bastard returns

He greeted them at the door and led them into the temple in a long line.

Shen's old lady would come to Lingxu Temple every month to pray for blessings when she was free on weekdays, so Ning Ruhai personally helped her, and walked in the front with her familiarity.There were also many people who came to worship in the front yard of the temple. Seeing such a large group of people, it must be some high-ranking official who came to offer incense, so they all stood aside as if they were novelty.

Yan Shi originally followed Ning Ruhai's side step by step, but now she quietly fell behind a few steps, and then whispered to Mama Xu beside her: "Did you give the things to Mama Shu?"

"Don't worry, Madam, I've handed it over to her." Mother Xu replied, "I see that Mama Shu is very timid, Madam Shu respects both kindness and power, she dare not disobey."

"Hmph, it takes such a cowardly stranger to hold her down, so don't worry." Shi Yan slightly tilted her head, stretched out half a finger to wipe the sweat from her cheeks, Madam Xu understood, Immediately, he took out a small mirror from his sleeve robe, looked at a face in the mirror that was a little pale by the sun, and said bluntly: "Incense is burning everywhere in the temple, and the sun is also poisonous. Look at my makeup. Flowers, do you have any rouge there?"

"I came out in a hurry today, and I didn't prepare..." Xu's mother was talking, when she suddenly thought of something, she touched her bosom, and after a while, she really took out a box of rouge. The rouge box was exquisite and beautiful. There was even a hollowed-out pattern carved on it, and when the box cover was opened, the rouge inside was as bright red as blood, and it also had a unique fragrance, which made Yan Shi very surprised, and said: "This rouge is so unique, and it's not what I'm used to. Where did you get it?"

"Ma'am, don't blame your slaves." Madam Xu laughed, "When I went to deliver things to Mama Shu this morning, I saw that the rouge she used didn't look like ordinary products, even a servant mother like her deserves such a good one." The servants brought the things, and they wanted to dedicate them to Madam earlier, but they forgot when they got busy."

Yan Shi took a deep look at Xu's mother, which made her feel weak in her heart. After a long while, Yan Shi turned her eyes away, took the box of rouge, and only slightly wiped it on the face, which made the makeup on the whole face more and more beautiful. Delicate and charming, it seems that the whole person is much younger.

In order to grasp Ning Ruhai's favor, Yan Shi has always attached great importance to her makeup. Seeing that the rouge works so well, she couldn't help but put on some more, looked left and right in the mirror, and only put it down when she was satisfied.

At this time, Ning Ruhai had already helped Shen Shi into the Great Hall of Great Heroes. Lingxu Temple is a large temple, and the hall was built extremely spacious. A three-foot-tall golden Buddha stood in the middle, surrounded by incense candles, and the hall was also filled with people. There was a strong scent of sandalwood, and the group lined up in order according to their seniority. Ning Ruhai was the first to receive the fragrance from the monk, and after three prostrations to the Buddha, he helped Mrs. Shen, who recited Amitabha, She also took the burning incense from the novice monk, but just as she bent down, the burning incense in her hand broke in two with a crack, and fell on the stone floor in front of the futon.

Although the movement was small, it shocked everyone in the hall. Shen stared blankly at the half of the incense handle left in her hand, then stretched out her hand in a panic, and Mother Luo immediately held her hand knowingly. Standing up, the sign of breaking the incense means that the Buddha is unwilling to accept his incense, which is very ominous!

"Well, why is this?" It was the first time that Shen Shi had encountered such a thing for many years. Her expression was anxious and her heart was terrified, so she could only ask Ning Ruhai next to her for help.

"Don't be impatient, old lady, it's just a coincidence." Seeing Shen's flustered look, Ning Ruhai hastily comforted her, and at the same time asked the novice to bring three incense sticks. It was just a coincidence, after receiving the three new incense sticks, she knelt down again, but this time before she kowtowed, the incense was cut in half in front of everyone.

