Started to get rich after exile

Chapter 74

Ming Jiazhen's smile froze, "What did my sister say! Of course my sister didn't mean that. I am also very happy that my sister can come to hold the spring banquet."

"is it?"

Ming Lanying stared at her with a smile, staring at her with chills, and Ming Jiazhen stepped forward to hold her hand.

"My sister is new here, I must not know the sisters yet, let me introduce them one by one for my sister!"

Ming Lanying pulled out her hand indiscriminately, and smiled apologetically at Mrs. Zhang next to her, "Please Mrs. Zhang lead the way. I'll be with Seventeenth Sister."

In the past, Miss Ming and Mrs. Ye were calling on the street, but now she still has to be a sister in front of others, Ming Lanying feels that she is hypocritical.

Mrs. Zhang nodded with a smile and went back to report. Only then did Ming Jiazhen discover Hebai and Ning'er behind her and exclaimed.

"Sister, whose family does this child belong to?"

"My son." Ming Lanying pushed Ning'er in front of her, He Bai didn't want to confront Ming Jiazhen, so he turned sideways to hide, "Ning'er, please call me auntie."

"Hello, Auntie."

Ming Jiazhen was taken aback for a moment, Ning'er had just been hinted by He Bai, and she had already reached out to ask Ming Jiazhen for a meeting gift.

"When we first met, my aunt was young, beautiful and generous, right?"

Ning'er tilted her head, her big clear and innocent eyes flickered twice, reflecting the brilliance of glass, the girls who hadn't left the court were all shocked by their cuteness, and the mother's love flooded for a moment, and some offensive children's words were all over the place. Never mind.

No one spoke for her, Ming Jiazhen twitched the corners of her mouth, and with difficulty touched two gold leaves from her purse and handed them to him.

"Ning'er is so cute, Auntie has two small leaves here, give them to you."

Ning'er immediately accepted it, and smiled sweetly in front of the gold, "Thank you, auntie, she is so generous! The emperor's uncle only gave Ning'er one ingot of gold, and my aunt gave two gold leaves directly! Auntie has more money than the emperor's uncle." money!"

Ning'er's voice was clear and loud, and the atmosphere in the corridor seemed to be frozen for a moment, Ming Jiazhen's complexion instantly dropped, and Ming Lanying unconsciously covered Ning'er's mouth lightly.

"The child is still young, and his heart is so sincere. There is no scruple in children's words, there is no scruple in children's words. Seventeenth sister, don't take it seriously."

Ming Jiazhen's face changed again and again, and the sisters behind her looked at her with strange eyes.The emperor only rewarded one ingot of gold. Why did Ming Jiazhen, the daughter of an official, offer two gold leaves?

The Ming family does not do business, and has no minerals. The emperors of all dynasties have restricted the shops under the names of court officials. Even if the Ming family is the elder of the three dynasties, and the Ming boss is the first-rank prime minister, the number of shops under the name of the Ming family cannot exceed 25. .

What's more, the national treasury has not been profitable in recent years, and the emperor has a small savings due to his career. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty follow the emperor's frugality. Even Ye Juelu, the emperor's close minister, the servants in the mansion and the nursing home do not exceed Hundreds of people.

Ming Jiazhen's meeting gift was even more generous than the emperor's! ?

Ming Jiazhen's slender hands under her wide sleeves clenched into fists, "Sister, don't speak ill of me in front of Ning'er. My sister has saved these two gold leaves for many years. When I saw Ning'er today, I felt kind and heartbroken." Sheng Huanxi, Ning'er called me... Auntie, naturally I have to treat him well."

"Sister said this, it seems that I slandered you in front of Ning'er." Ming Lanying covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sister Seventeen, don't think too much, although you and I are both from the Ming family, you still won't let me I wasted my time and often brought it up in front of Ning'er, oops! I'm straight-hearted, Seventeenth Sister, don't take it seriously."

He Bai couldn't hold back the humiliation of Ming Lanying's naked humiliation, and turned around quickly, his trembling body brought along the ring pendant on his body, making a clear and crisp sound.

Ming Jiazhen's complexion immediately darkened, and her eyebrows and eyes were pulled down instantly, with a stern look that did not match her age.

Ming Lanying still smiled like a spring breeze, as if she didn't see that she was unhappy, and the little sisters around Ming Jiazhen were startled by her change, but in the blink of an eye, that chilling aura disappeared, as if they were hallucinations.

"My sister still likes to joke so much, we are a family." Ming Jiazhen took her hand affectionately and took her to the Liushang Pavilion where the water flowed, "My sister has lived in the frontier fortress these years, and it is the first time to participate in the It must be very uncomfortable to have a spring banquet, right? When I was at home, I listened to my aunt to teach my sister carefully, so that my sister can learn everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. My sister has never seen it before. Today is just an eye-opener for my sister and me!"

