Ye Shiwulang's words made the scene extremely awkward.
Sitting next to Mrs. Ye, Madam Ye felt mixed emotions in her heart when she saw that the apprentice she loved in the past was acting like a clown today.
Feeling distressed and regretful, he spoke to save the situation and said to Ye Shiwulang: "The person who secretly hides Mrs. Xu Er's music is the one who likes the piano? Is this the truth?"
Ye Qingchen suddenly became anxious, bowed his hands, and said gracefully: "Second aunt, you have a lot of money, please let me go this time. Just now, Ding Silang and the two gentlemen of the Song family were very moved after listening to the piece of music. I made good lyrics, but Xu Erlang and I were defeated and had to come over to ask for the music score. If we didn’t get it, they would definitely make fun of us.”
Mrs. Ye was unwilling to let her precious grandson be looked down upon by other sons. After receiving the promise, she hurriedly asked her maid to give Ye Qingchen the music score she had just written.
Xu Qian buried her head very low. It was the first time for her to make such a fool of herself. She felt very uncomfortable all over her body. Her heart was very manic and she clenched her teeth to hold it back.
Just thinking about the people here secretly laughing at her makes her want to tear down the pavilion.
Ye Qingchen got the score and left happily, walking to a distance to high-five Xu Pingqi to celebrate.
Xu Nuo saw the smile on Xu Pingqi's face from a distance, and felt warm in her heart. This was the first time she saw him smile.
When people from the racecourse came to ask for music scores, they sent their maids to ask about the competition there.
Hu-throwing was not as popular in the Song Dynasty as it was in the Tang Dynasty, but scholar-bureaucrats were still very enthusiastic about it. The winner of the pot-throwing today was Mr. Ding Er. Mrs. Ding Er was very happy when she learned about it and rewarded the maid who reported the news with a gold hairpin.
The winner of the willow shooting competition was Xu Gucheng, followed by Ding Mo.
As for the most intense shooting, the elders did not participate. The contestants were all young men, but the maid politely said that Ding Mo was rated the best.
In terms of poetry and recitation, the two husbands of the Song family took the top two places, with Ding Mo's poetry ranking third.
Many people began to praise Ding Mo, saying that he was good at literature and martial arts, and they wondered what kind of lady could be worthy of him.
Xunuo felt that Ding Mo was far behind his father Ding Wei. Ding said that he was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, music, and melody. He was good at celestial divination and had a photographic memory. Today, Ding Mo only has one-tenth of his father's talent.
Xu Qian and Wang Muyu both wanted to go to the carriage, but Mrs. Ye kept a close eye on them and never gave them a chance to go there.
It was until dinner time. They had the chance to take a look at their loved ones. Unfortunately, there were several screens between the men and women while they were dining, so they could only vaguely see his profile or back.
Ye's rice dumplings are different from other people's. Some tea powder is mixed into the glutinous rice, and after cooking, the rice dumplings are full of the fragrance of tea.
Xu Nuo was already hungry. In such a formal occasion, I was too embarrassed to eat more, so I only ate two, and the other ladies all ate one.
Until they got into the carriage, the Xu family and the Wang family didn't break up, but Xu Nuo's anticipation was in vain.
Returning to Mingjin Pavilion, Xu Nuo lay down in a big shape, rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, and kept smiling and saying hello to everyone at Ye's house today. She felt like her face was going stiff.
In Yingcheng Yuan, Mrs. Lu said to Nanny Li, "Have you memorized the recipe of Ye's rice dumplings?" Mrs. Lu saw that Xu Xuo was not full at all during dinner today, and she also liked eating Ye's rice dumplings very much. I specifically asked Grandma Li to ask about how to make tea powder rice dumplings.
Aunt Li took off the decorations from Mrs. Lu's hair and put them one by one into the jewelry box before nodding and saying, "I asked the Ye family's cook and I will make them for the Sixth Lady tomorrow."
Although she can hurry up and make a pot tonight, Grandma Li doesn’t want her to be too spoiled to Mrs. Six and make her own decisions tomorrow.
Lu nodded and twisted his neck tiredly. Immediately a maid came over for a massage. She felt more comfortable and then said: "Mommy, you don't have to cook by yourself. Just tell the cook and ask her to prepare the things today. Do it tomorrow morning. Don't make Liu Niang anxious. .”
Grandma Li responded and chatted with Mr. Lu for a while.
Before leaving, Mrs. Lu asked again: "Mommy, send some sweet candies to Liu Niang. I heard that Chuntang said that she ate a whole plate this morning, so let her use this to cushion her stomach at night. "
Xu Nuo ate a lot and had to add an extra meal in the evening. Lu was originally worried that Xu Nuo would gain weight, but she was relieved after observing that there was no tendency to gain weight these days.
"Yes." Nanny Li bowed down and saluted, then went to the back room to change clothes without looking away.
Madam loves the Sixth Lady so much, so she must not spoil her.
Soon, Xu Gucheng came back.
The maid fetched water for him to wash his hands and clean his face, while Mrs. Lu helped him change his clothes.
After the maid left, Xu Gucheng said: "What happened to those two pieces of music today? Is the first piece really played by Liu Niang?" That piece of music has a profound artistic conception and is indeed a masterpiece. I don't know where the promise came from. .
Lu nodded and talked about what happened today, and said worriedly: "Six Niang will definitely be misunderstood by all the ladies. I want to explain. That kid Liu Niang pulled me back and missed the opportunity."
"Liu Niang is right to do this. As for Si Niang, what she did today is indeed inappropriate." Xu Gucheng comforted, stroking Lu's arm, his eyes as warm and gentle as the March sunshine.
"Master, this is my fault. I didn't explain it to Siniang." Madam Lu held Xu Gucheng's hand, her eyes twinkling.
