Qu Moying had a chair brought over and placed it behind Qu Hongqin. Qu Luqin timidly bowed to Qu Moying again before carefully sitting down on the chair. Even while sitting, she held her whole body up, as if she would stand up and run away immediately if something went wrong.
A young lady who is more timid than a maid.
The young lady was as timid as a mouse, and immediately there were all kinds of whispering sounds around her, and she knew at a glance that they were talking about what was happening at the moment.
"Miss Fourth, the Madam wants to ask you, do you want to have the banquet here, or go to the flower hall over there and have the banquet with the old ladies?" A maid came in hurriedly and delivered the Madam's message.
"How about you guys take a look?" Qu Moying looked at the ladies around and asked.
She didn't care, but from what the young ladies had said just now, it seemed that they were unwilling to sit at the same table with their elders, and felt it was a bit too restrained.
It's a rare opportunity for sisters to relax together. This is the only place they stay together all year round, so we really don't want to do that.
"In previous years, the third cousin arranged everything on her own. Could it be that the fourth cousin doesn't know how to do it now?" Qu Hongqin said sarcastically.
Qu Moying smiled at Qu Hongqin and said, "The past is the past. Didn't my cousin say that it was the era of my third sister? Now it is naturally my opinion. If my cousin has any opinion, you can also bring it up."
Qu Hongqin looked more like someone looking for trouble, but if she was just looking for trouble, Qu Moying felt that there was no need to spend so much effort.
Her heart ached at Qu Moying's disrespectful words. Qu Hongqin gritted her teeth and snorted coldly, "Of course I have my objections. Of course I can't eat with the old ladies. That would be so boring."
Although everyone disagreed with her character, they all agreed with what she said, and several ladies nodded in agreement.
"Then just put it here and use it!" Qu Moying said to the old woman. She didn't care. Since everyone was willing to stay here, then just leave it here.
"Wait!" Seeing the old woman was about to leave, Qu Hongqin stretched out her hand to stop her.
"What do you mean?" Qu Moying said slowly.
"Since we are going to have a banquet, let's find a good place. There is a place here. My eldest cousin took me there before. It is an excellent place and is perfect for holding a banquet." Qu Hongqin proudly expressed her difference. Several other young ladies seldom had the opportunity to come here, but she was not like that. She would come to the East Mansion from time to time.
Her eldest cousin had always been nice and kind to her, and she knew the East Mansion very well.
"Where?" Seeing how well she spoke, other ladies became interested and asked.
"Xuemei Pavilion!" Qu Hongqin raised her eyebrows proudly at Qu Moying and said sarcastically, "Fourth cousin was not in the mansion in the past. She always lived in the manor. She must not know about Xuemei Pavilion. This is the best place in the East Mansion for winter scenery. In the past, my eldest cousin invited me to appreciate the plum blossoms there. The plum blossoms there are also very beautiful."
This was a mockery of Qu Moying, who lived in the same mansion as her, not knowing what beautiful scenery there was in the mansion, and mocking her for being just an abandoned person.
"Since my cousin likes Xuemei Pavilion, let's put it there!" Qu Moying ignored her pride and nodded to the old woman.
"Miss Fourth, I will report to the Madam right away and make arrangements over there." The old woman responded.
Qu Moying nodded, and the old woman bowed to her respectfully before turning and leaving.
Qu Hongqin was left out in the cold, as if she had been hit hard in the face with no response.
For a while, I couldn't go up or down, and it was very uncomfortable.
Looking at the half-smiling looks around me, I felt even more offended.
"Fourth cousin, can we go over and take a look now? It's not very boring to sit here all the time. Don't you know how to entertain guests? What's the point of talking like this all the time?" Qu Hongqin strummed her gorgeous dress and looked at Qu Moying's not-so-gorgeous clothes with a bit of satisfaction.
The clothes she was wearing today were indeed gorgeous.
Not only is the material good, the patterns on it are also suitable. This set of jade jewelry adds three points of color to the originally plain face.
It really looks different from the past.
The handkerchief in her hand is made of the same material as the clothes she is wearing, which shows that they are both new.
She was really dressed new from head to toe. Among so many ladies in the hall, this one was the most outstandingly dressed.
Qu Moying's outfit today was not gorgeous, but the material of the clothes was not simple. However, there were not too many embroidery designs on it, and the original patterns were also simpler. Although it was elegant and refined, it looked like a very ordinary and simple piece of clothing at first glance.
Judging from the appearance, Miss Qu Hongqin's clothes are much more outstanding, and it can be seen that they cost a lot of money.
However, there is still some difference between the clothes worn by Miss Qu Hongqin in Qu Moying's image and the clothes she wore.
I heard that this young lady was a spoiled girl. Relying on the fact that her biological mother was from a branch of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, she always bullied her sisters of the same clan. She would beat them and scold them whenever she wanted. For the sake of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, the Qu family did not dare to do anything to her.
