Xia Chu got up early today, went to his father's place to say hello, and had breakfast together. Then he went to the study and asked the servant to take out the pile of peach charms. When the Marquis saw it, he shouted to him: "Are you really going to do it yourself?"
Xia Chu turned around and smiled.
"A gentleman's promise is not to regret it."
The Marquis knew that he was filial, so he accepted his wishes and stopped stopping him.
Xia Chu led the boy to hang them in every yard. When he met the servants, he greeted them and he responded kindly. When he met someone who did heavy work, he would say a few words about their hard work and reward them with some scraps of money.
He deliberately left Su Yuan at the end, and when he got to the door, he asked the young man to go back first. He hung up the peach charms, smoked the cicada leaves and entered Suyuan.
He came to Su Qianle's room and knocked on the door.
"Qingle."
"Master, please come in." Su Qianle said hurriedly when she heard Xia Chu's voice.
Xia Chu entered the house and asked the maid to make a pot of tea. He walked to the bed again, sat down, and checked his pulse.
"Why did the young master come so early today?"
These days, except for the few times when the Ninth Princess comes to the house. At the beginning of the summer, he would come to Suyuan after lunch to feel her pulse and chat with her for a while. Therefore, he came over immediately today, which surprised Qianle a little.
"Today is thirty, and you are not in good health to go out. Your brother is working outside, so I will stay here at noon and treat it as a New Year's meal for the two of us."
"Master..." Su Qianle's eyes turned red. Over the years, the two brothers and sisters have had nothing to eat but no fixed place to live. She couldn't care less about celebrating the New Year. The more lively she saw other people's homes, the more miserable she felt. I was afraid of dragging my brother down, and I was also afraid of what I would do if I really passed away and left him alone in this world.
"What's wrong, how about I call your brother back and ask him to eat with you?" Xia Chu was a little at a loss when he saw Qianle's pear blossoms covered with rain.
"No, no need. I'm just happy." Su Qianle quickly wiped away her tears and smiled broadly.
"That's good, your pulse has gradually stabilized. It's better than I expected. Maybe it will be fine when I come back." Xia Chu did not comfort her. Because if treated early, the medicine is expensive. He was well nursed back to health at the Marquis Mansion. Maybe Qianle will really recover when he comes back.
"Master, are you going on a long trip?"
"Well, didn't Qian'an tell you? I have to go out to do some errands after the Lantern Festival."
"My brother rarely talks to me. He is dull and cruel. When he comes, he will sit upright and cannot say a word for a long time."
Xia Chu smiled.
"You're a bit dull. Do you still like the books you brought?"
"Well, the books the young master brought are all funny story books, which are very interesting."
"If you want anything, just give it. Don't be embarrassed. You didn't say anything when I asked you for the first time, so I just picked something you girls like to see."
"Master." Su Qianle looked at Xia Chu and hesitated to speak. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally said, "I want to read some books that are useful to you."
"ah?"
"The young master is very skilled in medicine. I can feel that my health is gradually getting better. I just wonder if I can stay with the young master to do things when I get better."
"Take good care of yourself first. Then you are already doing things for me."
Su Qianle nodded, with a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
Xia Chu comforted her and teased her with some market jokes. He had lunch with her again and handed her a sachet before leaving.
"Tomorrow is the New Year, to ward off evil spirits. I also made some new clothes for you, so you can walk around in the yard after spring begins."
Su Qianle took the sachet, carefully stroked the auspicious pattern, smelled the fragrance inside, and said with satisfaction: "Thank you, Master."
When Xia Chu saw that she liked him, he smiled and said goodbye to her.
I returned to Yunqiyuan and sorted out the things I bought at the market with Xiao Muhong yesterday afternoon. The ready-made clothes he bought for Yinzhi were based on his estimation of his figure, and he didn't know whether they would fit or not.
He packed the things into a small package and took it to find the Marquis.
When I arrived at the Marquis's Hengwu Courtyard, I found that Li Xinlan had already arrived. I was holding Jia Chang with the Marquis, and when I saw him coming, I stood up and bowed.
He held up a hand and pulled Li Xinlan to sit down again with a smile.
Li Xinlan looked at Xia Chu and said happily: "Master, has he grown taller again? He is more handsome than the last time we met."
"Aunt Li, stop teasing me. You have worked hard during this time."
Li Xinlan waved her hand and said, "It's not hard."
"You still have to watch over this building in the early stage. Slowly, you can bring a caring person out and gradually let go."
"Let go?" Li Xinlan was surprised.
"Yes, you have to come back to me eventually. You can't stay there forever."
"Yes." Li Xinlan looked happy. She thought that she would no longer be able to serve the young master in the future.
"But this matter cannot be rushed. We will start to deal with it after it is stable."
"yes."
The maids had already begun to serve the dishes one after another. Seeing that it was already time to order, the Marquis asked Xia Chu, "Why haven't they come yet?"
Xia Chu ordered the servants to add two chairs and two sets of tableware. While replying to the Marquis: "I asked them to close the door at noon. I guess Bingwen has to go back to disguise himself, so it will take some time."
The Marquis was about to ask him why he needed to add two more chairs? Outside the yard, Su Qianan walked in with a man dressed as a servant.
(End of chapter)