On the second day of the banquet, in front of the Marquis Huguo's Mansion, there was a crowd of people, and the entire street in front of the mansion was packed with cars and horses.
Ning Zu'an himself is an important minister of the emperor. Although the backyard is not going well these days, his strength on the surface is not too small. Of course, there is also a saying that the emperor feels that Ning Zu'an can't manage the family because of the matter in the backyard of the Marquis Mansion. , unable to govern the country, the trust in Ning Zu'an has been greatly reduced.
But now the matter of the third girl Ning and the third prince is widely spread.
Some people even said convincingly that in this draft, the third concubine had been assigned to Miss Ning San. Although there were rumors that Miss Ning San seemed inappropriate a few days ago, it was still rumored in the capital, but the Hou Mansion and The third prince is not abnormal, it is always rumored, so it is not accurate.
So for the sake of Miss Ning San, everyone has to come and bring a gift. Miss Ning San always recognizes her under the name of her aunt, which has far-reaching significance.
Early in the morning, Ling Shi brought Ning Qing Fan, and Ning Lingyun and Ning Xueyan entertained the guests from all parties, and what they heard most were the compliments to Ling Shi and Ning Qing Fan.
After a whole night of adjustments, Ling Shi has now regained her smiling appearance of the Madam of the Hou Mansion, sitting with the other Madams in a graceful manner and having a good time talking, making fun of it, and Ning Qing Fan chatting on the side is also a joy.
Ling Shi is dressed in bright red today, without Madam Hou's official dress, but at least she is also the main room of the Marquis of Huguo. She is dressed in bright red, and she looks very solemn. Ning Qingfan, today she is wearing a green suit A long skirt, a red coat with a red jacket, a red gold peony hairpin on top of her hair, and a pearl on the bottom, making her skin fairer and more beautiful.
Today is her good day, she is dressed much brighter than usual, and she can be recognized from the crowd at a glance.
Ning Xueyan was still wearing a plain, light blue lake-colored dress, only a few butterflies fluttered on the corners of the skirt, adding a bit of girlish charm to the elegance.
Ning Lingyun is also very low-key this time. Although the clothes look light pink and happy, compared with Ning Qingfan, both the material and the color are much worse, and the dress is not outstanding.
Ever since the incident in the Third Prince's Hospital, she has been careful not to attract Ning Qingfan's attention, obeyed Aunt Xu's words, and kept a low profile as much as possible. Ning Qingfan's limelight aroused Ning Qingfan's dissatisfaction.
Of course Ning Xueyan cannot be offended, and Ning Qingfan is not something she can resist. It is best to keep both sides from offending, so her actions and words are much lower-key than ever before. After suffering so many losses, I no longer dare to be as blunt and mean as before, and directly mock Ning Xueyan.
Ning Xueyan chatted casually with the people around her, and now she has officially met that lady, the lady. Although the smile on her face is light, her demeanor is decent and generous. Once the etiquette is mentioned, it is described as innately noble and elegant between actions and deeds, with standard etiquette, and even the posture of bending over and walking is not the same.
The wives who watched praised them all, saying that the five girls were timid and cowardly since childhood, and had no formal upbringing. Only now did they find out that the five girls were the most educated. They really deserved to be the daughters of a family like the Ming family. What has been taught can be a model for behavior.
Of course, this is not what Ning Xueyan should have before. Ning Zuan never sent anyone to educate her. Even if Ming wanted to educate her well, she was powerless. Besides, she was bullied by Ning Yuling and almost died. She was afraid of seeing outsiders from the bottom of her heart. If you dare not meet people, how can you talk about parenting etiquette
This was brought up by Ning Ziying's mother. With such a strict upbringing, you can't go one step further, and you can't behave more. The behaviors are all strict. At that time, little Ning Ziying cried and made noises, but she was always gentle. Ning Ziying's mother, however, was not soft-hearted at all. If she didn't do well, she would beat her with a ruler. Ning Ziying shed so many tears for this, that she barely met her mother's standard.
But now it is possible to treat people and things in a graceful manner, that kind of elegance is just like a natural gift.
"Xueyan, we meet again." Heng Yuqing came out of nowhere, saw Ning Xueyan happily took her hand, and said softly.
For the straightforward Heng Yuqing, Ning Xueyan still had a good impression of her, and was very happy to see her, so she pulled her aside to talk.
This is the first time the two of them have met since they parted in the palace. Heng Yuqing's complexion didn't look very good, she lost a lot of energy, and she looked preoccupied. With a smile, but Ning Xueyan can still feel keenly that Heng Yuqing has something on her mind.
"What's the matter? Is there something wrong with Yuqing?" Ning Xueyan asked directly. She didn't notice when Heng Yuqing came, but it was obvious that she didn't look very well.
"My mother is sick." Seeing Ning Xueyan's question, Heng Yuqing stopped hiding, her eyes turned red, she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and said in a low voice.
"Then why don't you wait at home?" Ning Xueyan asked in a low voice. It is also filial piety for her mother to wait by her bedside. Judging by Heng Yuqing's appearance, she doesn't look like an unfilial person.
"Aunt Yun told my father, today is a great day for your family, and it is a matter of the backyard. If we don't come alone, it will appear that the Ningguo government is not sincere, but my mother is still sick, and she took some medicine. How can I wake up in a coma." Heng Yuqing said angrily with red eyes.
"Mother is sick like this, and Aunt Yun, the former son, also said that she would celebrate Heng Yuwan's birthday well, and asked to post a post to invite girls from various families to come to the house to get together." Heng Yuqing became more and more angry as she said this. , the words choked up and could hardly speak.
