Chapter 78:

After the Zhu family's affairs were settled, a few days later, when he was on vacation at the college, he specially visited the Ning family.
When Zhu Hanshan came, he brought a basket of vegetables and fruits and a basket of eggs. He even sent Yinzi and other villagers to buy a chicken. If it were in the countryside, it would be okay to send these, but it would be difficult to put it at the gate of Ningfu.
Zhu Hanshan was very embarrassed, but because of Grandma Zhu's advice, he came to the door cheeky.
Fortunately, neither Jiang Yunlan nor Ning Yanting showed the slightest mind on their faces. Not only did they accept it enthusiastically, they were also worried about whether these things would cause him any burden.
Zhu Hanshan said embarrassedly: "Thanks to Miss Ning and His Royal Highness An Wang, the debts in my family have now been paid off. I copy books for the study every month, as well as the subsidy issued by An Wang and the college. For the bonus, life has gone better than before. My grandma said, let me come over and thank you."
Jiang Yunlan was still worried: "I heard that your house has not been taken back?"
I wish the mountain to relax, and I was not disappointed: "The house has been sold by those people, but it can't be repossessed, but I will continue to copy books and buy a new house in the future."
"On weekdays, you have to go to the academy to study. I wish my family village is far away from the capital. It will take a long time to come back and forth. I still have a small yard in the capital. Why don't you take your grandma and move there? It’s more convenient to come from the capital," said Jiang Yunlan.
Zhu Hanshan quickly refused: "Auntie has helped Hanshan a lot. She can send someone to take care of her grandmother. Hanshan is already grateful and can no longer cause trouble to her."
"What's the trouble, if you have any trouble in the weekdays, remember to tell us, otherwise, if Ning Lang knows, he will know that we have done nothing, and he will also blame us."
Zhu Hanshan couldn't help laughing, he nodded, but he still didn't want to trouble others.
Tuo Jiang Yunlan conveyed his thanks, and Zhu Hanshan left those things behind and hurried away.
Jiang Yunlan sent the things he brought to the kitchen, and the fruits were washed and sent to Ning Nuan's room. Jiang Yunlan took it personally, and there was a snack that was just made in the kitchen.
When she went, Ning Nuan was reading a letter. As soon as she entered the door, Ning Nuan hurriedly folded the letter and put it back in the envelope.
"A Nuan, what are you looking at?"
"It's from my brother, and Wang An has sent me a message from his brother." Ning Nuan handed her another envelope: "Wang An said in the letter that his brother had done a great job in Qingzhou."
"Really?" Jiang Yunlan was overjoyed, and immediately took the letter and read it carefully from start to finish. She looked attentively, but she didn't find Ning Nuan secretly hiding another letter in her arms.
The letter really said about Ninglang. It is said that after Ning Lang arrived in Qingzhou, he really met the mountain bandit, but with his own social skills, he began to call him brother to the mountain bandit leader. After staying in Qingzhou for a few days, he turned out to be the brother of the mountain bandit leader. , Those bandits started to be called the Five Kings of Ninglang.
The reason why they were called the Five Great Kings was because these bandits originally had four heads, and when Ning Lang got there, he couldn't pass their seniority.
After reading Jiang Yunlan, she couldn't help but twitch at the corner of her mouth. She put down the letter and said, "Mother, I really didn't see it before. Your brother used to have this kind of talent. Now it seems that although he can't test his fame, he can't do business. It’s great to be a mountain king."
Ning Nuan couldn't help laughing: "If my brother were to be the King of the Mountain, I'm afraid there would be no bandits in Qingzhou."
Jiang Yunlan thought about it, and felt that what she said also made sense.
What the mountain bandit did was licking blood on the tip of a knife, and Ning Lang didn't dare to do it.
"A Nuan, you tasted this fruit." Jiang Yunlan said: "This was just brought by Zhu Hanshan. They planted it in Zhujia Village. He also brought many fruits and vegetables, and I sent them to the kitchen. You can taste it at noon."
Ning Nuan asked with concern: "Mother, what do you say about Zhu's family?"
"What can I say? Isn’t it just getting better? Zhu Hanshan’s temperament, you know, we take the initiative to mention something, he is unwilling to accept, sent people from the left and right to take care of, if something happened, we can also know. We have to do what you promised your brother. Besides, without debts, Zhu Hanshan's life will be getting better and better in the future." Jiang Yunlan paused, and then said: "Wang An gave him a head start. Everyone knew that Zhu Hanshan was covered by King An, and no one dared to bully him."
