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The familiar feeling only lasted for a moment. She lightly shook her head, but was certain that she was seeing things. Otherwise, why would she be here seeing someone who had already died?

After Xu Yanzhu left with a sigh, a figure slowly emerged from where she was standing just a moment ago.

Looking at Xu Yanzhu's leaving figure, the person who came clenched his fists and left without looking back.

He should not have appeared here today. However, he had not been able to control himself.

Now with just a glance, he had garnered all the knowledge that he had suppressed in his heart for so many years.

No third person knew about what happened here. Even Xu Yanzhu thought that she was seeing things after returning to her own courtyard.

Since the second day was the day Xu Shiqiu would be giving the barracks a holiday, and since he had been busy with the assessment exercise for quite a few days, he slept much this morning.

When Xu Shiqiu woke up, seeing Young Girl still sound asleep in his arms, a smile immediately floated onto his face.

Last night, when Young Girl told him that he still wanted to have another child, he was especially passionate. Only, he understood that ever since Young Girl gave birth to Yuanxi, he had asked Doctor Du for the medicine to prevent his wife from getting pregnant and drank it.

He still continued to drink this medicine every month. He planned to wait until Yuanxi reached the age of one and then stop the medicine for three months to recuperate before he allowed the Young Girl to carry him again.

However, he did not plan to tell Young Girl about this matter. After all, taking the initiative to tell him that this Young Girl was truly tempting, and he was unwilling to not eat it next time.

After he finished thinking about these things, Xu Shiqiu stood up gently and left the house without disturbing Dong Shu. He started his morning practice.

A quarter of an hour after Xu Shiqiu got up, Dong Shu also woke up.

When she just woke up, Dong Shu felt as if her entire body was falling apart. Although it wasn't her first time last night, but if she kept on tormenting herself, it really took half of her life.

Since Dong Shu could not keep her spirits up, she had been resting at the Shihuan Courtyard for the entire half morning. It was only when it was almost time for lunch that she was finally led by Xu Shiqiu to the Main Yard.

Inside the Main Yard, the moment Old Madame Xu saw Dong Shu, he knew what was going on. She secretly glared at Xu Shiqiu, who did not know how to control himself, and then looked at Dong Shu: "In two days, your brother-in-law will bring your family of helpers over as guests. In a while, get someone to deliver a letter to your Second Sister-in-law, and let her remember to bring Yanlang and Yan Wei over for me to see."

Right now, it was not the time for Dong Shu to be married to Xu Shiqiu.

"Mother, don't worry. I will arrange this matter in a while." After saying that, Dong Shu thought for a while before opening her mouth again: It's not good to simply invite Second Sister-in-law's family over, why not send a letter to Eldest Sister-in-Law, it's just that Madame Hu production is not convenient right away, Yanmo is also a age to play, right now, the lotus flowers in the manor are blooming at the perfect time, it's also good to have her accompany Mother.

Just as Dong Shu finished speaking, Old Madame Xu understood her meaning.

Although it was to let Yanlang and the young lady from the's family have a blind date, outsiders would not know.

If he only sent a letter to the second room this time and didn't deliver a letter to the head room, it wouldn't be nice to spread it around.

"You can arrange for this." Old Madame Xu was now more and more confident in Dong Shu, so she naturally took care of this matter.

After lunch, Dong Shu decided to make the arrangements.

The lotus flower on top of the manor blossomed really well, Dong Shu had people prepare the guests at home, at the same time she gave the Wang's Disease some instructions.

"When you return to the capital, send a letter to the palace. Even if you cannot personally pay Empress a visit, you must first meet the Mama Su." After saying that, Dong Shu then pointed to the lotus flower pattern that she had embroidered: "This is a good painting by my side, and it was embroidered under the guidance of the Mama Yan. Although it is not as exquisite as the embroidery of the palace maids, in the end, it is still my kind intentions."

Dong Shu had wanted to give some food to Empress, such as the Lotus Cake, but Mama Yan had said that she was not watching it personally, so it would be better not to give it to him.

Therefore, the only things that could be sent to the palace were the embroidered drawings of the lotus flower and the boxes of the lotus flower nectar that Dong Shu learned from Mama Yan.

Lotus Dew is best used to clean your face in summer, with a light fragrance and a refreshing feeling.

