In the early morning of the next day, the sky was already bright, and there were sparrows singing on the branches outside the window, and the bright spring light shone into the house through the window, adding some warmth.
Jiang Ningbao was still a little dazed when he woke up, but when he heard the sound outside, he woke up immediately. He tied up his hair with a hair tie at random, and got out of bed with his coat on. Last night, he couldn't sleep until midnight. Go to sleep.
"The rain finally stopped." Jiang Ningbao was in a good mood looking at the spring light coming in from outside, and today is a good day, so he can call his elder brother to go shopping together.
Chunxi and Chunle heard the movement inside, and Chunxi immediately walked in with the toiletries.
"Girl, you've finally woken up. The third young master is waiting for you to have breakfast." Chunxi put the copper basin on the low shelf, and hurried over to make the bed.
"Chunxi, when did my brother come here?" Jiang Ningbao asked while washing.
"The third young master came here just after dawn."
"So early?"
Jiang Ningbao's face was full of surprise. My elder brother had to drive all day yesterday to get back to the mansion. He got up so early this morning. How could he be able to bear it? It seems that he has to go to the wine cellar to get a few jars of health-preserving medicinal wine for his elder brother to replenish his body. Row.
"Girl, the third young master is thinking about the wine you made, girl. I went to the wine cellar early in the morning and took two small jars of wine to drink in the pavilion outside." After Chunxi made the bed, she walked to the girl and covered her mouth with a smile. .
Jiang Ningbao: "..."
After washing, Jiang Ningbao changed into an apricot-colored long dress, combed her hair in a simple bun, inserted a hairpin inlaid with rubies obliquely on her head, adorned with a few pearl flowers, and tied two rings around her waist. After walking a few times, the ring pendant collided with each other, making a crisp and pleasant jingle sound.
Looking at the slender and beautiful woman in the bronze mirror, Jiang Ningbao thought for a while, then took out two ruby bracelets from the jewelry box and put them on her white wrists before walking out of the room.
"Chun Xi, let's go, don't keep my brother waiting."
Every time Chunxi sees the girl's simple dress when she goes out, she is always amazed. She is really beautiful and has a good temperament, and she is pleasing to the eye no matter how she wears it.
The west courtyard of Changning Bo Mansion is quite large, and there is an exquisite octagonal gazebo in the courtyard. In her spare time, Jiang Ningbao also likes to enjoy the scenery in the gazebo, but she hasn’t been to the gazebo for a long time since Chunxi is the only servant left in the courtyard. .
In the gazebo, there was a handsome blue-robed man sitting behind him, and two servants stood behind him. The man was tasting wine comfortably. The late spring sun shone on his body, as if it had been coated with a pale yellow golden light.
Seeing the beautiful woman approaching slowly not far away, the man in the blue robe in the gazebo showed a gentle smile.
Last night, Jiang Jin, the elder brother of Jiang Ningbao, the man in blue robe, asked the servant about his sister, and only then did he know that his sister had caused so many troubles during his absence in the mansion.
Most of the lemon treasures are not mentioned in the correspondence.
The behavior of Ningbao breaking the pot caused Jiang Jin a headache, and her heart was full of distress. Xie Shizi retired, the uncle and the uncle's face changed, the uncle was still thinking about his sister's dowry, and the grandmother watched coldly. His brother was far away in Qingshan Academy , beyond reach, everything depends on Ningbao himself.
No wonder Lemon Treasure has changed so much.
The younger sister was very cruel when she was a child, but under the guidance of her mother, she became a soft and weak lady of the family. She put away all her fangs, but now she released them again.
I really don't know whether it is good or bad.
The only fortunate thing is that Ningbao's fiancé is Ding Guogong. If it were someone else, Jiang Jin would have to worry that her sister would be rejected by her husband's family in the future.
There was a ringing ring, Jiang Ningbao took two maidservants up the steps, stepped into the gazebo and sat next to Jiang Jin, glanced at the wine jar on the table, frowned, pursed her lips and smiled.
