Qianbi looked at Xie Ruzhuo in the mirror, smiled and sighed, "I knew our lady was beautiful before, but who would have thought that she would be so beautiful after putting on makeup? I'm a little obsessed!"
Hongrui and others also laughed and agreed, "Isn't it? It can be seen that it makes sense to be 30% good-looking and 70% dressed. But let me tell you, our lady looks good no matter what she wears."
Hearing the two maids praising her in her ears, Xie Ruzhuo slowly came back to her senses, smiled and said, "You are used to being talkative, how could you be so exaggerated?" However, she couldn't bear it. Stand up and take a good look at yourself in the territory.
In her previous life, rumors were flying all over the place about her, and she had a complete breakup with Mrs. Qiao, and broke up with her eldest brother, which made everyone in the Xie family unstable. Not to mention her birthday, even the birthday ceremony was not properly celebrated. It's not like this life, where everyone takes everything seriously. It can be seen that people all have reincarnation reactions. If you treat others sincerely, others will wait for you.
She was just thinking wildly when she heard the little girl at the door announcing, "The second lady is here."
As soon as the maid's voice fell, she saw Xie Ruyue hurriedly walked in. When she saw Xie Ruzhuo, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "She is indeed my sister. She looks quite presentable with this outfit."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately sneered and said, "Is it possible that I don't look like me on weekdays?" After saying that, she walked over again, stretched out her hands as white as jade, and said with a curved eyebrow, "A gift."
Seeing her unpretentious appearance, Xie Ruyue slapped her and snorted, "I just wanted to praise you, but I revealed my true colors first. I don't have any gifts. If I want something, go to my mother. She But I’ve prepared a big gift for you.”
Xie Ruzhuo withdrew his hand and said indifferently, "I don't care about others, but you can't spare it."
"Go, go, you're really good at tricking me, but I'm just your sister, so I can't help you!" Xie Ruyue sighed, "I'm really scared of you, don't worry, I won't miss you any gifts." Yes, it’s just that it’s getting late now, let’s go and pay our respects to grandma first.”
"As ordered." Xie Ruzhuo smiled crookedly, rolled up the long red silk, straightened his appearance, and then followed Xie Ruyue towards the Purple Bamboo Courtyard.
Ji had gotten up early and was sitting in the main hall drinking tea. Seeing her two granddaughters, she immediately beamed and said, "Zhuo'er got up early today, come to grandma." As she said this, Ji took out the red envelope she had prepared and handed it to Xie Ruzhuo.
Sister Xie Ruzhuo said hello and leaned towards Ji. Seeing Mrs. Ji handing over the red envelope, Xie Ruyue immediately said, "Grandma is really partial. I didn't see you so anxious to give money to me on my birthday."
Hearing this, Ms. Ji immediately patted her forehead and said with a smile, "You are the one trying to make sense. Didn't I give you enough for your birthday?"
Xie Ruzhuo stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "It shows that I am grandma's favorite. You, just step aside." After saying that, she immediately hid behind Ji and said with a smile, "Grandma Save me, my sister is going to beat me."
Xie Ruyue pretended to hit her, but seeing the proud look on her face, she laughed and scolded, "Looking at your frivolous look, shouldn't you hit her?"
Seeing her sisters playing happily, Mrs. Ji also liked it. She hugged each other and said with a smile, "You two are grandma's favorites. What's the importance?" Then she told Jin Yu, "Go and get it." I'll bring you the noodles I prepared for the second and fourth ladies."
Jin Yu said "yes" and turned around. Not long after, she brought back a mahogany box and placed it on the table.
Ji smiled and tapped Xie Ruyue's forehead, and said, "You little heartless person, go and open it and see what it is."
"Yes." Xie Ruyue had finished playing around, and seeing Ji's joy, she opened the mahogany box with a smile, and suddenly said in surprise, "Grandma, this is-"
Inside are two pairs of fine heads and faces, both made of aventurine, surrounded by gold wire, and the golden branches are particularly eye-catching.
"This is for you sisters. Today is Zhuo'er's birthday, so grandma specially gave her more bracelets and pendants. Don't let Yue'er taste bad." As Ji said, she put Xie Ruzhuo's ear on her ear with a smile. He took off the coral moon pendant he was carrying and replaced it with an aventurine pendant.
Xie Ruzhuo accepted it with a smile, and Xie Ruyue also smiled and said, "I don't know how to taste it, but grandma gave such a big gift, I think I can save my share."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately sneered and said, "Xie Ruyue, you even plan on my sister's gift, so why don't you just fall into the eyes of money."
The two of them laughed for a while before they stopped joking. Jin Yu had already ordered the maids to serve the food when the two of them arrived, and by now the food was all on the table.
Sister Xie Ruzhuo had breakfast with Mr. Ji and chatted a few more words. Then she heard an announcement from the maid outside the door, saying, "The third lady is here."
Ji ordered someone to come in, then waved to the two sisters and said with a smile, "It's Zhuo'er's birthday today, you sisters can go and play freely."
The two agreed, bowed again, said goodbye to Ji and went out.
When he was leaving, he happened to see the third lady, Mrs. Lu, walking in. The three of them bumped into each other, and Mrs. Lu smiled first and said, "Girl Zhuo's birthday is today. I'll go to the third aunt's place later. I've prepared some good things for you."
