Fragrance Returned

With the promotion of Princess Dongyang and Princess Laorong, Dingxiang won a wave of praise and a circle of rewards.

Fortunately, old witch Gu is not here at this time.

Just as Ding Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, a voice came.

"Is this the sweet girl of the Ding family? Ouch, my old man and Qianli praised her a lot. I've always wanted to meet her. Good boy, come here and let me have a look."

The voice is gentle and sincere.

While talking, a middle-aged woman sat on a chair and waved to Lilac.

Gu just went to the side room to talk to a few people for a while. When she heard that Ding Xiang was coming, she walked out.

According to her rank, there shouldn't be a place for her here. But she is the stepmother-in-law of Princess Dongyang, so it is reasonable for her to have a seat.

Mrs. Gu is relatively young, with exquisite makeup and luxurious clothes. She looks like she is in her forties and has a kind smile on her face.

Ding Xiang became angry when she saw this pretentious look.

This is to let others see that she is so kind to her original spouse’s relatives in the countryside, so she must be better to her original spouse’s descendants?

The old witch is acting all the time.

A girl placed a futon in front of her.

Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "Xiangxiang, she is Mrs. Gu, and she is here to see you."

Lilac bit her lip. She would not kowtow to this no matter what.

Ding Xiang walked over and stood next to the futon, knelt down and said, "The little daughter of the Ding family has met the old lady."

Gu's face suddenly darkened. She didn't expect that she would be ignored by a poor distant relative.

Looking at the people in the room, he suppressed his shame, anger and unwillingness, put on a smile and said, "Handsome, well-mannered, everyone said this child looks like her grandmother, it's true."

The word "understand etiquette" is particularly emphasized. He also had to carry his grandmother out and belittle the Dong girl along the way.

She took off a pair of jade bracelets from her wrists and admired the lilacs. This was what she had prepared before. Even if this girl was too high-minded and ignored her, she would still be rewarded.

Didn't Xun Qianli say how nice the Ding family girl is and how she knows etiquette and pleases her? He should talk about it carefully after returning.

Ding Xiang took it bravely, "Thank you, madam."

She retreated to Mrs. Dong and handed the bracelet to Ling'er behind her.

Ding Xiang's rude behavior made many people who had a good impression of her frown.

I feel like I am a country boy and am a bit short-sighted. Even though Gu is a step-mother, she is also an elder and cannot be disrespected...

Mrs. Dong knew that Ding Xiang suspected that Gu was not a good person, so she was so cold to her.

I sighed in my heart, no matter how smart this child is, he is still a child, and there is no room for sand in his eyes. In front of the public, he doesn't even want to pretend.

If she does this, she will suffer a big loss in the future.

I have to teach you more in the future...

There was no seat for Ding Xiang here, so a girl brought a brocade stool, and Ding Xiang sat down against Mrs. Dong.

Princess Dongyang smiled and said, "Young lady, it's not fun here. Let's go to the peony garden to enjoy the flowers. Xiangxiang and the others are going boating. Let the girl take you to find her."

Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "This child is timid..."

Ding Xiang didn't go out not because she was afraid, but because she was waiting for an acquaintance.

As long as she doesn't go to the lake or a remote place, there's nothing to fear.

Among the routines in the inner house, the routines of falling into a lake and getting wet and meeting a lewd man in a remote place are the most popular ones.

Everyone also mentioned that the King Peony actually bloomed a hundred flowers today, which was the most blooming of this peony in the past years, and it was also the most blooming peony.

"Ouch, this is a good sign, the first part of the Li Dynasty."

"But no, I don't know what unexpected good things will happen to Princess Dongyang."

"Tsk tsk, Princess Dongyang is so lucky."

"It is not only the blessing of Princess Dongyang, but also the blessing of the Holy One."

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Princess Dongyang smiled so much that her flowers trembled, feeling that something good was about to happen to her family.

She heard the report from her servants this morning. She didn't believe it at first, but she went to count it herself and found that there were really a hundred flowers blooming.

She was so happy that she quickly sent people into the palace to report the matter to her father, the emperor, and her mother. The emperor and queen were also very happy and rewarded her with many good things.

During this period, people came in from time to time to pay their respects to Princess Dongyang. Those with high status will sit here. Those who are not qualified can go to the wing to drink tea or go to the garden to enjoy flowers.

The noble ladies in this house would go to the Peony Garden to enjoy the flowers after lunch. Afterwards, those who liked watching the talent would watch the talent in Fengwan Pavilion, and those who liked the opera would go to the Liyuan to listen to the opera.

Ding Xiang noticed an old nanny, and the servants called her "Nanny Yan".

There is a grandmother Yan in Lilac records, one of several witnesses. It can be proved that Mother Li was the only one who served Xunxiang the night before Xunxiang was stolen, and she also had contact with Aunt He alone.

Ding Xiang had heard Aunt Yan speak before, and had completely forgotten the quality of her voice, but she remembered that her voice sounded like that of a middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties, who was the steward of Qijin Hall.

This Aunt Yan is about fifty, with regular and rigid facial features. Judging from the respect people have for her, her status is not low.

She is most likely that Granny Yan.

Ding Xiang felt a little excited. Ten years passed and a suspected witness was still alive.

Not long after, Mi Hongmian walked in with a middle-aged lady and a young lady.

They are Mi Hongmian's mother, Mrs. Mi, and her sister-in-law, Grandma Mi.

Mrs. Mi is Mrs. Marquis of Nagato, so naturally she has a seat here. She and Mrs. Dong sat together and started talking and laughing.

Grandma Mi was called to the side room by two young wives she knew well.

Mi Hongmian smiled and went to play in the garden.

With Miss Mi taking care of her, Mrs. Dong could safely hand over the lilac to her.

He also whispered, "Sister Ding is young, so we must take good care of her."

Mi Hongmian blushed and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will take good care of her."

Mrs. Dong winked at Haiou again. Ling'er had never seen a big scene, so she asked Haiou to follow her to serve.

As soon as she came out of the hanging flower gate, Mi Hongmian took Ding Xiang's hand and walked east, while Ding Xiang pulled her west.

The Peony Garden is located behind Qijin Hall, facing both east and west.

The reason why Lilac walked west was because she wanted to see the West Crossing Courtyard, even if it was separated by a wall.

Several more birds flew over and circled above her.

Today the spring sun is just right, the breeze is gentle, and it is neither cold nor hot. It is a good time to learn to appreciate flowers.

In the long white wall, the branches of two sweet-scented osmanthus trees stick out.

Ding Xiang knew that that was the West Cross Courtyard.

When she was stolen, the fragrance of osmanthus was blooming. The rich fragrance of cinnamon floated into the small window, and it smelled so good...

Walking through Qijin Hall, you can see a long and narrow peony garden in the distance. The garden is full of flowers, and colorful flowers are in full bloom. In the endless sea of ​​flowers, there are people in colorful clothes, mostly young men and women.

In the Li Dynasty, men and women were not strictly guarded. Men and women could come and enjoy the flowers at this large-scale flower festival.

As I got closer, the fragrance came to my face with the spring breeze, which was very pleasant.

There are many famous brands in it, including Wei Zi, Yao Huang, Er Qiao, Zhao Fen, Douluo, etc. All of them are big and beautiful, graceful and luxurious.

Many butterflies and bees flew over and hovered around Lilac. She was surrounded by flowers, and what looked like little things were dancing on them.