"Brother, I deliberately got up to accompany you to have breakfast, are you moved?"
"Moved, why not touched." Jiang Jin put away her thoughts, stretched out her hand fondly to scratch her pretty nose, and ordered the servant to call the small kitchen to bring breakfast.
"Brother, the weather is nice today, go shopping with me, we haven't gone out to play together for a long time." Jiang Ningbao's eyes flashed nostalgia.
"Okay, brother will stay at home for seven days this time." Jiang Jin responded, remembering that when they were young, the two siblings often went out to play secretly without telling their parents, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of their mouths.
Since the death of his parents, he has been staying in the mansion to observe his filial piety and never went out again.
This time I happened to spend more time with Ningbao.
As for going to Kiyomizu Temple to visit the uncle and uncle's mother, it doesn't take much time.
Jiang Ningbao's face was full of joy. The eldest brother has seven days of free time, so he can go out and play with him. One month later, she will get married, and I am afraid that he will not have much time to meet him in the future.
"Brother, I have brewed a lot of wine recently. Remember to bring a few jars with you when you go back to the academy. When you are tired from studying, drink some health wine to relax. You know, the wine I brew is very good for your health."
Jiang Ningbao said with concern.
Jiang Jin smiled and nodded in response, feeling warm in her heart. Thinking of seeing the full wine jars in the wine cellar this morning, he couldn't help joking, "Ningbao, I saw piles of wine in the wine cellar this morning. The wine jar is full, when did you work so hard?"
Although my younger sister has a miraculous wine-making skill, she rarely makes wine.
The wine cellar is so big, every time it is empty, there are only a dozen jars of wine.
"I have been a hardworking girl since I was a child, and the wine in the wine cellar has never run out." Jiang Ningbao said calmly, with a confident face.
"Yeah, hardworking little girl." Jiang Jin scratched her pretty nose amusedly.
The younger sister is much more lively than before, um, she has a thicker skin. When the parents are here, the wine in the wine cellar is consumed very quickly, and every time there is only one jar left, the younger sister will spend several jars in a day. The wine is kept in the wine cellar.
This lazy temper is ashamed to say that she is a hardworking girl.
At this time, the servants in the kitchen brought up the breakfast, which was very sumptuous. After breakfast, the brother and sister went to Shoujin Hall to visit Mrs. Jiang and left the mansion together.
The streets of the capital are lively and bustling.
Jiang Ningbao walked around the street holding his elder brother's hand, buying some exquisite gadgets from time to time, with a very happy expression, and a group of guards behind them protected them in the dark.
The handsome man and the beautiful woman are a dazzling sight on the street.
Since participating in Princess Rui's flower viewing banquet, many people have known Jiang Ningbao. Her appearance and temperament are so recognizable. Now seeing her intimately holding the arm of a handsome man on the street, they all stared wide-eyed in shock.
Isn't Fourth Miss Jiang Ding Guogong's fiancée? How dare she be so intimate with other men on the street? Miss Jiang Fourth is really brave.
Soon the news spread.
Everyone knew that Fourth Miss Jiang was shopping intimately with a strange man. When the news reached Uncle Changning's residence, the corners of Mrs. Jiang's mouth twitched.
The third grandson rushed back from the academy yesterday, and wanted to know who the person who was shopping with the fourth girl was today, but Mrs. Jiang was very unhappy and called Hongxing.
"Hongxing, hurry up and send someone out to dispel the rumors."
In case someone would take the opportunity to splash dirty water on Si Yatou, thinking of Si Yatou's marriage with Ding Guogong, Mrs. Jiang's face showed a stern look.
"Yes, old lady."
Hong Xing hurriedly asked someone to release the news that the so-called strange man was Miss Jiang Si's real brother.
