Chapter 274 274 Little Tit
After lunch, the guests slowly dispersed in twos and threes.
Zhao Lan wanted to be alone with the young lady, but he was dragged by his father to see off the clan leader. He had no choice but to ask Shuangrui to tell the young lady to leave later.
Ningning wanted to go back, but her little niece clung to Su Ruojin and refused to leave. Even when her mother, Mrs. Zhong, came over, it was of no use. She just stood beside Su Ruojin without saying a word.
Cheng Yingzhen was startled. No way! Her eldest son was here today, too. Although he was in the front yard and Miss Zhong had not seen him at all, he was very persistent in sticking to her daughter. They would definitely see each other when they left Prince Jin's Mansion later.
What should I do?
For a moment, Cheng Yingzhen was uneasy, but as a parent, she couldn't say anything to the young lady. She could only wait and see how her daughter handled it.
Although the guests left in groups of three or four, there were still many who stayed. Hearing the noise from the pavilion, many people curiously gathered around to watch the fun.
When they first arrived, many people felt jealous when they saw that the Su family, a seventh-rank minor official, not only had connected with the Prince of Jin's Mansion and married the youngest son of the Prince of Jin, but was also on good terms with the Ningguo Mansion. They thought, what kind of shit luck does the Su family have, how can they be connected with all the powerful and influential people?
A certain young lady who was trying to curry favor with the Xie family whispered in Xie Qingyu's ear, "Not only that, Princess Yuehua's second husband is also surnamed Su, and he is the younger brother of Lord Su."
Xie Qingyu frowned, then calmly opened her eyes, looked at Mrs. Zhong who was a little anxious, and then looked at her silly daughter, who was really sticking to the little tit, as if she had to go home with her.
The little sparrow is quite capable. Not only does she make Zhao Lan determined to marry no one else but you, but even a fool likes her. She even doesn't want her own mother and aunt, and insists on going back with her.
Under the shade of the trees in the pavilion in the back garden of Prince Jin's Mansion, it was so quiet that it made people feel uneasy except for the chirping of cicadas.
When she returned home yesterday, Mrs. Zhong saw that her daughter was in a daze, as if she had lost her soul. She thought her daughter was frightened, so she went to find the imperial physician. The physician said that apart from being listless, her daughter was fine, and as long as she ate well and slept well, she would recover after one night.
Unexpectedly, he recovered in the morning, but he pestered her to go to her parents' home. Once there, he kept sticking to his eighth sister. He followed his eighth sister to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of Prince Zhao. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion, he stuck to the Second Lady of the Su family.
Could it be that Ah Hui is destined to be with the Su family?
Mrs. Zhong's eyes sparkled. "Ningning, you are good friends with Madam Su Er, so you two can go back together in the carriage. I have something else to do, so it's inconvenient for me to bring Ah Hui with me, so let Ah Hui go with you."
He looked at Cheng Yingzhen with a smile on his face, "Madam Su, come to the Zhong Mansion when you have time."
Regardless of the man's official position or his family's status, Cheng Yingzhen had to return Mrs. Zhong's greeting, "You're welcome, Madam." Then she bowed.
Mrs. Zhong nodded, turned around and left with her servants.
Just abandon your daughter with intellectual disabilities here? And you still say you love your daughter? Su Ruojin wanted to hit her.
But there were so many people watching, and they were all from wealthy families, so Su Ruojin had to do nothing but fake a smile.
As Mrs. Zhong left, the older ladies and young wives left one after another, but some young ladies who were about the same age as Su Ruojin and Ningning did not leave.
To be precise, it was Miss Xie from the Queen's family who did not leave, so the young ladies around her did not leave either.
Both the Ning and Xie families are dukes' mansions, and Ning also has the dual identity of a great general guarding the country, but they still cannot be compared with the queen's family. No matter what the occasion, the Ning family has to take the initiative to salute.
Although Ning Ning didn't blame Xie Qingyu, she still resisted the urge to roll her eyes and scold her. She said with a fake smile, "Yu Niang, the guests have all left, and you are still standing here in the sun. How inappropriate."
Xie Qingyu smiled slightly, stepped forward, and took Ningning's arm like an elder sister, "I will go to Weizhou County with you to escape the summer heat."
The 'gentle' Xie Qingyu tickled Ningning's fur and raised her voice, "Who said I was going?"
Xie Qingyu smiled and looked at the young lady who was clinging to Su Ruojin, "If she goes, then you will go too, right?"
"You..." Ning Ning quickly turned her brain and finally found an excuse that would not directly offend the Queen's family. "My family has a separate courtyard in Weizhou County, but your family doesn't."
"My brother just bought a yard over there half a month ago."
Ningning: ...
She looked at the seventeen-year-old Xie Qingyu with surprise, and wanted to ask, "Why did you run away instead of staying in the capital to see each other?" She hesitated, and wondered, could it be that Xie is still planning to marry the young Prince Zhao?
Xie Qingyu did not show any arrogance. She spoke softly and gently, and was dignified and virtuous. However, her gentle and approachable attitude made Su Ruojin feel a tingling sensation on her back, and a sentence flashed through her mind unconsciously: "Barking dogs don't bite, and dogs that bite don't bark."
Su Ruojin felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"Welcome, Madam Su Er."
You're not going to my house, why do you ask me whether you're welcome or not?
Su Ruojin smiled and said, "Weizhou County welcomes Madam Xie."
Xie Qingyu nodded, "Sorry to bother you then."
Su Ruojin smiled back.
Ningning glared at her. This was clearly an attempt to snatch the young prince. Was this guy stupid or what?
Su Ruojin doesn't want a man who can be taken away. Her mind is now filled with thoughts on how to stop Zhong Wanhui from sticking to her.
Xie Qingyu turned and left.
As she left, the young ladies left one after another, leaving only the Suning and Ning families.
Just when I was worrying, Princess Yuehua's maid came over and said, "Second Madam, the princess invites you to visit the princess's mansion tomorrow."
Su Ruojin really wanted to say, "Dad has to go back to Weizhou County to work," but stopped herself from saying it.
All right, the princess aunt has come to invite me, it would be embarrassing not to go, so I nodded.
Before one problem was solved, another one came up. Cheng Yingzhen wanted to ask her daughter, but Ning Banniang was there, so she couldn't ask anything.
After finally seeing off the clan leader, Zhao Lan strode to the backyard.
Zhao Lan and Xie Qingyu met in the corridor connecting the backyard and the front yard.
The young lady stepped forward and bowed, speaking softly, "Ayu greets the young prince."
He had been avoiding the paths that the young ladies often took, so how come he met them again? Zhao Lan's brows showed impatience. He hummed and continued to walk with big strides. His back was tall and handsome.
Although he was just walking normally, he seemed to be surrounded by a kind of elegance that made people admire him endlessly.
Xie Qingyu's eyes tightened. Why should the little tit get it? Why...
"Yu Niang...Yu Niang?" The eldest girl reminded, "We should go back."
Xie Qingyu suppressed his thoughts and smiled gently. He heard that they were engaged in September. It was June now, and there were still three months left. Who knew what would happen in the long run.
If the young lady was a normal person, Su Ruojin would not care about the Ningguo Mansion or the Minister's Mansion and would drive her away without any hesitation. But now... she realized that the young lady was clinging to her not for her brother whom she had never met, but...
Since Mrs. Zhong doesn't care, she won't care either. Just go with it.
Even when meeting Zhao Lan, the young lady followed behind him with her head down.
Zhao Lan: …
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