119 beads (base + pink 350)

I'm sorry, because I was so busy with work, I had to delay until now, everyone had a good weekend and continued to ask for tickets

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Madame Bai smiled: "You really can't remember? If you think about it, this happened yesterday, so apart from the Li family, have you met any familiar people or begged anyone? ”

Peony frowned and pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Wu San was so serious and said to himself at that time, so that he didn't need to worry, this was just a trivial matter, just like a drizzle, and it didn't take long for it to stop. It's a small thing, a drizzle, and it doesn't take much time...... Because of the chance encounter with Yuhe asking for help, saving her under the horse's hooves, the steward of the Zhuangzi of King Ning's Mansion was looking for trouble, kindly warned, enthusiastically helped, and bought stones, Madame Bai came forward, and the relationship between Pan Rong and Jiang Changyang was ...... Peony was almost certain who that person was at the moment.

Madame Bai saw Peony's expression and knew that she had guessed who it was, so she said, "It is indeed him." Although he asked me not to tell you, I thought, I have to remind you, who is helping you, why do people help you, what is the reason, you can afford this favor, you have to know in your heart. ”

There is no good thing in this world for no reason, and there is no free lunch. Once or twice can be regarded as a coincidence, this person is old-fashioned and warm-hearted, but if he reacts so quickly three or four times, he even invited Princess Min to help, and the favor owed cannot be said to be particularly large, but it will definitely not be small. This goes far beyond the usual level of sympathy or preaching. Mrs. Bai just didn't mention it, Peony also thought of it, she was silent for a long time, and said: "I think you also know that he helped me not once or twice, I think, he is a good person." ”

Madame Bai sighed softly and said in a low voice, "I didn't say he was a bad person. It's just that I always hope that you should be careful, and you have to ask clearly, don't be so confused. It's not that he's going to do anything to you, but when it's really too big to pay it back, what should you do? ”

Mrs. Bai's words touched Peony's heart, after she came here, there was a lot of care among relatives, and there were children like Xue Niang, but there was only one friend who was about the same psychological age, could say a few words, and was willing to think about herself sincerely. She couldn't help but stand still on the side of the road, and said softly: "I have a lot of things in my heart, and I usually can't find anyone to talk to, but I want to take the opportunity to talk to you about this today." ”

Madame Bai said: "It's too early, let's not go in for the time being, and swim outside." I'll go in later. ”

When the female Taoist priest heard this, she smiled and said, "Madam, there is a pavilion not far in front, and the surrounding scenery is good, do you want to go there and sit?" ”

Madame Bai walked down the path with the peony as she said, and walked into the forest, not far away, and sure enough, she saw a small pavilion. The two entered the pavilion and sat down side by side, rewarded the female Taoist priest, and told her to go by herself, and Nian Yu led Kuan'er and other attendants to wait outside, not disturbing the two of them to talk without mentioning it.

Peony told Mrs. Bai all the help Jiang Changyang had given her, and said: "The Dragon Boat Festival was very accidental, I am very grateful to him, but at that time, I just thought he was chivalrous, and I didn't think much about it." Later, he helped each other a few times, although he was uneasy, but he didn't feel particularly outstanding, after all, in every incident, he was not particularly enthusiastic. And among the people I have met, there are many people who are capable and willing to help when others are in distress, such as you, for example, the princess of Cannes, and many others. If it were me, if I could, I would have done it for the sake of anything else, not for anything else in return. So I really didn't think much about it, and fantasized about cultivating a few more good peony flowers to send him, and the days were still long, maybe when I would be able to repay this love. But this incident made me a little scared...... He's too zealous. If this continues, I really can't afford to repay his affection. ”

He saved her under the horse's hooves, and asked for a peony flower as a thank-you gift; gave her headache medicine, and said that she could give money; The steward of Ning Wangfu Zhuangzi made it difficult, although he warned and made a certain response, but he was not particularly urgent, and the matter was also solved by the He family themselves, and he only found out later; Buying stones, although it is cheaper for himself, is also his friend who needs money turnover, and he also has other trusts. Only this time, he solved it quickly and quietly, so fast that she couldn't think of it, and it was completely different from the previous times of help.

She really can't afford to repay this growing favor, especially when she doesn't know what the other party wants and why she wants to help her. Thinking of this, Peony became a little irritable, she was a little ignorant - it stands to reason that she should be very happy and grateful to be able to get help from others in times of crisis, but if Jiang Changyang had asked her in advance before making a move, she probably wouldn't have hit him with the idea until she had to. People are always like this, there are people close to them in advance, and they will not ask outsiders unless they have to, it is very difficult to ask for people, and she also has this mind. But he did it quietly.

