bastard returns

I'm 15 years old, it's the time when my body grows the fastest, and these shoes are changed every few months. If I don't make a few more pairs, when the time comes, your brother will have no shoes to wear, and maybe you will come to complain about your mother. Take care of your brother. "

"Xin'er won't be jealous of my brother." Ning Xiner's face turned red when Tang's poked her, "Mother, teach Xiner how to sew, I always watch my brother mending Xiner's clothes, and Xiner wants to make some by himself." A pair of new shoes for my brother."

"Girl, don't you dislike learning female celebrities the most? Why are you willing to do it for your brother?" Tang sneered again, "If you want to learn, go and get a sewing kit. Mom will teach you right now."

Ning Xiner's face was filled with joy immediately, and she jumped up and down. Tang shook her head helplessly at her back, bit off the silk thread in her mouth, and looked at the newly made soles from a distance, and nodded in satisfaction. , put it in the bamboo basket beside her, and picked up another piece of cotton cloth to continue. At this time, she heard footsteps coming from outside the door. Several maidservants came in.

Tang was taken aback, Yan quickly ignored her yard and didn't have much contact with her. The last time I came here was when I was with Liu last winter. Although I was puzzled, I still stood up immediately. Get up and salute Yan Shifu, "I have met the eldest lady."

"My sister doesn't need to be too polite." Yan smiled modestly, and looked around the yard. "My sister's place is still so clean and elegant. I think my sister's life is also leisurely on weekdays." Yan said, While walking to the stone table, looking at the copybook written by Ning Xiner, she wondered: "This calligraphy is clever. I have heard for a long time that my sister is quite proficient in poetry and books. Could it be that my sister wrote it?"

"Ma'am, that's too much. It's just Xin'er's graffiti. It can't be listed in the elegant hall." Tang's face showed panic. At this time, Ning Xiner also came out of the house with a sewing kit and saw the yard. There were so many people in the room at once, her jumping feet suddenly stopped, and her expression became a little timid, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.

"Xin'er, see your mother soon!" Tang shi reminded, before Ning Xiner bent her knees stiffly to Yan shi, and then quickly ran behind Tang shi, trying to hide.

Yan Shi didn't care about Ning Xiner's rude behavior. She sat down at the stone table slowly, picked up a piece of calligraphy that Ning Xiner had written, and said, "Xiner's handwriting is very good, but sister , everyone is a person who serves the master, and I have to remind you of some words. A woman's lack of talent is virtue. Xin'er is a daughter of a family. People gossip, and if you have this kind of free time, you should work harder on female celebrities."

"The lady taught me the lesson." Tang responded with a low eyebrow, "I will add more housekeeper Xin'er in the future."

"What did my sister say? You are her mother, and I am also her mother. As a aunt, I am naturally duty-bound to discipline this matter." Yan Shi folded her hands in front of her body, and said with a gentle smile: "Now When I came here, I wanted to bring Xin'er to live in my yard for a few days. I have already invited the most famous embroiderer Sun in Jiangzhou City into the mansion, and asked her to improve the female celebrity skills for the young lady of our mansion. After the incident with Ping Er, it is inevitable that outsiders will gossip about our lady, in order to deal with such rumors, our lady should also develop more skills and earn a reputation."

"This... to live in Da Furen's yard?" Tang couldn't help but glanced back at Ning Xiner, seeing Ning Xiner shaking her head constantly, her eyes were fixed, and she pursed her lips and said, "Xiner is still young, and her personality is also a bit naughty. If you rashly live in Da Furen's yard, you may bump into Da Furen. If it's just to learn female celebrities, it will be troublesome to move around. Why don't I send Xiner there every day when I arrive at school, and learn from her. When it's over, how about bringing her back?"

Yan stared at Tang's face for a while, then suddenly smiled, but her smile was gentle, but what she said made Tang's heart slightly chill, "Sister, I think you may have made a mistake. What I said was just to tell you my decision, not to discuss it with you."

