Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 90 An Unscrupulous Invitation (Third Watch)

Ji Wuyan was indeed awake.

I am having breakfast in the yard, together with the ancient house, the lonely wind is striding along the side.

Ziqiu came out with the washed clothes in his arms, saw Taoyao, and waved his hand, "Here you go! Have you finished your breakfast? I made your favorite scallion pancakes."

Very familiar.

Taoyao is not some maid who just bought her a few days ago.

It was indeed an orphan of unknown age, and it was indeed picked up and sold by the matchmaker. The first family who bought Taoyao was a widower whose wife died.He treats Taoyao as a child bride-in-law, beats and scolds her frequently, even intends to be obscene, beats her if she eats too much, beats her if she doesn't obey her, and beats her if she doesn't work well.Those old wounds were left at that time.

Later, taking advantage of his drunken unconsciousness, she pushed him into the frozen lake in winter.

I don't know if he is dead or not, she didn't dare to wait for him to die, so she ran away overnight.These years, even the family rarely left home, and the widower watched him very closely. When she left the village, she didn't recognize her way, and could only walk in one direction, stopping and going, eating wild fruits to eat, begging, and wandering around. Among a group of beggars.

She was "tricked" away by a bowl of white rice with two pieces of meat.

The man said that he needed a group of children to protect another child, and the process might be very hard.Tao Yao asked, can I eat enough?
She was frightened of hunger.

The man laughed and said he was full.

So she went.Hard work is nothing, ever since she can remember, which day has she not had a hard time?The toothmaid who told her that she would not have to work hard in the future sold her to a widower as a child bride. It can be seen that those who smiled and told her that she would not work hard are the ones who want to take her to the real hell.

The days to come will be really hard.But that kind of hard work can be seen in the light.

He really knows that through his own efforts, he can reach that light.

Lo and behold, she has had enough.

……

Taking the scallion pancakes that Ji Wuyan handed over, she thanked her in a low voice, with no expression on her dull face, she just thanked in a low voice and took a big bite.

Behold, here is her light.

"Eat slowly, choking with confidence." Poured her a cup of tea, Ji Wuyan propped his chin to watch her gobble it up, and smiled, "According to your temperament, it's not easy to pretend to be so cautious and timid, isn't it? "

"It's okay." After thinking for a while, he said again, "The girl doesn't look... not very smart, even if she is not very strict occasionally, it shouldn't be a problem. It's just that the girl's staff is a little small, and the servants are not very relieved."

There is only one that can be played, and it is not very reliable.

"You don't have to stop her from doing what she wants to do. As long as she doesn't go to the Library Pavilion, let her go. Find an opportunity today, and you can tell her directly that the whole house can be walked around with her, but the Library Pavilion is a forbidden area, and no one can go there on weekdays. .”

Gu Cuo shook his head and laughed, "You're just trying to lure her to the Library Pavilion."

She propped her chin with a deep smile, "My girl is not very patient, and I don't want to guess Ning Xiuyuan's purpose all the time. I will send him what he wants, but I don't know if he has the guts or the ability to do it." Take it."

Quan should be because of the obstruction between the raised hands in the teahouse that day.

Tao Yao should be, with a bit of sonorous force.

Seeing Gu Cuo, he shook his head and laughed, "You girl, I haven't seen you for half a year, and you're still so... upright. Now that you're here, relax a little bit, the old man who doesn't cultivate himself is always out of shape, and the people who have been trained are all different. It's like a stake."

Tao Yao said nothing.

The ancient house was amused.

Ji Wuyan smiled secretly, and let Taoyao go down, then laughed at the ancient house, "You know that Taoyao has always regarded him as a reborn parent, and you still make arrangements in front of her, just for fun."

"Come on, take a look, you are a good little girl, hey. It's also a trick of good fortune."

"Yeah... good fortune tricks people." Ji Wuyan smiled with lowered eyebrows, the corners of his mouth drooped as he smiled, his expression was uglier than crying, "good fortune...when did you let me go? "

……

Before lunch arrived, Xi Yu came and said that she was inviting Miss Ji to the Duke Ning's mansion for dinner.

suddenly.

Ji Wuyan couldn't figure out where Ning Xiuyuan's performance was going to be. If it was a serious invitation, he would send the invitation post one day in advance, explaining the name of the invitation, so that people could prepare in advance how to attend the appointment.If it's an unscrupulous invitation... She and Ning Xiuyuan haven't gotten to know this well yet!
When I asked Xi Yu, I didn't know anything about it. She only said that the master asked me to pick it up, and I didn't know anything about the rest.

Secretly, it seems to be plotting something wrong.

It's just that if Third Master Ning wanted to plot something wrong, he shouldn't use such a foolish way of being caught at any time and even wishing to tell the world.Finally, after thinking about it, he took a jade ruyi and a box of white jade chessboards from the warehouse, and got into the carriage.

Since he dared to invite, he dared to attend the banquet himself!

Ji Wuyan himself didn't realize that there was a bit of childish rivalry in it.

However, all the rivalries collapsed instantly when the carriage arrived at the gate of Ningguo Duke's Mansion.

The situation...was different from what she had imagined.

The nobles at the foot of the imperial city usually do not open the main entrance. Only officials go out from the main entrance when they go to court, and they usually open the side door.

It is close to lunch time, and it is reasonable to say that the court has already been dismissed, but the gate of Ningguo Palace is wide open, and the carriage is also parked at the entrance of the main entrance. There is a well-groomed and dignified woman standing under the eaves. Going down the steps, she came up to meet her, "But... Miss Ji from Fengchenju?"

Xi Yu introduced that this is the eldest young master's wife.

Just as he was about to salute, the other party put his hands together, and took Ji Wuyan's hand and walked in, with great enthusiasm, "Mother wanted to come out to greet her in person, but she was in a hurry to prepare. Mother was worried that the servants would miss something, so she had to Guard there personally. The third master is too, and I didn't say this in advance, wouldn't I have neglected the girl..."

Boo.

What the hell is Ning Xiuyuan doing?Could it be that she was tricked into coming here so that she could go to the Ji family's mansion to find out what happened?
He was slandering in his heart, but his face was calm and calm, "What about the young lady, it's because the little girl has neglected it. I came to the Ningguo mansion for dinner, and I didn't prepare anything... I wanted to ask Xi Yu, but I didn't know anything. Don't say it. If you knew that the old lady was hosting a banquet in advance, you couldn't just come like this, it's too rude."

Said that she didn't prepare anything, but Xi Yu held two boxes in her hand.The young lady is also used to seeing good things, and at a glance, she can see that the two boxes are extremely expensive wood, and the things inside are naturally even more valuable. Miss Ji...is not easy.

It's just the person that the third master likes. It's not easy for Jane to have her turn to talk. She just greeted with a smile, like a friendly sister, holding hands, "Young lady, you are welcome. But I just made some home-cooked food, please come over Just talk to relieve boredom. There will be a lot of walking around in the future."

Ji Wuyan smiled embarrassingly, she really didn't want to go around with Duke Ning's mansion.

None of the three sons of the Ning family is easy to provoke, especially Ning Xiuyuan.

(End of this chapter)