Chapter 2.15
On the second day, Ren Jia got up a little late, and just after freshening up, she found that the task progress had jumped directly to 35%, and she was a little surprised that she had made so much progress at once, but it was a good thing to be able to complete the task quickly, so she began to think about her other tasks after breakfast.
It is not difficult to supervise Ning Haoyan to become a talent, the so-called success of the ancients is nothing more than Wen Tao Wu strategy, Ning Haoyan is not outstanding in terms of literary talent, as for martial arts, although he has martial arts, but it is only a first-class high water level, he is no match for Ning Haoye, the son of luck, and he will definitely not be able to ascend to the throne, so he can only develop in the direction of military generals.
The Gu family, who has been friends with the Jian family for generations, Mrs. Gu and Jian's mother are close friends, Jian's father and General Gu also have a very good relationship, Jian Lexuan has taken Ren Jia to the Gu family several times, and has a very good impression of Mrs. Gu, who loves her niece heartily.
It is definitely not possible to ask General Gu directly, General Gu has been on the border all the year round, and the time to get together with his family in Yaojing is too short, remembering that Mrs. Gu has four sons under her knees, Ren Jia plans to try it to see if he can choose one of these outstanding generals Gu Xiao to teach Ning Haoyan.
Compared with General Gu Xiao, who fought the battlefield and earned countless exploits, Ning Haoyan, a gentleman who was used to being gentle and wealthy, would not have to suffer some hardships when the time came.
"Miss, the flower viewing sticker that Mrs. Guanyang Hou gave you is today." Zike was originally packing up Ren Jia's things, but suddenly saw the post in his hand and realized that he had forgotten to remind Miss about it.
"Today? Is there time to come? Ren Jia took the post, looked at the hour, and found that it was more than enough to leave the door, and then ordered someone to prepare a gift to bring to the flower feast, and she herself chose a brightly colored dress to dress up.
After all, this is the first time she has entered the social circle of Yaojing noblewomen as the eighth princess, and Jian's mother used to have a good reputation among noble women, so Ren Jia naturally did not want to damage the face of the Jian family and the palace.
After packing up and dressing up, she took Zike and the others out and went directly to the flower viewing banquet of Mrs. Guanyang Hou.
Ren Jia was reluctant to go out to the banquet mainly because the relationship between her and Ning Haoyan was too tense, in order to avoid him from making any embarrassment outside, she simply didn't go out, but now seeing that the relationship between the two has eased a lot, she naturally has no such concerns, and is willing to go out to meet those who are waiting to see her and Jianfu's jokes.
Mrs. Guanyang Hou's flower-viewing banquet today is very grand, after all, it is the height of summer, all kinds of flowers are blooming, and it is really enjoyable to see some beautiful scenery and eat some food in the shady garden.
Ren Jia was led all the way into the garden of Mrs. Hou of Guanyang by the subordinates of the Hou Mansion, and along the way, he really saw a lot of fashionable ladies, and they all saluted when they saw her, but their expressions couldn't help but show some gossip.
Ren Jia wore a Yuelan peach brocade gown today, with a light green brocade skirt, a chic bun on her head, and a begonia Wufu pomegranate hairpin inserted in her temples.
"The concubine has seen the princess, the princess is safe." Mrs. Guanyang Hou had long known that the eighth princess had entered the door, but she didn't get up until the people entered the garden to greet her, after all, the entire Yaojing knew that the eighth prince had another love in his heart, although this Jane's daughter successfully entered the palace, but it was difficult for people to value it after all.
"Mrs. Guanyang Hou is polite." Ren Jia motioned for Mrs. Hou, who was known for her pungent reputation in Yaojing, to get up, and smiled at this woman who was over forty years old but still had a bright and arrogant appearance.
The reason why Mrs. Guanyang Hou dared to be so domineering was because her husband had saved Emperor Yongde, and her sister-in-law was married to the third prince, a popular candidate for succession.
