Volume 1 Chapter 118: Rules (Part 2) (Pink Tickets 1110)

  At night, after blowing out the lamp, in the darkness, Shiyi Niang consulted with Xu Lingyi: “...I've been married for over a month now......Qin Niang arranged it from the 11th to the 15th of every month, Wen Niang arranged it from the 16th to the 20th, and Qiao Niang arranged it from the 21st to the 25th. What does Master Hou think?”

  Xu Lingyi thought of her little days at the end of the month, and also thought of her discomfort, feeling that she vaguely understood something.

  Although following the usual practice of the mansion, she arranged five days for each aunt and put herself in the most fertile time, but Xia Ri was also among them... She didn't want to serve in bed again?

  There was a slight discomfort in my heart, but it soon passed.

  He hopes that Eleven can have a few more sons, which is the most important thing.

  "Whatever you arrange is fine!" he said indifferently, asking about Aunt Qiao's illness: "......Why hasn't she recovered yet?"

  "Changed to Tai Hospital's Dr. Wu," said Eleventh Sister with a smile, "Just took one dose of medicine, I'm afraid it will take several more doses before the effect can be seen."

  "If it doesn't work out, let her mother accompany her then!" Xu Lingyi said, "She only has a widowed mother."

  "I understand." Eleventh Girl replied respectfully, "Tomorrow morning, I'll send someone to invite Old Lady Qiao over for a visit."

  Xu Lingyi contentedly murmured "Hmm" and turned over to sleep.

  The eleventh girl let out a sigh of relief.

  Everyone slept in their own quilts, talking about family affairs, with a kind of neighborly warmth that made her feel at ease and soon fell asleep.

  The next day, Xu Lingyi went to court, and the eleventh lady specially asked Tao's mother to invite three aunts over.

  Qin Ayi and Wen Ayi arrived, one after the other. The former wore a cyan lotus-colored gray squirrel fur coat, with a silver-plated jade pin on her head, and stood there somewhat awkwardly after greeting everyone. The latter wore a peach-red sable fur coat, with a emerald hairpin, and a pair of crimson agate earrings dangling from her ears, and smiled brightly as she greeted the crowd.

  "Wow, the cheongsam you're wearing today is so beautiful!" She exclaimed in admiration. "This was one of the tributes presented at the Spring Festival today. I thought about it for a long time but couldn't buy it. It's really suited to your stature, madam."

  It suddenly started snowing, so Eleventh Sister wore a newly made pale blue embroidered silk jacket with puffy sleeves.

  She was speechless for a moment.

  Such a person, you can't help but like them.

  The eleventh girl smiled slightly and said: "Is there something that even the third master of the Wen family can't get?" Her tone was playful, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became lively.

  "Wen's family is just a bit richer, that's all!" Madam Wen smiled and curtsied to the Eleventh Lady, "Learned in literature and martial arts, sold to the imperial family. If you want to talk about good things, they're all in the palace. Our family can't even keep up with them on horseback!"

  The eleventh girl smiled and joked: "That's just riding a blood-sweating horse to chase after."

  "That's also a royal tribute, can't be bought even with money!" She giggled in response to Eleventh Sister.

  The atmosphere in the room immediately improved.

  Qin Yiniang saw Amber bring in tea and immediately stood up to offer it to Eleventh Lady.

  The matchmaker had a very cordial conversation with Eleventh Sister before Old Man Qiao arrived.

  She combed her hair into a low bun and wore three pairs of lotus flowers the size of fingernails, dressed in a moon-white plain dress with floral patterns, her beautiful eyes were misty, her figure was like a weak willow, only afraid that Xi Shi still had three points less charm than her.

  "Madam." She gave a curtsy to Eleven, her eyes however showed no weakness as she stared at Eleven, "What business do you have with me?"

  Not a bit humble.

  Qin Yiniang was in a hurry, constantly making eyes at Qiao Lian's room. Wen Yiniang changed her previous chatter and looked down at her toes, as if she hadn't heard or seen anything.

  The eleventh girl didn't think so.

  She was never afraid of open provocation, but she feared the hidden knives and swords in laughter.

