The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

There has been nothing going on in the mansion these days, and it is not yet the old lady's turn to take care of An Xiaoyi's affairs.

The old lady said a few daily words and then asked everyone to leave.

Mrs. Jin, who was beside An, was waiting at the entrance of the upper courtyard. When she saw Yang Qi and Yang Lan, she walked forward and said, "Misses, Madam said that the young master from your mother's family is coming to the capital today, and asked you three ladies to go together."

Yang Lan and Yang Jing frowned together. Yang He felt something was wrong but did not show it on his face.

The young master from my mother's family came, and my mother and An Xiaoqiu were the ones to receive him. Boys and girls over seven years old should not sit at the same table, so it would be against the rules to let them go.

Yang Lan didn't tolerate An's temper: "I feel a little unwell today, and I'm afraid that I will infect my mother and the guests."

Yang Qi also coughed a few times at the right time: "Mother Jin, when I went out, Aunt Zhu had already boiled the medicine on the medicine stove. Doctor Bai said that the medicine must be taken according to the schedule." What a joke, that kid An Xiaoyi is coming, how can it be worthy of so many people to accompany him.

Yang He followed behind and stammered a few words: "Mother Jin, the tasks assigned by the teacher these days are heavy. If I am delayed this morning, I am afraid I will not be able to keep up later."

Just as Mother Jin was about to speak, the maids of the other young ladies, including Yang Lan, helped their masters back to the courtyard.

Unable to invite anyone, Mother Jin stomped her feet a few times in anger before returning to the main house.

An was drinking tea in the room when she saw Mother Jin come into the room alone: ​​"Mother Jin, where is she?"

Mother Jin looked a little annoyed: "The second and third young ladies said they were not feeling well, and the fifth young lady said she had classes to attend, so they didn't come. I am guilty, it's all because of my incompetence."

An slapped the table hard with her hands, and the tea spilled all over the table.

Mother Jin hurried forward and wiped the tea off An's hands with a handkerchief: "Madam, there's no need to get angry about these things and make yourself uncomfortable."

An said sullenly, "Yang Lan and Yang Qi are increasingly looking down on me. Now the child born by that bitch Yin has also begun to disregard my words. Great, great, this one, these two, have grown stronger."

Today, An Xiaoyi came to the mansion. An wanted to save face in front of her family, so she asked Yang Lan and other maids to come over and talk. However, she didn't expect that none of these three maids would listen to her.

Mother Jin looked at the door and said, "Madam, the second and third young ladies have money and connections, so they are naturally more confident."

As soon as Jin's mother finished speaking, Yang Jing brought An Xiaoqiu into the house. Originally, Yang Jing could have come with Jin's mother, but An Xiaoqiu didn't go upstairs, so Yang Jing had to go back to Fangfei Pavilion and ask An Xiaoqiu to go with her. As a result, they were delayed for a while.

Yang Jing entered the house and trotted to An's side: "Mom, just now Mother Jin was kind enough to call my second sister and the others, but they all didn't know what was good for them and made excuses not to come."

An had already cleaned up the tea that had just been spilled: "It's just right that you didn't come. We can have a good chat with Xiao Yi. I've been in the capital for more than half a year. I don't know what the situation is like in the mansion. How are your grandparents? They have a cough when winter comes."

An Xiaoqiu interrupted at this time: "Aunt, don't worry. Grandfather and grandmother are blessed by fate. Dad also mentioned in his previous letter that grandpa has not had a cough this winter."

The three were talking when a maid reported from behind the door curtain: "Madam, the young master is already waiting at the entrance of the courtyard."

The three An family members all showed delighted expressions: "Please invite the young master in."

An Xiaoyi came walking on the snow, dressed in green, and really looked like a handsome young man.

An quickly asked someone to take off An Xiaoyi's cloak: "Clothes get wet easily in the snow, take it off quickly to warm up."

An Xiaoyi packed his clothes and stepped forward to bow to An: "The elders in the family have been thinking about my aunt. I wonder if everything is going well for my aunt in the capital?"

An's stay in the capital has been very unhappy. When she saw her mother's family, her eyes were wet with joy. "Everything is fine. How are Daddy and Mommy doing these days?"

An Xiaoyi smiled and replied: "Grandfather and grandmother are fine, they just miss aunt."

After the maid finished serving tea, An explained, "The Duke has gone to court. You'll see him after the court."

An Xiaoyi smiled and nodded. Even in the days in the northwest, it was rare to see the Duke. However, the Duke had three daughters before, two legitimate daughters and one concubine daughter. Why was he not here today?

I heard that the Duke's eldest daughter is outstanding in appearance, and is known as the most beautiful woman in the capital. She is also a disciple of Mr. Yang. An Xiaoyi is still looking forward to meeting Yang Lan on this trip.

However, since it was his first time at the Duke's Mansion, An Xiaoyi knew what to say and what not to say. If he asked rashly, others might mistakenly think that he had ulterior motives.

The four of them chatted for a while, and An Xiaoyi suddenly patted his head and said, "By the way, when I came to Beijing this time, Dad told me to bring a lot of things to my aunt and uncle. Dad went to Jiangnan a few days ago when the weather was good, and he found some good things this time."

An said happily: "Let the servants handle these things." The thing the An family lacked the least was money, and every gift that her brother sent was definitely worth a lot of money.

With these things, the Duke had a back-up in his officialdom, and An herself could also save face in front of the Duke's Mansion and the Duke.

Hearing this, Yang Jing suddenly said, "Uncle must have found a lot of gifts for me this time." Every time her uncle's carriage arrived with gifts, Yang Jing's box would be filled with a lot of things.

An Xiaoyi pulled out an object from his sleeve, held Yang Jing's hand and asked, "Guess what your cousin picked for you this time?"

Yang Jing looked at An Xiaoyi's hand and became interested: "Did my cousin find it for me on the way back to Beijing? Let me think, is it an earring?" An Xiaoyi could hold it with one hand, so it shouldn't be a hairpin.

An Xiaoyi shook his head: "No, guess again."

Then, An Xiaoyi showed a somewhat disappointed expression: "If my cousin can't guess this, then you can't get the jade pendant."

Yang Jing listened to An Xiaoyi's words and said hurriedly: "It's a jade pendant, cousin, you just let it slip, it's a jade pendant!"

"Oh," An Xiaoyi quickly covered his mouth with his other hand, "Why did I say that?"

Then, An Xiaoyi opened his hand holding the jade pendant and said, "Since this jade pendant is destined to be with you, I will give it to you."

Yang Jing took the jade pendant from An Xiaoyi with a smile. It was a jade pendant with a lotus carved on it. The jade had a very good texture and luster. Yang Jing quickly held it in her hand and said, "Thank you, cousin. I like this gift very much."

The An family is not short of money, and An has seen a lot of good things since he was a child. He can tell at a glance that this jade pendant is not cheap.

An said, "Xiao Yi, Yang Jing is still young, you don't have to buy such expensive gifts for her in the future."

An Xiaoyi looked at Yang Jing's happiness and felt happy in his heart: "Aunt, it's not worth much, it's nothing compared to my cousin's happiness!"