There is also trouble in the provincial government

  As if sensing something, she stopped in her tracks. Indeed, not far away, under a fake rock, a girl-like figure was crouched, staring intently at the movements of people entering and exiting the Writing Pavilion.

  Linglong's heart was both shocked and angry, "Young lady, wait for me to go over there and drag her out to give her two slaps on the ears."

  "Never mind, she's just a spy sent by the mistress to keep an eye on us." Earlier, when Ruoqing returned from Haining, Li had also sent someone to monitor the movements of Xieyixu and even dispatched Ruomei, who was not cut out for espionage, to snoop around. Even Ruo Shan had been mobilized, fearing that she might have brought back some valuable gifts from Haining.

  This time, as Shan was confined, Zhang Yiniang herself was also in a difficult situation, and it's likely that she didn't have the energy to send someone to keep an eye on her. Now, there are only Li Shi or Ru Mei left.

  As if pretending not to see that girl, he walked straight forward, saying: "Brother's gift for us should be taken out and sorted early. Linglong, turn back, you send the gifts I prepared for brother and sister-in-law over there one by one. As for Father, Mother, and Third Sister, I'll deliver them personally."

  Her heart was as delicate as a hair, and she immediately guessed the thoughts of her mistress. She asked: "Miss, you must be tired from traveling by boat and carriage all day, shouldn't you rest now? Let us maids handle these things, why bother to come in person?"

  As if by chance, Ling moved her eyes and hinted at her to take over.

  Unfortunately, Linglong's heart was not in the right state, and upon seeing Ruoxi's gaze, he stuttered: "It would be better if you went yourself, Miss. Without you here to keep an eye on things, it would be easy for those outsiders to snoop around."

  “……” As if suddenly speechless, she felt that at the beginning, she shouldn't have been softhearted for a moment, and should have listened to Hu's mother's words, demoting Linglong to outside the house. Because this maid has never been meticulous in doing things, nor can she observe the situation, and even often makes mistakes.

  As soon as the words came out, she heard a faint sound from under her feet, which was probably caused by kicking against a stone. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "What are you talking about? In our family, I'm the poorest one. I have no permanent property, no private house, and all I have is some cloth and fur that my second brother pitied me and gave to me. Apart from that, it's just some gold and silver trinkets given by others, which are not worth much money at all. You're really good at making our family members sound like what?"

  As for this remark, it openly rebuked Linglong, but in fact, it was said to the girl behind the fake mountain. Zhiyi really didn't give her any precious gifts, just a few boxes of fur, clothes and fabrics. Shanxi Datong is notoriously poor in the capital, how good can things produced there be?

  All the way back to the Xieyi residence, which had been deserted for two years, as if nothing was wrong. Entering the courtyard, there were some weeds in the corner, and dry leaves on the ground, but not too many. The floor was still clean, with no excessive clutter. Upon entering the hall, everything was fine, the table was wiped clean, with no excessive dust. As for her own bedroom, since it had been uninhabited for a long time, the bed and furniture were covered with thick canvas. However, in recent days, upon hearing that she was returning, new bedding and furniture had already been prepared, all spotlessly clean. The window was sparkling clean, and the flowers and plants she had planted earlier were also well-maintained.

  As the mood had gone around in circles, it was still satisfactory. Qiner rewarded the old ladies who guarded the house, each with a generous five taels of silver and one share of the big gifts brought back from Shanxi.

  Yu Ruqing glanced around the room, although the bedding had been newly changed, but there was still a musty smell, and she ordered someone to take it out to sunbathe in the sun, while she herself carried the silver ingots, leading Xing Linglong back to Song Chadao.

  All the way on the horse-drawn carriage, I really couldn't sleep well, and at night, I was tossing and turning in bed, always feeling unsteady. Today, for a whole day, I didn't close my eyes once. At this moment, my eyelids were already fighting each other, and I was extremely tired. Other things were all muddled together. For the time being, I couldn't care less about anything else, nor could I bear to look at Old Lady's piercing gaze. Under her watchful eye, I lay down on the kang and closed my eyes. No matter how much she scolded me, I refused to get up.

  The old lady scolded her and wouldn't let her leave, so she had no choice but to give up. Lovingly, she took the soft sky-blue Xiang embroidery quilt from Xia Lin's hands and covered Ruoqing with it. Then, taking advantage of Ruoqing's deep sleep, she carefully examined him...

  After Ruo Xin had slept enough, it was already time to light the lamps. The silver candles in the seven-layered lotus platform had already burned halfway. Ruo Xin rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up, but the dimness of the room still made her uncomfortable. She stretched her waist lazily, and at this moment, her stomach growled loudly. She looked around to see if there was anything to fill it with.

  At this time, Xia Lin's family came in and saw Ru Qing getting up, so he laughed: "Miss finally woke up, haha, you slept until the sky was dark and the sun and moon were gone."

  She had long been used to such treatment and didn't mind it at all. As she got up, Xia Lin's family helped her put on her clothes, and she asked, "Where is Grandma? Why isn't she here?"

  "The old lady is taking a bath and will come out soon." Then Xia Lin's family chatted with Ruqing for a while, and then quickly arranged the meal.

  After eating a few mouthfuls of rice, he finally felt half full and then asked in a soft voice: "Summer mom, be honest with me, when I was not around, did grandma suffer any grievances?"

  Xia Lin's family was shocked, "Why would you ask such a question, miss?"

  "Grandma's hair is much whiter than before, and she has also lost some weight. Her spirit doesn't seem to be very good either, I think she must have suffered some grievances to become like this."

  Xia Lin's family was very moved, "The girl is really observant. She even noticed this. However, the old master and mistress are still not bad to the old lady, at least on the surface it's passable. It's just that, because of Er Jie's matter...it really hurt her vitality."