The Devious First-Daughter

"What, you mean the bead flower? The bead flower with the jasmine flower pinned to it?" Mrs. Tai was shocked.

"Yes, mother, take a look, is it this one?" Ning Zuan opened the small box in his hand, and a trampled bead flower appeared in front of Madam Tai. Rotten, the winter jasmine pinned on it, only a little powder and calyx left, and the original color can no longer be seen.

Mrs. Tai took the box, rummaged through it a little, and then replied with certainty: "It's the one from Sanya. You mean you found it from the door of your study?"

"The boy told me that there was a girl wearing pearl flowers, so she led him away. The girl in Luoyan Court took advantage of this time to go into the study. When I went in, I saw her rummaging around. , the unpacked books hanging on the bookshelf.”

Ning Zu'an said in a deep voice, after confirming that the flower was Ning Qingshan, he felt more and more that she had problems, and some problems that she didn't care about when she was a child were all revealed, such as the biological mother mentioned by Ning Qingshan.

"Mother, has Fan'er mentioned to you about her biological father and biological mother?"

"I didn't say that when the third girl came here, she was still young. I asked about her biological father and mother before. She said she had a headache and couldn't remember it. She never asked again after that." Mrs. Tai thought for a while, He said slowly, looked at the bead flower in his hand, and then put it aside.

"Mother, tell me... could the third girl be..." Ning Zuan hesitated to speak, with a heavy expression on his face.

Mrs. Tai was startled, her hands softened, she almost didn't have a cane, and she knocked heavily on the table beside her: "No... no, I've seen that child once, and it doesn't look like this."

At the beginning, these words were not imposing enough, and then they became more and more suspicious, with a feeling of trying to cover up, the cold wind blew outside the window, and Mrs. Tai's face turned blue.

"Mother, when you met at that time, it should be only when you were two or three years old? It must be different from when you were five or six years old. Do you feel that there is a similarity between the eyebrows and eyes?" Ning Zuan did not die. Xin, asked again, he had never seen it at the time, so now he doubts it, and he can't guess if it is.

"Impossible. If it is said, Concubine Yagui will never allow her to marry into the Third Prince's Mansion." Mrs. Tai's expression suddenly became firmer than ever before. She touched her painful hand and rubbed it lightly twice. Shoot a faint coldness.

With the character of Concubine Yagui, it is impossible for her son to marry a rebellious man and provoke the emperor's wrath, thus separating the third prince from the lofty throne.

Hearing Mrs. Tai's firm words, Ning Zu'an also hesitated: "But, if not, Fan'er is making a fuss again. She is a weak girl, what are you looking for in my study?"

"Could it be a coincidence, accident, or that this maid is not hers, and someone deliberately framed her?" Madam Tai asked uncertainly. In her private heart, she trusted Ning Qing's fan, and she looked at Ning Qing. Shan grew up from a little child to a magnificent girl, and now she is about to become the third concubine.

"Coincidence, this is too coincidental. I know my boy. He never lies. This time, it must be because of a maid who lured him away. If it was just a maid who broke in by mistake, I would I won't say anything, but what does it mean to lure the boy away?"

Ning Zu'an is no better than Mrs. Tai, he is always a man, and he sees things more rationally. After Ning Xueyan left, he asked the servant several times, and each time the answer was the same, there was no room for him not to believe it.

"Zu'an, is this matter related to the fifth girl?" Madam Tai suddenly asked.

"It's unlikely to be related to her. Mother didn't mean that she went to find a book, but you also meant." Ning Zu'an shook his head. Just now, Ning Xueyan turned around and forced herself to move in order to cover up the wound on her face. He could clearly see the lightness and cold sweat on his aching head.

Now it seems that everything that Ning Xueyan said is true, but what Ning Qingshan said is too mysterious, no matter how you look at it, you feel suspicious.

"Mrs. Tai, the third girl is here." While speaking, Nanny Qin went to the door to report. Just now when Ning Zuan came in to talk to Mrs. Tai, Nanny Qin consciously walked outside and guarded the door for them.

"Let her in." Mrs. Tai looked at Ning Zuan, sat up straight, with a faint smile on her face, Ning Zuan also picked up the teacup, wiped off the tea foam on it with the tea lid, and drank slowly He took a sip with a leisurely look.

Ning Qingshan walked in behind Nanny Qin, saw that Ning Zu'an was there, first saluted Mrs. Tai respectfully, then saluted Zu'an, and then stood in front of Mrs. Tai with a calm expression.

"What's the matter with Sanya coming here at this time? Didn't you say that you will go to Hanshan Temple to burn incense at night, so you don't want to take a break at this time?"

There is a saying in the aristocratic circles of Chu that unmarried daughters of aristocratic families often go to the monastery together after dinner the night before, and wait for the early morning to find a piece of incense and pray for their families. The safety of those daughters of aristocratic families is often escorted by those aristocratic young masters to escort their sisters to the past.

