Soon the sun was setting, and when Ananda ate a lot of snacks and felt a little full, her little bun finally came back slowly.
However, there seemed to be a few followers behind Xiao Baozi's ass.
Ananda was a little surprised when he saw the little bun with his mouth pursed and a serious face, and the boy Zhen who was being held by a guard. He didn't know what was going on. The little bun seemed to be angry, and Zhen was held in the hands of the guards and couldn't move, but a pair of black eyes stared fiercely at the few people who followed, bared his teeth, and made a wild animal whine, as if he might turn into a wild beast at any time Jump over and bite the enemy.
The little bun pursed his lips and let the maid carry her up the stairs. When he saw Ananda and the others and asked the maid to put her down, the little bun immediately rushed over to hug Chu Baning's leg in aggrieved manner, and groaned softly. Calling: "Father..."
Seeing this appearance, Ananda knew that she had been wronged and went to her father to vent her anger. Ananda felt a little uncomfortable, she loved her more than her father, okay, because Mao was wronged, instead of looking for her mother, she went to look for her father? Could it be that Xiao Baozi already knew at a young age that her father was a high-ranking and powerful person, and could use his power to overwhelm others to vent her anger
Chu Baning touched the little girl's head, picked her up and sat on her knees, and then looked at the few people who came back with them. A young girl dressed as a lady, two maids, and a few men dressed as servants, all looked like girls from rich families. But in this kind of small town, even a young lady from a rich family is not as rich as Su Wang, let alone powerful.
Therefore, Chu Baning only glanced at it, and didn't take it to heart. He brought a glass of water and carefully fed it to the little guy. After playing for a long time, Xiao Baozi also became thirsty, drank a glass of water suddenly, and then limply leaned his small body in her father's arms, looking extremely attached.
Ananda looked at the girl who was surrounded by two servant girls, and asked, "What's the matter with you, girl?"
The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, she was good-looking, and she was dressed gorgeously, but her beauty was spoiled by her cross-eyed look, and she showed an arrogant and self-willed appearance, which was really unpleasant.
When the girl heard Ananda's question, she snorted very proudly, but did not answer. And a maid next to her raised her chin and said arrogantly: "Are you the parents of these two children? Let me tell you, they not only broke my lady's lantern, but also bit my lady. You must give us Miss Jia apologized with Li, and then handed over the two children! Otherwise, just wait for my master to get angry! Hmph! My lady is the daughter of Yuanwai Liu, and she is not something that can be messed with by casual people!"
The maid's arrogant appearance made the maids and guards of Su Wang's mansion frown and feel unhappy. After hearing her words, they even wanted to crush her to death. Looking at the entire Great Chu Dynasty, no one dared to yell at their master like this, but I saw a few strange things today, I really don't know what to say!
What kind of green onions are Liu Yuanwai's daughters? If you dare to let them hand over to the little princess, do you think you are the emperor
Ananda is quite reasonable, she will not lose her temper casually before the matter is clarified, so she said: "My lady, we should let us figure out what happened before we make an apology. Mu Yuan'er, you will Let me tell you the matter again, if it is really our fault, an apology is due." Ananda spoke very generously and calmly with a smile on his face.
Hearing this, not only did that Miss Liu family not stop her, but her nose was about to go up to the sky, as if she let you say anything.
Mu Yuan'er responded respectfully, and then told what happened.
It turned out that when the little bun Chuchu and Zhen were holding hands to watch the lanterns, because there were too many people, they accidentally bumped into the Miss Liu's family. It's okay, a child is full of energy and likes to run around, so an apology is enough. But who would have thought that Miss Liu lost her temper because of a broken lantern, she not only scolded the little guy angrily, but also yelled for her servant to teach them a lesson.
Little Baozi Chuchu grew up so big, it was the first time he was scolded and scolded so fiercely, he looked a little frightened, so he was about to be moved by Little Baozi to become a loyal dog. When the young lady was swearing non-stop, Zhen rushed forward and bit her. Naturally, because the girl was protected by a few servants, she wasn't bitten too much, only two rows of teeth marks were left, and some medicine to reduce blood stasis was enough, and Zhen was even kicked by them. But that young lady is arrogant, no one has ever dared to hurt her like this and treat her unreasonably, so she was naturally furious and clamored for the servants to take them back to the mansion to abuse them. But the guards brought by King Su's mansion were not vegetarians either, how could they get close to the master, and even the servants who came forward were all punched away.
