Traveling to the ancient harem

Huang Mansion.

There was a mood of sorrow in Funing Hall. The old lady and Chen hugged Huang Ye and cried bitterly. The other three masters could not hide their sadness either and sighed. Even servants like Qin Ma and Hongyu were reluctant to leave the young lady. Huang Ye usually treated them very well.

"Old man, someone from the big kitchen came to ask if we want the vegetarian meal to be delivered now, as it is ready." The big kitchen refers to the kitchen that cooks specifically for the Chen couple, and also serves as a place to entertain guests.

"Send it over." Huang Ye ordered. She also missed her family very much and felt uncomfortable seeing them like this.

The food was brought in, and Huang Ye coaxed them to the table one by one, patiently persuading them: "Ye'er knows you are reluctant to leave, but you still have to eat. Ye'er is going to avoid the disaster and learn some skills. You don't have to worry, Ye'er will be fine."

Several people picked up their chopsticks listlessly to eat, but put them down again after taking a few bites.

"Ask Chen Shuming to find someone to go to the academy and ask Xuan Ge'er to ask for leave to come back and see his sister off." The old father was very sad to think of his daughter leaving, but since it involved his daughter's life, he had no other choice.

The family sat in the Funing Hall, chattering endlessly until the moon reached the zenith, then they reluctantly returned to their respective courtyards.

Early the next morning, Huang Ye got up and went to his second brother's Qingsangju first, calling his second brother to go with him to pay respects to his parents, and then went with his parents to Funing Hall to pay respects to his grandparents. Today, everyone in the family had taken leave and wanted to spend more time with Huang Ye. Looking at the whole family, everyone had dark circles under their eyes, and Huang Ye felt both funny and distressed.

The breakfast was very sumptuous, and the family ate around the table in a lively atmosphere. There was no rule in the Huang family that one should not talk while eating or sleeping. Everyone scrambled to pick up some meat for Huang Ye. When they thought that the child would only be able to eat vegetarian food and not meat in the nunnery in the future, they wanted Huang Ye to finish all the meat on the table. Huang Ye did not know whether to laugh or cry. She was only six years old. How much could she eat?

After dinner, Huang Ye returned to Furong Garden and watched Hongyu and Nanny Li packing his things. Nanny Li had been wiping her tears. She was reluctant to let go of the child she had raised so much. However, this time Huang Ye would only take Hongdou with him, and the others could not follow him even if they wanted to.

"Just bring a few clothes for the trip, they won't be needed there." Huang Ye told Hongyu, then thought for a moment and asked, "You have a younger brother who seems to be running errands in the kitchen, right?"

"My younger brother is helping the comprador run errands in the kitchen," Hongyu replied. They were family-born children and had been slaves in the Huang family for generations. Why did the young lady suddenly remember to ask him?

"Go to the kitchen now and see if he has come back from buying groceries. If he has, ask him to come to Furong Garden. I have something to ask him."

"Okay." Hongyu put down the work at hand, confused but did not ask, lifted the curtain and went out. After a while, she came back to report: "Miss, my brother has not come back yet. I told the kitchen staff to come over as soon as he comes back."

"Then wait a moment." Huang Ye continued to think. He had been away for several years. In a place where news from the capital could not reach, she had to prepare for many things. It was basic for her to understand all the developments in the capital in a timely manner. She needed someone to pass on information for her. The Huang family had a clean and upright tradition and they disdained to inquire about some market information. But it was precisely these market villains that spread information very quickly. He had met Hongyu's younger brother Qingyuer, a very smart boy. She had no time now and could only find someone in the mansion.

Not long after, Hongyu's younger brother Qingyu'er was brought in by a little maid. "Your servant greets the young lady." Qingyu'er bowed.

Huang Ye tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingers and looked at Qing Yu'er in front of him. "Have you heard of the name of Xu Rou, the young lady from the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion?"

"I know that young lady is very talented and also heard that she is very beautiful." Qing Yu'er scratched his hair embarrassedly. He was afraid that the young lady would not like to hear gossip with her.

"Then how much do you know about her?" Huang Ye asked again.

Qingyu'er's eyes lit up. The young lady wanted to hear gossip, which he was good at. It was very uncomfortable to have a lot of gossip in your heart and no one to share it with. Since the young lady liked to listen, he would say more.

"What I heard was about Miss Xu and Miss Du from the Marquis of Huguo's Mansion. I heard that this matter caused quite a big stir and even the Empress was alarmed." Qingyu'er's eyes moved flexibly as she answered cleverly.

"What happened between them?" Huang Ye sat up straight at once, thinking to himself, this is really, it takes no effort at all.