The house that originally belonged to the Xu family had been idle for a long time. Before they left Qingzhou, it had already been rebuilt, and Chu Fei also lived in it for two days. It's just that before he could do anything, the Ning family hurried to Qingzhou, and Chu Fei naturally followed. After going back and forth, after returning, he directly returned to Prince An's mansion, but he forgot the purpose of this mansion.
Now that Chu Fei remembered it, he immediately set off and took the servants to the house next to the Ning family.
Although the house was installed, there was no plaque on the door. Chu was the surname of the country, so naturally it could not be easily hung up. Chu Fei thought about it, and finally it was empty.
Jiang Yunlan had seen it and thought that there was a mysterious family next door. She also sent someone to give gifts. The gifts in return were all good things, but the host didn't want to see the guests, and she didn't receive any post inviting them. The gatekeeper of the Ning family stood at the door every day, and only saw the servants coming and going, but not the master's house.
When Chu Fei brought the servants over, the housekeeper was still a little unwilling: "The mansion is busy now, and the lord is about to marry Miss Ning. There are places to clean up everywhere in the mansion. old slave…”
"The left and right did not leave the capital, and Wang Quan was with him."
The butler had to give up.
Wang Quan was also puzzled: "Miss Ning will soon be your princess, Wang Ye, and you have to go to the next door to Ning Mansion. You can't wait for these days, Wang Ye?"
Chu Fei sighed: "If it is possible, this king would like to bring back Miss Ning in a sedan chair tomorrow. Even tomorrow, this king thinks that it is far away, so you have to make this king wait a little longer, it will be so long that we won't see you again. Miss Ning, aren't you embarrassing this king?"
Wang Quan: "..."
Wang Quan said in his heart: If you let Miss Ning know that you have moved to the next door to Ning's house, you don't know what to do. Be careful, Miss Ning will get angry and break off the marriage.
It's just that this is a marriage with the royal family, how can you retire if you want to. Wang Quan sighed in his heart for the shamelessness of their prince, but when he packed up his things, he was very agile.
Chu Fei's position was chosen cleverly. He climbed up the wall and could see the scenery in Ning Nuan's yard. It's just that he is a dignified prince, who climbs the walls of other people's houses during the day. If people accidentally see him, it would be really embarrassing. Chu Fei waited until the evening.
When the dark wind was high last month and the night was quiet, he waved everyone away, jumped to the wall by himself, and listened to the movement in the yard over there. Wang Quan was under the wall of his courtyard, helping him guard, observing if there were any people coming around, his face was unbearable to look directly, he just felt that their prince was like a disciple.
Ning Nuan house.
Today, she learned the etiquette for a day with the nurturing mother, and she didn't even have a moment of respite. After the evening, she finally had time to rest. Xiang Tao helped her squeeze her shoulders and tap her legs, and said distressedly, "Miss wants to marry King An, but she has to suffer a lot."
"What kind of hardship is this?" Ning Nuan said: "It's just to learn some etiquette. When you meet other people in the future, if you don't learn it well, isn't it a shame?"
Xiangtao was apprehensive: "Miss married to Prince An, and she will be the princess in the future. If the slaves are embarrassing for the lady, what should I do..."
Ning Nuan smiled: "If you just listen to me, you won't go wrong."
"In the past, Madam only let the young lady learn how to manage the accounts, but the palace is much deeper than the palace of Ning." Xiangtao said worriedly: "The slave is not worried about the young lady, I am afraid that I will accidentally implicate the young lady..."
Not only is Ning Nuan wanting to learn, she will be the eldest maid beside the princess in the future, and Xiangtao is also learning from Chuntao girl next to Jiang Yunlan recently. It's just that she feels that she is really stupid, and the Ning Mansion is not better than the Wang Mansion, but it is more uneasy than Ning Nuan.
"Didn't you always get close to the servant next to King An? He has been with King An for many years, so he must know more than you."
