159 Chrysanthemum Feast (1)
Ning Shenzhi, "......"
Ning Shenzhi silently turned his gaze away, well, he was thinking too much, and he really couldn't expect this fool to say anything normal.
Xie Tanwei saw that he was ignoring his warning, and he was sad and angry, "Ning Shenzhi, I'm serious!" If you dare to steal the sound with me, I will cut off your robe and break off the relationship! β
Ning Shenzhi was silent and spoke, "Don't worry, I don't want to be the most beloved elder of the third girl."
Xie Tanwei was very skeptical, "Really? β
Ning Shenzhi's brows jumped, and he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Really, I swear!" β
Xie Tanwei was relieved at this time, and lay back comfortably, "That's good, but even if you want to, you can't rob me, hey, do you have any good ways to make money to teach me."
Ning Shenzhi was stunned again, "What?" Are you short of money? β
Xie Tanwei said about buying opal, and cried poorly, "You also know, although the Xie family is rich, the old man will not give me a penny, and I can only earn some pocket money by selling some flowers and plants, but this kind of large amount of money is absolutely unaffordable."
Hey, if you want to be an uncle who loves your niece, how can you be qualified if you don't have the money to buy clothes and jewelry for your niece? Do you have any easy and lucrative jobs to introduce to me? β
Ning Shenzhi thought for a while and said, "If you can teach Hengzhi well, I will give you 100,000 silver."
Xie Tanwei, "...... Forget it, I'll figure it out myself."
Ning Shenzhi handed the box to Yunwen, "Go find the craftsman."
He said to Xie Tanwei again, "You rest here for a while, I'll go look for my grandmother, and I'll be back in a while."
Xie Tan waved his hand slightly, "Go ahead, go ahead, don't worry about me."
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As soon as he got out of Xie Tanwei's sight, Ning Shenzhi stretched out his hand towards Yunwen, and Yunwen respectfully presented the box to him.
"Find a well-paid and easy job for Chonghua, don't make him suspicious, the shopkeeper of Langji Pavilion is doing a good job, reward."
"Yes".
"I opened the warehouse and found the best ruby and sent it to the water pavilion."
"Yes".
Xie Tanwei woke up from sleep, and the mahogany box returned to his hand as it was, but the opal inside turned into a pair of beaded flowers, in addition to the opal in the middle, each added four carved kitten-shaped rubies, and used colored silk ropes to tie the opal and rubies together, and there were delicate and complicated tassels hanging down.
Otoin is definitely cuter and more beautiful when she wears it!
Xie Tanwei's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed again and again, "Sure enough, it is still the craftsman of the County King's Mansion who has to use it!" This ruby is extremely difficult to carve, how did they do it? Look at these eight kittens, they all have different looks, it's really amazing! β
Ning Shenzhi snorted, Xie Tanwei didn't really ask him how he did it, and thought about it again, "By the way, this red treasure, you can't be asked to paste the manual and the material, how much silver, you can give me a number."
Ning Shen said, "It's just a few stones, why do you and I need to be so clear?" β
If it was before, Xie Tanwei really wouldn't have taken a few stones to heart, but at this time, he was very careful, and said again and again, "That's not possible, this thing looks like the best pigeon blood red, why can't it just be counted."
Ning Shenzhi was silent and said, "Then remove the odds, take a whole number, ten thousand."
Xie Tanwei, "......"
Whoever tells him the words 10,000 in the future, who will he be anxious with!
Xie Tanwei silently swallowed a mouthful of poor people's blood and tears, and wandered for a while between directly giving up this pair of pearls and being in huge debt, and said with tears, "Keep the account first, and pay you back when I have money."
Speaking of which, when he marries his daughter-in-law, the old man will always allocate him a little money so that he will not be reduced to eating his daughter-in-law's dowry, right?
Well, speaking of which, when the flower-viewing banquet is checked by Yu Shi's daughter-in-law, do you want to pick one for yourself too?
Xie Tanwei resolutely closed the box and said to Lan Jiu, "Send it to Yinyin, don't say a word, immediately immediately!" β
The thought that he was saddled with a huge debt of 10,000 taels in the blink of an eye was so bad that he didn't want to see this pair of pearls for a second time!
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In Xie's house, Xie Chang and Xie Tanyou both sent people back and ordered the children of the Xie family not to join in the excitement three days later.
Feng Shi thought for a while, and ordered someone to call Xie Jianing and Xie Jiameng, and gave the invitation to the flower viewing banquet to the two.
Xie Jiameng said happily, "I haven't seen Princess Chiyang for a long time, just right!" Mother, when are we leaving? β
Feng Shi looked at the little daughter who was unwitting and sighed deeply, "Leave early tomorrow morning, go to your aunt's house for two days, and then go to the banquet with your aunt, you go back to pack some clothes and jewelry first, and I will pick out a new one with your second sister in a while, and send it to you together."
