Shen Nanbao paused, met Feng Yue's surprised and curious gaze, pursed his lips slightly, turned away and ordered: "Put your head for me, you have to go early, don't keep them waiting."
Feng Yue wanted to ask, the sun had just climbed over the wall, it was still early, and it would not be too late even if I had to dress up again, what was the fourth girl so anxious about?
But looking at Shen Nanbao's more and more agile movements, Feng Yue also swallowed all her doubts and sped up her hands and feet.
Because of this, without taking a cup of tea, the master and servant changed their clothes and walked to the front hall.
From Rong Yuexuan to the front hall, you have to walk through a long and narrow corridor. The horse-head wall of Jinling is a green sky. If you are a little distracted, you will ignore the secret and narrow door in the wall. Otherwise, you will meet someone on the narrow road.
Fengyue was afraid that Shen Nanbao would be late, so she walked in a hurry. Unexpectedly, she bumped into a woman on the way, causing her to yell, "Don't you have eyes?"
Shen Nanbao was knocked back repeatedly. When he regained his balance, he took a closer look.
Shen Nanyi was standing on the steps wearing a gold-plated skirt. There was a tall and thin maid named Ming Zheng beside her. She was holding an umbrella high to protect Shen Nanyi from the sun. Her manner was very much like the canopy beside the emperor. of.
Shen Nanbao's eyes darkened slightly, he calmly lowered his gaze, and politely said, "Sister."
Shen Nanyi was not so polite. She glanced up and down, then raised her head and faced Shen Nanbao with her pointed chin.
"After all, a man relies on his clothes and his horse relies on his saddle. By changing your clothes, you have replaced the poor and sour air that you had when you returned home a few days ago. People who don't know why look at you and really think that you are some wealthy lady. .”
She always looked at Shen Nanbao like this.
It was as if such an arrogant posture could highlight her identity and trample Shen Nanbao into the ground.
Shen Nanbao didn't take it to heart and smiled, revealing a slight dimple.
"Sister, you are joking. What do you really think? Am I not a serious young lady?"
A slight word made Shen Nanyi's eyes burst into flames.
She stared at Shen Nan's satin-like face and sneered for a moment, "You don't mind making others laugh when you say that."
The corners of Shen Nanyi's mouth curved in a strange arc, "If I were in your place, there would be a mother like that who would rather hang on a beam than show up in public and embarrass herself when meeting those ladies and brothers. Grandma It’s embarrassing, our whole family will be embarrassed by you!”
The sun cast through the silk surface of the umbrella, casting Shen Nanyi's expression in a rose-red shadow.
However, Shen Nanbao could feel her mean and resentful gaze. She couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, stroking the silk skirt on her body, "This dress was bought for me by my mistress. It is made of the best material, and the pattern is also the most popular nowadays." , how could I be embarrassed when I go there dressed like this? Maybe, the Duke’s wife will come and ask my grandmother what my maiden name is and how old I am..."
"Things that are not worthy of publicity! Just like your mother, she is used to using tricks and tricks!"
Shen Nanyi was furious, stretched out his hand and grabbed her front, "I want to see, I tore your clothes, how could you go to that spring banquet and seduce brother Wang Sungui!"
Fengyue was completely unaware of this turn of events. She stood in front of Shen Nanbao in shock and said loudly: "Girl, the old lady asked my sister to go by name. If you do this, the old lady will hold you accountable when the time comes. You..."
"Who are you? Dare you speak in front of me?"
Shen Nanyi sneered and gave his maid a wink.
Na Mingzheng understood and quickly grabbed Feng Yue to persuade her, "Sister Feng Yue, this eldest girl and the fourth girl are playing around. Why do you get involved? You can't interfere with the friendship between sisters."
Feng Yue was unable to dodge and was pulled back by Ming Zheng.
Shen Nanyi took advantage of the situation and easily tore Shen Nanbao's clothes.
Seeing Shen Nanbao covering his front in panic, Shen Nanyi laughed out loud, "Let's see how you go to the Spring Banquet."
After she finished speaking, she turned and went to the front hall.
Arrogant and proud, like a living phoenix.
Fengyue watched and stamped her feet to argue with them.
But Shen Nanbao grabbed her and said, "Just go back and change. You might as well come out early, you just have enough time."
Feng Yue sighed and said in a hateful tone, "We are sisters after all, how can a big girl be like this!"
Shen Nanbao didn't answer her. He stroked the rag on his chest with his green fingers and curled his mouth deeply.
It was precisely because he went back to change clothes that he was delayed for some time. When Shen Nanbao arrived at Yingbi, there was only one carriage left.
The horse in front of the car swung its tail, snoring and snorting, giving the horse a sense of loneliness.
When the accompanying mother saw her, she couldn't help but wonder, "Why did the fourth girl come so late? Just now, I asked the old lady and several other girls to wait!"
Shen Nanbao pulled Feng Yue's words, and smiled kindly, "I got new clothes yesterday. I was a little happy. I didn't fall asleep until midnight, so I got up. Thank you for waiting for a long time."
She spoke politely, had a smile on her face, and looked upright.
No matter how angry she was, my mother couldn't say anything, so she sighed helplessly, "Fourth girl, please get in the car quickly. Don't go too late and bring shame on the Shen family."
Shen Nanbao exclaimed and let his servants help him get on the horse.
