"Did grandma perform like this when she was young?" Meng Shaoqing was suddenly curious.
Mrs. Meng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I have also performed, but I was born to only dance with swords and guns, and I fooled around with a messy dance!"
The old Marquis on the side paused: "I remember that the dance you danced at that time was very beautiful. So it turned out that you danced casually?"
Mrs. Meng laughed and said, "When will I learn to dance? I just watch other people dancing from time to time and do a dance like the sword dance."
The old Marquis raised his eyebrows: "Then you must have taken advantage of this face in the end. When my grandmother was young, she was so beautiful. Even if she danced with swords and guns every day, she couldn't stop others from saying she was pretty!"
"Stop talking about these old things in front of children!" Mrs. Meng patted the old Marquis, and then looked at Meng Shaoqing, "Why, none of these fair and tender little girls can catch your eye?"
"I like people like my grandmother who are capable and capable!" Meng Shaoqing smiled, "Things like playing, chess, calligraphy and painting are just hobbies, not food!"
Mrs. Meng smiled and then looked at the stage: "The next one should be the girl from the Hao family. That girl has to compete for the first place in a place like this every year, just for the reputation of being a talented woman!
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"What's the use of a talented girl? Such a vicious person." Meng Shaoqing pouted, "Whoever marries her will be in trouble for eight lifetimes!"
"She has been outstanding in the girl's family since she was a child. It is inevitable that she will have some arrogance in her heart. But when she asks a girl from the countryside to compare herself to the past, she will inevitably feel a little inferior in her heart. The only thing she did wrong is that she should not be judged because of her sense of inferiority.
Go and destroy others!" Mrs. Meng said calmly, "If you harm others, you will eventually harm yourself. Sooner or later, you will taste the bitter fruits of what you have sown."
Meng Shaoqing didn't say much.
Sure enough, after the dance ended, Hao Jiaojiao went up to the stage with her pipa in her arms. She sat there with a smile on her face. She looked like a graceful little beauty. Naturally, some people who didn't care also made fun of her: "
Miss Hao is going to play a solo. Miss Hao is already engaged, and our Mr. Su is a good flute player. Why don't we two play in an ensemble?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present frowned. Hao Jiaojiao still looked at Su Xubai expectantly. Unfortunately, he just lowered his head and looked at his hands and never raised his head to look at her.
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Hao Jiaojiao was a little disappointed, but she still smiled and said: "I don't play the pipa well, so why do I have the nerve to ask Mr. Su to play with me, so I have to show my shame!"
"You know you don't play well and you still show it to the Holy One. Who are you fooling?" Su Xubai, who had been silent for the whole time, suddenly spoke.
Hao Jiaojiao on the stage didn't know what to do for a moment, her face turned blue and white, and finally the emperor said: "It doesn't matter, it's just for fun, you play it!"
Hao Jiaojiao felt extremely wronged, but she still had a smile on her face, but when the tune played, it brought a bit of sadness.
Su Xubai didn't give face to his fiancée on the spot, and made it clear that he was dissatisfied with her. Most of the people present were watching the joke, but this marriage was given by the emperor. Although they thought it was ridiculous, they couldn't say much.
But the Queen Mother gave the emperor a look. The emperor knew that he was in the wrong in this marriage, but he could only lower his head and admit it. After all, he was a noble person. What he said out loud would be thrown away.
Nothing can be taken back, not to mention that he still issued the imperial edict. If he takes it back, he will lose his face!
When Hao Jiaojiao came off the stage, the applause was sparse and the scene was no longer the same as before. She felt sad, but she couldn't say anything, so she just found an excuse and left the banquet hall.
Hao Jiaojiao stood in the corridor. She didn't understand what she had done wrong. She obviously did it according to the way her mother said, but something went wrong. She never thought of Su Xubai, or even the entire
The Marquis of Wuchang would actually quarrel with their family over such a country man.
She regretted it a little!
When Su Xubai came out for air, he happened to bump into Hao Jiaojiao. He frowned and turned to leave, but she grabbed him by the corner of his clothes: "Brother Xu Bai!"
Su Xubai slammed Hao Jiaojiao's hand away: "You respect yourself!"
"I didn't mean it!" Hao Jiaojiao said quickly, "I really didn't know that the medicine would harm her, and I never thought she would jump from the boat into the river. I really didn't mean it!"
Listening to Hao Jiaojiao's sophistry, Su Xubai felt sick in his heart. He didn't even want to look at her again, so he raised his feet and was about to leave.
But Hao Jiaojiao was reluctant and followed quickly: "What on earth do you want me to do to make you believe that I didn't do it on purpose? Do I have to die?"
Su Xubai suddenly stopped. He looked back at Hao Jiaojiao, who had tears in his eyes, and sneered: "Okay! If you die now, then I believe you really didn't mean it!"
Hao Jiaojiao looked at Su Xubai's mocking eyes and felt like her heart was being stabbed with knives: "Do you really want me to die? Do you want me to do it to her in this way?"
Atonement?”
"Didn't you say this yourself? What's wrong? It's just talk, right?" Su Xubai smiled, "Yes, you are a lady, how could you possibly atone for an ordinary woman from the country? After all, you
If you want her to die, just pinch her fingers easily."
"I don't……"
"Nothing?" Su Xubai sneered, "Didn't you break into my house, didn't give her medicine, or didn't force her to death? You are worthy of being Prime Minister Hao's daughter! In order to achieve your own goals, you can do whatever it takes, you midnight dream
Aren't you afraid when you go back? Aren't you afraid that one day she will come to pay you for her life?"
Hao Jiaojiao bit her lip for a long time and was speechless.
Su Xubai turned around and left in disgust. He didn't even want to be in the same place with her. His disgust for her had reached the extreme. Just looking at her would make her feel extremely disgusting.
Hao Jiaojiao watched Su Xubai leave helplessly. He looked at her eyes with disgust towards her, but she didn't dare to grab his clothes with her outstretched hand. She was a little confused. She obviously worked hard to do it.
Why does Su Xubai seem to be getting further and further away from her?
She really didn't understand what she had done wrong? She just wanted to regain his heart. Is this idea so unforgivable? It was obvious that they met first, why couldn't they fall in love?