Xie Jiameng didn't realize that Feng intended to send her away first, and left happily.
Feng Shi looked at her back and sighed again, took Xie Jianing's hand and patted it, "Ah Ning, your grandfather and father specially sent people to prevent you from going to the Ningjun Palace's banquet."
Xie Jianing was stunned, "Then mother, you are also-"
Feng clapped her hand again, "Ah Ning, you and Ah Meng are both fifteen years old, but your grandfather has been suppressing the prohibition of marrying you, the reason, you should also knowββ"
Xie Jianing lowered his eyes, the ancestors of the Xie family, the heirs of the descendants of the descendants are not allowed to enter the court as officials, and women are not allowed to enter the palace as concubines.
It's okay to marry a new science and technology scholar like an aunt, and it may not be impossible to get out after more than ten or twenty years, if you marry far away-
"The daughters of the Xie family, how noble, how many high-ranking officials and young talents flock to them, but in the end, most of them are married to the daughter of the Xie family!
It's your aunt, who doesn't know how your uncle's second-grade young master came from? If it weren't for your aunt's holy grace, just by being a new science and technology, just by the so-called talent? You may not be able to survive in your lifetime! Even if you get out of it, you will already grow old, what's the point? β
Xie Jianing lowered her eyes and was silent, Feng Shi held her hand tightly, "Ah Ning, you are different from Ah Meng, Ah Meng marries a low life experience and has a simple family, but it is a good thing."
But you're different! King Ningjun is young and handsome, and he has the power of the world, it is rare to be kind, and his surroundings are even cleaner, and he is twenty years old, and he doesn't even have a roommate.
The eldest princess of Ronghe is even more noble, and has a wide reputation for virtue, and her mother has searched the entire capital, and she can't find a better family affair than this.
To put it irreverently, even if you marry the crown princess, it is better to marry into the Ningjun Palace! This cherry blossom feastβ"
Feng Shi held Xie Jianing's hand and said with weight, "I will write a letter to your little uncle, your little uncle is good friends with King Ningjun, and you have known each other before, so it can be regarded as a building close to the water."
If you marry into the Ningjun Mansion in the future, even if it is in the face of your little uncle, the Ningjun King will treat you well, Ah Ning, you have to make up your mind! β
Feng Shi was already short of breath and her cheeks were crimson in the end, if she got such a son-in-law, the weight of her words would naturally be different from today, and when the time came, it would be up to her to see if that old stubborn would dare to banish Brother Mu without her consent!
"Grandfather and fatherβ"
Feng interrupted her hurriedly, "Your grandfather and father have me and your grandmother, don't worry! β
Xie Jianing was silent for a long time, and then said quietly, "Mother, the most difficult thing in the world is to force the word, I will take my sister to the banquet, and the rest, mother, don't force it, grandfather and father will never harm us."
Although Xie Jianing said this, Feng's heart fell into practice at once, her daughter, she knew it-
She didn't chase after her, she called the maid in, happily ordered the warehouse to be opened, and took Xie Jianing to pick out suitable jewelry and fabrics.
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At noon the next day, Xie Jianing and Xie Jiameng went down to the Qiu Mansion under the escort of Xie Jiawu, a disciple of the Xie family, accompanied by Xie Jiacheng, the daughter of the Xie family.
Xie Jiawu is eighteen years old this year, Xie Jiacheng is fourteen years old, and he is extremely outstanding among the descendants of the Xie family.
Xie didn't expect Sister Xie Jianing to come at all, he was stunned, and sneered, "Since you are here, Haosheng will arrange a place for them to live, and the clothes and jewelry that the girls have will also give them a copy, so they are not allowed to wait for them."
Qiu Xiyin didn't expect that she would not be able to ask about such a thing, she only regretted that she replied to Feng Zhinan's post too quickly, otherwise she could take the opportunity not to go, and now she has told Feng Zhinan that she is going, Xie Tanwei also added jewelry to her, and if she doesn't go, if you don't talk about Feng Zhinan, Xie Tanwei will strangle her.
In a blink of an eye, it was the third day, Mrs. Qiu was afraid that she would be late, and when the carriage had no place to stop, she deliberately rushed early, but she didn't want to come late, and the carriage was parked in front of the Ningjun Palace, but fortunately, the steward sent by the palace was a competent one, and quickly arranged everything and let them in.
After a while, Ning Shenzhi hurried over with Ning Hengzhi, and when he saw Mrs. Qiu, he waved his hand deeply, "Ning has seen Mrs. Tai, I have seen you."
