little wife

Chapter 4

Da Chen has gone through three generations since the founding of the country by Gaozu, and the current Emperor Wen is the fourth generation king.When Gaozu founded the country, Dachen experienced more than ten years of war and devastation. At that time, Empress Duanren and Gaozu cared about people's livelihood. They visited Gaozu many times in secret, reformed farm tools, and helped victims. She had a high reputation among the people. Under the leadership of the great Chen, the folk customs of Dachen were open, and women could also show their faces, go out to study and do business, and the subsequent emperors also continued the custom of Gaozu.

However, even if the folk customs were opened up again, it would not be appropriate for Ning Heng to directly invite friends to the inner hall of his sister's residence. Ning Zhenchuan on the side couldn't help but cast a reproachful glance at Ning Heng.

Fortunately, Jing Yun didn't come in, and just responded outside: "Looking at Yuanzhi's dragon and phoenix posture, you can see the demeanor of my sister."

Ning Luo froze in place, trying desperately to recall the first time she saw Jing Yun in her previous life, but she only remembered that it was in the pear blossom forest in Ning Family's Taiqing Bieyuan.That's right, even if Jing Yun followed Ning Heng back to the mansion in the previous life, she was still in a coma at that time, and the two of them did not meet.

The man who died for her in the previous life was right in front of her eyes, Ning Luo couldn't help but took two steps forward, and finally saw his appearance clearly.

Jing Yun is tall and tall, tall and straight like a pine, with a noble and elegant air, and his facial features are like carvings with knives and axes, especially his pair of eyes, which are as sharp and deep as the cold pool of Tianshan Mountain.At this time, he did not have the coldness and sternness that he had when he became Marquis Dingyun in his previous life, but he still carried the unique clarity and enthusiasm of youth.

"Brother Jing..." Ning Luo called out subconsciously. As soon as the words came out, she realized that her voice had become a little hoarse due to the ups and downs of emotions, and it was no longer clear and beautiful.

Jing Yun was startled, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a faint smile: "Sister of the Ning family."

Ning Heng walked over suspiciously: "Jiumei, how do you know his surname is Jing? Have you seen him before?"

Ning Luo's heart skipped a beat, then she pouted and said, "Brother, do you still think I'm a little girl who doesn't understand anything? Who doesn't know the capital of Ding Yunhou's son? The students in the academy almost I have to mention it several times every day, and my ears are callused."

Ning Heng laughed loudly at Jing Yun: "Yuanxi, so you are already such a household name, is it not far from the day of throwing fruit carts?"

Jing Yun smiled: "If I stand with you, I'm afraid it will be you who is thrown into the cart."

"Are we two flattering each other?" Ning Heng punched him and said with a smile, "Since Jiumei is fine, go, come to my place, let's go and learn from each other."

Jing Yun nodded, and bowed to Ning Zhenchuan and Ning Luo to say goodbye: "Uncle, Ninth Sister, Jing Yun will leave first."

Seeing that Jing Yun was about to walk out of the small courtyard, Ning Luo followed two steps subconsciously. Ning Heng thought she was reluctant to part with her, so she turned her head and comforted her: "Yuan Xi is hard to get here, I will entertain him for a while."

"I..." Ning Luo was at a loss for words, and said, "Be careful...don't hurt...you hurt your peace..."

Ning Heng was very satisfied, and patted Ning Luo's head: "Are you worried about my brother's failure? Be good, go and rest, let's have lunch together, and brother will tell you something new outside."

Ning Luo reluctantly watched their backs leave, and Ning Zhenchuan chuckled behind him: "Why did you fall down and change your sex? I have seen you two brothers and sisters bickering all the time before."

"Daddy..." Ning Luo took her father's arm and shook it coquettishly, "That's because my daughter is not sensible. My brother and my father are the closest people to my daughter. I will never be mischievous and self-willed again."

Although Ning Luo is Ning Zhenchuan's sweetheart in normal times, she seldom behaves so obediently and obediently. Ning Zhenchuan seems to have tasted honey, sweet from his mouth to his heart, but he joked on his face: "Okay, You are still acting like a baby at such a big age, let Lvsong help you tidy up, and cry like this, it’s a shame that your brother can still say the word "beauty."

Ning Luo was startled, and immediately walked into the house in three steps at a time. When she looked at the bronze mirror, she was dumbfounded: in the mirror, she saw her eyes were red and swollen, her hair was messy, and her lotus root red skirt was also dirty. After a piece, how can there be the charm of the most beautiful woman in the capital back then!No wonder... Jing Yun didn't even want to look at her more!
When Ning Luo tidied herself up again and saw that it was still early for lunch, she led Lv Song to her small warehouse of Ting Yunxuan, thinking about finding some treasures that her grandmother liked to ease her grandmother and mother. The relationship between.

Qin Xianglan is the daughter of the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, the Qin family. She grew up in rich clothes and fine food. When she married Ning Guogong, the Qin family bought her a large amount of real estate and shops as a dowry, and there were countless gold, silver and jewellery. I don't like these Adu things very much, and Ning Luo also feels that these things are tacky, and many treasures sent by her grandfather's family are not used, they are just piled up in the warehouse. After leaving home, I found out that many things under Qin Xianglan's name have long been in name but nothing real. The shops are all selling at a loss, and the treasures in the warehouse are secretly sold by some slaves, and the grandfather is also angry because of his mother. In the entire Ning Mansion, she and Ning Zhenchuan have never had any contact since then.

