Chapter Seventeen The Golden Wind and the Jade Dew Meet 4
Not long after the three girls went out, a young man wearing a long dark green dress walked towards them in the corridor, followed by a boy.
As soon as the man walked onto the corridor, he noticed several people on the opposite side. Seeing that they were all women, he immediately realized what he was talking about, but this situation was very embarrassing.
He lowered his head and was about to exit. When the nun here saw the man with sharp eyes, she stepped forward with joy and shouted loudly: "Young Master."
Jiang Wu and the others looked at each other, it must have been arranged by the Cheng family, what a coincidence.
They all met, and this woman made such an obvious move, she made it clear that she wanted the two to meet each other, which was also an agreed upon thing. If she pretended not to see it and was embarrassed, what's more, the person standing on the other side was
It would be nice to meet Jiang Wu’s fiancé.
Even so, due to etiquette, the few people did not stay much longer. They only looked at each other, said hello and walked away.
Since there was still a nanny from the Cheng family, the three of them understood each other and only looked at each other without saying much.
Here at Shuixie, several of the girls inside are originally from Jizhou City, and any girl comes from a good family background.
According to their original intention, they all felt that befriending the girls from the military general's family was a sign of lowering their status. But when they heard that one of the girls could marry Cheng Nuobai, Gu Weizhen and Feng Xiangyuan felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
Everyone understood today's intention, so before the Jiang girl arrived, they were discussing how to get along with the Jiang girl later, how to test their temperament, behavior, and literary talents.
The girls seemed to think that by making things difficult for them and making the Jiang girl look bad, the matter would be over.
When the three girls from the Jiang family entered the waterside pavilion and everyone looked at each other, the waterside pavilion became quiet for a breath. They all looked at the three girls who came in. For a moment, their expressions were a little strange.
Jiang Wu led the two sisters and bowed to everyone and asked, "Can Miss Cheng be here?"
Cheng Nuolin stood up with a blush and said, "That's me."
As the host, she neglected the guests. In terms of etiquette, she had just been rude.
Zhao Yansui also stood up enthusiastically and shouted: "Cousin, you are here."
The three of them bowed to Zhao Yansui again, and then Cheng Nuolin introduced the three Jiang family members in turn, not forgetting to tell them their life experiences during the introduction.
The first is Gu Weizhen, "This is my cousin from the Gu family, her name is Weizhen. She is the eldest daughter of Gu Ancha, the Minister of Ancestors. My grandfather is an old scholar named Gu Huai, who was the teacher of the emperor."
The granddaughter of the current imperial master, her status is really not comparable to that of the Jiang family.
Moreover, Gu Huai was a master of regular script, and many people could not afford a set of copybooks from him.
For Jiang Wu's calligraphy, the Tang family spent a lot of money to buy a set at a high price from a down-and-out scholar for Jiang Wu to copy. Now, Mr. Gu's granddaughter is actually Cheng Nuobai's cousin Cheng Nuolin's cousin
, what is the purpose of inviting such a distinguished lady today?
Jiang Wu glanced at Gu Weizhen. With such an identity, no wonder he looked a little aloof. His whole body exuded a noble and elegant demeanor. With such an identity, it was expected that he would be a little aloof.
Gu Weizhen also looked at Jiang Wu and then at Zhao Yansui. Jiang Wu didn't seem to be ignorant of etiquette or sarcastic as Zhao Yansui said. On the contrary, she behaved elegantly and politely, but she just didn't know how to learn this aspect.
"Looking at Miss Jiang's outstanding temperament, she must have been educated and talented, right?"
Jiang Wei looked at the water-filled pavilion and thought to herself, in ancient times, women just had enough to eat and had nothing to do, so they strangled them when they met?
Jiang Wu said: "I have read Nu Jie and read some miscellaneous books to pass the time. In front of Miss Gu, I dare not claim to be talented or knowledgeable."
Gu Weizhen said with a smile: "Since we have read books, we have met for the first time. Knowing each other's names is the first step to getting acquainted. Today we will make friends through literature. I wonder if Miss Jiang knows the origin of my name?"
This Gu Weizhen is really funny. People said she had just read some miscellaneous books, but she must have said she had read a book. Only those students who have studied all year round dare to say that they have read a book. Isn't her name very impressive, and she shows it off.
Gu Weizhen thought, if she couldn't even figure out the origin of her name, she wouldn't bother to waste time dealing with her here.
Seeing the atmosphere just now and everyone's expressions, Jiang Wu also knew that this was actually a Hongmen Banquet.
She doesn't like to cause trouble, and always values peace, but she is not a weak person, and she also knows that giving in blindly will make some people push forward.
"I wonder what Miss Gu is?"
Gu Weizhen decided that Jiang Wu was pretending to be reckless and sneered. There were two tables in the waterside pavilion. One had fruits, nuts and the like on it. It was obvious that everyone was sitting on this table just now, eating snacks, talking and having fun.
There are pens, inks, paper, inkstones and other things on the other table. It seems that the girls in this room are all talented women. It is a bit ridiculous to imitate those literati.
Gu Weizhen walked to the table with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, sat down, and wrote his name.
Her handwriting was passed down from her grandfather, and her father was also taught it by his grandfather. Her father's handwriting was even praised by the emperor.
Although there are only two characters, you can still see her writing skills.
