The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

With Second Aunt's permission, Yang Qi took Mother He to choose new items for the yard.

Yang Qi wanted to pick out some books, paper and pens by herself, so she said to Mother He, "Mother He, please help me pick out some quilt materials and other things. I will pick out some things for the study by myself."

Although the Duke of Song's Mansion is no longer as prosperous as it was before during the reign of Song Hongwen, it still has a deep heritage. I knew before that the Duke of Song's Mansion has many rare books and collections. Yang Qi is still looking forward to being able to choose by herself this time.

However, the reality before him poured cold water on Yang Qi's head. Where were the books in the Songguo Mansion? Just the twenty or so books in front of him? There were no calligraphy books! No medical books either!

Yang Qi felt a little dizzy and asked the maid who was cleaning beside her: "Are all the treasures of the Duke's Mansion here?"

The maid at the side looked at Yang Qi and bowed: "Miss Third, these books have been here since I came in."

It seemed that the collection of books in the Duke's Mansion should be in the study of her step-father Song Hongwen or with her eldest brother. Yang Qi had no choice but to take a look at the twenty or so books, then took a small box and asked a servant to move all the books in.

Yang Qi went out and saw He's mother smiling happily. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened. She asked happily, "He's mother, what treasure did you find?"

When Mother He saw Yang Qi, she smiled and said, "Miss, I just saw the curtain made of Xiangyun yarn!"

Xiangyunsha, also known as "Xiangyunsha", is a silk fabric dyed with vegetable dyes, and is the only silk fabric dyed with pure vegetable dyes in the world. It is known as "soft gold" in the textile industry. Xiangyunsha has many advantages. It is refreshing and soft, has good sun and water fastness, is highly waterproof, easy to wash and dry, has a deep color and is resistant to dirt, does not stick to the skin, is thin and not easy to wrinkle, is soft and has a strong body, is durable, and is suitable for wearing in hot summer.

Xiangyunsha is extremely precious even in the royal family and wealthy families, and is made into clothes. How can Yang Qi use it to make a curtain?

Yang Qi thought about it in his mind. How could such a precious item be put into the public account? If it was an item collected from that courtyard, it must be kept by itself. Could it be that this account was not kept in the open account and was accidentally seen by He's mother?

Yang Qi thought about it, looked up and saw the panicked look in the eyes of Mrs. Wang, who was managing the things nearby. She guessed in her heart that this tent must be a gift from someone to an elder in the family.

"Mother He, this is not a Xiangyun tent. You are old and your eyesight is not very good!" Yang Qi looked at Mother He and said with a smile.

"Mother He, let me choose!" Without waiting for Mother He to speak, Yang Qi took over the conversation, handed the Xiangyunsha in Mother He's hand to Mother Wang, and then took Mother He away.

The maids acted quickly, waiting for Yang Qi to return to Linhu Courtyard. Not only had everything been renovated, the entire yard was also cleaned spotlessly.

When they arrived at the Lakeside Courtyard, Mother He finally had time to remind Yang Qi: "Miss, only Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju came back this time. I wonder where Xiao Lan and the others went?"

It had been a long time, and Yang Qi naturally couldn't remember where her personal maid had gone when she was four years old in her previous life, so she called Xiao Tao and asked, "Xiao Tao, Xiao Lan and Xiao Zhu have found a good place to go, why didn't they come back together this time?"

When Xiao Tao heard Yang Qi's question, she said hesitantly, "Xiao Lan and...Sister Xiao Zhu both got smallpox this time and didn't make it."

"I understand. You can go down." Yang Qi heard Xiao Tao's reply, paused, and let Xiao Tao go out. She turned around and said to Mother He, "Mother He, Xiao Lan and Xiao Zhu are gone this time. You can go and give some money to their families."

Mother He was not a heartless person. At this age, the family that could send their children to be maids must not be doing well. However, the young lady's Linhu Courtyard was indeed poor: "Young lady, I know your intentions, but our courtyard is indeed not rich!"

"Mother He, no matter how rich the family is, if the mistress doesn't show any expression after the maid leaves, it will be disheartening. It's not easy for anyone." Yang Qi knew a little about her income. Unlike Yang Lan, she didn't have the land and shops left by her mother, nor did she have any help from her grandmother, either overtly or covertly.

After hearing what Yang Qi said, Mother He had to give up and went out of the yard to give some silver and money to Xiaolan and Xiaozhu's homes.

Although the books he received are not unique, they are still knowledge worth learning for Yang Qi now.

In the following days, Yang Qi was either reading in the study or looking at the lake in the yard. Xiao Tao and Xiao Ju, who came after Yang Qi recovered, found it strange that this girl had smallpox, but she became diligent and hardworking.

Under the care of the imperial physician and the doctor, Yang Lan gradually recovered. In fact, the most painful and dangerous time of smallpox is when herpes and fever appear. In the previous life, Yang Qi was young when herpes appeared and now he can't remember clearly. After waking up in this life, he has passed these dangerous periods. However, Yang Lan recovered slower than Yang Qi. There were rumors in the mansion that Yang Lan had herpes on his face and would leave scars. Yang Qi didn't care about these rumors at that time. There was no scar in the previous life, which meant that the imperial physician and the doctor must have a way.

One morning, Yang Qi got up early and dressed herself. Yang Qi now trusted no one except He Mama, including Xiao Ju and Xiao Tao, so she would not let others interfere with what she could do. He Mama came in at this time and said to Yang Qi, "Miss, at about nightfall yesterday, the imperial physician examined the pulse of the second young lady and said that the second young lady was already well. This morning, someone from the upper room sent a message to ask you and the fifth young lady to go to the upper room together, saying that the old lady missed everyone."

"Okay, Mama He, I'll be there after breakfast." Although they lived far away, Yang Qi got up early enough to have breakfast before going there. The food in the upper room was the best in the entire Songguogong Mansion. In her previous life, she only had breakfast at the old lady's once. At that time, Yang Qi was shocked by the exquisiteness and variety of the breakfast. She didn't manage her expression well, and the unpresentable look on her face made the old lady even more unhappy.

With He Mama, Yang Qi slowly walked up to the house and into the yard. Yang Qi waited in the yard, waiting for the maids to report back and get the old lady's permission to enter the house. At this moment, Yang Qi saw Yang Lan walking out of the house. It had been eight years since they last met, and when they met again, Yang Lan was only a 5-year-old child, which made Yang Qi feel a little strange.

However, Yang Qi had to admit that Yang Lan was truly the most proud work of God. Today, Yang Lan wore a light blue dress with a few orchids embroidered on it. When she grew up, Yang Lan was like a blooming peony, famous and beautiful. After contracting smallpox this time, Yang Lan was still a little weak. From a distance, Yang Qi truly understood what it meant to be as sick as Xi Shi. Yang Qi suppressed the strangeness in her heart and said to Yang Lan, "Second sister."

Seeing Yang Qi from a distance, Yang Lan felt that this sister was a little different. In the past, she would wait in her grandmother's yard with her head down, feeling locked up, which was quite different from her current posture of standing with her head held high. However, this time, both of them had experienced this terrible smallpox, which made Yang Lan feel a sense of sympathy.

"Third sister, congratulations on your recovery." At this time, Yang Lan did not know that during her illness, her grandmother had called all the imperial physicians and doctors to her room to take care of her.

"I rely on the care of my grandmother and second aunt." Yang Qi, on the other hand, remained expressionless and said sincerely.