Li Meirou noticed that Princess Minglan's displeased eyes swept over her, and she felt that she could not lose her momentum, so she said loudly: "Everyone here, your parents and grandparents have made achievements, so you have a place in the court. You are a farmer. , how dare you compare with us?"
Yu Xiaocao opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Meirou, giving her a feeling of nothing to hide, and then slowly said: "You also said that it is the achievements of your parents and grandparents, what capital do you have to be proud of?" What? Are you able to solve problems for the emperor? Or can you benefit the common people? If not, what right do you have to look down on others?"
Li Meirou was speechless for a while, and the right servant of the Ministry of Officials was the third-rank official. In this small circle, except for He Wanning who occasionally said something that made people speechless, no one really talked to her so rudely. All of a sudden, his mouth trembled with anger, and his eyes gradually turned red.
As one of the four talented women, Wu Lingyun seemed to be unable to see it anymore, she stepped forward and said, "Sister Li just blurted out in a hurry because of a misunderstanding earlier, she just blurted out, why is Master Yu so aggressive? "
Aggressive? she? Is there a mistake? Protection shouldn't be so obvious, right? Yu Xiaocao's mouth has always been unforgiving, and besides, she's not going to try to curry favor with them, so why swallow it, you've made me uncomfortable, so don't think about it.
"Miss Wu's words are a bit biased! Since I entered the door, have I ever said that I am a girl from the Zuo Shilang's family? The surname is Yu, so it must belong to his family? Miss Li misunderstood, this is nothing, Why bother to talk about someone's background in anger? According to Miss Wu, no matter how ugly the words are, I should admit it? Could it be that when someone slaps me, not only can I not hide, but I have to stretch my face over and let my dignity To be trampled on? Is this the way of getting along with ladies in Beijing? If so, if I want to come to this Flower Fighting Fair, I’m here at the wrong place!!”
As she spoke, she stood up slowly, her sharp gaze swept over several girls who were obviously watching the excitement, and then passed over the faces of Wu Lingyun and Li Meirou, and finally settled on Princess Minglan. Moving a few steps, Xiaocao said without apology on her face: "It's really unintentional and helpless to disturb the princess's flower show. This pot of 'Er Qiao' is Xiaocao's apology to the princess. He Chun..."
He Chun stepped forward, with a stern face, and presented the flower pot in his hand, and lifted the cloth towel covering it, revealing a yellow and purple chrysanthemum.
Princess Minglan, who has always loved chrysanthemums, kept her words of comfort and forgot everything because of this pot of peerless chrysanthemums. Among the green leaves, there is a blooming chrysanthemum, with layers of petals, which are divided into distinct yellow and purple from the middle. One half is bright yellow, the other half is bright purple, and there is a small flower bud next to it, which is also half purple and half yellow, like a shy little sister hiding behind her sister and looking at everyone shyly.
"This... This is the legendary 'Tongquechun Shensuo Erqiao', the 'Erqiao' with one chrysanthemum blooming and divided into two halves? Where did Ms. Yu get such a rare variety? You know, in order to pursue this legend I pestered my father and brothers to search for the Shuang Se Chrysanthemum, but they all returned disappointed... "
The rumors are indeed true, Princess Minglan is an idiot who loves chrysanthemums, seeing this precious "Er Qiao", there is no other person or thing in her eyes.
Just now, the moment her identity was announced, among the ladies in the room, only the "Shuangshu" on the master table and the Princess Minglan did not show any contempt. Combined with what Yu Xiaocao learned about Princess Minglan's temperament from her godmother, she has no ill feeling towards this princess who is favored by her father and brother, and has a bit of childishness in her straightforwardness.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaocao gave Li Meirou a provocative glance with a special look at the other girls, and then said slowly: "My hometown is backed by mountains and facing the sea. There is a valley in the mountains, surrounded by mountains, and the climate is warm. , inaccessible. My brother and I found this place by chance, and there are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants growing in it. This bicolor chrysanthemum came from here. I learned from Ganniang that it is the famous "Er Qiao" , and took it to Beijing to raise it in the greenhouse of the general's mansion..."
"People often say: treasures come out of the mountains, as expected. The flowers and plants that have been artificially propagated seem to have lost some of their spirituality. Only these flowers in the mountains and forests are more interesting. Hearing what Miss Yu said, I want to go there Take a look at the valley!" Princess Minglan loves this pot of "Er Qiao".
I think this pot of "Er Qiao" was brought by Miss Yu to participate in the Flower Fighting Fair. Before it even started, she left in anger and gave her such a precious and famous product. If she said it, as the host, she would inevitably make a bad greeting.
Princess Minglan reluctantly told her girl: "This 'Er Qiao' is a flower that the young lady of General Zhaoyong's mansion participated in. Hurry up and send it to the greenhouse so that the flower won't be frostbitten."