But even so, she herself was not very rich. Her biological mother could only rely on the power of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, but her financial resources were average. If she had not been poor at the beginning, she would not have married into a small family like the Qu family, and her husband was just a minor official.
Judging from this point of view, it is impossible for Miss Qu Hongqin to have such a good set of clothes that can be called gorgeous.
"Cousin, this is the Qu Mansion. If you don't like it, you can leave." Qu Moying's eyes fell lightly on Qu Hongqin and she unceremoniously ordered her to leave. No matter whether it was a conspiracy or an open one, she was not going to indulge this person.
The smile on Qu Hongqin's face froze. She didn't expect Qu Moying to be so disrespectful to her. She felt a little embarrassed for a moment and glared at Qu Moying angrily.
"Miss Hongqin, please come in!" Yudong took a few steps forward and said with a slight smile, looking like he was really seeing off a guest.
Qu Hongqin suddenly stood up and reached out to slap Yu Dong, but Yu Dong took a step back and just avoided it.
"Cousin, what do you mean?" Qu Moying's voice turned cold.
“You…how dare you…dare to chase me away?” Qu Hongqin was shaking with anger. Qu Luqin, who was following behind her, had already stood up out of fear by this time. She was trembling with fear, but she didn’t dare to say a word. She just lowered her head even more.
"Cousin, come in. If you don't like this or that, then go back. This will prevent you from getting sick from being angry, and then it will be our family's responsibility." Qu Moying said nonchalantly. His eyes looked gentle, but there was a coldness in them that made people feel terrified.
"I... I'm just giving you some advice." Seeing her like this, Qu Hongqin felt inexplicably flustered. This was different from what she had imagined. If she really rushed back, she would be too ashamed to see anyone in the future. She had no choice but to grit her teeth and swallow her anger, and even softened her tone a little.
"Now it means
"Is the meeting ready?" Qu Moying asked softly, and her tone sounded good. Only Qu Hongqin, who met her eyes, knew that the fourth young lady of the Qu family was not weak at all. The tone of her voice, coupled with this expression, made her feel a little uneasy in her heart, as if she had provoked something that she shouldn't have provoked.
She took a deep breath to suppress the panic in her heart. She was just a blind girl who had just returned from the farm. She was just lucky enough to have saved the King of England. Did she really think that she was the daughter of a noble family who had been raised in seclusion since childhood
Do I need to be afraid of such a waste
After thinking about it, he calmed down a little and snorted coldly, "Since Fourth Cousin doesn't like my suggestion, then don't mention it. Can we go now? We can still enjoy the scenery along the way. We can't sit here until the banquet starts, right?"
Seeing her showing weakness, Qu Moying withdrew his gaze coldly and looked at the other ladies in the flower hall: "How about you... go together now?"
"Let's go now!" Everyone was young and really didn't want to live together. As for the scenery, their own houses were certainly not as good as Qu's, so it would be nice to take a look.
We hadn't left before and were indeed a little bored of sitting there. Now that we could go outside and enjoy the scenery, we all felt much more relaxed.
Seeing them respond one by one, Qu Moying also stood up, arranged for someone to lead the way in front, and she walked behind.
One or two ladies were impatient and walked in front, while the rest followed slowly behind.
The wind outside was very strong. As soon as we came out of the flower hall, a gust of cold wind blew, and many people shivered, but then they all laughed.
The young ladies didn't know what to laugh at, they just thought it was funny. They just felt that even if they were shivering from the cold, it was still more comfortable than sitting inside and being confined.
Everyone walked slowly forward along a road, keeping a distance from each other.
Qu Hongqin actually did not stay away from Qu Moying, but followed Qu Moying closely, and pushed aside several young ladies who were following Qu Moying very closely, leaving her alone to follow Qu Moying closely. Behind her, Qu Luqin still followed with her head down and shoulders hunched.
If it weren't for the clothes she wore, no one would have regarded her as a lady.
She looks even worse than those maids who are slightly respectable. I don’t know how Miss Qu Hongqin abused Miss Qu Luqin, and she turned such a good lady into this state.
Along the way, although Qu Hongqin still pricked Qu Moying from time to time, she was no longer as fearless as before. At least she did not dare to say too much in some aspects, for fear that Qu Moying would not give her face again and drive her away directly. Before coming here, her mother had always asked her to make friends with this fourth cousin, saying that she could get a good marriage in the future.
But does she still need Qu Moying's help to find a good marriage
There are so many people who want to help her, she just needs to appreciate them carefully!
There is actually quite a distance from this flower hall to Xuemei Pavilion, almost crossing half of the East Palace. In order to enjoy the scenery on the way, I deliberately took a detour and visited the entire East Palace.
The lakeside is very cold in winter, but the lake surface is not frozen. There is only some small ice at the edge. The weather is good today. It is a sunny day. The sunlight shines on the lake, and the water is flying around, which is also very beautiful.
Miss Qu Hongmei walked here and couldn't walk anymore. She pointed to the pavilion by the lake and said, "Fourth cousin, can we go sit there?"