“Since he is on the list, why didn’t you ask him in advance?” With her face turning ghastly pale, Song Yixiao stared at Qiaoqin who was in charge of this matter, “Now Cuipiao finally makes her decision but the man she chooses doesn’t agree. How should I reply to Cuipiao now? If it is disclosed to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, she will think that I must be narrow-minded and deliberately fool the maid that she granted to Xubai!”
Qiaoqin also realized that this matter could be really troublesome. With a pale face, she replied, “Your Highness, when I asked around in the front yard, Captain Yu told me explicitly that he wanted to find a wife among the maids in the backyard! I don’t know why he changes his mind!”
Yu Shiheng was brought back from Wuhuan by Jian Xubai. Although the misunderstanding between Song Yixiao and her husband was cleared, she didn’t want to make him lose face just because of their affection.
Therefore, she held back her ange
Two days later, the news that Gu Shao would return to Chunnong Venue was confirmed. Song Yixiao prepared a huge housewarming gift with doubt and let her husband offer congratulations to Gu Shao with it.Jian Xubai spent almost one day in Chunnong Venue. Having returned to Duke of Yan’s mansion, he became even more confused, “Today Lord Gu is in a good mood.”“Does he think of any way to deal with Prince of Wei and Prince of Zhao?” Song Yixiao smelt alcohol on him, slightly frowned and urged him to drink the soup for the hangover, “Otherwise, as he looked so happy just after he moved out of the Song Family’s mansion, those unknowing people may think that the Song Family have mistreated him! Isn’t it discourteous?”Unexpectedly, after taking a sip of the hangover soup, Jian Xubai slightly shook his head, “I asked the others at the feast and learnt that Lord Gu hadn’t given any advice to the Crown Prince recently.”“Is it because my f
Song Yixiao intended to straighten Jiang Muting out. After seeing Yuan Xue’e off, she returned to the feast and kept her eyes on Jiang Muting’s action.After having a few drinks, she saw Jiang Muting leave the feast, who seemed like going to get dressed. Hurriedly, Song Yixiao also rose and followed her.Unexpectedly, after Jiang Muting went out and walked towards the changing room for a short distance, she suddenly turned around and headed towards a secluded place.“Where is she going?” Rather surprised, Song Yixiao wanted to stop her at first. After thinking it over, she still didn’t utter any word and then winked at Qiaoqin next to her to act quietly. Following behind Jiang Muting stealthily, they made quite a few turns and walked into a bamboo forest.Now it was late. The bamboo forest grew luxuriantly so it was inevitably dark in the forest.If she didn’t suddenly hear what Jiang Muting called in a low voice—“Xuep
Song Yixiao didn’t know that Jiang Muting returned after leaving. When she came back to her seats, she asked people next to her where did Jiang Muting go, they all told her that they hadn’t seen Jiang Muting for a while. When she was just worried, she saw Jiang Muting walked in with a smile. She also held a blooming begonia in her hands. Occasionally, she put the flower under her nose to enjoy its fragrance. It was obvious that she was in a good mood.Song Yixiao was relieved. She went to Jiang Muting and asked, “Where did you go, Muting? I was about to look for you when I didn’t see you here just now.”Jiang Muting didn’t expose the fact that Song Yixiao stalked her just now, she said with a smile, “I had some wine just now and I didn’t feel well, so I went out for a walk.”Then she gave the flower to Song Yixiao, “Sorry to make you worried, this is my apology.”“Are you feeling better now?” Song Yixiao accepted the flower and ask
Discussions about the unmarried new imperial scholars’ marriages were going on. Su Shaoge and Helou Duhan received the most attention. However, the first to get engaged officially was Cheng Chongjun.It was just that he did not have a high ranking in the imperial exam. Moreover, he was not a well-known talent. Besides his close relatives, not many people knew about this matter.“Before that, my aunt had promised to observe whether Cheng Chongjun is a good fit for Wei Chan. It turned out to be delayed, but now a marriage engagement has been decided between them.” After receiving the news, Song Yixiao told her maids to prepare the gifts, while speaking in a complicated mood, “I hope that Cheng Chongjun could be a good match for Wei Chan and they can live in harmony as a couple.”Qiaoqin knew that Wei Chan had suffered from her marriage. She was not very optimistic about the marriage of Wei Chan in the first place, but she could not say it out. Sh
“That is great news!” The couple was a little stunned when hearing this. Neither were they in the same party with Prince of Wei nor close to him in private. So, after hearing the news, apart from being surprised, they were not excited about it at all. They rewarded the man who came to report by the rules and then ordered Qiaoqin and the other first maids to prepare the gift list.The next day, Song Yixiao went to Prince of Wei’s mansion to congratulate Princess Consort of Wei. Daiguo Grand Princess and her daughter both always kept a high profile. Now that Princess Consort of Wei got pregnant, more people came to flatter them one after another. The gate of Prince of Wei’s mansion was crowded with people coming to congratulate them. The carriage of the Duke of Yan’s mansion was almost blocked outside the gate without getting in.When Song Yixiao finally managed to enter the mansion, she still had to line up for a chance to talk to Princess Consort of Wei. Th
Song Yixiao didn’t know what Ji Zifu was thinking at all.The experience of her being taken by the hound to rescue someone in Zhanchun Venue was really a humiliation to her. Until now, she didn’t tell anyone. How could she tell others something shameful like this?She even wouldn’t tell someone as close as her confidante and her husband.So, after leaving Daiguo Grand Princess’s mansion, she immediately forgot Ji Zifu’s matter.Time filed. The fifth day of the fourth lunar month soon arrived.Dowager Consort of Hengshan’s birthday banquet was held as scheduled. Maybe it was held to bring good luck to the Dowager Consort, the birthday banquet this year was especially grand. Not to mention the friends and relatives, even all the officials of the court and the new scholars received invitations.When Song Yixiao met her mother, Wei Mengying, that day, she couldn’t help but say in half surprise and half complai
After a moment, they entered the back hall where Dowager Consort of Hengshan stayed. By now several guests had arrived and they were about to talk with the Dowager Consort. Song Yixiao curtsied to the Dowager Consort with her birth mother. After being asked to rise, she went forward to offer congratulations and meanwhile looked over the Dowager Consort in secret. The Dowager Consort was dressed in an extremely official and graceful way, whose nine-floral hairpins glistened in the sunlight from the side window and made the whole hall greatly radiant.However, even with the splendid jewels, this old lady was clearly much thinner. She didn’t like wearing makeup, but today she put on heavy makeup. Her multi-layered makeup covered her truly pale complexion and her face was so delicately powered that it looked like a mask. Under the reflection of the hairpins and Di clothes, she seemed indescribably magnificent and elegant.Before Song Yixiao approached, she noti
The two ladies got out of the drawing room with their maids. Having walked for a distance, Song Yixiao suddenly asked, “Isn’t Sixth Young Lady here today?”She remembered that the two sisters of the Su Family were always close to each other, but today only Su Shaoling was here, about which she couldn’t help feeling confused.Su Shaoling explained with a smile, “She ate a lot of Bingwan (lit. ice bowl, a kind of snack) two days ago so she has a cough. Considering that there are many people here today, she doesn’t want to infect others so she apologizes and fails to come.”“It has been summer now but it is not so hot. As women, we had better not eat too many bowls of Bingwan,” Song Yixiao said with concern, “Is Sixth Young Lady’s condition serious? It is said that having the loquat-leaf soup may soothe a cough. Maybe it can help.”She thought that Su Shaomo was quite a troublesome girl. Due to the Yin physique, girls were prone to be