Shen Ninghua was stunned for a moment, she really didn't have a careful memory of her appearance, maybe she got used to it every time she looked in the mirror, and when she saw someone similar to herself at first glance, she only felt familiar, and she didn't realize that this person was like herself, but after thinking about it carefully, she understood:

"Yang Yingxue should not be like me, but like my mother."

"Like Madame?"

"Well, it turns out that when the nurse was still alive, she said that I looked six points similar to my mother." Shen Ninghua stretched out his hand to touch his face, and a faint longing flashed in his eyes, how good it would be if his mother was still alive.

Bai Wei was a little worried, but he didn't know what to say to comfort. Fortunately, Hongling ran in to break the silence in the room, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

"Miss, the slave maid just went to see it, and the yard has been cleaned up, and it's in Cuizhuxuan."

"Hmm."

In Cuizhu Xuan, Xia Shi looked at the layout in the room, her eyes kept shining, she used to think that the wealth of Jiangnan was already staggering, but now she looks at it, it is still Kyoto style. Shen Ninghua was just recognized by the emperor as a righteous daughter, and the furnishings and arrangements here were already extremely luxurious, and I really didn't know what kind of magnificence the palace should be.

Seeing the maid bring the tea, Bizhu waved them back, and then saluted Xia Jingqiu and said: "Madam, Cuizhuxuan has always been a slave and maid in charge, if you and Miss have any needs, just command, if the slave and maid are not served, the county lord should be punished." ”

"Bizhu doesn't have to be polite, I'm Ning Hua's aunt, and the family doesn't shy away from it so much." Xia Shi smiled, "We also brought the maid and mother-in-law over, but I was afraid that I would disturb Ning Hua by rushing here, so I asked them to wait outside now, and when the arrangements are over, you can send someone outside to bring them in." ”

Bizhu moved her fingers slightly, nodded and said, "Yes, the slave maid will go down to arrange first." ”

"Okay, you go get busy."

Bizhu walked out of the room, the smile on her face disappeared instantly, and she hurriedly walked towards Rui Xitang.

"That's the way it is, miss. The slave maid had just sent someone to see it, and Mrs. Xia asked the maids and maids to stay in the inn opposite the back door, and the guards didn't notice it for a while. ”

Shen Ninghua frowned slightly: I brought the maid and the maid over, and let them wait outside, now I am afraid that everyone in Kyoto knows that her aunt came to visit, and she also lived in the county lord's mansion in a grand manner. Whether Xia was intentional or unintentional.

"Let's take a look first, Bai Wei, you send someone to bring those maids in, send them directly to Cuizhuxuan, and tighten the rules of the people in the mansion, I don't want people to see the jokes of the county lord's mansion."

Bai Wei hurriedly agreed: "Yes, miss, the slave will go now." ”

Yang Yingxue held the shadow blue cloud pattern teacup in her hand, and looked at the blue and white entwined branches and blue bead incense burner placed in the room, and her movements were slightly stiff. She has always thought that she is a noble girl, and she is also sought after in Jiangnan, and her words and deeds used to be the object of imitation by those young ladies, but when she saw Shen Ninghua, she found that her former self was like a clown jumping off the beam, although she didn't want to admit it, but she was indeed not as good as Shen Ninghua's bearing.

Xia Shi was still looking around on the side, and kept sighing: "It's really worthy of the county lord's mansion, these can be stoned to death if they are exchanged for silver." Although she was born in the Xia family, her biological mother was just a maid. She was married off as soon as she was married, and she rarely even went out of her own yard before, and she hadn't seen many luxurious scenes, so now she was naturally very emotional.

Yang Yingxue frowned slightly: "Mother, sit down and rest." ”

"Okay, okay, Xue'er, you also saw that your cousin is just a county lord, and the food and use are so luxurious, if you can climb the branches one day, you will definitely be able to enjoy the glory of the sky."

"Mother is talking nonsense." Yang Yingxue was a little annoyed.

Seeing that her daughter didn't listen, Xia was a little anxious: "Xue'er, do you think I brought you here just to see Shen Ninghua, the niece?" ”

"Isn't it?" Yang Yingxue turned her head.

"You, why are you so stupid." Xia Shi sat beside her and helped her fix the hairpin on her head, "My Xue'er looks like a city, and it is not worse than Shen Ninghua." What you lack is just an opportunity, in the past, in Jiangnan, so many people asked to marry you and I didn't agree, in order to wait for this opportunity. Shen Ninghua's identity is the county lord, and the places where she goes in and out are the backyards of the major clans, and even the inner court of the palace, you follow her to get to know more contacts......"

Xia Shi stopped talking, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes.

Yang Yingxue was already smart, so she naturally understood the meaning of her words, and she was excited and a little apprehensive at the same time: "Mother, cousin, will she be willing to take me to socialize?" ”

"Silly girl, now that the Xia family is gone, the Shen family's big house has also been defeated, Ning Hua has no sisters, at this time, it is natural to find someone to support each other, you are her cousin, who is she looking for if she doesn't look for you? Besides, it is well known that we live in the county lord's mansion today, and if she goes to socialize without you, others will also ask. This is your chance. ”

Yang Yingxue bit her lip slightly, clenched her fingers tightly, and nodded heavily for a while: "Well, I will definitely seize this opportunity." ”

"Okay, that's my good daughter."

