The system asked me to chase his wife

The person who got the peony happened to be the daughter of the wife of Duke Anguo, and the peony flowers were also brought by her family, so it can be said that they were produced and sold by themselves.

For a moment, everyone laughed softly.

Finally, the pot of □□ was won by the granddaughter of the Minister of Personnel.

Fu was very smart and saw that the other girls were envious of the three people who had won the prize.

After a moment's thought, he asked someone to bring three pots of beautifully blooming peonies and gave them to the others as consolation prizes.

This peony is not a famous product, but it is also beautiful and you can see that it has been carefully cared for. It is pleasing to the eye when placed at home.

In this way, the little girls all won prizes and were happy.

The ladies introduced their daughters to each other, and after seeing each other, they were happy.

Near noon, Fu led everyone into the cool flower hall, set up a banquet table, and invited actors to play music among the flowers.

Everyone sat down and had a feast.

After the banquet, all the guests were happy and joyful.

Xia Mang, like the maids brought by other ladies, were waiting under the corridor not far from the table.

There were maids from the Marquis's mansion serving the dishes during the banquet, so they were of no use.

Then Xia Mang saw the maids waiting in the corridor taking out snacks from their purses and eating them. She was dumbfounded for a moment.

So they are carrying dry rations for war?

What a bad decision!

However, since it was his first business trip and he had no experience, Xia Mang didn’t even consider the possibility of going hungry.

A maid standing next to her saw that she didn't take out any food, and there was a hint of gloating in her eyes. She even turned her body to the side so that Xia Mang wouldn't see.

Xia Mang: “.”

But she was not at all panicked. She imitated the maids, took out a purse from her bosom, and pretended to open it and take something out.

The purse was the medicine bag Rongzhu stuffed into her hand to cool off and refresh herself.

But this did not stop Xia Mang from taking out a piece of fragrant braised meat.

The braised beef produced by the system mall is tender and juicy, with a strong sauce flavor, and the quality is guaranteed!

The aroma of the braised beef was very strong. As soon as Xia Mang took it out, the maids who were busy eating dry food were stunned.

Those who could serve the ladies were all first-rank maids, and they ate a lot of good food on a daily basis.

But when you are away from home, you can only eat some dry snacks that can satisfy your hunger.

Then someone suddenly took out a piece of meat.
That's a bit foul, isn't it?
Xia Mang completely ignored everyone's gazes and ate a piece of braised beef with soy sauce that his mouth was filled with relish. In the end, he even licked his fingers clean.

The maids saw her finish a piece of dried meat and take out another piece of dried meat from her purse.

The maid standing next to Xia Mang saw that she was eating with relish and wondered if she could exchange her snack for a piece of dried meat.

Before she could say anything, Xia Mang turned around and faced her with her head.
Everyone ate snacks with the aroma of meat, and could only comfort themselves in their hearts that it would be too greasy to eat only meat, and snacks were still more delicious!
As a result, after Xia Mang ate the third piece of meat, he also took out a piece of dessert from his purse.

The maids: “???”

Aren’t you worried about the smell?
Xia Mang didn't care about other people's reactions at all and was only focused on filling his stomach.

At the same time, I was complaining in my heart that the things in the mall are so expensive!

In just this short period of time, she had spent a hundred points.

After finishing the snack, Xia Mang touched his stomach and felt it was a bit dry.

So, in full view of everyone, she took out a juicy green pear from her purse.

Everyone: "!!!"

Xia Mang swallowed a pear half the size of a fist in just a few bites, but still felt unsatisfied.

But she didn't feel like taking anything out again.

One is that it is too expensive and not worth it, and the other is that my wallet is so small that it would not be realistic to take out more.

Under the dumbfounded gaze of the maids, Xia Mang modestly wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and burped politely.
After a while, Xia Mang saw Qiao Yuandong waving at her.

She ran over happily to listen to instructions.

It turned out that Qiao Yuandong wanted to get some fresh air.

After three rounds of drinks, Qiao Yuandong drank two glasses of wine and felt a little stuffy, so he wanted to go to the corridor to get some fresh air.

Xia Mang helped her leave the table, walked out of the flower hall and along the path in the garden.

The garden is full of luxuriant flowers and trees, and winding paths lead to secluded places. It is very cool and pleasant to walk in it in this hot July.

Xia Mang took out the purse from her arms and let Qiao Yuandong smell it to help her sober up, and then put the shawl in her hand on her.

Qiao Yuandong had a fever after drinking and was impatient to put on a scarf.

Xia Mang told her: "It's windy here."

So Qiao Yuandong did not object.

The two walked slowly along the path, admiring the blooming flowers along the way.

While he was drunk, Qiao Yuandong picked a rose and put it to his nose, sniffing it gently.

When Xia Mang saw that her eyes were half-closed and the corners of her eyes were a little red, she was sure that she was really drunk.

"The dense leaves hinder the birds from flying, the light wind slows down the flowers from falling. There is no other meaning in the song, it is just about lovesickness."

As they walked, Qiao Yuandong suddenly recited two lines of poetry. Xia Mang didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from flattering him.

"Madam is really good at writing."

Qiao Yuandong said calmly: "This is a horizontal song from a Han Dynasty Yuefu poem, and it was not written by me."

Xia Mang choked.

It turns out that you can’t pretend to be a cultured person.

Seeing that Xia Mang remained silent, Qiao Yuandong did not intend to let her go.

"Do you know what that means?"

