Farmhouse with a little field

Chapter 497 Song Lian
"Girlfriend?" Princess Yuping was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't understand the meaning of the word.

"It refers to close friends in the boudoir, who are closer than friends and can share a lot of little secrets," Han Duyue explained with a smile, his voice became much lighter, "I just want to say, now I want to treat the princess as a very close friend. From the perspective of my friends, there is no other meaning."

Princess Yuping smiled slightly, but the corners of her mouth seemed a bit bitter: "Xiaoyue, you may not know that at this age, I have never had any friends, let alone girlfriends."

"Actually, I'm pretty much the same. I only have a few friends who have a good time." Han Duyue couldn't say any words of comfort. He has been here for many years, but Han Duyue really doesn't have many friends.

"Then I should feel very honored." Princess Yuping's attitude didn't change much, but seemed a little softer, "I've been on the road these days, and I must be tired, so I won't disturb your rest. .”

Han Duyue thought for a while, and couldn't help asking a question that she never dared to ask before: "Princess, can I go find Song Ning while I'm in the capital?"

"If you want to go, just go. You don't have to worry about anything." Princess Yuping knew where Song Ning was staying, so she was not surprised by Han Duyue's question, on the contrary, she was very indifferent.

Han Duyue smiled happily and narrowed her eyes: "Then thank you Princess."

"You should have a good rest. If you have anything to do, just tell Yulan directly." Princess Yuping laughed and got up and left.

At this time, Han Duyue became more and more convinced that Princess Yuping really regarded her as a friend, otherwise she would not have kept her personal maid Yulan with her, and then thought of how she treated a gentleman with the heart of a villain before. The thought of the belly suddenly felt very embarrassed.

"The reason why I arranged for Yulan to come here was actually her own proposal," Princess Yuping explained with a smile as if seeing Han Duyue's thoughts, and said with a chuckle, "It's probably because you didn't care what you did at the beginning." I haven't forgotten anything about them, and I probably felt that at that time, Xiaoyue, you look a little different from others."

Han Duyue recalled the scene when he first met Princess Yuping, and couldn't help but smile.

On Han Duyue's side, she successfully established a friendship with Princess Yuping, but what happened to Song Ning's side was not so pleasant.

Speaking of which, Song Ning and her elder brother Song Lian haven't seen each other for several years, and the brotherhood in the past is not that deep, so they can't really be called good brothers.

If you have to say that there is an inevitable connection between the two, apart from the blood relationship, there is only money exchange.

Song Lian is a scholar, knowledgeable, and a high school champion. It sounds like he is very powerful, but in the officialdom, it is not easy to be smooth all the way through knowledge.

Being an official is always necessary to socialize, and it is inevitable to establish a good relationship with your colleagues, especially if you want to climb up, you must establish a relationship with your boss. Naturally, one thing is indispensable for all kinds of entertainment, and that is money.

Song Lian is talented but doesn't have so much silver, while Song Ning is a very successful businessman who doesn't study, and has countless silver in his hands, so the eyes of the whole family fell on Song Ning.

Although Song Ning didn't have any affection for his family, as a member of the Song family, he couldn't really care about anything, and he did his best for Song Lian's affairs, and the money spent on Song Lian was at least 5000 taels every year.

5000 taels may sound like a lot, but in a place like the capital, it would cost hundreds of taels of silver to treat a boss to a meal.

Especially in the last two years, Song Lian has finally climbed up a little bit, and there are a lot more places to spend money. 5000 taels of silver can only be enough for him, so he thought Ask Song Ning to pay more money.

It's just that, as an elder brother, he wants to ask his own younger brother for money, especially since his relationship with this younger brother is not close yet, this matter is a bit embarrassing for Song Lian who is a scholar.

So Song Lian wrote a letter to his mother, wanting her to hint in front of Song Ning, so that Song Ning would take the initiative to bring up this matter, which is considered a good thing for brotherhood.

But I don't know what happened in the family. Regarding my request, my mother, who has always favored me, wrote a letter to reject her. She also said that the current situation of the family is very difficult, and she can't help.

This matter made Song Lian very puzzled, so he wrote another letter to inquire about the situation, but it took at least half a month to send the letter from the capital to the prefecture, and it would take at least half a month to send it back after writing the letter there. It will take a month, no matter how anxious he is, he can only wait.

It was during this waiting process that Song Lian learned from a friend in the Ministry of Rites that his own brother was coming to the capital to attend the princess's wedding.

