Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

During this period, Guanglin came to see me twice, and he only told me unimportant information. I only knew that Tushan Hou seemed to have suddenly become well-behaved, staying well-behaved in his own yard. When he occasionally met guests, they were all people he was familiar with from his business.

After dinner, I am most energetic in the day. The master that Tu Shanjing found for me is really good at teaching people. She is a woman, which makes it easier for her to teach me where the acupuncture points are and how to improve my spiritual power.

After she taught me and went back, I would occasionally take out the small seal and rub it. It felt warm and smooth to the touch. Although the little fox was not finished, it was very cute and lively.

But the practice is so exhausting that my eyelids usually start to droop and I fall into a deep sleep after a short while.

On the night when I was able to transform six ice arrows into a circle and form a formation in a proper manner, the first rain of the year fell outside.

Xiao Wei rubbed her eyes beside me and said, "Girl, you've worked hard today, go to sleep."

I walked to the window and opened it a little, only to feel a hint of water vapor seeping in. It was much warmer than I had imagined.

"Xiao Wei, why did it rain so early this year?"

Xiao Wei yawned and said, "The New Year is late this year. In previous years, it snowed on the young master's birthday, but this year it rained."

I was startled, closed the window, turned around and asked her, "When is the young master's birthday?"

"January 27th, just three days later."

I asked again: "When you went to Xiao Hui's place today, did you hear him or Ruo Feng mention when the young master would be back?"

Xiao Wei shook her head and replied, "No. But the young master always celebrated his birthday in Qingqiu in previous years. He either held a banquet in the mansion or went to a restaurant outside to host a banquet for the various clans who came to congratulate him. I guess he will be back soon."

I thought about it. If I were to stay in the mansion, I hadn't heard that the mansion had made any preparations recently. A large number of servants and maids were dismissed before, and it was a time when they were short of manpower. I guess there wouldn't be any extra staff to handle this matter. I might have to stay outside this year.

The next day I asked around and found out that there was no preparation at the mansion and no one knew when Tu Shan Jing would be back. I was a little worried, but then I thought that he was secretly plotted against by Tu Shan Hou at home and was not at home now, so I felt a little relieved.

On the evening of January 27, I finished my work and returned to the house. I took out the sandalwood box I bought yesterday and examined it carefully. I hadn't thought about what birthday gift to buy him, but was just wandering around from store to store. When I saw this wooden box, I suddenly remembered that most of his documents were placed on the desk or in the drawer, and there was nothing to store them. I liked it immediately.

In addition, the boss praised it highly, saying that this sandalwood not only has an elegant fragrance, but also can repel insects and prevent moths, making it most suitable for storing documents. In addition, the surface of the box has exquisite South China Sea mother-of-pearl craftsmanship, and the pattern is wintersweet in the snow, which means sparse plum blossoms reflecting the snow, and proudly braving the cold. It is most suitable for a noble young man from aristocratic family, so I bought it at a high price, but I don’t know when it can be delivered to him.

Just as I was thinking about it, Xiao Wei looked at the door and said, "Miss, Guanglin from the eldest young master's place is here to give a gift."

After hearing this, I quickly put away the wooden box and went to the guest room.

As soon as I entered the room, Guanglin was drinking hot tea. When he saw me, he quickly put down his teacup, bowed deeply, and said, "Meet Miss Lanxiang. I am here on the orders of the eldest young master to give the second young master a birthday gift."

I smiled and said, "Thank you."

Guanglin rolled his eyes, moved closer and said, "Miss, I heard from the eldest young master that the second young master is back today, and he is going to Qingchi Tower to attend his birthday banquet tonight!"

I was startled and lowered my head, wondering why no one came back to report the news, and why Tushan Hou didn't bring the birthday gift in person, but sent it here. It couldn't be some kind of frame-up.

Seeing me thinking, he teased me half-seriously, "Huh? The girl has always been well-informed, how come she doesn't know this time? Could it be that... she has fallen out of favor?"

I hurriedly said, "I was busy this morning. Maybe someone took the letter and put it in my room and I didn't have time to read it. We are fine, so you don't need to worry about it! But why didn't the eldest master bring a gift to the restaurant, but sent it here? Do you know what it is?"

He smiled and said, "The eldest young master said that we live under the same roof, so if you take it away you have to take it back, so it would be better to send it here directly. It seems that it is a spiritual stone." After saying that, he took out a small dark green brocade box from his arms.

I thought to myself, I don't know what kind of evil stone it is, it's best to take it out and bury it, but I didn't show it on my face, and smiled and said, "Thank you very much, young master, I will keep it well."

Guanglin took the brocade box, stood up, straightened his clothes, bowed to me and said, "Miss, I will take my leave now. The young master has something else to do, so I have to accompany him tonight."

I also stood up and walked him to the door: "Then take care."

At this moment, through him, I saw a man walking hurriedly into the yard with a bag in his arms. It was Ruiyang, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

I hurried forward and asked, "Ruiyang, did the young master come back with you?"

Ruiyang saw me and stopped and said, "Hello, young lady. The young master is back, but he went straight to the restaurant. I came back to put my luggage. Master Fenglong is very hospitable and said he would hold a birthday party for him at Chenrong Mansion, but he repeatedly declined, so I was delayed." After that, he took out two bags from his bag and handed them to me, saying, "I just happened to run into you. This is the venison jerky that Master Fenglong brought you. He said he saw you enjoying it last time, and he happened to go hunting before the New Year, so he asked me to bring it back."

I heard that Tu Shanjing had returned, and my heart was filled with warmth. Even though we hadn't met yet, at least we were in the same territory. After receiving the venison jerky, Ruiyang and I said, "Master Fenglong is so hospitable. I'll have to thank him when I see him sometime. Let me help you get it."

Ruiyang responded and took my luggage with me to Tu Shanjing's bedroom. After entering the room and putting down the luggage, I asked, "Did your trip go smoothly? Is there...anything unusual or difficult?"

Ruiyang waved his hand and said, "It went smoothly, but the young master seemed to be lost in thought all the way. Jingye and I asked him about it, but he refused to say anything. He might be still thinking about whether Second Lady Rui still has any followers, or how to plan the business that was just opened after the New Year this year."

I sighed secretly and asked again: "Are you going to the restaurant later? Or are you going to rest in the mansion?"

Ruiyang looked at me and replied, "Miss, do you want to go to the restaurant to see the young master? Unfortunately, the young master said that there are too many people here today, so you should wait for him to come back."

I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this, but what he said made sense, so I nodded and said, "Nothing, it's just that I also prepared a birthday gift, and I was wondering when I could give it to the young master."