Ordinary clear day

Chapter 130
Shu Ning recognized it was Aunt Chen's voice, so she stopped in her tracks, only to hear her whimpering and crying: "Who do you think I am for? Isn't it for you? You are so old, After observing the filial piety, you will become an old lady. If you don't settle down sooner, who will marry you in the future? You have a bad reputation, and it's rare to have such a good marriage. The other party's talents and looks are top-notch. Why don't you refuse? God, why did I have such a hard life and gave birth to such an unfilial daughter..."

The maids' persuasion could be faintly heard in the room, but Fangning remained silent, and Aunt Chen started crying again. Shuning was hesitating whether to enter the door, but she heard footsteps coming from the corridor next to her. Hearing the sound, with his thoughts turning, he hastily stepped back a few steps, and hid behind the flowers next to him.

The person who came was Luyun beside Nala, and as soon as she reached the door, she yelled: "Who is mourning? My wife heard it." Aunt Chen's crying suddenly disappeared, and only Intermittent choking sound.Chunyan came out and called "Sister Lvyun" in a low voice, and Lvyun said to her impatiently: "How do you serve? How did you let your aunt and grandma make such a fuss? What if you make the girl rest? Don't think that your girl is not a wife." She's easy to bully, no matter what, she's still the master." She scolded all the way, but Chunyan kept answering with her head down.There was no sound in the house.

Seeing this, Shu Ning deliberately stepped down, turned out from behind the flowers, and asked in "surprise": "Huh? Why is Sister Luyun here? Are you here to look for Big Sister too?" Seeing that it was the third girl, Luyun hurriedly Smiling and saying hello: "Just come over if you have something to do, the third girl came to see the eldest girl?" "Yes, the work that the eldest sister entrusted to me has already been done. I was afraid that she would need it urgently, so I rushed to send it over." Shuning raised her hand purse, turned to Chunyan and asked, "Is Big Sister at home?"

Chunyan glanced at Luyun hesitantly, but said nothing.Luyun smiled and said: "The eldest girl is afraid that something will happen right now, so why don't the third girls come to sit with the wife first? The second girl is also there." Shu Ning responded, and said to Chunyan: "Then I will go to the wife's house first. Greetings, Auntie, I'll see you girls later." Then she turned around and walked about twenty steps before quietly turning her head to look around, only to see Lu Yun scolding a few more words before entering the room.

Seeing Shuning, Nala's face was kind: "The third girl is here? Are you going to leave tomorrow? Your mother-in-law is also like your fourth aunt. She always likes to live outside. Such a big family Leaving it to me to take care of it, I really worked hard. You usually persuade your mother to go back to live in the mansion if you have nothing to do. It would be nice for us to be close and affectionate as a family."

Shuning replied with a smile, and flattered her a few more words before she was sent to the right ear room.Wan Ning was practicing embroidery in the back room, when she saw Shu Ning coming, she threw away the embroidery shed, rushed forward and said, "Third Sister, why haven't you come to play with me these two days? I'm suffocated to death by myself."

Shuning smiled and asked her what she was doing recently, and Wanning showed her cousin the embroidery shed with a bitter face: "I have been embroidering for three days, and my neck is so sore that I don't know how you survived it. Sitting for hours at a time... shichen."

Shu Ning took over the embroidery shed, and found that Wan Ning's female red kung fu has greatly improved again.It was a traditional butterfly love handkerchief, the butterfly only had half a wing, and the peony flower had already been embroidered.Although the stitching is not very neat, the color transition is a bit unnatural, some places are densely threaded, some places are sparsely threaded, and the flower stems are not well embroidered, but in general, it is a very eye-catching flower. Peony.

Shuning looked at Wanning's fingers, all ten fingertips were red and covered with dense needle holes, she knew that she had really suffered recently.Wanning followed her gaze to look at her fingertips, her eye circles turned red, and she almost shed tears: "It really hurts, I don't know when this kind of life will end..."

Shu Ning also feels a little sad for her. Although she has also practiced hard as a female celebrity, she has been relatively leisurely since she was in elementary school. Unlike Wan Ning, who needs to master it in a short period of time, but judging by her progress, she must be Soon she was able to breathe a little bit of relief, so she comforted her: "Second Sister has embroidered this flower very well, and it won't be long before she can catch up with girls from other families, and then she won't have to practice so hard."

Wanning was a little happy when she heard that: "Really? Do you think I embroider well?" Seeing Shuning nodding, she immediately smiled: "I also think I embroider very well. I never thought I could do this kind of embroidery before." I really feel a sense of accomplishment after seeing it." She picked up the embroidery shed, looked left and right, feeling a little complacent.

