Chapter 191 - An Anecdote From Fu General Manor On a Grand Banquet (2/2)

The kind elder lady looked at Mo Xuetong carefully and smiled, “This is the granddaughter you love so much that you are afraid she might melt in your mouth. She is a little beauty indeed. How come different people come from the same water? If my girl looks like this, it will be great.”

These words made Old Madam satisfied. She pointed at Mo Xuetong and smiled. “Tong’er, come here and meet Old Madam Chen from Pingguo Manor.”

Mo Xuetong greeted her gently, “Greetings to Old Madam Chen.”

Old Madam Chen pulled Mo Xuetong up and gave her the pair of bracelets which were just taken off from her own hand. She said smilingly, “Get up, get up. This is not the first time I have seen your granddaughter. I don’t expect her to have grown up so quickly. It’s nothing valuable and I shall send them to you as a little gift. It’s like you’re made of water. You look so delicately beautiful that you bring up others’ care and love for you.”

With just a short glimpse of the jade bracelets, Mo Xuetong would tell they were first-cla.s.s and could be compared to the ones given by her mother.

Such a precious gift? Mo Xuetong couldn’t help looking at her grandma.

She said smilingly which meant Mo Xuetong didn’t have to worry about that, “Quickly, thank Old Madam Chen.”

Thus, Mo Xuetong thanked her softly.

Old Madam pointed at that serious elder lady and said, “This is Old Madam You from Mingguo Manor. Tong’er should also come to greet her.”

Mo Xuetong hurriedly followed her words, “Greetings to Old Madam You.”

Old Madam You awarded her with a hairpin which was also first-cla.s.s, but her face was filled with coldness rather than warmth.

Luo Mingzhu appeared by the door and dragged Mo Xuetong outside the minute she saw Mo Xuetong, “Cousin Tong, here you are. Come quick and observe the flower with me. My cousin found a flower which is very beautiful, but no one knows what it is. You should also come to have a look with me.”

Mo Xuetong said embarra.s.sedly, “Second Cousin, there is no one to accompany grandma…” To tell the truth, she would rather stay here to chat with grandma.

Old Madam waved her hand with a smile, “Go ahead to appreciate the flower with other children. We old ladies can chat together.”

Luo Mingzhu got grandma’s permission and held tightly on Mo Xuetong’s hand, “Come on, Cousin Tong. Since grandma allowed you to go, you can come with me.” She caught Mo Xuetong’s hand and pulled her out before Mo Xuetong could say anything. Mo Xuetong had no choice but to hold Mo Xueyan’s hand and led her out too.

After they went outside, Mo Xuetong had the time to say, “Second Cousin, this is my Second Sister who hasn’t greeted grandma yet!”

Luo Mingzhu carelessly said, “It doesn’t matter. There are so many people here today, and grandma definitely can’t remember all of them. You can say she has greeted already, and I’ll prove for you.”

Mo Xuetong hesitated, “But, it’s not right…”

Luo Mingzhu said directly and smiled to Mo Xueyan, “There is nothing wrong with it. Second Miss Mo, I’m sorry today. When there are fewer people, I’ll take you to my grandma. Now shall we go to appreciate the flower?”

Mo Xueyan couldn’t say anything else. After Luo Mingzhu’s words, she had to agree to her even though she wasn’t satisfied. Besides, she had another plan, so it’s not a big deal in her heart whether to greet the Old Madam or not.

So she said generously, “Second Miss Luo was being too polite. I have to thank you for taking us to the flower. In such a cold winter day, maybe it’s a rare flower?”

Luo Mingzhu smiled and her face turned red, “Of course, it’s true. It was brought by my big brother from the outside and was said to be the only one of its kind.” Luo Mingzhu was quite excited and she became chattier than in usual days.

When they arrived at the garden, they saw many misses surrounding and observing a pot of flower.

That was a beautiful pot of flowers which had lively green leaves in such a cold winter day. There were three flowers which had different colors. One of them was in bright red and looked extremely glamorous. The huge blossom held layers of stamen, which looked very bewitching. The one by the left was in light pink, which brought along liveliness to the winter and made it feel like the freshness in spring. The one by the right was still budding, and its color was dark purple.

“What is this flower? I’ve never seen one like that before.”

“It’s so beautiful with three different kinds of red flowers growing together so harmoniously, while their shapes were totally different.”

“The one in the middle is like a peony in Kingdom Wan. The one on the left looks like a camellia. The one on the right looks like an iris ensata. I can’t imagine exotic blooms like this.”

All of the misses whispered, and one of them knew what it was.

However, Mo Xuetong trembled at these words and almost fell. She was shocked as if a huge wave had surged in her heart.

It, it’s impossible!

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