Chapter 108:

King An walked along with his gongs and drums, and everyone in the capital knew about this.
Not to mention that An Wang is in the limelight recently and is highly sought after by scholars. Even Ning Nuan has received the evaluation from Master Huizhen himself. Both of them are well-known figures in the capital. Suddenly, news of An Wang came to propose marriage. , I don't know how many people should be scared.
When Ning Yanting went to the Yamen, as soon as he walked in, he met many colleagues greeted him with joy, and they all looked even happier than Ning Yanting.
Ning Yanting sighed, but stopped talking.
My colleagues suddenly wondered: "Although King An is more casual, he has done a lot of practical things, not to mention the subsidy for silver. The emperor praised him a few days ago. Now in the capital, King An is very popular. Candidate, he took the initiative to come to propose marriage, does Master Ning disagree?"
Ning Yanting even sighed: "Ning Mou naturally agrees."
My colleagues were even more puzzled: "Why is Lord Naning troubled?"
Ning Yanting could not say.
He did not expect that A Nuan actually nodded seriously.
He only remembered that before Ah Nuan left the capital, he didn’t have a good face for King An. When King An brought something here, he was not blocked by the door. He originally thought that even though King An took the initiative to come to propose a marriage, A Nuan will still refuse.
But who knows!
But who knows that Ah Nuan really agreed? !
If it was said that everyone present at the time, even Chu Fei, who was suddenly surprised, were not as shocked by him.
It's just that he said the words himself, and he also agreed to the promises himself. After all the words were spoken, A Nuan agreed, and then it was not something he could easily regret even if he wanted to regret it.
Ning Yanting sighed deeply.
...
Ning Nuan nodded personally, and the entire Ning family began to get busy.
Jiang Yunlan began preparing her dowry early in the morning, which was very generous, even if she was married to a royal family. She was originally from a big family. After the defeat of the Jiang family, she married Ning Yanting with all of her family property. Although she had a lot of possessions, she has been in business. These years, it is more than before. A lot. Jiang Yunlan divided those things into two, leaving half for Ning Lang, and the remaining half as Ning Nuan's dowry.
When Ning Qing decided to marry him, the second wife tried every means to get something from Ning's house to fill Ning Qing's dowry, and even got the idea of ​​a big house. When Ning Qing got married, the old lady filled a lot of private houses, but in the end it was not too small. But if compared with Ning Nuan, it looks shabby.
It's just that one person is the son of the minister of rituals, and the other is the prince of the court. There is a high and low.
When Jiang Yunlan sorted out the dowry list and showed it to Ning Nuan, Ning Nuan was also taken aback.
"Mother, so many?" Ning Nuan frowned, and said, "Mother, didn't she send the entire Ning family to my dowry? Although she was going to marry An Wang, she wouldn't be..."
"There are so many things in the Ning family." Jiang Yunlan said: "These are my original dowry. Don't worry, I also saved some for your brother. When your father comes back, I will show him again and let him make up. Here are some. This is the dowry my mother prepared for you. No matter who you marry, it will be for you."
"What about brother?"
"Naturally I didn't forget to keep it for your brother."
Ning Nuan let out a long sigh of relief.
She also helped Jiang Yunlan on weekdays. After reading the account book several times, she also knew that her mother had a lot of property, but now she was suddenly integrated and put in front of her, but she was a little surprised.
I think she will marry into the royal palace in the future, and she will have to manage the affairs of the royal palace. Then she can't show such a shameful manner again.
Jiang Yunlan put down the dowry list, sighed again, and asked: "A Nuan, you and your mother said, you really want to marry An Wang, don't you regret it?"
"Mother, I agreed personally, what can I regret?" Ning Nuan said, "Why do you still ask me such a question at this time?"
"Mother is just worried about you." Jiang Yunlan sighed: "Mother thought in her heart, you should not look down on Wang An. Although he did a few things...it's an errand, but honestly, it's not the best. My mother didn’t see how you treated Wang An on weekdays. Why did you agree to him when he mentioned a marriage?"
"Mother, it's good for me to see Wang An."
Jiang Yunlan had nothing to say.
She thought to herself: Originally, she looked at King An not good, because King An was sorry to A Nuan, but A Nuan personally said that he would not regret it, and she didn't know if she should stop it. But if she is asked to look at An Wang, she is always picky and can't find any good?
"Where is King An good?"
Ning Nuan glanced at her, then whispered: "The mother said, where is Daddy?"
"..." Jiang Yunlan thought about it and said: "Although your father was stupid for a while, he still treats me sincerely."
"An Wang is sincere too."
"Your father listen to me."
"Wang An seems to be willing to listen to her daughter." Ning Nuan said softly, "On weekdays, Wang An can do whatever her daughter says she wants. It seems that she also puts her daughter to heart."
