Do you know? Do you know? It should be Green Fat Red Thin Chapter 24

  The next morning, Minglan was unable to teach Rongguo because Yulan and Molan had arrived early. They took advantage of the old lady's absence to enter the study room on the right side of the house. Seeing that things were not going well, Minglan quietly signaled to Danju with her eyes, and Danju understood, going outside to wait for Rongguo and telling him: "Today is a holiday."

  Molan came first, hesitated for half a day, and praised Minglan's study from head to toe, finally making her intention clear - hoping to exchange seats with Minglan; Minglan understood in her heart, but said: "Huh? Didn't you want to sit by the left wall at first, Fourth Sister? You said it was shaded there, your body is weak, and exposure to sunlight would make you dizzy." She ended up getting dizzy from the sun, fortunately, Old Lady Shen later found a piece of light-colored gauze in the warehouse and pasted it on all the windows of the school.

  Molan's face was half flushed with a reddish glow, and she hummed and murmured without saying anything conclusive. Just then, Rulan arrived, and Molan became much more straightforward, bluntly asking Minglan to switch seats: "The middle is too dark, it's brighter by the window!"

  Minglan found it amusing and deliberately clapped her hands, laughing: "That's great, let the fourth sister and fifth sister switch places, fifth sister can be more radiant, and fourth sister won't get dizzy."

  Mo Lan's face was extremely unpleasant, twisting her handkerchief without speaking. At first, Lan didn't understand and asked clearly, Mo Lan also came to exchange positions later, with a face that could stretch three feet long, staring at each other in silence. Ming Lan had an innocent face and said: "I don't mind sitting anywhere, but which sister should I let sit?" For some reason, Ming Lan was gleefully malicious.

  Mo Lan thought for half a day and then looked at Ming Lan, who still had a childish air about her, and felt that she was slightly less of a threat. In the end, she came to the conclusion: no one should be replaced.

  At this age, the girls' appearances began to change. Mo Lan gradually straightened up, elegant and refined, delicate as a willow branch, with a subtle hint of melancholy and a faint smile, like an orchid following Wang Shi's example. Her figure was healthy and beautiful, almost the same height as Mo Lan, although not as pretty as Mo Lan, she also had a youthful vitality. Only Ming Lan remained a plump little ball. Ming Lan touched her nose, it was a genetic issue, nothing to do with her.

  From this day on, the days when the three sisters dressed up were completely over.

  Mo Lan wore a small cloud-shaped bun, with a pair of coral green jade earrings and a pearl flower, her temples were adorned with a fresh white jasmine flower, she was dressed in an autumn fragrance green embroidered long-sleeved blouse, on each wrist hung a pair of tinkling silver silk wrapped jade bangles, tender like a green jade orchid; On the double ring bun like an orchid, a colorful glass butterfly hairpin was inserted, the long pearl and jade tassels swayed and shone, she wore a high-collared five-colored embroidered silk dress, each ear was strung with a large bead by fine gold thread, hanging down lively and beautiful, this dressing up, was not inferior to Mo Lan.

  Two girls with elegant and refined appearance, not too showy, Minglan looked a bit dazed, inexplicably grateful that she had wisely let Cui's mother braid her hair into two round buns adorned with coral beads, which made her look very cute.

  Qī héng yī zǎo yě dài zhe jǐ gè xiǎo xí shū tóng lái le, yuè bái zhōng yī wài qiàn zhe yī jiàn bǎo lán sè lǐng kǒu xiù hǎi shuǐ ruì shòu shén jiǎo cháng bǐ jiǎ, yìng zhè fū sè xuě bái, shēn zī tǐng bá, mò lán yǎn qián yī liàng, kuǎn kuǎn zǒu guò qù, wēn wēi rú shuǐ dào: "Yuán ruò gē gē, wǒ zuó yè ǒu yǒu xīn dé, zuò de yī shī, bù zhī gōng zhěng fǒu? Qǐng yuán ruò gē gē zhǐ diǎn zhǐ diǎn rú hé."

  She took out a floral note from her sleeve and handed it over, but unexpectedly, Qi Heng didn't take it. He smiled and said: "The two elder brothers of the Fourth Young Lady are both talented men, why not ask for their advice?" Mo Lan was immediately embarrassed, and quickly reacted by saying: "Mr. Zhuang often praises Eldest Brother Yuan's great talent, that's why I thought to ask for his opinion, why must Eldest Brother be stingy with his criticism?" Her small mouth pouted, looking innocent and lovely.