"So I'm relieved."
"Hey, yes, Mrs. Xue also told me that she told me about Liu Hong." When this was mentioned, Jiang Yunlan felt sad: "I really didn't expect that the Liu family almost married the Xue family. My dear, I heard Mrs. Xue say that it was Ms. Xue that she wanted to refuse. Mrs. Xue was still surprised and asked me specifically what happened."
"It's just Liu Hong who said that King An was bad and was discovered by Miss Xue." Ning Nuan smiled slightly: "Miss Xue didn't leave the house, and believed him after hearing what he said. It wasn't until she saw King An in person. Knowing that Liu Hong told a lie, Liu Hong and An Wang did not have much overlap, and she was framing others. Miss Xue was naturally angry."
"Also, if the Liu family and the Xue family are married, the mother doesn't know what to do."
The Liu family secretly took refuge in the eldest prince. If he married the Xue family, wouldn't it be the eldest prince to win over the Xue family? Jiang Yunlan finally found Mrs. Xue such a temperamental person, and Ms. Xue's simple temperament, she really did not want Miss Xue to be involved in the controversy of seizing the concubine.
Besides, Madam Liu's intention to marry her unclean daughter to Ning Lang shows that Madam Liu is not good either.
Jiang Yunlan pondered for a while, thinking about this, suddenly couldn't sit still, and quickly stood up, planning to go to Mrs. Xue and tell her about it.
She left in a hurry, until her figure disappeared, Ning Nuan took out the letter she had just put away from her arms. She took the letter out of the envelope, found a place that hadn't been finished, and continued to read it.
In the past few days, she hadn't seen Wang An, and Wang felt very resentful in his heart, and the letters sent were thick, which made Ning Nuan look forward to it for a long time.
"Miss." Xiangtao couldn't help but glanced at her a few more times: "This letter was sent by King An. If you let his wife know, I'm afraid the wife will scold the slave and maid again."
After reading it, Ning Nuan folded the letter, put it back in the envelope, took a fire fold and lit it to burn, then said: "Then you don't let my mother know, all right?"
"How can the slave and maid be able to bear it?" Xiangtao wrinkled her entire face: "The slave was thinking about this matter in her heart, and she wished to tell the lady about it immediately. Miss, even if you want to be a slave Now, the maidservant won’t be able to hold it for long, maybe before the lady finds it out, one day the maidservant said a dream when she fell asleep, and then went out bald."
"I just glanced at the letter."
More than just a glance, he didn't want his wife to find out. Their young lady just hid the letter secretly. The lady didn't see it, but she could see it clearly.
Xiangtao hesitated, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Miss, now you care about His Royal Highness An's affairs so much, can it be..."
Before she could finish her words, Ning Nuan knocked her head. Xiangtao screamed, and immediately swallowed the rest of the words back.
"You girl, what nonsense." Ning Nuan rebuked softly: "If you talk nonsense any more, it's me who sued."
Xiangtao dare not mention it again.
She didn't mention it, and it didn't mean that King An had rested his mind.
Wang Quan often ran to the gate of Ning Mansion again, and every time he took their prince’s instructions to bring things to Girl Ning, but unfortunately he was still blocked from the gate of Ning Mansion. Only the gatekeeper of Ning Mansion was repeatedly blocked. Silver, earn a bulging pocket. On the other side, even the secret guards sent by King An secretly placed things at the door of Ning Nuan's house according to their prince's wishes, and they were immediately able to see her as soon as she left the door.
Even when Miss Xue came over, An Wang found a chance.
Since meeting Ning Nuan at the Jinghe Princess Banquet, Miss Xue and Ning Nuan have come into contact more often. Even Miss Xue is more willing to go out than usual, but every time she goes out, she comes to Ning Mansion to find Ning Nuan. Even so, Mrs. Xue was still very happy. Even when Ning Yanting met Mr. Xue, Mr. Xue, who had always been unapproachable, gave him a good face and made Ning Yanting flattered.
This time, when Miss Xue came over, she still took a box in her hand.
Ning Nuan raised her eyebrows as soon as she saw her entering the door, and her eyes fell on the box in her hand: "You came and came, what else are you doing with a gift?"
"I didn't bring this to you." Miss Xue moved the box gently on the table, and said quietly: "I met someone on the road and he asked me to bring this thing to you."
"Who did you meet?"
Miss Xue lowered her head and said embarrassedly: "It's Your Royal Highness An."
Ning Nuan said as expected.
