Chapter 640: Send to the Nursing Home [Thanks! Bow again! 41k chapters owed]

After Rong Fei finished speaking, she paced slowly in the hall with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

After walking a few steps, Rong Fei stood still abruptly, looked at the personal female official on the side and said, "Who went to send the gift to the Fifth Young Master of the Xu family that day?"

The personal female official pondered for a moment and said, "Replying to Your Ladyship, this servant remembers it seems to be the personal maid surnamed Shen beside Madam Dou, called Lianpeng."

"Tsk!" Rong Fei made a sound of annoyance and said, "Wrong, wrong! Shouldn't have let that maid go to send the gift."

"Ah? Your Ladyship, you mean... it shouldn't be! Before you were pregnant with the princess, it was this servant..."

The personal female official didn't continue, the fur that Rong Fei sent to the Xu family under a pretext was sent by her.

"Think about it before, when the Marquis of Xiangyang sent a gift, it was Marquis Gu himself who went! It really shouldn't have been that maid who went to send the gift, it should have been the Yuan Erlang himself who went!"

Rong Fei said, her eyes turning non-stop, her eyes full of sudden realization.

Looking at Rong Fei who continued to pace slowly in the hall, the personal female official said, "Your Ladyship, this matter, it was really this servant's lack of consideration..."

Rong Fei waved her hand, "It has nothing to do with you, it was my lack of consideration."

The female official said, "Your Ladyship, I heard that the Marquis of Xiangyang sent a pair of twin maids to the Xu family's young master, that's why he got two sons, should this servant..."

Rong Fei paced and waved her hand, "There are already three maids in the Xu family's young master's room, if you send more, people won't want them."

While speaking, Rong Fei looked at the bed in the room, the curtains there had been lowered, and the little princess was sleeping soundly inside.

Rong Fei, who was looking at the bed, frowned at the female official and said, "The wall was clean?"

When Rong Xian got married, Rong Fei stayed in the room of Hui Xue Courtyard, so she naturally knew that Rong Feiyan had hung many things in the room, and most of them were related to a certain Hou Fu's legitimate son.

"Go and find out! No, don't find out, send someone directly to ask the two maids beside Feiyan."

"Yes, Your Ladyship."

The personal female official bowed and turned to walk out.

Rong Fei looked at the female official's back and sighed, then continued to pace slowly in the hall.

Rong Fei was born in the marketplace, and she had been favored for so many years, although it was because of her outstanding appearance and resemblance to the former Zhang Imperial Consort, but more importantly, she had a strong character, a sharp mind, and was shrewd and decisive.

Such a spirit was even stronger than some men.

Just like in the previous story line, Rong Fei would draw a knife against the Prince of Yong who was about to succeed to the throne because of Rong Feiyan's matter.

And the encounter of the Duke of Qi's mansion was like being slapped in the face by the Prince of Yong, but they didn't even dare to cry out.

After pacing in the hall for a while,

Rong Fei stopped,

And looked thoughtfully in the direction of Zhao Fang's sleeping palace.

The next day,

Afternoon,

In the Imperial Palace,

Rong Fei frowned slightly and looked at the personal female official in front of her, "Went to the Chai family together?"

"Yes, Your Ladyship! This servant went to the Hou Fu to send your reward, and specially went to the Liang family to ask Madam Wu a few words before returning to the palace, but there was no fixed statement."

"No wonder Feiyan this girl put the things away." Rong Fei nodded.

Looking at the personal female official who was hesitant to speak, Rong Fei said, "What's wrong? If you have something to say, say it!"

"Yes, Your Ladyship! It's just that when this servant went to visit Madam Dou, Madam Dou had a resentful look in her eyes, and seemed to have quite a lot of complaints in her heart."

"The wife of the Duke of Fugu who went to visit her daughter in the Hou Fu also didn't look very good."

