Xia Mengning returned to the house, it was almost dawn, Zhulian had already prepared hot water for Xia Mengning to bathe, after washing, Xia Mengning sat on the couch to dry her hair, and sewed clothes for Xia Zhikang with full energy.

Jiu'er wiped Xia Mengning's hair with a dry silk cloth on the side, and Zhulian walked in with a bowl of steaming Ruyi lotus leaf soup, and said with a smile: "Miss, I've been tossing for so much of the night, it's time to be hungry, the slave maid took the lotus pod picked in midsummer and boiled this hot soup with rose fragrant dew, Miss taste it." ”

The Ruyi lotus leaf soup exuded a warm aroma, Xia Mengning took it with a smile, scooped it up with a spoon and put it to his mouth to test the temperature, it was just right, Xia Mengning thought that it must have been put out to dry when he came back, so the temperature was not hot or cold.

Xia Mengning took a sip, squinted her eyes and smiled at Zhulian, "It's delicious, sweet but not greasy, the entrance is silky, Zhulian, you are very caring." ”

Zhu Lian was a little embarrassed by Xia Mengning, holding the tray in her hand and swaying from side to side, "The slave maid is not as good as Wu Qing's good skills, and she is not as good as Jiu'er who can observe words and feelings, only this crude craftsmanship is okay, Miss does not dislike the slave maid, and the slave maid is already very happy." ”

When Jiu'er heard this, she smiled and said, "Miss, look at Sister Zhulian, you still say that you can't speak." ”

Xia Mengning smiled and said, "The three of you are equally important in my heart, in this mansion, in addition to my mother and Kang'er, the three of you are the closest to me." ”

Zhulian and Jiu'er both nodded, Xia Mengning was usually very good to them, and they also knew in their hearts, but now when they heard Xia Mengning say this, both of them were extremely moved in their hearts.

After hurriedly drinking the soup in the bowl, Zhulian cleaned up and went down, Jiu'er also dried Xia Mengning's hair and made the bed, Xia Mengning finished sewing her sleeves, looked at Jiu'er and said, "You go down first, I'll sleep later." ”

Jiu'er nodded and walked down, and Xia Mengning continued to sew the clothes in her hands with her head down.

I don't know how long it took, Xia Mengning heard a slight noise in front of her, raised her head and looked, sure enough, it was Changsun Yun.

Reaching out and carrying the teapot from the charcoal basin on the side, Xia Mengning poured a cup of hot milk for the eldest grandson, and said, "Drink something to warm up." ”

Eldest Sun Yun stretched out his hand to take it, poked his head to see Xia Mengning sewing half of the child's clothes next to the table, and said with a smile: "Calculate the time, you can embroider the wedding dress, I am still waiting for the clothes you made for me by yourself." ”

According to the customs of the northern country, the bride sews the wedding dress before the wedding, and she also has to make a complete set of clothes for her husband, from the inner clothes to the outer clothes, shoes and socks, all of which must be done by herself.

Xia Mengning will be fourteen years old after the New Year, and the marriage agreement with the eldest grandson Yun is after the marriage, that is, the year after tomorrow, they will get married.

Xia Mengning smiled, "It's still early." ”

Eldest Sun Yun shook his head, "Where, the bride price is coming to the door after the New Year, don't you hurry up and prepare?" ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to hold her hand, and Changsun Yun still thought about Xia Meng's eyes staring at him on the top of the Appreciation Tower just now, and he couldn't help but want to be alone with Xia Mengning.

Xia Mengning withdrew her hand, glanced at Changsun Yun, and changed the topic: "How did you deal with the matter?" ”

The eldest grandson Yun smiled, sat back, leaned on the soft quilt behind him and said: "As Uncle Huang wishes, Dongling Mo gave up Naling City to the northern kingdom, and brought back Yu Ziran, who had been abolished, and promised to give her a concubine." ”

Xia Mengning took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "What about the princess?" ”

Eldest Sun Yun shrugged, "I was accepted by Eldest Sun Mo, and some of them will be relieved of boredom in the future." ”

Xia Mengning nodded, deliberately looked at Eldest Sun Yun and asked, "Are you uncomfortable looking at that flower-like princess being married to someone else?" ”

Changsun Yun was drinking the milk tea in his hand, he almost didn't squirt out when he heard the words, he put down the teacup in his hand and wiped his mouth, Changsun Yun was extremely aggrieved: "Ning'er, what are you talking about, when did I say that I was uncomfortable?" ”

Xia Mengning smiled, seeing that the usually unruly eldest grandson Yun's coquettish appearance was very interesting, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch his cheek.

Eldest Sun Yun took advantage of the situation to hold Xia Mengning's hand, "Good Ning'er, you have to believe me......"

Xia Mengning nodded, "I'm teasing you, you also believe ......"

The two looked at each other and smiled, Xia Mengning said, "After drinking this cup of tea, go back quickly, it's not too early." ”

Changsun Yun nodded, and the two talked again, and then Changsun Yun got up and left.

This matter can be regarded as settled, Donglin Mo took Yu Ziran back to the Western Regions, but Tanglin Xingluo was left behind and married to the eldest grandson Mo as a concubine.

Everyone knows what is going on, but because of the position of the prince of Changsun Mo, it is not good to comment too much, when Xia Mengning went to Yong'an Hall in the morning to ask for peace, he saw Xia Chuanyuan who was dressed neatly.

