It has to be said that when King An held a banquet, in the name of Princess Jinghe, he invited the noble daughter of Beijing to the garden.
That day, Ning Nuan was dressed in moon white and a set of exquisite jade ornaments. It was not too high-profile, but it made everyone remember her. She didn't have it, just because Princess Jinghe was very fond of her. Although Ning Nuan left halfway, the precious women still whispered about her name. While talking, someone else mentioned the comments of Master Huizhen on Yunshan Temple.
When Ning Qing was in that garden, she originally had the idea of having a good relationship with various noble ladies, but listening to them talking about Ning Nuan, and talking about Ning Nuan's bad reputation in the past, she only felt a burning pain on her face.
Later, Ning Nuan and Jiang Yunlan came back and took her away from the garden. Ning Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this breath was relieved, she was still a little unwilling. Before that, she had always been like a duck to water when she walked with the ladies of other houses, but she never failed, but this time, she finally got the old lady to speak, and she squeezed into the circle of these noble girls through Ning Nuan to show her face. People didn't even talk about it. Inside and outside the words, only Ning Nuan was mentioned. Speaking of the jade ornaments on Ning Nuan's head and the clothes on her body, although Ning Nuan was not there, everyone was talking about her.
Ning Qing was very jealous.
Not to mention that after they came back in a hurry, they took her away before the banquet was over. She had the cheek to beg the old lady, but in the end, she didn't get anything. Those ladies didn't even know who she was. I didn't remember, I just kept mentioning Ning Nuan.
Speaking of the jade ornaments on Ning Nuan's head, it is said to be exquisite and extraordinary. When it comes to the clothes on Ning Nuan's body, it is also said to be very beautiful. When it comes to Ning Nuan, it is no wonder that Princess Jinghe likes it.
That is the princess, Ning Nuan He De He Neng, even got the princess's blue eyes? !
First it was Young Master Liu, then Prince An, and now it's Her Royal Highness!
After Ning Qing came back from the banquet, she kept thinking about what the ladies said. She was thinking about it, even day and night. Later, when she went to Buzhuang to pick materials, she somehow chose one. The white cloth was white, and later, she took the silver that the second lady gave her, went into the jewelry shop, and unexpectedly bought a set of jade ornaments...
Even the second lady wondered why she suddenly changed her preferences. She was ashamed and angry, but when she looked at herself in the mirror, she felt that she looked really good. Even after seeing Young Master Zhou once, and being praised by Young Master Zhou, Ning Qing was very excited, but she was reluctant to get rid of it, and she did not dare to go to Ning's house again, for fear of being caught by Ning Nuan.
When Jing and the princess were sitting in the teahouse and saw her and exclaimed again, Ning Nuan and Xiang Tao turned their heads and saw her.
Xiang Tao immediately called out: "It's really Miss Tang, Miss, do you want a servant to call Miss Tang?"
"What did you ask her to do?" Ning Nuan shook her head: "Just pretend that you didn't see it."
"Miss Tang is still learning how to dress up, Miss, aren't you angry?"
"I am not the only one who can wear jade ornaments, and I am not the only one who can wear clothes. She has learned it. Today, she will learn from me, and in a few days, maybe she will learn from Her Royal Highness. Why should I argue with her about this?"
Xiang Tao was indignant and couldn't help but agree.
Princess Jinghe held her hand, touched it, and said with a distressed expression: "You are so good-looking, so you are bullied like this? Why don't you stand up for you alone, teach her a lesson for you, so that she will not dare to dare in the future? Do this again."
Ning Nuan was stunned for a moment, and quickly stopped her.
Princess Jinghe could only sigh: "That Gu helps you remember, if you are bullied again in the future, Gu will teach you a lesson again, it will be the same."
Ning Nuan laughed and cried.
Princess Jinghe was only ten years old, a little younger than her, but she was very serious when she said these words, her little face was full of sadness, for some reason, it reminded Ning Nuan of King An, the age of the two uncles and nephews. It's a generation apart, but it's the same thing.
