==Chapter 14==

April is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the garden is lush with all kinds of rare flowers and plants.

In the middle of the garden, next to a flower garden, a group of beautifully dressed girls are fluttering butterflies. The warm sunshine, bright smiles, and the endless crisp laughter outline a beautiful picture of butterflies.

Not everyone is in such a good mood, in a pavilion not far from here, there are two tables, one of which has two girls sitting on one side, holding chess pieces and playing chess, and in front of one table there are two girls, one girl is painting with a pen in one hand, and the other is making a gesture of appreciation.

"It's really noisy!" A girl who was playing chess threw down the chess pieces in her hand with an annoyed face and looked at the flower garden not far away, "These people are not annoying, how can they play so noisy, they can't play!" ”

In fact, if someone is watching the battle, they can find that the girl's defeat has been revealed, and this kind of angry behavior is quite a bit of a helpless suspicion. But she is not very old, but she is only about ten years old, and she is so delicate and lovely that people can't feel disgusted.

Sitting across from her, a fair-skinned girl who seemed to be a little older than her was noncommittal, and did not say anything, and began to silently collect the chessboard.

"Xiao Rong, you will bully Xiao Qian." The girl who was painting glanced at her and said.

Not to be outdone, Xiao Rong glared back, "What are you doing, Xiao Yin?" ”

Xiao Yin smiled and put down the paintbrush in her hand, "It's none of my business, but you can't always bully your sister because you are small." ”

She was born with pink lips and cherry lips, her figure was thin and thin, she was not very old, about eleven or twelve years old, but her full body was very good, at least more mature and sophisticated than the three girls on the side. Xiao Yin is a maid of the big house, and her mother is the pet maid of Xiao Nan, the eldest son of the Xiao family. In fact, the identities of the four people present are almost the same, but because Xiao Yin is very favored by Xiao Yin, and the identity of the eldest son of the Xiao family is different from others, Xiao Yin has always thought that he is superior.

As for Xiao Rong and Xiao Qian, they are compatriots of the same mother, and their mother is the favorite maid of Xiao Mian, the third room of the Xiao family, because her mother is very able to give birth, not only pregnant with two daughters, but also gave birth to the only male heir in the third room for San Langjun, so although the status is low, she also has some status in the third room. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Xiao Rong and Xiao Qian, two sisters, to come here.

Compared with these three people, Xiao Xue, who has not spoken out, is a little inconspicuous. It is also true that the mother of the Xiao family's fourth room, Liu, is a pungent character, Shilangjun Xiao Qi's pet maid has a lot of pet maids, although Xiao Xue's aunt is also Shilangjun's pet maid, but Xiao Qi has many other pet maids who also have daughters. There are only one or two places, and a group of people go to grab them, so you can imagine how much effort they have to pay, and they have to risk offending the housewife.

Xiao Xue's biological mother was even found by Liu, the head mother of the fourth room, and knelt all night, and before Xiao Xue came here, her biological mother could not go to the ground.

However, Xiao Xue is not a simple person, as soon as she came to Jingyuan, she made a classification according to the background of each person, Xiao Yin and these people are the most likely to come out, so she stammered up, and all kinds of flattery put herself and these three people together.

It turned out that she was right, and her friendship with these three people did make her know a lot of things that others did not know, so she looked at the group of girls fluttering butterflies with sarcasm in her eyes.

"Sister Rong, don't be angry, they are so frolicking, we can't wait for it, and we can't complain about others if we miss the opportunity." Xiao Xue is one year younger than Xiao Rong, and she is only nine years old this year, so she naturally has to call her sister.

What Xiao Xue said, the other three people present all understood, and because a few people looked at the group of girls outside, they could only be joking.

There is naturally a hidden edge in this, Xiao Yin is favored in front of the Xiao family's eldest Langjun, so she has to know some news that others don't know. Xiao Rong and Xiao Qian have always had a good relationship with her, so the two of them also know some insiders, as for Xiao Xue, Xiao Rong, who likes to show off, leaked her mouth for a while, and she learned about it.

But after all, the three of them are not very old, although they are all a little scheming, but compared with Xiao Xue, who was born in the tragic environment of the third room, they are so weak. Xiao Xue was already familiar with them, but because of her lower status, the relationship between these three people was not as good, but since she entered Jingyuan, she had been holding these three people, and Xiao Yin naturally didn't want to leave her alone.

Before these girls came to Jingyuan, they were also earnestly persuaded by their elders. It's just that most of these people are some low-status concubines of the Xiao family, or people from the outer eight rooms, so they naturally don't know that this selection is also a good one.

Others can only stand out if they are outstanding, but they don't know that the daughter that the Xiao family needs is talented and outstanding, so she is the upper class. In fact, these are conceivable, but due to their vision, many people see it relatively shallowly.

Therefore, since entering the Jingyuan, those girls who thought that they could sit back and relax when they got the quota have relaxed, and they are always playing together in groups of three or five during the day. And those girls who are more old-minded, or who know the clues of the period like Xiao Yin and a few others, are not like this, except for daily life, most of them practice their talents alone.

"Am I angry with them? Naturally, I wish they were like this every day, with only five places, one less threat, one more chance. Xiao Rong pouted.

