The nanny who followed Miss Qiu's face changed slightly, but she did not step forward to help.
The nanny who had greeted Wei Yunlan and Gao warmly before did not show any intention of speaking again.
Guixiang and Ningshuang, who were following Wei Yunlan and Gao, frowned. This northern lady's attitude was really disrespectful. When had their wives and daughters ever been treated like this?
The doorway fell silent in an instant, and many people leaned their heads out of the carriages, waiting to see Miss Qiu making things difficult for others.
Wei Yunlan and Gao Shi, who were being stared at by the crowd, did not change their expressions.
Just restrain the smile on your lips.
Facing Miss Qiu's contemptuous gaze, Wei Yunlan looked back calmly, and answered calmly and openly: "My surname is Wei, I am from the capital, and I just arrived in Beiguan. My father, Wei Maolin, has no official position now."
Even if he was exiled from the capital and lost his official position.
In Wei Yunlan's mind, mentioning his surname and his father's name has never been a shameful thing.
Her father was an upright and honest man, loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He worked in the Censorate and always performed his duties conscientiously and never made a mistake.
If you are demoted one day, it is only because you have caught the eye of a villain and blocked his way.
In all honesty, who in the world dares to say anything wrong about her father?
Miss Qiu had never heard of the Wei family and Wei Maolin. When she heard the words "he has no official position", the contempt in her eyes deepened.
Just as she was about to speak, the maid beside her hurried forward and gently pulled her sleeve to stop her.
Before leaving, the adults had just reminded them not to offend the Liang Mansion. Since the Wei family had just come from the capital recently and had no official position, they were probably officials from the capital who were demoted and exiled, just like the Liang family.
The young lady is not afraid of saying a few words to them, but if she looks down on them, doesn't that mean she is also looking down on the Liang family, who have also been demoted to Beiguan and have no official position?
Miss Qiu is not really stupid after all.
After being reminded by the maid, she retracted her gaze and looked at the nanny standing beside her, "Why don't you lead the way?"
"Ms. Qiu, this way please..."
Seeing them step over the threshold, she greeted Wei Yunlan and Gao's nanny, then she said apologetically: "Please Madam Wei and Miss Wei be more understanding. The ladies and young ladies in the north are just a little rude and arrogant. You will understand if you stay for a few more days."
Wei Yunlan smiled coldly, "I don't think there is much difference. It's too arbitrary to judge a person's character based on his region."
She must be stupid to agree with what the nanny said.
She was sure that if she responded to this, her remarks as a visitor from the capital about the rude and impolite ladies of the North would be heard in Beiguan tomorrow.
"My mother has been running around for many days and has not been able to stand for long. If nanny doesn't lead the way, I will have to help her go back home." Wei Yunlan said half-jokingly.
The tone was gentle, yet contained a certain degree of unquestionableness.
The maid immediately lowered her eyes, not daring to lead her to say more, and only said respectfully: "Miss Wei, this old servant will lead the way for you two."
After they left, several more families got off the carriages in front of the door.
Most of these women came from families inferior to the Qiu family. Just now, because Miss Qiu was in front of them, they avoided her attention and deliberately stayed in the car for a while longer.
"Who was that woman in the white satin dress just now? She looked gentle and kind, but her aura when she spoke was no less than Qiu Yuehua's."
"I heard she came from the capital, maybe she is also the relative of a criminal official..."
"Hush, it's not appropriate to say such things here."
Wei Yunlan, who had already entered the Liang family mansion, naturally had no idea that his departure would cause some discussion among others.
At this time, following the nanny into the Liang family mansion, passing through the winding corridor, and seeing the newly renovated garden, even Wei Yunlan couldn't help but sigh at the Liang family's generosity.
Just looking at this garden, it is in no way inferior to those in Beijing.
It took less than half a month to arrange it into this state. One can imagine how much money the Liang family invested in it.
I'm afraid three thousand taels won't be enough!
When they first arrived in the north, they spent so much money and invited so many guests. What is the Liang family trying to do?
Keeping his doubts in his heart, Wei Yunlan followed Gao to the warm room built beside the garden.
Before entering the door, I heard a hearty laughter coming from inside.
"Hearing is worse than meeting in person. Our northern ladies are indeed all heroic, forthright and generous!"
"If you ask me, that's what a girl should be like, with a healthy body and outspokenness. It's much better than those who are coy and evasive and say things with hidden intentions."
After a series of compliments, the young ladies of the Northern Military Generals in the room felt embarrassed, "Madam, you are too kind."
lady?
This doesn't sound like Mrs. Liang's voice.
Wei Yunlan followed Gao into the warm room. The "Madam" sitting at the top was indeed not the Empress Dowager's niece, Madam Liang, the wife of Lord Liang, but the wife of Mr. Liang II.
Earlier on the road to exile, Mrs. Liang had little presence, but I didn't expect her to be such a talkative person.
There were more than a dozen ladies and young ladies in the warm room. The one sitting in the front row was Miss Qiu, whom he had met once before at the door, and another tall lady with dark skin.
Mrs. Liang Er was praising them both before.
When he saw Gao and Wei Yunlan, he was not so enthusiastic. After greeting them, he turned the topic back to Miss Qiu and the other tall lady.
Wei Yunlan then realized that the lady sitting next to Miss Qiu was the daughter of Huang Zhaolin, the deputy general of the Northern Army. Although she was only a concubine's daughter, her status was more noble than that of other ladies in the pavilion.
Because Huang Zhaolin has only this one daughter, who is now of marriageable age, many families in Beiguan City are eyeing her, hoping that their sons can catch the eyes of the other families and become in-laws with Mr. Huang.
After all, General Shi, the commander-in-chief of the North Gate, is now old and may retire in a few years.
Huang Zhaolin is the most likely candidate to succeed the Northern Pass Commander, bar none. If he can become in-laws with the Huang family, won't he be able to walk freely in the Northern Pass?
Mrs. Liang's words and actions also showed that she was close to Miss Huang.
However, Miss Huang was obviously a person of few words and didn't like to chat. On the contrary, Miss Qiu next to her was quite talkative. Mrs. Liang had no choice but to chat more with Miss Qiu.
After sitting in the warm room for a while, Mrs. Liang II invited the ladies present to go to the warm shed in the garden to appreciate the flowers.
Then he said to the younger generation present: "You young people, go walk around and have fun by yourselves. You don't have to stay with us all the time."
"By the way, we have some rare animals and birds in our garden." Madam Liang said, and instructed her personal maid, "Lianping, take the ladies over to have a look."
After hearing this, Wei Yunlan understood. The Liang family's real intention for today's flower viewing banquet was not just about drinking.
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