However, Dong Shu did not only want to curry favor with the empress, she also thought that since this year the Emperor Ruikang had not brought up the idea of staying in the palace to shelter from the summer heat, even if the empress was staying in the palace she would feel depressed and uncomfortable.

It would also be interesting for him to have someone escort him into the palace.

"Don't worry Madam, this servant will definitely personally hand these items to the people beside Empress."

When Wang's Disease said this, Dong Shu understood what she meant, and she did not refute. After all, Mama Yan had taught her before, she would rather not give this thing away, than to let it fall into someone else's hands.

"Yes, go and prepare yourself. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the capital. Remember to come back early."

After Dong Shu finished speaking, the Wang's Disease withdrew.

When Wang's Disease just left, he led the eight little girls into the house.

"Madam, these eight maids have been assigned. "Teach."

Previously, Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu felt that the people serving them in the courtyard were too few. Although Xu Shiqiu wanted to use a servant woman, he still needed some face in the end.

Therefore, he had Xu Jun select four young girls, four young, and eight, from the villa to send to his residence.

The Mama Yan personally transferred the eight little girls. The teachings had already changed after a month, and standing in front of Dong Shu now, made Dong Shu feel quite satisfied.

"Thank you, Mama Yan." Dong Shu thanked Mama Yan first, then continued: "Mama Yan has been working hard for a month now, and will relax soon. I will let Wang's Disease enter the capital first thing in the morning, if Mama has arrangements, there's no harm in going as well."

Under the Old Madame Xu's instructions, Dong Shu knew that the Mama Yan had always been sending news of the family to the empress, so she directly brought it out.

Mama Yan was not surprised to hear Dong Shu's words, after nodding, he immediately agreed.

After waiting for Dong Shu to say something good to the Mama Yan, Dong Shu then looked at the eight little girls below him.

The eight little girls stood there respectfully while Dong Shu and the Mama Yan talked. They did not look around randomly nor were there any dissatisfaction with it.

It was only at this point that Dong Shu finally looked at them and said, "All of you were chosen from the village. Since you have already been in the manor for a month, you have each taken a job." As Dong Shu spoke, she sized up the four younger girls in front and glanced at the silk flowers on their heads. Then, he understood their performance this past month.

The Mama Yan was worried that Dong Shu wouldn't pick anyone, so she specifically informed Dong Shu beforehand. Among the eight little girls, five of them performed well, but the other three, although they weren't outstanding, were well-behaved and had another skill.

Therefore, Mama Yan made the eight of them wear different silk flowers in advance so that Dong Shu could arrange them and stabilize her reputation in front of the servants.

Thinking about it, Dong Shu pointed at the two little girls who were wearing red silk flowers and said, "One of you call me Hulan and the other one call me Mo Lan. After saying that, Dong Shu pointed to the red silk flowers on the other side of Dai Yan and the older girl said, "Call me Water Immortal, you will be a second class servant girl to me from now on."

Dong Shu did not directly point at the first-tier servant, because she was prepared to let Ling Xiang, who was by her side, bring them along, not to mention that the wet nurse was still with Yuanxi.

After this year, when Yuanxi was older, she would promote the Water Immortal to be a level 1 servant girl, and arrange for a few coarse servants to go over as well.

After he finished arranging the servants by Yuanxi's side, naturally, the remaining five Dong Shu s were all prepared to stay by her side.

Pointing at the two little girls, who were wearing green silk flowers, Dong Shu said, "The three of you follow Mama Yan and continue to serve them. After a few days, I will arrange another for you."

The three of them knew that their performance was usually not good, so when they heard Dong Shu's words, they immediately understood what she meant.

This was to let them continue learning for a while more.

After all, they did not receive the Madam's name today.

Once he arranged for these three girls to have average performances, he would still need to learn for a while. It was only then that the other two girls, who were slightly older and had good performances, were respectively given names by Dong Shu.

"Huo Xiang and Li Xiang, the two of you follow me to collect the silver from the second class maidservants. You and the Water Immortal have been following behind Sister Ling Xiang for the past few days, learning how to service me and the young lady." After saying this, Dong Shu said a few more words that told them to be at ease with their work.

After doing all these, Dong Shu waved his hand for them to leave.