Yu Xiaocao was about to say something, but she stopped her and said: "People say: If you don't fight, you don't know each other. It's inevitable that there is a wrong word between the girls. You two, look at me today. For my sake, let's just leave it at that?"
Although Li Meirou was not angry, she didn't dare not give face to Princess Minglan. His father's generation was the Duke of Yipin Township, and his elder brothers also held important positions in the army and made great military exploits. The title of Princess Minglan was earned by his father and brother through military exploits. If you disturb the princess's flower fight, I'm afraid it will be difficult to enter the gate of the Duke's mansion in the future...
In her thoughts, she suppressed the resentment in her heart, put on a smirk, and said to Yu Xiaocao: "Miss Yu, don't take it to heart." A girl with mud legs apologized, how will she mess around in the circle in the future
Yu Xiaocao curled her lips invisibly, Princess Minglan still has to give her face, it seems that she can't leave, so let's stay! Anyway, when the soldiers come to block the water and cover them with earth, she just accepts the move.
Looking around, seeing He Wanning waving at her, she walked towards the main table where she was sitting. Seeing that there were only He Wanning in red and Yuan Xueyan in white sitting at the main table, she took the opportunity to sit down.
Some lady said sourly: "That table is either the daughter of a first-rank official, or the grandson of the royal family, or someone with the title of princess. Even the daughter of a third-rank official didn't have the cheek to join her. Why are you sitting there?"
Seeing the demeanor of "Er Qiao" today, Princess Minglan is in a good mood. After hearing the lady's obviously provocative words, she glanced lightly, a little warning.
But Yuan Xueyan, who was sitting at the head table and hadn't spoken for a long time, said in a cold voice: "In terms of qualifications, this room is full of people, except for the rank of the princess, and Miss Yu is the sixth rank of the official residence. Six Although the rank official is not very eye-catching in the court, the ranks of fathers and brothers of many people here are not much higher than this. She is the most qualified to be the master table."
The so-called "Four Talented Women" father and brother's grades are no higher than the fifth grade, which is only two grades higher than Yu Xiaocao's sixth grade. In front of a room full of young ladies of second and third ranks, they were only invited because of their talent and fame. Otherwise, relying on grabbing a lot of girls from fifth-rank official families all over the street, they wouldn't be in the eyes of Princess Minglan. When the "cold beauty" Yuan Xueyan said it, the four blushed immediately and lowered their heads.
Seeing that Princess Minglan and "Shuangshu", the leaders of the three famous ladies, were very protective of Yu Xiaocao, the people who were looking for trouble also became quiet. However, the glances cast over from time to time are not very friendly.
"Thank you, Ms. Yuan, for your words of help. Xiaocao replaces the wine with tea, and toast Ms. Yuan." Yu Xiaocao picked up the teacup and took a big sip.
The corners of Yuan Xueyan's mouth curled up slightly as a smile back, and she also took a shallow sip of tea. Putting down the glass, she said softly, "Yu Ge is my grandfather's closed disciple, and our two families have a close relationship. Grandpa praised your brother so much, saying that his talent for reading is comparable to that of my father when he was a child. Don't bully The reason why young people are poor and poor families give birth to noble sons is not something everyone can understand."
Her voice was not loud enough for everyone in the Snapper to hear. To be able to make Yuan Daru compare with his most promising son, this young man must be extraordinary! This Yu Xiaocao seemed to be only in her teens, and her younger brother was even younger, so she could be accepted by Yuan Daru as a closed disciple.
Most of the ladies were secretly thankful that they did not show any obvious hostility or disgust towards Yu Xiaocao. The communication between the ladies in Beijing is actually the epitome of the interpersonal relationship among officials. At the very least, even if they can't help their father and brother, don't bring them trouble.
Yu Xiaocao obviously felt that the eyes that fell on her were less contemptuous and more kind. She nodded gratefully towards Yuan Xueyan, and said, "Principal Yuan has taken good care of my younger brother, Xiaocao is very grateful. I will definitely visit her someday..."
"Miss Yu is too polite! Grandpa returned to Beijing from Tanggu years ago. He admired your craftsmanship and never forgot your snacks. Grandpa must be very happy if Miss Yu came to visit." Yuan Xueyan I was also quite helpless for my grandfather who was a foodie. Grandpa paid more attention in the early years, but now he is becoming more and more naughty, making many jokes just to eat. However, people took into account his identity and did not reveal it.
Thinking of the genuine dean Yuan, the smile on Yu Xiaocao's face was a little sincere, and she even got closer to Yuan Xueyan.
He Wanning finally finished studying Xiaocao's clothes, raised her eyes and saw her fragile skin, touched her face, and sighed: "Sure enough, youth is the capital. Sister Yu's face is like an egg that has been peeled off its shell." Yes, moist and smooth. My temperament, I can’t stay at home, and I go outing on horseback and archery... It’s exposed to the wind and sun, and it’s as dry as old bark... "
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