Baby brings his own shopping mall to travel through

Chapter 332: Earthy

I just said that Xiaocao'er's concubines are all good friends. The head of the group is Hu Yingxue, the granddaughter of the Minister of Personnel Hu Shangshu. She is plain-looking but has an arrogant and domineering personality. She is still unengaged at the age of 28. She relies on her grandfather's status as a minister of the court to often bully other concubines.

When the young lady was bullied, she could only complain to her grandmother and mother when she returned home, but they did not dare to do anything to her because her official position was not as high as her grandfather's, so she could only tolerate it.

Lu Ling'er didn't dare to say what she had just said to Hu Yingxue.

Xiao Cao listened quietly to Yue Xi's vivid description of the young ladies in the capital, and gradually formed a general outline and understanding of these people in her mind. She nodded slightly, indicating that she had understood a lot.

Xiao Cao gently patted Lu Linger's hand, a gentle smile appeared on her face, and she said softly to everyone: "Hello, sisters. My name is Yang Xiaocao. I just came to the capital from Qingshan Village in Pingjiang County a few days ago! Before this, I have never participated in any grand banquet like this! Therefore, naturally, you sisters have never met me!

I am a newcomer, and I still don't know much about many things in the capital. If I have offended you by accident, I hope you can tolerate and understand me!" As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Caoer gracefully performed a standard salute to everyone.

After hearing Xiao Cao'er's humble and polite words, many young ladies present had a very good first impression of her. However, a discordant voice suddenly came from the crowd.

"Hmph, it turns out you're just a bumpkin from the countryside. No wonder I've never seen you before!" The person who spoke was Wang Shuyao, the daughter of a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. At this moment, she was looking at Xiao Cao'er with contempt.

Then, someone else echoed, "That's right, look at the outfit she's wearing, how can it be something a mere editor in the Imperial Academy can afford? In my opinion, there must be something behind this!"

Why did they target Xiao Cao'er so much? There were many reasons. First, Xiao Cao'er was as beautiful as a flower, with bright eyes and white teeth, which made people unforgettable. Moreover, everything she wore was extremely exquisite and luxurious, and it was not something that ordinary people could have. Even those of them who thought highly of themselves and had a relatively good family background could not afford to wear such clothes and accessories, but this little girl who had just come from the countryside wore them.

Moreover, just now in the banquet hall, because of a small piece of biscuit, Xiao Cao'er actually received praise from a large number of old ladies and generous gifts, which can be said to be the center of attention. How could such a scene not make them jealous and resentful?

"That's right. Everyone knows that the Hanlin Academy is an honest and upright government office with a respected status. And you have just arrived, but you can wear such luxurious clothes. Could it be that there is..." The person who spoke hesitated, his eyes flickering, as if he wanted to hint at something.

"Could it be something like that? I hope this sister can explain it more clearly, otherwise I'm afraid I really can't understand the deep meaning of your words." Xiao Cao'er raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a sweet smile, and looked at the other party with clear eyes and asked.

"Hmph! It couldn't be something else, don't you know it in your heart?" Seeing Xiao Cao'er asking endless questions, the man said this in annoyance and turned his head away without paying any attention.

"What's wrong with me having this outfit for my daughter? Can't our family afford this outfit for my daughter?" Miaoyin couldn't help it. She must report this matter to the master and let you say bad things about my daughter.

"Hmph, you're just a servant, do you have the right to speak here? People from the country don't know the rules. Is this the family education in your Yang family?" Hu Yingxue said.

Right here, the young lady from Duke Liu's mansion came over. She felt something was wrong with the atmosphere here. She was fine just now, so how come she came back so quickly just after going out for a while to give instructions? What happened?

But she couldn't care less now, so she could only arrange for them to play games while she went to find out the situation.

"Dear sisters, the game of pitching pots is ready, everyone can move over here."

In the middle of the courtyard, all the equipment needed for the game of pitching pots was prepared and neatly placed in the open space in the middle of the courtyard. The exquisite copper pitching pots exuded an antique charm, and there were also a bunch of beautifully made feather arrows placed next to them, which made people eager to try.