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"Mrs. Lao."

After Rong Fei's personal maid finished speaking, she turned her head to look beside her, where Lian Peng, Dou's personal maid, was standing.

After nodding slightly to the wife of Marquis Fuchang, the female official turned and walked out.

The wife of Marquis Fuchang hurriedly caught up and escorted the man to the second gate and put him on the sedan chair.

After watching the sedan chair go away and just as the wife of Marquis Fuchang was about to return to the backyard, the doorman came quickly over holding a few notes.

Back to the Snow Courtyard,

Main house,

A maid walked in hurriedly.

The elegant outer room was empty.

"So full of joy~ah~~"

The sound of a young girl humming an unknown opera came from the inner room.

The maid hurried to the inner room.

Lifting the curtain of the inner room,

What catches the eye is a table decorated with many flowers.

Rong Feiyan was standing behind the table, humming while looking at a budding flower in her hand.

Looking up at the maid who came in, Rong Feiyan asked, "Has the lady-in-waiting beside my sister left?"

Ningxiang smiled and nodded, saying, "Miss, let's go! I think if the lady wasn't pregnant, the female official would have scolded her in person!"

Rong Feiyan nodded and started to trim the branches with the scissors in her hand.

Ningxiang took a step forward, put the card in her hand on the table, and said, "Miss, this is the card that the Duke of Ying just sent. When Madam returned to the courtyard, she asked me to bring it here."

Rong Feiyan put down the scissors and flowers in her hands, picked up the post, took a look at it, and put it aside.

"Miss, are you invited to the banquet?" Ningxiang asked with a smile.

"right."

"Miss, look at these days, there are many noble ladies from outside the capital at the elegant gatherings for drinking tea and looking at flowers! They are all strangers, and many of them are unknown to me."

Rong Feiyan blew on the hot tea and said with a smile, "If you don't know him, the host will introduce him to you when we go there! You will know him next time."

Xi Bu smiled and nodded, saying, "Miss, why do you think that these days, whether it is the noble ladies in the capital or outside the capital, when they attend elegant gatherings, they no longer play pitching pots, but have become popular with archery?"

Rong Feiyan took a sip of tea and said, "When Jinming Lake opened at the beginning of the month, the two ladies caught His Highness's eye! Then some news spread."

Listening to Rong Feiyan's next words, Xi Bu asked in surprise, "Miss, you are saying that the girl from Huixianbo Tian's family didn't catch His Highness's eye because she didn't play archery?"

"right!"

"No wonder!"

"Girl, you said Hua Yan's brother is so good at archery, will she be good at it too?"

After Ningxiang finished speaking, Rong Feiyan asked in confusion: "Hua Yan? Which Hua Yan is it?"

Xi Bu smiled and said, "Miss, before Hua Dalang and Xu Hou went to the north, they told you that Hua Er Niang's name conflicted with yours! So they went to Yuqing Temple outside the city and asked the Taoist priest to change his sister's name."

Rong Feiyan smiled and shook her head, saying, "Second Mother is not a servant of the family, so why should she be angry?"

Looking at the flower basket on the table, Rong Feiyan said again: "But this name sounds very good!"

Ningxiang and Xibu both nodded in agreement.

Ningxiang at the side continued, "Young lady, during these two gatherings when you drew your bow and shot arrows, many noble ladies' eyes sparkled when they looked at you!"

Xi Bu smiled and said, "Of course, our girl is such an accurate archer!"

Listening to the conversation between the two maids, Rong Feiyan smiled and said, "Wu Niang and Miss Zheng Zheng, their archery skills are also good."

"Miss, I heard that Miss Zhengzheng hired the daughter of the Zhou family who was in the archery class to teach her archery! And you, you didn't hire any female master, but you can practice so well. You are still better."

Rong Feiyan smiled complacently and said, "Xi Bu, when did your little mouth learn to flatter people?"

Xi Bu pursed her lips and said: "I am not flattering you, I am telling the truth!"

Ningxiang said, "Sister Xibu, the young lady didn't hire any female master, but she has seen many masters in the palace."

Before I finished speaking,

“Pah.”

Rong Feiyan angrily put the teacup in her hand on the table, and without saying a word, she turned her hand towards Ningxiang's little face.

Ningxiang saw this and quickly covered her cheeks with her hands, begging for mercy, "Ah! Girl! I was wrong. I will never tell the truth or say nonsense again."

After a while,

Ningxiang rubbed her cheeks, pouted her lips and was about to mutter something, but when she saw Rong Feiyan looking at her, she quickly covered her mouth.

Xibu smiled and shook his head, saying, "Ningxiang, take these branches and petals out and let my maid take care of them."

"oh oh!"

Looking at Ningxiang leaving, he said slowly, "Miss, when Jinming Lake was opened, the noble ladies outside the capital were on their way to the capital, but they didn't know about archery! I think the girls who are good at archery in the families of military officers in the capital are going to be very popular these days."

"Um!"

Rong Feiyan smiled and nodded.

