Finally, Shao Wanyun, who had been sitting there hesitating for a long time, said with a hint of disappointment: "If she doesn't like me, then why does she need to hold my hand?"

After the sound fell, Shao Wanyun spread out his right hand and looked at it stupidly.

Jiang Zuiyao could understand Shao Wanyun's pain and said: "So you have to see him, express your affection clearly, and also ask him clearly what he is thinking, otherwise your unrequited love will be meaningless. Wait until after the New Year

Festival, your parents will definitely help you find a matchmaker, what will you do then?"

Shao Wanyun was still a little hesitant: "But...but what if he doesn't like me?"

Jiang Zuiyao pursed her lips and smiled: "If you don't like it, then you don't like it. Although you will be sad, at least you expressed your affection. It's better than marrying someone else and thinking about him for the rest of your life. It's better to treat your future husband like this.

It’s also unfair.”

Shao Wanyun frowned and worried for a long time before saying, "Okay, I'll think about it when I go back. Sister-in-law, don't tell anyone what I told you today, okay?"

Jiang Zuiyao smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll keep it a secret for you."

"It's getting dark, I'm going back." After saying this, Shao Wanyun stood up.

Jiang Zuiyao asked Linghui to send Shao Wanyun out. When they were far away, Xijun said beside Jiang Zuiyao: "Master, why should you meddle in such nosy matters."

Jiang Zuiyao raised her head and glanced at Xijun, frowning slightly: "Because when I saw her, it was like I saw the old Jiang Zuiyao."

Xiyun was suddenly startled: "Could it be that the master also liked someone else before?"

Jiang Zuiyao waved her hand: "That's all, it's all in the past, I don't want to mention it anymore."

The next day, Jiang Zuiyao left for Zuiyao Pavilion. This busy day passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was approaching the New Year. On the 23rd day of the New Year, Jiang Zuiyao returned to his house.

After returning to the east courtyard, Li Yan greeted with a smile: "Madam, you are back. Come in and warm yourself up. After noon, the mansion will be lively."

After entering the house and taking off his cloak, Jiang Zuiyao asked: "Today is the New Year, how will the mansion be lively?"

Li Yan followed Jiang Zuiyao to the inner room and replied: "After noon, the young lady will follow the madam and the master to worship the stove, and then hang up peach charms to pray for peace. After hanging the peach charms, they will go to welcome the spring.

Couplets, this year I spent a lot of money to find Spring Festival couplets written by famous teachers in Kyoto. After that, I still need..."

Before Li Yan finished speaking, Jiang Zuiyao waved her hand and said, "Okay, don't talk anymore. I just want to follow you."

Li Yan nodded: "The young master is not here this year, so you cannot be absent."

Jiang Zuiyao asked in confusion: "Shao Ziqing hasn't come back?"

Li Yan nodded again: "Well, I heard that I won't go back home to celebrate the New Year this year."

Since Shao Ziqing left last time, no one has been seen again. Jiang Zuiyao sent Xijun to follow him, and he did not dare to investigate after seeing him in the palace. No one knew where he was or where he had gone.

However, Jiang Zuiyao didn't take it to heart. It would be better if he was away, so she felt at peace.

Cuiyun walked in with Shao Chuyi in her arms and said: "Young madam, this slave has just fed her milk."

Jiang Zuiyao smiled happily when she saw the child, took it into her arms and held it in her arms. Her tender face was very endearing. She couldn't help but pinch it and asked, "Is Chu Yi still crying at night now?"

Cuiyun replied: "Except for sometimes looking for milk when I'm hungry at night, I don't cry. Sometimes I can sleep until dawn."

Jiang Zuiyao nodded with relief. The child had almost never left her side since he was born. With her careful care, he had gained more weight than when he was born, and he was growing taller and taller every day.

Cuiyun added: "Young madam is really capable. I just gave the young lady a few magic pills and she became healthy. Originally, I was still worried. I thought I would ask a doctor to take care of me. But now it seems

, Young Madam is much better than those doctors outside."

Jiang Zuiyao raised her lips and smiled: "You have such a clever mouth, being a nanny is really a gift. By the way, during dinner, let the kitchen make some glutinous rice paste to feed Chu Yi. You don't have to eat too much, just two or three spoons will be enough."

Cuiyun nodded and responded: "Okay, I understand."

Linghui interjected at this time: "Since the young lady was born, the Shao family has not taken care of her. If the young lady hadn't been taking care of her, how could she be so healthy?"

Jiang Zuiyao's face darkened: "You are not allowed to say such things outside, lest you cause trouble."

Linghui rolled her eyes in displeasure: "Originally, the young lady didn't even attend the full moon celebration. After all, this is the first direct child of the Shao family. It's really hard to explain."

Jiang Zuiyao didn't answer any more, and everyone present also fell silent. After a long time, Li Yan said: "Now the third young master's son is being raised in the lap of the madam. The madam likes it very much. She has two wet nurses to raise her, and she also takes care of him.

I have four maids to take care of me, and now my child is white and plump."

Jiang Zuiyao didn't care about the child. Instead, she thought of Honglian and asked, "How is Honglian doing at the mansion?"

Li Yan couldn't help but sigh: "She's just a companion, and since the madam doesn't like her, the judgmental servants in the mansion won't treat her favorably. Not long ago, she started a fire with charcoal, and was punished by the madam to kneel in the courtyard all night, and she happened to catch up with her.

It snowed heavily all night, and I heard that he was carried into the house after he fainted from the cold in the middle of the night."

Jiang Zuiyao couldn't help but be surprised when she heard the news: "Where is the third young master? Does he not care?"

Li Yan replied: "It happened that the third young master was not in the mansion that day."

"The third young master has to go back home, right? What happens after we find out?"

"The third young master came back the next day and invited a doctor to treat Honglian. I heard that his health is almost healed now."

"The third young master didn't protect Honglian and asked his mother for an explanation?"

"The third young master has always been filial, and he has never disobeyed the master and his wife since he was a child. Furthermore, the house was burned down, which was wrong in the first place. It is also wrong for the third young master to ask for an explanation."

"Although I made a mistake, it was not intentional. I just woke up. Why should I let people kneel in the courtyard all night while it is snowing heavily? Aren't my mother afraid of being sued for human life?"

"Hey, he is just a companion. To put it bluntly, he is just like a servant who serves someone. He is a stranger with no relatives. Who will hold him accountable if he dies?"

Jiang Zuiyao became more and more angry as she listened, and breathed a deep sigh of relief: "My mother is really a little too much. After all, she has added a boy to the Shao family. If I don't like her, I can't be too ruthless for the sake of the child.

Aren’t mothers afraid of what their children will think when they grow up and know these things?”

None of the servants present dared to answer the question, for fear of saying something wrong.
Chapter completed!