I don't know if this lady of the Liu family is out of her mind. Her own servants have been taught a lesson, and she didn't think about whether the other party could be messed with by herself. Seeing them leave, she brought her servants to follow directly .
So, things became like this.
Ananda listened to Mu Yuan'er's narration of the incident, and looked at those people. The young lady and the two maids all looked arrogant, saying, "You have to apologize to us. We still think highly of you if we ask you to apologize." "'s expression is really annoying.
"Ma'am, that's the way it is. The servant has already apologized to them, but this young lady is a bit stubborn. We didn't want to pay attention to them, but they insisted on following, and they said, and said..." Mu Yuan Er tried to explain in a helpless tone, with a cold look in his eyes. He has been with King Su since he was a child, even if some ministers see him, they have to treat him with courtesy. When did this little girl threaten her face so badly? Mu Yuan'er really hated this kind of willful and savage girl who couldn't see the reality clearly.
"What else?" the deep baritone asked slowly.
Hearing this voice, Ananda and Mu Yuan'er knew that the prince was a little impatient, if the girl kept pestering her, the prince would lose his temper, and it would be unlucky to describe.
Hearing his voice, the Miss Liu family noticed Chu Baning sitting on the seat. Before, they had an arrogant look of "my dad is Li Gang, no one needs a bird", their chins were raised high, and they didn't even look at him, so naturally they didn't pay attention to Chu Baning who was sitting. Now, when she heard the voice, the young lady looked over curiously, and after only one glance, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she quickly pulled her gaze back.
The man was wearing a navy blue brocade jacket. There were no complicated and rich patterns, but some simple silver borders were embroidered on the skirt and cuffs, which revealed a noble and calm atmosphere in the simplicity. And his appearance is undoubtedly very handsome and outstanding, revealing an aura of grace and integrity. Just sitting there has already shocked people's hearts, and it is difficult to move their eyes.
Miss Liu's heart fluttered like a deer, she was very shy. Such an outstanding man is naturally rare in this small town. Not to mention his appearance, even his demeanor is very frustrating, even her cousin who is known as the most beautiful man in the town can't compare on it. In an instant, not only Miss Liu's heart was beating wildly like a deer, even the two maids who noticed Chu Baning lowered their heads in embarrassment, not wanting to let this man see their arrogant and arrogant side, which would make them feel embarrassed. A sense of inferiority complex.
It's just a pity for them that the lady's appearance is only average, except for a more comfortable smile, she really doesn't look good enough for this man.
"Also say..."
Just as Mu Yuan'er was about to continue the conversation, the lady's voice suddenly broke in.
"Hmph, that's what this lady said. If you don't apologize to this lady, I will definitely let my father arrest you all!" Turning back to his senses, he said angrily, "Do you know, that is a lantern made by my cousin and given to me. This kid broke it just like that, and dared to bite me—Look at Taoxi Town Dare to do such a bad thing to my lady! Do you know who my father is? My father is Liu Yuanwai from Taoxi Town, my second uncle is an official in Beijing, and my cousin is the emperor's favorite concubine. If you provoke me, I will die! But I am not such a ruthless person, you just need to apologize to me, hand over the child who bit me, and then let the child who smashed my lantern kneel down and apologize to me …”
"Bold! Come on, slap your mouth!" Chu Ba Ning Han said with a straight face.
A guard came over and slapped Miss Liu's beautiful face several times before the Liu family's servant could react. In an instant, that beautiful face was swollen and red, looking like It's like applying rouge, and it looks quite natural red.
"Miss!"
