7. Small tides and creeks
Li Yu also glanced out the window and said with a smile: "It turns out that the sisters of the Ning family have arrived." ”
Yang Xu was a little curious, but he couldn't tell who the Ning sisters Li Yu was talking about were when he looked out the window: "How do you know the ladies of the British Mansion?" ”
"I don't know the Ning sisters, but I just saw Ning Xi's cousin and them together, so I guessed."
"Cousin Ningxi?" Yang Xu frowned, and thought for a while before reacting, "Is it the Pingle County Lord of the Eldest Princess's Mansion?" ”
"Exactly."
Yang Xu touched the tip of his nose and said a little embarrassed: "She doesn't like to go out, I almost forgot about her, I don't know which one is my cousin, you point it out to me, so as not to cause embarrassment when you don't know each other." ”
Li Yu put away the folding fan in his hand and pointed out the window: "It's the woman in purple." ”
Yang Xu looked in the direction Li Yu pointed, and saw a woman in purple clothes sitting on a stone bench, I don't know what the person next to her said, which made her laugh non-stop.
"Bright as the sun rises in the morning glow, scorching like a flood of waves." Seeing Ning Xi's appearance, Yang Xu couldn't help but praise.
Li Yu smiled and knocked Yang Xu's head with a folding fan, shook his head and said, "Don't take a fancy to our little cousin, let me remind you first, her marriage is not something that people from the British government can decide." ”
Yang Xu smiled bitterly and shook his head, he just praised it, how could he have any other thoughts, besides, he didn't have a habit of liking his sister.
And Shu Heng, who was careless on the side, stopped turning the wine glass in his hand after hearing Li Yu's words, frowned slightly, as if thinking about something, and after a while, he raised his head and drank the wine in his hand, but the other three paid attention to the window and did not find his abnormality.
And the heroine they talked about was frowning at the woman who greeted her at the moment.
Seriously, it wasn't that she didn't expect to meet Ouyang Ling at some banquets, but she didn't expect Ouyang Ling to take the initiative to greet her, and then Ning Xi helplessly glanced at Ning Yan who was standing next to Ouyang Ling, how did the two of them get together.
"Lord Pingle, Ouyang Ling is here to apologize to you for the inconvenience caused to you last time." Ouyang Ling showed a gentle smile, and her voice was still as soft as in her memory.
On the day they met, what Ning Xi said to Ouyang Ling's maid, Ouyang Ling had known it for a long time, Ouyang Ling was very angry in her heart, but after a check, she found out that the person sitting in the carriage that day was Ning Xi, and it was not something she could afford to provoke at all, she knew that her identity was in this capital full of nobles, and she couldn't get on the stage at all, so she couldn't hold back the resentment in her heart, and came forward to make friends with Ning Xi, thinking that she would be good friends with the county lord, and the nobles in Beijing could also look up to her.
"It was originally from the Marquis of Zhongyi's house." Ning Xi paused, "Miss, what happened last time was not a big deal, uh, Miss Ouyang doesn't have to mind." ”
Ouyang Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that Ning Xi would not be able to get off the stage in public.
And Ning Yan obviously didn't know what the two of them were talking about, so he tugged on Ouyang Ling's sleeve and asked with his eyes, Ouyang Ling smiled soothingly, and told Ning Yan what had happened in a soft voice, Ning Xi was not interested in listening to them, so she ran to Sister Ning Yan.
Sister Ning Yu was sitting in a corner of the pavilion with Yang Linglong, the eldest daughter of the third princess, talking, when she saw Ning Xi coming over, Yang Linglong made a gesture to salute, Ning Xi hurriedly stopped: "Cousin doesn't have to be so polite with me, we don't have to mind those false courtesies." "When she lost her parents, the emperor was afraid that she would be bullied, so he deliberately named her the county lord, but Yang Linglong did not have a title, and her rank was lower than Ning Xi.
Yang Linglong didn't have a smile on her face, and she didn't change her expression when she heard Ning Xi's words, but she just bowed her head slightly to approve what Ning Xi said.
The four of them chatted together about rouge jewelry, clothes for four seasons and other contents, Ning Xi found that although Yang Linglong looked like the third princess at first glance, they were all lonely people, but unlike the third princess, Yang Linglong looked down on people with her own identity, Yang Linglong was more out of the nobility and reserve in her bones, she didn't say much, she wouldn't hold you to the sky like a clever spring, and even sometimes the words she said could poke your heart hurt for a while, but she gave Ning Xi a very good impression, such a person is really worth befriending.
