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Chap 80 Get discomfited
Jiang Yixi hurriedly greeted the guests and sent them to the flower room for dinner.
When they arrived, the girls were greeted and seated one by one in order of precedence. Seven or eight maids bowed their heads and served tea, fruits and snacks, and delicious dishes to all the girls.
The room was quiet for a while, with only the occasional sound of clinking dishes.
But soon, the crowd looked at Qu Jiayue in a strange way.
It seemed that Princess Mingyue had left the banquet three times in a row.
If they remembered correctly, it seems that once she entered the banquet, she drank three cups of tea and went to the clean room.
After the food was served, it seems that she drank tea and went to the toilet room once more.
Now it was the third time!
Could it be that there is something wrong with the food and tea?
However, seeing the rosy complexion of County Princess Mingyue, she did not look like she had eaten something bad.
Is it really in line with her own words just now - lazy people pee a lot?
At the thought of this, all the girls could not help but feel secretly amused, but did not dare to show it, lest they might offend the narrow-minded and arrogant county princess.
At this moment, Qu Jiayue also had a hard time saying what happened, she didn't know what was going on, she felt thirsty right after she sat down at the banquet, so she actually drank three cups of tea in a row and went to the clean room once.
When she returned to the banquet, she hadn't eaten a few bites of food, but she was thirsty again, and after drinking tea, she felt the urge to urinate again, so she had to go again.
She suspected that there might be a problem with the tea, the food or the cutlery. When she returned to the banquet again, she asked her maid to keep an eye on her, changed the cutlery and stopped drinking tea. When she was thirsty, she ate fruit. The dishes she ate were the same ones that others had used, but she had been careful enough, but the unspeakable feeling came back and she had to leave the table again.
Qu Jiayue was so depressed, everyone else was fine, but she had to go to the toilet three times in a row. If it was a case of diarrhoea, she could still argue with En Guo Gongfu. But she went to complain to En Guo Gongfu because she had gone to the toilet several times because she had to pee. Would it not be a laughing stock if word got out?
Could it be that there is something wrong with her own body, that she is suffering from frequent urination at such a young age? Qu Jiayue was so anxious that she no longer wanted to stay at the En Guo Gong Mansion for dinner and hurriedly left.
Nangong Yue elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, hiding the smile at the corner of her mouth.
It was her move that caused the frequent urination of Qu Jiayue. Thus making Qu Jiayue act as a clown and also considered to be an outlet for her own anger.
As for whether it will be discovered, Nangong Yue is very confident. Even if Qu Jiayue finds a doctor, the doctor will truthfully tell her that she has nothing wrong with her and is in good health.
And this symptom of frequent urination, as long as Qu Jiayue goes into the clean room three or five times, it will naturally disappear, and no evidence will be left behind!
After finishing the meal, the girls from the various prefectures said their goodbyes and left. As for Nangong Tseng and Nangong Yue, before leaving, Jiang Yixi handed them a brocade box, which contained the ruby twisted silk bracelet that Qu Jiayue, the master of Mingyue County, put on the piano case at that time.
After finishing the meal, the girls of the respective houses said farewells and began to leave one after another. As for Nangong Heng and Nangong Yue, before they left, Jiang Yixi handed them a brocade box, which contained the ruby silk bracelet placed on the piano case by Qu Jiayue, the county princess of Mingyue.
After seeing off the guests, Jiang Yixi took her personal maid to the main room to see the Duchess of En Guo and Lady Shizi.
"Greetings, Grandmother, Greetings, Mother." Jiang Yixi bowed on her knees.
As soon as Lady Shizi saw her daughter, she smiled brightly, "Xi Jie Er is here, did everything go well today?
"Everything is fine, it's just that Mingyue County princess ......," remembering Qu Jiayue's frequent toilet breaks, Jiang Yixi can't help but be a little hesitant.
Lady Shizi said, "Don't worry, since the county princess didn't say anything at that time, she won't say anything in the future either." It's not as if she had eaten badly, so it wouldn't make sense to say anything. But she was still curious, why would Princess Mingyue suddenly ...... be the cause of her own health, or did someone do something?
Thinking about it, she thought it was impossible. To prevent accidents at the flower viewing party, she had secretly arranged a lot of people to keep a close eye on the guests.
" Xi Jie Er, what do you think of Third Miss Nangong?" Duchess of En Guo beckoned her hand, inviting Jiang Yixi to her side and asked.
"Granddaughter feels that Third Miss Nangong has a gentle nature and has the style of a noble family. Even when Princess Mingyue spoke maliciously at that time, she was not seen to be angry ......," Jiang Yixi said politely.
The Duchess of En Guo shook her head, "Xi Jie Er, you only see the surface of things ...... but she knows how to restrain her sharpness, which is really rare and valuable." Remembering the strong confidence that Nangong Yue showed in front of herself before, she inexplicably had a feeling that Nangong Yue might have hidden her sharpness at the flower viewing party.
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On the other side, the carriage of Nangong Yue and Nangong Heng encountered an accident on their way back to the mansion.
"Call-"
The coachman outside suddenly shouted and pulled the horses, which were neighing. There was a violent bump in the back of the carriage, causing the two girls inside to almost fall off their seats, but luckily they were able to hold on to the handles in time.
Nangong Heng gave a wink to his maid Shuxiang, who immediately understood and was about to raise her voice to ask the coachman what was wrong, when she heard the coachman shouting to someone in a bad mood, "Hey, brat, why are you blocking the way?"
