Among the ladies who received the replies, some were actually not good at painting.
When we first started collecting, there were only a few of us. We were small in number and we all knew each other. We didn't feel embarrassed because we were in a small group.
But it is different now. Not only are there a lot of people, but also the Crown Prince, King Jing, King Ying, and many of the capital's most prominent young masters of noble families have come. These young masters of noble families are the candidates that young ladies consider most when choosing a husband. If one embarrasses himself in front of so many people, it would be a real disgrace.
It may even affect your marriage.
I hadn’t thought of it before, but now with Qu Moying’s “demonstration”, I immediately have a new idea.
One of the ladies fainted first and stained the scroll, and then another one shamelessly stained the scroll as well. Anyway, she was not the only one who was involved in this incident.
Liu Jingyu didn't care about painting at this time, and asked someone to come over and help the two young ladies down one by one.
There were more and more people whispering around them, and more people took a closer look and found that the original paintings of these two young ladies were not outstanding, and could even be said to be very bad. Were they afraid of losing face
There were quite a few people who looked down on them, all talking about these two. The ladies who originally wanted to take some action were too embarrassed to pretend to faint, so they could only continue drawing.
“Is it a bad painting?” There was a lot of commotion here, and the other side also saw it. Pei Yusheng gently patted the table in front of him, laughed, and pointed at the two young ladies who were being helped away opposite him, with a somewhat mocking look on his face, “I only thought that the officials in the court were cunning, but I didn’t expect... I didn’t expect...”
Although he didn't finish his words, many people understood.
Those who were related to these two young ladies immediately felt ashamed.
Although they did not attend the court, the aristocratic families were very familiar with what went on in the court and knew that there were disputes from time to time in the court. If the dispute could not be resolved, or if they were in a weak position and could not explain themselves clearly, the best way was to pretend to faint, buy some time, and then think of a way to make a comeback.
But that is what the old hands in the court do. A young lady from an aristocratic family, who is pure and elegant, actually does such a thing. That makes people look down on her.
Even if these people have not seen much, they have heard a lot. Compared with the young ladies who have been in seclusion for a long time, their knowledge and means are far beyond the reach of the young ladies.
In this situation, even the young ladies have noticed something is wrong, let alone the young masters of the aristocratic families.
They only hated having a relationship with those young ladies, which brought shame upon themselves. If they had known earlier, they would have found an excuse not to come today and would not have to look at other people's strange faces.
"Second brother, you may be really feeling unwell. You have been standing for so long, it is possible that you are feeling unwell." Pei Luoan spoke with his usual kindness and propriety.
"Brother, do you think their paintings are still good?" Pei Yusheng glanced at the opposite side and said with a smile.
Pei Luoan looked at Liu Jingyu who was busy on the other side, pondered for a moment, and said kindly: "It should be there, of course it may be... a little dirty."
"A little bit dirty? Big brother thinks it will be only a little bit dirty, that would be a pity." Pei Yusheng laughed. He felt it was worth it to come here to watch such a joke.
He didn't really care about singing, dancing, musical instruments, etc. He came here today just to see what interesting things were going on at the banquet hosted by Jingyu County Lord.
Although this interesting story has nothing to do with Jingyu County Lord, it is always mentioned as a banquet hosted by Jingyu County Lord.
"Second brother, let's stop talking!" Pei Luoan coughed softly, his eyes falling
The first person on the opposite side is Qu Moying.
Qu Moying had his hands on the table with his pen on it. The maid beside him looked anxious. Although she couldn't hear what was being said, she could tell the situation wasn't looking good.
Pei Luoan glanced at Pei Yuanjun, who was leaning against the wide chair with his eyes narrowed. He didn't know whether he was asleep or resting with his eyes closed. He looked relaxed and elegant, and he hadn't noticed anything wrong with his fiancée sitting opposite him.
"Why can't you say it?" Pei Yusheng glanced at Pei Luoan. He didn't pay attention to the opposite side at this moment, nor did he see that Qu Qiuyan had already walked towards Qu Moying.
When he came today, he brought Qu Qiuyan with him. His purpose was to let people see that the two sisters in the Qu family still have a good relationship. Even if their biological mothers had a grudge against each other, now both of them are gone, there is nothing to say no matter how big the grudge is, and the two are still related by blood.
Qu Qiuyan also repeatedly assured him that this time she would definitely compromise with Qu Moying and that what happened before would not happen again.
Qu Qiuyan had gone to the Qu Mansion before and had taken care of Qu Mingcheng's affairs. The servants came back and told how Qu Qiuyan had given in to Qu Moying.
It would be of great benefit to Pei Yusheng if the relationship between the two of them improved, so he agreed to let Qu Qiuyan come along.
After entering the mansion, Qu Qiuyan went to the women's seat opposite. She did not show off, but followed the young ladies from aristocratic families. She talked to those she knew and then did not go in front of the people. Instead, she sat down to one side. Then she saw that Qu Moying was not in good condition, so she stood up quickly. This was a good opportunity.
"Uncle Wang, Fourth Miss Qu has fainted!" Qu Moying on the opposite side staggered twice while holding Yu Dong's hand and almost fell down. Pei Luoan hurriedly reminded Pei Yuanjun.
Pei Yuanjun made no sound and seemed to be asleep.
