Chapter 99 Don’t Kick the Quilt When It’s Cold
Ming Yuelin had also revealed to her that the reason she and Ji Rangzhou had renewed their marriage contract was also because she didn't want the emperor to suddenly appoint her as a prince's principal wife. After all, besides the daughters of the imperial family, Ming Yuelin was undoubtedly the most distinguished lady in the capital.
"I heard Yaoyao is very good at playing polo."
"It's okay, where did you hear that?"
"I saw you guys practicing horseback archery at the farm and had a few conversations with the Master. He said you and my second sister are the best at playing polo and are the most in sync."
Shi Jianli tilted her head, a hint of teasing hidden in her eyes, and asked in confusion, "Is it really on the way to the Horse Archery Farm, Cousin Jingyao?"
She asked her cousin, but it was not on her way. The farm was on the opposite side of the camp outside Beijing.
Seeing the mischief in her eyes, Mingzhao admitted frankly: "It's not on my way, I came to see you specifically."
"Oh." She lowered her eyes and took another sip of her cold tea.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. The withered lotus outside the pavilion was forced to nod and bend under the weight of the huge raindrops. When Pear looked out, large ripples spread out and merged together.
Mingzhao glanced at the sky, then stood up and said, "Let's go to Fushou Hall first. It gets dark early on rainy days, so dinner should be served earlier."
"good."
Mingzhao picked up the box and placed it in her hand, "Please Yaoyao, carry it for a while."
Shi Jianli hugged the box and watched him bend down to pick up the umbrella, then tilted his head to signal her to come over.
She walked under his open umbrella.
He lowered his eyes and saw that she was still two fists away from him. Mingzhao was still leaning towards her, "Come closer, or you might get wet."
Lan Xing came over with an umbrella in his hand and said, "I saw the umbrella in the yard was still there, so I gave it to you."
Shi Jianli looked up at Ming Zhaohuan, and seeing the emotion in his eyes, she said, "Give the umbrella to Xianyue."
Lan Xing smiled and replied, "Yes."
Tianyu took the food box from Xianyue's hand and said, "I'll take it."
After leaving the corridor, the autumn rain fell slantingly, hitting my face with a cool feeling. Shi Jianli moved closer to Mingzhao, and the two of them were almost touching.
Mingzhao even moved the umbrella towards her.
When they arrived at Fushou Hall, Mingzhao handed the umbrella to the maid. When he took it, he asked Tianyu to put the box in Li's hand away. He looked her over and asked, "Are you wet?"
"No."
"Then go in."
The two of them went in together and greeted the old lady.
The old lady smiled as she saw them come in and said, "Come and sit down. I was just about to send someone to call you over. It saves us the trouble. Did you just get back?"
"I've been back for a while."
"Did you come here with Li'er?"
Mingzhao also glanced at Shijianli, smiled and nodded: "Yes."
The old lady ordered the maid to bring over the Tremella and Ginkgo porridge. "It will snow the day after tomorrow, and it rained today. It's winter and the weather is getting cold. Have a bowl of porridge to warm yourself up."
"Your mother came to me this morning and told me that your wedding date has been set for March 15th of next year. I remember Li'er's birthday is in January, right?"
Shi Jianli replied: "Yes, January 11th."
The old lady asked a few questions about Shi Jianli, and then asked, "I heard that the autumn hunting will be held again this year?"
Mingzhao replied, "After all, the autumn hunt is a major event that happens only once every four years. October is not too late."
"Although it's a little cold, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory says the weather will be fine for the next few days, so the Emperor has decreed that October 6th to 8th will be the autumn hunting season. On October 5th, ministers of the fourth rank and above and their families will set off for the autumn hunting grounds. Grandmother, would you like to come along? I think playing chu would be exciting."
The old lady waved her hand. "I won't go. I just returned home and haven't rested for two days. I don't want to ride in a carriage again. It's the same when you come back and tell me about it."
"Okay, let me tell you, and I'll make sure it's as vivid as possible."
After chatting with the old lady for a while, other people from the mansion came over one after another.
After dinner, he chatted with the old lady for a while, and saw that Li was sent back to Tangliyuan by Mingzhao.
Mingzhao also walked her under the eaves. The sky was dim. He touched her slightly cold cheek with the back of his finger and said gently, "It's cold on a rainy night. Don't kick the quilt."
Shi Jianli's eyes widened slightly, "How did you know I kicked the quilt at night?"
"When we were in Dongyu Village, one day my second sister complained that you kicked the quilt at night and woke her up from the cold when she slept with you. I accidentally heard it when I went over." Mingzhao couldn't help but tap the corner of her eye.
Her eyes, which were usually cold and indifferent, were now slightly widened, which made her look very cute.
Shi Jianli blinked and said, "Oh."
She couldn't control herself from kicking the quilt. When she felt hot, she would just kick it aside. Lanxing and Xianyue would often get up to help her cover it back.
"I'm going back. See you tomorrow morning."
"Um."
The next day, Shi Jianli returned to the courtyard after school and Xianyue handed her a visiting card. "Miss, this is a visiting card from Miss Zheng."
When Shi Jianli opened the box, Zheng Leyun knew that they had returned from Chaozhou and wanted to visit them tomorrow.
Tomorrow is a day off.
Shi Jianli said to Xianyue, "Go to Xianyunxuan this afternoon and ask Sister Lin to come over."
"yes."
After lunch, Mingyuelin came over and lay down beside the table where Shi Jianli was drawing the winter clothes. "Sister Li, you were looking for me."
Shi Jianli nodded gently and handed her the visiting card. "Sister Zheng sent me a visiting card. She wants to come over tomorrow and asked me what you think."
Zheng Leyun was engaged to Ming Zhouqing, but he was more familiar with her, so he handed the visiting card to her and asked her to ask Ming Yuelin's opinion again.
Ming Yuelin took it and said, "Okay, I was just thinking about where to go on my day off. It would be nice if Sister Zheng came over to chat."
"Then I'll write a reply." Shi Jianli waved to Lanxing, and Lanxing handed her the white card. She dipped the pen in ink and wrote a reply, then handed it to Lanxing to pass back to Zheng Mansion.
Mingyuelin put down the visiting card, poked the tip of Shi Jianli's ear with her finger, looked at the hairpin in her hair and asked with a smile: "Sister Li, I don't think I've seen you wear this orchid hairpin before."
Shi Jianli tilted her head and looked at her sideways. As expected, she saw that her eyes were full of gossip. She said helplessly, "Well, your eldest brother gave it to you."
Ever since she and Mingzhao got engaged, this guy's eyes seemed to light up when he saw them standing together. He smiled inexplicably and was extremely gossipy.
When we met this morning, Mingzhao brought over a box containing three hairpins of different styles.
I don’t know where a man like him gets so many jewelry.
Mingyuelin held his face and looked at her, chuckling a few times.
Shi Jianli shook her head and continued with her work. After completing the last winter clothes sketch, she put it in an envelope and handed it to Xianyue.
The next day, Zheng Leyun entered the mansion and saw Li and the other three drinking tea and chatting in the reception room.
Ming Yuelin held the tea, his eyes shifting between Shi Jianli and Zheng Leyun.
Shi Jianli glanced at her, "What did you think of? Your eyes are rolling around."
She put down the teacup and said, "Sister Li, you call Sister Zheng "Sister," but Sister Zheng is engaged to my second brother. After you marry my eldest brother, she'll have to call you "Sister-in-law."
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