What is this prince singing about?
Yun Yichen's thoughts were simple. Although General Xiao was reluctant to admit it, he was indeed his master. This was an indisputable fact. Although their relationship was like a pair of bickering lovers, after three years together, how could there not be feelings? Now that he saw Madam Xiao, he was asked to pretend to be a passerby and not approach to greet her. He knew he couldn't do such a thing.
Xiao Yao had no idea what was happening in the hall. The two sisters were teasing the parrot with Yuan Jing and teaching it to speak!
There are three unmarried young ladies in the Yuan family. The one accompanying them is Yuan Jing, Xiao Yuan’s second uncle’s cousin who just turned ten. There are also twelve-year-old Yuan Min and eight-year-old Yuan Ying, who are Xiao Yuan’s eldest uncle’s and third uncle’s cousins respectively. They are responsible for entertaining the young ladies from each family today.
"Tell me how Xiao Yuan is a good person." Xiao Yuan tried to lure the parrot in front of him with the rice grains in his hand.
"Bad guy, bad guy." The parrot responded to her.
Xiao Yao was amused by the man and the bird. Her sister was simply a little funny creature.
"Beauty, beauty." The parrot jumped around in the cage and shouted happily.
The two sisters were puzzled by the parrot's sudden change of heart. What happened to it?
"Haha, haha..." Yuan Jing looked at the two dazed sisters and smiled with her hands covering her lips. With the expressions of the two sisters and the cry of the parrot, who could resist laughing?
"Miss Xiao, this parrot is calling you beautiful!"
The maidservant next to her came over and explained with a smile that the eldest daughter of the Xiao family had smiled so beautifully just now. Look, even her own parrot praised her as a beauty!
"So that's what's going on, haha, haha..."
Xiao Yuan didn't care whether his sister was angry or not. He sat on the bench in the corridor and laughed so hard that he fell backwards and twisted his body.
Is this considered being teased by a bird?
Xiao Yao approached the parrot, almost putting her face against the birdcage, and said to the parrot inside: "You naughty bird, if I hear you talking nonsense again, I will catch you and roast you and eat you." After saying that, she deliberately glared at the parrot fiercely.
"Oh no, oh no, the beauty is going to roast the bird." The parrot flew up and kept chirping.
Now even the maids and servants couldn't help laughing. The bird was funny and the person was interesting. Miss Xiao was much more lovely than some of the young ladies who pretended to be reserved and spoke in a pretentious manner.
"Ruyi, don't forget that you still have things to do today!" Find a way to leave here quickly. I don't want to get entangled with a bird.
"Ah, what's the matter?" Xiao Yuan, who was tired of laughing and about to fall on the bench, asked in a daze.
"Fourth Uncle, have you forgotten?" Xiao Yao wanted to say that he was looking at a beautiful woman, but when he thought of the lustful bird next to him, he changed his words.
"Oh, oh, yes, this is a big deal, a top priority."
"What can I do for you? Do you need my help?"
The little master Yuan Jing did a very good job. Of course, she would be even more competent if she could put away her unconcealed smile.
Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan looked at each other. This was not acceptable. This was the Xiao family's family affair and could not be known to outsiders for the time being.
"Cousin, where will the young ladies who are coming today play?"
"It's in the warm room behind the small garden. If you want to go, I'll lead the way."
"Can you see the warming room from the small garden?"
"It's best to stand in the pavilion in the garden, where you can see the whole warm room."
"Is it very cold in the pavilion now?" Xiao Yuan thought that his sister was afraid of the cold, so he decided not to go.
"It's not cold there because the rockery blocks the view. The curtains are drawn today, and Grandmother is worried that some young ladies might get cold if they rest there, so she even lit a brazier!"
"Sister, let's go for a walk in the small garden." Xiao Yuan blinked at Xiao Yao.
"I'll go with you!"
"I have lived here for several days. I can find a garden. Cousin, you can go and entertain the guests. Let the maid follow us."
"This, isn't good." He was specially ordered to come here to accompany his two younger sisters. If he left like this, it would be very rude.
"Don't worry! There are maids and old women here. We'll go shopping for a while and then go to the warm room to find you. That should be fine, right?"
