Ji Tianjiao was eager, her voice couldn't help but be a little loud, Liu and Ruan Ning's eyes turned to her, and even Ji Chenglin and the others who had already entered the gate in front of them turned their heads to look. She was ashamed for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Uncle...... Aunt is well......"

Ji Chenglin's eyes showed dissatisfaction, but this was not the time to teach his daughter a lesson, so he hurriedly laughed with everyone again.

And Ruan Ning frowned and glanced at Ji Tianjiao, pursed his lips and didn't speak, just nodded at her, and was a little disappointed. Compared with Ji Erlan's amazing changes, Ji Tianjiao is still the same.

Liu's heart also flashed a little uncomfortable, who would have thought that Gu and Ji Tianjiao, who were favored in every way in the past, would fall behind in a blink of an eye? But this was not the time to think about this, so he only pulled the Qin family into the door. Ji Tianjiao silently followed behind everyone and stared at Ji Erlan deadly, that kind of resentment seeped out from almost every inch of her body.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Ji Rujun mentioned Ruan Ning's various benefits in front of Ji Tianjiao before, which made her have enough expectations. And Ruan Ning's kind of goods are destined to disappoint Ji Tianjiao.

The Ruan family's five-entry mansion is not noble from the outside, but the more you go inside, the more you can see that a lot of thought has been spent. Every mountain stone pavilion is placed very exquisitely, although it is not as good as the famous family in Beijing, but such a family business is beyond the reach of Ji Chenglin at this time. Ruan Ning followed behind his father Ruan Yansheng, and when he heard Ji Tianjiao's whispered and excited exclamations from time to time, he was also fluttering in his heart, from now on, he was also the one who was going to settle in the capital.

He tilted his head slightly, and saw that his mother Liu was also telling the Qin family how the rockery pond of the house was paved, how much silver was spent, etc., and he couldn't help but want to see Ji Erlan's envious look.

So, he turned slightly sideways to look at Ji Erlan, but saw her silently following behind the Qin family, with an expressionless face and no interest. Ruan Ning was stunned, and became inexplicably irritable, this cousin who had changed amazingly after being abandoned by him actually made him feel inexplicably unattainable.

Ji Tianjiao had been peeking at Ruan Ning from time to time, and when she saw him looking at Ji Erlan again, the anger in her heart rushed to the top of her head, but just now she had lost her ugliness, and she didn't dare to make any more casual mistakes at the moment, so she only held her breath, intending to see if there was any communication between Ruan Ning and Ji Erlan, and she didn't appreciate the house at all.

There is a banquet in the garden, and in the small pavilion near the water, there are also dancing musicians invited from the music education workshop to help entertain.

Among today's visitors, in addition to the two brothers Ji Chenglin, there are also some people who have business dealings with the Ruan family. Liu took a group of female dependents to sit in the water pavilion of the curtain, and talked to each other about each other's parents. The Qin clan listened to them talking, interjecting a few words from time to time, compared to before, he was already a little more indifferent, and he didn't show any cringe in the past.

Ji Erlan smiled and took his eyes off the Qin clan and got up and walked out of the water pavilion. She was impatient to listen to the women's gossip.

After looking around, I went to the small bridge near the water not far away.

The pond is not big, but the autumn lotus has not yet declined, and among the jasper powder and white, you can vaguely see the figure of a few swimming fish, which is also unique.

Twilight whispered in her ear: "It's not that the Ruan family has caught up with the Meng family, and there are still some in-laws, why didn't you see anyone from the Meng family coming?" ”

Ji Erlan looked at her with disgust and said with a smile: "Your news is well-informed. However, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other. The in-laws of the Ruan family and the Meng family have made nine twists and eighteen turns, and they are not serious in-laws. Xing Meng's family didn't even know who the Ruan family was. ”

"What's so much to praise about just a little bit of relationship? How do you take it to heart? Twilight said disdainfully, "Moreover, this family is too showy, and the slave maid thinks that this is not a good family." The girl withdrew from this family business, and she was simply out of danger...... However, if the eldest girl marries, it is very suitable. ”

Ji Erlan thought so, but did not answer. Twilight Yu asked on the side, "Girl, is that son just now, is it Ruan Gongzi?" Why do I think that he is not as enthusiastic about the big girl as he imagined? ”

Twilight Ye answered: "Hmph, this person has eyes and no beads, and he doesn't want to let go of the girl who is born, but he wants to take a concubine as a treasure, but he is just a muddy person, maybe his joy for the eldest girl has passed." ”

Twilight Yu pursed her lips and said, "Look at the sons of those merchants, a few of them are married to the right young lady, and they all want to marry a concubine from a high-ranking family. For a shrewd businessman, the concubine is not too important, what matters is the status of the girl in her mother's family. It's only right to be able to help your own business. ”

"Listening to you say that, it seems to make some sense." Twilight Ye blinked, and suddenly smiled: "In the past, our girls were not favored, and their faces did not grow, so Ruan Gongzi didn't know Zhuyu, so he naturally wanted to think about changing people." But now, our girl is beautiful and smart, and the big girl can't catch up with the horse. I look at that Ruan Gongzi's expression, I'm afraid I regret it. ”

Twilight Yu smiled, "What about regrets, even if they have any wrong thoughts, it is impossible to change them back." ”

"How could it be?" Twilight's face suddenly became ugly: "In case the Ruan family promises any benefits to the master, the master won't agree to exchange the family affairs back, right?" ”

Although they have not been in the house for a long time, they still have some understanding of some of the past events of the Ji family, and it is not impossible for Ji Chenglin to sell his daughter for the sake of profit.

