082 The rain stops and the wind rises 2
Ryan was helped back to the bedroom of Chaoyan Pavilion by several maids, and as soon as she lay down, a layer of sweat appeared all over her body, and she couldn't see clearly for a while, and the anxiety accumulated in recent days instantly surged into her heart, with a devastating force, making her physically and mentally exhausted.
Qiushuang saw that Princess Ryan's face was pale and not like ordinary people, her eyes were dull and sloppy, and she actually showed a state of lost soul, her mouth was half open, and she didn't even know that her saliva was overflowing. She took out the brocade hand, and after helping to wipe it away, she shook Ryan gently and worriedly, "Princess, I'd better ask you a daifu to take a look." You ...... like this"
Ryan raised her stunned eyes, looked at Qiushuang in a trance, and pulled back some of her senses, she shook her head weakly, and after a long pause, she vomited weakly, "Tell the kitchen to boil a cup of old ginseng soup, and the palace will hang it first, there is a banquet tonight, there are many things waiting for the palace to do, and the palace can't be laughed at." You tell those maids to take care of their mouths, if anyone dares to talk nonsense, be careful of this palace to tear her mouth! β
"Princess, don't worry, the slave has already explained!" Qiushuang hurriedly answered, carefully helping Ryan to compact the brocade quilt.
"Hongu is fine!" Ryan only felt that the turbidity in her chest was always pressing her lungs and couldn't spit it out, her breathing began to become rapid again, beads of sweat ran out from her sideburns little by little, she gritted her teeth, and raised her hand to wave away the autumn frost.
After a deep sleep for half an hour, he woke up with a little refreshment.
Qiushuang had been waiting by the side, and when she saw that she was awake, she hurriedly served the warm ginseng soup, waited for Ryan to drink it, and then quietly withdrew.
In the end, it was a woman who had experienced the palace, Rui'an's heart quickly calmed down, and his mind began to carefully recall everything that happened after Shen Qianran returned to the house, until when he connected everything, Ryan was already shocked into a cold sweat.
If, this was the conspiracy in the beginning, apparently, she had jumped into the pit.
But Shen Qianran is only a seventeen-year-old girl, how can she have such a deep scheming? What's more, she hasn't returned for three years, how can she know that she embezzled the Shen family's treasury, especially the Yugang brand, even the old lady Shen doesn't remember the dowry sent by the county king's mansion when she was hired, how can Shen Qianran calculate it?
Could it be just a coincidence? Is a qiΔ just the result of one's own weakness?
Thinking about it, I still felt uneasy, got up again, struggled to the dressing table, and took out Dongyue Ding Shengqi's inscription from under the cabinet, if this inscription is true, then don't worry, if it's fake, then no matter what, even if she is sprayed to death by Concubine Zhen's saliva, she has to tell Xinyi Hou about it and make some remedies.
"Mother, mother......" Outside the dormitory door, Zhong Yanan called outside the door with a crying voice, Rui comforted his forehead with a splitting headache, sighed impatiently, stood up and shouted, "It's coming, don't rush!" β
As soon as I opened the door, I saw my daughter standing in a cardigan, with a cloak in her head, holding a makeup box in her hand, crying and asking, "Mother, what about my jewelry, I asked about Qiu Zhen, and she said that you scooped it." β
Ryan raised her eyelids with some difficulty and looked at her second daughter, she was powerless to explain, so she had to nod, and pointed to her own dressing table, "Go pick it, what do you see, scoop it yourself." β
Zhong Yanan immediately burst into laughter, stuffed the empty makeup box into his mother's arms, and said in a loud voice, "Mother, what you said, you want to pick what you like, but you are not allowed to regret it." She sat down in front of the dressing table happily, opened the makeup box, and said to herself, "At night, I have to dress up well, hmph, let the little slut of the Liu family dare to compare with me at will......"
After a few words, he suddenly pushed the jewelry box in front of him far away, turned around and asked, "Mother, why are there only so many left, the two floors below are empty." If you are reluctant to choose for your daughter, don't make your daughter poor and happy......"