The things in Ning Luo's small warehouse were saved by her since she was a child. One of the two keys is kept by Lvsong, and the other is kept by Madam Tian, ​​who is one of the dowry maids brought by Qin Xianglan. Ning Luo grew up, and at the request of the old lady a year ago, Ning Luo lived alone in Ting Yunxuan. Qin Xianglan was afraid that a few maids would not be able to take care of her, so she sent Nanny Tian to take care of her daily affairs.

Nanny Tian hurried over with her little feet, and said with a smile: "Young lady, why do you come here today? Do you want something? I'll pick it up for the young lady and send it over."

Ning Luo smiled and said, "It's been a while since I've come to see my treasures, I don't know if they're covered with dust, I'll come and have a look."

Mother Tian was stunned for a moment, and said with a little displeasure: "Who is this talking about me in front of the girl? I will do my best to take care of the house for the girl, and I won't slack off at all."

Ning Luo stared at her for a long time, before her smile faded: "Nurse Tian, ​​you are overthinking, no one will say anything wrong with you, I want to find two things in the warehouse today, just open the door."

"Didn't you just wake up, girl? I'm afraid you're tired. If there's a mistake, Ma'am will blame me for not being careful enough." Tian's eyes froze, and she immediately came over to support Ning Luo, and said in a low voice. , "Madam just told me a few days ago that I should think more about the girl and serve her wholeheartedly. The people in this mansion, from top to bottom, are... oh... I really feel sorry for Madam."

Ning Luo smiled: "Nurse Tian is cautious in her words and deeds. If it gets to grandma's ears, she will think that mother is talking nonsense in front of your servants. Grandma has always been fair. Even if she is strict with mother, it is because of her deep love. All responsibility."

Nanny Tian's expression changed, and she looked away disapprovingly.

"You have been in Ning Mansion for more than ten years, and you should know the rules of Ning Mansion. Don't cause trouble for your mistress, otherwise, I am afraid that my mother and I will not be able to keep you when the time comes." Ning Luo looked at Lu Song and Zi Zi. Jing, her voice is gentle but majestic.

Lvsong and Amethyst responded in unison, and Mama Tian reluctantly responded "Yes".

"Open the door." Ning Luo said indifferently, but sighed in her heart. The four generations of the Ning family, under the management of the old lady, had strict family rules, and the servants below did not dare to make mistakes, and Qin Xianglan was born in a merchant. The distinction between superior and inferior is not strict, and most of the second bedroom's servants were brought over from Jiangnan, so it is inevitable that they are kind and lenient.The relationship between the grandmother and the mother in the previous life was so stiff, which was not unrelated to the instigation of these domestic servants.

The door was opened, but the inside was quite clean. Qin Xianglan had always doted on this daughter, and her grandfather's family would send gifts from time to time, so that this small warehouse seemed to be full of jewels.

Ning Luo looked around and said casually, "Bring me the directory and let me have a look."

Nanny Tian's expression was rather unnatural: "Just look at whichever girl you like, and it's useless to get the list."

Ning Luo frowned, looked at Nanny Tian coldly, and stretched out her hand.

Although the 14-year-old girl was still a bit immature, she had a kind of noble air without anger and prestige. Madam Tian's heart was pounding, and she had to take out the list from the drawer.

When Ning Luo took it over and saw it, her face sank. There were many alterations on the directory, and there were several handwritings on it.At that time, although she knew that there was a Diao Nu who took out the belongings in the house and sold them, she didn't know who it was, and she didn't know how Ning Zhenchuan dealt with it later. Could it be that Nanny Tian was also involved?

"What's going on?" Ning Luo asked coldly.

Mother Tian quickly replied: "Girl, we are not very literate, and we inevitably made mistakes when typing, so we corrected a few places. Lusong was there at the time, and she also corrected it."

Lu Song was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Nurse said it's okay to change it, but the servant will change it."

"Didn't you immediately rewrite a clean record?" Ning Luo asked.

Lu Song shook her head, and asked timidly, "Girl, isn't this...wrong?"

Ning Luo remained silent for a long time. Madam Tian was very experienced, and it was effortless to calculate an immature green pine.

She pondered for a moment and said: "There is nothing left or right today, so you two simply count all the things in the warehouse and make a new list, and copy the list for me."

"This...isn't it just a few corrections, is it okay?" Tian Nanny smiled apologetically.

"Come on." Ning Luo was noncommittal, and sat on the stool brought by Zijing without letting go.

It took more than an hour to do this. Excluding the alterations and cross-outs, there were 150 or 140 items in the list, but there were actually [-] items in total. Four items including a pair of Hetian jade pendants and a red gold gemstone-studded collar were missing.

Nanny Tian was sweating profusely, and swore to the sky: "Girl, I really don't know what's going on, every time I go in and out, I'm with Lu Song, and I handle things with great care. For so many years, there has never been such a mistake, I... I might as well die!"

(End of this chapter)