This Xiao Rong has always been sharp-tongued, whether she is mean or mean, or that she can't hide her words. Although such a person is inevitably annoying, many times he speaks words that many people dare not say.

Xiao Rong's words made the eyes of several people present suddenly darken, to put it bluntly, it seemed that several people were close, and if they really touched their own interests, they would not let it.

Especially Xiao Xue, she was even more apprehensive.

If you only talk about appearance, she is naturally not inferior to others, but if it is about talent, she is sparse and ordinary, because she has not been seriously cultivated since she was a child. You must know that the daughters of lowly people naturally do not have the capital to be carefully taught from an early age. It's too late for her aunt to compete for favor in the day, how can she care about teaching her daughter, and the reason why people with low status can survive is mostly because of the Israelite servant, a favorite maid of the Israelite waiter, what can she teach her daughter.

Because of this, Xiao Xue was especially weak-hearted.

There are five places, there are four people here, Xiao Yin and the three are not as good as Xiao Xue, these three people are more or less different from others because they are favored or because of their mothers. Not only in terms of daily treatment, but also in terms of their own upbringing.

Xiao Yin is good at painting, which is well known to the Xiao family, and her painting skills are extremely good. He has been appreciated by Xiao Hang, the fifth lang of the Xiao family, and has won the other eyes of his father Xiao Nan. Not to mention that Xiao Yin is already favored in the big house, just with her painting qualifications, she is definitely the one who is named this time.

Xiao Rong and Xiao Qian are good at piano and chess, although they are not as outstanding as Xiao Yin, but because their mother gave birth to the only male child in the third room, the main mother of the third room, Ma, has not given birth to a son-in-law so far, even if it is to raise the status of the male heir in the future, these two cannot be ignored.

If these three people occupy three places, there will only be two left, Xiao Xue knows that there are a few of the other girls who are more prominent, and these are all threats.

Thinking of A-Niang, who still couldn't get off the ground for herself, Xiao Xue bit her silver teeth secretly. Even if she understands that she is inferior to others, she does not want to admit defeat.

All kinds of thoughts twisted and turned in her mind, Xiao Xue smiled, and her little face was innocent.

"Sister Rong has a point, it's just—" She paused, showing a hesitant look.

"Just what?" Xiao Rong couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Xue stretched out her finger and pointed at the girls who were fluttering butterflies not far away, "Although these people are not to be feared, there are still a few people in Hanyuxuan, and those few people are different from these people." ”

This remark made the eyes of several people in the pavilion suddenly condense.

Hanyuxuan is everyone's residence, and those butterfly girls are different, there are a few girls who have been living in a very deep and simple place, and they don't socialize with her every day, and they always huddle in their own rooms and don't know what to do, but at a glance, they know that they are preparing for the future selection.

It is undeniable that Xiao Xue is suspected of provoking, but her provocation is indeed justified. Compared with these girls, those people are indeed unusual, born and raised in this Xiao family, and they all have eyesight. Not to mention the outstanding appearance of those people, just by virtue of their calm appearance, they are not comparable to ordinary people.

I don't think I think it's okay not to mention it, but after hearing Xiao Xue say this and comparing it, Xiao Yin felt a little inappropriate.

"Could it be that they also know some clues about this?" Xiao Rong hesitated.

Xiao Xue also had a solemn look on her face, "Others don't know, you look at the two sisters who lived in first, what is the situation in the fifth room, I think everyone knows that if these two people can come in, if they are not tired, I don't believe my sister." We were all arranged together, but others arrived first, and we have to think about what this 'first' means. ”

These two people refer to the two sisters.

The eldest and youngest girls have lived in this quiet garden since they lived in this quiet garden, and they have been living in a simple place, and even when this group of girls moved in, they rarely went out to socialize with others. But their low profile doesn't seem to have played a role, because of the special environment of the fifth room and even their identity, plus the fact that the two of them have to move in earlier than others, it is already extremely eye-catching.

It was almost a day, and the identities of the two were known to everyone, and naturally there was discrimination from everyone.

Therefore, where there are people, there will be rank, and where there will be hierarchy, there will be discrimination. Although the level of these people is not much higher than that of the two of them, but just because these two people grew up in the Lingyuan, the mother is just a lowly servant in the Lingyuan, and no one cares about it since she was a child, and she is not selected for some reason, so she is discriminated against.

This kind of discrimination is also mixed with an indescribable jealousy, you must know that in addition to the descendants, there are many daughters of the Xiao family, and it seems that there are only a dozen people here, but in fact, the reason why these dozen girls can come in is because they have made a lot of efforts.

Just like Xiao Xue, she can come here, the energy and effort she and her mother have put in are indescribable, and because she is extremely jealous of the two sisters who came in very easily.

And the reason why she said this was completely out of nothing, Xiao Xue wanted to instigate Xiao Rong and a few people to deal with others, so she naturally had to pull hatred first. It's just that she is not familiar with other people, so she can only make up with a superficial impression, and the special of the big and small ones is easy for her to remember, and they are very good objects of hatred.

The elder has to stand out from everyone, and I don't know why he was arranged to come in, and he came earlier than everyone for an unknown amount of time. All of these show a kind of speciality.

Special is eye-catching, special is also hated.

If Da Nan knew that he had inadvertently set up a few enemies like this, he would probably be dumbfounded.