"Enough!" Ryan suddenly burst into a shout, wheezing sharply, and pointed at Zhong Yanan with trembling shoulders, "Lack of this and lack of that all day long, compare with this, compare with that." You compare you with your eldest sister, you ...... What should my mother say about you...... Hey......" Tears instantly floated up, pointing to her daughter's hand and putting it down, she raised her hand weakly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go out, let my mother be quiet!" β
Zhong Yanan moved to his mother's side with red eyes, opened his mouth, and choked up, "Mother, don't be angry, I don't want that jewelry." He lowered his head and thought about it, and suddenly asked cautiously, "Mother, did you take my jewelry again?" β
Ryan was startled, immediately put aside other thoughts, and rebuked, "What nonsense? Such a big person, there is no control in his mouth, go out, and my mother will find a set of jewelry for you in a while. β
Zhong Yanan calmed down, and her eyebrows danced again, she leaned down and hugged Ryan's neck, "Thank you, mother!" Zhong Yanan kissed Ryan fiercely and went out happily.
Ryan was finally relieved, and ordered Qiushuang to call Steward Liu.
Steward Liu arrived quickly, and before he could ask for peace, Ruian handed over a sticker in his hand, "You go to Guidelou and ask the shopkeeper if Ding Shengqi, a grain merchant from Dongyue, has come to them." If there is, it will definitely leave an inscription, let them scoop it out, you see, is it the same as this one, by the way, what does Ding Shengqi look like, ask clearly. It is also best to ask if there is a man in charge next to Ding Shengqi, who is in his thirties and forties, with small eyes, not tall, and an obvious black mole on the lower left. Inquire well, come back and reply immediately, I'm waiting for you to hear back! β
Steward Liu put away the inscription and went out in response.
Guidelou has a good reputation in the capital, and wealthy businessmen or wealthy people from outside will go there to patronize.
Ryan looked at the hour for a while, and didn't dare to rub it any further, if she really invited so many distinguished guests at night, she had to dress up well, no matter in appearance and momentum, she would be far ahead of tonight's star - Ning Chang'an!
I spit out the foul breath of twenty years ago. Let everyone take a look at the true demeanor of the hostess of the Shen family!
After Shen Qianran left Mrs. Shen's courtyard, she went directly to the east courtyard to accompany her mother Ning Chang'an.
The kitchen that has just been renovated and expanded is crowded with people at this time, and the dishes are being mixed together, carved and carved, washing, cutting and cutting, and it is very lively.
Tonight, the chef here is only responsible for a few specialties of the Dongyue Palace, and the rest of the dishes are in charge of Guidelou.
And the exquisite tables and chairs used in the banquet were sent to the door by the head manager of the Ning family in the capital in the afternoon. The person in charge of the venue and the reception will be in charge of the branch of the Ning family's Qianzhuang in the capital, and even the maid who served in the banquet, Shen Qianran did not need the people of the Shen family. The Ning family has been rich for three generations, and the maids and mothers-in-law of the Ning Mansion have practiced various etiquettes and are well versed in the affairs of the mansion, which are not possessed by the Shen family's maids-in-law.
In addition to the troupe, she also invited the most prestigious Qianmei Fang in the capital to dance.
At that time, the older lady can go to the old lady's backyard to listen to the play, and the stage of the Thousand Charms Dance Workshop will be set up in the tea pavilion by the Shen family's lotus pool, thanks to Ryan's thoughts. In the past three years, after several repairs by her, the garden has been doubled in size, and it can accommodate at least 100 people without being crowded at all.
Although tonight's night banquet was held in the Shen Mansion, all the people who came would see the brilliance of the century-old family, the Ning family, who was finally left in Xiling.
In the entire East Courtyard, the most peaceful at this time is Ning Chang'an's bedroom.
Shui Mi and Shui Yue, who were guarding the door, saw Shen Qianran and helped her open the door.
Shen Qianran was about to go in, when he suddenly remembered something, turned around and ordered, "Shui Yue, you go to my courtyard and ask Shui Yu to scoop up the blue baggage I put in the cabinet." β
"Yes, Second Miss!" Shui Yu responded, snapped his fingers after closing the door, and smiled smartly, "Shui Mi, you have a good look." I'll come when I go! β
"Don't worry, you won't leave for a moment!" The two of them had been here for three days.
Shen Qianran had just opened the bead curtain, and Xiao Tianci, who was guarding in front of Ning Chang'an's bed, heard the crisp sound of the beads colliding, and suddenly threw the book in his hand, and plunged into Shen Qianran's arms like a little snow goose, with a hint of crying in his delicate voice, "Mother, mother, hug Ci'er." β
"Ci'er, what's wrong?" Shen Qianran's face was frightened, and he hurriedly leaned down and picked up the little guy, only to see that his eyes were red and his mouth was pouting, as if he was extremely aggrieved.
