Xie Ning raised his head, but when he saw Xiang's mocking look on his face, he couldn't help but secretly bask in his heart, but he said respectfully on his face: "The gift prepared by Ning'er has been put away by Aunt Liang, but it is unfortunate that Aunt Liang has come." ”

Xiang despised her for being rude, but now she has stopped the other party with 'good intentions', if Xiang still insists on seeing it, but if she is slapped in the face again, it has nothing to do with her, she can only say that she is asking for hardship.

Liu watched coldly, but he didn't embarrass Xiang or anything, but said lightly: "It's exactly as Ning'er said." If you want to see it, I'll have it fetched for you. ”

"The daughter-in-law is just curious," Xiang's eyes flickered, "After all, the Wei family's son's gift is so big." If Ning'er and I don't give anything valuable, I'm afraid that we will be ridiculed. ”

Liu glanced at her, and then motioned to Aunt Liang to take the Buddhist scriptures she had put away earlier, and said meaningfully: "Courtesy is light and affectionate, why care a lot?" ”

When Xiang heard this, he felt more and more confident in his heart, and said with a smile: "What my mother said is true." However, Zhuyu is in front, and the daughter-in-law is really embarrassed to be ugly. ”

Xie Ning glanced at the sandalwood box held by the little maid behind her, but she wondered in her heart - the Xiang family just said that the two uncles could not come in person, and I don't know if the gift she brought today was prepared by her alone, or with Uncle Hou?

Xie Ning didn't want to praise the high and the low, although the congratulatory gift she prepared was a master's handwriting, it was also won from Mrs. Xiao, even if it was valuable, it was not purchased by her personally after all.

As far as she is concerned, it doesn't matter which of the birthday gifts she and Xiang prepares. It won't make any difference to her. After all, as long as she can use this Buddhist scripture that was unexpected by the Xiang family, she can achieve the purpose of embarrassing the other party. The rest of the matter is beyond consideration.

But on the other hand, Xiang came with the intention of hitting her from the beginning, not only took the opportunity to mock her for her embarrassment, but also expressed her curiosity about her birthday gift three times and twice, and now taking advantage of Aunt Liang's search in the inner room of the wing, she actually took out the birthday gift she prepared. The purpose of this move is self-evident.

As an elder, even if the relationship between the two is not harmonious and there is already a holiday, Xiang's strength is inevitably too narrow.

For a while, I disdained each other's people. Xie Ning couldn't help but make a cold face.

This scene fell in Xiang's eyes. But when she was annoyed and angry, she became more and more proud in her heart, and glanced at the little maid with a smile. After the other party opened the box, she took out the contents of the box herself. While Aunt Liang has not yet appeared. took the lead in front of Liu.

What she was holding in her hand was a jade ornament. Crystal like snow, but it looks like a longevity peach. Xie Ning didn't know how to taste, but he could see the smug look on Xiang's face. You know it's worth a lot.

Thinking about it, the Jingyang Hou Mansion has always been favored by the emperor, and the Xiang family has been in charge of the Hou Mansion for so many years, and the gift given to the Liu family for his birthday is naturally not an ordinary object.

"Mother, this is what your daughter-in-law prepared for you. As for the birthday gifts of the Hou Ye and the second uncle, they were inevitably sent to the Crane Ling Hospital. ”

Liu Shi bowed slightly, only glanced at the white jade longevity peach, but there was no fluctuation in his expression, and after hearing the footsteps of Aunt Liang approaching, he turned his head and ordered: "Wait for the lady's gift to be taken to the inner room and put it away." ”

"Yes," Aunt Liang agreed, and then walked up to Xiang, took the ornament in the other party's hand, and naturally presented the scripture held in one hand.

When the other party came in with this thing, Xiang had already noticed it, and when he got it in his hand, he only thought it was a blue booklet, so he flipped through it disapprerovingly, and was about to say something sarcastic, when Aunt Liang's voice came from his ear - "Madam, this is the congratulatory gift that Miss Biao prepared for the old lady." Master Jingshan personally copied the scriptures, but it is hard to find. ”

What, what?

Xiang's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he subconsciously lowered his eyes to look, his eyes fixed on the neat handwriting on the half-old rice paper, and his heart seemed to be flooded with turbulent waves, and he was shocked for a while.

Yes, why did she forget, when Xie Ning, a wild girl, participated in the banquet of Shangshu Mansion a few days ago, didn't she win a lottery from Mrs. Xiao? Xiang's eyes darkened, his eyes instantly deepened a little, and when he looked at Xie Ning, he was also a little more scrutinized.