Not to mention Shen Shi, even Ning Ruhai and the people who watched the scene turned blue on their faces, and Shen Shi's eyes were straightened, and he opened his mouth, but didn't even say a word. come out.

"The Buddha didn't want to accept their incense, maybe these people did something wrong."

"Who knows, anyway, these officials don't have a lot of shameful things. There is an old saying that doesn't say that, the wicked will not accept the incense."

"I can't even respect the incense, what are you doing here? If it were me, I would slap my ass and leave. Do you still want to stay here and lose face?"

The comments of the surrounding people rushed into Shen's ears and eyes, and Shen's eyelids twitched. How could such a noble person like her stand such a face-to-face discussion, and she was almost angry. Suddenly, Shen Shi heard Xu's mother whispering to Yan's not far away, "I have heard of this before." She immediately fixed her eyes, pointed to Xu's mother and said, "Come here!"

Xu's mother seemed to be taken aback, and walked up to Shen's with a little anxiety, and gave a blessing, "I have seen the old lady."

"Tell me, you've heard of this kind of thing, haven't you? What kind of sign is this?" Shen was already anxious, and her finger was about to poke the tip of Xu's mother's nose. Xu's mother knelt down in fear, "Old man Forgive me, slaves, slaves also heard rumors from other places, saying that if the gods and Buddhas were not allowed to burn incense, they should have been impacted by blood. Maybe there was something bloody in this temple that offended the gods. Buddha, that's why gods and Buddhas are angry, so..." At this point, Mother Xu seemed to be terrified and stopped talking.

But just these are enough for Shen to understand the mystery, the smell of blood?Because they were going to come to offer incense today, everyone in the Ning Mansion was required to fast since last night, and they were not contaminated by meat, so where did the smell of blood come from? Could it be that someone ignored her order and committed murder without authorization?

094 Divine Bird Psychic

"Who! Who in the world is contaminated with something that disrespects the Buddha!" ​​Shen turned her head and shouted at the people behind her, but everyone else looked at me and I looked at you, and lowered their heads and did not speak.

Even if this kind of thing happened, it is impossible to admit it. Shen Shi is now in a rage, whoever has the guts to touch the old lady's mold, even if she is not punished, will definitely leave a bad impression on the old lady.

Yan cast a vague glance at Ning Yuan in the crowd, and suddenly said: "Madam, if there is really something in this temple that is not from the Buddha, my daughter-in-law may have a way to try it out."

Shen immediately said: "What method?"

Yan's knees bent, "Daughter-in-law once heard that a divine bird was raised in Lingxu Temple recently, and it is very miraculous that it can distinguish blood energy from evil spirits hundreds of miles away. Why don't you ask the master in the temple to invite the divine bird out, and it will naturally be Identify what kind of monsters and ghosts there are in this hall."

"Divine bird?" After Shen heard this, she immediately turned her head to ask the little novice who served them offering incense, "Is there really a bird in your temple that can distinguish blood?"

The little novice clasped his palms together, looking a little terrified, "Reporting to the benefactor, there is indeed such a bird in the temple, but it is fostered by another benefactor in the temple, and the abbot is not in the temple to teach the Dharma. It is really inconvenient for the temple... ..."

"Little master, this is wrong. Since your temple has such divine birds, it should sweep out a piece of cleanliness for the Buddha to sit in front of. I think that since the benefactor fostered these divine birds in your temple, it was because of this." It's my plan." Yan said with a smile: "It's just to invite the divine bird out to identify the ghosts and sprites. When we catch the evil thing, we will definitely return the divine bird intact. What does little master think? "

The little novice showed a embarrassed expression, but seeing Yan's words were so swearing, he finally nodded and walked towards the back of the main hall. After about half a stick of incense, he carried a bird made of sterling silver. The rack turned back and forth.The bird stand is exquisite, but a white bird standing on the bird stand looks even more handsome. It looks like an eagle but is not an eagle. His big and small eyes rolled around, constantly looking at the people around him.

