Chapter 225: Trial Bureau
Chapter 225: Trial Bureau
Little Yining didn't know what happened in the hall, but she noticed the strange atmosphere when her mother got on the carriage. She saw the fellow villager sitting outside the carriage obediently, with no intention of coming in. She turned to look at her mother, who pursed her lips and looked worried. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong, mother?"
Wan Niang's handkerchief was about to be twisted to pieces. When she saw her daughter speak, she immediately said, "This Ah Yi, it was fine that he said before that he didn't like women. Family members know their own affairs. Today, he even told Madam Liu that he would have trouble having children. It's simply, simply, more and more outrageous."
Xiao Yining: ...
She lifted the car curtain and looked at her fellow villager, and he gave her a calm look in return.
Little Yining turned to look at her worried mother, and said on behalf of her fellow villager, "Mom, my cousin may want to be a eunuch like Grandpa Pei."
Pei Yi, who had been paying attention to the movements in the car, almost fell out of the car when he heard this.
Her daughter's words were like a bucket of hot oil poured on Wan Niang's fire. The next moment, Pei Yi's ears were in trouble and he was dragged in by his ears.
"Cousin, it's not like that. I don't want to be a eunuch. I also want to continue the fate of my adoptive father with descendants!" Pei Yi covered his ears and begged for mercy.
Little Yining, who had rarely suffered a defeat, was also frightened. She quickly advised, "Yes, mother, my cousin said he wanted to replace father and be my new father! He will definitely have children in the future."
The carriage instantly fell into silence, and then Wan Niang became angry and annoyed: "How old are you? How dare you talk nonsense in front of Sister Qing? You usually look quite calm, but I didn't expect you to think of such ridiculous things!"
"Cousin, godfather is also father."
"Shut up!" Wan Niang's roar resounded throughout the entire carriage, frightening Xiao Yining and Pei Yi so much that they hugged each other tightly and huddled in a corner, trembling.
Xiao Yining looked at his fellow villager with an apologetic look on his face and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, uncle."
Pei Yi closed his eyes helplessly, but he couldn't help but say to Xiao Yining the words he had never said before: "Shut up, Sister Qing."
For a moment, the carriage was eerily quiet, and Wan Niang was in a low mood until she reached the gate of Prince Yu's mansion and finally relaxed.
However, Xiao Yining's face was not very good. If possible, she didn't want to show her presence in front of the male protagonist.
Today's male protagonist seemed to have dressed up specially. He did not wear the dark clothes he wore in previous times. Instead, he wore an ice-blue silk gown with a jeweled jade belt about three inches wide around his waist, and cloud-patterned brocade boots. He exuded elegance and nobility everywhere, and even his face looked more handsome.
Little Yining stood behind her mother and looked at her secretly, and finally recognized the status of the male protagonist and the vision of the female protagonist in this novel.
A yandere has a yandere’s demeanor.
It turns out that people still need clothes.
She glanced at Sheng Jingzhan and came to another conclusion: this person was... wearing makeup today.
"Don't be shy, sit down!"
"Thank you, uncle." Wan Niang and her daughter sat down cautiously.
Sheng Jingzhan also secretly looked at the three people. His eyes paused for a moment on the wheelchair under Pei Yi, and then turned to the little kid behind him. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a gentle smile, and he said softly: "There have never been children here, so it's a bit deserted."
"Look at Sister Qing'er, don't you want to come to Second Uncle Grandpa's place?"
Wan Niang glanced at her daughter who was hanging her head, and explained hastily: "Don't blame me, cousin. I said something to Qing Jie on the way here just now, and now I'm afraid she's in a bad mood."
"Oh..." Sheng Jingzhan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously, "What did Sister Qing do to make your mother scold you?"
"It's just some childish talk. If you say it out loud, I'm afraid that my cousin will laugh at you." Wan Niang smiled and said, looking at her daughter, she gently advised, "Qing Jie'er is the most obedient. We are here as guests of our cousin, so we can't lose our temper."
Little Yining raised her head, blinked her timid eyes, glanced at the male protagonist above her, and muttered softly, "I'm not throwing a tantrum, mother is talking nonsense."
Sheng Jingzhan couldn't help but laugh out loud, like an amiable elder, "It's okay, it's okay. I heard that Sister Qing was going to play with Censor Liu's daughter today, but it was Second Uncle's fault. I saw you in a hurry yesterday and didn't say a few words, so I thought of calling you over today to say a few words, so that you didn't have enough fun."
He glanced at the eunuch beside him and continued, "Since Sister Qing is unhappy, Second Uncle should offer her an apology. Sister Qing can choose the one she likes, and then she won't blame Second Uncle. Okay?"
Before he finished speaking, several eunuchs came in carrying plates.
Little Yining looked at the various objects on the plate and her eyes widened instantly.
Could it be that she was really exposed?
This was actually a test game.
