Seventy years of life

  It turned out that Jiu Jie's guess was quite accurate, and Wei Yuan Wang Yang Guofeng really didn't come to see her, but to ask Lou Mubai to go back with him.

  Su Shi Fu has already been acupuncture and is now resting, while she also looks over here, it seems that this divine doctor should indeed retire.

  But there's one thing, Ninth Sister is puzzled, it's not enough to invite from outside, why did she personally run in.

  Doesn't someone who is so particular about etiquette feel a bit out of place?

  But soon she figured it out, this person should be a bit embarrassed.

  Think about the look just now, didn't you still think you were pretending? Was it intentional to give him a hug... uh... a hug, thinking about it makes her feel kind of hurt inside.

  Is it possible?

  Let's not say she doesn't like second-hand goods, just saying he has a wife is absolutely impossible...

  "This is a few kinds of sugar pills that I, a humble person, have prepared in my free time. Although they cannot cure all diseases, they do have some effect on nourishing the body and cultivating one's nature. If Miss Wenjiu doesn't mind, then I'll give her some."

  The ninth sister thought for a moment, and then Lou Mubai had already taken out some medicinal pills from the exquisite rattan box on the other side and handed them over.

  The ninth sister naturally hurriedly thanked him again and again, then let Qing Xiang take it back.

  The two of them then left and bid farewell to Su Junzhen.

  "Miss Wenjiu also asked you to take care of your body, after all, health is everything!"

  Su Junzhen was about to send the two out, but at this time Yang Guofeng, who had been calm and reserved since entering, suddenly said to Jiu Sier:

  Jiuer was taken aback, and the other two were also taken aback.

  But Yang Guofeng had already nodded at her and turned around to leave first.

  The other two of course also quickly followed, and soon only Jiū Jiě was left standing there in a daze.

  What does this horse mean? Don't misunderstand that she has given up, it seems to have turned back to her sacrificing herself to please the powerful again.

  Uh, but she calmed down in an instant, because it seemed... that was indeed the case, wasn't all her hard work just to curry favor with those in power?

  This person was born into a noble family, with his father and brothers all having achieved great things, and his aunt being the current empress. As the eldest son, how could he possibly understand the hardships and difficulties of struggling to survive in such a precarious position? Alas...

  Very soon, Su Junzhe sent the two back, but found that Jiu Jie'er was leading the maidservant in the hall to see him off.

  "Miss Wenjiu, you're not feeling well, why don't you rest a bit longer and wait for Master Su to wake up before we leave?" Su Junzhe said, holding her back once again.

  "Thank you, Master Su, for your kindness. I'm fine now, but my family will worry if I don't return soon. As for Teacher Su, I'll come visit her again when I have time."

  "Alright..." Su Junrui could only say, before personally escorting her out.

  Two people walked together and somehow started talking about this divine doctor.

  For this extraordinary and unconventional doctor with superb medical skills, Jiu Si Er naturally admired him deeply, and so did Su Jun Zheng.

  "It's not obvious, but this divine doctor is already in his untroubled years." But as he spoke, he suddenly mentioned age, and Su Jun just happened to say a sentence.

  Jiuer was taken aback.

  Oh...

  If it wasn't for Su Junzheng's introduction, she would have found it hard to believe that this person was already a middle-aged man. He had a fair and refined complexion, with an ethereal and elegant demeanor, the kind of person who seemed born not to show his age.

  However, this is indeed an undisputed fact, because soon Su Jun again mentioned the story of how Lao Shenyi cured Master Su, which also originated from Empress Yang.

  This is Lao Bai Zheng, who was the senior fellow apprentice of Yang Huang Hou, the motherly figure of the world. He is a Jianghu person and people gave him the nickname "The Saintly Hand that Brings Back Spring".

  "Just now that divine doctor followed the Prince of Weiyuan, he should have gone to the prince's mansion to treat the Princess of Weiyuan." Su Junru suddenly said at this time.

  "Uh..." She was taken aback, seemingly rarely hearing people mention this queen, unsure if it was because she was overshadowed by the majestic appearance of Weiyuan Wang or because she was overshadowed by the scandalous news of Weiyuan Wang frequently taking in beautiful concubines.

