Chapter Seventy-One: Hit yourself in the face
"Miss Ming, please let go, blocking the middle of the road affects the cars and pedestrians on the street, and it's not good to delay others."
Far away, Ming Lanying spoke in a loud voice, and the people around her heard it clearly, and the eyes of passers-by seemed to be full of pointing at her at the moment, Ming Jiazhen gritted her teeth and stood on the side of the road, and was scolded by Ming Lanying for a while without saying anything, so she could only look at her with resentment.
The last time we met, I was screaming at my seventeenth sister, and this time I humiliated her directly in front of everyone without giving any face, when she Ming Jiazhen was a vegetarian!
The first gossip didn't make Ming Lanying shed her skin, and this time she won't let her go.
Ming Lanying made it difficult for Ming Jiazhen to end in front of everyone, patted Ye Juelu, hinted to hurry up, and did not forget to pay attention to Ming Jiazhen's expression when she turned around and returned to the carriage.
Ye Jielu waved the horsewhip, the carriage bypassed Ming Jiaming and started slowly, the carriage in which Ming Lanying traveled was basically driven by him, first, he was not worried about her safety, and second, he wanted to spend more time together.
Ming Lanying lazily leaned on the small table and closed her eyes to recuperate, put one hand on her lap and boredly lit the shot of the new drama in the recent theater, while thinking about what Ming Jiazhen could do to fix her, thinking about it, she thought about it.
I didn't understand the play, but I remembered the beat, and I only vaguely remembered that it was a very popular love scene, about a down-and-out lady who went to her cousin's family, her cousin's family was a big family, and Miss Luo's first time she entered the Grand View Garden, she had never seen such a big scene, she was restrained and cramped, and she accidentally made a fool of herself, and was found by her careful cousin, and it was directly a flirtation, and Miss Down-and-out was directly won by her cousin's bearing and handsome appearance.
The play was watched with Tang Ning a while ago, Tang Ning's brows furrowed, while she was a little disgusted, and at the same time, she dutifully explained to her, who didn't know how to play, Feng Chun and Hebai watched it with relish on the side.
"Do you want to go to the Spring Festival banquet?"
Ming Lanying snorted lightly, "What am I going to do?" Are you in a hurry to die in front of Ming Jiazhen? ”
Ye Juelu seemed to chuckle, and a low laugh came through the curtain, and Su's back was weak.
Ming Lanying sat up straight in embarrassment, "What are you laughing at!" What is our identity, worthy of the invitation sent by the lady of the Dingguo Mansion? ”
Ye Jielu's voice was still smiling, "The lady underestimates herself too much, with the current identity of the lady, the Duchess of Dingguo will indeed send invitations, and officials above the fifth grade in the capital, and princely families will receive invitations." ”
Ming Lanying was stunned, what she said to Ming Jiazhen just now was just a scene, but she didn't expect to be slapped in the face so soon, "Is it because of your official position?" But I just said it in front of everyone, and I will be flattered to go to the banquet! ”
"Lady don't have to be anxious, your husband is the commander of the Praetorian Guard of the third grade, or the emperor's cronies, except for the emperor and the queen and the first grade, no one dares to make a mistake to you, not even the second-grade officials. You can go to this spring banquet or not, if you don't want to go, just let the king steward push it back, if you want to go, bring Hebai, let her protect you. ”
Ming Lanying held her forehead with a headache, and used Ye Jielu's identity to avoid suspicion and avoid too many invitations, and almost forgot that there were exceptions.
"On the day of the Spring Festival banquet, is the emperor going to hold a sacrificial ceremony, you have to accompany him, right? But I said in front of so many people that as long as the Duchess of Dingguo sent an invitation, I would go, how could I take it back, this trip was a must-go......"
"Don't be afraid, the Spring Festival Banquet is organized by the Dingguo Mansion and the Yong'an Hou Mansion, they won't let anything happen to their banquet, the Duchess of Dingguo can be trusted, let Hebai accompany you first, let her block the knife, and I will pick you up when the emperor's sacrifice is over."
Ye Jielu slowly stopped the carriage, lifted the curtain for Ming Lanying, stretched out one hand in front of her, the tough sword eyebrows and starry eyes stretched softly, and the cold and alienated remained, leaving only the tenderness in his eyes.
"Since you have to go, then you should be distracted, whoever the lady wants to clean up, just let it go, everything is borne by the husband."
"Alright, alright, that's what you said."
Ming Lanying exhaled helplessly, one hand was in his wide palm, and was immediately held tightly by the backhand, Ye Jielu pulled the person up, and got out of the carriage with the other hand holding her waist.
