Yuan Xuepei's conversation with Su Shaoge went very smoothly - mainly because Su Shaoge and Zhao Wang had already planned to move to a new place recently, in order to avoid Princess Yushan.
So after a couple of days, Su Shaoge and Zhao Wang used the excuse "visiting friends" to pack up their luggage and quietly leave Lurong Pavilion.
They actually moved to "Cuizhu Ting", which is more than a dozen miles away from Yao Hua Yuan, but everyone told Princess Yushan: "It's Su Er Gongzi's good friend from Qingzhou who has come to the imperial capital. How can Su Er Gongzi not entertain him? Zhao Wang Ye also joined in the fun."
Princess Yushan was shocked and angry, asking: "When will they return?"
"It's hard to say." On this day, because Nie Wuyan no longer needed to add calming herbs to her medicine, Song Yixiao and Yuan Xueyun both came to the Jade Flower Pavilion to chat with her. Upon hearing this, they exchanged a glance and spoke in unison, "After all, the New Year is approaching, who knows if Second Master Su won't return?"
Watching Princess Yushan storm out in anger, Yuan Xueyu asked softly, "She shouldn't have guessed the truth, should she?"
Otherwise, look at this golden branch and jade leaf's furious appearance. If she knew that everyone was united to deceive her, who knows what kind of trouble would arise!
Song Yi smiled slyly and said: "Isn't there also Sister Jiang on her side? Sister Jiang will definitely advise her to return to the palace first before making any plans!"
After returning to the palace, Jiang Muxun followed Xianfei to report, and then no matter how things developed, it had nothing to do with them.
Yuan Xueyu thought about it and didn't mind anymore, and started chatting and laughing with Nie Wuying again.
Half a day later, news indeed arrived that Jiang Muxun had persuaded Princess Yushan to return to the palace.
Upon hearing the news, everyone felt relieved and lifted a heavy burden off their shoulders.
The next day, everyone got up before dawn, washed and dressed, and sent off Princess Yushan with great enthusiasm - the little princess was inexperienced in the world and didn't know that they were rejoicing at sending away a big trouble, but thought it was because they couldn't bear to part with her. The melancholy of not being able to find Su Shaoge was relieved a lot.
After Princess Yushan and Jiang Muxun left, the previously bustling Zhanchun Hall finally returned to calm.
After another day or two, Nie Wu Xian had recovered about 70-80%, and Duanmu Taiyi said it was okay to move him, so they moved back to Bu Yue Xiao Zhu.
It's just that things are getting better here day by day, but the worries of Qingjiang County Master are increasing day by day: First, it was Han Taizhong's leg. After being treated by Di Taizhong and Xu Taizhong for several days, they all thought that the situation was quite serious and needed to be sent back to the imperial capital for long-term recuperation; Then there was Zhuo Ping'an's illness, with more frequent episodes and more severe outbursts.
There were two nights when Song Yixiao and Nie Wuyan were both startled awake by the noise coming from Qianliu Building.
Di Taai and Xu Taai were at a loss, both expressing that their skills were shallow and not refined, and apart from writing the prescription for An Shen Tang, they could do nothing else.
"When I didn't know what they were thinking!" Qingjiang County Master was furious in private, "Isn't it just because they're afraid that Ping'an has made progress and I'll keep them to replace Dr. Han?! Otherwise, a prestigious doctor like him, how could he be so useless to this extent?!"
There is the example of Korean Taigong almost being beaten to death earlier - although this matter has not been widely spread, but Korean Taigong was also cured by the imperial hospital at that time. Others may not know, how could the imperial physicians not know the truth?
Nowadays, Imperial Physician Di and Imperial Physician Xu have made up their minds not to yield, no matter how hard Qingjiang County Master tries to persuade them, they just say: "Your subordinate is incompetent, please punish the county master!"
After all, they were carefully selected imperial physicians and upright officials of the court. Could the young lady of Qingjiang really kill them? Moreover, since they had made it clear that they refused to cooperate, it was obvious that they had considered not fearing demotion.