Shen couldn't help asking: "Is this the divine bird?"

"This bird is so handsome, it must be this one. With this divine bird, it is not ugly and cannot find the source of angering the Buddha." As Yan said, the corners of her mouth could not help but widen. Seeing this bird, she How can you not be complacent if you only think that your strategy has been more than half successful.

Naturally, she knew that there was such a magical bird in Lingxu Temple, so she made up such a plan. She asked Mama Xu to give Mrs. Shu a powder made from dried field mouse meat, which can be quietly sprinkled on it. On Ning Yuan's clothes, the powder had a fishy smell, which could not be smelled by human noses, but the noses of flying birds like eagles were extremely effective. With these powders, there was no need to worry about the divine bird not heading towards Ning Yuan.

At that time, it will be able to insist that it was Ning Yuan who offended the Buddha. With Shen's respect for ghosts and gods, she will definitely have resentment towards Ning Yuan, and she will not love him as much as before.

In fact, Yan's use of these methods is not to use this matter to do anything to Ning Yuan. After all, "colliding with the Buddha" is just an illusory argument, which is far from the purpose of convicting people, but it can make Ning Yuan to a certain extent. Falling out of favor with the Shen family is Yan's goal.

Now that Ning Yuan is relying on Shen's favor, even Ning Ruhai doesn't ignore him like before. Yan can't just sit back and watch this situation continue, not to mention that as long as Shen has resentment towards Ning Yuan, Then during the next trip to Huajing, she will be able to round and flatten Ning Yuan more conveniently, and she doesn't have to worry that Mrs. Shen will make trouble for her.In this regard, the Yan family is obviously much smarter than the Liu family. She knows that as long as she has the care of the Shen family, Ning Yuan can stand upright, so she resorted to a tactic to make Ning Yuan have nothing to rely on, so that she can survive. Let her fish or meat.

Thinking of Ning Yuan's imminent enlightenment, Yan couldn't wait any longer, and said straightly: "Little Master, let the divine bird go."

The little novice nodded, and loosened a small copper lock on the divine bird's claws. The divine bird spread its wings and flew up, but it only hovered in the hall with great spirituality, and did not fly out.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the divine bird. They saw it circling twice above everyone's heads, then suddenly fell down, let out a long and sharp cry, and headed straight for Ning Yuan.

Ning Yuan's eyes were slightly startled, seeing the bird rushing straight towards him, as if he forgot to react, seeing this scene, Yan's eyes showed a hint of joy of success, but his face was full of surprise, and he lost his voice. "Oh, that bird went to Yuan'er, could it be..." At this point, she immediately turned around and said to Shen Shifu: "Old lady, don't blame Yuan'er, he is still young. Maybe it was because I was ignorant that I stained my body with some filth and polluted the cleanliness of this hall, this concubine is also responsible for her poor discipline, if the old lady wants to punish her, I am willing to bear any punishment for Yuan'er!"

She spoke with sincerity, as if she was really an aunt who cared about her concubine very much. She used this trick cleverly, not only to show her virtuous and loving side, but also to make Mrs. Shen hate Ning even more. Yuan, the concubine made a mistake, but the aunt had to admit it first, what's the point!

After Yan finished speaking, she kept her head buried, waiting for Shen to say something to comfort her, and then reprimanded Ning Yuan, who knew that she had waited for a long time, but Shen did not move at all. On the contrary, surprise and praise continued to come from around Out of curiosity, she turned her head slightly and looked in Ning Yuan's direction, but she almost stumbled and couldn't stand when she saw this.

The "divine bird" was standing obediently on Ning Yuan's shoulder at this time, flapping its wings for a while, and then rubbing the red feathers on Ning Yuan's cheeks, looking very intimate, and Ning Yuan's face was also full of tears. With a curious look on his face, he couldn't help raising his forearm, and the divine bird was actually very psychic. It jumped from his shoulder to his forearm lightly, stretched its neck, and uttered one song after another.

