Chapter 80:

It has to be said that when King An hosted a banquet, he invited the noble lady of Beijing to the garden in the name of Jinghe Princess.
That day, Ning Nuan wore a moon-white suit and a set of delicate jade ornaments. It was not too high-profile, but it made everyone remember her, without it, just because the princess Jinghe had a blue eye for her. Although Ning Nuan left midway, the ladies still whispered her name. While talking, some people talked about the criticism of Master Huizhen at Yunshan Temple.
In that garden, Ning Qing originally had the idea of ​​having a good relationship with the ladies, but when they heard them talk about Ning Nuan, and talk about Ning Nuan's bad reputation, she only felt a burning pain on her face.
After Ning Nuan and Jiang Yunlan came back and took her away from the garden, Ning Qing was finally relieved.
Although this tone was relieved, she still had some unwillingness. Before that, she and the ladies from other provinces had always been like fish in the water, but never failed. Only this time, she finally made the old lady open her mouth and squeezed into these ladies’ circles to show her face through Ning Nuan. People didn't even pay attention to what they said, and only Ning Nuan was mentioned. When talking about the jade ornaments on Ning Nuan's head and the clothes she was wearing, although Ning Nuan was not there, everyone was talking about her.
Ning Qing was jealous.
Not to mention that after they came back in a hurry, they took her away even after the banquet was over. She brazenly went to ask the old lady, but in the end she didn’t even get anything good. Those ladies didn’t even know who she was. I didn't remember, I just kept mentioning Ning Nuan.
Speaking of the jade ornaments on Ning Nuan's head, they said they were exquisite and extraordinary, and when they mentioned Ning Nuan's clothes, they also said they were very beautiful. When they mentioned Ning Nuan, it was no wonder Jing and Princess liked them.
That's the princess, how can Ning Nuan and He De, even got the princess's blue eyes? !
First Mr. Liu, then King An, and now his Royal Highness!
After Ning Qing came back from the banquet, she kept thinking about what the ladies said. She was worried about it even day and night. Later when she went to the cloth village to pick materials, somehow, she was chosen by a ghost. Piyue's white cloth, and later, she took the silver that the second wife gave her, and went into the jewelry shop, and bought a set of jade ornaments...
Even the second wife wondered why she suddenly changed her preferences. She was ashamed and angry, but when she looked at herself in the mirror, she felt that she was indeed very beautiful. Even after seeing Young Master Zhou, he was praised once by Young Master Zhou. Ning Qing was excited, but later she couldn't bear to let it go, and she didn't dare to go to Ning's house again, for fear of being bumped by Ning Nuan.
When Jing and the princess saw her sitting in the teahouse and exclaimed again, Ning Nuan and Xiangtao turned their heads and saw her.
Xiangtao immediately called out: "Is it really the cousin, miss, do you want a slave and maid to call the cousin?"
"What do you tell her to do?" Ning Nuan shook his head: "Just treat it as if I didn't see it."
"But Miss Tang still learns how you dress up, Miss, are you not angry?"
"I can't wear jade ornaments alone, nor can I wear clothes alone. She learned it, and learns from me today. After a few days, maybe I will learn from Her Royal Highness again. I argue with her about this.
Xiangtao was angrily and couldn't help but reconciled.
Princess Jinghe held her hand and touched it, with a distressed expression on her face: "You are so good-looking, so you can be bullied like this? It's better to stand up for you and teach her a lesson for you, so that she won't dare later. Do something like this again."
Ning Nuan was taken aback for a moment, and quickly stopped her.
Princess Jinghe can only sigh: "The lonely help you remember, if you are bullied again in the future, and lonely teaches you back again, it will be the same."
Ning Nuan couldn't laugh or cry.
Princess Jinghe is only ten years old, a bit younger than her. When she said these words, she was very serious. Her small face was full of sadness. Somehow, Ning Nuan thought of King An, the age of his two uncles and nephews. It's a generation away, but it's the same inconsistency.
