Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 248 Star Observation Courtyard

Xu Yuanniang moved her lips, but she didn't say anything after all. She had just arrived and had not yet established a firm foothold in the Qiu family, let alone Qiu Yanran.

The coachman named Lin Er was also smart, and he came back with the news soon: "Girl, Pan Shizi and the others went to Meizhuang, and the Yin family brothers and sisters came to the gate to greet them in person. Oh, by the way, that carriage The person sitting on the seat is Pan Shizi’s sister, it seems that Miss Pan will stay in Meizhuang for a few days."

"What?" Qiu Yanran exhaled directly, and then lowered her voice after realizing it, "Miss Pan lives in Meizhuang? Why?" Prince Ming only has one biological sister, Pan Shuling, the fifth daughter of the Pan family.What is Pan Shuling's identity? Even if for some reason she does not live with her brother Pan Jiaming in the Xu family villa and not at the inn, she should still be living in the prefect's house or Li Shoubei's house, right?

Why?The driver was speechless and touched his head. How could he know why Miss Pan Wu lived in Meizhuang?He already felt very proud of being able to find out Miss Pan Wu's identity so quickly.Uh, no, he only knew that the person in the carriage was Pan Shizi's biological sister. As for the fifth and fourth girls, he really didn't know. That was what his own girl said.

Xu Yuanniang still leaned there with her eyes closed, looking indifferent, but she secretly pouted in her heart: It seems that this young lady is really infatuated with the British prince, or she is determined to win!She doesn't know how many dogs and cats the Duke's mansion has, right?It's a pity, can she do it?What's the use of asking more clearly?No, it should be said that she is not qualified at all, because she has been engaged for a long time, right?It is quite acceptable for a woman who is engaged to be engaged to always think about climbing high branches.

A merchant's daughter, a merchant's daughter, even a daughter from a merchant's family like the Xu family cannot do such a thing. At any rate, you should cancel the arranged marriage first, right?Huh, just like a mother, there is a daughter. The Ji family can collude with bandits to rob Meizhuang. It is not surprising that the Qiu Yanran she gave birth to will be so eager to take care of Prince Ming.

Xu Yuanniang's disdain, coupled with the anger and grievance she had been holding in her heart towards Ji's mother and daughter for the past few days, made her snort unconsciously.

The voice was not loud, but the distance was so close that Qiu Yanran heard it clearly. Just as she was about to reprimand him, her gaze caught Xu Yuanniang's face before she could hide it.That naked contempt immediately poured cold water on Qiu Yanran, who was focused on Pan Jiaming, causing her to wake up instantly, but she forgot what she wanted to reprimand Xu Yuanniang.

Although Xu Yuanniang was a businesswoman, the Xu family also put a lot of effort into cultivating this eldest daughter. From the time Xu Yuanniang was very young, they spent a lot of money to find well-known nurturing mothers and female teachers from Beijing to teach her. Therefore, Xu Yuanniang's words, deeds, etiquette and demeanor are no worse than those of official girls.It is precisely because of this that Mr. Qiu chose Xu as his eldest daughter-in-law, and Qiu Yiran agreed.

Qiu Yanran and Ji knew all this. They kept saying "business girls" and "no rules" just to suppress Xu and the eldest son.

Xu's snort at this moment, if it was before the horse fell, Qiu Yanran might not have felt anything, but it was enough to make Qiu Yanran realize that she had lost her composure. She was too careless, and Xu made the mistake. .Although she doesn't have a good reputation now, it's mainly because she was affected by her mother's reputation. Today's words and deeds fell into Xu's eyes and ears. If word spread accidentally, she was willing to just be a little girl. Concubine, I'm afraid the British government won't let her in.

No, it doesn't matter whether it's threats, cajoling, or both soft and hard tactics. In short, she must not let Mrs. Xu and her maid go out and say things they shouldn't say, ruining her reputation.

"Why are you humming?" Qiu Yanran has always believed in the power of taking advantage of others before attacking them. "After all, our Qiu family and the Yin family are family friends. They are ruthless. How can we be indifferent if we have to be unrighteous? The prince of England is the emperor. The imperial envoy sent by me, how could he go to Meizhuang when he is well? Is there something wrong with Meizhuang?" After experiencing a lifetime, she knew very well that the British government basically had no contact with the Yin family. It is said that Prince Ming's When his father Pan Rubing was still alive, he and Yin Zhao had some affinity, but Yin Zhao was at the border at that time. Later, Yin Zhao returned to Beijing. Unfortunately, Pan Rubing died unexpectedly long ago.

Xu Yuanniang smiled faintly, which was regarded as a response, but Baoyue was not as calm as her master. Fortunately, she had been with Xu Yuanniang since she was a child and had remembered many of the rules taught by her upbringing mother, so she did not directly contradict Qiu Yanran. , but put on a blank expression, opened his eyes and asked: "But if something really happened to the Yin family, how come that Miss Pan Wu lives in Meizhuang?"

