Chapter 532 I Have to Thank You Too [Thank You! Thank You Again! I Owe You 40k for More]

In the second half of the twelfth lunar month,

the day after the banquet at Duke Chengguo’s mansion,

the last quarter of the morning (after 9 am)

200 miles from Bianjing,

Yingchang Prefecture,

because the Spring Festival is approaching, there are many people setting up stalls to sell peach charms, door gods and other New Year supplies in the morning, making the streets of this prefecture much more lively than in the previous winter.

In front of a door with a plaque of "Wang Family",

the shop owner was riding away with a smile on his face.

Inside the gate of Wang Family,

at the second gate of the front yard,

a servant handed a bamboo tube to the gatekeeper.

The bamboo tube was taken by the woman and quickly handed into the hands of the maid in the inner courtyard.

In the main hall of the inner courtyard,

because the floor heating was burning, the room was very warm.

Mrs. Feng, the mistress of the Wang Family, who was born in Duke Chengguo’s mansion, was talking to the officials and wives of Yingchang Prefecture with a smile on her face at this time.

"Mrs. Shida, you are right! But my boy You'er insists on studying with his cousin Changbai from his aunt's family, saying that he won't talk about marriage until he passes the imperial examination. What do you think about this?" Mrs. Feng said with a smile.

"Oh! Then this brother You is ambitious!"

An official's wife replied with a smile.

The lady who just started the topic of "talking about marriage" smiled and nodded with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.

Looking at Mrs. Shida's expression, Mrs. Feng continued: "I heard that the brother of Mrs. Shida's family will also go to Beijing to take the imperial examination in two years?"

"Yes! He finally passed the exam after two times!" Mrs. Shida said with a smile.

"Do you have a place to stay in Beijing? When the imperial examination comes, the foot shops and guesthouses in Beijing are full of people!"

Mrs. Shi shook her head and said, "My family also wants to buy a property in Beijing, but the land price in Beijing is really..."

Mrs. Feng looked at the other guests and nodded in agreement, "What you said is right. My family is better off because of our ancestors! In two years, your brother will come to Beijing. Just tell me. Whether it is the Feng family or the Wang family, they will definitely not make things difficult for our child."

"Oh! Then I would like to thank you first." Mrs. Shi was about to stand up and bow.

Mrs. Feng waved her hand and said, "Sister, don't be so formal."

While speaking,

The maid of the Wang family lifted the curtain and walked in, handing the bamboo tube in her hand to Wen Ye, the personal steward of Mrs. Feng.

Mother Wen looked at the bamboo tube and whispered, "Madam, there is an urgent letter from the capital."

Hearing Mother Wen's words, several wives of officials in the hall looked at each other.

It was the teacher's wife who stood up and said, "Sister Feng, I have some things to do at home, so I'll leave first! On the 24th, let's go to the Taoist temple outside the city to burn incense together."

Other wives of officials stood up and said goodbye in the same way.

Madam Feng tried to persuade them to stay for a few words, but seeing that the wives of officials were determined to leave, she could only send them to the second gate.

When walking from the second gate to the hall, Mother Wen Ye had already poured out the urgent letter in the bamboo tube and handed it to Madam Feng.

After unfolding the letter, Madam Feng read it while walking.

"Snap"

Madam Feng suddenly stopped, frowned, and her face became very ugly.

"Madam, what's wrong?"

Mother Wen asked in confusion.

Madam Feng took a deep breath, read the letter quickly, and exhaled, saying, "Let's go find the old lady! Send someone to the government office to call the master back, and tell him that there is an urgent matter in the capital."

"Yes."

Mama Wen glanced at Madam Feng's personal maid beside her.

The maid left quickly, and Madam Feng also led people to the backyard of the Wang family.

In the Buddhist hall in the backyard,

the incense in the incense burner was emitting green smoke,

Madam Wang, who was wearing dark golden brocade, was kneeling on the futon, closing her eyes and muttering something.

An elderly nanny came in and whispered,

"Madam, the eldest lady is here."

"Huh? Isn't she entertaining the officials and their wives of Yingchang Mansion in the hall?"

"She said that there is an urgent letter from the Duke's Mansion in Bianjing."

