little wife

Chapter 42

There was a moment of silence in the inner hall, almost everyone's eyes fell on Ning Luo, Jing Zheng looked around inexplicably, then ran back to his seat, leaning against Qingniang while his eyes fluttered around. Turning around, Jing Xi tugged his younger brother unhappily, telling him to come over and sit beside her.

Looking at the gentle and kind Qingniang, Ning Luo felt a little strange.

Although she is not afraid of being in charge of the Hou's mansion, she is less than fifteen years old in this life. In the eyes of others, no matter how smart she is, her qualifications and experience are clearly not enough. The aunt in charge of the house has seized the power, so maybe someone poked her back.

But if she refuses, it's not a good thing, after all, she is the wife of the eldest grandson of the Dingyunhou Mansion, her grandmother doesn't care about common affairs, and her mother-in-law is sick. Compared with Qingniang, she is naturally justifiable The person who is in charge of Zhongfu will be laughed at as incompetent if it is spread out.

Before she could finish weighing the pros and cons, Jing Yun said, "Luo'er is still young, and I don't want her to be too tired. The second aunt should worry about the family first. If Luo'er wants to do that in the future, It's never too late."

Qingniang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The prince is considerate of the lady."

Jing Yun didn't answer, but just held Ning Luo's hand.

Jing Cheng coughed lightly and said, "Let's leave it at that, Qing Niang, you should take care of it for the time being, and discuss with Luo'er if you have any difficult matters."

"Yes." Qing Niang replied in a low voice, the smile on the corner of her mouth disappeared, and there seemed to be a little sadness between her brows.

The Eldest Princess didn't seem to care about this episode, she excused her discomfort and left after a while, and as soon as she left, Yu Mingyu was supported by the maid and went out of the inner hall, everyone dispersed, Jing Cheng called Qingniang and said After saying a few words, Qing Niang showed joy again, and led Jing Zheng all the way away talking and laughing.

Jing Cheng stood where he was, looking at the direction Yu Mingyu left with a perplexed expression.

As a bride, Ning Luo lived a very leisurely life.

There are only a few people in the Marquis of Dingyun's mansion, and the eldest princess doesn't like to be disturbed, so she specially told Ning Luo to come and pay her respects once every ten days, and Yu Mingyu was even more afraid of letting Ning Luo get sick, so that she didn't have to spend time every day. Come and say hello.

Every day after sending Jing Yun away to court, she would read books and drink tea under the service of several maidservants, splashing ink and playing the piano to enjoy flowers when she was in the mood. Except for the inconvenience of going out of the house, it was nothing like when she was a daughter in Ning Mansion the difference.

To say that the most troublesome thing is that Yingxiang began to tirelessly adjust the medicinal food for her every day. Even if the taste of the medicinal food is good, but after all, the medicine is three points bitter, which is not as delicious as the snacks that are eaten on weekdays. It was very rigid, and he even set a daily limit for Ning Luo to use it, saying that it was the order of the prince, and if Ning Luo didn't eat it, she would be fined monthly.

At this time, even Green Bamboo and Zijing didn't help her anymore, saying that she was indeed thinner and needed to nourish her body in order to have children for the royal family.

When Jing Yun came back in the evening, Ning Luo complained to him, but Jing Yun immediately hugged him on the bed, and jokingly said in her ear: "If you don't make more supplements, then the father-in-law will say that you are too old." I’m too young, if you don’t let me consummate the house, I’ll have to find a wall and hit my head to death.”

Ning Luo blushed immediately: "You...why are you so shameless...so it turns out that you're just pretending to be serious on weekdays!"

Jing Yun didn't know what was wrong with him, looking at this little woman, he wanted to hurt, to pet, to see how shy and blushing she looked.Stealing a sweet kiss on her cheek, he said sternly, "I'm not pretending, it's because I'm only serious in front of you."

Ning Luo buried her head in his chest, her face was burning hot, she whispered, "Actually...it's not impossible...I've been to Kuishui before I got married...once a month It's normal..."

