Chapter 361: Winter

The eleventh mother looked at the old lady looking so proud, and she was quite dumbfounded.

But this is fine.

Under normal circumstances, an adopted heir will not interact with his biological parents. For Wang Chengzu's biological parents to do such a thing, I'm afraid they are not reasonable and sensible people. Maybe they really obeyed the principle of "evil people have their own evildoers"

As the old saying goes, it's just that the rabbit bites when it's anxious. It's too risky for Shi Niang to do this.

She asked the old woman: If you go to the palace to find out the news, do many people know about it?

Not much, not much. The woman said hurriedly, she is a sister I made friends with when I went to help the Wang family. She is the person who cooks the stove in the kitchen. She has little contact with the main house and has good skills, so she is stable.

The locals stayed.

Let's do it like this, Eleven Niang said in a deep voice, you will go there every two or three days from now on. There is no need to hide your whereabouts, but there is no need to deliberately publicize it. If anyone asks, just say that I asked you to go over and have a look.

In this way, Wang Chengzu’s biological parents would always be a little scrupulous.

The old lady responded with a busy smile.

Eleven Niang asked Hu Bo to give her a tael of silver: If the job is done well, there will be a heavy reward.

The old lady left happily.

I received a reply within a few days.

The tenth aunt asked the steward to drive out all the Wang family members who lived in the Maoguo palace. Those people ignored them. The tenth aunt asked the kitchen to stop their food. Someone went to the tenth aunt to argue. The tenth aunt did not say a word.

She raised her hand and threw a cup of hot tea at it. At this point, the woman couldn't help but look at Eleven Niang secretly from the corner of her eye.

Although Eleven Niang was surprised, she thought about it again and realized that this was really the style of Eleven Niang. She picked up the tea cup and took a sip leisurely without showing any emotion.

When the woman saw this, she dared to continue talking.

If the man hadn't been able to hide quickly, and the tenth aunt had been ill and weak for a long time, she would have been hit in the face by the cup of hot tea. Others knew it and started shouting one after another. The tenth aunt pulled out the royal sword on the nave, and bang

She threw her to the ground with a bang, and said that if she could, she would be killed. Otherwise, three days later, she would send people to burn down all the adjacent rooms. She forced those people back. That night

They rolled up the things in the room and sneaked away. The tenth aunt knew about it, and sent a few strong men to guard the door. Now everyone who leaves the Maoguo Duke's mansion will be searched. If a Maoguo item is found,

The things belonging to the government were sent to Shuntian Prefecture on the pretext of stealing. Now those people are in a mess.

Eleven Niang thought for a while and asked Lu Yun to call Manager Bai in.

My tenth sister is now an orphan and a widower, living with a seriously ill mother-in-law. She is afraid that Xiaoxian will come to the house for help, so she also asked Manager Bai to send the next message to Shuntian Mansion Yin. When there is nothing, she often comes to Maoguo Gong Mansion.

Go ahead and ask Hu Bo to take fifty taels of silver to Manager Bai. The money will be used to buy wine for the government officials.

Manager Bai hurriedly offered money: Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival, our house invites these people to have wine. On weekdays, there is nothing to bother them. Now that Madam has something to say, it just gives them a chance to return the favor. It can be used anywhere.

After paying the money, he then said, Madam, don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me. I guarantee that no one will go to Maoguo Duke's mansion to cause trouble.

The money was just to express gratitude. Manager Bai did not accept it, and Eleven Niang did not force it. She smiled and said a few polite words such as "Thank you for your hard work," and Manager Bai stood up and left with a wink.

I talked about this matter with Xu Lingyi in the evening: I don’t know what else will cause trouble. It’s really worrying.

There was nothing to worry about. Xu Lingyi leaned over and blew out the lamp. As long as the Yongping Marquis Mansion was there, those people would be afraid of it. Then he talked to her about the shop: how are the preparations going?

Those embroiderers will arrive in the next few days. Things are going very smoothly. There is a smile in Eleven Niang's voice. The original tenant left in a hurry and still has some rouge and gouache in his hand. Master Jian discussed with me

, I want to buy it at a low price. When it opens, we will give away boxes of rouge or powder to anyone who comes to buy something. When we were in Jiangnan, we would give away rice bags when we saw a rice shop open.

Yes. I thought this was a good idea, so I spent more than 200 taels of silver on more than 400 boxes of powder, more than 300 boxes of rouge, and some pomade and lipstick. Now I am worried that I will not be able to deliver them all by then.

Xu Lingyi laughed when he heard this: If you can't finish the gift, you will take it home and reward the maids and women. It will be the Chinese New Year soon.

The Marquis has a good idea. Eleven Niang said with a smile, but she is afraid that someone will take this as a precedent and imitate the same. From now on, she will reward rouge and gouache every New Year. If there are really many, I think it is better to reward the people around me.

never mind.

Just make up your mind. Xu Lingyi thinks these things are trivial. I heard Manager Bai say that Yang Huizu you introduced is not bad. He is very good at purchasing. I want to promote him to a second-class steward.

He was the eldest sister's former roommate. The eleventh mother did not take any credit for this. She told Yang Huizu about buying pearls, and she recommended him to the Marquis because she thought he was good.

The two chatted for a long time before stopping.

Dimly, she felt Xu Lingyi getting up rustling beside her.

