When we came out of Meng's house, it was a time when there were many people on the street, and the carriage moved very slowly.
Xu Chunjun asked Jiang Nuan: "I didn't expect that your uncle's family would lead such a simple life."
Jiang Nuan heard this and said: "It has only been ten years since their family's title was restored. Didn't they be assigned to them earlier? Although they had the title after they came back, their official positions were not high, so their salary was limited. Moreover, although there were some rewards,
Land, but the two uncles had been officials for several years, and they both incurred a lot of shortfalls. They were afraid of being investigated by the superiors, so they sold off a lot of the land to make up for the holes. Their family had a large population, and several juniors grew up.
, it’s a dowry and a betrothal gift. You have to save some money in advance, otherwise what will you do when the time comes? It’s really hard for every family to learn.”
"It's true, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you're not a family. In such a big Earl's Mansion, no matter how much you save every day, you still have to spend more than ten taels of silver. In fact, there are probably not a few people in the capital like their family.
." Xu Chunjun smiled, "Just like the Zheng family, it's not as good as them!"
"Although the Zheng family is not as good as the Meng family, when my sister gets married, the world will definitely change." Jiang Nuan said to Yourong, "As the saying goes, if you don't have money to eat, you won't have money to spend, and you will suffer poverty if you don't calculate it. If you have a sister, you will be poor.
Such a treasure, you still worry about not having a good life?"
"You stopped coming to amuse me. Only then did I remember to ask you. I don't know how old Miss Meng is or when her birthday is. Is she older than me or younger?" Xu Chunjun asked Jiang Nuan.
Meng Qiao often went to Jiang's house, not to mention that Meng was her aunt. She often mentioned family matters in daily conversations, and Jiang Nuan knew it as she listened.
So he said: "She and her sister share the same age, and their birthdays are in June."
After hearing this, Xu Chunjun stopped talking.
After a while, he suddenly said to Jiang Nuan: "After waiting for Fourth Sister Wu Qi, I still have to go see Yun Chu. Do you want to go with me?"
"Why do you want to see her again?" Jiang Nuan was a little confused, "But what's the matter?"
"I guess so." Xu Chunjun didn't make it clear, "You'll know when the time comes."
Yongxian County Prince's Mansion.
Zeng Nan hasn't gone out for several days.
It was not because of fear, the assassin had been caught and sent to the government, not to mention he was not injured.
"Second brother, why are you still here in a daze? One of the lotus flowers in the pond in the backyard is about to bloom. Why don't you go and have a look?" Zeng Ci walked over and said with a smile, "Maybe you are still thinking about Meng
Is that the one at home?"
Zeng Nan's face couldn't help but blush. As he stood up, he said, "Don't amuse me anymore."
In fact, Zeng Ci was not wrong. He was indeed thinking about Meng Qiao. Something happened suddenly that day, and when he turned around, Meng Qiao was already injured.
Before he could react, Meng Qiao had already fallen into his arms.
Afterwards, everyone subdued the mad man, and Meng Qiao's clothes were already soaked with blood.
Her face was pale and she was sweating, but she still tried her best to smile and comfort him: "It's okay, Second Young Master, don't panic."
Someone nearby reminded her, and Zeng Nan just woke up, hugged her and rushed forward to find the doctor.
"Second... Young Master..., you...slow down...be careful...be careful of falling." Meng Qiao became weaker and weaker, but she still cared about him.
"Miss Meng, thank you." Zeng Nan felt very sorry.
The mad man just now was obviously restrained by everyone, but he still shouted to kill all the Zeng family members.
If it weren't for Meng Qiao, then this knife would have pierced himself.
Zeng Nan had never paid attention to Meng Qiao before. Her appearance was not the most outstanding, not to mention that she did not like so-called talented women.
But he never thought that Meng Qiao would block the knife for him, which was considered a great favor.
"Second... Young Master, don't... say that." Meng Qiao became even weaker and was about to fall into coma, "I... just want you... to promise... to... me... one... thing."
"Okay! Say it! If I can do it, I will definitely promise you." Zeng Nan replied.
"You...be kind...good...and don't...feel...guilty...for me," Meng Qiao said with increasing difficulty, "I...willingly...willingly...save you...
, you... don't owe... me... anything... as long as... you... are fine... fine..."
After Meng Qiao said this, he rolled his eyes and passed out. Zeng Nan shouted loudly: "Miss Meng! Miss Meng, wake up!"
At that moment, he felt that Meng Qiao was already dead, and with so much blood shed, it must be more serious than bad.
He felt like the world was spinning and he almost fell to the ground.
Then someone caught up and took Meng Qiao from his hand.
Later, his brother Zeng Li came over and supported him.
"Brother..." Zeng Nan looked straight ahead as if dumbfounded, even though the front was blurry, "She won't die, right?"
A boy of eighteen or nineteen always feels that he is far away from life and death.
He never thought that he would experience such a dangerous moment, and he never thought that a woman who had nothing to do with him would actually block a knife for him.
He couldn't tell what he wanted in his heart, but Meng Qiao's pale and delicate face when he was injured always flashed before his eyes.
After the Zeng family learned about this, they immediately invited the imperial doctor and sent many supplements and gifts of thanks.
The prince and princess came to express their gratitude in person, and of course they brought Zeng Nan with them.
But he didn't get to see Meng Qiao again.
The Zeng family was very reasonable and returned all the gifts, leaving only the supplements.
Although the elders in the family said they would compensate the Meng family, he always felt that he still owed Meng Qiao something.
"Second brother, let me ask you something." Zeng Ci gently shook Zeng Nan's arm and said.
"Oh, what's the matter?" Zeng Nan came to her senses.
"Are you attracted to that member of the Meng family?" Zeng Ci asked with a smile.
"It's nothing." Even though Zeng Nan said this, her ears were still red.
"You are not born to lie," Zeng Ci said with a smile, "It's a pity that her background is a bit low."
The Meng family was just an earl, and Meng Qiao was a commoner.
Although Zeng Nan was a concubine, his biological mother was also the legitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official family, not to mention that the family status of the County Prince's Palace was much higher than that of the Earl's Palace.
The prince only has these two sons, so of course he has to choose from thousands of wives.
Moreover, although Zeng Nan was born as a commoner, he was also very talented, and he was closely related to his eldest brother Zeng Li, so his fortune in the future would definitely not be low.
The lotus leaves in the pond are close together, and there are already many buds, but only one has bloomed.
"Why didn't Ah Nian come out today?" Zeng Nan thought of her other sister, "I remember that you and she both love lotus the most."
"Yes, the flowers and leaves in the world are inconsistent, and the flowers enter the golden basin and the leaves become dust." Zeng Ci smiled slightly and recalled her favorite poem, "Only the green lotus and the red lotus, the branches and leaves are innocent."
A dragonfly flew over and landed carefully on a lotus that was about to bloom.
Zeng Ci frowned in disgust, but Zeng Nan never saw it.
