The two returned to the castle hand in hand, so shocked that Su Yunuan's mouth opened wide, and his chin couldn't return to his place for a long time.

"Brother, this ...... Sister-in-law? Su Yunuan was so excited that she was a little incoherent, pointing at Ou Yan and Xu Ningning.

Xu Jingjing covered her face shyly, "Oops! Xiao Nuan, don't say it if you guess it, I'll be embarrassed. ”

"Oh, okay, sister-in-law!"

"Call me by name!" Xu Jingning blushed and said to her dissatisfied.

Ou Yan glanced at her, "Anyway, it's a matter of time, what's not to do." ”

"Tut-tut, my brother is already a blockbuster if he doesn't make a sound."

"Hey! Xiao Nuan, you should praise me for my insight! Don't let your brother's pearl be dusty! Xu Jingning proudly hugged her arms, her eyes were naturally speechless.

"Yes, yes, yes! You're all amazing! Okay, right? Oops, baby! You have such a stinky uncle and aunt, what should you do? When we get home, tell Daddy and let Daddy fix them! ”

Seeing Ou Yan and Xu Ningning's happy appearance, Su Yunuan couldn't help but think of Chi Xuan.

Su Yunuan's loss made Ou Yan stop laughing, and he was about to say something, but Leng An walked in.

"Miss, an invitation from Duke Yukos inviting you to the mansion for a banquet tomorrow." Leng An handed over the gorgeous and exquisite invitation, and then stepped aside.

"Duke Yukos? How could he invite me? Xu Jingning opened the invitation card suspiciously, and her name was clearly printed on it.

Since her father's death, she has rarely accepted invitations to banquets from these high-class nobles.

Duke Yukos had a close personal relationship with Xu Ningning's grandfather, but he said that he watched her father grow up, but he didn't like him very much.

In the past, when his father was still there, whenever he went to a banquet with him, Xu Jingning would always be snubbed and ridiculed by these nobles. After that, my father rarely accepted such invitations.

Now that he suddenly received an invitation letter from Duke Yukos, Xu Jingning only felt flattered.

Ou Yan frowned when he saw her, but he looked at the invitation, and then asked, "Is it Moss's idea?" ”

Xu Jingjing shook his head, "Moss's behavior is something that Duke Yukos dislikes very much, so it can't be Moss's ghost." Perhaps, on the whim of Duke Yukos. ”

"Do you need me to come with you?" Ou Yan returned the invitation to her and asked tentatively.

"You and Xiao Nuan can stay in the castle, and I will take Leng An with me." Xu Jingning frowned and thought for a while before saying this answer.

Ou Yan nodded silently.

I don't know if the other party is friend or foe yet, and rashly following the past will only cause trouble for Xu Jingning.

"Then you be careful in everything."

"Well, don't worry."

……

The Duke of Yukos's mansion was in the distant county of Birmingham, so after receiving the invitation, Xu Ningning packed up his things and immediately set off with Leng An.

The next night, a well-dressed Xu Jingning appeared in front of Duke Yukos's mansion.

Pulling the tunic skirt on her body, Xu Jingning felt a little uncomfortable, "Leng An, I look okay?" ”

"No problem, miss." Leng An lowered his head and replied politely.

Xu Jing breathed nervously, she had to make sure she looked like a lady, so as not to make Duke Yukos, who didn't like her, hate her even more.

Handing the invitation to the bodyguard at the door, Xu Ningning took Leng An's arm and slowly walked into the banquet hall.

There were already a lot of guests gathered in the hall, and when they saw the woman who appeared at the door, they all looked back at her.

Struggling to maintain a smile, Xu Jingning slowly walked down the steps, nodding and smiling at the people around him from time to time, and her movements were as elegant as a real lady ladies.

"Oh my God, who is this young lady in a white dress? It's so beautiful, not like people from our country? ”

"I haven't seen this beautiful young lady either, won't I get to know her later?"

The people below whispered, Xu Jingjing was extremely uncomfortable, and couldn't help but clench Leng An's arm.

I hadn't seen Duke Yukos for years, and I didn't know if he remembered himself.

Duke Yukos was standing in the middle of the hall, smiling and talking to the people around him, noticing the movement at the door as they looked along.

The old man in my memory, his hair is all white, but he is still so personable and radiant.

"Mr. Duke, long time no see." Xu Jingning walked to his side, lowered his body, and saluted.

The smile on Yukos's face remained the same, but there was not much enthusiasm in his eyes, "Are you Xu Ningning?" ”

"Yes."

"Oh, you've grown so big." Yukos put down his glass and looked at Xu Ningning with a smile.

Xu Jingning clasped her hands in front of her and wrung her fingers uneasily. What she feared most was Yukos's piercing eyes.

