In the final analysis, her daughter is still for herself. Zhou Yunning felt warm in her heart and hugged the little breast dumpling tightly.
As the procession for the King of Southern Xinjiang to enter the capital was approaching, and new officials were appointed, Ruan Zhu, the newly appointed Minister of Rites, was so busy that Ruan Qi could not find anyone even if he wanted to chat with him.
Ruan Qi had nothing to do, thinking about what Ruan Geng had told him, so he frequently went out to see the so-called friends he had known in the past.
It was not an ordinary person who could associate with Ruan Qi before. After five years, they have achieved more or less achievements by relying on their father's blessings, family means, and their own efforts.
Things are different now. Among the people, Ruan Qi used to be the one with his own aura, but now Ruan Qi realizes that he has been surpassed by someone who was far inferior to him in the past. You can imagine how Ruan Qi feels.
This kind of Ruan Qi, let alone Li Gong, the King of Southern Xinjiang, even those old friends who had official positions in the capital treated him casually, and they were not as warm as in the past.
Ruan Qi is a smart man, so he naturally sees all the reactions of his friends in his heart.
Frustrated, Ruan Qi began to frequently go in and out of the flower house to drink flower wine, indulging in the melancholy music and using the wine to hypnotize and anesthetize himself.
Everyone in the Ding'an Marquis Mansion was busy with their own affairs. Zhou Yuning was not focused on business because he had just taken over the embroidery shop, and Ruan Mianmian was not paying attention at all, so no one noticed Ruan Qi's unusual whereabouts.
Seeing that the New Year was coming in five days, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the King of Southern Xinjiang finally entered Beijing.
I have to say that even though the emperor was not that happy, he still had to show off. When he gave the order, the Ministry of Rites naturally did not dare to neglect it and welcomed the King of Southern Xinjiang in accordance with the regulations.
The day when the King of Southern Xinjiang came to Beijing was even more lively than the first day of the Lunar New Year. The streets were crowded with people. Li Wang, a good-hearted person, had already booked a private room in a teahouse along the street and invited Ruan Mianmian and others to watch the fun.
Ji Ji stood by the window and turned around and said: "The King of Southern Xinjiang is so proud. He has already made a huge noise even before he entered the capital."
"Yes, little brother went out of the city to meet him today." Ruan Mianmian sat on the chair, swaying her short legs and eating sweet snacks.
Ruan Chen said with emotion: "His Royal Highness was asked to come out of the city to greet him in person. What a grand ceremony."
"The emperor gave him enough face. He is the uncle of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is reasonable for him to welcome him." Ruan Jin said.
Ruan Mianmian swallowed the snack in his mouth and looked at the window: "The fourth brother accompanied the younger brother to greet the King of Southern Xinjiang."
"I wonder what the King of Southern Xinjiang looks like?" Lin Bingying was very curious, "I heard that he is very powerful in culture, Taoism and military strategy."
Ruan Mianmian has no interest in the King of Southern Xinjiang. She came to join in the fun only because she was attracted by Li Wang. But now that she is here, she would like to take a look at Princess Minghui.
"Yes, I quite admired him." Li Wang recalled that time, "When he left the capital, my grandfather took me to see him off. I was almost the age of the prince at that time."
"By the way, after all, he is still your cousin." Ji Ji looked at Li Wang and shook her head narrowly.
Li Wang rolled his eyes at Ji Ji: "Shut up, a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory."
"I didn't say anything." Ji Ji waved her hands in protest.
"Sister Ji, my disciple knows you very well." Ruan Mianmian added, "Just by looking at your expression, I know what you are going to say."
"Actually, I just sigh with emotion. Everyone in the royal family is so powerful, but why is the young prince..."
Ji Ji stopped talking at this point. She shook her head and hesitated to speak. The others couldn't help covering their mouths and snickering.
"What's wrong with me?" Li Wang waved his fist at Ji Ji,
"Jiu'er, help." Ji Ji quickly hid behind Jiu'er.
Li Wang snorted coldly: "I don't hit women."
"Sister Ji means no harm, but disciple, you are indeed like this in the eyes of others." Xiao Naituanzi took out a handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and calmly added fuel to the fire and stepped on Li Wang.
"Hey - Master Mianmian, are you helping the Ji family girl to bully me?"
"It's not bullying. You are my disciple. It's embarrassing for me to be a master for you to be said like this. But the fact is that there is nothing I can say as a master."
Everyone turned to Li Wang with smiles on their faces. Everyone knew what Xiao Naituanzi was thinking. Ji Ji also said this deliberately, hoping that he would wake up.
Li Wang sat next to Ruan Mianmian and picked up the teapot on the table to pour her tea: "You are really wronged to have such a worthless disciple like me."
"Actually, you're not bad either." Ruan Mianmian patted Li Wang on the shoulder.
"It's a pity that it's too late to regret now." Li Wang was not angry. He knew that everyone here was doing it for his own good.
Ruan Mianmian uttered a golden saying: "Live and learn. As long as you want to learn, it is never too late to learn."
"Listening to what you have to say is better than ten years of reading." Ji Ji clapped her hands and applauded.
Ruan Zhao looked at Ruan Mianmian with admiration on his face: "My sister's words are much more effective than what the Master said. People always become enlightened immediately after listening to them."
Ruan Chen walked up behind Xiao Naituanzi, touched her head and said proudly: "My sister is smart."
"Young Master, no more joking. Don't you really want to calm down and read some books?" Lin Bingying asked softly.
Li Wang looked confused, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "Among us, I am the oldest. In order to set an example for you, I will risk my life."
"Okay, as long as you say this." Ruan Mianmian finally felt relieved.
This time, Li Wang was willing to change, and Xiaonai Tuanzi felt that Ding'an Houfu had an explanation for Princess Jing.
Hearing the unusual noise outside the window, Li Wang ducked to the window and turned around to wave to them.
Jiuer picked up Ruan Mianmian and followed them to the window and looked downstairs from a high position. The King of Southern Xinjiang brought a lot of people to Beijing this time, and the carriage also carried a lot of things.
Prince Li Yu's carriage was at the front. Although it was through the window screen, Ruan Mianmian could vaguely see Ruan Xiao and Li Yu sitting inside.
The King of Southern Xinjiang, Li Gong, who was riding a horse behind the carriage, was majestic and dressed as a military commander. He did not look like the emperor, but more like the Queen Mother. You can tell by looking at his unruly expression and the vicious look in his eyes.
People are not easy to mess with.
Ruan Mianmian looked back and saw that the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and there were two people sitting inside. A bright-looking girl, it seemed that she was the princess of Minghui County. The other young man looked somewhat similar to Li Gong, so he should be his son.
As the carriage passed downstairs of the teahouse, Princess Minghui suddenly raised her head and saw a group of bright young men and women at the window. Her eyes met Ruan Mianmian's bright starry eyes.
Even among the handsome men and beauties, the soft and cute little breasts stand out and are hard to ignore.
In an instant, the fire was radiating, and Ruan Mianmian could feel displeasure flashing in Princess Minghui's eyes.
Weird, why did he offend her just by looking at her? Ruan Mianmian had doubts in her heart, but she quickly threw them away. She was just an irrelevant person. This chapter has been completed!