It stands to reason that it is not Song Lian's turn to take care of this kind of matter, and the Ministry of Rites should not take the initiative to mention it to Song Lian. The main reason is that Song Ning, a guest, was not on the invitation list, but was specially invited by the princess later, and then added to the list. middle.

Being personally invited by Princess Yuping is no small matter. The people from the Ministry of Rituals made a special trip to investigate Song Ning's background. After many inquiries, they finally set their sights on Song Ning's elder brother Song Lian.

It's not to blame these people for making such speculations. After all, Song Ning is just a businessman in identity, and in the eyes of these officials, she can't be considered elegant at all, and the only thing that makes everyone think that the invitation is related to it is Song Ning. Lian, the elder brother who is an official in the capital.

So the reason why Song Ning was invited was because Song Lian was proud of his officialdom and was appreciated by Princess Yuping?

Driven by this kind of thinking, the people from the Ministry of Rites made a special trip to say hello to Song Lian. Their purpose was to inquire about the news, and by the way, they got close to Song Lian, but who knew that the other party only showed a dazed face , and nothing else was said.

After Song Lian heard the news, he was really surprised, but he thought that since his younger brother was going to come to the capital, and he happened to be planning on this younger brother, he might as well take the opportunity to get along, so that he could open his mouth when the time comes.

Thinking of this, Song Lian immediately wrote a letter to Song Ning, but when the letter was finished, he realized that he hadn't had any correspondence with this brother for a long time, and at this moment, he didn't know where to send the letter.

In addition, there is not much time left for the marriage of Princess Yuping. If this letter is sent through the previous method, it is unknown when it will be transferred to Song Ning's hands, so after much deliberation, Song Lian finally decided to boldly send the letter to Princess Yuping, and asked the other party to help deliver the letter to Song Ning.

The reason why Song Lian did this was naturally another reason. He wanted to use this incident to test Princess Yuping's attitude towards Song Ning.

As a high-ranking princess, it is impossible for Princess Yuping to invite Song Ning to her marriage for no reason, but Song Lian also knows that this matter has nothing to do with him, so he really wants to know what Princess Yuping did for For what reason, such a decision was made.

And the result of this incident also surprised Song Lian. Although Princess Yuping didn't see him, she readily agreed to help deliver the letter to Song Ning.

Song Lian was naturally more curious about this, but right now he couldn't gain anything else from Princess Yuping, so he could only wait patiently for Song Ning's arrival, so as to ask his younger brother what happened.

So after learning that Song Ning had arrived in the capital and came to his residence, Song Lian immediately left other things behind and rushed over.

"Brother." Song Ning put down her teacup and stood up with a calm expression.

Compared with his indifference, Song Lian was very enthusiastic: "The third brother is finally here. The third brother must be very tired after a long journey, right? I have prepared the room for you, you can wait a while Take a hot bath and have a good rest."

The reason why Song Lian showed such enthusiasm was not because of the silver. Although the silver is important, it is not enough to make Song Lian lose face. The reason why he is so is entirely because of Princess Yuping.

Like those in the Ministry of Rites, Song Lian also attached great importance to this invitation event, and even began to think about how to bring more benefits to himself through this event.

"Thank you big brother for making such a thoughtful arrangement." Song Ning vaguely guessed something in her heart, but she didn't show it.

After the two sat down, Song Lian first cared about the family affairs as an elder brother, and also cared about Song Ning's business symbolically. A lot of detail stuff.

While talking, Song Lian asked about this incident: "Third brother, speaking of the marriage of Princess Yuping, even I was not invited, but you were personally invited by the princess. It really raised the face of our Song family."

Although Princess Yuping's marriage, no matter how big or small the officials are, will carefully prepare gifts and send them to congratulate, but not everyone is lucky enough to be invited, especially the invitation personally issued by Princess Yuping.

Song Ning pursed her lips, thinking in her heart that it was true, but she still had a calm look on her face: "I'm not afraid of elder brother's jokes. I was actually invited by the princess because of Xiaoyue."

"Xiaoyue? You mean...that peasant girl whom the Holy Majesty bestowed on you?" Song Lian can be said to be completely indifferent to Song Ning's matter, but he still knows about the marriage from the Holy Majesty, and because the other party At that time, he was ridiculed openly and secretly by many colleagues.

So when mentioning Han Duyue, Song Lian's tone sank slightly, obviously he didn't like this sister-in-law, although the marriage was arranged by the Holy One himself.

Song Ning's expression also became a little unhappy because of Song Lian's words, he corrected: "Brother, Xiaoyue is my fiancee, your sister-in-law, you can call her by her name directly, not a peasant girl. "

(End of this chapter)