Hearing this,

Madam Wang, who was sitting on the futon, stretched out her hand with a thoughtful look in her eyes, and the nanny hurried forward to help her.

After standing up, the two walked out of the Buddhist hall.

Entering the hall,

Old Lady Wang glanced at her daughter-in-law's face, and seeing the expression of Mrs. Feng, Old Lady Wang smiled and said, "Daughter-in-law, what happened in Beijing?"

Mrs. Feng took a deep breath, took two steps forward, and said with both hands holding the letter paper, "Mother, please take a look. This letter is written by the great grandfather of the eldest house in Beijing."

The smile of Old Lady Wang who was standing slowly faded, frowned and took the letter paper, looking at Mrs. Feng in confusion. "A letter from the old Duke?"

Reading the contents of the letter word by word, Old Lady Wang's breathing gradually became rapid, and her brows were frowned more and more deeply.

Holding the letter in her hand, with the help of the nanny, Mrs. Wang took a few steps back in a daze, sat heavily on the Luohan chair, and said:

"This Yun'er has always been sensible, and Yuan'er is only at the age of marriage, how could she have such a vicious mind? Did she offend someone, or was she framed by someone she didn't like?"

"Or was it that the maids and servants of the Feng family accidentally caused the fire, and they are making random accusations to clear their names?"

Mrs. Feng sighed, frowned and shook her head, saying:

"Mother, those who went there that day were all high-ranking families in the capital, how could the Duke's Mansion dare to slack off!"

"And the maids and servants all knew that the yard across the wall was where the stables were, and they had to check the charcoal basin several times, so how dare they throw burning charcoal around?"

"Before the fire, only the Kang sisters had entered the small courtyard. Who else could have been them?"

"If it weren't for them, how could they be so frightened that they couldn't stand and collapsed on the ground after being deceived by the Feng family!?"

"That Jingma almost stepped on Concubine Rong's biological sister, Miss Feiyan! The Duke's Office took care of this for our family."

Listening to Mrs. Feng's words and looking at the letter in her hand, Mrs. Wang was completely stunned.

The Duke of Chengguo is not a prosperous family. As a long-standing noble prince, he has deep roots and great influence in Bianjing.

As an elderly duke, the emperor always respected the old duke when he saw him.

This letter is just to inform the Wang family to avoid any misunderstanding. It is not to discuss with the Wang family how to deal with it, not to mention that the Feng family has helped bear the anger of the Rong family.

Mrs. Wang sighed deeply and said: "Reply the letter and tell your mother's family that the Wang family will not have any misunderstanding about this matter. Let your officials make a backup copy of the apology and send it to the Feng family together with my handwritten letter later. Go ahead."

As she spoke, Mrs. Wang handed the letter to the nanny beside her, indicating that she should give the letter to Mrs. Feng.

"Yes, mother."

Mrs. Feng stood up and gave a blessing. After hearing that her mother took the letter, they walked out together.

After walking a few steps out of the house, he saw Wang Yan in official uniform walking towards him.

Subsequently,

Looking at the letter handed over by their eldest wife, the couple said a few more words after reading it.

Wang Yan sighed: "Oh! What about the official career of the Kang family's brother-in-law?"

Mrs. Feng on the side glanced at the main room behind her where Mrs. Wang was, and said:

"How much trouble this Kang family has caused us!"

Looking back at the officials who were still sighing, Mrs. Feng said bitterly:

"Official, don't you think about how many dignitaries and dignitaries live near Duke Cheng's mansion?"

"If something really happened that day, or if Miss Feiyan had an accident, not only the Kang family's career, but also your career would be affected! Brother You's future will also be affected!"

Wang Yan nodded repeatedly with a scared look on his face: "My lady is right. Then I will start now and make people prepare to apologize."

Bianjing,

West Outer City,

On Xishuimen Street,

Although it is already winter, the streets of Bianjing are still busy and lively.

street,

In a small shop with the banner of "Ni Family's Sewing, Washing and Knitting Shop",

back room,

The charcoal stove was burning vigorously, radiating heat to the surrounding area.

A decent woman sitting on a chair joked:

"Ms. Liu, we have worked together several times. How could your craft master and I not trust you?!"