"How can it be the same? When I first met your father, your father was not what he is now. When he appeared, there was no man more handsome than him in the whole Shu area..." Jiang Yunlan paused and coughed again. , Said: "There are many good people in the capital, but it is the royal family. If you enter the Ancestral Palace, you will also be involved in the royal disputes. Now several princes are busy seizing their prostitutes... It’s not good to have an Ann’s birthday. , Want to get into this muddy water?"
"I did not follow my father back to the capital for the sake of my father." Ning Nuan smiled and said, "No matter what my mother said, I also learned this from my mother."
Jiang Yunlan mumbled: "Don't push this to my head."
Ning Nuan smiled and said nothing.
Jiang Yunlan was unwilling to say: "If you suffer in the future and come back to cry for your mother, I...I don't care, you go to your brother and see if he dares to fight King An again."
"Mother, it won't be."
Jiang Yunlan said nothing.
Although she didn't know, Ning Nuan said that she would not come back to cry, or would not tell her, but she thought to herself that there were probably both.
Jiang Yunlan was very angry, then looked at the dowry list, and added two more viciously. No matter what A Nuan will marry An Wang, it is always right to bring more things with him.
Chu Fei had notified the Queen Mother in advance, and soon someone was sent from the palace to discuss matters with the Ning Family. There are many etiquettes in the palace, and even this marriage is very troublesome, but Jiang Yunlan feels that she has been prepared long ago, and she can't help but feel troublesome. And Ning Nuan also started to get busy, and the palace sent a nanny to watch her learn etiquette and manners every day.
Since the news came out, there have been more guests of the Ning family. As soon as they knew that the Ning family was going to be married to Wang An in the future, everyone's minds became more active, thinking about having a relationship with Wang An, and coming to Ning family Naturally, there were more people. Jiang Yunlan received several posts and was invited to attend the banquets of her husband, and the exchanges between Ning Yanting and his colleagues also increased. Even Ning Nuan also received many posts. Invited by young ladies in other houses.
The entire Ning family got busy, even Miss Xue came to Ning Nuan, but she found time with great difficulty.
Miss Xue’s face was full of surprises: "When I saw King An earlier, you said that King An has little to do with you, but now it’s fine, and you haven’t seen you for a while, but now you have already married King An. I. When I heard the news, I was also surprised. However, Wang An treats you sincerely. I can see that Wang An is a capable person. If you are willing to nod and marry him, it means that he is also good."
Ning Nuan couldn't help laughing. "Don't talk about me, what about you?"
"Me?" Miss Xue pretended not to know: "What happened to me?"
Ning Nuan changed the question again: "So what happened to Master Zhu?"
Miss Xue blushed immediately. She had a thin face and was teased by Ning Nuan. The whole face was flushed. From the redness to the neck and lowering her head, she stubbornly didn't know how to say it, but her head to toes was full. Shy.
"Look at what you look like. You get along well with Master Zhu."
"My mother said, after the Chinese New Year, let me and Master Zhu be married." Miss Xue said softly: "Master Zhu also agreed, I want you to wait."
"That's indeed a great thing." Ning Nuan smiled and said, "My father and my mother both said that Lord Zhu will get the top prize in the exam. After Chun Wei, after passing the palace exam, you are the wife of the top prize."
Miss Xue's face was even redder and her head lowered lower, she only retorted in a low voice: "Don't talk about me. When I see you again in the future, I will call you Princess An."
Ning Nuan choked, but she didn't expect that she would be more courageous now, and she would actually make fun of people in reverse.
"I see, you and Master Zhu seem to be better, now they will protect Master Zhu."
"I wish my son is busy with his studies on weekdays, and I can't see him a few times, so I can only think about him more so that I can see him..." Miss Xue suddenly sighed and said: "Just wish son It seems unhappy."
Ning Nuan was taken aback.
Miss Xue couldn't hide things in her heart, so she couldn't help but say: "Xu is that I did something wrong. Now the weather is colder than before. There is no farm work in Zhu's village, but he has to run from the academy to Zhu's village. The old lady was also in Zhu’s family village. The road was far and cold. I thought, so I let the mansion’s first carriage wait at the gate of Suyuan, so that it would save him trouble and prevent him from working so hard...just wish the son for the first time I sat there, but to avoid me later, I arrived in the capital before dawn, and even the carriage in my mansion hadn't left yet."
"Have you discussed this matter with Master Zhu?"
Miss Xue shook her head.
"But he didn't like it, so I stopped letting the carriage go. I asked Master Zhu later, but Master Zhu didn't say anything, but when I looked, he was not very happy in his heart."
"I wish my son is arrogant, and it is normal not to accept it."
"But I just want him to not work so hard." Miss Xue whispered: "There are so many people in the academy. Most of them live in the capital. Unlike him, he has to run twice. The other day, he He suffered a cold and got sick, and took a lot of money to take medicine. He has stopped asking An Wang for money, and he doesn’t know how many books he has to copy this time.