Rong Fei nodded, "It was my negligence, one is that I shouldn't have used the Dou family's dowry, and the other is that I shouldn't have let that maid go to send the gift. It is only right and proper for people to be unhappy."

The female official said, "Your Ladyship, you are also kind-hearted, they..."

Rong Fei waved her hand, the female official didn't continue this topic, and instead said, "Your Ladyship, I heard from Seeing Xi Bu that yesterday the Xu family's horse was to be sent to the Gu family, and the Third Da Niangzi of the Gu family sent a post to invite her, but the young lady didn't want to go."

"Hmm, let her come to me after Qixi."

"This servant has noted it."

The seventh day of the seventh month,

Qixi Festival.

Afternoon,

The sky was clear for thousands of miles,

Looking out from the high palace walls, one could see the Qiqiao colored buildings set up by every household, and the silk ribbons tied on the colored buildings fluttered in the wind.

On the bustling streets of Bianjing City, there was heavy traffic, and the prosperity was even better than in the past.

Most of the commoners wore new clothes, and from time to time, one could see stalls selling various Mohere, floating water, and grain boards on the side of the road.

On the bustling Pan Lou main street, Liang Han's little servant, Diao Che, was standing on one side of the main gate of Pan Lou, and behind him on the table were a few twin lotus flowers inserted in exquisite vases, surrounded by a group of Liang family's strong servants.

Looking at the group of rich young masters in brocade clothes and jade belts opposite, Diao Che shouted, "This young master offers two hundred guan, are there any more? Are there any? Sold!"

After Diao Che finished shouting, the Liang family's strong servants beside him carefully picked up the vase and walked toward that person.

Withdrawing his gaze from the crowd downstairs, Qiao Jiulang, who was standing outside the private room on the third floor, turned back, looked at Liang Han in the crowd in the private room, and said, "Liang Liu Lang, you are still the one who knows how to do business, selling those lotus flowers downstairs is comparable to the profit of one of my shops for a whole month."

Liang Han sat by the table, surrounded by a group of noble and rich young masters from the capital, and these young masters were accompanied by female musicians and flower courtesans.

Hearing this, Liang Han smiled, "Then you don't look at who I rely on? If it weren't for the strong support of my Xu Wu Ge Xu, this business wouldn't be easy to do."

"Liang Liu Lang, why do you say that?" asked a young master wearing gold and jade in the private room.

Liang Han smiled, bowed and apologized, "Hahahaha! This is a secret, please forgive this younger brother for not being able to say more."

"Liang Liu Lang, what are you saying, it was this brother who was presumptuous."

Seeing this scene, the young masters and female musicians and flower courtesans in the private room laughed at the right time, easing some embarrassment.

After everyone's laughter subsided slightly, one of Liang Han's cousins, a disciple of the Pei family of the Duke of Xin, said, "Liang Liu Lang, speaking of Jing-ge'er of the Xu family, there has been a rumor these two days, do you know about it?"

"Hmm?" Liang Han exchanged glances with everyone in the private room, looked at everyone's expressions, and asked suspiciously, "Jing Jing Biao Ge, what rumor? Tell me."

The Pei family boy looked at someone at the table and said, "Didn't Rong Xian become a father the day before yesterday?"

Liang Han nodded, "I know, his wife gave birth to a daughter."

The Pei family boy continued, "Correct! But before, since the wife of the Duke of Fugu was pregnant, when she was outside, she swore that her daughter would give birth to a son!"

"When others asked this madam why she was so sure, she also wouldn't say it clearly."

Liang Han nodded repeatedly, his eyes scanning the expressions of others at the table, and asked, "Jing Jing Biao Ge, then what? And what does this have to do with Xu Wu Ge Xu?"

The Pei family disciple said, "The point is on the Fifth Young Master of the Xu family, Chenmin, why don't you say it yourself?"

Hearing this, Liang Han turned to look at Yang Chenmin, the cousin of Gu Tingye and the son of the Yang family, who was sitting at the table, whose mother was Gu Yankai's younger sister.

