The libertine...
Hearing Chen Zhizhou teasing him like this, Gu Qing couldn't help but burst out laughing, then sat aside and muttered under his breath: "Serves you right!"
"Qing'er, tell me, does this count as serving the court and sacrificing my life for the country?" Chen Zhizhou came closer shamelessly, leaned over and whispered in her ear intimately.
His thin lips gently bit her ear...
The numbness and dull pain made Gu Qing furious. She turned around and pinched his waist fiercely: "You're lucky you can say that, shameless!"
Chen Zhizhou seemed to have thick skin and didn't feel the pain at all. He walked out of the bedroom quickly with a smile on his face.
Gu Qing first came to pay his respects to the old lady early in the morning, and then took Cui Ru to the room of Chen's father and mother.
"Last night, the old lady specially called the second and third wives into the house and gave them a severe beating. She said that everything you did today was to bring honor and glory to the Chen family. If anyone brings shame to the Chen family today, the old lady will say that the family rules will punish them!" Cui Ru said, and couldn't help laughing.
Punishment by family rules?
The long brambles, as thick as an arm, would tear the flesh apart if hit by a stick, not to mention -
Gu Qing felt a chill running down her spine just thinking about it. Tsk, it was obvious that the old lady and her mother-in-law were devoting all their energy to her.
She stood outside the gate of the Chen family mansion, smiling and greeting the guests who came into the house.
It was only just past noon when sedan chairs and carriages arrived one after another outside the Chen family's door.
The pomp and ceremony are almost as grand as those during the Chinese New Year holidays.
From a distance, Du Qing saw Gu Qing standing outside the gate of the Chen family mansion wearing a plain linen long gown. She glanced up and down at the dress she was wearing. She remembered that day when Qu Lingling was taught a lesson by her at the Meng family.
Will you use the same trick again today?
"Miss, please think about it carefully. Today's singing and poetry competition was requested by Gu Qing herself. What's more, the Queen Mother also attaches great importance to it. I'm afraid Gu Qing did it on purpose. After all, this is the Chen family. It's not easy for her to change her clothes?" The little maid whispered in Du Qing's ear.
After listening to this, Du Qing also felt that it made a lot of sense. After all, who would be willing to have people step on their feet when hosting a banquet at home?
It's not all about fame and glory.
Today, she just wouldn't let Gu Qing get what she wanted!
"What's a mere purple-gold wolf-hair brush? Look at the handle of this pen of mine. It's made of mutton-fat jade inlaid with the finest black agate and glass. Today, I'll let them have a good look." Du Qing glanced at Gu Qing, who was dressed in plain clothes, with a cold look. She still felt something was wrong, so she ordered the maid to bring out her newly acquired jade pipa.
As Du Qing slowly walked towards the Chen family, before she even entered the yard, there was a constant commotion behind her.
"Is that the purple jade pipa that Miss Du's maid is holding? I heard that red jade is priceless, and purple is even more precious and rare. Purple jade is a rare treasure!"
"Her pipa is made entirely of purple jade!"
"This is really an eye-opener..."
…
Du Qing looked around with a proud look on her face, then she adjusted her hair bun. The pearl hairpins on her head were even more eye-catching...
Gu Qing also followed everyone's gaze and looked at the bun on Du Qing's head, only to see that Du Qing was wearing several cloisonné enamel gold hairpins on her head.
Gold hairpins are common, but what is hard to find is the cloisonné enamel and kingfisher feather technique!
There was a kingfisher no bigger than a fingernail in a golden birdcage on top of the pearl hairpin. It looked lifelike, and as Du Qing took every step, the hairpin also swayed slightly, like a little bird fluttering up and down.
The second hairpin echoes the third one, and it is Butterfly in Love with Flowers.
Gu Qing stood there, staring blankly. She couldn't help but sigh and murmured with some emotion: "How much manpower and financial resources must have been spent on these hairpins..."
Someone shouted loudly not far away, "The princess is here."
Mu Xin got off the carriage happily. She had received a letter from Gu Qingtou earlier, so she was dressed simply when she came today.
It was just a washed gauze skirt with two pearl hairpins on her head.
Even though this pearl hairpin was made in the palace, it was still far inferior to the hairpins on Du Qing's head...
The crowd was moving and people were talking non-stop.
"Miss Du's hairpin is even more exquisite than the one worn by the princess. I wonder which skilled craftsman made it?"
"That's right, Miss Du, please don't—"
Before the man could finish his words, someone in front announced, "The second young lady of the Gu family has arrived!"
Gu Miao, who was sitting in the carriage, was very dissatisfied with the announcement from the servant outside. Every time Gu Qing arrived somewhere, people outside would talk about the young lady of the Gu family, or the eldest lady of the Gu family.
But she...
As long as Gu Qing is alive, she can never be the eldest daughter of the Gu family, and the word "two" will always have to be added before the title of Miss Gu!
Why!
The bead curtain was lifted, and the person who got off the carriage raised his eyes slightly and glanced inadvertently in the direction of the crowd.
Not far ahead stood a group of men, who were the sons of the powerful and influential people that Chen Zhizhou was greeting.
Gu Miao seemed to have anticipated this, and her clothes were different today, at least she was wearing simpler clothes than usual.
but……
Just by looking at the lotus under her feet, Gu Qing could tell that Aunt Liu and the others had put a lot of effort into it.
Before Gu Miao even got closer, everyone smelled a strange fragrance.
The fragrance is somewhat unusual and a bit pungent when you first smell it, but after you smell it, you will feel relaxed and happy, and it also has a calming effect.
How many points are there, addictive?
Gu Qing suddenly raised her eyes and looked towards Gu Miao in a daze: "I wonder what kind of fragrance my sister is wearing today, it smells so good?"
"It's nothing. My mother secretly found a few perfumers to help me make a fragrance for my daughter. If you like it, I'll give some to you when you come home one day." Gu Miao responded generously.
"What kind of incense is that, Miss? It smells like gardenia, but it's not—"
"This incense must be expensive. Where did the Second Miss find the perfumer? Don't hide it. We are sisters."
…
After Gu Miao left, Gu Qing subconsciously raised her hand to cover her nose.
There must be something wrong with this incense!
Women and men cannot sit at the same table.
So they sat on both sides of the water pavilion.
People entered the house and slowly took their seats, looking around in a daze.
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