Wan Niang looked at the things on the plate and felt nervous. She couldn't help but say, "Uncle, these are too expensive."
Sheng Jingzhan raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled nonchalantly, "Wait for Sister Qing to choose, and Wan Niang and Pei Yi to choose one too. They are all my juniors, so I won't favor one over the other."
Pei Yi glanced at the man above him and saw the unquestionable determination in his eyes. He lowered his eyes and said to Xiao Yining, "Qingjie, please help your uncle pick one. I can't stand up and I'm afraid of losing my manners."
Little Yining looked up at the male protagonist, saw him smiling and nodding, then looked at her mother.
"These are given to you by your second uncle. Sister Qing, just take one." Wan Niang's smile was very forced.
Little Yining seemed to be encouraged, she smiled adorably, swung her legs and climbed down the chair, muttering to herself, "Then Sister Qing has chosen."
Just as she was about to stand on tiptoe, the eunuch holding the plate bent down to her level, allowing her to take it just right. The service was quite thoughtful.
Xiao Yining's mind was filled with the classic quote from a brainless novel he read in his previous life, "This child must not be kept." After hesitating for a long time, he finally reached out and picked up the first item, a book.
Sheng Jingzhan looked at the little kid's hand, the smile on his face deepened, then slowly faded. At this moment, the little kid had already run to him with the book in his hands, held it high, and said softly, "To my second uncle."
He looked at her calmly, and asked with an unchanged smile, "Why did Sister Qing give me this?"
Puzzles immediately appeared in little Yining's eyes. "Don't you read books, Uncle? I see adults are reading books!"
"Look, thank you, Sister Qing." Sheng Jingzhan stretched out his hand to take it, and saw that the little kid excitedly took a hairpin for his mother, saying that he wanted to learn from his father, and insisted on putting it on his mother's head.
After choosing the one for her mother, little Yining began to hesitate again. She didn't know what to choose for her fellow villager.
At this time, Pei Yi said, "Sister Qing, please pick out something made of gold for your uncle."
He glanced at Sheng Jingzhan and said shyly, "If something doesn't go well for you one day, you can still earn some money to live on."
Sheng Jingzhan: ...
Little Yining immediately grabbed the big golden horse next to him and ran to his fellow villager, "Uncle, the one Qingjie picked seems to be bigger than the others."
Pei Yi picked up the golden horse, took a bite, then smiled and bowed to King Yu, saying, "Thank you, King Yu."
Sheng Jingzhan hummed lightly and continued to wait for the little boy to choose his things.
Little Yining looked at the object on the plate, began to feel around himself, and even bent down and turned around half a circle.
Wan Niang quickly pulled her daughter to her side and asked, "What are you doing, Sister Qing?"
Little Yining pointed at an exquisite dagger on the plate and said, "Mom, Sister Qing also has this. I want to take it out to compare and see which one looks better."
"Miss, you forgot that the dagger slave has tied it to your calf." Zhao Ya reminded in a low voice.
Wan Niang also hurriedly helped her daughter take out the dagger. After looking at it carefully, she found that this dagger was very similar to the one on the plate. If there was any difference, it was that the dagger on the plate had an extra layer of exquisite cloud pattern.
Sheng Jingzhan watched with interest as the little kid changed the dagger in his hand to another one, then rushed to him in a hurry, raised his head and asked him expectantly: "Second Uncle, this is beautiful, can I give it to Sister Qing?"
"I didn't expect Sister Qing to have a dagger on her."
"Dad said that the dagger that Duke Chen gave to Sister Qing can ward off evil spirits, and she should carry it with her every day." Little Yining replied softly.
Sheng Jingzhan looked up at the plate and chuckled, "Why don't you want it now?"
"This one looks good, second uncle." Little Yining even raised the dagger to examine it, "Look, there are flowers on it."
Sheng Jingzhan looked at Xiao Yining with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, but then he suddenly felt bored, "Did your father say that gifts from elders should not be thrown away? This dagger is given to you by your second uncle, and you should take back the one from Duke Chen."
He waved his sleeves lightly, and the eunuchs in the room bent down and retreated.
Xiao Yining held two daggers in his hands and watched the remaining things being taken away, with a look of reluctance in his eyes.
Only she knew that this level should be passed.
Her acting skills are always on point.
Sheng Jingzhan propped up his chin and looked at her, "Your sister Leng has been talking about you every day since she came back from the girls' school. Sister Qing, go and see her!"
Xiao Yining cursed in her heart. She should have thought of it earlier that the male and female protagonists would go together.
Wan Niang stood up, came up and took her daughter's hand, "Uncle, I'll take Qing Jie to see her."
"Cousin, there are differences between men and women. I will stay here to accompany King Yu." Pei Yi said hurriedly, and smiled shyly at Sheng Jingzhan, "I hope King Yu will not despise me."
Sheng Jingzhan: ...
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