The mistress of Qingjiang County was at a loss for a while, feeling extremely depressed and unhappy all day long.
At this time, Nie Wuyan's body had almost recovered. Seeing this, Song Yiliao suggested that they should return to the imperial capital: "Firstly, there are many doctors in the imperial capital and all kinds of medicine are available; secondly, the New Year is approaching and even if we don't leave now, we will have to leave after a few days. Now, returning still has a few days of buffer time, and on the road, we don't need to rush."
The Princess of Qingjiang thought for a moment and decided to set off the next day, returning to the Imperial Capital.
When the news came out, Song Yi Xiao and Nie Wu Yan hurried to Cai Xia Xuan to bid farewell - Yuan's siblings were considering Yuan Xue Pei's physical condition and planned to return only on New Year's Eve - then packed their luggage.
At first I came over just planning a short stay, so I didn't bring much stuff. By the evening of that day, everything was almost packed up.
It never occurred to me that just as dinner was being served, the doors of the flower hall were suddenly burst open and two servants rushed in, without even having time to pay their respects: "Young Mistress! Something's wrong! The young master has suddenly taken it into his head to play with fire and no one can stop him. He's set the Weeping Willow Pavilion on fire!"
Qingjiang Jun Zhu was shocked and hastily asked: "What about Ping An?"
"Somebody has already gone in to rescue the young master." The servant spoke rapidly, "But I'm afraid Qianliu Building can't be saved!"
The three of them didn't even have time to eat dinner. They rushed out to see if Zhuo Ping'an was safe - as soon as they left the Moonlit Pavilion, they saw a servant carrying Zhuo Ping'an towards them. Not far away, the Cut Willow Building was spewing thick smoke, with flames licking at the sky amidst the falling snow. Although many servants were desperately trying to rescue it, it seemed hopeless.
However, the people like Qingjiang Junzhu didn't have the energy to care about the good pavilion anymore. They all surrounded Zhuo Ping'an, asking if he was cold or warm. Qingjiang Junzhu even checked her son from head to toe in front of everyone, making sure he wasn't hurt before she could breathe a sigh of relief. Afraid that he might suddenly fall ill and hurt someone, she quickly told someone to take him to her room to rest first.
But her trusted servant, Chen Gonggong, came forward to remind her: "Young Mistress, the distance between Qianliu Building and Buxue Pavilion is only a few steps. Given the current wind direction, Buxue Pavilion is also not safe at present. In my humble opinion, it would be better to move to Ruyi Garden."
When he was speaking, the thick smoke had already been blown over by the north wind, causing everyone to cough - Qingjiang Jun saw the situation and hurriedly called on everyone to withdraw to a position upwind. Only then did she say: "Although Ruyi Garden is close, don't you understand your aunt's temperament? She hates it when others touch her things. Otherwise, why would she ask me to build this garden especially for her? Since Ruyi Garden was built, it has never received anyone else, and even I only enter when invited by my aunt!"
"So, the horizontal and vertical Louge and the Jade Flower Temple were just inhabited a few days ago, let's move there!"
She said that, in fact, not only considering the cleanliness of Princess Dai Guo, but also considering the recent worsening of Zhuo Ping'an's illness. Although Ruyi Garden is large, after all, living in the same garden, what if something happens and the servants can't stop it, and hurt or scare Brother-in-law and sister?
Zhai Taizhen and Xu Taizhen, although unwilling to exert themselves, were still at the Quanchun Pavilion. Previously, they had been living in the Jianliu Building with Zhuo Ping'an. If they went to the Ruyi Garden, wouldn't they also have to live together with Song Yixiao and Nie Wuying? This was clearly not good for the reputations of two young women in their prime.
So it's more suitable to go to Lounong Pavilion and Yaohua Courtyard - just follow the previous male-female separation, let Zhuo Ping'an live with the imperial physicians in Lounong Pavilion, and take his brother-in-law and sister to live in Yaohua Courtyard. The two places are also close together, convenient for care.
