Xiaoqiao was trying his best to make his sister happy.
But no matter how hard she tried, whether it was making faces, telling jokes, or even imitating the sounds and movements of various animals vividly, Daqiao still frowned deeply and said nothing.
Suddenly, Xiaoqiao had an idea. He ran back to his room and picked up some clothes. He closed the door of Daqiao's room tightly and drew another layer of curtains.
In this way, it is difficult to see the scene in Daqiao's boudoir, whether outside the door or outside the window.
Xiaoqiao hurriedly took off her clothes again. Daqiao immediately understood what she wanted to do and hurriedly said: "Xiaoqiao, it's such a cold day, please put it on quickly."
"Sister is fine!"
"Hey, I obviously got a winter coat, why did it turn into a summer coat?"
Xiaoqiao picked up the newly brought clothes and said doubtfully.
"Forget it, just wear summer clothes, they're all the same!"
After saying that, Xiaoqiao put on an Orchid costume, with her arms and navel exposed on her upper body, a floor-length skirt on her lower body, and extremely long ribbons on her arms.
As soon as Ohashi put on this ridiculous and weird costume, he couldn't help but laugh.
Xiaoqiao finished dressing up, smiled slyly, and immediately stood in front of Daqiao and got into a dancing position.
"Sister, please play music for your sister!"
Although Ohashi was a little reluctant, he still picked up a pipa from the row of instruments behind him.
The Orchid Dance is naturally accompanied by the Huqin and Pipa!
Daqiao gently played the pipa a few times, tried the sound, and then said: "Okay!"
Han opera is solemn and elegant, while Hu opera has a brisk and changeable rhythm. This is also the difference between the two dances.
A Hu song was played, and the small bridge was seen dancing rapidly, the delicate body was swaying in the air like snowflakes swaying in the wind, and the ribbon in the hand was like fluffy grass flying in the wind.
The circular skirt rotated rapidly, even the speeding wheels in front of her could only be said to be too slow, and even the rapid whirlwind was inferior.
The small bridge sometimes turns left and sometimes right, like a tireless, endless circle. It was spinning so fast that Daqiao couldn't see his sister's face clearly for a while.
However, Xiaoqiao could see his sister's focused eyes, and she suddenly changed her dance steps, and her waist and jade arms began to twist from side to side.
The bridge also changed to a Hu song. Compared with the previous one, this song was more relaxed and pleasant.
As Xiaoqiao's dance became more and more comical, Daqiao's originally depressed mood finally dissipated a lot.
"Giggle! Sister, you finally smiled!"
Xiaoqiao suddenly threw herself into her sister's arms, and the two sisters hugged each other. Daqiao said angrily: "How did you, a girl, learn these shabby dance skills?"
"Hehe, it was improvised. How about it? Isn't it worse than those Hu Ji dances?"
"You are too bold, girl. If your father finds out that you are secretly learning Orchid Dance, he will not beat you to death!"
"People like to dance. Han dance and Hu dance are all dances. Why can I only learn Han dance!"
Xiaoqiao pouted: "As sister, you said before, whether it is harp, harp, zither, or harp, lute, the music method does not distinguish between Hu and Han, those are just forms."
Daqiao touched his sister's face and said: "But music and dance are not the same thing. The Master said that if the masters of music are harmonious, then both the near and far will be harmonious; if the master of ceremony is respectful, then the hierarchy will be in order."
"Music is ritual music, and dance is entertainment. How can they be confused?"
Xiaoqiao rolled his eyes unconvinced: "Yes, yes, sister, you are teaching me again!"
"The Book of Songs also says that you dance with sheng and drums. Since the music is played in harmony, the dance originated earlier than the rhythm. Just because the rhythm can be assumed to be tangible in the musical instrument, while the dance can only be emanated by people and is intangible, the rhythm is older than the dance. More noble?"
"If you ask me, one is for people to listen to music and the other is for people to watch. There shouldn't be any distinction between them!"
Daqiao was startled when he heard this. He didn't expect that his little sister could actually say this.
After correcting himself, Daqiao held his sister's hand seriously and said: "Little sister, I'm sorry..."
"It's my sister who is superficial."
"Hehe, forgive you!"
Xiaoqiao said indifferently.
