Chapter 614, Empress Dowager’s reward

  After Xiao Yeyang left, Daohua accompanied Gu Jian and Gu Granny to Yan's Mansion in Taohua Temple for two days.

  After returning home, Daohua began to concoct the medicinal materials needed to prepare the Eight Maidan. After all the medicinal materials except the meridian herb were processed, it was already more than half a month.

  In mid-June, Mrs. Jiang posted a post to officials of the Ningmen Mansion, inviting the female family members to visit the Jiang’s House to enjoy the lotus on June 21st.

   Daohua saw the post, and her whole body resisted: "What kind of reward is it for a hot day, and it’s not too frustrating."

  Ms. Li took the post in her daughter’s hand and said lightly: “Rewarding lotus is secondary. I heard that June 21 is Miss Jiang’s birthday.”

   Daohua didn't want to go anymore after hearing it: "Jiang Wanying has a birthday, but she ran to toss us."

Mrs. Li glanced at the scorching sun outside and didn’t like to go out in this weather, but Jiang’s family had already posted a post, and they had to run a trip: "Okay, don’t complain, but fortunately, Jiang’s other courtyard On the outskirts of the city, it’s not too far."

  On June 21st, Mrs. Li took Daohua and Yan Yihuan to Jiang’s suburban courtyard.

  I thought it was just a small banquet, but after arriving, everyone discovered that there were so many people here. Daohua also saw several waves of the family members of provincial officials.

  Jiang Wanying wore a red dress today, she looked very happy, standing among the ladies like a star gongyue.

  Taohua glanced at it, and he admired the lotus in the lotus pond.

   "This lotus blossoms so beautiful."

   Just as Daohua was sitting alone on the water pavilion to enjoy the flowers, Guo Xueming suddenly came over.

   Daohua turned her head to look at Guo Xueming, who was walking up smilingly, and raised her eyebrows slightly.

  Guo Xueming came to Daohua and said with a smile: "Why is Miss Yan sitting here alone?"

  Ina Flower shook the fan in her hand: "The weather is too hot, I don’t bother to move."

  Guo Xueming smiled and said, “I’m also a heat-ahead, Miss Yan doesn’t mind if I sit here.”

   Daohua laughed: "This place is not mine, Miss Guo, sit down here."

  Guo Xueming took the opportunity to sit down, and then chatted with Daohua one after another.

   Seeing that Guo Xueming only talked about the weather and lotus, Daohua followed her words and said a few words.

  Looking at Daohua’s lukewarm attitude, Guo Xueming felt that it was necessary for him to further understand the eldest daughter of the Yan family.

You know, even in the capital, every time she attends a banquet, she is a good match for everyone, but this fourth-rank official Yan family girl is better, no matter whether it is for her or Jiang Wanying, she has nothing to do. It means to make friends.

  I don’t know if it is really indifferent, or is it pretended to be innocent?

  The two sat for a while, and when the maid of the Jiang family came over and said that they could sit in and eat, Daohua separated from Guo Xueming under the pretext of looking for her sister.

  As soon as Daohua left, Guo Xueming’s maid couldn’t help but said, “Girl, why do you want to be so good with the Yan family?”

  Guo Xueming lightly shook the Tuan Fan and said: “One thing, the Yan family helped his father. If I alienate her, wouldn’t it be said that Guo family is ungrateful; second, only regular contact can we really see a person clearly.”

  Speaking, his expression paused.

  Yeyang's cousin and the Yan family have a good relationship, is it really just because of the Yan family brothers?

  I don’t know why, she always felt that the eyes of cousin Yeyang looking at the girl in the Yan family were different from those of others.

  Compared with Jiang Wanying, whose family background and status are more precious, she is more afraid of Yan Yiyi, who was born in a fourth-rank official family.

   Maid: "Girl, the slave thinks that you really don’t have to spend your mind on the Yan family girl, you should think of ways to get in touch with the little prince."

Hearing the words, Guo Xueming immediately glared at the maid: "What nonsense, and don't look at where it is, if someone else listens to it, my reputation will be lost?"

  The maid immediately lowered her head to admit her mistake: "The slave is wrong."

  Guo Xueming snorted: "I will punish you after I go back." After speaking, he was silent for a moment, glanced at Daohua who was walking in front, and said lightly:

   "Since ancient times, marriage matters have been the words of the matchmaker at the orders of my parents. I don't need to please my cousin Yeyang. All I have to do is not to let him hate me. It is enough to be able to accept me."

   Please, that is a concubine's method.

  The noodles are arranged in the pavilion next to the lotus pond. The ladies sit on the first floor and the girls sit on the second floor.

  As soon as Daohua took Yan Yihuan and the three of them to sit down, she heard the girls around them whispering and looking at the other side of the lotus pond from time to time.

   Daohua followed the eyes of everyone, and then saw Xiao Yeyang standing with Jiang Canzheng on the other side of the lotus pond.