Twilight's smile fell. But he still reluctantly said: "Could it be that the girl of the Ji family is what they say they want and don't want if they say they don't?" If that's the case, the old man's face will be lost. ”

"But ......" Twilight Ye approached the two and said, "Now that the girl is so good, even if the master doesn't 'sell' the girl to the Ruan family, he will look for someone else, right?" ”

The two looked at Ji Erlan together, and Ji Erlan said, "Of course it will ......"

Hearing her say this, Twilight Leaf and Twilight Rain glanced at each other and asked in unison, "What should I do then?" ”

"What to do?"

Ruan Ning's voice came from under the small bridge, and that tone was a kind of warmth and softness that had never been revealed in front of Ji Erlan.

The two girls were stunned when they heard this, and they both regretted that they were too excited and didn't control their voices, so they quickly lowered their heads and retreated to the side, not daring to say more.

Ji Erlan saw him walking towards the bridge step by step, restrained the look on his face, turned around and wanted to leave, but when he looked back, he saw that Ji Tianjiao had already seen the situation here, and was coming out of the water pavilion, it seemed that he was going to come towards her, so she stood still and did not move.

She wanted to see, how could Ji Tianjiao curry favor with Ruan Ning in front of her?

Ruan Ning was on the other side of the small bridge, and didn't notice that Ji Tianjiao had come this way, still looking at Ji Erlan, and asked in an inquiring and caring tone, "Why is my cousin standing here?" What's wrong? ”

Ji Erlan didn't look at him either, just lowered his eyes and said, "It's nothing, it's just my two girls laughing." ”

Ruan Ning saw her standing under the laurel tree, shrouded in the fine shade of the tree, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, covering a pair of eyes, looking indifferent and detached. However, this feeling made him want to get closer even more unconsciously. He walked a few steps up his feet, and saw one or two tiny osmanthus petals fall on the girl's shoulder, and he could almost smell the faint fragrance that seemed to be there.

Ruan Ning had nothing to say, and asked, "What does my cousin think of this mansion?" ”

"Naturally, my cousin's house is excellent." Ji Tianjiao forcibly suppressed the depression in his heart, walked up to the bridge in a few steps, stood beside Ji Erlan, and replied first.

Ruan Ning was stunned and looked at the comer.

Ji Tianqiongqiong has a small nose, lips like Danzhu, and her eyebrows are very soft, and she is also a beautiful woman. However, compared with the cleanliness of Ji Erlan's plain clothes without powder, it looks a little gaudy.

Ruan Ning was a little embarrassed, Ji Tianjiao's existence seemed to remind him that he had personally rejected a piece of beautiful jade, and instead picked up a stone.

Ji Tianjiao saw Ruan Ning showing an indistinguishable look, and didn't even greet her, so he took two steps forward and stood between Ji Erlan and Ruan Ning, blocking the sight of the two. Angry: "Cousin? I haven't seen you for many days, why don't you ask me a word? ”

Ruan Ning came back to his senses and smiled reluctantly: "How come?" After saying this, I saw Ji Tianjiao's beautiful eyes and a little daughter's attitude, some memories of getting along with her in the past became clear, and I returned to my soul a lot, and said, "Is my cousin okay?" ”

Ji Tianjiao pursed her lips and smiled, delicate and soft, her clothes floating, like a half-opened peony, trembling in the wind, Chu Chu was moving. "Well, Cousin Lao ...... worried"

The flirting and scolding in this tone is simply teasing Ruan Ning with great fanfare.

Ji Erlan couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle when he heard it, this kind of hypocrisy, ordinary people really can't do it. She pinched the handkerchief to hide the smile on her lips and said, "Big sister and cousin haven't seen each other for a long time, there must be a lot to say, so I'll go back first." ”

After that, she turned around and was about to leave, Ruan Ning was in a hurry, stepped forward and crossed Ji Tianjiao, and shouted: "Wait!" ”

Ji Tianjiao's heart trembled, she was aggrieved, and she stretched out her hand to stop it, but she was bumped into by Ruan Ning's sudden movement, and suddenly fell to the side.

The pond is not deep, and the wooden bridge is not long, so for the sake of aesthetics, the railing is only up to the knees. Ji Tianjiao leaned back, and in a panic, pulled out Ruan Ning's arm. The two of them fell into the pond directly 'poof'.

"Ahh Help me! Ji Tianjiao called for help when she got into the water, she didn't realize that the water in the pool was actually only up to her waist, and in a panic, she pressed Ruan Ning a few times, and threw Ruan Ning, who could have stood up, into the water several times.

The people in the water pavilion were close, and they suddenly heard the sound of shouting for help in the sound of music and dancing, and hurriedly walked out of the water pavilion towards the pond. Seeing this, Ji Erlan hurriedly squatted on the bridge and shouted, "Big sister, don't press your cousin!" This water is not deep, you just stand up! ”

Ruan Ning was so angry that she kicked Ji Tianjiao hard in the water before she got out of her messy hand and stood up. Then he picked up Ji Tianjiao and scolded angrily: "Don't shout! ”