In the twilight of the West Mountain, in the main room of the bamboo courtyard, Nala sat expressionlessly. Seeing her like this, he cautiously asked her if she wanted to eat. Nala suddenly woke up, and first asked Wanning if she was awake, knowing that she was awake and had eaten, before sighing and asking Luyun to call her daughter.

Wan Ning came in with a somewhat pale face, saluted, and then carefully sat down next to her. Nara asked, "Have you eaten it?" What has passed? ”

"After eating, I ate a bowl of porridge and two bean noodle rolls."

"Remember to eat in the future, and you can't stop eating because you're sad, even if you eat a little. Mother Jin obviously brought snacks to the car, why don't you eat it? ”

"My daughter will never dare again." Wan Ning replied cautiously, and secretly glanced at the Nala clan. She was a little confused, she thought that Nala would scold her, but she didn't expect to be so kind.

Sensing her gaze, Nala sighed secretly, and said, "I've already heard from Mother Jin. Seeing that her daughter suddenly tensed up and straightened up, she endured it and continued: "It seems that you listened to what the subordinate named Wang Gui who came up from Baoding Zhuangzi said, and misunderstood that Sanfang lied to you, so you did such a rude thing." Tell me first, what did that Wang Gui tell you? ”

Wanning hurriedly said that it was Wang Gui who overheard that the master's family was receiving nobles in the garden, his whereabouts were suspicious, and it was likely that he had the intention of climbing relatives, so he would let the third girl Shuning go to the water pavilion every day, but when he wanted to explore again, he was chased to Baoding Village by the master's family on trumped-up charges. After Wan Ning finished speaking, she also whispered: "I saw the fourth elder brother appear in Fangshan in the past few days. didn't live with Song Gege, and then the garden of the third uncle's house was a little weird, so he would ...... will be ...... mistakenly"

Nala closed his eyes, and opened them after a while: "The second sister-in-law has told me that in those days, Prince Jane's second son wanted to borrow their garden to paint something, and no one was allowed to approach for fear of being disturbed. As for that Wang Gui......" she paused. Then he raised his voice and told Luyun to call Wang Gui to come up.

Wang Gui came up and kowtowed respectfully. Wan Ning found that his gaze at her seemed to have a faint hatred. I felt a little strange. Nala asked him to repeat everything he had said to the second girl, and Wan Ning listened to it, and the more she listened, the more she felt that it was wrong.

That Wang Gui actually said that when he asked the girl for peace, the girl heard that he was thrown out of the third room, and he was very unfair about what happened to him, and he had to avenge himself; I also asked myself if I knew that there were strange things in the garden. and where the palace dwelt, and the nobles and the affairs of the nobles; also forced himself to admit that the man was a prince, and Sanfang had the intention of clinging to the ground......

Wan Ning was furious, and immediately jumped up to accuse Wang Gui of lying, but Wang Gui sneered: "Second girl, why are you confused? That's what you said. Otherwise, I'm a little subordinate, how do I know what prince is not a prince? ”

Wan Ning was extremely angry, and she had to scold again. But he was stopped by Nala. Nara ordered the king to go down. He also ordered a mother-in-law to have someone look after him, and he was not allowed to talk to anyone, and then he turned back to see his daughter.

Wan Ning gritted her teeth and said, "Eniang." He lied! I really didn't do that! Obviously he said it! Why did he frame me?! ”

Nala said, "Maybe he really told you those things on the way, but do you know his details?" He is indeed Mama Wang's grandson, but Mama Wang has been released, and his parents are on errand in the tea room. Didn't you find a few mistakes there a few days ago, and caught a few people who were enriching themselves? Among them were his parents. Because you said that you should be severely punished, I was thrown out, thinking that this Wang Gui knew about it after returning home, so he deliberately changed his words. ”

Wan Ning was even more angry when she heard this: "It's obvious that they did bad things themselves, but they came to blame me? How unreasonable! ”

Nala was silent for a while before continuing: "I have asked the second sister-in-law, this Wang Gui is on their side, always lazy, and loves to cause trouble. Because his hands and feet were not clean, he was going to be beaten, but your third aunt saw Mama Wang's face, so she went to Baoding. He said that he said nothing, but it was nonsense, and everyone in the house knew that he was a person. Originally, this was also a trivial matter, and I didn't plan to manage the land, but since he dared to harm you openly, he couldn't tolerate it! ”