Xie Ning was a little uncomfortable by her gaze, and was about to stagger her gaze, when she saw her suddenly smile, and returned the scripture book in her hand to Aunt Liang as if nothing had happened, and then said loudly: "This is what Ning Er got from Mrs. Xiao before, right?" The master's handwriting is really extraordinary. ”

Xie Ning was happy to see her deflated, but he had no intention of arguing with her yin and yang, so although he was not sure what she was thinking at the moment, he didn't say much, but said cautiously: "Ning Er is short of money, and the color head prepared by Mrs. Xiao really solves the problem in my heart, and I will thank her well another day." ”

The corners of Xiang's mouth hooked, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes. Seeing that Xie Ning had the upper hand, Liu did not speak.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door, but it was the Gao sisters, Gu Qingyun and Xia Rouyu.

The little maid welcomed people in very brightly, and the room was very lively for a while, and there was a little more joy to celebrate her birthday.

Rao Xie Ning didn't like them, but he had to admit it.

The congratulatory gift prepared by the Gao sisters is a co-made embroidered screen, and the cranes on it are very vivid, and Xie Ning can only see that he is envious. However, the stitches were half mixed with the old and the new, and it was evident that the two of them had spent a long time embroidering them.

Shainin could see from the obviously raised corners of his grandmother's mouth that she liked this birthday gift very much, but the scriptures prepared by Shainin were not inferior.

What Gu Qingyun gave was a thousand-year-old ginseng. As for the things given by Xia Rouyu, they were packed in a box, and Xie Ning couldn't see them.

After a while, Ho also walked in. Xie Ning has a good impression of this second uncle, but I don't know if it's because of the disagreement with the second uncle, she doesn't pay much attention to the affairs of the people in the Hou Mansion, even if she is in charge of the middle feed, it is just nothing.

Everyone gathered together and chatted for a while, and after about half an hour, a maidservant came to report that a guest had visited.

Xie Ning didn't notice it suddenly because he had heard Xiang mention it before. On the other hand, the Gao sisters. There was not much surprise on his face, but it made Xie Ning secretly suspicious.

His gaze swept over the people in the room without a trace, and Xie Ning realized that except for He's slightly surprised expression, no one showed a surprised expression.

It seems that the Xiang family had already informed them of this, and if Xie Ning hadn't come to ask his grandmother for peace this morning, I was afraid that he would have been kept in the dark like the He family.

There was a sound of footsteps of different shades in his ears, Xie Ning looked up, but saw Gao Jibai opening the curtain to meet the three of them.

Gao Jibai wore a dark green brocade robe today, and the bamboo patterns on the cuffs and corners of the robe were very chic. Shainin glanced at it. Only then did he look at the three people standing side by side behind him.

The young man standing in the middle was thin and tall, wearing a moon-white robe, although he did not have the indescribable momentum of Qin Feng, he also had a gentle atmosphere. Compared to the square-faced man on the left. He was clearly closer to the woman on the other side of him.

This should be the fifth son in my grandmother's family. The one next to me. It should be his sister Miss Liu Si.

As for the other one, there is no doubt that he should be the descendant of the Xiang family.

After the three of them asked the Liu family for peace, they didn't mention it again. Wait until they have chatted a few words. Xie Ning has a little more understanding of the identities of the three people.

Previously, what she knew about the Liu family and the Xiang family was only limited to Mama Qin's words, except that she knew that the Liu family was noble, had worked in the Hanlin Academy for generations, and the Xiang family's brother had served in the local area, but she didn't know anything else.

It is precisely because of this that Xie Ning also didn't know a lot about the names mentioned in their words, and he thought about it dizzily for a long time before he roughly sorted out the relationship between the two families, but he couldn't help but slander himself in his heart.

In the past, she only felt that it was a good thing to be a noble girl, but now she has realized a little bit of difficulty. It seems that this young lady of the family is not easy to be.

After some talking, several of their juniors exchanged names at Liu's suggestion. However, the Gao sisters, Gu Qingyun and others are obviously familiar with the Liu brothers and sisters, and the only ones who need to be introduced are Xie Ning and Xia Rouyu.

As noon approached, everyone moved to the small garden behind the Qinglian Hall at the suggestion of the Xiang family. Because I wanted to celebrate Liu's birthday, the atmosphere was very relaxed for a while. Only Xie Ning, because he had to beware of Xiang's calculations, had to be secretly vigilant.

"Cousin Xie," Miss Liu Si walked up to Xie Ning and said with a smile: "I have heard of your name a long time ago, but it is a pity that I went out to visit relatives with my mother and brother two months ago, and I only returned a few days ago." Speaking of which, this is the first time we've met. ”

Leaving Gu Qingyun to show her goodwill, she came to talk to her, an inconspicuous Miss Cousin, this Miss Liu Si is really a wonderful person. Seeing the clear smile in the other party's eyes, Xie Ning couldn't help but move in his heart.

