Chapter 66 Leaving Home (Pink 60 Plus More)

  The Duke of Jing City's mansion, Gua Erjia led the hand-held tray with plum blossoms into the door, "Yao'er? Not awake yet?" Gua Erjia looked around, on the kang, on the Luo Han bed where Shu Yao usually was, she didn't see her. Gua Erjia furrowed her brow: "Shu Yao."

  Taozi knelt down and replied: "Sixth Sister went to the back garden early on, saying that she would personally fold the begonias for Madam."

  Guar Jia's heart warmed, and she sat down to wait for Shu Yao. Peach took the tea up and retreated to one side, whispering with Plum. Early in the morning, Plum had been summoned by Guar Jia. Plum nodded slightly towards the tray in her hand, and Peach suddenly realized that it was clothes and jewelry prepared by the mistress for the young lady. Could it be that today the young lady would go out? But the old master's life or death was still uncertain, and the young lady going out would invite gossip. Peach vaguely remembered that today An Qin Wangfu had a banquet, and yesterday she heard that even her cousin didn't want to go, but was forced by the old lady.

  Peaches can represent the young lady not wanting to go to Anqin Wangfu, Peaches has a good relationship with people, is gentle and steady, although she just returned to the Duke's mansion with the second house, but among the maids in the Duke's mansion, she has some face, the little maids are willing to play jokes with Peach sister, Peach is quite informed, she heard the maid sweeping the floor next to her cousin say that her cousin had long been preparing to go to Anqin Wangfu, clothes and jewelry were all made new.

  "Who is following Yao'er?" Guwalgiya took a sip of tea, "Send someone to take a look."

  Peaches personally went out to welcome Shu Yao, just opened the door curtain, Shu Yao walked in with a white porcelain vase inserted with Begonia branches, and smiled at Guwaljiashi, calling "E Niang".

  "Slow down, be careful." Guale Jia didn't care about the antique vase, but was worried that Shu Yao would accidentally knock it over. Guale Jia glanced at Shu Yao's wet nurse, Li Mama, who hastily stepped forward and took the vase from Shu Yao's hands, saying "Sixth Miss, give it to me."

  After Shu Yao let go, her feet moved even faster, and she suddenly rushed into Gual Jia's arms, rubbing against her and saying: "Mother, I got up very early today."

  Gual Jia's lips curled up, and her daughter exuded the morning dew, faintly smelling of delicate floral scent. Gual Jia's heart softened a bit more. She took down the begonia petals from Shu Yao's hair braid, "Yao'er, from now on, you're not allowed to hold heavy objects like flower vases. Your maid is here to serve you, why should you exert yourself? You just focus on being safe and sound. Only then can Mother be at ease."

  Guar Jia's eyebrows rose as she glanced at the maidservants in Shu Yao's room, her warning gaze thick with meaning. The maidservants all lowered their heads, taking Guar Jia's words to heart and not daring to be careless again, letting the young lady carry heavy objects.

  Shu Yao didn't notice and just thought it was her mother being concerned about her. It's just a vase, can't she even carry that? "I remember, Mother."

  Gua Erjia easily saw through Shu Yao. It seems that she had to teach Shu Yao what it means to be a master, and Shu Yao crawled out of Gua Erjia's arms with a cheerful tone like a clear spring: "I told E Niang, today I went to pick sea buckthorn and met Ma Fa, I thought he wouldn't agree, but Ma Fa saw me picking sea buckthorn as if he hadn't seen it at all. In the end, he even reminded me to accompany E Niang more often. Ma Fa is quite interesting!"

  Apart from his lecherous ways, Shu Yao thought the old man was quite lovable. After clearly understanding the effects of her abilities, Shu Yao slightly restrained her lazy nature and began to cultivate her powers. She would no longer hold an attitude of "it's fine either way", for having powers wasn't the most important thing. However, having powers would make things much more convenient. Since Shu Yao had allocated points to Soothe the Heart, she distinctly felt that as long as she was by Gwak佳's side, her mother's hidden concerns about Ama within her heart would weaken significantly.