Tang was taken aback.

"Besides, if I remember correctly, the master once said, let my sister not take a step out of the Xianglian courtyard if you have nothing to do." Yan covered her mouth lightly, "My sister has always behaved herself these years and rarely went out. If you want to send Xin'er to me every morning and pick it up at night, it will bother my sister and disobey the master, isn't my sister afraid that the master will find out and investigate?"

"I……"

"So it's settled like this. My food and clothing are better. Maybe Xin'er will stay with me for a while, and she doesn't want to come back." After Yan finished speaking, she didn't wait for Tang's response. , looked sideways at Xu's mother, Xu's mother understood, and immediately stepped forward, grabbed Ning Xin'er's arm and pulled him out from Tang's back.

"No! Mom! I'm not going! I'm not going! Woohoo..." Ning Xiner cried loudly, struggling to get rid of Xu's mother's restraint. The strong and thick old woman supported her from left to right.

"Ma'am, how could you do this!" Tang was in a hurry, and without regard to etiquette, he shouted to Yan: "Xin'er obviously doesn't want to go, how can there be such a reason to force others!"

"Of course I reasoned with you, so I made this trip in person. Otherwise, sister, do you really want me to spend all this time talking nonsense with you?" After Yan said this, she stopped talking to Tang, and Gu Zi got up and walked out the door. Mother Xu grabbed Ning Xin'er with one hand, covered her mouth with the other, and followed behind. Tang Shi was restrained by the two thick women and could only watch Ning Xin helplessly. They took Ning Xiner out of the yard crying and fussing. It was not until Ning Xiner's cries could no longer be heard that the two wives let go of Tang Shi, pushed her to the ground, and walked away.

Tang sat there paralyzed in a daze, staring blankly at the open door. After a while, two lines of clear tears flowed silently down the corners of her eyes...

080 Huyan Rogue

It's night, and a lamp is like a bean.

Ning Yuan closed the last account book, sat on a chair and meditated.

Judging from the accounts presented by Li Shuan, the contents and records are completely the same as those brought out by the Ning Mansion. Moreover, these account books are already somewhat yellowed and damp. It is obvious that they have not been touched for a long time, so they should not be forged. What's more, he came here suddenly. In such a short period of time, no one has the ability to prepare a complete set of fake accounts to show him.

Therefore, there is only one explanation, these books are real, and there is no trick, that is to say, the farm in Xianghe Town has indeed not produced grain for several years.

Ning Yuan lowered his eyes, this was beyond his expectation, he would take this opportunity to propose Xianghe Town to Ning Ruhai, not to really work and think about it, but to check on the lady details.

Others don't know about this matter, but Ning Mo told her quietly. She has secretly noticed that over the years, although the eldest lady has always pretended to be simple and virtuous, she actually lives extravagantly. Dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver, not to mention the huge cost of recuperating his son-in-law Ning Zhan, such a large amount of money has never been included in the running water of the Ning family's expenses, that is to say, the eldest lady has a fortune Unknown private money.

Ning Yuan never thought that it would be a subsidy from the eldest lady's natal family, because from the point of view of family background, the Yan family is even worse than the Liu family. , but the Yan family is just the daughter of a family in the Jianghu family. She is not considered rich or famous. Compassionate, the head of the family has the title of aristocrat who does not hurt, and it is precisely because of the accident that Yan saved Ning Ruhai's life in that battle, and later Ning Ruhai was the first to marry into the mansion. Sit in the main room.

It is impossible for the natal family to have subsidy, and there is no current account in the house. In fact, there are not many channels to continuously obtain a large amount of private money that is not noticed by others. , so Ning Yuan naturally set his sights on Xianghe Town.