Because he had learned the other party's name from the chat, he was not unfamiliar, and responded with a straight smile: "Yueshu doesn't have to regret it, you and I can meet today, it's very fateful." ”

"That's what I said," noticing the change in Xie Ning's title, Liu Yue's smile on writing became more and more genuine, and he also took the opportunity to call: "My brother and I are here today, and we won't leave until tomorrow morning." I just listened to my grandmother's meaning, and it seemed that there was no extra room in this Fuwei Temple. I wonder if my cousin would mind if I live with you? ”

Although Fuwei Temple is not a big temple, it is only a few side rooms, but it can still be made up if you squeeze it. The reason why Liu said this was just because he was worried that the guest house was full, and Liu Yueshu was a girl who had not left the cabinet, so it was inconvenient to live with her brothers Liu Chiran and Xiang Ming.

"The book of the moon is here though." Liu Si and Xie Ning are only three months apart, so although the other party can be regarded as her cousin in terms of generation, Xie Ning's "Book of the Month" is also very natural.

Seeing that she readily agreed, Liu Yueshu had a little more affection for her in her heart, "Then I'll go and bother me tonight." ”

At lunch, Liu Yueshu and Xie Ning sat together naturally. Because the number of people was small, there was no table split, Liu sat in the first place, and the rest of the people sat on the left and right.

The temple is vegetarian, and there is no oil and water in the food, which is very light. That's why Shainin didn't have much hope for today's meal.

No matter how delicious things are, they will get tired after a long time, let alone such an unappetizing vegetarian fast. Xie Ning was bored and remembered the Li Ji steamed bun near the Hou Mansion, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly.

As a native of Shudi, although Xie Ning loves to eat green vegetables, she likes salty and spicy, and this tasteless food in Fuwei Temple has long made her secretly wail.

When you return to Beijing, you must try the food in Beijing.

When Xie Ning's mind turned, a little novice had already begun to serve the food. As far as the eye could see, there was a little bright red in the green, which made her secretly surprised in her heart.

His eyes also subconsciously moved over, Xie Ning looked at it, and realized that the dish that was placed not far from his hand was actually a pine bamboo shoot lying in the cloud.

She had used this dish in Qinfeng's mansion, although the ingredients were all vegetarian dishes, it was a real Shu dish, very spicy.

Fuwei Temple is a Buddhist temple in Beijing, the meals made a few days ago are light, how can they suddenly change their style and start their Sichuan cuisine?

Xie Ning was suspicious, and the original interest in his eyes quickly subsided, and his expression became light.

The Liu family and the Xiang family are not from Shudi, not to mention the people of the Marquis of Jingyang and Gu Qingyun, except for Xie Ning, this kind of dish must be no one's favorite.

Fuwei Temple's arrangement is really a bit strange.

Everyone pushed the cup, and Xie Ning also raised the cup to respond, but the doubts in his heart were never solved. Seeing that no one was going to pick up the dish, she was a little dazed for a while.

Could it be that this is just a coincidence?

"Ning'er," Xiang, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly turned his gaze to Xie Ning, and said in a casual tone: "Aren't you spicy?" Why don't you eat this dish? ”

Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief.

Xie Ning had already learned about Xiang's malice towards her from Jingyuan's mouth, and now that she was asking for no reason, she was even more convinced that the other party was indeed plotting against her today, and her heart suddenly tightened, but her face was pretending to be calm, and she said nonsense: "I'm used to eating vegetarian dishes these days, and for a while, I can't stand such spicy things." ”

Xiang's eyes flashed slightly, nodded, and stopped speaking.

On the contrary, Gao Yiyan, who was sitting next to Liu Yueshu, glanced at her and said in a loud voice: "I am just the opposite of my cousin." It's rare to have such a dish, but you have to try it. It's just a pity that you can't taste it, cousin, otherwise you can evaluate it with me. When the words fell, she deliberately took a chopstick.

Xie Ning smiled noncommittally, but his eyes circled back and forth on the mother and daughter without a trace. But seeing that Xiang's face was still as usual, and Gao Yiyan also moved neatly to put the bamboo shoot into his mouth.

Could it be that she is too worried, and the grass and trees are all soldiers? Although Xie Ning secretly laughed in his heart, he had no intention of picking up vegetables, but just used a few mouthfuls of food at random.

At this time, the food was finished, but a novice approached to deliver chrysanthemum tea. (To be continued.) )

PS: Spicy dishes, there were also in ancient times~