Then it's vigil and party together!

All in all, this is also a disguised way for young people to get together. The daughters of aristocratic families usually wear a lot of clothes in various aspects. It is rare for parents to have such a relaxing time. Of course, all of them are very keen on this. The temple ordered by Ci Huguohou Mansion is Hanshan Temple.

So I booked three rooms at Hanshan Temple early, and after dinner, Ning Huaiyuan would escort Ning Xueyan and Ning Qingfan to Hanshan Temple together.

"Grandmother, it's been a long time since Shan'er has burned incense with other daughters, so I came here to ask if there's been any changes in the past three years. If there's anything wrong, grandma can also teach Fan'er." Ning Qingshan is well-behaved. Standing behind Mrs. Tai, he knocked on the back for her.

"What's the difference in these few years? It's just for you young people to avoid the older ones like us and have fun." Mrs. Tai said with a smile, stretching and pulling Ning Qing to fan her. In front of her eyes, she patted the stool on one side and motioned her to sit down.

"It really hasn't changed? That's great, Fan'er wants to bring Caifen and Feilian over there this time." Ning Qingfan said happily.

These words remind Mrs. Tai that Ning Qingshan is only surrounded by a big maid, and the one who is following her now seems to be only a second-class maid.

"Third girl, is your yard still short of people? Do you want someone to send you some more? It just so happened that a few days ago, Mother Qin sent word that there are some very smart people. It just so happens that your yard There are few people here, so send a few over to pick and choose, a big maid is always too few."

The two maids before Ning Qingshan were sent by Mrs. Tai, but Feiyue died as a scapegoat, leaving only Fei Lian. Ning Qingshan will enter the palace soon, and she can bring two close-fitting maids in. If you only have a second-class maid by your side, it will make people laugh.

Ning Zu'an raised a smiling face, quietly watching their grandparents and grandchildren chatting.

"Well, thank you grandma!" Ning Qingshan didn't hesitate to refuse, she agreed after thinking about it, her eyes filled with tears, she bit her lip, lowered her head slightly, she could almost see her There was a touch of gratitude in the corner of his eyes, and his demeanor became more supple.

Seeing that Ning Qing responded with her fan, Mrs. Tai sent someone to ask Mrs. Xing to come over.

"Fan'er, did you ask someone to pick up books from my study today?" Ning Zu'an put down the teacup in his hand and asked.

"Get books? No, it's my fifth sister who heard that I got a few books from my father's study. Could there be a problem?" Ning Qing looked at Ning Zu'an with a blank face, as if she didn't know what happened. The appearance of what happened, Ning Zu'an did not let people publicize that he had dealt with the maid's matter.

"Your fifth younger sister took a few books from my father, don't you want them?" Ning Zu'an asked calmly.

"No, if I need to get it from Fifth Sister, anyway, Fifth Sister entered the palace with me." Ning Qing gently shook her head, expressing that she didn't need it.

She doesn't want to have anything to do with the "study room" now, and she avoids everything that mentions "books".

Seeing her denial, Ning Zu'an didn't ask again, instead he started chatting with her, Mrs. Tai interrupted from time to time to say a few words, seeming to be in harmony.

Not long after, Mrs. Xing came, she brought a dozen maids, and asked these maids to wait outside, and went into Mrs. Tai's room by herself, and fanned Mrs. Tai, Ning Zu'an, and Ning Qing. After seeing the ceremony, he began to compliment Mrs. Tai, making her face full of smiles.

"Mrs. Tai, I brought them this time, but they are all smart. None of them are bad. The third girl will choose some good ones with all her heart. This time is not the last time. I promise to let the third girl choose some good ones." All good."

"Last time, aren't the ones from Sanya's place all good?" Mrs. Tai asked casually with a smile.

Mrs. Xing's complexion changed slightly, and she became a little unnatural, and said a few words casually: "Last time, it was mainly for the fifth girl, and the people who were selected were specially for the fifth girl."

These words were extremely far-fetched, Mrs. Tai's face darkened: "What do you mean they are all prepared for the fifth girl?"

"Mrs. Tai, I... that's not what I mean," Mrs. Xing saw Mrs. Tai's complexion was not good, and immediately hesitated to speak, her eyes stared in panic.

Ning Zu'an snorted coldly, his face was as cold as water, and his eyes fell on Mrs. Xing like a cold sword.

Seeing that Ning Zuan and Mrs. Tai got angry together, Mrs. Xing trembled, and immediately explained to them in a hurry: "Mrs. Tai, Lord Hou, some of the maids who were sent here to pick out Miss Wu last time were originally It’s not really a big deal to prepare for entering Fifth Miss’s yard, but the person who sent those maids here specially asked me to let them come to Fifth Miss’s side.”

"Someone sent someone to the fifth girl on purpose?" Mrs. Tai was furious, she didn't expect such a thing to happen under her nose.