Wan Ning opened her mouth and said hesitantly: "That...... Just get rid of him, right? Nala sneered: "Let him go out and talk nonsense? I have my own measure in this matter, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Wan Ning originally wanted to say something, but when she thought of the hatefulness of that Wang Gui, she didn't open her mouth again. After a while, she saw that her mother did not move, so she asked carefully: "Since E-Niang already knows the truth, this matter is ...... Isn't it okay? ”

"How can it be okay?!" Nala suddenly burst out with a sentence, startling Wan Ning. She stared at her daughter viciously and said angrily: "Even if that Wang Gui told a lie, are you a fool?" How could you believe him?! And broke into people's homes and bumped into guests? How can you tell me to see your third aunt in the future?! Their husband and wife have helped you Ama and me a lot, and your third aunt has also helped manage the family for more than a month, and when your second sister-in-law's fetus stabilized, I haven't spoken, and she returned the power without saying a word. Also, for the sake of the Dragon Boat Festival gifts, the family's silver turnover was not effective for a while, and your third aunt took out a thousand taels of silver and returned it to the account without making a sound. I owe enough favors to your third uncle's family, and now that you have done this kind of thing, how can you tell me to have the face to meet them? ”

Wan Ning trembled slightly, and looked at her frenzied mother with wide eyes.

"Also, if your third uncle and third aunt really have the intention of clinging to the prince, why bother so much? Your third aunt's family is the mother of the fourth elder brother! There is also a lady in his family in the palace! If you want to kiss, your third aunt will go back to her parents' house and ask for it, and you still want your daughter to have a private meeting with your brother? ! Why do you keep clinging to this thought? ”

Nala stopped and took a breath, looked at his daughter, and suddenly choked up: "My daughter, why are you so confused? Forget it if you are cold to the fifth elder brother, the fourth elder brother is hearty

Without you, but you want to stick to it, he is about to marry Fujin, what do you not forget? Do you really want to rush to be a concubine? In a family like ours, our daughter actually went to be a concubine. How will you meet Amma and me in the future? The young lady of the Shi family, others say that she is the crown princess of the inner designation, but her father is also an uncle like your father. ”

Wanning opened her mouth and bit her lower lip again, with tears in her eyes.

Nala continued to choke up, "How did you know that this royal power is great? The fifth elder brother thinks about you in his heart, how can you not care about him; The fourth elder brother looks at your third aunt's face, as long as it is not too much. He won't be as knowledgeable as you. But the ladies in the palace. It's not a good-looking character. You think that Wen Han has already married a wife. Don't you have to worry about it? Don't forget, there is land in the capital that is the son of a gentleman. Originally, if you really married the fifth elder brother, it would be fine; If you continue to think about the fourth elder brother, there is a dislike between their brothers, you don't need those ladies to deal with you, as long as the emperor sends a little eunuch. Send a pot of poisoned wine and pour it on you, and you Ama and I can only kowtow and thank you, and then tell others that you are dying of sudden illness, who can save you? My son, you are my own flesh and blood, how can you tell me to watch you go to your death......"

She burst into tears, and Wanning trembled even more. It's not like she hadn't thought about it. I just don't think I'll ever have that day. There have been such episodes. But can she really believe that someone will come to her rescue and make her fake her death at that time? She missed several times in a row with four fours. Could it be that they are really destined? Sisi is really not her real son?

So, what is the purpose of all the efforts she has made so far?

She trembled, trembled, and finally couldn't help but throw herself into her mother's arms and cry. She didn't know what she was crying about, she just felt that she had to cry like this. Nara gently caressed her and shed tears with her.

After a long time, Wan Ning stopped crying, choked up and asked, "Eniang, what should I do?" ”

Nala patted her and said, "Now there is no other way, Eniang has to find a way to find out what the palace means, if the palace is willing to point you to the fifth elder brother, you will accept your fate." If there is no such meaning in the palace, our family will report you to be over-aged, and then carefully find a good family for you, and you will never be wronged......" She held back her tears before continuing: "It's just that you can't be confused again in the future, you want to be safe, you know?" ”