The servant girl brought by the lady screamed, and was about to rush over when he saw a few guards from Su Wang's mansion stepping up and putting their hands on the knives around their waists, and the sturdy and solemn aura emanating from that moment made people dare not Do not act rashly again. They are bare-handed, unlike these guards who carry knives and swords on their bodies. Looking at the sturdy aura, you can tell that they are used to coming and going, and they are different from ordinary people's guards. At the same time, this situation also made them tremble with fear. They finally knew that their young lady might have offended someone they shouldn't. They didn't know who this couple was, to have such a scene.
Seeing Chu Baning admonishing others, Xiao Baozi opened his eyes wide, Lian Zhen stopped struggling, and stared at the beaten Miss Liu at the same time. They still remember her fierceness before...
The lady covered her face, she couldn't believe it for a while, she stared blankly at Chu Baning's cold and indifferent face, she couldn't believe that someone would be willing to hit her, and when she felt the burning pain on her face, she looked at Chu Baning Baning's expression became fierce, and he stared at him with wide-eyed eyes.
Chu Baning's expression was indifferent, and he didn't pay attention to her at all. He snorted and said, "I want my daughter to kneel down and apologize to you, I'm afraid you can't bear it! Get out!"
Miss Liu's family was still in disbelief, a few guards had already come over, and they were thrown out of the restaurant together without any sympathy.
Ananda opened his mouth, and when he was about to say something, he heard a certain prince say to his daughter: "Chuchu, you have to remember that you are the daughter of this king, and you are not to be humiliated by such untouchables. Whoever disrespects you, no matter right or wrong, just beat them out."
Little Baozi was a little frightened by what happened just now, and when he heard his father's voice, he nodded timidly, looked at Ananda uneasily, saw Ananda nod to her, and then leaned back into his arms with peace of mind.
Hearing Chu Baning's words, Ananda really couldn't laugh or cry, but through this incident, she once again understood that Chu Baning is really a daughter-in-law, and she can't tolerate any disrespect to her. And that Miss Liu's was indeed bold and reckless, she didn't wink and said, she was narrow-minded, it was just a child who was playful and broke a lantern of hers, and even asked a two-year-old child to kneel down and apologize to her, Hmph, is being her child easy to bully? Slapping her a few times is fine.
Thinking of this, Ananda felt that Chu Baning's behavior was very relieved, and he didn't sympathize with Miss Liu at all.
When they checked out and left, the owner of the restaurant kissed them and said to them worriedly: "Masters and ladies, you just offended someone you shouldn't offend. The lady just now is the daughter of Yuanwai Liu's family. I heard that Yuanwai Liu One of my elder brothers is an official in the capital, and the Liu family even has a concubine. The background is extremely strong, which also makes Liu Yuanwai one of the toubobs in our Taoxi Town. No one dares to mess with the Liu family. Then Liu Yuanwai loves Miss Liu very much, if Liu Yuanwai's matter..."
"Thank you shopkeeper, if Liu Yuanwai has the guts, come here!" Rucui went over and paid the money, and interrupted the restaurant owner with a smile.
The owner of the restaurant saw that this group of people looked normal, obviously he didn't care about the members at all, he was a little surprised for a while, knowing that their origins were not simple, so he didn't say anything else.
What Ru Cui said was so sure, would Su Wang be afraid of a local official? It's a joke. Rucui can't wait for Liu Yuanwai to come to her without eyes to vent her anger on her daughter. Then, let's see how their prince will fix Liu Yuanwai who has no way to teach his daughter! By the way, let's toss about these guys who are rich, unkind, and powerful!
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When we returned to Biezhuang, night had already fallen.
Since he ate too many snacks on the street, Ananda was still full. Under Chu Baning's stare at dinner, Ananda could only eat some casually in aggrieved manner, and asked people to prepare something for offering sacrifices to the moon. up.
When the moon is in the sky, the servants have already prepared the things for offering sacrifices to the moon.
There are many things to worship the moon and they are very particular. In addition to incense candles and general offerings, moon cakes, sweet-scented osmanthus wine, and fruit platters are indispensable. Moon cakes of various flavors are put on a plate and arranged in a circle, which means reunion. Some fruits are made into the shape of lotus flowers, and the moon is painted with moonlight paper and placed on it.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, each household chooses a direction where the moon comes out to set up a moonlight position, and then begins to worship the moon and burn moonlight paper. After all this was done, they went to remove the offerings and distributed them to every family member, eating them to bless a year of reunion.