"Mother, thank you for planning for me." Yang Yingxue approached Xia's arms and coquettishly.

Xia touched her head with a smile on her face: "You are my only daughter, who else can you do if you don't plan for you?" ”

Early the next morning, not long after Shen Ninghua got up, a maid outside came to report: "County Lord, Miss Yang is here." ”

Yang Yingxue? She came so early?

"Please let her in."

Yang Yingxue dressed up quite carefully, carefully wearing a pearl hairpin on her head, stepping and shaking, making a palm-sized cheek more and more colorful, and a pale green water-sleeved long skirt embroidered with peonies, which looked very thin, making her already slender body a little more pitiful and weak: "Sister, I didn't disturb you when I came early in the morning." ”

Shen Ninghua was still wearing a snow-white middle coat, and was sitting in front of the dresser and asked Bai Wei to help her coil her hair, when she heard this, she turned around and smiled: "What did my cousin say, but I was lazy in the past two days, and I got up late today, and I didn't even make up, but I let my cousin see the joke." ”

"Where, it's just that I'm a little uncomfortable with the sudden change of place." Yang Yingxue replied while looking at Shen Ninghua's boudoir without a trace.

Shen Ninghua smiled: "Didn't you rest well last night?" But the maids didn't serve them well? ”

"No, the maids are very careful, it's just that I know the bed a little, and it's hard to adapt for a while."

Bai Wei gathered the upper layer of Shen Ninghua's hair and coiled it into a bun, tightly fixed it with six smaller begonia hairpins, and then inserted the red gold step of the phoenix bead, so that the rest of the hair was scattered behind him, hanging down like a waterfall, and carefully combed it.

"Miss, do you like it?"

Shen Ninghua looked at the mirror for a long time, then raised her hand to take off the hairpin: "Princesses An Ning will come later, she has always liked the begonia hairpin the most, and she will inevitably wear it, and it will be a conflict if I use it again." ”

"Yes, the slave almost forgot, why don't you replace the hairpin with the pearl jade buckle that the emperor rewarded last time?"

"Well, that's good." Shen Ninghua thought about it and nodded with satisfaction.

Bai Wei hurriedly got up and opened the jewelry box on the table, and a burst of jewels flashed out, and all kinds of precious hostas, step shakes, flowers, and accessories were dazzling.

Yang Yingxue felt trembling in her heart just by glancing at it.

When Shen Ninghua finished dressing up and changed into clothes, Yang Yingxue's body was a little stiff, she was dressed very simply, and even looked a little plain, but there was a sense of natural carving. On the other hand, I feel a little cumbersome and unacceptable.

At this time, a maid served breakfast.

"Cousin, let's have breakfast here together." Shen Ninghua turned his head, "Qingque, go and invite your aunt over." ”

"Yes, miss."

Yang Yingxue was a little restless, but fortunately, Xia came over after a while, and there was nothing to pay special attention to in breakfast, so she felt that she had barely earned some face.

Not long after breakfast, Yang Yingxue wanted to go back to the courtyard, but was stopped by Xia.

"Ning Hua, your cousin has just come to Kyoto, and she doesn't have any friends, so she needs you to take care of it."

Shen Ninghua immediately understood the meaning of her words: "Auntie, don't worry, I will naturally do my best to entertain my cousin with the friendship of the landlord, just wait for Princess An Ning to come over, we are going to go shopping on the street, let my cousin go out with us for activities, and it can be regarded as familiarizing ourselves with Kyoto." ”

"Okay, okay." Xia was full of joy, this place is really the right place, the first time she saw it was a princess-level character, she could imagine the scene of her daughter soaring in the future.

didn't wait long, there was a notice at the door, and then a girl in ordinary clothes walked quickly here: "Ning Hua, your courtyard is really chic, I have lived enough in the palace, and one day I will go to beg my father and ask him to allow me to come to live with you for a few days, do you say okay?" ”

Before the person arrived, after Baili Anning finished speaking, he entered the room, and saw Xia Jingqiu and Yang Yingxue slightly stunned, and turned his head to ask Shen Ninghua: "Ninghua, who are these two?" ”

Shen Ninghua saluted: "I have seen Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Xia and Yang Yingxue hurriedly saluted.

Baili Anning took Shen Ninghua's hand and didn't let her salute at all: "I'll tell my father next time, you are still polite, when it comes to it, I should call you sister, I can't stand it if you salute me." You two are exempt from courtesy. ”

Shen Ninghua did not bow reluctantly, turned his head and smiled and introduced: "This is my aunt Xia, this is my cousin Yang Yingxue, I only arrived in Kyoto yesterday, and I lived here first. ”

Hearing this, Baili Anning's mind turned quickly, the Xia family only had Xia Jingyan and a concubine, and this aunt seemed to be a concubine who had escaped. And after coming to Kyoto, she didn't even have a place to live, so it can be seen that there is no big deal, and not to mention living in the county lord's mansion, she also has to take Ninghua with entertainment, I am afraid that if I want to use her name to see the world, it is best to catch a golden beetle son-in-law.

Thinking in his heart, he couldn't see the slightest clue on his face: "Well, it's just right, let's go around together, my second brother has nothing to do today, and he came to be a coachman for us, and even the guards are saved." ”

The princess's second brother? His Royal Highness the Second Prince!