Delicate Flower Chapter 163: Appreciating plum blossoms

Gu Xi smiled slightly and said nothing - she had said everything she needed to say, and it was others' turn to say the rest.

For example, this second young lady looks very arrogant at the sight of Wuchen, but in fact she is just a little girl who was spoiled by her family. All the emotions are displayed on her face, and it is obvious at a glance that she is not as good as the fourth lady who looks weird.

However, it was a bit beyond her expectation that the Pei family ladies were so naive.

Maybe it’s because you’re in the small town of Lin’an?

Gu Xi and the second lady slowly walked towards where she lived.

The second lady bit her lip and frowned.

No, she has to find a way to figure out how Miss Yu got in and out of Pei's house.

There are too many people in Lin'an who want to curry favor with the Pei family. She doesn't like people using the Pei family's name as a stepping stone to fulfill their own selfish interests.

It’s just that Gu Xi was a guest and it was her first acquaintance, so she couldn’t say anything in front of Gu Xi, but as soon as she turned around, when Gu Xi returned to the inner room to change clothes, she couldn’t help but tell her to take care of her since childhood. The mother-in-law went to check on Yutang.

The old woman couldn't help but frown and said: "Second Miss, that is the clan's affair. If you don't like this person, you just need to say a few words to show your face. Why bother to wade into this muddy water? Besides, you can do it right away. You are about to leave the government, and you have to rely on your mother-in-law's family for support. If anything bad comes out about your mother-in-law's family, you will lose face in your husband's family. I think you should just forget about it!"

The second young lady refused and said: "I'm just not convinced that someone is trying to attack our Pei family! I just want to know the reason for the matter. Grandma also taught us that we can't be fools without being talkative. Then Miss Yu is not an easy person. She can please my great-aunt everywhere. This is not something ordinary people can do."

The woman had no choice but to agree, but she still warned her repeatedly: "No matter what I find, you will rot in your stomach."

The second lady waved her hand impatiently, and then the old lady retreated.

While Gu Xi in the inner room was arranging her clothes in front of the mirror, she asked He Xiang to keep an eye on the second lady, and whispered to her: "After all, you are not in your own home, so be careful."

This is not the first time He Xiang has done this kind of thing. She smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know what to do. Not to mention the second lady's side, even the fourth lady's side, I will also send people to keep an eye on it. I won’t let the Pei family find out.”

Gu Xi nodded with satisfaction and asked her, "Do you still have enough money?"

She only brought two or three close attendants with her this time. If she wanted to know what was going on around her, she could only use her strength to bribe the servants of Pei Mansion. But in the past few days when they lived in the Pei Mansion, they also discovered that the Pei family seemed to have no one to take charge of the middle class because Pei Laoan was widowed and the eldest brother lost his position as the head of the clan. However, in fact, the Pei family was not in chaos at all. They didn't dare to get in front of the respectable women and maids in Pei's house. They could only bribe some rough women and maids, and then use their observations to deduce what this person was doing.

Hexiang smiled and said: "That's enough. We still have more than one hundred and fifty taels of silver left!"

Gu Xi felt a pain in her body.

Her brother left her a thousand taels of silver notes when he left Hangzhou City. When she came to Lin'an this time, she was thinking about using the silver, so she had someone exchange it for three hundred taels and bring it over. It had only been a few days, I only went to one hundred and fifty taels, and I haven't used it yet for my real master.

But there is nothing that can be done about it, because they are left alone!

Gu Xi asked again: "Do you know why the eldest lady asked Mrs. Shen to deliver the letter for her?"

He Xiang went out and looked around, and saw that everyone was busy in their own way, so she whispered to Gu Xi: "I said I had something to ask my sister-in-law, and I was afraid that Lao An would be unhappy, so I asked Mrs. Shen to deliver the letter."

Gu Xi raised her eyebrows.

Did you say something bad about your mother-in-law?

No, if he said bad things, he should have said bad things about his brother-in-law Pei Yan.

But was it Pei Yan who took over the position of sect leader or was it the dead old man who was partial? This matter needs to be investigated clearly.

She doesn’t want to marry someone who is talked about so much that she can’t sit still!

Gu Xi said to He Xiang: "Bring some cakes, I'll go say hello to Mrs. Shen first, and then talk to the second lady."

I don’t know how her brother thought of Mrs. Shen. This Mrs. Shen is also a strange person. He doesn't like yellow and white things, and he doesn't like socializing. He just likes a good reputation. Just hint to her that her reputation is at stake and she'll be instantly in the bag. It makes people look pitiful and ridiculous.

I just don’t know how the eldest lady used to impress Mrs. Shen?

Shen Shanyan is quite pitiful, marrying such a wife. Fortunately, he did not work hard in the officialdom, otherwise no one can say what kind of trouble this Mrs. Shen would cause!

The lotus fragrance went away in response.

Gu Xi smiled as she looked in the mirror at the beautiful girl in simple clothes but a bit of elegance because of the exquisite jewelry.

The person in the mirror also smiled.

She then left the inner room with satisfaction.

Perhaps for the convenience of plum appreciation, the warm pavilion in the Pei family courtyard was built in the plum forest in the back mountain.

Sitting in the pavilion where the earth dragon is burning, drinking the refreshing white tea, looking at the dots of red plums, and smelling the faint fragrance of plums, the life of the gods is just like this.

