Chapter 30: A Bountiful Harvest

  Su Ying lay in bed, thinking this and that, and fell asleep dazedly.

  The next day, she was woken up by Lu Xiu to send Fu Ye Yang off to court. Squinting her eyes, Su Ying saw that it was still dark outside and couldn't help but let out a sigh in her heart. Fortunately, she had already passed the period of mourning for Fu's mother and didn't have to get up even earlier to pay her respects.

  Lü Huì Bòhé and several big yāhuán were busy running back and forth, while Bai Zhī took over a large towel to cover Su Yǐng's collar. Su Yǐng stretched out her hand to wash her face in the basin. Zǐ Sū carried a tray and pushed open the curtain: "The kitchen has cooked bird's nest congee, madam, please drink a bowl first." During the time Su Yǐng was drinking the congee, Lü Huì Bòhé arranged Su Yǐng's clothes and accessories, and after she finished drinking the congee, before she could even have tea, she had already helped several yāhuán to dress up and apply makeup. After finishing, they hastily rushed to the front hall.

  Fu Dalao had already sat in the front hall, he really had official business yesterday, Su Ying still knew that, after passing by and sitting down, she smiled and said: "The bird's nest porridge stewed in the kitchen, Master also drink a bowl to warm your stomach."

  Ying'er brought the porridge over, and Su Ying personally handed it to Fu Ye Yang. Taking advantage of his pause while drinking the porridge, she said: "The matter with the second house has already been settled, Old Lady is clear-minded, naturally she won't let this matter bring shame to our Hou Mansion. It's just a little maid, since Young Master likes her, we'll grant his wish, you don't need to worry about it anymore."

  Fu Yiyang nodded, and Su Ying asked again: "Do you want another bowl?"

  The official agreed with a smile, pursing the corner of his mouth: "Now that you're feeling better, it's good for you to go out and get some fresh air," seeing Su Ying look over, he added: "Just think of it as going out to clear your mind."

  That's all there is.

  But this was never the case before, Su Yingchong smiled at him: "I know."

  Mrs. Liu was also a decisive person, yesterday she just said that she wanted to invite Su Ying out for a walk, and today she asked someone to ask if it was convenient for Su Ying. Lu Hui and the others were all urging Su Ying to agree beside her. Since Su Ying recovered from her illness, she had not gone out at all, and spent every day dealing with those annoying things. Now going out to relax was also good.

  As soon as Su Ying agreed, Gui's expression changed to a joyful smile, and she repeatedly ordered the servants to prepare the carriage, looking even more anxious than Su Ying herself.

  The horse carriage went straight out of the Marquis's mansion. It was Su Ying's first time leaving the Marquis's mansion gate when she went to the Su family home, and at that time, she didn't have the heart to look at the scenery outside. When she came back, her eyes were red and swollen, and she didn't even dare to lift the curtain. To say that she hadn't even seen what the Marquis's mansion gate looked like with her own eyes wasn't an exaggeration.

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  Lü Hu and Bó Hé followed the carriage, Lü Hu handed a small ceramic hand warmer to Su Ying's hands, while Bó Hé placed an autumn-colored pillow behind Su Ying. Su Ying lowered her head to look at the elegant lotus pattern on the hand warmer, these few senior maids by her side were all considerate of cold and heat, in the past they were at least the senior maids in front of the mistress of the marquis's manor, sometimes they didn't even have as much face as Mò Lì, the senior maid in front of Wèi Jiān Niáng, from this it can be seen what kind of state the main house was in before.

  For the past two months, these few senior maids and Gui Momo have been busy taking care of her, making sure she lacks nothing. Even if it's not because of their duties, but for the people in front of her, they still need to work hard to turn around an unfavorable situation.

  I hope everything will develop in a better direction from now on.

  Su Ying and Mrs. Liu agreed to meet on East Avenue, one of the five or six major commercial streets in the capital city, a favorite haunt of young masters from aristocratic families and high-ranking officials' purchasing agents; moreover, compared with the north, the local customs were relatively more open, so some ladies and madams came by carriage for a stroll, while some young misses wore veils to meet their dates.

  Mrs. Liu arrived earlier than Su Ying, saw the carriage of the Yongwu Marquis's mansion and laughed as she came to welcome her. After the carriage stopped, Lu Xi and Bo He got out first, one lifted the curtain and the other stretched out his hand to help Su Ying get off the carriage.

  Madam Liu took a glance, Su Ying was sitting steadily in the carriage, her slender fingers gently stroking the intertwined lotus pattern on the hand warmer, shining brightly. She wore a long stone-green dress with orange-red trim and a hundred-pleated skirt, and outside she tied a light honey-colored cloak with a wide edge. Madam Liu vaguely remembered the Su family's daughter before marriage, and when she thought of her previous visit to see her illness, her yellowish complexion was instead unclear, it seemed that she had really opened up.

  Liu's wife came forward, scolding: "You've kept me waiting for so long. How do you want to be punished?" As she spoke, she grasped Su Ying's arm, and Su Ying handed the small green porcelain hand warmer in her hand to Lü Huai. Upon hearing this, he smiled and said: "Just punish me by having me invite Second Mistress Liu to tea later."

  "Mind you, I don't care about that little tea money," said Mrs. Liu with a snort. She pulled Su Ying into an elegantly decorated shop, where Su Ying casually glanced around and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when she saw the neatly dressed young servants. They were led to a luxurious room on the second floor, with glass-inlaid windows, various flowers and plants, exquisite decorations, and uniformed female attendants - truly a grand gesture.