  "Don't look at this princess as just the daughter of a brave general under the king's command, and also weak and sickly. But the king is extremely fond of this princess." Su Jun said again, looking at her.

  That gaze fell on her face, making her feel somewhat unusual.

  Suddenly thought of Yang Guofeng's parting words and that abrupt glance, could it be...

  She couldn't help but look at Su Junzheng, their eyes met for a moment, her gaze was clear and sharp, and Su Junzheng immediately lowered his head.

  She couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, this Su Jun was indeed something special. Could it be determined that her relationship with Weiyuan Wang was not ordinary just because of this? Wasn't she thinking too much?

  ……

  Back in the mansion, without any embroidery to keep her busy, Jiu's life naturally returned to its usual dull and leisurely pace. Fortunately, her elder aunt was very busy.

  Apart from dealing with Liu Jie and Ba Jie's marriage, Zou Shi's own son Wen Jingyue also had to take part in the imperial examination in August.

  Of course, it's not just him who participated in the exam at the mansion, but also Wen Jing Shui from their third house. However, because these two took the reference together, they made this Zou Shi so nervous.

  Wen Jingyue is Wen Jingyu's older brother, four years her senior, and the legitimate young master of the Hou Manor. Most importantly, Wen Jingyue is his son.

  Zou Shi wouldn't let his own son fall behind, so at this moment Zou Shi really didn't have the time or mood to play tricks.

  As a result, she no longer had to be on tenterhooks all day and it was time for her to take a good rest.

  "Miss, tenth miss, eleventh miss is coming!"

  Just as Jiu Jie was comfortably leaning on the couch cracking melon seeds and daydreaming, Qing Tao pushed open the door and came in.

  "Oh, come on!" She quickly brushed off the melon seeds from her body and stood up.

  "Older sister Jiu!" But the two had already entered the door.

  She hastily invited the two of them over, and Qing Tao and Qing Xing also came to offer tea.

  "Is Fourth Sister embroidering her trousseau again?" she asked Tenth Sister.

  "Yes, I used to look for her in the past, but she was too busy to care about me, embroidering this and that, how boring!" As soon as Fourth Sister heard this, she immediately scrunched up her beautiful little face and began to complain.

  As the wedding day approached, Fourth Sister's emotions finally stabilized a bit and she stopped shouting about wanting to call off the engagement, then began busily preparing her dowry.

  In this way, the tenth sister lost a good companion. Coincidentally, during that period, she was busy embroidering that dress day and night, so the tenth sister had no choice but to settle for second best and go in and out with Little Eleven every day.

  "Eighth sister is the same, embroidering from now on, I heard that wallet needs to be embroidered one or two hundred times, you say so many, it will take several years to finish." Little Eleven also said.

  This period can be said to be the most comfortable days for Ba Jie, since she got engaged with Jiang Yuxing, Zou Shi has been too good to her.

  It used to be good in the past, but everyone knows that's fake, just on the surface. Nowadays, this is really good, although it's full of hypocrisy and pretence, but for Xiaokuagua Touba Jiejie, it's also quite rare.

  It's also because Sixth Sister isn't around, she went back to her maternal grandparents' home with Eldest Brother and Mrs. Zou on the fourth day of the new year, and she stayed at the Zous', supposedly learning etiquette with her cousin Zou Ling'er.

  Zou Shi is indeed persistent, Liu Jie's etiquette lessons were not completed at the Wen Mansion, and now they have been moved to the Zou Mansion.

  There is a mother like Zou, I really don't know if her six daughters are too lucky or too unlucky.

  "Hehe... Eleven, you're really silly. The pouch in the dowry isn't for you to carry yourself, it's a gift for someone else." Ninth Sister was thinking this as Tenth Sister started teasing Little Eleven.

  "Why should we embroider to send people off? At that time, I won't be begging to embroider it. What's the point?" Little Eleven said with a clear and logical tone.

  "You... Hmph!" The tenth sister laughed again, pointing at her, "How old are you, anyway? And besides, there's still a seventh sister who hasn't agreed yet, how can it be your turn?"

  Xiao Shi immediately blushed, "Tenth sister, you...you can't laugh at me..."

  "Eleven," but Ninth Sister suddenly remembered a long-lost person and asked, "How has Seventh Sister been lately? Is she able to get out of bed?"

