Chapter 175: Unthinkable

  Shen Mu Qing gazed at Chang Hui's dark and thin figure, speechless.

  "Auntie... I advised Young Master Xiao... I could have taken him back to the capital secretly, when the Yuan Mongolians were exchanging a batch of captured people with the Emperor on his way to Bahe River... Twice, Young Master Xiao gave up the opportunity. And he also said, 'When the ruler is worried, the minister is humiliated...' Me, I couldn't do anything!"

  Shen Mu Qing Xiu smiled bitterly: "Master Chang has worked hard. Now that the siege of Kyoto has been lifted, you can also go and bring Liu Niang back!"

  Chang Hui hesitated, "Or I'll go to Bahe again. Originally, I didn't know where Xiao Gongzi was and had to search everywhere. Now that I know the specific location, it's faster to come and go..."

  Shen Mu Qing listened quietly and was moved.

  "Otherwise, would you help me deliver a letter to Xiao Gongzi?"

  Chang Hui nodded and smiled: "Alright? You write the letter well today, I'll set off tomorrow."

  "Shen Mu Qing smiled and asked Ying Fen to send Chang Hui out. She then ground the ink for Xiao Sa to write a letter."

  There is no sweet talk in the letter. It just says he went to Bahe River, but why?

  "On the second day, Shen Muqing did not wait for Chang Hui, but instead waited for Liu Niang."

  After her serious illness, Liu Niang's face was left with marks of aging.

  She looked at Shen Mu with a bitter smile: "I didn't let him have much contact with your family, it was precisely because I feared something like this would happen to Ming Sheng... Who would have thought that he still ended up sacrificing his life for the Shen family..." As she spoke, tears fell down her face.

  Shen Muqing felt guilty but still thought of Xiao Sa, so she forced a smile and said: "Don't worry, Sixth Lady, Master Chang will be fine!"

  "Sixth Sister gazed at Shen Muqing with a sorrowful and pleading expression: 'Aunt, I only hope you'll consider our situation as orphaned children and widowed mother, it's too dangerous, please don't let my little uncle go.'"

  Shen Muqing couldn't make a promise to her and hung his head in shame.

  Liu Niang looked at him, sighed and left. After a while, Chang Hui came.

  He came to fetch the letter: "It's been several months since I slept in bed, so I got up late." Chang Hui explained to Shen Muqing with some embarrassment about his late arrival.

  "Going to Bahe River, isn't it very dangerous?"

  "Where isn't it dangerous? Didn't Kyoto almost get its castle broken too?"

  Shen Muqing handed the letter to Chang Hui with a bitter smile and personally escorted him out of the door.

  The threat of the Yuan people was eliminated, and Kyoto healed its wounds and forgot its pain, quickly recovering its original prosperity and bustle. Only people like Shen Zhen continued to worry as before.

  "Emperor is definitely not willing to let the Emperor return!" Shen Zhen's black chess piece fell on the small eye of the left corner, "But can't just let the Emperor stay in Bahe... How will we explain it to future generations? The cabinet is too incompetent!"

  To distinguish between the two emperors, people began to refer to the new emperor as "the current emperor" and use his original title to refer to the old emperor.

  Mr. Min held up a white piece and countered with a move, saying disdainfully: "Old Wang has been busy these past few days with his son-in-law's title conferment, where would he have the time to bother with these things?"

  Shen Zhen made no sound, but the chess pieces falling on the board went "crackling".

  At this time, Shen Muqing was staring blankly at Ying Fen with a look of shock and amazement.

  Ying Feng looked at Shen Mu and nodded solemnly, emphasizing his tone: "You didn't hear wrong. That Tu Er Jie has come to visit you! She wants to see you!"

  He calmly smiled coldly and said: "I won't see him!"

  They all dispersed in an instant.

  "...what's with her getup?"

  "Ying murmured: "Wearing a silver-white striped shirt, white silk skirt with peach-red lining... On her head was a crimson-gold hairpin inlaid with pearls, on her hands were a pair of green jade bangles... Hmm, she also had light makeup and two small buns, looking very refreshing and neat."

  "Tell her that things are in a mess at home and I still have to clean up. Let her say whatever she wants to you!"

  They all dispersed in an instant.

  Shen Mu Qing Fu came down to write a letter to Shi Jing Yu.

  Since she knew that Kyoto was besieged, she wrote more than a dozen letters to Nanjing, asking the Shi family to help inquire about the situation in Kyoto. As soon as she heard that the siege had been lifted, she immediately wrote a letter to Shen Muqing. And Shen Muqing did the same, as soon as the siege was lifted, he immediately wrote a letter to Shi Jingxian to report his safety, and the two of them sent letters back and forth at the same time, but it was like ducks and chickens talking, unclear. So this time Shen Muqing waited for Shi Jingxian's letter before replying to her.

  She gazed at the letter paper and couldn't help but smile.

  It seems that leaving Shi Jingyun in Fuzhou was completely right.

  After Shen Muqing's reminder, Shi Jingyu immediately understood how to deal with Mrs. Yu from Fuzhou and Mrs. Li from Quanzhou... In just three or four months, Shi Jingyu not only found a suitable place for tea cultivation but also bought the land through Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Li.

  Just wait for Lin Rui Chun to go to Fujian.

  Shen Mu Qing wrote two letters. One was to Shi Jing Shu, thanking her for her help and also subtly praising her. The other letter was written to Lin Rui Chun. Firstly, it informed him that the matter in Fujian had been settled, and he could set off for Fujian. Secondly, it told him that Luo Mei and the children, along with Lin Jin Cai's couple, had followed Chen Niang to (illegible) On his way to Fujian, he would take the opportunity to visit his parents and wife, son, and enjoy a few days of family reunion.

