After shaking all the way, Qi Sui chose to get out of the cart and walk, took Cheng An's rope holding Changsheng, and said, "You have walked all the way, go and sit in the cart."
Cheng An was feeling a little sleepy. He got in the cart without any hesitation.
The system asked: "Why are you coming down?"
"If I sit down any longer, my bones will scatter into a pile sooner or later."
The roads in the township are mostly muddy and bumpy. Every few steps of Qi Sui will leave deep and shallow puddles. Her long black boots are covered with dirt and are so dirty that they can't be seen as they are. Looking at the road ahead where the house was invisible, Qi Sui sighed and said, "It's still so far."
System: "So anxious to go back?"
Qi Sui said sarcastically, "Of course you don't understand~"
"What an asshole."
In Wanbao Pavilion, Shen Yu raised his hand and stroked the rose hairpin between his hair. He also guessed in his heart that the little lady Fang Chunhan said was Qi Sui, and said with a smile: "What a coincidence."
"Otherwise, how can we say that there is no coincidence in the world." Fang Chunhan spread out the rice paper, raised her hand and said, "Please, young lady."
Shen Yu gently stroked the papers with her fingers and quickly selected the most suitable one. The two went downstairs again, and Fang Chunhan packed it for her with neat movements.
"Young lady, please come often in the future."
Shen Yu took it and was about to say goodbye, but heard her shouting inside: "Yunchan, drop off the guests."
Shen Yu remembered this name, and stopped where she was. Yun Chan walked over slowly and smiled: "Young lady, take care, and come often in the future."
She was so absorbed in watching that she could not help but admire, "This young lady has such beautiful features, so rare in the world."
Yun Chan also looked up at her and noticed the rose flower hairpin in her hair, feeling a moment of trance.
Fang Chunhan said from the side: "You recognized it too?"
Xun Chan turned to her, her eyes were full of playfulness, she said calmly: "With such craftsmanship, there is no other one, so of course I recognize it."
Ruowei took the servant to take the things in Shen Yu's arms and said, "Miss, I'll do the rest."
Fang Chunhan leaned close to Yun Chan's ear and whispered, "Achan, collect the money for me."
Yun Chan glared at her. but saw her lower her eyebrows and chuckled, so she had to swallow the words back. Shen Yu naturally saw the interaction between the two and thought it was an unusual relationship. After she and Ruo Wei left, Fang Chunhan walked to Yunchan, took out some pastries from somewhere, handed them to her, and whispered, "Eat something sweet, don't cry secretly."
Yunchan understood the moment she saw Shen Yu. she understood why Qi Sui was so firm. Even though she's a little uncomfortable in her heart, she also felt relieved. She picked up the pastry and ate it slowly, muttering to herself: "She is a very good person, no wonder Madam Qi holds her at the top of her heart."
"Then I will hold you at the top of my heart too." Fang Chunhan said frivolously.
Yunchan glanced at her and didn't take it seriously.
Shen Yu wanted the servant to go back first, but the servant remembered what Mother Song had told him and did not dare to go back. After all, he was not her own servant, so she had no choice but to say, "Then please take the trouble to walk a little further."
"Madam Shen, you are flattering us," said the servant.
When Qi Sui walked to the gate of Qi's house, her hands were shaking and she almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Cheng An stopped her and frowned, saying, "Changsheng is pulling the cart, why don't you sit on it?"
She looked at Changsheng blankly and said, "I forgot."
The corners of Cheng An's mouth twitched a few times, and then he made an excuse, "I'll go back to see Bao Jie'er first, and come to see you in the afternoon." Qi Sui nodded.
The servant outside the door was sharp-eyed and immediately ran over to help. Qi Sui said, "Take Changsheng to eat some fodder first." Then he turned around and looked at the farmers who were traveling with him. They were sweating profusely, guarding several carts of fruit. She said, "There are many people staying in the mansion to eat today, so ask the kitchen to make more food. If there are not enough people, go to the restaurant to buy some and have someone bring these fruits in."
Qi Sui then felt relieved to enter the mansion. QiuYun happened to be in the outer courtyard. When she saw her, she felt surprised and said, "Young lady is back!"
She smiled tiredly, "Are you alone? And why is the mansion so quiet?"
"The children are all gone today. They didn't go to school, so Madam Shen went to Wanbao Pavilion to buy rice paper. She was gone for a while, so my mother asked me to come and see if they had come back."
"When did they go?" Qi Sui asked anxiously, "How many people accompanied them?"
"Mom originally did as the young lady said, prepared a carriage, and let ten servants escort them, but Madam Shen thought that this was too ostentatious and would backfire, so she asked Ruo Wei to accompany her and only allowed two servants to Follow."
Qi Sui's tiredness mostly disappeared, and she said seriously: "How can this be possible!" Before Qiu Yun could continue, she was about to go out to find Shen Yu.
QiuYun had no time to speak, so she had to hold her back and said, "Miss, they should be back by now, you should take a rest first."
"You don't know, the Zhang family is probably still keeping an eye on the Qi Mansion."
"In broad daylight, the Zhang family will not blatantly kidnap people on the street."
Qi Sui just wanted to put Qiu Yun's hand down, but in desperation, a nausea surged in her stomach, and she couldn't help retching a few times.
Qiuyun was frightened immediately and said quickly, "Miss, go and have a rest first. I'll ask a few servants to go look for her."
Qi Sui only felt that the sky was spinning, the soles of her feet were suspended, and her head tilted then she fainted.
Shen Yu and Ruo Wei had just arrived at the dessert shop and found a seat near the inside, with servants standing on both sides. Shen Yu wore a veiled hat and would not take it off easily when going out, which attracted several glances from people at the next table.
