Xiao Yao was quite confident about her dressing style, and she also knew Xiao Yuan's preferences, so when she entered the silk shop, she first helped Xiao Yuan choose a light yellow fabric, and chose an elegant moon white for herself.
They went to the embroidery workshop again. Xiao Yao asked the embroiderers to embroider a few plum blossoms on the hem of her skirt. They also asked them to embroider Xiao Yuan with floating petals and a few brightly feathered birds flying among them. Xiao Yao did not choose any luxurious and exquisite jewelry, but instead selected some pearls of relatively uniform size, drilled holes in them, and took them home.
Xiaohui is a skillful person, and Xiaoyao thinks she is not much worse than her maid. After studying for a while, the two of them started to work.
They first strung the beads into the shape of flowers and then adorned them with colorful tassels.
Early in the morning on the day of the banquet, the two sisters were woken up from their sleep by their maid.
"Qianyu, it's so late now, why are you waking me up?" Xiao Yuan not only refused to get up, but also burrowed deeper into the quilt.
"It was the Third Madam who asked me to wake you and the eldest lady." Qianyu knew that her young lady was grumpy when she woke up, and she had expected to be scolded.
"Why? There's still some time before we go out, right?"
"Madam wants to see if the two young ladies' new clothes are suitable."
"It's suitable, it must be suitable. Don't worry about it, mother. Let me sleep for a while!" Xiao Yuan has reached the point of blind trust in her sister. If she is asked to choose one of them to vote for confidence from her mother and sister, Yuan Yutong would probably be the one to be abandoned.
When the two sisters got dressed and went to meet Xiao Jingmin and his wife, they were both surprised by their younger sister, as if their eyes lit up. Xiao Yao looked even more lively, and Xiao Yuan looked fair and tender, and even more cute.
"I told you not to worry. Ping An has never done anything unsure of himself." Xiao Jingmin was nagged by his wife all night and morning. Fortunately, the children came, otherwise he would still be in dire straits!
"That's because the clothes were just delivered last night, and I was worried that something might not fit. Now it seems Ping'an has a really good eye. How about you be Aunt San's military advisor from now on, and help Aunt San with her dressing instructions?"
"You shouldn't ask me this question. You should ask your Third Uncle, and then dress up according to his requirements." Women dress up to please themselves. Don't get the wrong person. Xiao Yao glanced at her Third Uncle meaningfully.
"Don't talk nonsense." Yuan Yutong was an ancient man through and through. When he was teased by his little niece, his face turned red instantly.
"I think what Ping'an said makes sense. Why don't you ask your husband for his opinion now?" Xiao Jingmin has always been very casual in front of his family. It was a rare occasion when he saw his wife blushing, so he couldn't help but speak up.
"Since the clothes fit, let's eat." Yuan Yutong didn't intend to pay any more attention to this unruly uncle and nephew.
"I didn't say anything." Xiao Yuan had seen enough of the fun and spoke up for himself.
"Whoever talks nonsense again will be left here to watch over the house." Yuan Yutong said angrily.
Things had come to this point. If he stayed any longer, he would be laughed at, so Xiao Yuan had no choice but to shut his mouth.
Today they are going to attend a birthday party at the home of Xiao Jingmin's boss, Mr. Zhao.
After the host and the guest exchanged greetings, everyone in the room focused their attention on Xiao Yao again. Some were whispering, some were looking her up and down...
"Are these two young ladies Mrs. Xiao's daughters?" someone asked.
"The older one is the eldest daughter of our Xiao family, and the younger one is my daughter." Yuan Yutong explained.
"You can tell at first glance that the two children are smart and clever." The mistress of the Zhao family kept praising them.
"They are still children, how can they see anything?" Although Yuan Yutong was very happy in her heart, she did not forget to be humble.
Everyone had just chatted for a while when there was a commotion at the door. Xiao Yao couldn't help but guess that some important person had arrived.
"Mother, the fifth and seventh sons of Duke Mu's family know that you are celebrating your sixtieth birthday today, and they have come all the way from Kyoto to celebrate your birthday." Lord Zhao's extremely excited voice could be heard from afar, and he personally led the guests into the house.
For local officials, being able to meet the son of the Duke's Mansion was indeed a matter of pride and honor, so it was no wonder that Lord Zhao was so excited. Because the old lady of the Duke Mu's Mansion and the old lady of the Zhao family were close friends when they were young, that's why they sent their grandson on this trip today.
The women in the room all made way for him, and some of them deliberately fell behind, wanting to see the nobleman.
"Sister, do you think this young master of the Mu family is the Mu Fengwu who learned martial arts from our grandfather?" Xiao Yuan asked Xiao Yao softly.
"Ah!" At first, Xiao Yao really didn't think about Mu Fengwu. After being reminded by Xiao Yuanyi, she realized that this was very possible, because there seemed to be only one Duke Mu's Mansion in Kyoto.
"The younger generations, Mu Fengwu and Mu Fengyang, kowtow to the old birthday star. May you be blessed with as much good fortune as the long-flowing water of the East China Sea, and live as long as the evergreen pines of the Southern Mountains." The two brothers said in unison.