Xi Bu, who was standing by, said with a smile, "My servant saw you, young lady, defeating other noble ladies with your arrows at the gathering. It was quite similar to the scene Zhang's Fifth Lady described of the young man from the Xu family defeating young men from other countries!"

Hearing this, Rong Feiyan pursed her lips to hold back her smile and said, "Is that so?"

Xibu nodded affirmatively: "Yes!"

Rong Feiyan wrinkled her nose: "Humph! I'm not like him~"

After saying that, she walked to the side.

Sitting on the Luohan chair, Rong Feiyan picked up the small round embroidery frame from the basket and began to embroider flowers.

After a while,

The humming of the festive tune sounded again.

Chai Family,

Six flatbed carriages were parked at the second gate.

Rolls of red silk were neatly stacked on the carriage.

A maid was standing by the cart waiting, ready to carry the silk into the courtyard.

The front yard main hall,

Chai Zhengzheng sat next to Mrs. Chai, watching his mother holding a brush and writing and drawing on the booklet.

"Well, the seating arrangement is good! Although the female members of the Qin family of Dongchang Marquis and the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis are separated, they should be farther away! The Xu family of Yongyi Marquis and the Xie family of Viscount are the same as the Gu family!"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Add three more meat dishes to the table where the male guest and general are sitting."

"Yes, ma'am."

"The wine on the civil servants' table is a little insufficient. They can drink a lot."

The housekeeper below quickly responded.

After talking for a while, Mrs. Chai closed the booklet on the table and handed it to Chai Zhengzheng who was standing beside her.

"Mother, you are so awesome!" Chai Zhengzheng praised with a smile.

"Of course. You will have a lot to learn in the future." Mrs. Chai said with a smile.

As she spoke, Mrs. Chai waved to the housekeepers who were standing solemnly, then picked up the teacup to moisten her throat.

The housekeepers walked out, and a maid walked in the opposite direction. After bowing to Madam Chai and Chai Zhengzheng, she said, "Madam, Miss, Madam Zhou is here."

"Please." Chai Zhengzheng said with a smile.

"yes."

After a while,

Madam Zhou, the senior sister of Lu Junyi and others, walked in with a smile.

"Meet the madam, young lady."

"Madam Zhou, please take a seat."

Mrs. Chai smiled and held out her hand.

As she spoke, Mrs. Chai's personal nurse placed the embroidered cushion next to Madam Zhou.

After Madam Zhou sat down, she smiled and said, "The eldest son will be getting married in two days. My father asked me to come and see if there is anything I can do to help you!"

Madam Chai smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhou and Madam Zhou, for your kindness! Speaking of which, you are a true female master, and you will be sitting at the banquet on Jin'er's wedding day. How can you do the work of maids and nannies?"

Madam Zhou smiled and waved her hands, saying, "Madam, what are you talking about? I'm helping out today, and it won't affect your seat in the next few days!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Chai and Chai Zhengzheng also laughed.

Madam Zhou continued, "Speaking of which, if Madam and Miss Zheng Zheng hadn't reminded us eight or nine days ago, my bow and arrow shop wouldn't have purchased so many soft bows with decorations in advance."

"Without Madam and Miss Zheng Zheng's words, there are so many wealthy families in the capital who would not invite me to their houses to teach their ladies archery."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said, "Madam Zhou, I am only speaking the truth. Are those soft bows selling well?"

Madam Zhou nodded repeatedly: "They are selling very well! Whether they are from outside or in Beijing, the ladies buy the soft bows used in my home decoration without asking the price."

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"That's good!" Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

Madam Zhou glanced at Madam Chai and said, "Madam has also told me the reason behind this. I think more and more ladies will come to buy soft bows in the future."

"Why is that?" Chai Zhengzheng asked with a smile.

Madam Zhou smiled and said, "Miss, the nobles around His Royal Highness the Prince all like to shoot arrows with bows! That will be the future. Even if you ladies don't like it, you should learn more about it so that it will be more convenient for you to socialize and get together in the future."

Prince Zhao Fang will become the emperor in the future, and the concubine will be promoted to queen or noble concubine.

Since Zhao Fang likes this, then if people like something from top to bottom, then archery will probably become popular among officials and noble ladies in the capital.

You don't need a big polo field to play this soft bow archery, you can play it in a yard.

As long as they pay attention to safety, the future ladies of officials and noble ladies will have plenty of opportunities to practice archery.

Chai Zhengzheng nodded in approval and said, "I think there will be more decorations on the bows and arrow shafts in the future!"

Madam Zhou nodded repeatedly: "You ladies have money and time, so why would you let your bows and arrows be the same as others?"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded, and her soft bow was decorated with flowers and gold thread.

"We will be expanding and hiring people in the future. Does Madam Zhou have enough money?" Mrs. Chai asked with concern.

Madam Zhou glanced at Chai Zhengzheng and said sincerely, "Madam, the money that the young lady lent to my family has not been used up yet!"

