Chapter 2: Miss Zhao is a good tea tea who never takes the initiative to cheat others. ...
After walking a dozen steps out of the Moon Cave Gate, Lan Zhu looked at the second young lady, who was lost in thought, and brought the topic back to her, her face filled with worry. "Young lady, the Madam will definitely not back down, and the Li family has no intention of changing their minds. Is this the final decision?"
Chu Yufu slowed down her pace and after thinking for a moment, she felt that the matter of breaking off the engagement had to start with Mr. Li San.
In the book, Mr. Li San was not very well educated, but he loved to associate with talented women. Less than two months after his marriage, he took in a concubine. If she remembered correctly, the concubine was a Taoist priest who had returned to secular life. Her manners were elegant, like a pure white lotus, and she captivated Mr. Li San.
I just exchanged greetings with him before the banquet and didn't have a chance to chat. It would be a pity to give up like this. No matter what, I have to act stupid in front of him and give it another try.
"To the front yard."
"Go to the front yard? See the Nine Flower Pagoda?"
"Why look at the flower tower? Let's go talk about life with Mr. Li San." Chu Yufu whispered, quickening her pace and walking out of the garden.
The Li family garden was not big, so the two returned along the same route. When they were walking past the golden carp pond and approaching the entrance, they suddenly heard some laughter coming from behind the rockery in front of them.
"Girl, look at these two pots of flowers, they are in full bloom! This is the first time I've seen pink chrysanthemums!"
"The pink one is called Pink Sun Peach, and the white one is called White Jade Pearl Curtain. Both are new varieties from Qingyuan County."
"One is dazzlingly gorgeous, the other pure and innocent. Hehe, do they look like the two girls from the Chu family?"
"Now that you put it that way, there really are some similarities. They're both daughters of the Chu family, so how could the second daughter and the eldest daughter be so different? It's a shame that the eldest daughter Chu is known as the Little Lotus Fairy in the capital, but my younger sister hasn't learned a single bit..."
The first two sentences were still discussing flowers and plants, so why did the second sentence involve her? Chu Yufu looked up.
At the garden entrance, less than five meters behind the rockery, two girls, about sixteen or seventeen, were bending over to admire the flowers. The taller girl wore a pale purple, gold-embellished blouse and a moon-white, orchid-grass folded skirt, looking lazy. The shorter one was dressed like a maid, looking like a master and servant.
Perhaps because there was no one in the garden at the moment, the two people who were talking did not hold back their voices.
"Is this the difference between a legitimate daughter and a concubine's daughter? I just heard that the second young lady was raised by her aunt before..." The maid kept talking in a gossipy tone.
Chu Yufu didn't think anything was wrong, but Lan Zhu behind her was getting anxious. As they kept talking, her face flushed with anger. She muttered, "What do they know? They're just gossiping in broad daylight. Even flowers can't stop them from talking!"
The second young lady’s biological mother’s surname is Wan, and everyone in the mansion calls her Aunt Wan.
A few days after the lady gave birth to the eldest daughter, Old Master Chu fell seriously ill. The old master's greatest wish was to have a grandson, so Concubine Wan was taken in. Unfortunately, Concubine Wan was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to a girl. The old master died without seeing his grandson and passed away with regret.
Mr. Chu felt that Aunt Wan's pregnancy was not going well, so he had been indifferent to the mother and daughter over the years. Aunt Wan also blamed the second daughter for being a virgin and hindering her future, so he treated her well and badly.
Later, Aunt Wan passed away, leaving the Second Young Lady to fend for herself in this vast mansion. Now, she's being treated like a possession by the Madam, traded for her brother's future. It's pitiful enough, but these ignorant people are still coming to talk about her, stabbing her in the heart like a knife!
Chu Yufu tugged at Lan Zhu's sleeve, signaling her not to be angry.
It was just gossip. Who hasn't gossiped with their best friends? It was just unfortunate that she happened to overhear it. However, they were gossiping about the deceased original owner, not her. The knife stabbing her was completely painless.
Chu Yufu thought they looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who they were. Before the banquet began, she accompanied her stepmother to greet each of them, but she didn't pay much attention to them. So she asked in a low voice, "Lanzhu, who is this girl from?"
"It's Zhao Hanyun, the fifth young lady from the Marquis Mingxuan's residence."
Chu Yufu frowned. The hero's fifth sister? Beside the Begonia Gate, Miss Zhao Wu and her servant were chatting animatedly, with no intention of stopping for a moment. Logically, she should have avoided the situation, but there was only one entrance to the garden, and she had urgent business...
After hesitating for only two seconds, she raised her leg and walked out from behind the rockery.
As the delicate and bright pink figure appeared, the little maidservant at Haitang's door suddenly shut up.
"Xier?"
Zhao Hanyun, half-crouching and admiring the flowers, hadn't heard the maid's words for a while, feeling a little strange. She looked up and saw the Second Miss Chu, whom she had just been discussing, walking towards them. She was momentarily bewildered, her face visibly turning from pale to red. She hurried to stand up, but after squatting for so long, she suddenly stood up straight, her vision went black, and she stumbled forward!
"ah!"
"Miss!" The maid named Xier stretched out her hand to pull her, but her reach was empty.
Chu Yufu saw Miss Zhao Wu falling towards her a few steps away. Her eyes flashed slightly, and she quickly jumped forward and put her arms around her. The two of them hugged each other and took several steps back before they managed to steady their bodies. Zhao Hanyun gasped a few times, stood up straight and took a closer look. It was Miss Chu Er who caught her.
