Chapter 43: Refusal of the Banquet
"Girl, the second young master is following behind." The girl Qiao'er whispered to Xu Yingying.
"Hmm." Xu Yingying nodded, then took two quick steps, and then suddenly sighed, and the whole person fell to the side.
"Girl." Qiao'er exclaimed in fright, and hurriedly helped the person, "How are you?" ”
"My foot seems to be twisted ......"
"What should I do?"
"I'll sit here for a while, you go and call someone, after all, you can't carry me."
"Okay." Qiao'er helped Xu Yingying to sit down on the stone next to her, but just as she wanted to run, she saw Jiang Bowen and immediately smiled, "Second young master, it's great to see you, my girl twisted her foot." ”
"Cousin Yingying, how are you?" Jiang Bowen hurriedly stepped forward.
"My feet hurt so much." Xu Yingying's eyes were red, and tears were rolling in her eyes, making her whole person look pitiful.
"This ......" Jiang Bowen looked around, and there was no one around, "Then it's offended." As he spoke, he hugged the person directly, "Qiao'er, hurry up and call the doctor." He strode back.
"Thank you, second cousin." Xu Yingying put her arms around the other party's neck and looked at Jiang Bowen shyly and timidly.
Jiang Bowen's Adam's apple moved back and forth twice: "It's okay, it's a gesture." Then he quickly returned to Baimei Temple.
Liniang in the Bailan Courtyard originally thought that Jiang Bowen would go back soon, but she didn't wait for a while, so she hurriedly chased out, and saw Jiang Bowen leaving in a hurry with Xu Yingying in her arms, and she didn't even see her. If Jiang Bowen doesn't want her, will she have to go back to the countryside?
No, she has to sit in the position of the second young lady.
In the Wutong Courtyard, Ning Ruyan was practicing calligraphy while listening to the situation in the mansion of Banxia painting, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up.
"Miss, what do you think this second young master wants to do?" Bai Zhi sent a plate of dim sum over, and couldn't help asking, "Didn't you have a stronger affection for that beautiful girl than Jin before?" Why did you turn around and hook up with that Yingying cousin again? ”
Ning Ruyan put down the pen, moved her wrist, took the warm and moist handkerchief handed over by Bai Zhi and wiped her hands, then picked up a piece of dim sum and took a bite: "It's still our general's wife who is amazing." ”
is like Aunt Zhao's obstruction, so where will Jiang Bowen listen? Maybe it will be even more disgusting, but Huo Shi did the opposite, I won't stop you, but I will put a better woman in front of you, you can choose for yourself.
In terms of talent, Xu Yingying is said to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and gave Jiang Changgong a copy of the mountain and sea map as a gift before, which was praised by Jiang Changgong.
The second is the family background, although Xu Yingying's father passed away, but her mother is still there, and she even left a good inheritance, and the dowry will not be too shabby in the future, but Liniang followed Jiang Bonian into the capital alone, which can be said to have no longevity.
Only in appearance, the two of them can be said to be equal, and peony and peony have their own merits.
As long as Li Niang doesn't know how to witchcraft and makes Jiang Bowen confused, then she knows how to choose.
"So, that Miss Cousin will become the new Second Lady?" Banxia frowned, "However, I don't think that Miss Cousin is very good." ”
"Banxia, you go to Wicker Alley, let Ning Xing find someone to check on this beautiful girl, and by the way, go to Lake City to check on the Xu family."
A three-entry courtyard in Wicker Lane was purchased by Ning Ruchen after entering Beijing this time, although he has now returned to Gusu, but he has left some manpower, Ning Xing is the son of Ning Steward, and he is also the head of Ning Ruchen's manpower left here.
"Yes." Banxia nodded, then turned and ran out.
Ning Ruyan had just finished eating two pieces of dim sum when Mama Yuan came.
"I've seen the eldest lady."
"Mama Yuan, sit down, the red date and yam cake just made in the kitchen, I eat it well, you can also taste it." Ning Ruyan pushed the plate in front of him forward.
"Thank you, lady." Mama Yuan was not polite, and after thanking her, she ate two pieces, and couldn't help but praise it, "It's delicious, and now, I can eat such a satisfying snack here at the eldest lady." ”
Ning Ruyan smiled: "Is there something wrong with Mama coming over?" ”
"Look at the old slave, I almost forgot about business." Mama Yuan hurriedly got up and took out a post from her arms, "Every March, the queen will hold a Spring Festival banquet, and the female dependents of officials above the fifth rank in the court will be invited into the palace to participate. ”
Ning Ruyan didn't answer the post, but frowned: "Isn't this supposed to be given to the general's wife?" I shouldn't have taken it. ”
"That's what the old lady meant."
"Mama Yuan, my husband has just passed away, and now he is still in the filial piety period, and his reputation has been insulted before, every time I think about it, I am extremely sad and in a trance, so I go to the banquet of the queen's mother, if something goes wrong, it will affect the entire general's mansion."
Mama Yuan: ......
"Mama, I'm bothering you to run away, I don't have the face to go out now." Ning Ruyan said and directly covered her face with a handkerchief, looking heartbroken.
Mama Yuan sighed: "The mood of the eldest lady, the old slave understands, let's rest." Then he quit and left.
Ning Ruyan took the veil off, but her eyes were very cold, in her previous life, she took the post and participated in the banquet, but at that time her reputation was already bad, so she was pointed at by everyone at the entire banquet, although the queen finally scolded everyone's behavior, but it felt too painful.
After waiting to return home, she was scolded by Huo Shi and Jiang Changgong, and even didn't let her go out for a while, but if it wasn't for the problem with the shop, they didn't know how to solve it, and it was estimated that she would be grounded in Wutong Courtyard.
For a long time after that, she would encounter some entanglements when she went out, although she was protected by someone, but those disgusting eyes and words made her wake up from nightmares every time.
Although she has never lost her body in this life, but the situation of the previous physical examination is in an uproar, if she enters the palace, she will definitely have to face those strange eyes, why should she make herself uncomfortable?
Huo Shi learned that Ning Ruyan was not going, and he was a little incredulous: "She really ......" The latter words swallowed back, "That's it, if you don't go, you won't go." "Then she had to go.
After all, the queen's posts have been sent, if no one goes, it will be a slap in the queen's face, the general's mansion is not qualified to be that daze, but to participate in the banquet, you need to buy some new clothes and jewelry, this silver...... Ning's should come up with something, right?
(End of chapter)