Chapter Thirty-Eight: Bad Intentions Set Up Tricks to Uncover the Wolf's Skin
It was while she was talking, the carriage had already driven to the side of Taiye Lake, Lin Mei opened the curtain and looked, only to see the blue waves for ten miles, the golden light and scales, during which the painting boat boats continued, and there were several scattered bamboo pavilions on the water, which were repaired on a small floating ground, and they had to be reached by boat.
"Yufei, look, those pavilions are really wonderful, they are actually built on the water!" Lin Mei pulled Liu Yufei's sleeve and pulled her to the car window to take a look.
"The pavilion was built on land in the water, and if you look closely, there is land underneath the pavilion." Liu Yufei leaned over and glanced at it, and at a glance saw the pavilions built on the water that Lin Mei said.
"There's land in the water?" Lin Mei put down the curtain in her hand and looked at Liu Yufei with a puzzled expression.
"The water is deep for the abyss, the water is rapid, the water's edge is flat, and the land in the water is the water." Liu Yufei patiently explained to Lin Mei, without the slightest annoyance on his face.
At this time, the carriage had stopped, Lin Mei also got out of the car with Liu Yufei when she saw this, Luo Er and Qingying followed behind the two to help them hold an umbrella to shade the sun, only to see that a long corridor was set up on this large area of rippling blue waves to shelter from the rain, and the crowd was bustling and crowded, mostly young boys and ladies and ladies, followed by many maids.
The promenade encloses a large circle along the Taiye Lake, its length is really amazing, even the width is five or six zhang, can be a total of two carriages in parallel, the outer edge of the promenade, planted a lot of herbs and strange flowers, compete for beauty, and there is the ink chrysanthemum that has been spit out quietly blooms, and the smell is fascinating.
"What kind of clothes is that Ning Gongzi wearing? Is there a portrait? Lin Mei and Liu Yufei walked in front, wearing a luxurious gold dress that attracted the envy or jealousy of the young women around them, and they kept guessing in their hearts which girl this was, and there was such a foundation in the house?
Liu Yufei pursed her lips and smiled bitterly, how should she tell Lin Mei that "Ning Gongzi" is actually over thirty years old, and there is also a sister-in-law and a concubine in the family, and the sister-in-law is already in her teens, if she marries, she will be the stepmother of the family directly, and she is still a continuation of the string who is only two or three years older than her sister-in-law!
"My aunt said, "Today is ...... Childe wore a long robe of cyan embroidered bamboo, and held a silk folding fan with a white jade main bone, painted with green bamboo and dry stones. β
Lin Mei took Liu Yufei to look around, and kept muttering about the green bamboo robe and white jade folding fan, suddenly, her expression froze, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, pulled Liu Yufei's sleeve and whispered, "Yufei...... Is it really Ning Gongzi and not Ning Laoye?! That man...... You can be your uncle at any age! β
I saw that in a small pavilion not far ahead, a middle-aged man with a beard was sitting, about thirty years old, holding a silk fan with a white jade main bone and fanning it slowly, looking really suave.
"That's right, it's him...... Tongzhou prefect, Ning Tuoshu. Liu Yufei shook Lin Mei's hand back and explained in a low voice, "He has already sat in the position of the prefect at a young age, and he is a famous family. β
"It would be a great misfortune if you married him!" Lin Mei angrily brushed Liu Yufei's hand away, squinted her eyes, and the more she looked at Ning Tuoshu, the more unhappy she became.
"Yufei, you wait...... Today's events are all on him Ning Tuoshu alone, and your grandfather's family will never blame you! Lin Mei rolled up her sleeves as she spoke, shocking Liu Yufei's disfigurement, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop her.
"Lin Mei! You're going to have to do it! β
Lin Mei patted Liu Yufei's hands, with a smug look on her face, "Don't worry, I won't drag you down." β
"Lin Mei......" Liu Yufei frowned, looking at Lin Mei's distant figure worriedly.
Ning Tuoshu, is thirty years old Chinese New Year's Eve, the year before last he took office as the prefect of Tongzhou, his wife has been dead for five years, and he has two sons and a daughter under his knees, of which the eldest son is born to his wife, his sex is intelligent, he was admitted to Tongsheng early, and he is very fond of Ning Tuoshu.
More than ten days ago, Ning Tuoshu was preparing to return to Beijing with his sister-in-law for the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, but at this time a letter came from Beijing, saying that the family helped him see a county eldest daughter, although he was divorced, but his character and appearance are first-class outstanding, and he is the granddaughter of the old lady of the Zhang family, and he is naturally very satisfied.
Therefore, Ning Tuoshu deliberately dressed himself up and came to the side of Taiye Lake, waiting to "meet" the county lady.
At this time, Ning Tuoshu saw a gorgeous girl in a fiery red cloud satin dress walking in front of her, with a turquoise begonia hairpin obliquely inserted on her head, reflecting the begonia flower tree in full bloom next to her, she was really more delicate than a flower.
"I don't know if Miss Liu has such a style?" Ning Tuoshu looked at the back and muttered to himself, his eyes followed the girl in the red dress all the time, knowing that when the girl was walking towards him, he closed his abrupt eyes, and held the fan awkwardly to hide his embarrassment.
The girl in the red brocade dress of "Childe ......" was born with a flowery appearance, and today she was slightly covered with some fat powder, and she looks as smart and charming as a fairy who has fallen into the world.
