The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 260 Being a Guest Zhong Wanhui

Cheng Yingzhen smiled sheepishly, "Women are like this when they have too many children." Every woman must go through this, but she didn't take it seriously. "I have learned a lot now. When you get married, I will definitely be able to handle it with ease."

Su Ruojin felt distressed and helped her sit beside the bed, rubbing her waist and back, "Mom, we still have several years to go before we get married, don't worry."

Cheng Yingzhen smiled and said: "Isn't this an opportunity?"

Speaking of these things, Su Ruojin reminded, "Mom, when I went to the Prince Consort's Mansion this time, did you notice that several ladies from Ning Guo Gong's Mansion came to say hello to you? Remember that."

"Of course I remember." Because her daughter was going to marry into Prince Jin's palace in the future, she followed Zhan Guang. This time she attended her brother-in-law's wedding. Many people came over to greet her. From the panic at the beginning to the appropriate response now, she finally became like the ones she once envied. The lady in charge is generally dignified and calm.

My mother has been immersed in social experiences. Su Ruojin was both relieved and helpless. She reminded her again, "Mom, there is a lady from the Ning family who has been chatting with you for a long time with her. Do you have an impression?"

"More than just an impression, I remember it very clearly. The lady was kind and the young lady was supple. If your brother marries such a young lady in the future, I can laugh even in my dreams."

Cheng Yingzhen has a docile personality, so she hopes that her future daughter-in-law will also be docile. This is human nature, but Su Ruojin hopes that her future sister-in-law will have a stronger personality. After all, she is the eldest daughter-in-law and has to be the head of the family. It is not good to be too weak.

When Cheng Yingzhen saw that her daughter was silent, she turned around and said, "Ajin, you don't like such a little lady?"

"Who doesn't like to be gentle, dignified and quiet?" Su Ruojin smiled and hugged her mother, "Mom, in this era where matchmakers are used as concubines, you and my father fell in love at first sight and lived a happy married life. I hope that my brother can also marry To the person you like.”

Although Cheng Yingzhen now looks like the head of the house, she has a husband who supports the family and her daughter earns money to support the family. She has never been oppressed by worldly fame or social status. She just wants to live a stable life like now, so she has no expectations for her future daughter-in-law. Subconsciously, there is only one hope - to be gentle and chaste, marry into the Su family and live an ordinary and warm life like them.

Su Ruojin has been in charge of the family since she was six years old. Of course she knows what the family lacks and what kind of eldest daughter-in-law it needs. The little lady who follows Mrs. Ning's wife is too docile. She may be able to be a second daughter-in-law, but she feels that it is not suitable to be her eldest sister-in-law. suitable.

So after chatting with her mother, Cheng Yingzhen didn't realize why she and her mother came over to talk to her for a long time. They actually asked her to look at each other first. If she was the mistress of the house who knew what was going on, she would have figured it out. The two of them may be discussing at home whether they, as the husband, should find an acquaintance to find out if the young lady has a husband, and if not, whether they should ask someone to negotiate an agreement.

Obviously, Cheng Yingzhen didn't expect this at all.

Su Ruojin didn't intend to remind her. If her mother remembered, she would politely stop her. If her mother couldn't remember, then let the matter pass.

However, this matter doesn't seem to go away that easily.

The next day, Su Yanli went to visit Fan Shangshu. Whenever he returned to Beijing, he would visit his benefactor, Mr. Fan, who had supported him, and he habitually brought his eldest son with him.

They both had no choice but to go without Su Sanlang and Su Silang. There were rules and etiquette in the high-level mansion.

Su Ruojin laughed. If her younger brother wanted to go but his father refused to take him, she would help them fight for it. Now, unlike their elder brother, these two boys had no interest in studying. When they heard that Duke Ning's mansion invited them to play, they were very happy.

"Haha, at the banquet two days ago, Seventh Brother invited us to play at his house. Sure enough, he posted a message asking us to go and play. That's enough, buddy."

Su Ruojin: ...These two brats, Ning Qilang is much older than the two of them, so he can look down on these two young boys.

The one who came to invite people from Ningguo Mansion was a respectable nanny. She smiled and said, "I knew that Madam was going back to Weizhou County with Mr. Su, so our old lady specially asked the old slave to bring a carriage to take Madam, the son and the daughter there to play. one day."

In the past, Cheng Yingzhen would have instinctively refused, but now, she would cope with it. People were bringing carriages over, so they had to be invited over.

She glanced at her daughter.

Su Ruojin nodded almost invisible.

She had an idea originally, but now her daughter is sure of it. Cheng Yingzhen smiled and said, "If the old lady bothers you, then we won't bother you."

