Zheng Xiu led a group of noble ladies out of the flower hall.
When a group of people walked together, those who were close to each other would always walk in twos and threes.
Zheng Xiu was careful and looked for a while, and found that Wang Hanyu was left alone, and there was no noble lady with her.
It made sense, they were all people who cared a lot about their reputation, and they were all in competition today. After Wang Hanyu's amazing poem came out, no one was likely to look down on her and disdain to regard her as an opponent, so naturally they would be too lazy to entertain her.
Wang Hanyu also felt something, and followed at the end of the crowd a little awkwardly.
In fact, she couldn't say it at home before, she was not good at writing, but her mother and elder sister forced her to agree.
She didn't look very old, only about fifteen or sixteen years old, and Zheng Xiu felt a little distressed when she saw her look. A child of this age also needs to save face, and she must have known that she had made a fool of herself and felt ashamed.
The group arrived at the lotus pond in the garden, and the maids had already begun to set up seats in the pavilion.
However, the space in the pavilion in the middle of the lake was limited, and it could only accommodate five or six people at most. If there were more, it would be too cramped.
Zheng Xiu asked the other maids to lead the noble ladies for a walk along the pond, and those who were tired would go to the pavilion to rest, giving them free time. They
felt a little tired after dealing with the nobles and the princess for half a day, and now they could relax. The girls with quieter temperaments gathered in the pavilion to talk, and the more lively ones took the maids to move around freely.
Zheng Xiu had just finished making the arrangements when she turned around and saw a piece of clothing behind a big tree not far from the pond.
She recognized the clothing. It was a water-green round-necked blouse that was newly made for Xue Shao in the mansion today. It was also the clothing she saw him wearing before she left Hao Yetang today.
Zheng Xiu asked the maids to stay and serve, and she left the pavilion and walked behind the tree lightly.
This naughty child also knows how to choose a place. The flower tree grows next to the rockery. The rockery is connected. You can go all the way around from the back to get behind the flower tree. From here you can see the entire pavilion opposite.
Xue Shao was persuading Xue Mian softly, "Let's go back first. My mother told us not to come here. It would be bad if she saw us."
Xue Mian muttered indifferently, "Since we are here, let me take a look. I want to see what my future sister-in-law looks like."
Xue Shao was actually quite curious and wanted to see what his future cousin's wife looked like. But thinking of her mother's instructions, she said, "No, we will be discovered. Come back with me. Anyway, you will see your cousin's wife every day in the mansion."
Zheng Xiu heard clearly that the two had just arrived. She coughed lightly, and the tree behind her immediately became quiet.
She said with a smile, "Don't hide, the corner of A Shao's clothes is exposed."
Then the corner of the clothes was pulled back with a "whoosh".
"Why, you still don't come out? Do you want me to pinch your ears to come out?"
Xue Shao and Xue Mian came out from behind the tree reluctantly.
The two of them hid in such a place, luckily they were seen by Zheng Xiu, if they were seen by others, who knows what they would think of this child.
"Second aunt." Xue Shao called her with a smile.
Zheng Xiu poked his forehead lightly with her finger, "You still have the nerve to laugh, I told you not to come."
"Second aunt, don't blame A Shao, I insisted on dragging him here, if you want to blame someone, just blame me." Xue Shao didn't feel like he had done anything wrong, anyway, in his opinion, the entire Duke of Qing's Mansion was his home. What's wrong with him walking around in his own home.
Since the two of them were already here, it would be against the rules to hide anymore.
Zheng Xiu took one of them in each hand and led them to the pavilion. She smiled and said to the noble ladies, "Don't mind, ladies. The two children at home love to join in the fun. They knew that there were so many guests at home, so they followed them out of curiosity."
Xue Shao and Xue Mian were both eight or nine years old, so there was no need to avoid suspicion.
The noble ladies didn't think there was anything wrong. Instead, they were coaxed into smiling by Xue Mian's sweet call of "beautiful sister".
