Old Lady Yun's complexion was even worse today. She was half-lying on the couch and didn't look very energetic, but she didn't forget to exhort, "You rarely interact with the young misses of aristocratic families. Don't be in a hurry to show off when you go. No one in the Yun family will dare to make things difficult for you. If you have time, you must pay a visit to the elders of the Yun family and also meet your sisters. If you are selected together in the future, you can take care of each other."
Mu Guiyi agreed one by one. "Grandmother, don't worry. Granddaughter understands."
Old Lady Yun asked Nanny Yue to take out a green snow-white hairpin from her makeup box and personally inserted it into Mu Guiyi's hair bun. "This was given to me by your great-grandmother when I got married. Everyone in the Yun family has one, and it's the only one in the capital. It should have been given to your mother …" Everyone present had a tacit understanding as to why she didn't give it to her in the end.
Mu Guiyi raised her hand and touched the hairpin on her head. She said coquettishly, "Grandmother, are you trying to marry Yaohua off as soon as possible?"
Old Lady Yun looked at her, but she didn't have the intention to tease her like before. "Yaohua, a married daughter is like spilled water. No matter how reluctant I am, I'd rather you leave this fire pit as soon as possible."
For a moment, the atmosphere was very oppressive. Bai Suyan looked at the grandmother and granddaughter's sorrowful expressions. She stepped forward and reminded them calmly, "Young Miss, it's getting late."
Old Matriarch Yun blinked her bitter eyes and said: "Go, play a little more."
When she left, Mu Guiyi reminded Nanny Yue, who was sending her off on behalf of her master, to be careful of the Old Madam. She especially had to pay attention to her diet. Recently, the residence was a little unclean.
Nanny Yue agreed and watched Mu Guiyi leave. Her curvy figure gradually returned to Old Lady Yun's side.
Old Lady Yun looked at the jewelry on the dressing table and suddenly asked, "Do you think it's good to let Yaohua manage the household?"
Nanny Yue nodded subconsciously. "Young Miss is of age. It's time for her to learn how to manage a household. It's not good for her to be completely ignorant when she gets married."
Old Lady Yun's eyes were filled with viciousness. "I've thought it through. I'll give all the Lin family's assets to Yaohua as dowry. After so many years, I finally understand that the Lin family's decline is a man-made disaster and also the will of heaven. Instead of benefiting an outsider, it's better to let my own family take it away. This way, my old bones can die in peace."
Nanny Yue was shocked, "Old madam, don't think too much. You haven't seen Miss Sun getting married yet."
Old Lady Yun's expression softened. "Xiuya, you've been with me for most of my life. After Yaohua gets married, you should follow him. I know about what happened between you and Old Master back then. I'm the one who let you down."
Granny Yue hurriedly knelt down, "This Old Slave doesn't dare!"
Old Lady Yun continued, "Although that child is dead, she's still of the Lim Clan's bloodline. Find a day to let her enter the ancestral hall and acknowledge her ancestors!"
Nanny Yue raised her head. At first, she was in disbelief. Then, she shed tears of gratitude. "Thank you, Old Madam." She was magnanimous back then. For the sake of her parents, she didn't chase her out of the manor. Later, when she got pregnant, it was Old Master Lin who wasn't willing to give her a status and was very heartless to her and her child.
For the sake of the piece of flesh in her womb, Old Matriarch Yun almost estranged herself from Old Master Lin. In the end, she compromised and allowed the child to be Old Matriarch Yun's. Unfortunately, her child was not blessed and passed away after a hundred days.
Old Lady Yun sighed. "Get up."
The two of them chatted for a while. Then, they heard a voice outside the door. "Reporting to Old Madam, the kitchen asked me to ask you what you want to eat for lunch."
Old Lady Yun fell ill from anger yesterday. She was depressed and didn't eat much. Today, she thought it through and suddenly felt that her stomach was empty. "Give me some braised meat dishes. They've been bland for so many years, but I still got sick. Why don't I eat to my heart's content today?"
Nanny Yue wiped her tears and agreed with a smile. Then, she went out to give the order. In the blink of an eye, she felt that this maidservant looked familiar. She thought for a moment. Wasn't she Xiao, who she brought here? After she came, she was thrown into the small kitchen by Old Lady Yun to do manual labor.
Thinking of Mu Guiyi's instructions, Nanny Yue raised her hand to summon a head maidservant. She whispered something to her ear and asked her to go to the small kitchen to keep an eye on Xiao and guard against her from getting close to the stove.
On the other hand, this poetry competition was organized by the Yun family's second young miss, Yun Yaochi. It was held in her garden. She invited a group of young misses from aristocratic families with the excuse of enjoying chrysanthemums and eating crabs.
Originally, there were six aristocratic families in the capital: Zhao, Wang, Bai, Yun, Lin, and Wu. With the decline of the Lin family and the decline of the Wu family, only the first four aristocratic families were left.
The Yun family and the Lim Clan had a marriage alliance in Old Master Lin's generation, so they shouldn't be estranged. However, Mu Jiahua felt that the Yun family didn't like him, a son-in-law who moved in with his family. Lady Mu was worried about her husband's mood, so she declined many invitations. Old Lady Yun was a married daughter, so it wasn't good for her to go back to her parents' home often.
It wasn't good for her. When they didn't interact with each other often, their feelings naturally faded. During festivals, the Yun family was big and had many descendants. In the first few years, Old Lady Yun still remembered her daughter, Old Lady Yun, and would ask about her. After a long time, she forgot about her.
In this way, Old Lady Yun was so angry at her daughter's behavior that she had nothing to say. In addition, Old Master Lin suddenly fell ill and didn't have the mood to care about them. Not long after, her husband passed away, and the Lin family became Mu Province.
