Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 96
Shen Ninghua was taken aback, she hadn't carefully remembered her appearance, maybe she was used to it every time she looked in the mirror, and when she first saw someone similar to herself, she only felt familiar, without realizing that this person resembled herself at all, But if you think about it carefully, you will understand:
"Yang Yingxue should not be like me, but like my mother."

"Like Madam?"

"Well, it turns out that when the nanny was still alive, she said that my mother and I looked six points alike." Shen Ninghua reached out to caress her face, a faint longing flashed in her eyes, it would be great if her mother was still alive.

Bai Lu was a little worried, but he didn't know what to say to comfort him.Fortunately, Hong Ling ran in to break the silence in the room and let her breathe a sigh of relief.

"Miss, the servant just went to see it, and the yard has been tidied up, it's in the Green Bamboo Pavilion."

"Ah."

In Cuizhuxuan, Xia family looked at the layout of the room, her eyes kept shining. She used to think that the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River was already staggering, but looking at it now, it is still the style of the capital.Shen Ninghua was just recognized by the emperor as a righteous daughter. The furnishings and layout here are already extremely luxurious. I really don't know how magnificent the palace should be.

Seeing the servant girl bring the tea, Bi Zhu waved them back, and then saluted Xia Jingqiu: "Madam, the Cuizhuxuan has always been in charge of the servant girl, so you and the young lady have any needs, just ask, if the servant girl does not serve you well, the Princess It's time to punish."

"Bizhu, you're welcome. I'm Ninghua's aunt, and the family doesn't have so many taboos." Xia said with a smile all over her face, "We also brought our maid and mother-in-law over, but we didn't want to disturb Ninghua by rushing here. Let them wait outside now, and when the arrangements are over, you can send someone outside to bring them in."

Bizhu moved her fingers slightly, nodded and said: "Yes, the servant girl will go down first to make arrangements."

"Okay, go get busy."

Bizhu walked out of the room, the smile on her face disappeared in an instant, and she hurriedly walked towards Rui Xitang.

"Miss, that's how it happened. The slaves just sent someone to look at it. Mrs. Xia asked the maids and wives to stay in the inn opposite the back door, and the guards didn't notice it for a while."

Shen Ninghua frowned slightly: she brought the maidservants over, and asked them to wait outside. Now, everyone in the capital probably knew that her aunt was coming to visit, and lived in the Princess's Mansion grandly.Whether the Xia family did it on purpose or not.

"Let's have a look first, Bai Ji, you send someone to bring in those maids and women, and send them directly to Cuizhuxuan, and tighten the rules of servants in the mansion. I don't want people to see the jokes about the princess mansion. .”

Bai Bao quickly agreed: "Yes, miss, the servant will go right away."

Yang Yingxue held the teacup with shadow green and cloud patterns in her hand, and looked at the blue and white twig and jade pearl incense burner in the room, her movements were a little stiff.She has always thought that she is a noble girl, and she is also sought after in Jiangnan. In the past, her words and deeds were the targets of those young ladies scrambling to imitate, but when she met Shen Ninghua, she found that she used to be like a clown, although I don't want to admit it, but she is indeed inferior to Shen Ninghua's bearing.

The Xia family was still looking around, and kept sighing: "It's really worthy of being the princess's mansion. If you change it into silver, it could kill people." Although she was born in the Xia family, her biological mother was just a maid.She herself was married off as soon as she reached Ji, and she rarely even went out to her own yard before, and she didn't see many luxurious scenes, so she is naturally very emotional now.

Yang Yingxue frowned slightly: "Mother, please sit down and have a rest."

"Okay, okay, Xue'er, you have also seen that your cousin is just a princess, and the food and supplies are so luxurious. If you can climb a branch one day, you will definitely be able to enjoy the splendor of the sky."

"Mother is talking nonsense." Yang Yingxue was a little annoyed.

Seeing that her daughter didn't listen, Xia was a little anxious: "Xue'er, do you think I brought you here just to see Shen Ninghua, my niece?"

"Isn't it?" Yang Yingxue turned her head.

"You, why are you so stupid." Xia Shi sat next to her and helped her straighten the pearl hairpin on her head, "My Xue'er is beautiful, she is no worse than Shen Ninghua. All you need is a chance In the past, in Jiangnan, I didn't agree to so many people's proposals to marry you. I just waited for this opportunity. Shen Ninghua's identity is the princess, and she goes in and out of the backyards of the major families, and even the inner court of the imperial palace. Follow her to get acquainted connections..."

Xia Shi stopped talking, and flashes of light flashed in his eyes.

Yang Yingxue was originally intelligent, so she naturally understood what she meant. She was excited but also a little apprehensive: "Mother, will my cousin be willing to take me to socialize?"

"Silly girl, now that the Xia family is gone, the eldest son of the Shen family has also lost, and Ninghua has no sisters, so it's natural to find someone to support each other at a time like this. You are her cousin, who would she look for if she doesn't look for you? Besides, Today we live in the princess's mansion, but everyone knows it. If she goes to a party and doesn't bring you, others will ask. This is your chance. "

Yang Yingxue bit her lip slightly, clenched the silk handkerchief tightly with her fingers, and nodded heavily for a while: "Well, I will definitely seize this opportunity."

"Well, this is my good daughter."

"Mother, thank you for planning so many times for me." Yang Yingxue approached Xia's arms and acted like a baby.

