Crown Princess, she can catch ghosts

Chapter 192
On this day, Cheng Shiyuan was sitting in the shade of a tree in the courtyard, embroidering hipa.

Holding the silver needle in her slender hand, she shuttled back and forth on the bright red embroidered cloth, and the lifelike picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water gradually emerged.

She moves very quickly, but she does her work very well, which is not in vain compared to the embroiderers in Fanghua Pavilion.

The wind blowing head-on brought the heat of summer, making Cheng Shiyuan's face flushed.

You Ning brought a plate of fresh chilled grapes, saw Cheng Shiyuan embroidering a hipa, and said in puzzlement: "Miss, the wedding dress has been entrusted to Fanghua Pavilion, and the hipa is also a complete set, you really don't need to." Do it yourself, why bother?"

Cheng Shiyuan smiled lightly when she heard this, "After all, it's what I need when I get married. It's not easy to leave everything to others."

Her embroidery skills are very good, if it wasn't for the fact that General Zhenxi's mansion had already ordered a wedding dress in Fanghua Pavilion, she would have even planned to embroider the wedding dress herself.

Although Youning didn't know what Cheng Shiyuan was insisting on, but what the lady said was what she said, she didn't continue to ask, but moved a small mat beside Cheng Shiyuan and sat down.

After a while, You Ning held his face and said worriedly: "Miss, I heard that the young master of General Zhenxi's mansion is away fighting all the year round, and sometimes stays away for several years. If you marry, won't you see him often?" To uncle?"

Compared with the general, You Ning hoped that the young lady could marry a literati, and it would be better to stay as a civil servant in the capital.

You Ning was the playmate that Cheng Shiyuan personally picked at the beginning, and has been by Cheng Shiyuan's side all these years.

Whether this marriage was bestowed by the Holy Spirit or a marriage between two families, no matter whether she likes Mr. Lu or not, there is no room for change.

Only occasionally when she tastes her favorite food, Cheng Shiyuan will show a bit of childishness.

Xu's mother froze for a moment, said nothing, nodded and backed away.

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Taifu turned around and left, not listening to Cheng Shiyuan anymore.

Compared with Feng Mian sent by Mrs. Taifu, Cheng Shiyuan and You Ning grew up together, they are like sisters, they have a very good relationship, so naturally they get along closer on weekdays.

Mrs. Taifu glanced at the flushed faces of the two, and then at Youning behind Cheng Shiyuan.

"Mother!"

Lu Xingzhi realized that this was not a good time to meet Cheng Shiyuan. His intrusion might startle the little girl and disturb her interest.

Madam Taifu had never mentioned this matter before, if it was a maid as a dowry, even three or four would not be too many.

Mother Xu sighed, handed the food box in her hand to Youning, and then said: "It's a coincidence, Mr. Lu brought you some food today, and he said that he has not come to pay a visit to Miss after a long time since the marriage was arranged, so I wanted to see you. The master and madam also agreed, and just now Mr. Lu was standing at the door, and happened to see you and You Ning playing and playing... Mr. Lu left on the spot, you said, madam Can you not be angry?"

It's been more than two months since the two decided to get married, and the wedding date is less than two months away, but it's a rare thing that the two parties haven't met in such a long time.

Lu Xingzhi looked at the girl fluttering around like a butterfly in the courtyard, the corners of Lu Xingzhi's lips curled up slightly.

You Ning giggled, dodged Cheng Shiyuan's hand, and said jokingly: "Well, I heard that General Zhenxi's wife likes quiet girls the most, and she said that she picked several girls who were weak and weak. One class, as naughty as Miss, I'm afraid they won't catch her eye!"

Cheng Shiyuan heard the movement, looked back, and saw her mother standing at the door, her face was still very bad, suddenly felt groggy, quickly restrained her expression, and led You Ning, who was also calm, to the door.

When Cheng Shiyuan heard this, her eyes went dark.