She thought to herself: It's no wonder Jing and Princess like An Wang so much.
The two said a few words, and Ning Qing underneath also walked away. Ning Nuan glanced at her and saw that she was walking towards the gate of the city, not knowing what to do.
She didn't care. Soon, the things she had just ordered were delivered, and Princess Jinghe's attention was immediately attracted by the folk snack, and she forgot about the things just now.
When they were sitting in the teahouse until it was getting darker, Wang An arrived late, knocked on the door of the room, and said outside the door: "Ms. Ning is inside?"
Ning Nuan glanced at Xiangtao and asked Xiangtao to open the door.
After one afternoon, Princess Jinghe had already forgotten her previous dissatisfaction. Seeing him appear, she immediately hurried over happily: "Uncle An Wang!"
Chu Fei's gaze immediately stuck to Ning Nuan's body. He nodded to Ning Nuan, and said, "Lao Fang Ning helped me take care of my niece."
Ning Nuan lowered his head and said, "The prince is polite."
Chu Fei spontaneously continued: "I am really grateful to Girl Ning. I don’t know how to thank Girl Ning. If she doesn’t dislike Ning, I will find a day in the next day. Girl, don't refuse this king."
Ning Nuan: "..."
Ning Nuan was speechless in her heart.
She said, it's no wonder that Wang An hasn't appeared all day, because he was waiting for her here.
Ning Nuan shook her head, just about to refuse, but as soon as the words came to her lips, Chu Fei blocked her words faster than her: "Could it be that Miss Ning really wants to refuse me?"
Ning Nuan choked: "..."
Chu Fei smiled and said: "Then it's settled, I will personally invite you in the future, and Miss Ning is waiting for this king at home."
After he finished speaking, he picked up Jing and the princess, and immediately turned and left. Princess Jinghe couldn't react in time, so she waved her hand with Ning Nuan. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Chu Fei's footsteps were fast, she turned the corner, and went down the stairs, so she couldn't see anything.
Ning Nuan sat in the private room in silence for a while, then raised her head to Xiangtao and said, "Let's go back."
"Miss..." Xiangtao followed her anxiously: "If Wang An really comes, what should I do."
Ning Nuan said softly; "The left and right are at home, can't you find a way to refuse?"
Xiangtao thought about it, and then she settled her mind.
When they went down to the teahouse, they heard from the shopkeeper that An Wang had already settled the bill. Ning Nuan didn't say anything, and walked out of the teahouse with Fragrant Peach. When they returned to Ningfu, Ning's family was a rare excitement.
It's just that this excitement is separated by a wall. Although it happened in the Ning family, it is not this Ning family.
Ning Nuan was suddenly puzzled. She went to look for Jiang Yunlan, but when she saw Jiang Yunlan sitting in the room, her face was full of unhappy.
"Mother, what's the matter?" Ning Nuan asked caringly: "When I came back, listening, it seems that even the old lady went next door?"
Next door is the second room.
Today, the second room didn't know what was going on, even the old lady went there in gusto, and she could hear the excitement in the second room across a wall.
Jiang Yunlan said unhappily, "Isn't Ning Shuo coming back?"
Ning Nuan was taken aback for a moment, and said suddenly, "It turns out that it was my cousin who came back."
"The old lady values ​​him the most. He is studying abroad. The old lady is thinking about him every day. Now when I hear him back, where can I sit still?" Jiang Yunlan reluctantly said: "When Ning Shuo is not at home, the old lady said I was talking every day in it, and Lang'er also went far away, and he went to the bandits in Qingzhou, but the old lady didn’t seem to have thought about even one sentence, A Nuan, tell me, this is all a grandson, where is Lang'er? Not as good as him?"
This granddaughter has to be divided into different levels.
Ning Nuan thought to herself: If it was really better, her brother would really be inferior to her cousin.