"Mother, I love you, I love you very much, mother...... Mother's ......" soft arms on Shen Qianran's neck, the little face buried in Shen Qianran's ear, that voice with a warm mother's heart instantly melted Shen Qianran's heart into plasma, she gently patted her son's back, her tone was very light, for fear of startling the baby in her arms, softly comforting, "Ci'er, what happened, can you sue SΓΉ Mother?" β
Xiao Tianci Liuli's eyes blinked, and finally couldn't help it, and began to cry loudly, his little face was wrinkled, and after sobbing a few times, the soft child voice sounded, "Mother, isn't it very painful, Mother is in order to give Ci'er...... Isn't it painful to heal a disease...... Grandmother she was in pain...... said that the mother was more painful......" Before the words were finished, he sobbed again and again, "Ci'er is uncomfortable...... I really want to go to my mother and hug ...... The grandmother was in pain, and the child didn't dare to leave......"
Xiao Tianci didn't express it clearly, but Shen Qianran understood it, Xiao Tianci knew that in order to give birth to him safely, he forced all the poison to himself, and these must be Ning Chang'an who forced himself to poison while teaching Ning Tianci the process of poisoning.
"Don't cry, it's all over, my mother is fine now, and it doesn't hurt." The thumb gently wiped away the tears on the child's face, but her eyes were full of tears, seeing Ci'er's red and swollen eyes, it seemed that she had cried before, and it was uncontrollably flowing down, after being reborn, she rarely cried, only in front of Ci'er, she felt that she was still a person, she would cry, laugh, and feel happy!
Son, her son!
She swallowed all the sadness she had, and gently pressed her forehead against the little god's forehead with her forehead, kissed his eyes, kissed away his tears, and asked in order to divert his attention, "Where's grandmother?" β
After Xiao Tianci indulged in his mother's soft and warm embrace, Fang slowly stopped crying.
Hearing Shen Qianran ask about Ning Chang'an, Fang covered his mouth with one hand and pointed to the bed with the other, with some panic in Liuli's eyes, "Grandmother was in pain, Ci'er gave her a needle, and fell asleep......"
"Needle?" Shen Qianran was secretly taken aback, but his voice tried his best to be normal, "Ci'er, you mean, you gave your grandmother an acupuncture?" β
Ning Tianci let out a beautiful and angry smile, nodded vigorously with his little head, and said proudly, "Grandmother said that Ci'er is great." β
Shen Qianran kissed Ning Tianci with appreciation, but he was anxious in his heart, how could Ci'er accurately grasp the position of the acupuncture points and control the strength of the needle.
She hurriedly rushed to the bedroom with Ci'er in her arms, walked to the couch, and just lifted the tent, Ning Changan felt the light, so she opened her eyes, bumped into Shen Qianran's anxious eyes, smiled lightly, and comforted, "Don't worry, the poison has been discharged." Fortunately, Fang Cai'er was here, and he gave me an injection to relieve the pain. At that time, she was so painful that she didn't have any strength at all, so she could only call out to Ci'er, and only said the word pain in her mouth. Xiao Tianci took out the silver needle from the needle box, although he was a little nervous and flustered, he still knew how to eliminate the poison first, and then administer the needle to her.
The needle drop was accurate, and the strength was just right, even Ning Changan couldn't believe that this kid's talent was so high.
Shen Qianran saw that after three days of intense detoxification, although her mother's face was very pale, the black lines had completely faded, but the white hair on that end had not completely recovered its black and shiny.
She took out a brocade handkerchief and gently wiped the fine beads of sweat on her mother's forehead, a thin layer of crystal light rippled silently under her eyes again, and finally said in a dry voice, "Mother, didn't you say okay, when I come, I will help you with the needle?" "Mother must be reluctant to let her see that she is in pain, so she would rather bear it alone.