She thought to herself: No wonder Princess Jinghe likes King An so much.
The two said a few words, and Ning Qing at the bottom also walked away. Ning Nuan glanced at her and saw that she was walking in the direction of the city gate, not knowing what to do.
She didn't care, and soon, the things she ordered just now were delivered. Princess Jinghe's attention was immediately attracted by the folk desserts, and she forgot the things just now.
When they sat in the teahouse until the sun was getting dark, King An arrived late, knocked on the door of the private room, and said from the door, "Is Miss Ning inside?"
Ning Nuan glanced at Xiang Tao and asked Xiang Tao to open the door.
After an afternoon, Princess Jinghe had long forgotten her previous dissatisfaction, and when she saw him appear, she rushed over happily: "Uncle An Wang!"
Chu Fei's eyes immediately stuck on Ning Nuan's body. He nodded to Ning Nuan and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Ning, help me take care of my niece."
Ning Nuan lowered her head and said, "Your Highness is very polite."
Chu Fei replied naturally: "I am really grateful to Miss Ning, I don't know how to thank Miss Ning, if Miss Ning doesn't dislike it, I will definitely thank Miss Ning in another day. At that time, I hope Ning Girl, don't reject this king."
Ning Nuan: "…"
Ning Nuan was speechless in her heart.
She said, no wonder Wang An didn't show up all day, he was waiting for her here.
Ning Nuan shook her head, and was about to say no, but just as the words reached her lips, Chu Fei blocked her words faster than she did: "Could it be that Miss Ning really wants to reject me?"
Ning Nuan choked: "..."
Chu Fei smiled and said: "Then the matter is settled, I will definitely come to the door to invite in the future, and Miss Ning will be waiting for this king at home."
After he finished speaking, he picked up Jing and Princess and immediately turned away. Princess Jinghe couldn't react in time, and only had time to wave to Ning Nuan. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Chu Fei walked quickly, turned the corner, and went down the stairs, and she couldn't see anything.
Ning Nuan sat in the private room silently for a long time, then raised her head and said to Xiang Tao, "Let's go back."
"Miss..." Xiangtao followed her worriedly: "If King An really came, what should I do?"
Ning Nuan said softly; "I'm at home, can't I find a way to refuse?"
Xiang Tao thought about it for a while, and finally settled down.
When they got out of the teahouse, they heard the shopkeeper say that An Wang had already settled the bill first. Ning Nuan didn't say anything, and walked out of the teahouse with Xiang Tao. When they returned to Ning's house, the Ning's house was very lively.
It's just that there is a wall between this lively scene. Although it happened in the Ning family, it is not this Ning family.
Ning Nuan was immediately puzzled, she went to look for Jiang Yunlan, but saw Jiang Yunlan sitting in the room, her face full of unhappiness.
"Mother, what happened?" Ning Nuan asked with concern: "I listened when I came back, it seems that even the old lady went next door?"
Next door is the second room.
I don't know what happened to the second room today. Even the old lady went there with great interest. She could hear the liveliness of the second room through a wall.
Jiang Yunlan said angrily, "Isn't Ning Shuo back?"
Ning Nuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said, "It turns out that my cousin came back."
"The old lady values him the most. He is studying abroad, but the old lady thinks about him every day. Now when she hears him coming back, how can she sit still?" Jiang Yunlan said reluctantly, "When Ning Shuo was not at home, the old lady kept her mouth shut. It's been talked about every day, Lang'er also traveled far away, and went to a bandit place like Qingzhou, but I didn't see the old lady thinking about a single sentence, Ah Nuan, tell me, this is a pro-grandson, where is Lang'er? Not as good as him?"
This granddaughter has to be divided.
Ning Nuan thought to herself: If you really want to compare, her brother is really not as good as his cousin.
