"

  Everyone sat down, and the wet nurse brought Rong Ge back.

  Zhenji and Junge went forward to pay their respects to Xu Lingyi, and then a young maid came in and said: "The eldest young master, the second young master, and the third young master have finished school and specially came to ask for the health of the old lady!"

  "Today we can gather together." The old lady smiled all over her face, "Please come in quickly, please come in quickly."

  Xu Siqin and the other two walked in, respectfully greeting their elders. The old lady hastily ordered a young maid to bring over stools for them to sit on, and asked with concern: "What did you learn from your teachers? Did you understand it?"

  Xu Siqin and Xu Sijun sat there properly, answering one by one. Xu Sijian, however, looked uncomfortable, as if he was sitting on a pin cushion, occasionally glancing at his brother Xu Sishuang on the kang and winking at him.

  Yu Ge had a look of wanting to mess with Xu Si Yu but didn't dare, and secretly glanced at Xu Ling Yi.

  Xu Lingyi's face sank as he looked at it, just about to say something, San Ye and San Furen arrived, he endured and did not make a sound.

  Everyone was once again in an uproar.

  As soon as they sat down, Third Lady asked Eleventh Sister: "You played cards with Mother today, did you win or lose?"

  The eleventh girl smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay."

  The fifth lady smiled and said: "Fourth sister doesn't know how to play at all, she's just helping us make up the numbers."

  Xu Lingkuan glanced at his brother and saw that he was still calm, so he smiled and picked up where his wife had left off: "Won't you get used to it after a few more times?"

  The eleventh girl shook her head repeatedly: "It's too difficult. I'll just sit aside and watch from now on!"

  The adults in the house all burst out laughing.

  Xu Siqin glanced at Xu Sijue beside him. Seeing that he was sitting there with a serious expression, he looked towards Tun Ge again.

  Uncle lowered his head and played with his own hem, as if he didn't know that everyone was laughing.

  He looked at Zhen Jie again.

  Zhen Jie'er smiled faintly, but her smile was somewhat bitter.

  Xu Siqin couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

  The eleventh girl watched clearly, as if she was thinking of something.

  While others didn't notice these children. The madam smiled and instructed Du Mama: "Go call Yizhen too. It's rare to have such a lively atmosphere." She also said to Xu Lingyi and Xu Lingkuan, "Quickly go change your clothes and come eat."

  The Eleventh Young Lady and Fifth Madam got up in a hurry, each attending to the people in their respective rooms to change their clothes.

  Xu Lingyi walked in the door, but saw Dong Qing holding a bundle standing at the back door of the house and talking to Bin Ju, while wiping away tears.

  "What's wrong?" He frowned slightly.

  "There's nothing," said Eleventh Sister with a smile. "My several concubines are all from the south and aren't familiar with the situation in the village. I'll have Dongqing go over to keep an eye on things temporarily."

  For some reason, Shiyi's smile reminded Xu Lingyi of Yuan Niang's expression when she was dealing with Tong Shi, which seemed careless but actually had a cautious heart.

  He glanced at Eleven Girl.

  His eyes involuntarily revealed a very cold and stern look.

  It made Eleven's heart quiver slightly, and her smile became somewhat stiff.

  Xu Lingyi smiled faintly and pointed directly at Dong Qing: "You come over!"

  Dong Qing and Bin Ju just found out that Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang had returned.

  The two of them walked quickly past with some unease and bowed.

  Xu Lingyi looked at Dong Qing's package and asked: "What is this for?"

  Dong Qing's gaze swept across, very tense, his mouth opened for half a day, but he couldn't say a word, and could only look at Shiyi Niang.

  The eleventh girl was somewhat perplexed.

  Logically speaking, Xu Lingyi shouldn't be someone who interferes with these matters! What's wrong today...

  But with just a thought, Xu Lingyi's voice had risen by several degrees: "I'm asking you a question?"

  Like a thunderclap beside her ear, even Eleven Niang was startled by him, let alone Dong Qing. The words came out without hesitation: "I'm told I'm a cow, and my eight characters clash with those of the Fifth Madam, so I'll have to move out for a few days."

  The eleventh daughter was in a great hurry.

  Dong Qing won't be able to speak anymore. This matter involves the vital interests of the five houses, and it was also agreed upon by Madam Tai. If they go inside now and have a good talk with Xu Lingyi, it would just be an announcement. But in this situation, it's like reporting a crime... Otherwise, where could Dong Qing go to speak without being overheard, yet he chose to stand on the passageway leading to the back house at the exact time when Xu Lingyi returned?

  Binju was also in a great hurry.

  Dong Qing spoke straightforwardly without beating around the bush. If Master Hou were to think about it in a biased way, assuming that Madam was hypocritically telling tales, wouldn't he be blaming Madam for being unreasonable and not knowing how to be obedient and humble, secretly seeking trouble?

  Looking at Shiyi's somewhat anxious expression, Xuliangyi raised an eyebrow and suddenly strode out.

  Eleventh daughter thought of him in the small courtyard, Yuan Niang said his expression when he had a private meeting with someone.

  It's the same, without saying a word...

  She hurriedly chased after him.