Ning Shuo is the eldest son of the second room, born one after another with Ning Lang, only a few months younger than Ning Lang, but the old lady likes most. Others are also competitive. Unlike Ning Lang, he is very smart since he was a child. It seems that the brains of all the people in the second room have grown to him. When he was young, he was favored by a big scholar. He went to Jiangzhou to study. It's rare to go home. Ning Nuan saw him last time, also two years ago. During the Chinese New Year last year, Ning Shuo originally said that he would come back, but because something was delayed, the old lady regretted it for a while.
If Ning Shuo comes back, it's no wonder the second room is so lively.
Ning Nuan thought, she saw Ning Qing go out of town in the afternoon, so she went to pick up Ning Shuo?
"A Nuan, don't be too negligent." Jiang Yunlan snorted: "When Ning Shuo comes back, the old lady is definitely going to have a fight for his beloved grandson. There is also the second room. If you feel confident, you will definitely find an excuse to come over and make a fuss, A Nuan, you have to be careful, don't ignore his way, you are cheated than he is on the surface."
"Mother, no." Ning Nuan thought for a while and said, "Cousin is coming back this time for Qiu Wei, right?"
"Yeah." Jiang Yunlan said in his heart: He was lucky. Not only did he pass the exam, he also got the second place, so Erfang didn't know how proud he was in his previous life.
There is also the old lady, who even said that there are successors in the Ning family, and there are successors in the Ning family. That is also her son Ning Lang. What is it about Guan Ningshuo?
When Jiang Yunlan thought of Ning Shuo, her heart was suffocated. In the last life, she was crushed by the second room. In this life, she raised her eyebrows and finally turned over. She looked at the current situation of the second room and the third room, and she was very proud of it. She was better than anything, except her son. .
Her son is so incompetent that Jiang Yunlan can't do it even if he wants to compete with others.
"If the cousin comes back for the imperial examination, then the mother doesn’t have to worry too much. Even if it’s for the cousin, the second aunt will endure it, and so does the old lady. If you are worried, mother, you might as well prepare in advance and wait for the end of the spring. , It depends on whether the cousin can pass the test after the list is released."
Jiang Yunlan thought, and asked, "What if he has passed the exam?"
"Then for the sake of cousin, the second aunt will definitely come to fight with the mother, and the old lady, the old lady likes the cousin, if the cousin is promising, she will definitely want to give him all the good things." Ning Nuan After a pause, he said: "But the second room is the second room, and the big room is the big room. They have been divided into families. There is no such reason, mother, don't you think?"
"Yes, yes yes, I think so too." Jiang Yunlan nodded vigorously, and said: "I knew this before, I should have driven all the people out in one go. The capital is so big, why is it still crowded together? I don’t have to look at him now. Fortunately, your brother is not there, otherwise I will be even more angry when I look at him."
Ning Nuan smiled: "My brother is no worse than my cousin now."
"Yes, he is the king of the mountain there!"
Jiang Yunlan couldn't help thinking: This one is the future imperial order officer, and the other is a bandit at the top of Qingzhou Mountain. How can they be compared?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yunlan felt chest tightness and shortness of breath even more. She couldn't help but glanced at Ning Nuan several times before she settled down again.
Fortunately, fortunately, her A Nuan is very powerful, much better than that stupid girl with two bedrooms and three bedrooms.
As Ning Nuan said, after the hustle and bustle of the second room, it really didn't happen. Everyone had high hopes for Ning Shuo, and they felt that he could pass the exam, so they decided to do it well, and only waited for him to stand out for him. Even the old lady, after returning from the second room, counted the things of the Ning family and her own in her heart, counting what she could give her beloved grandson.
In the entire Ning family, only Ning Shuo, who just came back, was not used to it.
He handed the letter back early in the morning. The Ning family had already known the news that he was coming back, and prepared it early in the morning. It was all good before entering the city.
Only after entering the city, his book boy stopped at the gate of Ning Mansion in a carriage. He was about to get out of the carriage but was pulled by his sister. Ning Qing blushed and told him that their family no longer lived here. .
