Chapter 114: The Beloved Wife in Sight (Part 2)

  When night fell, Ren Yanfeng and others waited for the old woman to return. The old woman came forward and said: "But I didn't see Miss Two."

  Ren Yanfeng furrowed her brow, "Where's Yinger? Haven't seen her either?"

  The old woman said: "None of them would come out to see me."

  Ren Yanfeng was suddenly disappointed, "Doesn't she want to promise me?"

  The old lady comforted him: "Don't worry, young master. With your character, which family's daughter wouldn't want to marry into our household?"

  Yan Feng glanced at his mother-in-law, "What's so special about her compared to others?"

  The old woman hastily lowered her head and said, "Yes." But in her heart, she thought, the body of Da Niang is not yet cold, and the young master's heart is already thinking of another person. What a good person Da Niang was, how could she end up with such a result?

  The old lady's last words were to entrust the young master to take care of the little young master. The little young master in the house cried non-stop, and the adults outside also cried sadly. It was the old lady who held the hand of the big wife and let her rest assured, saying that the eldest son of the Ren family would be unmatched by anyone in the future.

  The old lady almost lost her life to deliver the young master, and everyone was afraid that the young master would be infected with illness, so they didn't dare to hand him over to the old lady. However, the old lady's breath wouldn't stop, and it wasn't until the mistress spoke up that she was allowed to take one last look at the young master.

  The wet nurse, with a sudden burst of energy, stretched out her hand and tightly hugged the young master for a while. After a long time, she let out a sigh and said sorrowfully: "Young Master has never tasted his mother's milk, I fear it will be inauspicious when he grows up." She begged Madam to let Young Master suckle at her breast, so that she could rest assured.

  The lady finally agreed, but just as she undid her clothes, the young master hadn't even started eating when the wet nurse left.

  The old lady was the crown prince's confidant, but in her heart she also liked the late imperial concubine very much. Thinking of this, her nose turned sour and tears fell, so she hurriedly used her sleeve to wipe them away.

  Yan Feng didn't see any of this, still deep in thought, "I was too rash, she had already promised to marry someone else, how could I... I just can't bear the sight of her crying, after meeting her once at the Yi Cheng Hou Fu, I couldn't let go."

  The old woman saw that Shizhong was really anxious and hastily said: "Tomorrow morning I'll go and make some more inquiries."

  Ren Yanfeng hastily nodded, "Go quickly, go quickly." Turning her head again, she thought, "How could I forget? Quickly send someone to report the death." Wouldn't her family know as soon as they went to report the death?

  The old woman hastily went to call the men over. Ren Yanfeng said, "You go personally, don't say anything else, just go report the death."

  ……

  Ronghua told Chunyao to go back to the Tao residence and report that they would be going to the mourning ceremony at the Changning Bo's residence the next day, so they wouldn't be able to return to the Tao residence.

  The Tao family also just found out about Changning Bo's death.

  Mrs. Tao went to tell the old lady, seeing that there was no one else in the house, she walked up to the front of the old lady and lowered her voice, "The wife of Changning Bo has passed away." As she finished speaking, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up, and a smile appeared in her eyes.

  The old lady heard this and looked at the big wife's expression, suddenly sinking her face, "When was that?"

  The lady suddenly realized that she had acted inappropriately, saying it was a funeral and not a celebration, so she put away her smile. "About last night's matter, our two families don't usually interact closely, but someone came over to report the death, saying it was arranged by the young master."

  The crown prince personally sent someone to report the news, what does that mean? This matter is very likely to happen, and it's all thanks to Shu Hua's efforts in persuading people from top to bottom, and also finding an opportunity for the crown prince to meet with Yao Hua.

  The lady originally didn't have much hope, thinking that the young master had never seen a girl like Yuhua before and wouldn't just take a liking to her. But then Yuhua went to swing on the swings in the autumn garden, and when she came down, she accidentally twisted her ankle. The young master saw this and came forward to help, thus turning disaster into good fortune.

  "Has the child been born yet?"

  "Born," she said, still thinking the child had gone with Big Nai as well. "It's a boy."

  The old lady nodded, "Dà Nǎi looks weak but is actually very strong. Her body was in that state and she still managed to give birth to the child with great difficulty. The child is also quite pitiful."

  The madam nodded casually, and the old lady's words didn't linger in her ears for long. "Let's go pay our respects tomorrow, and let Yohua come along too?"

  The old lady's face turned cold, "Yao Hua is a young girl, how can she go everywhere? The Chang Ning Bo family and our family are not related at all." She paused for a moment and then said: "The Zhao family and the Xue family will also be there. Don't talk too much with Da Ya Tou and Ba Ya Tou in other people's homes. If you have something to say, wait until they return to their mother's house before speaking."

  The lady nodded in agreement.

  Chun Yao reported the reason why Rong Hua couldn't come back to Madame Dai. Madame Dai said, "The people from Chang Ning Bo's family also came to tell us about it, and we will go there early tomorrow."

  Chun Yao said: "Madam also said it was over early."

  Mrs. Dai asked Chunyao again in detail about Ronghua's affairs at the Xue family.

  Chun Yao said: "There's nothing special."

  The madam looked at Chunyao with a profound meaning, "Have you arranged for a maid to serve as a go-between?"

  Chun Yao lowered his head, "No."

  "Who's keeping watch outside?" said the old lady.

  Chun Yao said: "The slaves and Jinxiu will take turns."

