Chapter 215: Zhou Ningning
Ruoyun couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, and said in her heart, "I really mean what Sister Su Yan said, this Zhou Ningning belongs to the Zhou family of the double uncle, Zhou Ningning, Zhou Ningxin, isn't it, why didn't I think of it just now!" "Isn't this Chu Ziheng's uncle, but how could someone from the Zhou family come so far from Jinling to attend the banquet in Su Mansion? And didn't you say that the Zhou family has a daughter of Zhou Ningxin in this generation, so what's going on with Zhou Ningning, is it a member of the Zhou family?
"It turns out that Sister Tranquility is from the Zhou family in Jinling, are you from Jinling?" Ruoyun asked.
"No, although we are the Zhou family, we have long been separated, and the two uncles of the Zhou family are just my cousins, and our family has moved to Suzhou since my grandfather's generation." Zhou Jingjing said.
Ruoyun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, fortunately, fortunately, he was just a member of Chu Ziheng's uncle's family, and he had moved to Suzhou for decades, so it was estimated that he would not recognize Chu Ziheng.
Since then, when we talked, Ruoyun inquired intentionally or unintentionally, wanting to know more about them, so as not to make any mistakes and expose them.
Tong guò talked Ruoyun summed up that Zhou Ningning's grandfather and Chu Ziheng's grandfather were brothers, but Zhou Ningning's grandfather was a concubine, and after the family was separated, the concubine took the property and went to Suzhou to start a business, and after the business became bigger, he settled in Suzhou, and he usually went back when there was something important in the clan.
Zhou Ningning's father Zhou Guangxing and Chu Ziheng's two uncles are cousins, this Zhou Guangxing because of his boldness, smart mind, and lively heart, after inheriting his father's business, the business is bigger, and at the same time he also maintains a good relationship with the two uncles and cousins of the Zhou family.
So today, Mrs. Zhou proved that what Chunye said was true for Ruoyun and them, and no one didn't believe her words, because the Zhou family itself opened a lot of silk and jewelry shops in various parts of the Yangtze River, and it can be said that they know a lot about silk and jewelry, so everyone believes her words.
And the marriage between Zhou Jingjing and Su Che originated from the wives of the two families, Su Che's mother Li and Zhou Ningning's mother Song are both from the Jiangyin family, and the two families live relatively close to each other in Jiangyin, so the two have had a good relationship since childhood, and they belong to the kind of handkerchief. Later, they married together in Suzhou, and the contact became closer, and when Zhou Jingjing was six years old and Su Che was eight years old, the adults of the two families decided to marry the two of them.
The marriage of the Su and Zhou families can be regarded as a good match, the Su family and the Zhou family are both very influential families in Jiangnan, although the Zhou family is high, but the Zhou Ningning family can only be regarded as a side branch of the Zhou family, so Su Che, the young master of the Su Mansion, and Zhou Ningning, the cousin and niece of the two uncles, are still very right.
The Su family is rich and famous, the Zhou family is also rich and famous, and there is also the big backer of the two uncles, plus the mothers of the two families are handkerchiefs, this Su Che and Zhou Ningning have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and they are a pair of golden boys and girls, this marriage is really enviable. If it weren't for the Zhou family's reluctance to marry her early, the two would have already gotten married.
After figuring out this, Ruoyun was completely relieved, the Ning Ning family would definitely not know Chu Ziheng this week, even his own uncle had only seen him twice, not to mention this cousin who was far away in Suzhou.
The three of them chatted for a while, and a girl came to report that there was going to be a banquet and invited the three of them to go back. The three of them went back to the side hall just now. At this time, many girls had already taken their seats, and Su Yan pulled the two of them to sit in the middle, after all, she was the master today, and it was very reasonable to sit in the main seat.
Later, the girls who went out to enjoy the plum blossoms one after another came back, and Su Yan saw that everyone had arrived, so he ordered the girls to serve the food.
The banquet in this side hall may be specially prepared for these girls, the banquet is rich and exquisite, and the dishes are also very delicious, most of which are suitable for girls.
Everyone sitting there was a beautiful lady, so no one spoke during the meal, and even the sound of bowls and spoons colliding was less, and the hall was very quiet for a while. If anyone is rude on this occasion, not only will they be despised, but it will also be difficult to find their in-laws.
Because eating is the most basic etiquette for everyone's ladies, if you can't even eat well, then let alone the rest. Some people who are secretly jealous of Ruoyun today because of Liuyun brocade and red diamond dancing butterfly golden hairpin are looking forward to her not knowing dining etiquette and making a big ugly.
But Ruoyun engraved these etiquettes in her bones in her previous life, although the ancient times should be different from the modern etiquette, but in this life, Mama Liu taught her hand in hand, so don't look at her age of only nine years old, her demeanor is very elegant when she eats, and her movements are skillful, comparing all the women who are older than her.
At this time, no one regards her as a village girl, because these manners are not practiced since childhood, how can they be so elegant and skillful, let me ask that village girl will practice these manners since childhood? It must be taught only by everyone's beautiful family.
