Among the four young ladies in the Qu family, Xiao Hanyuan felt that the best one was the eldest lady Qu. Although she was not as pretty as the third lady Qu, her words, deeds and behavior were very much like that of a noble lady. It was a pity that when he first came to Beijing, his parents told him about the fourth lady Qu. The fourth lady Qu did not say when her eye disease would be cured, and her behavior was a little too frivolous.
Since he already had a fortune-teller for marriage in his own family, he actually went on a blind date. Isn't it because he despises the poor and loves the rich, and is attracted to the wealth of the He family and his relationship with King Jing
Even though such a woman is very beautiful, Xiao Hanyuan still doesn't like her.
When he got the news, he didn't believe it at first. But when he went to see, he found that the servants were not wrong. This Fourth Miss Qu was indeed there for a blind date.
Now that Mr. He San is in trouble, this Miss Qu Si might have to discuss marriage with me. This feeling is as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly. I can't swallow it and just want to spit it out.
A real man will never have trouble finding a wife. Anyway, he will not marry this Miss Qu Si.
He also expressed his intention to marry Miss Qu to his parents, but there was no response from his parents. Thinking of this, Xiao Hanyuan frowned slightly, fearing that his parents would not agree with his idea. For a moment, he became more and more angry with the fourth young lady of the Qu family.
He collected his thoughts, followed the servant into the inner room, and saw Qu Mingcheng inside. After the two of them exchanged a few words, Xiao Hanyuan sat down on a chair nearby.
"How did my cousin get beaten? And was he beaten so severely?" When Xiao Hanyuan heard that Qu Mingcheng was beaten, he thought it was just a light beating. But now he saw that it was not the case, and he was shocked.
"It's better not to say it. It's all because of my fourth sister." Qu Mingcheng sighed and said helplessly.
"What does it have to do with the Fourth Miss?" Xiao Hanyuan frowned. He was displeased when he heard the name.
"To be honest, cousin, I discussed marriage with the He family before, and now that Mr. He San is in trouble, I have to ask the He family why they cheated me in marriage. I didn't expect that the people from the West Prison came to arrest people, and they arrested me as well. Although my father got me out, he blamed me and beat me up!"
Qu Mingcheng sighed again, his eyes bitter.
"Was this matter agreed upon at the beginning?" Xiao Hanyuan's heart moved.
"Of course it was agreed. We were originally going to send the betrothal gifts in the next two days, but this happened. Now it's all gone. Poor Fourth Sister was so happy before, but now... she doesn't have any interest in it. This Third Master He looks very good, but I didn't expect him to be such a person."
Qu Mingcheng said.
"Miss Fourth has never discussed marriage before?" Xiao Hanyuan asked.
"It has been discussed, right? I heard that they are discussing it. I don't know which family it is, but I just heard my grandmother say it by chance. But my fourth sister thinks that the third son of the He family is better. She wants to discuss the He family. Anyway, that family is discussing it, and it has not been made public, so it doesn't count."
Qu Mingcheng said indifferently.
Xiao Hanyuan's face turned pale with anger. His parents had seriously wanted him to get married, and had even moved in first to cultivate their relationship. But with Qu Moying, he was just a backup. How could Xiao Hanyuan, who had always been proud, bear this? He slammed his hand heavily on the table.
"Cousin, what's wrong?" Qu Mingcheng was frightened and raised his pale face and asked anxiously.
"Nothing!" Xiao Hanyuan tried hard to suppress his anger, but he could no longer sit still. He suddenly stood up with a cold face.
"Cousin!" Qu Mingcheng was frightened.
One jump.
Xiao Hanyuan sat down slowly, suppressing the anger in his heart, and explained, "I just suddenly thought of something, which was a bit abrupt."
"It's okay, I thought something happened!" Qu Mingcheng said with a smile, "Cousin, what do you think of my eldest sister? Compared to the other sisters, my eldest sister is the best one."
"What's going on?" Xiao Hanyuan's heart was pounding and he glanced at Qu Mingcheng.
"Cousin, don't hide it from me. Do you also think that elder sister is good? If that's really the case, cousin, you'd better speed up." Qu Mingcheng laughed and teased. He didn't know if his laughter was too loud and it hurt him, so he quickly stopped talking with a bitter face.
"My cousin is indeed a good person!" Seeing that Qu Mingcheng had discovered her, Xiao Hanyuan nodded with a slightly red face.
"Cousin, if our two families get married, it will be a closer relationship. It would be great if you marry my eldest sister." Qu Mingcheng said with a smile, but he didn't dare to make any big moves this time.
Xiao Hanyuan remained silent this time and glanced sideways at Qu Mingcheng.
"My cousin is worried that it won't work. Don't worry, I have a way to make your wish come true!" Qu Mingcheng waved to Xiao Hanyuan. Xiao Hanyuan hesitated for a moment, but still went over...
Qu Moying went straight back to his own yard, but he didn't expect that Qu Xuexin came right after he arrived, and she was holding a piece of needle and thread, which meant that she wanted to embroider for Qu Moying. The reason, of course, was that Qu Moying's previous piano case was here.
Qu Moying invited Qu Xuexin to come in and sit down, put the piano cover in front of her, walked to the desk in front of the window, asked Yuchun to prepare the pen and ink, picked up the pen and drew a picture to be used as an embroidery pattern.
"Fourth sister, your butterfly painting is so beautiful!" Qu Xuexin's exclamation came from behind.
