After giving instructions, seeing her youngest daughter nestled in the embrace of her eldest daughter, Lady Ye thought the young one was upset about what she had just said, so she gave her an out with a gentle and soothing voice:
"Ah Zhi, where did you go today? Did you go to Jingxin Building for snacks again?"
It turns out all mothers in the world are the same, always offering a way out after an argument.
This little girl has recently taken a liking to visiting Jingxin Building. She had to manage the accounts of the mansion, and with the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, she had no time to accompany her.
Recently, she’s been letting her go with Ah Tao, along with the four guards assigned to her. Besides, being right under the Emperor’s watch, and the girl not being one to be bullied, she let her be. The other day she reminded her, today was the day Ah Fu returned to the mansion, and of course, she forgot.
The youngest daughter’s memory isn’t good; it seems more walnut red date chicken soup is needed for her nourishment.
No, walnut red date chicken soup is not enough, the daughter should start school too, and she would arrange it after the Dragon Boat Festival.
Seeing her lady still curled up and not answering the mistress’s question, Ah Tao pouted and eagerly jumped in to answer: "Madam, today we went boating at Yanming Lake in the west of the city, then to Jingxin Building for sweets, and finally to Jixiu Pavilion for clothes shopping. We were supposed to come back earlier, but we saw a fight on the way and watched for a while, so that delayed us..."
Eh? Eh? Eh?
Hearing this, Ye Zhi felt something was off; if Ah Tao exposed that she helped Shen Chen buy clothes, it would be bad. She instantly snapped out of it: "Ah Tao, I’m a bit thirsty. Go instruct the kitchen to make a bowl of rock sugar snow pear white fungus dessert, and don’t forget to add ice to it."
It’s known that here, it’s a time when there’s strict gender segregation, the era of dunking adulteresses in pig cages.
Women can’t casually give men clothing.
Sticking out her tongue, Ah Tao nodded: "Alright, miss."
In her heart, her miss was the greatest and the best person to her, so she took good care of Ye Zhi, with all her heart and loyalty.
"Mother, I saw a dress that really suits your style at Jixiu Pavilion, when you’re free, I’ll take you to have a look, okay?"
"Ah Zhi has something good and thinks of mom. When Ah Fu is free, we can all go see it together. After all, the Prince Jin Mansion is only a quarter-hour away from our Ye Mansion."
Although Lady Ye is in her thirties, she maintains herself well, looking like she’s in her twenties.
Her entire face is delicately beautiful, her appearance charming, and back then she was the town’s beauty.
Her attire and accessories were always the fashionable styles of the Capital City, never stingy in spending money. Like the Nourishing Snow Lotus Cream from the Liushu Studio in the Capital, hard to obtain, and sold out upon release. Even the wealthiest ladies of Jingzhao can’t buy it.
Lady Ye bought two bottles, one for herself and one for her eldest daughter.
Also, the pre-launched Engraved Silk Gold and Silver Ruyi Cloud Pattern Brocade Robe from Jixiu Pavilion, which looks like ordinary fabric, she bought two bolts, spending over two thousand taels, just enough to make two dresses, but the material was excellent.
Ye Fu chimed in: "Alright then, mom, just send word to me when it’s time."
In the Prince Jin Mansion, if she isn’t facing those concubines, she’s looking after accounts, since her husband always stays at the concubine’s quarter, and they rarely meet.
Their marriage was a childhood arranged union by their ancestors.
"Okay, I really want big sister to come too, but mother, Ah Zhi doesn’t have much pocket money, could you increase my allowance? If I have silver, next time I can buy things for big sister."
Tentatively trying her luck, then Ye Zhi walked over to her mother, holding her hand and gently shaking it, with an obvious tone of pleading:
"Mother, please please."