Yining hadn't realized that this dignified and serious aunt was also capable of gossiping. Of course, the tourmaline necklace was indeed expensive, and Chen couldn't argue with her child, so she could only bear the pain herself.
As they walked, Luo Yixiu said to her, "My mother often complains about Second Aunt. She says she's vulgar and philistine, and that she makes noises when she drinks her soup, which disturbs her. There was also one time when Second Aunt wore a huge gold ring with a ruby, and my mother endured it for a long time without saying anything."
Yi Ning said, "Mother is just a bit straightforward."
As they talked, they had already reached the back hill. Indeed, pale pink buds had already blossomed there, a truly beautiful sight. A few young girls were plucking lotus leaves by the lotus pond, and when they saw him, they bowed in greeting.
Seeing that they were holding a large handful of lotus leaves and pink and white buds, Yi Ning asked them to stand up. Luo Yixiu casually asked them, "Which room are you from? What are you doing picking these?"
The maids looked at each other, and one of them, whose face was as delicate as a pear blossom, said, "Fifth Miss, we were assigned by the eldest wife to serve the second young master Cheng. The wife said that ordinary flowers are vulgar, so she asked us to pick some lotus flowers and put them in the second young master Cheng's study."
Luo Yixiu said "oh". She was not very interested in Mr. Cheng's affairs, so she asked the maids to quickly deliver it to Mr. Cheng.
Yining stopped them and asked, "If you want to plant lotus flowers, just pick the lotus flowers. Why are you picking so many lotus leaves?"
The girl continued, "These lotus leaves were requested by the Fourth Miss. We don't know what they are for. She seemed to say that soaking dried lotus leaves in water and drinking it can clear away heat. So we have to send these lotus leaves to the Fourth Miss."
Yi Ning felt an inexplicable strange sensation. The maids withdrew. She and Luo Yixiu sat on the corridor railing. Luo Yixiu saw the beautiful lotus flowers and wanted to pick some to take back to her study. Yi Ning let her go, and she lazily leaned on the railing to bask in the sun.
Xuezhi smiled and said, "You haven't been as active as before since you got sick. How about I go pick some lotus flowers for you to put in your study?"
Yi Ning waved her hands. She wasn't a little girl anymore, so how could she love flowers so much...
Thinking of this, Yining seemed to understand something and sat up straight.
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