While eating, a little girl with a raw face gently walked to Su Yan's side, attached a few words in her ear, Su Yan frowned when she heard this, and then handed out chopsticks, and said to Ruoyun and Zhou Ningning, "Sister Ningning, Ruoyun, my mother has something to do with me, I'll go out and come back in a while." ”
Ruoyun and Zhou Jingning nodded busily, and Su Yan took his girl out with the girl. Although Su Yan's departure made Ruoyun very strange, she didn't think much about it, so she continued to eat.
It didn't take long for another dish to come up, it was a small rib with honey sauce, cut into a small chop an inch long, stacked on the plate, the color was red sauce, the fragrance was fragrant and looked very delicious, Ruoyun originally loved to eat pork ribs, and he was very much looking forward to seeing this dish.
But the little girl who served the food didn't know what was wrong, her feet were a little unstable, and suddenly she stumbled, and as soon as her body was crooked, the plate of dishes spilled out, and it happened to be sprinkled on Zhou Jingning, who was sitting on the right hand side of the little girl. Zhou Jingning was wearing light green clothes today, and a few small chops were sprinkled on her with sauce, and the green clothes were immediately dyed with a large piece of sauce, which was very conspicuous.
Seeing this scene, Ruoyun glanced at the little girl who served the food with the chopsticks in his hand, and then looked at Zhou Ningning. Zhou Ningning's face was very bad at this time, thanks to the thick clothes she wore in winter, otherwise wouldn't she be burned this time, and this dress is also considered a waste, even if it is washed again, it is estimated that it will not be washed out.
But due to good upbringing, Zhou Ningning still didn't get angry, but the girl behind her pointed at the girl dissatisfiedly and said, "What are you doing, clumsy, what should you do if you stain our girl's clothes now!" ”
The little girl seemed to be scared silly, and knelt on the ground with a frightened "poof" and began to beg for mercy while kowtowing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Miss Zhou, the slave and the maid didn't mean it, please spare the slave and the maid, the slave really didn't mean it." ”
This little girl couldn't stop flowing out of tears because she was afraid, and with the constant kowtowing, her forehead was already bruised, and she looked very miserable.
Zhou Ningning's eyes couldn't bear it, she thought that this matter was just a piece of clothing for herself, but if she wanted to investigate, this little girl would probably be beaten or sold, and finally sighed and said, "Forget it, you didn't mean it, get up, do you know where there is a place to change clothes, take me over to change clothes!" ”
When the little girl heard this, a trace of joy flashed in her tearful eyes, and then she quickly kowtowed with gratitude on her face and said, "Thank you, girl, thank you!" I know, I know, Madame has specially prepared a place for the guests to rest and change clothes, and I will take the girl there! ”
Zhou Ningxin raised her head and said to Ruoyun, "Sister Ruoyun, it seems that I can only go and change my clothes first, you eat slowly." ”
"Well, Sister Tranquility, go, I'll wait for you here!" Ruoyun said with a sweet smile.
Zhou Ningxin got up and took her two girls, Xiangyi and Xiangyu, to follow the little girl who served the food out to change clothes. After they went out, Ruoyun put down his chopsticks and said apologetically to the others at the table, "I suddenly have a headache, I want to go out to breathe the air, everyone use it slowly." ”
Everyone also nodded, and Ruoyun came out of the side hall with Spring Leaves and Winter Red.
As soon as he got out of the side hall, Dong Hong hurriedly asked worriedly, "Girl, you are uncomfortable there, is it because you got up too early today, let the slave maid rub it for you!" She was afraid that the girl would get up early today, and then be angry with those bad guys.
Ruoyun and Chunye smiled when they heard this, and Ruoyun said, "Sister Chunye, you come to sue Sù Donghong!" ”
"That little girl just now obviously deliberately spilled the vegetables on Miss Zhou, and then led Miss Zhou out, did the girl come out and see what was going on?" Haruba whispered.
"Yes, you didn't notice, just now that little girl heard that Sister Jing Jing asked her to take her to change her clothes, and there was a look of triumph in her eyes, I suspect that they will be unfavorable to Sister Jing Jing, and it is also a coincidence, but this happened when Sister Su Yan just left, so let's go and take a look, if it's okay, forget it, if there is something, I have to help Brother Su Che take care of his fiancée!" Ruoyun said.
Dong Hong listened to her own girl and Sister Chunye, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide and didn't know what to say, she just thought it was an accident, but she didn't expect the girl and Sister Chunye to see so many things, it's really amazing, it seems that she has a lot to learn, she secretly made up her mind to follow the girl and Sister Chunye well, and strive to help the girl do things like Sister Chunye as soon as possible.
The three of them followed Zhou Ningning from a distance, the little girl seemed to be very alert, and from time to time she observed whether there was anyone left and right, thanks to Ruoyun's divine sense, she didn't need to see them at all, just use her divine sense to investigate their direction and follow them, so the little girl couldn't see Ruoyun and the three of them at all.
The little girl took Zhou Jingjing and the three of them to a garden in Sufu, where there were several rockeries, and there were several warm pavilions not far behind the rockeries.
This kind of warm pavilion is usually used as a place for the host to rest and entertain guests, and many people will use this kind of warm pavilion as a place for guests to rest when they have a banquet, so Zhou Ningning did not doubt him, and took the maid into a warm pavilion that the little girl pointed out to her. RS