As for the money the Xue family sent, I wish. Han Shan was also unwilling to pick it up.
After passing the Juren examination, they are considered to have gained fame, and the government will distribute food, and there is no need for subsidies. But in the end, he still owed King An’s money, first paid off a debt, and now owes a sum of money, and there are many daily expenses. Zhu Hanshan is still preparing for the spring season, and is still making money for the study to copy books.
He made a kiss with the Xue family. Master Xue is a scholar of the Ministry of War, a big family, where will his future son-in-law be wronged, just wish Hanshan a thin-skinned, proud, consciously not inferior, and unwilling to take things from the Xue family. I just want to pay it back slowly by myself. Fortunately, he was selected. In addition to copying books, there were more ways to get money, but it was not as hard as before.
It's just that Miss Xue is very worried.
As an ordinary person climbed up to the Xue family, naturally followed by flying into the sky, where do I need to copy books to live?
"My father has the talent of the champion, my father also fancy his talent, even if he is confident in Chunwei, he can't be wronged like this." Miss Xue said distressedly: "I have made a kiss with Mr. Zhu. I'm not an outsider, so why don't you wish Young Master not willing to ride in the carriage I arranged for him?"
"You send things to Master Zhu on weekdays, but he doesn't want to accept them?"
"That's not true." Miss Xue thought for a while, and said: "On weekdays, I give Master Zhu snacks and clothes, but he is willing to accept them."
"My brother told me when he was in contact with Zhu Gongzi, saying that Zhu Gongzi is always easy to misunderstand others' good intentions." Ning Nuan said: "Xu Shizhu Gongzi has suffered a lot from other people before, so some people If you treat him sincerely, he is not willing to pick it up. If you treat him sincerely, Master Zhu will definitely feel it. If you feel sorry for him, and talk to him well, Master Zhu will certainly accept it. Master Zhu is always like this. He knew it in his heart, but promised it was another matter."
Miss Xue sighed: "But he said to his face that it was okay, but he was always reluctant to agree."
Ning Nuan thought for a while and gave her an idea: "It's better to think about Mrs. Zhu."
"Wish old lady?"
"The only relative of Mrs. Zhu is Mrs. Zhu. I am very fond of Mrs. Zhu. Every time my mother starts with Mrs. Zhu. Mrs. Zhu promised. Mrs. Zhu has never opposed. You will Speaking to Mrs. Zhu, Mrs. Zhu must be the same as you thought. Mrs. Zhu agreed, and Mrs. Zhu will definitely not reject you again."
Miss Xue nodded and said: "Isn't that forcing Master Zhu to respond, he must be uncomfortable in his heart."
Ning Nuan: "..."
Ning Nuan thought for a while, and then said, "Rather than let Master Zhu go back and forth, it is better to take Master Zhu to the capital."
"Received from the capital?" Miss Xue was stunned.
"After you and Zhu Gongzi are married, do you want to live in Zhujia Village?" Ning Nuan asked her.
Miss Xue hadn't thought about this, but she was taken aback when she suddenly encountered this problem.
She didn’t suffer much since she was born, and her yard is larger than the entire Zhu’s house. If she arrives at Zhu’s house, even if she wants to take a maid, she can’t live with it. Without a maid, she has to do everything herself. Can she still do the farm work herself?
With Zhu Hanshan's temperament, he naturally did not want to live in the Xue family.
Miss Xue whispered: "If you are the champion in the exam, the emperor will give a champion mansion..."
But that would have to wait until after passing the exam, not to mention whether they can pass the exam, but they will get married in the next year, and after the door, she wishes Mrs., but hasn't been the lady of the top?
Miss Xue was stunned.
Ning Nuan asked again, "Did Master Zhu never mentioned it?"
"Master Zhu... Master Zhu is busy with Chunwei, and he certainly didn't care about it."
Ning Nuan was dumb.
"You might as well ask your mother what her opinion is. Your mother will definitely not want you to marry to Zhujia Village. It is better to ask Master Zhu to bring Mrs. Zhu to the capital earlier and buy a small house. He doesn’t have to go back and forth between the academy and Zhu’s village in your courtyard.
Miss Xue nodded, and said: "But where does he get the money?"
"..." Ning Nuan said: "I wish the son will have a way."
Miss Xue left with a heavy heart, Ning Nuan sat for a while, thought about it, and went to find Jiang Yunlan.
In fact, Zhu Hanshan was also thinking about this.
After making a kiss with Miss Xue, he also took Miss Xue to his heart. One day after finishing his farm work in the field, he came home and thought of this matter.
It's just that when he went back and looked through his own money, he definitely couldn't afford to buy a house in the capital, and he suddenly became worried. In his spare time, he earns more money and earns more diligence. Of course, he also ran to the capital to take a look at the houses.