Ning Shuo was the eldest son of the second family. He was born one after another with Ning Lang. He was only a few months younger than Ning Lang, but the old lady liked him the most. Others also live up to their expectations. Unlike Ning Lang, he has been very smart since he was a child. It seems that everyone in the second room has grown his brains on him. Rarely go home. The last time Ning Nuan saw him was two years ago. During the Chinese New Year last year, Ning Shuo originally said that he was going to come back, but because of the delay, the old lady was very sorry for a while.
If Ning Shuo came back, no wonder the second room was so lively.
Ning Nuan thought, when she saw Ning Qing going out of the city in the afternoon, she was going to pick up Ning Shuo
"Ah Nuan, don't be too negligent." Jiang Yunlan snorted: "As soon as Ning Shuo comes back, the old lady will definitely have a fight for his beloved eldest grandson, and there is also the second room. As if you are confident, you will definitely find an excuse to come over and make a fuss, A Nuan, you have to be careful, don't follow his way, you will be deceived by his appearance."
"Mother, no." Ning Nuan thought about it and said, "Cousin came back this time for Qiu Wei?"
"Yeah." Jiang Yunlan said in his heart: He was lucky, not only did he pass the exam, but he also got the second place, which made the second wife not know how proud he was in his previous life.
There is also the old lady, who even said that there is a successor to the Ning family, this Ning family has a successor, that is her son Ning Lang, what is the matter with Guan Ningshuo
When Jiang Yunlan thought of Ning Shuo, her heart suffocated. In her last life, she was held down by the second room in everything. In this life, she raised her eyebrows and finally turned over. She looked at the current situation of the second room and the third room, and she was very proud. She was better than anything, except her son. .
Her son is so incompetent that Jiang Yunlan can't even compete with others if she wants to.
"If my cousin came back for the imperial examination, then the mother doesn't have to worry too much. Even if it's for my cousin, the second aunt will endure it, and so does the old lady. If you are worried, mother, you might as well prepare in advance and wait for the end of spring. , it depends on whether my cousin can pass the exam after the rankings are released."
Jiang Yunlan thought about it and asked, "What if he passed the exam?"
"Then for my cousin, the second aunt will definitely come to compete with my mother, and the old lady. The old lady likes my cousin. If my cousin is promising, she will definitely want to give him all the good things." Ning Nuan After a pause, he said: "But the second room is the second room, the big room is the big room, and they have already been separated, how can there be such a reason, mother, don't you think?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that's what I think too." Jiang Yunlan nodded vigorously and said, "If I had known this, I should have driven everyone out in one go, the capital is so big, why is it still crowded in one place? You don't have to look at it now and it's annoying. Fortunately, your brother is not here, otherwise I'll be even more angry when I look at him."
Ning Nuan smiled: "Brother is no worse than cousin now."
"Yes, he is the king of the mountain there!"
Jiang Yunlan couldn't help but think: This one is a future court official, and the other is a bandit from the top of Qingzhou Mountain. How can there be any comparison
Thinking of this, Jiang Yunlan felt more chest tightness and shortness of breath. She couldn't help but look at Ning Nuan a few more times before she settled down.
Fortunately, her Ah Nuan is powerful, but she is much more powerful than the stupid girl with the second and third bedrooms.
As Ning Nuan said, after the second room was lively, it really didn't happen. Everyone placed high hopes on Ning Shuo, and they felt that he could pass the exam, so they had already made plans. Even the old lady, after returning from the second room, counted and counted the things of the Ning family and her own in her heart, counting what she could give her beloved grandson.
In the entire Ning family, only Ning Shuo, who had just returned, was not used to it.
He handed the letter back early in the morning. The Ning family already knew the news that he was coming back, and it was prepared early in the morning. Before entering the city, it was all good.
Only after entering the city, his book boy drove the carriage to a stop at the gate of Ning Mansion. He was about to get off the carriage, but was pulled by his sister. Ning Qing told him with a blushing face that their family no longer lived here. .
