Chapter 354 Farewell

Eleven Niang hesitated for a moment: No

Shi Niang lowered her head and said nothing.

Eleven Niang looked at Wang Chengzu who was grabbing her clothes and looking nervous, and said in deep thought: How about you and your child go back first, I will let you know if anything happens.

Shiniang said nothing, holding Wang Chengzu's hand and walking out.

Everyone who saw her stayed away.

Eleven Niang sighed and entered the inner room.

In the middle of the night, the eldest lady passed away.

The next day, a formal document came down from the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Chengzu became the Duke of Mao Kingdom.

The funeral was very lively. Scholars came for Luo Zhenxing, Lord Luo, nobles and generals came for Xu Lingyi, people from the Luo family, Xu family, and even Yu Yiqing and Qian Ming were all busy with the funeral.

, only members of the Jiang family participated in Wang Chengzu’s knighthood ceremony.

The funeral of the eldest wife caused a sensation in half of Yanjing. A few months later, people in Yanjing were still talking about the funeral.

The eldest man suddenly seemed to have aged ten years. After the eldest wife's first birthday, the Luo family began to pack their things and prepare to return to Yuhang.

During this period, Luo Zhenxing came over. He asked Eleven Niang: Am I not taking enough care of her? His eyes were full of hesitation and uncertainty.

Eleven Niang had no way to answer.

In early September, when the sweet-scented osmanthus was in full bloom, it was fragrant and a bit pungent. The sky was clear and the weather was refreshing. Luo Zhenxing's footsteps were a bit staggering.

Eleven Niang had already received her hairpin and put on plain clothes.

She quietly watched Luo Zhenxing's retreating figure, took a deep breath of the slightly cooler air, and then turned around and returned to the house.

Xu Lingyi was sitting on the kang reading a book. When he saw her coming in, he put down the book in his hand and said: Zhenxing is leaving.

Eleven Niang nodded and sat across from him: She said that she would entrust the house in Beijing to Third Brother's care. Don't worry, he will take good care of Fifth Yiniang and Seventh Brother.

Xu Lingyi nodded: Zhenxing is a trustworthy gentleman, he will definitely do what he says.

If something happens to the eldest wife, Luo Zhensheng will just stand aside. If Luo Zhenxing is still like the eldest wife, only knowing how to suppress concubines, in the future, when it comes to Brother Xiu's generation, there will be no one left to stand by.

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Eleven Niang didn't want to tell Xu Lingyi these unpleasant things.

With the death of the eldest wife, there are some grievances, let them go if you can.

It's just that the Marquis finally celebrated his birthday at home but couldn't make arrangements for it, which made me feel a little uneasy. She changed the subject.

The third day of September is Xu Lingyi's birthday. In recent years, he has either been in the military or away from Yanjing on official business. His family has not celebrated his birthday for several years.

Xu Lingyi doesn't think so when organizing birthdays in a high hall at home, not to mention that you got up early in the morning and made the longevity noodles with your own hands for me to eat.

Eleven Niang thought that he had eaten the Sanhai Bowl of Longevity Noodles, and she pursed her lips and laughed: If Mr. Hou likes it, I will give him Longevity Noodles every year.

Xu Lingyi smiled and said nothing.

From then on, Eleven Niang declined Sizhu's banquet and focused on hosting the banquet at home, asking Master Jian for advice on female celebrities, and occasionally visiting Mrs. Gan.

When the Luo family left Beijing, she was sent to Xuanwu Gate.

Looking at the Luo family's carriage going further and further away, Eleven Niang thought that her little sadness would be over in a flash, but unexpectedly, her tears fell of their own accord and she couldn't stop them.

I don’t know when I will see Wu Yiniang. When I see the swaddled baby, I’m afraid things will have changed and it will be a different scene.

It was the first time Xu Lingyi saw her crying like this.

He turned his face away, and although tears fell like rain, he held back his voice.

He sighed softly, held Eleven Niang in his arms, and gently stroked her back, like comforting an injured animal, his movements were gentle and full of affection.

With the warm embrace and the monotonous sound of the windlass, Eleven Niang fell asleep deeply while crying.

When I got home, it was already the beginning of the year.

Zhu Anping and Qiniang came to say goodbye: The autumn harvest is coming soon, and they have to go back and take a look.

Then you, Eleventh Mother, look at Seventh Mother.

Qiniang glanced at Zhu Anping, then lowered her head with a slightly red face.

Zhu Anping looked at it and laughed and said: I asked her to stay in Yanjing, and she will go back to Gaoqing with me. Anyway, I prescribed a lot of medicine, so just go back. We will come back in a few days. Then he glanced at Qiniang.

, she became a lot more cheerful in Yanjing.

Qiniang pouted after hearing this, and asked Mrs. Wu if she was at home: I wanted to tell her.

Eleven Niang and Qiniang went to Mrs. Wu's place at home, leaving Zhu Anping and Xu Lingyi to talk.

When the fifth lady heard that Qiniang was leaving, she held her hand and asked: When will you come again? Two days ago when I went back to my parents' house, I specially greeted my father and asked him to lend me the other courtyard in Chashihai. I thought about it.