Although she only studied with her grandfather for a few years, her calligraphy is recognized by all the ladies and ladies. Even Mrs. Qin Guogong said that her calligraphy is somewhat like her father's style. This is what she is most proud of.
Everyone gathered around Gu Weizhen and saw her dipping in ink and picking up her pen without any pause. She sat as straight as a clock, calm and quiet, and her pen moved like a rainbow, quickly writing the word "Weizhen".
Jiang Wu couldn't help but praise: "Great calligraphy. I didn't expect that Miss Gu's calligraphy is very popular. It is smooth and flowing, with strong facial features. Among girls, Miss Gu should be the best."
Gu Weizhen knew that as soon as her words came out, there would be nothing but praise, but he didn't expect that Jiang Wu's tone was sincere and her evaluation was very pertinent, not false at all.
Even so, Gu Weizhen still made a gesture of invitation to Jiang Wu, not intending to let Jiang Wu go.
Jiang Wu looked at the word "Wei Zhen" written on the top of the paper, and out of politeness, she wrote two slightly smaller characters below: "Guo Ke Sheng, Wei Zhou Zhi Zhen; Ji Ji Tuoshi, Wen Wang Yin Ning." - "Daya"
·King Wen》
Putting down the pen, fortunately, it was an article she had read.
Jiang Wu's family background is not the best, but she can still be considered worldly. Among a group of people whose family background is too high, she still exudes a unique scholarly quality, gentle but powerful, humble but confident and connotative.
Her calligraphy is not like Gu Weizhen's, and you can tell at a glance that it is the hand of a famous artist. But it is also neat and has the conciseness of Liu Xiu. Although it is not as exquisite as Gu Weizhen's handwriting, it is not pretentious either.
There is too much cover-up, but there is a sense of magnanimity and calmness of a gentleman.
Everyone present knew that Gu Weizhen's handwriting was better, but they couldn't say anything to mock Jiang Wu.
They originally thought that Jiang Wu was the daughter of a military commander and was not literate.
Even though Zhao Yansui said that Jiang Wu was raised by Tang himself, none of them were taught by a famous female master, and they did not take Jiang Wu seriously. From this point of view, Jiang Wu was not a vulgar woman with no merits.
Gu Weizhen herself knew how much effort and care she had put into perfecting this handwriting. But she didn't expect that Jiang Wu not only did not deliberately suppress her limelight, but instead implicitly and deliberately made her handwriting smaller to show humility.
It is true that Jiang Wu did not defeat her, but Jiang Wu did not lose either. On the contrary, she showed that she was ambitious.
Zhao Yansui frowned after seeing it. Gu Weizhen was well-known among the boudoir ladies in Jizhou City, and many ladies praised him. Unexpectedly, he was so untrained, and now he has completely lost the fighting spirit before, and instead sat quietly aside.
Went for tea.
Gu Weizhen is proud. She was born well and has a high family background. She is the eldest daughter of the family, and enjoys the same treatment as the other sons in the family. She is also a direct descendant of the family.
The resources around her were the best, which originally made her unwilling to compare with those who were weaker than her. But after comparing today, she realized that pride would really make her become complacent and forget her original intention.
Then she remembered the words her grandfather wrote to her: Only by not being arrogant can you be arrogant, not by favoring others and being authoritative.
The writing is just a plan, but the first step is to establish the quality. A person with a high quality, every stroke, has a clear, elegant and upright spirit; a person with a low quality, although he is passionate and frustrated, it is impressive, but he is violent and violent, which will inevitably reveal his innocence.
outside.
Today, she actually used the words taught by her grandfather to show off, trying to overwhelm the other girl, and the other girl was nominally inferior to her. Winning like this was originally a weak victory, and besides, she didn't win. This was just to satisfy her inner selfishness.
Forgetting the nature of practicing calligraphy and cultivating one's character, it is no wonder that her grandfather taught her for six years and now is no longer willing to teach her any more.
Today, everyone is instigating me to make Jiang Wu look bad, not because she essentially despises the female military commander and wants to teach her a lesson and bring glory to the daughter of a noble family.
It was because she was jealous. When she heard that Jiang Wu was going to marry her cousin and was already engaged, she was filled with anger and jealousy that disrupted her mind. Even though she was self-righteous and aloof, she was unwilling to admit it. In fact, she had always admired Cheng in her heart.
Nobel.
Looking at the calm surface of the lake, only one or two butterflies stopped occasionally, and then slowly flew away.
At this moment, her eyes were a little dull and she wanted to cry, crying that she was stupid and being taken advantage of. She also cried that she had embarrassed her grandfather and father, and she even cried that she was unable to do what she wanted to do with her marriage.
It seems that he can only see the near future, watching Cheng Nuobai marry another woman, and another woman will bear children for him, and they will stay with him for life.
She was blinded by jealousy and her mind was blinded by love. But she couldn't cry, at least not in public like now.
She didn't want to get involved in this anymore, so she sat down quietly to drink tea and waited until the banquet was over to return home.
At that time, whether he was crying or making trouble, it was all in their Gu Mansion.
As for Cheng Nuobai, she just wanted to take him into her heart and be his cousin. She didn't even want her thoughts to be discovered by Cheng Nuobai. After being discovered, she used his gentlemanly demeanor and self-restraint and propriety.
I guess he will stay away from her because of ethics, and will he look down on her personal relationship?
------Digression-----
Chapter completed!