"Fourth sister, I'll go with you, don't be afraid." Qu Xuexin stood up, walked in front of Qu Moying, and smiled softly.
Qu Moying looked up at her, and finally stood up as well.
Seeing the two sisters standing together, one was charming, and the other, although wearing a veil, also made the lady feel a bit cute and innocent. She was very happy for a moment, and waved her hand and said, "Go, go quickly!"
Seeing that the lady was determined to do so, Qu Moying had no choice but to bow to her and followed Qu Xuexin out.
"Fourth sister, grandma just told me to go to the water pavilion where we often play. Opposite that is a flower hall for entertaining guests. We can go from the water pavilion to the window of the flower hall in front and take a few sneak peeks. Second uncle is entertaining guests there right now."
Qu Xuexin said with a smile.
Qu Moying knew the place she was talking about. In fact, this so-called frequently visited water pavilion, Qu Moying had only been there two or three times, and those were recently.
It is summer, and outside the water pavilion, there are lotus leaves all over the sky, and lotus flowers scattered around. The breeze is very pleasing to the eye. If you are tired, leaning over there and admiring the lotus is a very elegant thing to do.
This water pavilion can lead from the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard, but at night, the corridor leading to the outside of the water pavilion is locked. It is not so particular during the day.
From here, it is closer to the outer courtyard.
The two of them walked along, chatting and laughing, and unknowingly arrived in front of the water pavilion. They stepped onto the road to the water pavilion, walked around the winding waterside corridor, and saw a man coming from the opposite side. After a closer look, the two of them actually recognized him. It was the nephew of Madam Qu's mother's family, named Xiao Hanyuan.
The two of them were facing each other, so there was no point in avoiding them and keeping silent.
Qu Xuexin bowed and said, "Hello, cousin Xiao."
Qu Moying also followed suit and bowed.
"Eldest cousin, fourth cousin, what are you doing in the outer courtyard at this time?" Xiao Hanyuan was holding a book in his hand, and seemed to have come back to find a book. When he saw the two people put down the books in their hands, he asked in surprise.
"We have something to ask our second uncle in the front yard." Qu Xuexin saw that Qu Moying remained silent and answered with a smile, her eyes teasing.
Xiao Hanyuan looked them up and down, and especially looked at Qu Xuexin a few more times. Qu Xuexin was dressed more beautifully than usual, and compared to Qu Moying, who was wearing a veil and lowering her head slightly, she was more eye-catching.
"It's not a good idea to go there at this time. I just heard from the servants that there is a foreign man here." Xiao Hanyuan reminded.
"It's okay, my second uncle is here, and we were originally..." Qu Xuexin said, and seemed to realize that she had said something wrong, so she quickly smiled and stopped talking. She hesitated for a while before saying, "Thank you for your concern, cousin. It was my grandmother who asked us to go over. It's really nothing."
As he said this, he looked at Qu Moying again with a teasing look in his eyes.
Sensing that Qu Xuexin was looking at her again, Qu Moying raised her head, and her eyes looked a little cold through her veil.
"Since it is my great aunt's idea, you two cousins should go in." Xiao Hanyuan made way, stepped aside, and let the two of them pass first, his eyes lightly sweeping across their faces.
Qu Moying could clearly feel the cold look from his cousin on his face.
The two men bowed to Xiao Hanyuan and left together. When they turned a corner, Qu Moying looked back and saw that cousin Xiao was still standing there.
There, she seemed to be looking at the backs of two people, with a gloomy flash in her eyes. Just because she didn't want to, it didn't mean she didn't know.
"Cousin Xiao is a descendant of my grandmother. He came to our house to study this time. My second brother said that he is very knowledgeable and will definitely pass the imperial examination in the future. My grandmother has repeatedly told us about cousin Xiao." Qu Xuexin said with a smile, "From what my grandmother said, she thinks highly of this cousin Xiao."
"Maybe!" Qu Moying said lightly, looking uninterested.
"Fourth sister, what do you think of this cousin Xiao?" Qu Xuexin lowered her voice and asked shyly.
Qu Moying glanced at her calmly and said, "I don't feel anything. He is just a descendant of my grandmother and our cousin."
Other than that, she didn't think there was anything else.
"Fourth sister, don't you think this cousin is great?" Qu Xuexin said in a tender voice, her eyes moving around, looking a little more charming than usual.
Among the sisters, the eldest daughter was known for her gentleness. Her looks were a little lacking, but now she looked outstanding.
You are dressed really well today.
"I haven't noticed it." Qu Moying said in a very light tone.
Seeing that she didn't want to talk about this cousin Xiao anymore, and even had a hint of resistance in her words, Qu Xuexin stopped talking about it. The two of them had already stepped onto the ground while talking. This was behind a flower hall. The window next to it was open, and it seemed that there was someone there. But before the two of them could get close, a figure suddenly appeared in that window.
