Chapter 230 Flower Appreciation Banquet 1
Both Cui Ma and Tao Zhi made their living in the palace, and they had mastered the skill of observing people's words and expressions. With just a simple observation and combined with Cui Qingyi's words, they knew who their enemy was today.
The two exchanged glances, and Taozhi stepped forward first: "Don't be angry, Village Master. Just give those who don't know the rules a few words of advice, and don't argue with those who are not worthy."
Hearing this, Cui Qingyi almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
If she dared to give Chen Pingting instructions, she would probably anger the Chen family's eldest daughter to death.
As expected, after hearing Taozhi's words, Chen Pingting's face, which had been smiling like a flower, had fallen, and the look she gave Cui Qingyi and her servants was like a knife.
She curled her lips in disdain, "Humph, it's just luck. I really thought I had transformed into a real phoenix."
Cui Qingyi... Bah, why would she be a good person instead of being a beast?
The beautifully dressed girls in the flower hall looked at Cui Qingyi and Chen Pingting nervously and curiously. Some of them who seldom attended parties and were not familiar with the entanglement between the two had already begun to seek help from people around them.
No one is unwilling to share this kind of gossip with others.
Cui Qingyi didn't care about what others said about her. When she was still in the Chen family, the little troubles she had with the Chen family were just a joke among the young girls and wives. What's more, the situation was different now, and she was not the one who should be upset.
Feeling the obscure gazes cast at her from time to time, Lin Ying silently lowered her head even lower. She had been prepared to face everything when she came here today, so she could barely endure it at this moment.
Cui Qingyi smiled and stroked the dangling gold hairpin in her bun. Her eyes were full of teasing as she looked at Chen Pingting, but her words were directed at Taozhi:
"It seems that the Chen family is indeed very powerful. Even the village chief appointed by His Majesty himself is nothing special in their eyes. Taozhi, you said that next time I submit a memorial to the Empress Dowager to pay my respects, shouldn't I tell her about it? Otherwise, I, the village chief, will die in Qinghe City without knowing how."
Hearing this, Taozhi's face quickly turned stern. She scanned Chen Pingting from head to toe before saying, "Village Master, you must not underestimate yourself. You discovered and presented new grain seeds to the court, and even the Queen Mother and His Majesty agreed and praised you. You really don't need to care about what others think.
Besides, we servants serve you under the order of the Empress Dowager, so no one can harm you under our noses."
Cui Qingyi almost believed it herself.
But it was obvious that after Taozhi said this, the way many people looked at Cui Qingyi changed significantly. Some people looked down on Cui Qingyi's background, but some envied Cui Qingyi's luck, and some admired her courage.
Just then, someone spoke up at the end of the flower hall: "My father said that the new grain variety discovered by the village chief can be planted throughout Dajin. If the trial planting is successful, the lives of the people of Dajin will be much better. At least if there is a famine, so many people will not starve to death."
In today's social atmosphere, noble women generally only focus on the small space in the inner house. Apart from Aunt Qin, this is the first time that Cui Qingyi has seen someone talk openly about the people's livelihood in Dajin.
She looked towards the end and saw a girl she didn't recognize. Judging from her seat, she must be from an ordinary family.
What Cui Qingyi did was absolutely an undisputed good thing. Once someone mentioned it, naturally others would agree with it. Now the topic of everyone in the flower hall turned directly to what potatoes tasted like.
The host, Yao Lin, and her distinguished guest, Chen Pingting, were left aside.
"County Master, what do potatoes taste like? Ever since the imperial court announced the discovery of a new crop, I've been wondering about it."
Cui Qingyi still likes talking to such cute and beautiful girls, and her usual smile has returned to her face: "To put it simply, steamed potatoes have a sandy and sticky texture and are very filling.
A girl like you with a small appetite would be unable to eat anything else after eating just one."
Cui Qingyi's words made the girls cover their mouths shyly. The village chief was not wrong, their appetites were indeed not big.
Cui Qingyi continued, "Of course, there are many ways to eat potatoes, whether fried or boiled. It all depends on what you like."
"Now that the village chief has said this, I can hardly wait any longer."
Although the variety of food nowadays is far less than that of modern times, the upper class has seen everything. People now say this because they are curious about potatoes and also to liven up the atmosphere.
If possible, Cui Qingyi didn't want to ruin a nice flower viewing party, so she said, "Then I have to urge Mr. Nong to farm well and not keep all these beautiful girls waiting."
Cui Qingyi rarely went out when she was in the Chen family in Qinghe City. Although everyone had heard about her and Chen Linan, this was the first time they had actually seen him in person.
I didn't expect that the Dongping Township Master was so approachable. He was calm even in front of his former in-laws. However, the Chen family members who had done something wrong spoke harshly.
We all grew up in this environment, and everyone could see what Yao Lin and Chen Pingting were trying to do just now. They just wanted to intimidate the village chief, but they didn't expect that the village chief was not a pushover either.
Seeing that Cui Qingyi had become the focus of everyone's attention at the banquet held by her own family, Yao Lin was so angry that her eyes widened.
Chen Pingting, on the other hand, sat very steadily, as if the person who had just looked like a black-eyed chicken was not her.
The maidservant beside Aunt Zhao quietly walked in, took the maid's place and stood behind Yao Lin. Whenever she saw her trying to make trouble, she would reach out and hold Yao Lin's shoulders.
Yao Lin was about to throw a tantrum, but when she turned around and saw that it was the people around Aunt Zhao, she immediately lowered her eyes. She had previously used the excuse that she was bored staying in the mansion and wanted to invite the ladies from Qinghe City to come and play with her, so Aunt Zhao spared no effort to arrange it for her.
But today she clearly invited the village chief, but secretly invited the Chen family. Ever since Aunt Zhao knew that Chen Pingting had entered the mansion, she knew that things might be a little bad.
But even though people were sent in a hurry, they still missed part of the excitement.
But now that the person has arrived, Yao Lin knows that she must not do anything out of line, otherwise what awaits her is her own mother's feather duster.
Although Aunt Zhao loved her, she was never soft-hearted when it came to teaching her a lesson. It was only in recent years that she had learned her lesson and was no longer beaten all the time. Now, Yao Lin only felt a dull pain in her buttocks.
But even so, Yao Lin did not regret it. She and Lin Ying had known each other for a long time and knew that Lin Ying had been in love with Chen Linan since she was a child. Now that Cui Qingyi had been appointed as the village chief and had harmed Lin Ying so badly, she naturally had to help her own people.
Little did she know that because of her willful behavior today, she almost uprooted the Yao family's century-old foundation.
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