"It's strange, it's really strange." Shen's eyes widened, and she muttered in a low voice, and she completely ignored Yan's side and ignored her, and only said to Ning Yuan: "Yuan'er, does this bird know you? You can't do it, why are you so close?"

"Grandson doesn't know either." Ning Yuan's face was full of innocence, "I was taken aback when the bird rushed towards me just now."

"Old madam, isn't this thing clear? This divine bird is so close to Yuan'er, it must be because of the deep blessings of the third young master, even the divine bird can't help but lean on him to rub his blessings." A cheekbone The tall woman came over, but it was Zhao Shi, the second wife. Ning Mo followed Zhao Shi step by step, and winked at Ning Yuan.

Mrs. Zhao went on to say: "Once birds and beasts are psychic, they can rely on their nature to seek good fortune and avoid evil. Since this bird is known as a divine bird, it is naturally more spiritual. It is a blessing that the third young master is so favored by this divine bird." The source is not shallow, this is a great thing for my Ning Manor."

"The second lady is too famous. Yuan'er has such a good fate. It's just that Yuan'er often serves her grandmother, and she has some blessings from her grandmother." Shen's flattery made Shen's eyebrows smile, but she was still very puzzled, "This is weird, I invited the divine bird out, and it is a good thing to see the blessings on Yuan'er, but why would the Buddha not be incensed? Could it be that the filthy things in this palace can't even suppress Yuan'er's blessing?"

Seeing things turned out like this, something bad happened in Yan's heart. Her innate vigilance made her quietly take two steps back, and asked Mama Xu to help her avoid the crowd, and wanted to leave the hall , but at this moment, the divine bird that was acting coquettishly on Ning Yuan's arm suddenly paused, then let out another long cry, spread its wings, and rushed straight towards Yan Shi behind the crowd.

The divine bird was extremely fast, and Yan could not dodge it. First, he was hit twice on the forehead and heart by the pair of wide wings, and then the divine bird began to spin around Yan's head, flapping with its wings, Pecking with her mouth made Yan Shi scream again and again, Xu's mother wanted to jump up to protect the master, but she didn't know that the action was too big, and instead threw Yan Shi down, the two rolled into a ball in embarrassment while screaming, only to see The people around were dumbfounded.

"What are you still looking at, why don't you hurry up and rescue Madam!" Ning Ruhai was the first to turn around, and scolded the servants who were stunned not far away, and the servants immediately stepped forward, waving He wanted to drive away the divine bird, but the divine bird didn't like to fight. After grabbing Yan's originally neat and rigorous bun in a mess, he folded gracefully and returned to Ning Yuan's shoulder, letting go of his voice and screaming. non-stop.

After those servants helped Mrs. Yan up, the head mistress of the Ning Mansion was already like a crazy woman, not only her hair was messed up, but the makeup on her face was also blurred with sweat. A large piece formed a deep and shallow pimple, which looked very ridiculous.

But although she looked funny, none of the people around could laugh. Everyone remembered what they did to invite the bird out. Shen Shi immediately stepped forward, pointed at Yan Shi and said, "Okay, it turns out that the collision The one who became the Buddha turned out to be your eldest daughter-in-law?"

"I..." Yan's expression was flustered, and he only cried and said with a mournful face: "Old lady, I don't have a body, I am wronged! I have fasted and bathed since last night, and I haven't even eaten in the morning. How could there be any?" What offended the Buddha must be caused by this wild bird, someone domesticated this wild bird to frame my concubine!"

But just after saying this sentence, Yan looked at the eyes of the people around him looking at him, and couldn't go on talking anymore, the divine bird is psychic, and now it is considered a little famous in Lingxu Temple, and some people even came here specially Look at this bird, but now she says that this bird was domesticated to frame her, she is just a woman in a deep house, who would have the leisure to domesticate a bird just to deal with her, this is not true Bring shame on yourself?