Xie Ruzhuo thanked her, and seeing Mrs. Lu's eyes constantly looking at the mahogany box in her hand, she calmly moved her back and then said with a smile, "Third aunt, please go in quickly. My sister and I will leave first." .”
Mrs. Lu agreed, and when she saw the two of them walking away, she muttered in a low voice, "Humph, I wonder what good things the old lady has prepared for us to give."
Xie Rulan on the side was calm and said, "Grandma usually doesn't give them much in private. Today is her birthday, so she has an excuse to give her something!"
The mother and daughter looked at each other and saw that Jin Yu had already come out to greet them. They immediately stopped talking, changed their smiles, and entered the house.
By the time everyone had said hello, it was already getting dark. After Xie Ruzhuofang returned to the courtyard, he heard someone coming to report that Miss Jiang was here.
Xie Ruzhuo hurriedly smiled and went out, and saw Jiang Qinglan and other ladies from aristocratic families who were friends with the Xie sisters arriving one after another.
Jiang Qinglan walked in first, walked in with ease and said with a smile, "Your place is elegantly decorated. I guess it hasn't been through your hands, right?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo first sneered, and then said, "Why, you don't believe my taste so much?" Then he ordered Jiang Zhu, "Go and remove the tea on the table and replace it with plain water. When I got it, I was drunk by someone, and my fine Yuqian Longjing was wasted."
After hearing Xie Ruzhuo's instructions, Jiangzhu suppressed a smile and responded, but made no move. Knowing that my lady is joking, who of them would be stupid if she actually does it
Sure enough, the next moment I saw Jiang Qinglan walking to the table to protect the green kettle, laughing and scolding, "You are stingy, I am here to give you a birthday gift today, but you are not even willing to spit on me. "
Hearing the word "gift", Xie Ruzhuo smiled like a flower and said, "Then you take out the gift first. I will look at it and then decide whether to just give you water or add something else."
As soon as she said this, everyone laughed. Several ladies from aristocratic families who played well with Xie Ruzhuo laughed and agreed, "That's right, Qinglan, what are you giving me today? Come out and let us see."
Seeing that these girls were joking, Jiang Qinglan sighed and said, "It's not careless to make friends." Then she ordered Binglan to open the gift.
The maid Binglan had been holding a box in her hand. When she saw Jiang Qinglan speaking, she was so busy that she put the box on the table and opened it. I saw a pair of ivory chess pieces placed inside, with a warm color and warm tentacles.
Xie Ruzhuo fell in love with it as soon as he saw it. She had seen this set of chess pieces before when she was at Jiang Qinglan's home. It was said that they were tribute items from the Boluo Kingdom and were later given to the Jiang family by the imperial concubine. She only said that she liked it that day, but she didn't want Jiang Qinglan to give it to her directly.
The things are good, but even better is the friendship. Xie Ruzhuo was moved in his heart, but said on his face, "You are used to being a common person, but now that giving things has become elegant, I am not used to it. But tell me how you got over it, no? Did you give me gold, silver, and jade?”
Jiang Qinglan closed the box with a "snap" and said angrily, "Of course it's the one who gets close to Zhu who gets naked, but it's you. If you don't want it, I can take it back."
"Who said I don't want it?" Before Xie Ruzhuo finished speaking, he walked over and took the box over. He smiled slyly and said, "Do you still want to take back the things you gave me? What a dream!"
Seeing her like this, everyone laughed, and several other ladies also sent over the gifts they had prepared.
Suddenly, this small Tingfeng courtyard was extremely lively.
Xie Rulan stood at the door, listening to the laughter inside, feeling a little worried for a moment. When she celebrated her birthday, it was a small matter. How come they are both legitimate daughters and become Xie Ruzhuo, so lively. However, when she thought of her mother's instructions, she resisted the urge to leave. Just as she was about to go in, she heard a rush of footsteps behind her.
"Hey, third sister, why don't you go in?"
As soon as she heard this voice, Xie Rulan couldn't help but squeeze the gift box in her hand. She adjusted her emotions, and then turned around and said, "Fifth sister, you came very slowly. Just forget it if I didn't see you at grandma's place just now." , you’re not here yet, could it be that you got up late again?”
A few days ago, Xie Ruyin was proud of herself for a long time because of Liu Yun's little hoof matter. Now that she is out, she will not make Xie Ruyin feel better!
Xie Ruyin saw that she was talking so much, so she just smiled softly and said, "I've been sick for the past two days, and I'm afraid that my illness will affect grandma, so I won't go."
"Oh, it turns out you're sick, so you'd better go back early, so as not to overwhelm the birthday girl with your illness again, which will be a waste of money!" Xie Rulan hated her pretending to be pitiful, and the concubine was angry You're making a fool of yourself, and you won't be able to make a scene!
Hearing this, Xie Ruyin's eyes immediately turned red, and she said in a trembling voice, "Third sister, I kindly wish to celebrate Fourth Sister's birthday, but don't go too far!"
Xie Rulan didn't even look at her, she just said, "There's so much noise outside, Jade, let's go."
Seeing Xie Rulan and the maid go in, leaving only her back. Xie Ruyin immediately put away the tears in her eyes and turned them into a sinister look. Huh, Xie Rulan, after that thing is done, let me see how long you can continue to be crazy!
As she thought about it, the depression in her heart became better. She straightened her appearance, turned around and followed him into the yard.