Zhou Jingan felt a little uncomfortable, but pretended to be calm and said, "Well, remember to bring the birthday gift, don't break the rules."
Zhou Huanan looked at him carefully, nodded, and said in a lively tone, "Don't worry, brother. I will definitely give Jiang Ling a good birthday congratulations. I heard that there will be singing and dancing at Ruyifang."
Seeing that her brother still had that indifferent expression, she rolled her eyes and decided to try again.
"What's even more bizarre is that there are not only women performing, but also male dancers. They're dancing a new dance from Ruyifang, and I heard the top dancer is a very handsome man. I wonder what a male dancer's scene is like. Jiang Ling probably held the birthday banquet there to find out what it's like."
She deliberately spoke in an ambiguous manner and exaggerated the matter.
Sure enough, Zhou Jing'an paused, frowning for a moment, and then his voice became colder: "Come back quickly after celebrating the birthday, and don't look at that useless dancer."
Zhou Huanan chuckled, "Oh, I see."
Just as I was about to leave after testing the waters, I heard a cold voice behind me: "Where did you hear these things?"
She paused, shuddered, and gave a dry laugh before saying perfunctorily, "It was the little maidservant beside me who was bored and said something, and I overheard it."
"Um, brother, mother just asked me to come over. I'll be leaving first." Zhou Huanan slipped away in an instant.
Zhou Jing'an looked at her hurriedly running back and smiled helplessly, then his face darkened again and he clenched his fists.
He said hatefully in his heart: What a beautiful male dancer, it's simply... simply immoral!
Jiang Ling didn't know about the male dancers in Ruyifang at first until she heard about it from Wu Wanying. She came to deliver the new fruits from her family's farm and mentioned that there would be a new song and dance performance, and the lead dancer would be a very handsome man.
Ouch?!
Jiang Ling's eyes suddenly lit up, comparable to the night-shining pearls presented as tribute by foreign countries.
She asked again in detail, fully understanding the situation, thinking that she would be able to enjoy the handsome man when the time comes. What a joy!
But then I thought again, of course such a happy thing should be spread, especially to that taciturn Zhou Jingan, maybe there would be an unexpected surprise.
She immediately arranged for someone to find an unfamiliar servant to disguise as a vendor and ambush Zhou Jing'an on the road he had to take when leaving and returning home, and mentioned it to others as if unintentionally.
Doesn’t Zhou Jing’an have good hearing?
I don't believe he can't hear it.
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Zhou Jing'an's face darkened as he turned a corner after leaving the house. The reason was simply that he heard the story about the male dancer in Ruyifang again.
He felt like someone was trying to make things difficult for him!
Oh, is this male dancer really so beautiful? Even the vendors are talking about him?
Ye Song and Ye Bai didn't dare to breathe, they really didn't understand who had offended their young master and why he was so cold.
Ye Song dared to guess that it must be related to Miss Jiang. He told Ye Bai about it, but Ye Bai didn't believe it. He just told him to train a group of newly selected guards if he had nothing to do so that they could share the burden with him.
These words left Ye Song speechless. He quickly waved his hands, saying that he was not capable of doing the job, and stopped talking obediently.
Jiang Ling has everything ready and is just waiting for her birthday to show off her skills and win over her future sister-in-law.
The day before my birthday, Zizhen woke me up anxiously early in the morning.
Jiang Ling said goodbye to Zhou Gong reluctantly, rubbing her eyes and asked her why she was so anxious.
Zizhen whispered anxiously, "Someone has come to the palace, saying that the Empress is hosting a tea party and inviting young ladies from all the mansions to join in tea and chat. The aunt who delivered the invitation is now chatting with Madam in the main courtyard. Madam wants the young ladies to hurry over."
Jiang Ling suddenly opened his eyes wide.
The Queen?!
Isn't that Zhou Jing'an's biological sister? !
She frowned in thought, wondering if it was because she had recently hosted a banquet and sent snacks and fruits, and her intentions were too obvious, which actually attracted the attention of the Queen?
While Jiang Ling was thinking, Zizhen and Luzhu had already quickly prepared hot water, cloth, clothes, and hairpins, waiting for Jiang Ling to get up.
She didn't have time to think about it, so she went over to take a look first.
After she quickly packed up and rushed to the main courtyard, she saw a woman wearing the uniform of the imperial palace maid sitting below Meng Wanjie. She had a pretty face, a neutral expression, and very well-mannered movements. The two were talking and laughing.
When Meng Wanjie saw her coming, she waved and called out to her, "Ling'er, come and meet Aunt Cao."
Jiang Ling walked over quickly, and Yingying bowed her head and said, "Ling'er greets Aunt Cao."
The woman called Aunt Cao looked at her calmly, quickly dodged her greeting, and said with a smile, "Miss Jiang, please don't be polite. You are embarrassing me."
No matter how unworthy Jiang Ling was, she was still the legitimate daughter of Prince Jingnan. Even though she was close to the Queen, there was no reason for her to perform the ritual of greeting like a palace maid.
Jiang Ling stood up, showing an innocent and standard smile, and sat aside obediently.
Looking closely, this Aunt Cao is quite old, probably in her early thirties, but she is very useful to be by the side of the Empress. Whether it is her well-maintained face or the jewelry she wears, it shows that she has some face in front of the Empress.
She lowered her eyes slightly and thought to herself, it's just an invitation, do I need to send the palace maids around here?
I think it’s not that simple.
Jiang Ling guessed right.
Cao Yuan originally served the Prime Minister's wife, Xia Zhixian, the Queen's mother. Because she was worried about her daughter being alone in the deep palace, she let Cao Yuan follow her into the palace as a dowry maid.
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