"Since Mrs. Shangshu is here to pick a collar for her grandson, let's pick one you like. It doesn't matter to me. This pair of collars is good, so wrap them all. Su Zhaoning walked towards the small mountain road next to him.

Xiaoshan replied loudly, and hurriedly received the collar back into the box. He asked, "Does Madame need anything else?" ”

Su Zhaoning looked at the jewelry box in the room, a little stunned.

Seeing that Su Zhaoning was so confused, Bai's heart moved, and the words came out: "If Mrs. Hou doesn't think I'm troublesome, how about I make an idea with you?" ”

Su Zhaoning turned around and nodded towards the Bai clan and said, "Then there is Mrs. Lao Shangshu." ”

"I heard that Miss Nan is about to leave the cabinet, in fact, since Mrs. Hou has chosen a collar, it is better to simply choose a full set. Or rather, two full sets. "Bai is not a nosy person. But the nature of a woman makes her still have a deep buried kindness even if she has been crawling in the back house for many years.

At this time, Su Zhaoning just touched this kindness.

"Mrs. Shangshu is right, but I am not afraid of Madame's jokes, I have no brother under my knees, and there are no sisters and brothers at home, so I know very little about this kind of children's things. Madame, can you help Zhao Ning again? Su Zhaoning's eyes looked at the Bai clan sincerely.

Bai's temperament is straightforward, and she doesn't shirk what she can do, not to mention that she started it herself.

Bai asked Su Zhaoning: "Do you know the child's year?" ”

"I was born in the spring of the year before last." Su Zhaoning did not hide it.

Bai Shi instructed the little mountain: "The little dragon and phoenix bracelet you showed me last time, take it and compare it again." ”

Xiaoshan hurriedly answered and went to fetch it.

Bai Shi thought of something again, called Xiaoshan, and asked Su Zhaoning again: "What does Old Taijun Wu like?" ”

Bai asked like this, but he actually heard it before he spoke. A few days ago, the people of the Marquis of Chang'an searched everywhere for the statue of Guanyin. Bai asked Su Zhenyi, and Su Zhenyi said that it was not her grandmother's preference.

It is not the preference of the old lady Zheng of the Marquis of Chang'an, then it is very likely to be the preference of the old lady of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, who has already married the Marquis of Chang'an and is ready to marry again.

Su Zhaoning's answer confirmed Bai's guess.

"Grandmother worships Guanyin Bodhisattva."

"Xiaoshan, is there a carved Guanyin bracelet or anklet?" The Bai family obviously had a lot of dealings with this little girl named Xiaoshan.

Xiaoshan tilted his head and thought about it, and his eyes lit up: "There is a long-life lock, and the front is carved with a statue of Guanyin." ”

"Then I'll take a look at it as well." Bai Shi thought for a while, and then asked Su Zhaoning, "What about Miss Nan's preferences?" ”

"Wanwan likes pomegranate patterns, but my grandmother likes lotus flowers." Su Zhaoning did not hesitate at all when answering these questions. There is no meaning to avoid Bai's at all.

This kind of straightforwardness greatly pleases the Bai family. The Bai family was willing to pick a place that was pleasing to his eyes to see Su Zhaoning.

She said without hiding her appreciation: "Mrs. Hou is very smart. ”

"Zhaoning, thank you Mrs. Shangshu for your order." Su Zhaoning bowed slightly.

The next few times she opened her mouth, she called herself by her first name, and this attitude was obviously respecting the Bai family as an elder.

Bai liked her attitude, but he didn't blame it on the right-sounding in-law relationship between the two.

What kind of stupid character is his second daughter-in-law, and he used to calculate his cousin like that in the past, the Bai family would not think that Su Zhaoning's respect for him was because of Su Zhenyi.

The two were only one-sided friends in the past, but Su Zhaoning is so honest now. Bai believes that this is not only a kind of dependence shown when helpless, but also a kind of gratitude.

Undoubtedly, this Marquis of Dingyuan received the kindness of her own proposal.

Later, as expected by the Bai family, although Xiaoshan brought several different children's jewelry to choose from, Su Zhaoning's choice was the one proposed by the Bai family.

Coming out of Zhen Baozhai, Su Zhaoning and Bai thanked him again: "Thank you Mrs. Zhou today." If Madame doesn't dislike it, why don't you go to the Drunken Immortal Tower with me for dinner. ”

Bai Shi smiled: "Since you have picked out a gift, it is better to go back earlier to show your kindness." As for me...... It's the little things, you don't have to take it personally. ”

After hearing this, Su Zhaoning did not refuse Bai's suggestion, but insisted with her: "Mrs. Zhou has helped me a lot, and Zhaoning will send a small thing made by himself in a few days, please don't dislike it." ”

Bai had already heard of Su Zhaoning's embroidery, and she was a little interested in this gift, so she didn't shirk it.

After the two said goodbye again, Su Zhaoning went back to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

In the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, Nan Wanwan was pacing back and forth a little anxiously. Seeing Su Zhaoning coming back, she hurriedly greeted her and asked, "Sister-in-law, where have you been?" Why didn't you take me with you when you went out today? ”

When she spoke like this, she was not questioning Su Zhaoning, nor was she restraining the other party. It's just that after her brother's bad news came back, everyone was most worried about this new lady.