Miss Xue secretly raised her eyes and glanced at her face. Seeing that there was no dissatisfaction on her face, she let out a sigh of relief and explained: "An Wang stopped my carriage and let me teach you this. I used to He didn't want to agree, but he said, if I don't help, he won't leave. I was scared in my heart, so I agreed. After I agreed, Wang An would give this to me, and then he left."
Miss Xue paused, then curious: "What's inside?"
The box looked very valuable. Ning Nuan opened it and took a look. Inside was a set of jade ornaments, which were invaluable and exquisite in style. She liked it when she glanced at it. It took a lot of work to find King An. I was worried that I would be stopped at the door and asked Miss Xue to bring it.
just……
Ning Nuan closed the lid, handed the box to Xiangtao, and said to her, "Send this back to King An."
Xiangtao responded, and after receiving the box, she ran out quickly.
"Don't you?" Miss Xue was surprised: "I think An Wang has taken a lot of thought."
"I have nothing to do with Wang An. If I answer it, it would not be good for Wang An to misunderstand." Ning heating calmly said.
Miss Xue tentatively said: "But I think An Wang likes you very much."
"Not only did you give gifts for Wang An, but you also said that you kissed him?" Ning Nuan glanced at her with a smile, and said, "You reminded me to be careful not to be fooled by Wang An."
Miss Xue was embarrassed: "I didn't know that Wang An was a righteous person, but when Young Master Liu said it was true, I misunderstood Wang An. But now I see that Wang An is infatuated with you, can it? Are you not half distracted?"
Ning Nuan said with a thought, "I listen to my mother."
Miss Xue didn't mention this matter to her again.
The two said several things, and Miss Xue asked her about what happened that day: "I left later and I don't know what happened afterwards. What happened to Master Zhu?"
"The debts of his family have been paid off, and the days will pass as soon as possible. Don't worry."
Miss Xue was overjoyed when she heard the words: "Really? That's great. After I went back, I heard the maid talk about it and realized that he was really amazing. He was actually the first name of Qingshan Academy. He took the bonus that King An gave to the Academy. Get the most."
Ning Nuan nodded: "When it comes to learning, Master Zhu is indeed amazing."
"I still heard you say that he is your brother's friend?"
"Exactly, before, my brother and classmates went to Xiaofang Mountain. Zhu’s family village is not far from Xiaofang Mountain. I happened to meet him. My brother loves making friends with people and has a good relationship with him. , We met later."
Miss Xue said: "If your brother likes it, then Master Zhu must also be a good person, right?"
Ning Nuan was just about to respond, but he remembered the friends Ning Lang had made before and now, of those friends and friends, and remembered that he is now the king of the mountain in Qingzhou, and suddenly he didn't know if he should respond.
But Miss Xue said to herself: "Then Lord Zhu must be a person of noble character."
This is the truth.
But Ning Nuan heard something wrong from it.
She glanced at Miss Xue suspiciously, thought for a while, and tentatively said: "Your mother rejected Young Master Liu, but can you introduce another candidate?"
Miss Xue yelled softly and looked at her shyly and timidly. Her eyes fluttered in a panic, her eyelashes trembled, and she was hesitant to say something when she wanted to say something.
Ning Nuan knew the situation, she asked: "What did your mother say?"
Miss Xue vaguely said: "My mother said, don't worry too much..."
"Then do you have someone you like?"
"This..." Miss Xue avoided his gaze, her gaze wandered, but her face was stained with thin clouds, visible to the naked eye, and her ears turned red quickly under Ning Nuan's gaze. Miss Xue whispered: "My mother said, find someone who is right, I thought to myself, it doesn't seem to matter..."
Ning Nuan understood.
Ms. Xue's appearance, perhaps, is a fancy to Zhu Hanshan.
She seldom stepped out on weekdays and met few foreigners. The one she rarely saw was Zhu Hanshan. First, it was because Zhu Hanshan's family had sympathized for a while, and then when I heard people talk about Zhu Hanshan's excellence, it was inevitable that he had strange thoughts about Zhu Hanshan.
Ning Nuan didn't take the initiative to mention it, just said: "When the autumn season arrives this year, there will be many people who will go to Beijing to rush the exam. In the spring season next year, there will be a new champion. Many adults in the DPRK are also born in poor families. If you don’t think it’s suitable, it’s better to wait until Chunwei is over. If she is a champion, Mrs. Xue will definitely like it too."
Miss Xue's eyes lit up immediately.