At this time, Jiang Ningbao and his elder brother Jiang Jin had been shopping for half an hour, and went to Jinjiang Teahouse to have a rest and drink some flower brew to relax, but unexpectedly met Fu Wanning's carriage at the entrance of the teahouse, Jiang Ningbao's eyes were slightly bright, Glancing at the elder brother next to him, he secretly rejoiced, this is really fate.
"Wanning, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here." Jiang Ningbao raised a smile and greeted Fu Wanning with a hint of surprise in her voice.
"It's you, Ningbao, you also came out today."
Fu Wanning, who was wearing a lavender dress, just got off the carriage when she heard a familiar female voice. Looking back, it turned out to be Ning Bao, and a gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face.
It's just that when he saw her hugging a handsome strange man affectionately, he was stunned for a moment. Ningbao and Ding Guogong were engaged, so how could they be so intimate with other men.
"Brother, this girl is called Fu Wanning. She is the granddaughter of Prime Minister Zuo. She is a very good sister I met at Princess Rui's flower viewing party. Wan Ning, this is my brother Jiang Jin, the brother of my biological brother. " Jiang Ningbao winked playfully at her eldest brother, and introduced them to the two with a smile.
Jiang Jin glanced at her sister speechlessly, as if she didn't understand her hint, she politely smiled at Fu Wanning: "Miss Fu." Miss Fu's eyes were clear, her demeanor was calm, she nodded secretly, the first impression she made of sisters not bad.
Fu Wanning did not expect that the handsome man next to Ning Bao turned out to be her own elder brother, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her beautiful face, she smiled generously and shouted: "Brother Jiang."
"Brother, Wan Ning, there are many people outside, let's talk in the box of the teahouse." Jiang Ningbao couldn't help but said when he saw many people's eyes gathered around them.
Fu Wanning nodded with a smile, and entered the Jinjiang teahouse with Jiang Ningbao and her siblings. Many people drinking tea and tasting wine in the teahouse had seen Jiang Ningbao's appearance. Now she is holding the arm of a strange handsome man and Miss Fu from Zuo Xiang's family Come in, there is a hint of subtlety in his eyes.
Half an hour ago, Mr. Xie and Mr. Shu also came to Jinjiang Teahouse.
Seeing the master coming, the shopkeeper of Jinjiang Teahouse hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and was about to take him to a special box on the second floor, but two men in brocade robes, one tall and one short, came out of the second floor.
The slender, handsome and cool man is Jiang Ningbao's ex-fiance Xie Jingyi. The short man standing next to him has red lips and white teeth. He looks quite handsome with a hint of makeup.
The short man's name is Shu Yang, and his origin is a bit mysterious. It is said that he has friendship with the master brewer of Shangyun Winery, and he is a very valued friend of Xie Shizi. , Repaired severely.
Jiang Ningbao looked up, and just in time to see the two of them, a pair of extremely beautiful eyes flashed a light quickly, and the opportunity he had been waiting for finally arrived.
Ever since Yang Shuqing met Xie Jingyi disguised as a man, even if a marriage is settled, she still likes to come out in men's clothes to inspect her property.
What makes Jiang Ningbao speechless is that Yang Shuqing seems to like the flower brewed in Jinjiang teahouse very much, and often comes to the teahouse to drink flower brewed.
This time I met two people, I'm afraid they came here to drink flower brew.
"Miss Jiang Si, if I remember correctly, you are now the fiancee of Ding Guogong, how can you just grab another man's arm in public."
Yang Shuqing didn't expect to meet Jiang Ningbao here, especially Jiang Ningbao was so close to other men, couldn't help being overjoyed, and couldn't wait to raise his voice to condemn.
The teahouse was the most crowded at this time, and almost all of the people present were well-known people. Jiang Ningbao was afraid that her reputation would be ruined. If she dared to go out and betray Ding Guogong, the cursed saliva of the people would drown her.
Yang Shuqing was excited at the thought of solving the threat without bloodshed.