Jing Yun was stunned for a moment, the temptation of this sentence was a bit strong, even if he was as determined as he was, he was tempted to make his mind hot for a while.After a while, he shook his head resolutely: "That can't be done, what if something goes wrong. What I want is not a momentary joy, but a lifetime of joy."

Ning Luo's heart warmed up, and she was speechless for a moment.

Sharing the bed with Jing Yun these days, the changes in his body are very clear, although she helped relieve it a few times with her hands, but this is a temporary solution, not the root cause, Ning Luo knows that he has endured hard.

If another man with his status would definitely not suffer himself so much, he would not be criticized if he was a concubine, but Jing Yun was willing to wait these few months for her, which shows his deep affection .

Even on the day when she returned home, Ning Zhenchuan took her to look at her several times, and praised "this son is trustworthy, calm and dignified, and has the style of a celebrity".

Immediately afterwards, Jing Yun's official duties became increasingly busy. Emperor Shenghe had already transferred him from the Imperial Academy to the Ministry of Officials. The end of the year was approaching. At this time, it was the time of the annual examination for officials, and the Ministry of Officials was very busy. It's lunch time, and sometimes I don't come back until the middle of the night.

The eldest princess has her own vegetarian meal, Yu Mingyu is not in good health, and most likely eats in her own room, and Jing Cheng is even more busy with work, and the dragon never sees the end, so there is only Not many people left.

At noon that day, as soon as Ning Luo entered the dining hall, she saw Qing Niang carefully pick a sea bass and put the fish into Jing Zheng's bowl. When she saw Ning Luo, she smiled and said, "Young Madam is here, Zheng'er is hungry, so I let him eat first, don't blame Young Madam."

For some reason, Ning Luo felt that strange feeling again.

It stands to reason that this young lady would greet her with a smile when she saw her on weekdays, and sometimes she would gossip about family affairs, but Ning Luo always felt that her speech and behavior were a bit weird, just like just now, and would stab her from time to time, If Ning Luo minds, it's the younger brother who wants to eat; if she doesn't mind, the whole family should have their meals before eating, not to mention that among the people at this table, she is both the eldest and the first wife. It was supposed to wait for her to eat before she arrived, but she didn't believe it, Jing Zheng, as the son of Marquis Dingyun, would not understand this truth since he had studied the books of sages since he was a child.

She smiled slightly and said, "It's fine if Zheng'er likes to eat, but Zheng'er, have you ever heard a saying? Xingfu messes up what he does, moves his heart and patience, and gains what he can't."

Jing Zheng immediately put down his chopsticks, opened his eyes wide and said, "I know! It's in the book that Mr. taught me just now!"

"Do you know what that means?" Ning Luo asked softly, picked up the handkerchief and wiped the sauce on the corner of his mouth.

Jing Zheng scratched his head, trying to think: "It seems to be... disturbing a person's behavior, using these to stimulate his mind, make his temperament tough, and increase the talents he doesn't have."

"Zhenger is really powerful," Ning Luo praised, "I even know this, but if this sentence is placed at this time, do you think it will inspire you?"

Jing Zheng looked at her blankly, then set his eyes on the fish in the pot, and suddenly realized: "I like to eat fish, and the fish in the pot is here to test me. I should restrain myself so that I won't be hurt. Temptation, you can have a more tenacious temperament, just like the big brother, Lintai Mountain collapses in front of you, sister-in-law, am I right?"

Ning Luo was a little surprised, it seemed that this child was very smart, he knew everything, and could draw inferences about other cases from one instance.She stretched out her thumb and said, "Zheng'er is really amazing, he speaks better than me."

Jing Zheng happily pushed the fish bowl in front of him, "I won't eat it anymore," as soon as he said that, he looked at the fish with some reluctance, tilted his head to think for a while, and then changed his words, "When sister-in-law comes, sister-in-law Eat first and then I will eat."

Ning Luo glanced at Qing Niang, as expected, Qing Niang's face changed, but she still forced her smile, which seemed a little funny.

