Chapter 137

Yan Zhaoning didn't go out all night, Yan Zhaohua arranged the carriage in the Xie family didn't move all night, yesterday afternoon she told the porter Lao Liu, and asked him to send a reliable person to the Xie family to keep an eye on, because she felt that Yan Zhaoning had been really strange recently, if she wanted to go out secretly, she would definitely not alarm the Xie family, so she deliberately left her a carriage from Changning Houfu, in order to know her whereabouts.

But contrary to Yan Zhaohua's expectations, Yan Zhaoning didn't go out, so Yan Zhaohua felt strange.

It's just the fifth day of the first month, it is the day of the folk to welcome the God of Wealth, Yan Zhaohua has a lot of shops in his hands, and he has to welcome it today, and then today is the first day of the year's market opening, each shop will send the year's plan to Yan Zhaohua to see, as well as last year's account book, which has been sent over a year ago, and the accounts under Yan Zhaohua's hands have been put into the warehouse after reading it, and then take a new account book from Yan Zhaohua's private account room. It is convenient for some shopkeepers to ask questions and make requests.

After being busy all day, Yan Zhaohua forgot about Yan Zhaoning, and didn't remember it until the next morning, and invited Lao Liu to come over and ask, Lao Liu said:

"The third miss did go out last night, it is said that she was invited by Miss Geng San of the imperial family's family to be a guest at Miss Geng's house, and Miss Yue and Miss Fang from the second room of the Xie family, as well as the fifth miss from the big room. Miss Geng San is very hospitable, and she stayed at Geng's house last night. ”

Yan Zhaohua listened to Lao Liu's report under the corridor, stopped wearing earrings, and asked, "It means that they didn't come back last night?" ”

Lao Liu was stunned: "Eh, the other ladies haven't come back, the little ones are not sure, I'll send someone to inquire later, but our third miss definitely didn't go back." Until now, he is still in the Geng family. ”

Yan Zhaohua stood up from the dresser, the Imperial Doctor Geng's family, it should be the maiden family of the mighty Mrs. Geng's family, I haven't heard how good Sister Ning and Miss Geng's family are, how could they be invited by Miss Geng to play in the house?

walked to the door and waved his hand to Lao Liu: "You go and keep an eye on it again, when will the third lady come back, you send someone to inform me, Dye Xiang knows where I am." ”

Lao Liu retreated after the order.

Yan Zhaohua returned to the dresser, Qingzhu continued to comb her hair, and comforted: "Miss, don't worry, the third miss is going to the imperial historian's house, not to mention that there are other young ladies with her, nothing will happen." ”

Although Yan Zhaohua felt strange, this matter was really nothing, among the friends who had a good relationship, they were all noble girls, and there were elders in the family watching them, so it would be fine. After dressing up, he went out with Qingzhu and the guards.

Yan Xiu and Yan Ruiqian didn't come back last night, it is estimated that they drank too much, their father and son stayed together, Yan Zhaohua had nothing to worry about, so he got into the carriage and went to the banquet.

Lao Liu sent someone to find Dye Xiang in the afternoon, and Dye Xiang got the news, and came over to tell Yan Zhaohua: "Miss, the third lady has returned to Xie's house." ”

Yan Zhaohua nodded, indicating that she knew, and it was her turn to compose poetry, so she didn't say anything, and waved her hand to let Dye Xiang retreat. The gathering of the nobles was very successful, Yan Zhaohua's identity was there, and she would not be treated coldly anywhere, in today's banquet, she heard a news, that is, the county lord of Ronghua has been promised to the youngest son of the king of Pingjiang, and the nobles are saying that the boundary of Pingjiang is too barren, and it is quite a long way from the capital, and the county lord of Ronghua is used to living in Beijing, and suddenly wants to live in Pingjiang, but I am afraid that it will take a while to adapt to it.

However, everyone also expressed their understanding, because since the county lord of Ronghua was named and punished by Princess Gong in the Xie family, her reputation in the noble girl circle has fallen to the bottom, who would want a woman who will bring disaster to the family at any time? There is only the Pingjiang Palace, which is located in a remote place, has not returned to Beijing for many years, and there is a tendency to be depressed.

The county lord of Kangtai also knows that things can't be dragged on any longer, the more the county lord Ronghua can't get married, and now the reputation has stinked in the capital, if it drags on any longer, it is estimated that everything outside the capital will be known, and only by hurrying out will the bad reputation gradually stop spreading.

Yan Zhaohua doesn't remember who the county lord of Ronghua married in his last life, but he also thinks that with her kind of character, it is not suitable to stay in Beijing to live at all, this is not married, there are people in the county lord's mansion to protect her, if she marries a certain family in Beijing, she offends people's temperament with her mouth, and she may want to bring some disaster to others.

After she came back from the banquet, she asked Lao Liu when she passed by the concierge: "Are the Hou Ye and the prince back?" ”

Lao Liu shook his head: "The Hou Ye and the prince haven't come back yet, and they have sent someone to spread the word, saying that they will continue to feast and wait for distinguished guests in Wangjiang Tower today, and they should come back tonight." ”

Yan Zhaohua was about to leave, but Lao Liu called out to her: "But the third miss is back." ”

This made Yan Zhaohua a little surprised, because Yan Zhaoning only returned to Xie's house in the afternoon, and Yan Zhaohua thought that she must have slept at Xie's house tonight.

