Chapter 554: Two Heavens of Marriage

Count's Prefecture, Jia Cong's Courtyard.

As the third month of spring approached, the spring breeze grew stronger, and the sky grew brighter earlier. Before the Mao hour had passed, the outside of the window lattice was already slightly bright.

Jia Cong lifted the bed curtain and got up, seeing the graceful silhouette of Zhi Shao wrapped in a silk quilt on the couch outside the bed curtain, with thousands of strands of ink-bright hair piled on the jade-colored gauze pillow.

He felt slightly strange in his heart. In the past, when Zhi Shao guarded the room at night, she slept very lightly. As long as he moved slightly when getting up, she would wake up and help him dress and comb his hair.

But today, when he got out of bed, Zhi Shao seemed to be still sleeping soundly, so he deliberately lightened his steps.

From the rosewood ruyi hanging cloud clothes rack by the bed, he took a blue-bottomed silver-patterned satin round-collared robe, put it on lightly, and prepared to go out to find water to wash.

It was just that after walking a few steps after getting out of bed, the person wrapped in the silk quilt was startled, squirmed a few times, and sat up.

Seeing Zhi Shao's cheeks slightly pale and her bright eyes stained with bloodshot, Jia Cong said, "Did you not sleep well last night? Your complexion looks bad."

"Just lie down and make up for your sleep. Wu'er and the others must have gotten up. We will find them for water to wash."

Zhi Shao smiled slightly, but didn't lie back on the couch, getting up to dress and comb her hair.

She said, "I didn't sleep soundly last night. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I didn't dare to toss and turn. I didn't fall asleep until the end of the Yin hour. Now I can't sleep again."

Jia Cong asked, "In the past, you slept very soundly at night. What happened last night? Is there something on your mind?"

Zhi Shao helped Jia Cong organize his hair bun and said, "Sister sent someone to pass a message yesterday, saying that Master's old illness has recurred these days, her body is a bit uncomfortable, and she hasn't been able to get out of bed for two days."

Jia Cong turned his head and saw Zhi Shao's eyes slightly red. He knew that Zhi Shao had fallen into the water that year and was saved by Abbess Xiushan, and had practiced in the Panxiang Temple in Gusu for several years, so the master-disciple relationship was deep.

When Abbess Xiushan was in the Panxiang Temple, Jia Cong had invited Zhang Youpeng, who was staying in Jin Ling, to Gusu to treat her old illness.

Zhang Youpeng's medical skills were brilliant, and after a few doses of decoction and several days of recuperation, he suppressed Abbess Xiushan's illness.

Ever since Abbess Xiushan and her disciples arrived in the Divine Capital last year and moved into the Nimou Nunnery on the outskirts of the city, Abbess Xiushan's condition had been stable for the past few months, but she had a recurrence at this time.

Zhi Shao and Abbess Xiushan were connected as master and disciple, and the old nun was old and had been suffering from old illnesses, so it was no wonder that Zhi Shao would toss and turn all night after hearing the news.

Jia Cong said, "After the New Year, I sent someone to Huaxi Village to send New Year's gifts to Dr. Zhang, but the Zhang family servants said that Dr. Zhang left the Divine Capital before the New Year to visit friends and collect herbs."

"I can't find him for a while to diagnose and treat. Why not invite his brother, Zhang Youshi, to come over and try to diagnose and treat the Abbess? His medical skills were also taught by his brother Zhang Youpeng, so maybe it will be useful."

Zhi Shao felt slightly relieved when she heard this and said, "Cong Sanye, I will go to the Nimou Nunnery today to see Master and Sister."

Jia Cong said, "I also want to go out for a walk today. I will accompany you to visit Abbess Xiushan."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Zhi Shao's face bloomed with a smile, and her heart felt warm and stable. She reached out and smoothed Jia Cong's long robe.

She said, "Cong Sanye is about to take the spring imperial examination. You should grasp the time to review your books, and don't waste time for me."

Jia Cong laughed, "Reading doesn't matter for one day. If it weren't for the Abbess saving you, we wouldn't have today. I haven't finished repaying this sentiment, so it is right to visit her."

After Zhi Shao finished washing and changing clothes, Jia Cong asked Qingwen to find Yingchun to handle things, took top-quality wild ginseng sent from Liaodong from the treasury, and other daily nourishing vegetarian medicines, for Zhi Shao to bring to show filial piety to her master.

