After the matter of the Zhu family was resolved, a few days later, when the academy was on holiday, he specially came to visit the Ning family.
When Zhu Hanshan came, he also brought a basket of vegetables and fruits and a basket of eggs, and even ordered Yinzi and other villagers to buy a chicken. If they were in the countryside, it would be okay to send them, but it would be a little hard to get them when they were placed at the door of the Ning Mansion.
Zhu Hanshan was very embarrassed, but despite Grandma Zhu's advice, he still came cheekily.
Fortunately, whether it was Jiang Yunlan or Ning Yanting, there was no sign of concern on their faces, not only did they accept it enthusiastically, but also worried about whether these things would cause him any burden.
Zhu Hanshan said a little embarrassedly: "Thanks to Miss Ning and His Royal Highness An Wang, now my family's debt has been paid off, I copy books for the study every month, and the subsidy money from An Wang, and the academy. The prize money, life has been better than before. My grandma said, let me come over and thank you."
Jiang Yunlan was also worried: "I heard that your house has not been recovered?"
I wish Han Shan's face was relaxed and not disappointed: "The house has been sold by those people, but it can't be taken back, but I will continue to copy books for the future, and I will buy a new house."
"On weekdays, you still have to go to the academy to study. Zhujia Village is far from the capital, and it takes a long time to come and go. I still have a small yard in the capital. Why don't you bring your grandmother to move here? It's more convenient to come from the capital." Jiang Yunlan said.
Zhu Hanshan quickly refused: "Auntie has already helped Hanshan a lot, and she can send someone to take care of her grandmother. Hanshan is very grateful and can't cause her aunt any more trouble."
"What's wrong with this? If you have any troubles in your daily life, remember to come and tell us. Otherwise, if Ning Lang finds out, he will know that we haven't done anything, and he will also blame us."
Zhu Hanshan couldn't help laughing, he nodded, but he still didn't want to trouble others.
Tuojiang Yunlan conveyed his gratitude, and Zhu Hanshan left those things behind and hurried away.
The things he brought, Jiang Yunlan sent them to the kitchen, and the fruits were washed and sent to Ning Nuan's house. Jiang Yunlan personally brought it over, as well as a snack that was just made in the kitchen.
When she went, Ning Nuan was reading a letter. As soon as she entered the door, Ning Nuan hurriedly folded the letter and put it back in the envelope.
"Ah Nuan, what are you looking at?"
"It's my brother's news, and An Wang sent my brother's news again." Ning Nuan handed her another envelope: "An Wang said in the letter that his brother has made great contributions in Qingzhou."
"Really?" Jiang Yunlan was overjoyed, and immediately took the letter and read it carefully from beginning to end. She watched intently, but did not notice that Ning Nuan had secretly hid another letter in her arms.
The letter really said something about Ning Lang. It is said that after Ning Lang arrived in Qingzhou, he really met a mountain bandit, but with his communication skills, he and the mountain bandit leader began to call themselves brothers. After staying in Qingzhou for a few days, he actually became the mountain bandit leader. , those mountain bandits began to call Ning Lang the five kings.
The reason why they were called the five kings was because these mountain bandits originally had four heads, and Ning Lang couldn't surpass their seniority when he got there.
After Jiang Yunlan read it, the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching. She put down the letter and said, "Mum, I really didn't see it before. Your brother has this kind of talent. Now it seems that although he can't test for fame, he can't do business. , it would be great to be a mountain king."
Ning Nuan couldn't help laughing: "If you want my brother to be the king of the mountain, I'm afraid there will be no mountain bandits in Qingzhou."
Jiang Yunlan thought about it and felt that what she said also made sense.
What the mountain bandits did was to lick blood on the tip of the knife, but Ning Lang dared not do it.
"A Nuan, try this fruit." Jiang Yunlan said, "This is what Zhu Hanshan just brought over. They planted it in Zhujia Village. He also brought a lot of fruits and vegetables. I sent them to the kitchen. You can taste it at noon."
Ning Nuan asked with concern: "Mother, what do you say about the Zhu family?"
"What else can I say? Isn't it just getting better? You know Zhu Hanshan's temperament. He doesn't want to accept anything we take the initiative to bring up. He has sent people to take care of it. If something happens, we can understand it. We have to do what we promised your brother. Besides, if there is no debt, then I wish Hanshan a better life in the future." Jiang Yunlan paused, and then said: "King An took the lead for him. Everyone knows that Zhu Hanshan is covered by King An, and no one dares to bully him."
"That way I'm relieved."