I'm going to have fun with you over there a few days ago and asked her anxiously, when will you come back to Yanjing?

Even before she left, she was eager to see her next time. Such a fifth lady made Eleventh Mother a little surprised.

Zhu Anping said that if there is no movement from me, he will come back to Yanjing after the spring planting. Qiniang said, suddenly becoming excited, how about you come to our Gaoqing to play? Our Gaoqing is also very fun. There are Dingzu Mountain, Niushan Mountain, River

There are so many special ones. Oh, these two days are the time to pick grapes and apples. Why don't you come with us to Gaoqing for a few days.

The fifth lady listened with fascination, but soon her eyes dimmed: I'm leaving, what will happen to Sister Xin?

It's because the courtyard is so deep that you can't walk far away at will, right?

How could Qiniang not know?

She knew that she had made a vague suggestion and smiled sarcastically.

The fifth lady asked Qiniang about her itinerary: when will she set off?

We will leave the day after tomorrow. Qiniang said with a smile, I entrusted the third brother to take care of the house. I will also have a place to stay when I come to Yanjing in the future.

The fifth lady nodded, everyone chatted for a while, and then went to the dowager's place.

When Mrs. Tai heard that Qiniang was leaving, she left her to eat. Xu Lingyi entertained Zhu Anping in the outer courtyard. Before leaving, she gave Qiniang a lot of food and small items given by the palace for her to take back to her relatives and friends.

The seventh mother thanked her, and the fifth lady and the eleventh mother sent her to the Chuihua Gate.

The Tai Madam then told the Fifth Madam: You should go and give her a gift when the time comes. Not only did Sister Xin not suffer from asthma these days, she didn't even cough.

The fifth lady smiled and said, "I am afraid that you are not allowed." Then she smiled and said, "If she is two days late, I won't be able to deliver it even if I want to."

The emperor's eldest son will get married two days later. On the third day after the marriage, all officials will congratulate him, and his wife will go to the Queen Mother and Queen to congratulate and give them a banquet.

Now that the weather is getting cooler, I'm afraid you'll have to wear a big cloak when the time comes.

That's easy to say. Madam Tai looked at Eleven Niang and said she had to prepare some food for everyone to take in the car.

The eleventh mother responded and prepared food one day in advance. She had filial piety and could not enter the palace. She sent away the wife and others and went to Master Jian's place.

Master Jian was embroidering the door curtain with his glasses on. When he saw her coming in, he smiled and took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose: This thing you gave is good, and every detail is revealed.

Eleven Niang smiled and took the glasses to look at: I will draw a picture and ask the master from Duobao Pavilion to help me make it to see if it can be hung on the ears. It is too difficult to clamp it on the bridge of the nose.

You always have many ideas. Master Jian said, Qiu Ju brought up chrysanthemum tea, madam, please clear the fire.

Eleven Niang saw the petals of the chrysanthemum as clean as jade and the stamens as yellow as gold. She smiled and said: It was a gift from the second lady.

When the second lady heard that Master Jian was coming, she came to visit her specially. Master Jian gave her a pair of double-sided embroidered table screens made of clouds and mountains. She liked it very much and often came to Master Jian's place to sit and sit.

Qiu Ju nodded with a smile: "It's Hang Baiju from Tongxiang."

Eleven Niang sat down to drink tea with Master Jian.

Why did you think of embroidering the door curtain? She looked at the bright red brocade silk that was put aside, as if it was made for someone as a dowry. Your eyesight is not good. If you can't push it away, just tell me. I will come to stop it.

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Eleven Niang is afraid that someone will treat Master Jian as an embroiderer.

It was not commissioned by anyone. Master Jian smiled and said, I embroidered it myself.

Eleven Niang was slightly stunned.

I think Binju embroidery door curtains are selling well, but it takes too much time. Master Jian said slowly. I was wondering if I could change the technique and see if I could shorten the time. Now it seems that the effect is not bad. Master Jian said

Now, show the door curtain to Eleven Niang. Look at this magpie climbing a branch. In this place, stacking stitches are always used. I used cross stitches, which is much faster. The effect is better than ordinary stacking stitches.

Light. She pulled out another picture and pointed it out to Eleven Niang. Look at this picture of Man Chi Jiao. It turned out to be a cross stitch, so I left it blank and only hooked the edges. It looks pretty, too.

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But the more Eleven Niang listened, the more she felt something was wrong.

Embroidery is a science. Master Jian's specialty is double-sided embroidery and looping. It stands to reason that when Master Jian reaches a level like this, he should think about how to make breakthroughs in double-sided embroidery and looping, pursuing something unprecedented and unprecedented.

It is the merit of the person. She used to be unable to calm down and study because of her difficult life. Now she is living in Marquis Yongping, where she needs fabrics and colored threads. Why doesn’t she study what she is best at? Instead, she is doing these ordinary auspicious things.

I have worked hard on the pattern. Even if there are any changes, as Master Jian said, this kind of change only brings about degree, and good embroidery has never been about degree.

Master Jian knew her very well. Seeing her silence, he smiled and said: Don't make random guesses. I'll tell you the truth. I want to open an embroidery workshop.

Eleven Niang was shocked: Master
To be continued...