"Miss Ming."
"Miss Sun."
Sun Caiyao saw innocence in Jiuzhu's smile. That carefree smile that has never been tainted by the world.
"I was very sorry that I didn't have a detailed chat with Miss Ming at the foot of Feixia Mountain a few days ago. Fortunately, you are here today. Come in and sit down and chat slowly." Holding Jiuzhu's hand gently, Sun Caiyao smiled and asked gently, "You and I are of similar age. I am one year older than you. From now on, you can just call me sister."
When the girls nearby heard this, they covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and laughed out loud.
In the future, they will all marry into the royal family and become sisters-in-law. If you think about it in detail, aren't they just sisters?
Jiuzhu turned to look at the girls who were laughing and blinked.
"Don't pay attention to them, they are all mischievous." Sun Caiyao's gaze stayed on Jiuzhu's hair, where there was a pair of ruyi-patterned tassel hairpins. Concubine Su had worn this pair of tassel hairpins to attend His Majesty's birthday celebration.
She lowered her eyelids slightly, not looking directly into Jiuzhu's beautiful eyes: "There is a small garden in the backyard of my house. If Jiuzhu doesn't mind, come with us to take a walk in the garden."
Jiuzhu looked back at Shen who was talking to the ladies, and Shen nodded slightly.
"Then I'm sorry to bother you, Miss Sun." Jiuzhu smiled and nodded to Sun Caiyao.
"Please, sister." Sun Caiyao let go of Jiuzhu's hand, slightly lifted the hem of her skirt and led the way. The women who were accompanying them were full of witty remarks, praising Jiuzhu and Sun Caiyao from time to time, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The Sun family's courtyard is secluded and has stacked stones. Although it is not luxurious, it is full of scenery. The Sun family's family style is just like their garden, with profound heritage and cultivation reflected in every word and action.
When young girls get together, they can't help but have fun and play around. Jiuzhu has already memorized the maiden names of several rich girls. Every one of them is friendly and easy to get along with, and there is nothing wrong with them.
Jiuzhu remembered what her mother said to her when she left home in the morning.
"How to get along with them is something that others have to consider. Once you go there, you will naturally find that each of them is gentle, considerate and understanding."
"Are all the girls in the capital so gentle?"
“It is not the nature that is gentle, but the heart.”
Jiuzhu looked at the girls who were running in the garden in small steps and panting, and felt that if she tried to catch them, it would be considered an unfair victory.
No wonder the masters said that the climate and soil in the capital are not good for health. These girls’ physical strength is too poor. They are so tired after running just a few steps.
"Sister Jiuzhu, are you tired?" Sun Caiyao walked over to her side, "Let's sit down and rest for a while."
Jiuzhu: “…”
She glanced at Sun Caiyao's flushed cheeks and suspected that she was tired but was too embarrassed to say it, so she asked her to accompany her.
Okay, take care of the elderly, the weak and the disabled, and do good deeds.
The autumn breeze was blowing gently. Sun Caiyao poured a cup of fragrant tea and placed it in front of Jiuzhu: "Sister, are you used to everything after returning to Beijing?"
Jiuzhu picked up the teacup and nodded.
The atmosphere quieted down. Sun Caiyao looked at the pretty girl in front of her. She tightened her grip on the teacup, then slowly loosened her grip: "Sister...will you blame me?"
"What?" Jiuzhu thought there was something wrong with his ears. She looked up at Sun Caiyao. The other person's look was very complicated. Perhaps because it was too complicated, Jiuzhu could hardly understand it, and even felt a slight chill on his back.
"Nothing." Sun Caiyao smiled: "Sister will use tea instead of wine, so I'll offer you a glass. If I'm being rude, please forgive me."
As Jiuzhu picked up the teacup, a servant of the Sun family hurried to Sun Caiyao and said, "Miss, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi heard that our mansion is holding a tea banquet today, so he sent a long servant to deliver a lot of things. You should go and take a look."
Sun Caiyao drank the tea in the cup, stood up and bowed to Jiuzhu: "Excuse me, sister."
After watching Miss Sun leave, Jiuzhu took a sip of the tea in the cup.
A bit bland.
Putting down the teacup, she stood up and walked towards the lotus pond next to her. There were dead lotus leaves on the surface of the pond, and occasionally a fish would swim across the water, spitting out a few bubbles.
Jiuzhu sat on a rock, looking at these fat fish that weren't afraid of people, and couldn't help thinking, if people ate such stupid fish, they would become stupid too, right?
"Why doesn't Miss Zheng go play with everyone?"
"I don't want to go." A woman's unhappy voice came from behind the rockery: "The future Princess Chen is here, who dares to offend her?"
"Why do you say that, Miss Zheng? Miss Ming has a gentle temperament and knows..."
"If you want to flatter me, go ahead. There's no need to say these disgusting things in front of me."
Jiuzhu stood up from the stone. People in the capital city like to hide in the dark and speak ill of others? She looked around and tiptoed to the rockery.
The woman who was bullied by Miss Zheng was a little angry: "Your brother offended the Prince of Chen and lost face. What does this have to do with Miss Ming? Lord Ming is an upright official, Madam Shen has a gentle temperament, and since Miss Ming entered the Sun Mansion, when has she ever put on airs with us? What's your ability to talk about Miss Ming's right and wrong behind her back? If you have the guts, go and argue with the Prince of Chen!"
"You..." Zheng Zhen suddenly stopped talking, and stared at the rockery with wide eyes, as if she saw something terrible.
Yao Yinyin noticed her abnormality and turned around, and saw Miss Ming sitting on the rockery, adjusting her shawl with a leisurely posture.
"Ms. Ming, Ming?" Yao Yinyin didn't dare to guess how much Ming Jiuzhu had heard.