He also asked the steward to prepare a carriage and servants, and invite Zhang Youshi to take the trouble to come over, waiting for him at the Nimou Nunnery outside the city to diagnose and treat Abbess Xiushan.

After Qingwen took the gifts from the treasury, Jia Cong asked the steward to prepare the carriage, and took Zhi Shao to the East Corner Gate.

Just as they reached the corner gate, they saw two people walking from not far away. The person in front had handsome eyes and eyebrows, wearing an apricot-red-bottomed flower-branch-embroidered cross-collared long jacket, with moist skin and rosy cheeks, it was Seeing Tan Chun.

Following Seeing Tan Chun was the maid Shi Shu. They were coming toward the East Corner Gate. Jia Cong found that there was another carriage parked at the corner gate, and it looked like Seeing Tan Chun was going out.

Jia Cong waited for Seeing Tan Chun to walk close and asked, "Where is Third Sister going so early? Are you going back to the East Courtyard?"

Seeing Tan Chun's expression was a bit helpless, and she said, "Last night, the Lady sent someone to pass a message to me. Because last time Lady Xia and her daughter were invited by the Lady to be guests in the East Courtyard."

"Today Lady Xia wants to be polite and invite the Lady to visit the Xia family. Because Miss Xia came together last time, the Lady asked me to accompany her."

Seeing Seeing Tan Chun's unwilling expression, Jia Cong thought she must be very unwilling to visit the Xia family, but she couldn't refuse the Lady's face, so she was just doing it reluctantly.

It was estimated that because he had said crooked words about Xia Jingui twice in front of Seeing Tan Chun, she had developed resistance to the Xia family.

In his original cognition, the Guihua Xia family and the Xue family were closely related, but Lady Xia and Lady Wang should have had no intersection, but now these two were like best friends.

The two families could bring their daughters to visit each other, which was an act that only families of generations of friendship had. Since when did they become so intimate?

Jia Cong felt more and more strange in his heart, thinking of the day in the Rongqing Hall, when Zhang Daoist Priest of the Qingxu Temple introduced girls to Baoyu, one of which was Xia Jingui of the Guihua Xia family.

Thinking of the absurd and bizarre parts of it, he almost laughed out loud...

Seeing Tan Chun saw Jia Cong's strange expression and asked curiously, "Third Brother, what are you thinking about? Why are you so strange?"

Jia Cong came back to his senses and said, "It's nothing. Since the Lady called you for the first time, just go and show your face. If there are such things in the future, you can find an excuse to refuse."

Suddenly he asked again, "Why did the Lady suddenly interact frequently with Lady Xia? Do they have a deep friendship?"

Seeing Tan Chun replied, "To say that their friendship is deep, it is not. They have only known each other for a few months."

"That time Lady Xia and her daughter went to the Aunt's house to see each other, the Lady and I accompanied them. Although the good thing between the Xia and Xue families didn't happen, the Lady became familiar with Lady Xia."

"The Lady seems to value Lady Xia and her daughter very much. That day Lady Xia and her daughter were guests in the East Courtyard, the Lady not only asked me to accompany them but also asked Second Brother to come over to meet the guests."

Jia Cong was stunned when he heard this, and even felt a chill in his heart. Lady Wang looked like she was going to make something happen...

Seeing Tan Chun saw Jia Cong's strange expression and suddenly felt moved in her heart, asking, "Third Brother has told me that Miss Xia is not easy to get along with. Should I talk to the Lady privately?"

Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said, "Sister used to be a clever person, why are you stupid now? You are a girl who doesn't step out of the gate. If you suddenly say Miss Xia is not good, how can the Lady believe you?"

"If you say these words are what I said, the Lady will dislike me even more, thinking that I am hiding evil in my heart and want to alienate her friendship with the Xia family. If she gets closer, wouldn't it be counterproductive?"

"Moreover, the Lady will have another layer of estrangement from Sister in the future. I will not do such a stupid thing to let you suffer for an irrelevant person. It is too worthless."

Seeing Tan Chun heard this and felt it made great sense. Ever since Third Brother inherited the Rongguo family business, the Lady had deep estrangement from Third Brother, but she would definitely not believe any words Third Brother said.

Why should Third Brother and she rush to be villains? Moreover, it was just two families interacting now, and nothing had happened...