Qu Moying then noticed that what he had casually drawn was actually the pattern of Butterfly Love Flowers. As expected, the memory of Ji Hanyue was deeply rooted in his heart, and the pattern he casually drew was still his favorite pattern at that time.
Fortunately, this didn't affect anything. She smiled and said, "I just want to learn embroidery from my elder sister. Peonies are too difficult to embroider, so I just drew two butterflies and embroidered them."
"It's so beautiful, why not let Fourth Sister give it to me! I don't know how to draw such a beautiful butterfly!" Qu Xuexin said.
"This one is too big. If you like it, I can draw a smaller one," said Qu Moying.
"Well, the four sisters, please draw two pictures, one for me and one for you, and we'll embroider them on the sachet together." Qu Xuexin clapped her hands in approval.
Qu Moying drew two small pictures as she was told, asked someone to bring an embroidery frame, and took out two pieces of fabric for Qu Xuexin to choose from.
Qu Xuexin picked out a peach pink one, and Qu Moying used the remaining light lotus color one.
The two of them sat down and did needlework quietly. Qu Moying's embroidery skills were not as good as Qu Xuexin's, but this was not the first time she had embroidered a butterfly. Her technique was very skillful. Even if it was not as good as Qu Xuexin's, it didn't look much worse.
Qu Xuexin looked at Qu Moying from time to time, and saw that she was even faster and more skilled than herself, and her embroidery was also very good. She became more and more jealous. Could it be that she couldn't even beat a blind man
Thinking of this, he became more depressed, and immediately he started to work on the needle and thread in his hand, determined to be a bit stronger than Qu Moying.
The room fell silent. Qu Moying was embroidering quietly, responding to Qu Xuexin's words from time to time.
"Miss, Mr. Xiao is here!" Yu Dong walked in quietly and reported.
"Please come in, cousin!" Qu Moying glanced at Qu Xuexin who was sitting on the side, put down the embroidery in her hand and said, since you are here, and it is such a coincidence, of course she has to see you.
Xiao Hanyuan walked in and saw two young ladies sitting in the room. Miss Qu had a gentle face and looked at him with a smile. She was holding an embroidery quilt in her hand and it was obvious that she was embroidering. Although it was not clear what was being embroidered, the colors were bright and beautiful, and it looked good.
As for Qu Moying's embroidery stand, I don't know why a blind person is joining in the fun. It would be strange if it can be of any use. He is just imitating others and pretending to be so.
He felt disgusted in his heart, but it didn't show on his face.
After the greetings were completed, the host and guest sat down, and the maids served tea and stepped aside.
"Cousin, what's the matter?" Qu Moying raised his eyes and asked.
"In a few days, it happens to be the Chinese Valentine's Day. My second brother can't get up, so I want to invite a few cousins to act as guides to see how the Chinese Valentine's Day is celebrated in the capital!" Xiao Hanyuan said with a smile.
The Chinese Valentine's Day is also known as the Qiqiao Festival! It is the favorite festival for young girls.
Qu Moying's gaze fell behind him, and then turned to the somewhat shy Qu Xuexin, with a dark look in her eyes. Xiao Hanyuan came to her Qianyue Residence, and asked her two sisters to lead the way. It was obvious that he came alone to invite her. Of course, she would not agree if she was the only one there.
After all, this kind of festival can easily lead to misunderstandings.
So, Miss Qu came here just because of this matter
Sure enough, seeing her hesitation, Qu Xuexin had already spoken and agreed: "I should indeed take cousin Xiao for a walk. It's a rare festival like this, and the capital will be especially lively at that time. Fourth sister, when you were in the manor before, would you go out for a walk during this festival?"
Qu Moying grew up in the manor and has lived there ever since. He rarely goes out on weekdays. It is impossible for him to come out alone at this time. The meaning of Qu Xuexin's words is really suspicious.
Fortunately, Qu Moying was also prepared. She smiled calmly and said, "No matter what festival it is, I have never had the heart to go out for a walk. I don't have any other relatives around me in the manor, only some maids and old women. I really don't have the heart to go out for a walk!"
"Since you haven't been there before, I'll take you there. It's settled, Cousin Xiao. You wait in the outer courtyard. After dinner, we'll go out together." Qu Xuexin clapped her hands, but then she frowned, "Who's going to tell grandma?"
This question was asked to everyone, but the person being addressed was Qu Moying. Of course, it meant that Qu Moying should be the one to say it, and it would be most appropriate for Qu Moying to say it. The old lady loved Qu Moying very much, and everyone in the mansion knew it.
"Since my eldest sister and cousin are both interested, let's go together. I'll go tell grandma and wait for her to agree."
"That's great, thank you fourth cousin." Xiao Hanyuan was very happy. He stood up and bowed deeply to Qu Moying, who dodged sideways.
"Fourth sister, when you say that, bring eldest brother and third sister with you and go out together. You don't have to worry about people gossiping about you, and everyone can be happy together." Qu Xuexin suggested again.
This made even more sense, so Qu Moying naturally agreed.
After the matter was settled, Xiao Hanyuan retreated and waited until he reached the door. He suddenly turned around to look at Qu Moying, but saw that the fourth Miss Qu had a smile on her lips. Even though her face could not be seen clearly, she still looked beautiful and gentle. His eyes dimmed for a moment, but then he shook his head and turned to leave...