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The courtyard was brightly lit, and there was a faint sound of conversation and laughter in the house.

Jing Ci was led into the house by the maid.

There were many people in the house, except for the master on the seat, and a bunch of maids and women.

An old woman sat on a couch, her legs hanging down casually, her face was wrinkled, her hair was full of bright hairpins, the jade bracelet on her hand was exquisite, her lips were upturned, and she was still in a good mood.

Directly in front of the couch were divided into seats on both sides, and there were six or seven people seated in the seat. Jing Ci glanced at Yang Shouyan, Yang Yupei, Li Chen, A-Niang, a little lady with a face, and Yang Zhiqing's two concubines, Aunt Yun and Aunt He.

Wang Wan still had a cold look, but there was a little more caution between her eyebrows. The corners of Yang Shouyan's mouth rose, but he couldn't see his true emotions. The glamorous Yang Yupei slowly fanned the exquisite fan in his hand, his arrogance was undiminished, while Li Chen looked silly and happy, and his legs were also free.

There are two aunts sitting in the tail seat, Aunt Yun is dressed elegantly, and the older Aunt He is round and jade, quite enchanting, the similarity is that both of them look respectful and cautious.

"Jing Ci meets my grandmother, my mother, and my sisters."

The old lady picked up the teacup and lowered her head to take a sip of tea, and said slowly, "What day is today?" ”

Jing Ci was stunned, I don't know who she asked, and after a while, seeing that no one made a sound, she replied tentatively: "The ninth day of the ninth month of September? ”

"What day?" The old lady put down her teacup and raised her eyes to stare at her.

It seemed that my grandmother's ears were not very good, so Jing Ci amplified her voice, "The ninth day of the ninth month of September." ”

"Ouch hey! How did the Wang family raise you, with a thick voice, like a wild girl. The old lady's brow furrowed, and she said in her throat.

Jing Ci was extremely surprised, her grandmother's attitude towards her was really different from the last Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. When she heard the old lady's words, she was quite unhappy in her heart, "The Wang family treats me as my own." ”

said that she could, said that the Wang family could not succeed, and insulted the Wang family, she couldn't turn a blind eye.

Everyone's expressions changed, and no one expected that these four mothers would face the strange old lady and return the face without changing their colors.

"What a sharp girl." The old lady didn't expect her to dare to answer, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Chen'er, tell her what day it is." ”

"Today is the Chung Yeung Festival, a day of filial piety to the elderly." Li Chen was quick to react and proud.

"Do you hear that?" The old lady's tone was very annoyed, and she stared at her and scolded her, "You don't accompany me in the house during the Double Ninth Festival, run out to enjoy yourself, is there any distinction between the elder and the young?" ”

"I ......"

Yang Shouyan interrupted, "Grandmother, Yan'er thinks this matter is excusable," she smiled cutely, and her tone was very soft, "Siniang has been studying in Wenshuzhai for several days, you know Master Xu's temperament, she is very strict, Siniang is afraid that she is tired, and finally Master Xu is resting, so she can go out." ”

When the old lady heard this, she snorted coldly, lowered her head and continued to drink tea, and when she was cool, she said proudly: "Sit down, your aunt and all the sisters are here, so you don't have to say that I am an old immortal who treats you harshly." ”

Everyone quickly gathered their crossed legs under their buttocks and lowered their heads slightly, "I don't dare to wait." ”

Seeing everyone's movements, the old lady turned from anger to laughter, waved her hand, and her face softened, "I'm just casually talking about what you are nervous about, how to sit and how to sit, and what kind of restraint you are in the courtyard." ”

Jing Ci walked to the end of the seat and was about to sit down, but the old lady spoke up again, "Come and sit here-" She pointed to her couch, "The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was in a hurry last time, I haven't seen it for ten years, I want to take a good look at what this little girl looks like today." ”

Jing Ci secretly screamed in her heart that it was not good, she was sitting on the same bed with her grandmother, and there were A-Niang and her sisters below, according to the rules, she couldn't cross her legs, so she had to kneel and sit with her legs together and under her hips. She hates this way of sitting the most, this kind of etiquette is not something that ordinary people can bear for a long time.

"The fourth lady is finally back, is Aunt Wan happy?" Yang Yupei tugged at the corners of his mouth, and his tone was quite tentative.

