One second ago, the maid of the Marquis' Mansion went out to welcome the Fifth Miss, and the scene was harmonious and peaceful; the next second, the atmosphere changed, and several beautiful young girls suddenly rushed out of the corner gate of the Marquis' Mansion, followed by the old nannies and maids. After these people came out, the atmosphere became strange.
"We are so eager to see our fifth sister. Grandma was still talking about her during lunch. She made us sisters wait so long."
A burst of laughter as sweet as silver bells came from this group of beautiful girls.
The first to come forward was a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, with loose sideburns and a flat head, with her hair on her temples and forehead swept up and braided into a flat bun. Her head was covered with pearls and jade, and she was wearing a sable necklace and a goldfish on her ears. She was wearing a Yang Fei-colored crepe collar, a three-blue peony fox cloak, a parrot green fox skirt with hundreds of butterflies, a green linked belt with hanging whiskers tied around her waist, and two concentric lotus mutton-fat jade pendants, which made her look more elegant and noble, with a variety of manners.
The girl had just walked out of the side door and hadn't even seen Li Shuren, but she was already greeting and laughing like a silver bell.
Zhu Ping'an just raised his head slightly to look at the girl, then curled his lips, thinking it was so fake.
"Sir, this is the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion, the eldest master's daughter, who is quite favored by the old lady."
An old maid behind Zhu Ping'an reminded him in a low voice that this was one of the old maids brought by Li Shu. She would come to the Marquis' Mansion to deliver gifts during festivals and was familiar with the situation in the Marquis' Mansion, so she was brought to the capital by Li Shu.
"Where is my fifth sister? I miss her so much. I want to tell her about the rare things in the countryside. I heard that there is a lot of snow this year, so the harvest will be good, haha..."
At this time, another mischievous giggle was heard, and then another young lady from the Marquis's Mansion was seen, with an embroidered handkerchief half covering her mouth in her slender jade hands, walking past the crowd with a giggle, with a look of contempt in her eyes.
This young lady had a bun on her head, a emerald flower on her temples, a emerald hairpin with a blue butterfly spreading its wings and about to fly. She wore a emerald blue gauze jacket with wide inlaid flowers. She also wore a fox fur cape, but the style was slightly different from the second young lady's. She wore a yellow silk skirt with embroidered folds, and large flowers embroidered in various colors on the hem. It was also decorated with coral and pearl ornaments, which was very gorgeous.
The girl was wearing bright clothes and was pretty, a bit ostentatious, with big eyes and small, thin lips like two blades.
Zhu Ping'an's first impression of her was that she was probably a competitive and unforgiving person.
"Son-in-law, this is the third young lady of the Marquis's Mansion. She is the apple of the second master's eye and the most favored by the old lady." The old maid behind Zhu Ping'an reminded Zhu Ping'an in a very conscientious and low voice.
The two young ladies who came first from the Marquis' Mansion walked past the crowd with a sweet smile. They hadn't seen Li Shu and the others yet when they heard the voice. It was obvious that the two were very confident. They hadn't seen Li Shu for several years. They thought that no matter how good Li Shu was in the countryside, she was just a country girl, how could she compare to them.
The two thought that Li Shu and the others were probably already astonished by the prosperity of the Marquis' Mansion.
However, the next scene was beyond their expectations.
As soon as the two finished speaking, they heard a lark-like laughter, and a stunning young girl about fourteen or fifteen years old came over with several old women and maids in a graceful manner.
"Hehe... I've made the sisters wait for so long. It's my fault now."
The stunning girl Li Shu came over, smiling sweetly with her red lips curled, and bowed in front of the two men, her black eyes turning cunningly.
Is this the fifth sister
At this moment, the two young ladies in the Marquis' Mansion were shocked. The Fifth Sister in their minds was very different from the Fifth Sister in front of them.
The fifth sister in front of them didn't look like a country girl at all. If they hadn't called her the fifth sister, they would have thought she was a princess. The fifth sister in front of them had a delicate and beautiful face, even more beautiful than the most beautiful woman recognized by their boudoir acquaintances. Even the clothes she wore were the styles that had just started to become popular in the royal family. They hadn't become popular in the capital yet. They had only seen them on the princess who came to the banquet when they were invited by the wife of the Duke of Wei.
