Chapter 117, Good Brother
The girls all went out to play together one after another, and the room suddenly became much quieter. The ladies of each family talked about their own interesting experiences, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
Daohua and Zhou Jingwan sat at the bottom, drinking tea quietly.
"This tea is not as delicious as your scented tea!" Zhou Jingwan took a sip and put it down with some disgust.
Daohua thought to herself, of course it tastes good. In order to make the Yan family look better in front of other families, the tea she used to entertain people was all grown in the space.
"Nothing is convenient on this mountain, so just drink if you have something to drink." She was really thirsty after climbing for so long. After finishing the cup in her hand, she asked the maid serving beside her to refill her cup.
Zhou Jingwan curled her lips and didn't move.
Since she was a child, she has become very picky about food and cannot easily eat ordinary things.
Just then, she saw the maidservant beside her mother walked in quickly and looked at them as she passed by them.
Zhou Jingwan was bored and her eyes were following the maid. Soon, she saw the maid leaning sideways and whispering a few words in her mother's ear.
After hearing what the maid said, Madam Zhou smiled and said, "Some children from good families are also resting at the temple. They wanted to come over to pay their respects. It's a good opportunity for everyone to take a look. They're all good kids."
As he said this, he smiled and looked at Madam Li: "Your family has two brothers in the mountains, and they are here too."
Mrs. Li's expression changed. She knew that they were talking about Wen Kai and Wen Tao.
She had only seen Wen Xiu before and not these two, so she guessed that something like this would happen.
No matter what, since she, the elder, has come, the two younger ones have to come and pay their respects.
Soon, a maid came in with six or seven teenagers in their teens.
The first one was Dong Yuanxuan, the son of the governor, followed by Su Hongxin, the son of the councilor, then Wu Hongda, the son of the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and finally the two brothers of the Yan family.
Zhou Chengye had met the ladies of each family before, and this time he was just accompanying the others, acting as a guide.
"My nephew pays his respects to Aunt Zhou and greets all the ladies!" Several young men bowed to the ladies present.
Mrs. Zhou quickly called everyone over and eagerly introduced several young men to each family.
All of a sudden, the ladies of each family started praising each other as if they were free.
Mrs. Li sat aside, always keeping a decent smile on her face, and looked at the brothers Wenkai and Wentao with satisfaction as they calmly dealt with the ladies of various families.
I sighed in my heart. It had only been a short time since they went to Wangyue Academy, but they had already become very tactful in their interactions with others. They were completely different from how they were at home.
Even now, even when standing in front of the young master of aristocratic family, although she is still a little less thoughtful and tactful, she is not too inferior to him.
Below, Daohua and Zhou Jingwan couldn't help laughing as they watched their brother being criticized by the ladies of various families.
"Let me tell you, the reason these ladies are so enthusiastic is because they are looking for their future sons-in-law!" Zhou Jingwan said in a low voice.
Daohua complained in her heart, "God damn the ancient times, they're destroying the flowers of the future." She curled her lips and said, "The only older ones here are your brother and Brother Dong. They're only about fifteen or sixteen years old. Why should they be so anxious?"
Zhou Jingwan said as if it was a matter of course: "Fifteen or sixteen is already old enough, okay? Let's meet first. If we want to get married, the time can be negotiated!"
Daohua shook her head, picked up the teacup and drank the tea.
She felt a little scared and couldn't accept the thought that she would have to get married and have children in her teens in the future.
Here, Dong Yuanxuan and the others had almost finished their conversation with the wives of the various families.
Yan Wenkai, Yan Wentao and Madam Li talked about it and told them that they were now in the same class with the young prince, studying and learning martial arts together, so that their family could rest assured.
Mrs. Li asked the two to study hard in the academy and take good care of themselves.
"Mom, don't worry. Now, no one dares to bully us." Yan Wenkai whispered to Madam Li. Seeing that Dong Yuanxuan and the others seemed to be leaving, he said, "We will go home when the academy is closed next time."
Mrs. Li nodded.
Dong Yuanxuan and others stood up and prepared to leave. Yan Wenkai walked away from Mrs. Li with a smile, and saw Daohua and Zhou Jingwan sitting in the corner, so he walked over quickly.
"Why don't you two go out and play?"
Daohua smiled and said, "We are resting." After sitting for a while and drinking two cups of tea, the two of them had recovered.
Yan Wenkai rolled his eyes: "Have you had a good rest?" He knew that his elder sister could not sit still. Could it be that her mother was restraining her and not letting her go out to play?
As a good brother, he has to save his sister from danger.
Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan, and Zhou Jingwan also looked at Daohua, and then they both nodded at the same time: "I have had a good rest."
Seeing the expectant expressions on their faces, Yan Wenkai thought to himself, as expected, mother too, my elder sister has already gone out, why are we still detaining her?
"Well, the scenery in the back mountain is particularly beautiful. Come on, Fourth Brother, I'll take you for a walk." After saying that, he turned to look at Mrs. Li.
Daohua and Zhou Jingwan also looked at Madam Li and Madam Zhou at the same time.
Obviously, both of them wanted to go to the back mountain to take a look.
Mrs. Zhou's expression changed. The servants had already reported that the mountain behind the temple had been blocked. She knew it was because of the young prince. The young prince was enjoying the scenery in the mountain and did not allow outsiders to disturb him.
This is a great opportunity to get close to the young prince.
So he smiled and said to Madam Li, "The girls finally got out for once, so we don't need to restrict them. Let them go and have fun. But, Chengye, you have to keep an eye on the two sisters. If they get bumped into anything, I'll beat you up."
Zhou Chengye smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry. Even if I get hurt, I won't let my two sisters lose a single hair."
Although Madam Li was concerned about the rules, she didn't stop her daughter because she had Miss Zhou with her, and Wen Kai and Wen Tao were also there. She also knew her daughter was always sensible, so she just reminded her, "Don't play around. When you're tired, come back with Miss Zhou."
Madam Zhou seemed to understand Madam Li's concerns and smiled: "You have your brother watching over you, so why are you worried?"
In the Great Xia Dynasty, although the separation of men and women was very strict, it was not abnormal. There was no such thing as seven-year-olds not being allowed to sit at the same table.
During holidays, girls can go out to play accompanied by their parents, elders, or brothers. As long as they follow the rules, it is okay to meet men from other families occasionally.
Besides, the two girls are only in their teens and still young, so there is no need to worry too much.
Seeing that their mother agreed, Daohua and Zhou Jingwan were both happy and nodded repeatedly to indicate that they would not make trouble.
Mrs. Zhou waved her hand and said, "Okay, go out and play with your brothers."
Hearing this, the younger ones bowed and left.
Watching them leave, the ladies from each family had different expressions. Some of them had poorly controlled expressions and it was obvious that they were regretting it. If they had restrained their girls from going out before, they would have followed them to the back mountain now.
(End of this chapter)
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