mtl008 Chapter 837 Eight Years of Blind Dates
Chapter 837 Eight Years of Blind Dates
Granny Shen watched Lu Yangyang come from the countryside to the capital and grow into who she is today through her own efforts. Life is full of ups and downs, and even she herself has experienced many changes. She always believed that there is always a way out, and she believed that with Lu Yangyang's intelligence and perseverance, she would return to the capital one day!
Lu Yangyang grasped Shen Mama's hand: "Mama, it's so good to have you here. I was worried that things at home would fall apart since I came back and no one would take care of them. With you here, I feel much more at ease!"
Lu Yangyang's residence was bestowed by the emperor. Although the princess's residence could not compare to the scale of the princess's residence, it was still quite large.
In the past, everything in the mansion was managed by Granny Shen, so she didn't have to worry about anything. She was the kind of person who could live in just one room. Such a big mansion would be a lot of trouble to clean up, and just thinking about it would give her a headache!
Lu Yangyang called Hongyu over, introduced her to Granny Shen, and then followed Granny Shen into the mansion.
As they walked, Granny Shen said to her, "I've been having people tidy up your courtyard, but no one lives there. The bedding and clothes need to be aired out again, and I'll have someone arrange that. Miss Su has sent someone to look after the shops in the capital, and I occasionally go to check on them. I've collected the accounts and sent them to Miss Su. I've arranged for people to manage the farms in the suburbs of the capital. In the past two years, after the harvest, it's not only more than enough to support the people in the manor, but also, as you instructed, we've helped some homeless women and children, letting them work on the farms. I've kept all the income accounts safe and sound, and I'll bring them to you later."
The two were very familiar with each other. Granny Shen understood Lu Yangyang's personality and didn't beat around the bush when explaining things to her; she always spoke directly.
Lu Yangyang nodded after listening: "You can arrange it as you see fit. Keep the accounts with me for now, and I'll look at them when I have time."
She didn't have time to look at the accounts, and she didn't even remember how many acres of land she owned in the suburbs of Beijing. Most of these were bestowed with the imperial edict, and Zong Que should have secretly added some as well. When she took over these, it was a turbulent time, so she didn't have time to manage them.
Now it's all good. We can leave the accounts for now and look at them when Mingxiu comes back, or just give them to Lu Wei when he comes later. As for the ability to read accounts, one of them was personally trained by Jiang Zhiyi, and the other could be the county magistrate's accountant. They definitely have no problem reading the accounts of her estate.
Lu Yangyang mentally assigned tasks to the two of them and immediately put the matter aside.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he went into the study and started making a list. After writing several pages, he handed them to Hongyu: "Go to Renxintang and find my master. Send me all the medicinal herbs I need. I don't have much medicine left from what I made earlier. When Qingqing comes, we can start working on it."
Hongyu stared in disbelief: "Miss, you really make the most of everything!"
As if on cue, Sheng Yunjiao's voice rang out before Hongyu had even stepped out the door.
"Magnificent! Magnificent!"
Lu Yangyang got up and walked towards the door, but before she reached the door, she was hugged tightly by Sheng Yunjiao and Wen Qingqing!
"Why did it take you so long? I missed you so much! Second Brother said you'd be back soon and I was counting down the days, worried about what would happen if you got caught. You're something else, you came back and made a big splash, you actually moved back to the Princess's Mansion openly! Tell me, what happened? I heard someone say on my way here that there was going to be a general amnesty, what's going on?" Sheng Yunjiao had so many questions to ask that she hadn't even seen Lu Yangyang's face clearly before she started babbling on and on.
Before Lu Yangyang could answer, she met Wen Qingqing's expression of seeing a loved one. Hugging her arm, she began to sob, "Waaah, Yangyang, now I know what kind of lives these young ladies of the capital lead! I'm out there on house calls every day, and eight out of ten times it's all conspiracies and schemes. My mother is just too, too, too brilliant! If I were in this inner quarters, I couldn't even get through one episode! Everyone's got eight hundred schemes in their heads, they're like honeycomb briquettes come to life! I think it's more like honeycombs come to life! It's so hard! And I'm so curious! I see patients during the day and gossip with Jiaojiao at night, I'm completely exhausted! You're finally back! My life finally has some hope!"
Wen Qingqing has been living a very difficult time lately.
There's nothing special about it; I just feel so stupid every day.
Ever since Sheng Yunjiao helped her become famous and was hailed as the Little Fairy Doctor, she received countless requests for help every day. After Sheng Yunjiao picked through them, she would go and treat each patient. Sometimes Sheng Yunjiao would accompany her, and sometimes she would have to go alone. After going back and forth like this, she would return and tell Sheng Yunjiao what had happened. The two of them would huddle together and study the matter. The more they studied, the more itchy she felt, as if her head was about to grow a brain.
The doors to the new world opened one after another, but none of them suited her.
She was definitely better suited to be a doctor who only needed to study medicine and didn't have to see patients. She really didn't like being a doctor at all; researching poisons was much more fun!
She pointed to her eyes and showed them to Lu Yangyang: "Look at my dark circles! I think my skin has gotten worse!"
Lu Yangyang pulled the two away from her. "Alright, alright, stop blocking the doorway, let's go inside and talk!"
Then he called to Hongyu, "Hongyu, go and find Granny Shen to bring some melon seeds and snacks over. I'm starving!"
She realized how exhausting it was to attend the morning court session just once. She thought that if she attended more often, her dark circles would be even bigger than Wen Qingqing's! No wonder those court officials had hair loss problems as they got older. How could such mental and physical exertion not damage their hair?
Pulling the person into the house, Lu Yangyang slumped into a chair without any regard for her image. It was still more comfortable to be home with her friends!
Sheng Yunjiao urged her eagerly, "Tell me quickly, how did you get back!"
Lu Yangyang had nothing to hide from the two of them, so she quickly explained how she went to Qingzhou, how she returned to the capital, how she met Xue Wanyue and got involved in the Tenth Prince's case, and how she got His Majesty to grant a general amnesty in court today.
Sheng Yunjiao was stunned: "Wait, wait, I know you and Xue Wanyue are classmates, how come Ying Shaoqing, that widowed king, still has a role?"
Lu Yangyang looked puzzled: "What does the King mean?"
"Ahem, don't you know? Ying Shaoqing comes from a decent family and is quite handsome. He's a fourth-rank official in the Dali Temple at a young age. It's just a pity that he's only twenty-five and still unmarried. Matchmakers in the capital have practically worn out his doorstep, but they haven't managed to find him a wife even once. It's said that whenever he goes on a blind date, he's guaranteed to have a case on the same day, so he always stands up the girls. He's been on blind dates for eight years without a single success! Everyone secretly suspects that he'll be a bachelor for life, so he's earned the title of 'King of Widows'," Sheng Yunjiao explained softly.
Lu Yangyang: "..."
That's really hard to believe!