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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

In the room, Bai Yu gently helped Shen Ninghua with his hair tied into a bun. Beside him, Bi Zhu was holding a bronze mirror on her side, allowing Shen Ninghua to see the hairpin flowers.

"Miss, when you dress up like this, you really look like a fairy." Hong Ling said.

Shen Ninghua looked absent-minded. For the past two days she'd been thinking about the black jade pendant Chu Junyi had mentioned, but she couldn't find any clues. She smiled at Hong Ling's words and said, "You seem to be getting better at talking. Don't tell me you're spending all your time thinking about praising me?"

"How could that be? Miss has wronged me. You are a natural born beauty. If you want to praise, you don't even need to think about it for three days." Hong Ling smiled as she narrowed her eyes. After being glared at by Bai Yu, she hurriedly said in a serious tone, "You asked me to pay attention to the news in the mansion, I don't dare to relax a bit." Old master Xiu Mu, please go and pay your respects to the madame, we just happened to bump into each other. "

"I've been back for many days, but I've never been able to pay my respects to my father. Today, it just so happens that I can apologize." A trace of ridicule flashed across Shen Ninghua's eyes. She had visited Shen Dong many times, but had always been blocked by various reasons. Such an action was clearly an expression of displeasure towards her.

In Shen Dong's eyes, Shen Ling Han was the only daughter, but she was like mud on the ground, and just a glance at her made his eyes dirty. After she became the Queen, she secretly supported the Shen family, which caused Shen Dong to have limitless glory in the imperial court. And after he had accepted it as if it was for granted, he still had a lot of dissatisfaction with her, and even after he became useless later on, the first one to support Baili Jinze was him! How could she not hate him?

"Miss, your makeup is ready." Bai Yu warned him softly.

These days, Shen Dong's attitude towards her made the servants in the yard treat her with contempt. If she hadn't been prepared in advance, it would have been difficult for her to walk any step in the future.

Shen Ninghua raised her hand to stroke the hairpin, suppressing her emotions as she walked towards Songtao Court.

The moment he entered the courtyard, he heard waves of laughter coming from the hall. Among them, a sweet and melodious voice was exceptionally touching:

"Grandmother, you are not old at all. This East Pearl is only fit for you to be the most elegant one. If it were anyone else, they would have been suppressed by the light of the pearl."

Shen Ninghua walked into the hall and saw Old Mistress Xiao smiling as she listened to Shen Lingghan. The moment she walked in, the hall suddenly became silent. Numerous gazes landed on her.

"Ninghua greets Grandmother, Father, Mother, and the two aunts." Shen Ninghua knelt down and saluted. Her voice was calm and unhurried, as if she didn't feel anything out of the ordinary about the hall.

Shen Dong knitted his eyebrows and looked at his strange daughter, he was surprised at how big her change was, but there was no joy or anger in his eyes: "Greetings to grandmother, you are so slow?"

Shen Ninghua's brows twitched as his gaze swept over the calm and collected Eldest Madam. It seemed that someone had drugged him with eye medicine. "Grandmother, please don't blame me. After Ning Hua stood up, she saw the flowers blooming in the yard and wasted some time."

"Because of looking at the flowers, you've wasted your time. Where did you learn this rule from?" Shen Dong's face was ice-cold, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.

The First Wife spoke up, "Master, please don't get angry. Since Xiao Hua left home many years ago, I'm guessing she hasn't completely studied some rules. Didn't Meng Yuan and Yulan want to invite this mama to teach them the rules in a couple of days? We'll just have to invite one more."

Shen Ling Han also tried to persuade him, "Yes, father, I guess my sister just saw something new in the garden and forgot the time because of it. She won't be like that again after she sees a lot of things in the future."

Shen Ninghua coldly snorted in her heart. This mother and daughter pair really can't stop at all times. With just a few words, they gave themselves the title of being ignorant of filial piety, having no rules, and being unable to stand on ceremony.

"Bai Yan, hand over the item."

Bai Yan held the tray and walked steadily to Shen Ninghua. He lifted the red silk cloth off the tray, revealing a white jade porcelain bottle.

"What is this?" Shen Dong frowned and asked.

"Reporting to Grandmother and Father, when I woke up this morning and saw the flowers in the courtyard blooming in full bloom, I took advantage of the sun to collect the dewdrops on the petals before they began to rise to the sky. Afterwards, I collected the petals that had just sprouted from them and took advantage of the fresh petals to make a vase of perfume before sending it to Grandmother."

Second Madam, who had been silent all this time, asked, "It's summer now, and the sky is bright early. Before the sun rose …" "Why are you up so early?"

The second wife, the Su Family, was not weak, moreover she had the best looks, her personality was also the most straightforward and without any hesitation, thus she was highly doted on by Shen Liang, especially her mouth was especially crafty. Old madam Xiao would usually ask her to accompany them, and the important thing was, the Su family's eldest son, Xuanhua, was only one year younger than Shen Ye, and was also an outstanding scholar. Since the Su Clan had spoken now, it at least meant that she was temporarily helping him. While thinking, Shen Ninghua smiled and said, "Sorry for making aunty laugh. Seeing that Grandmother's expression was rather tired yesterday, I know that you've been sleeping uneasily these past few days, so I specially brewed some sweet dew, thinking that it might be useful to Grandmother."

"Oh? You said that you made this on purpose? " Mrs Xiao finally said, "Let me take a look."

Shen Ninghua took the tray and personally brought it to her.

Just as the Xiao family opened the bottle, a fragrant aroma wafted out. Just a single sniff of the aroma was enough to make people feel refreshed. Surprised, they asked, "What is this?"

"Since I don't have much to spend my time on in the other village, I learned some incense techniques. It's a pity that I didn't learn anything good and only learned a little, which is embarrassing for Grandmother."

The First Madam's expression was extremely unsightly, and her gaze that swept over her was abnormally sharp. Due to the fact that the founding emperor of Great An State had a woman he adored very much who was good at cooking incense, he even abolished the empress and crown prince in order to place her son on the throne. Thus, the art of cooking incense was very popular in Great An State. 'At this moment, this girl has also become a student? '

Second Madam: "Madam, First Miss' filial piety is truly admirable. She had to gather dewdrops and make incense early in the morning. I'm afraid she's been busy most of the night."

The first wife's expression turned even uglier as she raised her head to look at Shen Ling Han.

"Big sister, why didn't you explain to grandma that you almost misunderstood?" Shen Ling Han said as she received Mrs Zhao's colour.

"It's just a little spice. As long as Grandmother likes it, it's fine." Shen Ninghua calmly finished speaking, turned around and bowed to Shen Dong, "Father, I've visited many times over the past few days, but coincidentally, I wasn't able to greet you in front of you. Please forgive me."

Shen Dong looked at the First Madam and frowned, "En."

Lady Xiao took out two drops of perfume and gave them a very satisfied praise. "The best craftsmanship I've ever seen is to concoct such a medicine."

Second Madam Gu took a step forward and said, "That's right. This person is not in a rush. As long as his mind is clear, he will definitely be extraordinary."

Shen Ninghua smiled without saying a word. The main house and the second house had always been at odds, so the Second Madam's words were like a slap to the First Lady's face.

"Eh? This porcelain bottle is rather exquisite. If you look carefully, you can see that it looks familiar. Xiao Hua, is this porcelain bottle your mother used as an item?"

Hearing this, the first wife abruptly raised her head and looked over with a pair of stern eyes.