Chapter 116: Guining
Jiang Xuan's sudden departure made Lu Qingrong a little dazed.
It's been fine just now, what's going on?
Although Lu Qingrong was puzzled, she no longer cared, she had already prepared everything that would return to Ning tomorrow, and Jiang Xuan only needed to show up on time when the time came.
"Madame, what about the list?" Midoritake glanced towards the door of the inner room.
When Jiang Xuan went out just now, he also took the gift list with him.
"Let's write another spare, in case he is left behind." Lu Qingrong commanded.
Lu Zhu nodded yes, and only after serving Lu Qingrong to go to bed did he leave the inner room.
Lu Qingrong was lying on the bed, not sleepy for a while.
It has only been six or seven days since I married into the Hou Mansion, and I feel like I am in a different world.
In just a few days, Mrs. Wu was exempted from her morning and dusk early in the morning, and Jiang Xuan was often not in the room, she was really idle in the Yu Courtyard, reading and stroking the piano every day, very comfortable, but it was just quieter than waiting for the word boudoir.
Although she didn't meet with Marquis Jingyuan and Mrs. Wu many times, it also made Lu Qingrong faintly feel that the future would definitely not be so peaceful forever, but she didn't want to think about it at this time.
Now her mind is full of expectations for returning to Lu Mansion tomorrow.
Since coming to this Great Qi Dynasty, she has never been separated from her mother for such a long time, and she misses it for a certain time, including Lu Yiduo and several sisters.
Thinking that they would be able to meet tomorrow, Lu Qingrong was still slightly upturned at the corner of his mouth until the moment before falling asleep.
Jiang Xuan returned to the outer room of the inner room that night, but it was almost late at night, and his voice was soft, and Lu Qingrong, who had fallen asleep, did not notice it.
Early the next morning, Lu Qingrong came out of the inner room after freshening up, and saw Jiang Xuan, who was standing with his back to him in front of the window of the outer room, and his heart was finally more steady, and he didn't ask him when he would come back.
"I'll tell someone to set breakfast first." Lu Qingrong opened his mouth, which was regarded as a greeting, "After dinner, do we need to go to Qinyi Courtyard first and ask An Shun to resign?" ”
"Not necessarily." Jiang Xuan turned around at this time, "Since she said that she didn't need to go to ask for peace, let's not do it again." ”
Lu Qingrong bowed slightly, thinking of the gift list yesterday, so he asked: "I took the gift list when I went out yesterday, and now I can bring it back?" ”
Jiang Xuan took out a red gift slip out of nowhere and handed it to her.
As soon as Lu Qingrong took it, he noticed that something was wrong.
The size of this gift list is obviously different from yesterday, and when you look closely, the content is really different. Although the types of items are similar, the grades and weights have increased.
"What is this?" Lu Qingrong looked puzzled.
"I said yesterday that I have prepared the gifts for Guining, and the items on the gift list have been prepared now, and your share will not be needed." Jiang Xuan opened his mouth lightly, seeing that Lu Qingrong was still a little hesitant, he continued: "This is the rule. ”
Lu Qingrong had no choice but to give up when he heard this, but he was still a little strange in his heart.
Although he said this yesterday, the gift list in front of him now, although obviously much richer than his own, is too similar in type, making it hard for her to believe that he had prepared it before.
"Then there is Lao Shizi." Lu Qingrong handed him back the gift list and went to order the meal.
Jiang Xuan looked at her back and seemed thoughtful.
The two had breakfast and went directly to Jinglin Hutong by carriage.
Today, Lu Qingrong wore a red cherry blossom pattern light gold trimmed placket, a red embroidered gold skirt, and a fallen horse bun on his head.
So much so that Jiang Xuan, who was sitting opposite her in the carriage, was a little puzzled, on weekdays, Lu Qingrong had always had light makeup, how could it be so complicated today, he must have attached great importance to the matter of returning to Ning.
It is true that he values Gui Ning, but Lu Qingrong's main thing is not for this.
Today, she dressed up for Lu Manyu.
Her third sister has always liked red, and her biggest hobby on weekdays is to wear red and gold, she is afraid that if she dresses too plainly today, it will highlight Lu Manyu's inappropriateness, so she has this exaggerated dress.
When he entered the Lu Mansion and saw Lu Manyu dressed in red and gold ornaments in his hair, Lu Qingrong couldn't help but sigh in his heart that his decision was really not wrong. Fortunately, Lu Manyu only greeted her and Jiang Xuan at the second gate with everyone, as a young lady in the boudoir, and then she could only avoid it with Lu Qianyu.
Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan first followed everyone to the main courtyard to meet Mrs. Tai and Lu Yiduo and his wife.
In addition, Lu Yizhong and Geng's family, as well as Lu Chengjie, Lu Chengxi, Lu Chengxu, and Lu Fangyu and Di Qian, who returned to their parents' homes today, also gathered in the flower hall of the main courtyard.
After Jiang Xuan was led by Lu Qingrong to confess his relatives, everyone talked around the two newcomers.
Mrs. Tai was very happy today, the smile on her face never stopped, and she was also very polite to Jiang Xuan, and kept asking if his illness was better, Mrs. Wu has always been well.