Ning Tuoshu hurriedly collected his thoughts, with an elegant look on his face, and asked politely, "What does this young lady do?" β
"Little Girl...... The little girl came to the capital for the first time, and today her friends accompanied the little girl to play in this Taiye Lake, who knew that the flow of people was so crowded, and when I looked back, the maid and her friends were gone......" The woman in the red dress sobbed with a sad expression, frowned slightly, and said in a sobble, "So...... So the little girl wanted to ask Childe for help. β
Ning Tuoshu listened to the woman in the red dress explain the reason, and was shocked for a moment, thinking, I'm afraid that this is the Miss Liu family, right? Otherwise, how could you deliberately come here to look for him? I must have recognized him a long time ago!
Thinking about all this clearly, Ning Tuoshu smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Miss, presumably your servants will also be in a hurry, maybe I'll come here to find you later." β
"Childe, that's the case...... They, I'm afraid they've already returned home. The woman in the red dress was anxious, and a pair of pear blossom eyes with rain looked at him in a daze.
Ning Tuoshu was overjoyed, and felt more and more that this was the Miss Liu family, otherwise how could there be a reason for someone to abandon his master and leave first, presumably this was also Mrs. Zhang's arrangement, so Wen Yan comforted, "Why don't you personally escort Miss back home?" β
"This ...... I'm afraid it's not right......" said the girl in the red dress and took a few steps back, her face full of panic.
"Miss Liu, I am the Tongzhou Governor Ning Tuoshu who I saw with you today, and please rest assured Miss Liu, I will definitely send you back to Zhang's Mansion intact." Ning Tuoshu saw that the woman in the red dress took a few steps back, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, since he couldn't look down on himself, why did he show up? Besides, how do you want to marry the daughter of a little county magistrate!
"You...... Shame on you! Who told you to send it? When the time comes, you send me home as a big man, and my reputation will be ruined by you, and I will ...... How can I live?! When the girl in the red dress heard this, as if she had been insulted, her eyes turned red, and she flicked her sleeves and walked out of the pavilion.
Ning Tuoshu saw that the woman in the red dress turned around and was about to walk outside the bamboo pavilion, and his heart was even more angry, he had been an official for so many years, how could he have ever seen such a trick on himself!
So Ning Tuoshu hurriedly chased after him, grabbed the hand of the girl in the red dress in front of many passers-by, and shouted in a low voice, "I'll send you back to Zhang's mansion!" β
Unexpectedly, the girl in the red dress struggled, and shouted loudly regardless of her face, "Someone! There's a scoundrel here! β
All the pedestrians around looked at the two of them for a while, only to see the girl in the red dress standing in front of her crying so aggrieved, and the retracted Xue Nen's wrist was actually stiffly held by Ning Tuoshu with a bruise, which was extremely eye-catching.
"I really don't know what you're talking about, Miss Liu! My surname is Lin, I only came to the capital yesterday, you are really rude! The girl in the red dress covered her face and sobbed, and her heartbroken voice attracted the sympathy and comfort of many women.
"You...... Since you're not Miss Liu, why did you come to me! He also threatened to ask me for help! Ning Tuoshu saw that the big thing was not good, for fear that some of these people would know him, and when the time came, it would spread to the ears of the saint and ruin his reputation, so he hurriedly defended.
"There are so many bamboo pavilions here, and you alone occupy one, can't I find a place to rest and cool off in the past?"
Ning Tuoshu was shocked in his heart, indeed, this girl did not say that she was Miss Liu......
"Mei'er, why are you here?"
At this time, a voice as warm as jade came from the crowd, and everyone turned their heads to look and saw that it was a son of a family dressed in purple clothes and dressed luxuriously, and they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, this person seems to have a good identity, I don't know which young master it is?
On the other hand, since Lin Mei walked towards Ning Tuoshu, Liu Yufei was uneasy, if it wasn't for Qingying who stopped her behind, I was afraid that she would have been like Ning Tuoshu who had made everything clear.
"What are you stopping me from doing?" Liu Yufei picked up the identity of the master, and looked directly at the handmaid in Tsing Yi who was dressed simply without powder.
"Miss Liu, my young master is here......" Qingying saluted indifferently, and then turned around and moved away.
Shu Wangjin was standing not far behind them, and was accompanied by a delicate girl in a golden silk gauze skirt with a cold face, letting her chirp in her ear, still not saying a word, behind them, she was following a short and fat middle-aged man, saying something to Shu Wangjin with a smile on his face.
"Master Shu!" Liu Yufei was naturally overjoyed when he saw the person who could restrain Lin Mei, and immediately walked over, glancing at the girl in the golden dress without a trace.
"Miss Liu? Why are you here? Shu Wangjin saw Liu Yufei standing here alone, and immediately guessed that Lin Mei must have had an accident, "I don't know ...... Miss Lin."
Liu Yufei anxiously glanced back at the bamboo pavilion not far away, and saw that the two people next to Shu Wangjin kept looking at him, and he sneered in his heart, so he said bluntly and unceremoniously, "Master Shu, Lin Mei, she ...... I was molested by the disciples! If she makes the slightest mistake, I'll ...... How can I explain to Mrs. Shu! β
Explain to Mrs. Shu?!
The eyes of a man and a woman behind Shu Wangjin suddenly widened, and the short and fat man immediately wiped the sweat on his head, and asked dryly, "This young lady, I don't know who the young lady you said is called Lin Mei?" β
A trace of sadness and horror suddenly appeared on Liu Yufei's face, and he whispered, "It's Shu Gongzi's fiancΓ©e!" Why, you don't know? β
She was right, although she was not a fiancΓ©e, but Lin Mei had lived in the courtyard of the future master of Shu Mansion, if it were not for the acquiescence of the masters of Shu Mansion, Lin Mei would have lived in a guest room at most...... Besides, this woman is dressed enchantingly and charmingly, and she may covet the position of the young lady of Nashu Mansion.