Butler Song watched from a distance, feeling excited. He quickly pushed a young boy beside him and asked him to go back and report the news.
They stayed to pick up people.
Wait until the carriage arrived at the city gate.
Butler Song has already led the people forward to salute, "Second Young Madam, Miss, Madam asked the younger one to come over and take the masters back to the house."
Xu Nuoyan lifted the curtains and took a look, nodded to Butler Song, and quickly looked away.
The carriage was put into the city after strict inspection.
Yang Xiaoya asked in confusion in the carriage: "Steward Song, what happened in the capital? Why is the interrogation so strict?"
Butler Song had just received Jiang Ning's advice and did not dare to tell the truth at all. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Miss, Princess Yongyang and the Prince Consort are getting married soon. More and more people have come to Beijing recently, so naturally in the city It’s about martial law.”
Yang Xiaoya nodded understandingly.
Mrs. Zhou excitedly grabbed Xu Nuoyan's wrist, "Yanyan, did you hear it? The martial law was put in place for your eldest brother to get married!"
She never dared to dream that her son's marriage would be such a grand event.
Xu Nuoyan twitched the corner of his mouth, not wanting to displease Mrs. Zhou, so he vaguely nodded in agreement, holding the child in his arms, coaxing him while being distracted.
The carriage stopped quickly, and Butler Song's voice came from outside, "Second Young Madam, Miss, Madam Xu, are here."
A group of people were helped out of the carriage.
Mrs. Zhou looked at the spectacular gate of the Hou Mansion and was a little frightened. "Yanyan, is this the mansion that the emperor rewarded the Yang family?"
Xu Nuoyan nodded, "Auntie, let's go in first. It's just a change of place, but the person remains the same, so don't panic."
Mrs. Zhou's body obviously relaxed a little.
As soon as the group crossed the gate, Jiang Ning led others out.
"Mom! I've been looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally I've brought you here. Oh! Grandma's babies Muyi and Jing'er are here too!" Jiang Ning happily picked up Yang Muyi and kissed her several times.
The little girl’s white and tender face is so easy to nibble on, come again.
Jiang Ning hugged her granddaughter and made a fuss together, which made the grandson next to her jealous. They all pestered her to hug her too.
She quickly put down her granddaughter, picked up her grandson, and kissed her several times before the children let her go.
Mrs. Zhou was filled with envy as she looked at her, "That's great! You have children and grandchildren around you!"
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "You're coming soon! Let's go inside to talk. It's still very hot outside!"
As soon as the group of people entered the house, the maid presented them with tea and snacks.
Mrs. Zhou waited for a while but didn’t see Xu Nuoshan, so she couldn’t help but ask, “Where is Ah Shan?”
"I've asked Santie and the others to call over. Since the emperor granted the marriage, I've lent a sum of money to Nuoshan and asked him to buy a courtyard in the capital. It's a bit far from there, so we have to wait a while. "Jiang Ning pretended to be relaxed and said, all the time playing with the grandson in his arms, not making eye contact with Mrs. Zhou.
Madam Zhou finally felt at ease and asked impatiently: "Aning, how much money did you lend Ah Shan? I came here this time and brought all the belongings with me, and I will help him pay it back." "Don't worry! We can talk about these things later. Not too late." Jiang Ning didn't care.
However, Madam Zhou refused and began to dig through the baggage around her, "It's one thing after another, but you can't delay the money you owe! I gave Xiaoqiu the shop in Quzhou Prefecture, and even the methods for making snacks I taught her everything, and she gave me two thousand taels, as well as the money I’ve saved over the years, I don’t know if it’s enough.”
"Enough! That house has three entrances. It's quite spacious, but it's a bit far away from Zhuque Street. King Xiaoyao helped pull the strings and spent three thousand taels to buy it. Ah Shan will come soon. You can go back with him and take a look." Jiang Ning hurriedly gave Make a promise and wink.
Xu Nuoyan took action, took out three thousand taels from Madam Zhou's baggage, and took back the other things.
Mrs. Zhou watched silently and couldn't help, but she felt a little panicked, "It's not that it's not easy to live in the capital, but why is it that the three-bedroom house only costs 3,000 taels? An Ning, don't secretly supplement us just to help us!"
Jiang Ning was happy, "Am I the kind of person who takes advantage of me? That house used to be owned by a wealthy businessman. He owed the prince some money for business, and he wanted to raise more capital to go out for business, so he took us three thousand taels."
If you want to talk about losses, it is also the prince who suffered some losses. I have already told the prince, but the prince does not care. When he is generous and generous, he simply treats money as dirt. He also said that he appreciates Ashan's talent and does not want to care about it.
As he is a relative of the emperor, he really doesn't care about this little money. If we continue to pester him, it will make us look petty, so I asked Ah Shan not to mention it again. I will repay this kindness when the prince needs him in the future. "
Mrs. Zhou was deceived by Jiang Ning and really did not continue to dwell on this topic.
After two cups of tea, the voices of Yang Santie and others were finally heard outside.
Mrs. Zhou stood up excitedly and rushed towards the son whom she longed for, "Ah Shan! Grandma has finally met you!"
Xu Nuoshan held Mrs. Zhou's arm with her backhand and avoided the injured area without leaving a trace. "Auntie, has the journey been smooth? Where is my sister? Are you all okay?"
Xu Nuoyan nodded with a smile, his eyes full of joy, "We are fine."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Ayana coming in with Xu Nuoshan, her face changed slightly, and in order to see clearly, her eyes almost glued to Ayana.
Ayana also immediately noticed Xu Nuoyan's eyes, tilted her head, and asked in confusion: "Why is the Second Young Madam looking at me like this?"
Xu Nuoyan came back to his senses and looked dazed for a few times, "You are."
Jiang Ning explained gently: "I bought this, her name is Ayana. She was only eight years old when she came to our house. She was thin and small, and was very capable of getting into trouble. I thought she was a pitiful child, so I kept her by my side. "
Yang Xiaoya remembered the time when Ayana first came to the house, covered her mouth and smiled: "At that time, she was still holding my mother in her arms, calling me mom all the time, and she was very attached to my mother, so I took her with me like a younger sister. Damn, it’s been a while since I last saw her, and she’s already taller than me! Second sister-in-law, do you think Ayana doesn’t look Han?”
Xu Nuoyan looked away and nodded slightly, "It's true. He doesn't look like a Han Chinese."
Yang Xiaoya looked at Ayana and asked with a smile: "Can you tell me where you come from now?"
Ayana shook her head decisively, held the whip in her hand, and said stubbornly: "I am from the Yang family!"
“Yes, yes, yes!” Yang Xiaoya followed her words and her tone was very doting.
Mrs. Zhou only looked at Ayana curiously for a few times, then turned her attention to her son and asked many questions. When she learned that Jiang Ning had prepared all the betrothal gifts and carried them into the palace, she thanked her again.
Jiang Ning saw that she was a little tired and asked, "Do you want to stay with me for a rest first and then go back with Ashan later, or go back to Xu Mansion directly with Ashan?"
"I'll just go back with Ashan. I can't trouble you anymore!" Mrs. Zhou couldn't wait. (End of chapter)