It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Fu Nulang went out to banquets less and less frequently, and Chunying would be called into the courtyard by her every one or two days to discuss something in secret.

On November 5th, the five beauties brought by Governor Fang were noticed by the old emperor while they were performing at the banquet and were brought into the harem.

Although other officials despised such flattering behavior, the governor's wife was very happy and arranged to give half a month's reward to the servants in the mansion, except for the servants in Yu Xiaolangjun's courtyard.

When Jiang Yan went to the kitchen to pick up some food, he happened to hear Chef Sun and Aunt Huang whispering about this matter. Then he understood why the maid from the lady's courtyard suddenly came to give out money in a cheerful mood early this morning.

"Chef Sun, Auntie Huang, good afternoon." After nearly three months of meeting and greeting each other politely three times a day, Jiang Yan had already become familiar with the two and no longer needed to be shy about chatting about their relationship.

"Jiang Yan, you're here." Aunt Huang greeted Jiang Yan, then took her sleeve and said in a lower voice than before, "Go back and remind your girls to be more thoughtful and choose a good husband."

"Ah? Oh, okay, I'll definitely tell the girl, thank you, Auntie."

Seeing that Jiang Yan didn't seem to understand, Aunt Huang sighed. If she wasn't worried that Fu Nu would marry into a dirty family and bring bad luck to Jiang Yan, she wouldn't have said anything more.

Aunt Huang explained it more clearly: "I heard yesterday that a high-ranking official named Wu wanted to marry into the family."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan understood and lowered her voice to ask, "Are you saying that this...is not appropriate?"

The voices of other maids who came to get food could be heard outside the door.

Aunt Huang stopped talking and gestured to Jiang Yan to take the packed food box and leave quickly.

As I left the kitchen, I heard Aunt Huang and Chef Sun complaining, "I don't know when we can kill that black chicken we keep at the mansion. It wanders around aimlessly all day, pecking at the hens. Not only does it get its feathers all over the floor, but it's also covered in bruises. If the master ever wants to eat a tender chicken, we'll be punished."

This paragraph definitely has a hidden meaning. Jiang Yan kept praising Aunt Huang in his heart for being so amazing.

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After Fu Weixin finished his meal, he saw Jiang Yan still lingering in the room.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Fu Weixin had already discovered Jiang Yan's habit of getting close to him when there was something important and staying away when there was nothing else.

"I heard that yesterday a gentleman wanted to marry a girl for his son." Jiang Yan's expression was solemn.

Tingying was holding a basin of water waiting for Miss Fu to wash up. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "It's not uncommon for a girl with outstanding appearance and character to be admired. There's no need to worry so much."

"Did the elders of those admirers also come forward to express their intention to marry the governor?" Jiang Yan realized that he was too out of touch with the news. He even knew very little about Miss Fu in the mansion. This was really wrong.

Tingying was not very clear about this matter. She turned her head slightly to look at Fu Nulang, wanting to hear an answer.

"No, both of you, hurry up and get out." Fu Weixin didn't want to reveal her emotional state to either of them, even if they were her personal maids. She quickly washed her hands and was about to kick them out.

With just these words, Jiang Yan saw the rapid blushing of Fu's cheeks and ears. Having frequently attended banquets recently, it was likely that she had seen someone she admired.

Since being proposed to was not a big deal for Miss Fu, Jiang Yan obediently followed Tingying and left.

But before she stepped out of the door, she still added a warning: "Girl, when you go out, you must keep a safe distance from the man named Wu. I heard that he has a bad temper and likes to make things difficult for women."

Fu Weixin wondered, are there any officials with the surname Zhu among the accompanying officials?