The Devious First-Daughter

The banquet at the Ningguo Palace was very lively. On the one hand, it was due to the status of the Ningguo Palace itself, and on the other hand, it was because of the Mrs. Tai. Mrs. Tai is the most respectable, so even after so many years, this former heroine has won the approval of everyone.

Ning Xueyan went to the Ningguo Mansion alone first, and Ao Chenyi had to go to the palace again. She came here not too early or too late. At that time, at the gate of the Ningguo Mansion, there were cars and horses one after another. When someone entered the mansion, there were twenty people guarding the door and receiving them, ten of them were women and ten of them were servants.

The chariots and horses from Prince Yi's Mansion came over, and some sharp-eyed people noticed that a clever woman hurried over. Such a big chariot and horse ostentation, no matter what, it would not be an ordinary family, and there were a few guards standing beside the chariots and horses , looking at people with sharp eyes, this must be that Princess Yi!

"May I ask Princess Baiyi?" The mother-in-law asked respectfully when she came to the carriage.

"Yes, we are from Prince Yi's Mansion, and our princess is in the carriage." Xinmei followed the carriage, listened to the question, and answered.

Hearing that it was the carriage of Prince Yi's Mansion, the two cars that were originally driving alongside the carriage slowed down and quietly gave way to compete with the carriage of Prince Yi's Mansion.

"My maidservant has seen Princess Yi, please come this way with my maidservant." The woman pointed to another door and said that there were relatively few carriages entering the mansion there, but everyone could see clearly where they were going. They are not comparable to those who lined up in front of the mansion, Princess Yi should naturally go there.

The coachman flicked his whip lightly, followed the old woman, went to the door on the other side, went inside, turned a few turns, and stopped at a separate parking lot set up by Duke Ninguo's mansion, which was right next to the second road. The vertical flower door can go to the outer courtyard or the inner courtyard, which is very convenient.

Ning Xueyan helped Xinmei's men get out of the carriage when she heard a familiar voice: "Cousin!"

Turning around sharply, I happened to see Ming Yuanhua supporting Mrs. Ming from a nearby carriage, hurried forward, and called out: "Aunt, cousin, you are here too."

This is the first time she met Mrs. Ming at a banquet. In the past, no matter what kind of banquet, Mrs. Ming would not attend. She has been living a semi-reclusive life for so many years, whether it was Ming Feiyong in the past or Ming Feiyong now It's the same when you're not there.

Mrs. Ming liked Ning Xueyan very much. When Ning Xueyan was still young, she had seen Ning Xueyan a few times before. After that, Ming fell from the position of main wife and had an identity with her brother. The Ming Mansion and the Huguohou Mansion only came back again, but this time when Ming Feiyong came back, he got in touch with Ning Xueyan. She really liked this well-behaved, sensible and intelligent niece.

The last time Ning Xueyan went to live in the Ming Mansion before getting married, she arranged everything very well for Ning Xueyan, so she was naturally very happy to see Ning Xueyan again this time.

After the three of them exchanged a few words in the parking lot, Ning Xueyan and Mrs. Ming entered the Chuihua Gate together.

There are two clever maids standing at the Chuihua Gate, one is Heng Yuqing's personal maid, who has seen Ning Xueyan several times, and seeing Ning Xueyan coming in, hurriedly brought another maid over to salute, Ning Xueyan Nodding her head, let them follow behind. These should be the two maids Heng Yuqing prepared for her.

This place must be Ningguo Duke's Mansion. If you are not familiar with the place, you need to be followed by familiar people wherever you want to go or what you are looking for.

"Auntie, why did you come to Duke Ning's mansion today?" Ning Xueyan asked with a smile while holding Mrs. Ming's hand halfway.

"I didn't plan to come at first, but Mrs. Ningguo Mansion specially posted a post last night. Besides, I knew him well before, so I feel a little embarrassed if I don't come again." Mrs. Ming smiled and said last night, Mrs. Ningguo Mrs. Fu Tai told me about sending someone over specially.

Originally, she was still hesitating whether to come or not. Years of habits made her fade out of the circle of noble ladies in the capital. On the one hand, of course, it was because of her love for Jing, and on the other hand, it was also because of her status as a former noble lady. In the previous dynasty, Mrs. Ming was not just an ordinary noble lady, but also a princess. Such an identity is quite embarrassing now.

In fact, the noble ladies who stayed from the previous dynasty generally don’t like to attend banquets. Sometimes, there are some things that everyone’s perception is different, especially when it comes to the previous dynasty, they don’t know what to say. What's good, so it's best not to go to the banquet.

However, the post from the Ningguo Mansion is another matter, because this Mrs. Ningguo was also a noble lady from the previous dynasty, and she has an oblique relationship with Mrs. Ming, so it seems that it is not good to not come. So when Madam Ningguo posted another post at night, Madam Ming no longer hesitated.

"Duke Ningguo sent two invitations to my aunt in a row?" Ning Xueyan asked in surprise, she couldn't allow her to be surprised, she had never heard that two invitations could be sent, and one was still It passed last night, that is to say, last night, the Mrs. Tai thought of her aunt again.