Lu Xingzhi asked his followers to hand over the things to Mrs. Xu behind Madam Taifu, and then turned and left.

Cheng Shiyuan didn't even know whether the other party was tall or short, fat or thin. He only heard that he was always fighting, and that's why the chances of the two meeting each other were rare.

Mrs. Taifu said sternly: "I have been so spoiled with you these years, that you are so lawless that you have even forgotten the manners of your daughter's family. You should reflect on yourself!"

The two talked about everything in private, and they didn't care too much about the rules between master and servant, so they were naturally happy when they were together.

Mrs. Taifu raised her chin slightly and said, "Is this girl called Youning?"

"Miss has been busy for most of the day, why don't you take a break?"

It's hard for Madam Taifu to say anything to keep her at this moment, after all, her daughter's appearance is really rude, if the two of them meet at this moment...

Perhaps it was because Cheng Shiyuan treated her differently, and Youning gradually became more naughty than the maids in the mansion, and faintly surpassed the meaning of other maids.

In the past few months, she has become more and more obedient, and she is no longer the lively and active person she used to be. It seems that she has faded from her immaturity and has become a real lady.

Rather than letting myself be in torment for the remaining two months, it is better not to ask, anyway, if they want to get married, they will always meet each other.

Cheng Shiyuan was worried that her mother would do this kind of thing to appease herself, so she didn't quite believe those portraits.

"Mother, what's the matter?" Cheng Shiyuan was puzzled, "Why..."

Mrs. Taifu saw that Lu Xingzhi came to the door and stopped suddenly, and was about to speak when she heard Cheng Shiyuan's laughter from the courtyard.

She rubbed her forehead, which means that Lu Xing knows how to measure and saved a little face for them. If it were someone else who saw her future wife like this, she would probably lose face on the spot.

The chilled grapes are more refreshing, and the sweet taste spreads in the mouth, dispelling the dryness and heat on the body.

Cheng Shiyuan ate a few in a row, couldn't help narrowing her eyes slightly, and sighed contentedly.

Ning Ning asked puzzledly: "Miss, why don't you go and see your future son-in-law? If he is not good-looking, and he is such a crooked person, we should make preparations earlier. It’s good to be frightened when you see each other at night.”

During the fight, the two didn't notice a young man dressed in black standing at the gate of the courtyard.

Cheng Shiyuan raised her head slightly, "But the eldest son of General Zhenxi's mansion?"

What a sweet little girl, he thought.

Now hearing Xu's mother say that Lu Xingzhi is here, Cheng Shiyuan pursed her lips, but said: "Xu's mother, please tell my mother that I am embroidering hipa, so I won't go see it."

Cheng Shiyuan bowed to Mrs. Taifu and asked, "Didn't you say that you and your father are entertaining guests in the front hall?"

Mrs. Taifu naturally inquired about the news, but the portrait inevitably deviated from the real person.

You Ning was not afraid, got up to dodge, and ran wildly in the yard with Cheng Shiyuan.

Cheng Shiyuan was very surprised, her eyes widened slightly and she asked, "Did Youning do something wrong? Why did you suddenly make this decision?"

After seeing Madam Taifu sending Lu Xingzhi away, Mother Xu's face was very ugly, but the young lady in the courtyard didn't realize it, she was still playing with the maid, and couldn't help coughing a few times.

Ning Ning didn't understand what Cheng Shiyuan was thinking, but he didn't continue talking. After cleaning his hands, he quickly peeled a few iced grapes and handed them to Cheng Shiyuan.

Cheng Shiyuan looked at Mother Xu who stayed behind in puzzlement, and asked, "Mother Xu, what's going on? Why did mother suddenly get so angry?"

Seeing that she likes to eat, Ning said with a smile: "If Miss likes it, I will bring some more later, but, this gluttonous appearance is like a greedy cat, if the future son-in-law sees it, he will be shocked. "

The young man has sharp eyebrows and extraordinary heroism. If he is a young general who has been fighting outside all year round, he should probably look like that.