"Jiazhen, your sister is so powerful? Why haven't you heard of it in the capital before?"

"Yes, yes! I don't know who she is married to? How should we call her?"

Ming Lanying glanced at the little girl, she looked 12 years old, very innocent and tender.

The girls who hang out with Ming Jiazhen are not very old, and they were not present when Ming Lanying's scandal happened. Of course, the Ming family and the emperor would not publicize this kind of scandal, and occasionally a few people who knew it would not make a sound. , watching Ming Lanying's eyes wandering over her body.

Ming Lanying wondered if she should declare her family a bit imposing, and Ming Jiazhen spoke up first, "My sister was given to Commander Ye by the emperor a few years ago, and now she is Commander Ye's wife. She was in the frontier a few years ago and just returned to the capital. Soon, it’s normal for everyone not to know each other.”

The little girls who didn't know were taken aback, the frontier fortress was a bitter cold place where they were demoted and exiled, in their impression that those who could go there were not decent people, and their status was also low.

The little girls looked at Ming Lanying with tentative and wary eyes immediately, wanting to stay away, and remembering that there is only one Commander Ye in the capital, and the elders in the family have always wanted to have a relationship with Commander Ye, so they forcibly endured it. He stopped, and even looked at Ning'er without the enthusiasm he had before.

Ning'er followed Ming Lanying closely, frowned when she heard this, took a careful note of Ming Jiazhen's appearance, and went home to report to her father.

He Bai hadn't said a word all this time, and was ignored by everyone. Now he followed them unhurriedly, taking their expressions into his eyes, curling his lips in a dull way.

Anyway, the sister-in-law couldn't afford it, so He Bai hooked the Yingluo around his neck, stretched his neck, and looked for any small animals that could be used nearby for Ming Lanying.

Ming Lanying firmly grasped Ming Jiazhen's hand, and looked at her with a half-smile, "I am indeed Mrs. Ye Tongling, but how did my sister know that I am proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? My mother passed away early, and the Ming family But no one wants to take care of me. I don’t even know a few big characters, let alone such things as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Madam Ye."

"...My sister is too modest, how could my aunt not take care of you?"

Ming Jiazhen was stunned, how could this person be so shameless!Is it okay to say this in front of other people? !
The little girls who watched the fun were also silent, everyone wants face, family ugliness should not be exposed, even if they have shortcomings, they usually don't say it, this is the first time I have seen such shameless, even the face of their mother's family !
He Bai paused, the sister-in-law wanted to drag the Ming family into trouble if she wanted to lose her own reputation, and she did not forget to preserve her brother's reputation.

Seeing that she was about to speak again, Ming Jiazhen quickly tried to break free from her, but her arms were firmly held, Ming Jiazhen looked at Ming Lanying in horror and said with a smile.

"Sister, are you joking? Your sister should know whether your eldest aunt is taking care of me or not? After all, it was the third aunt who instructed me to do this!"

Ming Jiazhen's mentality was about to explode, but she still maintained a calm smile on her face, "What nonsense is my sister talking about? How can she have something to do with my mother? My sister must have been in the frontier for too long, and my memory has gone wrong. The frontier is barren and bitterly cold, it is not good for your health, I will ask my mother to send some supplements to the Commander’s Mansion, today is the spring feast, sister, enjoy it.”

After finishing speaking, he dragged Ming Lanying into the Liushang Pavilion. There was no table under the pavilion, only a curved and ingenious closed-loop water channel. There was a small lotus flower in the trickle, and a small bamboo wine cup was supported in the center of the trickle. The sides of the trickle were well arranged There are low tables and cushions.

It's just that there are some tricks in this canal, and there are two small red fishes playing happily along the water.

Ming Jiazhen involuntarily pushed Ming Lanying to a seat at the back, and Ning Er also sat behind her. Ming Jiazhen glanced at the group of sisters, and immediately several people sat beside her, surrounding Ming Lan Orioles sat down one by one.

Ming Jiazhen put one hand on Ming Lanying's shoulder and smiled affectionately, "My sister is playing for the first time, let's play a simple one, the atmosphere is warm, it's very simple, who will this wine cup stop in front of later? You have to choose one of the poems and songs, if you can do it, push the lotus flower, let the next person continue until the wine in the lotus flower is drunk, if you can’t do it, then drink.”

Ming Lanying was in a dilemma, and looked at Ming Jiazhen with condemning eyes, "Isn't my sister embarrassing me? Knowing that my sister doesn't know a lot of Chinese characters, but still letting me participate in this kind of game, if my sister wants to drink with me , even if you come, you don’t need to make excuses at this spring banquet.”

Ming Jiazhen clenched the handkerchief tightly, "How could it be? Sister, don't be modest, it's just a small game, all of you here are sisters, play as you please."