  Mrs. Liu pushed Su Ying and said with satisfaction: "How's this shop I brought you to?"

  "Very delicate," Su Ying raised her hand and pointed to the glass window, "This window is quite novel, I see patterns on it, I'd like to have this style installed in my home too."

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  "The newly emerged glass window, it's quite rare, I heard it was introduced from the Western world," Mrs. Liu also followed with admiration, "What a big handwriting." She said, looking at Su Ying and raising an eyebrow: "Do you know whose shop this is?"

  Su Ying slightly raised an eyebrow, could it be that there's still some connection between them? She said calmly: "If you make me guess, I won't be able to guess, don't play dumb."

  Mrs. Liu leaned over and said mysteriously, "As it turns out, there is some connection with your family," and in response to Su Ying's puzzled gaze, Mrs. Liu didn't keep her guessing anymore and directly said, "It's the niece of your family's old lady's natal family, the Chen family."

  Su Ying said in surprise: "Really? I haven't heard my brother and sister-in-law mention it before." Given their personalities, if they had such a large sum of money to open this kind of lucrative shop, it's strange that they wouldn't be talking about it all the time.

  Mrs. Liu curled her lip and snorted: "What a wonderful thing! How can it be spread outside? I also knew about it occasionally."

  Su Ying nodded in agreement, lowering her eyelids to cover the deep thoughts in her eyes. How was she so lucky? She had only gone out once and already met a suspected fellow townsman again. However, if what Mrs. Liu said was true, then it would be really interesting.

  As expected, she has a pair of discerning eyes.

  However, what made Su Ying feel strange was that the system didn't react at all this time. Since piercing through the outsider of the Amber Girl in the Brave Marquis's residence two days ago, the system suddenly became quiet and still, and she didn't know what was going on. A thread of unease rose up in Su Ying's heart, but the system didn't forget to send down the antidote bead, so she thought that the system had gone back to collecting data as before.

  She suppressed the unease in her heart and, under Liu's enthusiasm, Su Qing also began to select accessories with great interest. In the end, she chose a red jade droplet phoenix hairpin and a pair of eight-treasured inlaid pearl gold bangles. As they chatted and laughed their way downstairs, a 14 or 15-year-old boy wearing a light blue long gown with embroidered bamboo leaves on the shoulders, sleeves, and hem, and a silver crown on his head, entered from the doorway. The shopkeeper's face showed great respect as he welcomed the boy to the back, likely a young master from a certain family.

  Su Ying took another glance, quickly looked away and turned to talk to Mrs. Liu, rubbing her fingers together, suddenly remembering the golden thread clothes in her backpack, things were getting more interesting.

  After a half-day outing, Su Ying can be said to have gained a lot, and on the way back, her mouth was always raised. The two servants, Lu Hui and Bo He, exchanged a glance, and Madam's mood has been very pleasant all day. Bo He poured a cup of hot tea from the tin teapot that had been heating by the fire pit for Su Ying, smiling and saying: "If Madam likes it, we can also post an invitation tomorrow to invite Liu Erniang to go out and play somewhere else. The peach blossoms outside the Yunruo Temple in the suburbs should be blooming now, and Madam can take the opportunity to relax a bit."

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  Su Ying smiled: "Speaking of which, the old lady's birthday is approaching soon, where did you find so much free time?" The Fu family should come to celebrate the birthday on the day of the Chen family's birthday. If that exquisite shop really belongs to the Fu family's relatives, they should be seen there.

  In the house of Fu Mu in the Marquis of Yongwu's mansion, Fu Mu was leaning against a red gold silk python-patterned pillow with her eyes closed.

  Inside the house, there were only two maidservants, Bai He and Du Juan. Bai He was kneeling on a footstool massaging Fu Mu's legs, while Du Juan held a small red lacquer tray with a porcelain bowl covered with a lid.

  After a while, Fu Mu opened her eyes and said sternly: "Is this what the second master ordered?"

  The white egret hid the envy and jealousy in his eyes, and replied: "Second Master said it in front of Second Madam, but that amber girl didn't take the hint, crying and refusing to serve Second Master."

  The cuckoo stood on one side, holding its breath and dared not make a sound to disturb Mrs. Fu. She glanced at the white egret, how could she not know what was in the white egret's mind?

  Fu's mother snorted: "You're just a lowly prostitute, it's your good fortune that the second master has taken a liking to you. How dare you be so unscrupulous? This kind of trickery can only deceive the second master, but if we don't teach you a lesson, who knows what other schemes you'll come up with?"

  The white egret hastily flattered: "In this mansion, there is an old lady who watches over everything. Who can deceive your wise eyes? Even if someone is not honest, trying to be sly under your watchful gaze would be like brandishing a big knife in front of Lord Guan's gate."

  Fu's mother narrowed her eyes: "It's just that Xiyang is still new, so I'll let it pass. You go to Dujuan, the second mistress, and tell her my intentions again. The second mistress of the Houfu shouldn't be too petty, losing face for the masters. What good can she get?"

  Also tell Bai Lu, "Go get the set of Qingtian stone carving zodiac decorations I collected and give them to Big Girl to play with. These two days have been busy and didn't take care of her."

  The peony and the white egret went on their mission, when they came out of the house to the corridor, the white egret grasped Peony's hand: "Good Peony, I happen to be going to find Green Willow to draw a flower pattern, this errand you can exchange with me, it will also save me from running an extra trip."

  Azalea couldn't resist the white egret's repeated requests and finally agreed, the white egret felt anxious in her heart and arrived at the second house, just seeing Miss Amber who had just washed her face coming out of the door.

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