In the hall, Xie Qingyao was drinking tea when her eyes suddenly fell on the girl in the corner.
The woman was wearing a plain silk dress, with lowered brows and a pleasant look, and she had a rather pitiful temperament.
Xie Qingyao raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who is that girl?"
The eldest aunt was straightforward. Seeing that she had noticed, she introduced her, "Her name is Gu Qingyuan. She is the daughter of the Gu family in Nanping and the granddaughter of my mother's niece."
"She came to Runan to visit her relatives right after she came of age. My mother must have been thinking about getting married, so she kept her at the Xie family for almost half a year."
Xie Qingyao said indifferently, "It turns out to be my cousin."
When she reached the age of marriage, she came to visit her relatives... She was a thoughtful person.
Second Aunt waved towards Gu Qingyuan, "Qingyuan, come here, don't be shy, say hello to your cousin Qingyao."
Gu Qingyuan bit her lip in surprise, with joy in her eyes.
She slowly stood up and came over, looking at Xie Qingyao, and said softly, "Qingyuan greets cousin Qingyao."
Xie Qingyao saw that she had her head slightly lowered and her posture was very humble.
Her intuition told her that this person had similar traits to Qin Yurong.
Xie Qingyao remained expressionless and nodded slightly, "Hello, cousin Qingyuan."
Gu Qingyuan hesitated for a moment and then sat down. She didn't talk much and mostly just listened.
But her eyes always fell on Xie Qingyao, intentionally or unintentionally.
Xie Qingyao was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with pearls and emeralds around her, looking so rich and luxurious that it was eye-catching.
The bracelet on her hand was shining with gold and inlaid with various gems, and was priceless.
Gu Qingyuan raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, feeling a little unbalanced uncontrollably.
Under the windowsill, two little people stood on tiptoe, blinking their big black eyes and looking into the house.
"She's so pretty, where is she from?"
"I heard from my mother that she is my aunt who came from the capital."
"Oh, then we have a new aunt."
Xie Qingyao heard some murmurings and turned around to see two pink faces.
The two children were shocked because they were discovered, and then they seemed embarrassed.
Xie Qingyao smiled and said, "Come in."
Two children, a boy and a girl, came over hand in hand. The boy was older, about eight years old, and the girl was about five or six years old, with pigtails and a small gold locket around her neck.
"Are you a fairy?" the girl asked innocently, her eyes sparkling, while tilting her head.
"You are the most beautiful person I have ever seen."
No one doesn't like to be praised, and Xie Qingyao is no exception.
Especially the soft and tender girls who gave sincere praise, with a trace of saliva hanging from the corners of their pink lips.
She knew she was beautiful.
Not really, not to the point of drooling!
Xie Qingyao reached out and touched the little girl's head, her soft eyes and eyebrows showing a smile.
"This little mouth is so sweet, just like it's covered with honey."
When the boy saw Xie Qingyao touching his sister's head but not his, he also moved over and said crisply, "Mine is sweet too!"
The women around him burst into laughter and were extremely happy.
Look, kids are just fun.
Third aunt introduced two children to Xie Qingyao. "Brother Yu is your eldest cousin's son. His name is Xie Junyu. Jun means handsome and talented, and Yu means embracing and holding jade."
"My sister is your second cousin's daughter, Xie You'er, the You of Youran."
Xie Qingyao touched Xie Junyu's head and said, "Then call me fairy."
Xie Junyu was a little shy, but soon relaxed, "Little fairy."
Xie You'er was much more proactive than him. She was young and had no scruples. She grabbed Xie Qingyao's sleeve and called out to her again and again.
"Fairy fairy fairy."
"Auntie is a fairy!"
Xie Qingyao is their cousin.
Xie Junyu didn't expect that his sister, who always disliked strangers, would be so clingy.
Very brave.
He was a little anxious, so he followed suit and shouted even louder than Xie Youer.
Everyone was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Xie Qingyao's smile deepened, and she felt embarrassed.
After a moment, she took out her purse from her pocket and took out a handful of gold beans and gave them to Yuger and Youer.
"Use it to buy candy."
Gu Qingyuan's eyes changed in an instant.
The women were also a little surprised. These were not small change, but gold beans.
He just gave away a handful of gold beans.
One golden bean was worth eight taels of silver. Xie Qingyao gave a handful to each of the two children, which came to two hundred taels for each of them.
Big deal!
It can be seen that Xie Qingyao really likes these nephews and nieces.
Gu Qingyuan sat quietly by the side, rubbing her fingertips hard on the cup lid.
She pursed her lips and after a while whispered to the person next to her, her voice as thin as a mosquito.
"Cousin Qingyao is so generous."
"Thank you, auntie." Xie Junyu and Xie Youer ran out happily with the golden beans in their sleeves.
Their mother quickly chased after them, lest the two little fools mistake the golden beans for toys and drop them somewhere else.
After a while, Xie Junyu and Xie Youer came over each with a plate of pastries to give to Xie Qingyao.
"Oh, these two little guys are really good at showing off. They really like you."
"Dragon Beard Pastry, Date Paste Yam Cake, and Cloud Cake are all freshly made in the kitchen today. Qingyao, try them and see if they suit your taste." The aunt said warmly.
Xie Qingyao picked up a piece of dragon beard pastry, took a small bite, and her eyes lit up.
"tasty."
"It's soft when you put it in your mouth, and has a sweet aftertaste. The Xie family's chef's cooking skills are even better than the chef in the Marquis' Mansion."
Xie Qingyao praised generously.
The eldest aunt laughed heartily and said, "That's great! When you return to the capital, you can take the cook back with you."
My aunt always says whatever she thinks and never beats around the bush. It's very comfortable to chat with such a person.
Xie Qingyao found that most of the women in the Xie family were pure-hearted and easy to get along with.
Soon, the third aunt was going to take Xie Qingyao to the courtyard where she would live.
Gu Qingyuan looked at her departing back and lowered her head slightly.
"Cousin Qingyao is truly blessed. She has such a good family background and married a wonderful husband like the Marquis of Anguo..."
When he read the three words "Marquis of Anguo", he chewed them slowly between his lips and teeth.
It made me blush and my heart beat fast.
Recalling when Marquis Anguo came in, others might not have noticed it, but she saw it the first time.
That handsome face and upright figure like a pine tree are so imposing!
Her breathing stopped and her heart was in turmoil.
How could there be a man in the world who is so handsome and so majestic?
Then she heard it again. It turned out to be Marquis Anguo, Xie Qingyao's husband.
It felt like I lost something in an instant.
Happiness just passed by me like that.
No, that's not the case.
Gu Qingyuan remembered that her mother often told her that if a woman wanted to have a good future, she had to fight for herself.
Hope appeared in her eyes.
A bold idea popped into my mind.
Maybe she should fight for herself so that her life will not be in vain.
Gu Qingyuan stood up and left the hall.
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