Ning Shuo returned home several times, but for the first time he left the door.
Not only that, after the separation, the place where the second room lived was smaller and the number of servants decreased. He has not returned for two years, and the conditions of the family have dropped a lot. I don’t know if it was his illusion. Even the furnishings in the room seem to be better than before, not to mention the newly made clothes in the cabinet.
Even the old grandmother who loved him came from next door.
Ning Shuo lay uncomfortably all night, and the next day, when it was dark, he got up to read the book. When the movement outside increased, he put down his book and got up to go out.
At breakfast, he finally inquired about the changes in his home.
It turned out to be separated.
Ning Shuo said gently and honestly: "That's good, why did you split up? Didn't grandma say anything?"
"Dafang is arguing and insists on separating the family. Speaking of it, the third brother is to be blamed." The second lady sighed: "He caused trouble outside, and asked Ning Yanting to stand up for him. As a result, your uncle was broken by someone. When he turned his head, he was heartbroken. He didn't hesitate well, so he clamored to split his family. He is the head of the Ning family. He has spoken. How can we disagree?"
The second wife ignored the fact that she had concealed herself from the public account and asked the entire Ning family to pay Ning Qing's dowry, and only pushed everything to the head of the third room.
After listening to Ning Shuo, he asked, "What about grandma?"
The second wife suddenly felt guilty: "Ning Yanting...he said he would send his third brother to the reporter. The old lady felt sorry for the third brother, so naturally she didn't dare to oppose it and could only accept it."
Ning Shuo nodded, but didn't say anything.
Like Ning Qing, he did not scold Dafang at the words of the second wife, but said indifferently: "I didn't come back like this. Big brother must miss me very much. I will meet him."
"Oh, what do you see, don't go." The second wife said, "Ning Lang is not in Ning's house now, and he has already left."
"Where did he go?"
"Where he went, I don't know. The owner of Dafang personally sent him to the gate of the city that day, saying that he went to study outside, but he has not returned." The second lady snorted and said, "Sure enough. It sounds good, what kind of person is Ninglang, where are we not clear? He said he was studying, but he was going outside to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Now Qiu Wei is close in front of him, he will not come back, I am afraid that even Qiu Wei did not participate. ."
Speaking of this, the second lady became happy again: "My son must be more promising than the unlearned dude. As long as you pass the exam this time, the old lady has promised me. For you, it must be. There will be quarrels, but the things of the Ning family are all yours. Where can they be taken by the people in Dafang? Now they have taken it away, and they will have to return it later.
Ning Shuo gave a faint hum, and said nothing.
He still went out and took the gift he brought back from Jiangzhou to visit Ningfu next door.
Ning Yanting was not at home, but Jiang Yunlan received him. Jiang Yunlan received the gift, but didn't respond. She responded indifferently, and was not too enthusiastic about him.
Ning Shuo inquired: "I heard my mother say, eldest brother went out, I don't know where he went?"
Jiang Yunlan was immediately alert: "What are you asking this for?"
"I haven't seen my eldest brother for two years. Our brothers have a good relationship. I really miss it very much." Ning Shuo smiled faintly, "I was really surprised when I heard my eldest brother go out today. I asked my mother, mother said She didn't know, so she came to ask her elder mother specially."
Jiang Yunlan glanced at him suspiciously, and didn't tell the truth. He just talked about a small place name casually, talking about an external excuse, only that Ning Lang had gone to study.
Ning Shuo listened, and after responding, he pushed the present on her side again: "This is the nephew brought back from Jiangzhou, and there are some for Sister Nuan... Auntie Nuan, Sister Nuan Are you at home?"
Jiang Yunlan accepted Ning Nuan and said: "She has gone out too."
"In that case, the nephew won't bother the big aunt." Ning Shuo got up and left.
Jiang Yunlan sent him out, and then brought a gift to Ning Nuan's house to find Ning Nuan.
"Ning Shuo really came, and I brought you a gift." Jiang Yunlan said, opening the gift for her, and she muttered: "This person is very courteous."
