Zhuang Yulan laughed twice and took a sip from the teacup beside her.
"I came to see you today because of Jing'an's affairs."
She did not answer Shen Zhixi's words and just talked about her own affairs. She was always paying attention to the changes in Shen Zhixi's expression while speaking.
Shen Zhixi didn't take it seriously when she mentioned Xie Jing'an.
Apart from Xie Jing'an, Zhuang Yulan had no other reason to find her.
Cuiyu brought tea over and placed it on the small square table next to Shen Zhixi. She only glanced at it and was not going to drink it. She only said: "Whatever you want to say, madam, can be the first to say it."
Noticing her look, Zhuang Yulan changed the topic and asked her: "This is the Yuhu tea that Shangcha Si has just arrived. I just ordered people to buy it in the morning. It's too late to get it. There is only Shangcha Si in the whole month." Occasionally, you can get a few dozen kilograms, which are reserved for high-ranking officials and nobles in the Yue Capital, and ordinary people cannot smell it even if they want to."
Hearing this, Shen Zhixi turned around and took a look at the cup of tea.
The tea has a refreshing fragrance, which is really good.
Although the tea is good tea, Zhuang Yulan's words are not good words.
Zhuang Yulan wanted to use this tea to tell her that she was able to smell and taste such good tea thanks to being able to enter the Hou's Mansion. If not for the benefits of this status, she was nothing. It was to remind her that even if she entered the Hou's Mansion, she would be nothing. It can't change the fact that she comes from a humble and humble background, and a merchant family will never be able to get on the stage.
But what's wrong with merchants? It's good to have money.
As long as the money is available, there is nothing that cannot be bought. If it cannot be bought, then the money is not enough.
"This tea is okay, but it doesn't taste as good as the Jinding tea I usually drink."
Shen Zhixi looked away and answered calmly.
But Zhuang Yulan's expression changed after hearing this, and the smile on her lips froze.
Jinding tea is the best tea.
Not to mention ordinary people, not every noble person in the palace had a share. Except for the emperor, queen and queen mother, only the emperor's most beloved concubine could get a few taels. A few taels was a gift from heaven.
One tael of golden cauldron, twelve taels of gold.
This thing is too expensive, even the princes and nobles cannot afford to drink it.
"Another day, I will ask someone to send two kilograms from the Shen family in Yanzhou for Madam to try."
Send two kilograms... Zhuang Yulan's face tightened and she could hardly hold the tea cup.
Seeing her look like that, Shen Zhixi also frowned and felt unhappy. What she disliked the most was that people from these high-ranking courtyards spoke in a coquettish way and talked about things with airs. They never said anything clearly and could only say it in one sentence. I know that I have to talk about tea leaves and make insinuations in the name of tea leaves. It's really tiring.
With this effort, all eight things have been said.
"If Madam came to me to talk about my marriage, then I'm sorry. It doesn't matter if I say it, nor does anyone say it. If you want to ask, you can't ask me. Madam has to ask Song Uncle Guo."
Zhuang Yulan smiled, regained consciousness and put down the tea cup.
"This is natural. The imperial edict has been issued and no one can change it. I heard from Jing'an that it was Song Guojiu who came to the palace to ask for the edict himself and not you. This shows that Guo uncle is true. I value you very much, so I thought...since the marriage cannot be changed, it needs to be discussed whether we can let Jing An marry to the uncle's house together."
“……”
Marry together?
Shen Zhixi really didn't guess where he was coming from, but Zhuang Yulan did.
Zhuang Yulan wanted her to persuade Song Lianzhou to let Xie Jing'an marry into his uncle's house, otherwise he would not say that Song Lianzhou valued her. The implication was that only she, Shen Zhixi, could persuade Song Lianzhou about this matter.
"You don't have to rush to answer. There's still a month until the wedding. Think about it slowly."
Zhuang Yulan looked at her with a smile and looked at her injured chest.