  The madam heard Jinxiu's name and suddenly relaxed her eyebrows. Both of them came from her house, and whoever became the concubine would be the same in the future.

  The lady asked again, "Has it been said how the accompanying house to be taken to Xue's family will be arranged?"

  Chun Yao said: "It hasn't been arranged yet, but Young Madam has already spoken, and it's inevitable that we'll have to rely on people brought from her natal family."

  The lady smiled with satisfaction, "As long as she understands."

  After Chunyao and the elder lady finished talking, she went downstairs to meet with several sisters. They sat together chatting for a while before Chunyao hurried back to the Xue residence.

  Chun Yao told Rong Hua everything about the Tao family's affairs and said, "The Chang Ning Bo family also went to report the funeral."

  This is unexpected, generally only close relatives and friends of the family would go to mourn, the Tao family and the Changningbo family are not very close, and Mrs. Changningbo has never been a guest at the Tao house.

  "What else did the lady say?"

  "Anyway, I just asked about the situation of the slave servant's wife in the Xue Mansion. There's nothing else," Chun Yao said, pausing for a moment. "However, Ya Qin in the main room did say that the mansion might be preparing another wedding. The servant was going to ask more, but Chen Mama came and Ya Qin stopped talking."

  If it's about Yao Hua marrying Gu Ying, everyone in the Tao Mansion knows about this matter, so why use such a tone? What does "maybe" mean? Why did she clam up and not mention it when she saw Chen Mama?

  Ya Qin and Chun Yao had been serving in the mansion of the old lady for quite some time, and between the two of them, there were some words that would unintentionally slip out. Rong Hua thought for a moment, "Have you seen Second Miss or anyone from her courtyard?"

  Chun Yao said: "I saw Xiang Zhu, and Xiang Zhu was chatting with Fei Cui in the courtyard."

  Rong Hua recalled that when she returned home, Xiang Zhu and Fei Cui both looked depressed and disheartened. If Rong Hua married Gu Yan, Xiang Zhu and Fei Cui would also have to follow him in the future. A person like Gu Yan who even refused to give betrothal gifts, what good outcome could there be if they really followed him?

  What happened when Chun Yao returned was different from what she saw when she came back. Could it be that something else had happened in the past few days?

  Rong Hua was thinking about it when Xue Mingrui returned to the mansion. The two of them changed their clothes and went to Madame Xue's room for dinner.

  After dinner, several people sat together talking. Mrs. Xue said: "The eldest lady of the Changning Bo family has passed away, and we will go to mourn tomorrow."

  Xue Mingrui nodded.

  Madam Xue thought of Gu Ying again and didn't know what had become of her now. With Rong Hua by her side, she couldn't very well ask either.

  Ronghua glanced at Mrs. Xue, just as she was about to go to the fifth young lady's room to deliver silk flowers, so she smiled and temporarily took her leave, taking Jinxiu to the fifth young lady Xue Yishuang's room.

  Only two people were left in the house, Mrs. Xue then asked Xue Mingrui, "How is the matter on the Tao family's side?"

  "It's just a small matter, Mother can rest assured"

  Mingrui doesn't usually talk much, even if she keeps asking, it's not necessarily possible to get anything out of her. Fortunately, Mingrui is a steady person, since he said nothing was wrong, there shouldn't be any major problems.

  Madam Xue said again: "The old madam has divided two estates for Ronghua to manage, you go back and tell Ronghua about it, let her be careful."

  Xue Mingrui looked at Mrs. Xue and said, "Mother, why not call Qianhua over and ask her a few questions? If there's anything improper, mother can correct it on the spot."

  Madam Xue said, "I don't understand these things. Over the years, the one who has been in charge of managing the household is the second wife. Moreover, the people on the Zhuangzi are all old Madam's trusted attendants. No matter what, it's probably just a reputation in the end." Even if she were extremely clever and could outsmart Old Madam, at most, Old Madam would just take back control of the Zhuangzi. Anyway, over the years, Old Madam has never truly given anything to the eldest branch with sincerity.

  Madam Xue continued, "If she really can't do it, then so be it. What's important is to take care of the people around us. With your salary in place, although most of it goes to the palace, what's left is enough for our expenses."

  After finishing speaking, the mother and son sat for a while longer until Rong Hua came out of the fifth young lady's room. Xue Mingrui and Rong Hua returned to their own courtyard.

  "Changning Bo's family's big sister-in-law has passed away." Rong Hua said while changing Xu Mingrui's clothes, "I heard that a young master was left behind, and the child is quite pitiful, losing his mother as soon as he was born."

  Xue Mingrui lowered his head and looked at Rong Hua's eyebrows and eyes, her beautiful eyebrows were furrowed together, and a hint of regret flowed out from her eyes.

  Before Rong Hua had never heard of this great aunt, only after she was gone did people around her start discussing her affairs. This great aunt was gentle and soft-spoken, many people liked her.

  After a long time, Rong Hua heard Xue Mingrui say: "Man has morning and evening blessings and misfortunes."

  Was comforting her? Rong Hua smiled slightly.

  Xue Mingrui went to the small study in the house to read, while Rong Hua continued reading her "Tiāngōng Kāiwù". At some point, Xue Mingrui came out from the adjacent room and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

  Listening to his faint inquiry, Rong Hua finally came back to her senses. "Nothing much, it's just that these things are not easy to understand. I was thinking about what kind of crop can be planted with a profit." There isn't such a crop, nor is there such a thing.

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