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Ning Xueyan remembered that she had heard people say that Ning Guogong was a bit doting on his concubine and destroying his wife. Unexpectedly, she was so dazed that she clapped her hands to comfort her and said: "Auspicious man, you are so lucky!" There is a celestial phenomenon, and the Duke's wife is not very old, so it's fine."
"My mother is mad, she's that woman... Look, she's still dressed up like this today to please you Miss Ning San." Heng Yuqing wiped her tears resentfully, and gathered around Ning San at the right time. A woman next to Qingshan said.
It was a bewitching woman in her thirties. If she looked at her attire, she would not be able to tell at all. She was just a concubine. The person next to her, who was about the same size as Heng Yuqing, should be her younger sister Heng Yuqing. Yuwan, both of them were in the small group surrounding Ning Qingshan, talking to Ning Qingshan, cursing Ning Qingshan.
Everyone believed that Ning Qingshan was the third concubine in the future, so they didn't take advantage of the fact that they were not well-developed, so as not to get involved in the future when they wanted to.
"Xueyan, are you my friend?" Heng Yuqing didn't look at the situation over there, and asked Ning Xueyan's hand dryly.
"Yes, you are my friend." Ning Xueyan nodded affirmatively and said, against Heng Yuqing's performance in the palace, Ning Xueyan recognized her as a friend.
"In a few days, it's her birthday. I'll also prepare a post to invite you. You can play with me and ignore them." Heng Yuqing said seriously.
Heng Yuwan's invitation must be her friends. Those friends of hers, Heng Yuqing, are very disgusted with her, so she specially took this opportunity to invite Ning Xueyan to go with her, and always find someone who suits her heart. people talk to themselves, chat.
In order not to be with those friends of Heng Yuwan, it would be depressing to see it.
"Okay, I'll go. You can come over with a post when the time comes." Knowing that Heng Yuqing was looking for someone to talk to, Ning Xueyan responded with a smile.
They just finished talking here, and Mother Qin, who was beside Mrs. Tai, found Ning Xueyan and told her that Mrs. Tai had something to do with her.
Ning Xueyan nodded and asked Heng Yuqing to play by herself first, then she left the hall and headed for Xiangfu Garden.
Mrs. Tai is old now, and she really doesn't like to move. As soon as there are distinguished guests and Mrs. Tai, who are of similar seniority, they will be taken to Xiangfu Garden. Those ordinary wives and girls will all be taken to the front hall, and Ling will take them. The Ning sisters received him.
For convenience, although the living room is located in the backyard, it leans against the hanging flower door in front.
Ning Xueyan walked out of the living room and headed towards Xiangfu Garden. After walking a few steps, she saw Ning Qingshan walking towards Xiangfu Garden behind a woman from a distance. She was not just looking for herself.
"Mother Qin, is there any distinguished guest?" Ning Xueyan softly asked Mother Mother Qin who was leading the way in front of her.
"Yes, the third prince and the fourth prince are here, and they are now saluting Mrs. Tai in Xiangfu Garden. Mrs. Tai wants you to go there with the third girl and salute the two princes." Qin Nanny said with a smile.
Salute to the two princes? It's nice to say this, and it's not like I haven't seen it before. If you call yourself and Ning Qing over so deliberately, Mrs. Tai's ulterior motives are not for drinking!
However, it is estimated that her calculation will come to nothing again!
"Is the eldest sister here?" No matter what the wife is doing now, Ning Xueyan doesn't think there will be any changes in the ending, so the conversation changes and turns to Ning Ziyan.
Today is a good day for the Ling family. It is impossible for Ning Ziyan not to come, but she was in front just now, and she did not see Ning Ziyan at all.
"The eldest girl is here, together with the eldest son-in-law, talk with Mrs. Tai, there are no outsiders in Xiangfu Garden, only a few of her own family, five girls don't have to worry." Mother Qin thought that Ning Xueyan was worried, and deliberately raised the question. To point out, those wives who have good eyesight, madam, saw the third prince and fourth prince going out together, they have already made an appointment to go to the garden to enjoy the scenery.
While talking, suddenly a servant girl ran over in a hurry, she looked familiar, but couldn't remember which yard it was from.
"Mrs. Qin, go and have a look. Mrs. Tai wanted to find a string of onyx beads that she put in the storeroom before, but she couldn't find them for a while, and she was anxiously urging people to find them."
"Mrs. Tai is right, why did I forget it again, I took it out to look at it yesterday." Qin Nanny patted her thigh with a smile, then turned to Ning Xueyan and said, "Fifth Miss, walk slowly, I'll go back and help Mrs. Tai find the beads."
A deep look flashed in Ning Xueyan's eyes, she smiled slightly, nodded, and motioned for Nanny Qin to leave first.
After Qin Nanny took the little girl away, Ning Xueyan walked forward slowly. After such a pause, Ning Qingshan's figure in front of her was long gone. Following the path to Xiangfu Garden, Qin Nanny In order to get to Xiangfu Garden quickly, Mammy deliberately found a shortcut, crossing a rockery that few people usually pass by.
Because this direction is biased, no one usually comes here, but in the last life, it was also because it was a bit biased, and it was unlikely to meet people from the Huguohou Mansion. Ning Ziying prefers the tranquility here, and loves to be close to Read a book and drink tea under the tree beside the rockery. There are stone tables and benches there.
After turning the intersection, Ning Xueyan stopped, and there was a person sitting there on the stone table under the tree.