Shen Mu Qing fell silent for a moment, thinking that his own marriage had already been brought up by Li Shi to the agenda, and the people around him also needed to make arrangements as soon as possible.

  She sighed and said: "Isn't there a better young servant at home?"

  Zhu Qi listened and immediately knelt down in front of her, tearfully saying: "Miss, I only know Bai Mu... we grew up together since childhood..."

  "You misunderstood!" Shen Muqing hurriedly helped her up, "I couldn't agree more about you and Bai Mu. But Jin Xiu's situation is a bit special. She wants to go serve by Mr. Min's side, but it might be difficult. If she marries into an ordinary family, with her looks, her life won't be easy either. Why not just stay in the Shen family?" At this point, she smiled self-deprecatingly, "At least our old master doesn't have a fondness for women, and my younger brother is still young!"

  "Who has a girl like you!"

  Shen Muqing didn't smile.

  She thought for a moment, and then said seriously: "Zhu Ji, you and Luo Mei are the earliest followers of mine. Calculating it, this year has already been seven years. Ming Xia is the latest, also having five years."

  Pearls and jade saw Shen Mu's calm and solemn expression, and she involuntarily retracted her smile.

  "Madam is usually not a big mover, today's excitement is actually for this person named Dai Gui."

  Zhu Qi listened and immediately reacted.

  Her face changed slightly.

  "Madam's health is not good, and you are all people by my side. Normally, I have to rely on you to take care of me. So, let's take advantage of today and ask the Lu Mei sisters about their plans. Otherwise, it will be too late."

  Zhu Qi listened and forced a smile, holding back the moisture in her eyes: "Miss, don't think too much, Madam will be fine, you'll also marry a man of your dreams."

  Shen Mu Qing listened and playfully said: "I love hearing words of comfort, but the things I've entrusted to you, don't just treat them as idle chatter..."

  "Impossible, impossible! Miss is all for our good..."

  Before she could speak, a heavy footstep was heard from under the eaves: "Has the young lady rested?"

  Two people listened, it was Ying Fen's voice.

  Shen Mu Qing hurriedly said: "What's the matter? Let her come in and talk - Madam is just next door."

  Zhu Qi listened and hurriedly went to open the door: "Ying Fen, what are you making a fuss about!"

  Ying Feng pushed open the door and rushed in.

  Her face turned red with anger: "Girl, Fourth Girl is really an ungrateful person!"

  Deeply moved and shocked.

  Zhu Qi covered her mouth with one hand: "My aunt, speak softly."

  "Let's talk." Shen Muqing's face sank slightly.

  "You didn't tell me to go find Fourth Sister, did you? I went," said Ying Feng, huffing and puffing. "She's in the back plum blossom forest, leaning against a plum tree reciting poetry! Stuff like 'Green lamp, solitary shadow, no one to share the night with', 'Cold wind, slanted rain, lone quilt chilled', 'Tears well up, who is it for?'... It seems like she can't get through that day."

  Is it a case of being moved by the scene? I didn't expect Shen Yuesong to have such a sentimental heart like Lin Daiyu!

  Shen Mu Qing lost his smile and said: "She's reciting her own poem, what are you angry about?"

  "Our four girls at home are also talented, and they usually have a few more hearts than us, which is serious." Ying Fen's face was disdainful, "But at that time, the young master of the Dai family was also in the forest, she did this, isn't it slapping our Shen family's face?"

  Shen Mu Qing and Zhu Di were both shocked, especially Zhu Di, whose face turned urgent: "Where is the young master of the Dai family? Can you see clearly?"

  "It couldn't be clearer," said Ying Feng coldly with a smile. "I didn't see the young master of the Dai family at that time, I just saw the fourth daughter reciting the poem 'Mei Lin' in an unguarded area, and I was afraid that someone would hear it and randomly guess that our family was treating her badly, so I prepared to go and persuade her. Who knew that as soon as I moved my foot, the young master of the Dai family appeared from behind her. This Mei Lin in Qingtian Temple is originally a scene of desolation, since we came, everyone wanted to take a look, it's not unreasonable. It's normal for people to encounter unexpected things or people by chance. But our fourth daughter was good, not only did she not avoid him, but also talked to the young master of the Dai family for a few words, and then started crying... saying that she was living under someone else's roof, like a rootless water lily; also said that her mother had passed away, and she was frightened and without a mainstay... The more she spoke, the more outrageous it became. In the end, she even said that she was forced to marry a wicked person, and didn't want to drag down her uncle and aunt with this evil name, after returning to Taicang to worship her mother, she would go to accompany her mother..."

  Serene and calm face like water, without a word.

  Zhu Qi quickly glanced at Shen Muqing and hesitated: "Then, what did the young master of the Dai family say?"

  Ying's mouth twitched: "Like pear blossoms in the rain, there are a few masters who can walk freely." She said with sarcasm, "Of course, they are constantly comforting Fourth Miss, and saying that they will go to beg Master for help, to relieve her of the engagement."

  Zhu Qi looked at Shen Muqing with concern and scolded Ying Yun, "If that's the case, why didn't you go in and separate them? Why did you come back and stir up trouble!"

  "The county official only governs the people with a face. You think I didn't have a past to pay respects to her." Yingfen imitated Shen Yueshuang's tone and said softly, "Yingfen, this doesn't concern you, go down now!" After finishing speaking, she sneered, "What can I do? Can't force her to leave, right? This matter was done without dignity from the start. If it gets to the point where the maid is in charge of the young lady's head, wouldn't that make the people of the Dai family look down on us even more?" Then she let out a soft sigh, "Luo Mei is still standing there, I couldn't bear to watch anymore, so I came back first!"

