Compared with last time when he was cold and indifferent, he was now extremely kind.
Sensing the surprised attitude of Mr. Han's chief minister, Su Mo's worry immediately turned into determination.
Qiao Shubai is already blind and useless, and may die soon.
As long as you insist that the article is yours, it belongs to you.
No matter who says it, it’s better to just die and deny it!
After thinking this way, he became more confident, and he actually felt that the articles in front of him, as well as the articles in the previous palace examination, were all written by himself.
"Old Chief Minister Han has been over-praised. In fact, there are still many shortcomings." There are indeed a few small flaws in it, such as some irony techniques, which he feels are cumbersome and redundant, making the article not beautiful enough.
Seeing his neither arrogant nor impetuous temper, Old Chief Han admired him even more.
He secretly said that he had indeed made a mistake at first.
Listening to what he said, I just thought he was being humble.
This article has unique insights and a unique perspective, especially the use of irony.
At first glance, it seems to break the beauty of the article, but upon closer inspection, it turns out to be just right.
Without irony, there would be no other layer of meaning contained in the text.
And, no matter how you look at it, this article is perfect.
Even if he were to write it, he might not be able to write such a perfect article.
On the third day, the sky was cloudy, and the skylight was cut into several beams of light, which shot out from the gaps in the thick clouds.
Qiao Ruanxiang was wearing a sky-blue moire placket today, but when she looked up at the sky, she put on a light purple cloak.
Looking at it this way, the face without makeup is actually more beautiful than the flowers, brighter and dazzling.
Especially those eyes that are like spring water, with ripples of light that cannot be taken away.
When Zhiqiu saw his young lady, she looked like a goddess descending to earth, relegated to immortality.
But Miss Naihe refused to apply pink and white, otherwise, where would there be color in this world?
So Zhiqiu took it upon himself to go to the back room to get lipstick, and applied it to the lady without her permission.
This painting was like a stroke of genius, and the face was so gorgeous that it seemed to take away the brilliance of the whole courtyard in an instant.
What Su Zhen saw as soon as she entered Qingxiang Garden was Qiao Ruanxiang's open and bright face.
Especially the lips that had just been smeared with lipstick were so tender and red that they looked like they were born that way.
Then I thought about the exquisite dress I had just put on, but the lipstick could not be applied evenly. Either it was applied too thickly and it would crack along the lip lines, or it was applied too thinly and the rosy lips could not be seen.
But it took me a while to get it to fit so well on my lips.
She just saw it. The maid just applied it casually, and her lips became so red and tender!
I felt even more jealous!
But thinking about the purpose of his visit, he had no choice but to suppress his jealousy, forced out a smile, and walked slowly away.
"Sister-in-law is really naturally beautiful. She only wears lipstick and she looks so charming. Is she dressing up like this this morning to go out?"
Qiao Ruanxiang had already seen Su Zhen coming.
Her eyes were filled with jealousy, and it was difficult not to attract her attention.
It's hard for her, but she still insists on laughing with her.
Unable to hear her voice, Qiao Ruanxiang didn't know why she came to him.
Then he nodded, "If my sister wants to chat with me, just wait until I come back and I'm free."
Su Zhen smiled more sincerely and said: "Sister-in-law, are you going to the Han Mansion? I heard that Miss Han likes incense and poetry. I just got an original copy of poetry recently. I think Miss Han will like it. So I will go with my sister-in-law. Well, just give this copy to Miss Han."
After saying that, he felt confident and wanted to follow.
Qiao Ruanxiang didn't say anything to stop her. He only raised his eyebrows and looked at her carefully. She was dressed extremely delicately today, even more exquisitely than when she attended the fragrance tasting party.
She is also good at dressing up. The style of her clothes is loose and relaxed, which can perfectly show off her slim waist and plump hips, and can also cover her thick arms.
Looking at her this way, she looks like a graceful and pretty lady.
I can roughly guess what she wants to do.
Qiao Ruanxiang calmly retracted her eyes, not wanting to talk too much, the appointed time was coming soon.
She didn't want to be late.
When Su Zhen saw Qiao Ruanxiang didn't say anything, she thought she acquiesced.
I thought that Qiao Ruanxiang would be angry and tease her when she found out from Han Ling the purpose of her invitation to the incense tasting party.
Now it seems that she is overthinking.
When they arrived outside the mansion, Qiao Ruanxiang stood outside the carriage and asked, "I wonder where the original copy my sister got is?"
When Su Zhen heard this, she quickly took out a book of poems from the fingers of the maid beside her.
She took it and briefly read a few pages, then immediately handed it to Zhiqiu behind her.
He said: "I will hand over the book on your behalf. There is no need to send it to my sister."
After saying that, he got into the carriage and the carriage drove away immediately.
Su Zhen was not given any time to react.
Su Zhen was furious, "Hey! Qiao Ruanxiang! That's the collection of poems I want to give to Miss Han!"
She wanted to give it in person just to go to the Han Mansion to see Han Gui!
She gave it to Han Ling on her behalf, how could she see Han Gui!
After scolding several times, she finally realized that Qiao Ruanxiang did this on purpose!
She still holds a grudge against the Pinxiang Society and doesn’t want her to go to the Han Mansion!
Why is she so stingy? What is there to hold a grudge against? Didn't she make a fool of herself at that time? Sitting in the front row with Han Ling was quite a sight!
I'm so angry!
Fortunately, my mother gave me some advice and was prepared.
Qiao Ruanxiang sat in the carriage and flipped through the poetry collection. It was a very ordinary poetry collection, not even a masterpiece.
Then he threw the collection of poems aside.
The carriage drove slowly and soon arrived at Han Mansion.
It's early spring and it's still very cold.
As soon as I got off the carriage, the wind blowing in my face was cold.
When I reached out to touch it, I saw a drizzle falling from nowhere. It was said that the rain was mixed with some ice particles.
Fortunately, it's not big, and it doesn't hurt even if it hits the face.
Zhiqiu handed over the greeting card, and someone came soon.
It was Han Ling's personal maid who came over happily, carrying an umbrella in her hand.
He stepped forward and covered Qiao Ruanxiang's head, and said with a smile: "My lady has been waiting for Mrs. Qiao for a long time. Madam, please come quickly."
"Sister-in-law! Why didn't you wait for me? We agreed to come together."
Su Zhen got off another carriage at this time, trotted over, grabbed Qiao Ruanxiang's arm, and was very affectionate.
Caixiu was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect Mrs. Qiao to come with someone.
Qiao Ruanxiang's brows furrowed even more, and the corners of her lips kept twitching.
She also didn't expect that Su Zhen could be so shameless.
He chased her to the door of Han Mansion.
She wanted to speak and drive her back, but she saw that she had already spoken first.
"I brought some novel fragrant powder. I thought Miss Han would like it so I would send it to her. My sister-in-law asked me to come with her."
There was a decent smile on Caixiu's face, "Even if Mrs. Qiao invites you, then you are my lady's guest. Miss Su should also invite you."
Su Zhen grinned, and asked the maid to hand two packets of fragrant powder into Cai Xiu's hands, and said, "Thank you!"
