Xiao Wangshi smiled strangely: "No. Erlang wanted to marry her, but she refused at all costs, saying that she only wanted to be together for the rest of her life and not be a concubine to anyone else."
Ying Bao became even more curious: "But she goes out with Xiao Chengjun every day, which man would dare to marry her as his legal wife?"
Xiao Wangshi: "I guess she wanted Erlang to marry her in a formal way. However, this time the girl's wish has been dashed. I heard from the maids in the front yard that since Erlang received the imperial decree granting marriage, Miss Chen has been crying non-stop in the house."
Yingbao twitched her eyes.
Isn't Chen Tiantian Xiao Chengjun's sweetheart? Why didn't he marry her for so long
Could it be that what he actually loves is power and status
Also, Chen Tiantian is already 20 years old now, is she planning to keep fighting with Xiao Chengjun
"Madam, someone from the kitchen said that the banquet is ready. Shall we serve the dishes now?" A maid came over and asked Mrs. Xiao Wang.
Xiao Wang nodded: "Serve the food."
Today is her birthday, and she planned to invite four tables, but only two came.
Fortunately, the mother and daughter of the Jiang family, who were the county lords, were present, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing.
Afterwards, Mrs. Xiao Wang invited all the female relatives to sit in the flower hall and arranged Yingbao and Chunniang to sit in the main seats.
After the banquet, everyone said goodbye.
Yingbao and A'niang also said goodbye to Mrs. Xiao Wang and went home. Just as they were about to get in the car, they saw a fat boy and a boy about ten years old running towards them.
"Sister Yingbao! I want to go to your house to play!" The little fat boy ran out of breath and came up to grab Yingbao's sleeve.
Meixiang and Lanxiang calmly separated the little fat boy from their master and stood on both sides of Yingbao with their hands behind their backs.
"Chengyu." Madam Xiao glared at her son disapprovingly: "You are already fifteen years old, and you are still so impetuous."
The fifteen-year-old fat boy Xiao Chengyu was wearing a new brocade robe and had two buns on his head. With his round face, he looked a bit childish. At this moment, he was waiting for Yingbao's reply with anticipation.
"Okay, Jiang Jie, Jiang Wu, and Wei Zhan are all here, you can go and play with them." Wei Zhan had been living in Zhou Hao's Prince's Mansion for the past few days, and only came to the Jiang family today to celebrate the New Year.
Xiao Chengyu jumped up happily and immediately called the little boy: "Let's go to Sister Yingbao's house to drink juice."
The little boy looked a little listless, as if he was thinking about something.
But when he heard that he could leave the house and go to Yingbao's house, his eyes lit up.
He bowed to Yingbao like a little adult and said, "Happy New Year, Sister Yingbao, Happy New Year, Auntie."
Chunniang nodded at him and said kindly, "Happy New Year to you too. I'll make delicious food for you later."
"Thank you, auntie." The little boy and Xiao Chengyu thanked together.
Afterwards, the two young men took a carriage with a servant to the Jiang family.
Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and Wei Zhan, Wen Hengyin and Zhang Min are all at Jiang's house.
They went fishing in the corridor with Jiang Jie, Jiang Wu, Huzi and Jiang Quan, and caught several fish that Yingbao had put in the pond.
"Brother Wei Zhan! I'm here!" Although Xiao Chengyu was fat, he was very flexible. He ran over and hugged Wei Zhan and shook him.
Wei Zhan pushed him away in disdain, "You've almost made the overnight meal spill out. Keep your voice down, we're fishing."
Xiao Chengyu nodded and looked into the pond. He saw several holes chiseled out on the ice surface of the pond. Several people were fishing in each hole.
The little boy looked at these people and wanted to come over to talk to them, but they were all concentrating on looking at the water and ignored him.
After a while, two maids came over with steaming almond tea and gave each gentleman a cup.
Several people took a sip of almond tea in one hand and held the fishing rod in the other.
After finishing a cup of almond milk tea, I didn’t even notice that Wei Zhan was gone.
In the greenhouse, Yingbao squatted on the ground and planted the freshly taken flower seedlings into the pots one by one.
After all twenty plants were planted, she stood up to fetch water from the water tank and found Wei Zhan standing not far away looking at her.
Yingbao was startled and asked angrily, "Why are you so sneaky?"
Wei Zhan smiled proudly, took out an exquisite box from his arms and stuffed it into her hand: "This is for you, I didn't have time to get it that day."
Yingbao picked up the heavy box, looked at it, and opened it casually. She saw a pair of wide gold bracelets inlaid with gems in the box.
The gems are huge, the gold bracelets are thick, and the style is extremely rough, unlike the style of this dynasty.
"I got this from a sea merchant." Wei Zhan said, "I guess you like it."
Yingbao really likes things made of real gold and gemstones. They are strong and durable, and easy to sell for money.
"It's expensive, right? How much did you buy it for?" she asked.
Wei Zhan scratched his head: "Not much money."
Seeing Yingbao glaring at him, he quickly said, "It only cost more than five hundred taels."
Yingbao nodded, picked up one and put it on her wrist. She shook it and it fit perfectly, but it was a little heavy, making it inconvenient to do things with.
He took off the bracelet, put it back into the box and closed the lid, then said to Wei Zhan, "I'll give you something too."
Wei Zhan’s mouth was grinning almost to his ears.
Yingbao thought about it, took out a box, and handed it to Wei Zhan: "This flower can save lives, and can be taken orally or applied externally. You should keep it well. If you are on a march or fighting outside, be sure to carry it with you."
The box contained a whole Wudingzhi flower, which was as big as a bowl, with a lotus-shaped core in the middle. She had eaten it once and it cleansed her essence and marrow.
"Okay." Wei Zhan took the box and carefully put it in his arms.
Then he raised his hand, finally stroked Yingbao's hair, and whispered: "Yingbao, I like you."
Yingbao's heart skipped a beat and she blushed a little, "Me... me too."
It was the first time in her two lifetimes that she heard someone say this to her, and she felt dizzy.
Wei Zhan's eyes sparkled, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly caught sight of a person standing next to him, and his face darkened: "You... what are you doing here, little boy?"
The little boy looked at the two curiously and said, "... Uncle Wu said that it is indecent for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room..."
Wei Zhan took a step forward, covered the boy's mouth, dragged him outside, and scolded him with a stern face: "Don't talk nonsense!"
The little boy curled his lips, snorted, turned around and ran away.
Wei Zhan turned around and looked at the greenhouse. He wanted to go in and talk to Ying Bao again, but when he thought of what Xiao Tong had said, he could only say, "Ying Bao, if you are too busy, I will ask Hu Zi and Jiang Wu to come and help."
Yingbao came out of the flower room: "It's ready, go play with them."
Wei Zhan nodded and walked away, looking back every step of the way.
Yingbao returned to her room, told Meixiang and the others not to come in and disturb her, and then she slipped into the cave.
She came to the Pupil Spring and dipped the golden fragment in her hand into the spring water.
The two pieces of gold gradually melted into the water and finally disappeared.
It was just as she thought.
After the golden fragment melted into the pupil spring, a vague memory appeared in her mind.
The memories were a little scattered, and she needed to work hard to piece them together to make sense of them.
However, thinking about her previous dreams, Yingbao roughly understood that these golden fragments were her eyes in a certain life.
After those people killed her, in order to prevent her from resurrecting or to obtain her abilities, they sealed the fragment of her eye into a stone statue and absorbed the power of the fragment day and night.
Now, she found the two pieces and merged them into the pupil spring. At this moment, she clearly felt that something was about to break out of her body.