I’ll add more updates today and tomorrow. I’m really sorry. The plot has been slow lately, so I’ll write faster. Overdoing it is inevitable.
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The second young lady and the third young lady stopped looking at the little girl. To be precise, they deliberately ignored her.
"... It's not rude for you to go, but mother knows what she will think of you." The second young lady said, "My mother doesn't like her so much, but you move closer to her. Isn't this causing trouble for my mother?"
Chang Chunlan sighed and sat down. The little girl behind her stood closely behind her, her head lowered, silently.
"My husband's family doesn't like it. Life is difficult for people like me, let alone someone like her who doesn't even have a natal family... I didn't think so before, but now I think she is really pitiful, the second sister and the third sister," she sighed and said, "We
We are all women, so we should be more considerate of her."
The third lady nodded with some approval.
The second young lady shook her head.
"Why isn't the eldest brother-in-law here?" she asked, changing the topic.
When Chang Chunlan was asked this question, a bit of panic appeared on her face.
"He...he won't come if he has something to do." She lowered her head and said.
The second young lady felt a little regretful when she asked this question. The eldest brother-in-law, Liu Chengyang, was dull and dull, which was really off-putting to the elegance-loving Marquis of Dingxi, so he didn't like her either. In addition, the originally aristocratic Liu family had bad luck.
The old man offended the emperor and was removed from his official position, which also affected the career of his descendants. Liu Chengyang is still a child and has not even been admitted to the scholar's examination, and he easily refuses to come to his father-in-law's house.
"Why don't we go see the third brother?" the second lady said hurriedly.
"It's time to take the county exam. My second brother is very knowledgeable and will definitely pass this time." Chang Chunlan said with a smile.
"Yes, he was good at learning in the past, but now he is working hard for my aunt." The third lady said, sighing, "I am so tired that I am sick."
The word aunt made the eldest and second ladies silent for a moment, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.
The third lady realized that her topic was not good, so she smiled awkwardly.
"It's all my fault. I'm celebrating the New Year. Not only am I not happy when I see you, but I also make everyone sigh." The eldest lady said, sighing again, "No wonder my father doesn't like me. I'm such an unlucky person."
The atmosphere in the room became even more stuffy, and the sound of Aunt Huang's cough could be heard inside. Chang Chunlan quickly stood up and went in, and the little girl naturally followed.
The second young lady and the third young lady looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Why did the eldest sister bring... too?" The second young lady lowered her voice and pointed to the inner room.
The third young lady knew what she was talking about. She glanced towards the inner room and then quickly looked away. She seemed to have seen something unlucky and shook her head at the second young lady.
Compared to the dull atmosphere here, the Qianjin Hall was full of joy.
"Thank you, Master." A disciple took the red envelope from Qi Yue's hand, bowed and saluted and said loudly.
"Happy New Year." Qi Yue smiled, picked up one and handed it to the other, "Good luck and good luck."
"Thank you, Master." The disciple saluted happily but a little shyly.
Liu Pucheng looked on with a smile, and suddenly saw Qi Yue walking over with a smile.
"What? I have one too?" He smiled.
Qi Yue stretched out her hand towards him.
"Teacher, you are my elder, here is the red envelope." She smiled.
Liu Pucheng laughed, and as expected he took one out of his sleeve and put it in Qi Yue's hand.
"Happy New Year and good luck." He imitated Qi Yue and said.
Qi Yue bowed respectfully and thanked him.
"Okay, okay, the red envelopes have been distributed, now let's check the homework." Qi Yue said again, while clapping his hands at the noisy and joking disciples.
The disciples immediately took out the leathers they had used for sewing practice.
"Oh, I forgot to bring it." Quezhi said.
"You guard me, and I can watch it anytime." Qi Yue said with a smile, taking the leather from Hu San who was the first to come over and squeezed away.
"Well, I'll sew it up here now. Madam is still busy when I get home, so I don't want you to worry about it anymore." Quezhi said with a smile.
Qi Yue didn't expect her to be so eager to learn, and he didn't see how she came to practice. She actually dared to sew on the spot, and nodded with a smile with some curiosity.
