Glory all the way

Chapter 114
In an hour's time, Old Master Bai returned.

"Where is Du Xuan, have you gone back?"

Seeing Bai Yingluo getting up to fetch the handkerchief and coming to help Old Master Bai clean his hands, Old Lady Bai looked at her wife with a smile and asked.

Old Master Bai nodded, "I kept him for dinner, but he said he still had some books to copy, so there would be no delay, so I didn't force him to stay."

With a look of gratification on his face, the old man Bai looked at the old lady Bai and praised: "I really saw him right. When he first came to the capital, I always thought that he didn't have much savings, and he needed to buy pens, inks, papers and inkstones for learning. , it’s not good to be too tight, so I asked Shizhong’s wife to take care of it. I just learned today that he only accepted the first month’s salary. After that, he was self-sufficient. Now, the first Yue's case silver was also sent back..."

"Oh? Where did he get the money?"

The old lady Bai was a little surprised, and beside her, Bai Yingluo also pricked up her ears.

"There are often some chores to be done in the academy, most of which are done by the book boys next to the master, and sometimes if there is a hurry, they hire the guys from several stationery shops in the capital. After finding out all these, from the second month on, he volunteered to do odd jobs, and he can earn some income every month, although it is not much, but his own expenses are more than enough."

The old man Bai stroked his beard with a proud expression on his face, as if Du Xuan was his grandson, and he followed suit.

"What chores can there be in the academy? Could it be that you still carry a broom to clean the yard?"

The old lady Bai became more and more puzzled.

"Ha ha……"

Looking up and laughing loudly, Old Master Bai said with a smile: "You don't know about that. There are many different categories. I will only talk about the simplest but most beneficial one. Nowadays, Du Xuan spends all his time except for class. , all went to Zangshuge to help transcribe ancient books. You must know that in those ancient books, there are often complicated and illegible characters. Only teachers or trusted students will be arranged to copy. Most of the masters are old and dim-sighted, and the students will do it every time they come and go.”

"Copying ancient books, is there also a subsidy in the academy?"

The old lady Bai seemed to understand a little bit.

"Not only that..."

Squinting his eyes slightly, but showing infinite wisdom, the old master Bai continued: "Learning is as vast as the sea, so there is a saying that learning is endless. Du Xuan extracts ancient books every day and copies them on paper, which is considered the wealth of the academy. But if he keeps it in his mind, it’s all his own.”

"I see."

Said with a sigh, the old lady Bai nodded, looked at the old lady Bai and praised: "This Du Xuan is like a thousand-mile horse, you are that Bole, bit by bit, the inconspicuous pony in the past is just like a horse. It's about to become a weapon, I hope, he won't disappoint your expectations."

The two elders were talking, and during the conversation, they were full of love and love for Du Xuan, Bai Yingluo listened, and felt happy for Du Xuan.

On the side, the old man Bai changed the subject, and the joy on his face became more and more intense, "Turn around, let Shi Zhong's daughter-in-law also look at each other. If there are any young ladies of the right age in the civil servants in the capital, I can give it to Du Xuan." Be sure to be a matchmaker, he called me 'teacher', I will naturally plan something for him."

Old Mrs. Bai took all Du Xuan's affairs on his shoulders.

But Bai Yingluo heard something unusual, and there was a little surprise in her eyes, and the old lady Bai also heard it, "Why, didn't you say that Du Xuan has a fiancee in Baijiazhuang? Could it be a mistake? passed it on?"

Old Master Bai nodded with a smile, "The three of us will become tigers... Just now we were chatting casually, he said that he hadn't thought about getting married, and he wanted to wait until he passed the test and became famous, otherwise, no one's parents would like to talk about it." Marry your own daughter to him? However, he is about the same age after all, you tell Shizhong's wife, let her pay attention, it doesn't matter if the family is lower, as long as the girl has a good temperament."

Nodding again and again, the old lady Bai said angrily: "I don't think you were so concerned about marrying a wife when you went far away."

"Jinyuan has his old lady to worry about him. Du Xuan is a lonely person. Now that he has met me, I can't turn a blind eye."

After finishing speaking, Old Master Bai didn't realize anything, but Old Lady Bai hurriedly tugged at his sleeve and turned to look at Bai Yingluo.

Bai Yingluo was still engrossed in the news she had just received, and her expression became a little numb. When she came back to her senses, she saw her grandparents looking at her with love and compassion.

The grandmother took her hand lovingly and comforted her, "My good boy, let's talk about Du Xuan, you have grandparents, grandparents, and the family members of Jing'an Hou Mansion, so you are not alone."

After reacting, Bai Yingluo shook her head in relief, "With her grandparents, Luo'er has never felt sorry for herself. What Luo'er doesn't have, she has obtained from her grandparents. Luo'er doesn't regret it, but feels very grateful."

After finishing their dinner and going back, the servants of Lanxin Pavilion, big and small, could clearly feel that their young lady was in a good mood today, thinking that it was due to the success of the double-sided embroidery. It drew praise from everyone.

Bai Yingluo was still a little happy when she lay on the bed after bathing.

