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

She had never meticulously memorized her appearance before. Perhaps she had gotten used to it every time she looked in the mirror, but when she saw someone who looked similar to her, she actually felt a sense of familiarity. She did not even realize that this person looked like her.

"Yang Yingxue shouldn't be like me, but my mother."

"Like Madame?"

"En, so when Nanny was still alive, she said that Mother and I look sixty percent alike." Shen Ninghua reached out to touch her face. A faint look of longing flashed across her eyes. If only her mother was still alive. How wonderful it would be!

Bai Yu was a bit worried, but he didn't know what to say to comfort her. Fortunately, Hong Ling ran in to break the silence in the room, causing her to heave a sigh of relief.

"Miss, this servant has just gone to take a look. The courtyard has been tidied up and it's at the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion."

"Yes."

Within the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion, Lady Xia was sizing up the interior of the room, her eyes unceasingly shining. She used to think that the rich and powerful Jiangnan was enough to make people speechless, but now, it was still the capital city. Shen Ninghua was just an adopted daughter recognized by the emperor. The decorations and decorations here were already extremely luxurious, I really don't know what kind of grandeur the Imperial Palace would have.

Seeing the maidservant bring the tea over, Bi Zhu waved her hand to let them leave before bowing to Xia Jingqiu, "Madam, I have always been in charge of this Emerald Bamboo Pavilion. If you need anything, feel free to instruct me.

"Bi Zhu, no need to be so polite. I'm Ning Hua's aunt, there's no need to hide anything from my family." "We also brought our maidservants and wives over, but we were afraid that we would disturb Xiao Hua, so we had them wait outside. When everything is settled, you can send someone to bring them in."

Bi Zhu slightly moved her finger and nodded, "Yes, then this servant will arrange it first."

"Alright, go and get busy."

Bi Zhu walked out of the room, the smile on her face instantly disappearing.

"Miss, this is the way it is. This servant has just sent someone to take a look. Madam Xia told the maidservants to stay in the inn opposite the back door, but the guards did not notice for a while. "

Shen Ninghua frowned slightly. He had brought a maidservant over, yet he actually made them wait outside. Most likely, even the entire capital knew that her aunt had come to visit and even openly moved into the prefecture lord's mansion. Was the Xia family doing it on purpose or not?

"Let's take a look first, Bai Yu. Send someone to bring those servant women in and send them directly to the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion. Keep the rules of the mansion strict. I don't want anyone to see a joke about the county governor's residence."

Bai Yan hurriedly agreed. "Yes, Miss. This servant will go now."

Yang Yingxue held the Shadow Cyan Cloud Tea House in her hands and looked at the green and flowery jasper censer in the room. Her movements were slightly stiff. She had always thought that she was an important girl who was sought after in Jiangnan. In the past, her every word and action had always been sought after by the young ladies, but when she saw Shen Ninghua, she discovered that she was just like a clown. Although she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't compare to Shen Ninghua's bearing.

The Xia clan stood to the side, sizing up the area, sighing as they said, "Truly worthy of being the princess' residence. If these were silver coins, they would have been able to crush someone to death." Although she was born in the Xia family, her birth mother was only a maid. She had been married out since she was young. In the past, she rarely even came out of her own courtyard, nor had she ever seen any luxurious scenes. Now, she was naturally deeply moved.

Yang Yingxue frowned slightly, "Mother, quickly sit down and rest."

"Good, good. Xue'er, you've seen it for yourself. Your cousin is just a princess, and she eats and uses such luxurious food. If you can one day climb up the tree, you will definitely enjoy the glory of being able to do so."

"Mother, what nonsense are you spouting?" Yang Yingxue was a little angry.

Seeing that her daughter wasn't listening, Mrs Xia was a little anxious. "Xue'er, you think that I brought you here just to see Shen Ninghua, this niece of yours?"

"Isn't it?" Yang Yingxue turned around.

"You, why are you so stupid?" Mistress Xia sat beside her and helped her adjust the pearl hairpin on her head. "My Xue'er's appearance is so beautiful that it's not one bit inferior to Shen Ninghua's. What you lack is only a chance. In the past in Jiangnan, I did not agree to the many people who wanted to marry you. Shen Ninghua's identity is a princess. She visits the backyard of various families, and even the inner palace. You should get to know more people with her … "

The Xia clan came to a halt, their eyes flashing with light.

Yang Yingxue was intelligent to begin with, so she naturally understood the meaning behind her words. At the same time, she was excited in her heart, but also a little perturbed. "Mother, would Cousin Sister be willing to bring me for social meetups?"

"Silly girl, now that the Xia family is gone, and the Shen family's main house has been defeated, and there are no sisters in Ning Hua, we can only find people to help each other. You are her cousin, who else can she look for? Moreover, today we are staying at the princess' mansion and everyone knows about it. If she doesn't go to the party with you, others will ask about it. This is your chance. "

Yang Yingxue bit her lips, her fingers tightly gripping the silk handkerchief. After a long while, she nodded heavily, "Mn, I will definitely seize this opportunity."

"Good, this is my good daughter."

"Mother, thank you for planning so much for me." Yang Yingxue approached the Xia family and acted like a spoiled child.

