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Chapter 653: The Reversal of Flowers and Willows [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 37K]

Many days after the spring rain,

In mid-March,

Good times and auspicious days,

Sheng Family Academy is closed for the day.

in the afternoon,

Xingguofang,
On the couch in the courtyard of Duke Qi's mansion,

Princess Pingning, who was taking a nap due to the spring sleepiness, sighed and asked without opening her eyes, "What's going on outside?"

The mother standing by bowed and said, "My Lady Princess, the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion not far away is marrying off a maid."

Princess Pingning slowly opened her eyes: "Marrying a maid? Oh, I remember now. Has the gift been sent?"

As she spoke, Princess Pingning prepared to stand up.

Seeing this, the mother beside him hurried forward to support him and said, "It was sent over early in the morning."

"Well! Didn't Buwei and Li Chong who were beside Yuan Ruo go to help?"

"My lady, I didn't go! I heard that I had some feelings for that maid before, but there was no follow-up in the end. It would be bad to go."

"Oh?" Princess Pingning looked over with a hint of surprise. After a moment's hesitation, she nodded and said, "This little monkey is quite sensible."

As she spoke, Princess Pingning took the refreshing face towel handed to her by the maid of the Qi family and wiped her face.

After handing the handkerchief to the maid of the Qi family, Princess Pingning picked up the round fan presented by the housekeeper and said, "Let's go and see Heng'er."

Having said that, he walked out of the house.

The maids and servants serving in the house followed one after another.

The sun was shining brightly in the afternoon and the temperature in the yard was quite high.

Walking under the corridor, Princess Pingning felt a little hot and fanned herself with a round fan.

Walk through the corridor and through the door,

The group came to Qi Heng's yard.

Glancing at the plants in the yard, Princess Pingning said, "Tell them to pay more attention to the flowers and trees in the yard! Don't let Heng'er see the sparse green plants, which will affect his mood."

"This slave has taken note of it."

"Yeah." Princess Pingning took her eyes off the flowers and trees and continued walking towards Qi Heng's house.

Seeing Princess Pingning, the maids in the yard stood aside.

When Princess Pingning passed by, they all bowed their heads in greeting.

Princess Pingning didn't even glance at these maids. She continued walking forward with her chin slightly raised and her eyes looking forward.

suddenly,

Princess Pingning stopped and looked at a maid standing beside her with a frown.

After a few breaths, Princess Pingning asked, "Didn't the mansion send you spring clothes?"

"Replying to your Majesty, this servant."

"Why are you talking so much? Just answer whether it has been sent or not!" The housekeeper beside Princess Pingning scolded.

"Yes, yes! Madam, it has been sent."

Princess Pingning asked in confusion, "Why don't you wear the clothes from the mansion today, but wear something colorful like this? Look at this dress, the material is good, and it has a narrow waist. Who are you wearing this for?"

The maid looked at Princess Pingning in panic, bowed and said, "My lady, the two spring clothes that the palace gave me were both stained, so I changed into this one."

"Your clothes are stained, and your hair is dirty too? How did you comb your hair into a bun? You can't comb your hair up, right?" Princess Pingning said calmly.

"No, no," the maid said, looking panicked as she quickly pushed her hair behind her ears.

Princess Pingning took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and said, "Remember, when you work in the Duke's Mansion, you are not allowed to wear these colorful and fancy clothes! Especially your hair!"

"Yes, yes, my lady, I will keep it in mind."

Princess Pingning glanced at Qi Heng's room and continued, "I'll let you go this time. If I see you like this again next time, don't blame me for being cruel."

"Yes, yes." The maid bowed her head and nodded continuously.

Princess Pingning waved her round fan, and the maid hurried aside as if she had been pardoned.

Walking into Qi Heng's house,

Bu Wei, who was standing outside, bowed quickly and said, "I greet the queen."

"What about your son?"

"Your Highness, the young master is doing the homework left by the scholar."

"Ah."

As she spoke, Princess Pingning walked towards the study, lifted the beaded curtain, looked at Qi Heng who was writing with his head down, and said with a smile: "Heng'er, are you still working hard?"

Qi Heng raised his head and said with a smile: "Mother, why are you here?"

Princess Pingning smiled and said, "Have you finished your homework? Is it difficult?"

"Mother, the scholar explained it thoroughly. I don't think it's that difficult."

"That's good."

Princess Pingning nodded, and when she looked around, her eyes stopped on a piece of paper that was about to fall off the table but was held down.

"The clothes are about to get wet? Are you referring to the two lines of poetry written by Jing'er from the Xu family?" Princess Pingning said with a smile?
Qi Heng was stunned, and quickly nodded and said, "Mother, have you also heard these two lines of poetry?"

Princess Pingning smiled and said, "Two days ago in the palace, I heard the Queen praised it. I have to say that Jing'er's poetry is really good."

"Oh! Mother is right." Qi Heng nodded.

Princess Pingning looked at Qi Heng and said, "In the academy, when you have free time, you can ask Jing'er for advice. Maybe you can also write such good poems."

