strictlysupreme Chapter 1228 Chapter 1228
Chapter 1228 Chapter 1228
Honeysuckle covered her face in surprise and said, "Let's talk about it after the guests leave."
After that, the two of them came to the flower stand with two baskets of snacks to break the silence, "Young Madam, we have bought the snacks from Qianweizhai."
Zhuanggu, who had heard the noise earlier, had already brought in a low table from the inner room. After the two bamboo baskets were opened, a dazzling array of sweet fruits, sugar cakes, soft cloud slices and the like were placed on thin porcelain white plates and brought in front of everyone.
When the four brothers heard that there was something delicious to eat, they ran over. Qi Yueniang and Zhang Fanghui gave some to each of the children.
When Song Guanzhou was about to pass it to Xiao Bei and Xu Lingbai, he waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, don't let them eat it. They have to go out to take the exam tomorrow. Those few days will be difficult. It's better not to get a stomachache."
The environment in the examination room was terrible. Song Guanzhou had seen the cubicles from the Ming and Qing dynasties and found them unbelievable.
To survive in a place like that, she had to endure eating, drinking, defecating and urinating for several days... She couldn't imagine how the handsome Pei An could answer questions in the stinking examination room!
Whenever she thought of this, a smirk would appear on her lips.
Just like now.
The women didn't understand, but Xiao Bei and Xu Lingbai knew it at a glance. They were a little embarrassed, but Xiao Bei was open-minded, "The imperial examination is very important. Although this is a special examination, the scale and system will remain the same as the previous examination. As for Guanzhou's stomach upset, Lingbai and I have already prepared for it, so it will be fine."
"I won't say much about congratulations and prayers. Anyway, please keep calm, brothers. The stars don't care about the people on the road. If you keep thinking about it, there will be a response. You will definitely pass the imperial examination."
"Thank you for your good words, Guanzhou."
The three of them drank tea instead of wine and finished it in one cup.
Seeing that it was getting dark, in order to ensure a smooth entrance to the examination hall tomorrow, Qi Yueniang dismissed the banquet. Song Guanzhou asked Qi Yueniang and Zhang Fanghui, "The preparations are almost the same on the second sister-in-law's side, but I hope you two sisters-in-law will take care of the food."
She swung her broken leg, causing Rendong and the others to yell, "Don't use me now, I am half-crippled and useless."
puff!
Qi Yueniang and Zhang Fanghui were so scared that they broke out in cold sweats. Zhang Fanghui wiped the sweat off her forehead and said, "You naughty boy, no wonder your aunt and my wife scold you every day. You should be more worried and don't get bumped or bruised again—"
After some instructions and Rendong repeatedly promised that she would take good care of the young lady, everyone left Shaohua Garden.
After Xu Lingbai brought his sister and Lianhua back to Rongfuyuan, Lianhua came up to Xu Lingqiao and took out a bag of silver from her sleeve.
"girl--"
Xu Lingqiao looked down and asked, "Did Guan Zhou give this to me?"
"It was Sister Honeysuckle who asked me to come in and specifically told me to give it to my cousin."
"This... How can this be possible? My elder brother and I have some money on us. The money Guanzhou asked you to bring last time, my brother and I didn't use much. Now you're sending me this..." She lowered her voice and put the lotus in Xu Lingqiao's hand, "Poor family, rich road."
She helped Xu Lingqiao sit down and said softly, "The young lady originally wanted to buy a shop for you, but she has a lot of valuables around her now, but she doesn't have much money, so she has to plan slowly."
There were many rewards from various places. Song Guanzhou had two shops as a dowry, but the income was not much.
Wenxi Villa was only given to her this year, and it can only be exchanged for silver after the autumn harvest. Song Guanzhou thought that everything should be done slowly, so he could only send the maid to give Xu Lingqiao thirty or fifty taels of silver.
"It's already a lot. Guan Zhou has treated us so well. How are we going to repay him in the future——"
Now she lives in the mansion, and her food and lodging are taken care of by the mansion. She has already been given silver and money twice, and has also made several sets of clothes. Whatever Song Guanzhou has on a daily basis, he will definitely give a portion to Xu Lingqiao.
Lianhua knew that Xu Lingqiao was kind-hearted and grateful, and she thought that the young lady was devoted to her, so she was sure that she was right.
So the master and servant sat together, and Lianhua opened her heart to them.
"Look at the prince's wife today. It's not good to treat your young lady well. My brother and sister are such poor relatives. It's even more troublesome for Guanzhou."
"What the hell—"
Lianhua picked up on Song Guanzhou's ability and said to Xu Lingqiao, "The wife of the prince just doesn't dare to do anything to our young lady, so she embarrassed herself in public. You can see that she is not in the right, but her voice is loud. But the more she does this, the less people think of her."
After being comforted by Lianhua, Xu Lingqiao put aside some of her worries.
But Song Guanzhou, who was in Shaohua Garden, had a gloomy face, listening to what Mrs. Meng and Qingfang had asked, "I asked a fellow villager in the teahouse and gave him some big money. The fellow villager was young, but very active, with sharp eyes and ears. He saw a sedan chair being carried out of the side door of the villa early on, and Panxi girl followed the sedan chair out."
"Does your fellow villager know Panxi and Panlan?"
“Yes!”
Mrs. Meng continued, "There were a few days when the teahouse had a bad business, so we found a prostitute who was singing outside and brought her in. But before the singing was full, Pan Lan came out with the servants, yelling and causing a commotion in the mansion, and almost smashed the teahouse."
"What a joke! Others don't know how big the princess's villa is. Could it be that her Jin family doesn't know either?"
Mrs. Meng sighed, "The princess is a royal family, and the general is famous. The teahouse had to stop the singing of the prostitutes and sent the best tea to the princess's mansion. Since then, my fellow villagers have recognized the people around the eldest lady in the princess's courtyard."
They are all little ghosts who need to be reported to the gods. Don’t you remember how to burn paper to show your respect?
"We only saw Jin Fuyun go out, how do we know that she had an appointment with Silang?"
Song Guanzhou asked calmly, and Mrs. Meng sighed, "I thought it was still early, so I might as well try my luck, so I went to Manyue Tower and saw Chun Ge tying up the Qin family's second son's horse, and Fei Bai was eating grass next to him."
Feibai, Pei An’s favorite mount.
Song Guanzhou was not surprised at all. "Where Qin Er is, Pei Si must be there. What else have you found out?"
Mrs. Meng shook her head. She went out in a hurry, and being able to ask Jin Fuyun just in time to go out was already a great gain.
"After my cousin finishes his imperial examination in a few days, we will go to Longen Temple to burn incense."
Song Guanzhou became interested and decided to go out and see what the wind direction was...
"Young Madam, other things can be put aside for now. Now that the Crown Prince's wife is increasingly displeased with you, what should we do?"
Honeysuckle was worried.
At the banquet tonight, Xiao Yinxiu lost his temper once, and then a second time, and a third time—
I thought Song Guanzhou would scold Xiao Yinxiu, but she didn't care. "She was noisy and pointed at me and scolded me, but I wasn't worried. If one day she really became my sister, I would be careful."
Ren Dong brought the maid to bathe Song Guanzhou and settle him down. After sending the maid away, she came up to him and whispered, "Madam, you have to listen to the Fourth Young Master in everything. Don't let outsiders provoke the relationship between husband and wife."
Song Guanzhou lay on the bed and snorted and laughed, "You can't stir up trouble. Not to mention that my husband and I are doing well now, even if we are not, I have to die to make room for her as the original wife."
"Young Madam, why is it so?!"