Xiangtao suddenly realized, and quickly wrote down this matter, just waiting for tomorrow when she was free, then went to Wang Quan in the Prince An's mansion and asked him to teach herself something.
Ning Nuan pinched her shoulders and tapped her legs, and finally felt that the pain in her body was reduced. She asked Xiang Tao to stop, rubbed her stomach, and realized that she had accidentally eaten too much snacks, so she stood up and went for a walk in the yard to digest.
It was a little cold at night, and Xiang Tao brought her a white fox fur. This fox fur was also sent by King An. The fur was of the finest quality, and the snow white did not have a single stray hair. It was said to be a return gift. Now that their relationship is not what it used to be, Ning Nuan naturally accepted it.
She walked around the yard twice, and when she saw that the time was almost up and her stomach was no longer full, she turned and walked into the house. Ning Nuan took two steps, but out of the corner of the eye she seemed to see a dark shadow flashing by. She subconsciously turned her head to look, perhaps because her eyes had adapted to the moonlight outside, or perhaps the faint warmth emanating from the lantern beside Xiang Tao. The light actually made her see clearly.
I saw a figure sneaking down from the courtyard wall, and the speed was very fast. If Ning Nuan hadn't discovered it earlier, I'm afraid he really missed it.
Ning Nuan: "…"
She tightened the fox fur on her body, turned her head and asked Xiang Tao in a low voice, "The Xu family next door seems to have moved out?"
"Yes, miss." Xiang Tao said: "It seems that a new family has moved in. Madam sent someone to deliver things, and they returned there. It seems to be a big family, but she has never shown her face, and there is no such thing at the door. Hanging up a plaque and asking them to be their servants, they didn't answer, but now I don't know who lives next door."
Ning Nuan: "…"
The Xu family's house is not a small one. If you want to buy it, you will have to spend a lot of money. She also remembered that there were many valuables going in and out of the house next door, and even the original good furniture was specially replaced with the best wood, and hearing the host's mystery, it must not be an ordinary person who wanted to buy the Xu family house. figure.
It's just good, why is that person lying on the wall again, looking at the appearance of that person just now, it seems that he is still looking at her specially.
Ning Nuan took a step back subconsciously, without daring to think about it, she hurriedly brought Xiang Tao into the room. After closing the door, she instructed Xiang Tao again to inform the guards at home that she should be more vigilant in the near future and send more people over.
Just after the meeting was over, another little maid picked up the letter at the door and brought it to her.
In recent days, the number of times that An Wang sent letters has also become much more frequent. Because of the closer relationship, the tone of the letter has become more intimate, and it seems to be more entangled. In the past, Ning Nuan could receive one in one day, but recently. In a few days, you can receive many letters in one day.
She opened the letter, and it really was a ramble about home life, and she said that when it was freezing cold, she was walking outside and had to wear more clothes. Ning Nuan looked at it, and suddenly raised his eyebrows.
Not only did Chu Fei write to her recently, but she also wrote back. Compared with the past, not only are there more letters, but it seems that the speed of the dark guards sending letters is also faster than usual
The dark guards are very skilled and can fly over the eaves and walls. Ning Nuan naturally knows that what they send credit is also a kind of light work, and naturally it can't be calculated according to the footsteps of ordinary people. It’s just that there is a certain distance from An Wang’s Mansion to Ning’s Mansion, and they come and go every weekday, plus the time to write letters, let’s not talk about half a column of incense time… But she recalled the recent days, when she wrote letters back and forth, it seemed that the middle But only after a cup of tea
She doesn't like to go out on weekdays, especially when the weather is cold, and she doesn't like to move. Wang An also knows this, so why did she come to remind her to pay attention to walking outside so that her body wouldn't freeze
She had only just had enough of the dim sum, and then she thought about taking two steps...
Ning Nuan suddenly said, "Xiang Tao, bring a pen and paper."
Xiang Tao hurriedly brought it to her.
