She didn't know the people of the Su family very well, but she had heard her grandfather say that except for the old lady and Su Wu, the deputy commander who was currently on duty in the Imperial City Division, none of the Su family's characters could withstand scrutiny.
Thinking back to what Sister Qiao said just now, my eyes were full of doubts.
"You said it was the invitation given to you by the Second Madam?"
Qiao Ruanxiang's watery eyes were clear and innocent, and she nodded.
Han Ling thought deeply, then frowned and said indignantly: "This second lady has evil thoughts! Why did she let my sister go to taste the incense? She clearly wanted to humiliate her!"
Seeing that Qiao Ruanxiang still looked confused, she explained to herself: "Only noble ladies and gentlemen can get invitations and attend the incense tasting party. My sister is the daughter of a merchant... I don't dislike my sister's background.
It's just that the incense tasting meeting stipulates that merchants from lowly backgrounds, even if there is an invitation and no one is carrying it, they have to stand in the corner like a servant and cannot sit at the table. "
"Therefore, people with insufficient status, especially those who are not protected by people with high status, will not come to participate in the incense tasting party and wait to be humiliated."
Han Ling pulled her closer and whispered: "It's not that I said bad things about my sister's husband's family, but that this second lady sent you an invitation and didn't explain the rules to you. She just waited to see it in the afternoon. My sister is embarrassed!"
Qiao Ruanxiang has known this for a long time. She also learned about this from Su Mo in her previous life.
She rushed to see Han Ling that morning, and just now she deliberately said inducement such as a banquet, just to let Han Ling expose this plot and help her.
Of course, Han Ling would indeed help her.
She patted Qiao Ruanxiang on the shoulder, her eyes were frank, and she said confidently.
"But don't worry, you gave me the sachet, and I won't let you make a fool of yourself. As long as I'm here, I will definitely piss off anyone who wants to see you make a fool of yourself!"
Qiao Ruanxiang was grateful, "Well, I'd like to thank my sister very much. If it weren't for my sister, I'd be really embarrassed today all over the capital."
Han Ling's cheerful personality is extremely inconsistent with her face.
She has a quiet and elegant face, but she speaks and does things quickly and happily.
However, the more Qiao Ruanxiang looked at her, the more she liked her.
Although she intended to use her, she also truly regarded her as a friend.
After everything settles, she will confess everything to her.
His eyes fell on the sachet in her hand again, and the handwriting was still dazzling and beautiful.
Han Ling also saw the word.
The handwriting is very graceful and elegant, like a trickle of mangosteen, showing a different kind of elegance.
Then he murmured the words above: "Know people by smelling their fragrance, know people and country by knowing people..."
"Use the microcosm to see the macrocosm, and smell the fragrance to know the fragrance of the country. The eight short words read are extremely meaningful. Is this written by my sister? I didn't expect that my sister has such literary talent!"
She also likes poetry and poetry the most.
I also appreciate talented people.
Now I saw the words on the sachet and looked at the charming beauty in front of me.
She simply felt like she had found a treasure.
I am so lucky to have met Sister Qiao!
Sister Qiao is a master at making incense, but she also has great talent!
She really felt like she felt like old friends with Sister Qiao at first sight!
Vaguely, there is still a feeling of regretting meeting each other too late.
But I heard Qiao Ruanxiang say: "I don't have such good literary talent. I copied this from an article written by my elder brother. It is a classic sentence in the article. I read it and my sister's temperament was similar, so I wrote it on it. "
Wasn't it written by Sister Qiao? Was it written by Brother Qiao?
Brother Qiao was born into a merchant family. He did not look down upon himself, and he also had such outstanding literary talent.
With such a family, how could my sister be so bad?
Then I looked at the words on the sachet again, and I became inexplicably interested in the whole article.
"When I asked my sister to say this, I was curious about how good the whole article was, and how it could write such meaningful sentences."
Qiao Ruanxiang smiled calmly, this was what she was waiting for.
Said: "This is simple. I also like this article very much. I can recite the whole article by heart. How about I silently show it to my sister?"
"OK!"
"When my grandfather is free in a few days, I will take it to my grandfather to taste it. I think my grandfather will also appreciate your brother's article."
I like poetry, thanks to the influence of my great grandfather.
Whenever she encounters good poems and lyrics, she always likes to go to her great grandfather to appreciate them.
My great-grandfather never married a wife and had no children around him, so he was very tolerant and fond of her harassment.
She also likes her great grandfather very much. Although her younger brother always says that her great grandfather is strict, stubborn and unreasonable, she likes him and thinks he is a rare quality.
The eldest grandfather in Han Ling's mouth is Han Shuo, the chief assistant of Han Lao.
After hearing that she wanted Han Shuo to appreciate it, Qiao Ruanxiang hurriedly spoke.
"This is my eldest brother's humble work, and I really don't deserve the appreciation of Mr. Han. Moreover, my eldest brother is hurting his eyes now. I don't know if Chunwei will be able to participate in it in a while. This article would have been burned by him if I hadn't stopped him.
The younger sister saw that her elder sister liked it, so she silently wrote it for her sister to read. If the elder brother knew about it, she would show it to others for appreciation. I'm afraid I will inevitably be scolded by my brother. "
When Han Ling heard that her brother had hurt his eyes, he immediately showed regret, "This article is very well written. It shows that your brother is very talented and learned. If he attends Chunwei Dingneng High School! But why did he hurt his eyes?"
Qiao Ruanxiang also looked sad. She lowered her eyes and shook her head without saying a word. She then asked, "I just hope that my sister can appreciate it by herself, but don't show it to others."
Han Ling nodded in agreement.
As soon as noon passed, Su Zhen ordered people to find Qiao Ruanxiang, but she was reported by her servants that she had gone out early in the morning.
She frowned slightly, wouldn't she not go?
I also heard a message from the maid in Qingxiang Garden, saying that she was waiting for Su Zhen at the incense tasting party.
Then I felt relieved.
As long as she is willing to go, that will be fine.
Hum, soon she would see Qiao Ruanxiang standing aside shamefully like a servant, watching her sitting on the seat, tasting the incense and enjoying the fun!
Compared with the physical humiliation, this kind of spiritual and identity humiliation is more profound in Qiao Ruanxiang's memory.
Let’s see if she dares to use her again in the future!
"Let's go to Pinxiang Tower."
Pinxiang Tower is located on Pinxiang Street. Because the street is full of shops selling incense, this street got its name.
Su Zhen arrived not too early, and people were already sitting at the table one after another.
The incense tasting meeting is located in the lobby on the first floor. In the center is a high platform used for making and mixing incense. There is also a piano stand on one side, where the violinist will sit and play.
Su Zhen's father, Su Qingshan, was the fifth-rank Minister of Household Affairs. Although his position was not high, the Su family had a reputation for being noble.
The last noble family is also an aristocratic family, so they can also get a seat.
It's just that the seats are on the back edge, which doesn't look good and the seats are small.
But there is still a place for it.
After Su Zhen sat down, people who had a good relationship with her and similar family backgrounds came over.
"Miss Su, I heard that your sister-in-law, who is a merchant, is also coming to attend the incense tasting party today?"
The news was revealed quietly and without trace when Su Zhen handed Qiao Ruanxiang a post.
