Chapter 312: Birthday

When we came out of the dowager's house, the sky was full of stars.

The fifth wife, Xu Lingkuan, carried Sister Xin and headed north. The eleventh mother, Xu Lingyi, the second wife, Mrs. Zhen, and her son, Xu Si, told Xu Sijie and the others to go slowly to the back garden.

Xu Lingyi and Xu Siyu walked in the front, the second wife and the eleventh mother walked side by side, Sister Zhen was a few steps behind, and Nan Yong's wife hugged Xu Sijie and followed behind Sister Zhen.

The second lady suddenly turned around and told Nan Yong's daughter-in-law: After eating, take a walk to digest your food. Put the fifth young master on the ground and let him move.

Sister Xu Lingyi, Xu Siyuzhen and her son all glanced at Nanyong's wife.

Nan Yong's wife looked towards Eleven Niang.

Eleven Niang chin slightly.

Nan Yong's wife responded with a smile and put Xu Sijie on the ground.

Xu Sijie immediately ran to Eleven Niang and grabbed her skirt.

Eleven Niang smiled and held his hand.

When the second lady saw Xu Sijie obediently following Eleven Niang without saying a word, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes: she didn't expect this child to become so quiet now.

Nan Yong's wife on the side pursed her lips and smiled after hearing this.

The Fourth Madam spent a lot of effort with the Fifth Young Master to help him get rid of some of his previous bad habits.

Eleven Niang touched Xu Sijie's head and said: As long as he is full, he will be good. There was pity in her voice that she was not aware of.

The second lady nodded and whispered to Eleven Niang about the Tai Madam's birthday banquet: Has it been decided yet?

Everything is done in accordance with the practice of previous years. We only need to wait for the banquet list to be finalized.

The banquet list hasn't been finalized yet. Is it too late?

Probably not, Eleven Niang said with a smile, I have arranged other things. I will finalize the list tomorrow morning, send a post, prepare the dishes and contact the theater troupe. It will be done in one afternoon.

The second lady looked surprised when she heard this.

Eleven Niang explained: The people hosting the banquet are all in Yanjing, and there are not many families. The reception desk can handle it in one afternoon. The shops delivering food are all famous food stores in Yanjing. If they don’t have the food, other

There is no more space. Just draw up a list and let them prepare it. As for the theater troupe, the Fifth Master is here to help and there is a ready-made stage at home. The theater troupe can arrive half an hour in advance. Two days of preparation is enough.

The second lady listened with some appreciation in her eyes.

She told Sister Zhen: You lead your fifth brother to play in front, so that he won't drag your mother around all the time.

Sister Zhen responded and stepped forward to lead Xu Sijie.

After all, Xu Sijie was still young, and it must have been boring to follow an adult walking leisurely like this. When Sister Zhen wanted to take him to play, he immediately took Sister Zhen's hand and skipped forward, occasionally

He would stretch out his hand and hit the small branches outside the corridor, which seemed very cheerful.

Nan Yong's daughter-in-law, Xiaoli, and others hurriedly followed him. Xu Lingyi and Xu Siyu's attention was also attracted to him.

Eleven Niang looked at it and laughed.

The second lady's voice suddenly sounded in my ears, a little lower than usual: Sister Zhen is planning to get married, right?

Eleven Niang suddenly realized.

It turned out that the second lady asked Xu Sijie to go down to the ground and asked Sister Zhen to take care of her younger brother, all in order to say a few words to herself in private that Sister Zhen could not listen to.

She looked over with some surprise.

Under the moonlight, the second lady's expression was as pale as a white chrysanthemum.

After the ceremony, Sister Zhen should be discussing the marriage, right? She said softly, "I think, after Mrs. Tai's birthday, I will temporarily stop my homework and let Sister Zhen concentrate on learning female beauty with you."

Eleven Niang also had this intention, but she saw that the Second Madam was very concerned about Sister Zhen's homework, and was afraid that the Second Madam would get some misunderstandings if she brought it up. She was thinking about whether to test Madam Tai's tone first since she brought it up on her own initiative.

, Eleven Niang naturally agreed: When Lanting got married last time, Sister Zhou told me that she wanted to be an iceman, but she hadn’t gotten rid of it yet, so there were some things she couldn’t say in depth. I was thinking about this too. I don’t know what the future will bring.

What kind of mother-in-law would Sister Zhen find? No matter what, she would never go wrong if she had better needlework.

The second lady nodded and said: "Then it's settled. Let her practice calligraphy with me every ten days, and on the other days she will come to you to learn acupuncture."

According to what the second sister-in-law said, Eleven Niang thinks this is not bad. She can't stand sitting at home doing needlework every day.

The second lady hummed, took a few steps forward and walked to Sister Zhen's side, saying: It's getting late, let's take a step first.

Sister Zhen hurriedly handed Xu Sijie to Nan Yong's wife.

The second lady said hello to Xu Lingyi, and took Sister Zhen through the gate of the back garden to Shaohua Courtyard.

Xu Lingyi and Eleventh Niang, Xu Sijie, told Xu Sijie to enter the gate of the back garden and go east. Xu Lingyi went straight back to Diaolun Waterside Pavilion, while Eleventh Niang sent Xu Sijie back to Lijingxuan first, and then returned to Diaolun Waterside Pavilion.

As soon as she entered the room, Xu Lingyi asked: What happened to Sister Zhen?

Eleven Niang was stunned.

Xu Lingyi said: You and your second sister-in-law put Sister Zhen away to talk to you, it must be because it was not convenient for Sister Zhen to hear. But what happened?

