Then he turned around and walked away. When he passed by Xie Xiulin, he deliberately stepped hard on the hairpin.
Xie Xiulin lowered her head, looking at the crushed hairpin on the ground, tears rolling down her cheeks.
Wanruo gently held her hand: "Don't be sad."
Xie Xiulin couldn't stop crying: "Sister Wanruo, I, I didn't mean to seduce men..."
Wanruo took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears. "I know, Xiulin, don't take those harsh words to heart. This Spring Festival banquet is originally a blind date banquet. Which girl doesn't dress up carefully to come? What's your fault?"
Xie Xiulin sobbed, "Yes, I'm just a venting tantrum anyway. Fourth Sister can humiliate me however she wants. I'm a bastard girl, and I'm not favored. How can I compare with her?"
Xie Xiulin was also from the third house, but she was born out of wedlock. Her mother was originally a maid in the third master's house, so she was often ridiculed by Xie Xiuyun.
Wanruo pursed her lips, not knowing how to comfort him. Her own situation was not much better.
But she has always been cautious and never tries to attract attention. Even on this day, when she had other plans, she still dressed simply as usual, only paying a little attention to the details, so that no one could find fault with her.
However, Xie Xiulin wore a tailored skirt that day and dressed up carefully, which accidentally put her in the wrong spot.
Xie Xiulin held Wanruo's hand tightly, with some hope in her eyes: "Sister Wanruo, I often think, it would be great if I could get married. Everyone says that getting married is a woman's second life. If, if I can marry well..."
Wanruo curled her lips and carefully wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief. "If you get married, people will only remember you as a daughter of the Xie family. You won't have to endure the bullying of the Third Madam and Xie Xiuyun anymore. Your future life will definitely be better than it is now."
Hope ignited in Xie Xiulin's eyes, and he nodded happily: "Yes!"
Wanruo walked to the peach tree, picked two peach blossoms, and pinned them in her hair. "Although the embroidered flower you pinned there is exquisite, it is not as eye-catching as a real flower. Wear this instead."
Xie Xiulin, with tears still in her eyes, nodded happily: "Sister Wanruo, you are so kind."
Wanruo smiled.
Xie Xiulin became happy and whispered, "Many young men from wealthy families will be attending the banquet today. If I can find a suitable husband for them, wouldn't that be perfect?"
"With my background, how can I be worthy of a member of the Yu family?"
No matter how bad Xie Xiulin is, he is still surnamed Xie. The Xie family is the head of a century-old family. It may not be difficult for him to fight for the marriage of a child of the Xie family.
As an orphan, she still has some self-awareness.
"You're so pretty, what if a girl from a wealthy family really falls in love with you?"
Wanruo smiled and shook her head slightly.
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard voices coming from deep in the peach forest.
Xie Xiulin looked out and saw a group of students wearing blue shirts looming in the peach forest.
She quickly pulled Wanruo aside and lowered her voice to avoid them, saying, "I just remembered that my uncle's students will be attending the Spring Banquet tomorrow. They are all candidates taking the imperial examinations. Let's not run into them. If someone sees us, it will ruin our reputation."
Wan Ruo was stunned: "Ruined reputation?"
Xie Xiulin frowned slightly. "These candidates all come from humble backgrounds. They only studied at the Lu Academy run by my uncle's father. Not to mention the fact that they might not pass the imperial examination, even if they did pass by luck, their families would be destitute and they would have to endure countless years of hardship."
The girl from the Xie family naturally looked down upon such a poor scholar.
But Wanruo was staring at the crowd in the peach forest, lost in thought.
"Let's go, let's go to the banquet in front. The guests should have arrived by now!" Xie Xiulin pulled Wanruo and was about to leave.
Wanruo stopped and said, "I just remembered that I forgot to deliver the medicinal meal I made for the old lady. Why don't you go first?"
Xie Xiulin had no choice but to nod: "Then come quickly, I'll wait for you at the banquet!"
"Um."
At this time, at the banquet, Xie Xiuyun was diligently chatting with the third wife and the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang.
A little maid came hurriedly over, she took a look, and then quietly moved away.
"Is everything arranged?" she asked in a low voice.
The little maid nodded: "Everything has been arranged, and Master Yuan has arrived."
"Then let's do as planned and lure Xu Wanruo over first."
"yes."
The little maid retreated with her head lowered.
There was a glint of malice in Xie Xiuyun's eyes. If things could be done one day, then the bitch Xu Wanruo wouldn't be completely useless. She had been eating and drinking at the Xie family's expense for so long, and it was time for her to give something in return.
Having a dog will also repay the favor!
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