Jia Cong looked at Shi Shu behind Seeing Tan Chun and said, "Third Sister doesn't go out much. How can one maid be enough? Bring Cuimo along, and I will ask the steward to call another clever and capable maid to follow."

After sending Seeing Tan Chun off in the carriage, Jia Cong and Zhi Shao took the carriage to the Nimou Nunnery outside the city.

Divine Capital, outskirts, Nimou Nunnery.

On the wind and rain corridor of the Buddhist nunnery, Sister Miao Yu carried a basin of warm water, her graceful and moving figure passing through the shade and flowers in the courtyard, walking toward Abbess Xiushan's Zen room.

She wore a Miaochang bun, a moon-white plain-sleeved jacket, a water-field green satin-edged long vest, a dark blue silk ribbon tied around her slender waist, and a water-ink white silk skirt.

A silver-silk whisk was inserted in the silk ribbon behind her slender waist. As she walked, the thousands of silver silks on the whisk floated in the wind, revealing a faint and elegant charm.

Sister Miao Yu carried the warm water into Abbess Xiushan's Zen room, wrung out the cotton towel in the basin, handed it to the master to clean her face and hands, and sat by the bed to chat for a few words.

The old nun guarding the door came to pass a message, saying that the Count of Weiyuan had brought Miss Jinghui to visit Abbess Xiushan.

When Sister Miao Yu heard this, a smile couldn't help but appear on her face, like a strange flower blooming, elegant and moving. Abbess Xiushan on the bed looked at this scene with a calm gaze, and sighed slightly in her heart.

She said, "Sister Miao Yu, I am old and can't move much. Please go out and welcome Jinghui and the Count of Weiyuan."

Jia Cong brought Zhi Shao to the gate of the inner courtyard of the Nimou Nunnery and stopped. When he was in the Panxiang Temple in Gusu, he had the experience that the inner courtyard of the nunnery was closed to male guests.

At this time, Sister Miao Yu came out with the old nun who passed the message. Seeing Zhi Shao already smiling, she said to Jia Cong, "Master can't move much, so she asked me to invite the Count and Junior Sister to go in and talk."

Jia Cong and Sister Miao Yu hadn't seen each other for a long time. Seeing her complexion was moist and rhythmic, perhaps because everyone was familiar now, she no longer had the cold and indifferent detachment she had when they first met.

Zhi Shao affectionately held Sister Miao Yu's hand, and the two slender and graceful figures walked through the shade and flowers in the inner courtyard.

Jia Cong followed behind them, hearing them talking softly, very happy and harmonious. Jia Cong heard Sister Miao Yu's voice was soft, and her mood seemed very good.

Entering Abbess Xiushan's Zen room, Jia Cong performed the junior's etiquette. Abbess Xiushan smiled, "I am old, and my body is useless. Thank you, Count of Weiyuan, for sending Jinghui back to visit."

Jia Cong laughed, "Abbess is polite. You are Jinghui's master, so you are my elder. I dare not let you call me Count of Weiyuan. My courtesy name is Yuzhang. Please call me directly."

Abbess Xiushan smiled and nodded. Jia Cong saw that although she was full of illness, her eyes were bright, and her gaze was moist and transparent, as if she could see through people, and felt a trace of pressure in his heart.

Jia Cong knew that Sister Miao Yu's master, Abbess Xiushan, was a Buddhist nun who had attained the Dao, and it was rumored that she was proficient in innate divine numbers and could deduce the past and future of others, whether it was true or not.

But he remembered the day Sister Miao Yu entered the Count's Prefecture and chanted scriptures to relieve the heart of the sick Daiyu. Because Jia Cong was curious, he had listened outside Sister Miao Yu's quiet room.

Sister Miao Yu's light and pleasant chanting was clean and unblemished, clear and wonderful, seeming to linger and not dissipate.

It made him, a listener outside the hall, have a wonderful thought of being out of the world, and the hidden worries and suppression in his heart quietly dissipated with the chanting, which was very miraculous and made Jia Cong unforgettable to this day.

It also made him, a person from later generations, have many feelings. The ability of Buddhist and Daoist mantras, although the basis of the object is unknown, is heard with his own ears, and he knows it is not a delusion.

Sister Miao Yu was just a disciple of Abbess Xiushan who practiced with her hair, and the disciple already had such cultivation foundation, so the master was naturally deeper and harder to measure...

