Chapter 40: Ice Release
On the third day of Xiao Qiuwan's safe delivery, the Yan family was "washing three" for the newborn Xiao Youyou. The so-called baptism is a very important ritual in the birth ceremony of the Wu Kingdom, that is, three days after the birth of the baby, relatives and friends are invited to hold a bathing ceremony for him, wash away all dirt and bad luck, and pray for auspiciousness and blessings. However, due to the early death of General Yan's parents and no relatives in Yecheng, and after the death of Xiao Guogong, Xiao Wubai, who inherited the title, had little contact with Yan's mansion. Yan Fu has always acted in a low-key manner and does not like publicity, so he closed the door and acted simply.
The little one, who was only three days old, could already open his eyes, and everyone said that he would be a clever ghost like her third aunt in the future. Xianchen looked at Xiao Youyou, who was dancing with his hands while sticking out his tongue in his swaddling clothes, and remembered Princess Anping's words that day, today is the fifth day of the new year, and that is the day after tomorrow, I will go to Ningfu, and I must inform my parents about this matter.
"Father, mother, and daughter have something to tell you, and it just so happens that there are no outsiders today, so let's talk about it here."
"What?" Knowing that his daughter is not as good as his father, General Yan has been uneasy since he heard that Xianchen took back the "Thousand Flavor Pill".
Xian Chen saw that General Yan looked nervous, so he pretended to be relaxed and haha: "It's not a big deal, it's just that Princess Anping wants to invite her daughter to live in Ningfu for a month." ”
Hearing this, everyone couldn't believe it, although they were married, they lived in their husband's house before they got married, and there had never been such a thing. It was Mrs. Xiao who was the first to figure it out and said: "Although Marquis Wen Anhou is the son of the Ning family, after all, he went out to open a mansion alone, and he has a title himself, so he can be regarded as independent from the Ning family." It's not unreasonable for you to live in the past, but why did Princess Anping suddenly invite? ”
The second brother Yan Lang seemed to think of something: "You can tell me the details of your request for medicine that day." ”
Xianchen told the events of that day one by one, and everyone's faces sank.
"Third sister can't, Wen Anhou wants to blackmail your biological mother, Princess Anping will be angry with you." Xiao Qiuwan was still very weak, and his voice was extremely low, but he was louder than ever.
"Threatened? How I didn't hear it. "The eldest brother Yan Chaowu has a temperament and is very simple.
"Wen Anhou must have understood his mother, Princess Anping, so he first threw out his words that he wanted to help Yue'er at the risk of disapproval, and then Princess Anping also had some concerns before giving up the hard-to-find 'Luoxia Ni Dress'. In this way, Wen Anhou is really very attentive to Yue'er, Wen Anhou has always acted thoughtfully, and this time it is so, I don't know if there is a way to protect the fine dust. Mrs. Xiao on the side explained to Yan Chao, and he nodded suddenly in understanding.
"What's the idea? Zuo just thought that he would go out to open a mansion, and in the future, Yue'er would not have to settle the province in the morning and dusk when she married, and Princess Anping would not be able to reach it. He must not have thought that Princess Anping would call Yue'er over at this time. General Yan glanced at Xianchen worriedly.
“……”
Everyone in the Yan family said a word, and Yan Ming even let Xianchen pretend to be sick to avoid it. Xian Chen knew that there was no way to avoid this time, and said calmly: "Don't worry, my leg injury is already healed, if the situation doesn't run to me, besides, Princess Anping is a figure with a head and a face, and she won't ruin my reputation." Again...... Didn't you all say that Wen Anhou treated me well? He's very clever and should help me. This is the first time that Xianchen took the initiative to think of Ning Zhe, maybe it is not difficult to try to accept it.
Seeing that Xian Chen's mind had been decided, and she couldn't think of a good way to deal with it, she had to tell her again and again to be careful. At this moment, Aunt Jiang was still chanting and praying for Xiao Youyou in the Buddhist hall, and Xian Chen resigned from everyone to tell her not to mention it.
On the sixth day of the second day, Aunt Jiang and Grandma Sun were packing up for Xian Chen, and Xiao Qiuwan's Sasa sent a bag of things over, and Xian Chen opened it to see that it was Xiao Qiuwan's wedding jewelry. Xianchen was puzzled and categorically refused to accept it.