Did she really want to ask him what he was thinking? To ask, in case people have no other thoughts at all, that is, they simply want to be chivalrous, she rashly opens her mouth, trying to provoke jokes, and may lose a friend who could have really made a good friend; Don't ask, if she continues like this, she will hold back until she dies. The favor is greater than once, especially since she has just gone through such a thing, she can no longer get along with him as calmly as before, and she can laugh at it and think that sending a few good peonies can repay this favor.

Mrs. Bai pondered for a long time, and thought very cautiously that before she knew what Jiang Changyang was thinking, she should not lead the peony to think in that direction, in case it ...... Didn't she do a bad thing with good intentions? Then he said carefully: "Maybe we think too much, you shouldn't take it too seriously." I guess he might be sympathetic to you. His mother, the former Duchess of Zhu Guo, divorced with Zhu Guogong because of some things despite everyone's opposition, and it was a bit of a big fuss at that time, and she tried her best to take him away, I heard that the mother and son had a very bumpy experience after leaving the Zhu Guogong Mansion. It is not necessary that he will help you when he sees you encounter these things, and he has relatives and empathy for you. ”

Peony smiled: "Maybe yes." But anyway, this matter has come to an end, and I have to admit it, and I will always thank him later, and I still have to ask clearly. There's been so much going on lately, and I'm just a bird of fright. "Maybe she just passed through the Ning Wangfu, so she also used that kind of mind to guess Jiang Changyang.

Madame Bai sighed and gently stroked Peony's shoulder: "If you need it in the future, remember to tell me, you must say it, and don't be afraid of causing me trouble, if I can't, then I can't, naturally I won't be reluctant, but most of the time, multiple people and multiple roads are certain." ”

The distance between friends is actually reflected in this many times. If it is a very close friend, it is generally the first thing to think of when there is something, and it is easy to speak, the farther the relationship, the less you will not be forced to think of and ask for it. Peony nodded seriously: "I know, you too, maybe I can't help you much, but it's okay to listen to you and talk, accompany you to relax." ”

Madame Bai smiled: "Silly girl, the rarest thing is the latter one." Let's go, it's time to get in. ”

Like most people's hobbies at this time, today's cherry blossom viewing feast is also outdoors. At the end of the path, there is a relatively empty and spacious open space, a barrier is set up, and a long and wide table is placed in the center, on which are placed pears, pomegranates, chestnuts, walnuts, peaches and other fruits, as well as a number of wines, cream and other things. Next to the table are intricately carved crescent stools decorated with ornate colored tassels.

Several gorgeously dressed young women were talking and laughing while taking the things on the table to eat, seeing Mrs. Bai and Peony coming in, the sisters and sisters screamed angrily, laughed and made a fuss, and asked who Peony was, this time Mrs. Bai's answer was slightly different from before, and said: "My good friend, there was a chance to be seen by Princess Min, Princess Min liked it very much, and asked me to bring her here to play today." ”

When the women heard this, they all stopped asking about the identity of the peony, and called Danniang affectionately, and gave her something to eat, as if they were all very enthusiastic.

Not long after, the female Taoist priest who led the way before led five or six women over, and the first one wearing an ivory white silk robe, with white chrysanthemums in her hair bun, with a dignified expression and a slight smile on the corner of her lips, was the one who wore a light smile on her lips.

When everyone saw her, they were still greeted warmly as when they saw Mrs. Bai and Peony just now, and they didn't particularly greet Meng Ruren, nor did they give her a special seat, or sat down as before, Meng Ruren was a little unhappy in her heart, but thinking that these women from the family were so arrogant before they got married, and their own prince Wupinru was naturally not valued by them, so they endured it. But when he saw the peony beside Mrs. Bai opposite, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and he suspected that he was dazzled by the mistake, so he motioned to the maid Liniang next to him with his eyes and asked her to see if it was a peony.

Peony saw that both the master and servant of Meng Ruren were staring at him, with suspicious expressions, so he looked at them calmly and smiled. This smile made Meng Ruren frown. After the identification of the four eyes, the person opposite really looked exactly like the daughter of the He family, but how could she appear here? Still sitting across from yourself like this? Didn't Cui Shi go to He's house to do that thing yesterday as he instructed? Is it done or not? I was in a hurry to go out early in the morning, and I didn't wait for Cui's to talk back.

Something is wrong, the He family is just a businessman, even if this He Danniang was married to Liu Shangshu's son in the past, but after all, it was from the past, and there was a Qinghua county lord resting there, how could she get into such a place? These high-eyed women of the family allowed her to sit at the same table with them? Meng Ruren thought more and more that he had made a mistake, and after pondering for a long time, he also looked at the peony and smiled slightly, and exclaimed tentatively: "Sister He......"

