Chapter 28: August Twenty-fifth

Wen Qiong breathed a sigh of relief, carefully gathered the baby bellyband with the cat's head in her hand, and put it on the Fangfang small coffee table beside her, "I'm going to trouble Mammy for this job."

She raised her eyes and smiled slightly, "The moon silver on duty in August, I will ask someone to distribute it to you for the whole month."

"Go back to Nanny Pang's room and bring some supplements home. Those who are sick should take supplements."

"Thank you, madam." Nanny Pang bowed her head, secretly lamenting her quick response in the study that day.

When she asked for leave to leave the house, she had already heard that Mrs. Wen was pregnant, so she naturally understood what the elder son made her boil for. On the way home, she was always thankful that she was sober-headed at the time, and directly declined the second girl Zheng's request for the medicine residue.

Just now at Qingyu Courtyard to put down her bags and parcels, Madam Hou was summoned to the Buddhist hall by the old matriarch after she learned that her son was injured. Although the management of the Hou Mansion is still in the hands of the housekeeper, the other half of the right to speak is in the hands of theOn the head of Mrs. Shizi.

Wen's family is still pregnant with the grandson of the Hou Mansion, so there is no doubt about her importance in the Hou Mansion.

These are not money and supplements, they are managed according to her knowledge.

Thinking of this, Nanny Pang's expression became more submissive.

"Madam, what else can I order?"

"It's all right." Second Miss Zheng will come to her when she sees the letter.

Wen Qiong waved Nanny Pang to step back, picked up the baby's bellyband and went back to the inner room, and put it in a small suitcase that was packed out specially.

She turned around, and the snow-blue skirt twirled an elegant arc in the air, and pulled out a fine-grained gold brocade box from the bed of the small couch by the window.

Lifting the brocade cover, he took out the familiar one from among the stack of invitations, which was covered with gilding and ink pads from Zheng Guogong's residence.

Wen Qiong reconfirmed the date.

On August 25th, it was the birthday party of the Duke's wife.

Putting the post back between the invitation posts, she gently closed the brocade box and pushed it back, her eyes raised and fell on the round belly apricot porcelain vase in front of her, a small piece of golden osmanthus petals was blown down on the sandalwood vase by the wind.On the couch.

The faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus is tangy, slightly sweet, but not greasy.

The golden petals were twirled with long white fingers, and the woman's beautiful amber eyes were thoughtful, not only the second girl Zheng, but also the prince and princess would be there that day.

Yao Xuanci...will he go?

Just as he was thinking, there was a burst of unhurried footsteps in the courtyard, and then Nanny Song's voice sounded, "Go back to my uncle, the girl is in the room."

She casually threw that tiny petal into the apricot porcelain vase, pulled out and opened the golden silk flower brocade box, and took the vermilion invitation just now.

Yao Xuanci stepped into the wing room, just as Wen Qiong lifted the Qingying gauze curtain and walked out of the inner room, he placed the file in his hand on the coffee table on the side seat, and greeted him, "Today is thirteen, do you want to go to Wen's residence to give gifts?"

"Let's go tomorrow."

Wen Qiong handed over the invitation card in her hand, showing a bit of distress, "Mrs. Hou called me over that day, separated the invitation cards sent to the house, and carefully told how many families must go, and I cannot refuse."

"The one with the closest date is this one from Zheng Guogong's mansion, which is the birthday banquet of the Duke's wife."

She said softly, "I don't really like to participate in these feasts, why don't my husband go there for me, okay?"

Yao Xuanci's eyes fell on the gilding wax. These days Zheng Ruyu and the crown prince had also sent people over. He wanted An Ansheng to stay by her side, so he ignored it for the time being.

But let Arjun go to the Duke's mansion?

A trace of hostility flashed in the pitch-black phoenix eyes, that crazy woman Zheng Ruyu, how could he let her get close to her.