Xie Jingyi next to him hadn't recovered from the scene of Miss Jiang Si's brother and sister, when he heard Shu Qing's words, he thought it was too late to stop him, what other man, he is Miss Jiang Si's elder brother.
As soon as these words came out, the whole teahouse fell silent.
Fu Wanning: "..."
That handsome young man talked nonsense before he understood the situation, which was really annoying and funny.
Jiang Ningbao took a deep look at Yang Shuqing, who was disguised as a man, and tilted his head to look at the elder brother with a dark handsome face. He couldn't help laughing, and his voice was clear and sweet: "Brother, you have been regarded as another man."
After finishing speaking, Jiang Ningbao looked back towards the stairs, looked at Xie Jingyi's cold face from a distance, and said with a smile: "Master Xie, didn't you tell him that the real identity of the man I'm holding is my eldest brother."
She thought to herself, it seems that Yang Shuqing was a housewife in her previous life, and she had never met her elder brother at all, no wonder she didn't recognize her and said such words.
All the people in Jinjiang Teahouse were surprised.
It turned out that the handsome man was Miss Jiang Si's eldest brother Jiang Jin who was studying in Qingshan Academy.
This Third Young Master Jiang, like Miss Jiang Fourth, rarely attends banquets, and now he finally gets to meet a real person.
Unexpectedly, this Third Young Master Jiang was born so handsome and elegant, with an extraordinary temperament. I heard that he was admitted as a scholar at a young age, and he has not yet engaged in marriage at the age of eighteen. Now that he has Duke Ding as his brother-in-law, if he wins the Juren, The future is bright.
The eyes of those who had girls of the right age in the tea house changed, and their hearts were about to move.
"Xie Shizi, is he really Miss Jiang Si's eldest brother?"
Yang Shuqing suddenly woke up from the beautiful dream, her eyes were full of disbelief, she had never seen that Tanhua Lang who was praised by everyone in her previous life, she only knew that he was quite handsome.
Now I saw the rightful lord, but didn't recognize him, and made a joke. Fortunately, she is using another identity now. Jiang Ningbao didn't know that she was the eldest daughter of An Yuanhou.
Yang Shuqing comforted herself in her heart.
"Yes." Xie Jingyi nodded, looked at Jiang Jin indifferently, and said in a cold voice, "Long time no see, Third Young Master Jiang."
"Long time no see, Mr. Xie."
Jiang Jin's voice was cold and alienated, her eyes glanced indifferently at Yang Shuqing who was disguised as a man, Yang Shuqing's heart shuddered, Jiang Jin's eyes were so cold.
The two equally outstanding men looked at each other with a faint fire flickering in their eyes.
If it weren't for the public, Jiang Jin wouldn't mind having a man-to-man sparring with Xie Jingyi to vent her anger for Ningbao.
Everyone in the teahouse noticed the coldness in Jiang Sanshao's eyes.
Thinking about it, too, if Xie Shizi resigned from Miss Jiang Fourth, Jiang Sanshao would give Xie Shizi a good face.
The noble ladies in the private room on the second floor of the Jinjiang teahouse heard the commotion outside and came out to watch the fun. Many noble ladies' eyes fell on the handsome Jiang Jin.
Jiang Ningbao noticed this scene and felt very proud. Her eldest brother is so outstanding. Compared with the hero Xie Jingyi, except for his family background, he is not inferior to the hero in other aspects.
"Wanning, isn't my elder brother good?" She leaned close to Fu Wanning's ear and whispered.
Fu Wanning's eyes flickered, and she nodded slightly: "Brother Jiang is outstanding." She understood what Ning Bao was thinking, but her grandfather had already arranged for her marriage.
She can't help it.
Jiang Ningbao glanced at Fu Wanning's expression, and sighed inwardly.
Forget it, it seems that elder brother and Wan Ning have no fate.
Jiang Ningbao put away her thoughts, looked back at Yang Shuqing, and squinted her eyes. Yang Shuqing really had the aura of a heroine, and no one present could see that she was a woman disguised as a man.
