Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the old lady's birthday.

Early in the morning, Yang got up early and went to the front yard to order all kinds of things.

This is the old lady's sixtieth birthday, naturally she can't be sloppy, and the Yang family knows very well in her heart that this time she can win back all the favors she lost before. As long as this birthday banquet can make the old lady happy, what can't you get?

Yang had been in the Zheng Mansion for many years, and he knew that the old lady was particularly fond of Buddhism, so Yang went to a famous Buddhist monastery nearby to invite some monks a few days earlier.

No, Yang was just about to come out to see if those monks had arrived, when he saw those monks in plain monk robes walking slowly, not slowly! Everyone is either holding a Buddhist bead in their hand, or a wooden fish. At the front, an old monk of about seventy years old has a gray beard.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please." Yang said with a smile.

"Amitabha!" The old monk recited the Buddha name and followed the Yang family into the Zheng Mansion, and the little monk behind him naturally followed in.

Slowly, a lot of guests came, and Jing Ning, as the prime minister's daughter, wanted to entertain guests. Since the Prime Minister's Mansion did not have many children, Zheng Xiuning also followed the Yang family to receive guests.

"The old birthday star has arrived!" The housekeeper shouted, and everyone saw that the old lady was wearing a dark blue long skirt and a dark red cardigan coat. Although they are all dark colors, they look extremely dignified because of the old lady's age.

The old lady walked into the main hall with the help of Zheng's father, and the next thing was to pay homage to her children and grandchildren.

In the voice of the monks reading the Buddhist scriptures in a low voice, Zheng's father knelt in front of the old lady, "The son wishes his mother 60 birthdays, as blessed as the East China Sea, and his longevity is better than Nanshan." ”

"Good, good, good," the old lady said happily three times in succession. Her son is filial, how can she be unhappy when she is a mother?

Since there is no wife in the house, the next thing is that Jing Ning, who is a concubine, stepped forward to pay tribute to her grandmother's birthday, "The granddaughter wishes her grandmother a prosperous sun and moon, and a long pine crane." Grandmother, granddaughter prepared a gift for grandmother, grandmother, you see, this is Jing Ning went to the most famous temple in the neighborhood to ask a monk to open the Buddha beads, after the consecration of the monk put it next to the Bodhisattva, let him receive 9981 days of incense and sue in front of him every day. Jing Ning was holding a box in his hand, and there was a string of vermilion Buddha beads in the box.

A glint appeared in the old lady's eyes, this girl really has a heart!

"Okay, good, reward, come, Jing Ning girl, this is your grandmother's reward for you" The maid behind the old lady stepped forward and handed over a purse, and then took the box that Jing Ning was holding in his hand, needless to say that the purse must be a silver reward.

Zheng Xiuning couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the string of Buddhist beads, what was going on? Didn't the man tell her that Zheng Jingning had prepared a dress? She also made the man move his hands and feet in that dress, why is it a string of Buddhist beads now?

didn't have time to think too much, Zheng Xiuning stepped forward to pay respects, "Grandmother, granddaughter wishes grandmother, blessing is like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan." During this period of time, the granddaughter copied the Buddhist scriptures every day and wanted to give them to her grandmother as a gift, although it was worse than her sister's gift, but the granddaughter sincerely copied and recited it for her grandmother. ”

The old lady has not yet spoken, and everyone has a burst of humility in their hearts, and the eldest lady in front of her just said that she is looking for a high monk to sue the scriptures every day, and the two young ladies will copy the Buddhist scriptures every day to offer incense to the Buddhist beads.

The old lady was very happy, and boasted, "You are also attentive, copying scriptures every day, although this gift is light, but your grandmother understands it." After speaking, he also rewarded Xiuning with a purse.

When the Yang family also paid their respects, the birthday banquet began, everyone ate and drank, and Zheng Xiuning secretly went to the table where the old lady put the gifts. I thought that no one saw it, but I didn't know that Wen Xing saw it clearly.

Until the end of the birthday banquet, Jing Ning still felt a little uneasy, the birthday banquet was such a good opportunity, but the Yang mother and daughter didn't attack her?

Back in his courtyard, Jing Ning was a little tired, called Wen Xing to massage his shoulders, and kept thinking about things.

Wen Xing said while massaging Jing Ning, "Miss, the slave maid saw that the second lady didn't know what she had done in the old lady's gift, and she was a little far away and couldn't see clearly!" ”

"Miss, the lord invites you to go to the old lady's courtyard, there is an accident with the old lady" Jing Ning didn't have time to say anything when he saw an entourage of his father hurriedly running over.

Jing Ning had a worried look on his face, "What's wrong?" ”

The entourage couldn't say clearly, so he only asked the eldest lady to hurry over.

Jing Ning hurried to the old lady's yard, and when she saw that the Yang mother and daughter were also there, Jing Ning stepped forward and blessed her body, "Jing Ning has seen my grandmother and father, I don't know what happened when my father called me?" ”

Father Zheng's brows furrowed slightly, "Your sister's gift to your grandmother has been torn up!" Your sister says she saw you near the present. ”

The words stopped here, how could the smart Jing Ning not hear what his father meant.

"Grandmother, Jing Ning has never done it, can grandmother trust Jing Ning?"

The old lady didn't speak, but Zheng Xiuning said, "Sister, I can see it clearly, it's obviously that you are close to your sister's birthday gift to your grandmother, sister, you said it's not you, how can your sister believe it?" ”

A hint of disdain flashed in Jing Ning's eyes, "However, my girl told me Sister, you are the one who is close to the gift!" ”

Xiu Ning sighed in her heart, how could she find out, but her face didn't show, "Sister means that Xiu Ning tore up the gift she gave?" It's funny! ”

Jing Ning didn't say much and called Wen Xing directly, "Wen Xing, tell me, you just told me what you saw?" With your grandmother and father here, you boldly say that no one will bully you. ”

"Yes, miss. Sir, old lady, slave maid once entered the main hall to get things for the young lady during the birthday banquet, and just happened to see the second young lady sneaking next to the old lady's gift and didn't know what to do! Wen Xing did not hesitate to listen to his young lady's words and told all the people he saw in the first fifteen ten.

"Father, grandmother, Jing Ning thinks that he never takes the initiative to provoke others, not to mention that Xiuning is Jing Ning's own sister, how could Jing Ning tear up her sister's gift. Now my maid saw with her own eyes that my sister had approached the gift, and asked her father and grandmother to see and give Jingning justice. Sister Xiuning, where is my sister sorry for you? Your grounding is an order from your father, and you can't resent your sister just because you were grounded, and my sister hopes that you will be lifted from the grounding sooner. It's so good that you and I are sisters, but how can you frame me so everywhere? The previous words were addressed to the father and the old lady, and the words were sincere, but the latter words turned to Zheng Xiuning, revealing that Jing Ning thought of sisterhood but was resented by Xiuning.

Yang saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly said, "Xu, which non-long-eyed slave tore up the gift given by Xiuning, don't be angry, this matter is Xiuning is too arbitrary, please don't care about it." ”

Zheng Xiuning listened to Yang's words and felt lucky: "Besides, I am my father's daughter." My father doesn't believe in my words, but he believes in a slave? Sister, what proof do you have to prove that what she said is true? Maybe she tore up my sutras! ”

Jing Ning couldn't help but sneer when he heard this. "Then let's talk about it."