Jiang Fang obediently greeted the old lady of the Leng family first. After looking at the red spots on Jiang Fang's face, a trace of regret flashed in the eyes of the old lady Leng.
But he still took Jiang Fang's hand and said, "Good boy, it's good to be back now."
Mrs. Yan was supposed to host the banquet, but she was busy with family matters, so she did not show up at the banquet this year.
After Jiang Fang paid his respects to Mrs. Leng, Leng Ningshuang sneaked into the backyard with Jiang Fang. She leaned on the rockery and asked, "You shouldn't be interested in those either, right?"
Jiang Fang shook his head: "That's natural. Do you think my hands can do embroidery? I don't want to come, but after all, it's the invitation from Mrs. Leng, so I can't refuse it."
Leng Ningshuang suddenly asked: "Last time, did you hear Xiao Yao say that your consort was entangled with your sister? If I remember correctly, you should have only one sister, which is Xiao Niaoniao, right?"
Jiang Fang said quickly: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Haven't you seen his mouth before? It's just some misunderstanding, it's harmless."
Leng Ningshuang pointed not far away and said: "Hey, Xiao Niao Niao, you two princesses are the only ones left in the palace. Originally, you were considered a married woman.
But grandma still invited you. I'm afraid that if it weren't for you, the marriage would also have changed. Xiao Niao Niao looked at the harmlessness of humans and animals, but he was very bad at heart.
When I was a child, I went to the palace, and she pushed me into the lotus pond because of a small object that my father brought from the southwest. At that time, she was only five years old, and now I think she is scary."
Jiang Fang looked in the direction pointed by Leng Ningshuang, and sure enough he saw Xiao Niao Niao. She was still looking innocent and innocent, sitting obediently in her seat with her head held up.
Jiang Fang suddenly asked: "Then you and Xiao Boyuan are also engaged, but why did you invite him over? It stands to reason that even if he has the idea of taking a concubine, he wouldn't dare to do it so openly, right?"
Leng Ningshuang's face suddenly fell: "I don't want to invite him, but he came by himself, can he be kicked out?"
Seeing Leng Ningshuang's appearance, Jiang Fang asked curiously: "Since you are unwilling to get engaged to Xiao Boyuan, why did you agree to the marriage in the first place?"
Leng Ningshuang looked into the distance, not knowing what was going on in her mind, so she said: "Back then, I was young and ignorant. If I were a man, I would fall in love with a woman wholeheartedly.
I'm not afraid of making fun of you if I tell you. This matter has been buried in my heart for too long. Whenever I think about it, I feel like needles pricking my heart.
Xiao Boy and I were childhood sweethearts. Just like the rumors circulating in the capital, our love as husband and concubine was true. He was also very considerate to me because my father was stationed abroad all year round.
He took care of me like my father. Perhaps it was because my father was absent from my life when I was young, so Xiao Boyuan made me fall for a time.
Later, he went to ask for marriage. I was filled with joy and thought that I would marry the person I loved most. At that time, I thought that I was the happiest person in the world.
But until one day, I accidentally saw a jade pendant on a woman's body. I knew that jade pendant because I gave it to her.
Later I found out that the woman was a girl from Rouge House named Liu Yiyi, who was also Xiao Boyuan's confidante. That day I disguised myself as a man and got in.
I heard him telling Liu Yiyi that when he accomplished his big things, he would welcome Liu Yiyi back to the prince's palace as his concubine. He also said that I was just a pawn in his future, and he laughed at me for being a fool.
I sat behind the curtain and listened really clearly. Yes, at that time I also felt that I was a fool, a fool who would believe whatever he said.
Every time I wanted to question him, the words came to my lips. Faced with his gentleness, I always wondered if I had a dream that day.
Later, I really couldn't bear it anymore, so I left the capital in anger. I also wanted to cancel the engagement, but thinking about the past, I couldn't bear to do it.
Sometimes I lie to myself and say that it is just nonsense for him to deceive Liu Yiyi. Maybe Liu Yiyi can do something to help him, but he can only accept this humiliation.
But I didn’t dare to ask because I was afraid of the truth coming out of his mouth, so I left, thinking that I would find the answer I wanted outside.”
After saying that, Leng Ningshuang sighed, and then continued: "I have never told anyone about this matter. I don't know why, but today you asked me, I have the urge to say something.
Maybe because I have lived in this house for a long time, I am indeed lonely. All this time, there has only been Xiao Boyuan in my life. When I heard those words that day, the whole world seemed to have fallen apart in half.
After I came back, I wanted to cancel the engagement, but Liu Yiyi from Rouge House is no longer there, and I don't know where to look for her. Now that I have told this matter, as long as Xiao Boyuan refuses to admit it, there will be no excuse."
Jiang Fang sympathized with Leng Ningshuang, and she suddenly thought of Song Wan'er. She said: "When I was in Langtou Village, the daughter of the county magistrate there also liked a man.
The man said that he liked a thin waist, so she didn't even eat and tried her best to lose weight. In the end, she was so thin that only a handful of bones were left. Her waist was indeed very slender.
Then she naively thought that as long as her waist was as thin as an ant, the man would fall in love with her, but the man fainted from fear after seeing her.
He also called her a monster and ignored her from now on. You see, in love, when you give blindly, you have already lost.
I don't know why Xiao Boyuan said that at that time, but when a person wants to betray his lover in exchange for other benefits, it can only mean that your status in his heart is nothing more than this.
Why use other people's faults to hurt yourself? When he said that, was it true or flattering? You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"
Leng Ningshuang was stunned for a moment, yes, she already had the answer that day, didn't she? But she didn't want to believe it, so she chose to escape.
When the good things of the past appeared in front of her eyes, she finally didn't have the courage to make a proper end.