Su Zhaoning also understood Nan Wanwan's intentions, she took out a handkerchief from her arms, wiped the sweat from Nan Wanwan's forehead, and then replied, "Wanwan, you don't have to worry about me." I'm fine. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Nan Qichen ran over there like a lightning speed.

From a distance, you can hear his voice: "Sister, I heard that the Elder Duke of Chaoyang hosted a plum banquet today, and Su Zhaoning will not touch the sadness of the scene, so he can't think of looking for ...... directly in the Eldest Princess of Chaoyang's mansion."

The last word was stuck in his throat, and when Nan Qichen saw Su Zhaoning next to Nan Wanwan, he swallowed the words back.

He almost bit his tongue.

"Why don't you go out and not tell us?" Nan Qichen was also worried about Su Zhaoning. His sister and grandmother wiped their tears from time to time, but Su Zhaoning cried once that day.

Moreover, the most important thing is that the results of yesterday's grandmother's request to Dr. Liu to check have come out. According to the day, eight or nine times out of ten is really his brother's blood and bones.

Therefore, Su Zhaoning's sadness, they all understand it.

It's just that Nan Qichen has always been a duplicitous character. Even at such moments, he was reluctant to express his concern.

With a look of anger, Nan Qichen counted Su Zhaoning and said, "Mrs. Yifu, run out alone at every turn." What if something happens to you? Do you want your brother to come and trouble us? And my sister is about to get married, who will comb her hair and give her a wedding when the time comes! ”

Nan Wanwan knew that her younger brother actually cared about her sister-in-law, but at this time, she was really afraid that Su Zhaoning wouldn't be able to think about it.

After all, she also heard Su Jinyu's words that day.

Now whether it is her family or the Marquis Mansion of Chang'an, what has been found out is that this child is the blood and blood of Nan Huaixin, the Marquis of Dingyuan.

"It's good to be back. Sister-in-law, did you go to the banquet of the eldest princess of Chaoyang? Yurui always said that the osmanthus cake in the eldest princess's mansion was delicious, did you see her today? Speaking of which, we may not have seen Yurui for a long time, but in a few days, my sister-in-law and I will go to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion as a guest, right? Nan Wanwan asked questions one after another, looking very eager, but in fact, she wanted to divert Su Zhaoning's attention, for fear that she would be affected by Nan Qichen's words.

Su Zhaoning understood the worries of the two younger siblings, she raised her lips slightly and smiled, and explained to them: "I didn't go to the Chaoyang Eldest Princess's Mansion for a banquet. Grandmother should be ready to enter the family tree for Min Xing, so I went and picked out a set of longevity lock jewelry for him. And Wanwan's side, I also picked a set for you. ”

"What about mine?" Once he breathed a sigh of relief for Su Zhaoning's safety, the child's nature prevailed in Nan Qichen again.

His eyes were wide open, completely locked on Su Zhaoning, and that expression had the posture that Su Zhaoning dared to say that he would immediately make trouble without him.

Su Zhaoning really didn't prepare for Nan Qichen. She went to Zhen Baozhai today to choose jewelry for Nan Minxing, but wanting to meet Bai was the main reason.

Her husband's life and death are uncertain, and she is an inner house woman, and the only thing she can rely on is the inner house.

In the past few days, she has written over and over again everyone she knows and can think of.

In the end, the one who could take her Su Zhaoning the fastest and most likely to come into contact with the backyard of the palace was the Bai family.

Bai's mother's family background is prominent, and all of her biological sisters are married well, and her sister is a concubine in the palace.

Moreover, the Bai family only has two sons under his knees, and Zhou Ruoqian has no ambitions in his career because of his ruined appearance. And Zhou Ruoqian, according to Su Zhaoning's feeling of dealing with him, was a pure minister.

Chunchen only supports Jinshang, so the Bai family is the most suitable person for Su Zhaoning to approach now.

She received a post from the eldest princess of Chaoyang this morning, but she was not ready to go to the banquet at all. Over the past year, the eldest princess of Chaoyang has held banquets almost every month, and the seasons have not fallen, and she will not be noticed by the other party at all.

More importantly, Su Zhaoning remembered that when she wanted to go to Wenchang Lane to find a little Taoist priest that day, she happened to meet Zhen Baozhai's subordinates to send the Bai family out.

What Bai said at the time was: "Twenty-two, I will come again." ”

Today is the twenty-second day of the lunar month.

Although he did not have a deep relationship with the Bai family, Su Zhaoning believed that the Bai family was a person with an upright temperament and was not keen on dealing too much with the powerful.

The banquet that the eldest princess of Chaoyang has in all seasons of the year conflicts with the day she has set, and Su Zhaoning believes that the Bai family will not go to the banquet of the eldest princess of Chaoyang.

Today, she will only meet the Bai family and leave.

Zhen Baozhai and his entourage wanted not Mrs. Wu's appreciation, not Wanwan's pity, but Bai's favor.

The second son, Zhou Ruoqian, is a weak and incompetent character, but the eldest son Zhou Ruoshen is completely the opposite. Zhou Ruoshen's words and deeds reveal strength everywhere.

This diametrically opposed difference shows that the Bai family is very strong.

A lady who is too strong is bound to have a husband who gives in everywhere. But an overly aggressive mother may have two sons. One is cowardly and incompetent because everything is arranged by his mother. One is equally strong because he worships his mother.

In any case, this kind of strong person has one thing in common - he likes the arrangement of others to respect her.

Su Zhaoning believes that she did a good job today.