Wealth and glory seek stability

Baili Yanhua trained in the army for several months. He lost a lot of weight and started to grow taller.

The royal family had already been divided, and Xia was somewhat dissatisfied when she saw that Baili Yanhua's sleeves were a little too short.

"I see that Hua Ge'er is growing fast now, so tell the embroiderer in the mansion to make a few more clothes for him. He doesn't need to wear such good clothes in the army. The clothes made by Mama Zhou, who used to make clothes for your father, are sturdy and wear-resistant, with fine stitches. Let her make clothes for Hua Ge'er in the future." Xia instructed Qin who was eating with relish.

Although the Wu'an Palace was divided, the sons were all brothers and had a very close relationship.

Qin immediately realized that she might have neglected Baili Yanhua. Since the family split up, the two elder sons had both started their own families and separated the palace into courtyards. Only Baili Yanhua was young and there was no one in his room, so he had been living with Xia. After all, Xia was old and not as energetic as before, so there were some things that had not been taken care of.

The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and Qin should be the one to take care of her young brother-in-law. However, Qin has always been careless and not as tactful as Qian. At this time, she also realized her negligence as the eldest sister-in-law.

Baili Yanchen winked at Qin, who understood and immediately stood up and bowed, "Mother, please forgive me. I have been busy with the Dragon Boat Festival recently. I originally asked my third brother's wet nurse, Aunt Xu, to help take care of it, but I didn't expect that she didn't take it seriously. After these few days, I will definitely punish her."

Xia suddenly felt a headache. This eldest daughter-in-law was good in every way except that she was too heartless. "There's no need to punish her. Mother Xu is old and it's normal for her to have a bad memory. Give the red flowers in my room to Hua Ge'er. I'll feel more at ease knowing that there's someone who knows me and will take care of me in the future."

Honghua is a first-class maid in Xia's room, and she is very beautiful.

Baili Yanhua knew that this was the maid given to him by his mother, and his face immediately turned red with shame, "Mother, mother, this is not necessary. I am in the military camp every day, don't delay me."

Xia put down the crystal mirror in her hand and said angrily, "A royal family member of your age should have been prepared long ago, and put in your room to take care of you. Your elder brother and second brother did the same at their age."

When an elder gives you something, you should not refuse it.

Baili Yanhua couldn't resist and had to accept it, "Then listen to what mother says."

Xia finally smiled, "That's right, this way I can rest assured. Your elder brother has informed the army, you can stay at home for three days during the Dragon Boat Festival, and rest well at home tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

When Jian Xi saw that when Xia mentioned the maid, there was no unnatural look on Qin and Qian's faces.

Up to now, she has not seen the concubines in this palace.

Logically speaking, as the current King of Wu'an, Baili Yanchen should have quite a few concubines and maids.

After watching the opera, the Dragon Boat Festival banquet at Wu'an Palace finally began.

"Your Majesty has granted us a banquet! Let's begin!"

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

Jian Xi knelt down along with everyone else, only to see Xia, Baili Yanchen and the others bow three times to the banquet table.

This trip to the palace not only brought rewards, but also a royal banquet!

The dishes at the banquet were very simple. Men and women sat separately, and there were four kinds of dishes: wine, fruit, steamed buns, soup, and vegetables.

The table was set up in the flower hall, facing the stage, so one could watch a play while eating.

The character on the stage was just about to turn the scene, and holding the whip, he said loudly: "I heard that the ancestor of the Wu'an Palace is holding a banquet. Let me ride on this fast horse and go forward to ask for some fruit to eat!"

Everyone laughed out loud, and Xia was overjoyed. She waved her sleeves and said, "This little monkey is so clever in speaking. Reward!"

The maids below immediately brought two large baskets filled with strings of copper coins and various dried fruits. They pulled out the drawstrings and threw the copper coins and dried fruits onto the table.

The actors on the stage were not dazzled by the wealth before them and did not interrupt their singing at all.

So dedicated!

Jian Xi was once again blinded by Xia's generosity.

Is this the live reward from the top brother? !

So exciting.

This money is all given as a reward to the troupe, to show recognition of the performance.

Sitting on Xia's left was a girl of about eight years old. She was Baili Huanyan, the concubine's daughter of Baili Yanchen. She was also the only girl in the entire palace and the darling of the entire palace.

After eating for a while, the little child began to doze off little by little.

Xia couldn't help but feel more sympathetic, "Sister Yan, are you sleepy?"

Baili Huanyan resisted the urge to sleep and said sweetly, "Grandma, I'm not sleepy. Today is a good day. I want to accompany you."

"You are such a good child. Grandmother doesn't need you to accompany her. Let the nanny take you back to rest. Grandmother is also sleepy and will go to bed soon." Xia whispered to Baili Huanyan to go back.

She said to everyone, "I've been tired all day, and I'm exhausted too. You young people should just have fun and don't have to worry about an old woman like me."

Xia stood up, and Qiangwei quickly took a cloak and gently put it on Xia.

"It's windy, be careful not to catch a cold."

Xia suddenly thought of Jian Xi, "Jian Xi, come here."

Jian Xi didn't know why, so she walked to Xia's side in small steps and bowed, "Madam."

"You made this dress very well and it's exactly what I wanted. You've been in my room for so long, Qiangwei. From now on, you should give Jian Xi the allowance of a second-class maid. And pack some snacks for this girl. It's late today. You can come back tomorrow to claim your reward."

"Yes, thank you, ma'am."

Jian Xi followed Xia back to the Magnolia Courtyard. There were people serving in the main courtyard. When Jian Xi returned to the corner room, she saw Caixia with an excited look on her face.

Caixia took Jianxi's hand, sat down quickly, and took out an exquisite purse, "Sister, look, I helped Sister Dingxiang make clothes for the lady, and she got a reward, so she gave me so much."

Ten silver peanuts fell out of the purse with a clang. Each weighed about two taels.

No wonder this girl is so excited.

Seeing Caixia begging for praise, Jian Xi did not hesitate to praise her, "Really? Then you are amazing. How are you going to spend this money?"

How to spend it?

Caixia has never thought about this issue.

After careful consideration, he made a plan. "The silver rewarded by the mansion is of very low quality. It is rare to find such quality in the market. I want to save it. Next time I go out of the mansion, I will find Baoxiufang and sell all the handkerchiefs I have embroidered these days. I will save some silver to buy some land for myself when I leave the mansion. The lady gave a month's salary to all the servants in the courtyard today. It's very generous. I will save all this money."

Caixia usually looks carefree and innocent, but in fact, she is just as ambitious as Caiyun.

Jian Xi was very pleased that her little girls could make plans for themselves.

Not bad.

Her brainwashing these days was not in vain.

Relying on rewards and monthly wages from the government is not a long-term solution. Although she was a social animal in her previous life, she still hopes to create her future with her own hands.

"Very good, there is no problem with your plan. I can rest tomorrow afternoon. When I come back, I will buy you a small box. You can save your money in the future. It will be of great use."

Caixia grabbed Jian Xi's arm and rubbed it like a kitten, "Although we are not born of the same mother, I always feel that my sister is closer to me than my own relatives."

"Stop being so cheesy and go wash up!"

"okay."