Your sister is so tall that she gritted her teeth with hatred, and still smiled and said, "The widow has been promoted, but the little woman really doesn't dare to be it." ”

Sure enough, it was her Meng Ruren who was so shocked that she squeezed the handkerchief and leaned back, and then returned to normal, smiling coquettishly: "Sure enough, it's you, I just saw it and scared me, I thought I was wrong, but I look really similar, I think where is there such a similar person in this world?" I had the courage to ask, and sure enough, it was you."

Peony smiled: "It's me." When I saw the widow come in just now, I thought I was wrong, but it turned out to be right. ”

Meng Ruren heard her words, and saw her completely different attitude from before, and felt very uncomfortable, so he said: "I am me, how can I be wrong for you, why are you here?" It really amazes me. ”

One of Qiu Manniang's cousins smiled: "You don't need to be surprised, she is a guest of Princess Min and a good friend of Sister Bai, so it is normal for her to appear here." ”

I had never heard from Cui's in advance that she still had such a relationship, and Meng Ruren suddenly tightened his handkerchief, shocked, and countless thoughts flashed in his mind in an instant. Mrs. Bai is fine, no matter how much she is the daughter of the Bai family, she is just the daughter-in-law of the prince of the Hou family, and the husband is a gentleman, so she has no interest, so she is not worried; But Princess Min is very difficult, how did He Peony know Princess Min?

Well, it is not uncommon to know Madame Bai and Princess Min, what is rare is that she just told the Cui family to do that thing, so coincidentally, He Peony appeared here. Did the Cui family go to He house yesterday? What is the attitude of the He family and this woman? Does her presence here have anything to do with that? Meng Ruren stared at Peony's eyes and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, after that farewell, I have always been worried about my sister's good talent, and I thought that I don't know when I can meet again, and I have always ......regretted it."

"Then I don't regret it now, do you?" Suddenly, someone interrupted Meng Ruren's words. As the voice came, seven or eight people not far away came over a fat and white woman who was over half a hundred years old. The woman was dressed in a purple silk robe, with a yellow eight-panel skirt underneath, and a pair of high-headed grass shoes that were extremely luxurious, with long eyebrows and long eyes, and a smile like a sunflower.

Peony guessed that this was probably the princess Min, and such a posture was really a pair with the chubby King Min. Sure enough, everyone got up and saluted the woman, hugged her and sat on the head, and asked someone to find Qiu Manniang and Qin Alan back.

Peony was a little nervous, and Mrs. Bai lied, saying that she was a guest of Princess Min, and she was deeply liked by Princess Min, but now that the main owner has arrived, she doesn't recognize who she is, isn't that a foreign appearance in public? Just thinking about it, Madame Bai already smiled and said, "Princess, I have already brought you people, and if the task is completed, do you have a reward?" As she spoke, she pulled Peony and motioned for Peony to go with her to Princess Min to salute and say hello alone.

"Listen, isn't this girl her good friend? She brought her friends to play, isn't it a favor? Shouldn't it? Now they want to ask me for favors. Well, this person is greedy, not to mention you ignorant little cubs, well, what do you want? Say it. Princess Min smiled half disgusted and half doting, waited for Peony to salute, helped her up with her own hands, ordered her to sit down beside her, looked up and down, and said: "I won't see you after a while, the talent is getting better and better." ”

As if it were true, Peony pursed her lips and smiled, but did not speak, because she did not know how to continue.

Princess Min didn't want her to answer, she just talked there by herself, and praised the people around her how capable, smart, and ambitious Peony was, and the others gave Princess Min a lot of face, and they also followed blindly on the side. Qiu Manniang, who had just come back, also said coquettishly on the side: "Exactly, this Sister He is the most suitable for my eyes, and I will invite her to play next time." ”

Madame Bai just laughed, but Meng Ruren listened to it more and more unpleasantly. I don't know if it's because of a ghost in her heart, she feels that Princess Min said that people are greedy, as if she was specifically referring to her. She is a conspiracy theorist, pushing others for herself, and the more she thinks about it, the more she feels that today's flower-viewing banquet is unusual and seems to be aimed at her. After looking down and thinking about it, he leaned over to Princess Min's side.

Princess Min finished praising the peony, and praised the rest of the girls one by one, when Meng Ruren squeezed in front of her, she happened to be praising Qin Alan, who was not much better than praising the peony, and praised Qin Alan's face was red. Princess Min smiled: "What are you shy? Your sister's demeanor and character are obvious to all in the clan, and they are widely praised, and the saint and the queen often say that the princesses should be as humble and generous as her. The daughter of the same family, where can you go? I don't think you're any worse than your sister. Your well-deserved compliments. ”

Meng Ruren froze suddenly, comparing Qin Alan with the former princess, or from the mouth of Princess Min, who has always had a good relationship with the queen, what does this mean? Do you want to renew your marriage? She looked at Qin Alan, whose face was red, and her heart was full of resentment. Why? Just because their surname is Qin? Is it a woman with five surnames? What's worse about her than them?

