"Really?!" An Zhining's eyes flashed with joy, and she raised her hand to straighten her hair.
"Yes, madam is greeting grandma in front, waiting for you to come over."
"Let's go quickly!" An Zhining walked quickly, fearing that something would go wrong if he was a step too late.
When they came to the front hall, Meng Zhiyi was holding her grandma to drink tea with a smile on her face.
An Zhining stepped forward and bowed, "Zhining has met grandma."
Qingfang put down the tea cup in her hand and looked at An Zhining with a smile, "Miss An, please get up quickly."
She stood up and took out a white jade bracelet from her sleeve, stepped forward, took An Zhining's hand, and put the bracelet on.
"Miss An, the concubine ordered me to come today for this bracelet."
"On that day, the Dowager Empress recognized you as her goddaughter. She was in such a hurry that she didn't have time to send the wedding gift to Miss An."
Qingfang had a faint smile on her face, "Now the Dowager Queen rests and tells the old slave to deliver this bracelet to Miss An. This bracelet was given by the late Emperor when the Dowager Queen entered the palace. bracelet."
Touching the bracelet on her wrist, An Zhining was so excited that her heart beat wildly!
When Meng Zhiyi heard what Qingfang said, her face was full of surprise, "I didn't expect that the concubine would value Zhining so much. This is Zhining's blessing!"
"Zhining, thank you to the concubine, and thank you to grandma Qingfang."
"You're welcome, young lady. This old slave just came to give me a bracelet to express the concubine's feelings for the young lady."
Meng Zhiyi took a step forward and took out the heavy purse from his sleeve, "Thank you for your hard work, mama. This is a little thought from the prime minister's house. Please accept it."
Qingfang glanced at the purse. Although there was a smile on her face, her eyes were almost indifferent. She pushed the purse back and said, "This is the concubine's wish. There is no need to be polite, Mrs. Xiangye."
After someone sent Qingfang out of the house, Meng Zhiyi looked at An Zhining and said, "Ning'er, the concubine intends to make you Princess Rong!"
An Zhining touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and couldn't put it down. When Meng Zhiyi said this, the palpitations in her heart increased, but she still kept saying "Mom, it's just a jade bracelet."
"Silly girl." Meng Zhiyi said: "This is a gift given by the late emperor when the concubine entered the palace. The implication is self-evident!"
An Zhining could pretend to be innocent, "But...my sister is the princess appointed by Prince Rong. If I were..."
Meng Zhiyi's face turned cold when she heard An Ruowan, "You don't care what she does. You treat her as your sister, but does she treat you as your younger sister? Besides, this marriage is decided by the parents, and the concubine has no control over it." She is a woman who resists!"
It only took one night for the nun next to Princess Zhen to deliver the jade bracelet. The next day, the whole capital knew that Princess Rong seemed to be changing hands.
Cai Huan came in from the courtyard with a mournful face, "Miss, there are rumors in the capital that Concubine Zhen intends to choose another young lady to be Princess Rong!"
An Ruowan had long expected that this would be the case, and said calmly: "If the rumors can come true, they will no longer be rumors."
"You don't have to worry about this. Did you find the herbs I asked you to find for me?"
"Back to Miss, I have asked everywhere in recent days, and they all said that the herbs I am looking for are not available in the capital."
An Ruowan knew what was going on, "I understand, please step back first."
"Yes, miss."
These days, An Ruowan lives in seclusion, just to develop the prescriptions in the medical books. She has never even been to Prince Rong's mansion.
From the perspective of outsiders, this is almost equivalent to saying that An Ruowan's position as Princess Rong is really no longer guaranteed!
The rumors outside are getting stronger and stronger, and there is even news that Prince Rong will come to the palace to propose marriage to the second young lady soon.
After hearing this news, An Ruowan was still watering her herbs in the backyard without paying any attention to what was going on outside the window.
"Miss!"
An Ruowan finished dinner, and Caihuan came in from outside, "The man at the side door came again, saying that this time... this time he wanted two thousand taels of silver..."
"Ha." An Ruowan sneered softly, "His appetite is getting bigger and bigger."
Caihuan looked anxious, "Miss, this is two thousand taels of silver. If this continues, no matter how much dowry you have, you will have to fill this bottomless pit!"
An Ruowan stood up calmly, "Let's go, take me to the side door to take a look."
"yes."
Caihuan held a lantern in front, and the master and the servant headed towards the side door.
The moonlight was dim on the road to the garden. An Huaiyu passed by the garden and saw An Ruowan and the maid heading towards the side door.
It was getting so late, An Huaiyu frowned, wondering what she wanted to go out for, and followed her quietly!
The side door opened and Song Zhiming stood on the steps. He looked up and saw An Ruowan, a money tree. He smiled brightly and said, "Wan'er, get some money for daddy quickly. Dad is waiting for it!"
"Hey... I also want to give you money, but I don't have so much money now." An Ruowan looked extremely sad.
As soon as he heard that he had no money, Song Zhiming immediately changed his face, "Don't you want to give me money?! You actually made up such a reason. You are the eldest lady in the prime minister's house, and the money you have is not all yours!"
An Ruowan looked at Song Zhiming with a sincere look, "Do you think the money I gave you was all taken from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"That was all given to me by the prince! I used to be Prince Rong and Princess Rong. Naturally, I gave you as much silver as I wanted."
An Ruowan said, covering her face and sobbing, "You are in the capital, haven't you heard the news in the capital? Zhining is the princess selected by the concubine. How can I be qualified to marry into Prince Rong's palace now? Of course, the prince You won’t give me any more money.”
Song Zhiming's eyes rolled very quickly. He had heard the news in Beijing, but...
Before he could speak, An Ruowan continued: "You also know that the Prime Minister's Mansion loves Zhining the most. How can I have the honor to ask for money from the Mansion?"
"It stands to reason that two thousand taels of silver is nothing to the prince, but now Princess Rong is your biological daughter..."
An Ruowan finished speaking, and took out the banknote from his sleeve and sent it to Song Zhiming, "I will never forget your kindness in raising me. I will use all the two hundred taels of silver I have left." By giving it to you, I have fulfilled my filial piety."
After taking the banknote, Song Zhiming put it in his arms and turned around to leave without even looking at An Ruowan!
Seeing An Ruowan and Caihuan turning around with lanterns, An Huaiyu quickly turned around and hid in the shadows of the dark place.
It wasn't until An Ruowan walked farther away that An Huaiyu walked out of the darkness, his eyes full of crazy calculations.
"An Ruowan! Let me catch you!"
After walking into the corridor in the backyard, An Ruowan felt the tail following behind her disappear, and then she curled her lips and said, "Caihuan, go back and get dressed and go out with me."
