Ordinary clear day

Chapter 162
Yuanning changed from her gorgeous attire today, only wearing a lake blue satin gown with a few flowers and plants embroidered on it.The hairpin rings and hairpins on her body are all simple and precious, and she wears the bottom of a flower pot under her feet, which makes her look extraordinarily graceful and dignified, and her elegant manner is not inferior to Wanning at all.She speaks softly, smiles sweetly but reservedly, and presents a perfect image of a lady of every family. When she appeared in front of everyone, she was well received.Until the bright and charming Wanning appeared, she was always the focus of the banquet hall.

After Wanning appeared, although her smile remained the same, her expression was very gentle, as if she was not very close to Wanning, but she still looked like a good sister.Only the sisters Shu Ning and the others who sat beside her and knew the inside story could detect the coldness emanating from her body.However, Shu Ning has no intention of getting involved in the dispute between the two daughters, so she still pretends to be ignorant and talks to Fang Ning Xu Xu, and occasionally chats with Wan Ning and Yuan Ning.

Seeing more and more female guests praising Wanning, and Yuanning's coldness getting heavier and heavier, Shuning couldn't help but look at her a few times, she noticed it, and asked Shuning with a smile: "Third sister, What do you keep watching me do?"

Shu Ning quickly found an excuse: "It's nothing, I just think that the clothes of the fourth younger sister are very beautiful. I wonder who has such a good craftsmanship?"

Yuanning smiled: "This is made by Xinfengxiang Tailor Shop outside Zhengyangmen. Their craftsmanship has always been very good. Third sister will try it too?"

Shu Ning asked with some doubts: "So it was made in the shop, but I remember that Hua Cai Fang made clothes? Why did the fourth sister find another shop instead?"

"That's long gone, and now it's just selling rouge, oil, skin care lotion and other things." Yuanning said casually, "I can't make much money anyway. Our family doesn't care about such petty profits now, if it wasn't for the Ministry of Internal Affairs If you want to buy by name, my mother-in-law wants to close the shop."

Shu Ning had heard from her parents a long time ago that Erbo Xingbao has now been promoted to a doctor in the House of Internal Affairs, and his title has also been promoted to Lieutenant of Qingche, regardless of rank, he is considered to be on an equal footing with all his brothers.The business of restaurants and teahouses has now retreated to the second line, and the most profitable business in the hands of Erfang is the several new pawnshops opened last year.Now the two uncles and their husbands both claim to be personalities, and Suo Chuo Luo and Yuan Ning have the opportunity to enter and leave the palace every month, so they have changed their old habits of nouveau riche and paid great attention to "identity" in dressing and doing things.

Shuning looked at the second aunt who was dressed as a dignified lady at the next table, but said nothing.But Yuanning added a few more words: "Does the third sister like my clothes? Xinfengxiang is an old shop, and many dignitaries are in love with making clothes there. The third sister will be drafted next year, so let's find it. The old tailor is trustworthy in his craftsmanship and knows the rules, so he won't make clothes into a bunch of flowers, which will hide his status as a lady." He glanced at Wanning as he spoke.

Wanning's face was a bit ugly, and she just pretended not to hear, but the guests had noticed, at this time Yuanning "woke up to what she said was wrong", and hurriedly apologized to her: "I'm really sorry, second sister, I'm not I'm talking about you." Wanning's face became even uglier, and she managed to suppress her anger, and her somewhat distorted facial features returned to their original state. She put on a smiling face and said, "I didn't hear clearly, what the fourth sister said What is it?"

Yuanning smiled sweetly: "It's fine if the second sister didn't hear." Then she turned to talk to Shuning.Wanning gritted her teeth and continued to chat with the guests, but she didn't notice that someone saw her expression just now.

Yuanning chatted with Shuning for a few words and felt bored, so they ate small dishes.Shu Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, accidentally saw Yan Ning who was sitting on the other side of Yuan Ning frowning delicately, and asked her what's wrong.Yan Ning said in a low voice: "Third Sister, I'm cold." Shu Ning remained silent, she stood up and apologized to everyone at the banquet, and came out holding Yan Ning's hand.

As soon as she got to a secluded place, Yan Ning let out a long breath and said, "It's much warmer now, third sister, I was really uncomfortable in the room just now." Shu Ning thought to herself: Could it be that a child is pure-minded, so it's easier to detect something wrong? s things?She said to Yan Ning: "Would you like to change clothes? Let's go find your nanny." Yan Ning nodded, and Shu Ning took her to find her nanny at the servants' place, and told her to add a vest for her cousin, and then While waiting for them, he just wandered around by himself.

After turning two houses, she heard two female guests not far in front of her. She seemed to be a little familiar. She was planning to go straight there, but suddenly heard the words "Miss of General Wudan's family" and quietly Hide behind the colonnade and listen to what they are saying.