"Well, don't stay in the garden too long. It's still winter after all."
"Thank you, Sister Yuan, for reminding me. We'll keep that in mind," Xiao Yao responded. She had little confidence in finding her Fourth Aunt, as she couldn't imagine what kind of woman her Fourth Uncle would like. Instead, she was more interested in finding her Second Sister-in-law. That was her future sister-in-law, so how could she not be excited?
Xiao Yuan led Xiao Yao through the yard familiarly, and after a while, he made Xiao Yao dizzy.
Fortunately, I had arrived at the garden at this time. In winter, the only thing you can see in the garden is probably plum blossoms. A few winter plum trees are in full bloom, and there are some bonsai and flowering trees made of silk flowers next to them, which mask the winter depression and add a bit of festive atmosphere.
"Oh no! I forgot to find Nanny Qian. Does she know the name of the young lady who came today? Which official's family does she belong to? If she is not here, we won't be able to recognize her when we see her!" Xiao Yuan rubbed his hands in regret.
"Do you know where this Aunt Qian is?"
"She works in the warm room, and is responsible for arranging snacks and fruits. The fruit plates and snacks she arranges are so beautiful!" They are also very delicious.
Xiao Yao believed that her younger sister would get to know Aunt Qian, and snacks and fruits must have played a crucial role in this.
"Go sit in the pavilion in front and wait for me. I'll be back soon." Perhaps because he was afraid of being laughed at by his sister, Xiao Yuan turned around and ran away after saying this.
"Ruyi," Xiao Yao called out, but received no response. She was actually thinking, "Isn't there a Nanny accompanying me?" Why did she have to go all the way to the warm room? She didn't know if her sister was really going to ask for Nanny Qian, or if she had other intentions.
"Please ask this nanny to look after my sister. Qianxiang, Qianyu, you two should follow quickly." Xiao Yao asked the nanny from the Yuan family to look after Xiao Yuan.
"Then what will you do?" Qianyu asked worriedly.
"I'll go to the pavilion in front and wait for your lady. Besides, Xiaofu and Xiaohui are with her, so you don't have to worry."
After sending a few people away, Xiao Yao looked around and walked into the pavilion. Because there was a charcoal basin and curtains, it was very warm inside. The side that was not blocked was facing the warm room. Xiao Yao thought it was a great place. She could rest, enjoy the view, and even peek at the ladies from various families. Very good, very good.
"Princess, let's go to the pavilion in front to rest before going back." Qiuying was afraid that the princess was tired, and when she saw the pavilion in front of her, she couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Yao heard a voice coming from far away.
"Then come over and sit down." Yin Qianhua also wanted to take a rest.
Is anyone coming? Xiao Yao continued to listen.
Yin Qianhua had originally wanted to help her aunt entertain the guests in the living room, but perhaps because of her distinguished status, everyone felt a little reserved and couldn't let go. Also, since she didn't often attend banquets and wasn't very familiar with the ladies, everyone felt awkward.
As more and more people gathered in the living room, she found an excuse to leave temporarily.
The small garden was a place she often visited in the past. As she walked and stopped, she came to this pavilion.
Yin Qianhua stepped onto the stairs and looked up to see Xiao Yao sitting on a low stool in the pavilion.
The little girl, about five or six years old, was wearing a blue dress embroidered with hibiscus branches and a cloak of the same color with a circle of snow-white fur. She had a simple bun and a pearl flower in her hair. She looked delicate and sweet.
Seeing someone really walk into the pavilion, Xiao Yao got down from the stool and politely bowed to Princess Jing and greeted her.
"Meet the madam."
"Little girl, do you know me?" Yin Qianhua saw that the child in front of her was about the same age as her daughter, and had a cute and well-behaved appearance, so she couldn't help but ask her.
Xiao Yao looked at Yin Qianhua carefully again, shook her head and replied, "I don't know her."
Anyway, everyone is here as a guest at Yuan's house. Whether you know each other or not, it's always right to greet them politely. Look at the way this lady is dressed and the aura she exudes.
Xiao Yao secretly assessed in her heart that the noble lady in front of her should at least be the wife of a marquis.
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