Abbess Xiushan looked at Jia Cong for a few times and said, "Last month, Jinghui came to visit and said that Yuzhang is fifteen this year?"

Jia Cong replied, "Abbess is right. After the 21st of the third month, I will be fifteen."

Abbess Xiushan seemed to be stunned when she heard Jia Cong's birthday, but this fleeting expression, even if Jia Cong was clever, didn't care, and Zhi Shao on the side didn't pay attention.

It was just that Sister Miao Yu had followed Abbess Xiushan for more than ten years and knew her master's skills and character, so she captured the strange expression on her master's face.

Abbess Xiushan asked again, "Last October, I heard that your father passed away, which is sigh-worthy. Life, death, and human relations are always barriers that mortals cannot escape. I don't know what year your father was born?"

Jia Cong felt strange when Abbess Xiushan suddenly asked about Jia She, but when Jia She passed away, Abbess Xiushan had sent several monks and nuns to the prefecture to chant scriptures and mourn because of the relationship between Zhi Shao and Jia Cong, to fulfill the etiquette.

In Jia Cong's imagination, Abbess Xiushan was old and had been suffering from old illnesses, so she was more concerned about life and death, which was why she mentioned it in small talk.

Since the elder asked, Jia Cong naturally had no reason not to say it. Anyway, it was not an important matter.

Jia Cong replied, "Father was born on the 17th of the ninth month of the 15th year of Hongxuan."

Abbess Xiushan nodded slightly when she heard this and didn't ask anything else...

Jia Cong chatted with Abbess Xiushan for a while. The old nun guarding the door came to report that a Dr. Zhang had been invited by the Count of Weiyuan to diagnose and treat the Abbess.

Jia Cong hurriedly explained the reason to Abbess Xiushan, because diagnosis in the Zen room required quiet, and too many people walking around would inevitably be noisy.

Zhi Shao returned to the Nimou Nunnery as if returning home, but Jia Cong had to be a distinguished guest. Abbess Xiushan was polite, left Zhi Shao to serve, and asked Sister Miao Yu to take Jia Cong out for tea.

Jia Cong followed Sister Miao Yu out of Abbess Xiushan's Zen room, the two one after the other, walking in the quiet inner courtyard of the Buddhist hall, with lush flowers and trees along the way, graceful shadows, and faint fragrance.

Walking to the door of a Zen room, Sister Miao Yu let Jia Cong into the room, and she went out to order the servants in the courtyard, then entered to entertain guests.

Jia Cong saw that this Zen room was exceptionally clean. A cloth curtain hung on the left door, and the curtain moved in the breeze, faintly revealing the orderly bed inside, thinking it was Sister Miao Yu's bedroom.

In the outer hall facing the door, a fragrance table and offering table were set up, with a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the middle, fruit offering plates on the incense table, and sandalwood smoke curling in the bronze incense burner.

Beside the incense burner were wooden fish, sound bowls, Buddhist dusters, and other objects, each exquisite and clean, revealing a clear and transcendent charm. This should be the place where Sister Miao Yu chanted scriptures and practiced.

On the wall beside the offering table, there was also a piece of calligraphy hanging, which was the full text of the Heart Sutra that Jia Cong had hand-written and gifted to Sister Miao Yu last time.

Jia Cong's gaze swept over, and he saw that in an inconspicuous place next to the offering table, there were two smaller god tablets, the wood and paint of which had been mottled and faded, thinking they had been

However, the words later in Lady Xia's letter made Lady Wang's mood somewhat heavy.

Lady Xia said in the letter that in the past few years, the important people involved in the palace selection had been frequently transferred and replaced, and many were newly in power. The Jia family's efforts in previous years had not involved such newcomers.

Such as the eunuchs in charge of the palace selection in the Inner Palace Supervision and Ceremonial Supervision, the head officials of the Palace Bureau, the important attendants walking by the Emperor's side, and even the painters participating in the selection of palace concubines.

These people were all closely related to a young lady obtaining the Emperor's favor. They needed to be bribed individually. If there was any oversight, it would lead to resentment, and if someone happened to cause trouble at that critical juncture, all previous efforts would be wasted.

That relative of the Xia family in the palace had put in effort to calculate that to bribe all these key points, it would take 10,000 taels of silver to be barely feasible, and perhaps then there would be a chance for Yuanchun.

Lady Wang read this letter with a heavy and complicated mood.

