Dingjiangshan

Coincidentally, Ning Yan and Ning Huaijin did not meet any acquaintances in the large circle of the market, but ran into Zheng Shaohui on the way back to the palace.

At that time, the upstart General Zheng Xiao, who had become popular recently, was wearing a half-new cloak, and was sitting at a small Chaoshou stall by the side of the road to eat without airs.There was a bowl of steaming wonton in front of him, and four or five plates of small pickles were lined up next to it. At first glance, half the table was set up, and he didn't know whether to say that he was particular or not.

General Zheng Xiao ate heartily, but as soon as he raised his eyes, he bumped into Ning Yan and Ning Huaijin, looked at each other, and subconsciously gulped down half a hand, so as not to burn himself.

Zheng Shaohui subconsciously wanted to call His Majesty, but because he was outside, he didn't dare, so he could only be stunned for a moment, and popped out "Young Master".

Ning Yan was amused by him, and pulled Ning Huaijin to sit opposite him.

Zheng Shaohui didn't dare to sit with him, subconsciously wanted to get up, and saw Ning Yan waved his hand and said, "It's outside, don't make such a big noise."

After he said that, Zheng Shaohui could only sit still and bite the bullet.However, he didn't dare to eat Chaoshou, and he didn't dare to put down the spoon, so he could only maintain the original posture, and his sitting posture became much more rigid.

"Today's New Year's Eve, you're not at home waiting for the New Year's Eve dinner, why go out to eat at a roadside stall?" Ning Yan asked.

Zheng Shaohui smiled awkwardly, and unconsciously stirred the soup in his hand.

Ning Yan knew it clearly - Zheng Shaohui was not favored at home, and now it seems that even though he has military merits on his body and became an official in the court, he still has not caught his father's eyes.

"You are the son of a legitimate son, and at this age, you don't need to look at your stepmother's face." Ning Huaijin said: "Besides, you are now a general in the court, and they probably don't dare to treat you harshly."

"Actually, it's not as unbearable as the prince thought." Zheng Shaohui said in a low voice, "It's actually...my stepmother recently, probably because she saw that I gained some face in front of His Majesty, so she started to use her brains and think about it. Tell me the second daughter of her elder brother's family to be my legal wife."

"Your step-uncle's family—" Ning Yan clicked his tongue, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't get it right, and said hesitantly, "Yes..."

"It's long gone, so it's worth remembering." Zheng Shaohui smiled wryly, and said, "It stands to reason that you shouldn't say that the elders are wrong, but the previous generation in his family was quite promising, but this generation didn't know what evil happened to them. There are four or five concubine brothers in the family, but none of them are successful. That is, the second elder brother of my stepmother, barely got a name in the court and found a job in the Ministry of Industry."

"No wonder I fell in love with you." Ning Yan said with a smile: "Seeing that you are in full swing recently, I hope that you, a good son-in-law, will be able to help her family."

"My father is soft-hearted, and he listened to her. He insisted that it's a good thing to get closer." Zheng Shaohui said depressedly: "No, I invited his family over to watch the New Year together - I don't want to go back, That's why I came out to relax."

"This matter is not difficult at all, and it won't make you too afraid to go home on New Year's Eve." Ning Huaijin said.

"After all, the Zheng family is a civil servant's family... As a military commander, I already made my father unhappy. He thought that I slapped him in the face by trying to find my own way out, let alone my stepmother who was stirring the flames." Zheng Shaohui Sighing, he said: "Most of the uncles and elders in the Jiazhi clan are against my father. For such an important matter as marriage, if I refute him forcefully, I will be wronged."

General Zheng Xiao is also considered to be alone when he is outside, and he is not so worried when more than 20 soldiers come and go.

It's really funny to see a handsome man a few feet tall being torn apart by a stepmother.

Ning Yan felt mischievous, so he just laughed without saying a word, playing with Ning Huaijin's fingers under the cover of the table.

Ning Huaijin glanced at him, then patted him gently, motioning him not to go too far.

Ning Yan pursed her lips and smiled, finally calmed down, holding his hand and resting it on her knee, not moving.

"There's no need to be so worried. Although the parents are the masters of marriage, there is plenty of room for movement." Ning Huaijin said.

When Zheng Shaohui heard that Ning Huaijin wanted to advise him, he was full of energy and his eyes lit up a little.

"Please...please enlighten me." Zheng Shaohui said.

Ning Huaijin glanced at Ning Yan who was beside her, and said meaningfully: "It's useless to ask me to teach you, you might as well ask the young master next to you, if he speaks, everything will be solved."

Zheng Shaohui is a new rich man, and he has no self-consciousness as the emperor's favored minister. He was stunned when he heard the words, and then suddenly realized after a long while, that there is such a thing as "giving a marriage".

Zheng Shaohui felt ecstasy at first, and then he suddenly thought that he was an ordinary official now, so he didn't know if Ning Yan could show him a favor.

Zheng Shaohui was flustered and looked at Ning Yan anxiously.

Recently, Ning Yan's Red Luan star is in full bloom, not only in a good mood, but also as a matchmaker, so she doesn't care about it anymore.

