The spring rain is silky, and the air is mixed with the fragrance of peach blossoms and grass, which is refreshing.

After the rain, the sky is clear, there are a few thin clouds floating in the blue sky, and the spring day is delicate and bright, just like Ning Xue's mood at the moment. After that ordeal, Ning Xue seemed to have become a lot calmer overnight, quite reborn. In addition to fulfilling his promise to the second lady, obeying Ning Zhen overseas in everything, and pretending to be filial and docile, he also changed his domineering style to his subordinates in private, as if he was a gentle and virtuous lady. Ning Zhenhai saw that Ning Xue was crying and shouting as if she had changed someone, although he was puzzled, he was happy. Although there were thousands of grievances in letting Xue'er marry in the past, after this toss, her arrogant heart was restrained a lot, so it seems that Seong lost his horse and knew whether he was blessed......

Ning Yue has been accustomed to Ning Xue's pampered and proud appearance since she was a child, but now she is forced to swallow her anger and pretend to be for the sake of her marriage, and her heart is full of sympathy. I can't imagine that the second lady has such a pitiful time, and it seems that it may not be a blessing to be a young lady...... In order to soothe Ning Xue's depressed mood, Ning Yue accompanied her every day, made her the snacks she liked to eat, and made new clothes for her.

Ning Xue felt Ning Yue's kindness, and reluctantly ate and slept well, and the whole person looked a lot more energetic. "Xiaoyue, it's good to have you, otherwise I won't be able to hold on......" Ning Xue snuggled up to Ning Yue, like a pair of intimate sisters. And Ning Yue's heart warmed because of her intimate action, but at the same time, she blamed herself.

In fact, Ning Yue will be sixteen years old after this month, and since he was a child, he has the intention of leaving Shangshu Mansion to find another way out when he grows up, but since he met An Ruiqi, this idea has gradually begun to waver, and he is afraid of his departure, especially now that An Ruiqi is on the expedition, and he doesn't know when it will be the return date, Ning Yue is even more hesitant to propose to leave. Later, because Ning Xue was forced to marry into the Duan family, the second lady sent a letter to inform the An brothers, and Ning Yue's uneasy heart calmed down. Although I can't live with the second miss, but because of her business, I can let Brother Qi come back earlier, and I can say goodbye to him before leaving, which is not all bad for me...... Because of her guilt for Ning Xue, Ning Yue worked harder to take care of her.

"Second Miss, a Duan Gongzi is coming to you!" Yumei pushed the door in, interrupting the two of them in their musings.

Ning Xue's face suddenly turned pale, how could this Duan Ming be so unjust! "No, let him go!"

"What did Xiao Sheng do wrong, offending Miss? Why is the young lady so disgusted with Xiaosheng......" Duan Ming ignored Yu Mei's obstruction and walked into the room leisurely.

"This is the second lady's boudoir, how can you go in and out casually!" Seeing this, Ning Yue immediately protected Ning Xue and didn't let Duan Ming's ruffian-like gaze scan her.

"Little girl, the last time I saw you, I thought you would be a beauty in the future, and this time I saw you angry, it's really good-looking. I'm your second lady's future husband, why can't I come in? That's it, seeing that you are so faithful, I don't care about you. Duan Ming smiled smugly after speaking.

Ning Xue wanted to hide behind Ning Yue's back all the time, but she reluctantly remembered that she had promised the second lady to try her best to please the Duan family, so that they would not force the marriage too tightly, so she showed half of her face, squeezed out a smile, and said to Duan Ming: "Duan Gongzi, the little girl's hair and clothes on the sickbed are messy, it is really inconvenient to show people, please go back today, and then make an appointment with you when I am sick?" ”

After hearing this, Duan Ming pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said: "It turns out that Miss is sick in bed, and Xiao Sheng actually disturbs Miss to rest at this time, which is really offended, but Xiao Sheng sees that Miss has a good face, and he must be able to recover in a few days." After the young lady recovers, Xiaosheng will set up a banquet for you to apologize, how about it? ”

Although Ning Xue was unwilling, she had no reason to prevaricate, and she thought of the second lady's instructions, so she had to agree.

Three days later, Ning Xue only took Ning Yue to be invited to a water pavilion built by the lake, and Duan Ming was already waiting in the box.

Looking from the terrace of the box, the sparkling lake scenery can be seen at a glance, the furnishings in the box are very elegant, and the dishes on the table are exquisite and extraordinary, so that they cannot be connected with Duan Ming at all.

Although Ning Xue was extremely disgusted with Duan Ming, she could not hide her love for this place. In the past, Brother Xiang often went here for boating on the lake, but he never found such a good place......

Ning Xue chose a position furthest away from Duan Ming and sat down, without saying a word, burying her head in eating the meal in front of her. Ning Yue stood behind her, staring at Duan Ming tightly, for fear that he would be unfavorable to Ning Xue.

"Miss seems to like it here, and it's not in vain that Xiaosheng has been looking around for a good place to smile these days." Duan Ming saw that Ning Xue didn't want to pay attention to him, so he looked at her with a smile on his face. Master Ben wants to see how long you can ignore me like this......

Ning Xue couldn't swallow because of him, so she went out alone to breathe.

Duan Ming frowned with joy when he saw that he had won the battle, and then moved his gaze to Ning Yue, who was still standing still.

"Little girl, what's your name?"