Ning Chang'an squeezed out a smile and comforted softly, "Don't get in the way, it's like a godsend!" β
Shen Qianran looked at her mother's white hair on the pillow towel, her heart was hot again, and her eyes were full of tears, "Mother, you have worked hard, in order to protect me, you have destroyed your appearance this year." β
Ning Chang'an told her that two years after taking ten years of white hair and red face, she found that someone continued to poison her through the hands of Shen and Qin'er. And the configuration method of this poison is likely to come from her fellow senior sister Qin Zhiyao. She remained silent and tried her best to prepare an antidote, but she had never practiced poison, and in the end, she could only take risks and adopt the method of fighting poison with poison, she asked Lang Yue to quietly put this poison in Shen Qianran's pillow core, and slowly dissolve Qin Zhiyao's poison.
Then, she completely sealed herself in the dormitory, making Qin Zhiyao think that she had completely lost her fighting spirit.
Unexpectedly, Shen Qianran would get pregnant in the eighth year, and if she used the medicine she prepared again, the fetus in her womb would be difficult to protect. Therefore, she could only choose to believe in Lan Yuyan, put down her self-esteem, betrayed herself, and went to the palace to seek medicine.
She naively thought that as long as she sought an antidote, at that time, she would be far away from the capital with her husband and children, and she would no longer be able to form a threat to Qin Zhiyao. Then the grievances between her and Lan Yuyan and Qin Zhiyao will be resolved.
Unexpectedly, it was only in exchange for a body of humiliation.
At that time, she realized that Lan Yuyan and Qin Zhiyao were the same kind of people, and they would never let her go.
After she and Shen Yueshan returned to Shen's house from the palace that night, Chang's mother handed over the antidote left to her by Allure. She didn't dare to take it, she was afraid that the emperor and Qin Zhiyao would know that the antidote had fallen on her, and with the madness of the two of them, they would definitely find Shen Qianran's whereabouts. So, she still kept herself in her bedroom.
Two years later, ten years of gray hair and red face disappeared on its own. She immediately disfigured herself, making Qin Zhiyao, who was hidden in the shadows, think that the poison she had secretly cultivated over the years had succeeded, so she let down her guard.
She imprisoned herself in a small building day and night, desperately studying the poison manuscript that Allure had left her.
Because she knew that her daughter would come back one day.
Ning Chang'an sat up slowly with the support of Shen Qianran, she smiled indifferently, her curly eyelashes hung down like a secret curtain, "Fortunately, it's worth it, I will give you three years of self-destruction for one year." β
"Mother, we will be very good in the future, you and Dad will be happy!" Shen Qianran sat down beside her mother with her son in her arms, looking at Ning Chang'an, who was emaciated but so beautiful, her pupils vibrate, no wonder the emperor of a country would make such a crazy move. Ning Chang'an's beauty cannot be described in words alone.
Under the dim light, Ning Chang'an's glazed eyes are everywhere, and the Buddha hides too many feelings that no one can know. She looked at her daughter lightly, and sighed lightly, "Ran'er, my mother and father really don't worry about leaving you here." If you are willing to let go of the past, take Ci'er and Niang with you. β
"No, mother, don't persuade me again, I can't do it!" Her eyes were as bright as water, and her voice was light, "Only if I stay, it is possible to exchange for the peace of my life." She can't leave the Ning family, what's more, escaping is not a way, otherwise even if she escapes to the ends of the earth, she will one day be excavated by the enemy.
"Fortunately, in this year's time, I finally deceived Qin Zhiyao, making her think that I had no hope of recovering my appearance in my life, and finally let the Shen family go. The manuscript of the poison technique of the master that Aunt Tilt left me before she took you away, I have learned all of it, and let Ci'er memorize it all, hoping that he can learn it as much as possible. In this way, you mother and son don't need to worry about Qin Zhiyao anymore. β
"No, my daughter doesn't want Ci'er to get involved in this matter. He can learn medical skills, but poison art ......" Shen Qianran shook his head, his eyes were obviously repulsive.
Ning Chang'an looked at his daughter, with a hint of worry in his worried eyes, "Dye'er, although Lan Yuyan is ruthless, he is at least standing in the light, but Qin Zhiyao is different, she can be disguised as anyone beside you." I have given you all the power of medicine, and perhaps he will be able to protect you in the future. Because his sense of smell is different from ordinary people, no matter how good the materials required for the disguise technique are, there is a unique taste, this point, the mother can not do anything, including the mother's teacher Fu ghost doctor can also do nothing, only Ci'er, he may be Qin Zhiyao's natural enemy, the mother wants to devote himself to the medical skills, and the poison art is all taught to him. β
"Mother, Ci'er is too young, Dye'er doesn't want him to learn this! The medical skills are still acceptable, but the poison technique, what if the operation is not done properly and you hurt yourself? Shen Qianran shook his head and categorically refused again.