Jing Xi sat next to her and buried her head in her meal, but Ning Luo could see her shrugging shoulders, presumably she was laughing to herself.

After lunch, Yingxiang brought over a bowl of herbal food. It was sweet soup with yam and lotus seeds. I don't know what kind of medicine was put in it. It said it was for invigorating blood and driving away the cold. I asked Ning Luo to use it while it was hot. Ning Luo just took a few sips. Qing Niang then smiled and said: "Young Madam is so sweet, but I have never seen your son be so caring before, Xi'er, what do you think?"

Jing Xi drank the last sip of soup slowly, licked the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said flatly: "My brother loves my sister-in-law, that's what I should do, I have my mother and young lady love me."

When this soft nail came across, the corners of Qingniang's mouth froze, barely maintaining her demeanor, she stood up and nodded in greeting, even Jing Zheng forgot to take it, and left the dining room first.

Jing Zheng happily circled Ning Luo and asked questions. Although he was only ten years old, his family had already invited a teacher to enlighten him, and he was quick-witted, so many of the questions were strange; Ning Luo's knowledge was not as good as that of Zou Zelin and Jing Yun. He is as knowledgeable as he is, but he is more than patient. It is more than enough to deal with such a ten-year-old kid. He can also quote a few anecdotes from the classics, which are more interesting than what the teacher taught.

Since Jingxi got the famous painting, she has been interested in the calligraphy and painting that Ning Luo studied. She will go to Qionghua Academy Women's College to study at the beginning of the new year. She is very curious about everything there, so Ning Luo told her about her husband and Old Weng’s interesting story brought them to the Yunjue Garden where he lived, and let the green bamboo and Zijing spread out the book cases, and taught Jing Xi some common sense of calligraphy and painting. The three of them talked and laughed for an afternoon, watching the sky It was not early, and then reluctantly said goodbye to Ning Luo.

Before parting, Jing Xi pulled Ning Luo aside. Her personality was somewhat similar to Jing Yun's, and she was a cold person. These days, she was just a nodding acquaintance with Ning Luo. As the distance between people increased, she leaned into Ning Luo's ear and said, "Sister-in-law, you are in my house, and there is only one person to beware of. You are so smart, you must know who I am talking about, right?"

Ning Luo smiled, and stroked the broken hair around her bun: "I know, you take good care of my brother."

Jing Xi smiled sweetly and led Jing Zheng into the path.

Ning Luo watched her from the spot for a while, it was already winter, and it was cold outside, she tightened the white fox-collared cloak around her body, and sighed in her heart: Every family has a hard-to-recite scripture.

Not far away, Yotsuba trotted happily: "Madam, the eldest son is back, I saw him at the gate of the mansion, come back first and report a letter to Madam."

In the past few days, Jing Yun came back very late every day in the official department, and today he was so early that he still had time to have dinner together.Ning Luo said happily: "Really? Ying Xiang, go warm up some ginger tea, and when he enters the room, he can have a cup to drive away the cold."

Yingxiang left at the sound, and Ning Luo waited at the door for a while, but she couldn't see Jing Yun's figure, so she couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

Clover said cleverly: "Why don't I go and see where Shizi is?"

"No need," Ning Luo shook her head and smiled, "The prince must have something to deal with, we'll just go inside and wait."

The earth dragon was burning in the room, and Ning Luo was holding a book and began to read absently. Seeing the sun set to the west, there were footsteps outside, and someone came in through the curtain.

Ning Luo raised her head, and it was Jing Yun who came in.

Just as she was about to get up, Jing Yun signaled her not to move, took off the cloak and handed it to Lv Zhu: "Don't come here, wait for me to warm up for a while, don't pass the cold on you."

Ning Luo couldn't help but want to laugh: "How can I be so delicate."

"I just went to see my mother." Jing Yun frowned, "It's suddenly cold these days, you must be careful not to catch the wind and cold."

"What?" Ning Luo lost her voice, "Mother is sick? Why didn't I know?"

(End of this chapter)