Meng Jingwen smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, let's go to the front yard quickly." ”

"Hmm."

Meng Jingwen looked at the large group of people in front of her, each of them thought about the festival and wore heavy makeup, and looked at the opposite street with anticipation, and felt extremely sympathetic in her heart.

In this era, women and men are heaven, and a group of wives and concubines can also be used as a capital to show off, which makes it really difficult for her, a new human being, to accept.

She doesn't care about the others, she can't accept it anyway, she wants to escape from this place, and she has to make her own decisions.

Just when Meng Jingwen was in a trance, a sound of horses' hooves surged, and everyone present looked out happily.

Meng Jiancheng ran all the way to the door before stopping, he was quite handsome when he turned over and dismounted, and it seemed that he was also a suave figure when he was young.

"Master Hou is back." The eldest lady happily welcomed out.

Meng Jiancheng looked at the eldest lady and smiled back, "I haven't been in the house for half a year, and everything is hard for Mrs." ”

The extremely official answer gave Meng Jingwen an inexplicable sense of alienation.

"It's all what should be done, and where it's hard." The attitude of the eldest lady and Meng Jiancheng is different, and the shyness on her face cannot be pretended.

Meng Jiancheng smiled faintly, and then walked up the steps, "I will change into my official uniform and enter the palace to reply to Your Majesty, Madame will prepare, and when I come back, the family banquet will begin." ”

"Yes." Obviously, she had been prepared, and the eldest lady calmly agreed, and Meng Jiancheng entered the door satisfied.

The group began to prepare for a long time in advance, and when they got up early in the morning, only the eldest lady said a few words to Meng Jiancheng, and the others didn't even get a look.

Until she returned to her house, Meng Jingwen still felt incredulous, "Xue'er, are all the women here like this?" ”

"Huh?" Xue Er wondered.

"Ugh." Meng Jingwen sighed helplessly, but when she thought of Meng Jiancheng's attitude today, it seemed to be a little different from what she thought.

She always thought that Meng Jiancheng should have some true feelings for the eldest lady, otherwise she would not even send Meng Jingwen's biological mother away for her, but today, it seems that only the eldest lady is full of feelings, and Meng Jiancheng seems to be an outsider, and the state of these two people makes her really incomprehensible.

"Oh, my mother, where was it sent?" Meng Jingwen asked tentatively, Xue Er has been by Meng Jingwen's side since she was a child, and she should know everything about her.

Meng Jingwen lowered her head and silently ate the food that Xue'er gave her, looking at the Meng family's detached smile, it tasted like chewing wax, she only felt that these meals that looked good were not as good as the cabbage soup that Xue'er cooked for her.

"Jingwen, have you studied something in the mansion during this time, when I left, I asked my wife to invite you to Mr."

Meng Jingwen was wandering, and was suddenly named, she looked at Meng Jiancheng with a puzzled expression, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart, "Sir? What sir, everyone is dead, and you still look at your wife, please sir. ”

The eldest lady on the side changed her face instantly, for fear that Meng Jingwen would say something unfavorable to her, so she hurriedly snatched the words away.

"Master Hou, not long after you left, Jingwen's girl became ill, I found a lot of doctors to take a look, and it took more than half a year to get better, so I didn't learn anything." The eldest lady said cautiously, her eyes were still looking at Meng Jingwen, and the warning was overflowing,

"Now that she is very good, I will invite the good gentleman in Beijing to let their sisters study together, and the Hou Ye thinks this is good."

Meng Jingwen lowered her head helplessly, she was not afraid of the threat of the eldest lady, she just didn't want to deal with the eldest lady, and she had no reason to prevaricate Meng Jiancheng.

"That's fine." Meng Jiancheng nodded, and then looked up at the Meng sisters sitting at the table, "You sisters study together, I don't worry, I am not often in the house, and my wife is also busy, so Jingwen will take her sisters to study, and I will check it every month, understand?" ”

"My daughter understands that she must follow her sister's teachings."

