Chapter 195 Xiao Jiaan went to the government office to fulfill his promise
At the corner gate of the east backyard of the Zhenwei Marquis Mansion, the old woman guarding the gate watched Li Yaoguang leave. She didn't even have time to wipe the smile off her face when a harsh voice came from behind her.
"Hey, Aunt Yu, you are scratching the door and laughing evilly, is there gold to be picked up at the door?"
Upon hearing the voice, Mrs. Yu quickly hid the things she had just obtained behind her, stared at the woman who was walking seductively behind her and spat at her.
"Bah, you are the evil one, Wang'er's daughter. Why do you come to my cold kitchen instead of serving your master? Get out of here quickly, don't delay my work."
Mrs. Yu's tongue was as sharp as a knife, and her eyes were full of the light of a wise person who saw through everything. The Wang'er family only teased her verbally, but did not dare to confront her head-on. After all, she was weak for what she had done!
He glared at the old woman who looked down on him, twisted his handkerchief in his hands and stamped his feet, saying to himself, "Just wait for her." The woman walked away gracefully, and it seemed that she was going straight to the main house where the second master of the east courtyard lived.
When Mrs. Yu saw this, she spat again, cursed the old witch in her heart, retracted her gaze, and hid the medicine bottle in her hand carefully into her arms as if it were a treasure.
This thing was made by Dr. Wu from Jishidiang. It is very rare and will be of great benefit to my grandson's illness. I knew this in the past, but I could not afford it because I had no money.
Today, the Marquis' Mansion is no longer what it used to be. The medicinal pills that they couldn't afford in the past are now beyond their reach.
Poor little grandson, she is the only one and he is only five years old this year. If he can't be restrained, then her whole family will have to bear the consequences!
Fortunately, her grandson was not destined to die, and her cousin had connections and was willing to provide her with the pills needed for five courses of treatment for her grandson free of charge. This was a huge favor!
From now on, this corner gate will be opened to the public for Miss Biao and for Sixth Master. As long as she is alive and breathing, this corner gate will be Sixth Master's corner gate!
Mrs. Yu swore secretly in her heart, and Li Yaoguang, who had completely opened the corner gate by explaining the benefits, was rushing to his newly bought courtyard.
No matter how good the house was, she still spent some money and asked Wu Jingji to help find someone to renovate it. It was completed in two days. The speed was so fast that Li Yaoguang was impressed by Wu Jingji's efficiency.
We drove the carriage to the courtyard and pushed open the door. Everything in the courtyard was in order, clean and tidy. Wu Jingji had even thoughtfully planted new flowers, plants and trees in the front and back yards, making the whole courtyard look brand new.
Everything is ready, just waiting for you to move in.
As it happened, tomorrow was an auspicious day, so Li Yaoguang did not delay any longer and took out all the food, firewood, charcoal and other household items stored in the space and placed them in various places in the house while no one was at home.
The warehouse was full of grain, the room was full of firewood, and there was no shortage of pots, pans, and utensils. The warehouse connected to the kitchen was also converted by Li Yaoguang into bunk beds for Banxia and Aunt Qiu to live in.
When you enter from the front, the upper left room is the most prestigious, reserved for my aunt and uncle;
The original study on the right has also been tidied up. In front of the bookshelf and desk, Li Yaoguang placed some books that he had brought back from various places in Kyoto. The inner room behind the screen has also been tidied up, with all the bedding and blankets. This is left for Li Qifeng to live in.
Entering the backyard, Li Yaoguang occupied two adjacent rooms by himself. He gave the next room to his younger sister Yaoyao, and left the innermost room for Yangger and Yiger to stay in for a while.
After the house was ready and ready for moving in, Li Yaoguang drove the carriage to Jishidiang and dropped it off, then went home to report the good news.
The next morning, the whole family rushed into this warm little courtyard. The little ones ran and played around the front and back yards. Knowing that Li Yaoguang had reserved a room for them, Yang Ge'er jumped and laughed.
As the host, Li Yaoguang entertained guests in the front hall, receiving friends such as Doctor Wu and Wu Jingji. His uncle Cheng Su brought the male head of the family, Li Qifeng, to visit the neighbors with selected gifts. Because of Li Qifeng's status as a scholar, they were able to register with the Baojia system very smoothly, and the neighbors were also very warm and confident about them. That night, the courtyard held two banquets, and the laughter and joy lasted until very late.
When they went to bed at night, Li Qifeng and the others each lay in their own warm beds, resting their heads on pillows that smelled of sunshine, touching the warm quilts on their bodies, and when they fell asleep, everyone had a happy smile on their lips.
Li Yaoguang, however, could not fall asleep in the suite that was carefully decorated according to his own preferences.
Several days had passed since she had agreed to Lu Fang's request to tell stories at his house. Now that everything was settled, it was time to take the initiative to fulfill her promise. Otherwise, given Lu Fang's temper, she was afraid that he would get impatient waiting there, and it would be bad if he came to arrest her.
Having made up his mind, Li Yaoguang changed into neat men's clothes the next morning, ate the breakfast made by Aunt Qiu, said hello to his aunt and uncle who had stayed there the night before, and his brother Li Qifeng, then he carried his belongings from his storytelling in Wa City and went alone to the Xincheng'en Mansion, which was also in the west of the city.
Rushing all the way to the west of the city and knocking on the north corner gate of the Cheng'en Mansion near the new palace, Li Yaoguang respectfully stated his purpose and asked to see Shuqi, who was beside the Second Master.
The other party took the silver coin she handed over, said "wait", closed the door, and there was no movement from inside.
Li Yaoguang had no choice but to wait facing the closed door.
She looked up at the sun in the sky and estimated that it was just after noon. The blue brick and white walls passed by in the distance, and she could still see the magnificent house behind them.
At this moment, in the mansion, in the main house of Zanghui Courtyard which occupies an extremely large area, Lu Fang was lying on his back in his golden nest, unwilling to get up.
The serving maids did not dare to offend the young master who had been a little irritable recently. When they saw Shuqi coming, the eldest maid Biwu hurriedly came forward and bowed to Shuqi with her hands clasped together.
"Brother Shuqi, could you please help me and go in to see if the Second Master has gotten up?"
Shuqi raised his eyebrows in amusement, "Sister Biwu, serving the Second Master is our sisters' job, why are you asking me for help?"
Biwu glared at Shuqi who was teasing her with a resentful look, then pointed at the tightly closed door with a look of fear on her face.
"We sisters don't want to do this, but you also know that our Second Master was such a good person in the past. He would never make things difficult for servants like us. Today, I don't know what happened. Biyu knocked on the door and the Master threw the pillow. We, we... Hey, Brother Shuqi, please tell us, what happened to the Second Master recently? Why is his temper getting more and more awkward? The Second Master used to be so good..."
Shuqi heard Biwu's mumbling and he roughly knew why his master was so irritable lately. It had been several days already and he didn't know when Mr. Wuyou would come to visit.
If you don't come soon, this handsome man of theirs will probably go crazy with anxiety.
Shuqi found it funny. Facing the angry Biwu, Shuqi bowed for mercy, said something nice, and hurried to the corridor of the main house. He did not dare to enter, but knocked on the door respectfully first. When there was no movement from inside the house, Shuqi pushed the door open carefully and went in.
"Second Master, Second Master? Are you awake?"