"Ma'am, you're so polite. I'm waiting outside."

"good."

Cheng Yingzhen and the children tidied up and picked out five more gifts to take with them.

The grandeur of Duke Ning's Mansion was on par with that of Prince Jin's Mansion, which made the mother and son of the Su family secretly dumbfounded. Fortunately, they had been to more prominent places such as Prince Jin's Mansion and Princess' Mansion, otherwise they would most likely lose their composure.

Cheng Yingzhen almost didn't wait, but fortunately the head of the house had a period of time, so she calmly dealt with it, bowed to Mrs. Ning, and sat down at the guest seat with a faint smile on her face, dignified and elegant.

Mrs. Ning nodded secretly. Although Uncle Cheng's mansion was in decline, the Su family looked at it and she was willing to have this marriage.

With a kind smile on her face, she said to her seventh grandson who was waiting here, "Ahua, take the young men out for a walk."

"Yes, grandma." Ning Hua did not dislike the fact that Su Sanlang and Su Silang were young and was willing to take them out to play.

The old lady smiled and said to Su Ruojin, "Wait a minute, the ladies at home will come over to play with Ajin, don't be impatient."

As the elder spoke, Su Ruojin stood up and bowed, "Old madam, Ajin is not in a hurry."

Seeing that the young lady was dignified and polite, the old lady smiled and nodded, "Okay."

While talking, the young lady's loud laughter came from the door, "Grandma, Ning'er has come to say hello to you."

There were several women who came with Ning Ning, some in their twenties and thirties, some in their thirties and forties. They filed in and paid their respects to the old lady according to their seniority.

General Ning has nine children, seven boys and two girls. The first is a daughter, the eighth is a daughter, and the remaining seven are sons. However, among the seven sons, three are no longer alive. Die on the battlefield.

Three of the women were relatively plainly dressed, and they were probably the widows of those who died in the battle. After paying their respects, they sat quietly to one side. The one who kept the atmosphere warm was a woman in her thirties, who was in the middle of the group of women.

The old lady specially invited the mother and son to come over, and Su Ruojin thought about what Ning Mansion was thinking. On the way just now, she learned from Hua Ping about the situation of some of the descendants of Ning Guogong Mansion.

General Ning married two wives. The first wife gave birth to four children and later died of illness. The second wife gave birth to five children. Ning Qilang and Ning Balang were both born by his stepmother.

There is a very interesting situation in ancient times. After the death of the wife, the wife will marry her sister-in-law, cousin, cousin, etc. as a successor. On the surface, it is for the sake of the children of the sister-in-law (cousin, cousin), and the relatives can treat the children well. , in fact, it is just to prevent good resources from spilling out and letting others get them. Especially for a family like Ning Guo Gongfu, the Yue family does not want to hold it firmly in their hands.

Therefore, General Ning’s second wife was his first wife’s cousin.

Of the three sons who died in the war, two were born to his first wife and one to his second wife. Regardless of whether it is the first wife or the step-brother, their first legitimate son died on the battlefield. In ancient times, the eldest son had to establish a family, inherit and carry forward the family business.

The current mistress of the house is the second son born from the stepmother, who is Ning Liulang's wife Yu, and the sister-in-law who is married to the Su family is of course the eldest daughter of the head wife - Zhong Ning.

Zhong Ning is thirty-six or seventy years old. Her daughter looks fourteen or fifteen years old. Logically speaking, the Ningguo Duke's palace is so prominent. As a granddaughter, there should be many people coming to propose marriage. Why would she take the initiative to find Qipin? Where is the junior official’s son?

Su Ruojin always felt strange. She looked at a group of women and young ladies calmly. They just said something to each other. Ruoda's reception hall was very lively.

The old lady's eyes calmly moved from Mrs. Su to Mrs. Su, and then from Mrs. Su to Miss Su. The three mother and daughter were all docile and quiet. The mother was not as weak and incompetent as she had heard. The second lady who is rumored to be very capable has no aura of shrewdness and strength at all. She even looks like Wanhui, quiet and well-behaved. Could it be that Qilang and Ba Niang also lied to her?

But Qi Lang and Ba Niang, the brother and sister, seem to be easy-going and have no airs, but they are very good at judging people. Most people can't get into the eyes of these brothers and sisters. If they can let them go to Weizhou County to play with her again, there must be something special about this girl. She Don't be fooled by its appearance.

Seeing that the granddaughter-in-law had made enough noise, the old lady finally spoke leisurely, "Alan—"

"grandmother-"

"Don't hold the child captive, let Aning take the little ladies out to get some fresh air and play."

