Chapter 139: Hongmen Banquet
Listening to Princess Lu's words, Zheng Xiuning was shocked and sweated, and replied, "Yes, stepmother, Xiuning knows, and she will definitely study hard behind Mama Fang in the future." ”
Princess Lu didn't say anything more to Zheng Xiuning, looked at Zheng Jingning and said, "Sit down, it's tiring to stand like this." ”
Looking at Princess Lu, and then at Zheng Xiuning, who was still kneeling on the ground, Jing Ning sneered in his heart, this is the so-called one is willing to fight and one is willing to suffer? It's over making a show in front of others, and that Mama Fang, I don't know if I really taught Zheng Xiuning the rules, or if I helped frame him together.
Jing Ning was vigilant against the people in front of him, and deeply understood that now that he came to King Lu's Mansion, there was no one to rely on. Jing Ning knows that he must be cautious and careful in every step, otherwise a careless step will be an abyss.
Jing Ning sat aside, lowered her eyes and watched the tea served by the maidservant, quietly watching what Princess Lu wanted to do.
Princess Lu didn't say much, just drank tea quietly, as if she was more patient than anyone, and a noisy voice came from outside the house, and Jing Ning looked up and saw that it was the county lord of Wanting. Jing Ning knew that it was no longer okay to pretend not to see it now.
He saluted the county lord of Huanting, who had come to the house, and the county lord of Huanting did not speak, only coldly hugged his chest and looked at Jing Ning, and only spoke after a while, "Yo, isn't this Sister Jing Ning, how long has it been since I have seen such a haggard, is it some recent gossip that disturbs Sister Jing Ning?" ”
Jing Ning smiled and said, "Lord Huanting also knows very well that her father is unwell, and her sister has done such a thing, and it is very difficult for Jing Ning not to be exhausted. ”
Seeing Jing Ning shirk like this, the county lord of Wan Ting snorted coldly, "There are always some people who will find all kinds of reasons to shirk their responsibilities, but they don't know that they are clear in the eyes of others, and she herself still treats others as fools." ”
After listening to the words of the county lord of Huanting, Jing Ning didn't explain much to herself, and only said lightly, "Clear-eyed people have indeed understood for a long time, but some people are always too self-conscious, and they are used as robbers, and they still talk about it." ”
"You..."
A sound of "bang" came, and Wan Ting looked towards the place where the voice came from, looking at the teacup that had fallen to the ground and had broken into pieces, and Princess Lu, who was sitting on the chair and was not angry, the county lord Wan Ting lost her voice for a moment.
"Look at what you look like, Jing Ning is a guest I invited, and that's how you treat guests as a host? What about the etiquette that taught you before? As a county lord, you don't even remember the most basic etiquette? ”
Listening to Princess Lu's reprimand to the county lord of Huanting, Jing Ning sneered in her heart, Zheng Xiuning watched the county lord of Huanting being reprimanded because of Jing Ning, her eyes flashed, and the grandmother standing next to Princess Lu looked at the performance of the people present, frowned when she swept over Zheng Xiuning, and told the maid next to her to bring another cup of tea.
And Zheng Xiuning at this end was still thinking about his next plan, so he was hit straight by a servant girl, Zheng Xiuning subconsciously wanted to hide, but was pulled together and fell, when was Zheng Xiuning, who had been so wronged, was just about to scold, but in an instant he felt that his sharp gaze fell on him, Zheng Xiuning was in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to move in place.
A small episode over there did not affect Jing Ning and the others at all, looking at Princess Lu, who was still reprimanding the county lord of Huanting, and the county lord of Huanting, who seemed to be unbearable, Jing Ning sat leisurely and watched the play, regardless of whether the words of the reprimands referred to what Sang scolded Huai to himself or to the county lord of Huanting.
The county lord seemed to be impatient with the training, and said, "This is my problem alone? If it weren't for her own indiscretion, would something come out? Just because she's your guest, you blame everything on me? ”
"Shut up." Princess Lu suddenly raised her voice, "You go back to my room for me to calm down, and you won't be allowed to come out without my permission." ”
Turning his head to Jing Ning again, he said, "Let you see the joke, this girl is like this, but in fact, her nature is not bad." ”
Jing Ning smiled and said that he didn't care, as the so-called reaching out and not smiling face, and besides, the emperor over there issued a holy decree so quickly, I am afraid that there are also Princess Lu's actions.
In fact, it was indeed Princess Lu who deliberately cried in front of the Queen Mother that she had not disciplined her righteous daughter, which damaged the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Queen Mother told the emperor again. Therefore, the emperor did not send any more manpower to investigate, and directly issued an edict to criticize Zheng Xiuning.
Jing Ning began to think in her mind, with the status of Princess Lu, she could indeed help herself solve this matter, but why would she help herself? is to blame all the faults on Zheng Xiuning? Isn't Zheng Xiuning her beloved daughter? Is it to insert Mama Fang into the Prime Minister's Mansion? What exactly was her plan?
Thinking about Zheng Anyan, who was still sick in bed, and thinking about what he overheard, Jing Ning was horrified, Jing Ning turned all the possibilities in his mind, and couldn't think that it would be a good thing for Princess Lu to help him, although it solved the top priority, it also planted a hidden danger.
And how to solve this hidden danger without risk is the first problem that Jing Ning has to consider, and when Jing Ning was distracted, Princess Lu had already arranged the dishes.
Follow Princess Lu to the front hall.
Not as careless as when he was with Lan Yao and Xiao Yuan, everyone ate very quietly at this meal, after the meal, Princess Lu intended to stay in Jing Ning to stay in Lu Wang's Mansion, Jing Ning glanced at Bi Hua, Bi Hua glanced at Jing Ning, as if she suddenly woke up, "Ah, I suddenly remembered that before I left this morning, Wen Xing told me that someone was coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the afternoon, Miss, we should go back." ”
Listening to Bihua's words, Jing Ning pretended to be angry and reprimanded, "What did I tell you? You forgot it all so quickly, didn't you see that Princess Lu was still there? It's all the fuss. ”
Princess Lu looked at Jing Ning's behavior that was the same as her just now, and the smile on the corner of her mouth stiffened for a moment before she spoke, "It's okay, this little maid of your family is too anxious, if there is something, I will let Mama Fang send you out." ”
"How can this be so troublesome to Mama Fang, we can just go back by ourselves, the princess still needs someone to serve."
"Don't bother, just let Mama Fang go with you, and discipline Xiuning well, so that she won't be so lawless again."
Jing Ning knew that he couldn't shirk it when he heard it, so he followed Mama Fang towards the outside of the mansion, and Bihua got closer to Jing Ning, alert to the possible dangers around her.
Soon the carriage drove to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jing Ning, with the support of Bihua, got out of the carriage, looked at the carriage at the door of his house, and glanced at Bihua, Bihua looked at Jing Ning, shook his head, and signaled that he didn't know.
Zheng Xiuning and Mama Fang, who also got out of the carriage on the side, said, "Look, the guests from the Prime Minister's Mansion have arrived, so I'll go to greet the guests first, and Mama Fang will take care of herself." ”
Mama Fang looked at the carriage next to Jing Ning and herself, and nodded, "The old slave will follow Miss Xiuning to her courtyard first, the prime minister is unwell, so the old slave will not bother first." ”
With a polite nod, he and Bihua went to the front hall first, leaving Zheng Xiuning and Mama Fang behind, and when they went to the front hall, they were told that the guests were in Zheng Anyan's room, Jing Ning rushed over, and saw Xiao Yuan, who was sitting next to Zheng Anyan and chatting with Zheng Anyan with a smile.