Immediately, he raised his hand to take it, and glanced at it, "Mr. Qin said that he must go?"

"Well, you specifically told me." Wen Qiong nodded, and the fringed steps on her temples swayed slightly with the movement, reflecting the bright and clear almond eyes.

"At that time, the East Palace will also go, and many courtiers and family members will be there. Our Huai'an Hou Mansion and Zheng Guogong's mansion are family friends, so naturally we can't save the Zheng family's face."

She watched him quietly.

Yao Xuanci frowned, family friendship has long been a thing of the past.

When he assisted the new emperor, invitations from various families were sent like snowflakes, but they were always polite, and no one dared to complain in front of him.

Now that I'm back, it's time to catch up with this one.

"Then I'll go for you."

Wen Qiong looked at him calmly, watching him put the invitation into his sleeve, and he was sure that Yao Xuanci would leave on that day, and the only thing left now was the prescription of Sun Yuyi.

The man held her soft hand hanging by her side, "Is there any discomfort in your body today?"

She was weak, and after he had a dream that day, he asked the government doctor carefully, and was very afraid of the sentence in the dream, "If you can't keep it during the late pregnancy, it will have a great impact on Madam's body."

In the previous life, Arjun had a miscarriage very early, and it took more than two years to conceive again.

Recalling what the government doctor said, Yao Xuanci cared more about Wen Qiong's body than the two consecutive missed children, so he had to inquire about her condition every day.

When it came to the child in her belly, Wen Qiong's calm brows and eyes softened a little, "It's nothing uncomfortable, but it's a sign of bad luck starting this morning."

She also experienced it briefly, and she was not worried about mishaps, and she was also faintly happy, with an inexplicable sense of solidity that her feet had stepped on land.

At that time, the taste became extremely strange when she was sick, and her favorite food was the sweet and sour fish made by Nanny Song herself.

The fish was deep-fried until crispy and topped with sweet and sour sauce. She could eat more than half of it by herself, but she was grounded, and that was the only time she ate it.

Recalling the delicacy back then, Wen Qiong swallowed silently, thinking that in two days she would definitely ask the nanny to show her hands again.

Taking a look at the green and peaceful courtyard under the bright sunlight, she looked sideways at the man's handsome profile.

"Is there any news from Imperial Physician Sun?"

She sighed softly, "I'm really flustered."

Yao Xuanci noticed her gaze, turned his head to meet the pair of expectant eyes, rubbed his thumb against her fair and thin wrist, "I have already sent someone to ask, and the medicine package will be delivered after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Relax."

"Okay." Wen Qiong bent her lips silently, a slight smile appeared in her beautiful eyes.

But she was thinking silently in her heart——August 25th, she had to seize this opportunity.

It was dark and night had come.

After the two masters of Qingyu Courtyard cleaned up and resettled, the two areas in the front yard and the inner yard also became quiet. Only the bright lanterns were hung under the eaves of the courtyard.dark.

Nanny Pang is in charge of the front yard, and she has a separate side room. She took off her clothes and was about to rest on the couch when she heard someone knock on the door twice.

"Who's out there?" she called out.

Mother Song's low voice came from outside the door, "It's me."

She remembered what Wen Qiong had said about delivering supplements during the day, she quickly gathered her outer shirt and pulled the wooden peg away.

Seeing that the door had opened a gap, Nanny Song stuffed the things in her hand to her, and said in a low voice, "This is something the girl asked me to give you, I won't go in, you should rest earlierBar."

After all, he turned around and left.

The two of them have always been at odds, if other people see her coming to Nanny Pang in the dark, they will definitely talk and speculate behind their backs, Nanny Song doesn't want the girl's intentions to be discovered.

Nanny Pang didn't care too much, she closed the door again with the small brocade box in her arms, and lit the candles on the round table again, her chubby and solid figure was reflected on the wall of the room.

The brocade box in his hand was an ordinary wooden box, thin and long, with a faint medicinal smell.

