After the family fell, I wanted to lie down

The afternoon sun was very hot and there were not many people on the street. Xue walked over to greet the adults who were sitting in the shade.

"Why is Aunt Xue free to come out today?"

"I came out to buy some thread. I've run out of the usual thread."

"Is Wu the peddler coming?"

A few people were chatting casually, and soon Wu the peddler came over with his load on his shoulder and asked, "Where have you been today?"

She asked while chatting.

Wuhuolang was a familiar figure in the market, and he often smiled as he answered, "I went to the pharmacy, got some medicine, and then went to the city gate."

Others thought they were just chatting, but when they heard someone was buying medicine, they hurriedly asked what was going on.

Wu the peddler said with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just that the weather is hot, so I just went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine to relieve the heat."

After that, the two of them separated.

There were not many people coming and going at the city gate after noon. Yingge was holding a bag of medicinal herbs in one hand and looking around. It was obvious that she was waiting for someone. After a while, a slow train came slowly in front of her.

Sure enough, the carriage stopped in front of Yingge. Chen Junhe lifted the curtain and called out to her, and Yingge hurriedly bowed to him.

Chen Junhe said, "Let's go."

Yingge did not get in the car but asked, "How can I get in? Will this matter cause you trouble? Lu Gongqing saw me last time, and he may not like me."

Chen Junhe heard her say this and sneered, "You know that Lu Gongqing doesn't like you. You haven't done anything shameful, so why are you afraid to see people?"

Chen Junhe said, "Everyone is packing tonight. After all, we are leaving tomorrow. My grandfather has prepared more than a dozen carriages for Lord Lu. They will go in at dusk. You can follow the carriages and pretend to be a servant."

Yingge got the answer she wanted, and then asked, "Will you go in with me?"

After saying this, Chen Junhe became even angrier, "What are you thinking? Who do you think I am?"

Yingge said nothing at this time, and she bowed to Chen Junhe again. You think too much, what I mean is, if you go in, please give this to my neighbor, her name is Chunqiao.

"If you're not going, why are you asking so many questions?" Chen Junhe snatched the medicine bag from Yingge's hand and slammed down the car curtain.

Yingge hurriedly stepped aside to let the carriage pass. Only after seeing her leave did an inconspicuous soldier sitting in a simple herbal tea shop at the city gate breathe a sigh of relief. He happily raised his teacup with his companion and continued the previous conversation.

After leaving, Yingge did not go home directly, but came to a shop. "Is this the Chen family's carriage shop?"

She asked, standing at the door of the shop and looking inside.

The busy clerk saw someone asking and said enthusiastically, "No, we are the Su family's rice shop!"

Yingge looked confused for a moment, and it took her a while to realize that the Su family was Su Qinghe's family.

"Where is the Chen family's carriage and horse shop you are looking for?" the waiter said, pointing in the direction of the front left.

"Is your shop Su Qinghe's?"

The guy nodded and said yes.

Yingge got the answer and quickly took out a letter that had been prepared long ago from her sleeve and said, "That's perfect. I was just looking for you. I have a letter to send to the family of Doctor Li in Shangjing. Master Qinghe said he could entrust it to you and have them deliver it urgently. I wonder..." The waiter nodded in understanding and stretched out his hand and said, "Is that so? Then I wonder if you are..."

Yingge hurriedly introduced herself and promised to help send it out after everything was arranged.

After Yingge thanked him again, she said goodbye. The waiter didn't care and hurriedly arranged for someone to go to Su's house to confirm.

The sun gradually moved westward and dusk fell. The Chen family's carriage and horse business was very busy. More than a dozen carriages were lined up in a row, each with a horse harnessed to it, and the sounds of people and horses intertwined.

Yingge stood on both sides looking at those busy people, and then looked at the group of people watching the fun next to her. For a moment, she didn't know what to do. There was no other way, she could only do this.

She lowered her head with a somewhat gloomy expression, put her hands in front of her, and walked out through the crowded crowd. The night stretched her shadow very long, and she soon disappeared in the shadow of the store.

As night falls, Chen's Yi Garden is covered with a layer of outer coat against the backdrop of darkness.

There was a constant flow of carriages at the gate of Yi Garden, with people constantly going in and out. After a busy period, a few servants suddenly appeared in a hurry at a bend. The two groups of people collided with each other, and both sides cried out and fell in their respective directions.

There was a servant falling to the ground.

"Oh, help him up quickly, this is what happened."

"How come he fell so hard that he fell under the carriage?"

The thin servant stood up in a groan, lowered his head and muttered that it was okay, looking ashamed and not knowing what to do.

"Alright, alright, it's okay, just go away."

The crowd didn't pay much attention to it, just seeing that the fall was quite severe, so they thought that he shouldn't be injured.

The injured servant followed the servants walking in front of him and asked quietly, "How do I get to the Zhaixing Tower?"

The servant glanced at her and thought that since she was a new comer from outside, she must be unfamiliar with Yiyuan, so it was understandable that she didn't know the place.

Not long after they walked, they met a group of maids carrying food boxes and walking steadily forward. They greeted each other when they met.

"Anything delicious tonight?"

"Everything tonight is pretty good!"

