"Could it be that she was targeted after she left the city?"

Tang Ning sneered, "It's Ming Jiazhen's bastard brother, as soon as he left the city, he took advantage of the sparse population to abduct people into the woods and humiliate them." ”

"Brute!"

Ming Lanying was shocked, no wonder the maid didn't have a piece of good meat on her body, no wonder the maid was looking for death when she was found by Tang Ning, If this matter is discovered, she will suffer the white eyes and insults of others when she lives, and she will be spurned by the world when she dies.

The world is sometimes so unjust that the perpetrator can continue to live freely, but the victim needs great courage to live.

"Who's that brute?"

Tang Ning was surprised: "Don't you know? Ming Jiazhen's bastard brother, the fourth in the Ming family, is very good at learning, he took the exam at the age of seventeen, and after the weak crown, he and his fox friends often go in and out of the hook fence Washe. ”

Ming Lanying shook her head honestly, she really didn't know that the Ming family had not been divided, and there were many heirs, and the original owner was a person who didn't even remember his own mother, and he only remembered a few people in his own vein. Since she came, the original memories have faded over time, and she now doesn't even remember what the original owner's father looked like.

"The fourth elder of the Ming family? Ming Jiazhen is such a smart and scheming person, why does she have a bastard brother? ”

"This may have something to do with the fact that he is a frequent visitor to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, often lingering in the flowers, stained with a bad habit, he has long been exhausted, every day he is either staring at the little girl, or staring at other people's ladies, it is said that there are twenty or thirty girls in his house, not to mention seventeen or eighteen aunts, most of these women are taken by him."

Ming Lanying frowned lightly, the big filthy dye vat of the Ming family, but this beast is a member of the Ming family, otherwise she would have wanted him to die in vain.

"Where's the maid?"

"I can't bear her to die in front of me, it took a lot of effort to leave her, she ruined her appearance, followed me, and was willing to be my rough maid." Tang Ning leaned on the recliner, looked at the clear blue sky, and sighed, "She said that there is no hope in the future, everything is dirty, and she doesn't know how to live, she wants to thank me, but she feels that her dirty body is not worthy of following me." ”

"I felt sorry for her experience, so I found her a master to teach her martial arts, let her follow me to business, take care of me alone, and asked her if this was her hope for the future."

Tang Ning smiled, "She has the final say." ”

Ming Lanying looked at her, feeling that Tang Ning's personality was incompatible with this hierarchical world, no one would feel sorry for a maid's life, even Ming Jiazhen could give up this personal maid who had taken care of her for five years at will, but Tang Ning did not suggest that she was once a member of the Ming family, giving her hope of living.

"Although I haven't seen the hot and cold scene of the world every day in Biansai, I have also recognized the warmth and coldness of people, Ah Ning is a very good person, and I am very lucky to be friends with Ah Ning."

Tang Ning looked at her suspiciously, but saw that Ming Lanying just smiled and closed her eyes, her toes slightly, shaking the free chair, and the years were quiet.

"I'm also lucky to be friends with Lan Ying." Tang Ning chewed on the refreshments, and suddenly thought of where to take Ming Lanying to play, "I'll take you to tea tomorrow, there is a teahouse in the capital that is the most famous, the pianist plays in the morning, and the storyteller tells the story in the afternoon, when do you want to go?" ”

"Then listen to the storyteller in the afternoon." Ming Lanying is not much interested in music, but likes to listen to stories.

"Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

Tang Ning originally wanted to stay for a while, but Snow Wolf and Hebai suddenly came and said that someone was looking for Tang Ning at the gate.

Ming Lanying asked, "Who?" Why not go into the front room and wait? ”

Hebai shook his head and gestured on his face, "I don't know, it seems that there is an emergency, and there is a long scar on his face, about the size of a palm, like a knife." ”

Tang Ning smiled, got up and patted her clothes, "It's Fengchun, the maid I told you." ”

"Spring?" Ming Lanying vaguely guessed that it was the meaning of the dead wood Fengchun, "Since she has something urgent to find you, you can go first, and you will have to pick me up for tea tomorrow." ”

"Okay, wait for me tomorrow."

Ming Lanying sent her to the screen door of the front hall, and saw a blue-gray figure at the door from a distance, and she couldn't see her face clearly, but it shouldn't be bad to see that figure.

