Chapter 210: Invitation
"Fourth Miss, wait a minute. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Aunt Zhou behind her stopped her.
Ning Jinyao was a little impatient, she didn't like this Aunt Zhou in the first place, and she didn't know what Aunt Zhou wanted to see.
"Is there anything else you have to do?" Ning Jinyao turned around and asked.
Aunt Zhou smiled, "Fourth Miss, I wonder if you have time tonight?" ”
Ning Jinyao was puzzled, "What does it matter if you have time or not, just say what you want to do, don't beat around the bush." ”
Aunt Zhou was still smiling, and her mood was not affected by Ning Jinyao's impatience.
She said, "Fourth Miss, if you have time, I would like to invite you and the second lady to come to Xianbaoju tonight, and I will invite the old lady to come over in the evening." ”
Xianbaoju is her separate residence, when she first married into the Ning family, Aunt Zhou originally lived with the other two Aunt Guo, but later because she was very favored by Ning Shibing, Ning Shibing went to Mrs. Ning to ask for a separate courtyard for Aunt Zhou to live alone.
Although Xianbaoju is very small, it is the smallest courtyard in the Ning Mansion, but it is a great honor for a concubine to be able to enjoy a separate courtyard.
Ning Jinyao looked at Aunt Zhou, and felt a little strange in her heart, why did Aunt Zhou invite guests to dinner? And even the old lady is going to invite her, which is a bit unusual.
She thought that if her grandmother really went, but she and her second wife didn't, it would definitely attract the blame of her grandmother, and it would seem that their mother and daughter were not generous enough to accommodate the concubine.
But if Grandmother hadn't gone, then they wouldn't have had to pretend.
Therefore, although Ning Jinyao was very reluctant, she did not show it, nor did she directly refuse to go to the banquet.
She thought for a moment and replied, "I have something to do tonight, and I don't have time, but since Aunt Zhou invited, then I will try to arrange it, if I can find time, then we will go." ”
Hearing her say this, Aunt Zhou was very happy, and it was all because Ning Jinyao had already agreed.
"It would be great if the fourth lady and the second lady could come, tonight is a good day, I am waiting for you two in Xianbaoju." Aunt Zhou said with a smile on her face.
Ning Jinyao was puzzled, today is a good day? What day, how she didn't know.
Today is neither a festival nor a happy day, and it seems to her that there is nothing to be happy about, especially since there is something like that in her yard, and today is simply unlucky for her.
Ning Jinyao didn't bother to ask, so she went back without saying anything.
After going back, Ning Jinyao told the second wife about it, saying that Aunt Zhou wanted to invite them to dinner.
The second wife's thoughts were the same as Ning Jinyao's, and she felt that if the old lady went, then they would have to follow, but if the old lady didn't go, then they didn't have to go, anyway, they didn't like to go to Aunt Zhou's Xianbaoju in the first place.
Towards evening, Ning Jinyao sent a maid to Qixiang Courtyard to inquire about whether Mrs. Ning was going to go to Xianbaoju for a banquet.
It was a long time before the maid returned, and brought back a surprising piece of news.
Seeing that the maid was back, Ning Jinyao said unhappily, "What's the matter, why did you come back, did you delay the time by playing on the road?" ”
The little maid hurriedly shook her head, "Miss Huisi, how dare the slave and maid, it is really because the matter is too important, and the slave and maid have been inquiring for a long time." ”
"Alright, tell me what you know." At this time, the second wife said that she didn't want Ning Jinyao to continue to embarrass the maid, so as not to regenerate the tragedy of Zhilan.
The little maid replied, "Back to the second wife, back to the fourth miss, this time it's really a big deal, the reason why that Aunt Zhou wants to invite guests to dinner is because of her stomach!" She has a bun in the oven! ”
Hearing this, the second wife was taken aback, and the handkerchief in her hand almost fell off. Ning Jinyao on the side had already changed her face.
These days, what their mother and daughter are most worried about is that they have a concubine who is pregnant, if they are just favored by Ning Shibing, they will try not to take it to heart, but if they have a child, the situation will be very different.
Ning Shibing has only one daughter, and no son yet, if Aunt Zhou is pregnant with a boy this time, then her status in the Ning Mansion will definitely be greatly improved, and Mrs. Ning will also look at her differently.
Ning Jinyao hurriedly asked, "Are you sure, Aunt Zhou is really pregnant?" ”
The maid nodded and said affirmatively, "Really, a doctor came to see it in the morning, and it has been confirmed, and the old lady is also very happy at this time, and is going to go to Xianbaoju for a banquet." ”
The second wife's face was a little pale, she didn't want any concubine to give birth to a boy to compete with her for status.
She sighed, very helpless, "Yao'er, go and get ready, we have to go to Xianbaoju this time." ”
She and Ning Jinyao had to get over, otherwise Mrs. Ning would think that they didn't like to see Aunt Zhou pregnant, and they couldn't tolerate Aunt Zhou and the child in her belly, and Mrs. Ning would be unhappy.
Ning Jinyao was very unhappy, she didn't expect Aunt Zhou's stomach to move so quickly.
But even if she was reluctant, she had to get over this time.
On the way, Ning Jinyao and the second wife were silently thinking that Aunt Zhou's baby was better not a boy.
After arriving at Xianbaoju, the second wife asked the mother-in-law at the door, "Has the old lady already come?" ”
She didn't want to come behind the old lady, so as not to provoke the old lady Ning.
The mother-in-law replied, "The old lady has already come, second wife, what are you and the fourth lady doing here." ”
Ning Jinyao glanced at the mother-in-law, "Talking nonsense, of course my mother and I came over for dinner, Aunt Zhou invited us over, you are a descendant of Xianbaoju, so don't you know." ”
Seeing that her tone was so polite, the second wife took her hand and asked her to control it, after all, what happened to Zhilan just today was there, and Ning Jinyao really needed to be restrained.
The mother-in-law was very surprised to see her at the door, but she didn't dare to argue, so she had to say, "Back to the fourth lady, the old lady said, you and the second lady don't need to come over, didn't anyone go over to inform you." ”
The second lady frowned, "What does this mean, you make it clear." ”
The mother-in-law had to say in detail, "Today, the doctor said that Aunt Zhou's fetal gas is not very stable, in order to ensure that the child will be foolproof, it is best not to be impacted." Today, I heard that something bad happened in Qilanyuan, and the old lady felt unlucky, so she said not to let the people from Qilanyuan come over, so she ...... Therefore, the slave and maid will not let the two of you in. ”
Hearing this, the second wife was taken aback, and Ning Jinyao didn't expect that this would be a bit humiliating for them. (To be continued.) )