Chapter 818 The Versatile Miss Zhao
Such a beautiful woman should hardly appear in the world, but she actually stood in front of him. Her attitude seemed to be respectful and polite, but her behavior was not wrong. When she saw him looking over, she bowed sideways, then smiled slightly and tilted her head slightly. of hanging down.
He was not familiar with me and no one introduced him to him, but it was unusual for him to be greeted like this.
Mrs. Zhao got off the carriage and saw Shao Wanru not far away. After looking up and down, she told Zhao Xiran: "Go and accompany Miss Shao Er and Miss Shao Wu!"
"Yes, mother!" Zhao Xiran nodded with a smile and turned to Shao Jie'er, "Is this the fifth lady in your house?"
"It's my fifth sister!" Shao Jie'er said, then she raised her voice to Shao Wanru, "Fifth sister, come here!"
Shao Wanru walked over slowly.
"Fifth sister, this is Miss Zhao from Shangshu Mansion!" Shao Jie'er introduced, and then said to Zhao Xiran, "Miss Zhao, this is my fifth sister. When you came here before, fifth sister was not here. It's a coincidence this time , we can do it together!”
"Fifth Miss!" Zhao Xiran smiled slightly and saluted Shao Wanru. Shao Wanru responded generously, and then saluted Mrs. Zhao who was standing aside.
Mrs. Zhao looked Shao Wanru up and down again, secretly exclaiming that the Miss Shao Wu in front of her was really outstanding. She originally thought that Shao Yanru was outstanding enough, but now she realized that this Miss Shao Wu was the real one. The most outstanding one, with such a look worthy of being the most beautiful.
"Fifth Miss, you don't have to be polite. Your grandmother entrusted you to me. You two will walk with us. If anything happens, let someone tell me!" Mrs. Zhao smiled politely.
Shao Wanru is now not only the granddaughter of Princess Ruian, but also the future Princess Chen.
"Excuse me, madam!" Shao Wanru said with a soft smile.
This attitude made Mrs. Zhao very satisfied. She nodded immediately, turned around and went inside.
"Second Miss, Fifth Miss, let's go in together!" Zhao Xiran said to the two of them with a smile.
The two of them nodded and walked in behind Zhao Xiran. After walking a few steps, Zhao Xiran slowed down and said to Shao Wanru on the side: "I heard that Fifth Miss has lived in the mountain for three years. Fifth Miss Do you know which place has better scenery? How about we go and enjoy the scenery later?"
"That's great!" Shao Jie'er's eyes lit up and she immediately became interested.
Shao Wanru blinked in embarrassment: "I'll go ask the master in the nunnery later. Although I have lived in the nunnery for three years, I basically clean my own yard and don't pay attention to other places in the nunnery. unfamiliar!"
"Okay, we'll ask the master in the nunnery later!" Zhao Xiran nodded in agreement, but did not embarrass Shao Wanru any more.
"Fifth sister, the eldest sister also lived here for a while before. After returning, she knew everything about Yuhui Nunnery. How come I have been here for so long and I don't know anything about it!"
Shao Jie'er complained dissatisfiedly.
"The eldest sister is here to learn painting, so naturally she has to know all the exquisite places in the nunnery, but I am here to observe filial piety, unlike the eldest sister!" Shao Wanru replied with a good temper.
If she also knows all the beautiful places in this nunnery, how will people see her? Shao Wanru's watery eyes turned, not knowing whether these words were really unintentional or intentional.
"The Fifth Miss has observed filial piety for her parents on the mountain for three years, and her filial piety moved the heavens. My mother used to make fun of the Fifth Miss, saying that Miss Shao Wu was so filial at a young age, but she was able to stay in the mountain for three years. I went to the mountain with Miss Shao Wu. At that age, I only knew how to hang out with other girls in my boudoir, so I was very ignorant."
Zhao Xiran praised Shao Wanru softly.
Shao Jie'er was unhappy to hear these words, "Miss Zhao, don't praise the fifth sister too much. The fifth sister had to come up to the mountain due to special circumstances. Speaking of filial piety, Miss Zhao is the real filial piety." , I heard that for Mrs. Zhao’s birthday, Miss Zhao specially embroidered a large screen, and it is said that it took more than a year.”
Shao Wanru smiled slightly and did not answer her words, as if the disparagement in her words was not about herself at all.
Zhao Xiran's eyes fell on her delicate little face again, and he had to admire her again. It was a blessing for a woman to be so beautiful. Coupled with her good financial background, she was really blessed.
Now that she found out that she was still so magnanimous, she didn't answer the call, which made Shao Jie'er look like she was inferior.
"Second Miss is so ridiculous. These are just small skills, not as good as Fifth Miss." Zhao Xiran shook his head and smiled, then turned to Shao Wanru and said, "I heard from the Madam of your mansion that Fifth Miss and Second Miss are still going. Seeing Mrs. Xingguo, why don’t we go over now?”
"Isn't Miss Zhao accompanying Mrs. Zhao?" Shao Wanru asked, looking at Mrs. Zhao who had walked forward.
