Chapter 6 Chapter 6 A secret and rebellious thought arose in her heart...
Wu Shunhua was still angry while sitting in the carriage: "You shouldn't have stopped me just now! Xue Tingwan's hand even touched your face!"
Cuiping wrung out her handkerchief silently, then handed it to Wu Jingxun, whispering, "Madam, please wipe your hands quickly."
Wu Jingxun took it and winked at Cuiping. Cuiping pouted and twisted a new handkerchief and handed it to Wu Shunhua: "Second Madam, wipe your hands too."
Who told this second lady to have such a strange personality and not like to bring a maid with her when she goes out?
Wu Shunhua took the wet handkerchief and wiped it roughly, still very angry: "Tell me, what are you afraid of? You are the eldest lady of the Taichangqing family, the wife of the Prince of Pingning, the prince who has not yet married. Why are you afraid of Xue Tingwan?"
The wind, carrying the fragrance of rouge and the sound of pearls, blew in through the lifted corner of the carriage curtain, which seemed to dazzle Wu Jingxun's eyes, and her long eyelashes, which were usually drooping, trembled.
Wu Jingxun remained silent, and Wu Shunhua began to mutter to herself again, "But when you said that... it was quite, quite..."
The beautiful woman with a cold and dignified face lowered her eyebrows, held a small purple clay pot in her bare hands, poured a cup of scented tea, and gently pushed it to Wu Shunhua: "Have some tea." Wu Shunhua hasn't stopped talking since she got on the carriage. Wu Jingxun considerately thought that she must be thirsty.
Wu Shunhua also frowned while drinking tea, and she finally came up with an expression.
"It's quite different from your usual self."
Wu Shunhua never thought that her silly and stupid sister would be quite fearless when encountering problems.
It seems that there is still a little similarity between her blood and mine!
Wu Jingxun just smiled at Wu Shunhua's comment, and clenched his hands quietly under his long sleeves.
No one knew the tension and sudden relief she felt in her heart when she said that.
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After returning to Yuzhaoyuan, the smile on Wu Jingxun's face slowly faded when he saw Madam Tong sitting at the stone table in the courtyard.
"Why did you take so long? Did your heart become wild once you flew away?" Mrs. Tong usually spoke to her daughter in a harsh tone. She looked Wu Jingxun up and down, suddenly stepped forward and tugged at the bright red earring hanging from her white earlobe.
The earlobe is as white as jade, with a little red on it, but it is as red as blood, embellishing the beauty's ear, gorgeous and eye-catching.
Madam Tong looked at Wu Jingxun, who was keeping silent with his eyes downcast and lips pursed, and snorted with a cold smile, "I told you long ago to stay out of contact with that vixen mother and daughter! Look at you, what the hell is that thing you're wearing?! It's out of place, take it off!"
The embroidered soft shoes hidden under the skirt moved back.
Cuiping silently cheered her on, "Madam, please continue your heroic battle with Madam Xue at Yaotai Tower!"
But in the end, Wu Jingxun just quietly took off the earrings and hid them tightly in the palm of his hand.
Madam Tong was not satisfied with this and scolded, "What are you planning to do with such a weird thing? Give it to me!"
Cuiping was so anxious that she wanted to speak up for Wu Jingxun. That was a gift from the Second Lady to the Lady. Why did the Lady want to take it away? Did she want to add it to the betrothal gift for the future Grandmother like she did in the past?
Wu Jingxun gave Cuiping a gentle look to stop her.
Finally, Madam Tong left contentedly, clutching a pair of delicate earrings. Cuiping walked over and wanted to slam the door of Yuzhaoyuan shut, but in the end she held back. She stomped her foot and shut the door, then hurried back to Wu Jingxun: "Madam, why did you ask Madam to take away the goodies again!"
She knew her wife's personality. If she didn't really like it, she would not accept the coral beads given by the second wife.
Wu Jingxun looked at the pear tree in the yard and smiled at her. In his open palms was a pair of blood-red coral beads.
Cuiping was surprised and happy. Didn’t Madam Tong just take it away?
"My lady, where did you learn this trick?"
This was the first time Wu Jingxun did such a thing under Mrs. Tong's nose. She felt a little nervous, and her face turned a little red.
"It's not a magic trick. When I came back, I was thinking that if my mother came back and saw me wearing this coral bead, she would definitely be angry."
Cuiping was puzzled: "Then why didn't you take it down in advance?"
Wu Jingxun forced a twitch of her lips. When she entered the mansion, she saw the people in A Niang's yard secretly staring at them by the flower garden.
She must have been ordered by her mother to stay there, not only to see when she would return home, but also to have the maid tell Madam Tong in detail what she was wearing and what she was carrying.
