Chapter 192: Earl's Son, Ning Zhiqian
The back garden of the Earl's Mansion is particularly large. Compared with Su Wan's house, Su Wan's Hibiscus Cottage is only one-third of its size.
There is a large pond in the garden, with a pavilion in the center. Talented scholars from Xiangzhou are writing poems in the pavilion.
Su Wan would not join in this kind of activity. She wanted to keep a low profile for now. After all, she had already stolen the limelight in the treasure presentation session just now.
Madam Xie held her arm as they walked along, introducing all the men and women she saw to Su Wan.
When passing by the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Madam Xie stretched her neck and saw a group of scholars and writers in the pavilion competing in poetry.
She pointed at a man in a moon-white brocade robe with his back to Su Wan and said:
"That's the young master of the Earl's Mansion. He will be twenty next year. Right now, the Earl's wife is secretly choosing a wife for him!
"Unfortunately, my young master failed this year's provincial examination, but his literary talent is still acceptable."
Su Wan frowned and thought that there was a contradiction between the unfortunate failure in the exam and the good literary talent.
She didn't pay much attention to the young uncle, but the young uncle noticed her.
When he turned around, he saw a particularly eye-catching woman on the shore.
She happened to pass through the gap where the sun was shining, and the dazzling sunlight made her subconsciously raise her hands to block it.
Her skin is so white that it almost glows, and in short, it is very eye-catching.
He also recognized that she was the girl who had appeared in his dreams since he had caught a glimpse of her that night under the full moon in the west building.
Last time, she didn't give him any chance to speak, this time, he definitely couldn't lose this opportunity.
As Su Wan was walking, someone shouted from behind:
"Girl, please stay, girl!"
Everyone in the back garden was attracted by the young master's actions and looked over here.
There were a few girls walking in front of Su Wan, and a few girls were also lingering by the lake. Everyone was looking at him, not knowing who the young master was calling.
If the young master is interested in a girl here, then that girl is very likely to become his wife, and everyone hopes that this person is themselves.
Some people even began to hurriedly fix their hair.
Su Wan also heard the voice and subconsciously looked back. As she turned around, she saw the young master walking up to her with a puzzled look on her face.
"Girl, do you still remember me?"
The young uncle smiled and looked at Su Wan with anticipation.
Su Wan didn't have a deep impression of him. He looked a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him, so she shook her head.
Lady Xie, who was standing beside him, saluted him:
"Meet the young uncle."
The young master's mind was all on Su Wan, and he had no time to care about anything else. He waved his hand without even looking at Madam Xie, but just looked at Su Wan with a perverted smile on his face.
When Su Wan saw Madam Xie bowing, she politely followed suit:
"Young Master!"
The young uncle hurriedly reached out to support her, but Su Wan was quick and had already stood up, so his hands didn't touch her clothes.
The young master took the initiative to chat with the strange girl, who showed up for the first time today. Most of the female relatives present knew about her presentation of a double-sided embroidered screen made of huanghuali wood, and it was now being passed on by word of mouth.
Even the Earl's wife was attracted and had already walked to the front. Seeing this, the Earl's daughter immediately lifted her skirt and moved to the side of the young Earl.
"Brother, do you know Miss Su Liu?"
The Earl's daughter was also deeply impressed by Su Wan. She was now engaged to the second son of the Earl of Changlong, who was only two years older than Su Wan.
"Miss Su Liu?"
The young master didn't know who it was, so the Earl's daughter introduced him:
"This is the female owner of Yuyan Hall, Miss Su Liu. You were praising the hair soap a little while ago for being so useful. That soap is from Yuyan Hall."
It turned out that the Begonia-scented hair soap that he had always liked was made by the girl in front of him.
I have never heard of Yuyantang before, but its goat milk soap is very famous in Xiangzhou.
"I accidentally stepped on Miss Su's foot in the Moonlit West Tower and hurt her. I haven't been able to apologize to her properly yet. Now that I saw her doing that, I have to apologize to her."
After saying this, he performed a standard bow:
"Sixth Miss, I'm sorry!"
In fact, he had already apologized twice that night. There was really no need for that.
It was strange that the young master of the Earl's Mansion apologized to a common woman. In an instant, Su Wan became the focus of the whole audience again.
"Young Master, you're too kind. That night, the moon was full and the West Tower was crowded. You were careless, and I wasn't hurt by being stepped on. You really don't need to be so sorry."
"Sixth Miss, can you tell me your name?" The young uncle didn't care about what she said at all, he just wanted to know her name.
"To answer your question, my name is Su Wan." Su Wan still felt a little uncomfortable.
This young uncle is really weird.
"Which word? Can you write it for me?" He stretched out his palm, meaning for her to write it on his palm.
This is against the rules and would be too intimate.
Su Wan bowed to him and explained:
"Young Master, it's the 'wan' in 'waner yixiao'."
The young uncle withdrew his hand awkwardly:
"What a nice name! I'll tell you mine too. My name is Ning Zhiqian."
Su Wan also felt very embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment. At this time, Mrs. Ning spoke:
"Qian'er, please don't be rude. Miss Su Liu, the flowers over there are in full bloom. Why don't you go and enjoy them first?"
Su Wan's current status is a little low in the eyes of Mrs. Bo, and he is not worthy of her son. She sees through her son's little tricks and naturally does not allow them to continue to get along.
"Mother, I want to go with you to appreciate the flowers."
Anyway, Ning Zhiqian just wanted to follow Su Wan today, and the man did not hide his admiration for the girl.
"Nonsense! Those are all women over there. It's against the rules for a man like you to sneak in. Okay, go back to writing your poem."
Mrs. Bo showed her displeasure and spoke harshly. Ning Zhiqian saw that his mother was unhappy, so he didn't insist and watched Su Wan's back as she left.
To be honest, such occasions were really boring, and she couldn't get a word in when the ladies were talking.
After waiting for a long time for lunch, we were able to leave after eating.
These noble families have many rules. There are many kinds of dishes at the banquet, but there is not much meat and the portions are pitifully small.
She didn't enjoy the meal to her heart's content, so she wanted to go home and eat quickly.
After the banquet, everyone left, including Su Wan.
The third brother was waiting at the door with his carriage. When he saw Su Wan coming out, he walked up to her and asked with a smile:
"How is it? Is the Earl's Mansion fun?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
It’s not a good idea to complain here, so if you have anything to say, go back and complain.
Before she even got on the carriage, Ning Zhiqian came out again.
"Miss Su Liu, please stay."
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