Ning Nuan wrote a few words and put it at the door of the yard. She picked up a book and read it again. This time it was faster. Before she could turn two pages, King An's reply came.
"Xiang Tao, bring my fox fur."
Xiang Tao was puzzled, but did as she said.
Ning Nuan walked out of the house, walked under the courtyard wall, and instructed Xiang Tao to bring the ladder. She didn't hesitate at all, she climbed up the ladder directly, Xiang Tao and other maids looked nervous from the bottom, for fear that she would fall down accidentally.
Ning Nuan stuck her head out of the courtyard wall, and sure enough, she could see the inside of the house next door, with a road in the middle, but she could also see that the house next door was brightly lit, and there were servants guarding the door. Obviously, the owner of the house was inside.
Ning Nuan squinted and looked at it for a while, then climbed down from the ladder.
"Miss?"
"Go and find out tomorrow, who lives next door?" Ning Nuan ordered.
"Yes, miss."
Ning Nuan didn't know if her actions were reported to King An, but when she communicated with Chu Fei the next day, she didn't mention what happened last night. In the evening, the weather was even worse tonight, and there was snow in the night. Ning Nuan ordered Xiang Tao to bring over his fox fur, put on it, hugged Mrs. Tang, and walked out.
"Miss, it's so cold outside, what are you doing out here?" Xiang Tao said, "If His Royal Highness An Wang finds out, I'm afraid it will hurt again."
Ning Nuan didn't answer, she walked around the yard a few times, and she kept her eyes on the wall from the corner of her eye. When a figure appeared on the wall, she just pretended that she didn't see anything and walked over calmly. When she walked under the courtyard wall, the figure seemed to be worried that she would be discovered, so she shrank her head to hide behind the wall, and Ning Nuan said coldly, "His Royal Highness Prince An is not here, and he can't see it either."
Xiang Tao opened her mouth and was about to say something when she suddenly heard a muffled sound and was stunned.
"what sound?"
Ning Nuan curled her lips and said, "Xiang Tao, move the ladder here."
After she finished speaking, she raised her voice again: "His Royal Highness Prince An has also climbed over this wall. Shouldn't it be considered that nothing happened, and now you are thinking of running away?"
"..."
Outside the courtyard wall, Chu Fei froze in place, neither walking nor not walking.
When he hesitated, Ning Nuan had already climbed up the ladder, stuck his head out of the courtyard wall, and looked down at him.
"His Royal Highness An?"
Chu Fei: "..."
Chu Fei's thoughts changed, but a subconsciously pleasing smile appeared on his face. He raised his head, and sure enough, he saw the person who was thinking about it all appearing on the courtyard wall, looking down at him. Seeing Ning Nuan's gaze, Chu Fei felt guilty. He touched his nose and called out, "A Nuan."
"Why is Your Highness Prince An here?" Ning Nuan asked curiously, "Your Highness, you bought the house next door, how come you never mentioned it to me?"
Chu Fei: "..."
How did he know that Ning Nuan was so keen, he just lay on the wall and looked at it a few times, and was discovered so quickly.
He specially bought this house, wasn't it just to peek at Ah Nuan? If A Nuan knew about it, he still didn't know how he would despise him in his heart!
Chu Fei hesitantly said: "I saw that this house is good, so I bought it..."
Ning Nuan said: "Master Xu's family moved in a hurry, I thought something was wrong."
"..."
He moved in a hurry, wasn't it because he took a fancy to the Xu family's house
Chu Fei coughed in a guilty conscience. Seeing her blushing face from the cold, she said distressedly, "It's so cold at night, you're still running outside the house. It's windy now, so be careful of freezing."
"His Royal Highness is the one." Ning Nuan said with a smile, "His Royal Highness rolled in the snow for a while. I'm afraid he needs to hide in the house more than I do."
Chu Fei: "..."
"Your Highness, don't be so reckless. Yesterday, I almost regarded His Highness as a gangster. If I really called an escort, my mother would know."
