The old Duke seemed to think that Mei Lin's attitude was a bit too much. He frowned and then said:
"Miriel is right. She just came to the manor, how could she know where Ais's things are?"
After hearing this, Aisi also echoed: "Yes, I was confused for a moment. It just happened that the things I prepared were the same as my sister's, and they were both called 'Shou Tao', so it was rude."
Then she laughed again and said: "It seems that my sister really has a connection with me. I wonder where you bought this thing from? This birthday peach was bought from a sailor by me after all the research, which is specially eaten by Orientals on their birthdays.
Things are very precious, is your sister the same?"
She revealed a fact in just a few words.
This thing called longevity peach is unique to the East and is expensive.
How is it possible for Miriel, who has been living on a farm, to come into contact with such a thing?
There is only one possibility.
She stole from her sister.
Faced with everyone's suspicious eyes, Bai Wu did not panic, but looked at Aisi and shook her head gently.
"Sister, you are wrong. This birthday peach is not something that Orientals eat specifically for their birthdays, nor is it noble."
"It was a birthday gift given to her mother by a famous general in the East. Her elderly mother ate fairy peaches and returned to youth. Therefore, many people imitated her and wanted to let the elderly in the family eat peaches as well.
May you stay young forever and live forever.”
"But how can ordinary people find fairy peaches? They can only use flour-made ones as a substitute. So the reason why this longevity peach is valuable is not because it is rare, but because it represents the best wishes of future generations to the elders."
Bai Wu's voice was small, but clear enough and surprising enough.
No one thought that such a young child would have such knowledge and experience.
You know, she had been staying in the country before.
Janis, who had finished changing her clothes, happened to witness the whole thing. She couldn't help but snorted after hearing Bai Wu's words.
"What you said is very high-sounding. These can all be found in books."
Bai Wu said unhurriedly: "Auntie is right, but a while ago Aunt Glenda's farm happened to take in a wanderer from the East. He told me this story and taught me how to make longevity peaches."
"I thought that my grandfather was very similar to that general when he was young, so I hoped that he would be as famous as the hero in the story."
Such a wish went straight to the heart of the old Duke.
He has always missed the high-spiritedness he felt when he was a knight when he was young.
Everyone understood a little bit when they saw this.
Not only did Miriel look extremely sincere and pious, but the longevity peach was not very delicate, as if it was made by someone who had just learned how to make pasta.
For a while, I couldn't help but admire her hard work.
And Aisi's face turned completely pale.
She had no idea that the gift Miriel prepared was exactly the same as hers, and that she knew so much about it.
But at this time, the other party still tilted his head and blinked at her seriously:
"Sister, we are really destined. Please take out the birthday peach and let's wish grandpa a happy birthday together."
Hearing this, Aisi's expression softened a little.
Even if Miriel is not embarrassed in public, fortunately she has already prepared for it. If she says a few blessings when the time comes, her image in the minds of everyone will still not change.
But when the maid took the gift box and showed it to everyone according to her instructions, it was empty and there was nothing at all.
Aisi's face turned pale.
People around were also talking about this:
"Why is it empty? Isn't it because Miss Ais didn't prepare a gift and wants to steal her sister's gift?"
"How is that possible? Miss Ais is such a well-behaved person. There is no need to do such a thing."
"Yeah, maybe I lost it or forgot to prepare it."
Although everyone still had a good opinion of her, Ais could not help but tremble slightly when she heard those doubts.
She has always done everything perfectly, so why did something go wrong on such an important occasion today?
Bai Wu on the side slowly picked up a piece of cake with a fork and ate it, as if she was deaf to Aisi's strange behavior.
But if you look closely, you can easily see that her blue eyes hidden by her blond hair are full of cunning light at this moment.
Of course, she did not have a heart-to-heart connection with Ace, but found out from Sema what gift she had prepared, so she made up this elaborate lie.
As for the birthday peach in Aisi's box, she had already informed Sema to find an opportunity to steal it and throw it away.
Sema didn't show up all night, presumably to do this.
Bai Wu was very relieved about her. After all, Janis brought her out from the Grand Duke's house. She had a hot temper, but there was absolutely no problem with her ability.
Especially in this area.
Mei Lin saw Aisi's embarrassment and knew that she had indeed prepared a gift, so she stood up to explain to her.
But the old Duke interrupted Meilin before he finished listening.
"Okay, it's just a gift. If you lose it, just throw it away. As long as it comes to your heart."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and grabbed Bai Wu's hand with kind eyes.
"Good boy, grandpa likes your gift very much. Grandpa will put it in the study to be framed."
Bai Wu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, while Aisi clenched her sleeves jealously.
Mei Lin's expression darkened, she walked up to Ais and patted her shoulder gently.
"Mother." Ais glanced at her with a slightly choked look.
"Ais, you have to remember that you are the pride of the Rhodes family. You must never lower your head or forget your etiquette at any time."
Aisi nodded heavily, then straightened her back.
But the hand holding the corner of his clothes never let go.
…
After this banquet, everyone praised the new member of the Rhodes family, Miss Myriel.
Mrs. Katie, in particular, kept holding on to Bai Wu's hand before leaving. Her heart was full of joy, which was completely different from the politeness she showed when facing Aisi.
After seeing her off, the group walked onto the lawn toward the castle.
The old Duke was naturally surrounded by people, and Bai Wu got his permission and walked beside him to support him.
Next to them are Reske and Janice.
Because of her embarrassment, Lily stayed in her room and refused to come out.
Then there are some distinguished guests staying overnight.
Mei Lin followed the others leisurely, and Ais followed her, walking beside her and holding her hand tightly.
She always accompanied her mother to the end like this after every banquet, but now, as she looked at Bai Wu, who was standing at the front of the crowd, smiling brightly, the jealousy in her heart fermented to its climax.
She is obviously the one who gets the most attention and is the most popular.
Why did this Miriel attract everyone's likes just one day after returning home?
Could it be that what she did was not perfect enough?
Although she was resentful, during Mei Lin's interview, Aisi still didn't dare to show any signs of it, and she only deliberately pretended to be unhappy and walked with her eyes downcast.
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Thanks for the reward [Can’t You Want to Lose at Chess]~