But apart from this, Yan Shi didn't know how to defend herself, she was already in the fog now, could it be that the bird had really become a spirit, knowing that she set up a trap today, so she deliberately came to expose her mask?

This is ridiculous!

Just when Yan Shi was puzzled, Zhao Shi sniffed and said strangely: "Everyone, do you smell anything?"

095 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

"Smell?" When Mrs. Zhao said this, not only Mrs. Shen, but everyone sniffed, and they really smelled a faint smell of blood mixed with the sandalwood fragrance in the hall, and the smell was more stench than ordinary blood. Many, countless pairs of eyes looked around for a while, looking for the source of the smell everywhere, and gradually, everyone turned their attention to Yan Shi.

Yan's current appearance is not at all as dignified as a housewife should be. She was busy arranging her hair, but when others were looking at her, she also smelled an extremely disobedient smell. And Xu's mother, who was helping her next to her, was so far away at this time, and looked at her with a terrified look.

"Oh, this smell came from my mother!" Ning Mo said lightly, as if a stone had been thrown into the calm water, and with a crash, Yan's complexion suddenly changed, breaking the brief moment. silence.

"Daughter-in-law, you have such an obvious smell of blood on your body, and you still can't quibble! You even said that the bird is framing you, and my Ning family's face is really going to be lost by you!" Shen said to her with an angry face. Yan Shi yelled and cursed a few words, but Yan Shi's face turned pale, and she didn't understand what was going on. She naturally smelled the smell on her body, but she asked herself that there was nothing related to blood in her body. Stuff, where did this smell come from!

The smell wafted so widely that the people who were watching the excitement around could smell it too. Several women dressed as village women held their noses and said to each other: "Oh, the smell of blood is so fishy, ​​but it smells very familiar. , this lady must be Yuexin."

"I can smell it too. It's clearly the fishy smell of Yuexin. After Yuexin came, he actually went to the temple to offer incense. Isn't this clearly slapping the Buddha in the face? It's really cheeky."

"Now the wives of these official families can do this. When it comes to shame, maybe they don't care as much as us plain-headed ordinary people. It's ridiculous."

Those women didn't lower their voices, their voices were so loud that not only Yan Shi heard it, but everyone else heard it as well. In fact, the women and maids around had already smelled what Yan Shi was smelling like, but it was just a hindrance. Yu Yan's identity is hard to say, but now that outsiders have exposed him like this, they can't help but bury their heads extremely low, as if the master loses face, and the faces of these servants are also dull.

Yan now doesn't know what kind of expression to put on, so she can only shake her head and ask for a monthly letter?Are you kidding, I don’t know if she has a monthly letter, but now she can’t tell even if she has a hundred mouths, this smell is clearly there, as long as a woman can distinguish it, it’s obvious to all. Now, it's impossible for her to take off her skirt and show it to everyone to prove her innocence!

She had a pale face, she didn't speak or didn't speak, she was so ashamed that she just wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.

Zhao said: "Master, Madam, now it seems that what happened to Da Furen is nothing more than an accident... But the woman Yue Xin is capable of filth and offends gods and Buddhas, Da Fu Yue pretended not to know when she came, and ostentatiously Entering the palace is really disrespectful."

"It's not just disrespect, it's shameless." Shen was furious, but she couldn't find a reason to lose her temper for a while. After all, people have three urgencies, and things like Yue Xin can't be controlled by women, they just hate Yan Shi doesn't know how to count the days, and she ruined a good pilgrimage to pray for blessings, and made so many people laugh at her. As the head of the house, Yan Shi's face is almost thrown to the ground. "What are you still doing, Da Furen can no longer stay here, send her back to the mansion immediately to cleanse!"

