Chapter 368: The Family VS the Farmer
On the way to Xiao's Mansion, I 'happened to meet' the carriage of the Han Palace, and everyone said hello through the carriage and went together.
Bai Cao couldn't help but joke about Bai Ling, but because Bai Wei was in a bad mood, she didn't dare to make too much trouble.
When they arrived at the Xiao Mansion, Shangguan Yu wanted to go to the front yard, and the Bai Ling sisters were led to the backyard by the maid.
The Xiao family is worthy of being a big family, Xiao Mu is just a young master, so he is full of guests, and many people come to congratulate him with such an identity as the prince.
"But I can be regarded as looking forward to you, come in with me, today I will introduce you to a few of my good sisters in the capital, and we will get together more when we have time in the future, and we will get acquainted with each other." When Xiao Muqing got the letter, she came to wait outside the courtyard, and saw Bai Ling and the others warmly greet her.
"Okay." Bai Cao is the eldest sister, so she asked her to answer.
Bai Ling smiled and said nothing, while Bai Wei glanced at Xiao Muqing in a complicated way.
When she was in Nanshan Village, Bai Wei initially felt that she didn't dare to climb a big lady like Xiao Muqing, so she always stayed away.
Later, when I got acquainted, I forgot her identity, and we also played crazy together.
But now......
Just looking at Xiao Muqing's perfect smile, Bai Wei felt that the distance between the two was so big that they could never cross it.
Family, farmer, world of difference.
Xiao Muqing's target was Bai Ling, and she dealt with Bai Cao Shang because of her identity, and said hello to Bai Wei lightly, and there was no closeness.
"Which one is the auspicious lord? The city is like a twin, and I really can't tell the difference. A delicate woman appeared beside Xiao Muqing, looking at Bai Ling and Bai Wei with big smart eyes, very curious.
"Don't say it's Wu Shuang, it's you, it's when I was in Nanshan Village, I often went to the Bai family as a guest, and if I saw one of them alone, I couldn't tell the difference." Xiao Muqing covered her mouth and smiled.
Bai Wei's face turned pale, and the hands in her sleeves were clenched tightly, hating her origin for the first time.
Even if it is an ordinary eunuch's house, she has the opportunity to pursue the man she likes, right?
Bai Cao's brows furrowed slightly, but Bai Ling's face did not change.
The three sisters could hear Xiao Muqing's affectionate words, but they were deliberately reminding others that their sisters were from a farming family.
"Yes! At that time, Qing'er, you were weak, but you often accompanied us to pick vegetables in the vegetable garden, and every time I think back to that time, I will feel happy.
Even if I become the county lord and Qing'er you return to your home, that moment that belongs to the witness of our friendship will not be faded by the years. Bai Ling smiled and put his hand on Xiao Muqing's arm, saying nostalgically.
Xiao Muqing's smile was unnatural for a moment, and she always felt that those people around her were looking at her with disdain.
But what Bai Ling said was the truth, and Xiao Muqing couldn't refute it.
"Not to mention the past, now the Bai family is already a big family in Nanshan Village, Xiaoshan has also become a showman, and the Bai family has also won several royal rewards, and it is finally bitter." Xiao Muqing wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, looking happy for the Bai family.
"Yes, we have been through hardships together, and now everything has become a thing of the past, just like a dream of Nanke." Bai Ling punned on the word.
Xiao Muqing smiled reluctantly and beckoned everyone into the courtyard, but she didn't want to be close to Bai Lingduo anymore.
All the noble girls knew that Xiao Muqing used to raise her body in the ancestral house, but they didn't know that she had been as wild as a girl in the countryside, and she didn't know how to get along for a while.
The real ladies of the family, we must always pay attention to our manners, even if it is to Zhuangzi, at most it is to go to the wilderness, and vulgar things will never touch our hands.
"Second sister, why did you say those ...... just now" The sisters were left behind, and Bai Wei was a little resentful of Bai Ling's articulate language.