"It's hard for the eighth princess to go out since she got married, speaking of which, many of us haven't seen the princess's true face, I think that Mrs. Jian and the concubine were also close friends in the boudoir, but it's a pity that ......" Mrs. Guanyang Hou seemed to be very sad to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and stepped forward to hold Ren Jia's hand in the palm of her hand, looking distressed, "If your mother is still here today, I must be very comforted to see the princess so beautiful." β
Oh, take Jane's mother to talk about things, this is to raise your own seniority? Ren Jia smiled lightly, inadvertently withdrew his hand and stroked the hairpin on his sideburns, and looked at Mrs. Guanyang Hou with sharp eyebrows, "It's hard for Mrs. Guanyang Hou to remember these old things, but because I rarely heard my mother mention you when she was alive, and I couldn't go out because of my poor health a few years ago, I didn't know that my mother still had a relationship with you, so I still have to call you an elder." β
This eldest lady of the Jian family is really unforgiving, Mrs. Guanyang Hou choked up, both implying that she had no friendship with Yao's mother, and saying that she didn't often go out and had no dealings with her, and finally had to use her elders to press her, as a princess, her elders were only those noble royal relatives in addition to the people of her own clan, and she was a lady Hou who supported the faΓ§ade with her husband's merits and her sister's high marriage, and she couldn't lick her face and paste gold on her face, so she had to say that she was Ren Jia's elder.
"The princess is really good at laughing, it's rare that the princess is willing to enjoy her face to the concubine's flower banquet today, if the concubine takes the princess to meet these ladies, it will also be convenient for the princess to enjoy her face and play with us in the future." Mrs. Guanyang Hou no longer planned to go into battle in person after being choked by Ren Jia, there are always one or two noble ladies here who don't want to see Ren Jia because they have been robbed of their husbands, she can let those who have no eyes come out to meet this sharp-tongued eighth princess.
"Since today is Mrs. Guanyang Hou as the east, the guest is as the host, and the princess naturally wants to give Mrs. this face." Ren Jia leaned sideways to support the arm of the woman beside him, looking like the relationship between the two was good, and walked towards the noble lady who gathered in twos and threes to enjoy the flowers.
Mrs. Guanyang Hou knew that something was wrong, since the eighth princess was named to see her face, for her own sake, she couldn't make more trouble at the flower viewing banquet, but wanted to protect the princess and save her face.
"Yo, isn't this the eighth princess, it's really rare to see the princess go out, Mrs. Guanyang Hou has such a big face, she can actually invite our eighth princess." A slightly snarky female voice sounded in front of the two, and a woman wearing an indigo round-necked shirt and a hibiscus-colored sand came slowly, and when she saw Ren Jiashi, her eyes flashed, and her expression was ill-intentioned.
"Ma'am, who is this?" Ren Jia opened his mouth to ask the person beside him.
"It's no wonder that the princess hasn't seen it, this is Mrs. Dingcheng Hou, who only returned to Beijing this year, she is very cool, you can be close and close." Mrs. Guanyang Hou smiled meaningfully and opened her mouth to introduce the two of them.
It turned out that she was going to marry her daughter to Ning Haoyan's wife of the Marquis of Dingcheng, no wonder she was so hostile to her, you must know that the Marquis of Dingcheng is now over sixty years old, and the military exploits of the border guards are not obvious, and when she returned to Yaojing at the beginning of the year, she planned to climb a good family, although Ning Haoyan has a deep love for Ran Shirong, but the two have already withdrawn from the marriage, and they are undoubtedly excellent candidates for husbands, but who knows that he was robbed by Ren Jia halfway, no wonder he was angry.
"It turned out to be the Marquis of Dingcheng who had meritorious service in the border," Ren Jia said slowly, slightly changing his posture and showing the noble style of the princess, "Madame has accompanied the Hou Ye to the border for many years, it can be said that the work is high, the border is bitter and cold, and Madame must have suffered a lot, but it is said that the people of Biansai are simple, no wonder Madame is so refreshing and informal." β
Mrs. Dingcheng Hou's face was blue and red, this eighth princess seemed to speak ordinarily, but it really poked her several pieces of heart, whether it was her own Hou Ye who had lived in the border pass for a long time without any military exploits or the bitter cold of the border pass was not as prosperous as Yaojing, she had left Yaojing for many years, and after coming back, many people did sarcastically mock her for not knowing the etiquette, and now she was mentioned in person, and she was really stuffed.