As soon as the two stepped into the door, a long-haired woman with bared teeth and a smile hung upside down, "Brother, sister-in-law, I saw that you humiliated Ming Jiazhen by the way when you came back!" My sister-in-law is so powerful and domineering! ”
Ming Lanying stretched out her hand with a smile, grabbed Hebai's long hair, and pulled it hard, tearing the person off the beam, "The stinky girl will watch the excitement." ”
Hebai sighed, Ming Lanying didn't catch it, Hebai broke free as soon as he turned over, flipped down, and hid farther away, "Hehe, I can't help either!" I heard that the Dingguo Mansion will send invitations this year, sister-in-law, will you go? ”
Ming Lanying went back to the backyard angrily, "What can I do if I don't go, just blame me for saying too early!" ”
Hebai laughed, she was mixed on the side of the road and heard Ming Lanying's arrogant words, she would be flattered to go to the banquet, and she knew that something was going to happen.
"Sister-in-law, this year is different from previous years, my brother didn't have a family a few years ago, he only needs to guard the emperor on the day of the beginning of spring, but now he has a family and a wife, and you will have a share of the Spring Festival banquet!"
"When the time comes, you go with me, there is no one I know in the capital, Ming Jiazhen will definitely pit me, you block some for me first."
Hebai hugged his arms and pouted dissatisfiedly, "I don't know those people either, it's okay to fight head-on, play with those people, I can't be eaten by them until there are no bones left, sister-in-law, are you willing to do it?" ”
Ming Lanying glanced at her and said with a smile: "What's reluctant?" Your brother said that you have rough skin and thick flesh, and you are durable! ”
Hebai glared at Ye Jielu in disbelief and snorted.
"Mother, Daddy!"
Ming Lan Ying caught and pounced on Ning Er, and the wolf cub also pounced over and rubbed against it, the wolf cub that was more than a year old was tight and strong, rubbing Ming Lan Ying's leg almost knocked people to the point of being unstable, and was pulled away by Ye Jielu's forelimbs.
"Woo...... Who is going to bully the master again! I'm going to bite him! ”
Ming Lanying stroked the wolf's head with her hand, "No one, you can't bite that person, just guard Ning'er well." ”
The wolf cub whined, and Ning Er looked up at her suspiciously, "What's wrong with my mother?" Who wants to eat Aunt Tsurubai? Why is there no bone residue left for Aunt Hebai to be eaten? ”
Ming Lanying held Ning'er's little face with both hands, "Because your Aunt Hebai is not smart, she can only fight, and she will be bullied to death by smart people." ”
Crane jumped angrily, "Sister-in-law! How can you slander me in front of Ning'er! I'm sad, my weak heart is hurt, and I need your plum cabbage button meat and fried chicken thighs to heal! ”
Ming Lanying glanced at her, "The soul is so fragile, I'm afraid that I have a heart disease, eat less greasy meat dishes and more vegetarian dishes." ”
"Sister-in-law!"
Ning'er grinned, "Ning'er knows, Ning'er will study hard, read more and become smarter, so that she will not be bullied by others." ”
Ming Lanying took a sip on Ning'er's forehead, "Ning'er is awesome, my mother is cooking tonight, what do you want to eat?" ”
Ye Jielu looked at Ning Er's forehead enviously, he also wanted to kiss his mother.
Hebai hurriedly hugged Ning'er, "Okay Ning'er, my aunt has wanted to eat plum cabbage button meat and fried chicken thighs for a long time, let my sister-in-law add two more dishes!" ”
Ming Lanying smiled and scolded and knocked on Hebai's head, "Okay, okay, go and let the kitchen prepare the ingredients and eat early." ”
Hebai snorted, picked up his luck and ran to the kitchen, in a hurry, for fear that the meat would be gone if he was one step late.
Ming Lanying led Ning'er to the kitchen with her left hand, Ye Jielu grabbed her right hand, Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, but she didn't break free, and let him hold her tightly.
After dinner, Ming Lanying took a look at the light narrow-sleeved scarlet hakama on Hebai's body, the color was pale and the style was minimalist, and after thinking about it carefully, she realized that she had never seen Hebai's formal clothes.
"Tsurubai, do you have a formal dress for the banquet?"
Hebai shook his head, holding the chicken leg and gnawing wildly, Ming Lanying frowned, and called the Wang steward to give instructions.
Ning Er tilted her head and asked puzzledly, "Is my mother going to any banquet?" Does Ning'er want to go with her mother? ”
Ming Lanying rubbed Ning'er's little face, and just as she wanted to say no, Ye Jielu said, "Ning'er will go with you and protect your mother." ”
Ning Er immediately nodded in response, and Ming Lanying had no choice but to give up, since Ye Jielu said that he could take it, then take Ning Er to see the world together!
Early the next morning, Ming Lanying received an invitation from the Dingguo Mansion, and the Wang Steward also brought the embroidery lady of the good weaving workshop under the name of the Commander's Mansion over.
Ming Lanying finally grabbed Hebai, didn't let her go out early in the morning to make trouble, and didn't see anyone for a day, and forcibly pressed Hebai to measure the size in the house with the embroidery girl.