Even though she and Du Xuan are separated by hundreds of thousands of miles, knowing that Du Xuan is still single, Bai Yingluo seems to be relieved all of a sudden, indescribably relaxed.

On the second day, Bai Yingluo received a post from Dou Xiuqiao.

Dou Xiuqiao said that a chrysanthemum banquet will be held in the mansion, and Bai Yingluo will be invited to the Dou mansion to enjoy the flowers on the [-]th of September.

The person who came to deliver the invitation was the second-class maid in Dou Xiuqiao's courtyard, as if she was afraid that Bai Yingluo would refuse, and the maid said in a very kind and powerful way, "Miss Bai Sixth, my lady is the most kind-hearted. I often talk about you in front of the servants. The chrysanthemum banquet held today has invited many ladies from the capital. They are all acquainted with each other. How good is it to talk? In the past, there was a elder sister who accompanied me, My lady is happier, now that the Crown Princess has been living in the East Palace for a long time, my lady doesn't even have anyone to talk to and keep company with, I hope Sixth Miss Bai doesn't want to refuse, she must come to the banquet."

First of all, he put a high hat on Bai Yingluo, and then mentioned the Crown Princess cryptically, as if if Bai Yingluo refused, it was because she didn't know how to flatter her.

Bai Yingluo smiled, and handed the post in her hand to Liusu to put it away, while instructing the maid: "I have reported to my grandmother, and I will reply to your lady immediately when I get the letter, how about it?"

After all, there are elders in the family, a girl's family can't run around by herself, the maid lowered her eyelids, took the reward purse from Liuying, and exited Lanxin Pavilion.

At Qing'an Hall before dinner, Bai Yingluo found out that Bai Yingyun had also received the invitation.

"The banquet in the prime minister's mansion can't go wrong. There are maids and servants around, and the prime minister's wife will definitely pay more attention. So, you go and have fun. How boring is it to stay by grandma's side all day long? The girls are here Let's talk and laugh together."

The old lady Bai didn't know anything about the unhappiness between Bai Yingluo and Dou Xiuqiao. She thought that they had a personal relationship with the sixth princess, so she couldn't help but carefully plan for her, even what dress and headgear to wear that day. She has chosen.

In the early morning of September [-]th, Bai Yingluo got up and went to Qiu Ranxuan, and went out from the side door with Bai Yingyun, and rode a carriage to Dou Mansion.

Following the maid who came to deliver the invitations that day, she walked for a long time along the Chaoshou corridor before arriving at Dou Xiuqiao's boudoir. Looking up at the plaque on the gate of the courtyard "Xifeng Pavilion", Bai Yingluo guessed that this courtyard must have been used by the former prince. The concubine lived there before leaving the pavilion.

After entering the room, she greeted a familiar lady, and Bai Yingyun immediately came to life, and went to talk to someone she was close to. Bai Yingluo was weak and rarely went out when she was young, so she didn't have many handkerchiefs. Now the people in the house can be regarded as acquaintances, but they really want to get together, but they don't have anything to say personally. After coming and going, Bai Yingluo is left cold.

Dou Xiuqiao greeted Bai Yingluo after she entered the room, and she shuttled through it like flowers and butterflies. At this moment, there were several young ladies around her, and she even started shoving and frolicking with the young ladies from the Qing family in Taichang Temple. Yingluo sat alone by the window and fiddled with a pot of chrysanthemum placed on the table, while Dou Xiuqiao stood up and greeted her with a decent smile.

"Yingluo, long time no see, how are you?"

Seemingly an old friend whom I haven't seen for a long time, Dou Xiuqiao called out affectionately.

Bai Yingluo nodded and smiled, "Shang Ke, thank you Miss Dou for your invitation."

"It's okay, I invited you here today because I have something to ask, so I'll ask you to give me some advice in a while."

There was a bright smile on her face, but there was no warmth in her eyes. After Dou Xiuqiao finished speaking, she turned around and left. Bai Yingluo sat there, looking at the bright and dazzling golden chrysanthemum in front of her, a little puzzled.

It has been half a year since the sixth princess got married, and the two have only met twice in the East Palace. Could it be that the old awkwardness will be escalated because of the open and secret fight between the Crown Princess and Lin Zhimei?

Sitting in the house and chatting for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Dou Xiuqiao got up and invited everyone to enjoy the flowers in the back garden. The girls filed out of Qifeng Pavilion, and Bai Yingluo was the last one.

In the golden autumn season, all kinds of flowers compete for splendor, among which chrysanthemum and osmanthus are the most popular.

Standing in the fragrant back garden, there are colorful chrysanthemums in front of you. At a glance, it looks like a sea of ​​flowers. Even the Jing'an Hou Mansion does not have such a big hand.

Bai Yingluo came to her senses belatedly, why did Dou Xiuqiao invite everyone to come to Dou Mansion to appreciate the chrysanthemums in such a motivating manner?

Before she came back to her senses, Dou Xiuqiao, who was standing in front of a clump of golden smiles in the middle of the flower garden, turned her head and smiled brightly at Bai Yingluo, "Yingluo, I heard people say that you and I are the twin sisters of the capital. You must be very happy in your heart, right?"

The twin sisters of the capital?

Bai Yingluo looked at Dou Xiuqiao suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)