Especially the jewelry she wore. For example, she wore a small green goose on her head and had a string of pearl tassels in her mouth. The color, luster and charm of the pearls were much better than those they wore.
"Thanks to my sister, the harvest was pretty good. We harvested several cartloads of pearls, and hundreds of corals..."
Li Shu seemed not to notice the shock in her two sisters' eyes. She pouted her lips and began to count with her delicate hands.
"Ahem, fifth sister, is your third sister asking about the harvest from the fields?" The second lady of the Marquis's Mansion coughed.
"Then I don't know. It turns out that the third sister likes the fields." Li Shu looked at the third lady of the Marquis's Mansion with an innocent face, as if she was looking at a bumpkin.
The third young lady of the Marquis's Mansion had a very unhappy face... ... and was about to speak when she heard another young lady of the Marquis's Mansion coming over.
"Hello, Fifth Sister. I am Zhu'er. Fifth Sister is so beautiful, even more beautiful than the fairies in the paintings."
The one who was speaking was the sixth young lady of the Marquis's Mansion. She had a round and cute face, a bun on her head, a silver mouse cloak, a moon-white woven flower-studded gold-thread jacket, a fine white gauze pleated skirt, a mutton-fat jade hairpin on her head, emerald double-hoop earrings, a pair of pure white mahjong bracelets on her hands, and a streak of agarwood.
"Hello, Sister Zhu'er." Li Shu smiled slightly and replied.
"Hehe... I heard that Fifth Sister brought Fifth Brother-in-law with her. Zhu'er must take a good look at him."
The Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion giggled as she walked past Li Shu with her little tiger teeth showing, and walked towards Zhu Ping'an.
Then, Zhu Ping'an looked at the Sixth Young Lady of the Marquis' Mansion who came up to him with a sweet smile on her face.
"Hehe... This must be fifth brother-in-law, right? I heard that you are a country bumpkin." The Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion asked Zhu Ping'an with her round and lovely smiling face and her little tiger teeth showing, looking very innocent and naive.
Zhu Ping'an didn't react at all, but Li Shu on the other side looked a little unhappy when she heard that.
"Fifth sister, are you tired from the journey?"
When the Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion asked Zhu Ping'an, she was also paying attention to Li Shu. At this moment, seeing that Li Shu's face looked a little bad, she asked with a concerned look.
"Thank you, Sister Zhu'er, for your concern. I'm fine, but I was annoyed by the crows cawing on the way here." Li Shu pretended to be touched, held the embroidered handkerchief with her slender hands and lightly covered her pursed lips, and replied.
"Then sister, you should have a good rest."
The Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion said in a round and concerned tone, then turned her head to look at Zhu Ping'an, and continued to ask with curiosity like a little white rabbit:
"Are you really a bumpkin? I've never seen a bumpkin like you before."
To be honest, looking at the Sixth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion in front of him, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but think of those species called Green Tea Girls. This one was probably the Cute Girl Girl: pretending to be cute and affectionate in front of others, looking harmless and living a peaceful life, but in fact she is very scheming and has greater ambitions than anyone else.
After hearing the cute and innocent question from the Sixth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but reveal a simple smile.
"Hehe, a good-looking kid like you, with a nice voice, pure and unworldly, beautiful and intelligent, as graceful as catkins in the wind and curious. To be honest, a country bumpkin like me..." Zhu Ping'an replied with a silly smile.
He is indeed a country bumpkin who has never seen the world.
The following words must be saying that someone like me is a good-looking...good kid, and he is the country bumpkin that I have never seen before.
Hearing this, the Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion couldn't help but look at Li Shu with a little pride while showing her little fangs.
However, the Sixth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion was somewhat surprised to find that Li Shu was also looking at her with interest and laughing. Strange, shouldn't she add fuel to the fire? Why was she laughing
"Ahem, a good-looking kid like you, with a nice voice, pure and unworldly, beautiful and intelligent, as graceful as catkins in the wind, and curious. To be honest, a country bumpkin like me..." Zhu Ping'an continued with a silly smile, "One can beat ten!"
The sixth young lady of the Marquis's Mansion stared at Zhu Ping'an in amazement...
"Zhu Ping'an, don't joke around and scare Sister Zhu'er." Li Shujiao, who was standing next to him, smiled and said to Zhu Ping'an. (To be continued.)