Chapter 285 Spring Banquet
In March, new branches sprouted, and the Imperial Garden was completely renewed.
The ladies from the palace haven't arrived yet, but the young ladies who wanted to meet potential partners today had already been brought over by their mothers.
As soon as Qiuqiu stepped into the palace, she was drawn in by the sweet scent of face powder. Looking around, she thought the familiar ladies looked even more beautiful today.
She spotted Sister Feng from the family of the Minister of Rites waving at her, and with a quick step of her short legs, she was about to run towards her.
With lightning speed, Su Yunyi grabbed Qiuqiu's collar and forcibly dragged her back to his side. He pinched Qiuqiu's round little face and asked helplessly, "Where are you going?"
With so many people around today, we absolutely cannot afford to make any mistakes.
"You'd better stay by my side today."
Chiu Chiu isn't stupid, so of course she didn't want to. Her brother is a boy, and if she went to a boy's place, she wouldn't like listening to their refined, literary way of speaking.
But it's different for girls!
The girls would huddle together and whisper, discussing how beautiful the Zhang family's rouge was, how fragrant the Wang family's floral water was, and they would also feed Qiuqiu delicious treats.
[I don't want to be with a stiff, unappetizing guy! Ahhh, wait for me, miss!]
Chirp's desperate struggles took on a different meaning in the eyes of her older sisters. Chirp thought she was working hard for the mutual attraction between her and her sisters, but the other side saw it differently...
"Aww, this is so sweet."
"Lord Su is not only exceptionally talented in literature, but also very kind-hearted. Look how much he cares for his sister."
"He was so gentle when he held Chuchu, I just don't know..."
The girls covered their faces with handkerchiefs and giggled, but their eyes never left the scene.
Su Yunyi is handsome, and his gentle temperament is most attractive to girls. The prerequisite is that this girl can't be his clueless younger sister.
From an angle unseen by the ladies, Su Yunyi's face was contorted with pain by Qiu Qiu.
Chiu Chiu gripped the ground firmly with both feet, stuck her butt out, and pushed backward, while placing all her weight on... her second brother's incomparably handsome face.
"Ugh... Su, Qiuqiu! You... let go of me!"
This little chubby brat is really audacious! I'll beat her until she cries later!
Chiu Chiu caught sight of the girl smiling and "inviting" her, and stubbornly tried to run away: "Let go."
No one can stop me from loving my girlfriends.
It's just a blind date, she's fine with it!
If all else fails, she can protect the young lady. There are so many scumbags here; what if they all sneak in?
Let go! Let go!
Now that Qiuqiu is completely unreliable, Su Yunyi really doesn't dare to let her go easily. If nothing unexpected happens, Qiuqiu will definitely cause some trouble.
"What are you doing?"
A green hem of a dress came into the siblings' view. Qiuqiu followed the hem of the dress and her gaze moved upwards until it landed on the man's face.
Her face flushed red, and she suddenly let go of her grip and stood up, awkwardly straightening her clothes: "Brother Xunyuan, you look great!"
Losing his balance, Su Yunyi leaned back and sat on the ground.
He Xunyuan didn't understand what new trick the brother and sister were playing, and shook his head helplessly, "You two have such a good relationship."
He was starting to miss his family.
He extended his hand to Su Yunyi, who grabbed his wrist and used it to stand up. Su Yunyi quickly glanced around to make sure no one had noticed his disheveled state before feeling relieved.
Qiuqiu's gaze fell on He Xunyuan's wrist, and she felt a pang of regret. [A miscalculation.]
[Would he have hugged me if I had stood up a little later?]
Su Yunyi: "..."
"Never mind, go play with your sisters."
He felt that it was not very friendly for his brothers for Chiu Chiu to go with him.
Chiu Chiu immediately demonstrated to him what it means to invite a god but not to send him away!
She clung to He Xunyuan's leg like a koala, "Brother Xunyuan~"
The extremely obsequious voice gave He Xunyuan goosebumps all over. He rubbed his arms and dragged Qiuqiu, who was hanging on his leg, back to Su Yunyi's side: "I didn't expect you to come."
Su Yunyi raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you come too?"
"To see Gao Wenyan make a fool of himself?"
Su Yunyi remained silent, which made He Xunyuan think he was tacitly agreeing. He couldn't very well tell him that he was forced, could he? That would be too embarrassing.
Let's just go with the flow.
Unmarried women are relatively reserved, their eyes gleaming with affection, glancing out through the gaps in their embroidered handkerchiefs. But their mothers are a different story. The wives of officials are not only choosing sons-in-law, but also, and perhaps more importantly, future pillars of their families!
What if being too reserved leads to a good young man being chosen by someone else?
Although Gao Wenyan was favored by both the princess and the general's mansion, there were still others who were interested!
The second son of the Marquis of Wenyang, with the Marquis's family backing him up and himself being the top scholar in the imperial examination, has a bright future ahead of him!
Or perhaps it's He Xunyuan, who stands next to him. Although his background is somewhat less privileged, he is still considered one of the best among this generation of young people.
And then there's Young Master Zhao, Young Master Fang...
Regardless of the Empress's motives for hosting the Spring Banquet, as long as their own families benefited, that was all that mattered. For a moment, the ladies of the court looked around furiously, frantically searching through the crowd.
Su Yunyi, in particular, looked like he was being stared through two gaping holes.
He pinched Qiuqiu's face, furious: "It's all your fault!"
Chuchu grabbed the other's mischievous hand, glaring at him like a big-eyed frog. "Isn't it good that I found you a wife?"
Su Yunyi felt that Qiuqiu was like an aunt urging someone to get married. Was this something she should be worrying about?
"Stop your lustful thoughts. This is a partner for others to find, not a sister for you to pick out." He warned Qiuqiu coolly. Why doesn't anyone arrest this little lecher?
Chiu Chiu stomped her feet, hating her good-for-nothing brother: "Here you go."
He Xunyuan, always eager for a good show, smiled broadly and said, "You siblings have such a good relationship."
Don't think that just because she's young she can't hear the sarcasm in Xun Yuan's voice. Qiu Qiu gave him an even brighter smile: "Here you go too."
Chirp, Master of Balance: I'll make sure everyone gets a wife!
He Xunyuan: "When Que'er said your sister had that expression, she must have been thinking of some bad idea again."
Su Yunyi sighed, "It'll be better once you get to know each other better."
He Xunyuan was shocked: "Why would I be familiar with her?"
Su Yunyi looked at him with a profound and inscrutable expression. Outsiders still didn't quite understand Qiuqiu. This little brat Qiuqiu only cared about looks; in the capital, anyone with even a modicum of beauty, regardless of gender, was practically begging to be called Qiuqiu. He wondered what magical power she possessed that made everyone like her.
He was just about to give He Xunyuan a hint when he turned around and found that Qiuqiu had suddenly grown taller?
No, they're already hugging?
Chiu Chiu flashed her tiny white teeth, waved to her second brother, and said, "Let's go!"
Su Yunyi slapped his forehead: It's ruined!
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