Wanning couldn't hold back her tears again, she buried her head in her mother's arms, and after a while, she closed her eyes and said, "Got it......"

~~~~~~~~~~~I am the dividing line ~~~~~~~~======== back to Fangshan

Tongying went to Fangshan to live temporarily this time, but it was to hide from the quiet. During this year's Dragon Boat Festival, he had promised the emperor that he would draw a "Dragon Boat Racing Map" and present it. He did a lot of preparations, and started his pen a month in advance, and the painting was finished, and there was only one last point left, but he couldn't finish it.

His sister-in-law, Guerjia, was six months pregnant, and her mother's family came to take care of her, including several sisters. They are all in their prime, and they are gentle and considerate, and when they make supplements for their pregnant sisters, they don't forget to help Tongying's little grandfather also make a copy, as if the wheels are turning, and they will send a soup, water, snacks, and supper every half an hour. Tongying was so annoyed that she begged her brother to intervene in private, but because her sister-in-law had a big belly and was very easy to move, no one stopped those girls. Tongying saw that there were still a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival, but the painting did not make any progress, and it was almost sprinkled with soup and water, so she had to ask the scholar to collect the painting and go directly to an old friend for help.

Duan Ning was very sympathetic to his plight, and while patting him on the back, he saw that there were many people in the Earl's Palace, so he took him back to Fangshan. Sure enough, they were familiar with each other, and both parties got used to it, and they settled down after a while. In order to let Tongying paint quietly, he was specially placed in the Pillow Xia Pavilion, where the brush, ink and pigments were also complete, and Tongying did not need to bring his own. Tong Ying was gratefully issuing a declaration of thanks, and she met Wanning's incident.

After dinner, Tongying thanked Zhang Baohe with satisfaction, and specially cooked for Shuning, who personally cooked for him to eat his favorite local dishes, and sighed: "Every time I come, I live so comfortably, just stay for a long time." ”

Duan Ning said with a smile: "Okay, ten taels of silver a day, you can live as long as you like, and you will be treated like a fairy." ”

Tong Ying scolded with a smile: "An old friend for so many years, you actually slaughtered so hard?!" ”

After the joke, Tongying once again thanked Zhang Bao and his wife, and said with a smile: "The little grandfather is willing to come, we are naturally welcome, it is rare for you to fall in love with our brother Duan like this." Thanks, it's rusty. ”

Tongying thought about it, so she didn't say more.

Now Zhang Baohe's clan is very different from when he was in Fengtian, not only the change in official position and knighthood, but also because he has experienced a lot of things, and he no longer takes the difference in identity too seriously. Especially the clan, she preaches all princes like children. Tongying is a clan. and Duan Ning have been friends for many years. She had faintly regarded him as a nephew, and the tone of her voice had changed.

Tong Ying is a careful person, so naturally she also discovered the changes, and she was secretly happy in her heart, and she felt more relaxed in this house.

The next day, he began to concentrate on painting. No one bothered him for days. There was only the scholar Tianyang waiting around, and the three meals a day were all cooked by Shuning himself, sent to Linyuan Pavilion, and then taken over by Tianyang. The Pillow Pavilion is fully equipped, and even in a small hidden room behind the pavilion, there is a bath bucket and toiletries.

The environment is quiet and there are no distractions. Tongying only took four days. I finished the rest of the drawing. He also personally led people to find a good silk in the treasury for him to frame the painting.

There are still two days left before the Dragon Boat Festival, and Tongying is not in a hurry. When the painting was dry, he chatted with Duanning Shuning in the front house, and invited the flocculent over.

Su Su was a little afraid of Tongying's identity at first, but seeing his kind attitude, he gradually relaxed, and called "Brother Tongying" with Shuning. She began to be interested in this art after learning painting from Mr. Cai for a few days, so she admired Tongying very much, and when she heard him talk about her experience in the Mongolian steppe, she was very fascinated and yearned.

Tongying began to see that she liked to listen, so she told her about the desert scenery with great interest, the endless grassland, the galloping fast horses, the enthusiastic Mongolians, and the mellow milk wine......

Su Su listened and listened, with infinite admiration in her eyes, staring at Tong Ying, and a red cloud rose on her face. When Tong Ying saw it, she thought of some people who had similar expressions, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so she changed her words and talked about his life in the desert and the hardships of crossing thousands of miles. What water is not enough, you can only lick a few mouthfuls a day; There is no food, and hunger is mad; When they couldn't find anything to eat, they went digging up bugs and scorpions; The roasted scorpions are very fragrant, but be careful not to get stabbed......