"My son saved it."

Princess Pingning nodded: "The maid in your courtyard just now..."

"Mother, what happened to the maid?"

Seeing Qi Heng's confused expression, Princess Pingning smiled and said, "It's okay, Heng'er, continue to study hard. If there is anything you want to eat, just ask the chef to make it for you."

finished,

Princess Pingning stood up and walked out.

After leaving the house, the housekeeper next to them said, "Madam, should we kick out that maid just now?"

"Let's wait and see. Yuan Ruo didn't even notice that little hoof."

"Yes."

later,
Quyuan Street,
A wedding procession, beating drums and gongs and decorated with red and colorful ribbons, turned in from the street corner.

The groom in the lead was wearing a bright red wedding suit and riding a tall horse, followed by Qingyun and other personal servants from the Marquis' Mansion.

Behind the groom followed a carriage tied with red silk, and behind the carriage were carried about thirty-six loads of dowry.

Arriving at the gate of the Yongyi Marquis's residence,

The bride, holding a round fan, entered the mansion with the groom, supported by Madam Quanfu.

Because Alan has no relatives in Beijing, and the same is true for Qingzhi.

Therefore,
After paying respects to Madam Sun and the two ladies of the Marquis's Mansion in the main hall of the Xu family's front yard and receiving four gifts, the bride and groom were sent to a small courtyard on Quyuan Street.

Red silk was hung inside and outside the courtyard, creating a festive atmosphere.

Most of those attending the wedding banquet in the courtyard were old friends of the Marquis's mansion, including servants, maids and mothers.

In the Hou Mansion,
Backyard,
An Mei, who had taken her son Hu Yanbi back to her parents' home under the pretext of doing so, sat next to Hua Lan and said with a smile, "Xiao Wu, your close friends are getting married, and you are willing to give gifts."

Xu Zaijing didn't say anything, but just smiled and said: "Sister, I think Aunt Pan is a good person. My relatives and friends are married, and they can let you come back."

"That's it!" An Mei smiled proudly.

"By the way, mother, will Qingzhi stay in our house to work forever, or will she go back to my second sister's place in the future?" An Mei asked again. Sun said, "Of course she will go back to your sister. The Gu family has a lot of relationships, and Qingzhi has been there for a long time, so she is very familiar with it."

An Mei's eyes turned: "Gu's Erlang is also married."

Hua Lan smiled and said, "Fourth sister, you know the temperament of the eldest daughter of the Yu family."

"That's right." An Mei nodded.

Zai Zhang put down the teacup, glanced at his nephew who was being held by his sister-in-law Xie, and said, "Did my brother-in-law say when he will return to Beijing? Is it possible that he will return during the Mid-Autumn Festival or at the end of the year?"

An Mei's smile faded a little, and she shook her head and said, "My husband has sent me a few letters, saying that there are a lot of things going on in the north, and it will probably be the end of the year before he can return."

After hearing this, Xu Zaijing said, "Sister, my brother is worried about Dai Ge'er's matter and is afraid that my nephew will miss his father."

"It's okay. Anyway, we have your two uncles here." An Mei said, glanced at Hua Lan, and smiled: "I heard from Zhu's cousin's wife that someone gave you a gift again, Xiao Wu?"

Hua Lan glanced at Xu Zaijing, and upon hearing this, Xu Zaijing looked a little embarrassed and nodded, "Yes."

An Mei turned to look at her younger brother with great interest: "What did you say about Xiaowu? I heard that there were some jokes. No matter how I asked, my cousin's wife wouldn't say anything."

The other people in the room, especially Hualan, also felt a little embarrassed.

Sun waved her hand and said, "An'er, if your cousin's wife doesn't want to talk about it, don't ask any more."

An Mei said nothing, just looked at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing said helplessly: "Sister, I just asked those two to go and have a chat with Doctor Ren first."

"Oh? Just going to chat with Doctor Ren? What's embarrassing about that?" An Mei asked puzzledly.

Xu Zaijing pursed his lips, stood up and said, "Sister, you think about it first, I'll go to Alan's place to take a look."

Having said that, he walked out of the house.

"Hey, Xiaowu, please explain it clearly!" An Mei shouted from behind.

The sun sets in the west,

Accompanied by her mother and sister-in-law, An Mei walked towards the outer courtyard.

Sun and Xie walked in front, holding the children.

An Mei held Hua Lan's arm and said with pleading eyes: "Sister-in-law, please tell me, otherwise I may not be able to sleep at night. Xiao Wu is a kid who speaks half his words. It's really annoying."

Hualan glanced at her mother-in-law and sister-in-law in front of her, sighed helplessly, and whispered a few words into Anmei's ear.

"Ah? That lady has been married for many years, how could she still be like this?" An Mei asked in a low voice.

Hua Lan whispered, "At that time, the old lady of the Wei family could no longer see clearly, and she forgot to say some things in detail. Some of the pictures and objects of the ethics were not purchased, and the couple were busy making a living, so it was delayed for so many years."