This is a good time to expose Yang Shuqing's other identity.
Suddenly a series of rings jingled, and all the people present looked at Jiang Ningbao, and found that she was smiling and walking towards Xie Shizi and the two calmly.
Yang Shuqing's cold eyes kept staring at Jiang Ningbao's brothers and sisters, especially the outstanding Jiang Jin. A trace of apprehension appeared in his heart, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Everyone in the teahouse held their breath.
Jiang Jin glared at Shizi Xie coldly, looked away, and strode beside Ningbao.
Jiang Ningbao walked up to Mr. Xie and Yang Shuqing and stood still, brushed his hair lightly, and smiled brightly: "Mr. Xie, Miss Yang, I didn't expect to meet the two of you in the teahouse, and I didn't expect Miss Yang to be Mr. Shu Yang. What a shame!" What a big surprise."
"It's no wonder that Mr. Xie tried his best to withdraw his marriage at the beginning. It turns out that he and Miss Yang have known each other for a long time."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked, especially the ladies on the second floor.
Mr. Shu Yang is Miss Yang, is it true
If this Mr. Shu Yang is really Ms. Yang, wouldn't she and Mr. Xie have known each other two years ago, then the rescue of the peach blossom feast must have been a well-designed plan.
The people present became more and more frightened as they thought about it.
Jiang Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, Ning Bao said that this man was the lady of the Anyuan Hou Mansion who robbed Xie Shizi, his eyes began to look for the violation of this man, and asked in his mouth.
"Ningbao, are you sure he's a girl?"
"Brother, of course I'm sure, you'll know the truth later."
Jiang Ningbao smiled slightly at Yang Shuqing.
Yang Shuqing's complexion changed drastically, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She had obviously put on makeup, thickened her eyebrows, and put on a fake Adam's apple. For more than two years, no one except King Qin and Jing Yi knew that Mr. Shu Yang was An Yuan. How could Jiang Ningbao, the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion, recognize her.
"Miss Jiang Si said carefully, I am a man, I have male and female looks, but I am indeed a real man, how can I be Miss Yang in the mouth of Miss Jiang Si?" Yang Shuqing said angrily, with insults in his words angry.
But there was a bad premonition in my heart.
Could it be that she wanted to expose her true identity today? Thinking of the consequences of the exposure, a blush flashed in Yang Shuqing's eyes. Her identity must never be exposed.
"Miss Jiang Si, you have the backing of Duke Ding, so you can insult others at will. I can't afford to offend you, but I can hide from you. Let me go."
After speaking, Yang Shuqing was about to leave.
Jiang Ningbao made a gesture to stop him, looked at Yang Shuqing who was pretending to be calm but with angry eyes, his eyes deliberately fell on Yang Shuqing's earlobes and chest, and continued to speak with a smile.
"Miss Yang, are you guilty and want to escape?"
"A genuine man, it's ridiculous, Miss Yang, before you lie, please cover up your pierced ears, and your chest is so tight, isn't it uncomfortable?"
"Well, there is also the powdery smell on the body, let's cover it up."
"Of course, if Mr. Shu Yang thinks that he has put on a fake Adam's apple and put on an unfamiliar makeup, he will not admit that he is a woman, and he can have a body test. It is clear at a glance whether he is a man or a woman. I think the people present will be happy to help verify it." .”
"Xie Shizi, is Mr. Shu Yang your fiancée?"
Xie Jingyi didn't expect to expose Shu Qing's other identity in public today. He took a deep look at Shu Qing, his thin lips moved, and Yang Shuqing's eyes showed despair. She gave Jiang Ningbao a hard look. It seems that today Unable to escape this catastrophe, I feel so regretful that my intestines are green.
If he had known that he was engaged to Jing Yi, he would have disposed of the identity of Mr. Shu Yang immediately, so he shouldn't have taken chances.