  Shu Yao went to the garden this morning, and her experience in upgrading her abilities has increased. Shu Yao hasn't figured it out yet, but an increase is always better than stagnation. She also wants to see what other surprises her abilities have in store for her. Of course, all of this is on the premise that she doesn't violate the principles of her carefree life as a worm. Shu Yao will never give up her leisurely days just to cultivate her abilities.

  Shu Yao never worried about being liked because of her special abilities. She was a pragmatic person who only cared about results. Shu Yao was confident that even without the bonus of her special abilities, her mother and two brothers would still like her very much. As for others, she had never really cared. It was exhausting to think about whether people liked her because of her personality or because of her special abilities. In Shu Yao's eyes, special abilities were just a personal resource, no different from talent or beauty. She had never been the type to cry secretly and be sorrowful, not in this life, nor in her past one.

  "Mother, let's go pick flowers in a while."

  Xiu Yao gently touched the vase on the kang table, and the Begonia was in full bloom. Looking at the fresh Begonias, Mother's mood would be much better, wouldn't it? Guwalgiya smiled and asked: "Yao'er, when did you learn to arrange flowers? How could I not know?"

  Shu Yao's cheeks quickly fell, and her mother had taught her how to insert flowers, but Shu Yao... Shu Yao was born without artistic cells, and the flower vases she made were as ugly as they could be. Shu Yao turned her back on Guwalgiya, shaking her small shoulders, "Mother, you're laughing at me again."

  Guar Jia pulled up Shu Yao's small hand, "Mother doesn't smile, Yao'er inserts flowers on the upper side, not good elsewhere..." Guar Jia couldn't think of Shu Yao's advantages and benefits for a while, seeing Shu Yao's bright and expectant eyes waiting for praise, Guar Jia blurted out: "Yao'er did it, I like everything."

  Shu Yao lowered her head, thinking that if she didn't have the ability to perceive Gual Jia's inner thoughts, it would be much better. She thought that there must be something wrong with her ability, and asked: "Is this dress for me? Mother, I still have many new clothes that I haven't worn yet."

  Shu Yao attaches great importance to enjoyment, and there are many new clothes in the closet that have never been worn before. When making clothes again, Shu Yao feels a bit embarrassed. Among her sisters, Shu Yao's clothes and jewelry are the best, even Li Zhiqing can't compare with her.

  "I'm willing to spoil Y'uer, who dares to say anything? Let me put it on for Mother to see."

  "Uh-huh."

  In the blink of an eye, Shu Yao changed into a new outfit. The crimson purple cheongsam with intricate embroidery made her skin look delicate and pale, like a porcelain doll, which was quite endearing. Gua Erjia nodded in approval, thinking to herself that she had good taste, unlike Li Zhiqing, who didn't suit overly flashy clothes. The translucent color suited Shu Yao's gentle nature perfectly.

  Gual Jia told Shu Yao to move her arm, after turning three times, the clothes fit well. She ordered Tuo Zi to re-braid Shu Yao's hair. Shu Yao looked at Gual Jia through the mirror, "What does Mother want to do?" "Wear the pendant with the blue jade tassel."

  "Yes,"

  "The peony flowers are blooming slantingly, which doesn't look good."

  "Yes."

  Taozi completely followed Gualjia's instructions to dress up Shuyao, but Shuyao didn't allow Taozi to rouge her cheeks. Gualjia helplessly waved her hand and said, "Let it be."

  If Shuyao grew up in the Tang Dynasty, she would have to paint a drunken makeup look. Shuyao would probably cry herself to death. Gual Jiasi picked up the eyeliner and gently lifted her daughter's chin, personally drawing eyebrows for Shuyao. In the Tang Dynasty, women's eyebrows were considered the most important feature. Gual Jiasi knew over ten different eyebrow painting techniques. Finally, she took out the rouge and dotted a plum blossom between Shuyao's eyebrows. Gual Jiasi was best at painting plum blossoms. The improved plum blossom design suited modern tastes better, removing some of Shuyao's childishness and adding a touch of charm.