Wang Wan ignored this, but the little lady who was born with Jing Zi smiled lightly: "There are many people, there are more people in the house, who is not happy." ”

"Congratulations to the old lady, the four ladies are like flowers and jade, most of our Yang Mansion are beautiful embryos." He Niang was full of smiles, and the gold ornaments on the cloud bun were shining.

Yang Yu Peiyu pointed to the cup, couldn't help laughing, the teacup in her hand trembled slightly, "Aunt He, you offended the third sister by saying this." ”

Aunt He chuckled, but didn't explain anything.

"Wei Wei knows that she is not good-looking, and she can't afford to be a 'beauty'." The little lady looked quite unnatural.

…………

After going back and forth, Jing Ci finally understood that the bejeweled Aunt He was the horn who was afraid of not messing up, and the other little lady who was of the same age as her and had a mediocre appearance turned out to be her sibling sister Yang Weixiao.

"Beauty will eventually be late, virtue is the foundation, a hundred years later, why not a person with good talent and virtue, meritorious and meritorious." Wang Wan finally wrote lightly.

It's speaking for her daughter.

Seemingly...... A-Niang hurts the third sister very much. Jing Ci looked at her aunt defending the appearance of the third sister, and couldn't help but feel inexplicably aggrieved in her heart.

Is this jealousy? Even though these three sisters don't seem to be so likable to the people of Yangfu and their appearance is not so outstanding, they are protected very tightly by A-Niang.

Yang Shouyan, who was drinking tea with his eyes down, raised his eyes and put down the teacup, "I really can't see that Aunt Wan is a person who likes merit and talent." Dare to ask Aunt Wan, is the Xing family a merit? ”

"Nature." Wang Wan looked at her.

Wang Wan is Yang Shouyan's mother's cousin, but she is only two years older than Yang Shouyan, and she is both her cousin and aunt.

Yang Shouyan tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile of unknown meaning, and the chill was quite deep.

At this time, a maid slowly stepped forward and brought tea for Jing Ci.

The old lady looked at the face of the person next to her, thinking that this girl would be beautiful at this moment, if she grows up, her appearance may not be under Erniang, but she doesn't know how to learn, "What books have you read?" ”

"The Four Books and Five Classics, Women's Precepts, History Books, etc., have all been studied for a few days, but they are miscellaneous but not refined."

"Yo, you've read so much, huh?" The old lady was a little surprised, even if she started reading at the age of five, she had only been reading for ten years, "How about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female red, and riding and archery?" ”

Jing Ci replied truthfully, "Jing Ci is not good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the female red is not good at all, as for riding and shooting, she is quite good." ”

"Hahaha-" The old lady couldn't help laughing, laughing breathlessly, "It seems that Wang Xiye really raised you as a boy and spent a lot of energy cultivating the child." No wonder I am willing to flee to Tanzhou and don't want to work for the court, I dare to love for you, my adopted daughter. ”

In fact, Jing Ci is not good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and female popularity, it is not Wang Xiye deliberately cultivated, he treats Jing Ci as a free-range, Jing Ci likes what he learns, hates needlework, and abandons needlework.

Jing Ci couldn't help tugging at his palm, Daddy's hard work was ruined by the Yang family's selfishness and desire, "Daddy treats me like this, if the Yang family lets the Wang family go, the Wang family will not be destroyed." ”

Everyone was amazed, they couldn't imagine that this girl was so bold and dared to say such disrespectful words.

"Spare it?" The old lady sneered, "Without the Yang family, there would never be the current Wang family." This time, it was Wang Xiye who was unkind and became a white-eyed wolf. You, with the blood of the Yang family in your veins, what position do you have to accuse the Yang family? ”

Jing Ci wanted to talk about the matter, but the old lady said again: "What kind of brocade clothes, jade food, servants and privileges that the Yang family gave you, did you not enjoy them?" Can you bathe every day in ordinary people's homes? Can you walk around Suzaku Street after curfew? Can you meet Princess Taiping's beloved son? ”

A question was so questionable that Jing Ci was powerless to refute.

The old lady took a sip of tea, in her seventies, with a loud voice and sharp ears and sharp eyes.

"Siniang is still young, and if you teach well, you will grow." The eldest lady Yang Shouyan smiled and said.

"Old lady don't have to worry, Siniang won't come back, she will have the opportunity to teach well in the future." Yun Niangzi also smiled and said, with a deep meaning.

"So everyone here has the responsibility to teach her well, what knowledge and talent are, far less important than thought," the old lady glanced at everyone below, and swept to Wang Wan with an indifferent face, "Wan Niang, what do you say?" ”