"Ah, is there such a thing?" Xia Jin was surprised.

Although the Zheng family is not noble, it is also a family of eunuchs. Now Zheng Shangshu is in real power, and in terms of status, he is no worse than Xungui. Although Zheng Wanru said that she lost herself to Peng Yuzhang, but this kind of thing, I am afraid that except for Zheng Wanru's mother and Xia Jin and Su Muxian, who inadvertently peeked into this matter, few people know about it. So in the eyes of outsiders, Zheng Wanru is still the noble daughter of the Shangshu family, and her value is extremely high, how could the Zheng family pick such a family affair for her and marry a fool?

Cen Ziman pouted: "Although outsiders don't know Zheng Wanru's dirty things, everyone knows that she is close to Peng Yuzhang." The Peng family was destroyed, Zheng Wanru was seriously ill, her health was not as good as before, plus she retired from Luo Qian for the Peng family, a decent family in the capital, who would want to marry her? If the Zheng family is good for her, they are willing to pick a family for her in other places like they did at the beginning, and life will be okay. The emperor has expressed his dissatisfaction with Zheng Shangshu several times, and seeing that he can't be an official for long, he wants to find a backer. Although Ning Guogong has no real power, he is the queen mother's mother's family, and he married a worthless niece and granddaughter in the past, in exchange for a good word in front of the queen mother, Zheng Shangshu is naturally happy. As for whether Zheng Wanru will live well in the future, it is not in his consideration. ”

Xia Jin shook his head.

She has seen a lot of more ruthless things than this, and it is not surprising that the Zheng family behaves like this.

The two talked for a while, and the carriage stopped, and the Ningguo Mansion arrived.

The two got out of the car, met with Mrs. Shao and Guo, and then walked in together.

When I followed the people of the Ningguo Mansion to the main hall, there were already many people inside. Old Madam Shao greeted the familiar people one by one, and the conversation in the hall gradually became quieter, and everyone's eyes were focused on Xia Jin.

Xia Jin's status before he recognized the Shao family was not enough, and he was unknown. Even if he followed Cen Ziman to participate in hunting activities and flower viewing banquets, no one was interested in getting to know her; After recognizing the Shao family, Mrs. Shao has been away from the capital for decades, and she still has to slowly get acquainted with the social circle of the powerful, plus Xia Jin doesn't like to socialize, so she didn't bring Xia Jin when she came out; And Xia Jin was given marriage after returning from the border and prepared to marry at home. Rarely go out. For this reason, although Xia Jin's reputation is extremely loud, these powerful ladies and ladies in Beijing do not know her.

But it doesn't need to be introduced. Everyone saw her wearing the county lord's costume, standing beside Mrs. Shao and Cen Ziman, and they had already guessed her identity.

Seeing this, Mrs. Shao was afraid that Xia Jin would not feel comfortable. Hurriedly pulled her and said to everyone: "This is my granddaughter, the lord of Yong'an." Mrs. Wu Anhou. ”

Xia Jin smiled at everyone and bowed his head.

Most of the ladies present stood up. Their grade is lower than Xia Jin, and they dare not hold up in front of Xia Jin.

The eldest lady who was entertaining guests in the Ningguo Mansion stepped forward, saluted Xia Jin first, and said with a smile: "The county lord can come to the banquet." It's our pleasure. Please forgive me for the inconsiderate greeting. ”

Old Madam Shao introduced her identity to Xia Jin, and said, "Come." Grandmother introduces you to everyone. "With Xia Jin, from the older ones. Introduce Xia Jin one by one.

Xia Jin's identity is here, and she is obviously favored by the Queen Mother, and the ladies and ladies present dare not snub her, and their attitudes are warm and polite.

However, Xia Jin still felt that several people disliked and even hostilized her.

Glancing at the men, she understood what was going on.

Those people are all ladies who have not left the cabinet or even decided to marry. Su Muxian turned out to be the dream lover in the hearts of many ladies, and now that this piece of meat has fallen into her bowl, it is normal for these people to be hostile to her.

Feng Yirui is the daughter of Mrs. Ning Guo, and today she came out with her mother to receive her daughters, and she was also one of the ladies who originally liked Su Muxian. As soon as Xia Jin entered the door, she kept looking at Xia Jin with a critical gaze.

Probably because he was newly married, Xia Jin was wearing a big red gold double-layered Guangya long-tailed robe today, and three or four pieces of gold and jade jewelry on his head, and the whole person looked noble and elegant; She was sitting beside Duchess Ning Guo and Old Madam Shao at this time, smiling and staring and listening, whether it was her demeanor or her words and deeds, there seemed to be nothing wrong with her.

"Hmph, I'm used to pretending. I heard that the Xia family where she used to be was a small family in a small place, and there were few people, so she had to do her own work. Such a person, even if he comes to the capital for a year, is estimated to still be a small family in his bones. Feng Yirui's cousin Sun Tong whispered in her ear.

Feng Yirui hurriedly reached out and quietly pinched her.

There are a lot of people here, and it would be terrible if people heard this. Xia Jinsheng Zhenglong, this word reached the ears of the Queen Mother, even if the Ningguo Mansion is the Queen Mother's mother's house, the ladies in the mansion are afraid that they will be called into the palace to reprimand them, asking them to discipline their daughters well.

Although Sun Tong shut up, he didn't think so.

She is the concubine of Zhennan Houfu. When Su Muxian came back from the border pass, she listened to the elders in the family talking about it, saying that they would promise her to Su Muxian. Unexpectedly, before the person who asked him to go to explore the wind went out, the news of Su Muxian's marriage came. She is so close to the man she likes, and her obsession with Su Muxian is naturally deeper than Feng Yirui. Therefore, no matter how well Xia Jin performs, in Sun Tong's eyes, he is still a hillbilly from a humble background.

There were more and more guests in the hall, and the banquet would not start for a while, so the eldest lady of the Ningguo Mansion let her servants serve fruits and snacks. Seeing this, Sun Tong rolled his eyes, and invited his subordinates to mutter. After a while, the servant brought something oval as big as a pillow.

Sun Tong led the subordinate to Xia Jin and smiled at her: "The county lord is talented and righteous, and I admire him very much. As he spoke, he pointed to the things that his subordinates were holding, "Today, my cousin is very happy, and the Queen Mother gave me a kind of fruit, and I borrowed flowers to offer the Buddha and gave it to the county lord to taste." ”

Xia Jin took a look at it and said with a smile: "This jackfruit is a tropical fruit, and it is really difficult for those small countries in the south to transport it long distances and dedicate it to our capital." ”

Sun Tong was stunned for a moment and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Xia Jin glanced at her and said lightly: "I've heard people talk about it." ”

Sun Tong's heart jumped, and he always felt that his little caution was seen through by Xia Jin at a glance. She forced a smile and said, "Since the county lord knows this thing, it would be great, just teach us how to eat it." ”

Since the Queen Mother gave the fruit, it was impossible not to let people teach the people of the Ningguo Mansion how to eat it. Sun Tong's move was just to make her look ugly.

Xia Jin said: "Let people fetch water to clean their hands, and then bring a sharp dagger." ”

"Why don't you go soon?" The eldest lady of the Ningguo Mansion glared at the subordinates beside her and scolded in a low voice.

Sun Tong knew that his aunt was dissatisfied with him. She glanced at Xia Jin and hanged the handkerchief in her hand tightly. (To be continued)