Chapter 378 Is this your upbringing?
"Mrs. Gu, it seems like someone is calling you over there!" Chang Xi walked forward.
Mei's face froze slightly: "Oh, I'll go check it out now."
As he spoke, he quickened his pace.
Chang Xi snorted softly. She also learned from Madam Shen’s maid that as the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, she didn’t need to worry too much.
If you don't like someone, just block them or send them away.
Lin Yaxian in the distance turned around and looked over here.
The hands clenched beneath the sleeves.
Seeing Ye Caiping getting more and more accustomed to the identity of Shen family's daughter-in-law, she felt a blockage in her heart, as if thousands of sharp knives were cutting her heart.
When Ye Caiping and others walked into the plum blossom garden, what they saw was a vibrant pink glow.
Ye Jin'er said: "This plum forest is more prosperous than the one at Shen's."
Ye Huaner said: "But the Shen family's is more wild and interesting."
Shen Manman raised her chin slightly: "The princess's house has a royal style, and everything is neat and dignified. Our house aims to let the plum blossoms grow freely, which has its own unique wild charm. Two different styles, each has its own merits."
Ye Caiping patted their heads and said with a smile, "Ah, you are all good at talking."
"You are finally here!" A laugh sounded, and Princess Fushun was surrounded by people. "Quick, everyone, take a seat."
As he spoke, he took Madam Shen in one hand and Ye Caiping in the other, and walked forward together.
This time, the guests did not eat around a large round table, but sat on both sides.
There are several rows of low tables on each side, which are filled with various fruits, exquisite snacks and fine wines.
The eldest princess sat at the top.
Mrs. Shen sat at one table with Ye Caiping, and the Ye Jiner sisters and Shen Manman sat at another table.
Mei and her daughter wanted to squeeze in, but because of their low rank, they could only sit far away.
Sister Lin Yaxian and Bai Xiaohong were sitting opposite Ye Caiping.
Lin Yating was eager to regain her dignity and looked at Princess Fushun with a smile:
"Your Highness, is it the same game of passing the flower today?"
There has to be fun at a banquet, and passing the flower is a common game.
First designate a certain word, for example "plum", and whoever the flower is passed to has to say a poem with the word "plum". Whoever can't say it will be punished by drinking.
The eldest princess nodded and said, "Yes, Yun'er, go pick some plum blossoms."
Fu Li, the maidservant beside her, left and came back after a while, picking a branch of plum blossoms.
The eldest princess took it and examined it: "Very good."
Lin Yating said: "Your Highness, in previous years, you only said one line of poetry, which is too simple. Why don't you pass it to whoever you want to write a poem with the limited words as the topic."
Ye Caiping felt... well, this method of making things difficult for people is quite cunning! Nothing new at all.
She looked at the eldest princess with a smile: "Your Highness, I can't write poetry. Can I not participate in this game?"
Lin Yating was stunned for a moment.
She knew that Ye Caiping would definitely not do that, but in her imagination, Ye Caiping would look embarrassed and anxious, and when it was her turn, it would be Ye Caiping's turn to make a fool of herself.
Who would have thought that Ye Caiping would actually say it out loud!
Isn't she afraid of being embarrassed?
But when Ye Caiping said it so openly, it seemed to have a rare sense of brightness and brightness.
Lin Yating frowned. This was not what she wanted! What she wanted was for Ye Caiping to be embarrassed!
Lin Yating snorted: "How about playing the piano instead?"
Just keep denying and refusing!
He can't write poetry, play the piano, or do any of those arts. She wanted everyone present to see clearly that a lowly peasant woman was just a peasant woman and was not the same kind as them.
Ye Caiping continued to smile: "Playing the piano is not very interesting! How about we try making glass?"
Lin Yating choked and said angrily: "We don't know how to make glass, why bother with making glass!"
Ye Caiping suddenly realized: "So you also know that you can't play if you don't know how to play, then why did Madam Fang pick on me who doesn't know how to play?"
Lin Yating's husband's surname is Fang.
Lin Yating's face turned blue and black. She wanted to refute, but she couldn't say a word.
Ye Caiping looked at Lin Yaxian again: "I know that Madam Lin is the most talented woman in the capital, and she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. This is worthy of praise."
"But some people are good at poetry, some are good at embroidery, and some are good at growing flowers or brewing wine... Everyone has their own strengths. Madam Fang knew that I didn't understand these things, but she asked me to do them. It was clearly intentional to make things difficult for me. Using your own strengths to attack others' weaknesses, is this the upbringing of the Prime Minister's daughter?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the Lin Yating sisters changed.
The ladies around nodded their heads as they listened. Many of them had long since disliked the Lin Yaxian sisters.
Lin Yaxian is the most talented woman, and Lin Yating is no less talented.
Relying on their outstanding talents, they always try to show off at some banquets or parties, regardless of other people's lives.
But because they are the daughters of the Prime Minister, and everyone present is too embarrassed to say that they can't do it, they can only endure it.
Now that Ye Caiping has taken the lead, some people are speaking out.
Mrs. Liao said angrily, "I can't write poetry, and I can't play the zither well. But everyone praises the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes I make."
A slightly plump lady said, "I get a headache when I read poetry, but I'm pretty good at painting. I like painting, but I won't compare myself with people who can't paint."
The ladies whispered about what they were good at.
Every speech was like a slap in the face of Sister Lin Yaxian.
Madam Shen snorted and laughed, looking at Lin Yaxian happily.
She has never liked Lin Yaxian. This former sister-in-law was quiet and gentle before her marriage. She was talented but not revealing.
But after getting married, every day she would either compete with one person in poetry or with another in playing the musical instrument, and she wished that everyone in the capital would praise her as a talented woman.
The Grand Princess also looked at Ye Caiping with interest. He is indeed a very insightful person, and his perspective on things is different from others. No wonder Shen Zhiyan likes him.
But what the princess didn't know was that Ye Caiping's next words were the biggest surprise for her.
Ye Caiping looked at Lin Yating and said, "Besides, you can learn the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting as long as you spend time, but you may not be able to do what I can do."
Lin Yating has always been a strong-willed person, and now she exploded: "It's just making glass, what's so great about that?"
"Yes, it's nothing great! But at least I can make glass, and you, madam, can do nothing except playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."
"Bah, you make glass just to make a few stinky bucks, and you stink of money."
Ye Caiping raised her eyebrows: "Ah, Madam Fang, don't you like money?"
Lin Yating angrily said, "What do you mean by liking money or not? How vulgar! How vulgar!"
Lin Yaxian stared at Ye Caiping coldly: "She is indeed a business woman."
Ye Caiping looked at her and sneered, "Vulgar? Madam Lin, you look like you are dressed in plain white, but the two oriental pearls on your head are worth a thousand taels, and the Tianyun brocade on your body is worth a hundred taels per inch! The jade bracelet on your hand is also worth a thousand taels."
The ladies around kept looking at Lin Yaxian and nodding as Ye Caiping spoke. Yes, all of these things were valuable.
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