Ning Yue knew that she was different from Ning Xue, and she must not offend this person, so she said angrily: "Second Miss called me Xiaoyue." ”

"Xiao Yue...... As the name suggests, they are fresh and lovely! Xiaoyue, I won't tell you, I like you since I first saw you, and in the future, if you marry with your young lady to Duanfu, I will allow you a concubine's position? Duan Ming walked up to Ning Yue leisurely and reached out to touch her little face.

Ning Yue hurriedly dodged away and said sharply: "Young Master Duan, please respect yourself, Xiao Yue is just a maid, don't dare to think about it!" ”

Duan Ming saw that she was just a maid, and she dared to fight against him and despise him, so he was angry in his heart, and quickly stepped forward to catch Ning Yue.

Ning Yue had nowhere to hide, so she had to flee to the terrace and shouted loudly: "Young Master Duan, I am Second Miss's favorite maid, she will never allow you to bully me!" ”

Duan Ming was even more annoyed when he heard this threat, and grabbed Ning Yue's hand with one hand and was about to pull her back to the box to teach her a hard lesson, but he was hit by an object, and his hand suddenly became numb and weak.

"It's rare to come here with leisure, I just want to be accompanied by a pot of tea, quietly enjoy such a beautiful scenery, I didn't expect to encounter such hooliganism, and the mood of leisure no longer exists, how do you want to compensate me?" A tall man in a brocade robe embroidered with gold silk looked at Duan Ming coldly from another terrace not far away, his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his heroic spirit, and his tone revealed a formidable majesty.

"Who are you? Dare to meddle with the affairs of this young master! Do you know that this young master is Duan Ming, the son of the current military department Shangshu! Duan Ming rubbed his numb hands, thinking that the person who came would be frightened and fled when he heard his father's name, but he was not moved at all, and he thought that his entourage would not be able to defeat the comer, so he couldn't help but cringe a little.

"Just because you are not worthy to know my name." The man smiled disdainfully. "Miss Xiaoyue, since you don't want to stay over there, why don't you come to me?" The man jumped and landed in front of Ning Yue, smiling gently at her.

Before Ning Yue could recover from Fang Cai's fright, he was noncommittal, the man lifted Ning Yue lightly, and then flew back to the terrace just now, and before Duan Ming could wake up, he pulled Ning Yue into the box.

Ning Yue followed the man into the box and sat down, the man handed her a cup of warm tea, and as the warm tea flowed into her body, Ning Yue's frightened heart calmed down a little. I had never met such a contemptuous person, Ning Yue was really frightened, and the two lines of unassuming tears flowed quietly.

The man put away his majesty and said softly: "You are very safe here, don't be afraid anymore......" After speaking, he picked up the teacup and quietly tasted the tea, and no longer spoke.

The two were silent for a moment, and Ning Yue remembered that Ning Xue Xing might have returned over there, so she hurriedly stood up and bowed to the man, and said, "This young master, today I accompanied my young lady to the appointment, Miss Fang Cai and she went out, and now I am afraid that she has already returned, and she will definitely look for me everywhere when she sees me in my absence." I had no choice but to say goodbye, the young master did not dare to forget my kindness, and he would definitely repay him if he had the opportunity in the future! ”

The man glanced at Ning Yue leisurely, and said slowly: "When the road is uneven, I don't ask for anything in return, but the young master of that section of the mansion is really a ruffian, so it is better to persuade your young lady not to associate with him again......"

Ning Yue hurriedly shouted for Ning Xue when she heard this: "This fact is helpless, and Miss can't help herself......"

The man raised an eyebrow, curiosity in his eyes.

Ning Yue knew that this matter was not suitable for outsiders, so he asked: "I wonder if I can know the name of the young master, so that I can have the opportunity to repay the young master in the future......

The man saw that Ning Yue knew how to advance and retreat at a young age, so he replied: "Just call me Young Master Rong." ”

After Ning Yue said goodbye to Gongzi Rong, he hurriedly ran, wanting to return to Ning Xue's side as soon as possible, but the corridor inside this pavilion was twisted and turned, and it was very difficult to find, and it took a long time to return to Duan Ming's box safely. When she went back, she saw that Ning Xue was already waiting for her anxiously inside, and she couldn't help but blame herself a little.

The two of them didn't say much during the banquet, and after the banquet ended, Duan Ming also knew that he was not reluctant to send each other off, and only reunited here in a few days, Ning Xue nodded and agreed, and then left quickly with Ning Yue.

"Find out where that man came from!" Duan Ming looked at the backs of the two of them, gritted his teeth and said to his entourage.

"Childe, the young lady who made an appointment with Duan Ming just now is Ning Xue, the daughter of the Ministry of Works." Rong Gongzi's entourage replied.

"The marriage of the two Shangshu lords...... Interesting...... "Rong Gongzi shook the teacup in his hand, and the tea in the cup rippled in circles.

When the two returned home, Ning Yue told Ning Xue what had happened after she left, and Ning Xue was very angry when she heard it. "This Duan Ming not only has a disgusting face, but even his heart is so ugly! Xiaoyue, I have wronged you today, next time I go to the appointment, I will bring Yumei with me, and I will not let you deal with this person alone! After speaking, she gently stroked Ning Yue's head, every time the second miss did this to her, it would make her extremely relieved, so she hoped that her action would calm Ning Yue's mood.

Ning Yue gladly accepted her kindness.