"Fifth sister, why are you hesitating before choosing a flower?" Zhuang Qingyan scolded in a low voice.
Zhuang Qingmei came back to her senses and quickly picked up a half-opened pomegranate flower from the tray and put it on her left temple.
Everyone was present, the Ziwu silk was tied, and the eldest master Zhuang Shenmao took his whole family to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.
Jiang Changning is an outsider and doesn't need to follow.
After the Zhuang family has finished offering sacrifices to their ancestors, anyone who wants to leave can leave.
The two masters, the two ladies, Liao, and the engaged Zhuang Qingyu all stayed in the mansion instead of leaving.
Zhuang Nianyun wanted to go, so she tugged at Liao's clothes and called out mournfully, "Mother."
Liao shook her head slightly. It was not that she didn't want to take her daughter out, but as a chaste widow, she couldn't go out casually.
Zhuang Nianyun's bright eyes dimmed.
Jiang Changning looked at them with great pity, "Old lady, let Yun'er go with us. If there are so many of us and we can't control a child, we are really useless."
"Grandma, Yun'er has always been well-behaved and obedient. She won't run around everywhere. Let her go out and play with us." Zhuang Jike winked at Jiang Changning with a playful smile.
Jiang Changning turned his face away with a cold expression.
Others also helped to speak up, and Mrs. Zhuang agreed, and Mrs. Wu did not dare to object.
Liao looked at Jiang Changning gratefully and repeatedly reminded Zhuang Nianyun, "When you are outside, listen to Aunt Ning and don't run around."
"Cousin Ning." Zhuang Nianyun walked to Jiang Changning and called out tenderly.
Jiang Changning touched her head and said, "Be good, Yun'er."
Outside the gate, the young masters were all riding horses. Little Wu took Zhuang Qingchan and Zhuang Qingmei in one carriage, while Jiang Changning, Zhuang Qingyan and Zhuang Nianyun took Zhuang Nianyun in another carriage.
Zhuang Nianyun was very curious, so she lay by the window and looked out through the gauze.
She was just four years old, at the age when she was curious about everything, and she kept exclaiming "Huh, huh".
Jiang Changning accompanied her to watch. When they reached Changjie, they saw someone selling sugar paintings. "Yun'er, do you want to eat some sugar paintings?"
Zhuang Nianyun blinked her big eyes and looked at Jiang Changning with a cute face.
Jiang Changning smiled sweetly, "Shufei, ask Uncle Biao to stop the carriage and go buy one for Xiaoyun to eat."
As he said this, he scratched Zhuang Nianyun's nose with his finger, making the little girl giggle.
The car stopped, and Shu Fei bought a rabbit candy painting, "Miss Yun."
"Bunny." Zhuang Nianyun happily took it and licked it. "So sweet."
The carriage passed through the south gate of the capital and headed towards Yudai River.
The dragon boat race is held in the middle section of the Yudai River, where the river is calm.
There were colorful tents built by various governments on the river bank, but the dealer did not have one.
It’s not that we don’t want to build a tent, but given the level of the dealer, the place to build the tent is too remote and too far back.
Instead of hearing the sound in the shed, it is better to go to a private room in a restaurant near the river bank and have a better view from a distance.
However, the dealer booked the room too late and was unable to book the best room on the third floor. He could only book a slightly off-site room on the second floor.
Of course, if Jiang Changning needs it, the vacant room with the best location on the third floor will always be hers, but Jiang Changning will not let the Zhuang family know that this restaurant is opened by her.
Jiang Changning led Zhuang Nianyun into the store. In Zhuang Nianyun's other hand, only the rabbit body was left, as she had licked the rabbit head off.
Everyone in the Zhuang Mansion entered the private room, opened the window, and could see the Yudai River not far away.
There was no dragon boat on the calm river, but flags were flying and the imperial guards were already on deployment.
Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor would bring the empress and princes and ministers to watch and decorate the dragon boats.
Zhuang Jiwu, the second young master of the Zhuang family, did not sit for long, but took Xiao Wu out for a walk.
Xiao Wu was Wu's illegitimate niece. Wu asked her illegitimate son to marry her niece, obviously intending to use her niece to control her illegitimate son.
But the young couple had a good relationship. If it wasn't that Xiao Wu had already opened up to Zhuang Jiwu, then Zhuang Jiwu was just being insincere.
No matter what the situation between the two of them is, it has nothing to do with Jiang Changning.
Zhuang Jideng and Zhuang Jike were also sitting in the room impatiently, "Jichang, Jisheng, you two stay here."
The two of them also left to look for their classmates whom they had made an appointment with.
Zhuang Qingyan's face was gloomy and she was very unhappy that her brother left like this.
Zhuang Qingchan and Zhuang Qingmei both looked out the window, and seemed not to care about the two people's departure.
Jiang Changning sneered. Zhuang Jike said in front of Old Lady Zhuang that he would take care of Zhuang Nianyun.
But what about now
As far as talking goes, it's really irresponsible.
Such a man is not worthy of a woman's lifelong trust. Even if she is blind or desperate, she will not look down on him.
Zhuang Nianyun finished eating the candy rabbit, and Jiang Changning poured her a glass of water, "Come on, Yun'er, you just ate candy, rinse your mouth."
Zhuang Nianyun held the cup obediently and rinsed her mouth.
At this time, the noise outside became louder. Jiang Changning picked up Zhuang Nianyun and stood on a chair by the window.
There were already dragon boats on the river, but from their angle, they could only see the tail of one dragon boat.
A bright yellow canopy also appeared among the crowd. The emperor had arrived and the dragon boat race was about to officially begin.
The gongs and drums were beating and the firecrackers were blasting.
The people on the shore were shouting excitedly, "Let's go! That red dragon boat is rowing so fast."
They couldn't see what was happening on the river and could only feel the intensity of the competition from the cheers of the onlookers.
"The Golden Dragon Boat has caught up."
"The White Dragon Boat, which was following closely behind the Red Dragon Boat, is now at the end."
Amid the cheers of the spectators, the golden dragon boat won the championship.
The dragon boat race was over, princes and ministers respectfully sent the emperor and empress back to the palace, and half of the imperial guards also withdrew.
The spectators did not leave, there was also a duck grabbing race.
It's like a sailor going into the water to catch ducks. The ducks are floating in the water and the sailors are chasing them from behind. The funny look on their faces will make the onlookers laugh endlessly.
But Jiang Changning and others were sitting upstairs and couldn't see anything.
"Let's go out for a walk too." Zhuang Qingmei couldn't sit still anymore.
I finally got out of the house, how could I be trapped in this restaurant
The others had no objection. Jiang Changning took Zhuang Nianyun's hand and walked out with everyone else.
As soon as she went out, several middle-aged men in the store followed her out.
From the way they walk, you can tell they are all martial artists.
He Street was crowded with people, and everyone followed the crowd forward.
The several strong men followed all the way, stepping forward from time to time to separate those who were approaching Jiang Changning.
Knowing that Jiang Changning was coming to watch the dragon boat race, the loyal servant of the Jiang family arranged the manpower and vowed to protect the master.
When the girls see a stall they like, they will stand and look at it.
Although girls like different things from boys, Zhuang Jichang and Zhuang Jisheng always accompany their sisters even if they have no interest.
Although the two were not valued by the banker, they acted much more cautiously than their two legitimate brothers and had a stronger sense of responsibility.
Unfortunately, the banker cares too much about the legitimate and illegitimate children, so they get too few resources from the family and have to fight for everything on their own.
(End of this chapter)