Yue Qingshuang claims to have a good reputation and is the most talented woman in the imperial city, but now she is eyeing the master's son and trying to break up their marriage. It is really shameless.
Yue Qingshuang's face turned even uglier: "Xu Pingting!"
Xie Yixiao did not want to get involved in the grudge between the two people. It is true that Yue Qingshuang was hypocritical and Xu Pingting was arrogant and domineering. She could not be considered a good person or a bad person.
"But I'm obsessed with the game and can't look away for a while." Xie Yi smiled, turned around and told Xie Zhu, "Don't eat too much ice."
Xie Zhu was eating a bowl of cherry ice bowl. The cherries were soaked in tiny smoothies. It tasted cool and sweet, and tasted very good, which was very popular among the girls.
But it’s really cold. It’s easy to catch a cold or make you feel upset after eating too much.
Xie Zhu couldn't help but nod: "Little aunt, I will just eat this bowl, and I won't eat any more later."
Xie Yixiao nodded and stopped talking. She took a piece of watermelon to eat, and then sat there and listened to the people next to her. Her expression was calm and there was no trace of anger, as if all these things had nothing to do with her.
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Cao Sijin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Xie Yixiao. Although Yue Qingshuang did have those thoughts, if it broke out, even if she was responsible, her face would not look good. If word spread,
You might even have a reputation of being jealous.
Yue Qingshuang, the face is even more unsightly.
And as the person hosting this refreshing banquet, she was equally unattractive.
Cao Sijin said: "If you like to eat cherries, I have also made fried cherries at home, which are also very delicious. Miss Xie will try them later."
Xie Zhu smiled and said: "Then I really want to try the chef's cooking skills."
At noon, later guests also arrived one after another, and Cao Guogong's mansion sent new food to the girls, including cherry pancakes, Bijian soup, flat peach rice, fairy wealth cakes, stone soup, various porridges and snack soups.
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There were many cold foods before, but now there are hot foods. Xie Yixiao asked Ming Jing to get a bowl of red bean porridge and two pastries, which was considered as today's lunch.
Gu Ying and Gu Ying looked for an opportunity to come forward to talk. Gu Ying couldn't help but ask: "Cousin, can I come over here and sit with you?"
Gu You didn't come, and the only girls who came from the Changning Marquis Mansion were Gu Ying and Gu Yan. Both of them were concubines. They were several tables away from here, so naturally they couldn't reach the main table.
This is not a position anyone can sit in if they want.
Xie Zhunai is the legitimate granddaughter of Mr. Xie Ge. Although Xie Yixiao is a little older, she was born in the Xie family and is the legitimate daughter. She was given a marriage to Rong Jiu, so she can occupy a position here.
In addition, there are Xu Pingting, Yue Qingshuang, Jiang Zhaoling, etc. There are more than a dozen girls at the table. Which one is not from a noble family?
Xie Yixiao thought to himself, how about I give up my position to you?
But she didn't dare to say this. After hearing this, Gu Ying would actually climb up the pole and change places with her.
"Fourth cousin, the eldest cousin is feeling better now?"
"Much better. I saw her wandering in the garden today." The news about Gu You's strange destiny and unmatchable marriage has spread in the imperial city. Many girls are very curious about it. Just now, many people asked Gu Ying
information.
Gu Ying said something, and she felt a little elated as she was being followed.
Xie Yi smiled and nodded: "Today is the refreshing banquet at Duke Cao's mansion. My fourth cousin should know the meaning of this banquet. As a girl, you must know the rules and propriety, and don't talk nonsense."
This refreshing banquet at Duke Cao Guo's residence was actually for the sake of the sons and daughters of the family. There were quite a few sons in Duke Cao Guo's residence. Cao Guogong himself had three sons, two legitimate sons and one concubine. Only the eldest son was married.
If we count from the old Duke's side, there are five or six sons who have not yet been married. Except for one youngster, the rest can be engaged even if they cannot get married.
Gu Ying's eyes lit up, and then she no longer bothered about her position. She sat upright in her position, trying to appear knowledgeable and sensible.
Xie Yixiao shook his head helplessly.
After a group of girls had eaten, Cao Sijin invited everyone to go for a walk in the garden. The girls gathered together in groups to play. Xie Yixiao didn't want to wander around, so he sat in the pavilion and ate melon seeds out of boredom.
There were no sunflower seeds in this era, so we ate watermelon seeds. Nowadays, watermelons have two different growth directions. One is for watermelon flesh, which is red and less sweet. The other is for growing watermelon seeds, which is red.
There are not many seeds, but there are many melon seeds.
Every summer, when watermelons are ripe, some ordinary people, whose children cannot eat watermelons, will go to the fields where watermelon seeds are grown outside the city to eat watermelons. The watermelons are free to eat, but the seeds are left behind.
Some people have to dig out the watermelon seeds before letting people eat the watermelon.
The common people call it "beating melons". If they are in a good relationship, they make an appointment to go to beat melons together tomorrow.
The girls played for a while, and then someone suggested that we all do a talent show. Many of the girls came with the idea of marrying Duke Cao and wanted to show off themselves. They were eager to give it a try.
Cao Sijin also wanted to see what the girls were capable of, so she was busy arranging this talent show, but if anyone wanted to show off, they were all voluntary.
The first performer was a very confident girl. She played a piece of music on the spot and she played it quite well. When the second performer came, she came on stage and composed a short poem, which was neither good nor bad.
She walked off the stage a little shyly.
Qin Yinqing went up and played a piece of harp. Xie Yixiao listened carefully and felt that the skill was indeed extraordinary.
Xie Yixiao listened and then thought of the original owner. Qin Yinqing had been chasing the original owner and wanted to overpower her. She thought that the original owner was better.
What a pity.
She closed her eyes, feeling that the sunlight in the sky was a bit dazzling.
After Qin Yinqing finished playing, she looked over here proudly and saw Xie Yixiao without even looking at her with her eyes closed. She felt really angry and got off the stage angrily, coming to settle the score with her.
"What do you think of my playing now?"
Xie Yixiao opened his eyes, smiled and asked her to sit down, and then said: "Very good."
Qin Yinqing showed a proud smile, but she suppressed it after she reacted: "I am better now than before, and one day, I will play better than you."
Xie Yi couldn't smile, which made her lose the motivation to move forward. She smiled and nodded: "Okay, you can definitely do it. No one can compare with you in the future."
Qin Yinqing felt that she would be very happy after hearing this, but at this moment, she was not happy at all. It was as if she had been trying hard to compete with the other party for many years, but the other party suddenly gave up.