Ning Shuo had returned home several times, but this was the first time he had gone to the side door.
Not only that, after the family split, the second room has become smaller, and there are fewer servants to serve. He hasn't returned for two years, and the family's conditions have plummeted a lot. I don't know if it's his illusion. , Even the furnishings in the room seem to be a bit newer than before, not to mention the newly made clothes in the cabinet.
Even the old grandmother who loves him is from next door.
Ning Shuo lay uncomfortably all night. The next day, he got up before dawn to read the book. When there was more movement outside, he put down the book and got up to go out.
At breakfast, he finally inquired about the changes at home.
It turned out to be a split.
Ning Shuo said mildly, "It's good, why did the family split up? Didn't grandma say anything?"
"The big room has to split up the family. Speaking of it, the third brother is also to blame for this." The second lady sighed: "He caused trouble outside and insisted on Ning Yanting to stand up for him, and as a result your uncle was broken by someone. He is the head of the Ning family, but he is completely heartbroken, and before his injury is healed, he is making a fuss about splitting up the family. He is the head of the Ning family, so how can we disagree when he says something?"
The second lady neglected to mention the fact that she had concealed herself from the public account, and that the entire Ning family would pay the dowry for Ning Qing, and only put everything on the head of the third room.
After listening to Ning Shuo, he asked again, "What about grandma?"
The second lady suddenly felt guilty: "Ning Yanting, he... He said that he would send the third brother to the official newspaper. The old lady felt sorry for the third brother, so naturally he didn't dare to object, so he could only accept it."
Ning Shuo nodded, but didn't say anything.
He didn't scold the big room like Ning Qing, following the words of the second lady, but said lightly, "I didn't come back like this. Big brother must miss me very much. I'll go see him."
"Oh, what are you seeing? Don't go." The second lady said, "Ning Lang is not at Ning's house now, and he went out a long time ago."
"Where did he go?"
"Where he went, I don't know. The owner of the big house personally sent him to the gate of the city that day, saying that he was going to study outside, and he hasn't come back yet." The second lady snorted and said, "That's right. Nice to hear, what kind of person is Ning Lang? We don’t know what kind of person he is ."
Speaking of this, the second lady became happy again: "My son must be more promising than that ignorant dude, as long as you pass the exam this time, the old lady has already promised me, for you, I will definitely There will be a fight, everything in the Ning family is yours, how can it be taken by those people in the big room, and now they have taken it away, they will have to return it later."
Ning Shuo hummed lightly, but didn't say anything.
He still went out, took the gifts he brought back from Jiangzhou, and went to visit the Ning Mansion next door.
Ning Yanting was not at home, it was Jiang Yunlan who received him. Jiang Yunlan received the gift, but she didn't respond, she responded calmly, not too enthusiastic about him.
Ning Shuo asked, "I heard from my mother that the eldest brother went out, where did he go?"
Jiang Yunlan was immediately alert: "Why are you asking this?"
"I haven't seen my eldest brother for two years. Our brothers have a good relationship, and I really miss them very much." Ning Shuo smiled lightly: "Today I suddenly heard the eldest brother go out, and I was really surprised. I asked my mother, and she said She didn't know, so she came to ask the aunt."
Jiang Yunlan looked at him suspiciously for several times, but did not tell the truth. He only mentioned a niche place name casually. What he said was an excuse to the outside world, and only said that Ning Lang went to study.
Ning Shuo listened, and after answering, he pushed the gift at hand towards her: "This is what my nephew brought back from Jiangzhou, and among them is for Sister Nuan... Auntie, Sister Nuan at home?"
Jiang Yunlan accepted it for Ning Nuan and said, "She went out too."
"Since that's the case, then nephew won't bother auntie anymore." Ning Shuo got up and said goodbye.
Jiang Yunlan sent him out, and then took the gift to find Ning Nuan in Ning Nuan's house.