Meng Jingwen didn't answer, but Meng Lanshuang's unwilling eyes made her feel very uncomfortable.

Meng Jiancheng has been at the border for half a year, and after returning yesterday, he found that the forces in Beijing have changed rapidly, and he has four daughters and a son under his knees, but the son is still young and can't do anything at all, and the youngest of the remaining four daughters can reach it in three years.

The emperor is old, and most of the princes in the palace are unmarried, if his four daughters can be promised good families before His Majesty dies, then no matter how the court situation changes in the future, his Hou Mansion will be able to stand.

Thinking of this, Meng Jiancheng became more determined to cultivate his daughter's plan, no matter how he married in the future, as long as he was useful, Meng Jiancheng would not let go of the opportunity, which is why he was so sad about Meng Jingwen suddenly.

Meng Jingwen's mother was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Meng Jiancheng firmly believed that Meng Jingwen should be talented, but he didn't value her before.

"By the way, when I entered the palace today, I happened to meet Princess Wen Yao, she will hold a flower party in her mansion tomorrow, so I invited her, but it was a gathering at my daughter's house, and I didn't have time to go, so I ......" Meng Jiancheng glanced around, and found that only Meng Lanshuang would not lose the face of the Hou Mansion now, and immediately decided, "Lanshuang, you go, be polite, don't embarrass your father." ”

Originally, Meng Lanshuang was still angry because of Meng Jiancheng's attention to Meng Jingwen, Meng Jiancheng said this, Meng Lanshuang could not care about being angry, and hurriedly got up and agreed, "Yes, my daughter will definitely live up to her father's expectations." ”

Not to mention, the eldest lady has put a lot of effort into Meng Lanshuang over the years, as long as it is good and excellent, all of them will come close to Meng Lanshuang, so for this kind of banquet, Meng Lanshuang is not stage frightened at all, she, the first talented woman, is not in vain.

"By the way, Daddy, let the eldest sister go with her daughter." Meng Lan looked at Meng Jingwen sideways, and had her own calculations in her heart.

Hearing this, Meng Jingwen instinctively looked at Meng Lanshuang and refused, "Dad, my daughter doesn't want to ......"

"Daddy!"

Before Meng Jingwen's words were finished, Meng Lanshuang cut it off loudly, "Lan Shuang thinks that the eldest sister is the eldest daughter of our Hou Mansion, and Princess Wen Yao is the younger sister of His Majesty, and everyone who came here is the young lady and son of everyone in Beijing, so the eldest sister should be allowed to participate, and besides, our sisters also take care of it, you say yes?" ”

After speaking, Meng Lanshuang raised her eyes and looked at Meng Jingwen, what kind of sisterhood, she just wanted Meng Jingwen to lose face in front of everyone, with her appearance of no talent and no virtue, if she was embarrassed at the banquet, she would be spurned by everyone.

Meng Jingwen knew that Meng Lanshuang was trying to provoke her, since this was the case, she was not a cowardly person, she was protected by Mu Lingtian's secret guards, since she couldn't hurt her life, she could still go out of the house naturally, so let's go.

"Dad, since Lan Shuang needs help, my sister is naturally duty-bound."

It's a big deal, when she says she's sick, find a place to rest by herself, and maybe she can go out for a walk while others aren't paying attention.

Meng Jiancheng looked at the two of them, pondered for a long time before he agreed, "Okay, since that's the case, let's go together, dress up well tomorrow, don't lose the face of my Hou Mansion." ”

"Yes."

"Okay, then let's disperse, I'm tired." Meng Jiancheng waved his hand, and was helped out of the hall by the eldest lady.

Meng Jingwen didn't want to stay longer, so she stood up and walked out.

"Meng Jingwen, don't think that tomorrow's banquet is a good place, just wait and see." Meng Lanshuang probably didn't expect Meng Jingwen to agree so readily, and she was naturally uncomfortable.

