Sitting in front of the brightly lit desk, Ning Yunzhao put down the book in his hand and rubbed his eyes.
The summer night is quiet.
After returning from my uncle's house, I buried my head in studying and finally understood the meaning of this passage.
He wanted to stand up and move around, then he remembered something and took out the calendar, turning to June 28th.
Xiao Ding, who had just woken up from a nap in the outer room, rubbed his eyes and looked in, only to see that the young master was still concentrating on reading.
"Master, it's getting late. It's time to go to bed," he reminded.
Although the young master works hard, he is also very restrained. Logically, he should be getting ready for bed now.
What are you looking at so intently?
Xiao Ding walked over rubbing his eyes.
"Xiao Ding."
Ning Yunzhao, who was concentrating on injecting spirit, suddenly said.
Xiao Ding, who was walking over, was startled.
"What do you think we should give away for the opening of the new store?" Ning Yunzhao asked.
Only then did Xiao Ding see that Ning Yunzhao was holding a calendar in his hand.
Is this what kept the young master awake late at night?
"There's nothing to think about. Usually they just give some money or calligraphy or paintings," he said.
Ning Yunzhao shook his head.
"Too vulgar," he said.
Common? That's how it was done in the past.
"Young Master, what's so vulgar about this? It's lively when a business opens, and liveliness has to be vulgar." Xiao Ding said.
That's right, she opened the business in a hurry. Although Deshengchang was a well-known bank, she did not open a bank but a clinic, and what she needed most was popularity.
Ning Yunzhao nodded.
"Then prepare more gift boxes and give them out as usual," he said, "the packaging should be festive and lively..."
Xiao Ding was about to say yes, but saw Ning Yunzhao stopped talking and frowned.
"Celebrating and lively. But not so good." He pondered for a moment and tapped the table with his hand.
How can the joy and excitement of opening a new store be a bad thing?
Xiao Ding was confused when he heard this. He looked at Ning Yunzhao and thought of something, then he took out a few letters from the table.
Those are the letters sent from Yangcheng, why are you looking at this? Xiao Ding looked at them in confusion.
Ning Yunzhao flipped through a few pages, stopped at one spot, and brushed his fingers across it. His brows furrowed slightly.
"This is such a coincidence," he said to himself.
"Master, it's getting late..." Xiao Ding reminded again carefully, "Let's talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."
Ning Yunzhao closed the letter in his hand and stood up.
"Yes, let's talk about it tomorrow," he said, and got up to wash up.
His movements were so quick that Xiao Ding couldn't react. How could the young master, who always had his own ideas, listen to him so much?
He was stunned for a moment before quickly turning off the lamp on his desk, and the night returned to silence.
…
Just as day broke, there was a knock on the door.
After hearing the waiter's announcement, Liu'er came out and looked at Ning Yunzhao standing in the yard with a look of surprise.
"You again?" she said.
"I have something to see Miss Jun about." Ning Yunzhao said.
"Didn't you see him yesterday?" Liu'er said. It felt a little strange when she said it.
Is she trying to stop the Tenth Young Master Ning?
Is she actually impatient with Mr. Ning Shi coming to see the young lady?
I've never thought about this before.
But it doesn't matter. The lady likes the people she likes. The lady doesn't like the people she doesn't want, so she doesn't like them.
"I have something to tell her." Ning Yunzhao said.
Liu Er said "Oh".
"You have a lot to do, why didn't you finish talking about it all yesterday?" she said, but she turned around.
The lady said that people should not make decisions for others, especially not with so-called good intentions to make arrangements for others. If someone comes to see the lady, whether to meet or not, she cannot stop him before the lady gives the order.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Ten," she said.
Ning Yunzhao didn't have to wait long. Just as he had imagined, Miss Jun came out very quickly.
"Have you eaten yet?" she said with a smile, "Would you like to join us?"
That's a good opening.
He didn't expect that.
Ning Yunzhao smiled.
"There's a shop on the street here that sells really good fried tofu," he said. "It's only open in the morning."
