Storm No. 38

  This obvious provocation made Zhou Ying and others slightly frown, but they didn't make a sound out of politeness. The atmosphere was no longer as warm and lively as before, and it suddenly became somewhat chilly.

  Third sister got unhappy, who are you? Bullying my younger sister! Just about to stand up and scold her, but was pulled by Second sister, Third sister felt a bit resentful and turned her head to glare at Second sister.

  However, she saw her holding a pretty face, her voice slightly cold, and her eyes sternly said: "Hello to the sisters, we are the daughters of Yang's family in Jingguo County. These are my younger sisters, third sister, fourth sister, and fifth sister. The most mischievous one is my sixth sister, you can call her Princess Qing'an, and my aunt is Princess Hehui! I don't know what to call these sisters, it's rare to see so many elegant and dignified sisters today, it really opened my eyes!" After finishing, she smiled at her warmly.

  "Pffft! Cough, cough, cough!" The girl in the bright red skirt, her face flushed, had been splashed with tea and was trying to stifle a laugh, her embarrassment evident on her face as she repeatedly covered her mouth with her handkerchief, struggling to hold back giggles at the dignified and elegant phrase spoken by Second Miss.

  The girl in the autumn-colored jacket suddenly stood up, her face red with anger, pointing at Second Sister and raising her hand as if to slap her. Yang Lan swiftly grabbed her hand, his eyes icy cold, saying word by word: "In the 49th city, who doesn't know the Yang family? You'd better think carefully, this one slap will ruin your father's and brother's future!"

  "You... you all!" The girl stared at Yang Lan in disbelief, Yang Lan's sharp gaze made her shrink back a bit. Seeing no one willing to help her say a word, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. She stomped her foot in anger, shook off Yang Lan's hand and ran away into the garden.

  Yang Lan turned her wrist and muttered with a scornful look, "What bad luck! I ran into a psycho first thing in the morning!"

  "Haha! She's finally gone, we can relax now. You don't know, she came and was like a big sister, constantly lecturing us on what not to do and what was wrong, she was even more nagging than our grandma! We were all about to get annoyed to death!" The girl in the red skirt let out a sigh of relief, with an expression that finally felt relaxed, but instead made the other girls burst into laughter.

  Zhou Ying immediately took over the conversation, pulling Yang Lan and the three girls standing next to her, introducing: "Let me introduce you, this is Li Huixin from the Li family, this is Ma Rong from the Ma family, this one you all know, the mischievous and brave Princess of Jing'an, these are the daughters of the Yang family, second sister, third sister, fourth sister, and fifth sister."

  Li Huixin and Ma Rong immediately stood up and respectfully greeted Yang Lan, "Your humble servant greets the Princess of Jing'an!"

  Yang Lan returned the courtesy immediately after receiving it, "Jing An greets both sisters, this is my several sisters, first time out to play, later everyone gets along well!" With a smile and a hint of shyness, her attitude was sincere and not arrogant, with clear and bright eyes.

  Li Huixian nodded in satisfaction, looking at the demeanor of the second and third daughters, which should be legitimate. The other two might be illegitimate, but they still looked quite decent. The fourth daughter seemed cautious, while the fifth daughter had a naive and innocent look, often secretly admiring their jewelry, clothes, and embroidery patterns with no greed in her eyes, not bad!

  Ma Qiang pulled forward and held onto San Guniang, laughing: "That's a great feeling, I've got another sister to hang out with! Tomorrow I'll write an invitation letter to invite them all to my house to admire the flowers. My mother loves chrysanthemums the most, she raises really good chrysanthemums, and we have many varieties of chrysanthemums at home! It's going to be so much fun, you guys must give me face!" She excitedly pulled Er Guniang and San Guniang aside to tell them in detail.

  A few people sat down to drink tea and didn't even need the maids to serve them; they were happy just playing and chatting among themselves.

  "Alright! You post the notice, we'll definitely come. What do Sister Ma, Sister Li and Sister Zhou usually do? We need to learn etiquette at home, it's still because our nanny said that our etiquette is passable, so she brought us out." The third daughter said frankly, her face slightly red with embarrassment.

  These days, the nanny's teachings were not learned in vain. She naturally understood that many things were wrong before. The nanny's eyes in the palace are sharp! Her little thoughts can be seen clearly by people! After several punishments, she also understood some things. If the rules are not good, going out will make people laugh. The sisters at home are all good, and being able to gather together is a fate. It's just right to unite!

  She understood these principles and was more willing to learn with her grandmother, even if it was hard. Recently, her grandparents and father saw the change in her and couldn't help but praise her. The other day, her father heard from her grandmother that she had learned well and gave her a rare inkstone as a gift, which he had refused to give to his son several times before! Even her mother rewarded her with several sets of jewelry, making her feel proud and accomplished. She thought to herself that she was really foolish in the past when she used to argue with others.

  Li Huixian smiled and nodded in agreement, her face filled with understanding. "I'm the same," she said, "I have to learn etiquette and follow the rules, I even have to learn embroidery from the seamstress, every day is busy, you see my hands are all pricked like this, but my mother didn't even let me rest for a day, if it wasn't for today's banquet, I wouldn't be able to come out." As she spoke, she stretched out her five fingers for them to see, on which there were still some needle marks.

  Several girls burst out laughing, it turned out that everyone was about the same! Now that their minds were balanced, they didn't have to suffer alone, and that made them feel much better.

  It turned out that the few people were quite talkative, and Yang Lan originally thought that San Jie would be afraid of being overpowered, always secretly staring at her, fearing that she would say something inappropriate to lose face, but unexpectedly, San Niang responded quite appropriately.

  Although she is still a bit stubborn, she is very generous and straightforward. She says what she means and doesn't pretend to understand something if she doesn't. This makes Li Hui Xin and Ma Rong feel that despite her different temperament from the second sister, she is still someone they can get along with.

  However, the fourth and fifth girls seemed to be slightly neglected. Yang Lan sighed silently in her heart. One's birth can decide many things, she didn't care but many people did, she couldn't change others' views which was a bit helpless. Fortunately, the two of them occasionally chimed in at just the right moment, making it seem like they had listened carefully and their attitude wouldn't appear too awkward, not bad.

  There are many girls, and the things to play with have increased. Everyone shows off their skills. Li Huixian writes poetry, Ma Rong's tea-brewing skills are excellent, Zhou Ying plays the piano quite well, and the second and third daughters also join in writing couplets. Even the fourth daughter wrote a poem that received unanimous praise for its grandeur. The fifth daughter also came up with a couplet, which was very neat and error-free. Now it's Yang Lan's turn, but she can't write poetry, so she wants to shirk off the task.

  "Hey, your poems are all so good, I won't embarrass myself!" Yang Lan hummed twice, but couldn't come up with a decent poem either, and simply gave up.

  Li Huixian grasped her sleeve and laughed: "No way, you've forced us to show our hands, now it's your turn to show yours. If not, we won't let you off!"

  "That's right, I'm telling you, my sixth sister's painting is very good, I've seen it!" The third girl immediately hid behind Ma Rong and became a traitor.

  Yang Lan helplessly smiled and pointed at the third sister, "Hey! You're afraid of internal ghosts for everything! Alright, I'll draw one for you!"