Ruanjiaobao was forced to marry by Lord Hou again

Chapter 23 No.20 Sanjing Hetang has a guest

During the Spring Festival, all the big and small shops on the four major long streets in the capital were closed, leaving only pedestrians and carriages coming and going to visit relatives' homes.

There were also quite a few people visiting Ningbeihou's Mansion. The male guests had a drink and chat with Shen Zhan and Shen Congwen in the outer courtyard of the Four Seasons Hall, while the female guests were greeted by Qin Mingyu and Mrs. Zhao.

In just one morning, the threshold of Ningbei Hou's Mansion was almost broken.Jinghe Hall, which has never liked to welcome guests, had two guests sitting in the main room early this morning.

Ye Lingwu stood in the courtyard and took a look from a distance, then asked Rongxiu casually and curiously, only then did she realize that she was the old lady of the Wang family who she and Mrs. Shen had known since they were young.

Because someone in the family was promoted last month, the youngest and the youngest in the family moved to the capital from Yuecheng.

Ye Lingwu, who couldn't find a chance to serve her in Mrs. Shen's house, saw a rare visit from an old friend, so she simply boiled a pot of good tea and brought it in herself.

As soon as she entered the front hall, Ye Lingwu called out with a smile: "Hello, old lady, this is the newly brewed Xueqian Longjing, please try it."

The old lady of the Wang family raised her head, looked at the girl with picturesque eyebrows, and said with a wrinkled smile, "Oh, the maids of the Hou Mansion are different from ordinary people. The little girl is so beautiful, what's her name?"

The old lady of the Wang family spoke Mandarin with an accent, which sounded awkward and funny.

Ye Lingwu was taken aback, and answered slowly.But Rongxiu said: "The old lady is wrong. This is Miss Lingwu, not a maid, but a girl raised under Mrs. Shen's lap."

The old lady of the Wang family laughed even more happily, and said, "Oh, look at my mouth, yes, Miss Lingwu is well dressed, how can she be a maid. By the way, how old are you?"

Ye Lingwu smiled and said, "It's only a few months before I reach the end."

Hearing this, the old lady of the Wang family's face obviously flashed a moment of disappointment, and then smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't reach Ji, you will see more in the future, Uncle Qi, I haven't seen this sister Lingwu yet."

Sitting next to the old lady of the Wang family was a man in a white cloak, about 17 years old, with a clean appearance and a bookish atmosphere.

Wang Qibo stood up, spoke fluent Mandarin, cupped his hands a little shyly and said: "I've met Sister Lingwu."

Ye Lingwu pursed her lips and smiled, and kissed him lightly.

The old lady of the Wang family said without hesitation: "Uncle Qi, you see that sister Lingwu is so handsome, I am afraid that the threshold for marriage proposal next year will be broken?"

Uncle Wang glared at the old lady, and said, "Grandmother, sister Lingwu is still young, so stop teasing her."

After finishing speaking, Wang Qibo made a literati bow to Ye Lingwu again, and said with a smile: "Sister Ye, don't blame me, my grandmother is used to speaking bluntly."

Ye Lingwu shook her head with a smile, and was about to speak when she saw Tanchun and Jiang Lanshu helping Mrs. Shen come in.

"Sister Jiang! Long time no see, don't come here without any problems!" The old lady of the Wang family stood up excitedly, and walked towards old lady Shen like a gust of wind.

Tanchun covered his mouth and laughed when he heard the old lady of the Wang family's crappy official language.Jiang Lanshu kept the etiquette, instead of smiling, she turned her head and scratched her eyes to give a warning.

The old lady Shen said happily: "No problem, I heard that the juniors in Wang's family are promising, and I was promoted to Beijing last month. I am very happy, old lady. No, this is not waiting for you to have a housewarming banquet, so I wrote an invitation card to invite you to come to the house." Let's talk about it."

"Yes, yes, I was planning to invite you to the housewarming banquet in a few days, but who knew that you sent the post first!" The old lady of the Wang family seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and said, "Uncle Qi, Why don't you come to see Mrs. Hou soon?"

Uncle Wang stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "Uncle Qi pays his respects to the old lady."

Old Mrs. Shen looked the man up and down, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Your grandson is quite handsome."

The old lady of the Wang family said proudly and cheerfully: "That's not true, my grandson is just like his brother, and he will definitely be promising in the future!"

The two elders are talking about the old days, and there is nothing wrong with the girls.Nanny Xuan gave her a wink, and the girls immediately found an excuse to back off, but Mrs. Shen called Jiang Lanshu back.

Ye Lingwu and Tanchun went out of the house side by side. At noon, they walked along the corridor to the small kitchen.

As they drifted away, Tanchun finally said, "It seems that Sister Lan Shu's marriage is about to be settled."

Ye Lingwu frowned and said, "How does Sister Tanchun know?"

"Miss Lingwu, didn't you see it just now? The old lady of the Wang family brought her grandson here today. If the usual old friends meet again, why bring a junior from the family?"

As he said that, Tanchun couldn't help sneering a few times, and said: "How different is it for me to be a Lanshu girl? Isn't it just that the old lady found a low-profile family. Maybe Miss Lingwu doesn't know it yet. Miss Lanshu admires her in her heart. It's about our Lord Marquis."

Ye Lingwu was surprised, but said nothing.

Shen Zhan has outstanding appearance, extraordinary ability and high family background, and there are countless people who admire him.

It's just that she suddenly remembered what Jiang Lanshu said that night, and seeing Tanchun's mocking smile now, her heart tightened, wondering if Tanchun would have the same expression when talking about her family background in front of other female envoys.

"Sister Tanchun, please don't talk about her. Let's not talk about whether the Wang family's visit today has other intentions. The Wang family can move the whole family to the capital to work. That is the future. Those who look down on people are probably short-sighted."

Ye Lingwu's tone was light, but revealed a sense of majesty, especially the last sentence, every word was heartbreaking.

Tanchun's face turned pale, and he blurted out angrily: "It's just a sixth-rank court official, and he will be the eldest son of the Wang family in the future. I think the second brother of the Wang family looks stupid. Is it possible that he will be more capable than his elder brother in the future? "

"Tanchun!" Rongxiu called her seriously.

"Let's just see if you have the ability or not, but you, sister Tanchun," Ye Lingwu said with a serious face, "You have to check your identity before chewing people's tongue behind your back. If you are not the second elder brother of the Wang family, then what is your status?"

Tan Chun blushed, flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked back.

Rongxiu turned her head to look at the direction Tanchun left, paused for a while before asking, "What's the matter today, girl, why are you so angry?"

Ye Lingwu lowered her eyes slowly, and her tone softened: "I'm not angry, I just want to warn Sister Tanchun, she is the first-class envoy of Jinghetang, and her words are the old lady's words in the eyes of outsiders. Although she is not at fault so far, if she continues like this, it is inevitable that her words and deeds will be tainted with disasters in the future."

Rongxiu nodded thoughtfully, probably thinking that what Ye Lingwu said was reasonable.

(End of this chapter)