The farm in Xianghe Town used to be the most lucrative private property in the Ning Mansion, but in the past few years, the work has taken a turn for the worse, and it is already very suspicious if there is no clue, and the affairs of the farm have always been handled by the Yan family. Reason, even during the period when she was usurped by the Liu family to take care of Ning Zhan, she did not entrust all these things to the Liu family, not to mention the Liu family has always been attached to her, even if she really knew something, she would definitely open her eyes. Just close your eyes and pretend you can't see.Ning Yuan suspects that if Xianghe Town is not because of lack of grain production, but because Yan's production has been withheld privately over the years, then all this will make sense.

However, the account books in front of him and what he saw and heard since he entered the town today dispelled his doubts.All kinds of facts told him that there was no food production in Xianghe Town, so where did the private deductions come from.

Ning Yuan shook his head and smiled wryly, yes, his previous thoughts were indeed too naive. The once big grain-producing town suddenly had no crops. It is impossible for Ning Ruhai to ignore it. For a big matter, too many people and things are involved, and it is impossible to keep it secret. Since nothing has been found out, there is only one result, that is, there is no such thing at all.

But if it wasn't through this method, where did Yan's extravagant money come from? Would it be possible that she would still get money?

Ning Yuan was deep in thought when Bai Tan came in with a tray, "Master, dinner is ready."

On the tray was a bowl of dull rice and a small casserole with a skinny chicken stuffed inside.Bai Tan handed the chopsticks to Ning Yuan, and complained: "What kind of shitty place is this? It's just brown rice. After asking Li Shuan for a long time, he brought out such a skinny chicken. Young master, let's make do with it. Make it clear that I will let Zhou Shi go to the small river outside to catch fish."

"There is no food here, so we have to live on the subsidy allocated by the government. There is still surplus food to feed the poultry. I am afraid that the chickens are kept by Li Guanshi to eat by himself." Ning Yuan didn't think it was strange, and he always He can endure hardships, and he doesn't care about the food, but now he is in a bad mood and doesn't have much appetite.

"Have you delivered dinner to brother Huyan?" Ning Yuan asked suddenly.

"Oh." Bai Tan half-covered his mouth, showing a surprised expression, "I forgot that Mr. Huyan is here, I'm going to prepare now!"

"Forget it, go and do something else." Ning Yuan stood up, stretched his arms, picked up the tray and said, "I'll just send mine to him, just because I don't have much appetite and want to walk around , where is the woodshed?"

The firewood room next to the side door is just a very small room built with bricks and stones against the wall. It would be too crowded for people to put a bed in it.Ning Yuan knocked on the door with the food that still smelled warm, and called out, "Brother Huyan?"

Unexpectedly, the voice that answered him came from above his head, "Here."

Ning Yuan looked up, and Huyan Yuanchen was also leaning out half of his body from the edge of the roof, beckoning to him, "I was going to find you, but you came first, there is a ladder on the other side, you go first Come up."

Ning Yuan couldn't figure out why Huyan Yuanchen always liked to run to the roof when he had nothing to do. When he climbed up the ladder that Huyan Yuanchen said, he found that Huyan Yuanchen actually used the stones he picked up from nowhere on the roof. A simple surrounding stove was set up on the ground, and a fire was lit, and several fish were roasted on the fire with wooden sticks until they were shiny.

"How can you light a fire on the woodshed!" Ning Yuan was taken aback by the situation in front of him, "What if it's going to burn!?"

"Don't worry, I put aquatic plants under it, and those aquatic plants are the most heat-resistant, so they won't burn up." Huyan Yuanchen looked at the things in Ning Yuan's hand, and said with a smile, "Did you come here specially to deliver food to me?"

"Originally yes, but now it seems that I wasted my efforts." Ning Yuan looked at the few fish that were grilled just right, "Where did you get the fish?"

"I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I went to catch it in the river not far away." Huyan Yuanchen patted the place around him, motioned for Ning Yuan to sit down, and picked up a skewer that was grilled perfectly and handed it to him, "You Try it."