In previous years, when it wasn't the time for selection, the Jia family would spend silver to bribe people in the palace for Yuanchun's future, each time ranging from 4,000 to 5,000 taels.

At that time, they acted in the name of the Rongguo Prefecture. Those eunuchs and officials in the palace, awed by the prestige of the Rongguo Jia family, gave some face and didn't dare to extort too much.

Therefore, 4,000 to 5,000 taels of silver each time was enough. This was also the reason why Lady Wang only withdrew 4,000 taels from the Western Prefecture's public funds at the beginning.

But since Jia Cong decided that the Rongguo Prefecture would no longer meddle in seeking the Emperor's favor, Lady Wang wanted to act on her own and could no longer use the name of the Rongguo Prefecture.

This matter lost the endorsement and reliance of the Rongguo Prefecture, and those people in the palace who held the keys to the selection would not give so much face.

The silver used for bribes would naturally rise significantly. Lady Wang had actually been prepared for this in her heart. Originally, she had prepared private silver, and the amount was already over 4,000 taels.

But she never expected that after the planning of that Xia family relative in the palace, it would actually require 10,000 taels of silver to be barely enough.

And after spending this 10,000 taels, it could only guarantee that there would be no major mistakes in the various stages of the selection, but whether it would succeed was still uncertain.

Even if everyone being bribed was putting in effort, whether she would eventually be selected still had many unpredictable factors.

In Lady Wang's estimation, she feared that this 10,000 taels of silver still had a cut for that Eunuch Xia in the palace. This was also common sense for asking people to do things, and it was fundamentally unavoidable.

To say that 10,000 taels could secure a concubine position in the palace for the Jia family was actually not too expensive a price.

Lady Wang had been the mistress of the Rongguo Prefecture for many years. In previous years, she and Wang Xifeng planned the family's major expenses, such as the marriage of concubine-born daughters like Yingchun and Seeing Tan Chun. The dowries were all calculated in the tens of thousands of taels.

Therefore, spending 10,000 taels of silver to clear the way to win the opportunity for the Emperor's favor for Yuanchun was also considered feasible in Lady Wang's vision.

But even if Seeing Tan Chun were to get married in the future and needed 10,000 taels of silver to prepare her dowry, although Lady Wang was Seeing Tan Chun's legal mother, she didn't need to spend a single tael of her private silver; this 10,000-tael dowry would all be withdrawn from the Rongguo public funds.

Now, this 10,000-tael expense for Yuanchun was real money withdrawn from her private savings, and there was a world of difference between the two.

Lady Wang was born into a Jin Ling aristocratic family and had been the mistress of the Rongguo Prefecture for more than ten years. Although she had some share from the public funds over the years, that was only a small profit not worth mentioning.

With the Old Mistress in charge above and Wang Xifeng sharing the housework below, these two women were both leaders of the inner residence, and with two pairs of eyes watching, it was impossible for her to embezzle a large amount of money from the public funds.

The Rongguo Prefecture had a huge family business, and the annual income of the public funds was only a little over 10,000 taels. Although Lady Wang had accumulated a lot of private savings over the years, it was impossible for her to take out 10,000 taels at once.

The few dowry shops she had were valuable, and selling them would definitely be worth more than 10,000 taels, but that was the foundation of her life, and she absolutely could not act rashly.

Therefore, this 10,000 taels of silver truly left her at her wit's end.

Standing to the side, the Xia family's Zhang Pozi quietly glanced at Lady Wang's expression and probably guessed Lady Wang's thoughts.

Thinking of her own mistress's reminder when she came, she couldn't help but admire her mistress's foresight, but was her mistress's intention just to befriend the Jia family...

She said, "When I came, I also heard my mistress say that the matter of the Jia family's young lady in the palace, although it involves a huge future and wealth, it is indeed difficult to raise 10,000 taels of silver to arrange it."

"My mistress said that a Duke's household like yours is a noble family. Even if the family is wealthy, it is all used for the family members, supporting the old and weak in the clan, and has always done many good deeds."

"How could you hoard so much idle silver for no reason? Even if the Xia family does imperial merchant business, the amount of silver coming and going is greater than that of ordinary families, and we can't take out so much idle silver all at once."

"If Lady Jia feels there are some difficulties, it is just common sense, and you don't need to take it to heart."

