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After lunch, Daiyu and Baoqin played chess for a while. Baoqin said she was leaving and wanted to go back, so Daiyu had to ask Chunxian to hire a car and take her to the outside of the house in person.

June 21th was the day when Shui Rong and Feng Ziying made an appointment to go to Jasper Garden together, along with Prince Shui Ze and Princess Concubine.The three families, all with their children and nanny, traveled easily and enjoyed the rare leisure time in Jasper Garden, and did not return to the imperial city until the evening of the [-]st.

On the eighth day of July, Daiyuan thought that she hadn't seen Xichun for a long time, so she made an appointment with Miaoyu to take a car to Liuzhai.At this time, Xichun was more than eight months pregnant, and she was very happy to see Daiyu and Miaoyu coming to visit her, so she asked Maid and Aunt Liu to prepare some snacks for them.

Now that Xichun is coming to market, Liu Xianglian bought a 13-year-old girl named Qu'er to serve Xichun.The three good sisters who had the same interests in the past met again, just like the day when they met in Changcui Temple, the three of them stayed together until Shenshi in the afternoon, and then they said goodbye.

But Xue's house, because of Xue Baoqin's arrival, seemed extraordinarily lively.Baoqin brought 2000 taels of silver to Aunt Xue.Now Guanshi Zhang is getting old, so Baoqin helped to find a loyal young steward for Xue's family, and asked Guanshi Zhang to guide and manage the store.

It has only been more than a year since Baoqin returned to Jinling, and now she is doing things very well, even Baochai is ashamed of herself, so Aunt Xue simply kept Baoqin, hoping that Baoqin can help her take care of the family and go back in the next year.Baoqin thought that there was only Aunt Baochai and two young children in her aunt's house, and she really needed people to help the village inside and outside, so she had to agree.

So starting from July [-]th, Baoqin was dressed in men's clothes, and took Huan'er, a girl who was also dressed as a servant, to go to the shop every day to be busy.

Because Baoqin helped the village like this, when Baoqin and Baochai cleaned up the account books together at the end of July, they knew that the profit of the store was nearly double that of the previous month.

Aunt Xue was very happy when she heard that the store was earning a good income.She is also very sympathetic and caring to Baoqin, and people call Baoqin the second girl to the outside world.

On the first day of August, Xichun of Liu's house gave birth to a son, which made Aunt Liu and Liu Xianglian very happy.

In the early morning of the sixth day of August, Li Bing of the Ruyi Garden of the Imperial Palace also gave birth to a son safely. Shui Ruoyang immediately named Li Bing Concubine Hui and named the youngest prince Shui Han.

On the evening of August [-]th, Daiyu was playing with Shui Lin in the yard with the nanny, when she saw the girl next to the concubine come over and said: "Princess, the concubine asked you to go to have dinner with the prince at night, and said that she has something to say to her." The princess is discussing."

After hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly said: "Tell the concubine that we will come together when the prince comes back."

The girl said to Nanny Daiyu again: "Wangfei, Nanny Li, the concubine said she would take her son to her. The concubine misses her son."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Forget it, you guys go there first."

Watching the nanny take Shui Lin and leave with the girl, Chun Xian said, "Princess, the concubine really loves my son so much, so I only play here for a while."

Daiyu smiled and said: "Old people love their children. Now that Lin'er is young, if he is older, it's better to let his Grandpa Wang teach martial arts. Chunxian, I think these chrysanthemums have buds, and the dead branches and leaves are all there. Clean it up, it will look better next time it blooms."

After hearing this, Chunxian hurriedly called Cui'er, and the few of them slowly cleaned up the dead branches together.

After a while, Shui Rong came back and saw that Daiyu and Chunxian Cui'er were tidying up the yard in person, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Dai'er, is there an important guest here? Or is it to welcome me?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Brother Rong, I think the chrysanthemums will bloom after the Mid-Autumn Festival, tidy them up so that we can enjoy the chrysanthemums then."

Shui Rong smiled and said, "Speaking of chrysanthemums, I saw a family in Dongcheng today whose chrysanthemums were already blooming. Why are ours later?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "It's not strange. There are so many varieties of chrysanthemums, so naturally there are early and late. It will be the Mid-Autumn Festival soon, and now it's the season for chrysanthemums to bloom."

After Daiyu finished speaking, she remembered something and said, "Brother Rong, Uncle Lin has gone back to Gusu, and he said he won't be back until September. I want to go to Daiyuan in two days, and Mother Wang also wants to go back and see."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "Then let's go the day after tomorrow. I'm planning to take a two-day vacation the day after tomorrow. I'll go to Daiyuan for lunch, and in the evening we'll go to Jasper Garden. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'll be busy until the end of the year."