Meng Jingwen stopped, but didn't look back, and replied lightly, "Then I'll wait and see." Then he strode away.

"Brother in the shadows, I can ask you tomorrow." Late at night, when Meng Jingwen closed the window, she shouted outside, naturally the night was silent.

Bowing her head and smiling helplessly, Meng Jingwen turned around and went to sleep with peace of mind.

Early the next morning, Meng Jingwen still got up early in the morning, and led Xue Er to beat the boxing method in the yard a few times, this month, Meng Jingwen's health has been very good, although it is not as good as her before, but it is more than enough to teach a few people casually.

"Miss, it's time for breakfast."

Meng Jingwen put down the miscellaneous notes in her hand and went to breakfast.

A few simple side dishes, a bowl of white porridge, Meng Jingwen ate to her heart's content.

In the end, Meng Jingwen was wearing a blue skirt, a white silk robe on the outside, her long black hair was in a flying cloud bun, and some fine hair was left on her forehead to cover her bright eyes, but she looked like she was self-assured, as pure as a green lotus, and she couldn't take her eyes off it.

"Miss, why do you want to cover your eyes, your eyes are the most beautiful."

Meng Jingwen naturally knew that she had a pair of eyes that were too flamboyant, and it was better to cover them, what if she was valued by that high-ranking official, what if she had to have her eyes? Who can say for sure these ancient people?

Meng Jingwen stepped out of the door of the Hou Mansion, and saw a dazzling Meng Lanshuang standing at the door, holding her head high.

Meng Jingwen stepped down the stairs, and Meng Lanshuang walked over, looking Meng Jingwen up and down with disdainful eyes, and her tone was also naked disgust.

"The eldest sister is dressed so plainly, and you are a maid, you look poor and sour, and you don't know how to take care of it."

Meng Jingwen didn't bother to pay attention to her, but Meng Lanshuang said that she would forget it, and said that she was in love with the people around her, so she naturally couldn't bear it.

"It's not about choosing a Qinglou drama, what's the use of wearing it no matter how glamorous." After speaking, Meng Jingwen went straight to her carriage, and Meng Lanshuang's face was blue and white for a while, and she looked at Meng Jingwen with a trembling figure.

She was wearing a peach-colored dress, but she picked it out for a long time last night, using the best fabrics, and the best embroiderers rushed to make it, but Meng Jingwen compared her with the woman in the Qinglou, so how could she not be angry.

"Meng Jingwen, you wait for me."

Meng Lanshuang roared angrily, so angry that tears were about to fall, and he got into his carriage angrily.

Meng Jingwen has never taken a good look at this country, and going out today can be regarded as an opportunity.

The shouting outside the window is endless, and there are people coming and going on the street, which is very lively, which makes Meng Jingwen envious, she hopes that she can walk on such a street, and the life in the Hou Mansion is like being in a prison cell, and there is no daylight.

The carriage was shaking, Meng Jingwen was drowsy, and finally fell asleep directly, Xue Er draped the prepared blanket over Meng Jingwen, and looked at Meng Jingwen silently.

With entanglement and patience, in the end, she took out a bracelet in her arms and put it on Meng Jingwen's right wrist.

"Miss, when the time comes, Xue'er will tell you everything." Xue Er couldn't help but sigh deeply, hoping that Meng Jingwen wouldn't blame her at that time.

Even with the constant sound outside the carriage, Meng Jingwen slept well, and she didn't need to be wary of it.

It wasn't until the carriage stopped in the courtyard where Princess Wen Yao reported the banquet that Xue Er woke Meng Jingwen up.

Meng Jingwen lifted the curtain and looked, and sure enough, she stood up and walked out with a red face.

"Wait." As soon as Meng Jingwen got out of the car, she saw that Meng Lanshuang wanted to step in, so she shouted and stopped her.

Meng Lanshuang looked at Meng Jingwen impatiently, "What do you want to do?" ”