One of the ladies seemed to have a son who had just grown up, and sighed: "My brat, I'm sure I'm going to marry a stunning woman. I've chosen many good marriages for him, and he has pushed them all. The general lady , although she is a beauty, but there are rumors that the emperor will give her a marriage, it is probably hopeless, and he still goes to the door all day to find out when the lady will return to Beijing, which is really a headache."

Another lady persuaded her: "There are many ladies in Beijing who are stunningly beautiful. The two ladies in the house here are rare beauties. The eldest nephew's marriage is actually not difficult to solve."

Shu Ning felt nervous when she heard it, could it be that she was referring to herself and Wan Ning?Forget about Wanning, what kind of beauty is she?

The first lady said: "You mean the one in red and the one in blue? They are indeed beautiful, and the one in red is even more stunning. It's just that I heard that she hasn't been selected for a show yet. My son is not that lucky."

Another said: "What are you afraid of? The second girl is not young. I don't know if I will choose next year. If I don't choose, wouldn't it be a good time?"

The first lady gave a long "hmm" without saying anything, and the two chatted about other gossip.

Shu Ning quietly left in a cold sweat, returned the same way, and was relieved when they were no longer in sight.It seems that sister Zhenzhen has so many suitors. I wonder how many officials' children will regard my brother as a thorn in the side after the decree of marriage comes down?
She was thinking wildly, when someone patted her shoulder heavily from behind unexpectedly, she was startled, and when she turned around, it was Bao Yao.

Baoyue blinked her eyes and asked with a smile: "What are you doing here alone? Why don't you go into the house?" Shuning said: "My fifth younger sister is a little cold, I took her out to find a nanny, and now I am waiting for her What are you doing here?" Baoyao said: "Come out to get some fresh air, there is no one who gets along well with you at the dinner today, just some people you don't know well, and my cousin didn't come."

Shuning hurriedly asked Xinran about her recent situation.Since Xin Ran got married, she only saw him once at Fucha's house, and usually only occasionally corresponded, so it seemed that she should be living well.

Baoyao pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You don't know yet, do you? My cousin has a baby, and now she is raising the baby at home."

Shu Ning couldn't help feeling happy for Xin Ran, and hurriedly said: "How is she doing now? I'll go to see her in a few days, but I'm afraid that the gate of the palace will not be easy to enter." Bao Yao said: "Don't worry about it, she is now Live in the dowry house, only moved there two months ago."

It turned out that after Xingran married into Yuanhui County Prince's Mansion, although she was quite respected because of her rich dowry, noble background and upright character, the people in the Palace did not give her much anger.But there is a large population in that mansion, and the economy is somewhat cramped, so it is inevitable that something will go wrong.Xinran doesn't take it to heart at all, she just wants to be a good wife with peace of mind, but Yitai feels bad about it.Including their husband and wife, together with the four people who served Yitai and the four maids who were happy to marry, ten people live in a small courtyard, which is very crowded.As soon as Yitai confirmed that his wife was pregnant, he immediately sent someone to tidy up the unused small house, and told his parents that he had no place to live after his child was born, and that his younger brother was about to marry a wife, and there was not enough house at home, so he was willing to move out to make room for his younger brother. .His parents nodded, and he moved directly into the small house with his wife and servants.Now I am happy to be in charge of my own family, and I am living a happy life.

After hearing this, Shuning smiled and said: "This is a good thing, why didn't you tell me? It will be convenient for me to go there in the future. It's in Maojiawan, right? It's next to Prince Zhuang's mansion, not far from here."

Bao Yao said: "It would be great if you could go there. Cousin Yitai's husband usually has to work in the palace, so it's boring for cousin to be alone."

Shuning immediately inquired about the exact address, planning to visit Xinran another day.At this moment, Yan Ning came back with the nanny, and she introduced to Bao Yao, "Sister, this is my fifth younger sister, Yan Ning." Yan Ning respectfully saluted Bao Yao, but Bao Yao twisted her face , smiled and said: "You are so smart at such a young age, you look like a young adult, and your sisters really look alike."

Yan Ning was already a little silly after being attacked, Shu Ning hurriedly pulled her away and said: "My sister is still young, don't scare her." Then she touched Yan Ning's small face, coaxing her to smile again, and the three of them returned. to the hall.

At this time, the atmosphere on the table was a little bad.I don't know what was said between Wanning and Yuanning, the two were staring at each other, and several people already realized that something was wrong.Fang Ning tried very hard to smooth things over, and when she saw Shu Ning and Yan Ning coming back, she hurriedly greeted her, "Where did the two younger sisters go, why are you coming back now? But what's wrong with the fifth younger sister?" Then she secretly winked at Shu Ning.

After receiving the signal, Shu Ning quickly smiled and said: "It's nothing, the fifth sister is a little cold, I'll take her down and put on more clothes." After sending Yan Ning back to her seat, she pretended not to know anything and asked Yuan Ning Take care of your little cousin.