"Hey, by the way, Mrs. Xue also told me that she told me about Liu Hong." As soon as this was mentioned, Jiang Yunlan was moved: "I really didn't expect that the Liu family almost ended up with the Xue family. Dear, I heard Mrs. Xue say, or Ms. Xue said to refuse, Mrs. Xue was still surprised, and came to ask me what happened."
"It's just that Liu Hong said behind his back that King An was bad and was discovered by Miss Xue." Ning Nuan said with a slight smile, "Miss Xue stayed at home, and after hearing what he said, she believed it until she saw King An with her own eyes. Knowing that Liu Hong told a lie, Liu Hong and Prince An had little interaction, and when they framed someone for nothing, Miss Xue was naturally angry."
"Alright, if the Liu family and the Xue family get married, my mother doesn't know what to do."
The Liu family secretly took refuge with the eldest prince. If they marry the Xue family, wouldn't they also win over the Xue family for the eldest prince? Jiang Yunlan managed to find such a temperamental person as Mrs. Xue, and Miss Xue was simple-minded, and she really didn't want Miss Xue to be involved in the turmoil of winning the heir.
Besides, the fact that Mrs. Liu could make an intention to marry her innocent daughter to Ning Lang showed that Mrs. Liu was not good either.
Jiang Yunlan pondered for a while, thinking about this matter, and suddenly couldn't sit still, and stood up quickly, planning to go to Mrs. Xue and tell her about it.
She left in a hurry, until her figure disappeared, Ning Nuan took out the letter she had just put away from her arms. She took the letter out of the envelope, found the place she hadn't read yet, and continued to read it.
In the past few days, she hadn't met with King An. King An was very resentful, and the letters he sent were thick and thick, which made Ning Nuan look at him for a long time.
"Miss." Xiang Tao couldn't help but look at her a few more times: "This letter was sent by Prince An. If the lady finds out, I'm afraid the lady will scold the slave again."
After Ning Nuan read it, she folded the letter, put it back in the envelope, took a torch and lit it and burned it, then said, "Then you won't let your mother know, won't you?"
"How can this servant be able to hold back?" Xiang Tao's whole face wrinkled: "This servant is thinking about this matter, and I can't wait to tell my wife about it immediately. Miss, even if you want a servant to hold it back. Now, the slaves won't be able to hold it for a long time, and maybe I won't wait for the lady to find out that one day the slaves said something in a dream when they fell asleep, and then went out baldly."
"I just glanced at the letter."
It's more than just a glance, and I don't want my wife to find out. The young lady just secretly hid the letter. The lady didn't see it, but she could see it clearly.
Xiang Tao hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but ask curiously: "Miss, you care so much about His Royal Highness Prince An's affairs now, don't you think..."
Before she could finish her words, Ning Nuan knocked her on the head. Xiang Tao let out an ouch, and immediately swallowed the rest of her words.
"You girl, what nonsense are you talking about." Ning Nuan reprimanded softly: "If you talk nonsense again, it's me who will sue."
Xiang Tao dare not mention it again.
She didn't mention it, and it didn't mean that King An had stopped thinking about it.
Wang Quan often ran to the gate of Ning Mansion, and every time he brought things to Miss Ning with their prince's instructions, but unfortunately he was still blocked from the gate of Ning Mansion, only the gatekeeper of Ning Mansion was repeatedly blocked. Silver, earn pockets bulging. On the other hand, even the secret guards sent by Prince An secretly followed their prince's wishes and put things at the door of Ning Nuan's house, and they could see her as soon as she went out.
Even when Miss Xue came over a certain time, An Wang found an opportunity.
Since I met Ning Nuan at the Jinghe Princess Banquet, Miss Xue and Ning Nuan have had more contact. Even Miss Xue is more willing to go out than usual, but every time she goes out, she comes to Ning Nuan to find Ning Nuan. Even so, Mrs. Xue was still very happy. Even when Ning Yanting met Mr. Xue, Mr. Xue, who was always unapproachable, gave him a good face, which made Ning Yanting flattered.
This time, when Miss Xue came over, she also had a box in her hand.
As soon as Ning Nuan saw her entering the door, she immediately raised her eyebrows, and her eyes fell on the box in her hand: "You came as soon as you came, what are you doing with a gift?"
"I didn't bring it to you." Miss Xue gently put the box on the table and said softly, "I met a person on the road, and he asked me to bring this thing to you."
"Who did you meet?"
Miss Xue lowered her head and said embarrassedly, "It's His Royal Highness Prince An."
