This Ning Tuoshu was ridiculed by everyone, and returned to the Ningguo Mansion angrily, and as soon as he entered the door, a small servant came to inform Jiangnan that the Xiao family had come to visit, and he had been waiting for a long time.

Ning Tuoshu hesitated, this Jiangnan Xiao family has been silent for a long time, why did he suddenly return to Beijing this time? Could it be ......

When Ning Tuoshu returned to the house and saw the girl in fancy clothes next to the handsome young man, he immediately understood the meaning of the Xiao family, the woman in fancy clothes was slender and beautiful, especially the tear mole under the corner of her eye was even more charming, such a stunning color, even if it was three thousand beauties in the harem, it was difficult to compete with this woman.

"Lord Ning......" The Duanxiu young man who was ignored by Ning Tuoshu at a glance gave a salute with a smile, his eyebrows were as bright as stars, "This is the cousin of the clan, who is in Beijing for the first time, and does not understand the rules of the capital, please don't blame Lord Ning." ”

Only then did the girl in the costume slowly bow down, and her voice was cold, "Xiao Jiazijin has seen Lord Ning. ”

Ning Tuoshu's mood was originally filled with anger, but when he saw this beautiful girl, he picked up his mustache and said, "Miss doesn't have to be polite. ”

Xiao Zijin nodded slightly, his eyebrows were light, as if he didn't care at all.

Ning Tuoshu has seen a lot of beauties, and he has seen a lot of cold beauties, but it is the first time he has seen a woman with such a cold mood, and she is still born with such a beautiful face and moon appearance, so that people can't hate it.

And here, after leaving the Xiuwen Academy, Lin Mei took the string of hand beads back to the Curtain House, although she still doesn't know who lives in this courtyard, but the maids who are serving in the Curtain House are arrogant every time they see her, so Lin Mei has not had contact with other maids in the Curtain House except for Qingying.

Lin Mei had just returned to the curtain house, and saw Shu Zhou waiting at the door of the main house with a heavy face, and when she looked up, she just wanted to open her mouth to speak, but at this time, a person walked out of the main house, graceful and luxurious, and she couldn't even see the slightest folds on her well-maintained face.

Mrs. Shu was walking out of the main house of the curtain house, and saw Lin Mei standing in the corridor of Biwa Zhu Eaves with a stupid face, holding a string of jade-white beads in her hand and being stunned.

"Miss Lin, it turns out that you are here......"

Lin Mei was holding the string of beads and was stunned, thinking to herself, could this be a special gift from Shu Wangjin? At this moment, I suddenly heard a kind female voice, and I couldn't help but feel excited, and when I turned my head, it turned out to be Shu Wangjin's mother.

"Mrs. Shu?" Lin Mei hurriedly put the bead string in her hand into her sleeve, and bowed to Mrs. Shu with a forced smile.

Mrs. Shu had already seen the bead string in Lin Mei's hand, so she smiled slightly, and said warmly, "You don't have to be afraid of me, that string of Bodhi beads was engraved by Wang Jin, right?" This kid ...... Since Wen Jin died, I haven't seen him do these gadgets again, Miss Lin must not know that Wang Jin did these things when he was a child, and he was so skillful. ”

Lin Mei saw that Mrs. Shu and Master Shu were indeed different, so she smiled and handed over the bead string in her hand, and said, "It turns out that this is not jade, I always thought it was made of jade......

Mrs. Shu stretched out her hand to take the string of Bodhi beads, with a hint of sadness in the smile on her face, she groped for a long time, until she was familiar with each of the Bodhi beads in her hand, and then returned the string of Bodhi beads to Lin Mei, and the sadness on her face was quickly taken back.

"Miss Lin, there are autumn banquets held all over the capital today, I wonder if Miss Lin can have some spare time to accompany me to go shopping?"

"Autumn feast?" Lin Mei frowned, and only felt that these nobles in the capital were idle every day, either holding this kind of banquet or that kind of banquet, and they could hold three or four banquets in one Mid-Autumn Festival.

Shu Zhou waited behind Mrs. Shu, his face changed instantly when he heard the words, and he shook his head at Lin Mei gently, signaling her to refuse quickly.

Mrs. Shu was born in a famous family, and her private means are really called killing people without seeing blood, although she has cultivated herself in recent years, but he has not forgotten that after Shu Wangjin was grounded for three days, a little girl was punished by Mrs. Shu for snubbing Shu to drink water, and no one has seen that little guy since.

Shu Wangjin was grounded this time, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was because Master Shu was dissatisfied with Lin Mei's matter, if Mrs. Shu made another move on Lin Mei at this time...... After all, with Mrs. Shu's means, it is really simple to make a person disappear silently, if Lin Mei really encounters an accident, then he will really be ashamed of his young master.

Lin Mei saw Shu Zhou shaking her head at herself, and she knew what he meant, and just wanted to open her mouth to refuse, but Mrs. Shu saw through it at a glance, and said with a smile, "If Miss Lin doesn't reply, then she agrees, Shu Zhou, don't hurry up and prepare the carriage." ”

The expression on Shu Zhou's face froze, and he could only say yes, and then went to prepare for various matters in frustration.