They didn't even have dinner, hastily packing their luggage and arriving at the entrance of Lounong Pavilion. The servants who had gone in to clean up beforehand reported a piece of news: "Young Mistress, there are some things inside Lounong Pavilion that seem to be what Zhao Wangye and Su Er Gongzi didn't take away. We didn't dare touch them, so please instruct us on how to handle it now!"
Qingjiang County Master was startled, and brought Song Yi Xiang and Nie Wu Yan to take a look. Indeed, Su Shao Ge and Zhao Wang had left some things behind - presumably because they were in a hurry at the time and also wanted to avoid Yu Shan Princess's attention, so they didn't have time to take everything away. Also, since this was still within the Quan Chun Hall, there was no rush to use it, and they hadn't come to retrieve it immediately after Yu Shan Princess left.
Although so, the mistress of Qingjiang County didn't want her son to live here either: after all, the house was hers, and no matter how her son messed around, she wouldn't mind and nobody could say anything; but if he broke the guest's things, that would be a problem.
"All right, I'll take Ping'an to the Jade Flower Temple. Fourth brother and fifth sister, you can choose a house to live in first! Today was a busy day and we're all tired, so just settle down for now and don't wait for me!"
Song Yixiao and Nie Wuyan sent Qingjiang Junzhu to the door, then returned to Lurong Pavilion to discuss it. They decided to tidy up Su Shaoge's study with Zhao Wang for one night - after all, bedding could be taken from Yaohua Institute, but in a hurry, there was no time to change the bed, and the two sisters had to avoid sleeping in a place where men had slept.
Someone was sent to clean up an empty bedroom and left it for the young lady of Qingjiang County.
After they finished their busy work, the two of them took a bath and changed their clothes separately. When they came out of the bathroom, it was already very late at night. The Qingjiang County Master also returned from the Jade Flower Temple and saw the situation, so she hurriedly drove them to settle down.
Because of the hustle and bustle of this day, from the master to the servant were all extremely tired. Song Yishang didn't want anyone to keep watch at night, so she let the maids sleep soundly, lest they wouldn't have the energy to serve the next day.
But she was woken up in the middle of the night by someone calling out: "Lady Song? Lady Song!"
Song Yixiao responded drowsily, and it wasn't until a moment later that she suddenly opened her eyes. Through the curtains, the snow light outside cast a tall and majestic figure - she was so frightened that she almost let out a shrill cry. However, the person spoke in a warm tone: "Madam Song, please don't be alarmed, I am Su Shaoge."
"What...what are you trying to do?!" Song Yi Xiao had a good impression of him before, but at this hour, he was actually sneaking outside her tent, how could she not be frightened?!
Su Shaoge heard her vigilance and suspicion, somewhat helplessly said: "I have a book, originally thought that this period of time does not need to use, walking when did not bring. Which know just now some things, immediately want to use it, only to sneak in the night to take. Did not think madam is here, can only offend!"
Song Yi smiled and said, "Then just take it away, why wake me up?"
"But that book is in the secret compartment under Madame's pillow."
Song Yi smiled silently for a moment, then said: "Wait!" As she spoke, she pushed open the jade pillow and reached out to feel around for the hidden compartment he had mentioned.
"That hidden compartment probably won't open for Mrs." Su Shaoge reminded upon hearing this.
As they spoke, Song Yixiao had already found a mechanism, but as he said, she fiddled with it for a long time and didn't know how to open it. Just as she was about to ask Su Shaoge how to open it, she thought to herself: "He said I couldn't open it, and didn't say how to open it, it seems like he doesn't want to tell me?"
She thought of this and said: "I need to get dressed."
Su Shaoge hastily said: "I'll withdraw first!"
After finishing speaking, he walked to the window, opened it and jumped out, then closed the window.
Song Yi Xiao saw this scene and finally believed that he was indeed there to pick up something, rather than intentionally being frivolous.
She quickly put on her dress, rushed to the dresser and took a long hairpin, casually coiled her hair, smoothed out her skirt, before saying in a low voice: "Young Master Su, you can come in and get your things now!"