Chapter 67: Xiu'er makes trouble and everyone comforts her

The two of them were silent on the way back in the carriage. After parting with Xu Nian, Wang Pingting did not go home, but came to the Shen Mansion again.

Shen Yan didn't seem surprised to see Wang Pingting coming back.

"Why is Pingting here again? Has Sister Xu gone home?"

Wang Pingting didn't say anything, just stared at Shen Yan. After about a cup of tea, she asked, "Don't you like Nian'er?"

Shen Yan retracted her smile and did not answer.

"What did Nian'er do to offend you that made you hate her?"

"Sister Wang is mistaken. I don't have it."

"Okay, Shen Yan, I'd better be wrong. Don't do anything that will make me regret saving you."

Wang Pingting strode out after she finished speaking. Shen Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "That's great. I don't have to do anything, and someone will come forward."

After saying this, he threw the orchid that was originally in the vase on the bedside table back under the bed.

Xu Nian returned home and put the matter behind her. She still had a lot of things to do, because since the new grain seeds were planted during the spring plowing, she found that the land had become several times larger, so she planned to plant some more fruit trees. At the same time, she asked her uncle to buy a lot of medicinal herb seeds, and she planned to try the effect of the seeds.

Xiu'er was a little worried when she saw the young lady closed the door and did not come out for the whole afternoon. After a struggle, she finally went to Shouzhuyuan.

Wang was sitting on the couch looking at the handkerchief Xu Ling was embroidering. She praised Aunt Zhang, "You need a famous teacher. Look how long Xiaowu has been learning from the two maids. Now he can embroider quite well."

"What the old lady said is true, but in my opinion, it is our second young lady who has talent and can learn so quickly and well."

Xu Ling's face turned red from being praised, and she said shyly: "As for talent, my eldest sister is the best. She can learn so many things at once. Even the zither master can't stop praising her", except for her chess skills which gave the zither master a headache.

Both Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhang nodded in agreement. It was the first time for them to see such a smart girl.

At this time, the little maid came in to pass on a message. Xiu'er, who was beside the eldest lady, came over and said she wanted to reply to the old lady.

Wang thought it was the eldest granddaughter who had sent gifts again, and she sighed to Aunt Zhang, "The eldest girl is the most filial. She doesn't go out to have fun but always thinks about me, an old woman."

Xiu'er came in and told her what she was worried about. When Wang heard that her eldest granddaughter had locked herself in the room for the entire afternoon, she became a little anxious.

"Dongmei, come with me and go see the eldest girl. Xiu'er, tell me what happened today."

On the way, Xiu'er recounted in detail what happened today at the Shen Mansion and the conversation between several young ladies.

Wang quickened her pace, "Let's go over there quickly. The eldest girl seems sad." Xu Ling, who was following behind, didn't even remember the rules and also started to jog.

Xu Nian came out of the space and called Xiu'er several times, but there was no response, so he washed up first. Unexpectedly, he had just washed his face and before he could wipe it, he was startled by Wang and his friends who pushed the door open.

Wang hurried over to look Xu Nian up and down, and said distressedly: "Are you feeling wronged, girl? You can't torture yourself like this even if you feel bad. Is there anything you can't tell grandma about?"

Xu Nian was still holding the towel in his hand to wipe his face, and at this moment, he had a lot of questions in his mind.

Looking at several anxious faces, he asked in confusion: "Is there anything wrong with me?"

Wang coaxed her like a child, "Okay, okay, okay, if you say it's okay, then it's okay. Come on, grandma will take you out to eat something delicious."

Wang hurriedly dragged Xu Nian away, and Aunt Zhang hurried to tell the eldest lady to prepare the carriage.

Tian was wondering why her mother-in-law, who rarely went out, suddenly wanted to go out, so she followed Aunt Zhang to take a look.

Unexpectedly, before Tian could ask, Wang started talking first.

"I don't know how you can be a good mother. You don't even know that your child has been wronged. My poor little girl hid in her room and cried for the whole afternoon..."

Xu Nian, who had no idea that she had been crying the whole afternoon, said: "..."

Tian looked at her daughter in surprise, and seeing her waving her hands and shaking her head, she knew there must be something hidden, so she willingly accepted the rebuke and sent the group out.

And Xu Nian also figured out the whole story along the way. It turned out that it was Xiu'er who made a big mistake.

Xu Nian took the string of candied haws handed to her by Wang, her heart swelled. She took a bite and the sour and sweet taste made her eyes red unconsciously.

Seeing Xu Nian like this, Wang was even more certain that her eldest granddaughter was really heartbroken, and she continued to buy things for her without hesitation.

Seeing clothes suitable for the little girl and food that she thought the little girl would like, she bought them all. If it weren't for the fact that Aunt Zhang and Xiu'er could only carry a limited amount of things, Wang would have continued shopping with Xu Nian.

That was not all. In the end, Wang took a few people to a restaurant and had the famous roasted lamb chops. On the way back, Xu Nian did not let everyone take a carriage, but walked back to the house.

In order to avoid wasting food, everyone ate a lot, especially Xu Ling, who ate a lot of snacks along the way. She was worried that everyone would get sick from overeating.

Xu Nian sent Wang back to Shousong Courtyard before returning to her own Qingteng Courtyard, only to find her mother already sitting in the room waiting for her.

Xu Nian looked at the big box on the ground and joked, "Mom also came to give me a consolation gift. What good things are they?"

"Your mother didn't have such a big gift. The prince sent it to me in the evening."

"Luo Jinan?"

Tian glared at her daughter and said, "How many times have I told you to respect the order of seniority? How can you address the prince by his name? Have someone keep the things. Now tell me what happened today?"

Xu Nian omitted what happened in the Shen residence and only mentioned the incident of Xiu'er causing trouble. Tian said with a smile: "Next time, explain it to Xiu'er, so that a group of people won't be worried."

However, Tian was very happy that the maidservant around her daughter was so dedicated, so she rewarded Xiu'er with two hundred coins.

After Xu Nian saw his mother off, he saw Xiu'er still holding the purse and grinning foolishly. He nodded at the silly girl with amusement.

"Have I not given you enough good things? As for two hundred coins, you are so happy."

Xiu'er put away the purse and said happily, "This is different," but she didn't say what was different.

Xu Nian took Xiu'er to sort out the things in the box one by one, and found that they were very similar to the things Wang bought for her today. Except that the items were more valuable, there was not much difference.

She even took out a candied haws wrapped in oil paper. The sugar coating had melted a little, and the syrup got all over Xu Nian's hand.

Xu Nian ate the candied haws in her hand, thinking about Luo Jinan's recent behavior and was very puzzled. Was this boy interested in her or not? Was there any emotional connection between the two of them? Until the last candied haws went into her stomach, Xu Nian still didn't understand.

Maybe Xu Nian herself didn't realize at this time that she was afraid and helpless about feelings, so she always wanted to convince herself with God's mission.