Feng Yueqi sat aside quietly, a little puzzled, "Why don't you let me talk to you?"
Shen Nanbao lifted the car curtain and saw that the stone lion in Shen's mansion was getting smaller little by little. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, "What's the use of talking about it? It's just a mother, and you still point at her to defend you?"
Feng Yue said sarcastically, a little unwillingly, "Just forget it?"
Shen Nanbao turned his head, shook his fan, and said in a slow voice, "I am a quiet person, what can I do?"
The light and shadow outside the curtain came joltingly, and there was the rustling sound of carriage wheels passing by.
The other half of Shen Nanbao's face was in such a heavy haze, his expression as erratic as a mirage.
Feng Yue looked at it, her heart felt like she had fallen into a vinegar vat, and sourness rushed into her eyes.
In fact, when the Shen Mansion sent someone to ask for the girl to go back earlier, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao had tried to dissuade her, telling the girl not to look at the considerable amount of money they gave her and to think carefully about the Shen Mansion's true plan.
After all, it has long been known to everyone in the city that the girl is raised under their knees. Why didn't they ask the girl to go back earlier or later? Why did they call the girl back at this time?
It is clear that the girl is used as an object, used to support the Shen family's house and bring happiness to the Shen family!
But what can the girl do if she knows it? Old Zhao and his wife have raised the girl for ten years and have worked hard for many years. Now they are overwhelmed and need a lot of money to make ends meet.
What's more, the girl also wants to find out the truth about her biological mother's death.
This road was doomed from the moment it started, and Feng Yue knew it.
It's just that when I came back this long, I saw that everyone in the Shen family was arrogant and did not treat the girl as a member of the family. At the age of only thirteen years old, she had to act step by step and pay attention to everything.
Fengyue felt distressed no matter what, but if she continued to complain, it would only make the girl feel uncomfortable. She simply changed the subject and asked: "Sister, what is this spring banquet? The slave looks at the eldest and second girls like that Are you interested?"
Shen Nanbao squinted his eyes and withdrew his gaze from the window.
Suddenly turning from such a bright place to such a dark car, Shen Nanbao's eyes were dizzy for a moment. She stopped and said: "The spring banquet used to be a ritual for literati to purify evil spirits with flowing water and wine. But after doing it for a long time, this Confucianism and elegance became the reason for people to look at each other."
Upon hearing this, Fengyue shouted: "No wonder the elder girl was like that just now. Isn't it because she is afraid that you will steal her limelight?"
Shen Nanbao narrowed his eyes slightly, his long eyelashes covering his fair and jade-like cheeks with a faint layer of shadow, and his cherry lips curled up quietly.
"That's good. It doesn't attract people's attention, so that you don't get stuck in a crowd, like a living target, and be fed gossip."
Feng Yue was so quiet that she was speechless.
Just at this moment, the carriage stopped. Just now, my mother opened the curtain and said: "Fourth girl, the spring banquet is here, hurry up and get off, don't delay any more!"
The master and servant stopped talking, gathered up their skirts, hurriedly and slowly walked to Old Mrs. Yin, and said, "Grandma."
Old Mrs. Yin lowered her eyes and looked at her in the spring light. She had a bright face but was dressed very plainly. She couldn't help but frown.
"Having been raised outside for so many years, the appearance and reputation of the Shen Mansion are no longer important to you? So you wear this kind of clothes to kill yourself? Or do you think the new clothes are not good-looking enough?"
On the side, Shen Nanyi felt a little guilty. She took a sneak peek at Shen Nanbao, planning to refuse to admit it if Shen Nanbao told what happened just now. Let's see who can rely on whom!
Unexpectedly, Shen Nanbao didn't even look at Shen Nanyi. He picked up the black hair hanging down by his ears with his fingertips and said with a smile: "My granddaughter likes those new clothes, but I have never worn them as good as before." There are so many people rushing to buy my clothes today, and my granddaughter is afraid they will get dirty."
She spoke in a petty manner, but her posture was calm and even her smile was graceful. Old Mrs. Yin could see something fishy with just one glance.
But now in full view of everyone, Mrs. Yin couldn't ask any more questions. She could only calm down and scold her, "You are the fourth girl of the Shen family. Your new clothes will only be more and not less. Why are you afraid of getting them dirty?"
After finishing the conversation, the second girl, Shen Nanwan, raised her eyebrows and gently tucked the handkerchief at the corner of her mouth.
Shen Nanbao glanced past, as if he didn't see it in a trance, lowered his head and looked at it, and responded with a soft and waxy voice.
At this moment, the lady of the Duke's Mansion, who was wearing a round-neck pleated skirt with smoke and flowers, was surrounded by everyone. "Old An, I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you are sick. Are you feeling better?"
Old Mrs. Yin quickly changed her stern look and smiled kindly, "I'm fine. Thanks to this girl, I recovered so quickly."
Shen Nanyi was startled and watched helplessly as her grandmother took Shen Nanbao and showed her face in front of the Duke's wife.
Shen Nanbao was inherently beautiful. Although she only wore a simple hidden flower skirt, she only had a beaded hairpin on her head.
But standing in the spring light, it looks like a delicate flower, fragrant and soft.
Falling in the eyes of the Duke's wife, her eyes lit up, "How come I haven't seen this girl before?"