"Ci'er is not small, and Ci'er can protect his mother. The grandmother taught her son to recognize all the things that she remembered, and she wrote them down with her heart. Xiao Tianci raised his hands anxiously, indicating that he could do it, and then, tightly wrapped around her neck, it was a burst of friction and coquettishness, "Ci'er wants to protect her mother, she wants to protect her mother!" β
"Good...... Good Gifts...... Protect your mother! Shen Qianran gently patted her son's little shoulder, and her heart seemed to be as sweet as honey.
However, she just wants to face the crazy people alone.
How could she let Ci'er face this? She can't do it! Her eyes suddenly seemed to set off a wave of clouds, and she became deep and red, almost categorically, "Mother, Ci'er is too young, I don't want him to learn, if he learns, he will carry it." He is only two years old, and he should not be burdened with adult grievances. What's more, I have been in Dongyue for three years, and Allure has also told me a lot about Qin Zhiyao. Aunt Tilt said that no matter how advanced the disguise technique is, it will be limited by the body shape, if the body is too tall, or too fat, too short, Qin Zhiyao will not be able to transform into the other party's appearance. β
Shen Qianran only now understands why Shui Yu is so tall, and Shui He is petite and exquisite, and when Lang Yue waited for her, she was young and her body had not yet grown. These people around her are all objects that Qin Zhiyao can't look at, it turns out that her mother has been doing her best to protect her all these years.
It was her ignorance that made Shui Yu be beaten to death, and then, Shui Yue, Shui Mi, and Shui He left sadly. Without Shui Yue, who was proficient in pharmacology, Ning Chang'an, who was closed in the bedroom, could no longer ask a trustworthy person to find suitable medicinal materials to prepare poison, leading to too many unforeseen tragedies in his previous life.
Ning Changan knew her daughter's thoughts, she once chose to hide her daughter and face it alone, especially when she saw her daughter getting tired of being close to the Shen family, she could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and paralyze Qin Zhiyao in a decadent way.
But the daughter didn't know that Ci'er was a natural doctor at all, such a talent, in less than two years, even Qin Zhiyao might not be Xiao Tianci's opponent.
Ignoring Shen Qianran's opposition, she took the trouble to explain, "Allure is upright, back then, she and Qin Zhiyao taught each other privately, she taught them all, but Qin Zhiyao had hidden secrets. Also, Qin Zhiyao retains the most critical transfiguration technique, which is the discoloration of the pupils. Dye'er, when one day, Qin Zhiyao stands in front of you in the form of a mother, how should you identify it. Ning Chang'an shook his head bitterly and told her, "Human nature will make you hesitate and make you unable to do it for a while." But even a moment of hesitation can be fatal! But Ci'er didn't, he could immediately recognize by smell that it wasn't his grandmother in front of him. β
Shen Qianran looked at her mother in shock, her heavenly gift was so talented.
Ning Changan nodded cautiously and said softly, "Dye'er, after tonight, Qin Zhiyao will know that she has been fooled." Her character is to be retribution. And if you insist on staying in Xiling, my mother can't rest assured no matter what. Although Ci'er is only a child, he has all the characteristics of a two-year-old child, but he has a unique talent for medicine and a keen sense of smell given to him by God! Also, the Gu poison on your aunt's body, maybe one day, can only be solved by relying on Ci'er. Dye'er, your mother understands your heart as a mother, but don't bury Ci'er, let your mother teach him, and teach him all the medicine and poison skills. My mother thought it would take three or two years, but today I see him administering the needle, and it may not take such a long time at all. β
Speaking of Allure, Shen Qianran's eyes couldn't help but redden, at that time, she had been with her and encouraged her relatives in her most difficult time.
Her lips and teeth trembled slightly, and she tried her best to use a smooth voice, "Aunt Qian doesn't know what to do, when Dy'er left, her Gu poison attacks have become more and more frequent, I asked Shui He to take care of her, hoping that she can find a way to draw out the Gu poison as soon as possible." β
"Put Gu on the brocade box of the antidote, this kind of poisonous method can only be figured out by Qin Zhiyao, I can't imagine that Lan Jian will become like this now, back then, he ......" Ning Changan twisted his eyebrows and was silent.