Ning Yuan originally wanted to refuse, but he had no appetite, but seeing the hope in Huyan Yuanchen's eyes, he thought that it was not appropriate for people to sleep in the woodshed at night, and it would be too embarrassing for him to refuse, so he took it and smelled it first , Feeling the aroma is tangy, took another bite, he blinked in surprise, "It tastes good."

"I also discovered that the river fish here doesn't even need to add salt, so it naturally has a fragrance." Huyan Yuanchen also picked up a bunch by himself.

"Didn't you say that Xia Guo has less rivers and rivers? As a result, you can not only build boats, but also grill fish so young." Ning Yuan had no appetite at first, but Huyan Yuanchen's grilled fish is really delicious. Suddenly he actually ate a whole piece, picked up another piece, and left the food he brought aside.

"It's because Daxia doesn't have one, so when I arrive in your Great Zhou, I spend more than half of my time here." Halfway through Huyan Yuanchen's expression, he turned his head to the other side and coughed lightly. Ning Yuan saw that his throat seemed to be stuck by a fishbone, so he quickly reached out and patted his back, and said anxiously, "What's wrong? Is there a fishbone?"

Huyan Yuanchen coughed for a while, seemed to have recovered his breath, waved his hand and said, "It's just that I spoke too quickly and choked a bit." After speaking, Huyan Yuanchen looked at Ning Yuan again with a smile, "Recently, I found that Brother Ning, you care a lot about my attitude, it really makes me very happy."

It's not that I want to care about you, but that since you want to rely on me, I will always do my best as a landlord.Ning Yuan said something in his heart, but he didn't say it. Instead, he looked around and changed the subject: "By the way, I wanted to ask you before, how about your guard Yan Fei, who took you, the young master, alone? Do people abandon themselves to be happy?"

"I asked Yan Fei to do other things. Besides, even if he is here, he will have to squeeze into the woodshed with me." Huyan Yuanchen showed some flattering eyes to Ning Yuan, "Brother Ning, what happened last night I really didn't mean it, do you really want me to sleep in this firewood house that doesn't even have a bed?"

Being stared at by those slightly blue star eyes, Ning Yuan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Ning Yuan really couldn't cope with such focused eyes. When he and Sikong Xu had sex with each other in the past, Si Kong Xu would also have such Looking at him with concentrated eyes, it was like medicine to make him willing to listen to him in everything, so it was almost instinctive. Under Huyan Yuanchen's different eyes, Ning Yuan suddenly stood up without saying a word, and hurriedly walked along the road. The ladder went down again.

"Brother Ning?" Hu Yanyuanchen didn't understand why Ning Yuan had such a sudden reaction, and got up after him, and just called him, but Ning Yuan didn't turn his head, but raised his hand and shook it, signaling him not to follow, Then he almost trotted back in the direction he came from.

Huyan Yuanchen's expression calmed down. He stood tall and saw that Ning Yuan had indeed returned to the room. After closing the door, he sat down cross-legged again, with his left hand on his knee and his right hand on his chin. He began to ponder whether he had made a mistake. What words.

When he was convinced that he hadn't said anything outrageous, Huyan Yuanchen's eyes became deeper. He found that he enjoyed the time with Ning Yuan very much, and felt relaxed and happy, but Ning Yuan didn't seem to think so , although he sometimes treats people with gentle concern, there is always a slight sense of alienation, not only to himself, but also to the servants around him. Ning Yuan is surrounded by a layer of fog, which makes you want to dial I opened it to see what was going on in his mind, but I couldn't find a place to start.

But the more this happened, the more curious Huyan Yuanchen became, and the more urgent his desire to understand Ning Yuan became. This was the first time he had such curiosity and desire to be close to a person, especially if this person was still the same as himself. Same, it's a man, it's a teenager.

Thinking of this, Huyan Yuanchen pursed the corners of his mouth, as if he had made some decision, he directly used the kung fu of flying over the eaves and walls, jumped from one roof to the other, and crossed to the other side of the yard. In front of Zhou Shi who was holding a bundle of straw and going to feed the horse.

