Chapter 245: Happy Events Come in Pairs
Day two.

Jiying Lane.

Sheng family.

Because there was an early court session tomorrow, Yang Wenyuan definitely wouldn't be able to spare the time to see her off, so he discussed with Hualan and decided to send Hualan back to the Sheng family today and let her stay at home for a day so that she could go out with Old Lady Sheng and others early tomorrow morning.

Today I can just consider it as a farewell visit.

In Shou'an Hall.

The whole family was enthusiastically discussing the scenery along the way and what they should pay attention to, except Molan, who looked a little unhappy.

Both of her younger sisters went, and she was the only one left behind.

Of course, she didn't want to rush forward. After all, she looked down on Youyang's family even more than Wang Ruofu did. She would only do some face-saving work when accepting gifts. Naturally, it was impossible for her to go back specifically for Changwu's marriage.

What she hated was the feeling of being ignored.

She was favored only by her father Sheng Hong, but not by anyone else.

Just like this trip, her father came to ask her last night if she wanted to go with him, and she shook her head decisively.

The family members were chatting happily, while the maids were running around in the corridor outside, preparing for Old Madam Sheng's upcoming trip. She seemed like an outsider.

At this time, Mother Liu, who had been waiting in the front yard, came to report.

"Old lady, madam, the princess is here."

Wang Ruofu was interrupted while pulling Hualan to give instructions, but she was not unhappy at all. Her expression became even more enthusiastic. She turned to Hualan and said:

"The princess sent me a note last night, saying that she heard your grandmother was going on a long journey, and she insisted on coming to your house to see her off today. There is no way I can refuse!"

Wang Ruofu was naturally happy.

After all, bidding farewell to other people’s elders is something that only those with whom you have a very good relationship can do!
Although it is not necessary to climb up to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, it is still a happy thing.

"I'll go meet you at the door!"

Wang Ruofu left happily, and Old Lady Sheng asked Fang Mama to lead the girls to the main hall, to avoid Princess Pingning making a lot of noise when she came.

At the gate of Sheng Mansion.

The carriage from the Duke of Qi's mansion stopped in front of the Sheng family's gate.

Princess Pingning was sitting inside, with Qi Heng riding a tall horse beside her.

Qi Heng thought that today was the happy day of his arranged marriage. He was in high spirits and changed into a new outfit, looking like a gentleman as pure as jade and a peerless prince.

He helped his mother out of the carriage, then turned his head to glance at the team behind him carrying gifts, the gift boxes all tied with red silk and colorful satin.

How can this not be considered an engagement?

Wang Ruofu came to the door.

He looked at Princess Pingning and Qi Heng who had just got off the carriage with a smile on his face, but then he saw the gift-giving team tied with red silk behind them, and his expression was stunned.

"What's the big deal? I'm just here to say farewell, why do you bring gifts?"

Suppressing the surprise in her heart, Wang Ruofu greeted him with a smile.

However, until she entered the door, Wang Ruofu didn't hear anything from Princess Pingning's mouth.

In the main hall.

Old Madam Sheng had already brought Hualan and others with her. Yang Wenyuan and Changbai also came after hearing the news.

Princess Pingning walked in. When she saw Yang Wenyuan and Hualan were also there, her originally cold expression froze and she couldn't help but pause as she stepped into the door.

But I knew that the arrow had been drawn and had to be shot.

Immediately, the expression on his face changed, revealing a hint of smile.

After asking each other how they were.

Changbai took Yang Wenyuan and Qi Heng outside to talk.

Looking at Hua Lan, Princess Pingning spoke first:

"I was in a hurry to deliver the post, but I didn't expect to meet you by chance today."

Hua Lan's face was warm as she explained:
"My princess, you may not know that I will also be returning to the Yang family's ancestral home in the next few days. It just so happens that my cousin's wedding is coinciding with this, so we calculated the date and went together."

Seeing Princess Pingning's current state, Hua Lan guessed that Princess Pingning must have something to say when she came to the Sheng family, so she simply explained it briefly and said no more. She sat down quietly, acting like a wooden stake.

Also because Hualan is here.

Princess Pingning was not able to vent her dissatisfaction with the Sheng family's daughter having an affair with her son.

Look at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face.

It would be fine if Hualan was not there. After knowing about it, people would just think that Princess Pingning was venting her dissatisfaction and would not say anything. But now Hualan was there, and Princess Pingning could not make sarcastic remarks.

"I see that many of the children in the mansion are also going with you?"

Princess Pingning looked around at the Sheng family in the room and nodded slightly:

"It's really a blessing for the whole family! My family is so small, I'm just a bad boy, and I can't even find brothers and sisters to celebrate with."

Old Madam Sheng took the opportunity to speak out:

"It's not necessary to have too many good sons. One is enough if your young master is as ambitious as you are. If he is not ambitious, that would be a headache!"

"That's what the old lady said!"

Princess Pingning chuckled and continued to speak along with Old Lady Sheng's words:
"Although my Heng'er is a bit stupid, he has a good temper and is a very honest person. He has saved me a lot of worries since he was a child."

