Qiao Yuyan saw that her face looked familiar, but she couldn't think of her name even though she spent most of the time here, and she never had the nerve to say hello.
It wasn't until I heard this sentence that I suddenly remembered that this was Xia Changqing, the second girl of the Xia family who had been competing with the Xu family for the silk weaving business!
In fact, we often played together in the past. It's not that they often played together. In fact, the adults in the family often came and went. As girls, either you came to my house as a guest, or I went to yours.
No matter whose house you go to, the host cannot neglect the guests, so in the eyes of outsiders, they seem to be extra friendly.
Originally, they hadn't seen each other for two years, so Qiao Yuyan shouldn't be able to recognize him, but to her memory, it was more than ten years ago, and there was really nothing outstanding about Xia Changqing's appearance. Qiao Yuyan couldn't think of it at the moment.
stand up.
However, there is one particularly obvious characteristic about her, that is, she loves to take advantage of others.
Although the Xia family cannot be compared with the Xu family, they are still considered a big family in the silk weaving business in Jiangnan. Their wealth is not huge, but it is still rich enough.
With this temperament.
However, Qiao Yuyan's relationship with her was only average, so she didn't want to say hello to her, so she kept sitting inside, pretending to talk to the maids, so as not to let others see her face.
Xia Changqing had sharp eyes, and his eyes glanced at her several times intentionally or unintentionally, but he still recognized her, "You...are you Qiao Yuyan?"
At this time, Qiao Yuyan could no longer hide it, so she had to turn around, pretending to be interrupted before she reacted, and said a long "Oh", and then said with a smile: "Sister Xia still remembers
Where is I!"
Qiao Yuyan had a polite smile on her face, but also a hint of alienation.
Xia Changqing looked her up and down, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes, and at the same time said "tsk tsk", "I heard that you returned to your own home, and I also heard that your father is an uncle.
Now I heard that you have been admitted to the cabinet, so you are now the daughter of the cabinet?". 5
Qiao Yuyan just smiled and didn't want to pay attention to this.
Xu Lu, by chance, felt excited and immediately raised her chin, "That's not true! My uncle joined the cabinet a few years ago, and my cousin's uncle is Xinke Yayuan!"
After all, Jiangzhou is a local place. It is different from the capital city where a plaque can kill three officials. Let alone the status of a distant cabinet minister, Wen Tingyuan's title is just one.
That's enough to scare people.
Therefore, Xia Changqing and her female companions couldn't help but change their expressions when they looked at Qiao Yuyan. Those eyes seemed as if she came from another world, with a bit of curiosity and a bit of envy, but they were not talented.
There was a certain familiarity when we first met.
Qiao Yuyan wanted to stop Xu Lu, but her crackling words came too fast and she couldn't stop her at all.
Xia Changqing was a well-behaved person, and she had the natural keenness of being born into a merchant family. She smiled and said, "I don't know when my sister from the Qiao family came back. My grandmother has liked you before."
In the past two years, I have often said that we used to play together, but you are the only one missing! If I know you are back, I will be very happy. It just so happens that my garden has been newly taken care of, and I want to invite the sisters.
Let’s go to the garden and drink together!
You just happened to catch up this time, so be sure not to come! Now that you have become the elder's daughter and Yayuan's wife, you can't recognize us!"
When she said this, the people around her also responded.
Qiao Yuyan knew that the situation in Jiangnan was complicated now, and she didn't want to let too many people know about her return. However, Xu Lu's words made her publicize it. At this time, she could only say: "I don't know when I will leave."
, I can’t say for sure now, but if I have time, I will definitely go.”
Xia Changqing seemed to have not heard what she said before, "Then it's settled, I'll leave a message for you when I get back. If you don't come, everyone will laugh at me."
These few of them are originally well-known ladies in Jiangzhou. The bustle here is from other places.
How could people not notice it, so many people looked here.
Xia Changqing's private room happened to be right next to it, so they simply had someone roll up the bamboo curtain in the middle, turning it into a large private room. They also asked the maids to put the tables together, as if they were making an appointment.
Like together.
Qiao Yuyan felt very uncomfortable. She didn't like such excitement.
However, Xu Lu felt that Qiao Yuyan was nearby, her face was very bright, and she kept answering when others asked her.
When people asked about matters in the capital, she didn't understand and turned to Qiao Yuyan.
Qiao Yuyan could only answer a few questions with a smile, then pointed to the stage and said: "We agreed to come to the show, but here I am to listen to your show off!"
The actress from the Chunxi class happened to come up, and she made the whole house happy when she started singing, and everyone stopped talking to listen to the actress's performance.
After a wonderful past, Xia Changqing asked another question, "Nowadays, preparations are being made everywhere for the Holy Emperor to choose his concubine. I wonder if you know about it, Sister Qiao?"
Qiao Yuyan was already very displeased, so she pretended not to hear anything and listened to the play on the stage with great interest, beating the beat with her hands.
Xu Lu glanced at Qiao Yuyan and saw that she was really invested in it and didn't hear. She covered her mouth and smiled and said: "How can you ask my cousin? The Ministry of Etiquette is responsible for selecting the concubine, and my cousin-in-law is not
Work as an errand in the etiquette department."
Fortunately, Xu Lu had forgotten that Qiao Weisheng was the Minister of Rites in the past, otherwise she would be talking nonsense again.
Xia Changqing wanted to ask something else, so Xu Lu deliberately interrupted: "Everything is good in this capital, but this drama is unprecedented. Each place has its own preferences. I heard that the capital doesn't like to hear about the Shui Mo Tiao Kung Fu.
I guess my cousin didn’t get enough of it even in Beijing.
But in our place, you have to be in the Chunxi class to listen to the opera, otherwise she would have come just in time! You are really well-informed, and you will go somewhere else after hearing the instructions."
Hearing what she said, the girls didn't want to miss the good show of Chunxi Class anymore. They all listened to what she said and started to enjoy it with their hearts.
Qiao Yuyan only felt a pain in her head. She didn't like to listen to operas in the first place, and now she had to pretend to be fully immersed in it in order to avoid other people's greetings.
Just as he was about to give Shi Ye a wink and ask her to find a reason to rescue him, someone came over and came specifically to visit.