Zhou Shi was caught off guard and was taken aback.

It was already late at night, Ning Yuan finished washing, put on his nightgown, turned off the light and went to bed, forced himself to lie down with his eyes closed for a while, but he couldn't fall asleep, as if he closed his eyes, Huyan Yuanchen's pair of blue eyes would pop out , looking at him with the kind of eyes that made his heart tingle, Ning Yuan frowned more and more tightly, and couldn't help covering most of his head under the quilt.

At this time, the door of the room was pushed open, and Ning Yuan only thought that Zhou Shi had come in, but the man who came in walked all the way to the bed with his steady footsteps, took off his clothes rustlingly, and opened the door without saying a word. He took off his quilt, and then a warm body quickly squeezed up.

Ning Yuan was startled, and quickly sat up, seeing that the person who was squeezing onto his bed was Zhou Shi, and it was clearly Huyan Yuanchen who was supposed to be sleeping in the firewood room.

"Why are you here?" Ning Yuan showed an absurd expression, "Where's Zhou Shi?"

"I thought about it, and felt that I still couldn't get used to sleeping in the firewood room, so I discussed with Brother Zhou. I would teach him a few tricks on legs and feet, and then he went to sleep in the firewood room. I moved to Brother Ning's place." Huyan Yuanchen lay flat on his back beside Ning Yuan, staring at him without changing his face and heartbeat. He had obviously just taken a shower, his hair smelled damp, and he only had a navy blue shirt on his body. Underwear, the belt has not been fastened, revealing a large area of ​​wheat-colored chest and abdominal muscles.

"Even if you exchanged with Zhou Shi, there is no reason to share the same bed with me." Ning Yuan frowned.

"Brother Ning, I don't have a quilt or a mattress, do you want me to make a bed on the floor?" Hu Yanyuanchen's expression was completely unmoved, "Besides, didn't you and I sleep together last night? You look refreshed this morning, presumably because you slept well last night, obviously you don't like to squeeze with me, do you?"

"Last night it was because there was no room in the car." Ning Yuan was a little annoyed, "Besides, you and I are both men, so what a shame it is to share the same bed!"

"Brother Ruoning, you are considered inappropriate if you are a woman." Huyan Yuanchen smiled instead, "Because we are all men, we don't need so many red tape and poverty. Although I am not weak, I am by no means Those with thick backs and waists don't take up much space, so brother Ning, are you afraid that I will take advantage of you?"

Ning Yuan really didn't understand what Huyan Yuanchen's intention was, but at this moment, Huyan Yuanchen looked at him again and said: "Speaking of taking advantage, when I was unconscious in Ning Mansion last time, even such a cheap Brother Ning has taken them all, I have never thought about getting into trouble with you, Brother Ning, why are you so petty." Ning Yuan didn't understand what Huyan Yuanchen said about taking advantage at the beginning, but he saw his slender body After pointing his finger at his lips, Ning Yuan suddenly realized that his cheeks became hot inexplicably, and while stuttering, he said in an incredible tone: "You, you were awake at that time!?"

"It should be said that you woke up when you were halfway through." Huyan Yuanchen actually had an indifferent smile on his face, "Shouldn't this kind of thing be done to a woman by a man, but you, brother Ning I did it, does that count as taking advantage?"

"You're messing around with me. I saw that you couldn't drink the medicine, so I used this method of crossing the medicine!" Even though he couldn't see his face, Ning Yuan still felt that his cheeks were pierced. It quickly became popular, "What does this have to do with taking advantage!"

"No way, brother Ning, you are the first person to do this to me." Under the moonlight, the smile on Huyan Yuanchen's face became a little deliberate in Ning Yuan's eyes, "Even I A Niang has never kissed me like this before, brother Ning, you took my first time when I was unconscious, but now you don't even let me sleep on a bed, you are really heartless."

