The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 255: Noisy

Shi Yao was not happy but surprised. A drop of cold sweat suddenly slid down her forehead. She asked cautiously, "Grandma, am I going out alone?"

"You should have been escorted by your brothers," the old lady showed a look of disappointment, and she picked a peony and played with it in her palm, "They are not up to the standard, and now some are sick, some are punished, and they can't go out.

Therefore, I specially asked your third cousin from the Jiang family to escort you. Just have fun tomorrow, and come back and tell me if you have anything to say."

Two more drops of cold sweat also slid down Shi Yao's forehead.

really.

The next step after a blind date is dating.

She felt uncomfortable all over, holding her forehead, and muttered, "Grandma, I, I have a headache. Can we talk in a few days?"

She really has a headache.

"I understand. Little girls are shy." The lady smiled, looking like an experienced person. "Listen to your grandmother and get along with your third cousin first. If he offends you in any way, tell me and I will take care of it for you."

"Grandma, I..."

"Why, don't you trust your grandmother's judgment?"

Shi Yao was speechless and choked with emotion.

The old lady has a good eye for choosing a husband for herself. Look, she has educated the old man so well that he is obedient.

His vision in choosing daughters-in-law is also pretty good. Apart from his eldest aunt Zheng who failed miserably, his second aunt Shen and his stepmother Rong are both capable people.

As for the grandchildren's wives, I won't mention them. Only the seventh son Shi Mingchen's ex-fiancée, Xie Qingdai, was chosen by the old man and the old woman.

Xie Qingdai had been compromising for two lifetimes but never achieved anything. But in this life, she cut her hair and became a nun to avoid this "unattainable" noble relative.

Finally, Shi Yao curled her lips and said, "Okay, I'll listen to grandma."

The next day, Shi Yao dressed up specially, asked for leave from her sister-in-law Fu Nanjun, and went to pay her respects to the lady dowager.

The lady frowned: "Why did you choose to dress like this today?"

Shi Yao was seen wearing gold and silver, with two gold bracelets with lotus flowers on her wrists. Her whole body seemed to be glowing with golden light, so golden and rich that people dared not look directly at her.

Shi Yao turned around, looked herself up and down, and asked, "This is my first time going out of the house alone, so I want to dress up a bit to avoid bringing shame to our Duke's House. Grandmother, is my outfit inappropriate? I'll go back and change."

I don’t know how long it will take to change my clothes, hair style, hairpins and jewelry.

The lady gave her a reproachful look, tapped her forehead, and said lovingly, "Forget it, your face can support this outfit, don't change it. Go, your cousin just came to pay his respects and is waiting for you at the gate. Remember, have fun."

Shi Yao: “…”

It's okay. The old lady thinks her grandmother is the most beautiful woman. She doesn't believe that Jiang Sanlang, whose mother comes from a scholarly family and who is preparing to take the imperial examination to become an official, would like to dress like a nouveau riche.

As expected, when Shi Yao arrived at the gate, Jiang Miao looked up and glanced at her, then showed a hesitant and surprised expression. He was stunned for three seconds before stepping forward and saluting:

"Second cousin."

He deliberately emphasized the word "two", as if he suspected that the person in front of him was not the second daughter of the Shi family, and was waiting for Shi Yao to refute.

Shi Yao strode forward, smiling brightly, bowed, and called out loudly, "Hello, third cousin!"

Jiang Miao's body shuddered, and he took a step back involuntarily, quickly hiding his surprised expression. He opened his lips, forgetting the pleasantries he had been preparing for the whole morning:

"Cousin, please get in the car."

Shi Yaoru was a prisoner who had been tied up for half a year. She was untied overnight and strode to the carriage. There were three steps on the riding stool, but she only stepped on the middle step and climbed onto the carriage like flying.

Jiang Miao was stunned.

Is this still the same little cousin who walked with a graceful gait and looked delicate and slender yesterday?

Muxiang Banxia and others were stunned for a moment before hurriedly following.

Aunt Liu Hua covered her face with her sleeves, ashamed to ride in the same carriage with Shi Yao. She turned around and went to a carriage behind. She would rather squeeze with the low-ranking maids than let Shi Yao embarrass her in front of her.

Shi Yao sat firmly, lifted the carriage curtain, and asked with a smile: "Third cousin, what are you standing there for? Let's set off quickly and grab a good seat at the teahouse."

"Oh, oh, let's set off now." Jiang Miao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and ordered the guards to set off.

He also rode a tall horse.

The carriage gradually turned onto the busy street. Shi Yao ignored Mu Xiang's pleading eyes and put on her veil, pulled aside the curtain, stuck her golden head out of the window, and shouted, "Cousin!"

In an instant, people on the whole street saluted her.

Shi Yao waved to the people around her generously, and then waved vigorously to Jiang Miao who was two meters away: "Cousin! Cousin!"

Jiang Miao gripped the reins tightly, paused, rode to the window, and asked politely, "What's the matter, cousin?"

He was so close to the car window that Shi Yao was forced to retract her head.

Shi Yao met his dark and calm eyes, one hand on the window sill, one hand pointing at the candied haws in the distance, and said lively and playfully:

"Cousin, I want to eat candied haws, please buy me one!"

Jiang Miao tilted his head and whispered to the servant under his horse: "Go buy a candied haws for my cousin."

Shi Yao immediately pressed the issue, "I want four. One for me, one for Banxia, ​​one for Sister Muxiang, and one for Aunt Liuhua."

Jiang Miao's mellow voice was filled with laughter: "Okay. Buy a few more and give one to each of the ladies in the car." After giving the order, he smiled at Shi Yao and said, "My great-aunt is right. My cousin is a considerate person."

Shi Yao smiled at him, lowered the curtain, and let Muxiang and Banxia drag her back to the car seat.

The two maids were sweating profusely from exhaustion.

Mu Xiang wiped her sweat with her sleeves and said helplessly, "Girl, don't be naughty! If any rumors spread on the street, it will damage your reputation."

The girl was very cunning and clung to the car window tightly. She and Banxia tried their best but failed to pull her back.

Banxia sat close to Shi Yao and whispered, "Miss, Mr. Jiang San is a good-natured man, handsome, tactful, young and promising, with a bright future. He is a good match for you. Why don't you want to marry him?"

Shi Yao leaned lazily against the car wall and sighed, "There is nothing wrong with my third cousin. On the contrary, after testing him, he is good in every way. However, I am unlucky."

Jiang Sanlang was indeed a man of good temper. He did not mock or look down on her just because she was dressed like a nouveau riche. She kept finding faults and trying to annoy him, but he always tolerated it.

Just as Banxia said, they are a good match.

Unfortunately, he is the cousin and she is the cousin.

Without this blood relationship, the Jiang family might not be able to protect her.

Therefore, it was destined that they were not destined to be together.

Banxia was secretly anxious and couldn't help asking, "Girl, why?"

If you miss this village, you won't be able to find this store.

She thinks Mr. Jiang San is a good guy.

Shi Yao looked through the gap in the carriage curtain and saw Jiang Miao taking three candied haws and sending the rest to the carriages behind. She sighed deeply and heard Jiang Miao knocking on the window and saying in a gentle voice:

"Cousin, candied haws."