Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Siqin, how much of the money I asked you to keep last time is left?"

"I haven't used it much. I've only used twenty taels so far. The rest is still here."

"Twenty taels?" How did Siqin manage to spend only twenty taels in more than half a month?

In fact, she didn't know that half of the twenty taels was used to bribe the Seventh Prince's guards when she asked to see him, and the rest of the silver was just small change. Siqin was very frugal.

"Well, you are very capable. Go and take fifty taels each and give them to Cai and the beaten boy. Tell them that I am using them to treat their injuries."

Siqin looked embarrassed. The Second Miss was too generous. Moreover, giving money for no apparent reason was telling others that this matter had something to do with her.

"Miss, this is inappropriate. There is no name. Giving it will arouse suspicion."

Xu Yixing didn't think too much about it. In her logic, you were wronged for doing things for me, so I naturally have to compensate you. However, after Siqin's reminder, she also realized that she was indeed wrong.

"Well, then, you just go to the court doctor to buy some medicine and send it to them quietly. That should be fine, right?"

"Okay, I'll do it right away. By the way, Madam just sent a message saying that you should go alone to Madam Jing's banquet tomorrow. She won't go."

Is there such a thing? Xu Yixing could also figure it out. Gu Shi herself would definitely not go, otherwise she would definitely become the target of public criticism. Letting herself go would also be to shut them up and tell them that their mother was only sick with Yunyun. She was such a face-saving person.

"Okay. Then help me prepare clothes early, and don't be too showy."

Siqin was indeed thoughtful and picked out a goose yellow dress for Xu Yixing, which set off Yixing's small face and made her look particularly gentle.

Today, he was riding in the wide-covered carriage of the Xu Mansion, which was padded with thick cushions and was particularly comfortable. The carriage swayed into Madam Jing's residence, and when Xu Yixing got off, he saw Madam Jing coming to pick him up in person, and she was particularly cordial.

Speaking of Madam Jing, she was also a legendary figure. The mansions of other people were named after the surnames or official titles of their masters, such as "General Fuyuan Mansion" and "Yan Mansion" for the Shangshu family.

Mrs. Jing’s home is called “Mrs. Jing’s Mansion”.

Of course, Madam Jing's surname was not Jing. Like her elder sister, Concubine Yi, the mother of the Seventh Prince who died young, both of them had the surname Li. Jing was her title, which indicated good luck.

Madam Jing once saved the emperor's life. She was truly a lifesaver.

It is said that in his early years, the emperor was once viewing the view from a high building, and for some unknown reason the building collapsed!

The emperor fell into a crack on the top floor and was about to fall down. At that time, Concubine Yi's sister stepped forward and grabbed the emperor's arm. She didn't care about the crime of usurpation and held on until the guards rushed upstairs and rescued the emperor from the high building together.

Afterwards, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau reported that the nebula of Jingqing was shining brightly, which was beneficial to the emperor. So the emperor gave her the title of Jing with a stroke of his pen, and allowed her to set up her own government and become an official, and she could choose her own son-in-law and decide all matters in the government.

Because of this, Concubine Yi at that time was particularly favored by the emperor and gave birth to the seventh prince.

However, Madam Jing never married, and it was delayed until now. She was kind and gentle, and never caused trouble, so even though she had no real power, officials and noble ladies in the capital had to give her some face and respect.

This was Xu Yixing's first time to visit Madam Jing's mansion. He saw that the layers of buildings inside did not look like the style of the capital, but rather had a bit of a Jiangnan feel.

Madam Jing spoke softly, pulling Xu Yixing to explain step by step:

"My mother's family is in Jiangnan and used to run a small business. Later, my sister and I moved to the capital and missed our hometown very much. So when the emperor allowed me to build a mansion, I found some Jiangnan landscapes and moved them in. It was quite good."

Xu Yixing knew that the small business she was talking about must not be small, otherwise how could she be able to send her two daughters to the capital to participate in the beauty pageant and become the emperor's concubines.

I just don't know why she was only kind to me. There were a bunch of ladies and young ladies in front of her, but she only took me to visit the garden.

"Thank you Madam for explaining this to me, but... I'm afraid it's not a good idea for the two of us to be here and neglect the other ladies."

"You are a child who cares about others very much." Mrs. Jing has had a smile on her face ever since she met Xu Yixing, which makes people feel warm.

"I know your mother let you out today to help distract her. You are too honest. If you go in front of those people, they will definitely talk to you about this and that. Why bother?"

"Madam, have you heard those rumors, too?" Well done.

"Haha, who doesn't know now that Madam Gu was sprayed with horse manure? Hahaha..." Unexpectedly, although Madam Jing looks gentle, she is not soft-hearted when it comes to mocking people.

Xu Yixing didn't say anything, just laughed in his heart, there was no need to laugh out loud.

When they reached a pavilion, Madam Jing suddenly said that she wanted to go to the front hall to take a look, and told Xu Yixing to do as he pleased, and then she left in a hurry.

Xu Yixing was just feeling confused when he heard someone talking in the pavilion:

"Miss Yi Yan, please come in."

Hey, is this Lu Anyuan? It's him again!

Sure enough, when I walked into the pavilion, I saw that Lu Anyuan had already brewed tea and poured two cups, as if he was waiting for me.

"Please take a seat."

Xu Yixing didn't want to go in, and wanted to ask him why he was here. But then he thought, Madam Jing is his aunt, why can't she come, so he had to bite the bullet and go in.

Anyway, Siqin, Sihua and Ada who is by his side are all here, so nothing should go wrong.

"Greetings, His Highness the Seventh Prince." After finally performing a complete ceremony, Xu Yixing sat down on the stool with half of his buttocks touching it. "Mrs. Jing said that something happened in the front yard and she should be back soon."

Lu Anyuan smiled and said, "She lied to you. She won't come back."

"Ah?" Xu Yixing's butt, which had just sat down, was lifted up again. He really didn't understand what these two people were going to do.

"Yi Yan, don't be afraid. Auntie wants you to get in touch with me. I have no ill intentions."

"Why..." Could it be that Lu Anyuan really likes Xu Yiyan?

Lu Anyuan was very frank and said it very straightforwardly: "Because she hopes that you can become my prince consort."

"Hiss!" This was the sound of Si Hua taking a breath. Si Qin had long felt that there was something fishy going on between the two, so she pretended to be deaf at this moment.

Even though Xu Yixing had guessed it long ago, he still felt nervous when he heard him say that. What kind of approach was this, bypassing his parents and talking to the girl in person?

"Your Highness, even though you are a prince, it is still against the rules to do this."

"What rules?"

Xu Yixing took a deep breath and said, "Even if His Highness and Madam Jing really want to marry me, they should have a middleman come to the house first and ask the girl's parents for their opinion before making a decision. Meeting privately like this is against the rules."

Xu Yixing paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides, I secretly think that Your Highness and I are not a good match."