"Why did the princess make fun of Mrs. Dingchenghou, Mrs. must have heard that the princess was here, so she came to visit, you must know that there are many people in the entire Yaojing City who want to see the princess." Mrs. Guanyang Hou pulled the person to her side, looked like a sister, and continued to walk forward with Ren Jia.
"This princess never knew that she was so missed, and she was suddenly a little flattered." Ren Jia covered her lips and smiled, Shi Shiran walked half a step faster in front of Mrs. Guanyang Hou, there was a difference between dignity and inferiority, and she couldn't say anything.
So, the three of them came in a group, as if Ren Jia had brought two Mrs. Hou, and they were full of pomp.
Mrs. Guanyang Hou and Mrs. Dingcheng Hou exchanged glances with each other, and saw the Duchess of Zhenguo and Ran Shirong, who were chatting and laughing with people in the distance, revealing a tacit smile.
"Princess, in front of you are Mrs. Ran and Miss Ran, why don't we step forward? The relationship between the prince and Miss Ran is said to be very good. Mrs. Dingcheng Hou interjected unwillingly.
"Yesterday I was chatting with Miss Ran, but I didn't expect to see you again today, so naturally I wanted to say something." Ren Jia pretended to tidy up her cuffs and sleeved slightly, blocking the movement of Mrs. Dingcheng Hou who wanted to step forward quickly, so she smiled and continued to move forward.
Is this a warning to her not to overstep the rules? Mrs. Dingcheng Hou gritted her teeth with hatred in her heart, but she could only swallow it secretly, even if it was the eighth princess, her husband was thinking about other women in his heart, and Quan Yao Kyoto knew it clearly, this eighth princess was just a vase ornament no matter how full she was.
"Today's flower-viewing banquet of Mrs. Guanyang Hou is full of flowers, and a hundred flowers are competing for beauty, no wonder Mrs. Ran and Miss Ran can also come together." Ren Jia walked into the two, his tone was teasing, and his expression was calm.
"I've seen the princess." Ran Shirong took the lead in saluting, and Ran's mother also followed closely behind to salute.
"Yesterday I was chatting with Miss Ran in the Suiwei Building, I didn't expect to see you again today, so it seems that we are really fateful, if Miss Ran doesn't mind, you might as well visit the garden with the princess to enjoy the flowers?" As soon as Ren Jia opened her mouth, she directly put an end to Mrs. Ran's thoughts, the intrigue of a group of middle-aged women, she was too lazy to add one more.
"Since the princess opened her mouth to invite, Rong'er, you can go with the princess, but don't remember not to be rude," Mrs. Ran told her daughter two sentences before saying to Ren Jia, "The little girl has been stubborn since she was a child, and her temperament is jumpy, and I hope the princess will bear with her." β
"Mrs. Ran is serious, this concubine and Miss Ran are very close to each other, where would you mind this." Ren Jia looked at Ran Shirong with a delicate expression, and there was no embarrassment and jealousy in her expression that the rest of the people wanted to see, "Miss Ran, this is going with this concubine?" β
"Obey the Princess's orders." Ran Shirong followed Ren Jia's footsteps towards a place with few people, and was a little upset when she remembered what happened last night.
After Ren Jia brought people out, she really went around the garden to enjoy the flowers, and she didn't plan to talk to Ran Shirong at all, anyway, that group of people just wanted to humiliate her through Ran Shirong, she stayed with Ran Shirong to satisfy the gossip of that group of people, so that they could open their minds at will, and it didn't matter if they didn't do anything.
Ren Jia didn't speak, and Ran Shirong also felt embarrassed, so the two of them were even more silent for a while.
Ning Haoyan listened to the Marquis of Guanyang babbling about what major events had happened in the court recently, what about his brothers and brothers, and how the third prince understood the righteousness and talent, and his words all meant that he wanted him to support the third brother to seize the throne
He has never been involved in these things, so he had to wave his hand to stop it when he was so annoyed, "This king heard that Mrs. held a flower-viewing banquet today, why don't you go with me to have a look?" β
"In this way, the insiders did invite the wives of each family to enjoy the flowers today, and if the minister remembers correctly, it seems that the eighth princess is also here, and the prince wants to see the princess?" Guanyang Hou said with a smile.