Quezhi then looked at those disciples.
"Brothers, can anyone lend me a piece of leather and needle and thread?" she said.
This time brother shouted, half of the disciples froze and rushed to get her something in a panic.
Ah Hao pouted at the side.
"She did it on purpose." She whispered to Aru.
Ah Ru smiled knowingly.
"She just loves to be pushy, that's all." She whispered.
Sure enough, Quezhi's stitching was done on the spot, which won the admiration of other disciples. Even Qi Yue was very satisfied and praised her, and Quezhi smiled with a little pride.
"Sister Aru, can your suturing skills be better?" Hu San curled her lips and said to Aru with a smile.
Aru rolled her eyes at him.
"No." She replied simply.
Hu San smiled sarcastically.
"Then Aru is the best among others, anyway..." he added.
Ah Hao looked at him with bright eyes.
"Anyway, sister Aru is the best." She took over and said.
"Yes, yes." Hu San nodded like a chicken pecking at rice when he met his close friend.
Ah Hao was so amused by him that he covered his mouth and laughed, which made Ah Ru blush slightly.
"Go away." She glared and shouted in a low voice.
Hu San smiled and said yes and ran away in a hurry.
"Sister Aru, he really listens to you." A'er became even more funny, holding Aru's arm and whispered.
Ah Ru blushed even more and glared at Ah Hao.
Here, Qi Yue inspected the disciples' practice and praised them profusely. The atmosphere in Qianjin Hall became even more festive.
"There is still good news." After the excitement had passed, Liu Pucheng invited Qi Yue to have tea and rest, and said.
Qi Yue's eyes lit up and she pointed to both sides without saying anything.
Liu Pucheng smiled and nodded.
Qi Yue jumped up and cheered.
"How much?" she asked hurriedly.
"We are negotiating, it may be higher than the normal price..." Liu Pucheng said.
"No problem, no problem." Qi Yue said with a smile, "Let me know when you have agreed on the price."
Liu Pucheng nodded.
This news made Qi Yue unable to sit still.
"Then I'll go back first," she said, and left in a hurry. "I need to make a sketch to see how to arrange it. The tools, bed, etc. need to be made quickly. It's best to do it after the first month of the year.
To open the business... we still need to train emergency and emergency nurses. Oh, there are so many things to do, I'm going back first..."
Liu Pucheng smiled as he watched the girl leave in a hurry.
What should he do?
Liu Pucheng thought for a while, took out the needlework leather from under the desk, squinted his slightly drowsy eyes and began to sew slowly.
When Qi Yue came in, Chang Yuncheng was going out with a face.
"Why are you out running during the Chinese New Year?" he said angrily, swinging the riding whip back and forth in his hand.
Qi Yue ignored him.
"I'm out." Chang Yuncheng had no choice but to say it himself.
"Sir, please walk slowly." Qi Yue said with a smile.
The smile was quite sincere, and Chang Yuncheng hummed.
"I'll be back before dinner," he added.
Qi Yue was thinking about how to organize and draw a sketch when she heard the words and hummed again.
"Why aren't you leaving yet? Can you still make it in time for lunch? How rude." She looked up at the sky and asked.
Chang Yuncheng's face darkened, he glanced at the woman angrily, flicked his horse whip, and the horse rushed out, followed by the servants behind him who hurriedly followed.
"Young Madam, the Crown Prince is waiting for you specially." Quezhi laughed in a low voice.
"Is there anything you can do for me?" Qi Yue was puzzled and turned to look at Chang Yuncheng and others who had gone away. He didn't seem to say anything.
Quezhi chuckled.
When she smiled, Qi Yue suddenly came back to his senses, and his face couldn't help but heat up.
How can that be the case? This man is always tempestuous, which is not normal.
"Come on, hurry up, don't miss the family dinner, we have relatives coming today." Qi Yue said, walking quickly ahead.
Seeing her slightly uncomfortable look, Quezhi and Aru looked at each other.
"The prince and the young lady are getting better and better." Quezhi said with a smile.
