Chapter 365: The Melon of Yanjing
Chapter 365: The Melon of Yanjing
The weather in Yanjing is like a stove that is gradually being ignited. Before we knew it, June has quietly arrived.
The girls' school became noisy again.
The same was true for Class B, but compared to the past, it was still a little quieter. The flower-viewing banquet was like a sharp sword, leaving an unhealable crack in the friendship among everyone.
Xiao Yining tilted her head slightly and looked towards Lu Jiayi's seat, which was still empty.
Shangguan Ruyi keenly noticed the little kid's gaze and explained, "Sister Yining, Ah Man is sick and is currently recuperating at home."
Xiao Yining raised his eyes, glanced at her indifferently, then looked away and fiddled with his own little toys.
She is a person who holds grudges. If Shangguan Ruyi had not told Second Miss Xie about the Medicine Valley, she would not have suffered this unexpected disaster.
Liu Zhenying and Xu Niannian were not poisoned and are still in weak health.
Shangguan Ruyi noticed that the little girl ignored her, but she didn't care and continued to concentrate on embroidering her handkerchief.
At this time, there were a few coughs at the door, and Liu Zhenying walked in slowly, wearing clothes that were twice as thick as others.
Her face was filled with joy, and she said to everyone happily: "I didn't do my homework this time, but Mr. Wu didn't punish me, and even my aunt didn't say anything."
Everyone: ...Who would be willing to punish you when you are like this?
Liu Zhenying didn't realize there was anything wrong with her appearance. Instead, she returned to her seat in high spirits and sat down facing little Yining. "Sister Yining, you haven't been to my shop yet. I'll take you there to have a look during this ten-day holiday."
Xiao Yining immediately became excited. This was her first profitable business. She couldn't wait to ask, "Sister Liu, what do you sell in your shop?"
Everyone pricked up their ears. Although some of them also owned shops, they were all managed by their elders. Liu Zhenying was not like that, who was able to run a shop by herself.
Liu Zhenying raised her pretty eyebrows proudly and deliberately kept it a secret: "When the time comes, you will know when you go there."
As she said this, she turned around to look at where Chen Jiaoyi was, and sighed again, "I don't know when Jiaojiao will come back, otherwise I can make her envious."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yining also looked towards the empty space.
A lot of big things have happened recently.
On the day of the flower viewing banquet, Uncle received the good news from Beicheng and was very happy. Later, he learned about the news of her second uncle Wang Lin.
Wang Lin was in charge of transporting food and money, but encountered an attack by arrogant bandits on the way. These bandits first tried to rob the food, but were successfully repelled by Wang Lin and his men.
However, they did not give up. Instead, they became more crazy and unscrupulous, and even launched a fire attack in an attempt to burn the 300 million worth of food and wages.
At this moment, a strange phenomenon occurred - the vehicle that was supposed to be filled with food had been replaced by a pile of stones by Wang Lin at some point!
Everyone who heard about this was shocked. They immediately realized that the emperor sent Wang Lin to deal with the sudden situation.
When Wang Lin sent back the message, little Yining happened to be staying next to her uncle, receiving the Jade Snow Cream.
She took in her uncle's expression, which looked both gratified and as if he was in control of the situation.
Little Yining still remembered that when her uncle heard the news, he asked her a question without any context, "So many people took advantage of their status to bully you, did you ever complain, Sister Qing?"
She held the Jade Snow Cream in silence for a long time. Although she was angry, this was the era and she had to adapt.
Finally, she replied in a proper manner, "Uncle, Qingjie doesn't know what resentment is, but they don't like Qingjie, and Qingjie won't like them either, now and even more so in the future."
Sheng Jingchen raised his eyebrows slightly and praised her, "That's right."
Then, he whispered to Pei Dafu, "Make sure to find what's behind those thieves."
Little Yining was confused by what he heard at that time. He only knew that his uncle was looking for something important.
The little kid frowned, always avoiding the events and was unhappy with the melon.
At this time, someone in Class B noticed Shangguan Ruyi and asked, "Sister Shangguan, is the bamboo pattern on your handkerchief embroidered for men?"
Shangguan Ruyi blushed and shyly replied, "I embroidered this handkerchief for Brother Yunqi. His birthday is coming soon."
Lu Yunqi is Lu Jiayi's elder brother.
Everyone realized that the two families had a close relationship, and Shangguan Ruyi and the elder brother were childhood sweethearts.
Yan Ke stared at the handkerchief and subconsciously said, "Second Miss Xie, I'm afraid she is also embroidering her dowry at home. She is getting married soon."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone showed unnatural expressions, and it was obvious that they didn't like to mention this person.
Liu Zhenying couldn't help but say, "She deserves it. She knew that the prince of Qiyuan was going to get married soon, but she still pretended to be close to him. The emperor granted the marriage and let her marry into the Qiyuan Marquis's mansion with Miss Park's tablet. This is already giving her the greatest face."
When mentioning this, Jin Xingman began to cry and sob.
Xiao Yining also sighed that the world is unpredictable.
This was another major event that happened in Yanjing, and it was also caused by the flower-viewing banquet.
That day, because Xie Wan Ning disturbed the emperor, the emperor sentenced her to tattooing - words were tattooed on her face as a punishment, and he also ordered doctors in Yanjing not to treat her face.
On the night when the children in Class B were poisoned, Park Fanmeng accidentally fell into the lake. When she was found, she was already dead.
The death of one person would not actually cause much waves in Yanjing, and only her family would be sad.
But on the second day, several elderly ladies came to the palace to reminisce with the Empress Dowager, and somehow they mentioned the childhood love between Miss Xie and Prince Su.
For this, the Empress Dowager scolded my great uncle and accused him of breaking up a couple.
This absurd marriage decree was issued, allowing Xie Wan Ning to marry Su Qi'an as a co-wife along with Pu Fanmeng's tablet.
On the day the imperial decree came down, Prime Minister Xie knelt in front of the palace for a day and a night, requesting the emperor to revoke his order.
But he was dismissed by his uncle with the words "I cannot disobey the Empress Dowager".
Now, Xie Wan Ning can only marry into a family as a new wife with her ugly face. She hopes that Su Qian'an will not despise her for his previous affectionate look!
Xiao Yining thought so.
At this time, Cui Zhiyao sneered, "In fact, Miss Xie's face could have been cured, but she was too impatient and hurt herself."
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