Too small a house, wronged Miss Xue, if it is too big, he can't afford it.
Zhu Hanshan suddenly worried.
He was hiding something in his heart, and naturally it was discovered by Mrs. Zhu. When Mrs. Zhu asked, he didn't want to say a word.
"Grandma, don't worry about this, the house is fine."
Old Madam Zhu nodded, and then told him: "If you really have something to do and are unwilling to go to Master Xue, go to Mrs. Ning. Mrs. Ning is a good person and will definitely be willing to help you. Mrs. Ning helped us. There are so many home visits, you must remember to repay the Ning family well in the future."
"Grandma, I know everything."
"And Ms. Xue, you must treat her well." Recently, the weather has been bad, and Mrs. Zhu's illness has been repeated a bit. Recently, my mind has been a little confused, and I saw him repeatedly saying the same things.
I wish Hanshan to respond again and again, and I wish the old lady to stop.
Before he could come up with a solution, Jiang Yunlan came to him. Jiang Yunlan brought a large bank note, and when he saw him, she stuffed it into his hand.
Zhu Hanshan was shocked and quickly avoided, not daring to take it.
"Mrs. Ning, what are you doing!?"
"Why don't you pick up this silver ticket soon and go to buy a better house in the capital?" Jiang Yunlan said: "I have been so busy these days, but I forgot about you. I heard that you are going to marry Miss Xue. , You still live in Zhu’s village? When Miss Xue marries you in the future, don’t you want to squeeze her in such a small house?"
Zhu Hanshan was immediately ashamed, but didn't know what to say.
He felt in his heart that the one for Miss Xue was definitely good.
But he couldn't afford a house as big as Xue's in the capital.
"Before Ning Lang left the capital, he specially asked me to take care of you. Your parents are not there. I wish the old lady is very sick again. There is no one at home. You didn't remember it for a while. It is excusable. .But now I know, even if you are willing, I can’t bear to be wronged by Miss Xue. Miss Xue is a friend of A Nuan, and Mrs. Xue is also my friend. If she is wronged, let alone Mrs. Xue, I will not agree. ."
Zhu Hanshan: "I wish you are...really..."
"I know that you don't want to take things from the Xue family for fear of being looked down upon. But this is what Ning Lang lent to you, and it's not a charity between your friends." Jiang Yunlan suddenly sighed again: "If you think about it, don't you know, Miss Xue seems to be sick today."
Zhu Hanshan was shocked, and quickly said: "What happened to Miss Xue?!"
"I heard that she specially prepared a carriage for you, but you don't want to. I would rather rush to the capital before dawn and stagger with the carriage. Miss Xue is very thoughtful and thinks too much. She has always been in poor health. , Some headaches and brain fever are normal." Jiang Yunlan said: "It's just that I watched her face lose a circle, and it really hurts very much."
Zhu Hanshan immediately blamed himself, but also annoyed, with regrets all over his face.
Jiang Yunlan handed him the bank note again, and he accepted it nervously.
"As if I asked Ning Lang to borrow it, I will pay it back in the future...I will definitely pay it back." He said, looking for paper and pen to write an IOU to Ning Lang.
Jiang Yunlan was not polite with him, holding the IOU and went back. When she returned home, she let out a sigh of relief.
Zhu Hanshan is proud and unwilling to lower his head, but the family is really unable to do it, and it is conceited and inferior. If she comes back a few times in the future, I am afraid that Miss Xue is really going to be worried and sick. When he wins the top prize in the future, he has confidence in his heart, and he won't dare to accept the kindness of others like he is now.
After waiting a few days, when Jiang Yunlan asked him again, she heard that Zhu Hanshan had bought a house in the upper part of the capital, and that house he had run many times, carefully selected and carefully compared, and this was the best choice. Jiang Yunlan sent someone to help him clean up the house, and then took Mrs. Zhu over. As for the fields in Zhujia Village, later, when the owner's home was awarded the top prize, he didn't need to go to the field to grow the land, so he was directly leased to the villagers of Zhujia Village.
Miss Xue was really happy, and when she came to Ning Nuan, she thanked her several times.
As soon as Miss Xue's matter was resolved, Ning Nuan and Jiang Yunlan became busy again.
The date set in the palace was actually a year ago, and it was also said in Wang An's letter. Ning Nuan knew that this day was still the most suitable day selected by Wang An himself.
She decided to marry later than Miss Xue, but the marriage date was earlier than Miss Xue. Ning Nuan didn't know what to say.
It's just that from Chu Fei's point of view, even if it was a few years ago, these days are a bit too far away, and it's really like a year.
After thinking about it in his heart, he remembered the house next to the Ning family that hadn't come in handy yet, and that originally belonged to the Xu family.
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