Sure enough, when we arrived at the garden where the small animals were raised and saw the pair of crickets with colorful wings.
After turning a corner, I met a few young men coming from the other side.
The one who was surrounded in the middle, wearing a moon-white robe and a rather thin figure, seemed to be the eldest son of Lord Liang and Madam Liang. However, he seldom stepped out of the carriage on the way to exile. Wei Yunlan's impression of him was far less than that of Madam Liang's youngest son who loved to eat goat's milk cheese.
Wei Yunlan had some impression of the young master of the second branch of the Liang family standing next to him. This man should be not much older than Mingxuan. He was not married yet, but he already had two maids. He did not forget to bring them with him even when he was in exile. His behavior was quite absurd, just like the second master Liang.
Does the Liang family want their son to marry the daughters of the generals in the north?
Excuse me for being frank, but these two young masters of the Liang family are not a good match.
The eldest son of the Liang family had a cold expression on his face, and he didn't seem to want to come forward. The second son of the Liang family looked around, and when he saw Miss Huang, he paused for a moment, then led people to greet her enthusiastically, "What a coincidence, I didn't expect that the ladies were also interested in this bird beast."
As he spoke, he stood in front of Miss Huang and asked the servant to bring a bag of millet to her. "This is the millet that the bird always likes to eat. If you are interested, you may try feeding it yourself."
"Maybe we can see the bird spreading its feathers."
"Oh?" Miss Huang, who was originally not interested, suddenly brightened up. She took the bag handed to her by Mr. Liang, untied it, grabbed a handful, and threw it all into the fence.
The pair of birds inside the fence immediately lowered their heads and started grabbing the food on the ground like chicks pecking at rice.
In an instant, the previous arrogant and noble look disappeared, and there was no beauty at all.
Young ladies: “…”
The corners of Mr. Liang's mouth twitched slightly, and he continued to praise without changing his expression: "This young lady is really straightforward and generous. My surname is Liang, and I am the second child in my family. I don't know your surname, young lady?"
He looked so warm and enthusiastic, as if he was attracted by Miss Huang's unique behavior.
But Wei Yunlan, who had been observing them closely, did not miss the flash of disgust in the eyes of the second young master Liang when they first met.
Just when everyone thought that Miss Huang was about to answer, she handed the bag of millet in her hand to a lady next to her who was also interested in the bird.
Then he looked at Mr. Liang, his eyes showing confusion, and answered very bluntly: "You should know."
The garden suddenly became quiet.
Even though Mr. Liang was quite thick-skinned, his expression changed at this moment.
Looking at this embarrassing scene, Wei Yunlan almost laughed out loud.
This Miss Huang is such a wonderful person!
The second son of the Liang family was actually thicker-skinned than Wei Yunlan had imagined. After being pointed out by Miss Huang, he still pretended to be puzzled and asked back, "Should I know?"
"Heh." What responded to him was Miss Huang's cold laugh and her back turning away.
Now the smile on the face of the Second Young Master Liang could no longer be maintained. On the contrary, the Eldest Young Master of the Liang Family, who was standing nearby, watched this scene with great interest, with no intention of stepping forward.
Wei Yunlan stood at the very edge of the group of young ladies and did not move forward. At this time, Miss Huang turned around and walked outside, and they happened to meet face to face.
Their eyes met, and Miss Huang's gaze paused on Wei Yunlan's face for a moment. Then she nodded and continued walking out.
Wei Yunlan also nodded politely to her.
As they passed each other, the breeze blew her hair. When Wei Yunlan vaguely caught a glimpse of the birthmark at the corner of Miss Huang's eye that could not be concealed even with makeup, he was suddenly stunned.
Miss Huang raised her hand and pressed down the hair on her temples. "Did you get scared?"
Wei Yunlan came back to his senses, suppressed the shock in his heart, looked Miss Huang in the eyes sincerely and replied: "I'm not scared."
"The plum blossom mark on the lady's face reminded me of a story I once heard. That's when I was surprised."
"What story?" Miss Huang asked curiously.
Several young ladies who were nearby could not help but look surprised when they heard the conversation between the two.
In this Beiguan City, everyone knows that Miss Huang hates others staring at her birthmark, let alone mentioning it to her face.
The girl from Beijing not only looked at it, but also talked about the birthmark with Miss Huang in person!
What’s even more rare is that Miss Huang didn’t get angry.
You have to know that the young lady of the deputy general's family only looks a little cold-tempered, but when she really gets angry, her temper is no less than that of Qiu Yuehua from General Qiu's family!
"It's the story of a heroine." Wei Yunlan said in a gentle voice.
Miss Huang's eyes were more interested. She pointed to a pavilion not far away with tea and fruits and a charcoal fire, "Let's go over there and chat."
After saying that, she immediately took a step and walked towards the pavilion.
There were a few other young ladies who wanted to follow her, but she stopped them with her eyes. It was obvious that she only wanted to listen to Wei Yunlan's story alone.
Putting aside other things, the Liang family's garden is really well arranged, with beautiful scenery everywhere.
Each place to sit and rest is covered by flowers, plants or rocks, which makes it quite private and is indeed a great place for chatting.
Only Miss Huang and Wei Yunlan were sitting in the pavilion, and their maids were guarding in front of the pavilion.
"Miss, please continue speaking."
"Okay." Wei Yunlan nodded gently and spoke slowly in a gentle voice: "The story is about a daughter of a military general. She grew up in a border area. She has a flawed appearance and a plum blossom birthmark on her face. She is not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting, but she is quite accomplished in martial arts."
"I rode a horse at the age of three, played with a gun at the age of five, and by the age of ten, my marksmanship was no worse than that of the men in the army."
"Then, when she came of age, she asked her father to allow her to dress up as a man and fight in the battlefield in exchange for an engagement. She participated in her first battle, wielding a flaming spear and killing more than twenty enemy soldiers in one battle. Even her father's superiors couldn't help but sigh when they found out, saying it was a pity that she wasn't a man, otherwise she would have been a general and could have taken over his position and led the soldiers to defend the border."
Miss Huang's eyes lit up and were full of anticipation. She waited attentively for Wei Yunlan to continue. "And then?"
"Then……"
Wei Yunlan's expression changed slightly, and his tone suddenly became low. "Then, the border wars became increasingly tense. The country where the heroine was located was plagued by internal and external troubles. At the most critical moment, the general died unexpectedly, and the border was leaderless. The traitors colluded with the foreign enemies, opened the city gates, and welcomed the enemy in."
"The female general, who was already married at the time, led the remaining border soldiers to fight bravely. Although she failed to repel the enemy, she saved some of the people in the city."
"It's a pity that the heroine died at the city gate."
At the end, Wei Yunlan couldn't help but sigh.
What she was telling was not a story at all; it was clearly a personal experience that happened to Miss Huang in her previous life.
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