"So fake." Xiao Yuan pouted and muttered softly. If he had known he would meet this guy, he would not have come today.
"Ah!" Xiao Yuan screamed in surprise. A lady next to her pushed her out from behind the screen, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Xiao Yao reached out to hold her sister, but because she was not as strong as Xiao Yuan, not only did she fail to stop her from taking a step forward, but she was dragged out instead.
What a scheming little girl! Several ladies and wives thought so. Aren’t you from Kyoto? Today, I must make you look bad in front of the guests from Kyoto, several young ladies who winked at each other thought secretly.
"Junior sisters, why are you here? I haven't seen you for several months. One of you looks even prettier; the other one is even more... ahem... cuter." It can be seen that Mu Fengwu is really happy to see the two of them, and there is a smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
"Xiao Qi, this is the little sister from General Xiao's family that Fifth Brother mentioned to you. Come and meet her!" What a fate! Mu Fengwu wanted to laugh three times. He had been worrying about how to let his brother and the little sister meet! Unexpectedly, after searching for a long time, he found it without any effort. Today, God sent the opportunity to him.
Mu Fengyang looked at the Xiao sisters for a long time. Just when Xiao Yao thought that he might not speak at all, the young master slowly said: "Since you are my fifth brother's junior sisters, you can call me senior brother."
"Your brother is not our senior brother at all, so you have nothing to do with us." This is really a brother, taking advantage of everything. Do I have to admit that you are my senior brother? What good things are you thinking! Xiao Yuan did not appreciate the repeated goodwill of the Mu brothers at all.
"Master Mu, as far as I know my grandfather's term of office has expired, so we can't take advantage of you for nothing. It's better for everyone if we maintain our original relationship." Xiao Yao explained neither humbly nor arrogantly. She hoped that Mu Fengwu could understand that the Xiao family had nothing to do with them anymore.
"Really? I remember the old man wanted to teach us ten years of kung fu. When did it change to five years? How come I didn't know about it?" Mu Fengwu started to act like a scoundrel.
"You..." Xiao Yuan had never seen anyone more shameless than Mu Fengwu.
"Whether the old man teaches us kung fu or not in the future, it will not affect the relationship between us brothers and sisters. Don't worry, my brother will protect the two sisters and will be there whenever we call and respond to any requests." Mu Fengwu said passionately.
"If you are willing to call me Senior Brother, I can also help you. Mu Fengyang is not as easygoing as his brother. He has a more arrogant personality. The Xiao sisters have clear eyes, are not pretentious, and do not flatter, so he looks at them differently.
"Don't you understand me?" Xiao Yuan was a little anxious. He had said this, and they still wanted to call themselves senior brothers. Where's their dignity? Where's their status? Don't they care about it? They act like their senior brothers and don't get any money. They are simply crazy.
"Aren't you two little junior sisters planning to go back to Kyoto? How about I escort you?" Seeing that Xiao Yuan was about to jump up in anger, Mu Fengwu quickly changed the subject. These two little junior sisters were so cute, one was pleasing to the eye, the other was interesting, and they were completely different from those pretentious young ladies from official families.
"Mr. Mu, right? Thank you for your kindness. The two sisters will stay in Songjiang for a while, so I won't trouble you to escort them." Seeing that his daughter was very angry, Yuan Yutong was afraid that the situation would get out of control, so he had to show up. Why can't this child learn to be calm and composed like Ping An!
"You are Third Aunt, right? Don't be polite with me. I brought a lot of followers with me. There is absolutely no problem in protecting the safety of the two young apprentice sisters." Xiao Qi must be satisfied with his apprentice sisters, otherwise he would not take the initiative to talk to girls. If they can go all the way back to Kyoto together, wouldn't it be possible to create a pair of childhood sweethearts? Mu Fengwu quietly made his own calculations.
"We appreciate Mr. Mu's kindness, but what I just said was not an excuse. They have been back from Suzhou for less than ten days and are planning to rest in Songjiang for a while. They will not return to Kyoto for the time being." Yuan Yutong's explanation was already very detailed. She just hoped that Mu Fengwu would stop dwelling on this matter. The Xiao family would not let the two girls travel with their brothers no matter what.
"I wonder if I can go and pay a visit to Uncle Xiao. This is the first time for my brother and I to come to Songjiang, and we were thinking of walking around." Mu Fengwu didn't look at Yuan Yutong's shocked expression. Before coming, he was still hesitating whether to stay in Songjiang for a few days.
Seeing the Xiao family, especially the Xiao sisters, he made up his mind to stay in Songjiang for a few days to build a good relationship with the third master of the Xiao family and create opportunities for his younger brother to interact with the younger sister. He was really a good brother! In order to turn the younger sister into his younger brother's wife as soon as possible, he did his best to help him despite being a bachelor.
"Well... okay, we'll be waiting for you." Yuan Yutong was about to say no, but after thinking about it, she swallowed the words back and decided to let her husband entertain them. She would not let Ping'an and Ruyi meet them until the two brothers left.
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