Blue-gray arrow-sleeved light robe, half-length hair tied in a high ponytail, carrying a big knife on his back, his slim figure stood up with a heroic feeling, and he looked at the stone qilin at the door without squinting, a little Tang Ning's shadow.

Ming Lanying smiled: "I can see that she is really following you, I see a little shadow of you in her." ”

"She was trained by the Ming family to get used to serving people, and it took me a long time to correct a little, and now she is used to being my shadow and being my eyes in the dark." Tang Ning said to Ming Lanying: "She originally didn't have a name, Ming Jiazhen gave her the name Hongman, begged me to give her a new name, I gave her two choices, Wuwu and Fengchun, she chose Fengchun." ”

Ming Lanying whispered: "You saved her and let her live, if you give her a chance, she will definitely want to take revenge and let herself live with dignity." ”

Tang Ning suddenly looked at her seriously, and said word by word: "The extremes of things must be reversed, and when the moon is full, it will be lost, the prime minister of the Ming dynasty has become the prime minister of the three dynasties, and the glory of the Ming family should come to an end." ”

Ming Lanying hooked her lips and smiled, "I know." ”

Feng Chun felt the sight, raised his eyes to see Tang Ning and Ming Lanying, bowed and bowed.

Ming Lanying gently pushed Tang Ning, "Fengchun is waiting for you, go quickly." ”

"Okay, I'll take you to listen to the book tomorrow, bring Ning'er with me, and go shopping together."

"Got it!"

After Tang Ning left, Hebai suddenly hung upside down from the eaves, and her upside-down gaze did not affect her speed of speech.

"Sister-in-law, that Fengchun's martial arts seem to be not bad, is the scar on her face left by a fight with a master?"

Ming Lanying nodded her head, "No, it was left by herself, in order to always remember that she has revenge." ”

Hebai was not so curious about the hatred of others, but he still exclaimed, "Good girl, you are so cruel to yourself, you can become a great weapon!" ”

Ming Lanying also nodded approvingly, which reminded her of the time when Gao De brought someone to the door to insult her when she was in the side stopper, if she hadn't changed the door to a thick one in advance; If she was so scared that she didn't want to save herself; If Ye Jielu came back a little later......

I can't imagine the consequences, and she doesn't know if she will grit her teeth and live, but she will definitely drag Na Gaode to die together.

In the twilight, Ye Jielu came back in the afterglow of the sunset, just as Ming Lanying had prepared the last dish, and Ye Jielu stepped into the dining room as soon as the table was placed.

Ning Er's eyes sparkled brightly, "Daddy is back!" ”

"Hmm." Ye Jielu saw a table of hard dishes, it was the craftsmanship of Ming Lanying who had not been seen for a long time, there were more meat dishes than vegetarian dishes, most of them were what he and Ning Er Hebai loved to eat, and he was in a happy mood, so he lifted Ning Er and turned around, making Ning Er smile and lose his teeth.

Ming Lanying slapped off Hebai's paws that he was trying to steal, "Go wash your hands and eat, Ye Jielu go wash your hands and face and change your clothes, all the dust." ”

"Okay."

The weather is getting hotter, and the remnant sun on the horizon has not completely set, so in the side plug, Ming Lanying will save money for candles and put the vegetables in the yard to eat, but in this capital mansion, she lit a few lamps in the atmosphere, and the dining room was immediately bright again.

The family finished dinner lively, Ye Jielu hadn't eaten Ming Lanying's craftsmanship for a long time, and he was very greedy, plus Hebai, a hukishi who could eat, and Ning Er, who inherited Ye Juelu's amount of food, there was no soup left on the table.

Ming Lanying looked at a table of dishes that were so clean and translucent, and counted a sum of money distressedly, "Tonight's meal is enough for our family of five to eat for four days, and we can't afford to raise it." ”

Of course, a family of five is counted as snow wolves, and four of the five in a family can eat, and the main source of income for the family depends on her, Ming Lanying feels that she still earns less.

Ye Jielu cleared his throat in shame, he is only temporarily reinstated now, he is still in the observation period, there is no money for three months, there seems to be no shortage of money in the mansion, but in fact, the daily expenses are consuming his private money, and Ming Lanying's small treasury, it seems that he has to find the emperor to secretly ask for money.

"I'll figure it out."