Hebai looked at the beams of the room with a puffed face and dissatisfaction, and Ming Lanying sat on the side and flipped through the invitations.
Hebai Yuguang swept his eyes, "Sister-in-law, just an invitation, I'm about to show you the flowers, is there any secret hidden here?" ”
Ming Lanying glanced at her, "The Spring Festival Banquet starts in the morning and lasts until after dinner in the evening, I wonder when we should get there." ”
Hebai said nonchalantly: "Whatever, just arrive before lunch!" It's nice to be able to catch up with lunch and not have to talk to those people in vain! ”
Ming Lanying pursed her lips, although what Hebai said was very agreeable to her, but it was not very good, after all, she still had to leave some time to chat with the banquet organizer or something, and the banquet would be a headache when she thought about it.
Throwing away the invitation, Ming Lanying supported her head with one hand, and the other embroiderer diligently handed the album over to her to choose the style and fabric, "You brought Ning'er over after you finished measuring, and also made two new clothes for Ning'er." ”
Hebai sighed twice, and said enviously: "Ning'er makes a few new clothes every half a month, the cabinet is full, and there are still a few boxes of cage clothes that can't be worn out, do you still make them for him?" ”
"Why not? Ning'er is growing her body, and she will have to change her size of clothes for a while. Ming Lanying circled the fabrics and patterns for the embroiderer, and turned over another album of men's clothes to choose, "And I promised Ning'er that I would take him to live a good life, of course, there is no need to save money on food and clothing, and what is given to Ning'er will be the best." ”
Ming Lanying has money in her hands and has never used it, Ye Jielu never let her spend her own money, and she has always gone to the public account in the house.
The treasury in the house is supported by a few shops bought by Steward Wang, and she carefully manages the accounts and plays some tricks in the operation, so that she has a stable income every month, plus Ye Juelu's abundant monthly silver.
After calculating, it only costs a hundred taels of silver every month, and it is no problem to afford it.
Ming Lanying felt that she had a lot of confidence to spend money, just two words, rich!
Hebai admitted that he was envious of sour, and envied that Ning'er had a mother like Ming Lanying, who was good to him, fulfilled her promises to him, and loved him deeply.
Hebai put on his clothes again and went to find Ning'er, but he came back with Ning'er in his arms after a while.
The two embroidery girls saw such a good-looking owner for the first time, the mother was beautiful, the sister-in-law was also good-looking, and the little boy was born like a fairy child.
They have been making clothes for so many years, and it is the first time they have seen such a beautiful family, and their hearts are a little excited.
After measuring Ning'er, after measuring the Ming Lan Ying, the embroidery girl held this big list and excitedly returned to the good weaving workshop.
Good weaving workshop is one of the shops under the name of the Commander's Mansion, there are many embroidery girls and they are honest, and the efficiency is also high, and the few clothes that Ming Lanying wants will be done in four days, just in time for the Spring Festival Banquet.
He Bai changed into new clothes, scratched his neck a little uncomfortably, and the jewel ornamented between his neck was a little heavy, and he adjusted it several times before he found a comfortable position.
"Sister-in-law, where's my brother? Why don't you have his clothes? ”
Ming Lanying was holding the palace silk around her waist, and replied without raising her head: "Your brother has clothes, and he can only wear court clothes all day and night before the emperor, what new clothes do you want." ”
Hebai opened his mouth and closed it silently, thinking about feeling sorry for Ye Jielu, and then thinking about it today, she was pushed out by Ye Jielu to block the knife for Ming Lanying, and there was only a stinky brother with a daughter-in-law and no sister in her eyes, so she didn't feel distressed.
After changing her clothes, Ming Lanying looked at the new Hebai with satisfaction, her face was solemnly put on makeup, and the cumbersome dress couldn't cover her wanton momentum, and her red lips were even more heroic between her eyebrows and eyes.
"People rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, sure enough, you look like a lady like this, today's Spring Festival banquet in addition to avoiding Ming Jiazhen's intrigues, by the way, let's see if there are suitable young talents!"
Hebai snorted disdainfully, "If you want to be worthy of this girl, you have to beat this girl!" ”
Ming Lanying still didn't feel at ease and instructed: "Give me to be cautious when I talk today, even if I see Ming Jiazhen, don't go on a rampage, people don't offend me, I don't offend people, remember?" ”
"I know, but Ming Jiazhen will definitely trouble you, sister-in-law, how are you going to deal with her?"
Ming Lanying patted the hem of her skirt, raised her chin proudly and walked to the door, "How else can I deal with it, of course, I will return it twice." ”
Hebai smiled, she was waiting to do it!
"Sister-in-law, let's go quickly, my brother and Ning'er are waiting!"
"Are you ready?"
"It's all ready, my brother said that Mrs. Dingguo Mansion is a person who can be trusted, sister-in-law, are you going to say hello?"
"Of course, how can you go to a banquet without saying hello to the organizer."
"Do you know that sister-in-law?"
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