Pei Yusheng turned around hurriedly and saw Qu Qiuyan standing next to Qu Moying. She seemed to want to help Qu Moying, but was pushed away by Qu Moying. Her face immediately turned ugly.
"Uncle Wang..." Pei Yusheng coughed and called out in a low voice, not caring to mock the two young ladies, for fear of causing Pei Yuanjun's displeasure, "Uncle Wang, Miss Qu Si is not feeling well."
"What's going on?" Pei Yuanjun didn't open his eyes, and asked as if they were half-closed. When he fell down like a sleeping phoenix, he seemed very leisurely and indifferent, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
"It seems that Fourth Miss Qu can't stand anymore. She must be feeling unwell. Fourth Miss Qu has been in poor health since she was a child. She has been recuperating from her illness before. Now she has been standing for so long to paint. She must be really feeling unwell." Pei Luoan also said hurriedly, deliberately putting emphasis on the word "really".
After saying that, he raised his eyes and looked at Pei Yusheng.
Pei Yusheng liked to argue with him the most.
Pei Yusheng sneered, but did not follow Pei Luoan like he did in the past, "Uncle Wang, do you want to go over and take a look?"
Pei Yuanjun opened his eyes lazily and looked across. Qu Moying had already been helped away by Yu Dong. He reached out and patted the chair railing.
Ji Hai understood and walked over to the bridge to take a look at the other side.
He hadn't taken a few steps when he saw Liu Jingyu and her maid hurried over. It looked like they were here to report the matter. He stopped and stood behind Pei Yuanjun again.
Liu Jingyu did come to report this matter. After paying his respects to the prince, he also paid his respects to Pei Yuanjun and Pei Yusheng.
"County Lady, what happened to Miss Qu Si?" Pei Luoan asked first.
"It's my fault. I didn't think
"I'm really inconsiderate of Miss Qu Si's poor health. She has been standing and concentrating on painting. Miss Qu Si can't stand it anymore. I'll have someone take her to rest and ask a doctor to treat her right away."
Liu Jingyu smiled bitterly and said that this happened at her party and she felt guilty about it.
"Has the doctor come?" Pei Luoan asked with concern.
"I prepared it beforehand because I was afraid some young lady might be unwell today and there are many people coming today." Liu Jingyu said. The fact that she was able to prepare it early also showed that she was meticulous and attentive to important matters. Although there were some omissions, she also made necessary remedies.
Pei Luoan nodded, and was quite satisfied with Liu Jingyu's performance.
Some small accidents at the banquet are nothing, especially with so many people coming today. It takes skill to be able to remedy the situation in time when an accident occurs. Liu Jingyu is indeed more suitable for the position of his wife than Ji Youran.
"Uncle Wang, do you want to go and take a look?" Pei Luoan looked at Pei Yuanjun. Up to now, Pei Yuanjun had not reacted much. He just glanced at the opposite side, and the whole person still looked leisurely and indifferent.
"Ji Hai, go with Lord Jingyu to take a look!" Pei Yuanjun finally spoke.
"Yes, I'll go now." Ji Hai stood up and saluted.
Liu Jingyu actually wanted to say a few more words to express her concern, but seeing Pei Yuanjun closed his eyes without patience, she could only bow to Pei Luoan and Pei Yusheng and retreat.
Watching her leave in a hurry but in an orderly manner, Pei Yusheng curled his lips and said, "Big brother is so lucky. The county lady is not only beautiful, but also capable of managing the overall situation. No wonder she can marry big brother. Big brother is indeed the most blessed. He can marry Jingyu County Lady as the Crown Princess, the best Crown Princess!"
After saying this, the faces of the young masters around him all turned strange, mainly because it seemed that the Lord of Jingyu County had originally chosen King Jing!
Besides, if she is the best Crown Princess, then what about the Crown Princess Ji who had previously won the Crown Prince's unwavering love
This was a strange statement and no one dared to respond. They all planned to pretend that they didn't hear it. After the two royal brothers sat here today, there were always needles in their words.
Most of them came here with the prince, and now they really feel it would be better if they didn't come.
Some of them were even thankful that they still had the King of England to keep them in check. As long as they didn't talk, it would be fine. No matter what, these two would never really quarrel.
Ji Hai followed Liu Jingyu to a yard, which was the yard where Qu Moying had sat for a while when he came before. The yard was very large, divided into two parts, front and back. Liu Jingyu took Ji Hai to a room in the corner of the back entrance.
Qu Qiuyan stood at the door with her maid and didn't go in. When she saw Liu Jingyu coming, her face turned slightly red and she was secretly resentful that she was actually driven out by Qu Moying.
"Why didn't Concubine Qu go in?" Liu Jingyu stepped forward and asked with a smile.
"Fourth sister is not feeling well and wants to be quiet. I am worried, so I will stay here." After all, Qu Qiuyan is not the Qu Qiuyan of the past. She calmed herself down and answered with a smile, her words sounding dignified.
"Then... can we go in now? The King of England sent this eunuch to come and see Fourth Miss Qu." Liu Jingyu pointed at Ji Haidao who was following her.
Seeing Ji Hai and Pei Yuanjun's half-smiley expressions, Qu Qiuyan felt uneasy and hurriedly took two steps back: "Jingyu County Lord, please come in!"
As for what happens next, it's none of her business. Anyway, she's staying here today and not going anywhere...