"Ning Shuo really came and brought you a gift." Jiang Yunlan said, and opened the gift for her. She muttered, "This person is very polite."
The things that Ning Shuo sent were not only for Ning Nuan, but also for Jiang Yunlan and Ning Yanting. He didn't know that Ning Lang was not at home, so he also prepared a copy for Ning Lang, all of which were special products brought back from Jiangzhou. , it is indeed courteous.
Ning Nuan frowned, always feeling that something was wrong.
"When did cousin and brother have such a good relationship?"
"How do I know, he also said that he was thinking about your brother, and he came to ask me where your brother went." Jiang Yunlan said, "He doesn't stay at home on weekdays, and he doesn't meet Ning Lang a few times a year. When will the relationship get better? ?"
Ning Nuan also shook his head.
Ning Lang is the person who values his friends the most. If he takes people to heart, he will keep mentioning him. Whether it was the former King An or the later Zhu Hanshan, even the former Hu Peng Gou friends, Ning Nuan heard him mention it several times. I often ask about Zhu Hanshan's news, for fear that they will forget his entrustment and forget to take care of Zhu Hanshan.
Ning Nuan has a good memory, but since childhood, he has never heard of Ning Lang mentioning Ning Shuo many times.
Not to mention having a good relationship with Ning Shuo, every time Ning Shuo came home, his life was the worst. The difference in age between the two is not big, so they are often compared. Ning Shuo is talented and diligent, and Ning Lang is always compared to others. Not only does Ning Yanting look at him and sigh, not even the old lady. Give him a good look.
Every time Ning Shuo came home, Ning Lang would secretly come to her to complain. Cousin didn't come back during Chinese New Year last year, so Ning Lang was so happy.
Is her cousin still a person with a hot face and a cold butt
Ning Nuan frowned and had a different opinion of Ning Shuo for a while.
If in the past, even if they were far away from the Ning family and the second room gained power, the biggest beneficiary would still be Ning Shuo. With the temperament of the second aunt, she would definitely talk in front of Ning Shuo every day, that the future of the big Ning family was his. Even the old lady thought so.
Although I don't see her on weekdays, Ning Nuan doesn't think that her cousin is the kind of person who doesn't like fame and fortune. The thing that was about to be acquired suddenly disappeared, who can be reconciled
"Mother." Ning Nuan suddenly asked, "Cousin came back, did Dad say anything?"
"Your father?" Jiang Yunlan was stunned for a moment, but remembered what happened last night.
After Ning Yanting came back yesterday, she also told him about Ning Shuo's return, and then the two of them couldn't help recalling what happened in their previous lives.
The original Ning family was fairly stable, but after Ning Shuo was ranked second in the exam, the second room was arrogant. It was also at this time that the court began to be turbulent, and many things happened to the Ning family. When the two of them thought about it in retrospect, they couldn't help but think too much, and they each felt sorry for their own affairs for a long time, and then they forgot about it.
But thinking about it now, when the Ning family had an accident, even Ning Yanting was imprisoned, but it was the second room who benefited in the end!
With just the head of her sister-in-law, can she come up with so many ideas
Jiang Yunlan was stunned for a while, then suddenly reacted, taking a deep breath.
She stammered: "When your father comes back, I'll have a good talk with him..."
When Ning Yanting committed crimes for the second house, what did the old man say in his mouth
There is only one prodigal son in their big house, and in the entire Ning family, only Ning Shuo from the second house has a future, and can support the entire Ning family in the future. Their Ning family will be supported by Ning Shuo in the future, so the old lady forced Ning Yanting to go to jail.
Jiang Yunlan's heart froze.
This nephew of hers has always behaved differently from the people in the second room. She is gentle and humble. She also sighed before, saying that the second room was the one who produced good bamboo shoots, and actually got such a good seedling as Ning Shuo.
But at that time, he stood aside and watched, only listening to the old lady and Ning Yanwen sing together, and never stopped.