After the eight little girls left, Dong Shu looked at Ling Xiang and said: "In the future, take the silver for the first-rate maidservants. When Cui Hua returns, I will change her name to Cui Xiang, and the two of you will be my maidservants."

If Dong Shu had already said it out loud and clear, how could Ling Xiang not understand what she meant?

After kowtowing to show her gratitude, Ling Xiang left the room with a face full of smiles.

Once Ling Xiang left, Dong Shu looked at Mama Yan in anticipation.

"Madam has done well today, but there aren't many of these girls. I still have to buy some from the outside and start with the third-rate maidservants. I can't use all the ones in the manor."

Ling Xiang and Cui Hua were brought over from the Xiahe Village, although Cui Hua was still following by her side, Xu Yanzhu had explained that to make Cui Hua return by the end of the year, after all, she had already transferred the new servant girl that she had bought over a year ago. Teach.

Other than the two of them and the mother of the backyard manager, Wang's Disease, there were the eight little girls that had been picked out from the village. Now that they had bought a few more, the three groups of maids were the most stable.

"Alright, when we return to the capital after the summer break, I will have the granny broker bring a few little girls over to take a look." Dong Shu knew that what Mama Yan had taught him was correct. After all, she had secretly told Xu Shiqiu about this matter before, and Xu Shiqiu told her to listen to him as well.

After taking care of all these matters, Dong Shu asked the wet nurse to bring Yuanxi over.

"Your family's a little kid, so it's not good to send you to Yuanxi's side to serve him. As for the few little girls that I've arranged for Yuanxi, you should keep an eye on them." The nanny understood Dong Shu's arrangements. Since she was the one who squeezed out the milk and fed it to the girl with a spoon, how could she not understand what the Madam meant?

Moreover, the girl didn't drink much milk every day. She could tell that in a few days, the girl would lose her milk.

Besides, her eldest son was also able to read in the family, so she didn't dare to complain.

Seeing that Yuanxi's wet nurse understood these reasons, Dong Shu continued to speak: "Wait until Yuanxi is a full year old, then you can pack up and go to the outer courtyard and be the mother in charge. If you miss Yuanxi, then just come and see."

When Dong Shu's words came out, Yuanxi's wet nurse immediately bowed to him and said, "Thank you Madam for your grace."

From the moment she was born, she had been serving Yuanxi the entire time.

Now that he was leaving the inner court, he naturally had to treat his youngest son well when he returned.

Dong Shu had just dealt with all these matters well, and Xu Shiqiu had also dealt with the matters that were accumulated on his hands.

"Just now, Xu Jun's third brother sent a message, saying that Second Uncle Xu wants to visit the house tomorrow. I'm guessing that he came for the family's eldest grandson." Xu Shiqiu was very familiar with the Xu Clan, upon hearing Xu Jun's words, he immediately understood what had happened.

"Big brother Xu Gao's family's Brother Ren is already 15 this year. I'm afraid he's going to participate in the Tong Student Exam this autumn." Xu Shiqiu did not hide anything from Dong Shu. He did not wait for Dong Shu to ask, and directly opened her mouth.

"I didn't expect Second Uncle Xu's eldest grandson to already be fifteen years old." Fifteen years old, the age of marriage.

Seeing Dong Shu's expression, Xu Shiqiu knew that she had understood what he meant, "Not bad, Second Uncle Xu's parents and students are not bad at studying, but after all, they were just studying under an old scholar. I think that tomorrow, Second Uncle Xu will still be thinking of finding a new teacher for Brother Ren. "

After Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Dong Shu looked at him in puzzlement: "Why are you telling me all this?"

Upon hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu immediately suppressed the smile on his lips, and said: "I was just thinking of secretly asking Big Sister about this when I go and talk to Mother about it in the future, is Brother-in-law willing to accept students?"

Xu Shiqiu knew that his own Young Girl wasn't very intelligent, so he directly continued: "There's still big brother's Yanbo and second brother's Yan Wei, although not as good at reading as big brother, they are still descendants of our Xu Family.

Dong Shu didn't understand so much. Upon hearing this from her husband, she decided to talk to Aunt Sister about it in a while.

On the other hand, when Dong Shu finished speaking, she had already guessed Xu Shiqiu's thoughts.