  The so-called family law is thirty strokes of the cane. Don't underestimate these thirty strokes, it can strip off a layer of skin. Two young concubines in the mansion died from this family law.

  These seven sisters are at least the thousand gold in the government, better than those born as slaves, so after the family law was implemented, they received medical treatment from doctors, so these seven sisters did not end up like those small concubines.

  It's been more than a month since I've been lying in bed...

  "Hmm, much better, I saw Old Lady Lin helping her out for some fresh air the day before yesterday." Little Eleven replied.

  "Oh..." Niner nodded slightly.

  "Eldest sister, what else do you think she is? It's just as well that she doesn't come out, or else there would be someone stirring up trouble all day!" The tenth sister immediately interrupted, speaking of the seventh sister.

  What? Ninth sister heard this but just shook her head and smiled. How could she think of Seventh Sister again? Wasn't being framed enough already?

  She just wanted to understand the situation of these seven sisters, and didn't know if they had figured out why they ended up in such a state. Were they still dreaming of being imperial concubines?

  " Ninth sister, tenth sister, the master has returned, let you two go?" Just then, Cui Mei rushed into the house with Qing Xiang.

  "Uh..." Both of them were taken aback.

  The little eleventh then bid farewell and left, while Ninth Sister and Tenth Sister also went together to the study in the main house.

  "Father!" The two of them looked at the person sitting upright in the armchair and hastily bowed their heads in greeting.

  "Get up, come on, sit here!" Wen Chonghu rarely smiled at the two sisters.

  Don't look at this man's weakness, but in front of his children, he always puts on airs. His son Wen Jing Shui can occasionally get close to this father, but the two daughters are out of luck, especially Jiu Siao Er, the daughter born by a concubine.

  The two sisters exchanged a look of surprise and then sat down in the pear-wood carved flower chairs.

  After sitting down, Wen Chonghu began to talk about some common topics, no wonder it was about being cautious in words and actions, polite and courteous.

  When he was talking endlessly, the two sisters both lowered their heads and nodded repeatedly. Wen Chonghu was very satisfied and spared their ears after just one cup of tea.

  The tenth sister couldn't help but let out a exaggerated sigh, the ninth sister was amused by her and turned to look at her.

  " Ninth sister..." But unexpectedly, Wen Chonghu suddenly put down the old celadon tea cup in his hand and looked at her.

  "Uh... Father, what instructions?" She was startled and quickly stood up.

  To know that this father is powerless outside, but inside he is supreme.

  "Sit down and talk!" But this cheap father seemed to have been annoyed by her hypocrisy, and pointed to the pear wood carved flower chair behind her.

  The ninth sister was full of surprise and favor, and she quickly bowed her head to her father again, then sat down.

  "I heard that the job you did the other day was for the palace?" asked Father Wen Chonghu again.

  I knew it was for this. Ninth sister secretly sneered at Old Father in her heart, but still respectfully replied, "Yes!"

  Everyone in Bianzhou City knows that she embroidered the imperial dress for Empress Yang, but who in this Wen household doesn't know? Her cheap father and Jiang Shi are even more infinitely glorious because of this, but now they actually come to ask about it knowingly. She really can't help but despise their behavior with all her heart.

  She remembered that since she had taken on that task, Madam Chiang had asked her several times why the Empress Dowager still hadn't assigned any work to her.

  She must be worried about her cheap father too, isn't losing the chance to cling to the empress a huge loss?

  Actually, she's a bit anxious about this. Her upbringing is indeed good, but the problem is that these good days can't last long, and she must be vigilant in times of peace.

  To be honest, she felt that Empress Yang no longer needed her. As for the previous affair, she should have said something, but there was nothing... everything was like a stone cow entering the sea, and the marriage she had planned had no news at all.

  Su Shifu would certainly not fail to pass on the message to her, and Su Junzhen naturally also did not intend to keep it from her. The only thing was that there was no news from Yang Huanghou.

  Is it necessary for the Su family to come to our house and propose a marriage?

  It seems a bit impossible again, Su Jun's relationship with his family is obviously not good, let alone the Su family is now declining, not to mention that Li Taijun cannot agree, her cheap father and Jiang Shi are not convincing at all...