  Zhu Qi let out a sigh and looked at Shen Muqing with a worried face.

  "Don't let the wife know about this for now!" Shen Muqing said with a calm tone, "Since Lao Mei is there, nothing big should happen. Ying Fen, you go and rest for a while. Everyone got up early today, take some time to rest, we still have to listen to Xuan Qing's lecture later, and it won't be good if we fall asleep then."

  After hearing Shen Muqing's words, Ying Fen still wanted to say something, but Zhu Ji pulled her sleeve and smiled at Shen Muqing: "Miss, you should also rest early."

  Shen Mu nodded slightly and lay down.

  Zhu Qi gave Shen Muqing a good quilt corner and then retreated with Ying Fen.

  When they arrived at the resting room, Ying said indignantly: "What are you blocking me for? I've been displeased with Shen Yuerong for a long time. She's always exchanging flirtatious glances with my aunt, as if we're all dead..."

  "You have a fiery temper." Zhuji covered Yingfen's mouth, "Do you know what kind of person the young master of the Dai family is?"

  "Who is it?" Ying asked in surprise.

  "It was someone else who recommended 'Jiagu' to our family!"

  Ying frowned slightly and retorted in discontent: "If that's the case, then it's even more inappropriate to keep it from Miss!"

  "Otherwise, how could I have stopped you!" Zhu Xi smiled, and then her expression darkened again. "I didn't expect that Dài Guì would be this kind of person."

  "I think this matter can't be listened to by the young lady, it should be told to the madam!" Ying said indignantly, "Otherwise, the madam will be deceived, and in the end, our young lady will suffer."

  Zhu Qi nodded and said seriously: "You don't know yet. Before you came, the young lady was talking to me about everyone's future and asked me to ask what plans you all have..."

  The sound in the ear is getting lower and lower, and it's almost inaudible.

  ******

  Shen Mu Qing really couldn't sleep anywhere.

  She lay in bed, and the more she thought about it, the fishier it seemed.

  He's not some naive little boy, so how could Dai Gui make a promise to Shen Yue Xuan so easily? Even the hot-tempered Xiao Sa isn't as... And he clearly knew the purpose of coming to Tian Qing Temple today, so how dare he speak privately with Shen Yue Xuan like that... It's completely like he's some little boy who doesn't understand the rules... Or maybe, he was infatuated by Shen Yue Xuan's beauty; or perhaps, he simply didn't take the Shen family seriously, so he had no qualms!

  In either case, Dai Gui was negated in Shen Muqing's heart.

  She was thinking about how to clarify things with Li without involving Shen Yuexin.

  At the same time, she also made a secret decision in her heart: she must find someone reliable to keep Shen Yuesong under control!

  Shen Mu Qing lay in a daze for a while, then heard someone lightly knocking on the door. Ying Xiu, who was serving inside, quietly got up to open it and heard Ying Fen's voice: "Quickly go call the young lady to get up, we're going to listen to Huan Qing lecture now."

  She took the opportunity to sit up: "Come in!"

  Ying Feng let out a breath, and with the maid carrying the mirror, copper basin, and handkerchief, they entered in an orderly manner to attend to Shen Muqing's toilette.

  "Has your elder sister returned?"

  "Ying nodded: 'Just got back!'"

  Shen Mu Qing didn't say anything else.

  After helping her get dressed, Ying Feng escorted her out the door and ran into Shen Yueshan, who was radiant with health.

  She smiled at Shen Muqing and said, "Sister is going to listen to the scriptures too!"

  Isn't this nonsense?

  Shen Muqing also smiled sweetly: "Yes!"

  The two of them stopped talking and went shoulder to shoulder into Li's house.

  Li was combing her hair, and it was actually Zhu Ji from Shen Muqing's house who was inserting the hairpin for her.

  Both of them were taken aback.

  Li turned to Shen Muqing with a smile and said: "I'll let Orange Fragrance go notify the people outside to prepare the horse carriage - we're going back to the city!"

  This is another unexpected piece of news.

  Li did not explain anything and stood up straight, looking back at Shen Yuerong with a hint of a smile.

  Zhu Qi took advantage of Li's turning around and winked at Shen Muqing.

  Shen Muqing immediately understood.

  She couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

  Because Mr. Li said he was not feeling well, neither Madam Hu nor Madam Qin dared to be negligent and immediately ordered the preparation of carriages and horses to return home, so the afternoon lecture on the Surangama Sutra naturally did not take place.

  When parting in front of the Shen Mansion's Angle Gate, Qin Wei's wife warmly invited Li and Shen Muqing to visit her home. Li smiled ambiguously but didn't commit. As soon as she returned to the mansion, she immediately called over Li's mother and scolded her severely before sending her to serve at Shen Yueshuang's quarters.

  After the incident at the Temple of Medicine King, whenever Li's mother met Madam Li, she would first soften by three points and didn't dare ask why Madam Li had scolded her. She immediately went to Shen Yueshuang's house with a "yes" and "uh-huh".

  From that day on, no one in Xiangfu Garden was allowed to leave the garden gate, and food and drink were only delivered by people.

  Later, the Qin family sent over a few more matchmakers, but Li Shi rejected them all on the grounds of poor health.

  (Tomorrow around 12 noon will add one more update! Sisters, please continue to support... thank you... wuwuwu... hugs...)