Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"You followed me to the second room. The maids in the second room have a new master. It's a double happiness. I think we should make two more sets of clothes."

"I have measured clothes for many ladies and young ladies in many mansions, and I always thought that Miss Nine had a kind face. Now I see that it is true." The embroiderer praised while recording on paper.

Shen Chuning smiled and replied, "You're not exaggerating. Sister Pearl and Sister Jade have always taken great care of me. Now that I've been adopted into the second branch of the family, all those nice things are piling up in my room like they were free. Take this room, for example. Mother was worried I wouldn't be used to it, so she renovated it to resemble Ningfengzhai. For this kindness alone, no matter how I repay her, it's not enough."

"This is also a true exchange of true heart." The embroiderer said with emotion

"I have drawn a few patterns that I think will suit Mother perfectly. When you leave later, bring them back with you. They will be perfect for making clothes for her."

Shen Chuning asked Birui to take out a stack of papers covered with various exquisite clothing patterns and jewelry designs.

These were all modified based on the fashion trends of her previous life, combined with the temperament and preferences of Mrs. Shen Er.

The clothing patterns will be taken away by the embroiderer, and the jewelry design drawings will be sent to Wanbaoxuan for making.

After taking the measurements, the embroiderer received the reward and walked out happily.

Looking at the embroiderer's back, Shen Chuning felt a surge of anticipation in her heart. She was looking forward to seeing the moment when her mother wore the clothes and jewelry she designed.

Just while measuring the clothes, Shen Chuning was sweating all over.

"Have the people we sent to the north returned?" Shen Chuning asked Birui while wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"It's been a few days since I came back. Fortunately, I listened to you and returned in time. Otherwise, with the weather these days, I'm afraid I would have suffered a lot of losses." Birui answered while sorting out the accounts.

At the end of last year, Shen Chuning entrusted Yun Zian to take 80,000 taels of silver to the south to do grain business.

Then he sent someone north with 50,000 taels of silver to buy ice.

The ice from the north was transported directly back to the capital by water, which saved transportation costs and avoided attracting unnecessary attention.

"Madam, the deep cellars you had dug last year are now full of ice."

"This winter has been cold and long, and many people think it won't be too hot this year, so not many families have ice storage."

"Even if some large families have the habit of storing ice, the total storage capacity is much less than in previous years."

"Who would have thought it would be this hot before April."

"When I went out today, I saw that the Yun Family Restaurant was already selling Bingpai Fruit, and business was pretty good."

After hearing Birui's words, Shen Chuning nodded and said, "You should go to the Yun Family Restaurant often. If you run out of ice, ask the people from the farm to deliver it in time so as not to delay business."

……

The Yuewei Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Because Xiao Jinyu will be leaving the palace to build her own residence at the end of the month, this ten-day period will be the last time that Shen Chuning and Princess Nan Yan will have classes in the palace.

Shen Chuning slowly walked up to Xiao Jinhuan, bowed respectfully, and said softly, "Sixth Princess, our schoolmate friendship ends here. I hope you will consider our past as cousins and take good care of Sister Wan in the future."

After hearing this, Xiao Jinhuan glanced at Shen Chuning with a hint of sarcasm in her tone, "You said it yourself, that was in the past. Now, you're just a distant relative, at most a study partner of my eldest sister. Why should I give you this face?"

Princess Nan Yan, who was sitting nearby, heard the conversation between the two. She could not help but gently tug at the corner of Shen Chuning's clothes and said in a low voice, "Shen Jingwan stole your parents away, so why are you begging for her?"

A trace of grief and anger flashed across Shen Chuning's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. She whispered, "She and I are both daughters of the Shen family. We rise together and fall together."

Then, she looked up at Xiao Jinhuan and continued, "Under normal circumstances, I would never come to the Sixth Princess for help. But this time, the Sixth Princess's actions were indeed excessive."

"Since Sister Wan was sent back to the Shen family from the palace in early February, she has been suffering from a recurring cold."

Shen Chuning's face showed worry, and her voice trembled slightly. "The Third Madam returned to the Duke of Qing's Mansion and wanted to bring Master Ziyuan back to see Sister Wan. The Duke of Qing's Mansion said that Master Ziyuan had to stay and take care of the Duke's wife, so they didn't let him go."

She bit her lower lip lightly, her tone filled with helplessness. "It was only a few days ago that my grandmother took my grandfather's wedding cards and asked for Han Yuanzheng from the Imperial Hospital. He came and gave me herbal medicine and acupuncture, and only then did I see a slight improvement."

When she said this, she couldn't help showing her heartache, with tears in her eyes.

Then, she sighed softly and continued, "Sister Wan has become so thin that she is unrecognizable. I really can't bear to see her like this, so I wanted to come to the Sixth Princess to beg for mercy." As she spoke, she couldn't help but shed tears and dripped onto her clothes.

Finally, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looked at Xiao Jinhuan firmly, and said, "From now on, I won't be able to come to the palace often. I hope Sixth Princess will not make things difficult for Sister Wan."

Shen Chuning was on the verge of tears when she spoke, and to anyone who saw her, she and Shen Jingwan looked like sisters with deep affection.

Everyone in Yuewei Hall began to whisper.

Concubine Qin has a high status in the harem, and no one dares to openly accuse Xiao Jinhuan of anything.

But privately, everyone felt that Xiao Jinhuan had gone a bit too far this time.

After all, Shen Jingwan is just a little girl. Even if she made a mistake, she should not be punished so harshly.

Xiao Jinhuan looked at everyone's averted gazes, her anger instantly ignited, and her voice rose eight degrees: "What do you mean by this? Have you forgotten that day you were just as terrified of Shen Jingwan's odor as I was? I asked her to wash herself out of kindness, but not only was she ungrateful, she even skipped class, claiming to be sick, and she's putting the blame entirely on me!"

Xiao Jinhuan's words cleverly portrayed Shen Jingwan as someone who deliberately made excuses to skip classes.

"That's not true, Sixth Princess, how can you say that about Sister Wan? She is really sick, and Han Yuanzheng from the Imperial Hospital can testify for her!" Shen Chuning pretended to be anxious and defended Shen Jingwan.

However, Xiao Jinhuan's eyes widened, she stared at Shen Chuning fiercely, and asked sternly, "Are you blaming this princess?"

Shen Chuning was so frightened that she quickly shook her head and waved her hands, and hurriedly explained: "Chuning doesn't dare, but Sister Wan..."

The more Shen Chuning mentioned Shen Jingwan in front of everyone, the angrier Xiao Jinhuan became.

Suddenly, she thought of something, turned to look at Shen Chuning, and asked coldly: "Did you just say that Shen Jingwan's cold recurred?"