He spoke vividly, and he listened to the dishes, and when Shuning saw it, he hurriedly opened the topic and talked about grassland barbecue. It's a pity that she was obviously too stimulated by it, and she didn't turn her attention to the fragrant barbecue, barely supported it for a while, and then found an excuse to go first.

As soon as her figure disappeared, Shuning turned her head to stare at Tong Ying and said, "Brother Tong Ying is too much, why are you deliberately scaring her?" "He'd done this to her before, and she knew best.

Tongying smiled bitterly, you can't say to a little girl that he is trying to strangle the little girl's thoughts about herself in the cradle, right? He had no choice but to say: "Things in the desert can't all be good, right?" Who knew she would be scared? Didn't you scare yourself last time? ”

She certainly won't be intimidated! Although her memory is a little blurry, she has also seen the animal world and the Discovery Channel, and has also translated the lines of insect documentaries. Shuning pursed her lips and looked at the fluff.

Tong Ying looked at Duan Ning with a wry smile, Duan Ning patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I understand, you are also kind, but this cousin is different from my sister, she has always been timid, and she is afraid that she will be uncomfortable for a few days." ”

Tong Ying had no choice but to sigh: "Why are there so few girls as bold as your sister?" When I meet the local girl's house on weekdays, I blush when I hear me say it's fun, and when I talk about eating insects, they turn blue, and they have to put on a gentle and considerate appearance. ”

However, Shuning is also putting on a gentle and considerate appearance right now, but the object is a girl. Su Su drank a few cups of hot tea, and finally got better, and said half-deadly: "I kind of understand, the big guys are really different, I feel uncomfortable thinking about those days, but Brother Tongying can survive for a few months, it's really amazing." ”

Shuning pouted: "He's also forced by the situation, he can usually pick his mouth, and he doesn't look like a big man at all." ”

Su Su shook his head, raised his cheeks in a daze, and muttered: "I'm so stupid, I actually have thoughts that shouldn't be, it's really just a dream, that's not the person I deserve." Then he sighed, got up and took a book from the shelf, and said, "I'd better keep doing what I'm supposed to do." ”

Shuning was a little confused at first, thinking that this little girl had a ladylike thought for Tongying? Later, when I saw her holding the book, I leaned over to look at it, only to see that the words "Gongli Codex" were written on it, and the paper was a little old.

Yahuan Cai'er made new tea, walked over and said, "Amitabha, the girl can be regarded as remembering this." Since I arrived in Fangshan, the girl has not looked at this codex again, I am really afraid that the girl will forget it, and my wife will know that she will beat me on the board. ”

Shuning hurriedly asked what was going on, and said: "This is something passed down in our clan, I heard that it was written by an aunt who entered the palace from the ancestors, and it talks about all the etiquette rules and taboos in the palace." E-Niang told me to memorize it all so that I wouldn't make mistakes in the draft. She flattened her mouth and whispered: "E-niang still expects me to earn face for her during the draft." ”

Shuning was a little staggered. On the way back to the room, she couldn't help but start to reflect, could she be a little too relaxed? Knowing that there will be a draft next year, I must participate, but I have no intention of preparing at all, compared to the scar treatment of the palace ceremony, and Wanning, who learns the rules, I am so relaxed that I am almost angry.

Regarding the draft, although she did not formally discuss it with her parents, she probably guessed what they meant, so she naturally hoped that she would not be selected, and then her family would slowly find a suitable family. There are three candidates for next year's Earl's Court, and according to convention, it is not common for all three sisters to be selected. Compared with the beautiful Wan Ning, and the stable Yuan Ning, she is the one who is most likely to be brushed down, so Zhang Bao and the clan have no intention of letting her really "get ahead".

However, the world is unpredictable, who can say for sure?

She remembered the fattening menu she had gotten from Xinran, and felt the need to ask her mother for advice.

When he heard this, he couldn't help but snicker, and said, "It turns out that you made this idea, and you really want to see what my daughter looks like when she grows into a fat person." ”

Shuning pursed her lips and shook her mother's arm to make a fuss. Shi stopped laughing, stroked her hair, and said: "Silly boy, you Ama and I don't need you to learn those palace rules and etiquette, because you do a good job on weekdays, as long as you are close to the draft, please ask a grandma to teach you some general things, so that you will not be rude when you run for election." It's hard to choose, but it's not easy to choose not? Our family also has some face in the palace, so many show girls are running, as long as you don't stand out, naturally no one will notice you, as long as the mother shows a meaning, the people below will naturally know what to do. Don't worry, your grandmother has already agreed, and she said when she went to the palace to meet her mother. If you want to be safer, try Xinran's girl's approach, it's not impossible, but you are not allowed to damage your body, you know? ”

Shuning said embarrassedly: "Got it." ”

In her heart, she was in a better mood, so she put her arms around her mother's neck, gently next to her, and sprinkled coquettishly.