Although Ah Ru thought so in her heart, since she was the only one who knew the young lady's secret, she didn't want to talk about the young lady's affairs with others, especially such a private matter.
"Okay, let's go quickly, there are still a lot of things to do." She said, changing the topic.
Quezhi curled his lips secretly, nodded with a smile, and hurriedly followed.
The luncheon was held in Juchung Pavilion. When Qi Yue came over, there were already many people sitting in the room. Among them were two unfamiliar faces, one young and one older. These were Aunt Huang and her daughter Chang who had not been able to go out because of a long illness.
Chunlan, Qi Yue walked over with a smile and called her mother.
Mrs. Xie was too lazy to pay attention to her, just pretended not to see her, and continued talking to Aunt Huang, who was wearing thick clothes.
Ignoring the gazes around him, Qi Yue calmly sat down beside him, his eyes falling on the eldest lady opposite.
After taking a look, I couldn't help but be shocked. Isn't this young lady only twenty-four or five years old? Why does she look like she is in her thirties?
He is not good-looking, especially in the Dingxihou Mansion where there are so many beauties, but he is not ugly either, he is just an ordinary person.
"Young Madam." She stood up and lowered her head, as if she was uneasy being looked at by Qi Yue.
"Sit down quickly. Sister, you must be tired from the journey. It's also cold. Sit down quickly." Qi Yue said with a smile.
Chang Chunlan was a little hesitant. The second lady next to her tugged on her sleeves. Chang Chunlan was about to say something before she sat down.
"Big..." Qi Yue went on to make some arrangements. As soon as he opened his mouth, Mrs. Xie above spoke first.
"I was too tired to eat yesterday. I have no appetite, so I won't eat with you. I also invited a troupe. You sisters, let's have a good time. The Marquis won't come, so you can be at ease." She said, standing up.
Come on, "The meals here are all prepared for their young children. You are used to medicated food, so don't eat randomly."
This was said to Aunt Huang, who smiled and nodded.
"It's time for me to go back. I've never been out for such a long time. My body can't bear it anymore," she said weakly.
So everyone got up and saw off Mrs. Xie and Aunt Huang.
"You also invited a theater troupe?" Qi Yuexiao asked. Before she finished speaking, she saw three young ladies standing up not long after they sat down.
"Young Madam, we ate late in the morning and are not hungry now. We want to see the Third Young Master, so we have to leave first," said the Second Young Lady.
Qi Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Go ahead." She replied happily.
Seeing her smile, the eldest young lady and the third young lady hesitated for a moment, but were pushed by the second young lady. They all bowed again and left.
The originally lively room suddenly became calm, and Qi Yue was the only one left sitting in the huge room and banquet.
It’s so… so embarrassing…
The waiting girls and servants couldn't help but lower their heads.
"It's too much." Ah Hao said in a low voice.
These ladies obviously did it on purpose.
"What a waste." Qi Yue looked at the dazzling array of dishes and clicked her tongue. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating while letting her pour the wine.
"Yes, yes, my mother still loves her sisters very much. These dishes are of top quality." She smiled and then asked, "Where is the theater troupe? Didn't you say there is a theater troupe? Isn't it going to leave too?"
The servants and wives were ashamed and hurriedly stepped forward to say they were not leaving.
"Then let's start the show." Qi Yue said with a smile, and motioned to the servants and girls, "Don't stand still, just let A'ru serve you alone. You all move to a small stool and sit down. Okay, will you?"
Share these dishes with everyone, let’s eat and watch the show at the same time. Let’s have a good time during the Chinese New Year.”
Saying this, he winked and smiled.
"Don't waste money provided by the public."
The servants already knew a lot about the young lady's temper, and knew what she said was what she said, so they all thanked them one after another and did as they were told. The little girls who heard the news also boldly ran over, standing or squatting, luckily
The lucky ones got a plate of vegetables, but the unlucky ones only got a handful of fruits.
The performance started with loud gongs and drums on the stage, and Juchung Pavilion suddenly became lively.*** (To be continued)