An Mei said with a rather interesting expression, "No wonder Xiao Wu is so embarrassed today. Hey, how did he know that?"

Hua Lan sighed, "Xiao Wu also thought that the lady had been married for many years without a child, and that just giving him gifts would not produce any results, so he sent someone to see Doctor Ren."

"Oh! After asking, Doctor Ren realized that no one had taught us about this in detail?"

"Ah."

"It's incredible that they could get something like this wrong. This couple is truly rare," An Mei shook her head.

Turn around,

early in the morning,
The sky is bright,

Next to Qingyun Courtyard.

Outside the yard, there were still debris from yesterday's firecrackers at the door.

In the courtyard, there was a young maid holding a wooden basin filled with water and walking towards the main house.

After entering the room, the maid looked at Qingzhi, who had her hair done in a woman's style, and said with a smile, "Hello, Madam."

Qing Zhi smiled and nodded: "Just put the basin aside, I am also a servant, I can't serve like a younger sister."

"What are you talking about, my lady? You are a good citizen."

Qing Zhi smiled and said, "Listen to me, sister, go and take a rest first."

The little maid didn't continue talking after hearing this. She smiled and put down the basin, saying, "Yes."

After the maid left the room and closed the door, Qingzhi continued to look at a painting hanging above the table in the main hall of the room.

The painting showed a young man standing beside a handsome horse.

The drawing of the boy's eyes looking at the good horse is very vivid.

"This is a painting that the Fifth Young Master drew for me. There is also one in Xunshu's place." Alan said with a smile as he walked out of the bedroom.

Qing Zhi smiled and glanced at her husband, and said, "Fifth Master's painting is very good. He has even captured the look in her eyes that shows how much she loves horses."

Alan smiled and nodded, his eyes full of reminiscence as he said, "My lady said yes. No matter how Xunshu and I thought about it, we would never have thought that one day we would have our own portraits."

Qing Zhi smiled and said with some empathy: "Yes."

When she was in the village, she never thought that she would come to Bian Jing, and return to Quyuan Street after experiencing so many things.

"Let's go. I think the young master has already gone to the Sheng family. Let's go and pay our respects to the lady and the ladies first." Alan said with a smile.

"Ah."

Out of the yard,

When the two entered the mansion through the side door, the gatekeeper smiled and bowed and said congratulations a few times, which made the two feel quite embarrassed.

We met in the main hall of the inner courtyard.
Qingcao stood by with Huaxiang, looking at Qingzhi with a look of joy in her eyes.

Xie Hualan also sent some jewelry materials.
When she went out, Hualan's close mother Cuichan followed her out.

On the way,

Cui Chan smiled and said, "Alan, you two are getting married, and several high-ranking families in the capital have sent gifts to celebrate. I'll have someone send the gift list and other things to you later."

Seeing the surprised looks of the two, Cui Chan said, "Just keep your friendship in your heart. If there are problems with other families in the future, our mansion will consider them."

"Yes, thank you Sister Cuichan." Qingzhi said with a smile.

Cui Chan smiled and said, "Oh, right, the two ladies have specifically asked for your help! You two are different from Qingyun and Xunshu. They have the help of the Yue family. You two don't have many relatives in the capital. In addition to the little maid in the courtyard now, you will need to prepare a few more people when you have children in the future."

"Alan has a salary from the court and a monthly allowance from the mansion, so sister Qingzhi should not be reluctant to spend it."

"Yes, I understand! In fact, in the future..." Qing Zhi glanced at Alan shyly and said, "When you have children in the future, they can play with the children of Brother Qingyun and others."

Cuichan smiled and said, "That has to wait until the child grows up and can run!"

After living in the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, Alan has learned a lot of words.

After returning to his own courtyard, Alan stood by the table, looking at the gift list in Qingzhi's hand, and said, "It seems that the gifts from the Chai family, the Rong family and other high-ranking families are quite a lot. I think it's because my wife has been with the eldest lady and has established a good relationship with her."

After Qing Zhi put away the gift list, he turned his head to look at A Lan with an ambiguous expression and said, "Sir, I guess you don't often go out with the Fifth Young Master, do you?"

"How did you know, ma'am?"

Qing Zhi smiled and said, "Let's go and see what you have locked up, sir. I've always heard about it, but I've never seen it!"

A few days later,
Qingzhi also went back to Ningyuan Marquis Mansion to meet Pingmei.

"Sanniang will be getting married in a few days, and you must come back to help." Pingmei said with a smile.

"Don't worry, madam." Qing Zhi said with a smile.

Time passed slowly and it was April.

Jinming Lake was closed a few days ago.

in the afternoon,

After school, Minglan did not go to Shou'an Hall, but went to her mother's Jin'an Zhai.

inside the house,

"Mother, is my aunt okay?" Minglan asked with great concern.

Wei Shuyi looked at Chang Qiang who was equally concerned, smiled and shook his head: "Ming'er, Qiang'er, your aunt is fine, but in a few days, you may have another cousin."

Hearing this, Minglan blinked in surprise.

(End of this chapter)