  "It's not just you alone." She calmly sipped her tea and instructed Amber to bring over three small stools, "Let's all sit down and talk!"

  Qin Yiniang hastily expressed her gratitude, while Wen Yiniang sat down halfway on the stool, and Qiao Lianfang sat down with a dignified demeanor.

  Every time the eleventh girl sees Qiao Lianfang's elegance that comes from her bones, she feels a heartache like "a high-rise building collapsing", and can tolerate her inappropriateness.

  "Yesterday I discussed with Master Hou, there's something I want to tell everyone." She smiled and told each person the day they would serve in bed.

  Qin Yiniang hastily agreed, while Wen Yiniang, as usual, smiled and complimented Shiyi Niang with words like "capable of managing the household, virtuous and generous". However, Qiao Lianfang lowered her head and said nothing.

  Eleventh Sister asked Qiao Lianfang: "After taking Wu Taishan's medicine, are you feeling better?"

  Qiao Lianfang's voice was somewhat distant: "Better."

  Looking at her increasingly thin face, Shiyi Niang slightly shook her head and said: "Hou Ye asked me to invite Auntie Qiao over today for a chat. You mother and daughter can also have a heart-to-heart talk."

  Qiao Lianfang suddenly turned her gaze towards her, her eyes piercing like a dagger.

  "Master Hou..." Her eyes seemed to be shining with tears.

  "Master Hou is worried about you." Eleventh Young Mistress smiled and said, "You should also hurry up and recover from your illness."

  Qiao Lianfang's mouth twitched, and she choked back a sob for a long time without making a sound.

  Can't help it anymore.

  Eleventh girl lowered her head to drink tea, but her eyes measured Qin Niang and Wen Niang.

  The two madams looked at Qiao Lianfang with completely different expressions. Madam Wen's eyes were very calm, without any joy or resentment, as if this matter had long been within her expectations. Madam Qin, on the other hand, smiled and gazed at Qiao Lianfang, seemingly delighted that Qiao Lianfang could gain Xu Lingyi's concern.

  Why can't these two be like Jia Lian's wife, where you can tell at a glance what they're really like...

  The eleventh girl felt quite helpless.

  "Everyone has dispersed!" Shíyīniáng smiled and stood up, "I also need to go pay respects to the Old Madam."

  Three people respectfully escorted her out of the yard.

  The eleventh daughter went to Tai Furen's place and found an opportunity to quietly tell Tai Furen about the things in the house: "...I don't know if it's proper or not."

  Her face turned red.

  The old lady smiled softly and looked at Shiyi's eyes with satisfaction.

  "I can rest assured if you think so." She sat down on the kang with Shiyi's hand, "You should know that other women are like flowers. Occasionally, there may be two who cultivate into spirits, but they are only flower spirits and cannot enter the fairy realm or ascend to the fairy class. They are afraid of a Taoist's talisman. There is no need to bother with them."

  This was the first time Shiyi had heard such words and couldn't help but smile. She echoed Madame Tian: "Yes, Mother."

  The old lady smiled with satisfaction.

  Just then, Third Madame came in: "What did Fourth Brother's wife say that made Mother so happy?"

  "Oh!" said Madame Wang with a smile, "Speaking of snow, I thought of going to take a look in the garden at the back."

  "It's rare for Second Madam to be absent, and Mother still has such a good mood." Third Madam smiled and said, "I'll have someone prepare a sedan chair to send you to the Rear Garden!"

  "This is just the lady's excuse, Eleventh Girl immediately said in a warm voice: 'The snow outside is falling heavily, mother should wait for the snow to get smaller before going. Otherwise, it's all snowy and there's nothing good to see.'"

  The old lady nodded: "Alright, as you say."

  A glimmer of cold intent flashed in Madam's eyes.

  Back in the house, Green Cloud immediately came to report: "Madam, Mrs. Qiao has arrived."

  Eleventh girl nodded and went into the house to change her clothes. The mother of the big milk came over beside her.

  "Say that Wu Guniang's shop will open on November 10th, and ask if Shiyi Guniang is free on that day."