He pulled Ning Huaijin to stand up, smiled at Zheng Shaohui, and said, "Go back and tell your father, don't worry about these things for you, your father will keep them in advance, I have my own plans."

Although Ning Yan didn't expressly say that he would bestow the marriage, it was enough. He just had to go back and tell Zheng Xuehai this sentence. Let alone the child of his stepmother and elder brother's family, Zheng Xuehai wouldn't even say that he was a princess of a country who fell in love with him. Dare to let go and say kiss to him.

Zheng Shaohui was ecstatic, and almost subconsciously wanted to salute him.

"Wait, wait for the next day..." Zheng Shaohui stammered, "I will go and thank you."

This is a piece of cake for Ning Yan. He has the heart to promote Zheng Shaohui, so he doesn't care about giving some small favors to such a small place.So Ning Yan smiled and acquiesced to his intention, and then pulled Ning Huaijin away.

Zheng Shaohui quickly got up and bowed to see him off, Ning Yan waved his hand casually, and the man walked three or five steps before the voice floated leisurely.

"Go ahead and eat, so as not to copy your hands and get cold."

Zheng Shaohui raised his head and saw the two masters walking away holding hands. He was so blessed that he chased two steps away, and suddenly asked Ning Yan for a good word.

"My son is also happy in his house, and he has been with his sweetheart for a hundred years." Zheng Shaohui said.

He spoke in a cryptic manner, and he was not very eye-catching on this busy street, but Ning Yan listened to it seriously, he turned his head with a half-smile, raised his hand and nodded at Zheng Shaohui from the air.

"Accepted." Ning Yan said.

Of course Ning Huaijin also heard this new year's first trick, he was so shocked, he didn't know what he said to Ning Yan just now in front of Zheng Shaohui.

But when he thought about it carefully, he felt something was wrong. Judging by Ning Yan's reaction, it seemed that he was not surprised by this sentence.

Ning Huaijin resisted the urge to turn around, and followed Ning Yan for twenty steps before leaning over and whispering to Ning Yan: "...How many people have you told Your Majesty?"

"Not many." Ning Yan said confidently: "But those who went out with him, probably know about it."

Ning Huaijin: "..."

Is that still less!

However, Zheng Shaohui was Ning Yan's confidant after all, and although Ning Huaijin was extremely helpless, he let him go.

Anyway, according to Ning Yan's temperament, let alone tell one or two confidants, even gathering the clan members to eat his "wedding banquet" is nothing special.

Ning Huaijin knew early on that he was young and would sometimes love to show off, so she turned a blind eye and let him go.Anyway, as long as no one asks him, he just pretends that he doesn't know.

Because of meeting Zheng Shaohui, the two of them returned to the palace a quarter and a half later than scheduled, but they were just in time for the imperial guards to change their defenses, so they almost didn't get in.

Fortunately, Ning Huaijin was standing in front of him, so that the imperial guards did not know about Ning Yan's sneaking out tonight.

He Wenting waited for them in the hall for a long time, at least he heaved a sigh of relief seeing the two masters came back.

Ning Yan had previously said that he would come back after strolling until the hour of Hai, but there was no one there when the time came. He Wenting was afraid that something happened outside the palace, so he waited for a long time in fear before Ning Yan came back.

He let out an ouch from a long distance away, and quickly stepped down from the steps to meet him.

"Your Majesty has come back." He Wenting said, "This old slave is really worried."

"I met an acquaintance and said a few more words." Ning Yan said, "Is everything ready?"

He Wenting glanced at Ning Huaijin without any trace, and said with a quick smile: "It's all ready, don't worry, Your Majesty."

Ning Huaijin didn't care when she heard these words, she just thought that Ning Yan had ordered some snacks and tea before leaving.At this moment, his attention was drawn away by another matter—although Ningyan Palace is usually not lively, there are quite a few maids and servants, there are at least a dozen or 20 people wherever you can see.As a result, it was much deserted today, except for the servants who watched the night in the porch and the little maid who served the tea, there was no one else to be seen.

——Something is not quite right, Ning Huaijin thought.

"He Wenting." Ning Huaijin looked outside the palace door, frowned and asked, "Why is there less than half of the people on duty outside today?"

He Wenting smiled subconsciously, bowed slightly, and was about to explain, when Ning Yan waved his hand at him and explained in person: "I asked them to exchange value, today's New Year's Eve, I just want to watch the New Year with you alone , I don’t want to be surrounded by so many people.”

How well Ning Huaijin knew him, in the past two years, Ning Yan had given him quite a few "surprise attacks", and today happened to be such a big day as New Year's Eve, it seemed that according to Ning Yan's temperament, he could do nothing is strange.

It's funny to say that Ning Huaijin used to think that Ning Yan's being too attentive to him was not a good thing, but now she's used to it. Instead of feeling panic when she saw this, she had a feeling of "it's true".

"What new idea did Your Majesty come up with?" Ning Huaijin asked helplessly.

Ning Yan smiled and took his hand and walked into the hall, winked at him slyly and said, "Uncle Huang just guess."