Liang Han's eyes turned, and he said, "Correct! Chenmin, your aunt is the wife of the Duke of Fugu, she must know clearly."

Yang Chenmin's face was slightly difficult, but looking at the appearance of everyone in the private room, he still said hesitantly, "Liang Liu Lang, my aunt just said, said..."

"Said what?" Qiao Jiulang asked anxiously.

"Said that sending some gifts to the Fifth Young Master of the Xu family can give you a chance to have a son in one go. This rumor is a rumor in the capital, a message that cheats people!" Yang Chenmin said with an awkward expression.

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the private room were different.

The noble and rich young masters were better, most of their expressions were not very surprised, and when they whispered and discussed, it was as if they had vaguely heard about this matter before.

And the female musicians and flower courtesans sitting at the table accompanying the guests looked around, their expressions were one more curious than the other.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Yang Chenmin made up for it, "This... this aunt went home these two days, and when she attended the elegant gatherings of several Duke's wives, she was chased and asked several times, and she was also angry for a while, so she said that..."

Liang Han frowned, "This..."

The Pei family boy on the side said, "Although she said it because she was angry, these words were said in front of a group of maids and mothers, we all know it, I think it has spread almost throughout the capital."

After saying this, someone at the table patted his palm with a folded fan, suddenly realized:

"Hiss! Listening to you guys, I just remembered, the old Marquis of Xiangyang didn't have any offspring!"

"Liang Liu Lang, the twin maids beside Xu family's Jing-ge'er that you have been praising, weren't they sent by the old Marquis!"

Liang Han hurriedly waved his hand, his eyes slightly panicked, "Ah? This, I, didn't..."

Without caring what Liang Han said, that young master sighed to himself, "This makes sense."

The flower courtesans and female musicians accompanying the table heard this, and their eyes opened even wider.

"By the way, the son-in-law Lu of Yulin Lane also had six golden flowers before, and recently gave birth to a noble son, did he send anything to the Fifth Young Master of the Xu family?"

Someone at the table asked again.

Several young masters at the table exchanged glances, but no one affirmed or denied.

"Why don't we send someone to ask?" The Pei family boy asked with great interest.

"Zeg'er, the old Madam of the Duke of Lian is the cousin of the Tao family of the Marquis of Jinyang, why don't you send someone to try and ask?" Someone suggested.

The noble youth who was called, said with hesitation, "Alright! I'll try."

When the sun tilted west,

The personal guard of the Tao family's Zeg'er returned to Pan Lou and whispered a few words to Zeg'er upstairs.

Looking at the very thirsty and curious eyes of everyone in the private room, the Tao family's little servant didn't speak, just nodded.

Outside the private room,

Liang Han's group was rich or noble, and being able to serve on the side was a rare good job.

Therefore, Min-ge'er, a senior servant of Pan Lou, was standing here.

Listening to the exclamation in the private room, he looked at the Hou Fu's personal guard who walked out somewhat puzzled, "Little brother, what happened inside?"

Before the Tao family's little servant could speak, the door of the private room was opened, and a group of young masters filed out.

The sun set behind the mountain, and the sky darkened.

Bianjing City was decorated with lanterns,

Some households set up Qiqiao buildings, while others only had an offering table.

Besides melons, fruits, and offerings, there would also be spider boxes for unmarried girls to beg for skills on the offering table.

In front of the offering table, some were chanting poems, and some were kneeling and begging for skills.

Besides the residences of each household,

The brothels and courtesan houses with famous Mohere and large grain boards in front of their doors would also have popular flower courtesans leading female musicians to kneel and worship the moon to beg for skills.

All kinds of festive states, not one is missing.

But,

Whether it was a high-ranking household or an ordinary family, or even some formal restaurants that were still "open for business."

After the Qiqiao ended, the people in front of the offering table would mostly gather together to say a few words.

The words would often mention "Fifth Young Master of the Xu family," "sending things," "Hou Fu of Xiangyang," "Son-in-law Lu," and other words.