The two sisters smiled at each other and hugged each other again.
There was just a hint of bitterness in Daqiao's smile, and a few tears couldn't help but fall down.
Xiaoqiao felt that her sister was deliberately lowering her breathing, and immediately understood everything.
"Sister, are you crying?"
Ohashi nodded silently.
Xiaoqiao hugged her sister tightly and pretended to complain: "Sister, do you really want to leave Xiaoqiao alone?"
"Um?"
The bridge is unclear.
Xiaoqiao continued: "Sister, if you really want to get married quickly, why don't you marry that arrogant and extravagant young master of the Yuan family?"
Ohashi was unable to answer this question for a moment.
He just smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, I don't know either."
"It's just that no matter whether it's good or bad, my sister is ready to get married now, but I didn't expect that she wouldn't be able to get married..."
Xiaoqiao didn't seem to hear the resentment and self-doubt in Daqiao's tone, but said happily: "So, my sister doesn't want to marry that young master of the Yuan family?"
"Isn't this good? Sister, you don't like him, and he hasn't married my sister either. Sister, you should be happy about this!"
"Besides, why, why should my sister be his concubine? Humph!"
Daqiao sighed softly: "Wan'er, you don't understand."
Xiaoqiao was anxious: "I don't understand. I am already thirteen years old, not an eleven or twelve-year-old child!"
"There are so many talented and educated children of aristocratic families and young heroes in Yangzhou. With my sister's talent and beauty, who is not worthy of being his wife? Why should I marry him as a child with no knowledge or skills?"
Daqiao looked at Xiaoqiao, who was complaining about himself, and a warmth suddenly rose in his heart.
"Wan'er, marriage is not as simple as you think. It is not only about my sister's personal preferences, but also about the rise and fall of our Qiao family..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiaoqiao curled his lips and interrupted: "Huh, that's because you and your father think too much. Could it be that the rise and fall of the family, the honor and disgrace, are all the fault of our daughter?"
"Then we shouldn't just be taught how to run a family, but we should also be taught the art of war, strategies, and how to run a country! If we are taught like men, it's not necessarily that we girls can't shine brightly!"
Daqiao smiled. The small bridge in front of her reminded her of herself a few years ago.
So he stopped arguing and held her in his arms.
I just pray for my sister in my heart, hoping that she can marry the marriage that I once longed for and hoped for.
Boom~
The door of the room was suddenly opened. Xiaoqiao screamed and hurriedly hid behind his sister.
Daqiao: "Who...is the Qin family sister, come in and sit down!"
Seeing the thinly dressed Xiao Qiao, Mrs. Qi Qin quickly shut out the cold wind outside the door, and then walked in with a face full of joy.
"Ying'er, Wan'er, sister, I'm here to congratulate your family!"
As soon as the word "daoxi" came out, sisters Qiao Ying and Qiao Wan's expressions immediately changed.
Qiao Ying's face was indifferent, as if she knew that this day would come sooner or later.
Qiao Wanze glanced at her sister, her eyes filled with disappointment.
Qiao Ying forced a smile and said, "But the Yuan family wants me to send a car to take me to Yuzhang to get married?"
Qiao Wan said almost at the same time: "Is that Young Master of the Yuan family back again?"
Qi Qin's mind processed it for a while before she realized: "No, no, no!"
"My husband just came back from Mr. Qiao. He said that the day before yesterday, Mr. Qiao received a gift from the Lujiang Zhou family in Qiyang for the eldest son, Zhou Gongjin. The Zhou family has officially proposed marriage to your father!"
"Wan'er, you are blessed. Your father has already agreed to accept the invitation and ask for the name. Now the Zhou family should be asking someone to marry him. It is estimated that it won't be long before it is time to accept the invitation and ask for the date. Just When the date is set, you, a little girl, will be able to marry into the Zhou family and become the legitimate wife of the second Taiwei Lujiang Zhou family’s Ming matchmaker!"
"What?"
"ah?"
Erqiao's reactions were surprisingly consistent. They all looked at Qi Qin and then at each other with surprised expressions.
"Report to the eldest lady, the Zhou family of Lujiang, Mr. Zhou wants to see you!"
Suddenly, a servant shouted from outside the courtyard.