Ning Shuo sent things not only to Ning Nuan, but also to Jiang Yunlan and Ning Yanting. He didn’t know that Ning Lang was not at home, so he also prepared a copy for Ning Lang. They were all special products brought back from Jiangzhou. , It is indeed a comprehensive courtesy.
Ning Nuan frowned, always feeling something was wrong.
"When did the cousin have such a good relationship with his brother?"
"Where do I know? He also said that he was thinking about your brother, and he came to ask me where your brother was." Jiang Yunlan said: "He doesn't have a home on weekdays, and he can't meet Ning Lang several times a year. When will the relationship be better? ?"
Ning Nuan also shook his head.
Ning Lang valued his friends most. If he puts someone in his heart, he would keep mentioning him. Whether it was the former An Wang or the later Zhu Hanshan, Ning Nuan heard him mention it several times, even if it was a former friend of a dog friend and a friend. This time he went to Qingzhou and occasionally sent letters to him. Not only did he greet his family in the letter, but also I often ask about Zhu Hanshan's news, for fear that they will forget his request and forget to take care of Zhu Hanshan.
Ning Nuan has a good memory, but since childhood, I have never heard that Ning Lang mentioned Ning Shuo many times.
Let alone a good relationship with Ning Shuo, every time Ning Shuo comes home, his life is the worst. The two are not very young, so they are often compared. Ning Shuo is talented and diligent. Ning Lang is always compared inside and outside. Not only is Ning Yanting looking at him and sighing, not even the old lady. Give him a good face.
Every time Ning Shuo went home, Ning Lang would secretly come to her to complain. Last year, my cousin didn't come back during the Chinese New Year, so Ning Lang was so happy.
Is her cousin still a man with a hot face and a cold ass?
Ning Nuan frowned and had a different view of Ning Shuo for a while.
If it was in the past, even if it was far away from the Ning family and Erfang gained power, the biggest beneficiary would still be Ning Shuo. With the second aunt's temperament, she would definitely talk in front of Ning Shuo every day. This is his future for the Ning family. Even the old lady thought so.
Even though I can't see it on weekdays, Ning Nuan doesn't think that her cousin is the kind of person who doesn't want fame or wealth. The things that are about to arrive are suddenly gone, who can be willing?
"Mother." Ning Nuan asked suddenly: "Cousin came back, did Dad say anything?"
"Your father?" Jiang Yunlan was taken aback for a moment, but remembered what happened last night.
After Ning Yanting came back yesterday, she also told him about Ning Shuo's return, and then the two couldn't help but recall what happened in their previous lives.
The original Ning family was fairly stable, but after Ning Shuo got the second place in the exam, Er Fang was proud of it. It was also at this time that Chaozhong began to be turbulent, and many things happened to the Ning family. As soon as the two of them remembered, they couldn't help thinking more. They were also sad about their own affairs for a long time, and then they forgot about it.
But now think about it, when something happened to the Ning family, even Ning Yanting went to jail, but in the end it was the second room that benefited!
Can she think of so many ideas just from the head of her wife?
Jiang Yunlan was stunned and stunned, suddenly reacted, and suddenly took a breath.
She stammered: "When your father comes back, I will talk to him again..."
When Ning Yanting was responsible for the crime of the second house roof, what did the old man say?
Their big house has only one incompetent prodigal, and the entire Ning family, and only the second room Ning Shuo, will be able to support the entire Ning family in the future. If something happens to the second brother, how will Ning Shuo continue to be in the officialdom? Their Ning family will depend on Ning Shuo to support them in the future, so the old lady forced Ning Yanting into prison.
Jiang Yunlan's heart was chilling.
This nephew of hers has always been different from those in Erfang, gentle and humble. She once sighed, saying that Erfang had good shoots and got such a good seedling as Ning Shuo.
But at that time, he stood by and watched, only listening to the old lady and Ning Yanwen sing and never stop.