In a blink of an eye, Xiao Concubine had been at ease in the villa for more than two months, and Lu Liyuan couldn't put it down more and more, wishing to ask Xiao Concubine to be his wife.
After that day, Shen Mo went to Fenglingyuan less often, but went to see Lu Liyuan more often.
Xiao Concubine looked at Shen Mo again, the hostility and probing in his eyes had disappeared, replaced by a touch of gentleness.
Gu Neng, the king of medicine, often mentioned a few words to Xiao Concubine, and Xiao Concubine memorized them quickly. Yao Banxian thought that under his own training, Xiao Concubine's elm pimple had just opened up, and the eyes that looked at Xiao Concubine became more pleasing to the eye.
Outside the long pavilion of wind chimes, a white figure watched the two walk together, fists clenched tightly, and a gleam flashed in their eyes.
"Miss, why did Young Master Mo walk with Miss Xiao? What should the young lady do?"
Yu'er couldn't help worrying for Tang Zhaoqing.
The corner of Tang Zhaoqing's mouth curled up with a hint of desolation, "Miss Xiao is noble and beautiful, she is lovable, and the whole villa is coaxed by her. What do I have, if I am a Madam Shen, I will lose."
Yu'er stomped her feet angrily, "Miss, this right minister's daughter is domineering and domineering, and she was divorced by the third prince, and now she has provoked the eldest prince and the son of the Chen prince. Sometimes she cries."
Yu'er told Tang Zhaoqing everything she had heard, plotting against her sisters, framing the eldest princess, bewitching the princess, bullying others and pushing Liu Qingwu into the river and almost drowning, and even refusing to treat slaves as human beings at home. Everything is well known in the city of Kyoto.
It's just bullying the people in the villa without knowing it.
Tang Zhaoqing raised his eyebrows, "What else is there?"
Yu'er nodded, "The right minister sent Miss Xiao here this time, probably to let Miss Xiao marry into the villa, so as not to offend one of the empress dowager and the emperor."
Tang Zhaoqing covered his mouth and remained silent for a while, squinting his eyes and then following Shen Yi, the three figures protected the softness in the middle, something flashed in his eyes.
"Miss, Young Master Mo clearly likes Miss. Mrs. Shen has forced a match between Young Master Mo and Miss Xiao, because she doesn't want the young lady to be with Young Master Mo."
Yu'er was a little annoyed, Mrs. Shen did it on purpose.
"Yu'er!" Tang Zhaoqing reprimanded in a low voice, "Do you still think that I am not embarrassing enough in the villa?"
Yu'er shrank her neck, glanced around, "I know I was wrong."
Tang Zhaoqing pursed her lips tightly, if concubine Xiao married Shen Mo, she would have no face to stay in this villa any longer.
No, no, you must not let Concubine Xiao marry Shen Mo.
Concubine Xiao, there are three people who want to choose Shen Mo, Tang Zhaoqing's eyes flashed.
In a blink of an eye, the day of the Peach Blossom Banquet came, and Lu Liyuan had already started preparations. She made up her mind to choose two daughters-in-law, one for Shen Mo and the other for Shen Yi.
Lu Liyuan didn't want any of the two ready-made ones.
So Lu Liyuan attaches great importance to this time, the peach blossoms are everywhere in the villa, and other flowers are also in full bloom, it is really beautiful to put together.
Leisure Villa has a great reputation, it donates a lot of money to the court every year, and it owns many shops in Dongming. It is a wealthy party, even though it is a merchant, it has been praised by the emperor, so I dare not underestimate it.
The weather was surprisingly good that day, dozens of carriages stopped at the foot of the villa, and many wives of officials took their children to the villa.
The purpose of their coming is not only for the three sons of the villa, but also heard that many noble sons and daughters have come to the capital, among them is the son of Prince Chen, so there is an endless stream of people coming after hearing the news.
Lu Liyuan did not expect so many people to come, the maidservant was busy serving, and the fresh melon and fruit snacks were mouth-watering.
Concubine Xiao looked around, and when a large group of girls saw the three sons of the Shen family, they looked shy and wanted to glue their eyes to them.
"These three sons are handsome and unrestrained, and they have a sense of righteousness."
"That's right, the third son of the Shen family is well-deserved."
Several people chattered about the three of them. The youngest Shen Feng was already fifteen years old. Lu Liyuan meant that if there is a suitable one, regardless of age, first come, first served.
Shen Feng sat beside Xiao Concubine with a depressed expression on his face, "This group of women are quarreling so much that they have headaches to death, and they are so delicate that they have to be supported every step of the way."
Shen Feng looked at the woman supported by one of the maids with a look of disgust.
Concubine Xiao smiled lightly, and turned her eyes to the woman who was sitting quietly drinking tea and admiring the flowers, "There are also demure and dignified women over there."