Ning Nuan said that sure enough.
Miss Xue secretly looked up at her face, and seeing that there was no dissatisfaction on her face, she breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "King An stopped my carriage and asked me to teach you this, I originally He didn't want to agree, but he said that if I didn't help, he wouldn't leave, and I was afraid, so I agreed. After I agreed, King An gave me this, and he left."
Miss Xue paused, then became curious: "What's in here?"
The box looked very valuable. Ning Nuan opened it and took a look. Inside was a set of jade ornaments. It took a lot of work to find King An. He was worried that he would be blocked from the door, so he specially asked Miss Xue to bring it.
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Ning Nuan closed the lid, handed the box to Xiang Tao, and said to her, "Send this back to King An."
Xiang Tao responded, took the box, and ran out quickly.
"You don't want it?" Miss Xue was surprised: "I think An Wang has put a lot of thought into it."
"I have nothing to do with King An. If I take it, it's not good for King An to misunderstand." Ning Heating said calmly.
Miss Xue said tentatively, "But I think King An likes you very much."
"Not only did you come to give gifts for King An today, but you also said that you are here?" Ning Nuan glanced at her with a half-smiling smile, and said, "It was you who reminded me to be careful not to be deceived by King An."
Miss Xue looked shy: "I didn't know before that Prince An is a righteous person, and I thought that what Young Master Liu said was true, I misunderstood Prince An. But now I see that Prince An is infatuated with you, don't you think? Don't you have the slightest bit of heart in your heart?"
Ning Nuan thought for a moment and said, "I listen to my mother."
Miss Xue didn't mention it to her again.
The two talked a few times, and Miss Xue asked her about what happened that day: "I left, and I don't know what happened after that. How is that Mr. Zhu now?"
"His family's debts have been paid off, and life will get better and better in the future. Don't worry."
Miss Xue was overjoyed when she heard the words: "Really? That's great. After I went back, I heard the maid talk about him, and then I realized that he turned out to be very powerful. He was actually the first name of Qingshan Academy. get the most.”
Ning Nuan nodded: "In terms of learning, Young Master Zhu is indeed amazing."
"I also heard from you that he is your brother's friend?"
"Exactly, my brother and his classmates went on a trip to Xiaofang Mountain. Zhujia Village is not far from Xiaofang Mountain. I happened to meet him. My brother loves to make friends with people and has a good relationship with him. , and we got to know each other later."
Miss Xue said, "If you can make your brother like it, then Mr. Zhu must be a very good person, right?"
Just as Ning Nuan was about to answer, he remembered the friends Ning Lang had made in the past and now, those friends and friends, and now he was the king of the mountains in Qingzhou, and suddenly he didn't know if he should leave.
But Miss Xue said to herself: "Then Mr. Zhu must be a person of noble character."
This is true.
But Ning Nuan heard something wrong from it.
She glanced suspiciously at Miss Xue, thought for a while, and said tentatively, "Your mother rejected Young Master Liu, but can you introduce another candidate to you?"
Miss Xue sighed softly and looked at her shyly and timidly, her eyes blinking in a panic, her eyelashes trembling, she wanted to say something, and there was a bit of hesitation in her words.
Ning Nuanxin knew that there was a situation, and she asked, "How did your mother say that?"
Miss Xue hesitantly said, "My mother said, don't worry too much..."
"Then do you have someone you like?"
"This..." Miss Xue avoided his gaze, her eyes wandered, but her face was stained with some thin clouds, visible to the naked eye, and even her ears quickly turned red under Ning Nuan's gaze. Miss Xue said softly: "My mother said, I want to find a good match, I thought to myself, it doesn't seem to be important..."
Ning Nuan understood.
Miss Xue's appearance may be due to Zhu Hanshan.
She rarely steps out of the house on weekdays, and meets few foreign men, and the one she rarely sees is Zhu Hanshan. First, it was because of Zhu Hanshan's family background that he sympathized for a while, and then when he heard people talk about Zhu Hanshan's excellence, it was inevitable that he had strange thoughts about Zhu Hanshan.
Ning Nuan didn't take the initiative to mention it, but just said: "When the autumn season arrives this year, there will be many people who will go to Beijing to take the exam. In the spring of next year, there will be a new champion. Many adults in the court are also from poor families. If you are from a family in Beijing, If you don't think it's suitable, you might as well wait until the spring season is over, and if you are a champion, Madam Xue will definitely like it."
Miss Xue's eyes lit up immediately.