"It's not long since I got started, and I have a matter with the eldest lady."

After Yan Zhaohua said that he knew, he went back to Qingqueju, changed his clothes and went to Yan Zhaoning's yard, it seems that Yan Zhaoning had just changed his clothes, and he was stunned when he saw Yan Zhaohua's expression, and then he smiled, leaned over and said to Yan Zhaohua:

"Why is the eldest sister here, is today's banquet interesting? Anything new? ”

Yan Zhaohua looked her up and down, Yan Zhaoning seemed a little uncomfortable, turned around and walked in, looking like he was going to welcome Yan Zhaohua in, but his eyes never dared to look at Yan Zhaohua, and Yan Zhaohua quietly followed her into the ear room.

"There's nothing new, I heard that the county lord of Ronghua is engaged."

At the mention of the word engagement, Yan Zhaoning's eyes lit up, and he asked with interest, "Is it?" Who did she book, and was that person the highest family? ”

"Pingjiang Palace, you may not have heard of it, King Pingjiang is the founding father, but in the past few decades, there have been no big names, but the heritage of the century-old family is still there, and it can be regarded as a high-ranking family."

Yan Zhaohua looked at Yan Zhaoning's room, and her eyes fell on a jade pendant she hung on the screen, which was a droplet-like pendant, like a lake, blue and blue, it didn't look like a Central Plains product, it was very special.

Yan Zhaoning felt Yan Zhaohua's gaze, and his body moved, slightly blocking Yan Zhaohua's sight: "The county lord of Ronghua is really a blessing, his reputation is like that, he can still marry a century-old family, sure enough, this woman still has to be born...... It's like my sister, you don't need to do anything, and your father will naturally find you a good family in the future, unlike me......"

Yan Zhaoning wanted to speak and stopped, Yan Zhaohua smiled slightly: "How are you like you?" You are also a noble daughter of the Hou Mansion, will your father treat you badly in the future? Your pendant is special, where did you buy it? ”

Yan Zhaoning's face moved, and after a while, he regained his expression, stood up generously, walked to the screen, took off the pendant, and sent it to Yan Zhaohua happily: "Where is something valuable, it is also worthy of being a sister, but it is just a glass embryo." My sister has read countless treasures, how can such an ordinary thing get into her eyes. ”

Yan Zhaohua looked at her, and glanced at the pendant again, there seemed to be a red engraved mark under the pendant, like an inscription, but from Yan Zhaohua's point of view, it was reversed, and the carved seal was a seal, so I couldn't see what was engraved, but that thing was transparent and round, and it was definitely not an ordinary thing that Yan Zhaoning said in his mouth, not to mention, Yan Zhaoning just pretended to be generous, and after showing it to Yan Zhaohua, he put it in his palm, and he didn't intend for her to look at it carefully.

"Didn't you say you were going to stay at Xie's house for a few days? Why did you come back today? ”

Yan Zhaohua's question made Yan Zhaoning breathe a sigh of relief, and replied: "Oh, didn't my sister come back the day before yesterday, I was also bored alone in the Xie family, so I came back when I had nothing to do, and I can accompany my sister to the banquet tomorrow." ”

Seeing Yan Zhaohua looking at him, Yan Zhaoning lowered his eyelids again and said, "Isn't my sister welcoming me back?" ”

Yan Zhaohua stared at her, concluding that this girl must have something to hide from her, but if she asked, she would definitely not say, stood up, stroked her sleeve, and said with a smile: "Where is it not welcome?" How lonely I am alone at today's banquet, it must be good to have you by my side. I'm just coming to see you, nothing else, let the small kitchen do whatever you want to eat in a while, my father and Brother Qian are in Wangjiang Tower tonight, if you don't come back to eat, let's be brief at home, I'm also very tired today, so I won't eat with you. ”

Yan Zhaohua said as she walked, and Yan Zhaoning sent her to the door: "Yes, eldest sister go slowly." ”

Yan Zhaoning's cheerful speech made Yan Zhaohua feel even more strange in his heart, the usual Yan Zhaoning didn't mention more care, if Yan Xiu only brought Brother Qian and didn't bring Brother Yan every time she went out, she would always complain, but today she didn't say anything, as if she hoped that she would leave quickly.

Yan Zhaohua's thoughts returned to the glass pendant that Yan Zhaoning put away, and always felt that the pendant didn't look like a woman's thing, but if it was a man's thing, how could it be in her hand, and she still cherished it? Could it be that Yan Zhaoning has a favorite lover, and that thing is a token of love between the two? If this is the case, it can explain why Yan Zhaoning has been a little abnormal in the past two days, thinking that after she and Pei Xuan met, the appearance of the beginning of love was also very strange in the eyes of the people next to her.

Thinking of Pei Xuan, the corners of Yan Zhaohua's mouth couldn't help but smile, I don't know what he's doing these days, don't I think about her, Sister Rou got married in March, and the holy decree of Prince Gong's Mansion is estimated to be delivered in March and April, and the opportunities for the two of them to meet during this time must be very few, Yan Xiu added a lot of guards in the mansion, and still did not give up arresting the one who broke into Changning Houfu that day. Thief', I don't know when this warning will end, but before the end of that warning, Pei Xuan wants to break into the Hou Mansion as before, and the chance of talking in her boudoir is too small, and Zhaohua doesn't want him to take risks.