Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 152

On the second day of Chou, Jingning was woken up by Bihua while she was still asleep.

Jing Ning poked his head out of the bed curtain and looked out the window, but it was still dark outside the window, and he couldn't see his fingers.

Rubbing his slightly aching head, Jing Ning asked, "What time is it now, is the weather bad outside?"

"Miss Hui, it's about to enter the fifth watch." Bihua replied while pulling up the curtain of the bed, "The weather outside is not very good. It has been drizzling since the third watch."

Before entering the fifth watch, Jing Ning frowned, "Why is it so early today, but what's the rush?"

While helping Jing Ning get dressed, Bihua replied, "It was the old lady who sent a maid over after the young lady went to bed last night. She said that the old lady Li came in a hurry yesterday, and the master was also busy, and the whole family hadn't had a good meal together yet. meal……"

"So I decided to go to my grandmother's for breakfast this morning? But it's still early? And why didn't you prepare the dust-cleaning feast at noon?" Before Bihua finished speaking, Jing Ning took the words.

"The old lady said to have breakfast in advance, so as not to delay the master's morning court. As for the dust-cleaning banquet." Bihua paused slightly.

"Wen Xing and I also found it strange, so we went to inquire about it. I heard from the maid in the old lady's courtyard that the old lady planned to hold a dust-cleaning banquet for Mrs. Li at noon, but Mrs. Li refused. There are entertainments, the master is busy with business, so don't delay, and said that the family is not polite, and there is no need for a special cleaning banquet. After some discussion, the old lady decided last night to go to the main courtyard for dinner this morning."

Seeing Jing Ning's slightly pale face, Bi Hua felt distressed, "Miss, stay on for a while, if you're really sleepy, we'll go back to the hospital to catch up on sleep after breakfast."

Jing Ning shook his head, "I thought too much yesterday and didn't have a good rest. It's okay. Make up for sleep? Heh, I'm afraid I'm going to stay with the old lady all day today."

"Ah?" Hearing what Jing Ning said, Bi Hua was very surprised, "Why did Miss say that? But what happened? Even if the old lady doesn't let her go in the morning, she should let them go back to the various courtyards in the afternoon."

Jing Ning didn't explain why, but his eyes were deep.

Just at the right time, Wen Xing came in with warm water, "Miss, wash up quickly, I just heard from the maid who went to ask for water in the old lady's courtyard that the cousin went to the old lady early, saying that she wanted to be filial." , to wait for the old lady to get up."

Before waiting for others to say anything, Wen Xing said angrily again, "Really, I just came here yesterday, and today I went so close to please the old lady. Miss, she must want to compete with you. Seeing her like yesterday, there is nothing good In my heart, I don't know how arrogant it would be if I got the old lady's favor. Miss, wash up and dress up quickly, we will go to the old lady's courtyard earlier."

"Pfft." Looking at Wen Xing's puffy look, Jing Ning looked indifferent, "It's better to let me sleep for another quarter of an hour if she wants to please her, and it's just a few days. It's just that the old lady will give you more gold and silver jewelry." But what Jing Ning didn't expect was that Li Ziyue's stay here was not just a few days.

Jing Ning stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water, "Wen Xing, go change the basin of cold water."

"Miss? The weather in early autumn is no better than midsummer. It's still cool in the morning and evening. Besides, it's still early in the morning, and it's still raining outside, so it's even colder. Miss, wash with warm water." disapproval.

Bihua also echoed from the side, "Yes, miss. One autumn rain and one cold. It doesn't have to be midsummer today, so it's better for miss to use less cold water."

Looking at the two caring maids, Jing Ning smiled and said, "It's better to use cold water to wake me up, use cold water to clear my mind, Wen Xing, go and change the basin of cold water. Bi Hua, go and make me a cup of bitter tea, The more bitter the better."

Although the two of them were full of disapproval, they still prepared obediently as they said.

As expected, the mid-autumn festival was approaching, Jing Ning dipped his hands in the cold water, and felt a little bit of coolness swimming on the surface of the skin.Jing Ning didn't use the handkerchief, and directly washed it with a handful of water. The cold water stimulated his cheeks, which made Jing Ning tremble, and suddenly felt a lot more awake.

Let Wen Xing simply comb his hair in a bun, put on the jewelry he should wear, and use light makeup to cover up his pale face.Jing Ning took the bitter tea brewed by Bi Hua and drank it all in one gulp.

If it is said that the cold water only stimulates the skin, then this strong bitter tea first stimulates the sense of taste and then stimulates the nerves throughout the body.

Drinking the bitter tea, Jing Ning's expression was slightly painful and ferocious. Wen Xing looked distressed for a while, and blamed Mrs. Li and Li Ziyue in his heart. If they hadn't come, the lady wouldn't have had to work so hard to run away so early Go to the main courtyard for dinner.

After drinking the bitter tea, Jing Ning instantly felt sober again.

Putting on the cloak that Bi Hua handed over, Jing Ning went to the eaves and reached out to catch a few drops of rain. Seeing the rain dripping from between his fingers, Jing Ning sighed. under the umbrella.

Because it was still early and it was raining, there were two servant girls waiting to lead the way with lanterns.Jing Ning was silent all the way, first went to the old lady's courtyard.

But before entering the house at the door, Jing Ning heard Li's joking voice, "Hey, Auntie, you are really lucky. Seeing the three big girls, each prettier than the other, they rushed to serve you what."

Jing Ning raised his eyebrows, but Li's eyes were sharp.Walking quickly into the house, Jing Ning saluted one by one.

The old lady waved her to get up, and replied with a smile, "This is the glory of Ziyue girl, usually, how can I see them so active and come so early. It's still your Ziyue who is filial, such a big girl You have come to serve me early, you really have a heart.”

Ziyue's eyes were full of complacency, but she said modestly, "Ziyue usually doesn't come to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and thinking of coming here, she must take good care of my aunt, auntie, don't dislike Ziyue's clumsiness!"

"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it!" The old lady smiled and patted Li Ziyue's hand affectionately.

Li Ziyue laughed even more, "As long as my aunt doesn't dislike her, then Ziyue will come to the prime minister's mansion to serve my aunt."

Jing Ning sneered in his heart, it turned out that he had taken a fancy to the Prime Minister's Mansion.No wonder Li Ziyue came to show her hospitality so early.

In a blink of an eye, he looked at Zheng Xiuning on the right of the old lady.

At this time, Zheng Xiuning's eyes were full of resentment, but this time, most of the resentment in Zheng Xiuning's eyes was directed at Li Ziyue.That's right, Zheng Xiuning originally planned to play pity to win the old lady's love and pity, but when Li Ziyue came, he took away all the pity Zheng Xiuning could have received.

The reward that should have belonged to her was given to Li Ziyue by the old lady. Not to mention, the old lady even compared Li Ziyue's obedience with hers, every sentence revealed that the old lady was dissatisfied with Zheng Xiuning.Zheng Xiuning was submissive on the face, but in his heart he cursed Li Ziyue's hypocrisy.

What made Jing Ning even more amusing was that although Zheng Xiuning was well-dressed, his hair was still slightly disheveled, and the hairpin on his head didn't match the overall look. It was obvious that Zheng Xiuning must have heard it. The news, dressed in a hurry, came in a hurry.

"Okay, it's already five o'clock, and it's getting late, let's go to dinner first, don't delay the morning banquet." The old lady said, and with the support of Zheng Xiuning and Li Ziyue, she went to the main courtyard go.

(End of this chapter)