A few maidservants took Shen's life, stepped forward to set up Yan, and were about to go out of the hall. Yan's face was full of grievances, but she didn't know how to tell herself, so she could only keep her mouth shut and let those few A servant girl took herself out, but before stepping out of the palace gate, she still couldn't restrain herself, and looked in Ning Yuan's direction with resentful eyes. Ning Yuan let the divine bird stand on his shoulder, and was using a She looked at her with "easy to go" eyes, and what surprised Yan Shi was that right behind Ning Yuan, Shu Shi was also looking at her, but the fear and humbleness in his eyes had long since disappeared, and there was a condescending look in his eyes instead. Pity, like looking at...someone who is beyond his control.

In an instant, Yan Shi immediately understood what was going on, but at this moment she had already been carried around the corner, and she was soon out of sight.

After Yan's figure disappeared, Ning Yuan also turned his head slightly, and took a look at Shu, but Shu had lowered his head again, looking respectful.

Ning Yuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but did not speak.

It was a good time to offer incense, although it was "stirred up" by Yan Shi, but the process still had to be completed. Fortunately, after Yan Shi was sent away, whether it was offering incense to pray for blessings or offering melon and fruit sacrifices, everything went smoothly , when asking for a lottery, a lottery came out, which made Shen feel that it was just because of Yan's presence that it was so unlucky, and even had the idea that it would be better to keep Yan at home this time when he went to Beijing , but considering Yan's status as Ning Ruhai's wife, she just thought about it for a while.

The snow-white divine bird has been leaning on Ning Yuan's body until the Ning Mansion and his party were about to go back, and the little novice took it forcibly. The bird seemed very reluctant, and it was really amazing.

A few carriages went down the mountain along the original road, but Ning Yuan did not go back to Ning Mansion with everyone. He excused that he would go to the school supervisor to retrieve a pair of calligraphy and paintings left behind by the school supervisor. After getting Ning Ruhai's approval, he only brought Zhou Shi As a guard, after entering the city, he left the convoy, turned around, and finally came to a teahouse.

The waiter in the tea house seemed to recognize Ning Yuan, without saying a word, he directly greeted him upstairs, and entered an elegant box, where the fresh lotus leaf fragrance was burning in the box, the taste was refreshing and refined, and a young man was seated at the small table by the window. The young man, with a pair of star eyes under his sword eyebrows, is staring at the teapot on the table which is being cooked by a small stove.

Ning Yuan brushed the dust off his sleeve robe, went to sit down opposite Huyan Yuanchen, and before he could speak, he opened his mouth first, "How did you do it?"

Only then did Huyan Yuanchen look up at him, with a smile on his lips, but knowingly asked, "What are you referring to?"

"I don't believe that it is a divine bird that has become a spirit. The bird has never seen me before, and it will get close to me. It must be something you did." Ning Yuan said: "It's all white, with a little red on the top of its head. I think that's your falcon, called Xuelihong." Ning Yuan remembered that in the palace, Huyan Yuanchen once mentioned to him that he raised a falcon named Xuelihong. The moment he saw the so-called "divine bird", Ning Yuan immediately thought of this, not to mention...

"You tied a note on the bird's leg, telling me to meet you here later, do you have the ability to predict, knowing that my mother will use this bird you raised to trouble me? "Ning Yuan looked at Huyan Yuanchen with a half-smile.

"Where do I have such ability, it's just a coincidence. When your mother was singing in the hall, I happened to be lying on the tiled roof of the hall basking in the sun." Huyan Yuanchen shook his head when he said this, "Unfortunately, If I had known that you had seen through your aunt's tricks, I wouldn't have joined in the fun, Baba let that bird entertain you for a long time, and still didn't get any credit for it, it's really boring." As he said, Huyan Yuanchen took out a transparent jade whistle hung by a red thread from his collar, and handed it to Ning Yuan, "Blow it and see."

The carving of the jade whistle was very delicate, and it still carried Huyan Yuanchen's body temperature. Ning Yuan blew it on his mouth, but there was no sound at all. It's bad."