What's wrong

It's okay, you can go to sleep. Xu Lingyi gently touched her head.

Already woken up, Eleven Niang simply opened her eyes.

The lights outside came on, and there were low voices, light footsteps fading away, and the sound of the door hinge gently turning. Then Xu Lingyi, wearing a medium coat, lifted the curtain and entered.

In the half-darkness, he saw a pair of eyes shining like gems.

He laughed softly after waking up, took off his clothes and got into bed.

What happened? Eleven Niang covered her sleeves and yawned.

At the beginning of the year, the Queen Mother gave birth to a princess.

Oops, Eleventh Mother suddenly lost all sleep. Counting the days, the Queen Mother gave birth in these few days. But she was still surprised when she heard the exact news. The daughter is Mother’s little cotton-padded jacket. The Queen Mother has both a son and a daughter.

Just celebrate and celebrate.

The emperor was also very happy. Xu Lingyi nodded with a smile. This is the emperor's eldest daughter. Just as the passers-by were preparing the edict, the kings, ministers, officials and princesses who were above the fourth rank in Beijing ordered their wives to come to the palace in three days to congratulate them. They were also preparing for a general amnesty.

The eleventh mother was startled by such a grand ceremony, but after thinking about it, she understood.

Although he has seven sons, this is the first daughter.

Xu Lingyi's situation was different from Eleven Niang's: she had been having a lot of trouble these days over the sea ban, so she might as well take advantage of the princess's birthday to have some fun.

In mid-September, the emperor had ordered the re-establishment of the Shipping Department in Quanzhou, Ningbo and Guangzhou. But at the moment, this matter was not Shi Yiniang's biggest concern.

She sat up and said, "Let's go tell our mother the good news and make her happy too."

Let's go back later, but Xu Lingyi pressed her button. It's only three moments after Yinchu.

Eleven Niang was a little surprised.

In other words, it only took three-quarters of an hour from the time the emperor gave birth to the princess to the time the news reached Xu Lingyi's ears.

She couldn't help but glance at Xu Lingyi.

When Xu Lingyi met, he said implicitly: It would be better to know about the affairs in the palace earlier.

Eleven Niang didn't ask any more questions, went to sleep again, but lost her sleepiness, and talked to Xu Lingyi: Is there any news from Fujian?

There is no news. Xu Lingyi said calmly. The members of the Ou family gradually calmed down and began to shift their attention from looking for the missing prince to who will succeed him. Mr. Li has made several bandits and gained a lot. The Ministry of War is asking him for credit.

, I want to make him General Zhaoyuan.

Since it was all expected, it’s not really news.

Eleven Niang thought about it and thought of Li Ji who followed his father to Fujian.

As if he had a tacit understanding, Xu Lingyi mentioned that Li Ji had made a thousand households under his father.

Thousand households is the fifth rank, and the next step is from the fourth rank. From the fifth rank to the fourth rank, there is always a hurdle. Some people cannot get over it in their lifetime. But once they get over it, there are people in the court who will not make any political mistakes.

, becoming a third-grade commander-in-chief is just around the corner. But Li Ji has sat in such a position at a young age. Is Commander-in-Chief Li too impatient?

Eleven Niang thought about it. A warm big hand grasped her hand: How can a person's life grow just by looking at the day and night.

She looked around and saw Xu Lingyi's gentle eyes.

The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. A young man with a high position may not be a good thing. So before the opening of the subject in Wuxiang, I specially called Zhong Ran and asked him what his plans were. He hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to stick to his previous promise.

, stay in Yanjing to help the Shao disciples who will participate in next year's martial arts examination, take care of the general affairs, and then return to Cangzhou to participate in next autumn's martial arts examination. Although his behavior is quite reserved, he can abide by his promise and put others before himself. He is a gentleman.

Zhifeng looks like a calm kid to me. I don’t blame you for taking a fancy to him.

It turned out that she was afraid that she would be disappointed when she saw Li Ji's success as a young man, so he tried to persuade her.

Eleven Niang felt warm in her heart: Everyone understands the truth, but they can’t help but worry about gains and losses.

Xu Lingyi smiled slightly when he heard this.

Eleven Niang has a kind of frankness that tells people everything, which makes those who talk to her feel as comfortable as a spring breeze.

He couldn't help but squeeze the little hand in his palm tightly.

Delicate and soft, like mutton-fat jade, people can't bear to put it down.

Let's sleep a little longer. Xu Lingyi leaned on the pillow at the head of the bed and said softly, wait until daybreak before reporting to her mother.

Eleven Niang nodded and wanted to take her hands off and lie down.

His hands were held tightly.

She looked towards Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi had closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.

Can't we sleep holding hands like this?

Eleven Niang cursed in her heart and twitched her hand hard again.

His broad hands remained motionless.

His closed eyes were calm and peaceful.

Eleven Niang stared at him for a long time, then she had no choice but to lie down helplessly and let him hold her as she fell asleep.

Xu Lingyi opened her eyes and looked at Eleven Niang with a smile in her eyes.

At the end of the year, Eleven Niang heard some news.

It is said that the second son of the general military family of Fujian and the direct descendant of Princess Ancheng's family have made a good relationship for a hundred years.

Work as usual tomorrow~~~~~~~~
Chapter completed!