After hearing this, Daiyu quickly asked, "Brother Rong won't be leaving the capital, will he?"

Shui Rong said: "No, it's because more than 3 people were sent to the border by the Beijing West Military Camp and the Dongcheng Military Camp, so new recruits will be recruited, and then we will go to the military camp to train new recruits. We will go there on the ninth day of the day after tomorrow, and return in the morning on the eleventh." city."

The husband and wife talked for a while, only to see the girl next to the concubine come over and say: "My lord, my concubine, the prince is back, and I want you to go over to have dinner together now."

After hearing this, Shui Rong hurriedly went to the concubine's place with Daiyu.

When Shui Rong and Daiyu came to the back hall together, they saw Shui Ruoning and the concubine were already sitting there, as well as the concubine side and Shui Xi.Shui Rong smiled and said: "Father, mother concubine, is there any happy event today? Our family is so well prepared, they are all waiting for us?"

Shui Ruoning smiled and said: "Rong'er, it's not bad to say that there is a happy event, but this time, the father needs Yu'er to be willing to help."

Shui Rong was a little puzzled when he heard that, looked at Daiyu, and Daiyu was also a little puzzled, quickly smiled and said to Shui Ruoning: "Father, if you have anything to say, just tell me, Yu'er is listening."

Shui Ruoning looked at Shui Xi with a smile and said, "Xi'er, you should tell your sister-in-law yourself."

Shui Xi hurriedly smiled and said to Dai Yu: "Sister-in-law Wang, that's the Qin girl who was with you last time. I wonder if there is someone else?"

After hearing this, Daiyu understood immediately, but she was still a little surprised and asked, "Could it be that Brother Xi likes Miss Qin?"

Shui Rong looked at Daiyu and said, "Miss Qin? Is it Xue Baoqin, the empress of the imperial merchant we met in Gusu?"

Daiyu nodded and said, "Yes, sister Qin came to see me last time when she came to Beijing. We met Brother Xi in the back garden. Sister Qin said that Brother Xi plays the flute well and draws well."

When Shui Rong was in Gusu, he heard Daiyu talk about Xue Baoqin's experience, so he could only say: "Father, that Qin girl is really good, she is a good match for Brother Xi, but I don't know what she thinks, and whether you will be jealous. "

After hearing this, Shui Ruoning asked in surprise, "Rong'er, you also know that Qin girl? She's a girl, what taboos do you have?"

After hearing this, Shui Xi said anxiously: "Brother Wang, I'm pretty much a useless person. It's fine if people don't dislike me. Why should I be jealous of others? Could it be that she already has someone?"

After hearing this, Daiyu had no choice but to explain in detail how Baoqin had been assigned to the Mei family, and later she was married by Xiangling and returned to Jinling. My second aunt also recognized her as a foster daughter. Because Sister Qin was grateful to Xiangling for helping her, their brother and sister helped Xiangling go back to the south, and helped Xiangling find her parents. Sister Qin is also good-natured. I understand. After returning to Jinling, she has been helping her brother and sister-in-law to run their business in Jinling. The Xue family in the capital is now her aunt's house. Because Xue Pan accidentally killed Xia Jingui from the Osmanthus Xia family and exiled him to Liaodong. The Xue family is in the capital. There is only one shop left to make ends meet. Sister Qin is entrusted by her elder brother and sister-in-law to visit the Xue family this time. She wrote me a letter a few days ago, saying that her aunt asked her to help with the business of the shop, and she was a little busy. Now When she goes out, she always disguises herself as a man."

After hearing this, Shui Ruoning couldn't help but praised: "Yu'er, from what you said, this Xue Baoqin is a strange woman. You can't blame her for the Mei family's affairs. She dares to do something and can keep her promises. She values ​​love and righteousness. Now I am only 15 years old. If she dares to dress up as a man to help my aunt run the family business, if she doesn’t dislike Xi’er, I’d like to. Xi’er has limited mobility. Good story."

Shui Xi also said: "Sister-in-law Wang, please help me to ask Miss Qin, if she doesn't dislike me, I will never let her down. She likes to do business, and I am neither civil nor martial. We will open a shop in the future, it is better than always It's good to have a leisurely meal at home."

Daiyu thought for a while and said: "Now the Xue family shop that Sister Qin is helping to cook is on Gulou Street. In this way, I will ask Chunxian to bring me a letter to her tomorrow morning, and see if she will come by tomorrow afternoon. I asked her face to face."

Shui Xi said: "Sister-in-law Wang, please invite her to our house and let me ask her myself, okay?"

To know how Daiyu answered, read below.