This time, Lu Liyuan asked Concubine Xiao to pay attention to the good girl. Concubine Xiao's task is not light.
Shen Feng curled his lips, "If everyone is like Ning Yange and Tang Zhaoqing, I'd rather be alone for the rest of my life, so as not to be bored."
Xiao Yu grinned lightly, saying that after Cao Cao, Ning Elegy sat aside with a straight face, eyes fixed on Shen Yi, and anyone who came up to talk to Shen Yi, both eyes were burning.
In the pavilion, they were playing games, appreciating poems, and tasting antiques. Lu Liyuan spent a lot of money, which showed how much he wanted to find a good girl for the two of them.
Xiao Concubine's eyes turned, and she squinted at Shen Yi, who was talking in the crowd, and Shen Mo, who was calm and silent, both of them were excellent.
"Miss Xiao." Suddenly, a figure sat beside Xiao Concubine, a woman dressed in light yellow and elegant, with a delicate and cute face, and a sassy look on her brows.
Miss Xiao raised her eyebrows.
"I'm Zhao Xian'er, the second daughter of Jing Zhaoyin's family. I met you at the princess banquet, but unfortunately I never had the chance to get to know you."
Zhao Xian'er was a neat woman, she married her natal cousin in a hurry in her previous life, but she was a lazy person, with countless beauties in her family, Zhao Xian'er died of illness within a few years after marrying, and died with the concubine who framed her before she died.
He is a strong temper, and Miss Xiao likes it.
I saw Zhao Xian'er approaching Xiao Concubine, "Last time you pushed that counterfeit into the water, my mother went back and brought it up to me, I can't wait to get to know my sister right away, I have long been disliked by that guy, now I can meet my sister here, That's great."
Zhao Xian'er said that there was a look of resentment in her eyes, Xiao Yu nodded, "If sister Zhao is not polite, please sit beside me."
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Zhao Xian'er sat directly next to Concubine Xiao, and the two chatted very happily. In just an hour, they were like old friends.
"I'm here to play with my mother. I passed by here, so I came here to have a look. It's a special sight."
Zhao Xian'er's eyes were full of admiration, Xiao Yu nodded, "It's really not bad."
"Since my sister is here, let me take a stroll around with my sister."
Zhao Xian'er nodded immediately, sent her maid to tell Mrs. Zhao, and then followed Miss Xiao around.
Flying down three thousand feet, standing in front of Nuoda Waterfall, Zhao Xian'er was obviously relieved.
"To tell you the truth, my sister, I don't like chatting with a group of people. It's really annoying."
Zhao Xian'er has an out-of-the-box temperament, she can say whatever she has, and she won't hide it.
Xiao Yu raised her lips, but before she could speak, she heard a scream passing through her eardrums.
They walked a little far away, there was no one around, Xiao Yu said to Zhao Xian'er, "I'll go and have a look first, you go back first."
Zhao Xian'er understood Xiao Concubine's eyes and nodded, "Go."
Xiao Yu walked around a rockery, fearing that something would be wrong if someone entered here by mistake, suddenly her feet went numb, before Xiao Ying recovered her senses, she fell down and was pushed into the river with a loud splash.
Before Xiao Concubine could see the figure clearly, the person had already left.
At the banquet, a little maid said to Shen Yi, "Second Young Master, Miss Xiao fell into the water."
Shen Yi didn't have time to think about it and ran over. Not long after, a woman hurried over with a flustered expression, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Is this the case?" Lu Liyuan's face darkened.
"Ma'am, over there..." The servant girl hesitated to speak, and looked in one direction from time to time, "Miss Xiao, she..."
After hearing Concubine Xiao, Ning's Elegy was the first to get excited, "Auntie, go and have a look, in case something happens to Sister Xiao, she is the right-hand minister's legitimate daughter, and I can't explain it later."
Lu Liyuan squinted at Ning Elegy angrily, his eyes were a bit cold, but he did not see Xiao Concubine's shadow, and his heart sank with a bad premonition.
Ning Elegy stayed excitedly and everyone headed in one direction, and everyone was really excited when they heard that the right minister's daughter.
"Help, let me go... Woohoo." There was a splashing sound in the water, and a woman struggling for help.
"I'll see where you are going, didn't you ask me to come here, what are you pretending to do!"
There is also a man's voice vaguely inside, the two blend together, and the woman's whole body trembles and frightens.
Outside the rockery, Xiao Concubine Dong's lips turned pale, her whole body trembled but it was not as cold as her heart, her eyes were both surprised and happy.
"I haven't seen you in two months, you've grown a lot more courageous!" A certain man was so angry that he wanted to pinch the person in front of him to death, but he tightly protected the person in his arms with both hands.