Chapter 65: Arriving in Chang'an
The weather was getting colder and colder, and it was already early winter when Ji Yanning and his party arrived in Chang'an.
Ji Yanning lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the city wall of Chang'an, his eyes were deep.
She's back.
The carriage slowly entered the city, heading straight in the direction of Liufu, Chang'an City was full of traffic, people came and went, more prosperous than Jiangzhou City, at a glance, this bustling scene was as familiar as being in a dream in Ji Yanning's eyes.
When they arrived at the gate of Liufu, the carriage stopped.
Liu Changqing got off the horse and helped his cousin and cousin get out of the carriage.
At this time, there were already a lot of people standing in front of the door of Liufu, Liu Mu took his wife An and second son Liu Changyuan to look forward to it, and when they received the news that they entered the city, they had already come out to wait at the door, and the Wang family of the third room followed out to join in the fun.
I saw Ji Yanning coming out of the carriage wearing a white brocade long skirt, a plain fluffy cloak, green silk beating her waist, her posture was graceful, her eyes were indifferent, like a proud plum standing against the cold wind, not afraid of the wind and cold.
The moment he saw her face, Liu Mu had no doubt about the identity of the person in front of him, because she looked too much like his sister Xi'er.
Even the Sanfang Wang family on the side secretly smacked their tongues, this face compared all the girls in the house.
"Father, mother, third brother, third aunt. Liu Changqing took Ji Yanning's sister and brother forward, and then smiled and saluted the family, "I brought my cousin and cousin back." ”
Ji Yanning and Ji Lang stepped forward and saluted one by one: "Uncle, aunt, third cousin, third aunt." ”
Liu Mu looked at Ji Yanning's sister and brother in front of him, and finally his eyes were red, and he hurriedly stepped forward to support Ji Yanning, who was saluting: "Don't be polite, just come back." She looks so much like your mother. ”
An Shi smiled on the side: "Your uncle knows that you came back today, and he couldn't sleep last night, so he can't wait to ride out of the city to pick you up in person!"
Liu Changqing said: "It seems that I am still stained with the light of my cousin and cousin, otherwise someone will come out to greet me!"
"Brother, are you really not ashamed, and you still eat your cousin's vinegar?" Liu Changyuan said with a smile.
Ji Lang, who was still a little nervous, saw that his uncle and aunt's attitude was so gentle, and his tense face finally eased.
Wang said: "Don't stand at the door, there are elders waiting inside." ”
Liu Mu heard him say this, and said with a smile: "I forgot when I was excited, Sister Ning, your grandfather and grandmother are waiting for you to come back!"
Liu Mu was born in the military camp, and later returned to Chang'an to take up a civilian position, looking burly and a little more upright, but he did not have the courage of a reckless man.
Ji Yanning's sister and brother followed Liu Mu into Liufu.
At this time, there were already many people waiting in the main hall, and they heard the next person's words, "Miss Cousin, Young Master Cousin is here." I couldn't help but look up at the door.
The first to come was Liu Mu and his wife, followed by Ji Yanning's sister and brother.
"Father, Sister Ning and Brother Lang are back. Liu Mu stepped forward, and his joy was overflowing.
Liu Yuan and Fan, who were sitting on the main seat, raised their eyes, and what caught their eyes was Ji Yanning's face, as if they saw Liu Xi'er standing in front of them again.
Ji Yanning's face was as usual, even an outsider could see Liu Xi'er's shadow from this face, not to mention those of them who had been with Liu Xi'er day and night.
Fan coughed lightly: "What do you mean to come back, although they are guests in the mansion, they also have their own home." ”
Ji Yanning didn't show it on his face, but he sneered in his heart, the Fan family really couldn't tolerate Liu Xi'er at all, they had just arrived in Liufu, and they said such things, obviously giving their sister and brother a dismount.
Liu Mu said: "They are all Xi'er's children, they are my dearest relatives, and they can live in the house for as long as they want." ”
An Shi watched from the sidelines, not wanting her husband to argue with her mother-in-law anymore, so she said, "Yan Ning, Lang'er, hurry up and ask my grandfather and grandmother for peace." ”
Ji Yanning slowly stepped forward and gave a junior salute: "Yan Ning has seen his grandfather, the old lady. ”
Hearing Ji Yanning's "old lady", Fan's face froze and narrowed his eyes slightly.
After Ji Lang was slightly stunned, he also saluted with his sister: "Lang'er has seen my grandfather, the old lady." ”
The people in the lobby quieted down suddenly, Fan is the step-family of Liu Yuan's remarriage, and Ji Yanning's mother Liu Xi'er is Liu Yuan's original match, it stands to reason that it is not an exaggeration to call her grandmother or an old lady, but she is called like this, and she suddenly poked Fan's heart.
Sure enough, it was a little born by Liu Xi'er, Fan scolded secretly in his heart.
Liu Yuan's eyes flashed slightly, but he didn't say anything, just said, "Just come back." ”
He looked at Ji Yanning's gaze a little complicated, and in the face of Ji Lang's still young child, his expression became kind.
He asked Ji Lang: "Do you want to study?"