"It's not that there's no sound, it's just that you can't hear it." Huyan Yuanchen stretched out his hand and took the jade whistle back, "I have many good hawks in summer, but all hawks that have been trained can not only fly Pigeons pass letters and can also be used to spy on the enemy. This kind of whistle is special, and the sound it makes is inaudible to the human ear, but it can give orders to the trained falcons."

"No wonder." Ning Yuan nodded, "That's why that Xuelihong is so friendly to me. After a long time, you, a gentleman on the beam, made a moth."

"How do I hear your words like you are running on me." Huyan Yuanchen said: "But I also know that I am unnecessary, Xue Lihong is very sensitive to the smell of blood, since you have already counteracted that lady It seems superfluous for me to intervene."

The previous scene in the main hall, Huyan Yuanchen on the roof could really see it. Regarding the scene of Yan's embarrassment, while laughing and laughing, he couldn't help admiring Ning Yuan's watertightness.

Unexpectedly, Ning Yuan said: "You are mistaken, I did not move the hands and feet of the eldest lady, from the beginning to the end, I did not move any hands and feet, I was completely a bystander."

"It's not you?" Huyan Yuanchen was taken aback, "Could it be that she is really..."

"Of course it's not true, it's just that I didn't do anything, but someone else did it for me." Seeing that Huyan Yuanchen still didn't understand, Ning Yuan simply opened his mouth and said, "A very famous and noble woman is popular among the ladies in Huajing." This kind of rouge is called blood rouge. This kind of blood rouge is not made of petal powder or the like like ordinary rouge. It is made with a bright color and unique fragrance. Because it is very expensive, it is rare among the people. Only the relatives of the emperor and the concubines who are favored in the harem can enjoy it. Unfortunately, this blood rouge has one of the biggest drawbacks, that is, Can't meet sandalwood, because the aroma of sandalwood can neutralize the smell of medicinal materials in the rouge to reconcile the blood energy, once the smell of medicinal materials disappears, the unique fragrance of blood rouge can instantly change back to the original smell of blood."

Speaking of this, Huyan Yuanchen's pupils dilated slightly, "You mean, someone gave that lady blood rouge, and the temple hall is full of sandalwood, so she was mistaken for..."

Ning Yuan nodded, but did not speak with a smile on his face. He just thought in his heart that the eldest lady has always boasted of being smart, but she didn't even know that she kicked the iron plate. Today, she has fallen into such a shameless situation. She really deserves to be blamed.

Yan thought that Ning Yuan didn't know about her coercion and lure to Shu, but she didn't know that Ning Yuan had already seen the truth and made a gesture of watching the show.Who is Shu Shi?Concubine Shu Gui, who used to be in the limelight in the harem, if she didn't have two brushes, how could she win the emperor's favor and give birth to a prince among a group of cannibalistic concubines? Being a servant of a lowly family is not something that people like the Yan family can coerce and lure.

In particular, Yan Shi actually threatened Shu Shi with Nuxuan's life, he was really stupid, the most precious thing for a mother is her own child, Yan Shi tried to take Nuxuan's life in vain, how could Shu Shi not hate it, Moreover, she is still a stranger in the Ning Mansion. If she compromises to do things for the Yan family, even if the matter is successful, it will definitely end up being unfavorable to both parties in the end. It is impossible for the Yan family to treat her favorably because of this. Compared with silence, Ning Yuan, who had saved their lives, was naturally more trustworthy.

In judging the situation, Shu's eyes are much brighter.

096 Eve of Nine Suns

Of course, it is impossible for Ning Yuan to tell Huyan Yuanchen about these things, the fewer people who know about Shu's mother and son, the better, it is also a kind of protection for the two of them.

The tea on the table boiled, and there was a scent of milk in the steam. Ning Yuan took a sniff, changed the subject, looked at the teapot and wondered: "Why is there such a strong milk smell? Isn't the tea brewed in it?"