"I..." Ning Yuan wanted to refute a few words, but Huyan Yuanchen closed his eyes, making it clear that he didn't want to say any more, but the smile on his mouth remained there, obviously it was a handsome face , but in Ning Yuan's eyes, it was dazzling.

At that moment, Ning Yuan suddenly realized that the higher the family background, the better the self-cultivation. Some nobles, the princes of a country, look dignified and upright in front of others, but if they are shameless in private, It's really even more rascal than a hooligan!

Ningfu.

Ning Mo came out of Shou An Hall, her face under the veil was extremely dark, and the maid Shuixiu said beside her: "Miss, why don't we go in and persuade the old lady."

"No, I've been persuaded twice, but it's only three times. If you talk too much, you will startle the snake, and then things will be even more difficult." Ning Mo lowered his eyes, not knowing what to do next.

It has been three days since the Yan family brought Ning Xin'er into the Ruining Courtyard. Before Ning Yuan left, he entrusted his mother and younger sister to Ning Mo to take care of him. As a result, Ning Yuan had just left for a day before something like this happened. Ning Mo knew Afterwards, she was a little caught off guard. Could it be that the eldest lady is so impatient to attack the last bastard in this family?

On the day Ning Xin'er was taken away, he came to see Mrs. Shen and asked Mrs. Shen to intervene in this matter, but Ning Mo's request seemed very inexplicable to Mrs. Shen. It is very common to live in the yard for a few days. What is wrong with it? Even if Ning Xiner is young and loves to cry, it is precisely because of her young age that she loves to cry, so she needs to be disciplined more. She is a graceful lady, so Shen couldn't understand why Ning Mo was so anxious.

Especially when Mrs. Shen went to see it quietly and confirmed that Ning Xin'er was indeed studying female red with Mrs. Sun, the embroiderer, in Ruining courtyard, she felt that Ning Mo was worrying blindly, even in Mrs. Shen's eyes. I also feel that it is better for the female family members of the Ning family to be trained by the Yan family, otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not learn something shameless with a mother who was born as a prostitute.

The Shen family didn't respond, and Ning Mo also thought about going to Ning Ruhai, but changed her mind before going there. The relationship between Ning Ruhai and Tang's lineage has always been delicate, and she always suspected that Ning Xiner was not him. His daughter, before Ning Yuan showed his sharpness, he could even ignore this son, not to mention that he has been fighting with Yan's recently, so how could he be unhappy with his wife because of Ning Xin'er.

After thinking for a long time, Ning Mo shook his head, "Let's go see Aunt Tang."

The Xianglian Courtyard still maintained the appearance of the day Ning Xiner was taken away. Tang lay on the bed with a haggard face, turning a blind eye to the lotus seed soup Ning Mo handed over, and only wept silently.

Ning Mo sighed, put the porcelain bowl aside, and said in a voice of relief: "Don't worry, Auntie, I have sent someone to inquire, and everything is fine for Xin'er now. I think my mother is afraid of losing her life, so she just put her in her own place. It's just in the yard, but I won't treat her harshly."

"It's so good, why did the lady arrest Xin'er..." Tang said weakly, "I have long since fallen out of favor, and I have always kept my duty. I only hope that my two children can grow up safely, why, why Da Furen wants to do this, why... woo woo..."

Eighty-nine out of ten it was to take hostages so that Ning Yuan could use his hands to avoid them.Ning Mo thought secretly, but didn't say it out. The lady's motives are not difficult to guess at all. How could Ning Xiner, a concubine whose blood was even suspected, get in the way of the lady's affairs? She did this because of Ning Xiner There is no other reason to hold Ning Yuan hostage.