  "Go to Su's place more often, you sisters' embroidery skills are not likely to surpass those of the top embroiderers in the palace, but that soap is unparalleled!" Wen Chonghu was silent for a moment before speaking again.

  Upon hearing this, the two sisters were taken aback at the same time and looked towards Wen Chonghu together.

  What does this mean? Is this the rhythm of letting her sisters go to curry favor with Su Shifu and get along with the empress? However, this seems to be feasible.

  "Your father is incompetent, your mother has a humble background, and you still have to strive for your own future. If you want to avoid being trampled on, you need to think more carefully!" At this point, Wen Chonghu suddenly let out another soft sigh.

  The two sisters were stunned again.

  They didn't mishear, did they? This incompetent, cold-blooded, yet hypocritical father actually uttered such a sincere remark.

  "Lately, there have been many things at home, you two must help your mother more!" Wen Chonghu said to the two of them, ignoring their surprise.

  The two of them naturally hastened to respond.

  "Yesterday, a superior gave me some medicinal plasters. I'll have someone send them over to you, and you can give them to your aunt." What followed was Wen Chonghu saying something that made Jiusier's eyes widen even more in astonishment.

  Does the sun rise from the west?

  "Alright, I'm tired, you all go back!" Wen Chonghu waved his hand at his two daughters again.

  The two of them naturally did not dare say more and hastily bowed their heads and withdrew.

  As soon as she came out of the study, Jiu Jie began to ponder this question: if a person can hold their head high and be a decent human being, will their sense of kinship and conscience revive?

  Since the Chinese New Year, the third master of this manor has been gradually straightening his back and finally had the courage to face his relatives and children today.

  She suddenly understood her father, the birth of a concubine, the twists and turns of his career, the inferiority, oppression, depression, the distortion of his spiritual world, plus his inherent weakness and selfishness, really didn't care about others anymore...

  "Hey Ninth Sis, didn't you say last time that we could make soap with honey and red sugar? Should we give it a try?" asked Tenth Sis who was walking beside her.

  This little girl had always had the idea of making the third house proud and making her parents not look at others' faces, and now she was encouraged by her father, and she was full of enthusiasm.

  "Oh..." Jiujier hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, but we'd better think it over some more and try to come up with the best possible solution."

  It's necessary because many people in the soap palace, which she co-owns with the Jiang family, are already using it. Last time she saw Empress Yang, Empress Yang even asked her about this.

  To really win over that queen's favor, one naturally cannot use those old styles that can be bought, and must come up with new ideas and think of a new style.

  The ninth sister thought she had made a cocoon for herself, but how many new styles could she think of after all? Alas...

  Back in the house, the two sisters started brainstorming and even had a simple dinner. By the time the lights were on, they finally came up with two styles: one was a honey red sugar formula that could be named Sweet Nourishing Black Sugar Soap; the other was an aloe vera purple grass formula that could be named Purple Grass Aloe Vera Fragrance Soap.

  After thinking about it, the two sisters went to discuss with Jiang Shi. Jiang Shi naturally supported them and had the two senior masters from the Jiang family come over that night. After discussing, they took action the next day. With the help of the two masters, the project was completed quickly and smoothly.

  Later, looking at the pink pearl bracelet on Jiang's hand, Jiu sister suddenly had another brilliant idea - why not make a pearl whitening soap?

  She immediately told Chiang, and Chiang was generous. He immediately had someone grind the chain into pearl powder, and soon several bars of handmade pearl soap were freshly baked.

  The remaining days were spent waiting for the handmade soap to mature, and the two sisters also began to help Jiang deal with some of the household chores that Zou had assigned to her. In their free time, they would go visit Fourth Sister and Eighth Sister, or teach Little Eleven embroidery and reading, and it was actually a fulfilling life.

  Before long, it was the sixth month, also known as June in the previous life. The thirteenth of June was the day when Fourth Sister got married. With the joyful event approaching, the mansion was naturally bustling with activity.

  Two sisters, although they didn't have much specific business, weren't idle either.

  Because of the upcoming wedding, there have been frequent interactions with the Yuan family, and it's inevitable that some small conflicts have arisen between the two families.

