On the second day, early in the morning, Mrs. Hua waited on Song Chuyi to dress and urged her to drink some soup before going to Ningde Hall to pay her respects.

  Song Chuyi had just finished speaking a few words with Lao Taitai when the two madams came in.

  Today, because she had to go to Huangjue Temple for incense, the madam got up early to prepare for going out. There was a thin layer of dark circles under her eyes, looking very tired.

  The second lady was spirited and radiant, with a rosy glow on her pale face, and two jade earrings beside her ears, making her look even more like a silver basin.

  Old Lady Song asked about the preparations for going out, then nodded and said: "When you go to the temple, bring a few maidservants along and have them all see Master Yuan Kong. Also, don't forget to add an extra share of incense money for the married ladies who are leaving."

  The three girls who got married were still the daughters of the first wife, and the madam naturally smiled in response.

  Mrs. Song thought for a moment and then asked her: "Is Jue's wife doing well?"

  Li's heart suddenly jumped, and she suddenly remembered that her daughter had told her that Li Qingzi was probably pregnant. If it were usual, it would be fine, but at this moment when Song Yi had already gone to take up his post, she suddenly felt that the news was somewhat jarring - recently, the old lady hadn't been sparing in using the issue of offspring to control her.

  The madam, however, didn't look particularly pleased. With a hint of worry, she shook her head: "This child doesn't know what's wrong with him either. His body has been weak like this for some time now. The imperial physician came to examine him and prescribed medicine which he took and got better for a while, but these past few days he hasn't been feeling well again."

  Li Qingzi is her niece after all, if it affects Yu Zisui, she feels sorry for her son and also a little guilty, knowing that she should have found a good birth to raise her earlier.

  Old Lady Song also sighed and said after a while, "Since that's the case, don't let her go out this time either.

  In front of Song Chuyi, there were some things that even Da Furen didn't dare say much about, and she could only force a smile to respond.

  Song Chuming and others also came one after another to pay their respects.

  Song Chubin recently had all the people around her changed to serve, although they were more dedicated than Qiu Yiniang and others in the past, and showed more respect for her. However, Fifth Madam has not been seen for several days, and Qiu Yiniang and other original attendants have also disappeared completely. She felt a bit anxious, walking with her head down and not daring to speak.

  This temperament is really too unlikable, Old Lady Song gazed at her with a heavy gaze for half a moment, deciding to urge the Grand Madam to hurry up and invite the female officials from the palace into the manor to teach them etiquette.

  All preparations were made, and the madam led them out of the door. Given the previous incident with the runaway horse, the madam specially assigned twelve house servants to escort them, and Song Ju also brought four people to follow.

  Huangjue Temple is located in the eastern suburbs of Beijing, and it takes two hours by carriage from the city.

  The monk had already heard the news and came out to welcome them. He respectfully led Madame and others into the temple.

  The officials and nobles in the capital would often close the temple on days when many people came to burn incense, firstly because they were afraid of disturbing their wives, and secondly for safety considerations. This time, the Huangjue Temple had also posted a notice yesterday saying that it would be closed today.

  The lady's hands were clean and fragrant, just about to ask the abbot when he would be free to lecture on the scriptures, when she heard Golden Bell say that Song Ju had arrived.

  Song Jue's face didn't look too good, he came in and took a glance at everyone, then walked straight up to Da Furen and said: "The wife of the Deputy Commander of the Five Cities Garrison has arrived with our family's aunt."

  What a coincidence?!

  What a coincidence, Mrs. Song's face turned somewhat unsightly, she knew that Song Chu-yi's carriage had an accident on the road and was troubled by the deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Command, at this moment, the usually disliked Xiao Madam came to the Huangjue Temple with the wife of this deputy commander

  Li looked at Song Chuyi with a somewhat uncertain gaze.

  Everyone has already arrived at the door, can't they really pretend not to know? The madam suppressed her anger and looked at the attendant monk with a difficult expression, then relaxed her face and smiled: "This is indeed a coincidence. Although we cleaned up the temple in advance, it's not good to block others' pious hearts towards Buddhism. Fortunately, they are all women and won't disturb anything. The masters can do as they please."

  The monk let out a sigh of relief and nodded hastily in agreement before turning around to attend to his duties.

  Before long, there was news outside that Mrs. Xiao and Fang Shi had come to thank her specially. The madam had already made preparations and had someone welcome them in.

  Madam Xiao's face was filled with a smile, and as soon as she entered the door, she first paid her respects to Madam Li and then pulled Madam Li into a smile: "No wonder the magpie called out happily when I was about to leave the house today, it turns out that I actually ran into you, my relative."

  He then led Madame Fang forward to greet everyone: "This is the wife of the deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Defense Circuit, who has come with me."

  Mrs. Fang and her husband exchanged greetings, then she asked: "I wonder if the sixth young lady of your esteemed family has arrived today?"

  As expected, Madam's intentions were not pure. She glanced at her and smiled unenthusiastically: "Does Mrs. Fang know my family's Xiao Liu?"

  Xiao's wife looked at Fang Shi with some tension, wanting to mediate: "Fang Shi said that yesterday, the deputy commander mentioned that the sixth young lady of the mansion encountered a mad horse on the road and was worried."

  The madam looked at her and nodded slightly: "Mrs. Fang has a good heart, my little Liu is fine, just got a bit frightened."

  After all, it's still unclear whether he came or not.

  Xiao's wife spotted Song Chuyi in the crowd at a glance, smiled and beckoned to her, calling out loudly: "Sixth Miss, come here quickly and let me take a look."

  After she left, she heard that Song Chuyi had called Xiao Si Niang to eat, but in her heart, she always felt that this was because there were people serving next to Song Chuyi, and she didn't take it seriously.

  She called out again, and being an elder, Song Chuyi couldn't pretend he hadn't heard, so he smiled and went forward to pay his respects.

  Mr. Fang quickly pulled her to his side, looked her up and down, and smiled: "Indeed, you look clever, no wonder yesterday's thrilling scene didn't scare you off. When my old man comes back, he'll be full of praise for you, saying you're even smarter than that kid in our family who's already attending the Imperial Academy."

  The lady endured for a while, but finally couldn't bear it anymore. She glanced at her with a frown and said: "What is Lady Fang talking about? What cleverness does she have as a child? If it weren't for the protection of our family's guards, who knows what would have happened. And even later on, it was thanks to the good fortune of the Crown Prince that we were able to avoid a disaster, what does it have to do with her?"

  Such a young girl, if the reputation of being clever and close to witchcraft spreads out, it's not a good thing, most are related to the troublemakers.

  Song Chuyi also lowered her head, looking a bit shy, like a startled little rabbit: "Today, Eldest Aunt specifically brought me to offer incense and calm the shock, and Lady Fang mistakenly praised me."

  Mr. Fang's smile on his face stagnated, looked at Mrs. Tai and then at Mrs. Xiao, forced a smile and pretended to hit himself: "It was my mistake, I just think that the sixth lady is young and rarely calm."