Mrs. Qiu saw that he was wearing a straight jacket with washed blue embroidered silver moire, untied, and simply pulled up his hair with a green hosta, which was a little less sharp than the first time, but like a polite scholar, she immediately smiled, "The king of the county is polite, I see that the king of the county looks much better today, and this dress is also in good spirits, good, good!" β
Ning Shenzhi's expression was soothing, and he waved his hand again, "Mrs. Tai, everyone, please come inside."
Mrs. Qiu waved her hand, "You're busy today, don't greet us, let's go in by ourselves, you're busy."
Ning Shen said, "Today I invited several clan relatives to help, there is not much to do, Mrs. Tai is here, please."
Mrs. Qiu was overjoyed when she saw that he was going to send herself to the Hanging Flower Gate in person, and asked about it, although Ning Shenzhi said little, he answered all questions, and he was very harmonious.
Qiu Baozhu couldn't help but lower his voice and asked Qiu Xiyin, "Yinyin, when did grandmother become so familiar with King Ningjun?" β
Qiu Xiyin also heard Mrs. Qiu talk about the chance encounter on the road, but she didn't expect that Ning Shenzhi really looked very respectful of Mrs. Qiu, shook her head when she heard the words, and made a quiet gesture towards her.
Qiu Baozhu also knew that this Ningjun Wangfu was no better than ordinary people, so he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak out again.
When she arrived at the Hanging Flower Gate, Feng Zhinan greeted her from afar, she was wearing a goose-yellow short-sleeved skirt with a very long skirt of the same color, embroidered with large red irises in full bloom.
Such a soft and delicate dress was worn on her, but it forced her to wear a kind of killing and decisive atmosphere, Qiu Xiyin looked at it and unconsciously smiled.
Taking advantage of the time when Mrs. Qiu and Feng Zhinan were greetings, Xie Tanwei came to Ning Shenzhi's side, shook his sleeves at him, and stroked his hairband.
His hairband is still the one embroidered with the scarlet flower, but Qiu Xiyin skillfully added the two golden opals and eight rice-sized rubies, and it just happened to be a pair with the beads on Qiu Xiyin's bun.
Ning Shenzhi's gaze moved from his clothes to his headband, and said, "The person who made this headband has a heart to make that pair of beaded flowers."
Xie Tan was slightly dissatisfied, "Is that what I asked you to see?" Take a closer look! β
Ning Shenzhi looked him up and down again, silently said goodbye, and looked at Feng Zhinan.
Feng Zhinan was looking at Xie Jianing and Sister Xie Jiameng very suspiciously, and when he saw that he was about to speak, Qiu Xiyin covered his lips and coughed.
Feng Zhinan immediately swallowed the words on his lips, "Mrs. Qiu, please inside, Miss Qiu, you go to my side."
Xie Tanwei said, "Princess, you and Yinyin are so familiar, don't call Qiu San Girl outside, just call Yinyin with me."
Feng Zhinan's gaze fell on him, and his eyes suddenly froze, and his whole face lit up.
Xie Tanwei immediately put on a smile that he thought was the most charming he had practiced for a long time, and sure enough, Princess Chiyang had a vision!
Yu Shi, who didn't understand the amorous feelings, he reminded him so obviously, he didn't know how to praise him, even if he didn't praise him, he would look at him twice!
Ning Shenzhi spoke, "Chi Yang, you send Mrs. Qiu and them to your grandmother first, Chonghua, you stay and accompany me to entertain guests."
Xie Tanwei moved very quickly to Feng Zhinan's side, "How can it be important to entertain guests to the eldest princess, princess, let's go quickly, Yinyin come here, walk by our side."
Ning Shenzhi, "......"
Mrs. Qiu shook her head and smiled, and nodded towards Ning Shenzhi, "Chonghua, this kid is naughty, don't worry about him like him."
"Mrs. Tai's words are serious".
Ning Shenzhi bowed, and Mrs. Qiu and her party continued to go to the back house with Feng Zhinan.
The eldest princess Rong and the eldest princess have opened up the entire back garden, with the forgetting lake and the forgetting pavilion in the center of the lake, east to the Yingming Forest, west to the Qingyin Terrace, in which the pavilions, stone benches, rocking chairs and other places for guests to rest are all cleaned and burned, and there are groups of servants.
Along the road, there are more colorful chrysanthemums, both precious and rare, as well as ordinary pieces, as well as all kinds of utensils for teenagers and girls to play, from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to double-land pitching pots, there are everything, a prosperous and lively scene.
Since the death of her only son, Princess Ronghe has never had such a big banquet, and she is not a lively person, Qiu Xiyin's memory, Ningjun Palace, and later the Regent Palace, have never been so lively.
The Forgetting Words Pavilion is the largest sixteen-cornered pavilion in the Ningjun Palace, and it is never a problem to squeeze a hundred or so people, Rao is so, at this time, the Forgetting Words Pavilion is still very crowded, and this is still in the case that the guests leave all the maids and servants outside the house!