Mrs. Taifu glanced sideways at Mother Xu, and said: "You take her by your side to discipline her for a few days, if you don't do well, after the young lady gets married, she will only take Fengmian and leave her at home to take care of her."

Cheng Shiyuan stretched out her hand to pinch Youning's ear, and scolded with a smile: "You little girl, how dare you make fun of me, see if I don't teach you a lesson!"

Cheng Shiyuan didn't know why her mother suddenly asked this, but she nodded, "Yes, mother."

Last year, Cheng Shiyuan also heard that the son of a family said that he saw the extraordinary appearance of the woman in the portrait when he was married, and he liked it very much. After getting married, naturally it cannot be changed, and the young master can only grit his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

After all, the General's Mansion is a military general, but the scholarly family of the Cheng Mansion is not quite right no matter how you look at it.

Recalling the timid look of the other party when they first met in Fanghua Pavilion that day, Lu Xingzhi felt his heart soften into a puddle of water.

Mother Xu nodded, "It is the eldest son Lu Xingzhi. I heard that he is going out to fight again. He came here to pay a visit to the master and his wife before leaving. Madam said, you have never seen the face of this young master Lu, so I will allow you Take a look behind the screen."

"Mother, why are you here?"

Cheng Shiyuan just shook her head, "I'm not going, I can't change anything whether I look at it or not, so why bother myself."

"Okay, it seems that I'm too used to you on weekdays, and you dare to make up these words. See if I don't tear your mouth!"

"Youning, stop and don't run away, and see if I don't hit you!"

Cheng Shiyuan shook her head secretly, she didn't even know the other person's name or identity, why did she suddenly remember it?
At this moment, Mother Xu stepped into the courtyard, saluted Cheng Shiyuan, and said, "Miss, Mr. Lu is here, do you want to go out and see him?"

Cheng Shiyuan saw that the grape juice in the glass bowl was full of water, and she knew it was extremely sweet at a glance, so she also moved a little bit.

The girl's crisp voice came to the door, and Mrs. Taifu's complexion quickly sank.

Then he put the half-embroidered Xipa aside, stretched out his hand to take the glass bowl, and ate slowly one by one.

Then he retreated a few steps, cupped his hands at Mrs. Taifu and said, "It seems that Miss Cheng has other things to do now, so I won't bother you. Just be careful, and please tell Mrs. Cheng to say goodbye."

"Yeah, you still dare to hide, you don't even listen to Miss Ben's words!"

"Mother Xu, is what you said true?" You Ning also realized the seriousness of the matter, and asked in a trembling voice: "Mr. Lu was really standing at the door just now? Isn't the young lady's reputation..."

When Cheng Shiyuan heard this, her movements paused. For some reason, she suddenly thought of the young man who caught a glimpse last winter.

Mrs. Tai Fu glanced at Cheng Shiyuan, frowned and said: "It's not just her, tomorrow I will enter the palace and invite a nanny for you to teach you the rules of etiquette."

Seeing that she was still talking, Cheng Shiyuan still laughed at her, put the glass bowl on the table, got up and went to pinch her hand.

Mother Xu shook her head, "Don't worry, Young Master Lu didn't say anything, it's because he saved enough face for Miss that Madame is so angry."

Mother Xu looked at Cheng Shiyuan, who was still a little bit stunned, and sighed: "Miss, what Madam said is not wrong. Although You Ning grew up with you and has a deep relationship, compared to Feng Mian, he is not calm enough after all. Meticulous, if she can't change her temper and follows you to the general's mansion, there will definitely be a lot of trouble."

"Regarding the matter of learning etiquette, you should also prepare well. What Madam said will never be taken back."

Cheng Shiyuan nodded dully, feeling that the sky was going to collapse for a while.

(End of this chapter)