"I went to find my grandmother, but my grandmother didn't want to meddle in this matter. I also wanted my mother to come forward, but my mother has been hiding from the world for many years. If she suddenly appeared to ask for someone from the eldest lady, the eldest lady would definitely be suspicious." Ning Mo comforted Tang. Said: "I have already sent someone to send a letter to Ning Yuan. I think he will have a solution. Auntie should eat something. Otherwise, if Xin'er comes back and sees Auntie collapsed, she will be so sad."

"No, I can't tell Yuan'er." Tang raised his head, "Yuan'er loves his younger sister the most, if he finds out that something happened to Xin'er, he doesn't know how anxious he will be!" Tang's expression became panicked, and his voice gradually became louder Get up, "It's me who is useless...it's me who is useless as a mother...can't take care of my own children, and let the underage sons take care of themselves in turn, there is really no such useless mother as me in the world ..."

"Auntie, don't say that."

"I know that I am not of a high family background, so since I entered this house, I have been cautious and living in a well-behaved manner. Whether the master likes me or not, I have never intended to fight for anything, and I have never offended anyone. , I thought that as long as this continues, I will be able to comfort and live a peaceful life... Now that I think about it, am I wrong?" Tang's eyes were blurred, as if talking to Ning Mo, or talking to herself, "Yuan'er I'm still a child, but I always want to protect my sister and me, but as long as he's not in the mansion, I, a mother, can't even protect a daughter..."

Speaking of this, Tang suddenly tightened her pale lips, and her eyes gradually changed. She held Ning Mo's hand and said, "Miss Mo'er, please, please help me go to the cellar behind the bedroom to get the Two things."

It took a lot of effort for the two maids to move out from the cellar of Xianglian Courtyard a thing half a person's height. It was tightly packed, and it was impossible to tell what it was. Besides this, the maids also brought up a mahogany box from the cellar. The box was not locked. Ning Mo opened it with a flick of his hand. The moment he saw the contents of the box, Not only Ning Mo, but even the maids around him were stunned.

081 Marginal Boy

Inside the box was a bright red dress, with intricate golden threads hooked on the smooth and eye-catching fabric. It would take a lot of time for even a skilled craftsman to complete it.

Ning Mo closed the box, and asked the maids to remove the tarpaulin on the half-person-high thing, revealing a half-moon-shaped wooden carving, on which the embossed cranes were lifelike, and in the half-moon-shaped depression, there were many Ning Mo stretched out his hand to pluck the strings, and the sound from the strings was clear and pleasant, refreshing.

The servant girl Shuixiu asked curiously: "Miss, what is this, a standing violin?"

"This is a harp." Ning Mo smiled. Tang's reputation as an oiran was not in vain. In addition to being rich in poetry and literature, he is also proficient in this kind of musical instrument that few people know. It's just that since entering the Ning Mansion, Tang shi never played the piano again, and she really didn't expect that she still kept the instrument that accompanied her fame back then.

"Aunt Tang asked me to take these two things. She must have figured out something." Ning Mo smiled and said, "Ma'am, I'm afraid I'll have a headache for a while."

Ning Ruhai spent the afternoon reading in the study, when the butler came in to report that Aunt Zhuang and the eldest lady had prepared dinner in the yard, and asked him where to eat.

In fact, the butler knew that it was a waste of time to ask. Recently, it has been really evil. It stands to reason that since the third wife is gone, the youngest and most beautiful Aunt Zhuang should be the most favored one. Madam was the champion, which made the housekeeper very puzzled. Sure enough, Ning Ruhai stood up, almost without thinking, and said, "Go to Ruining Court."

The housekeeper showed such an expression, and when Ning Ruhai left the study, he followed him in a proper manner, and accompanied him to Ruining courtyard.

Just two steps away, the butler suddenly noticed someone peeping from behind the rockery by the roadside. He turned his head and saw that it was Aunt Zhuang. Apparently, Mrs. Zhuang was worried and came to investigate Ning Ruhai's movements in person. .

