The eldest lady's courtyard was brightly lit, and from afar she could see two rows of maids standing at the door, waiting for her with lanterns.
Ning Yujin suddenly grinned: "With such a warm hospitality, what kind of song are you singing?"
After saying that, he thought about Cuilan who was accompanying him, so he immediately stopped laughing and walked towards the yard.
Ning Zhongjian and the eldest lady both sat down at the dinner table and waited for her to come over.
Seeing this scene, she felt indescribably flattered for a moment. She even murmured in her heart when she saluted the two of them.
Maybe Ning Zhongjian was present, and the eldest lady wanted to show off. She immediately stood up with a smile and helped Ning Yujin up: "Oh, it's just a simple meal for the whole family, so there is no need for so many etiquette."
After saying that, he pulled Ning Yujin to the table and sat down, his movements were extremely intimate.
Ning Yujin suddenly thought of the scene at noon when the eldest lady seemed to be planning to bribe the Ming and Qing Taoists to trip her up, and she suddenly felt that this scene of a loving mother and a filial daughter was ironic.
"Let's eat." Ning Zhongjian said.
The maid next to her brought the mouthwash and hand basin. After Ning Yujin made a brief prelude, she began to pick up her chopsticks and eat her meal.
In ancient times, when eating, it was important to eat without talking or sleeping.
At the beginning, the eldest lady used serving chopsticks to give Ning Yujin a handful of vegetables, but as she ate, the atmosphere gradually became silent.
Ning Yujin forgot what she had eaten and how much she had eaten. She only watched when Ning Zhongjian and the eldest lady put down their chopsticks, and she also put down her chopsticks.
As she expected, this meal was quite unpleasant.
After dinner, Ning Zhongjian asked about Ning Yujin's current situation. After asking, he asked her about the fact that Mrs. Su recognized her as her daughter.
"After two days, you can also go over and kowtow to Prime Minister Su. I asked Ning Gui to take out the pair of Ruyi Hetian jades from the warehouse. You can take them there to express our family's feelings."
"yes."
Ning Yujin responded honestly, and inadvertently raised her eyes to look at the eldest lady, and saw that her expression was obviously ugly when Ning Zhongjian said "Hetian Jade Ruyi".
It seems like that thing is quite expensive.
Ning Yujin has no idea about these things at all, so when evaluating the level of those things, just look at the face of the eldest lady.
If there is no expression, it means it is not important.
If there is dissatisfaction but can be suppressed, it means that it is of some value but still within the range that she can accept.
If the face looks ugly, it naturally means that the thing is very valuable.
If her face turned pale, then that thing was probably connected to her lifeblood.
Tsk tsk, look, what method can be more superior than hers?
"From now on, you can be regarded as connecting our uncle's house and the prime minister's house. You should pay more attention to your speech and behavior. If you don't stay outside, you will lose face in both places." Ning Zhongjian looked at her seriously and said.
Ning Yujin continued to pretend to be well-behaved: "My daughter understands."
Ning Zhongjian told her some other things, most of which were sermons, which were considered normal.
After talking for a long time, Ning Zhongjian didn't mention anything else. On the other hand, the lady next to her couldn't help herself when she saw that he hadn't gotten into the topic.
"Third girl, since you are going to kowtow to Prime Minister Su, can mother trouble you?"
Ning Zhongjian suddenly looked at the eldest lady with some displeasure, but she no longer cared so much and only looked at Ning Yujin with burning eyes.
Ning Yujin hurriedly said: "It's okay for my mother to say that my daughter will do her best in whatever she can do. Saying 'trouble' really hurts her."
"That's good, I know that Third Girl is good." The eldest lady suddenly laughed, and the wrinkles could be clearly seen with both eyes.
She pulled Ning Yujin and carefully probed: "Third girl, the results will be released in a few days. When you go to see Mr. Su, can you ask me about it? He is the examiner, so he must be responsible for these things."
It's clear. You also know that your eldest brother, well, it's really heartbreaking."
"Nonsense!" Ning Zhongjian immediately shouted at the eldest lady, "What a woman! Su Xiangye is famous for his uprightness. Even if His Highness Prince Xing comes to visit, he may not betray his face. You let the third girl go.
Asking this doesn't make it difficult for her, right?"
The eldest lady immediately pouted her lips, and after a while, she couldn't help but said to Ning Yujin: "Then let's not ask about this, let's ask about something else."
Ning Yujin's mouth twitched, and she always had a bad feeling in her heart: "What else does mother want to ask?"
"Go and ask if the eldest lady of the Su family is betrothed to someone else." After the eldest lady told her, Ning Zhongjian also looked at her.
Obviously this is the ultimate goal of both of them.
Ning Yujin knew what the two of them were planning without even thinking about it.
Ning Yuanzhi took part in Qiuwei this year. Considering his usual moral character, it would be unrealistic for him to pass the exam.
Simply marry him a daughter-in-law with a background. Judging from how much Prime Minister Su dotes on Su Yuehua, she will definitely give him a lot of support for his future son-in-law. It can be regarded as another way out.
Ning Yujin suddenly laughed dryly, looked at the eldest lady, and said with some hesitation: "Mother, Yuehua's temper..."
She didn't need to say this, it was obvious to all in Shengjing.
When the eldest lady thought about the scene last time when Su Yuehua rushed directly to Uncle Quan Ning's house to take away Ning Yujin, her face suddenly fell a little.
After thinking for a long time, Aiko's eager thoughts took over, and he couldn't help but whisper: "She is still young. When she gets married and becomes a woman, her temper will naturally calm down."
At worst, after she gets married, you can teach her how to behave and train her properly, and she won't be any worse off.
Ning Yujin didn't think that Su Yuehua would fall in love with Ning Yuanzhi. There was Qi Yue who was good-looking and talented in literature. How could Ning Yuanzhi compare to him?
But she couldn't say that, so she quickly agreed and promised that she would ask, and then the eldest lady's expression gradually became better.
Seeing this, Ning Yujin couldn't help but want to laugh.
You said that with the temperament of the eldest lady, if she meets Su Yuehua's temper, the Ningbo Mansion will never have peace again.
After staying in the lady's courtyard for a while, Ning Yujin got up and left.
On the way back, she wanted to take a breath of fresh air to calm down, so she took a long detour and strolled in the garden.
Unexpectedly, as I was walking, I suddenly heard the sound of piano and singing, like resentment, admiration, and weeping. I don’t know where it starts and where it ends.
Ning Yujin followed the sound and looked over. In that direction, it turned out to be Aunt Zhao's Xiaoyuan.
She immediately frowned and asked Cuilan, "Isn't Aunt Zhao still ill? Is she cured?"
Cuilan replied: "Of course she said she was sick to the outside world, but in fact she has recovered. My wife sent people to guard her to prevent her from coming out, so she played the piano and sang every day, hoping to attract the master to come over."
"oh?"
Ning Yujin suddenly raised her eyebrows high.
What surprised her was not that Aunt Zhao was already well, but that Cuilan would actually tell her this.
Could it be that her effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys was so good that some people are already ready to surrender to her?