"It just so happened that when I bought honey and three flowers for you today, I picked out a pair of garnet earrings from a roadside stall. I figured since they're red, like the coral beads, my mother wouldn't notice."
Cuiping and Ziping looked at each other and said with satisfaction: "My wife is getting smarter and smarter!"
They have all learned how to compete with Mrs. Tong in wits and courage!
Cui Ping said happily: "If the lady starts to understand from now on, that would be great! The lady is too partial, saving all the good things for the eldest son, forgetting that you are also her biological daughter——"
Before she could finish her words, Ziping pulled her.
Wu Jingxun looked at the coral bead in his palm and said softly, "Aniang is a very pitiful person."
Poor thing, what's so pitiful about her?
Ziping pulled Cuiping and said, "Speak less."
Wu Jingxun seemed to be in a talkative mood today. Her eyes were a little empty, and her voice was still low and soft: "If even I abandon her, mother..." She probably wouldn't be able to bear it.
A'niang took her and her brother to Jinling to find relatives. Her grandfather did not agree at first, but A'niang insisted on taking her two children to find her husband who had won the third place in the imperial examination. Because she did not dare to disturb the familiar maids for fear that they would stop her, A'niang set off on the journey with her two children and some money.
Although A Niang was born into a merchant family, it was the first time she went out alone, not to mention she was traveling with a pair of young children. It wasn't long before her gold and silver money was coaxed away or stolen in various ways, and her journey was very difficult.
Wu Jingxun has a long memory. Apart from the past events that Mrs. Tong often angrily mentioned to her, fragmented fragments of her journey to find her father often flashed through her mind.
The burning pain in the stomach from not eating for a long time, the raindrops dripping down the hands of the Bodhisattva in the dilapidated temple on a rainy night, and my mother's cold hands and half a soft big steamed bun.
That’s a big steamed bun that even my brother doesn’t have.
Wu Jingxun knew that it was not good for her to think this way, but she couldn't help but feel soft-hearted for this extremely rare preference.
"Let's make some big steamed buns tonight. They will be delicious if you put some pickles in them." At that time, the pickles on the stall seemed to be three cents a plate, but my mother had no money. My brother cried and said the steamed buns were too dry and he couldn't eat them, so my mother had no choice but to take him away.
Cuiping was a little confused. She was just saying that Mrs. Tong was pitiful, but why did she start craving for big steamed buns with pickles now?
But my wife no longer blindly obeys the lady, which is a good thing!
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Soon it was time to go to the banquet hosted by Princess Changyi at Biyou Manor on the outskirts of Jinling City.
Wu Shunhua seemed to be angry because the pair of coral beads she gave her were taken away by Mrs. Tong, and she didn't say anything.
Wu Shunhua crossed his arms in anger, but after a while, he became even angrier!
Why didn’t the wooden Buddha comfort her?
Suddenly, there were some rustling sounds in my ears.
"Shunhua, look."
Wu Shunhua deliberately turned her head slowly and looked over, and saw Wu Jingxun's smiling face as soft as the moon, and the bright red coral beads on her white earlobes.
"I like the things you gave me very much and I won't throw them away."
Humph, you’re smart!
Wu Shunhua was a stubborn person. After taking a look at Wu Jingxun's plain clothes, she showed her usual disdain: "If you know you are my elder sister, you might think I'm bringing out a little nun who's about to become a monk."
Wu Jingxun smiled, and there was a hint of caution hidden in the small dimple on her lips.
Wu Shunhua couldn't stand seeing her sister, the wooden Buddha, being so cowardly!
She took out a set of soft clothes that exuded a faint fragrance from the lotus-grained cabinet inlaid with hundreds of treasures beside her: "Hurry and change!"
There was also a set of dazzling jewelry placed on the small table. In addition to the common earrings, hairpins, and hairpins, there were also necklaces, and gold and silver bracelets.
"Shunhua, you..."
Wu Shunhua snorted softly at Wu Jingxun's hesitant expression. How could she not know Madam Tong's style? She would definitely give her another dull, gray dress and leave.
"Alright, alright, change quickly." Wu Shunhua turned around, paused, and said, "You don't need my help, do you?"
Cui Ping was very excited: "Just let this servant come!"
...Servants follow their masters and are all stupid.
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It is the Huai month, and spring is in full bloom.
Biyou Manor is the imperial manor bestowed by the Empress Dowager to the Princess of Changyi. Its layout and construction are all filled with the atmosphere of the royal family, but because it is located in the mountains, the green tiles, red eaves, red buildings and green pavilions have a unique sense of elegance and remoteness.
Wu Shunhua didn't ask the chattering little girl to help her. She supported herself by the shaft and jumped down. The pearl and jade pendants on her belt jingled, attracting the attention of the girls nearby. She didn't care and just stretched out her hand towards the cart: "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up, I'll help you down."