Yukos stepped forward and hugged her gently, made a close salute, and then said, "It's relieved to see that you are safe and sound." ”

These words made Xu Jingjing a little confused, but he couldn't ask rashly, so he had to smile stupidly.

"Let's go play and relax." Yukos's rare loving tone made Xu Jingjing even more uneasy.

She forgot to answer for a while, Leng An quietly patted her hand, and she came back to her senses. "Thank you, Lord Duke, for that first mistake."

With Yukos' permission, Xu Jingjing breathed a sigh of relief, turned around gracefully, and then ran towards the safety circle ten paces away from Yukos.

"Who should I be, it's my cousin!" With a glass of champagne in his hand, Otrang slowly shook to Xu Ningning's side with a few fox friends and dog friends.

Xu Jingning glanced at him speechlessly, he was too lazy to take care of it, so he turned his head and left.

But Ottran grabbed her, "Don't go, come, I'll introduce you." ”

dragged Xu Jingjing to his side, holding her wrist tightly, not letting her escape. "This is my cousin, the owner of Rose Castle, how is it, amazing?"

Hearing that Xu Ningning was the owner of the Rose Castle, the expressions of those people changed when they saw Xu Ningning, just like a wolf who had been hungry for a long time suddenly saw a piece of meat.

Leng An stepped forward and used a clever effort to free Xu Jingjing from the clutches of Otrang. "Mr. Viscount, this is a public occasion, please pay attention to the impact."

Autran glanced at him and snorted disdainfully, "Do you need to talk too much?" You don't remember what happened to that Panson? Have you forgotten why you became a housekeeper? ”

Leng An's expression was neither humble nor arrogant, he bowed to Otrang, and said politely, "Thank you Lord Earl for the opportunity, I will do this job well in return for his recommendation." ”

Xu Jing pulled him behind him, and then said in Chinese, "Reasoning with this scum is like playing the piano to a cow." ”

"What are you talking about?" Otrang, who couldn't understand Chinese, thought that the two of them were scolding themselves together, and they were angry, glaring at Xu Jing in annoyance.

"Of course it's something you don't understand!" Xu Jingjing deliberately provoked, "What? Do you want me to translate it for you? ”

"You!" Aotran pointed at Xu Ningning's nose angrily, he had never won Xu Ningning's tongue, but he liked to quarrel with Xu Ningning every time, isn't this a typical way to find abuse?

"What are you? Don't think that this is still your territory, dare to be presumptuous here, Count Moss will definitely beat you to death! Xu Jingjing raised his fist and made a gesture to beat Otrang.

Autran reflexively blocked his face, but his fist stopped halfway through.

"Don't worry, I won't hit you, because that will dirty my hands." Xu Jingning withdrew his fist, took the tissue handed over by Leng An, and wiped his hand with a disgusted expression. It's like there's something unclean.

Autran snorted coldly, "You just continue to play your majesty, later, I'm afraid you won't be able to laugh if you want to!" After speaking, he led this group of fox friends and dogs out of here.

"Your wrists are red, miss, are you alright?" Leng An took Xu Ningning's hand and looked at it carefully, his brows furrowed tightly because of worry.

"You don't know me too well!" Xu Jingning smiled and took out his hand, took a glass of red wine from the waiter's hand, and walked towards the surrounding crowd.

It would be great for her to have more connections.

Because people are beautiful and very pleasing to people, after a while, Xu Jingning has already integrated into this circle well.

Although most of them are noblewomen and celebrities, it is precisely they who can provide more valuable information to themselves.

"I heard that Duke Yukos adopted a son for his youngest son."

"You know that, too? I've heard that this banquet is said to be held for him. ”

"Really? Then this man was really lucky to be the grandson of Duke Yukos. ”

Hearing these discussions, Xu Ningning couldn't help frowning, glanced at the women, and Xu Ningning leaned over.

"Have you seen this godgrandson adopted by Mr. Duke?" Xu Jingning asked as a gossip.

Gossip is always the best way for women to start friendship with each other, and the ladies glanced at Xu Ningning, not minding her sudden intervention.

"He hasn't been seen yet, and my husband said that he was a young man whom the Duke and the Duke's son had rescued when he was travelling abroad, and that he could not remember anything before because of a head injury. But he was very clever and capable, and he was deeply appreciated by Mr. Duke, so Mr. Duke took charge of including him in his family. ”

Xu Jingjing nodded clearly, "So that's the case, then this young man is really a blessing in disguise." ”

Several women hurriedly chimed in: "Who said it wasn't." ”

"Can you see him later?" I don't know why, this mysterious figure made Xu Jingjing have some expectations that she didn't know about.

"It should be, I heard from my husband that the Duke will take this opportunity today to introduce him to everyone, and it is said that this man is very handsome."