  After finishing writing the letter, she carefully sealed the envelope.

  A loud noise of women's quarrel came from outside.

  Shen Mu furrowed his brow and listened carefully.

  "What's wrong with you? Don't you know any rules at all..." That was Ying Fen's voice.

  Another voice replied, ".... You're just a little maid, can you be in charge? Stop chattering here, ruining my business, or I'll spank you..." It sounded very familiar.

  Shen Mu Qing thought again and suddenly realized.

  That's Xiaoyue's voice.

  She couldn't help feeling annoyed.

  To say that, Xiao Que was just a maid who had been taken in by the house, what right did she have to scold Ying Fen... At least Ying Fen was honest and upright...

  Shen Mu Qing's heart had already cooled down by three points.

  The footsteps were getting clearer and clearer.

  Before she could react, the curtain was lifted with a "swish" sound, and Tu Xiaoque's face, which was both stern and smiling, appeared before her eyes.

  Shen Mu's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and Xiao Que was already three steps ahead, taking two steps back to kneel in front of her.

  She was taken aback, and Tu Xiao Que hugged Shen Mu Qing's knee: "Auntie, if you want to hate someone, hate me. If you want to blame someone, blame me... It has nothing to do with our young master..."

  She looked at Shen Muqing with a pitiful expression, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she stunned Shen Muqing.

  What is all this nonsense?

  Shen Mu Qing listened with suspicion.

  Not by carefully measuring the small sparrow's coat.

  Unlike the previous gaudy and vulgar, Er Jie's makeup is now clean and natural. She wears a Guangzhou-made fox fur coat, a Songjiang-made silver-striped shirt, and a Hangzhou-made silk skirt with embroidery... all of which are top-grade materials. The accessories on her head, although only four or five pieces, are all inlaid with coral, Qing Lian stone, and honey wax... The biggest change is her demeanor. Gone is the previous haste and shyness, her eyes shine brightly with confidence and pride...

  A completely transformed Little Sparrow!

  "...our eldest lady started managing the household at a young age, and as a result, her marriage was delayed. Fortunately, she had good fortune, and Mr. Xiao's father took a liking to her and visited Jinzhou to propose. Eldest Lady saw that he was sincere and agreed...but our eldest lady wasn't an ordinary lady-in-waiting; after getting married, she continued to travel around for business...fortunately, both the old master and big brother were very supportive..."

  What can change a person's temperament... Xiao Xiao's mother is no longer just fierce...

  Tou Xiao Que saw Shen Mu Qing staring at her without a word, and hastily said: "......That time in Wan Bao Zhai, it was all my fault for not recognizing the golden jade, and I offended you, milady. Please, milady, be magnanimous and don't take me to task."

  Shen Muqing smiled and said politely: "Second sister is worrying too much. As for the matter of Wan Baochai, I had long forgotten about it."

  Tiao Xiao Que naturally didn't believe it.

  But she made a tearfully grateful face: "Thank you so much, madam! Thank you so much!"

  Shen Mu Qing Yi gestured to Ying Fen on one side to help pick up Tu Xiao Que.

  "Second sister is like this, it's making me feel embarrassed. Let's just get up!"

  Xiao Que saw Shen Muqing didn't ask about her intentions, so she stood up along with Ying Fen, but in her heart, she couldn't help feeling anxious. She just smiled and flattered Shen Muqing: "Auntie hasn't changed a bit after all these years, you're even more beautiful! If I saw you on the street, I wouldn't dare recognize you!"

  Shen Mu Qing was annoyed by her indiscriminate scolding of Ying Fen, and she walked around in a circle with her: "Second sister is praising you. Speaking of which, after not seeing each other for several years, second sister has become even more beautiful."

  "Look at what you said, I'm not comparable to you..." Tu Xiaoque said politely, "If Auntie is the flower on that branch, then I am the grass under that tree. If Auntie is the moon in the sky, then I am the star beside the moon. How can I compare to you... even our young master often praises Auntie's needlework and writing as elegant and refined... how can I compare?"

  The tone is somewhat sour.

  Shen Mu Qing's heart was even more displeased.

  She didn't like this kind of life from the start... Unexpectedly, she still managed to attract Tuo Xiaoque over...

  Nor did she know what she wanted to fight with herself... Xiao Sa was thousands of miles away, and didn't even know if he was dead or alive.

  "Second sister is too polite!"

  Tou Xiao Que let out a long sigh after hearing this, and a hint of helplessness appeared on her face: "In the past few years, I've been serving by the side of Madame... oh, Madame is the young master's birth mother... I followed her to travel around for business, coming and going in haste, so my needlework was neglected, and I didn't read much either... However, calculating accounts and doing math has improved a lot. Even Madame often praised me."

  Is it coming to show off to myself?

  Shen Mu Qing remained calm and composed, a smile spreading across her face as she said, "Second sister is intelligent, of course she would understand in an instant. Congratulations to second sister!"

  With a few proud strokes on her face, Xiao Que said: "Thanks to the mistress. If it weren't for the mistress teaching me step by step, I wouldn't be where I am today!"

  Shen Mu Qing smiled and nodded, but didn't say a word.

  Today is New Year's Eve, wishing all friends a prosperous and auspicious year of the tiger, good fortune and happiness!

  Here is the translation:

  "Adding more, it's just an extra 880 pink tickets. This number is so auspicious! Hehe... Let me give it to everyone on New Year's Day! I'd also like to thank everyone for their support of Lili. Sisters with pink tickets, don't forget about Lili... Finally, one last word: thank you! Thank you all for your support of Lili in the year of the cow!"

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