   "Miss Jiang, did the little prince come here to celebrate your birthday?" a lady asked Jiang Wanying.

  Jiang Wanying lowered her eyes and smiled, and she did not speak, but she was tacitly acquiesced.

  Guo Xueming saw it, and a sneer flashed in his eyes. On the Dragon Boat Festival, Yeyang's cousin denied him and Jiang Wanying's "childhood sweetheart". A discerning person knew at a glance that Yeyang's cousin did not like Jiang Wanying.

  How long has passed since then, the Jiang family has made this specious appearance again, and it really doesn't have any face.

  As if thinking of something, Guo Xueming suddenly looked at Daohua. Seeing Daohua's expression calm and seemingly irrelevant, she was a little confused.

   Generally speaking, if a woman is interested in a man and hears a man coming to celebrate another daughter’s birthday, she will be a little jealous.

  The Yan family eldest girl is too calm, she doesn't seem to care about Yeyang's cousin coming over.

   Daohua noticed that someone was looking at her, and when she raised her eyes, she met Guo Xueming's gaze. Seeing Guo Xueming's hastily moved away, she laughed inaudibly.

  At this time, there was another noise from downstairs.

  I saw a housekeeper hurriedly leading a few maids, with an excited smile on her face.

   "Madam, the queen mother sent someone to give the girl a birthday gift."

  Ms. Jiang listened, and stood up with a ‘punk’: "Where’s the person?"

  The lady in charge pointed back: "It's just behind, it should be here soon."

  Ms. Jiang listened, and immediately called the maid to call Jiang Wanying downstairs.

  Looking at this scene, Daohua’s eyes flickered, and she said in her heart, it’s too time for the person sent by the queen mother to give gifts.

Guo Xueming on the side of    directly smiled and said: "The queen mother really loves Ms. Jiang, otherwise she would not send someone so fanciful to give her birthday gift."

  Hearing this, the expressions of the ladies present moved.

  Today the Jiang family invited them to visit the lotus. It is false, let them see how much the Queen Mother values ​​the Jiang family.

   Soon, a thirty or forty-year-old middle-aged **** led several small eunuchs and appeared in the sight of everyone.

  Ms. Jiang brought Jiang Wanying to greet her. The middle-aged **** asked the little **** to stand forward to show the reward of the queen mother. Mrs. Jiang’s mother and daughter met and quickly knelt down to thank her.

  The middle-aged **** lifted up Mrs. Jiang with a smile on his face, and asked aloud: "Will the little prince be here? The queen mother also has something to reward him."

  Ms. Jiang immediately sent someone to call Xiao Yeyang.

  In a short while, Jiang Shenzheng brought Xiao Yeyang over, but Jiang Shenzheng hurriedly walked ahead, while Xiao Yeyang walked slowly behind.

   Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang from the attic, and saw that Xiao Yeyang's brows were furrowed, and he knew that he was extremely unwilling in his heart.

   Thinking of him suddenly appearing here, and then looking downstairs as the **** who appeared at the right time, I couldn’t help feeling that this was a bit like the Jiang family deliberately arranged.

  Suddenly, Daohua's heart tightened.

  Reward of the Queen Mother.

  Will the Queen Mother want to directly match Xiao Yeyang and Jiang Wanying?

   Daohua thought of this, and Guo Xueming also thought of it, so her face was ugly at the moment.

  At this time, Xiao Yeyang went downstairs.

  The middle-aged **** immediately took a sandalwood box from the little **** behind him with a smile, and quickly opened the box. Immediately, a pair of mandarin ducks and jade pendants with a concentric knot came into view.

   Seeing the contents of the box, Xiao Yeyang, who frowned, got cold face and glanced blankly at the middle-aged **** as well as Jiang Canzheng and Madam Jiang.

  The middle-aged **** was numb by Xiao Yeyang, but thinking of the Queen Mother’s confession, he bit his head and said: "Little Prince, this is a reward from the Queen Mother to you and the county lord Wanying. Thank you for your reward."

  Xiao Yeyang stood still, Madam Guo and Guo Xueming watched with their hearts in their hearts, and Daohua also held the silk kerchief tightly in their hands.

  The intention of the queen mother is already obvious. If Xiao Yeyang accepts it, then he is acquiescing to the queen mother to match him with Jiang Wanying; but if he does not accept it, then it is a crime of disrespect to disobey the queen mother's order.

  The queen mother is really good at calculating.

  Jiang Wanying saw that Xiao Yeyang was not accepting the reward, and she was also very nervous. After thinking about it, she had to step forward and say, "Brother Yang, this is a reward from the Queen Mother, you take it soon."

   Seeing that Xiao Yeyang was still not moving, Jiang Wanying could only say: "Then I will take mine first." After saying that, she reached out and took the jade pendant in the box.

  However, Xiao Yeyang was a step ahead of her, took away two jade pendants directly, and then threw them into the distance with a ‘swish’.

  (End of this chapter)