The herbal medicine originally cost two thousand and five hundred taels, but now that it is obtained, the total including principal and interest is 5,420 and thirty taels.

Mengying thought in her mind that with this money, even if she went to the capital to make a living, it would be enough.

Going to Beijing with Miss Qiu's cavalry team was undoubtedly the best choice. However, Mengying had a hard time whether to leave her family and go to Beijing alone.

When Mengying came back from Qingzhou, she went to find Mr. Yao first. She planned to persuade him no matter what.

But when I arrived in front of Master Yao's study, I didn't see him, but I heard his smile first.

It turns out that Pomegranate was diagnosed with Ximai and became pregnant.

Mengying first congratulated her father, and then explained her intention.

Master Yao refused flatly: "Aunt Shi, you are pregnant now, and the fetus has not yet been firmly seated. It is really not convenient for you to travel and travel." Pomegranate became pregnant and was carried to his aunt.

"Besides, it's freezing now, so traveling is very inconvenient. Although there is war again at the border, our government has the upper hand now.

I think we’ll talk about it in the spring next year.”

Mengying wanted to persuade her again, but Master Yao's face darkened.

Mengying had no choice but to bow and say goodbye.

Mengying had no choice but to knock on Mrs. Yao's door again.

Mrs. Yao is angry about Pomegranate's pregnancy. She is angry at her husband for preferring Pomegranate, and regrets that she should not have sent her to her husband's bed in the first place.

Mengying also knew that this was not the best time to tell Mrs. Yao about this matter, but time did not wait for us, and she would have to take some time to clean up before going to Beijing.

After half of listening, Mrs. Yao said coldly: "If anyone in the Yao family still listens to me now, it's up to you and the master to decide."

Mengying returned to her room dejectedly. Qingluo had already prepared meals.

Mengying had something on her mind, but she didn't notice it at first, but later she saw Qingluo's red eyes and knew she had cried.

Mengying sighed inwardly and thought: Everyone has their own plans. Now Qingluo sees that she is carrying Hongying around everywhere, and she feels a little unfair. If not, let her leave earlier.

After dinner, Mengying called Qingluo to her side.

"I bought this for you in Qingzhou City today. I don't know which pattern you like, so I'll make the choice for you. See if you like it."

Qingluo saw a red cloth bag placed on the table, which was heavy in her hand. She opened it and quickly put it back.

"This is impossible, it's too expensive."

It turned out that the cloth was wrapped with a pair of golden carved gold bracelets, and you could tell by the weight that they were solid.

In this day and age, gold and silver are hard currency, and that pair of bracelets is worth dozens of taels at least. How dare she, a maid?

Mengying stood up, brought the bracelet to Qingluo with her own hands, and said: "I have wanted to buy it for you for a long time, but the girl is poor, and today I finally have money."

Mengying looked at Qingluo's wrist. The bright bracelet made her wrist as bright as snow.

"Look, how beautiful it is."

Qingluo had cried during the day, but now when she was moved, she was so moved that she cried uncontrollably.

This made Mengying laugh: "Why are you crying? Don't you like it?"

"I... like it." Qingluo lowered her head and said while wiping away tears.

"Next year you will be old enough, so I should let you go next year, but my reputation is really not that good now, so I plan to let you go this year.

I have asked the housekeeper to send a message to your mother and I, and they will come to pick you up tomorrow."

Once your long-cherished wish comes true, you should be happy.

Qingluo opened her mouth with a mixture of happiness and shock, and said with tears streaming down her face again: "Girl, do you dislike Qingluo and don't want me anymore?"

Mengying pretended to be sulky and said: "What nonsense is this? If I dislike you, I can sell you. How can I repay your body deed and allow you to return home?"

"But...but I don't want to leave the girl." This is also true. I want to leave every day, but when it's time to leave, I feel extremely reluctant to leave.

Qingluo's tears came again, and Mengying felt uncomfortable in her heart. She turned her head, waved her hands and said, "Go back and clean up early. You have to travel tomorrow."

When Qing Luo saw Mengying like this, she felt that Mengying was very heartless. She covered her face, turned around and ran out.

*

The next day, after lunch, Qingluo's brother came driving a donkey cart.

Mengying asked the housekeeper to arrange meals for Qingluo brother, while her brother was eating.

Mengying took out another bag of broken silver and a one-hundred-tael banknote, handed it to Qingluo, and said: "This is for you to keep at the bottom of the box. When you get married in the future, you will have money to keep with you, but remember

, wealth should not be revealed in vain.

