Outside room 22

  "Why don't you go out for a walk?" Qing Luan glanced at the scenery outside the window, the autumn atmosphere was strong, and the chrysanthemums were in full bloom. The view outside was quite good, perhaps going to the garden to take a couple of turns would reduce some of the annoyance in her heart.

  Xia Zhi heard the words and hastily agreed, but she couldn't guess what was on her mind. However, seeing that she kept playing with the nine-linked ring given by Young Master Hou, she knew that she must be worried about Young Master Hou in the army. In this mansion, the second house is a family of wolves, and even the old lady who came is not the young lady's own grandmother. It's no wonder that the young lady's mood is bad, with no one truly caring for her in this luxurious Hou Mansion.

  Going out for a walk, taking in the views and clearing one's mind is also good.

  Qing Luan only brought a single maid, Xia Zhi, to the Weiyuan Marquis's estate. The rear garden was quite large, and the post-meridian sun wasn't too strong. The gentle breeze felt especially comfortable on her skin. Qing Luan took a deep breath, lifted her head to gaze at the clear sky, and thought that it was truly wonderful to be able to live like this.

  After strolling around the garden, her mood had improved significantly. Qing Luan's heart stirred slightly as she headed towards the east side of the Weiyuan Marquis' residence.

  Xia Zhi's footsteps paused slightly, but she didn't say anything and followed along anyway.

  Passing through the garden, and then walking along a long, narrow path, the path on both sides are tall trees, this side of the scenery looks somewhat desolate. Further east is the Weiyuan Hou Fu Temple, which few people pass by.

  "Miss, are you thinking of your father and mother?" Xia Zhi sighed inwardly, lowering her head but almost bumping into Qing Luan in front.

  Just as Xia Zhi was about to ask a question, Qing Luan suddenly covered her mouth with one hand and pulled her behind a fake hill.

  "There is 100 taels of silver here, Second Master orders you to take it to Hehua Hutong and tell Madame He that Master cannot spend Mid-Autumn Festival with them. Please don't let Madame He and Young Master feel wronged. This is the latest jewelry from Zhenbao Pavilion, also a gift from Master to Madame He."

  The voice that gave the order was a slightly hoarse one, and Xia Zhi recognized it as Wei Nian's, the nanny of the second master.

  Qing Luan naturally also heard clearly, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, unexpectedly thinking of coming to the ancestral hall to offer incense to her parents, she didn't expect to run into such a secret, this is probably the blessing of her parents' spirits in heaven.

  "Alright, mother, I'm not going there for the first time, do I need special instructions?" The complaining tone was slightly impatient, belonging to Wei's small servant girl.

  "You know what, originally I promised Madame He to accompany her for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now I won't be able to go. With Madame He's temper, it's naturally impossible to placate her. You'd better be clever and if Madame He takes out her anger on you, even your mother can't save you." Wei Laopo couldn't help but slap her foolish son a few times.

  "Daughter, don't worry, Mrs. He has praised me for being clever," said Baoquan with a self-satisfied smile. "I just don't understand why Master likes her but didn't bring her into the mansion. Instead, he left her in Hehua Hutong and spends so much silver every year."

  "It's none of your business, and besides, Master has plenty of money now, no need to be as frugal as before." Madam Wei scolded, her tone not overly severe, after all, in such a remote place, she wasn't afraid of being overheard.

  "Alright, I know. I'll go now and be back in a moment. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, wait for me to accompany my mother to have a cup of wine." Baoquan chuckled and took the thing from Wei's hand, then ran off.

  Wei's wife muttered a sentence "stinky little boy", then cautiously looked at both ends of the road, saw nothing unusual, tidied up her clothes and left.