Sasa stuffed the brocade box into Xianchen's arms and said: "Our grandmother said that there must be many places to be taken care of when the young lady goes, and the third young lady did not pay attention to these in the past, but now it is different from the past, and there will be more eyes." The mothers-in-law and maids in Naning Mansion have all become fine, and the third lady must be careful and know how to win over. ”
"Thank you, sister-in-law, for mentioning it, but these jewelry are really unnecessary."
"Our grandmother knows that the third lady will not accept it, and there is another sentence, in the past, our grandmother had a special horn tip, and she did it wrong, and I hope that the third lady will not take it to heart, they are all a family, and the broken bones are still connected to the tendons. If Miss San accepts it today, she will forgive our grandma, and grandma can also be confined with peace of mind. ”
Since Xiao Qiuwan was pointed at by her sister-in-law and sister-in-law at her mother's house because of the damage to Xianchen's reputation, she held her breath, and Mrs. Xiao gave the right of the housekeeper director to Xianchen again, which added fuel to the fire. Therefore, during that time, they were closed to Xianchen or refused to help. In fact, she also understood afterwards that her mother's family prospered because she married into the Yan Mansion, and her sister-in-law and sister-in-law were inferior to her on weekdays, and this time she was just embarrassed by the topic. Later, because Xianchen and Wen Anhou were married, those people immediately changed their faces and flattered her in front of her, which was really ridiculous. In fact, she didn't know that although Xianchen knew that she was deliberately distant, she didn't take it to heart.
Xian Chen saw that Xiao Qiu's evening words had come to this truth, which he also knew well but was disrespectful, so he thanked him again and again and accepted the brocade box.
On the second day, the carriage of Ningfu arrived, saying that Princess Anping was waiting to share lunch with Xianchen, and Xianchen did not dare to delay, but fortunately, the burden was packed up yesterday. Mrs. Xiao saw that Xianchen was always very arrogant, and Xiao Yu'er was a cityless person, so she pointed to Rose and followed. The three of them said goodbye to General Yan and Mrs. Xiao and went out of the corner gate, but they didn't see Ning Zhe, only the entourage who used to serve closely.
"Say hello to Miss Yan, slave Dongfeng, today Master Hou can't come to pick up Miss for some reason, so he ordered the slave to come over." This person has seen it a few times, and he was waiting for him close to him, but it was only the first time he spoke today.
"I'm tired."
"You're welcome, Miss." After saying that, he led Xianchen into the carriage, and Dongfeng also turned over and got on the horse, following all the way.
Today is the first time that Xianchen has gone directly from Yanfu to Ningfu, I don't know if the distance is close or hesitant, I feel that it will not take long to arrive. When Xianchen got out of the carriage, he saw that the other two carriages also stopped at the corner gate in the west of Ningfu. Xianchen saw that the two luxurious carriages were inlaid with gold and inlaid treasures, with white jade as the ridge, Shu brocade as the curtain, and coral as the pendant. One after the other, the two of them are even more eye-catching and pleasing to the eye.
The first carriage to get down was Wen Anhou himself, and he was seen wearing a crown, a jade belt around his waist, and a brocade body, noble and handsome.
The second car came down with a woman of the same age as Xian Chen, dressed in a plain velvet embroidered jacket with a palace forging plain brocade skirt, wearing two pink yarn pile yarn palace flowers and a plain ruby on her head. There is no trace of gorgeousness in the whole body, but it is full of luxury. This person's skin can be broken by blowing, his facial features are delicate and beautiful, and his gestures are like weak willows supporting the wind, and he feels pity when he sees it.
After Wen Anhou got out of the car, he said a word to the woman, and then walked over to Xian Chen: "Today, my mother temporarily said that Miss Meng was going to come over to stay for a few days, and said that the county lord Duanhe missed me very much, so she ordered me to visit her old man's house and pick up Miss Meng by the way. Ning Zhe kept observing Xian Chen's expression when he spoke, as if he wanted to catch every expression of her and savor it, but Xian Chen's expression was always unwavering, and Ning Zhi suddenly felt lost.