After saying this, Princess Pingning instructed Nanny Li behind her:
"Go, call Heng'er over and ask him to thank the old lady for praising him."

After Princess Pingning said this, everyone present was stunned.

I don't understand why Princess Pingning would call Qi Heng here when it was just a normal compliment.

You should know that Qi Heng studied in the Sheng family private school. Although Princess Pingning seldom visited her in the past, Old Lady Sheng had praised Qi Heng in front of her.

He didn't say anything before, but now he specially called people over...

Considering that Princess Pingning sent a visiting card yesterday evening and brought a bunch of gifts this morning, everyone present had different expressions.

Old Lady Sheng and Hualan glanced at Minglan at the same time.

Minglan had obviously thought of something and her face looked uncertain as she sat on the chair.

There was surprise hidden in Wang Ruofu's eyes and hope in her heart.

Rulan pretended not to hear anything and still had an innocent smile on her face.

Molan gently stroked her hair, her palm running through the smooth hair with a smile on her lips.

forecourt.

Yang Wenyuan, Changbai and Qi Heng were chatting.

Ever since failing the imperial examination, Qi Heng had rarely contacted Yang Wenyuan and Changbai. Although there were various other reasons, it ultimately came down to the resistance in his heart.

After all, Yang Wenyuan and Changbai both passed the imperial examination and were selected as Shujishi, while he was still struggling in the quagmire of imperial examinations.

It’s just like all the peers around me have already bought BBA, but I’m still riding a bicycle.

It is very difficult for most people to take this situation calmly.

But today is different.

He was about to welcome Minglan, become a brother-in-law to Yang Wenyuan, and call Changbai "brother". With his joy, the grudges in his heart naturally dissipated.

Changbai was a little confused by Qi Heng's cheerfulness today, which had not been seen for a long time, and even his somewhat unrestrained behavior. Yang Wenyuan shook his head secretly.

What you can't get when you are young will eventually trap you for the rest of your life.

During the conversation, Qi Heng's eyes looked towards the backyard from time to time, like a wife waiting for her husband.

Finally, Qi Heng received the message from Nanny Li.

"Sir, the Queen asked you to go back and answer the question."

After thousands of years of walking on the road, it eventually becomes a river, and after many years of being a daughter-in-law, she eventually becomes a mother-in-law.

Qi Heng immediately apologized to Yang Wenyuan and Changbai, and ran to the main hall like a fruit farmer who was about to harvest the autumn fruits.

In the main hall, Qi Heng hurriedly strode in. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he calmed down a little and walked forward slowly.

"Old lady Ci'an!"

"Mother Yi'an!"

"Lady Zhuang'an!"

"Big sister Zhuang An!"

"My sisters, please be well!"

"Heng'er is here."

Princess Pingning greeted:
"Come and thank the old lady. She just praised you so much!"

Qi Heng stepped forward again and thanked him:
"Thank you for the compliment, old lady!"

Old Madam Sheng laughed and said:
"This is not an unwarranted compliment. Young Master, you really deserve it!"

Then he stretched out his hand and gestured:
"Young Master, please sit down first!"

"Thank you, ma'am!"

After Qi Heng, who was full of joy, sat down, Princess Pingning said:

"Speaking of makeup, I think of the boredom of having a son. There is no one to discuss rouge and powder on weekdays."

Hearing his mother's words, Qi Heng's joy was beyond words.

'The next step is to have a daughter-in-law to make up for the regret of not having a daughter!'

Princess Pingning looked at Wang Ruofu, then turned to look at the girl from the Sheng family in the room, and said with a smile:
"Madam, I see that you have many daughters, all of them are beautiful and intelligent, and each of them is lovable. Heng'er..."

"Yes, mother!" Qi Heng's face was full of hope.

Minglan, who was at the bottom, was also feeling uneasy.

"Don't you usually complain that other people have sisters but you don't?"

Princess Pingning was all smiles, but suddenly changed the subject, turned to look at Wang Ruofu beside her, and asked:

"Madam, do you still remember that you and I are related?"

Wang Ruofu was a little confused by Princess Pingning's sudden question, but she could only nod blankly:
"It's true."

As she spoke, Wang Ruofu gradually came to her senses and spoke fluently:

"You, Princess, came to my house for this reason, and then you allowed the young master to study at my private school. It really is fate."

Wang Ruofu also took into consideration Princess Pingning's face and the possible surprise that might come soon, so she reversed the cause and effect.

Princess Pingning didn't care about these details. She nodded in agreement and then looked at Qi Heng and said:
"Heng'er, I see that you seem to be more friendly when you call Hualan "big sister", and you are also much closer to the sisters of the Sheng family. I think it is not only because you studied in the Sheng family, but also because of this place."

"Now that Hualan is married and her age is not much different from yours, it would be inappropriate to claim to be your sister or brother.

But isn't it just right to have a few sisters left?"

"Today, why don't you treat these sisters of the Sheng family as your own sisters?" Princess Pingning said to Qi Heng with a smile.

"Legitimate... legitimate sister? What do you mean legitimate sister?"