Lady Wang was feeling embarrassed and annoyed because of the difficulty of this 10,000 taels of silver, but she was also concerned about her face and didn't want to show weakness in front of the Xia family's Pozi, so she was tense and very uncomfortable.

At this time, hearing the Zhang Pozi's empathetic words, she felt very comfortable in her heart and sighed that this Lady Xia was truly rare, a person who was so generous and understanding.

Everything she said hit the mark in her heart, and she truly hadn't befriended her in vain.

It was precisely because she had such a warm and generous heart that she could raise such a beautiful and outstanding daughter...

She smiled and said, "Your mistress is thoughtful and truly an understanding person. Others think that a family like ours must be a mountain of gold and a sea of silver."

"How would they know that every great family has people to support and things to plan, which is ten times more difficult than ordinary families? No matter how much silver there is, it's like water splashed out. How much can really stay in one's hands?"

"It's just like a cymbal hammer made of yellow cypress wood; decent on the outside but bitter on the inside."

Chen Pozi laughed, "Lady Jia is right. Our mistress also manages a big family, and sometimes she often complains to herself that every family has its own difficult scriptures to recite."

"When I left, my mistress told me that mother and daughter are always connected. Lady Jia is racking her brains for the eldest young lady in the family, and my mistress is also a mother who has raised a daughter, so she feels deeply for you."

"Planning in the palace is a major event, but spending 10,000 taels is indeed a lot of money."

"My mistress and Lady Jia hit it off immediately and are truly fated. If Lady Jia has any inconvenience in this matter, the Xia family is willing to offer a modest contribution. Once the Jia young lady succeeds, it will be a gesture of friendship between the Jia and Xia families."

Upon hearing this, Lady Wang was very pleasantly surprised. She really didn't expect Lady Xia to be so enthusiastic and sentimental.

Although she had some financial foundation, she didn't have the surplus to take out 10,000 taels of private silver. Moreover, planning things in the palace was complicated and entangled, and in actual bribery, it might even exceed 10,000 taels.

She had originally thought about discussing financial aid with her sister. The Xue family and the Xia family were both wealthy imperial merchants, and since she and Xue Yima were sisters of the same womb, borrowing a few thousand taels of silver shouldn't be a problem.

But it was precisely at this juncture that she discovered Baochai and Jia Cong had a secret affair, ruining the "Gold and Jade Affinity" she had been planning for a long time.

Out of jealousy and hatred, she instigated and squeezed Xue Yima to move out of the Rongguo Prefecture, in order to cut off the affair between Jia Cong and Baochai.

But she didn't expect her sister not to comply, but instead continued to settle down in the Rongguo Prefecture through Jia Cong's momentum, secretly causing Lady Wang to lose face.

After these two incidents, a rift that was difficult to bridge appeared between the two sisters. At this juncture, how could Lady Wang borrow silver from her sister again? She really couldn't afford to lose this face.

Lady Wang was troubled by this, but she didn't expect this Lady Xia to be so considerate. It was truly like someone handing her a pillow just as she was falling asleep.

She smiled slightly and said, "Then I truly must thank your mistress. I will plan for a few days, but I will need your mistress's help, and I will definitely have to visit in person to express my gratitude."

Originally, given Zhang Pozi's status, Lady Wang didn't need to waste energy talking to her, but now that the matter of Yuanchun was clear, the Xia family's help could not be ignored.

In addition, Zhang Pozi was Lady Xia's confidante, so Lady Wang had to lower her posture and chat with her attentively for a few sentences.

She said, "Since that day Lady Xia and the young lady came to visit, quite a few days have passed. Are your mistress and the young lady doing well?"

Zhang Pozi laughed, "Thank you for your concern, Lady Jia. The family business is all managed by experienced family members. My mistress just oversees it, so you don't need to worry too much."

"Our young lady is already sixteen, just waiting to be married. Last time, her fate didn't match with the Xue family's young master, and it didn't work out, so my mistress has been worried."

Lady Wang was also very emotional when she heard this. Her own racking of brains wasn't for Yuanchun and Baoyu to be decent and noble? Lady Xia was also of the same mind as her.

Zhang Pozi continued, "Currently, my mistress is only worried about one thing: choosing a good match for the young lady so she can live a good life. This is the same as Lady Jia; mothers are all destined to worry about their children."

Zhang Pozi seemed to be just chatting casually, but Lady Wang's heart moved slightly when she heard this... (End of chapter)