When Ning Lang went out, most of the spring had passed, and the weather soon became warmer. The spring shirts were replaced by lighter summer shirts. As soon as the little maids were free, they hid under the eaves to enjoy the shade, and Ning Nuan was less willing to go out than before.
When summer comes, ice in the capital becomes a hot commodity. Jiang Yunlan seized this opportunity early and found a way to buy a lot of ice for storage. Taking advantage of the hot weather, people use these ice to make food and put it in the food. It was sold in the shop, and it was really popular. She made a lot of money. She smiled and felt very happy for several days. Seeing the hot weather, she even made a lot of money to make a jade mat for Ning Nuan. As soon as a person lay on the jade mat, the heat of the day could be dissipated. It was cold and comfortable, and Ning Nuan liked it very much.
The day the jade mat was made and delivered to the mansion, Wang Quan also got Chu Fei's order and pulled a cartload of ice over.
Ever since Ning Lang left the capital, Chu Fei has come to show his hospitality from time to time. If Ning Nuan went out, he would run into him a few times, but when Ning Nuan didn't go out, he would send Wang Quan to deliver things every three days. Everything was in line with Ning Nuan's preferences, but Jiang Yunlan had given orders early in the morning, so the things that Chu Fei sent could not even enter the door of Ning's house.
But he was not discouraged at all, and let Wang Quan feel the road near Ning Mansion, and he could come from Prince An's Mansion to Ning Mansion with his eyes closed.
But Wang Quan couldn't get in the door either. This just brought a cart of ice over, explaining the purpose of the visit, and the gatekeeper immediately showed an embarrassed expression as usual: "Our lady said that nothing sent by the lord is not allowed to be accepted."
Wang Quan was also used to taking out a piece of silver from his sleeve and stuffing it into his hand: "Our lord ordered me to never go back to the palace if I don't give this car ice to Miss Ning. Please help me inform Miss Ning."
The gatekeeper skillfully collected the money and said, "Then I'll go and talk to Miss Xiang Tao."
After a while, the peach came out.
She said with a stinky face: "Our wife said that we won't accept anything, and let your lord stop sending things here."
"Miss Xiangtao, take a look at the things this time." Wang Quan lifted the tightly covered quilt, revealing the bottom corner, and immediately a cold air escaped from it: "Our lord is concerned about Miss Ning, worried that the weather is hot, and Miss Ning is not used to it, so I specially asked me to bring ice over."
"Ice?" Xiang Tao's eyes paused, and she glanced there subconsciously, then quickly and firmly looked away, saying, "Our lady doesn't need your ice."
"Miss Xiangtao, it's only for Miss Ning, don't refuse so quickly. For these ices, our lord has spent a lot of time. With these ices, Miss Ning will be able to live a little better this summer, don't you think? "Wang Quan said, "Why don't you ask Miss Ning if she wants this ice?"
Xiang Tao raised her chin and said proudly, "Our lady doesn't need ice anymore. Our wife specially made a whole jade mat with jade, which is very cool."
"Jade seat?" Wang Quan was surprised, looked back at a cart of ice, and couldn't help but sighed: "It seems that our prince has prepared in vain again."
Xiang Tao was overjoyed and watched him leave with a cart of ice before going back and telling Ning Nuan about it.
"He's here again?" Ning Nuan leaned on the newly made jade mat, which was covered with silk, and felt slippery and cool to the touch. She lazily turned the page of the book in her hand: "What did you send this time?"
"It's a truckload of ice." Xiang Tao pouted and said, "Prince An is really generous."
"Left and right will not be wasted."
"That's right." Xiang Tao regained her energy and said happily: "It's still Madam who treats the young lady well. This whole jade mat costs a lot of money, and it's the only one in Beijing."
Ning Nuan said worriedly: "It's just that I heard that Qingzhou is hot and full of mosquitoes, and I don't know how my brother is doing there. In the letter handed by Wang An not long ago, it was said that my brother was bitten by poisonous insects there. , how could he endure such suffering."
"Young master also sent a letter and said that he met a genius doctor and gave him a prescription for poisonous insects. Now he doesn't worry about that anymore."
"Brother, after he went to Qingzhou, he always reported good news instead of bad news. If it wasn't for the fact that King An sent people to spread the news from time to time, I wouldn't know what happened to my brother." Thinking of this, Ning Nuan couldn't sit still. He got up and walked out: "It has been several days since King An delivered the letter last time, maybe he will come again."
Xiang Tao quickly followed.
Ning Nuan walked to Ning Lang's house, and sure enough, there was an extra letter on it, one envelope had nothing on it, and the other was signed for her.
Ning Nuan first opened the letter without her name, and quickly read it from the beginning. Seeing that it didn't say anything about her brother's danger, she breathed a sigh of relief. She handed the letter to Xiang Tao and asked Xiang Tao to send it to Jiang Yunlan. , he sat down again and opened another envelope with his name on it.
