Chapter 20 Liang Yusong's face turned pale

Among all the people present, Yuan Wanru was the oldest, so everyone stood up and greeted her.

Lu Yun took Yuan Wanru to sit down: "It's not late yet, sister-in-law."

"I met cousin Lan Xin yesterday. She knew we were at the waterside pavilion to enjoy the lotus today. She said she hadn't gotten to know everyone since coming to the capital, so she asked me to call everyone else over so it would be more lively with more people."

This is a way to explain to Yuan Wanru why there are so many people here today.

After the greetings, Cao Lanxin stood up with a teacup in hand and said, "We sisters have prepared a small gift for everyone at home. Please don't despise it."

She waved her hand, and the maids Fangfei and Fangqin handed each person a brocade box.

Cao Lanzhi said shyly: "It's not expensive, but it's practical. Open it and see if you like it."

When Lu Yun opened it, she saw that inside the brocade box was a silver hairpin with tiny rubies inlaid on the head, which was of excellent quality.

They all have silver hairpins, but the ornaments on the hairpin heads are different, including sapphires, agates, corals, etc.

The silver hairpin was small, but its market price was about thirty taels of silver. The Cao sisters gave nearly two hundred taels of silver as a gift to their peers, which shows that the Cao family was wealthy.

Yuan Wanru looked quietly at the brocade box in front of her, her eyebrows slightly raised.

She was different from others. She had a beaded and gold tasseled hairpin in her brocade box.

The hairpin is exquisitely shaped and made of fine materials. It has several large, round pearls on it, and it is obviously worth a fortune at first glance.

She and the Cao sisters don't have much friendship. Was this an accidental mistake or intentional?

Lu Yun turned her head and looked over: "Hey, this hairpin is really beautiful. Cousin Lan Xin is biased."

She didn't feel jealous. Her eldest sister-in-law was the Crown Prince's wife and her status was higher than theirs. It was no big deal that the gifts were different.

Yuan Wanru looked at Cao Lanxin with a half-smile: "I dare not accept such an expensive gift."

Lu Rong clenched the hairpin in her hand, pressed her lips into a straight line, and her face was filled with dark clouds.

She was secretly happy about getting a silver hairpin for free.

It's really infuriating that Cao Lanxin is trying to curry favor with Yuan Wanru like this!

She said sarcastically, "A few days ago, cousin Lan Xin kept saying that this was something that my eldest cousin found for her as a dowry. My eldest cousin's fatherly heart is enviable."

"Unexpectedly, you gave it to your sister-in-law right away."

"If you, the Cao family, want to flatter the eldest sister-in-law, you shouldn't use us as a foil. Who are you looking down on?"

She threw the silver hairpin heavily onto the brocade box.

No one took Lu Rong's anger to heart. Yuan Wanru looked straight at Cao Lanxin and said, "Since the Buyao is so important, it must have been made a mistake. My cousin, please put it away quickly. It will be troublesome if it is lost."

Cao Lanxin pulled the corners of her mouth and forced a smile: "Don't blame me, cousin, it's my fault that my people got the wrong gift."

"If it was something else, it would be fine to give it to my eldest cousin's wife, but this set of nine red gold head ornaments has a special meaning, so I had to take it back with a smug look on my face."

Liang Yusong was unwilling to be lonely and once again showed her broad-minded and considerate side.

"This hairpin carries the expectations of our elders, so it's really not suitable to be given as a gift."

"Even though Miss Yuan likes it, don't be reluctant to let it go."

"Speaking of which, it was Lan Xin's fault. It would be better if Lan Xin gave Miss Yuan an extra gift afterwards as an apology."

Before Yuan Wanru nodded, Cao Lanxin happily agreed: "This is a good idea. I will give the apology and the silver hairpin to my eldest cousin's wife. She must accept it, otherwise my cousin will be very worried."

Yuan Wanru laughed nonchalantly: "What does this have to do with Miss Liang? Besides, how can you tell that I like this broken thing?"