Ming Lanying curled her lips into a smile, and glanced at her playfully, "Play as you please? If that's the case, then let's play as you please. If I can't do it, girls, don't laugh at me."

Seeing her take the bait, Ming Jiazhen sat in front with confidence, "Of course not, sister don't worry."

The maid who put the wine cups on top belonged to Duke Dingguo's mansion, and she was in charge of guarding the Liushang Pavilion. Seeing that all the girls were seated, she took out the wine pot on the side and showed it to everyone.

"Hello, girls. The wine I prepared this time is the newly brewed Lihuabai. The strength of the wine is very light. Just add to the fun. I wish you all the best of luck."

The bamboo wine cup is small, just enough to take a sip. The maid gently pushed the lotus, and the lotus slid slowly along the flowing channel.

It was not difficult at first, but there were two small red fishes in the ditch. The fishes were mischievous, and their tails affected the water flow. Who would stop the lotus in front of it all depended on the mood of the fishes.

Ming Lanying saw that the two little fishes stopped and swam in front of her, she couldn't help raising her eyebrows, if nothing unexpected happened, the top priority would be hers.

The lotus flower slowly floated in front of her, and the two small fish circled around happily, and the lotus also circled in place along the water wave of the fish's tail swinging.

A girl next to Ming Lanying covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "Madam Ye is lucky, please Madam Ye start."

Ming Lanying rubbed the lark whistle hanging on her chest, "I'm going to disappoint all my sisters. I don't know how to sing or write poetry, but I only play a piccolo to my ears. I don't know if it can be used as a quick brick to attract the beauty of other sisters. ?”

Ming Jiazhen is confident that Ming Lanying is humiliating herself, and she nodded generously in agreement, "My sister will not embarrass my sister for the first time, but this is just opportunistic, this wine still has to be drunk, what will my sister say in the second round?" You have to make poems too."

"it is good."

He Bai, who was sitting at the back of the crowd, grinned and showed his big white teeth in a smile. She really didn't know what her sister-in-law's poems and songs were, but if she was asked to play the piccolo, that would be to put the knife in her hand.

Ming Lanying picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, then took out the Bailing whistle, her slender fingers fluttered over the whistle hole, and a beautiful little tune rang out.

Ming Jiazhen narrowed her eyes, she didn't expect that this village woman could really play the piccolo, but the tone was just so-so, with a rural taste that couldn't be put on the table.

If Ming Jiazhen could think so, of course the young ladies present here would also think so. When Ming Lanying's song ended, no one applauded and echoed, only a few neutral words of the scene.

It's time for Ming Jiazhen to pretend to be generous, "Sister's ditty... is really pleasant to listen to. My sister and I have two lone copies of the score. I will send someone to my sister later."

Ming Lanying was not annoyed either, the first round ended with a ditty by Ming Lanying, the maid added wine, Ming Lanying gently pushed the lotus to let it continue to flow, glanced at the small red fish in the ditch, lightly He smiled lightly.

I don't know if Ming Lanying's strength is too weak, or the water flow is too slow. In the second round, the lotus slowly stopped beside Ming Lanying, in front of the girl who was talking to her just now.

Ming Lanying looked at her with a smile, "Miss luck is not bad, I threw a brick and invited Miss Meiyu."

The little girl choked, and wrote a paragraph helplessly. Ming Lanying glanced at it, she was well-behaved, and she couldn't make mistakes. Ming Jiazhen even praised a few words to save face, and asked the girl to push the lotus.

The lotus flowed with the water again, a small red fish hid under the lotus, bubbled twice, and this time it just stopped in front of Ming Jiazhen.

Ming Lanying groaned, "It's time for my sister to shine! I heard that my sister is the number one talented woman in the capital? My sister's move must be a masterpiece!"

Ming Jiazhen was also taken aback, and immediately reacted, she covered her face shyly, covering the corners of her mouth, "Sister, don't make fun of me, it's just to show love to all the sisters, it's not very good."

Having said that, Ming Jiazhen still followed the rules and wrote a poem. Compared with the previous two ordinary bricks, her poem looked amazing, and it was no accident that she received the praise of everyone present.

The lotus continued to flow, and the leader of the second round was Ming Jiazhen.

The third round started with Ming Jiazhen, and Ming Jiazhen took a special look at the two red fishes playing in circles in front of Ming Lanying, and looked away suspiciously.

As a result, the lotus in the third round circled more than half a circle, and finally barely stopped in front of the person in front of Ming Lanying. Ming Jiazhen was still smiling, and the veil under her wide sleeves was twisted into strips.

After several rounds in succession, Ming Lanying was lucky not to receive lotus flowers, but Ming Jiazhen received more lotus flowers, doing poems and songs in turns, and Ming Jiazhen would be very angry.

(End of this chapter)