Fang Song smiled and said, "Miss, the old lady said she wanted to have a tea party. Who would have thought so many people would come?"
Actually, it was hard to guess. They all came to see the champion. But when he went to the front hall, everyone was a little disappointed.
Old Madam Wei took her granddaughter into the west side room to talk. A maid brought in a plate of peeled pomegranates. The dark red seeds were sweet and delicious. Yining had just eaten a few. Someone outside announced that Luo Shenyuan had come to pay his respects. The ladies inside were excited, their conversations muted.
He stepped through the threshold and greeted Old Lady Wei. She quickly asked him to stand up. Seeing her grandson-in-law, a handsome, elegant, and composed man, she was delighted. This third brother, Yining, was truly a true prodigy. No wonder there was so much chatter behind the screen.
Luo Shenyuan knew that he was being watched. He was used to it because he was often watched.
He smiled, greeted Mrs. Wei, and said, "My grandson-in-law has something to do in the front hall, so I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he bowed and left.
The young lady's exclamation was mixed with disappointment. She was so lucky to have a glimpse of this young minister, but he left in just a moment.
Old Madam Wei pulled Yining over and asked her, "After you get married, will he treat you well?"
Yi Ning couldn't say they'd agreed to treat each other like brother and sister, and the old lady didn't know that. She was just thinking about how to evade the question when Zhao Mingzhu, who was following behind Old Lady Wei, spoke up. "Yining, you can't be so passive. If he still treats you like a brother, then act more like a daughter..."
Mrs. Wei felt that what she said was too blunt, so she scolded Zhao Mingzhu: "What nonsense are you talking about? You don't behave like a lady at all!"
"What I said is perfectly reasonable!" Zhao Mingzhu, who had known Old Madam Wei since childhood, skillfully pulled her arm and said, "I'm worried that Yining's third brother will always have a brotherly affection for her. He's at that age of passion, what if he takes a concubine? Look at what happened just now. Those girls were so excited. They knew she was married, but they still didn't restrain themselves."
Yining grabbed a handful of pomegranate seeds and ate them. The two grandparents in front of her lowered their voices and started to talk about her private affairs, not allowing her to join in the conversation.
She wanted to go outside to get some fresh air, but when she reached the door, she found a small figure standing a few pillars away from her, looking at her from afar.
It’s Ting’er.
Seeing his lonely shadow cast on the ground, Yi Ning felt somewhat desolate. It was as if he had kept his distance from her when she first arrived at the Wei family. He didn't trust her, but he was also very curious about her. He felt an innate desire to get close to her because she was his biological sister.
Now that she was married, Ting'er no longer had his sister to live with, and he still lived with the servants. His little hands clutched the hanging clothes belt, as if he was afraid to get close.
Yining suddenly understood Luo Yihui's impulse to take little Yining away with her when she got married.
She walked towards Ting'er, and he looked up at her. Yi Ning softened her voice and touched his head: "What's wrong with Ting'er?"
Ting'er looked at her without saying a word. Yi Ning touched his fuzzy and prickly hair and felt distressed. She asked him, "Ting'er, where are the maids and servants who serve you?"
She brought Ting'er back to Old Lady Wei, hoping that he would live with her in the future. He was older and wouldn't cause any trouble to the old lady. After all, how could a maid get close to him?
Ting Ge'er knew what she wanted to do and immediately broke free from her hand: "I'm not going to Grandma's." He felt a little awkward and not as close to her as before. "I... I won't follow Grandma."
As children grow older, they tend to become distant from others. Yi Ning had no other options. She couldn't possibly bring Ting'er to the Luo family to raise him. After all, he was the young master of the Duke of Ying's mansion.
"Brother Ting..." Yining held his little hand, her heart twitching, "How about you follow your sister to live in the Luo family for a few days?"
After a long time, Ting'er asked in a low voice: "Sister...can't you live at home? I left a lot of food for you, do you want to eat it?" He asked cautiously.
Yining half squatted down, hugged his small body and couldn't help sobbing. She cried for a while, buried her head in his weak shoulders and trembled slightly.
"Sister will go with you." After a while, she stopped crying, held Ting'er's hand and stood up and said.
Ting'er was delighted and held her hand tightly. "I also caught a big cicada, but it's dead. I hid it in a box and will wait for you to see it when you come back."
Jumping and skipping all the way.
Yining stayed with him for half a day, and it was already evening when she took him back to Old Lady Wei's place.
While Ting'er was drinking soup with the help of his wet nurse, Yi Ning told Old Madam Wei about this. She was silent for a long time, then sighed, "It's because there's no mistress at home. In two years, your father will send him to Tianjin Wei for training. The commander of Tianjin Wei is one of your father's old subordinates, and his Master Yang is there too. This is for the best. I can't discipline him, and when your father is away, I'm afraid he'll learn bad habits by growing up with those playboys in the house. It's better to send him to Tianjin Wei and let him grow up through hardship than to stay in the capital and become a spoiled prince."
The Duke of Ying's family has been able to survive for so many generations because there have always been talented people among their descendants. Sending Ting'er to the garrison is also a good idea. Although life there will be a little hardship, it is truly a place to train people. After a few more years, he will forget about her as his sister.
"Is father interested in getting married?" Yi Ning asked. "I've seen him fight all these years, and he's been worried about my mother. Now that he's settled down a bit, it's time for him to get married. He'll have someone to take care of Ting'er and the affairs of the mansion."
"That's exactly what I told him a couple of days ago." Old Madam Wei sighed, leaning against a cushion embroidered with four-season begonias, sipping soup from a colorful teacup. "We've found several candidates for him. The eldest daughter of the Xuanwei Marquis is gentle and kind, and her family background is worthy of our mansion. Duke Xu's youngest sister is still unmarried, and her generation is very high. Your father won't lower his generation by marrying her. There are even better girls from less aristocratic families, but when I asked him last time, he wouldn't say anything."
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