Chapter Fifty: Seeing Off

  This box is about thirty centimeters high and has three layers.

  The first layer contained some jewelry. Hairpins, jade hairpins, necklaces and bangles were all piled up, although there weren't any particularly valuable ones, they were still much better than what Ye Qinglan had imagined.

  Ye Qinglan casually picked up a gold bangle and weighed it in her hand, estimating that it was at least about two taels.

  Rui Xue said on the side, "This golden bangle was given by Madam to Miss as a birthday gift last year. When Second Miss had her birthday, Madam gave her a bangle with cat's eye stone inlaid, which is much more beautiful than this golden one!"

  It doesn't matter if it's pretty or not, a thick and solid gold bangle is practical. When you're short of money, you can directly take it to the pawnshop and exchange it for silver coins!

  Ye Qinglan put the gold bangle on her slender wrist and admired it for a while before putting it back.

  Open the second layer, inside are neatly arranged two rows of silver ingots. One row has ten, each one small in size.

  "This silver ingot is how many taels?" Ye Qinglan curiously asked.

  Rui Xue replied, "Each one is worth two taels." Strange, why did Miss suddenly become interested in gold and silver? In the past, Miss never cared about these things, letting Mother Zhou do as she pleased. Over the years, who knows how much was secretly embezzled by Mother Zhou.

  Ye Qinglan quickly calculated in her mind. One or two, twenty would be forty taels.

  The third layer contained some loose silver coins. Added up, they didn't even amount to five taels. For a noble lady's private room, it was quite shabby.

  Yè Qīnglán thought for a moment, then took out the silver notes on her body: "You put these silver notes in the box too."

  The snowflake was stunned for a moment, but didn't ask much, carefully putting the silver ticket into the second layer and locking it up neatly. Then she put away the wooden box.

  After finishing all these things, it was also time for dinner.

  The three families are leaving Beijing, and there will naturally be a farewell dinner tonight. Unfortunately, Ye Qinglan is "ill" and has no chance to participate in such a lively occasion. She went to bed early after eating dinner.

  The next morning, Ye Qinglan got up early and dressed. Rui Xue took advantage of the time when no one else was in the room to quickly apply some makeup to Ye Qinglan's face, covering her rosy complexion with a pale and sickly color.

  Just after finishing her chores, Guī Yuán came in again with a bowl of medicinal soup.

  After Ye Qinglan fell ill, the task of decocting medicine fell on Guirong's shoulders. Although Guirong was not clever and quick-witted, she did things with great diligence. Every day, three meals of medicinal soup were served punctually without fail!

  Ye Qinglan saw the medicine bowl and started to get a headache, almost wanting to say that she was not sick at all and didn't need to drink the medicine anymore. But thinking of Gui Yuan's straightforward and honest personality, Ye Qinglan had no choice but to suppress this impulse and reluctantly began to drink the medicine with a worried and bitter face.

  When there was only a small half left, Ye Qinglan raised her head with hope and smiled at Guiyuan: "I've drunk so much already, do I still need to drink this little bit?"

  "That's not possible." Guī Yuán insisted: "The doctor has instructed, you must drink a whole bowl. Miss, I know the medicine is bitter, but your body is not good, and you need to insist on drinking the medicine to recover."

  Don't look at the sweet and silly osmanthus, but when it comes to being stubborn, several horses can't pull it. She stood in front of Ye Qinglan with a straightforward expression, as if she wouldn't let her go anywhere until she finished taking the medicine.

  It's really a case of one thing overcoming another! This saying is not the least bit false. Even the eloquent Ye Qinglan was at a loss for words in front of the stubborn little maid Gu Yuan, and could only sigh and obediently finish drinking the rest of the medicine.

  Rui Xue couldn't help but laugh. In her heart, she thought that from now on, she would let Guiyuan handle such things.

  Hongyu Honglian finally arrived.

  Rui Xue couldn't help but sneer: "You two arrived quite early." Actually, they got up later than their master. What kind of maid has no sense of propriety?

  Hongjuan's face turned red, and she begged for forgiveness in a timid manner: "I got up late today, please punish me, miss."

  In fact, they had gotten up early. She had wanted to come over earlier, but Hongyu insisted on not leaving. They dragged her along and stayed in the house for half a time. Saying that today was to see off the old master and wife, Miss would definitely not get angry.

  Now stealing a glance at Miss's face, it seems not very good...

  Ye Qinglan glanced at Hongyan with a smile that was not quite a smile: "I'm going to see off my father and mother now. Other things can be discussed when I get back." After a pause, she added slowly: "If you two don't want to stay by my side, it's still possible to say so now. I'll inform Mother, and you can leave with the carriage."

  This time, it's not just Hong Juan who changed her expression, but even Hong Yu did too.

  If only Xue knew about this, she wouldn't be angry at all, but would instead secretly feel relieved. But in front of the old master, it's a different story altogether. Xue would never cover up for the two of them and would definitely scold them severely.

  At the thought of Xue's methods, both of them shuddered involuntarily.

  Hongjuan cried with a sad face and begged for mercy. Hongyu also had no choice but to reluctantly lower her head and admit her mistake: "I, your servant, never meant to do so, please don't be angry, Miss. I will definitely get up early from now on and will not be late again."

  After chatting with them for a while, I felt much more relaxed and relieved.

  Ye Qinglan couldn't be bothered to look at them anymore, and with Rui Xue's support, she walked out of the house. Gui Yuan followed closely behind. Hong Luan hesitated for a moment before also shamelessly following along.

  Hong Yu gritted her teeth and reluctantly chased after him.

  Ye Chengli and others had already packed up, intending to go to Changhe Hall together to bid farewell. When Ye Qinglan came in, everyone looked over at the same time.

  Ye Qinglan's small face was somewhat pale (had applied a lot of powder), her clothes were slightly loose (had deliberately chosen a larger size to wear), looking frail and weak. Indeed, she had the appearance of someone who had not yet recovered from a serious illness.

  Xue Shi pretended to be concerned and smiled: "You're not feeling well, just stay in the house and rest more, why did you come out again?"

  Ye Qinglan's acting skills were in no way inferior to Xue's, and she smiled warmly: "Father and mother set out today, so naturally I'll come see you off."

  Ye Qingfu only felt that the smile was somewhat piercing and couldn't help but let out a cold snort: "Fake kindness!" Fortunately, she remembered to keep her voice low.

  However, Ye Chengli still heard it.

  Ye Chengli gave Ye Qingfu a displeased stare. Ye Qingfu sulkily turned her head away.

  Xue Yushu stepped forward and asked eagerly: "Cousin, are you feeling better now?"

  "Thank you, Brother Biao, for your concern. I've been resting and taking medicine these past few days, and it seems to be having some effect." Yeqing Lan responded politely, but felt two pairs of eyes seemingly staring at her.

  Who else could it be if not Ye Yuanzhou?

  In just a few days, Ye Yuanzhou's body had undergone quite a bit of change. His lips were tightly pursed, his eyes gloomy, and since Ye Qinglan came in, he had been silent and hadn't spoken a word.

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