I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 113 Sheng Yashu

The workshop is now running smoothly, and with Xiao Qinian overseeing things, Xiao Siyue can finally have some free time.

For more than a month, Xiao Siyue had been busy with these things. She felt that she had lost a lot of weight. The chubby girl from before had a much smaller face now.

Lin Qin felt sorry for Xiao Siyue and instructed the kitchen to prepare nutritious meals for her every day to help her recover.

Xiao Siyue's life has now returned to normal, and she is learning music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

In her spare time, she would watch her mother and several maids make cotton-padded clothes and sew quilts.

The cotton has now been planted for three consecutive seasons, and the harvest is plentiful, but it has not yet been reported to the imperial court.

Xiao Siyue suggested that they make the quilts and cotton-padded clothes directly and send them to the capital, which would be more convincing.

So when Lin Qin has free time, she works with others on it, and they've been working on it for a few months now, and it's almost finished.

Xiao Qinian's idea was to send it to the capital during the New Year to surprise the emperor and Shen Junru.

Of course, Xiao Siyue did not forget her relatives in Xiaojia Village. She made a cotton-padded coat and a quilt for each person in the family.

They plan to send them over before the Lunar New Year, as a New Year's gift.

Lin Qin also made a cotton-padded coat for each of Xiao Siyue and the others, but it was a little thinner, since the weather here is relatively warm. Actually, they didn't need the cotton-padded coat, but Lin Qin thought she couldn't be biased, so she made one for everyone.

So Xiao Siyue is now wearing the little cotton-padded clothes made by her mother and is also covered with a quilt.

Buried in the warm quilt, Xiao Siyue drifted off to sleep contentedly.

Because Xiao Siyue has been busy lately, she hasn't been able to go out with her best friend.

So the next day, Xiao Siyue invited Mu Li to have dinner at Tianyunlou.

However, Xiao Siyue did not expect that she would meet an unexpected person that day.

"Yue'er, let's go." Mu Li didn't go directly to Tianyun Tower today, but went to the Xiao family to wait for Xiao Siyue.

"Let's go." After tidying herself up, Xiao Siyue went out with Mu Li.

This time, they also chose a private room. As they walked in, Mu Li whispered, "Yue'er, the food at Tianyunlou is good, but it's still a bit inferior to yours."

"Then come over tomorrow, and I'll have the kitchen cook for you," Xiao Siyue said with a smile. Mu Li was a foodie, and she had given Mu Li some soy sauce and other seasonings before, which she guessed were already used up.

"Okay, I'll come tomorrow." Mu Li was overjoyed and pulled Xiao Siyue to their private room.

However, what they didn't know was that when they entered the private room, they were noticed by the people in the next private room, and what they said was heard by them.

"Do you know the two people who just went in?" The speaker was a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her tone was calm, but she gave people a very composed feeling.

The shopkeeper bowed respectfully and replied, "I happen to know these two young ladies. The older one is the daughter of the wealthy Mu family in Qianyuan County, and the younger one is the daughter of the magistrate Xiao family in Qianyuan County."

The shopkeeper then told the woman everything he knew.

The woman lightly tapped the table with her finger, pondered for a moment, and said, "Go down and serve them one of each of the restaurant's signature dishes."

The woman in the display case looked surprised, but quickly replied, "Yes, Miss."

Xiao Siyue and Mu Li were still chatting and laughing in the private room, completely unaware that their conversation would lead to them receiving all of Tianyunlou's signature dishes.

A short while later, the shopkeeper and his staff served Xiao Siyue and her companions the dishes.

Looking at the table full of dishes, Xiao Siyue asked in confusion, "Manager, did you serve the wrong dishes? We didn't order any of these."

Mu Li was also very puzzled, looking at the shopkeeper.

"No mistake, these dishes are from my young lady for you two. Please enjoy your meal. I'll be leaving now." The innkeeper said, preparing to leave.

"Wait a minute." Xiao Siyue immediately called out to the person.

"Who is your young lady? Why are you sending us so many dishes?" Xiao Siyue was not going to accept this kindness with a clear conscience. She always believed that there was no such thing as a free lunch. She wouldn't be able to calm down until she got to the bottom of this matter.

"This humble servant would not know, my young lady is the owner of Tianyun Tower." The manager had no idea what his young lady was thinking, and he did whatever she told him to do.

"Then may we meet your young lady?" Xiao Siyue knew the shopkeeper didn't know, so she could only ask the young lady herself.

"Well... I'll go ask Miss first," the shopkeeper said.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

After the innkeeper left, he went directly to the next private room and knocked on the door.

Then they heard a woman's voice from inside: "Come in."

"Miss, the two ladies next door say they want to see you," the shopkeeper stated directly.

"Oh?" The woman's voice seemed to carry a hint of amusement, but it was very faint and fleeting.

"Let's go." The woman got up and walked out.

After the shopkeeper left, Xiao Siyue and her companion did not touch the dishes on the table.

A moment later, Xiao Siyue saw a very beautiful woman enter her private room, and Xiao Siyue couldn't help but stare blankly.

Her mother was also a woman of exceptional talent, and the young ladies from the various families in Qianyuan County she had met before each had their own unique charm, but this woman was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen.

A soft laugh startled Xiao Siyue awake. Seeing the woman's smile, Xiao Siyue felt a little embarrassed; she had actually been staring at a woman so intently.

However, she seemed even more beautiful when she smiled.

The woman found the two little girls' behavior somewhat amusing; they were indeed still young and didn't know how to keep their thoughts to themselves.

"May I sit down?" the woman asked as she walked over to Xiao Siyue.

"Of course, please sit down." Xiao Siyue quickly invited them to sit down.

Looking at Xiao Siyue's upright posture, the woman smiled and said, "My name is Sheng Yashu. May I ask who you two are?"

"Ah, my name is Mu Li. You're so pretty, and your name is lovely too." Before Xiao Siyue could speak, Mu Li, standing beside her, looked at Sheng Yashu with bright eyes.

Xiao Siyue was speechless. This girl was not only greedy but also lecherous. However, Xiao Siyue seemed to have forgotten what she had just been like.

"Hehe, you're very pretty too," Sheng Yashu said, covering her mouth with a smile.

"Where is this little girl?"

"My name is Xiao Siyue," Xiao Siyue quickly replied, thinking to herself how gentle her smile was.

Hello, both of you sisters.

"Hello, Sister Ya Shu." Xiao Siyue was still somewhat incredulous after saying this. She had no guard up at all towards this woman she had just met, and had been going along with her all the time, as if she had forgotten her own purpose.

Indeed, it's hard not to feel happy when someone is beautiful.