"Mother has to go to worship Buddha first. You don't need my company to accompany you. I will accompany you to see Mrs. Xingguo first. I was originally going to meet Mrs. Xingguo, so it would be a good time to follow you!" Zhao Xiran smiled slightly, his face was very gentle, and he didn't Deliberately hiding the special relationship between her and Jiang.
Although the two families have not officially made an agreement, the people in the two houses are still on their own.
If she really wants to get married to Shao Hua'an, she should indeed go to Yuhui'an to meet Mr. Jiang. It is also very suitable for the three of them to go together.
The place where Jiang lived was very remote. It was not her previous courtyard or Shao Yanru's courtyard. It was a very small courtyard, the most ordinary kind in a nunnery. When someone knocked on the door, a woman came to open the door.
It was an unknown woman. Shao Jie'er was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is this Mrs. Xingguo who lives there?"
"There is only the Jiang family here!" the mother-in-law replied after looking them up and down.
"Yes, it's the Jiang family. We are from the Xingguo Duke's mansion. We would like to meet my wife, okay?" Shao Jie'er didn't know what the situation was. She looked inside and saw no one.
"Who asked you to come?" The mother-in-law looked at them, then at the maids behind them, and asked.
"It's the Madam who asked us to come over to see Madam. Can it be convenient for us? Just ask a few words and then leave!" Shao Wanru saw that this woman not only served the Jiang family, but also had the responsibility of surveillance, so she should smiled.
"Wait a minute!" The mother-in-law closed the door in front of them. After a while, she opened the door again and came out, stepping aside to let them in.
When I entered it, I realized that it was really small. There was only one room in the main house, and there were side rooms next to it, and they were all very dilapidated. It was clear at first glance that the courtyard was not specially found.
Zhao Xiran looked at the yard and frowned slightly. His mother was indeed right, Mrs. Jiang was locked up.
Entering the main room and looking at Mr. Jiang who was wearing coarse clothes, not only Zhao Xiran was stunned, but also Shao Jie'er.
Shao Jie'er had always been nervous and flustered in front of Mr. Jiang, but now when she saw Mr. Jiang sitting there, who was lean and lean and looked more than ten years old, she couldn't recognize the person for a moment and almost thought she had recognized the wrong person. To exit the house.
"What are you doing here today?" Mrs. Jiang's current appearance is like a different person from when she was in the Xingguo Duke's Mansion. She has lost her previous magnanimity, lacks the fine clothes, and lacks the dignity of the Duke's wife. She is gloomy. He was half-lying on the bed with his face sullen and looking very bad.
Seeing them come in, their expressions were grim.
"Mrs. Jiang, my mother took me to Yuhui Nunnery. I heard that the lady was taking care of her health, so she specially sent someone to visit her. She also brought some medicinal materials to nourish the body. I hope she will accept it!" Zhao Xiran stepped forward and said to her. Jiang said respectfully.
Only then did Jiang's eyes fall on Zhao Xiran, and she recognized Zhao Xiran. The cold expression on her face retreated slightly, revealing a smile. It was supposed to show her kindness. But in this situation, she I can't express my kindness, and my smile looks dry and stiff.
"Thank you very much, mother. I'll wait until I recover and come out before I can thank your mother again!"
"Madam, you're welcome!" Zhao Xiran said. The maid who was following her came over, put several gift boxes containing medicinal materials in her hands on the table, and then politely retreated behind Zhao Xiran without looking around, which was very disciplined.
"Madam, I won't disturb the rest of you chatting. I'll wait outside!" Zhao Xiran said again. After bowing to Mr. Jiang, he looked at Shao Jie'er and Shao Wanru softly, "Second Miss, Fifth Miss, you guys Let’s talk first, I’ll wait for you outside.”
Of course she knew that Shao Wanru and Shao Jier'er had something to do when they left for such a trip. With her as an outsider, there were some things that were inconvenient to say. It was gentle and appropriate to withdraw so actively.
Seeing Zhao Xiran exiting, Ms. Jiang on the bed said coldly: "What are you doing here? My place is already like this. Do you two still need to go?"
Without Zhao Xiran around, Mrs. Jiang no longer had to pretend to be gentle. Her cold eyes fell on Shao Wanru, as if a poisonous snake had swept over her. Yujie took a step forward and half-blocked Shao Wanru, for fear that Mrs. Jiang would go crazy. Something happened and Shao Wanru was hurt.
Shao Wanru pulled Yujie's sleeves, indicating that she was okay, and asked her to retreat behind him, and said to Jiang who was lying on the bed: "There is indeed something going on today. It was the madam who asked us to make such a trip. I asked the second lady for my mother’s dowry, and I heard that a large part of my mother’s dowry is in the hands of the second lady.”
Shao Wanru said bluntly.
Shao Jie'er shrank her neck. She had always been timid in front of Jiang, and she didn't dare to say much at this time. She lowered her head and looked in front of her, pretending not to hear Jiang and Shao Wanru's questions. She was just here to make up for it. Yes, she didn't dare to really offend the Jiang family. Who knows whether the Jiang family will return to the Xingguo Duke's mansion in a few years. After being raised under the Jiang family for so many years, Shao Jie'er was like a mouse when she saw the Jiang family. Like a cat, he dared not say a word.