Xia patted her head with a smile all over her face: "You are my only daughter, who else can I do if I don't plan for you?"

Early the next morning, not long after Shen Ninghua got up, a maid outside came to report: "Princess, Miss Yang is here."

Yang Yingxue?She came so early?

"Please come in."

Yang Yingxue dressed up quite meticulously, carefully wearing pearl hairpins and step shakes on her head, which made her palm-sized cheeks stand out even more. She was wearing a light green long skirt with long sleeves embroidered with peonies, which looked very flimsy. The slender body became more and more pitifully weak: "Sister, I didn't disturb you by coming early in the morning."

Shen Ninghua was still wearing a snow-white tunic, and she was sitting in front of the dressing table and asked Bai Ping to help her with her hair. Hearing this, she turned around and smiled and said, "What did my cousin say, but I have been tired for the past two days. I can't get up today." It's a bit late, and you didn't even put on your makeup, which made you a joke, cousin."

"Where, it's just that I'm not used to the sudden change of place." Yang Yingxue responded while looking at Shen Ninghua's boudoir without any trace.

Shen Ninghua smiled: "Did you rest well last night? But the maids didn't take good care of you?"

"No, the maids are very meticulous in their service. It's just that I'm a bit obsessed with the bed, and it's hard to adapt for a while."

Bai Ping gathered the upper layer of Shen Ninghua's hair into a bun, fixed it tightly with six smaller crabapple hairpins, and then inserted the red gold step of the phoenix holding beads, letting the rest of the hair hang down behind her, It hangs down like a waterfall and combs carefully.

"Miss, do you like it?"

Shen Ninghua looked at the mirror for a while, then raised her hand to take off the flower hairpin: "Princess An Ning will come later, she has always liked the begonia flower hairpin the most, and she will definitely wear it, and it will be conflicting if I use it again."

"Yes, I almost forgot, why don't you use the pearl and jade buckle that the emperor rewarded you last time instead of the hairpin?"

"Well, not bad." Shen Ninghua thought for a while, then nodded in satisfaction.

Bai Ping quickly got up and opened the jewelry box on the table, a burst of jewels flashed out, all kinds of precious jade hairpins, step rocks, flower tines, and accessories dazzled the eyes.

Yang Yingxue just glanced at it and felt a tremor in her heart.

When Shen Ninghua finished dressing up and came out with a change of clothes, Yang Yingxue's body was a little stiff. She was dressed in a very simple way, and even looked a little plain, but there was a sense of natural decoration.On the other hand, looking at myself, I always feel a little cumbersome and unworthy of the stage.

Just at this time, a maid served breakfast.

"Cousin, let's have breakfast here together." Shen Ninghua turned her head, "Qingque, go and invite my aunt over."

"Yes, ma'am."

Yang Yingxue was a little restless, but fortunately Xia Shi came over in a short while, and there was nothing special to pay attention to during the breakfast, so she felt that she had managed to regain some face.

Not long after eating breakfast, Yang Yingxue wanted to go back to the yard, but Xia Shi stopped her.

"Ninghua, your cousin doesn't have any friends when she first came to the capital, so I need you to take care of her."

Shen Ninghua immediately understood the meaning of her words: "Don't worry, auntie, I will treat my cousin well as a landlord, just in time for Princess Anning to come, we are going to go shopping in the street, let my cousin go out with us for activities, It can be regarded as getting familiar with Kyoto."

"Okay, okay." Xia's heart was full of joy, it was really the right place to live here, the first time she met was a princess-level character, she could even imagine the scene of her daughter's prosperity in the future.

Not long after waiting, there was a notification sound at the door, and then a girl in ordinary clothes walked over quickly: "Ninghua, your courtyard is really unique, I've lived in the palace enough, I'll go there someday I beg my father, let him allow me to come and stay with you for a few days, do you agree?"

Before the people arrived, Baili Anning entered the room after Baili Anning had finished speaking. Seeing Xia Jingqiu and Yang Yingxue were slightly stunned, she turned her head and asked Shen Ninghua: "Ninghua, who are these two?"

Shen Ninghua saluted: "I have seen Her Royal Highness."

Xia's family and Yang Yingxue hurriedly saluted.

Baili Anning took Shen Ninghua's hand and refused to allow her to salute at all: "I will tell Father next time that you are still so polite. In terms of speaking, I should call you sister, you salute me and I will give you a salute." I can't bear it. You two can also live without courtesy."

Shen Ninghua did not force her to salute, and turned her head to introduce with a smile: "This is my aunt Xia, and this is my cousin Yang Yingxue, who just arrived in Kyoto yesterday and stayed with me first, and today we just happened to go out for a stroll and bring my cousin to get acquainted with each other. , Familiar with Kyoto."

Hearing this, Baili Anning's thoughts changed quickly. The Xia family only had Xia Jingyan as a concubine, and this aunt seemed to be a concubine who escaped a catastrophe.Moreover, after arriving in the capital, she didn't even have a place to live, so she didn't have a big background, and besides living in the Princess's Mansion, Ninghua had to be entertained. I'm afraid she wanted to use her name to see the world. Good to be able to catch a wealthy son-in-law.

I was thinking in my heart, but I couldn't see the slightest clue on my face: "Well, just right, let's go for a walk together. My second brother has nothing to do today, and he came here to be our driver. He didn't even need to bring a guard."

The princess' second brother?Your Highness the Second Prince!
(End of this chapter)