Ning Er took Ming Lanying's hand and shook it, "Mother, Ning Er is very easy to raise." ”

The wolf cub also bit the swing of Ming Lanying's clothes and swayed, "Master, I am also very good at raising, or I will go hunting for you, woo woo woo woo ......"

Hebai patted the slightly bulging stomach of the food and burped, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's a big deal to pawn the valuable pawns in this mansion, the mortgage of the mortgage, anyway, the things in this mansion are all rewarded by the emperor, and they are all obtained for free, so you don't have to feel distressed." ”

Ye Jielu kicked her stool, "It's all given by the emperor, you can't move." ”

Hebai supported his arms and flexibly turned over to keep himself from falling, "I can't see the pawn one or two, the one who rewarded you is yours, why can't you dispose of it yourself!" ”

"If you take the things given by the emperor, it is a great disrespect to the emperor and a great sin to go to heaven." Ye Jielu frowned, "Didn't anyone in the You family teach you this?!" ”

Hebai pursed his lips, "No one wants to care about me, so I don't listen to them." ”

Ming Lanying snorted softly, and looked at the cloisonne three-legged elephant trunk incense burner on the Bogu shelf with pity, "This is a big treasure worth three hundred taels......

Ye Juelu: "......"

At night, Ye Jielu followed Ming Lanying back to the yard, and this time he very consciously said that he would sleep with Ning'er.

Ming Lanying crossed her waist and seemed to be a little dissatisfied, "There are many rooms in the house, and Ning'er is also older, you have to learn to be independent, you can't get used to him too much." ”

Although Ning'er also wants to sleep with his father, but after reading so many books and recognizing all the words, he also understands some truths, such as when he grows up, he can protect his mother, but he can't sleep with his father.

Ning'er yawned and said goodnight to her father, entered her bedroom, and closed the door early to sleep.

Ye Juelu looked at Ming Lanying and said calmly, "Can I sleep with you now?" ，”

Ming Lanying closed the door directly without mercy, "You have also grown up, you are a big child, let's go back to your yard and sleep." ”

Ye Jielu and Snow Wolf, who were outside the door, looked at each other, and Ye Jielu tentatively glanced at the bedroom that Ming Lanying specially made for Snow Wolf.

"Your master won't let you in, a wolf should be lonely to sleep in, I-"

The snow wolf yawned, bypassed Ye Jielu and entered his room, kicked his back foot, and closed the door indifferently.

Ye Juelu: "......"

Ye Jielu glanced at Ning Er's small study, raised his feet and went in. Although it is a little far away from Ming Lanying's room, it is in the same courtyard, and it has made great progress.

The moon is setting in the west, the sun is rising in the east, and it is a new day.

Ming Lanying got up and stretched out after a full sleep, and after stretching her joints, she didn't hear the familiar wolf howl, and she looked at the empty bedside before remembering that the wolf cubs were in the moulting period, and she was driven to the side room next door to sleep for a while.

In the morning, on a whim, Ming Lanying spread out some egg pancakes, rolled fried bean sprouts and shredded potatoes and meat to eat.

After practicing martial arts in the morning, Hebai ran over when he smelled the smell, grabbed a piece of egg pancake and stuffed it into his mouth at lightning speed.

"Woohoo! Sister-in-law, this pancake is delicious! ”

Ming Lanying glared at her, "Go wash your hands and face, the sweat on your face will rub over, and it won't be dirty!" ”

"Oh, right away!" Hebai clapped his hands, picked up the chopsticks and grabbed a chopstick of shredded potatoes and meat, "Sister-in-law, I'll bring it to my brother later, the food in the Praetorian Guard camp is too poor, it's not like food for people, my brother has trained a lot in the past two days, and everyone is hungry and thin!" ”

Ming Lanying looked at her suspiciously, "How can the Praetorian Guards also be the guards of the royal family, how can they eat poorly?" ”

Hebai hurriedly washed his face, and hurriedly ran back, "Bad, very bad!" The royal guards didn't eat very well, and when I was in the barracks a few days ago, I had two meals a day, one meat and one vegetable, and they were gone. ”

Ming Lanying glanced at the sticky white porridge on the table, two plates of pickles, two plates of stir-fried vegetables, and a basket full of egg pancakes, compared with the Praetorian Guard barracks, it seemed that the food was a bit extravagant.

