Glory all the way

Chapter 167 Appreciation
The weather is getting colder and colder, but Bai Xiu's heart is boiling like a pot of hot water, which makes her a little upset.

It has been more than half a month since she went to file a complaint in front of Mrs. Xue, and now, everything in the mansion is calm, as if nothing happened, but the second lady's face is full of red, and she seems to be a little more energetic than before.

As long as she thinks that Bai Yingluo's dowry will be a mess, Bai Xiu becomes a little impatient, and now, even Chen Xiang is a little impatient.

"Tell me, is it possible that Da Furen doesn't believe what I said, and doesn't take it to heart at all?"

After sending Bai Yingluo out, Bai Xiu returned to the house and whispered to Chen Xiang.

Chen Xiang shook her head and said with certainty: "No."

Immediately, Chen Xiang hesitated for a moment, and said analytically: "The eldest madam's handling of the affairs of the Hou's house is a matter of stalking by the servants, and she will check it out so that the old lady and the Hou master can have a response when they ask about it." Now, when it comes to the young lady's dowry, the second lady has never done that, but as long as someone says it, the eldest lady will definitely check it out."

"But so many days have passed, there is no movement at all, and it seems that the Chinese New Year is almost here."

Bai Xiu said worriedly.

Chen Xiang frowned lightly and muttered: "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, either it's a peaceful life, or it's a major event, let's just wait."

Although Chen Xiang is a few years younger than Bai Xiu, she is already a son of the Hou family, and she probably knows more about the affairs of the deep house than Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu took a few deep breaths, turned around and went to work.

In Qiuranxuan, the second lady found one of the items in the scarlet booklet and circled it, put down her pen and stretched her waist, and said, "Finally, there is another item missing. According to this progress, it will be completed before the twelfth lunar month." It can be done. Have a good year, and spring will begin, and my Yun'er will be married."

"These days, madam has worked hard."

Nanny Yang brought a bowl of hot tea and handed it to the second lady.

The second lady pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Where are parents in this world who don't work hard? After I marry Yun'er, I can live a peaceful life for a few years. This time, although it is hard, it is considered too much work." That's a lot."

Just as she was smiling smugly, she heard footsteps in the yard outside, and when the little maid finished the pass and raised the curtain, it was Mama Zhao who was beside Old Madam Bai who came in.

"Yo, why are you here?"

Zhao's mother is an old man in the Hou's mansion, even the second wife did not dare to trust her. Seeing Zhao's mother coming in, the second wife hurriedly got up to greet her, and helped Zhao's mother to sit on the side of the soft couch.

"The old lady was so bored that she sent the old servant to ask the second lady, how is the dowry of Miss Fifth and Miss Six going?"

Mother Zhao smiled.

Affectionately took the tea bowl from Nanny Yang and handed it to Mother Zhao. The second lady turned her head and took the booklet she had just read from the table, and handed it to Mother Zhao, "No, I've been busy for a while, and I just Put everything on the big surface in order, and the rest are trivial, and it will take some time."

Zhao's mother took it and looked at it for a while, looked up at the second lady and said: "You are free at the moment, or else, go to the old lady's place to sit and sit, and the right is to pass the time for the old lady, what do you think? "

The second lady paused in her heart, then raised her eyes, with some hesitation on her face.

Mother Zhao looked at the second lady with a smile on her face, waiting for her answer.

"Since that's the case, then sit down, I'll go into the house and change my clothes, and I'll go with you."

The second lady got up and went into the inner room.

Mother Zhao opened the booklet again and looked at it. After a cup of tea, the second wife came out, and the two of them left the house one after the other and went towards Qing'an Hall.

In the main room of Qing'an Hall, Old Madam Bai was talking with Mrs. Xue, and when she heard that Mother Zhao brought the second wife, Old Madam Bai let out a soft breath, and suppressed all the anger on her face.

After asking An to get up, the second lady handed the booklet in her hand to the old lady Bai, "Old lady, Mother Zhao is in a hurry, I haven't taken care of tidying it up, it's a bit messy, just ask if you don't understand something, I will help you." Keep it in your mind."

The old lady Bai was noncommittal, her sharp eyes swept across the face of the second lady, and she looked down carefully.

"The fabrics for the clothes of the four seasons are all purchased from Jiangnan weaving department?"

The old lady Bai asked without raising her head.

She has not been allowed to sit down since she entered the room. Now that the old lady Bai was asking questions, the second lady couldn't sit down without permission. Immediately, she stood in the middle of the ground and answered, "The silks and satins are all bought from the Jiangnan weaving company. The soft fabric is bought from a garment workshop in the capital."

The old lady Bai nodded.

The second lady had some bad premonition in her heart, she turned her head to look at Mrs. Xue, and saw that she was drinking tea with an old god, without raising her head, looking desolate. For a while, the second lady became more and more uncertain.