Geng was naturally extremely enthusiastic, and asked Jiang Xuan long and short questions. In Lu Qingrong's eyes, she even felt that she had lost her identity as an elder. Lu Yizhong next to him also felt it, and he couldn't stop Geng Shi after a few glances, so he had to stand aside awkwardly, his face was confused.
Jiang Xuan was comfortable with it, no matter what the people of the Lu family asked, his answers were always polite and decent, which made Lu Qingrong look sideways, thinking that this was really different from the playful and uncertain Jiang Xuan on weekdays.
It's just that Lu Yiduo and Yin Pingru didn't speak after greeting Jiang Xuan when they confessed their relatives, but their eyes never left themselves and Jiang Xuan.
Especially Yin Pingru, when everyone was talking to Jiang Xuan, she kept staring at Lu Qingrong, as if she wanted to see if the smile on her face was true or false.
The crowd gathered in the flower hall and did not disperse until it was after lunch.
First, Jiang Xuan was invited by Lu Yiduo to the study of the East Courtyard.
Thinking of Jiang Xuan's easy response in front of everyone in the flower hall, Lu Qingrong was not worried about this, and returned to the East Courtyard with Yin Pingru.
As soon as she entered the house, Yin Pingru sent the maid in the house, took Lu Qingrong's hand and sat down.
"Are you doing well in the Hou Mansion? The son of the world...... Didn't bully you, did you? Yin Pingru looked worried, and her words were inevitably a little abrupt, but she couldn't take care of these anymore.
"No one bullied me! It's only been a few days, and even if you want to bully, it's too late, right? Lu Qingrong responded easily, seeing that Yin Pingru's eyebrows were slightly frowning and her face was heavy, she hurriedly stopped laughing, "It's really okay!" Jingyuanhou's body and spirit have not yet healed, and we don't have to go to ask for peace in Jingchun Hall on weekdays, even Mrs. Wu has exempted us from going to Qinyi Courtyard in the morning and dusk, these days I have nothing but eating and sleeping, you see, am I taller than before I got married, and I am fat! ”
Saying that, Lu Qingrong didn't roll up her sleeves yet, and asked Yin Pingru to see if she was really fat.
Yin Pingru hurriedly helped her put down her sleeves, and said with a smile: "The weather hasn't warmed up yet, you should be careful of catching a cold!" I didn't see you getting fat, but you looked taller than the other day! ”
Lu Qingrong followed and smiled.
The smile on Yin Pingru's face suddenly faded, and she seemed to be a little eager to speak.
"If there's anything else you'd like to ask, you'll have to ask." Lu Qingrong smiled and quipped: "Don't look back and wait for me to leave, and worry about some ...... that you don't have."
Yin Pingru was not amused by her, and opened her mouth hesitantly: "You guys...... Didn't live together, did you? ”
Lu Qingrong immediately understood what his mother meant: "No, I live alone in the inner room, and the son of the world sleeps in the outer room, which is the case these days." ”
Lu Qingrong told the truth, but he deliberately did not mention Mrs. Wu's inaction.
When Yin Pingru heard this, the nervous look on her face that had never faded was finally relieved: "That's good...... Can you still control those people in the world's house? ”
Although there are no others in Lu Yiduo's back house, Yin Pingru still knows a little about the noble family of the Great Qi Dynasty, and knows that there are very few people like his own family, so he takes it for granted that with Jiang Xuan's age and the status of the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion, there must be someone in the room.
Lu Qingrong was stunned by her question, and it took a while to understand.
"There are no other people in the Yu Courtyard, just some maids who used to serve the prince, and there are not many opportunities to meet on weekdays, and everyone is safe." Lu Qingrong said as tactfully as possible.
"Just an ordinary maid?" Yin Pingru continued to ask, seemingly a little disbelieving. After all, Jiang Xuan had already been famous, and at this time, it was inevitable that she would think that Lu Qingrong was just saying this to ease her heart.
"Yes." Lu Qingrong nodded firmly.
In fact, she hadn't had a chance to talk to Jiang Xuan about it, but when her mother asked about it, she had to answer it for the time being.
Yin Pingru saw that she was sure, so she stopped asking: "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, don't hold it in your heart." ”
Lu Qingrong nodded solemnly.
The mother and daughter have only seen each other for a few days, but they talk endlessly, from food, clothing, housing and transportation to flowers and jewelry, there are always endless words.
"Hey, why didn't you see the second sister?" Lu Qingrong finally remembered Lu Qianyu, and since he first entered the Lu Mansion, he had seen him from a distance at the second gate, and then he avoided seeing no one.
"It's not that I have something I want to tell you alone, Sister Qian'er and the three of them should be waiting for you in the Wisteria Pavilion at this time." Yin Pingru said with a smile, and then seemed to think of something, "You hurry up, for the sake of your return to Ning today, Sister Man'er has already delayed most of the time to learn the rules, I think it won't be long to be free!" ”
"Are the second and third sisters still learning the rules from Mama Chai?" Lu Qingrong was a little surprised, she thought that after she got married, they would no longer have to suffer this crime.
"It's only Sister Man." Yin Pingru explained: "Today, the emperor chose a side concubine for the crown prince, and Sister Man'er's name was also on the waiting list, so I invited Mama Chai back." ”RS