The four of them couldn't help but look over, but saw a cute puppy like a snow ball standing outside the pavilion, looking innocently at all the nobles with big wet eyes, looking very cute. No wonder it causes a commotion.
Yang Linglong frowned, took a few steps outside, and said lightly: "I don't know whose young lady brought this?" ”
Sister Ning Xi also walked out with Yang Linglong.
"This is my cousin's dog, and I have always been inseparable from my cousin, and I don't know why I came here and disturbed the young ladies, please forgive me." Ouyang Ling walked out of the crowd and said softly, the apology on her face was just right.
When the ladies present heard this, their faces showed a faint flush, Ouyang Ling's cousin naturally refers to the Marquis of Zhongyi, the Marquis of Zhongyi is handsome, he inherited the title at a young age, and he is respected by the emperor, so he is naturally a good candidate for a future husband.
Ning Xi felt a little melancholy in his heart when he saw this, it turned out that he had never lacked admirers.
In order to show her closeness to Shu Heng, Ouyang Ling deliberately took a few steps towards the puppy: "Xiaoxi, come to my sister's place." ”
Ning Yu glanced at Ning Xi and made a lip shape, Xiao Xi, without hiding the banter in her eyes.
Ning Xi rubbed his forehead, it was helpless enough to collide with a dog, especially when he heard the person he hated calling Xiaoxi affectionately, and he wanted to hit someone.
The dog named Xiaoxi didn't pay attention to Ouyang Ling, his eyes circled in the crowd, and finally landed on Ning Xi, Ning Xi's eyelids jumped, and she had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, the next moment, Xiaoxi crossed Ouyang Ling, pounced at her feet, rubbed at Ning Xi's feet, smelled it, and grabbed Ning Xi's skirt and didn't want to leave.
Ning Xi sighed, didn't he hug it a few days ago, and it knew itself?
Ouyang Ling walked up to Ning Xi and said with a smile: "Xiaoxi and Pingle County Lord are very fateful. As he spoke, he squatted down and wanted to forcibly take Xiaoxi away, as soon as Ouyang Ling's hand reached over, Xiaoxi yelled at it, quite a bit vicious, Ouyang Ling's smile was a little stiff, stood up, and reluctantly said: "It seems that Xiaoxi likes the county lord very much, and even I won't let me hug it." ”
Ning Xi helplessly looked down at the puppy who was holding the hem of his skirt and was reluctant to leave, the puppy's wet eyes stared at Ning Xi tightly, quite pitiful, Ning Xi suddenly remembered the dog that accompanied him in his previous life, and he also looked at him like this when he first met, his heart suddenly softened a little, so he reached out to pick it up, and turned to Ouyang Ling and said: "My name is Ning Xi, and its name is Xiaoxi, which can be regarded as having a fate with me, if Miss Ouyang doesn't mind, let me play with it for a while, and then I will ask someone to return it to Zhongyi Hou, okay?" ”
Ouyang Ling now knew that this dog was not familiar with him, and he would not leave with him at all, instead of forcibly taking the creek away, it was better to take the opportunity to sell Ning Xi a favor, so he responded with a smile.
Ning Xi took the creek away and continued to chat with Ning Yu and the others back to the same place, but saw Yang Linglong's eyes staring at the creek in his arms, Ning Xi raised his eyebrows and deliberately approached Yang Linglong, Yang Linglong saw this, and moved his position without a trace, Ning Xi covered his mouth and smiled: "It turns out that my cousin is afraid of dogs." ”
Yang Linglong didn't deny it, and glared at Ning Xi: "What, is it a shame to be afraid of dogs." After a pause, he softened his tone and said distressedly: "When I was young, I liked dogs, but as soon as I touched the dog, I had a rash, and I suffered a few times, and then I didn't dare to get close to the dog, and even a little afraid." ”
Hearing this, Ning Xi sat back, she just thought that Yang Linglong was afraid of dogs, and she had a teasing heart, but now that she knows the reason, she will not come to Yang Linglong again.
Ning Xi looked down at the puppy who was napping with his eyes in his arms again, squinting comfortably, and couldn't help laughing, this lazy appearance didn't know who it looked like, anyway, it didn't look like its owner at all.
When the banquet was about to start, Ning Xi asked the subordinates of the princess's mansion to send the dog back, only saying that he met him by chance in the princess's mansion.
And Shu Heng, who found his dog, rubbed Xiaoxi's head, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned: "It seems that you are having a good day today." ”