Hearing this, Gu Yuanniang smiled slightly and climbed onto Xu Qingshan's shoulders. The two held hands tightly and did not dare to let go.
But Xu Miaomiao downstairs was suffering a lot. Every move she made had to follow the requirements of Nanny Chang, which really tortured her a lot.
After three whole days, Xu Miaomiao suddenly became a lot thinner.
Song Wu Shao felt a little distressed when he saw her like that. He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in Xu Miaomiao's bowl. He said softly, "Since you have been so tired these past few days, why don't you go to that flower arrangement fair? There are only some idle young ladies there with nothing to do. You are not interested in this, so it would be boring if you went there."
Xu Miaomiao sighed helplessly. Every word Song Wushao said touched her heart, but she still shook her head firmly: "No, I have to go."
Xu Miaomiao immediately said, "First, I have already promised them. Second, Princess Jiahe came here to seek peace. If I don't agree, they will accuse me of being ungrateful. How can my department store survive in the capital? If I want to run this store well, I will inevitably have to curry favor with these dignitaries. Although I don't like it, I have to do it."
Song Wu Shao remained silent.
Xu Miaomiao seemed to remember something, and immediately looked at Song Wushao and said, "The Minister of Rites didn't cause you any trouble, did he?"
Song Wu Shao tilted his head in confusion when she asked him this. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Although he is my superior, why is he causing trouble for me?"
Xu Miaomiao smiled awkwardly: "I seem to have caused you trouble again."
Song Wu Shao smiled slightly, touched Xu Miaomiao's furry head, and said, "Don't say that you are the one who caused the trouble. Even if you punched a hole in the sky, I can fix it."
Xu Miaomiao slowly spoke, "It was at the horse race a few days ago. I offended his daughter Xu Xiang, and there was some unpleasantness between the two of us. Now that you have become the Minister of Rites, I am afraid that they will cause trouble for you."
"Don't worry!" Song Wushao comforted Xu Miaomiao and said, "Minister Li is an upright person. Although his daughter is a little arrogant, he will never embarrass me because of the conflicts in his daughter's family."
"That's good." Xu Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief. These days, because she had been tortured by Nanny Chang, Xu Miaomiao had eaten more than usual, but her figure was still obviously thinner. After enduring day after day, she finally waited for the flower arranging collection.
Xu Miaomiao picked out a set of pink clothes and decorated herself in front of the mirror.
Song Weiwei, who was standing by, fixed her hair for her. Seeing her excited look, she was a little puzzled: "Don't you hate this kind of banquet the most? Why are you so excited today?"
"You don't understand." Xu Miaomiao looked at him and said, "After today, Nanny Chang will return to the palace, and the torture on me will end here."
Xu Miaomiao smiled with satisfaction, as if the day of victory was calling her and she would no longer have to follow the rules.
Song Weiwei felt the same way, so she combed her hair, fixed her clothes, and sent her out the door.
When today's flower arrangement collection is over, the department store can open as usual.
Gu Yuan's mother nodded softly. Qingshan's health has almost recovered and he has returned to the Xu family.
"Miao Miao, you don't have to be distracted by this anymore."
Xu Miaomiao nodded to Gu Yuanniang, turned around and got on the carriage.
The location of this flower arrangement gathering is at the Song Mansion, and this is Xu Miaomiao’s first time to visit the Song Mansion.
This time, Song Zhijin was not as careless as she was last time at the Jockey Club, and specially prepared an invitation for him.
Xu Miaomiao took the invitation and walked in smoothly. However, the noble ladies in the capital had all heard of Xu Miaomiao, and when they saw her, they were as ferocious as the snakes and scorpions. They shook their handkerchiefs in disgust, stood far away, and whispered about this peasant woman who came from the countryside.
Only Jiang Wenyu, perhaps because Xu Miaomiao had saved her, became much closer to Xu Miaomiao, and when she saw her coming she took the initiative to come forward and say hello.
"Ms. Xu didn't expect to meet you at today's flower arrangement collection."
Xu Miaomiao bowed slightly to the girl in front of him, looked at her and said, "I am here because of Madam Song's invitation. I haven't seen you for a few days, but you look much better."
"Thanks to Madam Xu, if it weren't for you, my hand would have been ulcerated and swollen."
Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly as a response to Jiang Wenyu.
"Madam Xu, you are here."
Song Weiwei seemed to have a radar for her; she could accurately find Xu Miaomiao wherever she was standing.
When she saw Xu Miaomiao, Song Zhijin was a little excited and walked over shaking her high ponytail.
"Madam Song, you don't know when this flower arrangement gathering will start?"
"It's about to start. You and Jiahe must work hard today and strive to be the first."
When Xu Miaomiao heard this, she shook her head in confusion: "Are you not going to participate, Madam Song?"
"I've been wild since I was little. I grew up in the military, so I'm a bit of a tomboy. I don't like this kind of girly stuff. I'll just stand by and cheer you on!"
Xu Miaomiao was speechless when she heard this. This Song Zhijin was really interesting. She didn't like attending this kind of banquet, but she insisted on inviting her. In the final analysis, did she want to see her make a fool of herself in the flower arrangement collection, or did she really want her to broaden her horizons?
Xu Miaomiao didn't think deeply about it.
Although the ladies who came this time were all younger ladies in the capital, the one in charge was Song Zhijin's mother, Madam Song.
"This Madam Song is unacceptable. She is not Song Zhijin's biological mother, but her stepmother."
Jiang Wenyu, who was standing next to her, whispered in Xu Miaomiao's ear.
Xu Miaomiao felt a little confused when she heard this. After all, she had just been watching the scene of Song Zhijin and Mrs. Song, a loving mother and a filial son, and she couldn't see the stepmother in this life at all.
Seeing her so surprised, Jiang Wenyu lowered her voice again and whispered in Xu Miaomiao's ear: "You don't know, this Madam Song is actually the sister of Jiang Wenyu's mother. Who knows what means she used to get to the top, and Jiang Wenyu's biological mother has been crazy for a long time and has been locked up in the abandoned house of the general's mansion. It's really pitiful."
"If that's the case, then Song Zhijin must still have a grudge against this Madam Song. Why are they still..."
Xu Miaomiao was about to speak but stopped herself. When she looked over, she saw a picture of a loving mother and a filial son. Seeing this, Jiang Wenyu pulled Xu Miaomiao's sleeve, and the two of them moved closer. Jiang Wenyu lowered her voice and said, "You don't know this. Madam Song is the legitimate daughter. The previous one was a concubine's daughter, so naturally she didn't have any status. Later, Song Zhijin was adopted by her, and she became a legitimate daughter. That's why she has the wealth and glory she has today. Of course, she has to thank this madam and remember her kindness all the time. Otherwise, everything she has gained today would have vanished into thin air."
Xu Miaomiao was a little confused when she heard this.
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