"That's what grandma said." Zhong Ning smiled and asked her younger sister to take the ladies out to play.

Ning Ning reached over and took Su Ruojin's hand. In fact, she didn't want to go out at all. She was worried about her mother facing a group of people alone, fearing that she wouldn't be able to cope with it, but she couldn't show it, so she had to follow reluctantly. come out.

Ning Ning didn't care about the nieces, she pulled Su Ruojin and ran to the racecourse, "Watch my brother and your two brothers race."

Su Ruojin: ...Su Sanlang is only eleven, and Su Silang is nine years old. She is scared to death of any horse race and can run faster than Ning Ning.

Ning Ning:…

The ladies in the back:…

As expected, he was the general of Zhenguo. The place where the school horse racing was practiced was really not that big. It was like a football field. When I ran to the side of the field, I looked at the horses.

The first thing he looked for was Su Silang, and then he realized that Zhao Lan had also arrived at some point. Su Silang was sitting in his arms, protected by him.

"I really want to be scared to death by the Ning family brothers and sisters." The second time I looked at Su Sanlang, this guy had been practicing since he was a child, and he was talented. Even though he was only eleven years old, he was chasing after Ning Qilang, not inferior. As time went by, Maybe a general.

Relieved, Su Ruojin looked at the young ladies following behind her. Zhong Ning’s daughter, Zhong Huiwan, kept her head down most of the time and did not look at others. At her uncle’s wedding, she thought that the young lady I was shy. I was the same in the old lady's living room just now, and I still feel shy now.

Su Ruojin's heart skipped a beat, this was too introverted, how could she have the guts...

Su Ruojin calmly moved her eyes away and looked at Ning Qiniang who was chasing after her, "Ajin, do you want us to have a competition too?"

"No." Su Ruojin has some skills and can ride a horse, but she doesn't like riding. It's a rare ride and it's very painful for her legs. She's not happy. She just knows how to ride in an emergency.

It’s too disappointing.

Ning Ning looked at her unhappily, "It's hard to find a young lady who is good at skills. Why don't you just play with me?"

Su Ruojin shook her head again, "Not interested."

"You..." Ning Ning stomped her feet angrily, "Su Ruojin..."

Just shout, she just doesn’t want to ride anyway.

Ning Ning said with a small mouth, "I'm really **** off by you."

Su Ruojin smiled. Ning Ning had no choice but to go riding with her nephews and nieces.

After a while, there were only three or four little ladies left sitting on the rocks beside the school field. Three of them sat together and whispered to the gentlemen on the field. Su Ruojin guessed that they were probably peeking at the handsome young man.

She smiled, no matter what time, the girl's feelings are always spring.

But the little lady with her head bowed was standing alone, not knowing how to sit, and no one was around her. She dared to raise her head and smiled at the horse racers on the field.

Her smile was very innocent, similar to that of Su Xiaomei.

Su Xiaomei is seven years old this year.

This feeling…

She silently moved to the little lady, then turned to smile at her.

The young lady suddenly saw someone approaching her. She panicked at first. When she saw the smile on her face, she unknowingly lowered her guard and slowly raised the corners of her mouth.

Su Ruojin seized the opportunity and asked, "What's your name?" Her bright and friendly smile made people let go of their guard unconsciously.

"My...name is...Wanhui."

"How old are you?" Su Ruojin asked in the tone of a kindergarten child.

"Ten...five years old."

He is actually as old as Ning Ning.

Zhong Huiwan was a little shy when asked, she lowered her head half-way, but couldn't help but peek at Su Ruojin. She looked so cute like that. If it were placed on Su Xiaomei, but on a fifteen-year-old girl, no matter how you look at it...

Su Ruojin wanted to know why the child was like this, but she knew that both the Ningguo Palace and the Zhong family, the Minister of Rites, would be tight-lipped and would not find out anything.

She sighed secretly, took out a few beautiful fruit candies from her purse, and asked with a smile, "How many do you want, Ah Hui?"

The fruits are made with colored vegetable juice. No matter what color they are, they are crystal clear and beautiful. No one dislikes them.

The girl shyly stretched out a hand and spread her five fingers.

"Ah Hui wants 5?"

The little lady nodded.

Su Ruojin grabbed a handful and stuffed it into her hand, "How many are there here?"

The girl was stunned, her big watery eyes full of doubts.

"How about you count them?"

The little lady looked down at the candies for a long time. Just when Su Ruojin gave up, she started counting them and stuffed the counted candies into Su Ruojin's hand, one...two...

"Twelve." The little lady seemed to be unsure, her voice was very low.