Without waiting for Liang Yusong to speak, she continued, "If you really saw it, then I can only say that you have really poor eyesight."

Yuan Wanru picked up the red gold hairpin and commented on it: "The style is tacky, the carvings are rigid, it looks dull and vulgar. How could I like this?"

The buyao is not that bad, but she just wants to offend people.

"Vulgar things, I'm too lazy to pick them up when they fall on the ground."

"Miss Liang has bad taste herself, so don't assume that others have the same taste."

I didn't expect her words to be so sharp and merciless.

Liang Yusong's face became more and more uglier. She, the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, was actually mocked for having no taste by an orphan who was nothing!

Cao Lanxin and Cao Lanzhi also changed their faces.

The Cao family was originally a merchant family, and they were most afraid of being called "vulgar".

The atmosphere in the water pavilion dropped to freezing point.

It was the first time that Lu Yun heard Yuan Wanru's sharp words and she was stunned for a long time.

She invited everyone to appreciate the lotus flowers, and certainly didn't want this little episode to ruin the atmosphere.

"Just make things clear, and don't let this affect our mood."

She changed the subject and said with a smile, "I asked the kitchen to prepare several snacks today, and my mother also bought a lot of dried fruits from outside. Don't let her down."

Lu Miao took a piece of dried apricot and said exaggeratedly after eating it: "It's delicious, you guys should try it too."

Very supportive.

The atmosphere eased after they interrupted.

On the table were both meat and vegetarian snacks, some sugar-coated and some made with date paste, in various shapes and colors, with an overwhelming aroma.

There are also exquisite lotus leaf white porcelain plates filled with dried cherries, apricots, melons, etc.

Yuan Wanru’s favorite is the cool ice cream, which is covered with a thick layer of milk skin and drizzled with honey. It looks very appetizing.

Liang Yusong's witty remarks attracted everyone to gather around her, talking and laughing. Before she knew it, Yuan Wanru felt isolated.

She didn't mind. She held the bowl of ice cream and sat quietly to eat.

For no reason, she was given the wrong hairpin. There must be something fishy going on. I'm afraid there will be more to come.

Seeing Liang Yusong's ugly face just now, it was such a relief that she had to pretend to be a good person every time.

She was thinking while eating and did not notice Liang Yusong's gaze looking at her from time to time.

However, Liang Yusong unexpectedly discovered that there was someone looking at Yuan Wanru from afar.

The man was tall and slender, standing among the lush green shadows of the trees, with black hair and a jade crown, like a famous painting in the world, which made people stop and stare.

If it’s not Lu Jiangnian, then who else could it be?

Liang Yusong looked over in a daze. Lu Miao was observant and noticed her absent-mindedness. He followed her gaze and exclaimed softly, "Brother, why are you standing there?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes looked out.

Lu Jiangnian nodded from a distance and turned to leave.

Yuan Wanru was full and was about to find an excuse to leave, but she called out to Lu Jiangnian, "Husband, wait a minute. I have something to talk to you about."

She said to Lu Yun hurriedly, "I have something to ask your elder brother, so I'll be leaving first. You guys can enjoy the lotus slowly."

Lu Yun and Lu Miao secretly covered their mouths and laughed.

Newly married couple, it's like honey and oil, how wonderful.

Liang Yusong looked at Yuan Wanru's graceful back as she left, clenched her handkerchief, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

Lu Jiangnian didn't want to wait for her, but she had already run towards him. It was a tacit understanding between the two of them to maintain the dignity of a couple in front of outsiders.

He didn't want to upset this balance.

She was wearing a light yellow Liuxian skirt today, with a green silk ribbon around her waist, outlining her slender and soft waist.

The butterflies embroidered on the hem of her skirt seemed about to spread their wings and fly as she walked.

Lu Jiangnian just felt that the butterfly seemed to be alive. It landed in his heart, circled around, and then flew away mischievously.