manynovel Chapter 579: Why are you jumping up and down here? What’s your business?
Chapter 579: Why are you jumping up and down here? What’s your business?
Luo Shurou's eyes were shining with surprise. She didn't expect Jiang Youzhen to be such a meticulous person.
She had a hard life in the mansion. Her sisters at home could always bully her. She could only hide in the courtyard every day, and it was good enough if she didn't cause trouble.
She once complained about why she was not a son. Even if she was a bastard, it was better than being trapped in this world.
In fact, how can the glory of a family have nothing to do with women? In the marriage of aristocratic families, women cannot make their own decisions about marriage. Who knows their efforts?
No one understood her, so she could only spend her days with books. In the end, her family randomly found someone to marry her off. It didn't matter whether she lived a good life or not, as long as she could save face and maintain the relationship between the aristocratic families, that was her value.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Youzhen is not as pedantic as those scholars and officials. On the contrary, he can understand her difficulties. If she can marry Jiang Youzhen in the future, it would be the best life for them to respect each other.
The female guest's eyes suddenly changed when she looked at Luo Shurou. Jiang Youzhen appreciated Luo Shurou's poems so much. Could these two be secretly in cahoots with each other?
Luo Shuhuan looked at all this with cold eyes, sneering in her heart. It sounds good, but a man's words can deceive people. She felt that Jiang Youzhen just had a good mouth, and with that face, he could deceive people to death.
Only someone as short-sighted as the fourth girl could be fooled, after all, she has never seen any man.
However, she still had some doubts in her mind and decided to wait for a chance to verify it.
Old Madam Luo was also very happy. Her family had a deep foundation, so even a girl could be on par with talented men.
She smiled and said, "Just writing poetry is meaningless without any theme. If you write good articles and compose good poems, I think you deserve a reward."
Old Madam Luo took off a string of white jade beads from her wrist and said, "This is a reward for the fourth girl."
Luo Shurou didn't expect such a surprise, and immediately stood up and took it respectfully, "Thank you, Grandma!"
When everyone heard that it was the fourth young lady of the mansion, they knew what was going on.
The old lady smiled and glanced at Jiang Youzhen, but found that she still looked normal. She couldn't help feeling unhappy, but at the same time, she looked up to this strict-ruled young man.
Although his family background was not prominent, he was definitely not like those frivolous and reckless people around him. This kind of elegant young man would be a good match for any concubine of his family. He was a rare good man.
The master asked her to come and keep order. Since the master values Jiang Youzhen so much, she is willing to save face for her own daughter.
Let them see that even if the girl from the Luo family is a concubine, she is not something that ordinary people can marry.
The fourth girl has a gentle personality and likes to write poetry, which makes her a perfect match for Jiang Youzhen.
"So there's a chance of winning. We'll have to try our best! If we can get a reward from the old lady who is blessed with both good fortune and longevity, that would be the blessing we've been looking for!"
Song Sheng's eyes were full of joy, and after he finished speaking, the whole place fell silent.
Luo Jinshu quickly tried to smooth things over, "Don't worry, there will definitely be a prize."
When everyone saw that the master had spoken, they all agreed, but in their hearts they despised Song Sheng.
Jiang Youzhen was speechless again. How could you be so shallow? They specially found an excuse to give it to their granddaughter. Why are you jumping up and down here? What does it have to do with you?
Do you really dare to take such a valuable thing if I give it to you?
Luo Jinshu couldn't help but twitching his mouth again, and then he gave instructions to the people behind him, asking them to prepare some ordinary gifts.
For a family like theirs, they would just give something worth a few taels of silver, but it was impossible for them to really give something as expensive as a necklace of white jade beads.
The old lady still smiled, "We have both! We have both!"
As she spoke, she whispered a few words to the housekeeper beside her, and the housekeeper immediately took her orders and left.
Another round started soon after, and this time, coincidentally, the wine glass stopped next to Jiang Youzhen.
"Junior Brother Jiang, was greeted by a magpie at the door when he went out today? What a coincidence?" Ke Zhenqiu on the opposite side suddenly said.
Jiang Youzhen glanced at him and reasonably suspected that he was being sarcastic. The smile on his face looked quite asking for a beating.
"Yes! Today is an auspicious day!" Jiang Youzhen smiled, then randomly picked a lot from the bowl brought by the servant.
When I opened it, I found it was a couplet. But there was no first line on it, so I didn't know how to play it.
Tong Huaian came over to take a look and said, "It's a perfect pair!"
"Huh? Couplets? Don't we like making couplets?" At this time, Luo Jinshu's first wife Zhang played a role again, causing Jiang Youzhen to become curious about this woman.
There's no way, his voice is like a lark, crisp and refreshing.
"Miss Chen, didn't you like making couplets in the past? Why don't you come up with the first line and ask Mr. Jiang to come up with the second line?" the female guest suddenly said.
Jiang Youzhen recognized the woman's voice as Luo Shuhuan? Unexpectedly, she was there too.
Based on the people present, who could she like? Oh! Could she be here for Tong Huaian?
He glanced at Tong Huaian beside him, his eyes were inexplicable, Tong Huaian just felt puzzled, what did Jiang Youzhen and his eyes mean? Why was it so weird?
Miss Chen is the daughter of a fifth-rank official. She just came to join in the fun. Her family has already arranged a marriage for her.
"Oh! How dare I show off my skills in front of an expert? Let Fourth Sister come up with the first couplet!"
Miss Chen was not stupid, she had guessed most of the intentions today. These students were good, Jiang Youzhen was especially good, but she was already engaged, so it was not good for her to get involved.
Luo Shurou was about to speak when a voice came from behind her.
"Fourth sister is indeed talented, but I saw a couplet in a book a few days ago. It only had the first line, and I have been troubled by it for a long time. Fourth sister also knows this.
Why not ask this one? It's just right for my sisters at home to solve their doubts. Let's see if Mr. Jiang or other talented people can come up with the second couplet?"
The old lady looked over immediately with a sharp gaze. She didn't know when the Luo family had become so cheap. They were so eager to do this. Even the two girls were so enthusiastic. How would others see the Luo family? It was so embarrassing!
Although Luo Shumin's words made sense and she even asked everyone to make couplets together, how could the old lady not know her granddaughter's purpose?
The smile on her face was a little stiff, but the old lady didn't know what to say.
"Oh! Are you talking about that couplet? I heard you sisters discussing it before, and it's true that you can't come up with a right couplet. In that case, I'd like to invite all the talented people to brainstorm and whoever comes up with the most neat couplet will be given this string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads as a prize."
Everyone was delighted at once, as red sandalwood Buddhist beads were valuable items, and a string like this was worth over a hundred taels.
"The old lady is really generous. We won't be left behind. Miss, please come up with the first couplet." One of the students spoke first.
"But the wine glass is stopped in front of Mr. Jiang, so please let Mr. Jiang drink first. There must be a first come first served principle." The old lady suggested.
Everyone agreed. Who can blame Jiang Youzhen for being lucky?