Hearing this,

Madam Chai looked at Chai Zhengzheng in surprise and said, "You are a girl who has a long-term vision."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled with great pride.

"Mother, I think that in the future, archery will gradually become popular among the noble ladies outside the capital. We have so many shops in various places, why don't we invest some money to recruit workers and open a shop?"

"Since we have a men's archery club, why don't we also have a women's archery club?"

Madam Chai smiled and nodded after hearing this, saying, "That's a good idea. I'll report it to the Queen when I'm done with the work over the next two days."

Afterwards, Mrs. Chai spoke a few more words to Madam Zhou.

At Madam Zhou's strong request, Mrs. Chai also agreed to let Madam Zhou know if Chai Jin needed help at his wedding.

Madam Zhou has already left the Chai family.

Mrs. Chai and Chai Zhengzheng were walking in their garden.

The sky is clear and the breeze is warm.

The yard is full of blooming flowers, with fragrance ranging from light to strong.

Madam Chai glanced at her daughter and said, "Zheng'er, you're thinking of investing money in Madam Zhou. This is a long-term plan. It's really good!"

"Ah? Oh!"

Chai Zhengzheng woke up from his thoughts, turned around and smiled at Mrs. Chai.

Looking at her daughter's smile, Madam Chai asked, "Zheng'er, what's wrong with you? What were you thinking about just now?"

Chai Zhengzheng pursed her lips and said, "Mother, I'm thinking that if this archery club can be successfully opened in Bianjing, I will bring the children of the former guards here, and the girls can become female instructors in the archery club or something."

Madam Chai put her arm around Chai Zhengzheng's shoulders, stroked her arm, and said, "Do you want these people to be with you so that you can take care of them?"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded without saying anything.

Mrs. Chai took a deep breath and said with relief, "That's good! From now on, no matter what they do, you can guarantee them a future. Zhengzheng, you are right!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled at Mrs. Chai again.

South of Bianjing City,

Suburbs,

Xiaoyu Village,

In the wheat field surrounded by the wall,

Minglan held the polo stick high in one hand with a smile on her face, her feet on the stirrups on both sides of the horse, her legs clamped tightly on the saddle, and she stood straight in the stirrups.

“Thump, thump, thump~”

Minglan rode her horse to the old lady sitting under the parasol and said with a smile, "Grandma, how was my ball game?"

The two mothers, Fang and Cui, standing next to the old lady, had smiles on their faces.

The old lady smiled and nodded, "That's right! Remember all the key points I told you tomorrow!"

Minglan chuckled and got off the horse sideways.

"Ruru, it's your turn!" The old lady said to one side with a smile.

Rulan pursed her lips and said, "Ah? Grandma, I, I'll just forget it. This horse always disobeys me! My granddaughter feels a little dizzy when riding on it."

The old lady nodded, then glanced at Molan, who looked unhappy beside Rulan, and said, "Tomorrow, you should continue to practice."

Minglan looked at Rulan and said, "Fifth sister, you really don't practice polo?"

Rulan shook her head repeatedly.

"Okay!" Minglan got on the horse again with a happy face, shook the reins with a smile, and ran on the wheat field again.

"Hahaha~" Seeing Minglan's happy expression, the old lady also stood up from her chair and started to move around.

Rulan was surprised and asked, "Grandma, are you going to ride a horse?"

The old lady smiled and nodded.

Mother Fang walked forward somewhat helplessly and began to tie the straps for the old lady.

After a while,

The old lady mounted the horse swiftly and took the polo stick handed to her by Mother Cui. Just as she was about to ride away, she saw someone walking towards her at the gate of the yard.

After waiting for a while, when the person came closer, the old lady listened to the report and waved to Minglan who was having fun in the wide wheat field.

Minglan rode over and after listening to the old lady's retelling, her eyes suddenly lit up and she shouted with a smile, "Ah? Sister Xiaodie has a son?"

Jiying Lane,

Sheng Family,

Wei Rui Xuan,

Wang Ruofu sat at the table, looking at Cai Huan coming over from outside the door, holding something in a silk cover, and frowned, "What is this?"

Cai Huan bowed and said, "My lady, Dong Rong sent it to the second gate and asked someone in the courtyard to pick it up. He said that the master bought it with his connections!"

Mother Liu took a look and said, "It looks like the length of a polo club."

Wang Ruofu stood up and shook her head, saying, "How can a polo stick be so short? Is it for children?"

As she spoke, Wang Ruofu waved her handkerchief at Caihuan, motioning her to put it on the table.

Mother Liu also stepped forward, untied the knot that tied the silk cover, took out the things inside and handed them to Wang Ruofu.

Wang Ruofu looked at the thing in her hand and asked in confusion: "Is this a soft bow?"

Madam Liu looked at the four or five feather arrows in the silk case and nodded, "Madam, it's a soft bow! The master is really thoughtful!"

"Only our courtyard has it?" Without waiting for Caihuan to answer, Wang Ruofu sneered and said, "That's definitely impossible! Who knows, the one in Linqi Pavilion might be even more exquisite than this."