Chapter 25: The First Arrival at the General's Mansion
Black robes, iron masks, and an aura that outsiders are not allowed to enter.
Bei Muxuan remembered the man he saw just now who went out from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then looked at Song Ningyao, is that person related to this girl?
Looking at Song Ningyao, who was sleeping sweetly, the face of the country and the city was chaotic, Bei Muxuan stretched out his hand and stroked Song Ningyao's face, sure enough, that time was not an accident, Bei Muxuan was a little excited, but there was no change on the surface.
Song Ningyao felt that her face was cold, she opened her eyelids a little uncomfortably, blinked twice, closed her eyes sleepily, turned over and curled up in a ball and fell into a deep sleep.
Bei Muxuan's eyelids twitched, this woman was really different from ordinary people, she was standing here big, but she didn't notice it, she shook her head helplessly, the figure flickered, and disappeared in an instant.
The next day, "Knock knock, knock knock" "Miss, Miss got up, and someone from the General's Mansion will come in a while." Feng'er knocked on the door again and again with a basin of water, "Miss~" Feng'er accidentally used too much force, and the door was pushed open.
Song Ningyao has the habit of locking the door to sleep, and she was a little surprised to see that Song Ningyao didn't lock the door last night.
Feng'er slowly stepped forward, put down the basin in his hand, walked to Song Ningyao's bedside, stretched out his hand and shook it, "Miss, get up." ”
"Huh?" Song Ningyao opened her eyes in a daze, slowed down for a while before she realized where she was, and turned her head to look at Feng'er, "Feng'er, how did you get in?" ”
"Miss, your door is unlocked." Feng'er said as she took the clothes that Song Ningyao was going to wear today, and Song Ningyao put them on.
Song Ningyao let the wind fiddle, remembering that she seemed to have forgotten to lock the door last night, and was about to speak, when she suddenly looked up, last night, it seemed... It's like there's someone next to my bed.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Feng'er was taken aback by Song Ningyao's actions.
Song Ningyao shook her head and put aside the messy thoughts in her head, it should be that she was too sleepy, "It's okay, but I suddenly remembered a little thing." ”
"Oh!" Feng'er continued to be busy with the work at hand.
Song Ningyao, who was cleaned up and dressed up by the wind, stepped out of the room and stretched, "The weather is good today." ”
Seeing Hua Meng and Xuemei cleaning in the courtyard, "Morning, Huameng, morning, Xuemei."
"Morning, Miss," the two turned their heads and saluted.
Song Ningyao was about to give an order to prepare breakfast, but saw a little girl come over and salute, "Miss"
"What?" Song Ningyao sat down on the stone table, picked up a glass of warm boiled water and drank it slowly, this is Song Ningyao's habit all along, and Feng'er used to be intimate and prepared.
"Back to the eldest lady, the master has already gone to the morning court, the housekeeper is counting the gifts, and asked the slave to invite the eldest lady to the front hall, and the white prince is waiting outside the house." The little girl bowed her head in a proper manner.
Song Ningyao was surprised, Bai Mo was too early, right? Don't you give this breakfast time? It should be around nine to ten o'clock. "Got it, you tell the housekeeper, we'll be over right away."
The little girl obediently went to reply.
"Come on, come on, put down the things in your hands, and go to the General's Mansion with me today." Song Ningyao stood up and said to the wind.
Hua Meng felt that something was wrong, there were a lot of fights in this mansion, and she hesitated and said, "But Miss, there are few people in our courtyard, if we all go out and leave no one in the courtyard to watch the courtyard?" ”
"It's okay, I've also considered this, in this Prime Minister's Mansion, the Lin family and daughter who don't deal with us are the Lin family's mother and daughter, and the Lin family can't make any waves in the confinement now, and that Song Jiaojiao is preparing for the so-called palace banquet every day, and she doesn't have time to trouble us, besides, the owner of the Prime Minister's Mansion is now on our side, and we can rest assured before the Lin family lifts the confinement." Song Ningyao patted her chest and said.
"Understood, Miss!" Hua Meng nodded.
Song Ningyao's master and servant came to the front hall and saw several packaged gifts neatly placed, "Uncle Li, will I bring these things to the General's Mansion in a while?" ”
"Miss Hui, yes! This is the gift list, Miss counts. Steward Li respectfully handed over the gift list.
Song Ningyao took it and took a look, there were precious tea sets, jade Ruyi, four treasures of the study, exquisite jewelry, and swords were just five things, and at first glance, they were prepared by people, and everyone corresponded to a gift.
Song Ningyao looked at the housekeeper and was a little amazed at the housekeeper's ability to do things, "Uncle Li, you are so amazing, you have found such a suitable thing in such a short period of time, and the things in our general's treasury are so complete?" Song Ningyao looked at these things, and felt that they were not bargains, and there was a feeling that the prime minister's father was a corrupt official.
"Miss Hui, these things have actually been prepared for a long time, these several things are not easy to get, the previous lady told the Xiangye about the preferences of the people in the General's Mansion, and bought it when I saw a suitable one over the years, hoping that one day after the relationship between the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion eased, the Prime Minister used it as an apology, but it has not been used all these years." Steward Li said with a sigh.
Song Ningyao nodded, "It seems that my father is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, everything has been prepared for a long time, okay Uncle Li!" I probably had it in my mind, so we'll go. ”
"Miss, walk slowly." Steward Li bowed respectfully.
Song Ningyao took Feng'er and a few people, as well as a few housekeepers who arranged to follow, and the group walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion with gifts, only to see that the carriage of the General's Mansion was already waiting outside the mansion.