"Can't the third sister see that Miss Xiao is no longer the Qing'er who often visited the house as a guest? Today, our sisters are invited guests, but she ......" Bai Cao shook her head and said helplessly: "That's it, after all, it's a different identity, everyone knows in their hearts, it's enough to maintain a face-saving relationship in the future, and they can't go back to the past." ”
Bai Wei pursed her lips and was silent, why didn't she feel uncomfortable?
But Xiao Muqing is Xiao Mu's sister, embarrassing Xiao Muqing is making it difficult for Xiao Mu, and she can't bear it.
But it was not only her who was humiliated, but also her two sisters, even her younger brother who was studying, and her father and mother who were busy thousands of miles away, and Bai Wei couldn't say that Bai Ling was not.
The three sisters had different thoughts, and the atmosphere was a little more tense than when they were in Baifu.
The banquet of a large family was almost nothing special, the three Bai Ling sisters did not have good friends, Xiao Muqing did not take the initiative to talk to them, and the other guests were cold to them.
During the banquet, the daughters of the four great families sat together, and they seemed to be harmonious with each other, but they also had a balance of interests between each other, and everyone else was a foil.
"Can the eldest sister see the fame?" Bai Ling played with the wine glass, and was not interested in fruit wine.
The fruit wine at home is always unlimited, and there is pure spiritual spring water in the space, which tastes much better than these for sale.
"Is the second sister the girl of the Wu family?" Bai Cao attended several meetings and understood some unspoken rules.
No matter what kind of famous party it is, it is all related to interests, or it is similar to a blind date banquet.
"The four great families have always been inevitably fighting, for the right to speak and family honor. But when there is a real crisis, they will protect each other, because they all know that if any family falls, the other families will not exist for long. Marriage is the strongest bond between the four great families. After Bai Ling finished speaking, he glanced at Bai Wei.
Bai Wei's joints turned white, she grabbed the hem of her skirt and looked at Wu Shuang.
Bai Cao understood what Bai Ling meant, so he nodded and said, "This kind of boudoir gathering, especially good people, may usually be the object of marriage. It's just that I don't know if the Wu family is marrying a daughter or the Xiao family is marrying a daughter. ”
Bai Wei's face turned a little paler, and her eyes stared at Wu Shuang.
If his eyes could turn into a sharp sword, he would definitely shoot Wu Shuang on the spot.
As if sensing an unfriendly gaze, Wu Shuang looked at the three sisters, and after finding nothing abnormal, he continued to talk and laugh with Xiao Muqing.
In the banquet, there is an indispensable talent show.
Bai Cao is a married young woman, so naturally she doesn't have to appear, Bai Wei's identity is not enough, and she can't take her turn.
It stands to reason that Bai Ling should show her talent, but at the scene at the palace banquet, no one dared to let her go on stage, for fear that everyone's limelight would be robbed.
Xiao Muqing didn't arrange it, and Bai Ling didn't know that there was such a rule.
Compared with the false name of a talented woman, Bai Ling wants to be a rich girl more, and she has endless silver in this life, so she naturally has confidence.
Bai Cao and Bai Ling looked boring, compared to the careful preparation at the palace banquet, today's talent show seemed casual.
But Bai Wei participated in a banquet of this size for the first time, and she only felt that she was inferior to others, and she didn't have the slightest confidence when she was hit.
"Thank you ladies for your hard work, let's play some interesting games to help the fun." Xiao Muqing proposed.
"It's better to play drumming and pass flowers, and everyone will be tired, how about it?" Wu Shuang said crisply.
"That's a good idea, but what could you do? There's got to be a little bit of a lottery. "Another family daughter.
"It's better to improvise, and if you get everyone's approval, you will pass the test, otherwise you will be fined three glasses of wine. As for Caitou, Qing'er is the host, so she won't be stingy, right? The older woman of the family spoke up.