High-class maid

Chapter 261 Giving a family heirloom right off the bat

"Aunt Sun, this is too precious, Xing'er can't accept it." Shen Xing'er was a little at a loss when she heard that this was an old item belonging to Song Wenyang's mother. Was this progressing too fast? Giving a family heirloom right off the bat?

"Child, you should keep this. It will be yours sooner or later. I just hope you will come to the manor soon so that I can hand over the responsibilities of the Song family to you."

Aunt Sun smiled and picked up a cup of tea.

"Cough cough."

Upon hearing this, Shen Kun clenched his fist and coughed softly. He was joking, thinking, "My daughter isn't even old enough to be a baby yet, how can we be talking about her entering the manor?"

"Hehe, have some tea, have some tea."

Aunt Sun smiled awkwardly and invited the family of three to have some tea. She knew she had been a little too hasty and needed to stay calm. What if she scared the young girl away?

"Uncle, Aunt, I'm sorry I'm late and have kept you waiting." Song Wenyang strode in from outside the door, bowed to Shen Kun and Madam Wang, and then turned to softly call out to Xing'er.

"Wen Yang, we heard that you passed the imperial examination with flying colors and became the top scholar, so we brought some small gifts to congratulate you. In order not to disturb you, we specially chose to do it in the evening, but we did not expect that we would still disturb you during your social engagement."

Wang stood up, pointed to the congratulatory gifts on the table, and said with a smile.

Song Wenyang immediately recognized the packaging as belonging to Moxiangfang, and he respectfully bowed again.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Uncle and Aunt. I can entertain you anytime. It's the most important thing to do is to take good care of you."

"You silly child." Madam Wang laughed heartily, becoming more and more satisfied with Song Wenyang.

Shen Kun felt much better. He thought to himself that the kid knew his limits and that it was worth spending over a hundred taels of silver!

"The three of you have come under the cover of night, you must not have had dinner yet, go and serve the meal!" Aunt Sun hurriedly called out after the group finished their greetings.

"No need, Aunt Sun, we had dinner at home." Shen Xing'er waved her hand repeatedly.

"Oh dear, dinner is dinner, why don't you have some late-night snacks too? Come on, sit down. We're all family, no need for any screens, just sit down," said Aunt Sun.

Unable to refuse, the group had no choice but to sit down.

Song Wenyang sat opposite Shen Xing'er. The two would glance at each other and then smile at each other, which gave Shen Kun goosebumps.

It was supposed to be a simple late-night snack, but the food that came out was anything but simple. In no time, the table was filled with a huge spread of food, all steaming hot, clearly prepared in advance.

"Xing'er, try this bird's nest soup. It's good for a girl's skin." Aunt Sun smiled and used serving chopsticks to put a piece of her food on Shen Xing'er's plate.

"And this 'Hibiscus Shrimp' is Wen Yang's favorite when he was little. You should try it too."

Before Shen Xing'er could finish eating the bird's nest, a large shrimp was placed in her bowl.

Shen Xing'er looked at Song Wenyang somewhat at a loss, and Song Wenyang gave her a reassuring smile. There were also people serving food for Shen Kun and Wang Shi. Fortunately, they had all stayed in the Minister's mansion before, so they were not impolite.

"I heard you opened an embroidery shop. How's business? Is anyone giving you trouble?"

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Aunt Sun and Shen Xing'er exchanged pleasantries.

"Yes, we've been operating in the east of the city for over a month, and business is pretty good. I didn't know I was going to see Aunt Sun today, so I didn't prepare a small gift for you. I'll send you a few pieces of embroidery from the shop when I have some free time," Shen Xing'er said gently.

"That's great! I love embroidery the most, so don't forget that!"

Aunt Sun had already planned it out. Once Xing'er gave her the embroidery, she would take it to various banquets to increase Xing'er's shop's reputation!

"It's getting late, so we won't disturb your residence any longer. Farewell." Shen Kun said, having already spent quite some time and having achieved the purpose of his trip.

"Yes, I'll see you off." Song Wenyang didn't try to stop them. If he weren't busy dealing with other people, he would have loved to talk to Shen Xing'er for three days and three nights.

"Wait! Take these return gifts with you too! Sister Wang, come and talk to me when you have time! Xing'er, don't forget to send me some embroidery from your shop!"

Because Aunt Sun was a woman, she could only stand at the courtyard gate to see them off.

Shen Xing'er turned her head and saw Aunt Sun waving her handkerchief, reluctantly saying goodbye to them.

She smiled, waved to Aunt Sun, and turned to leave.

"This is too much in return! Anyone who didn't know better would think we're some poor relatives from somewhere." Shen Kun looked at the cart full of return gifts behind him, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"These are just some small tokens of our appreciation from your juniors and Aunt Sun. Please don't find them offensive, Uncle. They are just some local specialties from the village. Please keep them and enjoy them slowly."

Song Wenyang, fearing he might refuse, hurriedly explained.

"Good child, it's late and the dew is heavy, hurry back to the manor, we're leaving," said Madam Wang.

"Yes, be careful on your journey." Although Song Wenyang answered Wang Shi, his eyes were fixed on Shen Xing'er.

Shen Kun stood silently in front of him, only to find that the beautiful young woman in front of him had turned into an old man.

"Go back." Shen Kun gave him a smile and cruelly lowered the carriage curtain.

Song Wenyang stood at the door until the Shen family's carriage was out of sight, then strode onto his horse and galloped towards the palace.

The emperor, dressed in a bright yellow nightgown, lay reclining on the couch, completely ignoring Song Yanjiang, who looked anxious beside him.

"Your Majesty, when did Yang'er meet that woman? Now that woman has gone to the Song residence!" Song Yanjiang clapped his hands anxiously.

The emperor picked up a grape from the table. Hmm, it was a bit sour.

He calmly spat out the grape skins and continued...

"You're his father, why are you asking me about your son's affairs?"

Song Yanjiang was speechless for a moment, then said with a rather aggrieved expression.

"He no longer treats me like his father. I know nothing about him now. Even my maid, Madam Sun, has been bribed by him. The two of them actually gave that family a grand reception!"

The Emperor smiled inwardly with satisfaction. "Hmm, that's more like his sons. They're shrewd and calculating. Not bad!"

"The child is grown up, so just let him be. Besides, Wen Yang is already so old, isn't it normal for him to have someone he likes?"

Seeing the Emperor's nonchalant attitude, Song Yanjiang was instantly furious. Whose son was this anyway? Who was the real father?

Alright, alright, wait until he reveals the woman's identity, and he'll be scared to death!

"This family consists of servants born into the household of the Minister. I don't know how they were appreciated by the Princess, who then intervened and pleaded with the old lady to restore their freedom. Now, that woman runs a clothing shop in the east of the city. How can someone with such a background be the mistress of the Song family?"

"I know. On the day of the palace examination, this child even asked me to grant him a marriage."

The emperor popped another grape into his mouth; he loved seeing Song Yanjiang get his comeuppance.

"What? This, this, this, I don't care anymore!"

Seeing that he was the only one kept in the dark, Song Yanjiang felt frustrated and decided to give up.