Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 282 Visiting the Prime Minister's Mansion
When Xiao Lin heard his father's words, his mind moved, and his back straightened a bit.What is your father's attitude towards Jing Ning?After all, Father Xiao knew Xiao Lin very well, and by looking at Xiao Lin's appearance, he almost understood his thoughts.

"Jing Ning is fine." He took a sip of tea from his teacup, as if trying to cover up the embarrassment of the sudden change of topic, he coughed lightly.Xiao Lin's eyes lit up, and he looked at his father with more surprise. "I like Jing Ning very much."

The corners of Xiao Lin's mouth were slowly raised, and Father Xiao saw it, and felt a little relieved.

The exhaustion from being in the officialdom all day seems to have disappeared, and he also laughed along with Xiao Lin.I feel more relaxed about Xiao Yuan's marriage, as long as the child is happy and lives happily, that's all.If it is true that people are not kind, the General's Mansion is not a vegetarian.

Because of Father Xiao's words, the surrounding atmosphere became a little warmer.Facing his child who was about to get married, Xiao's father's brows softened a lot, with the unique pride that parents have for their children.

Probably this is growing up.

He seemed to be at a loss and touched his head, then suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at Xiao Lin, "It's Chinese New Year, prepare the gift, it's time to visit the prime minister's mansion."

Xiao Lin's gaze paused slightly, and his brows frowned when he recalled the embarrassing scene of being rejected by Zheng Anyan.Father Xiao seemed to see Xiao Lin's concerns, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Prime Minister is not a child, we still have the proper etiquette."

Xiao Lin lowered the corners of his eyes and nodded.Xiao's father just thought it was because he felt awkward and couldn't get over it, so he waved him back.

For the first time, Xiao Lin experienced the feeling of jumping for joy. Although there was no expression on the surface, his heart was already crackling like a string of firecrackers.

Xiao Lin purposely got up early the next day, but Lan Yao looked bored and showed no energy at all.

Last night, she was tortured a lot by her brother.

Xiao Lin went to her room at night and kept inquiring about Jing Ning's preferences, which made her sleep an hour late. She was annoyed, but she kept telling herself to restrain herself, after all, it was related to her brother's wealth and happiness.

When she saw Xiao Lin's radiant look at the dinner table, the resentment that had been pent up in her heart all night dissipated. She hadn't seen her brother like this for a long time.Seeing his father admonishing Xiao Lin to pay attention to etiquette, he laughed unconsciously, and took a few mouthfuls of food.

She suddenly imagined Jing Ning married into the general's mansion, the family was happy and happy, brother and sister-in-law loved each other, it was wonderful.

"Silly girl, what are you giggling about?" Father Xiao patted Xiao Yuan's head with his hand, and Xiao Yuan chuckled, "My daughter is just thinking about how her sister-in-law's family will look like, and she feels happy." Her words should have been People were happy, but the atmosphere suddenly became quieter.

Xiao Yuan is also going to get married.

The smiling person didn't notice the change in the atmosphere, and started joking at the dining table. Father Xiao and Xiao Lin laughed in sympathy, but their minds were no longer on Xiao Yuan's words.

The streets and alleys were full of New Year's atmosphere even in the morning. Xiao Yuan didn't sit in the carriage honestly, handed out red envelopes from the window, and looked around to say happy Chinese New Year to the people on the street.Xiao Lin watched from one side, as if he was also infected by the atmosphere, the corners of his eyes almost overflowed with smiles.

Xiao Yuan had noticed Xiao Lin's reaction a long time ago, she secretly smiled, thinking about telling her sister-in-law that she might blush again.

After a while, the carriage of the General's Mansion stopped in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion.Because it was still early, there were not many people visiting, so the guard at the door told Zheng Anyan that Xiao Lin had come, and Zheng Anyan was having breakfast with the old lady and Jing Ning.

Hearing that it was Xiao Lin, the originally stretched brows suddenly frowned.Jing Ningzheng saw Zheng Anyan's appearance, and patted Zheng Anyan's hand.

When Jing Ning heard that Xiao Lin was coming, she felt a little excited.It was as if a boat that had been moored on the lake for a long time suddenly gained power and started to drive slowly.

Seeing Jing Ning's appearance, Zheng Anyan's originally frowning brows relaxed again, and he sighed.Originally, I was reluctant to part with my daughter, so why should I be angry with a child of the younger generation?
"Go and clean up after eating." Zheng Anyan had already seen the change of mood in Jing Ning's eyes, and put down the chopsticks in his hand.Jing Ning called out to his father as if to flatter her, and retreated when she saw Zheng Anyan waving at her.

Xiao Lin didn't wait for too long at the Prime Minister's Mansion. Seeing Zheng Anyan coming to the main hall, he immediately pulled Lan Yao, who was dozing off, to stand up. Seeing that he was polite, Zheng Anyan didn't say much.Putting away his supposedly stiff expression, he began to exchange pleasantries with Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin was mentally prepared to be affected by Zheng Anyan's face, but Zheng Anyan was so peaceful, which actually made him a little at a loss.Xiao Yuan saw that he was so dull, she tapped her still not sober head, replaced Xiao Lin, and talked about homework with Zheng Anyan.

Seeing that Xiao Yuan and Zheng Anyan were chatting happily, Xiao Lin tactfully sat aside and drank the tea in his hand.From time to time, he looked towards the door of the main hall, he was waiting for Jing Ning to come.

Jing Ning sat in front of the mirror and looked at himself, unconsciously becoming nervous.Although I have already lived my whole life, when I saw Xiao Lin, I was still unconsciously nervous.Her ears seemed to be unable to hear the teasing of the people next to her, she just stared at herself in front of the mirror in a daze, her thoughts wandering far away.

Zheng Anyan and Xiao Yuan were talking, but looked at Xiao Lin from time to time.Seeing Zheng Anyan's posture, Xiao Yuan raised her leg and quietly kicked Xiao Lin, only to bring him back to his senses.Xiao Yuan scolded Xiao Lin secretly in her heart, and stood up, "Uncle Zheng, I'm going to see my sister-in-law."

Her words of "sister-in-law" eased the surrounding atmosphere a bit, Xiao Lin glanced at Zheng Anyan with some guilt, but he still didn't call out father-in-law after all.

Xiao Yuan warned Xiao Rin with her eyes, and retreated from the room.She has been bored for a long time, after all, she can't speak freely and without scruples when talking with the older generation. When she went out, she turned her head and glanced at Xiao Lin who was in the room, and Xiao Lin was also looking at her.She was so frightened that she turned around and quickly ran out of the house.

Xiao Lin was thinking about seeing Jing Ning today, so he came here with full energy, but he forgot that Zheng Anyan was here. It was still a bit difficult for him to answer Zheng Anyan's words, and he had to think for a long time every time.Zheng Anyan also felt that he was bored, so he drank tea and stopped talking.

The two of them were bored together, and the surrounding air seemed to be silent.The person serving at the side refilled the tea carefully, not daring to take a breath.Both Xiao Lin and Zheng Anyan hoped that Jingning would come quickly, but their attitudes were completely different.

After a few more cups of tea between the two, the door was finally pushed open.The cold wind came in, making both of them shudder.Xiao Lin's eyes lit up and he stood up.

(End of this chapter)