Shu Ning smiled and said: "Kung fu pays off, as long as the second sister puts her heart into it..." Wan Ning suddenly raised her index finger and gave a "shh", interrupting her words, she was wondering, but she saw Wan Ning throw away the embroidery shed , quietly walked to the door, eavesdropping on what was going on outside.

Shuning listened carefully, it turned out that it was Luyun who invited Aunt Chen and Fangning to the main room outside, and seemed to be talking about a marriage, but unfortunately there was a room between the side room and the main room, too far away. Far, can't hear clearly.Seeing that Wanning was eavesdropping very seriously, she hesitated for a moment. After all, curiosity had the upper hand, so she picked up the embroidery shed that Wanning had left behind, and tiptoed over, staying next to Wanning to listen to the movement outside.

Aunt Chen had already calmed down outside, she just sobbed and cried: "Ma'am, it's not that I don't know the rules, I'm really impatient. You know about the girl, it would be great if someone came to propose marriage, let alone such a Qiancheng's child, I'm afraid that she won't have this shop after passing through this village. But the girl just doesn't understand what I mean, no matter how much I try to persuade, she just refuses, and I've always been in a hurry, so I said that..."

"All right, all right." Nala interrupted her, "I'm also a mother, so why don't I know how you feel? But the rules are still the rules. Girls are soft-tempered and filial to you, but you can't forget about it just because of this." Leaving your identity behind, and yelling at the girl." Aunt Chen answered with a low sob.

A look of disapproval appeared on Wanning's face, her foot accidentally touched the foot of the cabinet, and there was a "bang", people outside turned their heads to look at it, Wanning quickly retracted her half-protruded head in fright, and jumped back to the table Come on.Hearing footsteps outside, Shu Ning hurriedly held the embroidery shed and pretended to say to Wan Ning: "Second sister, these stitches are not embroidered correctly, they should be embroidered at an angle." Wan Ning also cooperated with "Hmm". A few times, a figure outside the door swayed and went back.

The two sisters let out a sigh of relief at the same time, Wanning said with a low smile: "Third sister, I knew that you are also a black belly." Shuning paused, pretending to be puzzled: "Where is my belly dark? Second sister, don't talk nonsense." Wanning said: "I didn't mean that... Forget it, you just need to know that I'm praising you."

Shu Ning's black line: Black belly... so it's a compliment...

Outside, Nala turned the conversation target to Fangning: "Girl Fang, although you are not my own, you know how I treat you." Fangning lowered her head and replied in a low voice: "Emiang treats Fangning as her own." Fang Ning has always been grateful." Nala nodded, and said: "When you had an accident, although you were young and never serious, I was not strict in discipline and I was also responsible. Over the years, seeing you live a hard life, I It's not good either."

She stopped to take a sip of tea before continuing: "Your marriage, I have discussed with you Ama, we must find a good family, and the other party's character and temperament are the most important. In the past six months, two families have come to propose We are married, your aunt thought she was too old and had no future to push her away, but now the king is in charge, his family background is not bad, he is young and promising, his appearance and ability are top choices, you and I both think it is good. Why are you so determined not to?"

Fangning bowed her head and said nothing, Nala said: "Don't be ashamed, this is a major event in your life, I always ask you what you think." Fangning hesitated for a long time, and then summoned up the courage to say: "That man... Since you are so good, why do you want to marry someone else? Why did you propose marriage to me? I have no beauty, no talent, and I don’t even have a bad reputation..."

She couldn't go on talking here, biting her lips tightly.But Nalashi already understood: "Did you listen to your fourth aunt? Her concerns are also reasonable, but the king is still your Ama's subordinate after all. Even if you pass the door, he will not dare to treat you badly." " Aunt Chen hurriedly said: "No, and there are no parents-in-law or concubine at home." Nala glanced at Aunt Chen, who stopped her mouth and still looked at her daughter anxiously.

Fang Ning said in a low voice: "But that man... If he really came to propose marriage because of Tuama's power, it can be seen that he is an ambitious person. If there is a better partner in the future, what should I do? I have already seen Come on, prosperity and wealth are not important, as long as you can live in peace..." By the end of the last few sentences, her voice was almost inaudible.

Nala looked at Fang Ning carefully for a while, sighed, and said, "So, you must refuse." Fang Ning shook her head vigorously, and Aunt Chen stomped her feet anxiously.Nala said: "Since that's the case, I can't force you, so just push it away. I just say that we don't discuss relatives during the funeral."

Nala twitched her lips, and said to Aunt Chen: "Don't blame her, it's always her marriage. Besides, although the prince looks good, he doesn't know his details. If you think about it a little bit, you will miss the girl for the rest of your life." Aunt Chen hesitated to speak, but there was still a trace of unwillingness on her face.