The room was a little quiet and scary. The second lady moved her neck and said, "Yiying's desks, chairs and bed cabinets are all made of huanghuali. They were ordered from Yaxiangzhai on East Street. The shopkeeper of Yaxiangzhai said I bought it before Laba. The quilts and other soft items are all from Shangyifang. I asked, many wealthy people in the capital buy from there, and the soft and heavy handmade ones are the best. There are also gold and silver jewelry. I’ve been looking at the flowers for a few days, and I’m planning to buy one at the Jade Pavilion, although it’s more expensive than other places, but it’s meant to be worn on the body to meet guests on weekdays, so it’s better to be more detailed.”

She talked a lot in detail, but the old lady Bai still didn't answer, and even Mrs. Xue had already started drinking another bowl of tea. The second lady knew that something must have happened.

"Old lady, is there something inappropriate? Tell me, I'll change it when I get back."

The second lady asked cautiously.

The old lady Bai smiled, "It's nothing, it's rare for you to be so meticulous, so what's wrong?"

Reaching out to hand back the booklet from the second lady, the old lady Bai said softly: "This is the second time you have bought a dowry for your daughter, and I don't have anything to worry about. Let’s all move to Qing’an Hall directly, so I can take a closer look at what I have bought, and if there is anything missing, I can send it from me, and I will send Sister Yun’s share to Qiu Ranxuan.”

With a light word, the second lady suddenly felt cold all over her body as if a basin of cold water had been poured on her head.

Looking up again, the old lady Bai's cloudy eyes were full of shrewdness, as if she knew what she had done.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law remembered it."

The second lady replied in a low voice.

After waving her hand, the old lady Bai said, "I know you are busy, so go back and rest, pay attention to your body", then sent the second lady out, and looking back, the old lady Bai looked at Mrs. Xue and said, "Since you have already Now that you've found out, you need to worry more about this matter. It's a good idea for you to reward the daughter-in-law next to Sister Luo who is devoted to her own affairs, so the servants have to imitate her, don't you?"

Xue Shi nodded in response, turned around and left.

For several days in a row, Qiu Ranxuan was in a hurry like a frying pan, and there seemed to be more people coming in and out than when the second wife first started buying the dowry a few days ago.

In the Lanxin Pavilion, Bai Yingluo looked at Bai Xiu and Chen Xiang with resentment on her face, after a long time, she sighed faintly and said, "It is my blessing to have you here."

It wasn't until Gu Xiang came to reward Bai Xiu on Xue's will that Bai Yingluo knew what happened, and she was kept in the dark from the beginning to the end.

Bai Yingluo couldn't believe that what had always worried her had ended in such a simple way.

"Miss, with the old lady taking the last step, the matter will be safe."

Liu Ying said happily.

All the worries in her heart disappeared, and Bai Yingluo nodded easily.

When she met the second lady in the mansion again, Bai Yingluo's smile became softer and softer, and the second lady felt even more glaring when she saw it. She only wished that Bai Yingluo could get married before Bai Yingyun, so that she could not see her.

Originally thinking that a considerable sum of money could be obtained from Bai Yingluo's dowry, the second lady made a lot of moves. Now, the things that were originally ordered can no longer be taken. It's a waste, and the money will naturally come from the second room. Every time I think of this, the second wife feels as sad as if someone took a knife out of her body.

On the sixth day of November, it snowed at some unknown time during the night, and when it was daylight, a thin layer of white snow had already been laid on the eaves and the ground outside.

Standing in front of the door, Bai Yingluo rubbed her hands together, held the stove tightly and walked towards Qing'an Hall.

In the main room, Old Master Bai was holding a plain booklet and looking at it, talking to Old Lady Bai from time to time, the three of them had breakfast, Old Master Bai went out, Bai Yingluo sent her grandfather to the gate of the courtyard, When I came back again, I saw the old lady Bai was holding the booklet in her hand. On the cover, the word Du Xuan was impressively written on it.

Heart beating violently, Bai Yingluo snuggled up to the old lady Bai and said with a smile: "Grandmother, grandfather is the master who should go to the academy to give enlightenment lectures. He never forgets to supervise the students' homework."

With a chuckle, the old lady Bai turned her head to look at Bai Yingluo, with a playful look on her face, "In the past, I didn't see your grandfather urging him to make progress like this."

Originally wanted to flatter old Mrs. Bai, but unexpectedly, she got in and got teased by her grandmother. Immediately, two touches of blush appeared on Bai Yingluo's cheeks.

When the old lady saw it, she smiled even more happily, her eyes were narrowed, and the words she said made Bai Yingluo happy in her heart.

"Du Xuan won the first place in the academy exam the day before yesterday. The exam this time is the annual joint exam in the capital. The Jingdu Academy and the Qingsong Academy use the same exam questions. After the list is released, Du Xuan's score is higher than that of the Kyoto Academy. That first-name examinee is much taller. Master Chen from Qingsong Academy came to talk to your grandfather yesterday, but he praised him for a long time. No, your grandfather was curious, so he asked for his examination paper to have a look."

As she spoke appreciatively, the old lady Bai said with a smile: "Don't tell me, even though I'm not proficient, his article, even after I read it, I think it's very good."

As happy as if she had been praised, Bai Yingluo's heart was as sweet as honey.

(End of this chapter)