The waiter came over and said with a smile, "What do you two ladies want?"
Ruo Wei replied, "Two pots of ginger honey water to take away."
"Understood, please wait a moment."
The large shop is filled with people. Shen Yu felt worried that the syrup would not be ready for a while, so she asked Ruo Wei to take the servant to Wufangzhai to buy osmanthus cake, leaving only one servant by her side. At this time, there's a person standing in front of her. He was tall and slender, but she couldn't see him clearly through the veil.
Only the man's voice was heard, "Young lady, can I sit at the same table with you?"
Shen Yu began to hesitate and did not dare to agree. The servant was smart and said, "I'm sorry, sir. It's hard for a man and a woman to sit at the same table. It's inconvenient, please find another place."
Zhang Wenchi looked around as if he's in a dilemma and said, "If it weren't for the busy day today, I would never ask you to do this."
The servant wanted to refuse, but Sensing that some people were looking over here, Shen Yu said, "Then let's draw water as the boundary."
"That's natural." Zhang Wenchi poured a cup of tea, dipped his finger in water, and slowly drew a line on the table. "Thank you. Young lady."
Shen Yu sat upright, with proper manners. Zhang Wenchi pretended to glance at her casually and asked softly, "Is this your first time here, young lady?"
Shen Yu said nothing.
Zhang Wenchi shut his mouth tactfully and tapped his fingers casually on the table.
Shen Yu tilted her head slightly and said to the servant, "Let's go and see how long it will take?" Just as she finished speaking, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and a corner of the veil was lifted up, She gently pulled it back.
The servant came back quickly and said, "It will take another half a quarter of an hour."
Shen Yu was calculating the time when Ruo Wei would come back, but Zhang Wenchi said, "This shop has been in the town for decades. The apricot drink is unmatched, why don't you give it a try, young lady?"
Shen Yu remained silent, and the servant said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir."
Zhang Wenchi laughed briefly, stood up and said, "Today's apricot drink is too slow, I will take my leave first."
Shen Yu nodded, and her veil moved slightly.
After a while, the waiter finally brought two pots of ginger honey water and said repeatedly, "My dear lady, please wait for a long time. There are too many guests today and we are not able to entertain you well. Please forgive me."
Ruo Wei happened to come back, took the ginger honey water and said, "It's okay."
Just as Shen Yu was about to turn around and leave, the waiter brought another pot of sugar water and said, "Wait a minute, young lady, this is apricot drink. The Master just told me to give it to you."
Ruo Wei didn't dare to take it and said, "We don't know that Master, so we can't accept it. You can keep it."
The waiter smiled and said, "The Master said that if the young lady doesn't like it, she can bring it to the young lady in the Qi Mansion. If you still don't like it, he will come to you himself."
Shen Yu immediately understood that the man just now was Zhang Wenchi.
Ruo Wei was hesitating whether to take it, and then she heard Shen Yu say: "Take it."
At the Zhang Mansion, the steward saw Zhang Wenchi coming back with a happy face and seemed to be in a very good mood, so he came forward to flatter him: "If the master is happy, I am happy too."
Zhang Wenchi glanced at him and sneered: "Old man, why are you following me for fun?"
"Sir, have you seen the appearance of that young lady? "
He thought of the moment when he was in the shop just now, when the wind blew up Shen Yu's veil and he only caught a quick glimpse, so he casually said, "It was separated by a layer of white gauze, so I didn't see it.
Qi Sui seemed to have slept for a long time. Someone whispered in her ear. She slowly opened her eyes. It's Mother Song who's anxiously looking at the doctor. The doctor wiped his sweat and said a lot of things. Qi Sui listened to the general idea. She was too tired, had an irregular diet, and suffered from hypoglycemia.
She stood up and said weakly, "Mother Song, I'm much better now. Let the doctor go back."
When Mother Song heard the voice, she hurried over to support her and said in a concerned tone, "Are you still feeling unwell, miss?"
Qi Sui rubbed her head, and after a while she calmed down before saying, "Mother Song, I'm hungry."
System: "Host must be in good health.
After drinking a bowl of rice porridge, Qi Sui asked, "Is Madam Shen back?"
"Not yet..." Mother Song was talking when Qiuyun ran in and said with a smile, "Madam Chen is back!"
Qi Sui made a fuss about getting out of bed, but Mother Song refused to let her leave and said, "Miss, be more sensible. You are not feeling well now, and the doctor said you need to rest."
"I'm fine, I'm fine..." She kept begging Mother Song, she won't calm down until she saw Shen Yu. Shen Yu heard the maid say that Qi Sui fell to the ground as soon as she came back, and her whole heart felt broken, She was worried and rushed to see her. She took off her veil and felt relieved when she heard Qi Sui's voice, but she still felt scared, "Qi... Is Madam Qi feeling better?"
"I'm much better now, don't worry, Madam Shen." Qi Sui's lips were pale and her smile was forced.
Shen Yu clenched her veil with both hands, lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Qi Sui had no choice but to send Mother Song and Qiu Yun away, looked at Shen Yu quietly, and stretched out her hand to her: "My sister is worried and frightened. It's my fault. "
"I'm not afraid." Shen Yu took her hand and sat on the edge of the bed.
Qi Sui nodded and asked casually, "Why did you take so long today?"
"Thinking that I haven't had ginger honey water for a long time, I went to buy some and brought some osmanthus cake with me. You can try it later." Shen Yu didn't mention the encounter with Zhang Wenchi.
"My sister worked hard to buy it, I must eat more." Qi Sui lay on her legs, crossed her fingers, and curled the corners of her lips slightly: "Sister, I'm a little angry, please coax me."
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