"You will know after drinking it." Huyan Yuanchen actually took out a bowl, picked up the teapot and poured out the light brown liquid inside, which looked like milk but not milk, and there were still a lot of tea leaves floating on it, "Most of the ancestors of Daxia were nomadic People living in the grasslands of the extreme north, the only food that can be stored for a long time in winter is milk cakes, boiled milk cakes and tea together, it is also a drink that every household will prepare.”

Ning Yuan had never drank this thing before, but felt it was a novelty, so he immediately picked up the bowl and took a sip. The aroma of milk and tea blended into one but distinct from each other, the taste was very good.

"It's a pity that if you want others to watch you waste tea like this, you don't know what to gossip behind your back." Dazhou is proud of silk, porcelain and tea, but in the eyes of those literati, tea should be watered. Only by brewing can the so-called "tea ceremony" be reflected. It is a waste of money to put it in a bad way.

Huyan Yuanchen said firmly: "I just know that Brother Ning, you are not such a pedantic person. There is no unchanging truth in everything in the world. How can those people who come here only to brew tea with clear water understand it?" Feel the wonderful blend of tea fragrance and milk fragrance."

This is obviously a very common sentence, but inexplicably, Ning Yuan vaguely heard that Huyan Yuanchen seemed to mean something else, and sure enough, Huyan Yuanchen continued: "Brother Ning, about your matter, these days I thought about it carefully, and the matter of cutting off sleeves may be against the norms of ethics in the eyes of ordinary people, but I would not find it too surprising. After all, it is because people choose differently in some aspects. I will pay attention to it in the future. , don’t act too outrageously towards you, and I hope you, Brother Ning, won’t alienate me.”

Huyan Yuanchen made these words very sincere, but Ning Yuan didn't know how to answer.

What Ning Yuan said to Huyan Yuanchen about the "broken sleeve" that night was just an opportunity to communicate with him. After a while, he gave him a "reply" after consideration.

For a while, Ning Yuan didn't laugh, and it didn't matter if he didn't smile. He just felt that Huyan Yuanchen was too serious, so he couldn't help but shook his head and stood up and said, "Okay, I see. If there is nothing else, I have to go back first. Today, my mother After suffering a lot of crimes, I am most afraid that there will be troubles at home."

"Jiuyang Festival, will you go to Huajing?" Huyan Yuanchen also got up, and finally asked.

Ning Yuan nodded, "Of course I'm going."

"Well, then I will invite you to visit my mansion in Huajing." Huyan Yuanchen said with a smile: "There are many novelties in the Proton Mansion, and I guess it will open your eyes."

Mrs. Ning's family sent a monthly letter in the Buddhist hall of Lingxu Temple. After careful calculation, it was just a trivial matter. However, because the process was really ridiculous, it quickly spread, and people were talking about gossip. At the same time, it was unavoidable to add fuel to the description of Yan's self-confident appearance like a crazy woman at that time, so that many people began to wonder about the honor of this eldest lady.

But the more curious they were, the less they could see anyone, because Mrs. Yan had long since hid from the door and did not leave the second door. The meals were delivered to the bedroom by servants, and even Mrs. She excused her illness because she was afraid that Mrs. Shen would embarrass her face to face.

It wasn't until the day when the Ning family was ready to go to Beijing that Yan Shi came out of the house.

She looked very unwell, but she insisted on putting on heavy makeup, obviously for the purpose of boosting her spirits, but in Shen's eyes, she changed her taste again.

"Showing off like this at such an age, I don't want to show off my identity." Standing in front of the carriage at the gate of the mansion, Mrs. Shen was supported by Mother Luo, her voice was not suppressed at all, and she was not polite at all. Xu Si's anger has not subsided yet, he reluctantly took her to Beijing with him because of his status as the first wife of the Yan family, who knew she would dress up like this.

Yan's mouth twitched at what Shen said, and she looked at Ning Ruhai as if asking for help, but Ning Ruhai pretended to be