Chapter 44 Why embroider flowers and birds in purdah

The girl hugged Mrs. Pei's neck and said coquettishly: "Grandma, you were also a very skilled archer and horseman back then. Why should your granddaughter sit in a boudoir and embroider flowers?"

The eldest lady of the Pei family, who was wearing a purple-red velvet jacket next to her, also smiled and said: "Yes, our family really followed your lead."

"Yes, yes! Mom is right!" The girl named Zhenzhen kept nodding her head.

A hint of doting appeared on Mrs. Pei's face, and she tapped the tip of her nose: "Didn't you follow His Highness to the Western Mountains for hunting? Why did you turn back halfway?"

"I'm not going." Zhenzhen snorted coldly and said with a long face, "It's not interesting. It's better to come here and have a nice meal."

Hearing this, Mrs. Pei and Mrs. Pei looked at each other, and a trace of worry flashed across the faces of both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

The people sitting next to him also raised their heads and looked over.

A girl asked curiously: "Did Sister Pei and His Highness quarrel again?"

Pei Zhenzhen snorted, tilted his head and said, "Whoever quarreled with him, I just changed my mind and don't want to go hunting."

Someone next to him echoed: "That's right, Miss Pei and several of the royal highnesses in the palace have always been on good terms, so how could there be a quarrel?"

"Looking at your face that is red, you can tell that you are angry. Tell your sister Qiao, has His Highness the Crown Prince made you angry again?" The girl also had a lively character, so she stretched out her hand to pinch her face.

"No!" Pei Zhenzhen hid in a hurry, "Qiao Yunqian, if you keep talking nonsense, I won't forgive you!"

The playful sounds were so loud in the tea room that Zhao Xiwei raised his head in surprise.

At first glance, I couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

The two girls in front of him were both fifteen or sixteen years old.

Zhao Xiwei's eyes first fell on Qiao Yunqian.

Her skin is as white as snow, her hair is as dark as dark clouds, her smile is full of energy, and her eyes are shining with hope. It is an extremely bright and vivid beauty.

She was wearing a goose-yellow dress with a pink camellia on her hair, which made her a little more elegant and graceful than those well-behaved ladies.

Chang'an produces beauties, and these ladies and ladies who are offering incense today are all considered to be of national beauty and fragrant beauty.

But compared to the Qiao Yunqian in front of him, he still felt a little sad.

I wonder what kind of background the Qiao family has to raise such a straightforward and lovely daughter?

Zhao Xiwei's eyes glanced lightly and fell on Pei Zhenzhen again.

This is a very special girl.

She did not wear her hair in a complicated bun, but had two shiny black braids wrapped with red ribbons. She did not have any gorgeous jewelry on her head, and only wore a ruby ​​eyebrow pendant on her forehead.

She wore a red arrow-sleeved suit and black cowhide wristbands on her arms. She had a bit of agility as a knight-errant, and a bit of a heroic heroine.

Although the style of the clothes is clean and neat, the workmanship has taken a lot of thought.

Large Baoxiang flowers are embroidered with gold thread on it, and auspicious clouds are embroidered with silver thread around it. Gorgeous red, dazzling gold, and shining silver are three bright colors intertwined with each other, as if a ray of skylight penetrates the sky.

The red clouds are dazzling.

Although she is not a great beauty, her unique temperament makes her stand out among the crowd.

Zhao Xiwei was thoughtful.

The Marquis of Pingyuan himself was brave and good at fighting, and his daughter was the concubine who controlled the harem, and the concubine had an adult prince under her lap.

In such a situation, when flowers are cooking oil on a brocade fire, it is reasonable for Pei Zhenzhen to live freely and freely.

As for the Zhao Mansion, its power is much weaker in comparison.

Therefore, both Zhao Chengyan and himself need to remain cautious.

While thinking about it, Mrs. Pei's words came to her ears: "Zhenzhen, the three ladies from the Prime Minister's Mansion are also here, go and say hello."

Pei Zhenzhen's face, which was still smiling just now, suddenly fell.

She raised her chin slightly, her eyes full of provocation and ridicule: "Hey, isn't this Miss Zhao San from the Prime Minister's Mansion? Oh, no."

Pei Zhenzhen smiled, a little gloating: "I heard that you suddenly had a sister, so you have become Miss Zhao Si now. Hey, I wonder how Miss Zhao Si feels about this change?"

Everyone in the room was shocked, but they couldn't say anything.

Mrs. Zhao also looked over, but when she saw the Pei family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law holding tea, as if it was none of their business, she couldn't help but frown.

Zhao Chengyan smiled solemnly and did not intend to answer.

The four eyes faced each other, one was arrogant and strong, the other was reserved and soft.

Although Zhao Xiwei didn't know what happened between them, he also felt an undercurrent of mutual enmity surging.

After all, they are a family, and Zhao Xiwei doesn't want to see Zhao Chengyan's jokes at this time.

Just when he was thinking about how to get out of the situation, Zhao Chengyu smiled and said, "Why didn't Miss Pei ask me? I have changed from the fourth lady to the fifth lady."

"It turns out to be Miss Zhao Wu." Pei Zhenzhen was a little surprised. His eyes turned to Zhao Chengyu, and his face seemed to be watching a good show.

She hooked her fingers at Zhao Chengyu and said with a playful smile: "Then come over and tell me."

Zhao Chengyu actually wanted to go there.

Zhao Chengyan's expression changed, and she couldn't even care about her dignified demeanor: "Sister Yu!"

Pei Zhenzhen had already taken Zhao Chengyu's hand, looked back with a sideways smile, and said in a joking tone: "My sister just wants to have a chat with me, why should Miss Zhao Si be so panicked?"

The people sitting in the waiter were all noble ladies from the capital, and they had long heard about the discord between the sisters in the Zhao family.

Today I can sit and watch a big drama of sisters fighting each other, why not?

Zhao Chengyan was a calm person, so she knew in her heart that Pei Zhenzhen wanted to see the Zhao family's joke in public.

But she didn't expect Zhao Chengyu to be so reckless.

No matter how much you hate Zhao Xiwei, you can't let outsiders see the joke at this time.

If the quarrel between the sisters spreads outside, it will definitely affect their future in the future.

After all, he was about to discuss marriage.

So he didn't care so much and took a step forward to grab Zhao Chengyu.

Unexpectedly, someone reacted faster than her. Before she could recover, her hand was already being held by someone.

"Sister Yu, I haven't bought the turtles back yet." Zhao Xiwei smiled lightly, "Didn't we agree when we came here to buy three turtles and release them in the release pond? You can't break your promise in front of the Buddha, otherwise you will be punished

Just copy the Buddhist scriptures."

Zhao Chengyan frowned and was stunned.

But Zhao Xiwei didn't give her a chance to be dazed. He pinched her wrist hard with his fingers, blinked and said, "Sister Yan, don't you think so?"

Facing those calm and composed eyes, Zhao Chengyan suddenly came back to reality.

Even if Zhao Chengyu wants to echo Pei Zhenzhen and comment a few words, what does it matter? Zhao Xiwei himself doesn't take it seriously, so what can outsiders laugh at?

But if you go up and argue or block it at this time, not only will outsiders look down on you, but you will also look down on the Zhao family.
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