Yuanning responded with a straight face, and Wanning who was sitting opposite was about to say something sarcastic, but Fangning pulled her sleeves and held back.As Fangning, Shuning, and Xu Xu chattered about, the tense atmosphere gradually disappeared.

Seeing that it was almost time, Nala whispered a few words with Tong, and the latter ordered the banquet to open.I saw a group of girls in neat light green silk clothes filed in and put dishes of delicacies on each table.These girls were all carefully selected. They were slender, handsome and pleasing. They also wore unique hairstyles and carefully applied makeup on their faces, as if they were all packaged as beauties.

As all kinds of delicacies from the north and the south were brought up one after another, everyone was full of food and praised the exquisite dishes and the excellent girls.Nala's face was bright, while Tong's just pursed his lips and smiled, feeling a little complacent in his heart.

But there are always surprises.There was a hot soup among the dishes, and there was a mistake when it was delivered, the person serving the soup to Shuning's table seemed to be a novice, his hands trembled, and he spilled a few drops of soup on Yuanning's clothes.The girl serving the soup was trembling with fright, and she only knew how to say in a low voice: "Four...four girls..." Yuanning's face darkened, and she was almost about to curse. Fortunately, she still remembered to pay attention to her image, so she suppressed it. Furious, he said lightly: "Forget it, be more careful in the future."

The girl was stunned, she didn't expect to pass the test like this, Fang Ning reprimanded in a low voice: "Hurry up and thank the fourth girl." She thanked in a hurry, then brought soup to Yan Ning tremblingly, and hurried down.

All the while there was no incident.All the girls and wives ate their dishes in a refined manner, even if there were a few who behaved vulgarly, they were restrained by the influence of the people around them.However, a banquet is not as good as a daily meal. There are always people talking about the food, wine, and the like, and the chatter keeps coming and going.

Amidst the buzzing sound, Shu Ning was probably full after eating, and put down the bowl.I thought that nothing would happen again, but when I removed the fruit plate from the dish, the girl who sprinkled the soup made another mistake. The fruit was scattered all over the ground.

The girl was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, crying non-stop, her makeup was all smeared, and her hair was messed up.Shu Ning's heart sank, and seeing her eldest aunt's face in a blink of an eye, she knew that she must be very angry.At such a time, if the girl begs for mercy on the spot, she will only make things worse and lose face for the master. Where did the manager find such a novice?
Seeing that no one came forward to take care of the food, she got up decisively and walked to the girl, and said in a low voice, "Why are you so careless and broke things? Hurry up and take the pieces out." Then she raised her head and said to the daughter-in-law outside the door : "Clean up the floor quickly, don't let the guests laugh."

One of the daughters-in-law knew Shu Ning's strength, so she responded at that time, and quickly cleaned up the ground with a broom. The girl only picked up two glass shards, and was dragged out by others.

Fangning and Li went to Nala early and apologized to her.Seeing this, Shu Ning also went to listen to the training.Seeing that the scene had returned, Nala just sighed and said: "Forget it, you are young after all, and mistakes are inevitable, so please apologize to the guests." Shu Ning and the other three bowed to the surroundings, The female guests said it was okay, and they went back to their seats.

This incident finally passed safely, but some guests praised the girls in the house for being good, so Nala and Tong smiled and humbly said a few words.Shu Ning watched from a distance, feeling that her mother was actually very proud of herself, she couldn't help complaining secretly, she didn't want to show off.

With great difficulty, the banquet was over and all the guests were sent away. It was already afternoon.Before Shu Ning had time to take a breather, she was busy watching people pack up things, wiped the vases, screens, antiques, expensive tables and chairs, and put them back into storage. Now, she has to look at the inventory to confirm, register the damaged things in the register, and then she is done. It is almost dark at this time.

She walked towards Huaiyuan with heavy steps, just in time to see some women unpacking and washing curtains and other things, whispering that the girl sent by the second girl to count was arrogant.She couldn't help but sigh for others' leisure.

Suxin had already ordered hot water to be prepared as she ordered.Shuning took a comfortable bath, lay down on the bench and stretched, thinking carefully, after today, the most important thing is father's resignation and brother's entry into office and marriage. As for the draft, the family has already Have a plan, don't worry.In addition, a few friends can also go shopping there.Xinran's home is a must. Zhou Yinlan sent someone to send a letter earlier, it seems that Fan's family rules are strict, and the female family members rarely have the opportunity to go out. It seems that they still have to visit.In addition, I don't know when Zhenzhen will come back. Before the marriage is made public, it seems that I can meet her a few times.

While thinking wildly, she felt a little drowsy.After an unknown amount of time, a little girl came and woke her up, saying that Mrs. Tong let her go.

When she arrived at the main room, she saw her mother's tired face, so she went up to give her a massage.While enjoying her daughter's service, Mrs. Tong ordered: "Go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow, our family will visit your grandfather and grandmother."

(I'm short on time recently, so I may not be able to comment one by one, please forgive me~~~)

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