She had no idea that someone would secretly collect the music she had made up, otherwise they would not give the lyrics and music to Xu Qian as a gift.
Xu Gucheng shook his head. He was also present when Lu gave this piece of music to Xu Qian. Lu specifically asked that this piece of music should only be practiced at home and not played outside to attract attention.
So he was very angry when he learned that Xu Qian played this piece today, but he rarely showed his emotions when he was angry. He was angry mainly because Xu Qian did not respect Lu's family and seemed to be competing with Xu Nuo.
He didn't like the family members to scheming and comparing themselves with each other. A wealthy family should not have such bad habits, but should promote and help each other.
"It's not your fault. I met the two husbands of the Song family today. It was really good." Xu Gucheng changed the subject, not wanting Mrs. Lu to blame herself for thinking about it. Xu Qian would find another time to talk to her. Talk.
Mrs. Lu was a little curious. The master rarely praised people, but today he praised the two sons of the same family and asked: "But which family is engaged to the seventh mother of the Wang family?"
"Yes. It's just that from what I can see, Wang Qiniang is not worthy of that Song Dalang." Xu Gucheng truly felt that the two sons of the Song family were outstanding, and believed that their talents were not weaker than Ding Mo's.
Mrs. Lu met Wang Qiniang and thought for a while before replying: "That lady from the Wang family is good-looking, but her temper is too dull. If the eldest son of the Song family can get along with her, she will be a good match. Today Erlang and the Fifteenth Lang of the Ye family came to the pavilion to ask for music scores. I saw that the Fifteenth Lang of the Ye family was becoming more and more upright and good-looking, which matches Liu Niang."
Xu Gucheng nodded in agreement, rubbed Mr. Lu's shoulders and said, "Among the children I met today, he is the one I am most satisfied with. He is not timid when speaking, behaves generously, and is extremely polite. He is a good boy, but he is young. A bit older. Only about twenty days older than Liu Niang."
Although Song Jiao is good, he is a bit old and too mature. Although Song Qi was extremely talented and learned, he seemed to be unsophisticated. As for Ding Mo, although he is excellent in all aspects and has many people's attention, he does not want his daughter to marry into a family with too much power, and the Ding family has a lot of etiquette. Liu Niang is not suitable.
Only Ye Shiwulang had a good family background and was good enough himself. He is a good candidate, but his only flaw is that he is too young.
The two of them looked like they were promising to choose a son-in-law, and they talked about the good and bad qualities of several people.
On the other side, Xu Nuo had just finished eating the sweets sent by Grandma Li, arranged Qi Qi to keep an eye on Xu Qian, and asked Chun Tang to take someone to the tea room to clean up. She was the only one left in the room.
The tea room has been empty for five days. Madam Ye will come to class tomorrow afternoon. It would be rude for Xu Jiake to find dust on the tea table.
I wrote two pages and did a hundred sit-ups and fifty push-ups. After washing my face with cold water, I changed into my middle clothes and climbed into bed.
When I was about to fall asleep, I heard a noise from the window.
Xu Nuo was very alert, turned over, rushed over, knocked on the window and asked in a low voice: "Who?"
"I."
Xiao Yuan was holding a dagger and was about to pry the window. He thought he had done it unnoticed and wanted to put the things down and leave. Unexpectedly, he pried it open and Xu Nuo jumped over.
Promising to unplug the bolt, Xiao Yuan immediately opened the window and climbed in without any hesitation.
The last time Xiao Yuan came back from Wang's house, she could hardly walk. Xu Nuo knew that his injuries were more serious than she thought. Now that she saw him climbing over the wall and through the window, she couldn't help but feel a little angry. She lowered her voice and cursed: "You don't want your life." Really? Who thinks of ways to torture his body like you?"
Xiao Yuan didn't say anything. He took out a large package from his arms and put it on the table. He sat on the floor as if he were in his own room.
His hands were quick, and he opened the package in two or three times. There were seven or eight rice dumplings and half a roast duck wrapped in oil paper.
Xu Nuo smelled the aroma of roast duck and found a cushion to sit opposite Xiao Yuan.
The two got started immediately, and within a short time they had eaten the roast duck until only the bones were left.
While chewing the last bit of meat, Xu Nuo peeled off a rice dumpling and asked, "Where did you buy it? I'll buy it another day. It's so delicious!" Quanjude's roast duck can't even compare!
Xiao Yuan smiled proudly and said: "This is delicious, as expected..." Following the senior brother, I have never seen the world, so I can't enjoy the taste.
Halfway through his words, he stopped hurriedly and continued seemingly flawlessly: "A boudoir woman cannot eat delicious food."
Although Xu Nuo found his words strange, if a boudoir woman is served by a good cook, why can't she eat delicious food? But she was so preoccupied with eating that she couldn't think of anything else to ask: "Where did you buy it?"
After asking, he took a bite of the rice dumpling, and then looked like he was enjoying it. This rice dumpling is even more delicious than the rice dumplings from the Ye family!
Xiao Yuan didn't say where he bought it until the end. He only said that Xu Nuo could go to Tiansheng Casino to find him if he really wanted to eat it.
He promised to swallow three of the seven rice dumplings, but Xiao Yuan ate four because he couldn't eat any more.
"Your parents are looking for a son-in-law, your husband." Xiao Yuan suddenly said this while packing up the rice dumpling leaves.
Xu Nuo recalled the sweet rice dumplings just now, and then her heart trembled. She realized that Xiao Yuan had eavesdropped on her parents' conversation, and many thoughts flashed through her mind.
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ps: The lazy author uploaded the character relationship diagram to the group photo album today: 224337533. The stepping stone is the starting point ID, waiting for hookup. (To be continued)
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