In her resentment, Princess Min had already seen her and beckoned her over: "Come here, I have something to tell you." ”

Meng Ruren's face was full of smiles, and he walked over with a smile and a salute, and said a few auspicious words flatteringly. Princess Min is an elderly person, and when she heard these auspicious words, she naturally liked them very much, and when she heard them, she smiled and couldn't help nodding: "You have a heart, and your mouth is still so sweet and so flattering." Then he stretched out his hand to drive Qiu Manniang, who was tired of the side, away: "Didn't you say that you prepared a good pipa player?" Why don't you hurry up and call someone out to play? You, the master, are more leisurely than we are. Get up and let Sister Meng sit. ”

Meng Ruren was able to sit down next to Princess Min, but when he saw a peony sitting on the other side, he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. I only heard Princess Min smile and said: "I chatted with the queen mother a few days ago, speaking of Princess Ning's just hair, there is no capable and reassuring person in the house to support her, and King Ning took on such an urgent errand, the queen mother is very worried, but the whip is out of reach, and it will talk about you." ”

Meng Ruren was bent on being promoted, and he was surprised by the competition, and suddenly heard his boss mention him, and he was full of energy, mobilizing all the cells of his body to capture all the information that was useful to him. was waiting for the following, but Princess Min suddenly stopped talking, and asked Peony to peel a pomegranate for her, and taught Peony how to choose pomegranates with thin skin, large seeds and small seeds.

When Meng Ruren heard that the key point was suddenly interrupted, his heart was like seven or eight little hands scratching and scratching, and he was so sad that he was going to die. After enduring dozens of endurances, I couldn't help it, so I knocked on the side and said: "The concubine hasn't seen the queen for a long time, is the mother and the phoenix healthy?" ”

Princess Min suddenly came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Oh, I'm really old." That's the case, Niangniang said, King Ning now has to work on political affairs, and he has no time to take care of the affairs of the house. Now the person with the highest ranking in the Ning Wangfu is you, you have to learn from the first princess, handle the affairs of the palace properly, and remember not to have anything that damages the reputation of the palace. The minions below, who should be managed, should be managed, and the concubines in the house should also be tightened, if there are those who are blind, ignorant, restless, and dare to mess around, regardless of who it is, they will be punished heavily If the demotion is not enough, then they will be driven out, if it is not enough, then how to ask the guilt will be asked...... Do you understand? ”

"The concubine hears and understands." Meng Ruren stiffened, grinned stiffly, and peeked at the peony, but saw that the peony was holding a silver plate, and was lowering his eyes and peeling the pomegranate seriously, looking indifferent.

Princess Min patted Meng Ruren's shoulder heavily and said with a smile: "You are a smart person, just understand it."

Meng Ru was delicate and expensive, and she grinned when she slapped her, and she didn't dare to cry out in pain, so she bared her teeth and laughed.

Princess Min sighed: "Look, I'm heavy again, in the end, it's a person who has planted the land and dug the soil, this brute strength is great." I'm not worried that you're ignorant, I heard that you treat people very well on weekdays, for example, I'm a little friend, didn't you give her a string of beads as soon as you met? I heard that the beads are very valuable, very remarkable, huh? ”

The cold hairs on Meng Ruren's whole body stood up instantly, and he glared at the peony like a fighting cock, this little slut really complained to Princess Min, no wonder Princess Min told her these insinuating words. She gritted her teeth and said: "The princess said that she laughed, what kind of valuable beads, it's just a string of gadgets, and it's okay to play with it, but it can't be put on the table." "Just like this He Peony, it's okay to play at ordinary times, but it's not on the table.

Princess Min suddenly turned her face and said sharply: "You dare to take something that can't be put on the table, I thought you didn't know?" ”

Meng Ruren was so frightened that he immediately stood up from the crescent stool, lowered his hands and lowered his head, and whispered uneasily: "The princess is angry, what did the concubine do wrong?" ”

Princess Min didn't care what the other people looked like, she only stretched out her hand to Peony, and Peony understood, and immediately took out the string of beads and put it in her palm. Princess Min smashed the beads on Meng Ruren's face, and said loudly: "The most important thing for people is decency, how many things are less crooked and heretical, but the bad thing is that you are shallow, stupid and ignorant things, you dare to calculate my little friend with a string of beads in your hand, you are so bold."

Meng Ruren was humiliated in public, his face was so white with anger that he trembled, not only hated Peony, but also hated Mrs. Cui in his heart, and he couldn't wait to poke Mrs. Cui into dozens of transparent holes. This Cui family, not only did she not tell her the truth, but after she went to He's house yesterday, she refused to come and tell her if something happened, she had to be prepared, and she would not suffer this shame in public today.