I did a lot today, wrapped half a frame of egg burritos for Ye Jielu, Hebai ate breakfast, and went to the Praetorian Guard barracks with a food basket to deliver food and practice fighting.

At noon, Ming Lanying was too lazy to cook, so she asked the cook to come out and make some lunch, and then asked the cook to go back to rest. When the subordinates of the Commander's Mansion are quite idle, except for regularly coming out to clean up the mansion once, occasionally the master calls them two meals, and the master doesn't like to call them at other times.

After having lunch with Ning'er, Tang Ning came to pick them up with Fengchun.

Ming Lanying rubbed the snow wolf, "Take good care of the cubs, don't let the bad guys in." ”

"Whew!"

Ming Lanying took Ning Er's hand and went out to listen to the book.

It was Fengchun who drove the carriage, and Ming Lanying saw her so close for the first time, and saw the scar on her face clearly, and slashed the whole face diagonally from the left cheek, and scratched to the mandible of the right cheek, the scar seemed to be a little deep, and there were traces of tender color, which lined the delicate face a little terrifying.

Feng Chun lowered her face and respectfully saluted her and Ning Er.

"Mrs. Ye, little boy."

Ming Lanying raised her hand and dragged her face, "It's all your own people, no need to be polite." ”

Feng Chun was a little hesitant, seeing that Ning Er tilted her head and looked at her, there was no fear and disgust in her eyes, but clarity and doubt.

Tang Ning patted Feng Chun, "Don't be afraid, Lan Ying and Ning Er are not that kind of people, will Ning Er be afraid of Sister Feng Chun's face?" ”

Ning Er shook her head, "Daddy also has a scar at the corner of his eye, my mother said that it is the honor and merit of a warrior, Sister Fengchun's merits are greater than Daddy's, then Sister Fengchun must be a very powerful person!" ”

Feng Chun touched the uneven scar on her face, she never regretted this cut, but the eyes and evaluations of others will always be a little concerned. This was the first time she was comforted by the child's words, and she suddenly had the confidence to hold her head up and stand tall.

Ming Lanying gently pushed a few people, "Okay, okay, if I don't go to the teahouse, I'm afraid I won't be able to grab a good place to listen to the book." ”

"What are you afraid of, the location has already been set." Tang Ning helped her into the carriage, "It's spring, let's go." ”

"Yes."

This is the only three-storey teahouse in the capital, and the name is also very simple and crude, directly called a three-story building.

Tang Ning relied on his identity and silver to book a private room on the second floor in advance, and Ming Lanying entered the teahouse only to find that there was a hole inside.

The teahouse is in the shape of a mouthpiece, and there is a one-meter-high stage in the middle, and the lobby surrounds the stage, no matter how many people there are, you can see the stage in the middle of the teahouse fairly.

At this moment, in the middle of the stage, there are two square tables opposite each other, on which are burned a small copper tripod incense burner, a pen holder, a paperweight, an inkstone and a stack of rice paper.

Seeing that this posture doesn't look like a storyteller, but like a competition, Ming Lanying glanced at Tang Ning suspiciously, Tang Ning gave Feng Chun a look, and Feng Chun immediately took the order to inquire.

Ming Lanying can see all the scenes in the lobby in the middle of the teahouse through the bamboo curtain in the private room, just after lunchtime, the lobby is overcrowded, Ning Er gently pulled Ming Lanying's sleeve.

"Mother, the people sitting in the lobby are all dressed as scholars."

"Really?"

Ming Lanying looked at it, it was true, and praised Ning Er's careful observation, and most of the people sitting in the lobby were literati and ink writers.

Feng Chun came back soon after inquiring about the news, "Miss Huiyu, today is the middle of the month, the day when the teahouse holds a poetry meeting every three months, the talented and beautiful people are all here to see the excitement, and there will be a poetry competition between two or two later, this time they are the leader of Ming Jiazhen." ”

"Ming Jiazhen?" Ming Lan Ying embroidered eyebrows lightly. "Ming Jiazhen is here too?"

"Yes, in the private room directly across from us."

Ming Lanying looked at the past from a distance through the bamboo curtain, and the bamboo curtain on the opposite side gently opened a corner, revealing a delicate and childish face, and the beautiful eyes of the water waves looked at the lobby below, and the cherry lips gently hooked a casual smile.

(End of chapter)