"..."
If Jiang Yunlan found out, he would probably point to his nose and curse again.
Chu Fei murmured softly: "But I can't see you every day, how can you make me miss you?"
Ning Nuan's ears turned red, and she was a little embarrassed.
She said softly, "It's just a matter of waiting a few more days."
"It was a lot of days." Chu Fei said, "I wish Ah Nuan would marry me immediately, enter my palace and be my princess, then I can see you every day."
"..." Ning Nuan lowered her eyes and touched the snowflakes falling from the sky on her hands. The snowflakes melted into her hands, but she didn't feel cold.
She didn't answer directly, she just said softly, "Go back quickly."
Chu Fei had to leave.
He also took a shortcut when he went back. With a little toes, he jumped from the path in the middle to the courtyard wall of the other side of the house. He was agile and graceful. He looked back at Ning Nuan and hesitated, "Then I can't come tomorrow?"
Before Ning Nuan could speak, he sighed, as if it was a pity to miss this opportunity.
Ning Nuan took a step down, and half of her face shrank back. She paused before saying, "His Royal Highness An's doing this is really scary."
This seems to be a refusal.
Chu Fei sighed, nodded in response, and Ning Nuan silently supported the ladder back to the ground.
Seeing her enter the house, Chu Fei regretted jumping off the courtyard wall, and when his feet fell into the soft snow, he suddenly remembered that he had just asked that question, but Ning Nuan did not say anything against it. The warm temperament is still a little awkward, so it sounds like it doesn't just mean rejection
Do you want him to change his way
Chu Fei was overjoyed, and then went into the room excitedly, picked up a pen and started to write a letter.
Over there, Xiangtao was still in shock. When Ning Nuan called out the name of King An, she was completely stunned. After entering the house, she recovered. Ning Nuan called her several times. Only then did she stammer: "Miss, then... that... the one who lives next door... is His Royal Highness Prince An?"
"Ok."
"His Royal Highness Prince An is like this... like this..." Xiang Tao couldn't describe it properly for a while.
King An was like what he is now, never restrained. From the very beginning, he tried to find a way to get in front of their young lady. She had seen King An's cheeky face, but she never expected that now Wang Du and their young lady were engaged, and King An was able to chase him into the house next door.
He even... climbed the courtyard wall!
If it were someone else, Xiang Tao would have already rushed out and handed over such a disciple to the government. It's just that this person is their future uncle... From the bottom of her heart, Xiang Tao gave birth to the same helplessness as Wang Quan.
She said: "No wonder, today the servant went to Prince An's mansion to find Wang Quan, but the guard of Prince An's house told the servant that Wang Quan was not in the mansion. The servant was still wondering, he and His Royal Highness Prince An were inseparable, and now At this time, he is not in the mansion, so where did His Royal Highness Prince An go, but it turns out..."
It turned out to be next door!
"Miss, do you want to tell the lady about this?"
"Don't tell my mother, my mother is also busy. If you let her know, I'm afraid King An will not be able to escape another scolding." Ning Nuan opened the letter just sent, and said, "He has a sense of balance and doesn't care. Dare to come from behind that wall."
Xiang Tao responded, and told the other little girls again, rotten this matter in her heart, and did not mention a word to outsiders.
On the second night, Chu Fei climbed up the courtyard wall again. He really only dared to lie on the wall of the courtyard, but his mind was very active. Ning Nuan said he was afraid, so he didn't crawl secretly. He appeared openly, and even the little maid at the door could see it at a glance. Said, Chu Fei beckoned, called the person over, and asked the little girl to call out Ning Nuan.
When Ning Nuan came out wrapped in fox fur and holding Mrs. Tang, he took out something from his arms as if offering a treasure.
"Ah Nuan, look, I found this from the warehouse today." Chu Fei said, "This was originally my mother's concubine's stuff, but I think it's the most suitable for you."
Ning Nuan stood on tiptoe and took the thing from his hand.