"I've seen Daddy."

Xia Chuanyuan waved his hand, "Get up, my father is going to Mowang's Mansion today, and I won't come back for lunch." ”

Xia Mengning knew that Xia Chuanyuan was going to attend the marriage of Eldest Sun Mo and Tanglin Xingluo, so she just nodded at the moment and did not comment.

On the way back to Zhuzhiyuan with Jiu'er, Xia Mengning said, "Can you send someone to Shangshu Mansion to deliver the post?" ”

Jiu'er nodded, "The slave told the little maid that this meeting has already gone." ”

Xia Mengning nodded, and Jiu'er asked, "Miss, the marriage between the princess of the Western Regions and the king of Mojun was carried out in such a hurry, why didn't you see the princess of the Western Regions lose her temper?" ”

Xia Mengning smiled, "Tanglin Mo has returned to China now, and what Donglin Xingluo said is just a princess in name, where can she be arrogant, but according to her temperament, it is not so easy to make her settle down." ”

The two of them were talking and walking on the path, because of the heavy snow in the past few days, the plum blossoms planted in the garden had already bloomed, Xia Mengning looked sideways, and said with a slight smile: "This red plum is like fire and white plum is like snow, and it is really good." ”

Jiu'er also looked at it and said with a smile: "Miss, let's go fold a few and go back, just insert them in the blue and white glazed porcelain vase that the prince gave you, how beautiful it is." ”

Xia Mengning nodded, and the two bent down and walked in, as soon as Xia Mengning entered, she saw a looming red figure in front of her, looking at the back, it should be a woman.

Jiu'er also saw it, and coughed twice deliberately, "Who is it in front, I haven't come to see the third lady." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the figure pause, turned around and walked over, and when she arrived in front of her, Xia Mengning saw clearly that it was the granddaughter of Chen's mother, Cai Wei.

Cai Wei was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xia Mengning, the girl was wearing a wide cloak, embroidered with gold thread and graceful begonia flowers, that on the horse-faced skirt exposed at the bottom, it was also drawn with gold thread, full of green silk stacked on the top of the head, hairpin a set of goldfinch out of the cloud and the head of the jade rolling, the gorgeous color is very eye-catching, the white and small earlobes are wearing gold beads and jade earrings, Xia Mengning itself is born with excellent appearance, and now such a dress shows everyone's beautiful temperament.

On the other hand, although a red silk skirt embroidered in Beijing is newly made, the red gold hairpin on the head is also the most expensive hairpin he has now, but even if he is dressed like this, in front of Xia Mengning, he is still a level lower.

Cai Wei bit her lip, a little envious of Xia Mengning's dress, obviously her appearance is not inferior, but it is just a little worse than Xia Mengning's background, but she is a high-ranking young lady, and she is engaged to His Royal Highness the handsome and unparalleled prince, but what about herself, even if she has excellent appearance, she can only be a concubine.

Thinking of this, Cai Wei's face was not good, but then she thought of what the old lady promised herself, and she was happy again, imagining that with her appearance, she might be the hostess of this mansion in the future.

After tidying up her dress, Cai Wei stepped forward and saw Xia Mengning's master and servant, then smiled sweetly, and symbolically bent down and saluted: "Cai Wei has seen the third lady." ”

Hearing that Cai Wei did not call herself a slave but said her name, Jiu'er frowned, and was about to make a difficulty, so she heard Xia Mengning say softly: "It's you, it's a cold day, what are you doing here?" ”

Cai Wei straightened up, looked at Xia Mengning's face, and said with a smile: "The old lady always talks about whether the plum blossoms in the garden have bloomed, but there is no one around me who can fold the plum blossoms, so I came here to fold a few, thinking of going back to the old lady to insert them in the bottle to watch." ”

When he spoke, Danfeng's eyes were slightly raised, and his eyes looked at Xia Mengning, very contemptuous.

Does this mean that he, as a granddaughter, has not done his filial piety, is he teaching himself a lesson in person?

Xia Mengning smiled and said, "You are the granddaughter of Mother Chen, I thought that your rules should be excellent, but how can I see you today, you are so arrogant and presumptuous!" ”

Saying that, Xia Mengning's expression turned cold, she never knew that this woman would dare to provoke her in person, okay, very good, Xia Mengning held back the anger in her heart, she hadn't rectified them in the mansion for so many days, and this group of people had forgotten their own methods.

Cai Wei didn't expect Xia Mengning to say this, a pretty white face was raised, and she said with a smile: "What is this said by the third lady, Cai Wei doesn't understand." ”

Xia Mengning looked at the expression of the woman in front of her and said, "Oh? Do not understand? Jiu'er, go up and teach her well. ”

Jiu'er watched from the side, and had long been dissatisfied with this Cai Wei's disrespect for Xia Mengning, but now when she heard that Xia Mengning finally let herself make a move, she hurriedly responded: "Yes, miss." ”

Cai Wei was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, she was slapped by Jiu'er.

Cai Wei covered her face in disbelief, she has always been the pearl of the family since she was a child, her mother has said to herself since she was a child that her appearance is superior, and she will definitely marry an official eunuch or a prince in the future, so she is very concerned about her appearance, but today she was slapped by a subordinate, Cai Wei gritted her teeth and said loudly: "Why did you beat me?" ”