Nanny Pang only thought it was an ordinary ginseng product, but when she opened it, she saw a slender gold bar next to a ginseng plant, her eyes widened in shock, and she hurriedly picked up the lid of the box and closed it.

This tonic... is really too much!

After recovering slowly, she lifted the lid again, picked up the gold bar, weighed it carefully and then bit it deliberately, her brows were filled with joy.

It's just keeping a secret and sending a letter to Mrs. Shizi, but it deserves such a generous reward.

Sure enough, he chose the right person.

Nanny Pang was overjoyed, she stuffed the gold bars into the pillow when she was sleeping, patted the pillow with satisfaction, and fell into a sweet dream with the gold bars on her pillow.

It was late at night, but in Zheng Guogong's mansion, the second daughter's courtyard was still lit with lights.

In the inner room, the blue sparrow gently pressed the sandalwood in the exquisite incense pot, and after a while, a wisp of mist and smoke swirled up, wrapped in a faint fragrance, and slowly dissipated into the air.

And Zheng Ruyu sat on the edge of the bed in only pajamas, her crescent eyebrows were tightly knit together, wishing to stare at the letter in her hand.

Blue Bird took one side of the bed curtain from the hook and spread it out, persuading, "Girl, it's getting late, should you rest earlier?"

"Why are you urging me?!" Zheng Ruyu glared at her irritably, the charming fox eyes were full of impatience, "Get away, don't bother me."

The blue bird obediently backed away.

Zheng Ruyu was bored enough, and directly rolled up the letter paper, her eyes darkened.

Wen's boasted so boldly that he wanted to use Yao Xuanci to make a deal with her.

As long as she agrees, the position of Yao Xuanci's wife can be handed over to Wen.

Zheng Ruyu was naturally willing to get Yao Xuanci.

But Wen Qiong's letter was like a slap on her face, which made Zheng Ruyu extremely humiliated.

She lived in Hou's mansion like a mouse hiding from a cat. She was warned many times by Yao Xuanci and refused bluntly.in the drum.

She has been chasing someone for so many years, not only is Wen not rare, but he even puts it on the table as a bargaining chip to negotiate with her, trying to use this to pinch her!

Zheng Ruyu didn't want to be led by the nose, but the bargaining chip Wen's offered was too tempting.

This is the person she wanted to get since she was ignorant and enlightened, and now she finally got a satisfactory result.

Zheng Ruyu spread out her hands, looked at the crumpled letter paper, took a deep breath to control her emotions, and unfolded it again.

Just because Wen's wants to take the lead?dream!

After reading it again, she folded it in twos and twos, and called Baique.

The white sparrow came in hurriedly, "What's your order, Miss?"

She raised her chin, and the fox's eyes were full of arrogance, "Find a chance and send a letter to Madam Hou Shizi of Huai'an, asking her to come see me."

"But..." Bai Que cautiously reminded, "Yesterday, Shizi Yao's guards told you not to disturb Shizi's recovery, and not to approach Wen, otherwise Shizi will be angry."

"She begged to see me, and I didn't take the initiative to provoke you." Zheng Ruyu lowered her face in dissatisfaction, and her eyes flashed fiercely.

"You are my maid, or Yao Xuanci's maid, and you don't even listen to the master's words!"

The white sparrow was excited, and hurriedly plopped and knelt down, "I don't dare."

She knocked hard with a bang, and her stinging forehead was pressed against the cool ground, but there was no girl's voice above her head. The white sparrow was terrified, gritted her teeth and knocked down hard again.

"I know I was wrong, please forgive me this time!"

Zheng Ruyu was indifferent, and watched her kowtow more than a dozen times coldly, with blood dripping from her forehead, and then waved her hand in satisfaction, mercifully forgiving her.

"Didn't you see Wen's private meeting with a foreigner last time? Let someone go and find out where her concubine came from."

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