Chapter 516
Chapter 516
Song Guanzhou yawned delicately, attracting the attention of the women around her. Fortunately, she was sitting in the back. She was supported by her maids and followed Mu Yunzhi away.
Jiang looked back and also watched the scene. She wanted to ask more questions, but then she thought that she might have to go change her clothes.
When Old Madam Huang saw her looking over, she smiled and explained to her, "Guanzhou may have had a few drinks and is now dozing off. I feel sorry for her, so I asked my niece to take her to bed for a while."
Old Madam Qin was so engrossed in the opera that when she heard these words, she also looked in the direction of the voice.
"You naughty monkey, I said she never sat in front of me, it turns out she was just trying to steal some time." Qin Youran smiled and covered her mouth, "Mother doesn't know, I heard from my second brother that Fourth Sister-in-law can't stand these plays, and if she doesn't sit in front of you, I'm afraid it will really spoil the fun for you and Aunt Huang."
"…This play even quotes her father's poems, but you don't understand it?"
Qin Youran blinked her almond-shaped eyes, "...Fourth sister-in-law is like this..." Her innocent look made others laugh, "Fourth Young Master's wife has a cheerful personality and is quite lovely."
It’s hard for Jiang to say whether she is lovable or not, but she is repeatedly frightened by the close relationship between the Qin family and Song Guanzhou.
Song Guanzhou has no father or mother, and he has never heard that Scholar Song is on good terms with the Qin family before. But now, seeing the old lady of the Qin family treat Song Guanzhou, it doesn't seem like an ordinary perfunctory response.
She secretly kept it in mind, looked at the flower-like fairy, and left with the maid.
Alu and Chun Ge huddled behind the male guests. After watching the show for a while, they felt bored. Alu didn't like it, but Chun Ge had watched it many times. The two of them didn't have time to think, so they just huddled together to chat and laugh.
Not long after, they saw Song Guanzhou coming out supporting Jin Die and Yu Yan. The two looked up and stepped forward to greet them.
Song Guanzhou couldn't see the male guest either, so he said sleepily, "I'm going to take a nap in Sister Mu's room. If you four young masters ask, just tell me."
Alu scratched his head and said, "If the young lady is too sleepy, why don't I go and ask the fourth young master to come back to the mansion."
The two mansions were not too far apart, and the carriage would arrive in a short while.
Song Guanzhou waved his hand, "No, I have a banquet tonight, and there are fireworks to watch today. I have been thinking about it and want to feast my eyes on them."
After watching the young lady and the Huang family's cousin leave, A'lu went inside to find the fourth young master and whispered to him. Pei An laughed, "Are you so sleepy?"
Qin Qingdong, who was standing by, saw this and looked over with Huang Zhi on the other side.
"How?"
Pei An held his forehead with his hand, "My wife is sleepy, so go back to the room with Miss Mu to rest."
Qin Qingdong looked disgusted, "I had a few drinks at noon today, why am I sleepy now? The real show is just about to begin."
After saying this, he pointed at the stage. It was at that moment when the gongs and drums were beating rapidly and the plot was tense.
"She must have had a few glasses of wine at noon. Sanlang's wine is sweet and intoxicating. You know my wife's personality. She must like it best."
Pei An had instructed Yuyan Jindie to keep an eye on Song Guanzhou and ask him to eat less, but now it seemed that either he couldn't be persuaded or the alcohol was too strong.
Huang Zhi was moved when he heard this, and called the servant over, "Go to the kitchen and ask them to make some soup to save my cousin's room."
Pei An waved his hands repeatedly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Sanlang, there is no need to worry. My wife is a heavy drinker and she can't stand this drama. She used to live a relaxed life at home. It's her afternoon nap time now, so just let her sleep for a while."
Huang Zhi was the host, and knowing that Pei An was being polite, he still gave his orders anyway.
Here, Song Guanzhou and Mu Yunzhi entered her guest courtyard. They were less sleepy as they walked along the way. She looked at the simple and elegant scenery in the courtyard and couldn't help but praise, "Sister, the scenery in this courtyard is really unique and much better than my Shaohua Garden."
Mu Yunzhi even said she didn't dare.
Zhulan, who was standing by, saw that the young lady was very close to her daughter, and said boldly, "Young lady, you don't know that our Mu family has been cultivating precious flowers and plants for generations to decorate the courtyard. This small courtyard was originally ordinary. After the daughter moved in, she brought some flowers and vines from the Mu family, and took advantage of the abundant summer rains to build walls and plant flowers. Now we have the scenery you see."
It turned out to be the case.
Song Guanzhou liked it and praised it repeatedly.
Mu Yunzhi didn't dare to accept it, and only whispered, "My father passed away early, and my second uncle didn't mind that I was a girl. He liked me and taught me some skills. Now I have only learned the basics, so I don't deserve the praise from my sister Guanzhou."
Song Guanzhou shook his head, "You would feel uncomfortable if you looked at my Shaohua Garden."
She had no experience in landscape arrangement. She simply planted whatever she liked. Grapes, roses and honeysuckle were all planted on impulse. Roses, peonies, orchids, fish ponds, bridges and rockery were all arranged as she thought of them.
So when it comes to arranging the scenery, her Shaohua Garden is completely incomparable to Mu Yunzhi's guest courtyard.
Jin Die smiled and said, "Young Madam, don't underestimate yourself. Although you are different from Miss Mu, you are lucky. All the flowers and plants you plant are lush and growing well."
It must be said that grapes are hanging on the vines and roses are still growing in clusters on the branches.
Song Guanzhou raised his head and laughed, "That's true."
He took Mu Yunzhi's arm and said, "My cousin is just like Sister Mu, she also likes these leisurely and elegant things. You two will definitely be able to get along. When the weather is good tomorrow, I will send an invitation to you and my second sister-in-law. You can come to my Shaohua Garden for a short visit, okay?"
Mu Yunzhi readily agreed.
Because there were many exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard, Song Guanzhou followed Mu Yunzhi to look at them all and praised them again and again, "If sister could build a courtyard herself, it would definitely be magnificent."
In fact, Mu Yunzhi looks no different from a traditional ancient lady in the boudoir.
She was dignified, polite, gentle, and kind-hearted, but after just a short meeting, Song Guanzhou liked her very much. She was just like his cousin, Hua Chonglou, and women like Sun Lin, with her own temperament and talents. It's just that history has never recorded such beautiful women, which led Song Guanzhou to have a modern stereotype and think that most ancient women were talentless.
Little did they know that there were some extremely bad women in this world, such as Xiao and Jin Fuyun. It is better not to mention them, but when it comes to other women, Song Guanzhou is very happy.
Seeing that Song Guanzhou was now less sleepy, Mu Yunzhi simply asked Zhulan to light the tea stove. The two of them sat down in the small pavilion in the courtyard, brewed tea and chatted.
The teapot was bubbling with steam as Zhulan came in carrying a tray.
"Miss, Madam Fourth Young Master, this is the sobering soup sent from the kitchen." Needless to say, it was definitely for Song Guanzhou to eat. Jin Die brought the small celadon soup pot with a lid and placed it in front of Song Guanzhou.
"But our fourth master asked someone to cook it?"
Zhulan quickly responded, "It was brought in by the servants of the Fourth Young Master and the Second Young Master Qin. They said that our cousin asked them to watch the cooking in the kitchen."
Song Guanzhou raised his eyes and said, "That's A'lu and Chun Ge. It's okay. I'll eat it when it's cold."
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