Xia Mang choked again.

Although she didn't quite understand the poem, she understood the word "lovesickness".

Is this a love poem?
So Xia Mang tapped the system in his mind that had been silent for many days. "Hey, is this talking about you?"

The system is the deceased Xiang Xiukai, so Xia Mang thought of him first.

Xiang Xiukai sighed shyly, "After so many years, she still hasn't let it go?"

Qiao Yuandong didn't know about the lawsuit in Xia Mang's mind. Seeing that Xia Mang didn't say anything, she started talking to herself.

"Today I saw those girls in the boudoir, each of them was shy and timid, like a bud just blooming, at the time of love. I am obviously only a few years older than them, but my heart is as calm as water, which makes me look old and frail."

Xia Mang: Oh, I’m not thinking about my dead husband, I’m lamenting about myself.

system:'.'

Xia Mang looked at Qiao Yuandong's expression and wondered what to say.

During this moment of silence, the two heard a conversation on the other side of the flowers.

This garden has tall rose racks, and it is difficult to be noticed when walking among them.

Therefore, the person who was speaking did not notice Qiao Yuandong and Xia Mang approaching.

"Sanniang, the yellow orchid you got today is really beautiful. You should set up a party and invite us to enjoy it someday."

A few little girls gathered together, chatting and laughing, making the scene very lively.

Hearing what she said, Xia Mang knew who this was.

Wasn’t it the young lady from the Yun family who got the yellow orchid in the pavilion today?
She had been in the mansion for quite some time and had chatted with the maids there quite often, so naturally she had heard about the gossip about Qiao Yuandong and the Yun family.

At that time, when Qiao's Dong Niang was still waiting to be married, the doorstep of the Qiao family was almost broken down by matchmakers.

Among all the suitors, the most outstanding ones are the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and Yun Xingqing from Tutor Yun's family.

If Qiao Yuandong finally marries the young master of the Yun family, the young lady of the Yun family will have to call Qiao Yuandong sister-in-law!

But in the end, it was the young master who stood out.

But Xia Mang remembered Miss Yun whom he saw in the open pavilion today. She seemed not very friendly to Qiao Yuandong.

Sure enough, after being complimented, Miss Yun’s voice rang out.

She is cold and dignified, somewhat similar to Qiao Yuandong, but with a more deliberate reserve.

"If you like it, just take it."

There was disdain in his words.

Once these words were spoken, the young ladies were at a loss for words.

A little sister said, "Why? Haven't you always loved orchids? Otherwise, you wouldn't have composed the poem "Ode to Orchids"?"

Miss Yun didn't say anything, and another young lady helped to clarify the matter.

"Don't you know that Master Yun found an excuse to beat up the young master of the Wu family the other day? For this, the Grand Tutor severely punished Master Yun."

"Oh? Which Mr. Wu?"

"That's the playboy who caused trouble in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

After hearing this, the little sister understood what was going on and she couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

"Sanniang, your brother is not trying to help the man in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

"Stop talking, I'm so annoyed!" Yun Sanniang's voice rang out, interrupting the little sisters' words in annoyance.

The younger sister immediately changed the subject and stood in solidarity with her from the perspective of a good sister.

"She is such a disaster!"

This statement did not name anyone, but everyone knew who it was talking about.

Xia Mang felt something was not right and wondered whether he should take Qiao Yuandong away.

As a result, Qiao Yuandong stopped walking and instead leaned over slightly, as if he wanted to listen clearly.

Xia Mang had no choice but to stand there and listen, but for no reason she felt indignant.

From what they said, it seemed that the Yun family's young master was punished because of his own fault, but this group of people actually wanted to blame Qiao Yuandong?
We are all women, why be so sarcastic and pick on each other?
The sound continued to come from the flower stand.

"Yes, yes, my mother is right. She is a person of few virtues."

"That's right. In my opinion, Sanniang should throw away the yellow orchid to avoid bad luck!"

No matter how excessive the words those girls said before, Qiao Yuandong's expression was always indifferent.

When he heard everyone urging Yun Sanniang to throw away Huang Lan, Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but walk over there.

"Why throw away such beautiful flowers? If you don't want them, you can give them to me!"

But before Qiao Yuandong could get there, a clear voice sounded behind everyone.

The girl's sudden voice made Qiao Yuandong stop, and also scared the ladies who were gathered together talking.

"You! A gentleman should not listen to inappropriate words. You are so uneducated hiding there and eavesdropping on our conversation!"

The girl refuted this accusation without any hesitation.

"This is so funny, you guys have manners just because you say bad things about others here?"

Because Qiao Yuandong walked a few steps forward, the two of them could see the arguing people through the gaps between the flowers and trees.

I saw a girl wearing an orange-yellow gauze shirt and a half-visible horse-face skirt, confronting another group of girls.

The gold necklace inlaid with rubies hung around the girl's neck, making her chubby face look milky white.

At this time, four young ladies headed by Yun Sanniang stood together, and were very indignant because their shortcomings were exposed by the girl.

Someone recognized the girl.

"Who was that? It turns out to be the Fifth Lady of Commander Liu's family!"

"Pfft, so she was the one who drew the little people fighting on the paper just now?"

There were sixteen girls who came to the flower-viewing banquet, and only fifteen of them wrote poems.

The remaining person drew something on the manuscript paper, but it was cut off before it was shown to the ladies.

The ladies didn't know about this, but the young ladies made fun of it for a while.

(End of this chapter)