Quite attentive

It was no big deal. Eleventh Mother smiled and told the second lady what she meant.

Xu Lingyi laughed after hearing this and said: I was just about to tell you about this. Then he took her to the big kang near the window in the inner room and sat down. Master Wang came over today and said he wanted to be a matchmaker for Sister Zhen.

Lord Wang Li?

Yes, Xu Lingyi nodded.

Eleven Niang asked hurriedly, who is the other party?

You also know Xu Lingyi, he is the second son of Mr. Li’s military family.

That Mr. Li Bing’s family who is not allowed to take concubines

Eleven Niang was very surprised.

Mr. Li once served under me, and our two families know each other well. Xu Lingyi mused, but Mr. Li relied on his mother's family to make a living, and I had vaguely heard rumors that he was very henpecked. I'm afraid this matter

You have to think carefully about it

No wonder the Li family doesn’t take concubines anymore

Eleven Niang smiled and said: There's no rush anyway. She told Mrs. Zhou that she wanted to be a matchmaker for Sister Zhen, and we'll just pick it up slowly.

After hearing this, Xu Lingyi said curiously: From your tone, it seems that you are not very satisfied with the Li family.

That's not the case, Eleven Niang said with a smile, she just feels that her mother-in-law's rules are too strict and a daughter-in-law can't help but be cautious.

Xu Lingyi nodded slowly: I think so too. Then he said, let's see which family Mrs. Zhou said it is. Sister Zhen's daughter is not young anymore, so she can't delay it.

It's also twelve years old if you order early, and you're twelve if you order late. Eleven Niang said with a smile, as long as you order before this year, it will be done. I can't eat hot glutinous rice balls in a hurry.

Xu Lingyi laughed.

Eleven Niang originally wanted to ask about Xu Siyu's marriage, but when she thought about the day they came back from the Xiang family, neither Mrs. Tai nor Xu Lingyi mentioned anything about the Xiang family, as if they really just attended a family banquet.

Swallowed again.

The next day, Eleven Niang went to the Madam's house early in the morning and showed the Madam the prepared banquet list.

Mrs. Tai hesitated for a long time while looking at Mrs. Xiang's name, and finally returned the list intact to Eleven Niang: Just follow this list and post it.

Eleven Niang left in response and immediately sent Mama Song to deliver the post to the place where the incident occurred.

What happened was faster than she expected.

There was a reply after lunch, saying that all the posts had been delivered. The boy on the Fifth Master's side also replied: Geng Changsheng from the longevity class came to sing in person. Then Li's mother sent the menu. When we arrived at Shenchu, everything was settled.

After getting ready, Eleven Niang took some time off and sat down on the kang to embroider the unfinished piece of Gu Feng.

Yan Rong was helping to divide the threads and said about Aunt Qin: I asked the little maid to come over and measure your shoes. She also picked out a few patterns and said she would make shoes for you at home.

Forget it, Eleven Niang said with a smile, I look down on ordinary craftsmanship.

Yan Rong listened and smiled and said: I have only heard about Madam's red needlework before, but I have never seen it. Today, I helped you divide the threads and found out that there are thirteen kinds of white. It is the one on needlework in our house.

There are only three kinds of white, which is very particular. Let me serve you when you are doing needlework in the future. I will also learn from you. When you go out in the future, you will have someone to show off.

Seeing that she was only thirteen or fourteen years old, Eleven Niang suddenly mentioned going out, which was quite strange.

Yanrong's face turned red: I have been engaged to my cousin since I was a child. We agreed that we would leave the house at the age of twenty. It seemed that I was explaining something.

Eleven Niang understood as soon as she thought about it. Looking at her pretty face, she smiled and said: Your cousin is working as an errand in the house.

Yan Rong said hurriedly: "My cousin's name is Cao An, and he is currently working as an errand in the warehouse, running errands for Fan Guanshi, who is in charge of gifts from various governments."

Eleven Niang nodded: I understand.

A hint of secret joy flashed in Yan Rong's eyes.

Eleven Niang saw this and thought of Bin Ju. She called Zhu Xiang and asked: Do you know what she is doing?

Zhuxiang smiled and said: I do sewing at home every day.

Eleven Niang murmured: "Don't come to see me either."

Zhu Xiang couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile: Madam is so busy, Sister Binju can't talk to Madam even when she comes.

Eleven Niang said: Come June soon, then the house can return to its original orderly state. Then she asked Yan Rong to give Zhu Xiang the silk threads bought by the steward of the outer courtyard two days ago. They were all made by the government, although they were smaller than

She doesn't go to Cai Xiu Workshop or Ling Xian Pavilion, but her embroidery work is brighter than ordinary ones. Now that she has just established a relationship with Xipu, she will inevitably have to suffer some losses and work hard on the quality.

Only then did Yan Rong realize that the pack of silk threads was bought by Eleven Niang specifically for Bin Ju.

It just so happened that I used my wife's name to go to Bin Ju's sister's place to have a meal. Zhu Xiang responded with a smile and took the silk thread to Bin Ju's place.

A little maid came in and said: Madam, Mother Wang, who is in charge of the utensils in the warehouse, is here.

Eleven Niang went to Shuixie.

Mrs. Wang's mother dwarfed when she saw her. The black lacquer peony screen you ordered yesterday was not found for a while. I saw that there was a black lacquer ivory carved peony screen and the black lacquer peony screen in the warehouse.

The flower screens are about the same size. Otherwise, we can use the black painted peony screen for the time being, and we can look for it after the Madam’s birthday party is over.

Finally the call came~~~~~~~~

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