  "I won't go then." Eleventh Sister smiled and said, "When the time comes, I'll mention it to Master Hou and see if he wants to send someone over to take care of things."

  Mother Hang smiled and said: "Eleventh Auntie is still more thoughtful."

  The eleventh daughter asked about Madame's illness: "Is she better now?"

  "It's much better now." He also said, "Someone from Yuhang came to deliver a letter, saying that the fourth grandmother has been married into the family and is very beautiful in appearance. She is also very dignified in her actions, and the old master is very satisfied."

  "That's good." Eleventh Sister smiled and chatted with her for a few words, then asked Amber to bring the fifty taels of silver that had been prepared long ago to give to her. "This is my intention, let Eldest Sister help bring it over."

  "Mother Hang hurriedly declined: 'Big Sister said that she would temporarily lend the fifty taels of silver, and you can bring it back when you visit sometime later.'"

  The eleventh girl was shocked.

  "Mom said with a sigh: 'It's not that I don't want to help you take it over. But the big milk has repeatedly instructed me several times, and I really dare not accept.'"

  The eleventh girl felt a mix of emotions in her heart, chatted with Hang's mother for a few more sentences, then let Amber give her a few pieces of silver and sent her out the door.

  Amber sighed: "Auntie is really clever."

  "It's okay, once we find a way to make a fortune, everything will be fine. We'll pay back double to Big Sister then."

  Amber also laughed and chimed in, trying to curry favor with the Eleventh Lady: "Madam, anyway, we have that one thousand two hundred taels of silver given by the Marquis. You still get fifty taels every month, and the three hundred taels for renting the slope land should be sent over soon. The Second Lady is at the Western Mountain Villa, so you don't need to worry. We can wait until summer to make that perfume, it's not too late."

  The eleventh girl nodded: "You're urging Jiang Bingzheng to hurry up and respond!"

  Amber left at the sound of her name, and Eleventh Sister and Dong Qing sat on the kang doing needlework.

  "Eleventh Aunt, our Eighth Aunt asked me to come and tell you that Tenth Aunt has had a miscarriage. Eighth Aunt has already prepared the things she wanted to send over and was wondering when you're free to go visit Tenth Aunt together."

  Eleventh Girl's heart skipped a beat as she listened, and she immediately jumped down from the kang: "I'll go tell Mother right away."

  Dong Qing called Bin Ju to come and change her thick clothes, and told Zhu Xiang to take Hang Mama to the ear room to rest. Lü Yun and Hong Yu accompanied Shiyi Niang, one holding an umbrella, and went to Tai Furen's place.

  Old Lady heard that it was this matter, and hurriedly said: "You go quickly." She also asked Du's mother to prepare some Tianqi, Tianma and other medicinal materials for her to take over. "Tell her to take good care of herself, don't cry, be careful not to hurt her body. She is still young, there will be more in the future." The words were very sincere.

  Eleventh daughter thought of the second lady and Yuan Niang, both of whom had miscarriages in their first pregnancies, so she could understand the feelings of Tai Furen. She obediently replied "yes" and then took the medicine to Gong Xiang Hutong.

  "Eldest Aunt was pregnant and I was afraid of any taboos, so I told her not to go." Big Aunt heard that she had arrived and immediately had Xinglin help her get dressed. "I know you're all young and don't understand these things. Rice wine, eggs, black chicken... I've prepared three of each. Don't say anything more to me, hurry up and see Mother, we'll set off for Marquis Guo's residence. The snow is falling heavily, it's late, be careful not to slip on the road." She personally pushed her out the door.

  Eleventh girl is very grateful.

  In this case, even if you don't understand, there's always a mom around who does, right? Big Sister Nai saying that is clearly just trying to shut herself up. Moreover, from the tone of Hang Mama's words, it seems she doesn't know her own predicament. Speaking of which, Hang Mama is actually the most reliable person by Big Sister Nai's side. At this time, if she still hesitates and makes excuses, that would be too hypocritical.

  She smiled and gave Da Nainai a knee bend, then followed Hang's mother to see Da Tai Tai.

  Crawling on the road of paying off debts... Hehe...