Mrs. Zhuang hid behind the rockery, saw Ning Ruhai walking towards the direction of Ruining Courtyard again, she couldn't help biting her silver teeth, but she was just an aunt who used to rely on Ning Ruhai's favor to fight against the third wife That's all, even though she was jealous of the eldest wife, she didn't have the guts to confront her, so she sighed dejectedly, turned around and walked in the direction she came from.

At this moment, a hollow and clear piano sound suddenly came from a distance.

The sound of the qin was extremely crisp, it was clearly coming from a distance, but it seemed to be ringing in the ear, it was like spring breeze blowing on the face, Zhuang didn't know who in Ningfu had such a superb qin Yi, over there Ning Ruhai also stopped suddenly, his calm expression showed a strange look, he turned to face the direction of the sound of the piano, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, he stopped walking towards Ruining Courtyard, but followed the sound of the piano to find it.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Zhuang was also taken aback for a moment. She cast her eyes down for a while, but she couldn't restrain her curiosity and quietly followed behind.

Across the shadows of trees in the backyard, there is a small pond not far away. There are several such ornamental ponds in the backyard of Ningfu for people to escape the heat in summer. At this time, there are two figures of women facing each other by the pond. Sitting, there is a harp erected in front of him, one is dressed in white, covered with a veil, the corners of his eyes are slightly raised, it is Ning Mo'er, while the other makes Ning Ruhai can't see clearly, he only sees that he is full of complicated clothes. She wore a gorgeous red dress, and her black hair was not in a bun, but hung softly behind her like a waterfall, reaching her waist.

Ning Ruhai came out from the shadow of the tree, rubbed his eyes unconsciously, and finally saw the side face of the woman in red clearly. She saw that her face was neatly made up, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her lips were like red vermilion, and her facial features were exquisite and beautiful. It's not as delicate and charming as a young woman, but as she gently plucks the strings with her fingers, the enchanting charm emanating from her bones is really irresistible.

"This... this is..." The butler following Ning Ruhai recognized the woman in red, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, while the Zhuang family who was hiding behind also had the expression of seeing a ghost.

Tang Yingyao?Isn't this the Aunt Tang who stays in Xianglian Courtyard all day long?

The two people by the pond didn't seem to notice anyone peeping not far away, they were still stroking the zither to themselves, looking at the qin made of ivory tied to Tang's onion-like nails as if Ning Mo was asking for advice from the Tang family. A set, accompanied by the vibration of the strings, she softly sang a ballad that Ning Ruhai was very familiar with.

"The reeds are green, and the white dew is frost. The so-called Iraqis are on the side of the water. If you go back and follow it, the road is long and obstructed. If you go back and follow it, you will be in the middle of the water..."

It is true that Tang's voice is not as good as before, but the sound of the piano is still the same. Unknowingly, Ning Ruhai seems to have been brought back by the music many years ago. The song, the heroic young general stepping on the singing and dancing sword, is the beauty of a good day that he has not seen for a long time.

"Yingyao..." Unknowingly, Ning Ruhai called out Tang's name, and the expression in her eyes, as if the Tang in front of her was not her concubine Tang, but the Fenghua Wushuang back then. The famous Jiangzhou oiran, Tang's Yingyao.She put on the golden silk red dress that she hadn't worn since she married herself, and she also wore her favorite simple hairstyle back then, which made her hear the sound of the piano that had not appeared for many years.

Following Ning Ruhai's voice, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly. Tang and Ning Mo hurriedly got up and saluted as if they had just discovered him now.

He couldn't hear the sound of the piano, Ning Ruhai's body trembled slightly, as if he just came back to his senses, seeing Tang's face saluting to him with lowered eyebrows, a few strands of black hair hanging down his well-made cheeks, his throat moved , staring for a long time without speaking.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhuang suddenly laughed to herself, and retreated along the original road. She hurried back to her residence and served her. ?”

Mrs. Zhuang said with a smile: "Of course there is a happy event. I can see that the good days are coming for that Aunt Tang who has been out of favor in our house for a long time."

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