Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 545 Ling Xiang'er (1) (Second update)
Naturally, Zhiruo in Biquan Manor didn't know that he was being noticed by more than one person before he even entered the palace.

Today there is a guest in Zhuangzi, Ling Xiang'er, the eldest daughter of the household minister Ling Zhengfeng's house.

After two and a half years, the blooming Ling Xiang'er became even more beautiful. The moment Ling Xiang'er took off her veil, Zhiruo seemed to hear the sound of flowers blooming.Well, she admitted that she was also a member of the beauty-obsessed family. At least in Daying, except for the eldest son of the Xiang family, Xiang Junran, she had never seen a woman more beautiful than Ling Xiang'er.

Her skin is like cream, her eyes are like stars, her small cherry mouth is not dotted with red, her hair is gently pulled into a slanting moon bun with a silver hairpin inlaid with pearls, and a row of pendant silver tassels are inserted under the bun. Curtain, the charm is mixed with the unique purity of a girl, and her smile is touching.

Perhaps because she knew that her appearance was too bright and easily appeared enchanting, Ling Xiang'er chose relatively elegant colors for her clothes and hair: a light blue satin skirt with large inverted sleeves. The hem of the skirt was embroidered with water patterns with silver threads, embroidered irregularly. Pearls the size of rice grains are dotted in it, and the sleeves are covered with water-colored peonies in full bloom.

It has to be said that this underskirt suits Ling Xiang'er very well. It perfectly transforms the original temperament of seven points of gorgeousness into the charm of three points of innocence and two points of coquettishness. It is flattering but not vulgar, and gorgeous but not coquettish.

After not seeing each other for many years, Ling Xiang'er didn't show up in Zhiruo's presence. He opened his arms and turned around in a circle, and said with a sweet smile: "Sister, do you also think this dress suits me well? This is a limited edition of Nishangju. I At first glance, I felt that it was tailor-made for me, haha, usually I would not be willing to spend so much money to buy a limited edition." That same scumbag father is now pointing at her to dream of a successful career, and is much more generous to her, even more so. I am willing to give her money to dress up.This underskirt was the one sent by the prince to the nanny in front of the Ling Mansion. The scumbag father specially gave her money to buy decent clothes and jewelry.

Zhiruo nodded: "It suits you very well. How are you doing lately? How is brother Qian'er?" She glanced at Feng's mother behind Ling Xiang'er inadvertently, still smiling happily, her attitude was respectful yet exquisite, that is I wonder if that Ding Xiang stayed in Ling Mansion.

"It's all good," Ling Xiang'er replied with a smile, "Qian'er has been immersed in books all day. He originally wanted to come with me to visit my sister today, but he was called by the gentleman in the academy to copy some ancient book. .”

"It shows that Mr. Qian'er attaches great importance to his younger brother," Zhiruo praised Ling Qian'er without any hesitation. He just buried it in the pile of books. How could he just treat him as the number one scholar who got three yuan and three degrees so casually? "I haven't seen Qian'er for a long time. Please help me bring some freshly baked walnut cakes to Qian'er later to make snacks for Qian'er. He spends a lot of time studying, and the walnuts are just right for his brain. Bring some jars of fruit wine and plum blossom wine as gifts. It is also a kind of elegance to give to Mr.

"That's a good relationship," Ling Xiang'er didn't want to appear too polite to Tong Zhiruo, "I'd like to thank sister for Qian'er." In this world, the only people in this world who were kind to their siblings without any purpose from the beginning Sister Yin in front of me.At that time, she didn't even know who her siblings were. Later, when she saw their embarrassing identities and troubles, she still didn't dislike them.

Seeing that the two sisters were chatting happily, Mother Feng excused herself: "Girl, while you are chatting with Miss Yin, I will go and see if Dingxiang has finished it. I also want to ask Mother Fang for advice on how to make salted duck eggs." ." She has been to Biquanzhuang twice and got along well with Fang's mother. The salted duck eggs made by Fang's mother are rich in oil, have a gritty yolk, are moderately salty and delicious, and the girl likes them very much.

Zhiruo asked Lihua, who was beside her like a winter flower rope, to lead the way to Feng's mother. Lihua also knew Feng's mother and happily accepted the task assigned by the eldest girl and took Feng's mother's hand out.When Ding Xiang was mentioned, Ling Xiang'er frowned slightly and said sheepishly: "Ding Xiang is a distant relative of Feng's mother. She is now the second-class maid next to me. She is very smart and capable. I don't know what happened today. She was about to get off the carriage and her dress was stained by juice. Your mother in charge said that there happened to be spare new clothes for the maid in the warehouse, so she took her to change into one." When I was a guest at someone else's village, what happened to me? Quite embarrassing.

"It's an accident, don't worry about it." Zhiruo personally poured a cup of jasmine milk tea for Ling Xiang'er, "Will the eldest maid next to you follow you into the palace in the future? You still have to be more careful in every aspect. After entering the palace, it will be very difficult. It may be an extension of your ear, nose and throat, and being clever is not enough. However, since he is a distant relative of Mother Feng, he should know the basics."

Ling Xiang'er, who naturally let down his guard in front of Zhiruo, couldn't help but pause when he heard the word "enter the palace". There was a trace of bitterness in his eyes before he sighed: "It's said that she is the niece of Feng's mother's cousin-in-law. Qi She lost her father two years ago and her mother three years ago, but her father was a scholar when he was still alive, so she is literate and numeral, pretty and generous, and learns things quickly."

"Oh? It's not surprising that the daughter of a scholar's family can read and count," Zhiruo raised her eyebrows, "It's not easy for a girl who has lost her parents to live alone in the countryside. Many people either develop aggressive personalities to protect themselves, or they become... You have to be cowardly and timid. Of course, it will be different if there are relatives taking care of you, and if most of the people in the same village happen to be kind and kind."

Ling Xiang'er frowned, thinking about what Zhiruo had just said, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.Her own siblings came from the countryside. In the years after her mother died of illness, having a father was like not having a father, but they were almost the same as Ding Xiang before entering Beijing, so she still agreed with Zhiruo's words.

There are many such tragic examples of orphans and orphans in the countryside.Fortunately, there was a widowed great-uncle at that time who took care of her siblings as if they were her own grandchildren. In addition, she had a real father who was a Beijing official, otherwise she would not dare to imagine the life of her siblings. What will it be like.

After listening to Sister Yin's words, she thought about it now, and suddenly she understood the reason for the inexplicable strange feeling in her heart when she first met Ding Xiang.Ding Xiang said that after her mother died, none of her uncles were willing to accept her, and her aunt married far away, so she was reliant on her own, relying on embroidering handkerchiefs and writing letters to villagers.Ding Xiang also said that people in the village called her a bad guy and bullied her, so she rarely interacted with people in the village and was alienated from her relatives at home.

But one of Feng’s mother’s former sisters also came from that village. She always said that the people in the village were harmonious and kind. So when Feng’s mother’s cousin wanted to send lilacs over, Feng’s mother was very supportive and told her about the folk customs of that village. Well, people born and raised there are no different.

Because she couldn't explain the strange feeling in her heart at that time, she didn't tell Feng's mother. Now that she thinks about it clearly, she probably felt conflicted at the time, and Ding Xiang's brief study with her father when she was young had such a big impact. She had just come out of the countryside to be so neat and generous, and she didn't flinch at all when she first entered the Ling Mansion.

(End of this chapter)