With such a low-key temperament of my aunt, it is impossible for this Mrs. Tai to pay so much attention to it, and her heart can't help but move slightly.

"I don't know what's going on, or it's really been a long time since I saw me, the old man is always a little nostalgic." Mrs. Ming said with a soft smile.

Although this theory can be explained, it is still too far-fetched, not to mention that Ning Xueyan has always heard that Mrs. Tai was a heroine back then, and she was very decisive in killing and punishing her. Although she is old now, she doesn't care much. But in general, it shouldn't be a matter of sending two posts to invite one person.

While talking, the two of them had already arrived at the place where they received guests. I heard that Princess Yi and Mrs. Ming were here, and Mrs. Ning Guogong personally brought Heng Yuqing and Heng Yuwan over. Of course, Heng Yuwan cannot be grounded on such a day today. Well, no matter what this kind of thing is, it is also a private matter of the Duke's mansion. It is impossible to lock up a granddaughter after the grandmother celebrates her birthday.

"Concubine Yi, Mrs. Ming, I didn't expect to come here together, please sit inside!" Mrs. Ning Guogong greeted her with a smile. She looked good. The disease should be almost cured. Madam Gong is sincerely grateful, if not for the presence of Princess Yi, not to mention herself, even her daughter would be hard to save.

Several people met Li separately, and Ning Xueyan's eyes fell on Heng Yuwan. It seemed that the once domineering girl Heng Er had become much calmer these days, but when the corner of her eye flashed past her, that touch of Ning Xueyan still saw the hatred.

Thinking of what happened in Prince Yi's Mansion, she must have hated herself!

For that matter, Ning Xueyan didn't feel guilty. Even if Heng Yuwan had a little self-respect, that matter would never happen.

"Mrs. Guogong, you are welcome. Are these two daughters of Mrs. Guogong? They look really good." Mrs. Ming has not cared about the affairs of the various houses for more than ten years. Now she will see Heng Yuqing, Heng Yuwan, and I thought that both of them were the daughters of the Duke's wife.

Mrs. Guogong is of course happy to hear people praise her daughter, but there is Heng Yuwan in it, and Mrs. Guogong can't be happy again. She can't get close to the daughter of an enemy who wants your life, but because of It was Mrs. Tai's intention to let Heng Yuwan follow her, and she could not disobey it.

So when Madam Ming said this, the smile on her face faded a little, and she just said politely: "Madam Ming has won the prize, just now my mother mentioned Madam Ming and said that she hadn't seen Madam for a long time, it was strange, Tell me to tell Madam Ming to come and see my mother after a while."

The Mrs. Tai of the Duke’s Mansion is too unusual for her aunt. Ning Xueyan stood aside calmly, with a trace of surprise in her eyes. No matter from which point of view, the Mrs. Tai of the Duke of Ning’s Mansion should not Treating my aunt so attentively, I used to have an oblique relationship, but after the demise of the previous dynasty, this kind of relationship basically ceased to exist.

And even if it existed, everyone would not communicate with it for this reason, for fear of causing suspicion in the new dynasty.

Although my uncle is a general who leads the army, he is not considered a high-ranking official in Beijing now, and no matter how you look at it, he doesn't deserve the attention of the Duke and Madam.

"Princess Yi, then I..." Hearing Mrs. Guo's words, Mrs. Ming couldn't refuse, she turned around and said to Ning Xueyan.

"Auntie, let's go. I'll have a chat with Ms. Hengda and Ms. Henger." Ning Xueyan said with a smile, a gloomy look flashed in her eyes. It seemed that the Mrs. Tai of the Duke's Mansion was indeed a very sensitive woman. Hero, because of the poor handling of the backyard of Ningguo Duke's mansion, she once underestimated her.

Thinking about it now, maybe it wasn't that she didn't make a move, but she was just waiting...Who will be the winner in the end? For this Mrs. Tai, it doesn't matter who wins, they are all her granddaughters, and only the strong one can stay , is true!

This Mrs. Tai of Ningguo Mansion is really not simple.

Seeing that Ning Xueyan said so, Mrs. Ming couldn't be hypocritical anymore, let Ning Xueyan play with the two girls from the Duke's mansion, and followed Mrs. Ning Guogong to the Mrs. Tai's yard behind.

"Xueyan, come with me here, let's go there to rest, there are few people there?" Heng Yuqing took Ning Xueyan's hand warmly, and walked towards the flower hall next to them. It is the main hall. Originally, with Ning Xueyan’s current status, of course it was in the main hall, but there are a lot of older ladies in that place, like Ning Xueyan who is so young but has such a high status. , I have nothing to say to them.

Therefore, after listening to Heng Yuqing's words, she nodded and went to the side hall.

Heng Yuwan actually didn't say a word, and obediently followed in. From the appearance, she didn't mean to be out of line at all. Besides, Ning Xueyan also said casually before that she wanted to talk and chat with the two of them. It seems that this Henger girl is determined to be herself today.