after marrying stepbrother

Chapter 424

Chapter 425

"Who gave this to you?"

Yan Yan saw the note, rubbed her eyes to read it carefully, and then asked Lin Yuesha.

"It's the wife of No. [-] Tianzi upstairs. She learned that I didn't have a place to live in Beijing, and she was willing to lend me her dowry yard temporarily."

Lin Yuesha brought her parents, Liu Quan's family, and two nuns and maidservants, a total of more than a dozen people were present, so they couldn't stay crowded in the inn all the time, and had to set up a yard immediately after arriving in the capital.

What Liu Ya said made some sense. Right now, the capital is full of scholars rushing for exams, so it is very difficult to find an inn with a good environment.

"This is the center of the inner city. The lady upstairs is not an ordinary person."

Yan Yan was surprised when she saw the location on the note, there were a lot of officials of the third rank and above of the Manchu Dynasty, not far from the Lin Mansion.

Whether it is the Yan family or the Bai family, they belong to the lowest stream in the capital, and they are just on the edge of the inner city of the capital. This is the result of the accumulation of several generations.

If some children from poor families become officials in the capital, they can only find a place to live in the outer city, and they cannot squeeze into the inner city at all.

"Did the lady say what her last name was?"

Yan Yan was silent for a moment, then asked Lin Yuesha.

Yan's family practiced medicine and often traveled around various prefectures. Although she didn't know many people, she knew a little bit.

"The surname is Zhuang. I don't know if it's her real name or her husband's family name."

Lin Yuesha had long seen that Zhuang's family was extraordinary, even if she was dressed plainly, her overall demeanor was not hidden, and her temperament was graceful.

"Auntie Zhuang has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, she is about forty, and there is a red cinnabar mole between her eyebrows."

Lin Yuesha pointed at the center of her eyebrows. At first she thought that Mrs. Zhuang had clicked it, but when she looked carefully, the cinnabar mole was slightly off, and it was not in the most central position.

"If there is a cinnabar mole between the eyebrows and the surname is Zhuang, then it can only be the wife of Zuodu Yushi."

Yan Yan admires Lin Yuesha's good luck. She is the second-rank official censor in Zuodu of the Procuratorate, specializing in impeaching and impeaching hundreds of divisions, discerning injustice, being a close minister of the emperor, and a target of courteous favors for officials in the DPRK and China.

The Zhuang family worships Buddha all the year round, is a low-key person, and rarely interacts with officials and wives, but her husband has a high official position, and she is also a second-rank wife, who gives alms all the year round, so she is very respected in the capital.

"Sister Yuesha, you are so lucky."

As long as he has a relationship with the Zhuang family, maybe he can find a better doctor or even an imperial doctor to help Xiao Chenggui see a doctor.

Among other things, Zhuang's willingness to borrow her mother's yard for Lin Yuesha to live in, shows that she has caught Zhuang's eyes.

"Liu Ya said that there was a funeral at Aunt Zhuang's house, so she returned from the capital after a long journey."

Lin Yuesha calculated that she wanted to please Mrs. Zhuang, but the timing was wrong.

My side wants to hurry, but Liu Ya means that Zhuang's party will spend two days in Yingcheng for rest, the two sides are not on the same road.

The group left tomorrow morning, and she didn't have a chance to talk to Mrs. Zhuang.It's a long time to come to Japan, and it's not too late to express my gratitude when I'm in the capital.

"That's right, Mrs. Zhuang hasn't seen any scenes before, and being too flattering has aroused her disgust."

Yan Yan is not good at dealing with people, but she thinks what Lin Yuesha said makes sense, and some things are too much to go too far.

The two chatted for a while, most of the snacks on the plate were gone, Yan Yan ate a round belly, and then went back to the room contentedly.

The raindrops fell on the window lattice, making a crisp sound, and it was another rainy night.

Lin Yuesha opened the window, and suddenly a gust of wet wind greeted her.On the street opposite the inn lived wealthy families from Yingcheng. Even on rainy nights, there were a few wind lanterns to illuminate them. Looking from a distance, they radiated dots of light.

Downstairs was very quiet, and occasionally an inn clerk would come out in a linoleum cloth and come and go in a hurry.

"Miss, it's cold on a rainy night, you'd better put on an extra layer of clothes."

Baicha was holding a coat and was about to put it on Lin Yuesha, but Lin Yuesha closed the window first.

"It's okay, it won't be cold with the windows closed."

Lin Yuesha estimated the time, and asked the inn clerk to take a hot bath. She was tired and yawned.

"Okay, the servant will go now."

There are seafood cakes and snacks as a stepping stone. The shopkeeper of the inn is polite to Lin Yuesha. When he learned that she called hot water, he immediately sent two strong women to deliver the water. He praised Lin Yuesha's cooking skills during the conversation .

"White tea, Sister Ziyuan gave me the dew, help me find it."

Lin Yuesha took off her clothes and put her whole body into the tub. During this process, she didn't drink the white tea, but went directly into the tub with her bellyband on.

Covered by the bellyband, the Muxianghua tattoo on the chest is covered and cannot be seen.

Baicha came over with the fragrant dew. Suddenly, the window of the inn came, and the cold wind hit.

Lin Yuesha was stunned when she saw the water stains on the edge of the window, then she pretended not to see it and continued to play with water in the bathtub.

"Miss, you didn't close the window tightly just now."

The cold wind hit, Baicha shivered, and hurriedly went to close the window.

Lin Yuesha sighed in her heart, she had clearly closed the window just now, even if there was a strong wind, the window would not open suddenly, not to mention that the wind outside was not strong.

Someone came in, and there was water stain by the window, Baicha didn't notice this small detail at all.

Who is this person and what is their purpose? Could it be a disciple who came to peep at her taking a bath?
Lin Yuesha was terrified, but pretended to be calm, deliberately not thinking about the extra person in the room.

It was only her and Baicha, and Lin Yuesha did not dare to act rashly. She wanted to hint that Baicha would go out to find Qingxing and Qi'er, and said, "The fish balls bought by Qingxing taste good, she seems to have kept some."

At this time, Bai Cha should take the initiative to ask the two maids for something, and with Qing Xing's temperament, she will definitely follow her to take a look.

"No miss, your cooking is delicious."

Baicha didn't pay attention to her lady's intentions, she laughed, "Miss, the servant said that the servant will be on duty tonight, so that Qing Xing and Qi'er can sleep well, and they have already fallen asleep by now."

The implication is that it is not appropriate to call people now.

Lin Yuesha: ...

One sentence blocked her way, and the tacit understanding between the master and the servant was zero.

Sensing the slight noise in the room, Lin Yuesha twitched her face. She had better put on her clothes before thinking about running. With her current outfit, she would be more embarrassed when she went out than in the room.

"Miss, why don't you take a bath? This servant will wipe your body for you."

After Bai Cha finished speaking, he turned around and brought the coarse cloth.

Lin Yuesha: ...

The room in the inn is not big, and there is an inner room outside the outer room. Lin Yuesha originally wanted to wash in the inner room, but she was afraid that the bedding would be stained with moisture, so she asked the woman who carried the water to put the tub in the outer room, what a mistake!

Although her body was soaked in the water, she felt that the apprentice was hiding above her head, which was one of the reasons why Lin Yuesha did not dare to act rashly.

The man was drenched from the rain, and water fell from his body, all around her tub.

I believe that person also knew that she had discovered her, and the two of them pretended to be ignorant now, hiding their ears and stealing their bells, and living in peace with each other.

(End of this chapter)