The garden is the best place for the major families in the capital to hold various banquets, and the festival period is crowded and hot.

Mrs. Shu took Lin Mei out of the carriage and walked into the garden, along the way by a lot of ladies and young ladies to pay attention, when seeing Lin Mei behind Mrs. Lin, they were all around in a pile whispering, looking at a few glances from time to time, and all kinds of rumors and rumors were endless.

"Miss Lin, did you hear what they said?"

Lin Mei was filled with righteous indignation, when she suddenly heard Mrs. Shu's gentle words, she had to put away the angry expression on her face, and said with a pout, "Naturally, I heard ......."

Mrs. Shu smiled lightly, stretched out her hand and pinched, and picked the most gorgeous one of the precious ink chrysanthemums next to her.

"I often heard this kind of words when I was a child, it was nothing more than how my sister was virtuous and polite, but I was cruel as a concubine." Mrs. Shu played with the inky black autumn chrysanthemum in her hand, and there was a hint of a smile on her face, as if she was talking about something very happy, "Miss Lin, do you know what I did at that time?" ”

Lin Mei saw Mrs. Shu's smile on her face but there was no smile in her eyes, she couldn't help laughing a few times, and echoed, "I really don't know ......."

Mrs. Shu crushed the bright Mo Ju in her hand, and laughed every time she grinded, "Those mouthy people have been wringed their tongues by me, and they can't talk more, my sister has finally become the biggest joke in the capital, and the stench has been left for 10,000 years, and those ladies of the family who have laughed at me have all married, and I have also married, so I let Qingtong cut off the shop business under their house, and also sent many singers and their husbands, and finally the family was ruined and the life was hard." ”

When Lin Mei heard these words, she shivered when she looked at Mrs. Shu who was cold, no wonder Shu Wangjin was crazy when she was a child, her father's methods were so vicious and terrifying, if she was afraid that she would have run away from home a long time ago.

Seeing the fear in Lin Mei's eyes, Mrs. Shu couldn't help but smile lightly, and patted her hand lovingly, "You don't have to be afraid of me, it's just that after I did those things, people in the capital no longer dared to laugh at me, Miss Lin, what about you?" ”

Lin Mei froze, glanced at Mrs. Shu blankly, and blinked, as if she understood the intention of Mrs. Shu to say these words to her.

Mrs. Shu led Lin Mei step by step, her voice was gentle, "Miss Lin, the Shu family has a big business, and there are no means that cannot be kept, Wang Jin is the only heir of the Shu family, and his wife can be the daughter of a high-ranking official and a wealthy person, or a woman who can't read big characters, but, I hope, the last person standing by his side ...... It's someone who doesn't need him to be distracted and protected. ”

Lin Mei listened to Mrs. Shu's teachings in a daze, but she didn't know that Mrs. Shu officially regarded her as Shu Wangjin's fiancée, otherwise she wouldn't have bothered to talk to her about so many things.

"Miss Lin, look...... They look so glamorous, but what's the difference between you and them? Is it just because of family background? Mrs. Shu's cold eyes swept over the official ladies who were looking at Lin Mei and laughing, and her voice was cold, "Miss Lin, what the Shu family needs is a housewife who can take the lead alone." ”

On the side of the Ningguo Mansion, Ning Tuoshu was leaning over to write a letter, and after sealing the pen, he carefully studied it many times, and after making sure that there was no problem, he folded it into the envelope, sealed it with special ink, and handed it over to his personal servant in person.

"Pass this letter to Concubine Ning, and remember not to let others find out."

Xiao Zihuan came uninvited that day, because of the recent election of a concubine for the crown prince, and the Xiao family also wanted a piece of the pie.

When the crown prince was born by the late queen, although there were several older royal brothers pressed on it, the prince's foreign family was strong and he was the general of the town, so the other princes could only give the prince some stumbling blocks in private, and no matter how much they hated it, they gritted their teeth and did not dare to disrespect the prince on their faces.

Although the Xiao family does not have much power in the court, after all, it is a century-old scholarly family, and it is extremely noble, not to mention that Concubine Ning, as Ning Tuoshu's sister, is His Majesty's favorite concubine, but she has no children, so Ning Tuoshu agreed to help Xiao Zijin enter the palace, hoping to favor her for a long time.

Besides, after Ning Tuoshu saw Xiao Zijin, he thought about it for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that she might be the future crown princess, he would have done it a long time ago.

But...... Xiao Zihuan is full of sincerity......

Ning Tuoshu glanced at the silver tickets he had just counted, there were as many as six thousand taels, the Xiao family has always been a noble family, and I don't know where to get so much money, but it can be seen that the Xiao family is probably desperate to gain a foothold in the harem this time.

And then there'...... Ning Tuoshu frowned, and was full of anger when he remembered the incident with Taiye Lake that day, Shu Wangjin was too ignorant, Xiao Zihuan said that there was a way to rectify the Shu family, I don't know what the way is?

【ps】I'm really sorry for the day I broke yesterday, but I was busy during this time...... Also, before I know it, there seem to be countless stalks, and I will try to fill them up as much as I can...... said that the heroine was finally self-reliant and self-reliant......