The third lady was the first to call out: "Barbecue here is too unpleasant. The fragrance of plums has turned into the smell of grease. Instead of barbecuing today, why not enjoy plum blossoms? Sister Gu and Sister Yu are both here. We can also give orders or compose poems. Dad said that classes will start after the Lantern Festival this year, and I still have three six-character poems to finish!"

She complained, and Yu Tang was secretly surprised and asked: "Did the government invite a female student?"

The third lady nodded and said, "We sisters are all studying together."

Gu Xi glanced at Lao An, who was sitting at the table with a smile, and said crisply: "I can do it! Of course I love eating, but I also love reading."

The fourth lady giggled.

Miss Wu looked at her mother and Lao An hesitantly, and murmured: "No, isn't there still more than a month before the New Year? There's no need to be in such a hurry!" After saying that, she looked at Yu Tang for help. One glance.

Of course Yu Tang knows that the rhythm of poetry and painting are Gu Xi's strengths. When it comes to giving orders or composing poems, Gu Xi will definitely steal the show. But she really didn't want to live up to this beautiful scenery.

She smiled and said: "How about we raise our hands! The minority obeys the majority."

The third lady immediately raised her hand and said: "I agree with plum blossom appreciation!"

The fourth lady hesitated and did not raise her hand for a long time.

The fifth lady looked at the fourth lady.

Gu Xi covered her mouth and smiled beside her, as if she could do whatever she wanted.

Yu Tang sighed inwardly and raised his hand: "I agree with writing poetry."

There is definitely no quatrain of the ages, but she still has no problem making a limerick.

Thoughts flashed through her mind, and she even thought a little bit harshly that if she cheated on Gu Xi's previous life of Yong Mei, which she was so proud of, Gu Xi would be surprised and even feel aggrieved. It would be very interesting.

But she was just thinking about it.

Nothing else could disgust Gu Xi so much. With her talents in poetry and painting, she would not plagiarize others just to make her own face better.

As soon as she finished speaking, the fifth lady looked at her angrily, as if she had done something heinous.

Yu Tang suddenly realized.

I am afraid that the fifth lady thinks she is a gang. She violated the fifth lady's wishes, and the fifth lady must be angry.

Yu Tang held back not to laugh out loud.

Little girls are so interesting. Things are either black or white, straightforward yet cute.

But she still felt that barbecuing meat here was like burning a harp and cooking a crane, so it would be better to change the place.

The fourth lady jumped out at this moment, raised her hand and said, "I want barbecue!" After saying that, she glanced at Gu Xi.

Gu Xi's heart trembled.

I feel like I made a mistake.

If she had known this, she should have stood up earlier like Miss Yu.

At this time, should she agree or disagree?

Gu Xi has a headache.

The fifth lady didn't notice this. She was overjoyed and said, "I want barbecue too!" Then she looked at the second lady eagerly.

Two to two, the attitudes of the second lady and Miss Gu were both important, but she intuitively felt that Miss Gu would definitely follow the crowd, so the second lady's attitude was more important than Miss Gu's.

The second lady smiled disdainfully and said, "I agree with plum appreciation! Let's change the place for barbecue."

Gu Xi sighed and said, "I also agree with plum appreciation!"

The fifth lady pouted and took the fourth lady's hand.

The fourth lady smiled happily and said with a look of unwillingness to give up: "There are still great aunt, Mrs. Shen and second aunt here. We are not considered defeated!"

Mrs. Shen glanced at the Fourth Miss with some disgust and said nothing, as if she did not want to be acquainted with them.

The second wife looked a little unhappy, smiled, walked over and touched her daughter's head, and said warmly: "I vote for your third sister."

Now the situation is over.

The fifth lady stamped her feet and shouted "Mom" coquettishly.

The second wife and Lao An both laughed.

In the end, everyone decided to enjoy plum blossoms in the afternoon and have barbecue for dinner.

The fifth lady was still a little unhappy, so the fourth lady took her to sweep the snow off the plum blossom petals, and whispered to her in a voice that everyone could hear: "My mother said, you can put it in a pot and bury it. Underground, take it out to make tea in the summer."

"But you have to pick it in the morning, right?!" Miss Fifth said in confusion.

"Ouch!" Miss Fourth didn't take it seriously, "There shouldn't be much difference between morning and afternoon, right? I don't want to write poetry anyway."

The fifth lady smiled and said: "We can pick plum blossoms! Take them back to grandma and offer them in a plum vase. The whole house will be filled with the fragrance of plum blossoms."

The fourth lady said: "The bottle should be inserted in the morning, right?"

Miss Wu was stunned. ~IndoMTL.com~ Everyone laughed.

Lao An recruited two people: "Two skin monkeys, please stay here and write two poems for me. They can respond to the situation and do their homework. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

The two agreed in frustration, making everyone laugh again.

Aunt Ji and others had already brought the prepared pens, inks, paper and inkstones, but after placing the four treasures of the study, she reported to Lao An: "There is a boy at Miss Yu's house who has sent a letter."

Everyone was surprised.

Lao An said to Yu Tang kindly: "Go and see what's going on, so that I can feel at ease."

Yu Tang was also very curious. He bent his knees to salute and followed Auntie Ji out of Nuanting.

Gu Xi calmly gestured towards He Xiang.

After a while, He Xiang disappeared.