Chapter 469: Mid-Autumn Festival (Part 1)
August 13th.
Just after five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was setting.
Ping'er hurried into the main room holding a two-foot square gift box. She listened for a moment at the bedroom door, and when she heard the loud panting sounds from inside, she did not go in to disturb them.
Just put the gift box on the coffee table, take out the feather duster from the porcelain vase, and start the routine cleaning twice a day, morning and evening.
Just like this, about a quarter of an hour had passed, when suddenly Wang Xifeng from the inner room called out, "Ping'er? Ping'er! Come in and help me!"
Ping'er quickly put down the work in her hands and pushed the door open to go into the bedroom.
But there was only a blanket spread out in front of the window, and Wang Xifeng was sitting on it naked, her snow-white back reflecting the setting sun, and her two round legs like jade pillars were stretched out like an "eight" shape. Her delicate and mature body tried to lean forward, and her pair of pink arms desperately stretched out to the edge of the blanket, but she was unable to do so because of two solid obstacles.
Ping'er hurried forward and held Wang Xifeng's hands, carefully guiding her to lower her body. Seeing that she was sweating all over from the pain and exhaustion, she could not help but advise her, "The prescription also says that you should do it according to your ability and proceed step by step. Madam, you are so anxious, what if you get hurt?"
She has been married to Jia Lian for nearly ten years, but they only have one daughter. How could Wang Xifeng not be anxious?
Especially recently, for some unknown reason, Jia Lian had cut off all contact with those beautiful girls. Even the two servants who had always been favored by him were sent out.
Although Jia Lian seemed to have no interest in paying public grain, and the quantity and quality of his taxes were hitting new lows - this performance of "the prodigal son returning home" still made Wang Xifeng overjoyed, and she reluctantly rekindled their old relationship.
Just then, Jia Baoyu got the "secret recipe for having a child" from Sun Shaozong. Wang Xifeng took the opportunity to copy a copy and practiced it diligently every morning and evening, hoping to have a boy.
Facing Ping'er's persuasion, Wang Xifeng just held her breath and silently maintained her body balance. Two minutes later, she panted and straightened her slender waist, shaking her head and said, "What do you know? The Second Master has finally calmed down his thoughts, but he might relapse into his old ways one day. If I follow the routine, how can I catch up?"
Since you know that he might return to his old ways at any time, how can you easily reconcile with him?
Ping'er couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Wang Xifeng's performance fully proves that no matter how smart and capable a woman is, she will inevitably become indecisive in the relationship between husband and wife - of course, the premise is that she has not found another emotional sustenance.
"That's right."
Wang Xifeng stood up with Ping'er's help, letting her use a dry towel to carefully wipe every pore on her body. She leaned on the bedpost and sighed, "A 23-year-old with a real job as a fourth-rank official, even if he is a prince with the protection of his father and grandfather, I'm afraid few can get such an honor - it seems that the Sun family is really going to rise."
Sun Shaozong had just returned from Tianjin Prefecture yesterday, and immediately afterwards he received an imperial decree, and as expected, he was promoted to the position of Left Councillor of the Zhili Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, a genuine position of the fourth rank.
The official position is fine, but what is rare is that he is so young, and it is purely due to his merits, not because of the protection of his ancestors.
Wang Xifeng just sighed, but Ping'er felt proud in her heart. Thinking that such a great man who was famous in the capital actually had a secret affair with her, she couldn't help but become absent-minded for a moment.
"ah!"
Wang Xifeng suddenly cried out tenderly, slapped Ping'er's hand away, and said angrily, "Where did you wipe it?!"
As she spoke, she pushed Ping'er and ordered, "Go, bring me my colorful silk vest. I feel a little cold after stopping."
Ping'er finally came to her senses and hurriedly turned around to get her clothes, hiding the blush on her face.
After Wang Xifeng was dressed, she lowered her voice and said, "Tomorrow you can give the gift to my aunt, and find a chance to ask Sun Jia Erlang if he can get a dividend at the end of the year from the money in the southern account."
She mentioned Sun Shaozong early in the morning because news came back from the south a few days ago, saying that in just less than two months, the Sun family's capital of 100,000 taels of silver had almost doubled!
Originally, the two families had agreed that the money earned in the first year would be retained and used as capital for compounding interest.
But seeing that the reselling business was so profitable, Wang Xifeng became more and more tight-fisted day by day. How could she be patient and wait until the second year to distribute the dividends?
Ping'er was about to respond obediently, but she saw the door open slightly and a feminine voice came in: "Isn't this something the palace gave you as a reward a few days ago? What are you going to do with it?"
As the words came out, Jia Lian walked into the inner room slowly, accompanied by a strong fragrance. He was holding a square gift box in his hand, which was the one Ping'er had brought out early in the morning.
"Isn't it almost the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Wang Xifeng was not panicked. She held the handkerchief and pointed at the gift box, saying helplessly, "Second sister sent many gifts the other day . Although they were all intercepted by our master and mistress, it would be inappropriate for me, as their sister-in-law, to not show any appreciation at all, right?"
"But my family is in a tight financial situation right now, so I have no choice but to use the gifts from the palace to make up for the shortage."
Although the couple had reconciled, Wang Xifeng did not dare to let Jia Lian know about her private transaction with Sun Shaozong - besides, if he really knew, wouldn't the money be wasted?
But Jia Lian still raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and asked: "So, you want to send something to the Sun family?"
Without waiting for Wang Xifeng's response, he continued, "In that case, give Sun Jia's Erlang a gift to congratulate him on his promotion on my behalf."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xifeng and her servant could not help but be a little stunned - he had made a fool of himself in front of Sun Shaozong twice, didn't he hate Sun Shaozong to the core? Why did he suddenly want to send a gift to congratulate Sun Shaozong on his promotion?
Seeing that both of them were staring at him blankly, Jia Lian's face flushed strangely, and he stamped his feet and said angrily: "What's the matter? It was you who advised me to make peace in the beginning, and now I take the initiative to show my good will to Sun Erlang, and you are not happy?!"
The way he stamped his feet and grumbled was even more shy than a woman's, which made Wang Xifeng even more stunned.
Ping'er, on the other hand, was no longer surprised. In recent days, she had been more restrained except in front of Wang Xifeng. She had seen Jia Lian's seductive behavior many times.
Therefore, he hurriedly defended Wang Xifeng, saying, "Second Master, you have misunderstood. If you are willing to put aside your past grudges with the Sun family, Grandma would be so happy that she would not be happy."
"Isn't it?"
Wang Xifeng also reacted at this time and hurriedly ordered: "Ping'er, quickly take out the 'Golden Bell Glazed Tower' and send it to the Sun family tomorrow in the name of the Second Master!"