Su Ruojin took three more from her purse and gave them to her, "How many are there in total?"

The young lady thought for a long time but didn't reply to Su Ruojin.

She left quietly, secretly feeling regretful.

"Fifteen."

Suddenly, from behind, a soft reply came from the young lady.

Su Ruojin turned around and gave her a thumbs up and smiled.

He really has the intelligence of a seven-year-old, the same as Su Xiaomei, and may stay like this for a lifetime.

Seeing such a little lady, she felt pity, but if she wanted to tell her eldest brother, she would not agree.

Sorry, little lady!

The little lady happily ate fruit candies alone, one after another, enjoying herself.

Su Ruojin's mood became increasingly heavy.

Moved under a big tree and watched the horse racing on the field.

Zhao Lan looked at his little wife while riding, and saw that her mind was not on him at all, which made his performance in vain. After turning around a few times, he reined in his horse and stopped in front of her, "Ajin—"

Su Silang shouted excitedly, "Sister, Brother Jin is so awesome and handsome."

The little guy learned the word handsome from Sister A and knows what it means to praise a man.

Zhao Lan had never heard of it and looked down at his brother-in-law.

Brother-in-law raised his head and said, "I just want to compliment you on how good-looking you are, how good-looking you are when riding a horse, and how good-looking you are on everything else."

Zhao Lan: ...it’s better not to ask.

He jumped off the horse and hugged his brother-in-law.

Su Silang's legs were so weak from the swing of the horse's back that he couldn't stand at all. Zhao Lan had no choice but to hold his brother-in-law and stand in front of the young lady. He glanced at the young lady eating candy not far away and asked, "Why?" What's going on? ’

Su Ruojin's eyes returned to him.

Zhao Lan also understood. He curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."

I hope Ning Gongfu will not force others to do anything.

Su Silang was hugged by his future brother-in-law, with a look of dismay on his face and making faces at his third brother.

Su Sanlang nodded his face, "Are you embarrassed? You are nine years old and still need someone to hug you."

"I want you to take care of it." Anyway, this kid is proud of himself.

In March, spring flowers bloom.

Zhao Lan didn't realize at all that the first time he met Su Ruojin, she was being held by Su Yanli. At that time, he never thought that one day, he would continue Su Yanli's behavior and hug his son, his own brother in law.

Su Sanlang was a little envious, but he was already a grown-up, and his brother-in-law would not hug him, so he kept his mouth shut.

Su Ruojin was in no mood, so she didn't notice the two younger brothers quarreling over each other, and left the racecourse with Zhao Lan.

As the master, Ning Qilang and Ning Baniang rushed over to accompany them, and everyone returned to the courtyard together.

When the young ladies saw that this otherworldly man was actually holding a child, pink bubbles appeared in their eyes. They were simply the candidates for their dream husbands!

It's a pity that all the young ladies in the capital know that this fairy man has been picked off by his teacher's daughter. They are all so jealous that they can't do anything about it.

The Su family, mother and son, had lunch at the Ning family, and the old lady wanted to stay for dinner, but Cheng Yingzhen declined, "Although the official position is not high, he is also a county official. He has been away for several days, and he must rush back tomorrow. Azhen thanked the old lady for her hospitality."

The old lady had no choice but to give it away, "Then please trouble the little prince to send Madam Su back for me."

"You're welcome, madam. This is what a junior should do."

Zhao Lan left the Ning family with the Su family mother and son.

Ning Ning was reluctant to let go and wanted to ask Su Ruojin out, "I'll go to Wei County to play with you in a few days."

Su Ruojin thought to herself, Miss Ning, please say goodbye, and said with a smile on her face, "Okay, I'll wait for Miss Ning to arrive at any time."

The little lady clasped her fists like a man, Ningning Da Le also hugged her back, "Then I'm sorry."

In the old lady's inner room, Zhong Ning asked anxiously, "Grandma, how is Hui'er's affairs?"

The old lady shook her head and sighed, "Mrs. Su didn't answer my call."

"My mother didn't say anything. As long as the Su family marries Hui'er, we will not only provide a dowry to Baidu, but we will also ensure Mr. Su's official career is prosperous."

When the old lady heard this, her face turned cold, "Su Yanli has Prince Jin's Mansion in front of him, and Fan Shangshu behind him. There is no need for Duke Ning's Mansion."

"Then...what should I do with my Hui'er?"

The old lady shook her head. Her eldest granddaughter had lost her mother since she was a child. She felt sorry for her. She heard that Mr. Su loved his wife and daughter and was a good husband, so she wanted to marry her brain-burned daughter to the Su family. That would only happen if there was a chance. !