As the old saying goes: When you meet someone, you have to say a few words, but don’t throw everything away. Even your mother and I have to be careful. If they can sell you once, they can sell you a second time."

"Girl, you are so kind to me, I... I am sorry for you, the night when Butler Song took action, I..."

"Stop talking, I know." Mengying interrupted her.

The separation is imminent, and I don’t know if we will see each other again in this life. No matter whether Qingluo was loyal or had different intentions in the past, it seems that all this is no longer important.

"You really know..." Qingluo lowered her head feebly, her tears dripping down onto her shoes, making her embroidered shoes wet.

Mengying took Qingluo's hand, put the money bag and banknotes into her hands, and said: "What happened in the past is in the past, so forget it. You and I have been masters and servants for many years, but we love each other as sisters.

I just hope that you will be safe and well in the future.”

Qingluo's brother was full soon and came over to kowtow to Mengying respectfully.

"You still have to take the mountain road, so leave early and come see me later when you have free time." Mengying urged.

"Yes, Sister Qingluo, if you get a nephew or niece in the future, don't forget to bring it to us for a look. I will prepare a red envelope."

Qingluo immediately burst into laughter and pinched Hongying with a red face, saying, "You damn hooves, I'm letting you talk nonsense."

Hongying was also very reluctant to part with Qingluo, and dragged Mengying away all the way.

Mengying couldn't help but urge Qingluo, "Get in the car quickly, it's dark and it's hard to drive."

Before getting into the car, Qingluo pulled Hongying aside and talked for a while, but Mengying was too far away to hear clearly.

I saw Hongying nodding her head beside her.

"And... and girls are most afraid of thunder. If it's a thunderstorm, don't stay half a step away from her. And... and..." Qing Luo was choked with sobs and couldn't speak.

Hongying also had red circles in her eyes. She had warned her before, and now she said it again, thinking: This is not the separation of master and servant, it is a clear separation of flesh and blood.

Qingluo seemed to have mustered up great courage, wiped away her tears, said a deep blessing to Mengying, and got on the donkey cart without looking back.

Brother Qingluo whipped the donkey's butt, and the little donkey cart ran away with a "tap-tap-tap".

Mengying continued to look around until the car disappeared.

Hongying teased: "Girl, how about I ask the coachman to recover it for her?"

Mengying glared at her, turned around and walked back. Hongying deliberately told a joke to make fun of the little master.

Neither of them noticed that they had walked a long way to send green radish, and were almost out of Qi County.

By the time we approached the alley in front of Yao Mansion, it was already dark.

Hongying helped Mengying walk back, and Hongying kept complaining: "If I had known, it would be Sister Qingluo's fault if I should have carried a lantern. What if I had thrown the girl?"

”

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them bumped into the old woman who was walking towards them.

The man was drunk and carrying a lantern. He was obviously drunk.

He said: "Who is it? How do you walk!"

After speaking, he waved a lantern in front of the two of them. When he saw Mengying's face clearly, his expression immediately changed, and he threw the lantern away in panic.

Mengying wanted to step forward to help, but the man fell to the ground and shouted loudly: "Don't come here, I have nothing wrong with you, and don't scare me if you are a ghost. Your daughter is being raised well by the Yao family, and she is still here now."

As the head of the family, if you have any grievances, go to her!"

Mengying was a little dumbfounded. She knew that the old woman had admitted the wrong person, but she still felt that there was a profound meaning in her words, so she wanted to go forward and ask for a clear explanation.

The old woman stepped back as if she had seen a ghost.

Hongying picked up the lantern and handed it to her, but she didn't take it, got up and ran away like a ghost.

Hongying didn't take it seriously and held up the lantern and said: "This woman is drunk, so the lantern is just for us."

Mengying glanced at the direction in which the old woman was leaving, thinking about her words over and over in her mind.

At dinner, Mengying only ate half a bowl of rice and stopped eating. Hongying thought she was still missing Qingluo, so she joked and teased Mengzi beside her.

Mengying interrupted her and said: "The woman today looks familiar, as if she has seen her before somewhere before. Think about it?"

Hongying recalled it carefully, patted her thigh, and suddenly realized, she said: "I remembered that she was the mother-in-law who delivered babies. A few days ago, I saw her accepting red eggs from others, saying that she gave them

The family that delivered the baby will reward her with a baby."

"The midwife who delivered the baby, Mrs. Ma..." Mengying said to herself.

She recalled Madam Ma's expression. It was definitely a ghost expression, indicating that the person was dead and still looked like her.

Recall that sentence, "Your daughter is being raised well by the Yao family."
To be continued...