She looked at Ning Nuan in surprise, opened her mouth to say something, hesitated again and again, and swallowed back, but her gaze at Ning Nuan was eager to say something, and she didn't dare to say something.
Ning Nuan just pretended not to see it, and sighed again: "It's a pity that my brother is not in the capital. I'm afraid I will miss this autumn season."
"It's okay." Miss Xue comforted awkwardly: "I missed this time, the next time is the same."
Ning Nuan added: "Before my brother left the capital, I was always thinking of Master Zhu, who is only outstanding in learning, and I think that this year, Qiuwei will also end. With his knowledge, he will definitely be able to pass the exam. If my brother knows, he will definitely be happy. The son is happy."
Miss Xue's eyes brightened.
She looked at Ning Nuan, everything she wanted to say was hidden in her eyes. She looked at her hesitatingly, her eyes full of expectation, hoping she could talk more about Master Zhu. It's a pity that Ning Nuan seemed to be unable to read her eyes, but didn't mention it again.
Miss Xue's heart seemed to have become dough, and she was squeezed in her hands and kneaded, very tangled.
She stayed at the Ning's house until dusk, and when it was getting late, she got up to leave. When she went home in the carriage, Miss Xue was still very sorry in her heart, thinking again that she would come back to Ning Nuan next time to find a chance to hear about Master Zhu.
She was sitting on the carriage, and the carriage swayed past the market. There was shouts of hawkers from outside, and pedestrians were bustling. Now it coincides with the school is over, and a group of students pass by the carriage, and their voices come in. In the carriage, Miss Xue suddenly became curious.
Her gaze fell on the carriage curtain and stretched out her hand, a little hesitant for a while.
Whenever she goes out, the most uncomfortable thing is on the street. She is afraid of strangers. Nowadays, there are all strangers except the carriage. If the carriage stops, she will be worried and worried all the way. But just listening to the voices of those college students actually made her think about it, wanting to see it with her own eyes.
After living in Beijing for many years, Miss Xue didn't know what the capital looked like.
Just when she hesitated, the scholars outside of the carriage seemed to have mentioned Zhu Hanshan's name, and immediately attracted Miss Xue's attention. She listened attentively, but through the carriage, it was not very real.
Those scholars seemed to go further and further.
Miss Xue was anxious, she didn't care about anything, and quickly opened the curtain of the carriage.
With a bang, all the outside voices entered her ears, Miss Xue's movements became stagnant, and her face turned pale all of a sudden, even the hands holding the carriage curtains were so hard that she could become pale. The maid next to her even exclaimed, and quickly helped her pull the carriage curtain back.
"Miss!" The maid said worriedly: "Are you all right?"
Miss Xue calmed down her breath, her face gradually eased.
And those scholars have completely gone far, even if Miss Xue listened intently, she still couldn't hear any news.
She couldn't help being disappointed, her head hanging down, very depressed.
There was some regret in my heart.
If she hadn't been afraid before, maybe she could hear what those people said about Master Zhu.
Miss Xue's face was sullen and her head hung down. When she was losing, suddenly the name of Zhu Hanshan came into her ears. Miss Xue was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes beamed, and she looked out of the carriage again.
The voice said: "Zhu Hanshan is really amazing, and today the Master praised him again. In our college, he is the most amazing."
There are other voices echoing: "Yes, when I wait for this year's imperial examination, I hope Hanshan will pass the exam."
"At that time, when we spoke out, there was light on the face."
"is not it."
They were talking about Master Zhu!
Miss Xue's eyes were bright, and she concentrated on listening to the scholars outside, but the carriage and the scholars went in the opposite direction, and the voice was getting farther and farther, but she couldn't hear anything.
Miss Xue was anxious, she didn't care about other things, and immediately stretched out her hand to pull open the carriage curtain.
She raised her eyes and just saw a scholar in the uniform of Qingshan Academy passing by the carriage. The man lowered his head slightly, his figure was thin, and his brows were as handsome as distant mountains. Miss Xue was taken aback, her eyes immediately stuck to the man's face.
The person also seemed to feel her gaze, raised his eyes and looked at her, his gaze was straight, and he only glanced at each other, then the person immediately looked away.
The carriage wheels creaked and creaked, and Miss Xue stared at the front blankly. She forgot to turn her head, and the person soon disappeared.
It’s not Zhu Hanshan, but who is it?
Miss Xue was stunned, she only felt her heart pounding, and she didn't even hear the maid yelling several times.
After a long time, she patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief. She could not forget the glance that she had just caught in her mind.