  "Mother, are we going out?" Shu Yao looked at the mirror, she could also be very beautiful, mother's makeup skills were great, what couldn't mother do? With everything going smoothly for Shu Yao, she had always thought of herself as a genius, but compared to her mother, the gap was huge, it was better for her to just cling to her mother's leg and live off her.

  "It's not us, you're the one going to Anqing Wangfu." Guajia touched her daughter's cheek, and she didn't expect Shuyao's dressing up would have such a stunning effect, although it still couldn't compare to Li Qinger's absolute beauty, but compared to other girls in the Duke's mansion, Shuyao was not inferior. Guajia didn't want Shuyao to be too dazzling, nor did she like that anyone could surpass her daughter. "Shuyaoh, have you forgotten about going to Anqing Wangfu?"

  "Hasn't forgotten, is it suitable for me to go to Anqin Wangfu?" Shu Yao hesitated a bit. Ama Zhiyuan's life or death was unknown, and now that Shu Yao was going out to attend a banquet, would she not be criticized by others? Shu Yao didn't care what others said, but she didn't want her mother to be gossiped about. She hadn't thought it through clearly - why should the noble daughter of Great Tang be afraid?

  "Will Yuer be afraid to go out alone?" asked Guajia, very worried that Shuyao wouldn't be able to cope, but she couldn't always keep Shuyao under her wing, and a daughter also needs experience to grow up and get married.

  Shu Yao shook her head, "Mother asked me to go, so I'll go." Shu Yao firmly believed that Ama would be safe, what was there to fear?

  "That's right, Yao'er remembers that the more difficult it is, the stronger you must be. Who will laugh at whom, and there are still two people talking."

  People in the mansion thought that Guwalgiya would lock herself in her room and cry endlessly, but those who were waiting to see a joke were disappointed. Guwalgiya was never weak, never retreated, arranged everything, and waited for Zhiyuan's return to Beijing. Guwalgiya didn't quite trust Shu Yao, and couldn't accompany Shu Yao together, so she instructed again and again, telling Shu Yao all the situations she could think of: how to deal with people's ridicule? How to deal with people's sympathy? How to handle cold treatment? And so on. Guwalgiya thought very thoroughly, and Shu Yao nodded repeatedly.

  "Don't worry, Mother, I won't bring shame on you or suffer losses. Big Brother once said, if someone respects me by an inch, I will respect them by a foot..."

  Gua Lijia said: "You just respect her a little and it's enough, if you respect her too much you will be at a disadvantage."

  Shu Yao immediately abandoned Shu Xuan's words and took Gual Jia's words as a rule. When she arrived at Rongshou Hall, Shu Yao entered the door, and Rongshou Hall was silent. Li Zhiqin's eyes flickered with envy and confusion. This dress looks so familiar, wasn't it often seen on TV in the past life? Is Shu Yao also a Qing穿 girl? Li Zhiqin shook her head immediately. What does Shu Yao have to do with Qing穿 girls? She is lazy to death.

  "Sixth sister dressed up so beautifully, her clothes were brand new and brightly colored, with a plum blossom on her forehead."

  Three-room legitimate daughter Shu Jing, who had always been raised by the old lady, seemed innocent and enviable, but in fact, Shu Yao felt that she was reminding herself that her mother had passed away, yet she still dared to dress so beautifully. Guwalgiya looked at Shu Yao, this little thing can't hold back a daughter, Shu Yao, if you want not to be bullied, you must be strong enough yourself, let them not dare to calculate you again, being beaten and feared is a once-and-for-all method.

  "Seventh sister, what are you saying?" Li Ziqing said with a clear voice, and a hint of sympathy flashed in her eyes. "Sixth sister, don't take it to heart, seventh sister is just talking nonsense, Second Uncle will probably be fine."

  Li Ziqing called out Shu Jing's thoughts, and took the opportunity to put pressure on Shu Jing with Shu Yao and Gual Jia. If Shu Yao was confused and didn't understand, then there was nothing worth noting about her either.

  PS: I've been stuck on this code for several days and it's already cost me 6,000, Xiao Zui is very tired, the update is late, sorry.