Miss Peng Si came to her senses, turned around and smiled meaningfully at the sisters in the octagonal pavilion, then turned back and took their hands one by one with a smile, exclaiming: "Such beautiful people really exist in the world, and I finally met them today..."
They were led across the bridge to the pavilion, where maids in different costumes brought in several trays.
There were colorful threads of dogwood inside, which were found in every tray, but the rest were exquisitely crafted small sachets, delicate wooden carved chrysanthemum hairpins, and purses embroidered with chrysanthemum poems.
This was an elegant gathering that the noble ladies of the capital usually liked to have in their boudoirs. Choosing sachets meant mixing incense, choosing hairpins with chrysanthemum patterns meant painting, and choosing purses meant composing poetry.
In the past, when no one taught her, she always made a fool of herself, but now she felt weak under her feet. Wei An picked up the sachet and the dogwood thread and put them on his body. Seeing that Wei Yupo had also picked up the hairpin, he went up to the octagonal pavilion with Miss Peng Si.
The eight windows of the octagonal pavilion have been closed. The scenery from each side is different, but when the wind blows, it looks beautiful. The girls have already gathered in groups of three or four to discuss the scenery in low voices.
As soon as Wei An and Wei Yupo went upstairs, the discussions disappeared instantly, and all the looks, either scrutinizing or mocking, were directed at them.
Wei An has become a celebrity in Beijing recently.
The difference is that she used to have a bad reputation, but recently she has been lucky enough to rise to fame and acknowledge the overturned Princess Zheng as her mother. Although it is of course just a nice thing to say for the sake of face, she has become a daughter of the royal family after all, right
The circles of noble ladies in the capital are clearly divided. When interacting with them, it depends on your family background and which family your mother comes from.
Wei An's original mother was Princess Changning, but because she was notoriously unpopular, she was often treated coldly and was never in their circle. Now Wei An's nominal mother is Ming Yuyou, which is different.
That’s why there is this post from the Peng family.
But everyone still doesn't like her - what's there to like about her
Besides, girls' minds are always delicate and sensitive. Wei An looks pink like a glutinous rice dumpling. She is still young, but her eyes are upturned. The eyeballs are like the finest jet-black ink stones. They are bright and colorful when they move and smile. It's hard to describe how beautiful she is. Her appearance alone is too aggressive to be liked.
Someone immediately sneered, took the lead in looking away, and turned to whisper with his companions.
Immediately afterwards, everyone turned their heads back and forth - those who joined the circle later would always be excluded, so they had no interest in helping others.
Miss Peng Si was a little embarrassed and pulled Wei An's hand to comfort him: "Don't pay attention to them. It's because the rumors in the capital were too widespread in the past. You don't play with them much. Once you get familiar with them, everything will be fine."
Then he greeted with a smile: "Awei! Awei! Come here quickly..."
Avi...
Wei An's eyes suddenly moved, and he turned around and saw a young girl walking briskly around the violet-patterned silk screen, revealing a pretty smiling face.
Yes, Avi, Avi, how many people can be called Avi in the Peng family
This is her old acquaintance, the eldest daughter of the first wife, Peng Lingwei.
The domineering crape myrtle bloomed beautifully and overbearingly. Ever since she entered the Peng family, she had never seen the smiling face of this sister-in-law again. Whatever she did was wrong, and the more mistakes she made, the more mistakes she made. No matter how many ways she thought of to please her, she could never please her.
Even not doing it is wrong.
She closed her eyes. Peng Lingwei had already arrived. She pulled Fourth Miss Peng and called her sister. She smiled before she spoke: "Are you the sisters from the Wei family?"
She is more than two years younger than Wei An, but because the eldest lady has a tall frame, Peng Caichen and Peng Lingwei are both taller than their peers, and they stand out in the crowd.
Not only in height, but also in behavior, she was much more polite than other 11-year-old girls. Without waiting for Wei An and Wei Yupo to answer, she smiled and introduced several girls around her.
Then he asked Wei An and Wei Yupo to come to where he had just stood and told them, "Let's play pot tossing together. I wonder if you sisters want to play? We can play other games after we have snacks."
She was so kind and understanding. Miss Peng looked at her and nodded, then gave her a wink and went downstairs to greet the people.
"Who wants to play with her?" A group of girls were huddled together and talking and laughing, but when they saw Wei An, they all burst into laughter, with disdain and sarcasm in their eyes. No one was willing to pay attention to her, and they all took a few steps back.
Wei An stood alone in the center, like an alien.
Wei Yupo bit her lip and her face flushed red. She wanted to go forward, but seemed very scared. She grabbed the hem of her clothes, not knowing what to do.
Even Peng Lingwei felt a little embarrassed, and quickly put herself in a good mood and smiled: "Ah Gui! Guests are welcome, if you keep joking like this, I will be angry!"
The Peng family is the descendant of the Jing'an Marquisate, but during the reign of the previous emperor, they did something inappropriate during the national mourning period, and the furious previous emperor reprimanded them and took back their titles.
Only now are they called the Peng family of southern Jiangxi. Otherwise, they should be called the Peng family of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion.
He was also looked down upon, but later on, all the children of the Peng family knew how to make progress, and the entire family became more and more prosperous. The only thing missing was the title in the family, so they were still in the circle of power and wealth.
Even so, it took time and effort to come back, and Peng Lingwei had just returned to Beijing with her parents, so she would not have much deterrent power when she got angry.
The girl she called Agui was actually Li Guiniang, the daughter of Princess Changying and a princess personally conferred by the emperor. She was no different from the daughters of princes and was even more favored than Princess Xianrong. No one dared to mess with her.
However, Mrs. Peng's family was related to Princess Changying's consort, the Li family, so she dared to speak out in anger.
Li Gui Niang couldn't help sneering: "Where did this dirty thing come from? Once you gain power, you are actually worthy of standing with us?"
As she spoke, even the Peng family became annoyed: "You are used to being good people, but you should also open your eyes. It is not good to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. Even if a bedbug flies to heaven, it is still a bedbug. Do you think you can compare with butterflies?!"
She spoke quickly and harshly, with such a sharp tone that she had absolutely no grace at all. The whole place fell silent instantly.
It is true that many people look down on Wei An for his luck, but there is really no one who would do so openly.
What makes the noble ladies of aristocratic families so noble? Not only their status, but also their words and deeds. The four words of virtue, appearance, speech and merit are indispensable.
Don't speak evil words, and don't listen to evil words. The higher your status, the more careful you should be in your words and actions. This is the right thing to do.