Wu Er's temper is still so bad. I don't know who she is talking to. Most of the people who came with her in the same car are sisters from the same clan, but she is so rude.
Everyone muttered a few words in their hearts casually, but didn't take it seriously.
A hand that looked softer and softer under the sunlight slowly fell into Wu Shunhua's hand.
Cuiping was very alert. The second lady was always unreliable. She must not throw her wife to the ground. Otherwise, her new clothes and new jewelry would be ruined.
The palm of Wu Shunhua's hand was not as soft and delicate as that of an ordinary lady. There was a layer of calluses at the base of her palm, which was not irritating. However, Wu Jingxun felt it was a bit novel and could not help but touch it gently with her fingertips.
In Cuiping's suddenly widened eyes, she saw Wu Jingxun's suddenly shaking figure.
After Wu Shunhua realized what was happening, she reached out again, the hand she had withdrawn in surprise, and directly put her arm around Wu Jingxun's waist and brought him down. At Cuiping's complaining and dissatisfied eyes, she whispered, "Who told her to touch me suddenly?"
The commotion here had already alarmed some people. Wu Jingxun, who had been in the house for a long time, was still not used to the feeling of being stared at. Hidden under the sleeve of her embroidered magnolia branch, she tugged at Wu Shunhua's stiff hand that had fallen beside her. "Shunhua, let's go in first, so as not to block the people behind us."
She is always so cautious!
Wu Shunhua snorted: "I don't know what you are worried about..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice sounded behind him.
"Even though you came here first, you should still be polite and respectful, right? Your carriage has been parked here for so long, and you didn't even bother to move it. If you miss the banquet, and the princess blames you, can you bear it?"
There is an old saying that goes, "Enemies often meet."
Wu Shunhua wasn't afraid at all. She waved her hand and told the driver to pull the carriage aside. She smiled at the carriage behind her and said, "Hey, Miss Xue, are you healed from your leg problem? Don't complain about the pain here and there at the princess's Biyou Manor. Those who know you would say that you're frail and sick, but you're still attending a banquet because you just love to join in the fun. Those who don't know would think you want to rely on the princess and eat the emperor's food for the rest of your life."
After these words were spoken, everyone's pace slowed down a lot.
Say more, say it louder!
Xue Tingwan was indeed furious. She ignored the maid's dissuasion, lifted the carriage curtain, and confronted Wu Shunhua, "I don't have any special skills like you, Madam Wu, who can go out on the street to perform with whips to support myself. My brother loves me dearly and would never let me go through the hardships of practicing martial arts! Especially seeing you, Madam Wu, behaving so eccentrically... Humph, what kind of girl would act so rudely? Look at your waist, it's thicker than my pillar. How can you have the grace of a girl from a noble family in Jinling?"
Since you can't convince her, she starts talking about the same old things again?
Wu Shunhua rolled up her sleeves and prepared to start working. As soon as she rolled up her sleeves, she was held by that delicate and warm hand again.
"Shunhua." Wu Jingxun shook his head at his sister, took a step forward, and bowed slightly to Xue Tingwan, who was still sitting in the carriage. "Don't blame me, Madam Xue San. Ever since we parted last time, Shunhua has been thinking about you since she returned home."
Xue Tingwan looked disdainful, while Wu Shunhua widened her eyes. It was her that was disgusted by what the Wooden Buddha said!
Wu Jingxun said calmly, "After all, Madam Xue's legs are far from being as strong as a pillar. The slightest movement would cause her pain. Even though we are just passersby, seeing Madam Xue's fragility would make us feel pity. Speaking of which, although Shunhua has a cheerful personality, her body is much healthier than the average person. When I go out with her, I don't have to worry about her suddenly getting hurt and falling on me. As a weak woman, I would never be able to bear it."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who was already moving at a snail's pace suddenly started to think.
What? Did Xue San blackmail them before?
Xue Tingwan was very angry, but the aunt in charge of Biyou Manor had heard the news and came over. She defused the small disturbance with a smile: "Dear guests, please come in."
Xue Tingwan was humiliated again. Wu Shunhua was very happy and walked inside happily holding Wu Jingxun's arm.
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Today's Diary Theatre——
Wu Banban: As long as I muster up the courage, I will find that many things are not difficult (I gave myself a little red flower
Pei Da: What are the popular betrothal gifts for marriages in Jinling City now? I need to check.
Pei Er: Everyone seems very busy. Forget it, let's go climb the wall and go hiking.
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Thanks to my dear wives (urging for more updates) for the nutrient solution irrigated by the little angels, Xiaowan will continue to work hard (clenched a fist as big as the Lion's Head Plus version)
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