The two sat under the acacia tree for another hour, until the old lady sent a maid to look for her, and then they stopped talking, got up and went to the antechamber together.

The old lady was talking happily with Mrs. Rongguo, and when she saw Xia Xue'er arrive, a touch of unhappiness flashed in her eyes, and she turned into a cold face, and asked, "Where are you hiding here?" I don't know how to greet guests, but let them come to you! ”

Xia Xue'er didn't speak, only lowered her head and obediently listened to the old lady's reprimand. In such a feudal family, the elders can teach the younger generations unconditionally and without reason, but the younger generations cannot defend themselves. In addition, there are guests, she doesn't want others to think that there is a problem with the tutor in the Marquis of Anguo's mansion, and at the same time, she is also earning face for the old lady in front of Mrs. Rongguo, she is a smart person.

The old lady saw that she was quite well-behaved and sensible today, and her eyes couldn't help showing a little satisfaction, so she waved her hand and ordered: "Go quickly, they are all looking for you all over the garden!" ”

"Yes." Xia Xue'er replied, blessed the two elders, and then exited the front hall. Li Min also followed out of the hall.

"I'm sorry you were scolded."

Hearing this, Xia Xue'er turned her head slightly to look at Li Min with an apologetic face, and asked indifferently, "Why do you want to say I'm sorry, does this have anything to do with you?" ”

Li Min opened his mouth, but he didn't say a word. She was surprised by Xia Xue'er's calmness, as if she didn't care about the other party being scolded at all, and there was no ripple in her eyes and face, so that she looked a little like she didn't care about herself. And she saw it right, Xia Xue'er really didn't take the old lady's attitude to heart at all, she was like this, she didn't waste her mind on unworthy people, and she didn't waste energy on meaningless things.

A group of little ladies walked in front of them, and there were about eleven or twelve of them, and Chu Yingwei was also among them. She had sharp eyes, and she saw Xia Xue'er who was with Li Min on the other side early, so she broke away from the team and ran to Xia Xue'er: "Where did my sister go, I was so easy to find!" ”

"Humph! Horse ~ fart ~ fine! ”

Before Xia Xue'er could speak, she heard a muttering from the crowd, although the voice was small, but it made her hear clearly.

Li Jie followed behind the crowd, and suddenly felt a sharp gaze that seemed to cut her up and down, and couldn't help but raise her eyes, but she didn't want to meet Xia Xue'er's fierce gaze, and she was scared for a while, and lowered her head weakly, playing with the square scarf in her hand.

Li Min also noticed that Xia Xue'er's gaze fell on her sister, and seeing that she looked weak again, she knew that she must have said something and done something to attract Xia Xue'er's attention, and couldn't help but be a little anxious.

"Third Miss ......"

"I wonder if you can go to the Lake Pavilion and sit down?" As soon as Li Min spoke, she was interrupted by Xia Xue'er's voice, so she could only shut up stupidly, and at the same time cast a warning glance at her sister, but Li Jie pouted and turned her head to the side!

Chu Yingwei took Xia Xue'er's hand, shook it from side to side and replied, "I've already been there, and the sisters are saying that they want to go around the orchard!" ”

Xia Xue'er knew what she was thinking when she looked at her, and the expectation revealed in her dark eyes was that she wanted to pick the fruit herself!

"You've got an idea!" Xia Xue'er stretched out her finger and scratched the tip of the other party's nose with a doting face, and then looked at everyone and said: "The orchard is far away, go now, and when you come back, you can just catch the dinner, which is also excellent!" ”

Everyone didn't want to go to the orchard, but there was nothing to do here, and since Xia Xue'er said so, there was no harm in going on a walk, so they all nodded. Xia Xue'er then instructed the maid to fetch a few scissors and a few fruit baskets, and after everything was ready, she walked towards the orchard.

The orchard in the orchid garden is a bit special compared to other orchards, it is an island in the middle of the lake, located in the north of the garden, the area is not large, but there is no plank road link, the only way is to take a boat to get there.

Today, because there were guests in the garden, the housekeeper prepared a boat in advance, but when Xia Xue'er and her party arrived, only one of the boats was parked on the shore.

Xia Xue'er looked at the small boat in the water, that is, it can seat about four people, the island in the middle of the lake is not far, but it takes about a quarter of an hour to go back and forth, if there is only this small boat, it is also a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing to gather everyone.

There was a rowing boy standing by the lake, and seeing that Xia Xue'er had just stepped forward to ask for a gift, Xia Xue'er asked, "How many boats have been prepared today?" ”

"Miss Hui, I have prepared four ships."

Xia Xue'er looked back again, a boat can seat four people, plus the maids and grandmothers they are carrying, how can they need more than a dozen small boats.

"How long will it take for you to come back?"

"There are small boats on both sides, so the boats on this side are responsible for sending people over, and if they do, they will come back, and the previous trip has been gone for a while, and it is estimated that the time will be back."

As soon as the little guy said, someone in the crowd said, "In that case, we won't go to join in the excitement, and the scenery by the lake is also excellent." ”

Other people have the same idea, and they don't particularly want to go. In the end, the people were divided into two teams, those who wanted to go to the orchard to pick, took a boat to the island in the middle of the lake, and those who did not want to go, just looked at the scenery by the lake and waited for them to return, fortunately there was a pavilion by the lake, and it was also excellent for everyone to sit in the pavilion and chat.

A girl in blue's eyes lit up, and asked mysteriously: "I heard that a new jewelry shop has opened in the southeast of the city, which is very popular, has any of you been there?" ”

As soon as the words fell, someone sneered, "It's just a jewelry shop, what's so strange, look at your mysterious appearance!" ”

"Huh~ That's different, it is said that the owner of this jewelry shop is a closed disciple of Master Zhuang! The gold jewelry created by Master Zhuang is very rare! Who isn't proud to have one or two pieces of jewelry from his hands? Since he is his close disciple, his craftsmanship is naturally top-notch! ”

Hearing the three words "Master Zhuang", several people who were still disdainful turned their faces one after another, their eyes also lit up, and they looked at the woman who spoke and asked, "Is it true?" Is it true? ”

"Of course ......"

At this moment, Xianglan walked into the pavilion, and said a few words next to Xia Xue'er's ear with a stern expression, she frowned slightly, but then stretched out again, still looking at the happy girls in the pavilion with a smile, but her heart was not as calm as before.

ps. Second Update~ (To be continued.) )