Chapter 707: The Moon Surrounded by Stars
Tang Bao has the habit of taking a nap. After talking with Xia Siya for a while, he fell asleep unknowingly.
When I woke up, it was already past 3 p.m.
Xia Siya took Tang Bao to the back garden to appreciate the chrysanthemums.
The two of them walked hand in hand, wearing the same dress, like two hibiscus flowers emerging from the water.
Full of vigor and vitality, charming and beautiful.
Pomegranate and Peony followed behind, each carrying a basket.
The basket contained tea, cakes, peanuts, melon seeds, and other snacks.
These were all gifts given to Tangbao by the maids and servants in Yayuan.
Some of them were made by themselves, and some were bought from outside through someone else.
It has to be said that even the master Xia Siya has never been so enthusiastically sought after.
Sure enough, women’s yearning for beauty is unstoppable.
Whenever they met a servant on the road, they would kneel down and salute Tang Bao respectfully.
"Hello, Miss Su..."
"Hello, Miss Su..."
Greetings come one after another.
At the same time, he did not forget to secretly glance at Tang Bao with eager eyes.
While Tang Bao was sleeping, what happened in Yayuan had spread throughout the backyard of the prefectural mansion.
Those beauty creams, freckle-removing creams, acne-removing creams...are good things that cannot be bought even with money.
Tang Bao unknowingly became the most popular guest in the entire mansion.
Tang Bao could naturally feel the eager gazes wherever she went.
"Sister Siya, I feel like I am Tang Monk's flesh." Tang Bao said with emotion.
Xia Siya comforted him, "It's okay. You should have gotten used to it after so many years."
After saying that, he corrected Tang Bao's words.
"You're not Tang Monk's flesh, you're a Bodhisattva who saves the suffering. No, that's not right either, you're a walking lucky star." Xia Siya said with a smile, "Wherever you go, you're destined to be the center of attention."
Tang Bao, the center of attention, smiled.
As guests of the prefectural government, there is no comparison and naturally no gap.
"Miss, these lowly servants are so naive!" Zou Shuqin's maid, Mo Ju, said indignantly, "It's just some small favors! These people are actually flocking to flatter a country girl..."
After hearing what Mo Ju said, Zou Shuqin casually plucked the strings of her zither and said calmly, "Don't talk nonsense. Miss Su is my aunt's goddaughter and is deeply loved by her. It's understandable that these people are trying to please my aunt and pursue Miss Su."
"Miss, you are too kind." Mo Ju said, "That country girl is just the goddaughter of the prefect's wife, but you are her niece."
Mo Ju said this, looked at his young lady's face, and whispered: "Who knows, she may become my daughter-in-law soon."
Zou Shuqin's hand paused and her syllables became disordered.
"Forget it this time, but don't do it again. If you say something like this again, you don't have to serve me anymore!" Zou Shuqin said in a stern voice.
Mo Ju's expression changed, he lowered his head, and said respectfully, "Yes!"
Zou Shuqin placed her hands on the strings and looked at Tang Bao who was holding hands with Xia Siya in the distance.
After a long pause, the voice softly said, "You have been serving me since you were little. I naturally know your loyalty, and I also know that you are speaking up for me. However, my aunt has no intention of marrying me, and my cousin has no interest in me either. Is it that your daughter cannot get married? Do you insist on marrying into the Xia family?"
After Zou Shuqin finished speaking, she withdrew her gaze and lowered her head to play the piano seriously.
A string of clear and melodious piano music flows out...
Mo Ju opened his mouth and thought of what he overheard the lady say to the young lady, and couldn't help feeling a little worried.
When Tang Bao heard the sound of piano coming from afar, she couldn't help but look at Zou Shuqin in the pavilion.
"No wonder there is a word 'qin' in your cousin's name. It turns out that she lives up to her name and plays the piano very well." Tang Bao sighed.
Xia Siya also sighed: "But if you listen to it all day long, you will think it is just noise."
Tang Bao: “…”
"Does your cousin play the piano all day long?" Tang Bao asked.
Xia Siya: "More than that? You can continue to enjoy it tonight."
Tang Bao: "...Oh, that does disturb the people."
The two of them sat at the stone table, one supporting their chin with one hand, and looked towards the pavilion, where there was a dreamlike picture of a beautiful woman playing the piano, shrouded in white gauze.
"You two aren't very good at playing the piano, but you despise others disturbing your peace by playing the piano."
Xia Siming's teasing voice sounded from behind the two of them.
The two sisters turned around.
Xia Siming, dressed in a white Confucian robe, walked towards me with a bright and handsome appearance.
"Second brother."
"Second brother."
They both greeted each other.
Then, Xia Siya said, "Second brother, you are wrong. You can say that my piano skills are not good, but you can't say that about sister Fu Ya."
Xia Siya's face showed a hint of pride: "If you have heard Sister Fu Ya's piano playing, you will definitely not be able to listen to other people playing the piano."
Xia Siming looked at Tang Bao in surprise.
Tang Bao: "...cough cough."
Sister Siya blew it a little too loud.
Tang Bao and a few others were talking and laughing together. In the distance, Zou Shuqin stopped playing the piano and walked over gracefully.
So, the original tea party for two young ladies turned into a tea party for four people.
**
The next day, Su Laowu really came to pay a visit.
Prefect Xia knew that Su Laowu was coming, so he deliberately did not go to the front yamen.
Moreover, he called Su Laowu into the study and secretly told him some useful information about the Autumn Examination.
For example, who is the examiner, what style of article he likes, etc.
Su Laowu benefited a lot.
In the main house, Xia Siya was enthusiastically telling Fu Ya about the travel strategy.
Madam Xia said helplessly, "All she does is play all day long. She doesn't look like a lady from a noble family at all!"
"Mom, I'm not here to have fun. I'm taking my sister Fuya to visit the city." Xia Siya said, "I can't let my sister Fuya stay in the city and not go out."
"If that happens, when we get back to the village, the neighbors will ask Sister Fuya what fun things to do and what delicious food to eat in the capital, and Sister Fuya won't know anything."
"Of course, Aunt Su and Sister Su wouldn't think you've been harsh on Sister Fuya, but the other people in the village might not think so..."
When Xia Siya finished speaking, Madam Xia began to rub the solar plexus.
"Mom says one sentence, and you say ten. It's been so many years, why don't you learn from your sister?"
Mrs. Xia felt depressed when she talked about this.
When I sent my daughter to the Su family, although it was to let her learn more, wasn't it also because I thought that my daughter would become more well-behaved when she was with Tang Bao?
Xia Siya was very dissatisfied after hearing what Mrs. Xia said.
"Mom, I have learned a lot from Sister Fuya over the years."
Xia Siya said this and started counting on her fingers.
"Threading a needle, reciting poetry and playing the zither, picking up a brush to paint, practicing medicine, feeding chickens and pigs, raising geese and ducks..."
"Puff!"
Before Xia Siya finished speaking, Xia Siming, who looked bookish, couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Second brother!" Xia Siya glared, "Are you making fun of me, or your younger sister Fuya?"
Xia Siming immediately looked at Tang Bao and said, "Don't worry, sister Fuya. Second brother definitely doesn't mean to make fun of you."
Tang Bao nodded seriously: "Don't worry, brother, I don't doubt your intentions."
Xia Siming: “…”
Why does it feel...not right?
Xia Siming looked at Tang Baoqing's big, bright eyes and delicate little face, and blushed a little shyly.
Tang Bao: “…”
Second Brother Xia really looks like a grown-up girl.
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