"Mother, why did Qin Zhiyao use Gu?" Allure has always concluded that it was Qin Zhiyao's Gu above and below the brocade box, because Lan Yuyan was the king of a country in the end, and it was impossible for him to study the evil art of Gu poison.
What has never been able to understand is that it is impossible for Lan Yuchen not to touch the brocade box containing medicine in the past eight years, why Lan Yuchen has not been tricked.
"Ten years of white hair and red face are from Miao Jiang. Maybe it comes from the same sect as Gu Poison, but why Qin Zhiyao will master it, Niang doesn't know. Qin Zhiyao's background back then had always been a mystery, and even the ancestor only adopted her when she was seven years old......"
Shen Qianran saw that her mother's mind was a little trance-like, her heart was in a trance, and she unconsciously asked, "Mother, in the past three years, every time Aunt Dump remembers you, she will cry, saying that she hurt you, but every time her daughter asks, she always refuses to tell the reason." β
Ning Chang'an stopped breathing, turned his face slightly, and a strong smile stretched out at the corner of his mouth, "It's nothing, it's all in the past." β
"Mother, sometimes it is not a relief to tell the past, Aunt Tilt's health has been getting worse and worse over the years, but her daughter can't do anything about it, because her daughter doesn't know her heart knot at all."
"Allure is upright, and she can't tolerate the slightest filth in her heart, she may still be guilty, she didn't expose Qin Zhiyao's disguise in front of Lan Yuyan back then, and contributed to the ...... of the two of them In fact, even if it is exposed, what should happen will still happen. What's more, my mother couldn't accept that person lied to me that I had no wife and no concubine at the beginning...... A qiΔ is a lie! β
"Mother, since this is the case, why did Aunt Tilt imprison herself in the palace for eight years, with Aunt Tilt's disguise technique, it is not difficult to get out of Lan Ming Garden." Shen Qianran always felt that this question was very important subconsciously, but every time she asked Allure, she refused to answer.
Ryan burst into tears, tears slid between his lips and teeth, his heart was sour, and he said in a dumb voice, "Dyer, don't say hello again?" β
"Mother, is there anything else to hide from your daughter? It's all now, can you tell your daughter? β
Ning Chang'an's lips opened slightly, and a touch of gloomy sadness overflowed. Liuli's eyes instantly lost their brilliance, and their voices were tired and ethereal, "Dye'er, don't ask, it's not that my mother doesn't say it, but my mother and your aunt have made a heavy oath, swearing by hundreds of heads from the Ning and Shen families, and my mother is ...... Excuse me! β
There was silence in the bedroom. At this time, Shui Yu's voice sounded outside the door, "Second Miss!" β
"Come in!" Shen Qianran responded, she put down Shen Qianci in her arms, squatted down, and looked at her son at eye level, "Little Tianci, do you want to see your grandmother's beautiful appearance?" β
Ning Tianci clapped his little hands and happily responded, "Think!" β
Shen Qianran took the blue burden from Shui Yu's hand and gently stroked Ning Tianci's face, "Then can Xiao Tianci wait outside with Aunt Yu for a while, and let his mother dress up his grandmother?" β
"Okay." Ning Tianci tugged at Shui Yu's skirt and coquettishly, "Aunt Yu hug!" β
Shen Qianran sent Shui Yu to the door, Shui Yu suddenly leaned over and smiled quietly, "Just now Ruian passed out, I heard that she still wants to be in the limelight tonight with the old ginseng, if the second miss is stimulated again, she is afraid that she will have to stay on the bed for ten days and a half months." β
Shen Qianran smiled faintly and pinched Xiao Tianci's pink face, "Mother will be fine soon, you will play outside obediently." β
"Mother, Ci'er is very well-behaved!"
After Shen Qianran closed the door, he sat back on the edge of the bed, opened the blue baggage, gently lifted each hand, and with a slight lift, a sky-blue Jiangnan silk sewn dress jumped out.
Ning Changan saw a floor-length white placket with gold filigree, and the skirt was rendered with complex and delicate small water lines, and there was a sparkling light under the light.
"Mother, this is embroidered by Dye Er on the way back from Dongyue, look, it must be very beautiful on my mother's body. My daughter remembers that when she was a child, her mother's favorite thing to wear was sky blue. β
The woman is beautiful, even if it is Ning Chang'an, who has ruined her appearance for eleven years, but she is still an expectation of beauty.