Shuning and Wanning vaguely listened to the general idea in the room, only knowing that Fangning rejected another marriage.Wanning said with some annoyance: "What is big sister thinking? Hasn't she met that person? I heard that he is very handsome and capable. His parents are dead and he has no concubines. Such a good person will be chosen." Where can I find it? She is different from others..."

Shu Ning didn't speak, she was handsome and capable, she had no in-laws or concubines, this didn't explain anything.Good-looking means that he may attract peach blossoms; strong ability means that the person has the opportunity to continue to be promoted; both parents are dead, which means that the man will not be restrained by the elders;For the current Fang Ning, all she needs is a gentle person who can be relied on. As for the future of the official position, it doesn't matter.Now that Fang Ning herself has made a choice, all she can do is to bless her.

When Jin Bao learned of his wife's daughter's decision, he tactfully rejected Wang Xu's marriage proposal soon after.The other party didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't show any embarrassment at all when he saw Jin Bao.Not long after, it was rumored that he was engaged to a daughter of the vice capital, and he was quickly promoted to a doctor of the fifth rank by taking advantage of the power of the future Yue family.

When Jinbao and Nala heard about it, they were secretly startled, thinking that this person is really not a simple person, maybe while waiting for the Earl's Mansion to reply, he also proposed marriage to another family, and in a blink of an eye, he became a second-rank official , character is really doubtful, fortunately rejected this marriage.But Aunt Chen, who didn't know the truth, only heard that Wang Xu had been promoted to the fifth rank, so she beat her chest and stamped her feet, and said that Fang Ning had missed a good marriage.The official rank of the fifth rank is higher than that of the two young masters of Qingning and Shunning, but she gave up for nothing, not to mention how unwilling she is.

Fang Ning endured the complaints from her biological mother every day, just kept knocking on the scriptures and chanting Buddha.Later, Chunyan couldn't see it, so she quietly reported to Nala, and then suppressed Aunt Chen.But Aunt Chen still couldn't understand Nala's statement that "Wang Xu climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix is ​​not a good match for Fang Ning". In her opinion, it is normal for the father-in-law to help the son-in-law, and Shun Ning is not the same what?The higher the son-in-law's promotion, the more prestigious the daughter's status. Why do you say Wang Xu is not a good match for Fang Ning?
Seeing that Aunt Chen couldn't understand, Nala didn't bother to explain, but ordered the other party to stop making trouble.As a royal family, she has a lot of prestige, and Aunt Chen really dare not do it again, but she still keeps complaining to her daughter in private.

None of these things that happened in Earl's Mansion affected the peaceful life of Sanfang's family in Fangshan.As May was approaching, Mrs. Tong received a letter from Mrs. Fucha's family, saying that Xinran had decided to get married before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and wanted to invite their mother and daughter to visit the mansion in the near future.Tong quickly asked someone to prepare a congratulatory gift, and asked her daughter to pack her things and prepare to return to Beijing.

Shu Ning asked why she was in such a hurry, Tong said: "According to what she said in the letter, preparations for the wedding will begin on the first day of May, and it will be inconvenient for us to come to the door at that time, and it is not easy to visit the bride after the wedding. Forget it, at least half a year without seeing each other, of course we have to go as soon as possible."

Shu Ning hurriedly went back to the house to tidy up, and found a pair of white jade earrings and a pair of three-dot gold hairpins that her mother had recently bought for her, as her wedding presents for Xin Ran.The so-called "Sanduo" means peaches, pomegranates and bergamot are engraved on the hairpin, implying longevity, many children, and many blessings. It is the most suitable gift for the bride.

Back at the Earl's Mansion, Shu Ning and her mother hurriedly met everyone, only to feel that Fang Ning seemed to be a lot haggard, but it was too late, so there was no time to say more, so she went back to the courtyard to rest for the night, and then hurried to Fu Cha's house.

Mrs. Fu Cha's family was in a hurry to invite Mrs. Tong to her home, but it turned out that they had heard that their family had some large jade wares brought back from Guangdong, among which there were many treasures, and wanted to find one or two for their daughter as a dowry.She had already prepared one, but her youngest son Zhibin accidentally broke it because her family did not take care of it strictly.When Tong knew about it, she agreed without saying a word, and asked her what kind of jade wares she wanted, but because she only had two or three large jade wares that were affordable, she still had to make preparations for Duanning and Shuning. , so only one piece can be evened out.

The two mothers were discussing whether to choose the three-story green jade smoked ball, the white jade flower pattern vase, or the "Smooth Sailing" jasper boat carving. Xinran pulled Shuning's sleeves, and the two quietly left the flower hall to go to Xinran. Go to the courtyard where I live.

(The time has been pushed forward by more than a month, does it count as speeding up the process?)

(End of this chapter)