Ning Xiaotang was so exhausted when she returned to her own courtyard that she looked so cute and adorable while sleeping.
In her sleep, she felt a hand gently caressing her face. This person was Liu Lanqing.
"Tangtang, if your grandfather knew about your existence, would there be no one trying to assassinate our Ning family?"
Liu Lanqing felt very upset. She knew clearly that Zhao Xiaoxiao and the mother and daughter were cruel and ruthless, but she still failed to quickly recognize the Prime Minister as her biological father. This caused Ning Zike to be hurt again and again by Zhao Xiaoxiao's people.
The next morning
Ning Zi also brought his little brother Wu Qingsong to Ning Xiaotang's yard: "Sister, do you still want to eat the cakes made by mother?"
Ning Xiaotang, who was lying on the desk, immediately raised her head and saw her fifth brother.
"Eat! Fifth brother, why are you here?" Ning Xiaotang immediately put down the brush and walked out.
"Sister, I came to see you. Look, this is the new pastry that mother made today. Would you like to try it?"
"Okay, Quan Yue, prepare a cup of tea."
Quan Yue immediately brought a cup of tea to Ning Zike.
The brother and sister sat for a while, and Ningzi also said: "Sister, how is Third Brother? Will he be hurt by this competition?"
"Doctor Yuan said that Third Brother's health is not serious. He just suffered some internal injuries and needs to rest for a while."
"Sister, when I went to my mother's yard today, I found that her eyes were a little red and swollen."
"Oh, did mother not sleep well last night?" Ning Xiaotang put the bitten cake on the corner of the plate and asked worriedly.
"Then sister, when you have time, go and accompany mother. Maybe mother didn't get enough rest." Ningzi also immediately glanced at Wu Qingsong and said, "Give that hairpin to sister!"
Wu Qingsong immediately pulled out a jade hairpin from his bosom and said, "Miss, this is the jade hairpin that the Fifth Young Master bought with his monthly allowance."
"Fifth brother, what does this mean?" Ning Xiaotang asked in confusion.
"I'm asking you to give this to mother. I always feel that her hair is too plain and she doesn't have many nice headdresses."
"Fifth brother, you are so thoughtful. I will take it to mother on your behalf!" Ning Xiaotang's face was full of smiles.
After Ning Zi left, Ning Xiaotang took out a pair of red earrings from her headdress and placed them on the tray.
When Ning Xiaotang brought the gift to Liu Lanqing's yard, she saw Liu Lanqing embroidering a small dress with floral patterns. It was obvious from the pattern that it was a new spring dress prepared for Tangtang.
"Mom, are you going to make new clothes for me?" Ning Xiaotang immediately bowed.
"Mother, may you be well!"
"Come here quickly and let me take a good look at Tangtang to see if she has grown a little taller." Liu Lanqing was full of joy, with a happy smile on her face.
"Mom, I have a lot of clothes for this spring. Can you make a few sets of replacement clothes for my two good friends?"
Liu Lanqing smiled and nodded, saying, "That's just a matter of your words. As long as you are willing to make clothes for Chen Yilan and Zheng Douqin, I will measure their sizes and make two sets for each of them. How about that?"
"Mother, you misunderstood me. Let the people in the clothing store make Sister Yilan and Sister Douqin's clothes, and you can make my clothes."
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say!" Liu Lanqing immediately took out the dress and tried it on Ning Xiaotang. Finding that the length was just right, she smiled with satisfaction and said, "Very good, it fits perfectly!"
"Isn't the clothes my mother makes always just right?"
Ning Xiaotang also smiled happily.
"Mom, I'm going to practice. You can make some cakes and ask Quanyue to pick them up later."
"You don't have to come all the way. I'll have Chen Erhua send it to you later."
"Okay, mother, I'll take my leave!" Ning Xiaotang bowed and placed Ning Ziye and her small gift on the table.
Chen Erhua immediately stepped forward and said, "Madam San is so lucky! Look, this is a gift from Miss Tangtang."
"Put it in the dressing box and I will wear it another day." Liu Lanqing felt warm in her heart. Tangtang was her only daughter and the only girl in the Ning family.
She never wanted her to worry too much, but she was like a little adult in every way, caring about the people in the Ning family, especially her. As soon as they arrived in Kyoto, Tangtang told Liu Lanqing privately that she had good craftsmanship and her embroidery was exquisite.
Only Liu Lanqing was allowed to make clothes for Ning Xiaotang and fifth brother Ning Ziye.
The rest of the clothes can be custom-made by clothing shops in Kyoto.
This also freed up Liu Lanqing's hands to make pastries. No one in the Ning family didn't love these pastries.
Especially Old Lady Ning, Luo Xiangqin, who had to take a few plates of pastries from Liu Lanqing every day to worship Buddha. Because there was a Buddhist shrine at home, Luo Xiangqin and the women of the Ning family spent a lot of time here.
In Ning Xiaotang's small courtyard, some red plum blossom petals picked last winter were drying, and one could smell the fragrance as soon as one entered the courtyard.
"Girl, what are the uses of these plum petals?" Banyue asked beside Ning Xiaotang.
"Of course it works. The plum blossom pastry my mother makes uses plum blossom petals, and it tastes incredibly sweet."
Quanyue immediately smiled: "Banyue only knew that plum blossom pastry was sweet, but she had no idea that it was made of plum petals."
Ban Yue immediately laughed: "I thought the Third Madam had used some special food, but I never thought it was made of plum blossom petals."
Quan Yue immediately said, "Miss, can these plum blossom petals be used to make tea?"
"Yes, that's right. Let me make a pot now and taste the plum blossom tea."
Quan Yue immediately said, "I'll cook it."
"Okay, Quanyue is good at making tea, so you're the one who came." Ning Xiaotang immediately sat down at the table and watched Quanyue pour the water on the small stove into the tea set.
Suddenly there was a pleasant fragrance.
"Wow, what a refreshing fragrance!" Ning Xiaotang immediately smelled the aroma.
When a cup of slightly red plum blossom tea was placed in front of Ning Xiaotang, Ning Xiaotang picked it up and sipped it slowly.
The fragrance is refreshing with a slight floral sweetness, which is very suitable for the taste of little milk bag. "Hmm, delicious!"
"You're hiding at home drinking tea without even calling us?" Chen Yilan's voice came from not far away.
"Sister Yilan, Sister Douqin, come and drink plum blossom tea together."
"If I hadn't asked for half a month just now, I would have almost missed it." Chen Yilan walked closer and sat down.
Zheng Douqin also smiled, sat down and started drinking tea.
"Hmm, this tastes really good, I want to drink more!" Zheng Douqin immediately drank two cups in a row.
"Let me drink too, Douqin drank it all." Chen Yilan said anxiously.
"Haha, don't worry, the two sisters will make sure you drink enough!"
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