She has been wearing plain Tsing Yi for the past ten years, and she can't remember how many years she has not seen the top Jiangnan colored silk from the Ning family, she stroked it lightly, sighed, and the memories of her youth slowly soaked her eyes, with choked throats, "When my mother was a child, your uncle secretly took me into the weaving workshop of Jiangnan colored silk, and I saw the weaver mother picking silkworm cocoons, and also saw how to divide silk, and later, your grandfather knew, and locked up my mother for three days, my mother was alone in the ancestral hall, your uncle was afraid of my mother, and at night, So he carried a lantern and kept watch outside the ancestral hall all night. β
"My daughter heard her uncle say that the ancestral training of the Ning family, Jiangnan Caibo is passed on to men but not to women, so in this generation, only my uncle knows the whole process of making zuΓ²."
"Yes, my mother was ignorant at that time, and she complained that your grandfather was partial, so she secretly decided that she must learn something to impress your grandfather. When my mother was eleven years old, your great-grandfather suddenly sent me to the countryside to avoid disaster, saying that it was calculated by a fortune teller, and after I was fifteen years old, I would have no disaster in my life. It was there that my mother met Master. I carried the nurse on my back and secretly followed the master to study medicine......" Ning Changan wiped her tears, how many times she was thinking, if she hadn't been sent to the countryside by her grandfather that year, she wouldn't have studied medicine, and that wouldn't have saved Lan Yuyan.
"Mother, you try it on, where it doesn't fit, my daughter will change it immediately!" Shen Qianran hurriedly diverted her mother's attention.
"Good!" Ning Changan stood up and glanced at Shen Qianran gently, "It seems that everything is a dream." β
After half a cup of tea, in the bronze mirror, a pair of silver hair is like a waterfall and under the waist, and a pair of glass eyes are shining.
"Mother, even if another thirty years pass, the people of Xiling will still remember what they saw tonight." Shen Qianran looked at Ning Changan with trembling eyes, her brother said that she was very similar to Ning Changan when she was young, but Shen Qianran only knew at this time that Ning Changan's beauty came from outside the Nine Heavens Immortals, and there was no trace of fireworks in the world at all, especially those unique glass eyes, like a treasure left in the world.
"Mother is already old...... Ning Changan only lowered his head and stroked a strand of his silver hair, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Old?" Shen Qianran smiled slightly, her smile was as beautiful as smoke, and the corners of her eyes overflowed, she quietly stood beside her mother, looked at the bronze mirror with her, and sighed, "Mother, look at the two of us, just like a pair of sisters." She helped Ning Chang'an sit down, and scooped out a set of headdresses from the baggage, "These are specially customized by Uncle Dian'er from the Jiangnan gold jade library, and they are a complete set with this Jiangnan colored silk, mother, let your daughter comb your hair." Tonight, your daughter will take you by the hand and hand you over to your father. β
In the afternoon, Ning Changyuan, the head of the Ning family in the capital, took one hundred and twenty maid-in-law to the Shen family, in addition to the twenty housekeepers, the one hundred or so maid rings were all unified with light pink butterfly sleeve cloud brocade, like a pink butterfly fluttering, all of them smiled without showing their teeth, couldn't move their skirts, and walked into the front hall of the Shen family with light steps, one hundred and twenty people, none of them made a sound, all of them bowed their heads slightly, and their hands were folded in front of them at regular distances.
The Shen family's maid-in-law gathered around in amazement, everyone's faces showed envy, pointing and pointing, and their eyes hooked the clothes on the Ning family's maid ring, which was a high-quality silk, and the cuffs of the butterfly sleeves hung down to the knees, which was completely incompatible with their shabby tightening wrist sleeves.
When Ning Chang'an was in charge, they also wore butterfly sleeves, but after the Shen family was in charge, they used a lot of fabrics, and when waiting, if the movements of the Yahuan were not standardized, the sleeves would be cumbersome and often messy, so they changed the design of the cuffs.