The figure of a young man caught the eyes of two people who were about to approach.
They even made eye contact.
Qu Xuexin's face immediately turned red, she lowered her head shyly and pulled at the handkerchief in her hand. Qu Moying, on the other hand, looked openly at the man sitting in the opposite window.
This person should be Mr. He San. He looks very handsome and his eyes are very gentle. However, Qu Moying, who knows his background, can still see a bit of coldness in his eyes. The way he looks at people makes people feel uncomfortable and has a bit of vulgar meaning.
Both of them were looking him up and down.
Mr. He San first looked at Qu Xue Xin. She lowered her head shyly, but from his angle he could still see her charming face. She was a very good-looking woman. It was a pity that he was not going to marry her. The veil next to her fluttering in the wind was too obvious a feature.
His eyes fell on Qu Moying.
Compared to Qu Xuexin next to her, Qu Moying seemed much thinner both in height and figure. A wide veil covered her face, revealing only a pair of tender pink lips. Her lips were beautiful and slightly pursed, and her complexion was like jade. Even though half of her face could not be seen, it still felt that such a face must be good.
A bit better than the one next to him.
Mr. He San had seen many women, and he immediately realized that Miss Qu Si was not as ugly as the rumors said. If she took off her veil, she would be extremely beautiful!
Through the veil, the two people's eyes met silently, and then Mr. He San smiled and pretended to bow to the two young ladies outside the window, looking gentle and elegant, and very presentable.
Qu Moying pursed her lips lightly, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes. She really couldn't laugh at this beast who looked like a human but had harmed so many young girls.
Qu Xuexin bowed shyly and saw Qu
Mo Ying still looked straight ahead, then gently pulled her sleeve, indicating that she should also bow. Qu Mo Ying looked at her, turned around silently, and walked to another place, as if this was just a chance encounter.
Qu Xuexin originally wanted to say something, but seeing that Qu Moying had already left, she could only look at Mr. He San in the window apologetically, bowed to him politely, and then turned around and followed Qu Moying away.
When the two of them walked a little further away, Qu Xuexin finally caught up with Qu Moying. Her face flushed and she was all smiles: "Fourth sister, Mr. He San is really outstanding. What do you think, fourth sister?"
Qu Moying looked at Qu Xuexin, curled the corners of his lips silently, and said lightly: "It's just normal."
"Average? How is that possible? Fourth sister, you probably didn't see it clearly. It's rare to see such a talented young man. Grandmother really took a lot of trouble for you!"
Qu Xuexin looked a little envious.
"If you think it's a good idea, I can go and tell grandma." Qu Moying suggested after looking at her face.
Qu Xuexin lowered her head, shook her head, and refused with a sad look: "How can this be possible? This is picked for you by your second uncle and grandmother. How can you use someone else's power to replace someone else? It's too rude."
"But no one else will know who you are talking about, and now the two families haven't officially agreed on it." Qu Moying said with a smile.
Qu Xuexin shook her head again, then raised her head with a somewhat bitter smile: "Fourth sister, please don't say anything. This kind of thing will make people laugh. What is yours is yours, and others can't envy it. It's useless to force what is not yours."
What he said was extremely reasonable, and it made people feel Qu Xuexin's helplessness, resignation to her fate, and clarity, which made people feel very fond of her. However, it was totally inconsistent with her words and actions just now.
Qu Moying's gaze fell on her again, and he looked at her vaguely for a few times.
"Fourth sister, let's not talk about this anymore. Should we go back and take a look now?" Qu Xuexin stopped talking about this heavy topic and asked with a smile.
It seemed as if the words just now were just what he was thinking at the moment.
"No need to look at it again, you have already seen it just now." Qu Moying said.
"I'm afraid Fourth Sister was embarrassed to see it clearly just now. Let's go and look at it again, secretly. We can't let anyone find out." Qu Xuexin urged.
"Forget it. I just came back and I'm very tired. I'll go back first." Qu Moying shook her head and refused. If Qu Xuexin hadn't agreed just now, she wouldn't even want to come. She would not have any contact with this Mr. He San, and she would not spend time on this man.
Seeing that Qu Moying was determined to leave, Qu Xuexin had no choice but to let her leave after trying to persuade her in vain.
"Miss, why isn't the eldest lady leaving yet?" Yu Dong secretly looked back and was surprised to see Qu Xue Xin still standing where they had just separated.
"She still wants to go and take a look." Qu Moying pulled the corners of his lips, his smile a little cold.
"Why did she go to see him? Didn't she just say that she wasn't interested? Could it be that everything she said was a lie?" Yu Dong understood immediately and was very surprised. In her opinion, this young lady was quite good. What was going on now? She wasn't the one she had arranged to meet. What was the point of her going to see him again
"Let her go. She won't give up unless she goes." Qu Moying smiled coldly. Everything was contained in this smile.