"Besides, your injuries haven't healed yet. Don't hurt your body again because of your overthinking. Take a good rest these days and recuperate. It won't be too late to talk about it later. I'll ask someone to send you some more." Take the medicine to Shixingyuan. By the way, speaking of Shixingyuan, I remember that it was also the yard where your mother once lived."
Speaking of her mother, Shen Zhixi immediately became energetic.
She also understood that Zhuang Yulan wanted to use her mother's affairs to induce her to agree to the conditions.
It has to be said that Zhuang Yulan is also very smart. He knows that she cares about her mother and guesses that she doesn't know the secret of the past. Using this secret as a bargaining chip to negotiate conditions is indeed attractive enough.
"Let me think about it." Shen Zhixi replied noncommittally.
In fact, I was sure that Song Lianzhou would not marry Xie Jing'an.
Even though she hadn't asked, she still felt so, inexplicably feeling that Song Lianzhou didn't know how to do it.
After returning to Shi Xingyuan, Fang Rou approached her and asked her what Zhuang Yulan had said to her, but she didn't hide it.
"What does she mean? She wants you and Xie Jing'an to marry at the same time. Then who will be the wife and who will be the concubine?"
"It does not matter."
Anyway, Song Lianzhou probably wouldn't marry Xie Jing'an.
"Then what are you going to do?" Fang Rou asked again.
"We'll talk about it later, I'll ask tonight."
"Who to ask, Uncle Song Guo?"
Shen Zhixi didn't answer, just turned around and sat down in front of the bed. Wanying was still sleeping deeply. The disease had only slightly improved for several days. She still slept after eating and cried when she woke up. Shen Zhixi always felt worried when he slept again.
Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Shen Zhixi went to the small kitchen to prepare food for Wan Ying himself.
As soon as the front legs walked away, Wanying's hind legs woke up.
She couldn't stop crying, her face was red from crying, and Fang Rou couldn't stop coaxing her.
"A Ying, be good. Mother is going to make you dinner. She will be back soon. Are you hungry? Just wait a moment, okay? Mother will be back soon. Stop crying and be good."
Shen Wanying lay on Fang Rou's shoulder, her tears continuing to make people feel affectionate.
She was crying, but for some reason she suddenly stopped making any sound, which made Fang Rou's heart suddenly lift. She thought something was wrong with Wan Ying, fearing that she might faint from crying, so she hurriedly pulled away to take a look, but Wan Ying clearly knew that something was wrong with Wan Ying. She kept her eyes open and was fine, but she was looking behind Fang Rou.
Fang Rou turned around suddenly and was even more shocked when she saw the person coming.
“Kuni…Kuniga Otona.”
It was Song Lianzhou who came, and Wan Ying suddenly stopped crying when she saw him. She sat on the bed and blinked her big eyes red from crying, staring at Song Lianzhou in confusion, so much so that she even forgot to cry.
"Your Majesty, why didn't you inform me, I...Axi is in the kitchen, I..."
"It's okay." Song Lianzhou also stared at Wan Ying, then approached the bed and stared at her carefully, "Did the child just wake up? Why is he crying like this?"
There were tears all over her little face, and her eyelashes were wet and tangled together from crying.
"Yes, Xu is hungry and can't be coaxed."
"I come."
Song Lianzhou made a move to sit down on the bed, and Fang Rou immediately stood up to make way for her. Even though Wan Ying's face had been covered up, she was still nervous.
"S-Sir, sit down for a while, I'll call Axi."
She turned around and left. Song Lianzhou didn't respond to her and could only stare at Wan Ying.
Their eyes met, and both of them had curiosity in their eyes.
Wan Ying blinked her eyes. She was still a little afraid of strangers when facing Song Lianzhou. She held her little finger on her head and felt like crying on her red face.
"What's your name?" Song Lianzhou asked her.
Even if you already know her name, you always have to find a topic to break the distance.
Shen Wanying's big eyes were round and she moved her little mouth and replied with two words, "Porridge."
“Fune…boat.”
Song Lianzhou suddenly felt excited and looked surprised.