Qiu Yanran curled her lips: "So, the first worry should be gone now. However, Miss Pan Wu is the only sister of Prince Ming and the most beloved niece of the Empress. If anything goes wrong, she will not be afraid of Meizhuang. It would be a disaster. Don't look at me in such a fuss. Dad and eldest brother both know the important families in the capital. When I attended the horse race last time, my dad told me something. This includes the situation in the British government. Families like ours still have to pay attention to many things, otherwise you won’t know when you say the wrong thing and offend someone, and you may accidentally affect the entire family." Qiu Yanran breathed out. After finishing her righteous rebuke, she suddenly felt that her previous guilty conscience was ridiculous. Wasn't she righteous?What's there to worry about?In my previous life, I was too careless and didn't think too much about the old witch's behavior and attitude that were different from ordinary people. But in this life, I was too cautious and thought too much!
"Okay, let's go back home," Qiu Yanran decided, and a look of arrogance appeared on her face again, "What's the use of me telling you all this?" You really need to go back and talk to your parents about this matter. , Meizhuang already has the support of Prince Jing and Magistrate Lin, and Tie Muyuan is helping to manage it. If we add the British Duke, or even the Queen behind the British Duke, wouldn't...?
The Yin Zhiruo in this life is not the concubine of their Qingyuan Hou Mansion, nor is she as cowardly and easy to control as in the previous life. The better the Yin family is, the more embarrassing the Qiu family will be, and the more they will become a joke in the eyes of the world.

"Go back," Xu Yuanniang said calmly, without any change in the expression on her face.

Perhaps because of the lingering repercussions of her previous guilty conscience, Xu Yuanniang's indifferent response turned into disapproval and contempt in Qiu Yanran's eyes. However, she took a deep breath and finally restrained herself from angering Xu again. Shi, after all, someone just took advantage of you, right?
Zhiruo in Meizhuang naturally didn't know that someone was inexplicably worried about their siblings. She was smiling and watching the two beautiful girls, the host and the guest, chatting happily.

Pan Shuling looks like a shy but energetic little girl, with a pair of particularly smart eyes and a smile as warm and clean as the sun.Pan Jiaming's brother and sister are both upper-class in appearance, but they only have two similarities at most. One should be more like his father and the other more like his mother.

It was the first time that Yin Zhixuan and Pan Shuling met, but they both felt extremely familiar and even sympathetic to each other, especially after Pan Shuling took a look at the beads on Zhixuan's bun and the shining gilt silver bell on Bai Xue's neck.

"Sister Xuan'er," Pan Shuling asked affectionately, "Bai Xue has grown up a lot, right? Fortunately, when I ordered the bell to be ordered, I asked the father-in-law in charge of raising mastiff dogs in the palace and specifically ordered the current size." The emperor likes hunting, and prefers to use the spring and autumn hunting meetings at least twice a year to get closer to important ministers. Therefore, there are people in the palace who are responsible for raising large dogs that assist hunting, such as mastiffs and wolfdogs.

"Yes," Zhixuan liked this young lady she had just met for no apparent reason, and gestured excitedly, "Baixue grows up very fast. Sister Ling'er, you don't know, Baixue just came to our house. It's only so big, but now I can't even pull it. Bai Xue, hurry up and say hello to Sister Ling'er. Don't you like the bell that Sister Ling'er gave you very much? Why don't you say thank you?"

What made Pan Shuling happy was that Bai Xue seemed to understand Yin Zhixuan's words, and he wagged his tail happily towards her, and even came over and rubbed his big head on her legs twice.

She happily stroked Bai Xue's head and neck and said with a smile: "My brother is right, Bai Xue is really smart. Sister Xuan'er, I brought gifts for you and Bai Xue. My aunt said she would send me here. Luocheng, I started to prepare it, even earlier than the gift I brought for my brother." Her brother is so awesome. He had long said that she would definitely like sister Xuan'er as a friend. No, it was the first time she saw Xuan'er. Er and Bai Xue feel like old friends who have known each other for many years.

Speaking of gifts, the two little girls who met so late almost forgot that there were so many people around them, so they held hands and went to see the gifts.

"Sister," Zhixuan thought of something and looked at Zhiruo with a pleading look on her face, "Can it be okay for Sister Ling'er to live in Nianmei Courtyard? Stargazing Courtyard is so far away, and it's not convenient for Sister Ling'er to play with me and Bai Xue. How about Bai Xue and I also go to the Star Observation Courtyard to accompany Sister Ling'er?" There are two newly built guest rooms. One is decorated in a masculine style and the other is prepared for female guests. The Star Observation Courtyard is the female guest room. Although it is not big, But it's very delicate, because to welcome the little distinguished guest Pan Shuling, Zhiruo specially asked people to add many decorations that the little girl likes.

"How far is it? Isn't there a glass carriage? Isn't it so inconvenient?" Zhiruo shook his head in a funny way, still a little bit amused. The little sister he loves so much has only known the little sister for less than a quarter of an hour. , don’t you want her as your biological eldest sister?What a little heartless person!

　I decided to go out at the last minute. I'm extremely sorry for not asking for leave these days!I went to Kunming, and an old Chinese medicine doctor prescribed a Chinese herbal compress, hoping that it would be really effective for the pain in my buttocks. The doctor said that the pain in my buttocks had nothing to do with my spinal problems, but he had been using it for a long time. Acupuncture didn't work, so I had to try plaster.I’ll post this chapter first, and I’ll catch any bugs tomorrow morning.

　　
　
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