Qi Heng found it difficult to accept for a moment that his mother did not propose marriage, but instead heard the "absurd" words that she wanted to recognize Minglan as her own sister.

Wang Ruofu's face suddenly became embarrassed.

At first, I thought Princess Pingning had taken a fancy to her own Ruer and wanted to discuss marriage with her. I also thought Ruolan would be like her sister Hualan, and would receive wealth and honor that fell from the sky for no reason.

Who would have thought that Princess Pingning acknowledged her as her "real sister" as soon as she opened her mouth.

"What kind of sister is this? She's calling me a brother right away. It's obvious that she really despises my family. She's worried that the young master will develop inexplicable feelings for me after staying in my house for too long, so she's just going to kill him with one blow!"

"If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. Why do you use this excuse? You even want my family to thank you. Who wants to be brothers and sisters with you?"

With the title of being the legitimate sister of the wife of Marquis Pingyang, Wang Ruofu didn't care about any reputation like Qi Heng's sister, which made her immediately understand Princess Pingning's thoughts.

Recognizing a sister is fake, the real thing is to cut off the hopes of your own girl!

And the title of brother and sister is probably just a gimmick.

Don’t you see that Princess Pingning has the status of a Duke’s Mansion and a Princess, as well as the favor of the Imperial Palace? Although she usually behaves in a high-profile and domineering manner, she has never been involved in any trouble in all these years, let alone being able to rely on this “brother and sister” relationship to establish a relationship.

This is like promising a castle in the air but not giving yourself a ladder to climb!
Deceiving too much!

Thinking of this, Wang Ruofu's chest was heaving violently, and he was a little angry. He immediately said with an offensive tone and a fake smile:

"Isn't your Majesty drunk? How can these girls in my family be worthy of the young master's biological sister?"

Qi Heng also immediately stood up and said:
"Mother, I'm afraid you are really drunk. I'll take you back to your room to rest first!"

Having said that, Qi Heng was about to step forward to help Princess Pingning leave.

Seeing his mother say this, Qi Heng knew that failing to plead in front of the Sheng family would only make things worse. He just wanted to follow Wang Ruofu's words and take his mother away immediately to prevent the recognition of relatives from happening.

As long as it doesn't work, there is hope when you ask again later.

"Yes, yes, the side rooms at home are all ready!" Wang Ruofu no longer had the idea of ​​marrying into the Qi family, but she was unwilling to accept the title of this useless sister. She just wanted to send Princess Pingning away quickly.

"I didn't even drink, why am I drunk?"

Princess Pingning pretended not to understand and went further:

"I brought all the gifts."

I originally thought that the red silk was a gift for proposing marriage, but who would have thought it was the etiquette of recognizing a younger sister!

The shot fired in the early morning hit him right between the eyebrows!
Upon hearing the sound, Nanny Li immediately went out to get something.

At this time, Princess Pingning still remembered Old Lady Sheng, the only daughter of Marquis Yongyi, and Hualan, the wife of Marquis Pingyang, and immediately turned around to look at them one by one.

Princess Pingning's reasons were very convincing. Even though they understood the deeper meaning behind them, Mrs. Sheng and Hualan could not say anything. They just responded with an awkward smile.

At the same time, Mrs. Sheng and Hua Lan felt at ease.

After all, it was unreasonable for Minglan and Qiheng to be a couple in the first place. Now that Princess Pingning can personally cut off this crooked thread, it may be a good thing for both of them.

After confirming that the two were not too angry and were at most a little dissatisfied, Princess Pingning felt a little relieved.

When Nanny Li came in with the things, Princess Pingning smiled to herself again and said:
"This kind of South Pearl is Heng'er's favorite. It looks good when strung into bracelets. I brought it here today as a gift for my sisters. It couldn't be better."

"Heng'er, take it yourself and give it to your sister!"

No one in the room said anything, but except for a few people, most people understood what Princess Pingning meant and who she was doing it for.

Old Madam Sheng didn't want to be pointed out, as it would seem that her family was trying to cling to the dignity of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. So she simply took a decisive action and cut off this dying thread herself.

Old Madam Sheng just chuckled:
"All the girls in my family have older brothers, except the sixth girl. If you can have the young master as your brother, you will be really lucky!"

Princess Pingning could naturally understand these words which were soft yet firm, gentle yet sharp.

Although he is usually arrogant, he can tolerate other people's sarcasm.

Minglan could also understand.

She immediately stood up and bowed to Princess Pingning and Qi Heng:

"Thank you, Madam Queen, and Young Master, for your kindness. Minglan is a humble person, and I am so lucky to have you."

After saying that, she walked lightly to Qi Heng, met his bewildered eyes, and opened her cherry lips slightly:

"Brother, please accept my little sister's greetings!"

The statement has been made.

Then the soft hands opened to welcome Qi Heng's recognition gift.

In full view.

Looking at Minglan's white jade fingers in front of him, Qi Heng's heart was trembling.

But he couldn't do anything that would bring shame to his family.

Without saying a word, he took out the South Pearl bracelet from the gift box and placed it in Minglan's hand.

"Today is a rare day of double happiness!" Princess Pingning said happily.

(End of this chapter)