"These are what the nobles eat. If you are favored in the future, it will be more effective than a prefect's speech."

The servants chatted and laughed and continued on their way, but the maids turned to another quiet courtyard.

The yard was not very big, but it was built very exquisitely. The rooms were arranged in rows in an orderly manner. Two maids stood at the door of each room. The maids who delivered the meals knocked on the closed doors one by one.

"It's time for dinner, miss."

"Miss, I'm coming in."

The maids gently comforted the ladies in the room.

Chunqiao was startled when the maids came in.

"Miss, please eat quickly. It would be bad if the food gets cold."

Although Chunqiao had been called like this many times when she came here, she was still not used to it. What kind of lady was she? When she lowered her head, she saw a packet of medicine on the table being picked up by the maid.

"Don't touch, these are my things." She subconsciously reached out to stop him.

The maid was also startled by her action and looked at the paper bag with the medicine box scattered around.

"Miss Chunqiao, do you want to eat this time?"

Chunqiao came to her senses at this time, looking a little embarrassed. She took the paper bag in her hand and held it in her arms.

The two maids didn't say anything else and just did their own job.

"What is this thing that is so precious?"

"Maybe it was brought by Master Junhe! He said it's medicine for treating acclimatization."

Chunqiao thought to herself, it wasn't Young Master Chen who gave it to her, it was Yingge who gave it to her. Thinking of this, she unconsciously hugged the medicine bag tighter.

Thinking of this, she smiled happily, but then felt a little melancholy. She sat beside the table in a daze. She didn't know how long she had been sitting there. Suddenly, the door was pushed open a little, and a familiar voice came out.

"Are you homesick? You don't even want to eat. You won't have the energy if you don't eat."

"This sister is so beautiful, how come I haven't seen her before?"

"Maybe someone's relative was called over to help out temporarily. After all, they are very busy these days."

The two maids wanted to take another look at the girl, but they only saw her back.

"Hey, Master Lu is awake."

"The lights in the house came on, and Chen Junhe stood in the yard with his father and grandfather, waiting. He couldn't help but rub his hands nervously. This action was seen by several elders in the Chen family, who were very disappointed in him."

"If you are afraid, why do you still come here?" said an elder.

"Are you not as good as the young son-in-law from the country of the Liu family?"

This made Chen Junhe even more embarrassed. If it weren't for his young son-in-law, he really wouldn't have come here now. Thinking of this, her back lowered even more.

The elder was about to scold them a few more times, but another elder waiting on the side coughed and reminded him that Lord Lu had ordered the guards to invite them over.

The masters of the Chen family entered the room but did not see Lord Lu. They just said through the screen, "Please wait for a moment while I tidy up my appearance."

A little later, a middle-aged man who had just finished bathing walked out from behind the screen. Two maids were beside him, helping to wipe his hair and then tie it up. The bright red gown made his face look even more gorgeous.

"I'm sorry, everyone. Wine is harmful to us!" he said, bowing his hands.

Although everyone knows that the chosen girls will eventually enter the palace, no one knows whether they can enter the palace or survive to the end. But even if there is a glimmer of hope, they all hope that the children they raise can survive, so they have to do the surface work whether they do it or not.

Lu Gongqing had been drinking every day these days due to too many banquets and was a little drunk. Although he had announced to the public that he would no longer see guests, he still had to receive Yiyuan's visit.

Everyone was sitting in the hall chatting. Lü Gongqing saw the only young man in the hall. After being introduced by his elders, he took out the poem he had prepared for a long time. Lü Gongqing laughed and said, "Why didn't you take it out at the banquet that day?"

Chen Junhe bowed and replied, "I am not talented enough, so I didn't do it that day."

"Could it be that he is afraid just like the young son-in-law of the Liu family?"

"I'm not that scary."

Chen Junhe replied, "I was inspired by Lord Lu's poem that day, and I am proud of my new work. This is also thanks to Lord Lu."

Lu Gongqing clapped his hands and chuckled, "If the children of the noble families train themselves well, they will be talented people in the future."

Chen Junhe stood up, bowed and thanked them. The Chen family members talked to Lu Gongqing for a while and presented him with a farewell gift. Lu Gongqing did not refuse and gladly accepted it. Seeing that Lu Gongqing looked tired, the Chen family members did not disturb him any more and stood up to say goodbye and left.

Chen Junhe followed the elders of his parents and left. His tense expression finally relaxed a little. Humph, he had to start thinking about how to compete with Yingge. He must beat her this time.

Chunqiao sat at the table blankly for a while, and finally plucked up the courage to open the door and walk out. The maid guarding the door asked her if she had any instructions, and she just said that she was a little bored and wanted to go out for a walk.

After the Chen family left, Lu Gongqing saw the hourglass on the table, yawned, and felt very bored.

The guard outside the door heard the call and pushed the door open and saluted. "Are the selected girls obedient? Are any of them noisy? Call someone over. It's too boring..." As he said this, he roughly scanned the list with his fingers and randomly pointed to a name.

The guards went out to call for help after receiving the order. Lu Gongqing slapped his cheek with his hand, picked up a cup of strong tea on the table, and frowned. "Pah, this tea is too bad." "Oh, I'm so hungry, so hungry!"

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