"The princess is not in good health, the summer is hot, the heat is unstoppable, and it is normal for the king to worry." Ning Haoyan didn't blush when she made excuses in front of outsiders, remembering that after waking up this morning, she heard people talk about the princess's actions of taking him to the mansion last night, and originally thought that the cold war between the two had completely ended, but she didn't expect that she not only saw him from the future study today, but also went out to enjoy the flowers by herself without telling him, and she was a little depressed.
Since the woman is here now, he can't avoid it when he comes, and there are some rumors in Yaojing City.
Ren Jia was concentrating on appreciating the flowers without distractions, Ran Shirong saw that she didn't want to talk to herself, and she only hated her because of her close relationship with Ning Haoyan, and she wouldn't be punished anyway, she didn't want to take care of herself and didn't bother to rush to find embarrassment, so she sat quietly on the stone bench next to her and thought about her thoughts.
When Ning Haoyan came with Guanyang Hou, he saw Ren Jia standing in the sea of flowers very pleasantly, the girl's face looked even more radiant in the staggered sun, and after seeing people, his mood instantly improved a lot, and he couldn't help but walk a few steps forward.
"Lord Wang." Ran Shirong saw Ning Haoyan in a sky-blue brocade robe behind her, and couldn't help but call.
Ren Jia slowly turned around and looked at Ning Haoyan and Guanyang Hou who came together, although she had already noticed that the two were approaching, but when she remembered that Ning Haoyan, a drunkard, had seen Ran Shirong last night and came to create a coincidence today, she couldn't help but feel stuffy.
Ning Haoyan didn't notice her here until Ran Shirong spoke up, and said with a gentle expression, "How can the two of you be together?" β
"The princess invited me to visit the garden and enjoy the flowers." Ran Shirong told the truth.
Ning Haoyan couldn't help but look at Ren Jia with some excitement, this woman really cared about him very much. "This king has something to come today, but I didn't expect the princess to answer the post of the lady's flower appreciation banquet, since I met, the princess is not as good as this king?"
"Would Miss Ran like to go along?" Ren Jia didn't respond to him, and instead looked at Ran Shirong.
Ran Shirong hesitated, she was a little troubled by Ning Haoye's lukewarm things about her recently, and she wanted to complain to Ning Haoyan and ask how to deal with it by the way, but now that his princess is here, this princess doesn't like them to be too close, so she has to excuse herself in embarrassment, "The little girl still has some things, so I won't bother the princess to enjoy the flowers with the princess." β
"In that case, you can go and get busy, and this king and the princess will enjoy the flowers here." Ning Haoyan only thought that Ran Shirong didn't want to see him, and he was no longer polite, so he directly responded to Ran Shirong's words.
Ran Shirong had no choice but to salute and leave with Guanyang Hou, who didn't want to disturb the two of them.
"Hmph, you're so Yaxing, you didn't embarrass her with Shirong." Ning Haoyan couldn't help but stab Ren Jia when the two of them were alone, which has almost become the norm for the two to get along.
"The concubine naturally doesn't dare to embarrass the prince's heart, but it is the prince, it is really hard to run around chasing people every day," Ren Jia glanced at Ning Haoyan's radiant face pointedly, "The prince is full of energy today, and he doesn't see yesterday's wolf at all." β
Ning Haoyan thought that Ren Jia was talking about holding her alive and dead last night, and his face was red with some embarrassment, "This king accidentally drank more wine yesterday, and he can't do anything after drinking, so you don't think nonsense." β
"The concubine is not cranky, what the prince thinks in his heart is clear," Ren Jia smiled warmly, "I heard that Miss Ran is very close to the ninth prince, and the prince is better to avoid suspicion." β
Ning Haoyan realized that the two of them were not thinking the same thing, and her mind was much more relaxed, but when Ren Jia mentioned the ambiguity between Ning Haoye and Ran Shirong, she felt a little uncomfortable, and her originally relaxed mood became bad again, "You woman talks long and short all day long, just like a long-tongued woman, I really don't know how this king married such a troublesome woman as you." β
"No matter how troublesome the concubine is, the prince will marry into the door, why don't you ask yourself how to solve this trouble?" Ren Jia smiled softly, and the light hem of his clothes blew in the wind, reflecting the gorgeous sea of flowers, which was really amazing.
