Chapter 8 The Praying Mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind
"You can't write two Su characters in one stroke."
"No matter what, don't forget your roots."
"Just make trouble at home, don't go outside."
From childhood to adulthood, what Su Zhaoning heard and accepted was such words. She has been mistreated by her stepmother, but she has survived her newborn sister, and she has relied on such words.
Therefore, Su Zhaoning has never tried, and considered the problem from the position of not considering the Marquis of Chang'an.
The pain of slamming the ground did not come, but the chill that penetrated the bones soaked into my heart. Su Zhaoning desperately climbed up, trying to climb out of the lake that pierced his bones in the moonlight, but he could only see the light and staggered on the lake.
It seemed close, but she couldn't touch it.
Why did Su Zhenyi do this?
How could she do that?
Is she completely careless about the Marquis of Chang'an?
On the other side of the fence, Su Zhenyi had already climbed down the ladder. She had been very good at hearing since she was a child, so she knew that the men just now would not return to this courtyard immediately.
Then, the second girl of the Hou Mansion of Chang'an will not be counted as a prince when she enters the water.
Of course, the ladder was still placed in that place, and there was the calculation of the county lord of An Yi first, so Miss Su's actions naturally could not be considered innocent.
But what does it matter? Leaving aside the great sin of calculating the prince, the Marquis of Chang'an only lost the reputation of the girls.
Of the eight girls in the Hou Mansion, only the eldest girl who was married to Mrs. Hou of Chang'an.
Being able to pull the eldest sister into the water like this, Su Zhenyi felt really happy in her heart!
As for herself, her younger brother has not yet become the prince of Chang'an, what is she in a hurry to do? When her younger brother became the prince of Chang'an, the marquis of Chang'an, she was still afraid that she would not be able to choose a good marriage?
It is said that at the last moment before death, people will see what they want to see the most.
A warm embrace came, and Su Zhaoning couldn't help but shout: "Mother."
She was fished out of the water and breathed freely.
The scene in front of me is gradually becoming clearer.
Purple moire clothes, handsome and extraordinary faces, and no jade crown on the top of the head.
Fortunately, it's not the Four Princes.
Su Zhaoning breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you alright?" The other party's voice is as clear as spring water, which makes people's hearts relax.
Su Zhaoning relieved himself of his deepest worries, and blurted out what he thought: "Who are you?" ”
The man in purple helped Su Zhaoning sit firmly, and then took the clothes from the little guy behind him and put them on for her, and then replied, "I'm Nan Huaixin." ”
The surname Nan, the first thing that Su Zhaoning thought of was the family of generals of this dynasty, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion who was named the marquis. The Marquis of Dingyuan, who has only been in the title for a few years, is very young, and it seems that he is called Huaixin.
Su Zhaoning shuddered, but he didn't expect that he still bumped into a man from a powerful family.
She immediately broke free from the other party's arms and pleaded: "The slave has offended Master Hou, and I also ask Lord Hou to forgive me." When the slave was cleaning the wall, she accidentally fell down. ”
When Nan Huaixin heard this, he couldn't help but pick those good-looking peach blossom eyes to look at Su Zhaoning in front of him.
Nowadays, girls all treat men as demented and stupid?
This girl is wearing a purple dress, although the style is not eye-catching, it is made of light silk forging, which can only be found in the north.
The king of the northern county is the pearl of the county lord of Anyi, and of course Nan Huaixin knows it. Since this girl is wearing the clothes of the county lord of An Yi, she will definitely not be a maid and slave.
Thinking of the bet he made with those people when he arrived at the main courtyard of the eldest princess of Chaoyang before, he felt that he was a little lucky.
It's obviously his best dice roll, but he loses alone, and he has to turn back to see the joke.
And the joke doesn't seem to be the joke everyone thinks it is.
The fourth prince said very clearly, there was a rare beauty climbing on the wall.
The girl in front of her who was wet and her eyes were as clear as clear water, although her appearance was acceptable, she could not be the beauty in the mouth of the four princes.
There are so many heavenly fragrances in the palace, it is rare to find two words, and this clear water girl can't bear it.
"You were pushed down, right?" Nan Huaixin asked.
Su Zhaoning didn't have much confidence in her lies, and it was expected that she would be exposed like this. But he didn't expect that Dingyuan Hou could directly see through the innermost essence through the phenomenon.
"It's hide and seek, and I accidentally fell down...... Su Zhaoning lowered his eyes and replied. She's not repaying her grievances with virtue. It's just that after so many years of habits, it is difficult for people to change them for a while......
She cares about the reputation of the Marquis of Chang'an.
Nan Huaixin listened to this still insincere answer, but his mood did not turn bad. He patted the water marks on his body and said, "Then you are really an unlucky girl." ”
"Let's go, you go through the side door. I'll let the little guy drive you back to the house secretly. No one will know what happened today. Nan Huaixin always had a sense of sympathy for people with bad luck, so he changed his mind and decided not to take Su Zhaoning to the front hall and let the four princes make fun of them.
Su Zhaoning didn't know that it was no coincidence that Nan Huaixin turned back to save himself like this, and he didn't know that the fourth prince already knew about Su Zhenyi's voyeurism. She just wanted to quickly and secretly return to the Chang'an Hou Mansion, which was the best way for her to deal with it.
was not caught at the scene, and Dingyuan Hou would not identify him. What's more, the county lord of An Yi doesn't care about himself, so this matter can be passed quietly, right?
Su Zhaoning felt that his luck was not as bad as Dingyuan Hou said.
It's just that when she stepped down from the carriage and pushed open the back door of the Marquis of Chang'an's Mansion, she didn't think so.
Mama Lian, who was beside Mrs. Hou, was waiting for her at the back door.
