It was getting late, and in the Minglan courtyard of Zhan Yunjiao, the second girl of the Zhan family, the lights were bright, and the little girls in exquisite clothes gathered around and talked and laughed constantly.
Today is Zhan Yunjiao's sixteenth birthday, and she was the one being cheered and coaxed by everyone, but there was a little girl with a round face and green clothes who said something very bad--
"By the way, how come you haven't seen Miss Xu from Zhenguo Duke's Mansion coming over at this hour? The two families are so close, and Miss Xu and the second girl are very close, so she should have arrived long ago?"
The smile on Zhan Yunjiao's lips froze for a moment.
If she was on good terms with Xu Mingyi, she would naturally have let him go to save face. But the girl from the Liu family who was talking to her usually disliked her. This time she would invite him out because she wanted to take care of the relationship between the two families.
noodle.
But the other party was so shameless that at her birthday party, he said such words that made her unable to step down.
She must be jealous because her father has recently been promoted, right?
Thinking like this, Zhan Yunjiao was not only not annoyed, but also in a better mood. She sighed slightly and said, "Sister Liu, haven't you heard? Sister Xu was poisoned some time ago, and now her body is still weak."
If you can’t really take good care of it, you shouldn’t go out and move around frequently.”
The Liu girl suddenly said: "I forgot about this."
Zhan Yunjiao picked up the tea cup and drank tea.
But he heard the other party ask with great curiosity: "Miss Xu is not here, so the gift must have been delivered. I wonder what good things Miss Xu has given to Sister Zhan? Can you let us see it too?"
Who doesn't know that Miss Xu from Zhen Guogong's mansion spends a lot of money?
But she came early today and has been listening carefully. Among the names reported by the maid of Minglan Court among those who didn't show up, there was no girl from the Xu family.
Zhan Yunjiao resisted the urge to throw the tea cup in her hand at the other party.
But I don’t know what happened to Xu Mingyi this year. After receiving her invitation, people didn’t show up normally, and no one was sent to deliver the gift!
Could it be that you forgot?
Xu Mingyi is the only girl in the Zhenguo Palace. If she forgets such a small thing, she will forget it. No one will blame her, but she will be teased and looked down upon because of this "little thing"!
Seeing more and more girls looking at her, Zhan Yunjiao had a forced smile on her face.
Just when he was about to say something to save his face, a maid came in and said: "Second Miss, the Xu family girl has arrived."
Zhan Yunjiao was slightly startled when she heard this.
"It's...Sister Xu?" She confirmed as calmly as possible.
The little maid smiled and nodded.
Zhan Yunjiao quickly put down the tea cup and said, "Please invite people in quickly."
While talking, he stood up from his chair and walked out.
Xu Mingyi walked in with Akui.
"Sister Xu, you haven't recovered well yet, why did you come here in person?" Zhan Yunjiao affectionately stepped forward and took one of the girl's arms.
Akui handed the brocade box in her hand to the maid aside, Xu Mingyi smiled slightly and said, "I happened to have nothing to do, so I came to join in the fun."
Although this is not an unpleasant thing to say, it cannot be said to be very nice.
She doesn't have a good impression of the second girl of the Zhan family. Even if she is acting casually, she just wants one to get by. If she shows too closeness, it will appear abnormal.
Zhan Yunjiao doesn't mind either.
After all, Xu Mingyi has always been like this.
She was very happy that the other party could come today.
At this time, she didn't even look at the Liu girl, but she knew what her face was like.
"Sister Xu, sit down quickly."
Zhan Yunjiao smiled and pulled Xu Mingyi to sit down and talk.
Many girls also gathered around.
Xu Mingyi ate tea and dealt with the girls' conversation.
For a moment, it seemed that she was the master of this birthday party.
Even if she doesn't like Zhan Yunjiao, it's obviously not kind enough to come here to steal the limelight.
Besides, she has more important things to do.
"As you say, I'll go out for a walk." Xu Mingyi put down the tea cup and said with a smile.
Zhan Yunjiao stood up and said, "How about I accompany Sister Xu to the garden to enjoy the flowers?"
"No need." Xu Mingyi said with a smile on his face, "I'll go get some fresh air and come back."
Zhan Yunjiao nodded knowingly: "Then I'll let the maid lead Sister Xu -"
With that said, he called his personal maid over.
Xu Mingyi did not refuse.
After all, she really didn't know where Zhan's garden was.
Seeing Xu Mingyi leave the yard, Zhan Yunjiao called another maid over and quietly ordered: "Go to the eldest son's yard and tell him that Miss Xu is here. At this time, he went to the garden alone..."
The maid agreed in a low voice.
Zhan Yunjiao had a smile in her eyes.
She knows that her brother likes Xu Mingyi, although it may not be the true kind.
After all, she didn't really like Xu Mingyi, but who knew that the other party was a young lady from the Zhenguo Palace?
Although in her heart, a coquettish person like Xu Mingyi is not worthy of her outstanding brother, but if her brother can really marry Xu Mingyi, it will definitely be of great benefit to their family, and even her marriage will be better.
She benefited from this - she simply didn't want to take a second look at the families who came to propose marriage.
She doesn't want to just find someone to marry like her eldest sister.
…
There was a cool breeze blowing in the garden. Akui looked around and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
She has never seen such a small garden. Is this really a garden? It is not as big as the small garden in their Xiyuan.
It was dark all around, except for two lanterns hanging in a pavilion.
The Zhan family is really poor.
Akui sighed sincerely in her heart.
And in such a garden, there is nowhere to go for a stroll. The girl may have other plans when she goes out alone, right?
The little girl made guesses based on recent events.
Xu Mingyi walked slowly.
If she guessed correctly, Zhan Yunzhu must have learned about her coming to Zhan's house.
Since Liu Yi's incident, Zhan Yunzhu has become more and more cautious in his actions and words in order to conceal his intentions. However, as a result, his plans will inevitably be delayed and blocked. Today, she took the initiative to come to Zhan's house. For him, it is undoubtedly
A good opportunity to maintain a 'feeling' with the town's government.
She bet he would come.
And it will definitely come very quickly.
After all, the garden was too small, and she couldn't walk around for too long.
Sure enough, soon the sound of footsteps was faintly heard.
After walking for more than ten steps, at a fork in the path, a moon-white figure of a young man appeared in front of Xu Mingyi.
"Brother Zhan?"
Under the moonlight, the girl's face looked just right with surprise.
Zhan Yunzhu had a huge smile on his lips and looked at her and said, "I just heard that Jiaojiao said that you came to celebrate her birthday and went for a walk in the garden alone, so I came to take a look, and I really bumped into you."
Akui subconsciously said in her heart - it is difficult to miss such a small garden, right?
Looking at the person in front of him, Xu Mingyi had a smile in his eyes.
I came here specifically to see her, and I made it clear that I came to see her.
He always knows when to speak the truth without any hesitation, which not only makes people trust him, but also makes people feel open and honest.
That's why she never realized before that he could also lie and deceive others.
Fortunately, when it comes to lying, she's not bad at it now.
"Speaking of which, I just have something I want to ask Brother Zhan -"