Bai Mo opened the curtain when he heard the voice, and smiled gently at Song Ningyao, "Yao'er get in the carriage!" ”
Song Ningyao also returned a sweet smile, "Brother Mo"
Song Ningyao got into Bai Mo's carriage, while Feng'er and the others got into the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion arranged by the housekeeper with gifts.
"Brother Mo, why did you come so early today? Yao'er's breakfast will not be used in time. Song Ningyao teased Bai Mo half-coquettishly.
Bai Mo shook his head and chuckled, "It's not that after I went back to the house yesterday to report to my grandmother and grandfather, my grandmother sent someone to call me in my courtyard early today, and drove me out of the mansion early in the morning." ”
"That grandfather..."Song Ningyao was a little shocked, and her grandmother, who had never met her, had such high expectations for herself. I was also a little curious about my grandfather's attitude.
"Alas! Grandfather is a dead duck with a hard mouth, but Yao'er don't worry, grandfather just hasn't opened the knot yet, and it should be fine later. Bai Mo sighed and said.
"Well, Yao'er knows, Brother Mo, what do grandfathers and uncles have in their preferences?" Song Ningyao asked slyly.
Bai Mo looked at Song Ningyao's eccentric spirit, and was a little funny, "On weekdays, my grandfather has a lot of research on tea ceremony, and my grandfather and grandmother have a common preference, that is, they have a soft spot for sweets, and although my father was born as a member of the General's Mansion, he is not keen on martial arts, and he is more interested in Xi Wen." ”
Song Ningyao nodded clearly, it seems that her father really knows everyone well.
The carriage stopped, Bai Mo took the lead in getting out of the carriage, Song Ningyao poked her head out, helped Bai Mo to get out of the carriage, stood at the door of the General's Mansion, looked at the plaque of the General's Mansion, a few big characters were vigorous and powerful, and there was a sense of heroism, it was indeed suitable for the General's Mansion.
"Yao'er, let's go, grandmother is waiting inside." Bai Mo called back Song Ningyao, who could already see the gods.
Song Ningyao came back to her senses, stuck out her tongue, and followed Bai Mo, and Feng'er and several people took gifts and followed behind Song Ningyao.
After entering the gate and passing through several corridors to the hall, before entering the front hall, she saw that there were already a few people waiting in the hall, and Song Ningyao saw at a glance the old lady with gray hair sitting in the first place, majestic and full of spirit...
Seeing Song Ningyao coming, Old Lady Bai saw a face that was somewhat similar to Bai Rou in her eyebrows and eyes, her body trembled a little, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down, Bai Qiming was a little moved, and opened her mouth to reassure, "Mother"
The old lady Bai came back to her senses and wiped the corners of her eyes, these were all in Song Ningyao's eyes, Song Ningyao had mixed feelings in her heart, these are the people who are close to and loved by this body, stepped forward quickly, and stood still in front of the old lady Bai,
Before he opened his mouth, he knelt down, put his palms flat on both sides, and touched his forehead to the ground, "Yao'er knocked on her grandmother, grandmother Wanfu Jin'an, I'm sorry, Yao'er is late!" Old lady Bai couldn't hold back crying anymore, couldn't sit still anymore, stepped forward, pulled Song Ningyao up and hugged her, and patted Song Ningyao, "How can you do this big gift, you want to feel sorry for me." ”
Song Ningyao was hugged, this was a different warmth, raised her head and inhaled, pressed back the tears, and Bai Qiming and his wife on the side saw that the two of them were separated by a generation, and they secretly wiped the corners of their eyes.
"Mother, Yao'er, okay, okay, this is a good thing, don't be so sad." ”
The old lady finally let go of Song Ningyao, seeing that Song Ningyao was holding back her tears and not flowing out, she was distressed, and the tears that had just stopped wanted to flow out again, Song Ningyao saw this and quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears for the old lady, "It is Yao'er's fault that grandmother drops gold beans again, grandmother don't let Yao'er have a reputation for unfilial piety!" As he spoke, he helped the old lady to her seat and sat down.
"You girl, who dares to press the reputation of unfilial piety on you, you have to be anxious with him if you fight this old bone." Old Lady Bai slapped the table as she spoke.
Song Ningyao's tears couldn't be suppressed, and the tears slowly fell, it felt so good to be unconditionally protected like this.
"Oh, you're still persuading me just now, why are you still crying?" The old lady caressed Song Ningyao's little face and slowly wiped away Song Ningyao's tears.
Song Ningyao's eyes were red, "Isn't it happy to see my grandmother and aunt." ”
Huang stepped forward, "Mother, Yao'er, don't be sensational, I can't bear to see it here." ”
Song Ningyao looked back at the woman, this should be her aunt Huang, so she saluted Huang and her uncle Bai Qiming, "Yao'er has seen uncle, aunt, Yao'er is rude." ”
Huang held Song Ningyao's hand, "Good boy, you are a good one, and the General's Mansion is also your own family." Then he put the jasper bracelet in his hand on Song Ningyao's hand, "This is a little meeting gift from my aunt, Yao'er, don't dislike it"
Song Ningyao raised her hand and looked at it, seeing that the price of this bracelet should not be cheap, and sure enough, Old Lady Bai spoke, "Isn't this your dowry at the bottom of the box?" ”
Huang nodded, "Yes, my daughter-in-law doesn't know what Yao'er likes, this first meeting can't be too shabby, after thinking about it, it's more appropriate to give this daughter this bracelet." ”
Song Ningyao hurriedly took down the bracelet, "Auntie, I can't help it, this is your dowry." ”