Although Ananda did not return to Beijing for the festival, he prepared meticulously for the festival. He prayed for his relatives in Beijing, and hoped that the empress dowager, who was busy with the emperor's harem, would keep staring at them and thinking of going to King Su's mansion from time to time. It's stuffed.
After the moon sacrifice, Ananda looked at the food on the table, and began to invite the maids and guards to come and eat together, while the three of them sat in the pavilion and ate while watching the moon.
Rulan brought up the cut mooncakes, and Ananda saw that it was the folk moon appreciating game "Divination Champion", which is to cut the mooncakes into three pieces, large, medium and small, stack them together, and put the largest one on the bottom, as " "No. 1", the middle one is placed in the middle, it is the "No. 2", and the smallest one is on the top, "Tan Hua". Then the whole family rolls the dice, and whoever has the most numbers will be the champion, and the big winner will be the second and third, and the game will be fun.
"Ru Lan, what flavor do these mooncakes have?" Ananda asked.
Ru Lan pursed her lips and said with a smile, "I don't even know about this servant, but I picked out three of the five flavors and put them on. Only those who tasted it will know."
"Oh~~"
Ananda became interested, and greeted Rucui Rulan, her little bun and Zhen together, picked up a dice and handed it to Chu Baning first, asking him to throw it first.
Seeing that she wanted to play, Chu Baning smiled and did not refuse.
In the first round, Rucui won the first prize and became the champion, and got the biggest piece of mooncake, which was salty.
In the second round, it was Xiao Baozi Chuchu who lost the largest number, and she took the biggest mooncake first.
Chu Chu took a piece of mooncake from the plate, looked at it, then broke off a corner of the mooncake, and handed it to Zhen who was sitting beside her. Zhen frowned again, and everyone could see that Zhen took it with difficulty and put it in his mouth. Soon, his little face wrinkled into a bun again, and he spat it out. The little bun tilted his head, and he also broke off a piece and put it in his mouth, and then his little face was also wrinkled into a ball.
"Baby, what's the smell?" Ananda teased her.
With tears in his eyes, the little bun said pitifully, "Mother, sour, sweet, don't..."
Ananda saw how pitiful the two little buns were, so he hurriedly asked someone to bring them a cup of sweet honey water. After tasting the extremely sour, the two little guys drank the honey water with happy expressions on their faces.
After playing like this a few times, even Chu Baning ate a piece of bitter mooncake, and finally stopped playing.
After eating, it was getting late at night, and the two children's heads were getting sleepy little by little. Ananda asked them to take them down to rest.
Ananda felt a little hugged in his stomach, so he went for a walk in the garden under the moon, and Chu Baning naturally followed.
The moonlight is like water, and because it is far away from the city, there are only the sounds of autumn insects here, composing a very monotonous and simple tune of insects.
Ananda held Chu Baning's arm, leaned half of his body beside him, walked slowly, and said, "My lord, it's very quiet here. When we are free in the future, we will take some time to come and live here every year." .”
"If you like it, you can live here." Chu Baning hugged her shoulders, tilted his head slightly, and pressed a soft kiss on her forehead.
Ananda couldn't help but narrowed his eyes with a smile, but he also knew that no matter how much he liked, it was impossible for him to live in Biezhuang all his life. What made him happy was his willingness to pamper him. Therefore, because he cherishes her so much, she doesn't want to be a wayward woman who specially drags him down.
"No need, I will feel bad for you running around like this every day. Let's go back to Beijing when the weather is cold."
Chu Baning didn't answer, but just held her face and kissed her deeply.
After the kiss was over, both of them felt a little moved.
Ananda lay in his arms, touching the tense muscles on his arms, feeling a little distressed, and leaned into his ear and whispered: "My lord, the imperial doctor said that it has stabilized in five months, as long as you lighten it, it doesn't matter..."
Someone has already invited her, and it seems too much for a man not to satisfy her. So Chu Baning directly picked her up and went to their bedroom.