coobybook Chapter 1050 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (172)
Chapter 1050 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (172)
Chapter 1050 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (One Hundred and Seventy-two)
After receiving the precious headdress from the Prime Minister's father, Qingli was in a good mood. Taking advantage of the afternoon sun when it was not too strong, she took her maid to the garden.
The lotus flowers were in full bloom this summer, so she planned to pick some lotus seeds to make porridge, and then pick a few bright pink lotus flowers to put in a vase.
Before I even reached the lotus pond, I heard the noises of several girls playing.
The maids in the mansion would never be so noisy. From a distance, they didn't look like maids at all. Several of the girls were wearing bright clothes.
She immediately signaled Qinglan to go forward and find out, while she took Qiulan to sit on the stone bench in the corner.
Not long after I sat down, Qinglan came back.
"Miss, those in front are Madam's nieces, the Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Misses of the Chen family. Madam has been feeling down these past few days and wanted her nieces to keep her company. These three girls came into the mansion during your nap, and Madam specifically asked the housekeeper to arrange for them to stay in Yayun Pavilion."
She chuckled softly, "Yayun Pavilion's location is quite good. It's close to the lotus pond, so it's convenient for viewing the lotus. But it's not close to the main courtyard. It takes at least a quarter of an hour to walk there."
"Miss, they just visited Madam and are now visiting the lotus pond. Would you like to meet them?"
Qingli shook her head and said, "No need. Let's go in another direction. There's a lotus pond on the east side of the mansion. It's quieter over there. Let's go there. It's right next to the piano room. If you get tired of playing, you can play the piano."
"Yes, ma'am."
Qingli and the other two walked to the right again. She asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know about these three Miss Chens entering the mansion?"
Chun Lan said, "The young master has had a cold these days, so he probably can't take care of this matter. Otherwise, if there were any outsiders entering the mansion, I would at least notify you."
Qiu Lan also muttered: "This Chen family's rules..."
After saying a few words, she stopped talking. There was no need to say it, as Qingli knew what the maid meant.
Now the backyard is managed by her sister-in-law Cheng Ya, but she has a mother-in-law to look after and a son to take care of, so it is inevitable that she will be negligent.
Logically speaking, since this cousin is staying at the mansion, Mrs. Song Chen should have invited her to meet the other girls. Now there's been no movement at all. I wonder what Mrs. Song Chen means? Is she not even putting in the effort?
It was indeed lotus season, the petals as soft as silk, white as snow, pink as clouds, their layers radiating a delicate and graceful elegance. Emerald green lotus leaves blanketed the water's surface, their rounded leaves shimmering with shimmering water droplets, shimmering in the sunlight. The gentle breeze swayed the lotus flowers, their fragrance filling the air. Picking lotus flowers from a boat was a unique experience. That evening, she brought freshly cooked lotus porridge from the kitchen to her brother and sister-in-law's bamboo courtyard for a meal, chatting about the three cousins who had recently moved into the mansion.
Cheng Ya's face stiffened slightly. When only her confidant was left in the room, she did not hide it from Qing Li:
"My wife said yesterday that she wanted to invite her niece to stay for a while, and I naturally agreed. I didn't expect them to come so soon. It was only after they entered the mansion that they reported it, and I just found out about it."
"Sister-in-law, I'm not overthinking it, but Yayun Pavilion is right near Xiuzhu Courtyard. You have to pass through Xiuzhu Courtyard to get to the main courtyard. You'd better be on your guard. They'll probably come to visit you again tomorrow."
Cheng Ya was confused and didn't seem to understand what Qingli meant.
"Sister, are you asking me to be on guard against them? No way, how could they harm me?"
"Sister-in-law, what do you think of the lady in the main courtyard's attitude towards me and my brother now?"
"Of course I don't dare to offend you easily, especially your brother. After all, your brother is the future head of the Song family." "But is her connection with the Song family still deep?"
Cheng Ya shook her head. She knew that the second young lady in the mansion was actually a fake and was really missing.
"Then how can she deepen her connection with the next generation of the Song family's patriarch?"
Cheng Ya understood: "They might be coming for your brother's son, the legitimate son of the Prime Minister. Is Madam trying to use a honey trap? If your brother has a concubine named Chen, and that concubine has given birth to a child... Sister, your sister-in-law will be on guard."
"Just be cautious, sister-in-law. But don't worry, my brother doesn't covet beautiful women, and the one in the main courtyard doesn't have the qualifications for my brother to take a concubine."
Cheng Ya smiled and said, "I'm just afraid of a few more coincidences and then a situation where I have no other choice."
Qingli simply assumed the worst and took precautions. After dining with her sister-in-law and checking on her nephew, whose fever had subsided, she returned home. The next morning, she met several of her cousins at Song Chen's place.