northernbook Chapter 499: Already on the road to his own destiny
Chapter 499: Already on the road to his own destiny
"Then go ahead and get busy. If you need help, go find Senior Brother Nine. He's drawing talismans in his yard, and the Azure Dragon Guards can help."
Yuntang smiled.
"Okay." Han Wenyi agreed with a smile, gave the children a few more instructions and left.
Yuntang entrusted the four sisters, Xiao Rou, Xiao Qing, Lin Yan and Lin Ya to help her entertain the guests. She felt much more relaxed and could take care of her little nephews more.
Xiao Ming'er played with Xiao Yuzhang, Xiao Yuqi, and Zheng Weizhen. They each had a nanny, so Yuntang didn't have to worry too much.
Later, Yuntang found that Zheng Xingyu was not there, so he asked those half-sisters.
Zheng Liyan explained shyly: "My second sister said she will come again tomorrow and will not come with us."
Yun Tang was puzzled: "Why did she say she didn't want to go with you?"
If Zheng Xingyu still had something against her, she could have not come on the ninth day, but she came anyway.
Based on the circumstances of their two meetings, Zheng Xingyu wasn't the type of person who wanted to part ways with her half-sister. Why?
Zheng Liyan explained in a low voice: "We are not coming tomorrow. If she came with us today, it would be inconvenient for her to come alone tomorrow. I guess that's the reason."
Yuntang only understood half of what was said.
At this time, the youngest Zheng Qianyun suddenly said, "Big sister has someone she likes. Maybe we can meet him tomorrow. I overheard it."
This honest child!
Zheng Liyan glared at her quickly, wanting to warn her not to talk nonsense, but the words had already been spoken.
Yun Tang suddenly realized and quickly whispered, "Don't tell anyone else. I'll just pretend I didn't hear it."
Zheng Liyan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile, "That's right."
After saying that, he gave Zheng Qianyun a warning look.
Zheng Qianyun was not yet eight years old. Seeing this, she realized that she had spoken too quickly and nodded quickly with an embarrassed and nervous look on her face.
Zheng Dongxia next to her didn't say anything, but just nodded to indicate that she wouldn't tell anyone.
The three of them are concubines' daughters and are not very old. They are invisible to their stepmother, but fortunately their father is fair and they live a good life.
At least with their status, they can visit Prince Cheng's Mansion and Sister Tang's Mansion as guests.
Of course, sister-in-law Liu Qianqian and nephew Zheng Weizhen also came.
Yuntang did not ask his cousin's wife about the situation but went to the three sisters instead. Later, he quietly counted on his fingers and understood what Zheng Xingyu meant.
Zheng Xingyu didn't believe the physiognomy she had let slip at the beginning, but now she has embarked on the path of her destiny.
It's just that things seemed to be delayed a little, and there was a slight difference from what she saw at first glance. It seemed that her uncle had asked someone from the Taoist sect to resolve the problem.
But it was not completely resolved, which may have something to do with Zheng Xingyu's personality.
At noon, a long row of small round tables were set up in the corridor outside the flower forest.
The table was full of young girls, and they were very relaxed, chattering and laughing while eating, completely forgetting the dignity that ladies should have.
Even the maids and wet nurses who came with them were not arranged to stay in the servants' courtyard. A table was set up for them all here, and it looked quite lively from a distance.
This is also the cozy and comfortable atmosphere that Yuntang wants. It has nothing to do with interests and social conventions. It just means that everyone can relax and have fun for half a day, and then go home happily.
At 3 p.m., Yuntang had people deliver desserts and pastries. At 3 p.m., everyone said goodbye and left one after another.
Although it was still early, everyone knew that Yuntang had a big banquet tomorrow and it would be bad to keep wasting her time.
They also understood Yuntang's intention of inviting them to a banquet a day in advance, as he was afraid that there would be too many and too diverse guests tomorrow, which would be inconvenient for them, the girls, and they were afraid that they would not be able to entertain them well.
They had also heard a long time ago that there would be two banquets tomorrow, and there would probably be no less than a hundred tables of guests, including dignitaries, merchants, and Ningyu Pills to sell. The young Taoist master was actually very busy.
They came to give gifts, ranging from a piece of fine cloth from Xiuyulou, a piece of jewelry, a jade seal, to small items such as an embroidery or a table screen...
The value of each item is basically between fifty and five hundred taels, and they are all kinds of presents that are presentable but not beyond the level of suitable gifts between ladies in the boudoir.
Yuntang's return gift was a peace amulet for each person, packed in an exquisite amulet bag. They were all amulets she drew herself, and were of high value according to the Tianji Pavilion.
No one expected to receive such a valuable return gift. They thanked him and happily accepted it, then said goodbye and left together.
Today, Xiao Ye and his group of young men did not come.
However, Gu Yiyao came and helped Junior Master Uncle escort Mingxi and the others back to the palace. She also went to Mingxi's palace to have dinner and then asked Xiao Che to send her back.
Yuntang sent the guests away, and the four sisters stayed with Xiao Ming'er, so that they wouldn't have to run back and forth tomorrow. They even brought new clothes.
Yuntang asked housekeeper Zheng to clean up the west wing of Tangfeng Courtyard for the four sisters to live in.
Her courtyard has three courtyards, with two cross courtyards on each side and four corner courtyards in the front and back. The courtyard is much larger than the Tangfeng Courtyard where the marquis used to live.
Currently, the only people living here are Mrs. Yang, four senior maids, six second-class maids, eight junior maids and six servants.
She herself doesn't live in Tangfengyuan.
This was the first time that the four sisters were living in her house, and each of them only brought two maids with them, so it would not be good to have them stay too far apart, for fear that they would be scared.
Therefore, they only needed to clean up a courtyard and create a few rooms so that the four sisters could live together.
In addition, Xiao Ming'er also needs to be settled.
Yuntang looked at the courtyard and let Xiao Ming'er live in a room with his wet nurse.
This way at least the courtyard will be lively.
"Big sister, are you scared living alone in the upper room?" Jiang Yingxin, the youngest, asked curiously.
The small courtyard where she lived had only four rooms. It was small but she decorated it exquisitely and warmly. Two maids also lived in her courtyard, so she was not afraid.
But big sister, your yard is so big!
Yun Tang didn't have the heart to tell her that he didn't live here, he just smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can come and live here often in the future."
The four sisters were very happy to hear that they could come often.
They knew that their elder sister was always very busy, but they heard that after the Luotian Dajiao, she would be able to relax a little, and they also wanted to learn Taoism from her then.
Recently, the brothers have been practicing Taoist footwork and spells at home, and they are very envious of them.
Yuntang chatted with the four sisters for a while. After the nanny took good care of Xiao Ming'er and put him to sleep, he arranged for Mrs. Yang to live with the nanny so that she could take care of him at night.
Afterwards, she said she still needed to practice and left the campus.
When she finally returned to the main courtyard next door, Yun Xuanmo saw that she came so late and couldn't help but smile: "I thought you were going to sleep with your sisters tonight."
"You haven't eaten yet." Yun Tang glared at him, but was too embarrassed to say that she had not forgotten to come over to accompany him to draw talismans.
Yuntang brought out the food and put it on the table. This time, Yun Xuanmo immediately took the talisman and hurried into the house to eat.