Xuan Ge'er hugged Mrs. Luo's arm and said childishly, "Grandma, I heard that my third brother passed the imperial examination, and I came to congratulate him!"
Ever since Xuan'er lied last time, Mrs. Luo always felt uneasy when she saw the child. So she just patted his head perfunctorily and said, "Your third brother is entertaining guests outside and won't be here for a while. Go play with your sister first and don't disturb Madam Gao."
When Aunt Qiao heard what Old Lady Luo said, her smile froze.
She knew that Mrs. Luo despised her. How could a man born into a legitimate wife look down upon a concubine like her? She had never expected Mrs. Luo to be kind to her. But she had never expected that Mrs. Luo would even despise Xuan Ge'er...
It was almost dark. The day had been busy, and the house was filled with a cacophony of activity. Yi Ning, however, was too idle to watch the turtles in the tank eat fish with Luo Yi Xiu. Gao Xian, unable to play with the two children, spoke to Luo Yi Yu in a subtle and elegant manner, and they got along very well.
After dinner, Gao hadn't left yet, so Old Lady Luo had the maid bring out some Pai Gow. The four of them could just about fill a table. Lin Hairu, who didn't know how to play cards at all, looked at Luo Yining for help.
She now has a blind trust in Yining, as if Yining should know everything.
In her previous life, Yi Ning had been a very upright person, never daring to go beyond the bounds of her grandmother's dislike, so how could she possibly play cards? She was completely clueless, but fortunately, Mrs. Luo had already figured it out and sent Madam Xu to guide Lin Hairu, and the four of them managed to play with some reluctance.
Gao Xian and Luo Yiyu sat next to their mother to look at the cards.
Women from aristocratic families have a lot of free time and are bored, so they rely on these things to pass the time.
The card game had just gone through two rounds when someone came in to say that the third young master was coming.
Gao's spirits trembled, and she hesitated for a moment to play the dominoes she had picked up. She looked up and saw a tall, thin figure approaching. He was very handsome, his steps steady and composed, and his aura was somewhat intimidating.
Yi Ning clearly noticed that Gao Xian's cheeks turned slightly red and she lowered her head slightly the moment she saw Luo Shenyuan.
Gao Xian never expected that this young champion was so handsome.
Mrs. Luo said in turn, "This is Mrs. Gao from the Gao family who lives in the same alley, and this is Miss Gao."
Luo Shenyuan nodded to Mrs. Gao, then looked at Gao Xian and seemed to pause.
Gao Xian said softly, "Hello, Brother Luo." Her beautiful watery eyes were gentle and charming.
As Yi Ning watched the turtle, she thought to herself that her third brother's romantic interests had arrived too quickly. He had his eldest aunt's two maids in front of him, and the Gao family's legitimate daughter behind him. Seeing Madam Gao's satisfied expression, she couldn't wait to make Luo Shenyuan her son-in-law.
As soon as the Gao family mother and daughter sat back down, Xuan Ge'er insisted on pulling Luo Yilian's hand and walked in front of Luo Shenyuan, stretching out his little hand to him: "Third brother, Xuan Ge'er wants to be hugged! Xuan Ge'er wants to be hugged!"
Yi Ning's lips twitched slightly. Xuan Ge'er was spoiled by Aunt Qiao and would never even look at Luo Shenyuan. Would he take the initiative to ask him to hold him now? I'm afraid it was Aunt Qiao's instruction. After all, he was just a child, and Luo Shenyuan couldn't refuse him in person.
Luo Yilian also smiled softly: "Third brother, congratulations to you again this time."
Luo Shenyuan touched Xuan Ge'er's head, smiled and said, "Third brother's hand is not feeling well, so I won't hold you." He looked up and found that the person he was really looking for was half-kneeling on the Luohan bed with Luo Yixiu, looking at a celadon jar on the high table.
He didn't hear anything he wanted to hear, but instead heard a lot of things he didn't want to hear.
Luo Shenyuan walked towards Luo Yining and whispered behind her, "Are these turtles so beautiful that you don't even look at me?"
Yi Ning raised her head. She had naturally been paying attention to Luo Shenyuan. However, with so many people congratulating him, she simply didn't join in the fun.
"Of course the turtle is beautiful," Yining said with a smile. "Before, Wang Yangming carved bamboo, and now Yining carves turtles. What do you think?"
Seeing that she had even brought up the allusion of "fighting bamboo", Luo Shenyuan knocked her on the head. "Stop fighting your turtle. Come out with me."
Yi Ning didn't know what he wanted her to do. When she looked up, she found that everyone in the room was looking at her.
Luo Shenyuan took her hand and led her out.
Gao Xian had only just noticed Yi Ning. She had long heard from her mother that she was the daughter of Mr. Luo's previous wife. She wasn't the current Second Wife's biological daughter, nor was she well-known in Baoding Prefecture. She hadn't paid any attention to her.
The daughter left by the previous wife was so close to the newly appointed Jieyuan? Gao Xian couldn't help but look at Luo Yiyu who was sitting next to her.
Luo Yiyu simply explained: "She is my youngest sister, Luo Yining, my grandmother's favorite." She refused to say anything else.
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