"Big sister, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."
After getting up in the morning and waiting at the door for about a cup of tea, Jiang Ruoting finally arrived, supported by her maid, with Shanshan. Her simple dress concealed a meticulous effort, which would not overshadow anyone, but was not inferior to anyone either.
"Second sister, you look like a lotus emerging from the water today, so beautiful." Jiang Ruohua never hesitated to praise, and started to praise, "This green silk dress really suits you."
Jiang Ruoting smiled and reached out to adjust the hairpin in Jiang Ruohua's hair. Under the guidance of the Third Lady, she hid many of her dissatisfactions. Looking at Jiang Ruohua's bright face and the red flower in her hair, she also praised, "Sister, the hairpin is a little crooked. It looks better like this."
They smiled at each other, but neither of them was sincere. Jiang Ruohua smiled and got into the carriage with her. They talked and laughed along the way, and were still as close as before.
Jiang Ruoting raised her hand and touched the two small pearl flowers in her hair. Although they were made of pearls and jade, revealing exquisiteness, they were eclipsed by the blooming red flowers. It is always said that women are judged by virtue rather than beauty, but Jiang Ruoting still felt uncomfortable looking at Jiang Ruohua's flamboyant dress.
If the same flowers were pinned on her head, it would look domineering and inappropriate, but Jiang Ruohua would not be like that. She was born with a dignified and generous look, as if she was destined to stand in a high position, which made people jealous!
The destination was the same, and on the way, they met Xie Shuyan, Zhang Wanyuan, Liu Xiyun and Ning Zhiyao one after another. They had not seen the royal carriage yet, so they formed a group and sat in a carriage, talking and laughing all the way to the carriage.
"Sister Hua, I brought my equestrian gear with me this time. You promised to teach me how to ride a horse, so you can't break your promise!"
"Of course." Jiang Ruohua looked at Liu Xiyun with a smile. After hearing the call of Sister Hua, she knew that a good show was about to begin. "Since I have made an appointment with Sister Liu, I will definitely not forget it. I specially asked to leave a few docile horses in the manor, waiting for you to come and play!"
Liu Xiyun sat next to Jiang Ruohua, and then leaned over to say to Jiang Ruoting: "We are all from the same family. Sister Ting, can you ride a horse?"
Jiang Ruoting was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that Liu Xiyun was calling her. However, with just one sentence, the sense of gap instantly surged into her heart: "I can't, my elder sister used to learn these from my second uncle. When I was a child, I cried when I fell, so he didn't dare to let me learn."
Liu Xiyun changed the name she had been calling for so long for Jiang Ruohua.
Then what is she?
The resentment that had been suppressed with great difficulty could not help but come up again.
But this was not a big deal. After Liu Xiyun got familiar with Jiang Ruohua first, she took the opportunity to talk about the day she went out with Jiang Ruohua.
"Sister Hua is amazing. She made Zhao Yuexi speechless with just one sentence. I was stunned!"
Jiang Ruohua pretended to be shy and lowered her head, complaining softly: "Sister Liu is annoying. Why do you bring up this matter? If you say it again, I will be so embarrassed!"
But it was this matter that would make Xie Shuyan and the others look at her in a new light as long as she said it, so Jiang Ruohua did not stop Liu Xiyun from talking about it. As expected, everyone's eyes lit up as she thought, and they joked at the same time: "Sister Hua is amazing, Sister Liu is praising you!"
"That's right, I've thought that Sister Hua should do this. I feel refreshed just by hearing it!"
As a noble lady with a good reputation, she could not tolerate her husband being so close to other women. Seeing Jiang Ruohua save her face, they were happy for Jiang Ruohua from the bottom of their hearts and agreed with Liu Xiyun's words.
Everyone was having a good time. Jiang Ruohua, as the center of the discussion, blushed and joked with them. Only Jiang Ruoting, who was sitting on the other side, was excluded at this time.
Jiang Ruoting had no idea what Liu Xiyun was talking about. She had no idea that such a thing had happened on the day Jiang Ruohua and Liu Xiyun went out. She couldn't even get a word in at this time. Seeing that she was excluded, she immediately became a little flustered. In this confusion, the Third Lady's many instructions were thrown aside.
"Sister Xie, I have finished reading the rare book you borrowed from me last time. I will give it to you when I go back."
The others were chatting excitedly, but Jiang Ruoting inserted a new topic at an inappropriate time. Everyone was stunned and a little embarrassed, but they were also sisters with Jiang Ruoting for many years. They hesitated for a while, as if they were worried about something.
"What rare copy?" Jiang Ruohua asked frankly. Jiang Ruoting wanted to grab the topic back, so let her take it. At this moment, not caring about anything would show her magnanimous character, right?
After she said this, Xie Shuyan smiled and said, "It's a rare copy of Master Cheng Qiu from the previous dynasty that I found before. Sister Ting happened to be interested in it, so I lent it to her before."
"It turned out to be Master Cheng Qiu." Jiang Ruohua seemed to be thinking about something. Xie Shuyan was also a talented woman, so she naturally liked to copy and imitate the master's works. Cheng Qiu was a famous master of the previous dynasty. His paintings and calligraphy were both unique. His works are now hard to find. I never thought that Xie Shuyan could find his rare copy. "His calligraphy is unique. His writing is smooth and flowing, and he has his own style. It is also very difficult to imitate."
"Yes." Xie Shuyan nodded. "I have practiced for many years, and I am only 70% similar. It is the charm that is the most difficult to imitate. Sister Hua, do you know about this?"
"I know a little bit. I was lucky enough to see the original works of Master Cheng Qiu. It was as shocking as the legend said. Unfortunately, my handwriting is not good, and it is still far from imitating the master's works." Jiang Ruohua lowered her head slightly, looking a little embarrassed. "Thank you sister for your understanding of Master Cheng Qiu, and your ability to imitate him 70% similar. I am impressed. If you have time in the future, can you show me a few?"
This topic was never snatched up, but she talked about whatever came up naturally. It was not in vain for her to work day and night to make up for her weaknesses. She dared not say that she knew everything, but at least she could talk about a few things. She only talked about these one or two things, and openly showed what she knew.
Xie Shuyan, who knew more, opened up the conversation without stopping, and now it was Jiang Ruoting who couldn't say anything.
Compared to Jiang Ruohua, Jiang Ruoting borrowed the rare book but didn't read anything. She just pretended to like it in order to get closer to Xie Shuyan, but she was not willing to spend so much energy on things that she was not interested in.
When Xie Shuyan excitedly pulled Jiang Ruoting to talk about Master Cheng Qiu, Jiang Ruoting opened her mouth and didn't know how to start for a while.