Chapter 309 News of the old friend
The next day, when Xun Qingran opened her eyes, Qi You was no longer on the bed. She thought Qi You must have gone out to practice swords as usual, but she came out of the bedroom and saw Qi You sitting peacefully outside. Madam Xu, Kikyo, Baozhu, Ziyuan and other big girls were standing respectfully on the ground. Qi You were telling them something with a stern face.
"...No mistakes are allowed, and grandma's pleading is useless."
"Is there anything wrong in the early morning?" Xun Qingran walked over and asked.
"It's nothing, your body is getting heavier and heavier. Tell them to take good care of you." Qi You said, then waved his hand and let everyone retreat.
Xun Qingran said oh, but she didn't take it to heart.
"Two days are my aunt's birthday. The old lady wanted to do it for her, but her aunt refused. The old lady asked me to persuade her." After breakfast, Xun Qingran and Qi You discussed, "I gave her a birthday gift for my aunt and planned to send it to her later. The Fourth Master will see it, but it's still appropriate."
Madam Xu and others brought up the birthday gift to Aunt Zheng. Qi You looked at it and found nothing wrong.
"This is great." Qi You said.
"The Fourth Master is going to go out today?" Xun Qingran asked when she saw Qi You put on her big clothes.
"Um."
"Or go hunting?"
"No, it was the ordinary guards in the past who made an appointment to go for a drink together today." Qi You said.
"Mr. Tang is going together?"
"Yes." Qi You replied.
Xun Qingran didn't say anything.
"I will try to come back early, be careful," Qi You said again.
Xun Qingran curled his lips slightly. Recently, Qi You always went out early and came back late, saying that he was a friend and hunting party. Xun Qingran always felt that he was a bit mysterious.
Qi You looked down at Xun Qingran and stopped talking, but pinched his sleeves and looked at him with his eyes looking into him.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Qi You said, "If there is something wrong, I won't hide it from you."
Xun Qingran nodded and let go of Qi You.
Xun Qingran sent Qi You out, and Malt came with Tangtang. Fusheng, Xuan'er and Tangtang got together for a while. Xun Qingran chatted with Malt for a while, and then left Malt to help watch the children. She brought the birthday gift to Aunt Zheng to Xiangluo Courtyard.
Xun Qingran walked slowly in the garden and saw Zheng Haoer and two young women with faces chatting and laughing next to the chrysanthemums.
Zheng Hao'er saw Xun Qingran and hurriedly came over to salute with a smile.
"Where is the fourth sister-in-law going?" Zheng Haoer asked.
"Just going to see my aunt, you are..." Xun Qingran looked at the two women behind Zheng Haoer.
Both girls are teenagers, one taller and one shorter. The taller one has a melon-shaped face, apricot kernel eyes, and willow-leaf eyebrows. They are pretty, wearing a light yellow shirt and skirt. They are slender and slim. The shorter one is slightly younger, wearing a light green shirt and skirt. Their appearance is somewhat similar to that of a woman in a yellow shirt, but they look a little mediocre.
"This is the fourth grandmother of the Qi Mansion, my fourth cousin's wife." Zheng Hao'er hurriedly asked her and the other two to come to see Xun Qingran.
The two girls walked up and said good fortune to Xun Qingran. The woman in green lowered her eyes and looked a little shy, but the woman in yellow looked at Xun Qingran with good eyes.
"These are two girls from the Qian family. The Qian family and my father are old friends. Mrs. Qian came to visit her mother, and I brought my two sisters to the garden to scatter." Zheng Haoer said again.
Xun Qingran smiled and nodded, allowing them to play freely.
Knowing that Xun Qingran was going to see Aunt Zheng, Zheng Haoer took two girls from Qian's family and Xun Qingran back to Xiangluo Courtyard. Xun Qingran naturally met Mrs. Qian again.
It turned out that the Qian family was also an imperial merchant. The Qian family had worked with the Zheng family and had a good relationship. Later, the Zheng family passed away and Aunt Zheng moved to the south with her children, so the two families broke off contact.
"My master took over the business, but who knew something went wrong? Thanks to Mr. Shuo who helped resolve it, he realized that your family had moved to the capital." Mrs. Qian said.
Xun Qingran also heard about this from Mrs. Qi Er. It was because the Qian family had a mess and had a life. Zheng Yuanshuo happened to meet him and took over the favors of the Qi family and calmed down the matter.
"I remember that your birthday was just these few days. I prepared some local things from my hometown. Sister, don't dislike it." Mrs. Qian handed over a gift list to Aunt Zheng. However, she also knew Aunt Zheng's birthday and came to give her birthday gift.
Aunt Zheng refused repeatedly, but Mrs. Qian naturally refused to take back the gift. After giving up this for a few times, Aunt Zheng had to accept it.
After Mrs. Qian and her two daughters left, Xun Qingran asked someone to send the birthday gift she prepared.
"This is the Fourth Master and I respect my aunt." Xun Qingran said with a smile.
Aunt Zheng asked not to accept it, but she had already collected the money from Mrs.
"It's just a little birthday, why bother to spend so much money?"
"The old lady sent me to tell my aunt that this is a good thing and there will be a noise. If my aunt is too lazy to handle it, she will give it to us. She always borrows the reason for her birthday to hold a drink for two days, and everyone will follow the bustle." Xun Qingran advised.
Aunt Zheng didn't plan to handle it, but in the past two days, there have been many people visiting the door to send birthday gifts. Aunt Zheng's thoughts and daughter's marriage is about to be settled, but her son's marriage is not yet settled. Maybe she can take this opportunity to start planning for her son. Now, I feel very moved when I hear Xun Qingran say this.
"It's just a little too troublesome." Aunt Zheng said, after all, they were using the help of this place.
"Auntie is out now. If you have any trouble, everything in the mansion is ready-made. As long as you say an aunt, you can start buying it immediately." Xun Qingran said with a hurried smile.
Aunt Zheng nodded and agreed.
After making the birthday of Aunt Zheng, Xun Qingran said goodbye. As soon as she walked to the outside room, she had not yet left the door, she heard a string of crisp laughter from a girl from the yard.
"It's rare that Sister Qian smiles so happily." Aunt Zheng smiled.
Everyone came out of the house. In the Xiangluo Courtyard, there was a vine swing. Kikyo was standing next to the swing, holding a hydrangea in his hand. Sister Qian was giggling while running around Kikyo, her little face was blushing and very cute.
"Sister Qian is destined to be with Miss Platycodon, thanks to Miss Platycodon who often comes to take care of her." Aunt Zheng said.
Xun Qingran smiled and saw at first sight that the work on Sister Qian'er's big red jacket was exactly the needlework of Platycodon.
When Kikyo saw Xun Qingran coming out of the house, he leaned over and said something to Sister Qian, then stood up, handed the hydrangea to the nurse beside him, and walked towards Xun Qingran.
However, Sister Qian grabbed Kikyo's clothes and pouted, reluctant to let Kikyo go.
"Fate..." Xun Qingran murmured.
Chapter completed!