The exquisite wooden box was opened, and there was a delicate hairpin inside. It was a craftsman with exquisite craftsmanship. The details were all fine. Although it was not Ning Nuan's favorite jade ornament on weekdays, it also made her eyes shine. I think it looks better than all the hairpins I have ever seen.
She looked up at Chu Fei.
Chu Fei waved at Wang Quan below, and Wang Quan hurriedly brought up a food box.
He handed the food box into the hands of the maids and said, "I also brought the chef from the palace. His craftsmanship is the best. Originally, he learned the craftsmanship from the chief steward of the imperial kitchen, and he is best at making snacks. I specially ordered him to make you some late-night snacks, which must be better than the cooks in your house."
Ning Nuan smiled and said, "It's not necessary for His Highness to send it in person."
"As soon as he's done, I'll come right away." Chu Fei said, "If you send someone to the main entrance, it's going to be a big circle and it'll be cold by the time it's delivered to you, so I might as well come here in person. Come quickly."
Ning Nuan said, on weekdays, the prince delivers letters much faster than you do in person.
She didn't reveal it, she just watched Chu Fei take another big burden from Wang Quan below and hand it over to the little maid.
"What is this?"
"The leather I called a few days ago, let someone make some clothes for you." Chu Fei said, "If it's cold today, don't wear more, and be careful to freeze you. If you like it, I'll do it again next time. Go hit some."
Ning Nuan: "…"
Ning Nuan was completely helpless.
"His Royal Highness takes so much trouble, and on weekdays, it's the same for other people to send it."
"That's different." Chu Fei said, "If that's the case, wouldn't you be willing to come out to see me?"
"..."
Ning Nuan sighed: "Your Highness wait a few more days..."
"I'm waiting. Now I can only see you secretly at this time. When the day comes, I'll see only your Ning family guards."
"..."
Ning Nuan had to answer in a low voice.
Chu Fei said again, "Then I'll bring you a late-night snack tomorrow?"
"..."
Ning Nuan nodded hesitantly.
Chu Fei said happily: "Then I'll come back tomorrow."
He personally watched Ning Nuan enter the house, and then happily turned over and jumped down, returning to his palace.
The food in the food box is really as he said, and it is still warm now. Ning Nuan glanced at it, but this midnight snack was just in line with her liking.
She sighed and suddenly felt that after she married King An, the day might be too different from what she imagined.
Before she entered the palace, An Wang had already tried to please him in every possible way. When she encountered any good things, she would send them to her. She looked at her, but sometimes she was more naive than her brother... It's not naive, but Ning Nuan thought about it. , but only felt that An Wang was acting like a spoiled child with her.
This can be a little scary.
The first time she heard King An's name, it was from her brother's mouth. At that time, Ning Lang was about to praise his friend to the sky. He only said how stable and excellent King An was. But now, it seems that excellence is Yes, but not the slightest bit of stability.
Ning Nuan tasted the supper, and even the saltiness was just right.
After tasting the supper, she remembered the first gift she received, and hurriedly took out the wooden box to look at it. This was originally used by Concubine Shu. It was well preserved, and it didn't look old at all.
It was dark outside just now, and she couldn't see it clearly. Now, under the candlelight, the firelight reflected the gems on the hairpin, all of which were dazzling and dazzling. .
Even if Ning Nuan doesn't like any luxury jewelry on weekdays, he likes it very much.
Ning Nuan looked at the candle, the hairpin turned slowly, her movements stopped suddenly, and she touched a part of the hairpin with her fingertips, and she felt the slight unevenness.
Ning Nuan was stunned, narrowed his eyes, and looked carefully.
I saw that there were actually three small characters engraved on the hairpin, and it was written squarely: Gift your beloved wife.
She remembered that King An said that this is the old thing of Concubine Shu.
"..."
Isn't that what the first emperor gave to Concubine Shu
Ning Nuan suddenly felt that the hairpin in his hand was hot.