A smile appeared on Xiaodie's face with a big belly, and she said: "Thank you for your choice. This material is so precious, I will definitely embroider it carefully."

"Alas!" The respectable woman said with a smile, "Then you should pay more attention to your health. This month is not too late."

Xiaodie nodded.

"Sister-in-law, the material is here." A girl came over with a smile, holding a piece of satin.

"Little sister, put the ingredients here for Mother Zhong to take a look at." Xiaodie smiled.

The respectable mother-in-law Zhong Mama looked at Xiaomei Ni with a smile on her face and said, "Ms. Liu, this girl of yours is really handsome. Have you ever discussed marriage?"

Hearing this, the little girl from the Ni family lowered her head in embarrassment.

Xiaodie smiled and shook her head: "Never."

Mother Zhong nodded and looked at the materials in front of her, and said: "Yes, there is a sister who is the wife of a viscount. This girl should be carefully selected."

Xiaodie smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Mother Zhong continued: "It's strange to say that today, several maids from high-ranking families in Beijing came to my store and said that if they deliver materials to the house, they must be of this color."

As she spoke, Mother Zhong patted the light green material on the table.

"If I hadn't remembered that you still have a few horses of this color here, I might not even be able to get through the door of those houses."

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Xiaodie smiled and said, "Is there any fashionable color scheme in Jingzhong?"

Mother Zhong said helplessly: "My boss and I haven't figured out what's going on yet! I like light green and tender yellow, and it suddenly became popular."

Looking at Xiaodie with a big belly, Mother Zhong continued: "By the way, Mrs. Liu, my boss said that after you finish this, you can inform my family when you want to do it in the future, but don't look for other places. You can accept the conditions. "

"There are not many embroidery masters like you in Bianjing. Can you tell me when another master will be able to take over the job?"

Xiaodie smiled: "Your prices are fair, so I won't look for anyone else! The other one will have to wait for a while."

"Oh." Mother Zhong looked a little disappointed, and then said, "Okay, I'll take my leave then. I have to go to a few stores later."

Xiaodie stood up, and with the support of the little sister of the Ni family, she sent people to the front shop and watched the decent mother Zhong get into the carriage.

At this time, there happened to be a group of soldiers passing by on patrol.

Looking at Xiaodie at the door, the leader of the team hurriedly bowed his hands and said, "Where is Madam Liu busy? If there are any naughty idlers nearby, Madam Liu will tell the villain!"

Xiaodie smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Marquis Yu."

Afterwards, Xiaodie turned around and returned to the shop with her sister-in-law.

In the middle of this group of soldiers, someone looked at the small shop and said, "Cousin, there is such a little lady, why are you being polite to her? You just saw her."

Before anyone else could speak, the captain slapped the man on the head and said, "Shut up! Do you know what her official job is?"

"Cousin, what are you doing? Are you a high-ranking official?"

"Mrs. Liu's official is now studying in the private school of Li Shangshu's family! Officials! Our superiors' superiors must respect each other! My brother-in-law is from the Viscount Zhu family, under the command of Marquis Yongyi."

After the captain finished speaking, the pawn swallowed and said, "This is a small shop in Bianjing. There is such a big man standing behind it."

"While the leader of the Ni family has not yet won the Jinshi, we can still meet Mrs. Liu and get close to her! Maybe we will have a backer in the future!"

imperial city,

In the queen's palace,

Looking at Rong Feiyan who accompanied Lady Fuchang Hou into the palace, the queen who was sitting on the chair smiled and said, "Madam, you see, Feiyan is becoming more and more beautiful."

The princess sitting next to the queen nodded with approval.

The queen's smile faded slightly and she added, "I heard about what happened yesterday. Were you not scared?"

Rong Feiyan stood beside her mother, gave her a blessing, shook her head and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for the compliment. Feiyan is so ashamed! She wasn't scared yesterday."

The queen looked at Rong Feiyan with relief, then turned to look at Madam Fuchang Hou, and said, "How is Madam Xian, brother, how are you doing recently?"

Madam Fuchang Hou smiled and nodded: "Hui Madam, you are in very good health. Everyone who meets you says that you have a brother in your belly!"