A teenager said coldly, "Can't you see this old man looking for something in the street?"
This voice ...... Nangong Yue could not help but have a thought, and exchanged a look with Yi Mei.
"I didn't hit this old man!" The driver was both angry and wronged, "I went this way, he looked that way, they are not related ......" He was also very aggrieved, if he did not do his job well, he might lose his job when he returned to the residence.
"You didn't hit the old man, but you might have let the carriage step on something the old man lost!" The young man said with a flourish*.
a bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract attention.: "with a flourish, she ushered them inside".
Nangong Yue rubbed her brow and said to Yimei, "Yimei, go out and see if ...... or give a few taels of silver to get rid of it."
"Yes!" Yimei immediately obeyed the order and got out of the carriage, followed by the carriage driver's terrified voice: "Miss Yimei, why have you come out?"
Yimei politely said to the coachman, "Brother Ben, this young gentleman is right, wait a moment.” Then, after taking a few steps away, she said, "This old man, I wonder what you have lost? Do you need any help?"
"No, no, no!" An old man said with fear and trepidation, "I found my stuff!"
"It's good to find it." Yimei smiled, "Then this young gentleman, can we go now?"
The young man said indifferently, "Since the old man's things have been found, you can naturally go. Farewell." After saying that, he just patted his butt and left.
After Yimei entered the carriage again, the carriage went on its way with a clatter. Only Nangong Yue knew that after getting on the carriage, Yi Mei had secretly slipped a note into her hand. Although Nangong Yue did not know the content of the note, she was sure that her guess was correct, that the young man just now should be the masked young boy who broke into her carriage half a month ago, that is, the person who was called "Xiao Si" by Guan Yubai, right? I didn't expect him to find out her identity and to come to me in this way. What exactly did the other side, or rather, the other side's master, want?
There were no more disturbances along the way. After a quarter of an hour, the carriage arrived at Nangong Mansion, and Nangong Yue followed Nangong Heng to Rong'an Hall to meet Su Shi.
"Greetings, grandmother." Nangong Heng and Nangong Yue greeted Su in unison.
"Good, good ...... all get up." Su quickly said, and then asked, "Is everything going well at the flower viewing party? Sister Heng, tell grandmother about everything that happened." She said, her gaze naturally fell on her eldest granddaughter, whom she was most pleased with.
Nangong Heng told the story of what happened at the flower viewing party in an orderly manner, without hiding anything.
Su Shi was pleased, especially when she heard that both of them got along exceptionally well with the young girls of the Duke of En Guo residence and nodded slightly.
Nangong Yue stood by quietly, but she clearly felt Su's expression of displeasure when she heard that she had only played a song called "Qingping Tune".
Nangong Yue smiled coldly in her heart, it seemed her good grandmother was a little angry that she hadn't been able to make a stunning impact like Nangong Heng.
As expected, when Nangong Heng had finished speaking, Su Shi's stern gaze fell on Nangong Yue's body, and said with a stern face: "Yue Jie Er, if I remember correctly, you play 'High Mountain and Flowing Water' very well, and Teacher Fang has a higher opinion of you than Heng Jie Er, why don't you play 'High Mountain and Flowing Water'?"
Su Shi's reproachful intention was overflowing, but Nangong Yue was calm and with respectful expression said: " Replying to grandmother, five words suddenly came to granddaughter's mind at that time."
"Oh, which five words?" Su Shi couldn't help being a little curious, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Things are precious when they are scarce." Nangong Yue's gaze slowly fell on Nangong Hang who was on the side.
"Things are precious when they are scarce ......" Su Shi looked at Nangong Heng thoughtfully. Her eldest granddaughter was as beautiful as a budding flower, and she had reached the age when she was ready for marriage. In contrast, Yue Jie Er is young and still childish. Instead of spreading the good word about Nangong dual daughters now, it would be better to just hold on to Heng Jie Er and find a good marriage. It's not too late to plan for Yue Jie Er when the matter of Heng Jie Er's marriage is settled. It would save her shallow-eyed eldest daughter-in-law from making any more manipulations which could result in both sides losing and ruining the family's good seedling, which would be a real pity.
After a moment's silence, Su Shi said with a earnestly look on her face to the two granddaughters who were most likely to bring great benefits to the Nangong House in the future: "You have done very well today, it is very good to be able to make friends with the young ladies of the Duke of En Guo House. In the future, you should also pay more attention when you go out as guests, and strive for the glory of the family. Remember one failure leads to another ,so does the success. You can only be good if your family is successful. ......"
Nangong Heng listened carefully and respectfully, while Nangong Yue gradually somehow drifted away, somehow remembered the night before her marriage in her previous life, also this voice righteously said to herself: " You must remember that no matter what time it is, the Nangong House will always be your support. Even if you are married, only when your maiden family is more powerful will you have status in your husband's opinion; And if your maiden family is less powerful, you will be neglected by your husband in the future!"
After Su Shi finished her long lecture, both sisters bowed respectfully to Su Shi, "Granddaughter, thank grandmother for her teachings!"
Su Shi nodded in satisfaction and said in a kind tone: "Well, you all performed well at the flower viewing party today, now go back and rest, and don't need to pay your respects tomorrow morning. I have already informed Teacher Fang that he will give you another day off ......"
Both sisters had different thoughts, but they both said yes and thanked their grandmother.
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