Zheng Zhen's face turned pale with fright. The Zheng family was the King Qi's in-laws, so she was naturally not afraid of Ming Jiuzhu. But what she was afraid of was Ming Jiuzhu's fiancé, the King Chen.
Thinking of his brother who was still copying books in Class A of the Children's School, Zheng Zhen's feet staggered and he took a step back.
"You guys continue chatting, don't worry about me." Jiuzhu held up the shawl to block the sun, smiling at the two of them: "I'm just here to enjoy the scenery."
Yao Yinyin: “…”
She looked at Zheng Zhen with pity. She was saying bad things and the person involved heard it, and she wanted them to continue chatting?
Just put yourself in Zheng Zhen's shoes, she would want to dig a hole in the ground and hide herself in it.
Seeing Zheng Zhen not speaking, Jiuzhu showed a look of realization on her face: "Did my presence affect Miss Zheng's mood for conversation?"
She tilted her head and jumped down from the rockery: "I'll leave now."
"Ms. Ming." Zheng Zhen gritted her teeth and called Jiuzhu, hesitating, "What happened just now was all a misunderstanding..."
"Miss Zheng, there is no need to explain. I understand. I understand everything." Jiuzhu lifted her skirt, turned around and left without listening to Zheng Zhen's explanation.
Why does a pretty girl like to gossip behind people's backs?
Can't scare her to death!
"She must have heard it." Zheng Zhen looked at Yao Yinyin in panic: "What if she told Concubine Su about this?"
Yao Yinyin: “…”
She couldn't stop it just now, and now she's afraid?
The Pingyuan Marquis Mansion is the maternal family of the King of Qi, and many famous officials came from their ancestors. Why is it that the younger generation are all less intelligent than the last?
Could it be that all the intelligence and talent were passed on to his grandson, the King of Qi?
"Don't think too much. Miss Ming didn't say anything." Yao Yinyin comforted: "I think she is not a narrow-minded person."
Zheng Zhen glared at Yao Yinyin. It was already this time, and she still didn't forget to flatter Ming Jiuzhu?
Pretending not to notice Zheng Zhen's dissatisfaction, Yao Yinyin bowed and said, "If Miss Zheng is really worried, just go and apologize to Miss Ming, and the matter will be over."
Anyway, after today, she will stay away from Miss Zheng. Sometimes people with bad brains are more dangerous than bad people.
"I, I didn't say anything." Although Zheng Zhen said this, he didn't dare to stay in the Sun Mansion any longer. He found an excuse and hurriedly left in a carriage. He didn't even take advantage of the lunch specially prepared by the Sun family.
"What happened when you were playing with other girls?" When Shen saw Jiuzhu sitting back next to her, there was a strange smile on her face.
"Someone was gossiping about me behind my back, and I heard it."
Upon hearing this, Shen was worried that her daughter was upset because of other people's gossip, and was about to say something to comfort her.
"The girl from the Zheng family is not only not very smart, but also has problems with her upbringing if she talks about other people's affairs outside." Jiuzhu smiled a little proudly: "After she finished gossiping, she found me behind the rockery, like a field mouse that was caught stealing food."
Shen discovered one thing: her daughter seemed to have a mysterious self-confidence in herself and would never change her opinion because of what others said.
No matter what other people say or think, it has no influence on her.
Maybe one day, when everyone’s opinions differ from hers, she will be able to come to the conclusion that “these people are weird, and I am the only normal one.”
The two Taoist priests who raised my daughter must be extraordinary women in the world. It is impossible for ordinary people to raise a child with such a unique personality.
Just as she was thinking about it, she heard her daughter mumbling again.
"I hate people who speak ill of His Royal Highness Prince Chen."
Shen: “…”
In fact, sometimes, blind confidence is not a good thing.
After returning from Sun's house, Shen's anxious and fearful mentality has changed a lot. Sometimes, she can let Jiuzhu go out without Ming Cunfu accompanying her.
The atmosphere in Beijing is open and women are not overly restricted. When Jiuzhu went out with her maid, she could see women walking alone on the streets everywhere, which was better than Lingzhou.
Every now and then, Jiuzhu was driven out by her mother to spend money. She held her purse in pain. Wouldn't it be better to keep the money? Why did she have to spend it?
"Miss." Chunfen saw Jiuzhu holding her purse, standing on the street unwilling to pick things: "The master told the lady that although our house is not rich, we still have money to buy pearl hairpins, jewelry, rouge and powder for you, young lady."
Jiuzhu sighed: "But I don't lack these. Mother has already prepared a lot for me."
"Which girl would complain about having too many pearl hairpins and jewelry?" Chunfen and several maids carried Jiuzhu to the store: "Good lady, buy a few and take them back, otherwise the lady will suspect that we are not doing our job well."
"Hey, the little girl from the Ming family."
Ming Jiuzhu looked around. Who was calling her?
"I'm here, where are you looking?" Something fell gently at her feet, it was a silver peanut. Jiuzhu bent down to pick up the silver peanuts and looked upstairs.
The young man in brocade robe leaned against the window and smiled at her wildly.
He was the kindhearted young man who asked someone to help her fight last time.
"You want to pick out some jewelry?" He waved at Jiuzhu, "Come upstairs and take a look. The jewelry here is beautiful."
Jiuzhu opened her palm, revealing the silver flower on the palm, and looked up at him: "Your silver fell."
"Then help me bring it up." Prince Chen laughed and bowed to her: "Thank you, Miss Ming."
This bow was not performed in a standard way, but when he did it, it sounded natural and elegant.
Jiuzhu just tilted her head back, her bright dark eyes reflecting his smile.
His smile is very familiar.
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