Soon after, the other noble ladies who went out to enjoy the scenery also came back.
There was no room in the pavilion, and the maids came to announce that the banquet had been set up in the flower hall, so Zheng Xiu asked the maids to lead them there.
Zheng Xiu didn't think about going over, but wanted to send the two children back to the front yard to prevent them from making trouble again.
"Second sister-in-law Xue, please stay. I have something to tell you." Xie Yi walked in and pulled her.
Zheng Xiu paused and asked the two children to wait outside the pavilion.
Xie Yi naturally had something to say. She came here with her sister Xie Ni. Although she knew that her family had a past dispute with the Duke of Qing's Mansion, her sister would probably not be the candidate favored by Princess Guihe, she still accompanied her.
"Miss Xie, please speak frankly."
Xie Yi said, "Second sister-in-law, can you introduce me to Mr. Zou..."
It turned out that she came for Mr. Zou.
The children in front had acted naughty in front of Mr. Zou, and Zheng Xiu was too embarrassed to ask for a meeting again. However, Xie Yi had specially asked, as she and Xue Zhi had known each other since childhood, and it would not be nice to refuse outright.
Zheng Xiu did not think of how to answer for a moment, and Xie Yi did not rush her, but waited quietly by the side.
Just when Zheng Xiu was in trouble, she suddenly heard Xue Shao exclaim -
"A Mian!"
and then there was a splash.
Zheng Xiu's heart skipped a beat, and she looked into the pool, where Xue Mian was struggling in the water!
She could no longer care about anything else, and quickly picked up her skirt and ran out of the pavilion, wanting to run to the place where Xue Shao fell and jump into the water to save him.
The two of them sneaked into the garden without any servants. The maids in the garden had gone to greet the noble ladies. At this time, only Xue Shao, a landlubber, was still jumping on the shore.
Zheng Xiu ran over, but before she reached the shore, a figure had already jumped into the water before her.
Before Zheng Xiu could see who it was, she jumped in too.
She thought she was a good swimmer when she was young, but the man was faster than her and pulled Xue Mian, who was struggling to sink, into his arms.
Zheng Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, and protected him on the side, and together with the man, rescued Xue Mian to shore.
There was a lot of silt in the pool and the shore was also slippery. Zheng Xiu was about to ask someone on the shore to pull her out, but she saw the person next to her effortlessly lifted Xue Mian over his head and brought him to the shore.
Xie Yi also arrived, and together with Xue Shao, she laid Xue Mian flat on the side. The maid beside Xie Yi came to pull Zheng Xiu and the others. Zheng
Xiu was pulled to the shore first, but the one who rescued her used a stone on the shore to push himself up and sit on the shore.
Even in such a situation, Zheng Xiu couldn't help but praise in her heart, "good skills".
Looking closely again, the girl sitting on the shore who was soaked all over was none other than Wang Hanyu!
She was soaked all over, and her thin summer clothes were tightly attached to her body, outlining the girl's curves. Her hair was also messy, and a few strands of hair fell down and stuck to her forehead.
Of course, Zheng Xiu wasn't in much better condition either.
Xue Shao had just drunk a few sips of water and was spitting it out.
They made such a commotion that soon the other maids and servants who were left behind in the garden came rushing over.
Zheng Xiu calmly ordered, "First send Mian Ge'er to Hao Yetang, then go get the doctor, and then go inform the princess. You go ahead and clear the way and clear out all the unrelated people on the way to Hao Yetang, and Miss Wang and I will come over later."
Wang Hanyu looked like a wolf and it was indeed inconvenient for her to see anyone, so Zheng Xiu asked a maid to help her up. After the servants in front cleared the way, the two of them went to Hao Yetang together.
Wang Hanyu was not scared and followed Zheng Xiu all the way. When
they entered Haoye Hall, a maid had come to inform them in advance. Fen Ge and Bai Zhu had come out to meet them.
They brought cloaks with them, and when they saw Zheng Xiu and the others, they put them on first, and then took them to the house.
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