Seeing Su Zhaoning get out of the carriage, even Mama Lian thanked the little servant of Dingyuan Marquis on the carriage and rewarded him with silver.
When Su Zhaoning stepped on the ground, every step was vain.
Grandmother knows?
With Su Zhenyi here, what my grandmother knows will only be that she Su Zhaoning is shameless and ignorant of the overall situation, trying to cling to the powerful man, right?
She is explainable, but who will believe her?
Su Zhenyi is protected by her grandmother, who does she Su Zhaoning have?
Su Zhaoning thought to herself, what the Marquis of Dingyuan said was still very accurate, she was indeed an unlucky girl.
At that time, the little guy had already returned to the incident when he sent Su Zhaoning back to his home.
Hearing that Su Zhaoning bumped into the old lady before returning home, Nan Huaixin couldn't help laughing.
He sighed: "It's been a long time since I met someone more unlucky than Ben Hou." ”
"That's the girl from the Marquis of Chang'an?" After Nan Huaixin got the little guy's affirmative answer, he laughed again.
The Hou Mansion of Chang'an is actually an unlucky Hou Mansion, right? The ancestors have the great merit of assisting the first emperor, but the descendants of the later generations are not angry. The four old masters are all incompetent, and the young masters seem to be Su Jinyu's only seedling, right?
How did Nan Huaixin mention Su Zhaoning's matter to the four princes for the time being, here in the Hou Mansion of Chang'an, the courtyard of the old lady Hou was indeed ready for the moment.
Su Zhaoning had just entered the main hall of the courtyard and saw Su Zhenyi sitting on the seat on the lower side with swollen eyes and wiping her tears.
On the right position, Mrs. Hou was closing her eyes to recuperate, and Mama Xu was beating her back behind her.
"Old lady, the second lady is back." Even Mama said. She had already heard the third girl cry about the matter, and couldn't help but look at the second girl Su Zhaoning with pity.
With such a big mistake, the second girl is probably not just kneeling in the ancestral hall this time.
Old Madam Hou opened her eyes and glanced at Su Zhaoning very indifferently.
She didn't say anything, but Su Zhaoning had already knelt down immediately.
"Bring the eldest lady over." Old Madam Hou ignored Su Zhaoning.
Su Zhenyi's sobbing sound was like a drumstick, knocking on Su Zhaoning's heart one by one.
She has seen how Mrs. Hou protects Su Zhenyi, so now she has to learn from each other and prove herself with tears?
In the past, Mrs. Hou's Rhubarb clan was absolutely impossible to stand on her side. After all, the other party is the stepmother's own cousin.
But now, Su Zhaoning can only regard the Rhubarb family as the only life-saving straw.
If Mrs. Hou is willing to believe in herself, she may have a chance to turn around.
"Mother." Mrs. Hou's Rhubarb came quickly, and it seems that she also got the news early.
I don't know if there are any rumors at the banquet, Su Zhaoning thought worriedly.
"What is Ning'er doing kneeling like this?" The Rhubarb clan really threw an olive branch to Su Zhaoning.
Su Zhaoning kowtowed heavily and explained to Old Madam Hou and the Rhubarb family: "Today, Zhaoning and the third sister accidentally got wet on their clothes. On the way to change clothes, Zhao Ning heard that there was another distinguished guest in the eldest princess's mansion, and in order to prevent the third sister from colliding with the distinguished guest, Zhao Ning stopped her from peeping into the courtyard curiously. But the third sister pushed Zhao Ning down......"
"Accidentally got wet? How did you know that there was another guest? You said Zhenyi peeping into the courtyard? Old Madam Hou threw out a series of questions, and Su Zhaoning's heart became colder and colder.
With such an attitude, it is self-evident who Mrs. Hou wants to protect.
But Su Zhaoning could only continue to explain. Even if there is little hope, you must always try.
"Zhaoning's clothes were accidentally spilled wet when the third sister was serving tea. The words of the distinguished guest, one is that the third sister asked the maid who led the way, and the other is that the county lord of An Yi guessed it during the discussion. The third sister standing on the wall is a real thing. Zhaoning has lived in Beijing for a long time, how dare he be rude......"
Before Su Zhaoning's words were finished, Su Zhenyi next to him suddenly increased his cry. She stood up, pointed her slender white fingers at Su Zhaoning, and said, "Second sister also said that you have lived in Beijing for a long time, so why didn't you remind me that the red epiphany pleated skirt could not be worn?" You are still standing on that wall to lure me up, and you can't stand on your own, why is it that you blame me? ”
The two of them insisted on their own words, and Mrs. Hou's face was as wooden as a painting, and she couldn't see what she was thinking.
Su Zhaoning gritted his teeth and said frankly: "How can Zhaoning be able to arrange the clothes of the county lord of Anyi." The third sister is alluring, and this series of calculations is because of the jealousy of the county lord of Anyi. It's just that why did the third sister hurt her own sisters? ”
Su Zhenyi stomped her foot, and was about to snort at Mrs. Hou again, but was interrupted by Mrs. Hou next to her.
Da Huang picked up the teacup in his hand, gently blew the curling smoke on it, and asked, "So Zhao Ning saw the calculation of the county lord An Yi?" ”
Su Zhaoning's heart suddenly froze.
Of course she knew what that question meant.
Although Mrs. Hou's Da Huang asked this, she ostensibly agreed with what Su Zhaoning said. But in fact, he did put all the unkindness towards Su Zhenyi on Su Zhaoning.
As long as she is sure, then even if the previous osmanthus matter is investigated again, it is only Su Zhaoning's calculations.
Mrs. Hou felt so sorry for Su Zhenyi, Su Zhaoning showed that she intended to target the other party, and she didn't have to think much about the end.