Ji Lang nodded: "It's been a year since I entered the hall." ”
Liu Yuan nodded lightly and said, "Although you have changed places, you can't waste your studies, and in a few days, I will ask your uncle to take you to Bailu Academy to enroll." ”
Ji Lang bowed his head and saluted, "Thank you, grandfather." ”
Seeing that their sisters and brothers have complete rules, not like they were raised in a small family, but like children who have been seriously raised, Liu Yuan's heart is still somewhat satisfied.
Liu Changyi in the second room said: "Grandfather, this Egret Academy accepts all official students above the seventh grade, and the admission is only through the assessment of the masters, and the cousin is from the Shang family, and he doesn't know how to do it, but I am afraid that the Egret Academy will not want it." It's better to send it to Pingzhao Academy, where there is no gaterail, as long as you can afford to pay the money, it is also good. ”
Liu Changyi is the eldest grandson of the Liu family and the eldest son of the second room.
Liu Changqing said: "Big brother, this is underestimating my cousin, not to mention that our Liu family is a family, my cousin himself is also very competitive, so naturally he will not be worse than others." ”
Liu Mu said: "In two days, I will take Lang'er to the Egret Academy to have a look." ”
Ji Yanning stood where he was and didn't speak, Ji Lang was taught by her, she naturally knew his strength, and it was more than enough to enter the Egret Academy.
Liu Mu introduced Ji Yanning and Ji Lang to the rest of the Liu family.
Among the people in the second room are the second uncle Liu Nan, the second uncle and mother Zhou, the eldest son Liu Changyi, the eldest daughter Liu Pingting, and the third young lady Liu Yunting;
Liu Mu only has two sons, Liu Changqing and Liu Changyuan.
Before arriving in Chang'an, Liu Changqing had already been introduced to Ji Yanning and Ji Lang by everyone in his family, so it was not difficult to remember.
Liu Yuan said: "The journey is tiring, let's go down and rest first." ”
He waved his hand and motioned for them to stand down, and sighed softly, not knowing what he was sighing about.
An took their sister and brother to the arranged yard, and the yard where their sister and brother lived was closer to the big house, which was more convenient.
Ji Yanning brought three maids and twenty guards by herself, and there was no shortage of people who were close to her, so An arranged some maids who did rough work in her yard.
An's no daughter, it has always been a regret in her heart, she really can't like the nieces in the second and third rooms, and now when she sees Ji Yanning, she feels very happy, she looks likeable, and there are rules, the more she looks at it, the more she feels loved.
"If there is anything else you need, just mention it to your aunt, don't be restrained, this will be your home in the future. An said to Ji Yanning.
Ji Yanning said: "Thank you aunt, Yan Ning is not a person who can be restrained. ”
Ann chuckled, this niece is a straight person.
She said, "Old lady, you don't have to take it too seriously. ”
Ji Yanning bowed his head and signaled that he would pay attention.
While they were talking, two mothers-in-law suddenly came in from outside, with indifferent faces.
The two mothers-in-law stepped forward to salute An and said, "Big lady, the old lady sent the old slave over to teach Miss Cousin the rules. The old lady said that Miss Biao is now a member of the Liu family, so she can no longer accompany her in a small place like before, and it will not be good if she loses the face of the Liu family. ”
Ji Yanning lowered her eyes, it seemed that even if she wanted to settle down, the Fan family might not be able to give her peace.
I just wanted to give her a horse, and I really thought she was a little rabbit who was kneaded by others?
An's face is not much better, the old lady has always been not very close to the big house, but she can't bear it, but she is too mean to the children.
She said in a deep voice: "Sister Ning, I will arrange it here, so I don't have to worry about my mother." ”
The woman said: "The old slave just do what the old lady ordered, and if the eldest lady has other arrangements, she can go and report to the old lady first." ”
An wanted to say something, but Ji Yanning stopped her and said: "Since it was arranged by the old lady, the two grandmothers must have something extraordinary, but as subordinates, since you call me Miss Biao, but don't salute me, is this your rule?"
The two mothers-in-law didn't expect Ji Yanning to actually provoke trouble with them, snorted coldly, and said: "We are the old lady's slaves, but we are not Miss Biao's slaves, so naturally we don't need to salute Miss Table." ”
Ji Yanning had a sneer in his eyes and said: "Even if I am a guest, as a subordinate of Liufu, the two grandmothers should also salute me, and when they are pointed out that they are wrong, they are not thinking about introspection, but how to quibble." I don't think the two grandmothers are worthy of teaching others the rules. ”
The two mothers-in-law choked and were speechless for a while, Ji Yanning was pressing, even if they wanted to, they couldn't refute it.
An said: "Don't think that Miss Biao can fool around at will when she first comes, if you are wrong, you are wrong, you are not qualified to teach Yan Ning the rules." ”
The two mothers-in-law reluctantly saluted Ji Yanning and said, "No matter how bad the old slave's rules are, they are also assigned by the old lady herself, and the rules must be taught." ”
An Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, and the words had reached this point, and these two minions didn't even pay attention to her.
This is clearly trying to embarrass Yan Ning.
Ji Yanning said unhurriedly: "Since the two grandmothers feel that Yan Ning needs to learn the rules, then ask the grandmother and aunt to see, whether Yan Ning needs to learn the rules or not, the two grandmothers will make the question, if there is a etiquette that is wrong, I naturally have nothing to say." ”