When Shen Qianran came out, after meeting Ning Changyuan, after asking a few words, he ordered, "Qianmeifang and Xiaobaihua will come to set up the scenery and stage soon, Uncle Yuan, you can arrange it." Tables and chairs to be used at night for them to carry in through the back door. It's all mahogany, so I told everyone to be careful and don't bump into it. For the rest, Uncle Yuan, you can do it. Where the Shen Mansion needed to cooperate, Uncle Yuan sent someone to the East Courtyard to find Ah Ran. β
"Yes, Second Miss." Ning Changyuan bowed behind him and said to the maids, "Everyone say hello to the second miss!" β
"Second Miss Ji Shen!" It's not loud, it's neat and crisp!
"Qianran, if there are enough people, if it is not enough, there are more than thirty first-class maids in the Chaoyan Pavilion of the main palace who can wait for the sent!" Princess Ryan, dressed in splendid costumes, came belatedly.
Shen Qianran saw the red rouge on Princess Ruian's cheeks without a trace, and a thin smile flashed in her eyes.
"The princess is a noble body, and these trivial things don't cost the princess a thousand daughters, but tonight's guests want the princess to be more tired. Uncle Yuan, give the princess a list of guests, and you can listen to the princess's opinion on the arrangement of the seats. β
Ning Changyuan took out a golden book from his arms and respectfully presented it to Princess Ruian, Princess Ruian's face was bright, and a smile finally flashed in her eyes, she took it and ordered, "Let these maids go to the garden to wait, don't stay here." β
Ryan opened the booklet, just read a few lines, and suddenly looked sideways at those maids and women who were still standing with their heads down, and just about to open their mouths to reprimand, they heard Shen Qianran say lightly, "Leave twenty maids to receive in the outer hall, and the rest will go to the garden to wait according to the princess's instructions, and when the people from Qianmeifang and the opera troupe come, let their masters go to see Uncle Yuan." β
After the girls responded in unison, they retreated in an orderly manner.
Shen Qianran said with a smile, "Princess, Ah Ran went to the East Garden to take a look at her mother and see if her body was a little bone-backed." She took a closer look at Ryan and said, "Princess, you are wearing purple today, and your blush is a little too bright. β
Ryan smiled, didn't speak, lifted his skirt with a calm face and entered the outer hall, sat down, opened the book and read it carefully.
She wants to take a look and see if this girl really has the ability to invite all the emperors and nobles of Xiling.
Except for the first emperor who did not have a remark behind him, others, except for the underage princes and princesses, were all invited, and among the concubines, in addition to Liu, Zhen's second concubine, as well as Xiao Shufei and Wei Zhaoyi. In addition to the crown prince, King Ning, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince are also in the reign, and the princess invited Lan Yueyi and her royal sister Princess Ruiping. In addition to Lan Yufeng, the clan relatives also invited the Four Emperors Uncle Lan Yucheng. In addition to the left and right ministers, none of the six ministers is left behind.
In addition to Nangong Yue, the prince of Dongyue, there are also envoys from Dongyue, and ...... Ding Shengqi!
The golden book almost came out of his hand, Ryan raised his head suddenly, and just wanted to blurt out a question, he immediately felt a little out of shape, hurriedly took a breath, glanced lazily at Ning Changyuan and asked, "In this booklet, the palace knows everything, but this Ding Shengqi ......"
Ning Changyuan was slightly blessed and replied, "The princess asked about it, this old man doesn't know it, and he didn't want to invite this person, but I just heard that he is the imperial merchant of Dongyue, and now he is in the capital." β
"In that case, why is he on the invitation list?" My heart was pounding, and it was hard to breathe.
"I heard that this person was supposed to leave for Dongyue yesterday, and he happened to hear that the eldest lady of the Ning family was going to celebrate her birthday, so he asked the prince of Dongyue to ask for an invitation, so his list was just added early this morning."
"You mean, he'll come in person tonight?" Ryan stared at the three words "Ding Shengqi" on the gold book, and suddenly her nerves tensed, tonight she must ask about the Yugang brand, if it has nothing to do with Shen Qianran, then she doesn't have to mention the mortgage of the Houfu to Xinyi Hou.
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, but when I thought of raising 1.1 million taels of silver, I felt that it was dark in front of me.
"Yes, Your Highness Princess!" Ning Changyuan glanced at Princess Ruian, whose expression was unpredictable, and replied, "I will come to the banquet with the Prince of Dongyue." β
Ryan was about to ask more, when Mama Guang's excited shout came from afar, "Her Royal Highness the Princess, Her Royal Highness the Princess, the old lady, the lord is back......"
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