At the beginning, An Wang would often put a piece of paper in Ning Lang's news, which was filled with his rambling remarks. Ning Nuan either handed it over to his parents or burned it directly. Later, Chu Fei talked more and more. The more it is, the more it can't be written on a page, so simply write to her directly.
Ning Nuan didn't want to look at it at first, but Chu Fei didn't care either. He still remembered it every time. The envelope was getting thicker and thicker. Even Ning Nuan didn't care at first, but gradually became curious.
This time, Wang Quan just took the ice and sent it back, and he immediately wrote about the ice in the letter, and said that there was already ice in his palace, and the car was reserved for Ning Nuan. Who knew that Jiang Yunlan suddenly made another one Yuxi, the ice that he specially left behind was useless, Chu Fei was full of resentment, and even more embarrassed that he hadn't thought of Yuxi earlier.
Where has Ning Nuan seen him like this before
The An Wang she had seen was either self-confident or stubborn, and Ning Nuan had never seen the ramble in the letter. In her spare time, she could write several pages full of paper on a daily basis, like a little boy on a spring branch. He was chirping like a bird, and demolition of his letters became one of Ning Nuan's daily joys.
Chu Fei didn't talk so much at first, he still insisted on maintaining a steady appearance in front of Ning Nuan, and he kept his words concise when writing the letter. Later, when he found out that Ning Nuan didn't want to read the letter, he talked a lot more, and he didn't want to be like before. A sentence has to be reconsidered several times. Any good or bad is written down, and it is all written as a private secretary. Who knew that Ning Nuan had received a lot more, but he actually looked at it again, and read all his complicated psychology into it.
If Chu Fei knew that his stable image in Ning Nuan's heart was gone, he would have wanted to slam into the stone lion at the entrance of Prince An's mansion.
Ning Nuan read the letter from beginning to end, and then threw the letter into the brazier and lit it with a torch, and soon the letter was burnt to ashes.
Xiang Tao left and returned, "Miss, Madam called you over."
Ning Nuan straightened his clothes, got up and walked out.
When she walked into Jiang Yunlan's yard, Jiang Yunlan was looking at several account books. When she saw her coming, her eyes lit up, she pushed the account books aside, and hurried over to pull her.
"Ah Nuan, my mother has been counting the days recently, only to find out that your birthday is coming soon." Jiang Yunlan said, "This year, there are only three of us in the Ning family. The old lady is definitely not willing to come out, and your brother will not be able to come back from Qingzhou. , I am afraid that I have even forgotten your birthday, but I have wronged you."
"Mother, what's wrong with this?"
Jiang Yunlan said: "Mother thinks about it, you must make a big deal on your birthday this time, and mother wants to let..."
Before she could finish her words, Ning Nuan hurriedly pulled her: "Mother, keep your voice down."
Jiang Yunlan was stunned for a moment, and then the excitement on her face faded again.
Because of the corruption case, the sage is now furious, and now the officials in the entire capital are trying to keep a low profile, and their daily life is very frugal, and no one dares to spend extravagantly. To be ginseng on a book.
She was suddenly disappointed: "A Nuan, I have wronged you again."
"Mother, how did you live in the past, let's live the same way this year."
"That's not good, I can't treat you badly." Jiang Yunlan said: "If you can't invite people over, my mother will do it secretly at our house, your brother can't come back, my father and I are still there, and there are many people in our house. It's a human being, and you certainly can't let your birthday pass by so easily."
Jiang Yunlan can feel resentment.
Her A Nuan's birthday was not as good in Ning's family, not even as good as Ning Qing's. On the contrary, after she got married, she arrived in Prince An's mansion. When Prince An celebrated A Nuan's birthday, the whole capital was noisy. Everyone knows, not to mention how lively, the flowing water table outside the Prince An's Mansion was set up for three days and three nights, and those who didn't know thought it was a big happy event.
She can't be better than King An, can she
But this year is a special case, no matter how many ideas she has, she can only hold back in her stomach.
Jiang Yunlan felt aggrieved.
She grabbed Ning Nuan's hand and said solemnly, "A Nuan, don't worry, my mother will make your birthday happy this time."
Seeing that she was in high spirits, Ning Nuan could only respond.
At the other end, Chu Fei also thought about it.
He called Wang Quan and asked, "Miss Ning doesn't want to see this king, and Ning's mansion is definitely not willing to let this king enter the house. She hasn't entered the king's mansion yet, and she doesn't want to accept this king's gift. How should Wang celebrate her birthday?"
Wang Quan said bitterly: "My lord, the servants can't think of it."
"My lord, the emperor is watching. If you make a high profile, the imperial censor will file a lawsuit tomorrow. You don't want your reputation anymore?" Wang Quan reminded: "You have been pretending to be in the palace for so long, and outsiders all know that you are a commoner. For the sake of it, share the worries for the emperor and take the lead in living the hard life."
Chu Fei sighed, only to feel that there is a long way to go.