Ruan Mianmian was also very busy, busy meeting all kinds of people. After lunch, Xiao Naituanzi went to pay New Year greetings to several elders in person.
My great-uncle Zhou Hong, Taifu Ji, Grandpa Ji, Doctor Wan Shen, and Prince Jing's Mansion all walked around and it was already evening.
It was so tiring. It turned out that even the New Year was so tiring. Ruan Mianmian collapsed in the carriage.
"Princess, please go to bed early tonight and get up early tomorrow." Jiu'er reminded.
"Get up early?" Ruan Mianmian was very reluctant, "Why? I don't want it, and no one is allowed to disturb me tomorrow."
Jiuer smiled and said, "I'm going to attend a garden party tomorrow, did you forget?"
"Yes, tomorrow is the second day of the first lunar month." Ruan Mianmian slapped her forehead and muttered, "If I had known I would be so tired during the New Year, I wouldn't have gone."
"Don't you really want to see the Yi Shou Garden?"
"Walking around the garden is a relaxing activity, but it's a pity that there is no good banquet, especially the banquet held by the royal family in southern Xinjiang." Ruan Mianmian shook her head gently.
Jiu'er knew that his princess was not dealing with Li Minghui and said worriedly: "It's the Chinese New Year, so there won't be any trouble."
"Haha, there is definitely a conspiracy." Ruan Mianmian was very calm, "It doesn't matter, anyway, the soldiers will cover up the water and the earth."
Jiu'er felt relieved after hearing Ruan Mianmian's words: "Don't worry, Princess, I will protect you well."
"I feel relieved to have Sister Jiu'er by my side." Ruan Mianmian felt the carriage stop as she spoke.
Looking outside, he saw that he had arrived in front of the Ding'an Hou Mansion. Jiu'er jumped out of the carriage first, then turned around and hugged Ruan Mianmian down.
"Huh?" Ruan Mianmian's eyes fell on the steps at the door.
Following Ruan Mianmian's gaze, Jiu'er saw someone who looked like a maid coming down the steps. She looked familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while.
After the maid walked down the steps and saw Ruan Mianmian, she was stunned for a moment and then a look of fear appeared on her face. After hesitation, she walked over and saluted him respectfully.
Ruan Mianmian looked calm and raised her hand to show the maid that she didn't need to be polite. The man also had a discerning eye. After standing up, he bowed and took a few steps back before turning around and leaving.
"Li Minghui's people." Ruan Mianmian spoke up before Jiu'er asked.
"I remember, I saw her when I was in the embroidery workshop. She was the maid beside Princess Minghui." Jiuer frowned slightly, "Princess, what is she doing here?"
Ruan Mianmian walked up the steps: "You'll know when you go in."
In Lanyuan, Gu Ling'an was so excited that her pretty face turned red. She looked at the post in her hand and smiled from ear to ear.
Things in the world are unpredictable. Gu Ling'an thought the sky was going to fall last night, but he didn't expect that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. He actually received a post about Princess Minghui's garden party, which was like a dream.
When Ruan Mianmian came to Fu'an Hall, her grandfather, grandmother and her parents were all there. Their faces were not very pretty, and the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
Seeing that the little breast dumpling was back, Ruan Qi still had a sullen face, while the other three people smiled and pretended that nothing happened.
After exchanging pleasantries and saying a few nice words, Ruan Mianmian saw that they were being secretive and didn't want to say anything, so he took the initiative to ask.
Thinking that Ruan Mianmian would also be invited to attend tomorrow, Ruan Geng still told Gu Lingan that he had just received Li Minghui's invitation.
"Haha, that was really lively." Ruan Mianmian laughed upon hearing this.
"You're still laughing." Ruan Geng felt a headache, "If anything happens to her..."
"Father, you can't say that. Ling An is well-educated and knows the rules. He won't cause trouble, but..." Ruan Qi's eyes fell on Ruan Mianmian.
Although Ruan Qi didn't say it explicitly, everyone present heard the implication, which clearly meant that Ruan Mianmian was more likely to cause trouble.
Zhou Yunning exploded instantly: "Our family, Mian Mian, has a distinguished status. We often go to and from the palace, and we are loved by the emperor and the queen mother. Our words and deeds are not comparable to those of cats and dogs."
"You are really unreasonable." Ruan Qi raised his voice angrily.
"Am I being unreasonable?" Zhou Yunning sneered coldly, "It is justifiable for me to protect my daughter's reputation. It is unreasonable for a father to be obsessed with belittling his daughter and protecting outsiders."
Ruan Qi was so angry that his wife slapped him in the face that he stood up and shouted: "Zhou Yunning!"
"You're right, don't speak loudly, but don't scare my precious little breast dumpling." Zhou Yuning said calmly without even looking at Ruan Qi.
Ruan Geng shouted angrily: "That's enough."
Just now, the young couple was quarreling and the old man was silent, but now they are refusing to restrain themselves in front of their precious granddaughter, and the old Marquis can't bear it any longer.
"You have been away from home for many years. After you came back, everyone in your family was very tolerant to you. I never imagined that you would be so confused now." Mrs. Ruan scolded Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi replied aggrievedly: "Mother, you are prejudiced against Ling An. I don't understand. You keep saying that she is an outsider. Since she is an outsider, what does it have to do with you whether she goes or not after receiving the invitation?"
"You bastard." Ruan Geng got angry, "You brought her here. She lives in the Ruan family. If something goes wrong, the Ruan family will naturally be implicated."
"Ling An has always been cautious, why do you think she will make mistakes?" Ruan Qi retorted unconvinced.
Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but said: "As Gu Ling'an, why would Li Minghui invite her? Why don't you think about it?"
Ruan Qi was speechless for a long time. After calming down, he realized that something was indeed wrong.
After Gu Ling'an received the post, he immediately ran to Ruan Qi to show off, and he was also happy.
Before the two of them exchanged a few words, Ruan Qi was called to Fu'an Hall by the old Marquis. Zhou Yuning was worried after receiving the news.
After arriving, seeing Ruan Qi's happy look, Zhou Yun Ning immediately became angry and the two of them were talking to each other.
"Everyone in the capital knows that the person Li Minghui hates the most right now is none other than me." Ruan Mianmian chuckled.
Ruan Qi immediately said: "That is a matter between you two and has nothing to do with Ling An."
"Letting Gu Ling'an go to the banquet is a slap in my face. If I'm not mistaken, she arranged a trap for me to sneak into, and Gu Ling'an is the scapegoat. Of course, maybe Li Minghui doesn't dare to deal with me directly and will make a plan.
Gu Ling'an fell into the trap, and if something goes wrong when she does, she will naturally point to me."
Ruan Geng finally showed a smile: "Mianmian said exactly what I wanted to say."
Ruan Qi was stunned when he heard this. Originally, he was happy that Gu Ling'an could enter the circle of noble ladies in the capital, but even if he didn't take what Ruan Mianmian said to heart, even his old father said so, then tomorrow's invitation would be the Hongmen Banquet.
"Mianmian won't go." Zhou Yunning immediately objected, "Don't worry about invitations or not, whoever wants to go can go, we won't go."
Ruan Mianmian felt warm in her heart after hearing this, and she threw herself into Zhou Yunning's arms: "Mother."
"That's fine, I won't go if I don't want to go." Mrs. Ruan agreed on the spot. This chapter has been completed!