"curious?"

Everyone except Li Yuyan laughed. "Your experience is really curious, mainly because it is rare to see it."

Although she said this, she could guess some of the truth in her heart. She knew that the Tao family was concerned about the Second Prince, and the Second Prince's wife should be mostly asking about Tao Yiran.

Xin An picked up the tea beside him and took a sip. "I was well prepared before I came here, so I'm not surprised. But the Second Prince's wife is really pretty. It's not that beautiful, but her temperament is very attractive."

Li Yuyan said: "She was born into a military family and grew up in the border area. It is said that she once led troops to fight against the enemy. She is definitely as brave as any man."

She was much more sensitive than the people in the pavilion. She felt that Xin An did not tell the whole truth. The Second Prince's wife must have said something else, and maybe she was planning to win over the Xin family.

There are very few wealthy businessmen without backers, and the lucrative jobs in the court are firmly occupied by a few forces. The Xin family is a very good choice, but as for the Tang family behind the Xin family, it is not in the eyes of the second prince.

Almost instantly, she decided that Xin An was more valuable than she had imagined, and her attitude naturally became a little better.

As they were talking, Lin Yao, who had been out for a walk, came back and said, "Many girls are chatting in Qianbi Garden. Now they are playing the piano, reciting poems and painting. Do you want to go and watch the fun?"

"So what are you waiting for?"

Yan Wenhui smiled and said, "I haven't seen such a scene for quite some time. Who knows, some girl might be able to put together an exquisite piece of music today."

In the eyes of many people, the Shuihua Banquet is also a blind date banquet. Many young men and women of marriageable age want to show their talents today to attract more attention and increase their bargaining chips for marriage. Although several of them are married people and do not need to compete with the girls, it is also nice to sit back and watch the fun in a different identity.

Qianbi Garden is full of lush flowers and verdant vegetation. Exotic flowers and plants become common here. The presence of cats and fat rabbits running around adds to the fun. The rockery, pavilions, bridges and flowing water are exquisitely designed. It can be said that every step is worth stopping to take a closer look.

In Xin An's eyes, this is the wealth and prosperity created by mountains of gold and silver. The wind carries the fragrance of silver. Many prosperous merchants are extravagant and spend money lavishly in brothels and elegant gardens. They can even brag about a bowl of sparrow tongue and phoenix tail. However, compared with the wealth of the Duke of Enguo's Mansion, it is not only vulgar but also stingy.

"How about this? Qianbi Garden is the most beautiful garden in the capital."

Yan Wenhui gently stroked the delicate flower beside her hand, "This pot of Thousand Butterfly Orchid costs a hundred taels. I wanted to buy one last month to put in the yard, but I thought it was too expensive so I didn't buy it. I estimate that there are no less than fifty pots here, and they are of different shapes and colors. The Duke of Enguo's mansion is really rich."

"Orchids are delicate and difficult to raise. It takes a lot of effort to grow them to this size, and they are never cheap."

Xin An smiled and said, "It can be seen that the Duke's Mansion is full of flowers and brocade, which makes people envious."

"Just now I heard that there are 18 kinds of tea today. I have already tasted two today. Why not taste the next one now? By the way..."

The pleasant sound of the piano came, and Xin An smiled, "Listen to the piano by the way."

The girls from wealthy families all learned how to play the zither from masters of zither art, which cannot be heard outside. In the largest pavilion in the entire Qianbi Garden, Qiu Wenyuan waved at the few people and said, "I have been occupying this pavilion for a while. If you don't come, I will not be able to occupy it anymore."

Lin Yao smiled and said, "Everyone has gone to the rockery to listen to music and paint, who is going to chase you away?"

"Please take a seat, the tea is ready."

Several people sat down with smiles on their faces. From this position, they could see a beautiful girl playing the piano sitting on the observation deck on the rockery. There was also a man playing the flute behind her. Although they couldn't see their faces clearly, they could tell that they were a talented couple and a beautiful girl. It was quite pleasing to the eyes.

There was a drawing table at the waterside under the rockery, and men and women were painting. Xin An said, "The scene in front of us is better than these flowers and plants. If someone painted this scene, it would be such a lively painting."

"Sister Xin, why don't you come?"

Xin An was so scared that he shook his hands repeatedly, "Please don't do that. This is my first time attending the Shuihua Banquet. Please don't let me embarrass myself."

Lin Yao asked with a smile, "Sister Xin, didn't you learn some painting when you were in Huaijiang?"

Xin An smiled embarrassedly, "I have learned everything. For a while my mother wanted to train me to be a talented girl, but later she gave up because she found out that I was not that kind of material. But I did study very hard, but unfortunately I didn't learn it even though the strings were broken."

What she said was really true. Some things still depend on talent. She could learn accounting very quickly and was okay at women's work, but she was not very good at those things that were meant to be pretentious and cultivate one's sentiments. Even her painting was half-baked. Fortunately, her teacher said that although her painting was not good, she was still spiritual and vivid, otherwise she would not have been able to draw the picture of Tang Mo drunk and crying.

Qiu Wenyuan smiled and said, "Finally I'm not the only one who has this problem. I was wondering, these things are so difficult to learn, how can everyone learn them?"

Yan Wenhui joked, "You finally found an excuse for your laziness."

"Originally." Qiu Wenyuan said seriously, "These are just for girls to kill time when they are bored. I have never seen anyone playing with these after getting married. Isn't it enough to just do the math and read the account book?

The piano stopped playing, and everyone clapped and praised. The girl playing the piano stood up, and the painter stopped painting. Many people came forward, probably to see whose painting was better.

Qiu Wenyuan grumbled that it wasn't good to get married, as she couldn't go out and join in the fun.

Xin An glanced around and saw a few people standing not far from the rockery. The one leading them was Tao Yiran. There were a few people following her, talking about something.

Han Wan'er poked Xin An and said, "You must remember those people who followed Tao Yiran. They are all her lackeys and are not good people. If you see them alone next time, avoid them."

Xin An tilted his head and said with a smile, "My sister-in-law rarely goes out. Sometimes I can't see her for several days. Even if I want to offend her, I have no chance. They probably won't cause trouble for me."

"You haven't seen me for a few days?"

Everyone in the pavilion was very curious, "Doesn't she have to visit her parents every morning and evening?"

Xin An shook his head. "She is not feeling well. Grandmother and mother-in-law asked her to take a good rest and recuperate. They exempted her from paying respects."

Everyone had different expressions. There were only two possibilities for being exempted from morning and evening visits right after getting married. Either her status was as noble as a princess, and the mother-in-law could not bear the courtesy of her daughter-in-law; or the mother-in-law simply looked down on her and would not allow her to appear in front of them. Tao Yiran was clearly the latter.

"She is indeed a delicate person."

Lin Yao said with sarcasm in her eyes, "I remember she fainted in front of everyone at a banquet. Many gentlemen reached out to help her up. But today, she looks like she's about to break if the wind blows. It seems like she's even more fragile after marriage."

Qiu Wenyuan smiled and said, "No wonder Prince Tang couldn't get out of the bridal chamber. Maybe he fainted at that time."

Xin An had experienced the viciousness of these people's mouths in his previous life, but the difference was that in this life, their blades were no longer aimed at him, so the feeling was different.

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