"Grandma Wang's house?" Miss Jun asked.
Ning Yunzhao nodded with a smile.
"It seems to be quite famous. Have you tried it?" he asked.
Miss Jun smiled.
I've heard of it but never tasted it. It was when we went back to visit our parents-in-law, Jiuqi said he wanted to eat it, but the food they had bought for him didn't taste good. Lu Yunqi said it would taste better if you ate it right there on the spot.
These words made the three siblings silent.
Because they cannot step out of this palace, especially Jiuqi, not in this lifetime.
“Not yet.” She shook her head. “I heard about it from someone, but I haven’t been there yet.”
Ning Yunzhao extended his hand as a sign of invitation, and Miss Jun stepped forward.
"I just thought of something." Ning Yunzhao said as he walked, "Is your clinic called Jiulingtang?"
Miss Jun glanced at him and nodded, with a hint of complexity and a bit of surprise in her eyes.
She had guessed what he was going to say, but she felt that he shouldn't say it.
"This name may be a little inappropriate." Ning Yunzhao said, "It has the same name as the late Crown Prince's daughter, Princess Jiuling."
really.
Miss Jun looked at him.
"You also know Princess Jiuling?" She asked instead of answering, with curiosity in her eyes.
also?
Does that mean she knows it too?
Of course she knew that when girls get together they will inevitably talk about other women in the world, and the princess who is high above everyone else and has royal branches and jade leaves is naturally the dream of every girl.
But even the most privileged ones are not necessarily worthy of envy.
Ning Yunzhao smiled.
"Of course," he said.
Yes, of course, these two princesses could have become princesses because of their fathers, and in the end they did become princesses because of their fathers, but the meanings of these two kinds of princesses are completely different.
Who doesn’t know?
"There are many people with the same name as the princess." Miss Jun said, "In fact, my family's Jiulingtang appeared first, and the princess's taboos do not need to be avoided. I don't think the government will punish me for this."
The little girl spoke with a bit of stubbornness.
Ning Yunzhao smiled.
But this is also the pride and confidence that young people should have.
"Yes, I know," he said, slowing his voice. "That's not what I'm worried about."
Miss Jun looked at him, her eyes were round, big and bright, and she was very cute when she looked at people seriously.
Ning Yunzhao looked away.
"You also know that Princess Jiuling is the ex-wife of Lu Qianhu, the commander of Beizhenfu Silu." he said.
"So what?" Miss Jun said.
"Lu Qianhu has a very strange temper and is unpredictable." Ning Yunzhao looked at her frankly and sincerely, "I'm afraid he will make trouble out of nothing."
"Will he notice a person like me who is old and handsome?" Miss Jun asked.
Although it may sound scary to say this, she is definitely not the type of girl who would be easily frightened.
Ning Yunzhao nodded.
"Yes," he said.
Maybe she was overthinking it, but people like Lu Yunqi were not to be messed with, and she was just a young girl, and the Fang family had taken out the imperial edict.
The imperial edict is a good thing but also a bad thing. The Jinyiwei must have already set their sights on the Fang family.
At this time, he hoped that everything she did would be safe and secure to avoid any unnecessary disasters, so he cared about even the slightest thing that had nothing to do with her, and thought about it over and over again.
He looked at the girl, and instead of being scared, she smiled.
"That's not bad, my Jiulingtang will become famous," she said.
I knew she wasn't a girl who could be easily frightened, otherwise she wouldn't be so domineering and imposing like Qi Feng. She was so proud, confident and stubborn in her bones.
Ning Yunzhao smiled helplessly.
"Don't be so angry," he said.
Although he disapproved, or rather blamed, his tone was gentle in a way that he himself was not aware of.
Xiao Ding, who was following behind him, couldn't help but look at him.
The young master is as gentle as jade, and can make everyone feel warm and happy. He is polite to women and even more caring to his sisters.
But there is one thing the young master never does, and that is to coax you. He just says things in a friendly manner, and whether you listen or do it is none of his business, and he doesn't care.
Is the young master trying to coax Miss Jun now?