  But unexpectedly, Yuan Shi Huan immediately threatened to divorce, infuriating Wen Chong Nian and Wen Chong Ri, the two brothers, who were about to cause trouble, but were suppressed by the second master.

  Fourth Sister heard this and was filled with resentment, spending her days in a gloomy mood. One day, she even stood by the pond for an entire afternoon.

  This shocked Miao's family, and they were afraid that the fourth sister would do something unexpected, so they let the two sisters accompany the fourth sister to comfort her.

  To complete this great mission, the two sisters had to rack their brains, except for staring at these four girls every second, and then teasing them to be happy, what pets, fishing, offering rare poetry, even Jiuniang used those quick-witted ideas from her past life, finally managing to safely spend this gloomy pre-marriage day with these four girls.

  On the evening of Fourth Sister's wedding day, Fourth Sister cried and held onto both of their hands, saying "Good sisters, thank you both, don't worry, I will take good care of myself!"

  Looking at her sister at this moment, she recalled the sisterly affection that had lasted for many years. The tenth sister was already crying and couldn't speak.

  The ninth sister also shed tears, but compared to the tenth sister, she was much calmer. She turned around and grasped the fourth sister's hand, instructing her, "Fourth sister, remember, no matter what time it is, always keep your dowry in your own hands!"

  The four sisters naturally nodded in agreement one after another.

  "Fourth sister..." Ninth sister looked at her seriously again, "Also, you must remember that if Yuan Shihuan is really a heartless and ruthless wolf, don't tolerate him either. In this Wen manor, there are still us, your family, your sisters, we will never let you be bullied by him!"

  Upon hearing this, the fourth sister immediately burst into tears.

  "Yes indeed, Fourth Sister, we will definitely protect you!" The Tenth Sister also guaranteed with utmost sincerity.

  The four sisters finally nodded deeply with tears streaming down their faces...

  No matter how sad and reluctant the ninth sister and tenth sister were, the fourth sister finally got married. As she watched the bright red wedding sedan chair disappear into the distance, the tearful ninth sister suddenly made a discovery - that she seemed to have really integrated into this ancient time and space.

  After a few more days, the soap made by the two sisters was also fully matured, and Jiu Xia'er had an opportunity to go out of the house.

  This time, the ninth sister felt pretty good when she left the house. Su Shifu got better and better, and even picked up her needlework again. She didn't run into anyone she shouldn't have, and also saw Su Junzheng's cleverness.

  It's not bad to say that Su Junzhen is indeed stronger than his own elder brother, although he can't compare with his own photographic memory, but he really has a surprising talent, and an article as long as this one only needs to be read a few times to memorize the whole thing.

  "You will definitely make a good impression!" When Master Su intentionally praised Su Junzhen like this, she felt that the heart in her chest seemed to beat a little faster.

  Of course, what made Jiujiu feel even better was the feedback from this outing. Just two days later, Su Shifu had someone invite her again, and Yang Huanghou really did send more work to her, as well as many rewards and a commendatory decree praising her.

  Besides, Su Shifu also tactfully revealed to her that she had already told Empress Yang about her and Su Junzheng's affair, and as soon as Su Junzheng passed the imperial examination, they would be granted a royal marriage.

  Upon hearing this news, Ninth Sister almost cried tears of joy... Uh, of course not because she was about to get married herself, but because she would finally be rid of the evil schemes of Madame Zou, haha...

  She naturally didn't dare to speak out loud, but with such a beautiful dream in mind, her whole spirit and demeanor improved unknowingly, and she even embroidered the morning clothes for Empress Yang with more energy.

  But just as Jiuniang was looking forward to a bright future, disaster struck ——

  It is unknown what trivial matter caused Su Yu and Su Shifu to have a big argument with his own brother, but unexpectedly, he fell ill the next day and passed away at dusk.

  Jiuer was heartbroken, and after crying all night with red and swollen eyes from mourning, she returned home. She cried again for the entire night, finding it hard to believe that the proud yet kind-hearted woman had left her forever, separated by life and death.

  She was only indulging in her sorrowful emotions, unaware that with the passing of Su Shi Fu, her marriage target had once again slipped through her fingers...

  ……

  Digression

  Why can't the ninth sister get married again? See next chapter. It's getting late, and it was written a bit hastily, I hope everyone is still satisfied!