Hearing this,

The queen and the female official next to her looked at each other and smiled inexplicably.

At this time,

"I have met His Highness!"

Outside the room, the voice of a female official saluting someone came.

soon,

With a smile on his face, Zhao Fang stepped into the palace, cupped his hands and said: "Mother Yi'an, eldest lady Jin An, Miss Feiyan Zhuang'an."

Madam Fuchanghou and Rong Feiyan hurriedly stepped aside, bowed and said, "I have met Your Highness."

"Fang'er, if you're not practicing calligraphy in the study, why are you here?" the queen said with a straight face.

Zhao Fang smiled flatteringly, walked to the queen, hugged the princess, and said: "Empress, I heard that the eldest lady and Miss Feiyan entered the palace, so I came to have a look."

The queen shook her head slightly and said: "Well, if people see it, you should go back now!"

Zhao Fang was stunned, pursed his lips, and said, "Mother, wasn't Miss Feiyan at Feng's house yesterday, so I want to ask about yesterday?"

The queen had a straight face and said in a deep voice: "Fang'er, should you ask about this?"

Zhao Fang looked at Rong Feiyan who was hanging his head, and then looked down at his sister who was looking at him beside him. After thinking for a while, he bowed his hands and said, "Mother, my son and I have been rude."

"Yes." The queen nodded.

Zhao Fang nodded again towards Madam Fuchang Hou and Rong Feiyan, then stood up and walked out.

"Fang'er?"

Zhao Fang stopped.

The queen continued: "Ask Brother Xian to find you at noon. He will be there that day."

Zhao Fang smiled: "Yes, Queen Mother."

At Concubine Rong’s place,

Madam Fuchanghou lost her restraint as she had just in the Queen's Palace, and now she was sitting on a chair drinking tea very casually.

The graceful concubine sits on the Arhat chair,

at this time,

Concubine Rong's face was full of concern. She looked at Rong Feiyan who was sitting on Xiudun in front of her knees, holding Concubine Rong's daughter in her arms.

"Sister, I didn't want to be at the same table as her at that time, so I walked towards the martial arts arena. I didn't expect that the wall suddenly collapsed, and the frightened horse ran out wildly."

The little princess in Rong Feiyan's arms listened intently to her aunt's words.

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"When he heard the whistle, his horse understood what it meant immediately, and then ran towards me!"

"Sister, his horses have always been handsome and strong, so they just use their hoofs."

After listening to what Rong Feiyan said,

Concubine Rong breathed a long sigh of relief: "God, Yan'er, this is too dangerous. If you make the slightest mistake, big trouble will happen!"

Rong Feiyan looked at the little princess in her arms with eyes full of disbelief. She pursed her lips and nodded repeatedly.

"Your sister was still laughing at that time." Lady Fuchanghou said at the side.

Concubine Rong looked down at her younger sister, shook her head, and said, "Our Rong family should repay such kindness."

"When you go back today, get some good things from my private treasury! Tomorrow you and your father and mother will go to Xu's house and thank you in person."

"Yeah!" Rong Feiyan nodded.

afternoon,

Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

Pingmei, who was talking to her mother-in-law Bai and her sister-in-law Gu Tingyi, looked at the post from the Xu family sent by Qingxia and wondered: "How come the British father-in-law Zhang's family also comes to our house?"

"Madam, the Jingma that Wu Lang tamed yesterday is the draft horse of the Zhang family. Although it is not worth much money, it must be appreciated."

Qingxia said.

Pingmei handed the post in her hand to Bai, turned her head and said to Gu Tingyi, "It seems that tomorrow, sister Yi, you won't have to accompany Miss Feiyan alone."

Gu Tingyi pursed her lips and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sister-in-law."

Bai put the post on the table and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, at the gate of the Feng family yesterday, the boys from several families in Beijing were vying to touch and ride Brother Jing's horse. It was also fun."

Pingmei smiled and nodded.

"The marriage between the eldest son of the Chai family and the granddaughter of the Lu family has been decided, and we need to prepare congratulatory gifts."

Bai continued.

Gu Tingyi and Pingmei smiled and nodded.

"By the way Yi'er, what do you think of Yanran, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Yu's family?"