Qixi had just passed,

The next day,

Quyuan Street,

In front of the main gate of the Hou Fu of Yongyi,

Xu Zaijing rode out as usual.

Not long after leaving the house, Xu Zaijing exchanged a glance with Qingyun.

Subsequently, Qingyun looked around, looked at a carriage on the side of the road, and said, "Young Master, why do I feel that there are many people on the street today?"

Xu Zaijing frowned and nodded, "Not bad!"

Just finished speaking,

A carriage on the side of the road lifted its curtain,

Xu Zaijing and Qingyun looked over reflexively,

As a result, in the carriage in their field of vision, there was a young woman dressed decently.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and Qingyun riding over, the young woman stepped on the carriage stool and got off the carriage, and with the maid standing by the carriage, walked quickly toward Xu Zaijing.

"Stop! What are you doing!" Qingyun shouted loudly while lifting the horse he was sitting on.

"Neigh!"

The horse raised its front hooves and neighed.

This action made the young woman and the maid beside her step back in panic.

Qingcao in the carriage behind Xu Zaijing also looked out with some curiosity.

"This... is this the Fifth Young Master of the Xu family of the Hou Fu of Yongyi?" The young woman didn't dare to look at Xu Zaijing, just asked timidly with her eyes down.

"Correct."

Qingyun replied.

The young woman's face was full of joy, and her palm moved nimbly toward her sleeve.

Seeing this,

Qingyun immediately shouted sharply, "Don't move!"

Qingyun's shout was quite loud, which scared the woman into a shiver, and the thing with metallic luster in her sleeve also fell to the ground.

Xu Zaijing looked, but it was an object made of gold and silver, cast into the shapes of dates, chestnuts, longans, and lotus seeds.

The maid beside the young woman hurriedly helped her master pick up the things and put them into the young woman's hand.

The young woman hurriedly held up the things in her hand, bowed her head and said, "Yani, this little woman has no other meaning, it's just that these things are some of this little woman's heart, please accept them."

Qingyun looked at Xu Zaijing and said, "You woman, why do you let my young master accept things for no reason! Really..."

After saying half a sentence, Qingyun suddenly understood something, didn't continue, and turned to look at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing, who understood what Qingyun meant, raised his chin slightly.

Qingyun rode his horse over and reached out, saying, "Then, you give the things to me."

The woman looked at Qingyun, then at Xu Zaijing, shook her head, and said hesitantly, "This cannot be given to you."

"You this..."

Qingyun was dumbfounded, and turned to look at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing shook his head helplessly, rode his horse forward, reached out and said, "Give it to me."

The young woman was scared back a step by the tall little chestnut horse, looked up at Xu Zaijing to confirm, then nodded repeatedly and handed the things out.

Looking at the master and servant in front of him, Xu Zaijing whispered, "The most useful thing is to go to a female physician for a diagnosis! The medical officer of the Ren family in the capital is very powerful."

The young woman didn't dare to look at Xu Zaijing, nodded timidly, and said "Hmm."

Subsequently, looking at the passersby who wanted to get close, Xu Zaijing shook his head and left the place after tapping the horse's belly lightly.

Arriving at the bridge across the canal in the city, Xu Zaijing stood still on his horse, and after watching the scenery for a while, Xu Zaijing handed the gold and silver objects in his hand to Qingyun, "Exchange these things for rice and grain, and send them to the nursing home in the city."

"Yes, Young Master." Qingyun took the things with a smile, and said, "Young Master, can the little one buy some meat buns for..."

"Yes."

"Thank you, Young Master." Qingyun said with a smile and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment!" After Xu Zaijing shouted, he looked at Qingyun who had stopped and said, "When giving porridge and meat buns, do you know what name to use and what to say?"

Qingyun thought for a moment, bowed and said, "This is a reward from the imperial court, to pray for the imperial court."

"Go."

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"Go on."

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