Old Lady Yun closed Nanshan courtyard in anger and didn't have any contact with her daughter and son-in-law. It wasn't until Mu Guiyi was born that things eased up.
Therefore, this was the first time Mu Guiyi came to the Yun family. After showing the invitation, the carriage drove in. They didn't arrive early, and there were already a few carriages parked there.
When they arrived at the second gate, Bai Suyan and Jing Jing followed the Yun family's housekeeper to a side room to wait. Mu Guiyi was led to the garden by a servant girl.
The Yun family's garden was a typical style of Jiangnan. It was beautiful, elegant, and lively. Compared to Mu Province's meticulously maintained and lifeless place, it was even more lovely.
The poetry festival was held in an open space in the garden, directly facing a lake. Floating on the surface of the water were silk lotus flowers, and in the center was a lotus heart carved out of jade. There were also a few lotus leaves cut out of green silk, and on top of them were crystal dewdrops.
In the garden, a path was set up to welcome guests. A few clusters of pink chrysanthemums formed the center of the circle. In between, there were cushioned small tables. It was interesting to sit in the middle.
On both sides, there were terracotta chrysanthemums, black peonies, white peonies, jade plume tubes, Yaotai Jade Phoenix, and so on. There were many kinds, including famous and common varieties. There were even wild chrysanthemums as a contrast.
The Yun family's second young miss was called Yaochi. She was older than Mu Guiyi by a year. As the host, she naturally came forward to welcome her. When she saw the unfamiliar face, she was momentarily stunned. Normally, without an invitation, the servants would not lead people here.
Yun Yaochi looked at the young girl in front of her. Her temperament was not ordinary, and she had a bit of a celestial aura that did not belong to the secular world. She was the most outstanding in the family, but she felt ashamed to meet this person. Her gaze swept over the young girl's hair bun, and she instantly realized who this person was.
Mu Guiyi was also sizing up Yun Yaochi. Looking at her slender eyebrows, almond eyes, a fine nose, and red lips, she looked very gentle, but she also stood out from the crowd of gentle women.
Mu Guiyi smiled and bowed first, "Mu family's Guiyi greets the Yun family's second young miss."
Yun Yaochi reacted and stopped him with a smile, "Yaohua, I've been waiting for you to come. Elder sister invited you several times, but you didn't come."
Mu Guiyi said, "My father didn't let me go out, but there was nothing I could do."
Mu Jiahua was famous for being stubborn and conservative, and did not know how to be flexible. Most aristocratic families were on par with him. Originally, because of the Lin family's old name, they were willing to give him some face as a son-in-law, but he was very conceited. To put it nicely, he did not mingle with the secular world, but to put it bluntly, he did not know about the common world, and was stubbornly studying.
Yun Yaochi did not dwell on this problem, but after leading her into the venue, she was in a dilemma. In the past, Mu Guiyi did not come to these occasions, and only had people send some poems. Although the poems were outstanding, it also gave her a reputation of being arrogant. After a long time, people probably forgot to prepare her own.
When the other girls saw Yun Yaochi bring a stranger in, they all gathered around. A goose egg faced girl asked with a smile, "Yun family's second young miss has been gone for a long time. We even said that we were going to welcome some sister, but after guessing back and forth, we came up empty."
On the other side, a cherry mouth answered, "That's right, why aren't you introducing her? I am a forgetful person. She looks familiar, but I really can't remember."
Yun Yaochi said, "This is my third aunt's cousin, from the Mu family. Her name is Gui Yi, and her name is Yaohua."
The few young misses looked at each other, somewhat stunned. Yun Yaochi then introduced these people to Mu Guiyi one by one. The goose egg faced girl was Xueying Sect's Ji, surnamed Lin, the daughter of Princess Yueyu. The cherry mouth girl was Jin family's Qianyu, and that one was Ni family's Shanxiang, etc.
After a round of introductions and greetings, another group of people came over, led by two people. One was a plump and fat beauty, who looked very honest, and the other was dressed luxuriously. Her appearance was beautiful, and was not overshadowed by the gold and jade on her body.
Behind her was a girl whose appearance was much inferior to the two in front. She could barely be considered delicate and pretty, and with her pursed lips and bitter face, she was even more unlikable. However, seeing that the other young misses were a few steps behind her, this person's status must not be low.
The young misses from the aristocratic families who had already arrived went up to greet her. "This subject greets Xuefu Sect's Ji, Xueqian Sect's Ji, and Xuelian Sect's Ji."
Another group of people, led by the three Sect's Ji, greeted Lin Xueying who was standing at the side with a smile. "Greetings to Xueying Sect's Ji."
Lin Xueying helped them up. "My three cousins are too polite, we are all family. Quickly get up, you all get up too."
While they were talking, Yun Yaochi pulled Mu Guiyi and quickly whispered, "The one in front is surnamed Murong, from Princess Yueyue's family. The one in the front is surnamed Gu, from Princess Yueheng's family. The one in the back is surnamed Zhang, and Princess Yuewan is her mother."
When the four Sect's Ji finished talking, Yun Yaochi stepped forward and bowed. "It is Yaochi's good fortune that Sect's Ji has graced us with your presence. However, it is inconvenient to stand and talk. Why don't you sit down and accompany it with chrysanthemum crabs? It will also be more interesting."
At this time, the people of today's poetry gathering had basically all arrived. Yun Yaochi did not arrange herself according to the host and guest arrangement, but faced the lake in two semicircles, which closed the distance between everyone.
Perhaps they did not expect Mu Guiyi to come, but in fact, they were still missing a set of tableware. Yun Yaochi arranged for her to sit in her original position, and even joked with the people on both sides. "Sister Qin, Sister Qi, Sister Cang Ling, this is my Third Aunt's granddaughter. Please take care of her."
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