Lady Xia stroked her head with a face full of smiles. "You are my only daughter. Who else can you be?"

The next morning, not long after Shen Ninghua had woken up, a maid came from outside to report, "Princess, Miss Yang has arrived."

Yang Yingxue? She came so early?

"Bring her in."

Yang Yingxue dressed quite meticulously, wearing a pearl hairpin and walking forward, causing her palm-sized face to become even more outstanding. She wore a light green embroidered peony dress, and looked very thin, causing her already slender body to become even more delicate, "Little sister, I came here early in the morning, so I didn't disturb you."

Shen Ninghua, still wearing her snow-white robe, was sitting at the dressing table with Bai Mo helping her with her hair. Upon hearing this, she turned around and smiled, "Cousin, I've been too lazy these past two days. I got up a little late today and didn't even have time to put on my makeup."

"No way, I just changed locations all of a sudden. I'm just not used to it." Yang Yingxue replied as she sized up Shen Ninghua's room.

Shen Ninghua laughed, "You had a bad rest last night?" But the maidservants did not manage to attend to him? "

"No, the maidservants have served me very meticulously. It's just that I have a bit of a problem with the bed and can't get used to it in a short period of time."

Bai Yu tied up Shen Ninghua's hair and tied it into a bun, then used six smaller crabapple hairpins to hold it tightly. After that, he inserted the phoenix egg into the hair and shook it with his scarlet golden footsteps, letting the remaining hair fall behind him like a waterfall.

"Miss, do you like it?"

Shen Ninghua looked at the mirror for a while before lifting her hand to take off the hairpin. "Princess Tranquil East is coming in a while. She has always loved to wear the crabapple hairpin, so she will definitely wear it. If I use it again, it will appear as a conflict between us."

"Yes, this servant almost forgot. How about replacing the flower hairpin with the pearl jade buckle that the emperor bestowed upon me last time?"

"Mm, not bad." Shen Ninghua thought for a moment before nodding her head in satisfaction.

Bai Yan quickly got up and opened the jewelry box on the table. A burst of jewelled light flashed out, and all kinds of precious jade hairpins, steps, pearls and accessories dazzled people's eyes.

Yang Yingxue felt her heart tremble just by glancing at it.

When Shen Ninghua had finished dressing and had changed into a new set of clothes, Yang Yingxue's body was a little stiff. Her appearance was extremely simple, to the point that it looked somewhat plain. However, it gave off the feeling of a natural sculpture. On the other hand, no matter how one looked at himself, he felt that he was a little burdensome and a little unpresentable.

At that moment, a maid was serving breakfast.

"Cousin, let's have breakfast together." Shen Ninghua turned her head and said, "Bluebird, go invite Aunt over as well."

"Yes, miss."

Yang Yingxue found it hard to sit still. Fortunately, the Xia family arrived soon, and since there wasn't much to pay attention to for breakfast, she felt that she had earned back some face.

Not long after eating breakfast, Yang Yingxue wanted to return to the courtyard, but was stopped by the Xia family.

"Ninghua, your cousin just arrived in the capital. She doesn't have a single friend, and she still needs you to take care of her."

Shen Ninghua immediately understood the meaning behind her words. "Aunt, rest assured, I will naturally do my best to entertain my cousin and give her a good welcome. It just so happens that Princess Tranquil East will come over later. We're going for a stroll in the streets.

"Alright, alright." Madam Xia was overjoyed. It was the right decision to live here. The first time she met someone on the level of a princess, she could already imagine the scene where her daughter would soar to greatness in the future.

After a short while, a report came in from the door, followed by a young girl dressed in plain clothes walking over quickly: "Ninghua, your courtyard is truly unique. I've already lived enough in the palace, I will go and ask royal father to allow me to stay here for a few days, what do you say?"

Before he could even finish his sentence, Baili An entered the room. Seeing Xia Jingqiu and Yang Yingxue stunned for a moment, he turned to Shen Ninghua and asked, "Ninghua, who are these two?"

Shen Ninghua saluted, "Greetings, Your Highness."

The Xia family and Yang Yingxue quickly bowed.

Baili An held Shen Ninghua's hand, not allowing her to bow, "Next time, I will tell royal father and you keep on being too polite. In fact, I should call you big sister. The two of you should get away from formalities and get back on your feet. "

"This is my aunt, Mrs. Xia, and this is my cousin Yang Yingxue. She just arrived in the capital yesterday, so she decided to stay here with me first. Today, we'll go out for a stroll and bring my cousin along to get to know and familiarize ourselves with the capital."

Hearing this, Baili Yu's mind raced. The only direct daughter of the Xia family was Xia Jingyan. This aunt of hers seemed to be the only one who had escaped this calamity. Furthermore, after coming to the capital, she actually did not even have a place to stay. Clearly, she did not have much background, and not only did she have to live in the prefecture lord's mansion, she even had to attend a gathering.

As he thought about this, his face showed no trace of emotion. "Hmm, just nice, let's take a walk together. My second brother has nothing to do today, so he specifically came to be our driver. He even saved us the trouble of bringing his bodyguards."

Princess's second brother? His Highness the Second Prince!