Miss Chu Er had her hair in a high bun, but when you looked closer you didn't see she was very tall, with narrow shoulders, a thin waist and a frail figure. When she was bumped into like that, her face turned pale. She was about to speak when she heard the other person speak first.
"Are you okay?"
The girl's voice trembled slightly, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her dark eyes were full of concern.
Zhao Hanyun's eyes were a little complicated. She bit her lip and shook her head: "What about you?"
Miss Chu Er raised her hand and pressed her shoulder. She took a deep breath and looked up with a soft smile: "It's okay, my shoulder seemed to have been bumped, but it's nothing serious."
After saying that, he bowed to her and was about to leave.
Seeing her about to leave, Zhao Hanyun came to his senses and called to her, stumbling, "Wait! Did you hear everything just now?"
The area around the small garden was deserted, and the sound of throwing a stone could be heard from far away. There was no reason why Miss Chu Er couldn't hear it. It was all because she and Xier were too engrossed in chatting that she didn't hear the footsteps. But as soon as she asked the question, she regretted it.
The girl in front of him was stunned at first, then her eyes turned red, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes dimmed, and her lips were bitten white, but she still pretended to be indifferent and said, "Well, I heard it, but you are right, I am indeed not as good as my sister."
"This dress was newly made at the beginning of the year. I think it's fine."
As she spoke, her voice became lower and lower, and her head drooped lower and lower, revealing a slender snow-white neck. A gust of wind blew, and her tender pink dress fluttered up and down, wrapping around her frail figure, making her look even thinner and more pitiful.
As a young lady from a marquis's mansion, Zhao Hanyun was not spoiled, but rather a well-educated and polite lady. The chrysanthemum wine at today's banquet tasted so good that she couldn't help but drink a few more cups. Being drunk and with no one around, she indulged herself in chatting freely with the maid, but she didn't expect to be overheard by the host.
If the Second Miss Chu really stood up and said a few words to her, she would feel at ease instead, and would think that what she said was not wrong. This Second Miss was indeed very different from her sister, and her upbringing and taste were not good enough. But not only did she not care, she also helped her. Otherwise, at that angle just now, she would have hit her face on the ground and got bruised!
Drinking really ruins things!
Zhao Hanyun's heart trembled, and a sense of guilt filled his heart. His lips moved, and after a moment, he took out a handkerchief embroidered with orchids from his bosom and handed it to him: "I drank too much at the banquet just now and said some drunken words. I apologize to you, please don't take it to heart."
"Pink looks great on you. It sets off your fair skin."
Miss Chu Er raised her wet eyes, looked at her for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter. She took the handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes: "Thank you."
Zhao Hanyun heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her smile. "I should thank you. I embroidered this handkerchief and haven't used it yet. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you as an apology."
The handkerchief was not worth much, but it was different when embroidered by oneself. This was a way to give way. Miss Chu nodded and said softly, "Of course I don't mind. Miss Zhao, please forgive me. I have something to do here, so I will go first."
Zhao Hanyun nodded goodbye and watched her walk away with the maid. After they turned the corner and stepped onto the veranda, he said, "Xier, this Second Miss Chu is a little silly, but she has a really good personality."
The little maidservant stopped chattering: "Yes, it seems that Miss Chu is not having a good time either. It's the end of the year, and she said that the clothes she wore at the beginning of the year were new. Mrs. Chu seems to be a kind person. Could it be that she is really mean to her in private..."
Before she could finish her words, she saw the Fifth Lady frowning at her fiercely: "...If you have anything to say, tell me when you get home."
After walking a distance, Chu Yufu took a handkerchief and slowly wiped the wet marks from the corners of her eyes, then couldn't help rubbing her shoulders. Although Miss Zhao Wu was slender, when she got closer she found that she was half a head taller than her. The inertia of the collision was enough to almost make her fall.
Lan Zhu gently supported her arm and asked, "Miss, are you okay?"
Chu Yufu stretched out her fingers and pressed the painful spot a few times. She didn't feel any depression or bulge, and her movement was not restricted. She shook her head.
Lan Zhu felt relieved. Her eyes swept over the embroidered handkerchief held in the girl's hand, and then looked at the red corners of her eyes. She couldn't help but mutter, "Girl, you are too soft-hearted. You deserved it to fall."
Chu Yufu stuffed the handkerchief into her bosom and sighed with a nasal laugh, "That's the fifth young lady from the Marquis of Mingxuan's mansion."
Just as she said she didn't want to offend the protagonist, she was confronted by the protagonist's sister, who was gossiping about her. There was no way to avoid it. This kind of thing was really hard to handle. If she wasn't careful, it would make Miss Zhao Wu lose face. If she took it to heart, it would always be a problem.
She had planned to pretend to fall down and talk to Miss Zhao Wu later, but she didn't expect that the other party had an accident first, and everything became a matter of course.
As for the skill of being able to cry at will, that was something he learned in his previous life.
When she was two years old, her parents died unexpectedly, and she became a left-behind child cared for by her grandparents. When she was seven years old, her grandparents also passed away, and she became an unwanted "little burden", moving from one relative's home to another.
In order to make a living, she often pretends to be pitiful. She can squeeze out two tears by biting her lips hard.
Later she started going to school. There were always people bullying her at school because she had no parents, so she learned how to manage her emotions, showed weakness, retreated to advance, and used softness to overcome hardness, so that her classmates and teachers would stand up for her.
Later, some people called her "Green Tea". Chu Yufu didn't care. What's wrong with Green Tea? After all, only the crying child gets the candy. She was a good tea tea who never took the initiative to cheat others.
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