Ning Haoyan's face was flushed, and he originally wanted to open his mouth to stab the shameless woman in front of him a few more words, but he didn't know if her smile was too beautiful, which made him a little speechless for a while.
This woman was always trying to be with him, and when he thought of this, he was somehow in a much better mood.
Ren Jia and Ning Haoyan stayed in the garden for a while and then went back directly to the flower viewing banquet, and the many noble ladies who participated in the flower viewing banquet were originally very surprised to see Ning Haoyan who was honestly by her side, and after seeing Ran Shirong not far away, they consciously discovered the true appearance, and looked at her for a while with more subtle eyes.
Ning Haoyan also sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but he was too lazy to deal with these women in the house, so he just followed Ren Jia step by step to watch her treat people, and it wasn't until the tenth noble lady was blushing with shame that Ren Jia looked at him with some annoyance, "Can the prince stay away from me!" β
"Why? If this king doesn't follow, who else can you go with? Ning Haoyan was not in a good mood, as soon as someone came over Ren Jia had to talk to others, he didn't even give him half a point, he was depressed and had to stare at the noble ladies who were talking to Ren Jia.
"The prince's skin is too good, and he hooks people's hearts to sprout." Ren Jia told the truth in his heart.
Ning Haoyan's appearance is still very bluffing, those noble ladies who talk to her always can't help but glance at him, and they talk upside down, Ren Jia is really irritable to deal with, and this is already the tenth!
"Hmph, this king is naturally handsome and chic," Ning Haoyan was ashamed to be praised by Ren Jia, and put forward his own request by the way, "This flower viewing banquet is really boring, it's better to go back to the house early, if you want to enjoy the flowers, just plant some in the house and take a look." β
"Concubine, thank you for the grace of the prince!" Ren Jia couldn't help but glance at Ning Haoyan, "In that case, then let's go back earlier." β
Ren Jia was also impatient with this kind of occasion, and directly said goodbye to Mrs. Guanyang Hou, the other party kept Ning Haoyan several times, and finally directly dragged Ren Jia's hand and left quickly, Ren Jia looked at Mrs. Guanyang Hou apologetically, and kept following Ning Haoyan directly out of the Hou Mansion.
Ren Jia couldn't help but break away when he was dragged to his carriage by Ning Haoyan and reminded, "Lord Wang, I have my own carriage." β
"Your carriage is not a thing of the palace, since it is a thing of the palace, it naturally belongs to the king, which car does the king want you to sit in is not a matter of words?" Ning Haoyan looked straightforward.
Ren Jia was almost laughed at, worried that it was really not good to pull and pull at the door of other people's houses, so he obediently followed, Ning Haoyan was very satisfied when he saw this, and he was in a good mood to follow.
"Why didn't you take good care of this king last night?" As soon as he sat down, Ning Haoyan asked Ren Jia with a face.
Of course, it's because drunks are so annoying! Ren Jia slandered in his heart, but said, "The concubine is worried that the prince will be unhappy when he sees me, so in order not to make the prince feel an eyesore, he naturally has to stay away." β
"In that case, the king will allow you to take care of me next time." Ning Haoyan had a gracious expression on his face.
"Thank you for your grace." Ren Jiapi answered with a smile, and seeing that Ning Haoyan had a posture that he wanted to continue, he directly covered his ears with his hands and smiled coquettishly, "What did the prince say?" The concubine can't hear it now. β
"You woman!" Ning Haoyan wanted to scold a few more words, but seeing Ren Jia's expression of not entering, he had to temporarily stop talking, thinking that the coming day would be long, and this king had a chance to clean you up.
As soon as Ren Jia returned to the palace, he directly threw Ning Haoyan back to the main courtyard, no matter what he had to say, he quickly returned to the room, Ning Haoyan was unwilling to take the initiative to show weakness, so he had to watch Ren Jia walk away angrily.