She looked at Ning Nuan in surprise, opened her mouth to say something, hesitated again and again, then swallowed it back, looking at Ning Nuan's eyes, but she wanted to say something, but she didn't dare to say it.
Ning Nuan pretended not to see it, and sighed again: "It's a pity that my brother is not in the capital, I'm afraid I'm going to miss this autumn season."
"It's okay." Miss Xue comforted awkwardly: "I missed this time, and the next time will be the same."
Ning Nuan added: "Before my brother left the capital, he was always thinking of Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu was talented in learning. I think he will end up in this year's Autumn. With his knowledge, he will definitely be able to pass the exam. Your son is happy."
Miss Xue's eyes brightened.
Looking at Ning Nuan, she hid all the things she wanted to say in her eyes, looked at her hesitantly, her eyes were full of anticipation, and hoped that she could talk more about Zhu Gongzi. It's a pity that Ning Nuan didn't seem to understand her eyes, but she didn't mention it again.
Miss Xue's heart seemed to have become dough, being kneaded and kneaded in her hands, she was very tangled.
She stayed at the Ning's house until dusk, and saw that it was getting late before she got up to say goodbye. When she rode home in the carriage, Miss Xue was still very sorry, and she thought that she would come to Ning Nuan next time, and find a chance to hear about Young Master Zhu again.
She was sitting in a carriage, which staggered past the street market. There were shouts of hawkers outside, and there was a hustle and bustle of pedestrians. Now it was the closing time of the academy, and a group of students passed by the carriage, and their voices came in. In the carriage, Miss Xue suddenly became curious.
Her eyes fell on the curtain of the carriage, and she stretched out her hand, hesitating for a moment.
Every time she went out, the most uncomfortable thing was on the street. She was afraid of strangers, but now there are strangers outside the carriage. If the carriage stopped, she would be worried and anxious all the way. But just listening to the voices of those academy students, she still had a thought, and wanted to see it with her own eyes.
Having lived in the capital for many years, Miss Xue is not very clear about what the capital looks like.
Just when she hesitated, the scholars outside the carriage seemed to have mentioned Zhu Hanshan's name, which immediately attracted Miss Xue's attention. She listened intently, but across the carriage, it was not very real.
Those scholars seem to go further and further away.
Miss Xue was anxious and didn't care about anything, so she quickly opened the curtain of the carriage.
With a bang, all the sounds from the outside entered her ears. Miss Xue's movements were stagnant, and her face turned pale all of a sudden, and even her hand gripping the carriage curtain was so hard that it turned pale. The maid next to her even exclaimed, and hurriedly helped her to re-close the carriage curtain.
"Miss!" The maid said worriedly, "Are you all right?"
Miss Xue calmed her breath, and her face gradually eased.
And those scholars have completely gone away, even if Miss Xue listened intently, she still couldn't hear any news.
She couldn't help but drop her head in disappointment.
I still have some regrets in my heart.
If she hadn't been afraid just now, she might have been able to hear what those people said about Young Master Zhu.
Miss Xue's face was gloomy, her head was lowered, and when she was losing, suddenly another name of Zhu Hanshan entered her ear. Miss Xue was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she looked out of the carriage again.
The voice said, "Zhu Hanshan is really amazing. Today, the master praised him again. In our academy, he is the most powerful."
Other voices echoed: "That's right, I hope Hanshan will pass the imperial examination this year."
"At that time, when we spoke out, there was light on the face."
"is not it."
What they said really was Zhu Gongzi!
Miss Xue's eyes were bright, and she listened intently to the words of the scholars outside, but the carriage went in the opposite direction from those scholars, and the voices got further and further away, but she couldn't hear anything.
Miss Xue was in a hurry and couldn't care about anything else, she immediately reached out and pulled open the curtain of the carriage.
She raised her eyes and saw a scholar in the uniform of Qingshan Academy passing by the carriage. The man lowered his head slightly, with a thin body and handsome eyebrows like a distant mountain. Miss Xue was stunned for a moment, and her eyes immediately stuck on the man's face.
The man also seemed to sense her gaze, he raised his eyes and looked at her, his eyes were straight, and he just glanced at each other, and the man immediately looked away.
The wheels of the carriage squeaked and squeaked. Miss Xue stared blankly ahead and forgot to turn her head. The figure of the man was soon gone.
Not Zhu Hanshan, who else
Miss Xue was stunned, she only felt her heart pounding, and she didn't even hear the maid's cry several times.
After a long time, she patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but the glance she had just glanced at was still lingering in her mind, and she couldn't forget it.