  Qī Huò took the flower letter and read it carefully, Mò Lán stood beside him, leaning in to whisper, then Cháng Fēng also walked over, the three of them discussing the rhyme and meter, while Cháng Bǎi stood aside, reciting poetry to himself, not participating.

  Like Orchid has been watching with a cold eye, her small face is dignified and serious, her back straight as a board. Last night, Liu's mother and Wang said that the real noble ladies who teach people to respect them will not casually talk to others, if they want to say something, it should be Qiheng coming to find her, the thousand gold miss should have an air of superiority, seeing Mo Lan's appearance, Like Orchid's heart is hateful, gritting her teeth, and sitting even more proudly upright.

  Minglan bowed her head and silently recited "form is emptiness" a hundred times.

  Mr. Zhuang entered the classroom, saw the room full of bright and shiny beads, and quietly began to teach. Qi Heng was a very high-quality front desk, his tall stature almost completely blocking Minglan from view. With such a good shield, Minglan happily dozed off in the back, having been tossed about by Mo Lan and Ruolan that morning, Minglan was already tired, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep; when she woke up, Minglan saw a pair of bright eyes with a smile looking at her.

  "Did the sixth sister sleep well?" Qi Heng smiled and looked at the small red face and a pair of small chubby paws on the table. Minglan chuckled foolishly: "Okay, okay." She was fully awake, looking around, class was already over, everyone was packing up their books, calling out to the servants to tidy up the inkstones.

  Qiheng turned around, her two slender arms crossed on Minglan's desk, and smiled: "Sixth sister slept very soundly, she must have been tired from studying all night yesterday?"

  Ming Lan's hair was neatly combed and styled, her face thick with skin: "It's fine, it's fine, as it should be."

  Qiheng's eyes laughed even more, and Minglan continued to silently recite "form is emptiness".

  This noon, Minglan still didn't take a nap. A noble guest arrived at the house, Pingning Junzhu, Qi Heng's mother, who was chatting with Sheng Lao Taizi Wang in Shou'An Hall, waiting to meet the children of the Sheng family.

  The imperial court's third-rank lady, as expected, was extraordinary. As soon as Minglan saw the lush branches of the osmanthus tree in Shou'antang, she noticed two rows of maids and servant girls standing outside with their heads bowed. Fang Mama was already waiting at the door and immediately reported inside when she saw them. From Zhanggui down, everyone held their breath and entered the main room in order, where they saw a beautifully dressed woman and Old Lady Shen sitting on either side of the central seat. Madame Wang sat on the lower side of Old Lady Shen's eight immortals crossing the sea carved hawthorn wood chair, and Qi Heng went up first to pay his respects to the three elders, then stood beside the beautifully dressed woman.

  "Hurry up and kowtow to Princess Pingning." Old Lady Sheng ordered.

  The six children of the Sheng family bowed and asked for blessings from the woman in the beautiful dress one by one, then stood behind Madame Wang.

  She was probably just over thirty years old, wearing a light yellow embroidered jacket with green and red peonies, under which she wore a moon-white silk shirt with a small standing collar, and below that a dark green long skirt, revealing a pair of small pointed embroidered shoes, each adorned with a pearl the size of a thumb; The county lord's hair was loose and soft, calm as water, with delicate eyebrows and eyes, beautiful and charming, and upon closer inspection, her eyebrows and eyes were similar to those of Qi Heng by about six or seven parts. Minglan thought to herself, no wonder that young man was so handsome.

  The mistress of Pingning gave each of the brothers and sisters a gift, Changbai and Changfang each received a jade pendant, but Minglan couldn't see its quality. The one given to Changdong was a golden, delicate good luck doll. Each of the three girls received a string of fine southern pearls, round and lustrous, extremely valuable. Old Lady Shen said quietly: "The mistress is too polite, how can she be so extravagant? It's making us feel embarrassed."

  The mistress of Pingning smiled and said, "The girls are born with a joyful appearance, I really like it. Unfortunately, I don't have the blessing to have more children, only Heng'er this one disobedient child. Today, even if we give them more rewards, what's the use? Besides, alas, it's also a pity for them..."

  Minglan's heart was racing with fear, what had happened?

  Wang smiled and turned to the three Lanzhou: "Mr. Zhuang has already spoken with your father, from now on you don't need to follow your brothers to school, focus on learning domestic skills at home is the right thing to do..."

  Mo Lan felt a wave of disappointment, turned her head to see Ruolan's calm demeanor, and knew she must have known beforehand. Her mind quickly turned: except for class time, it was usually difficult to see Qi Heng; she couldn't possibly intrude on Mr. Zhuang's class; but if she couldn't see Qi Heng, what advantage did she have in terms of her parents' orders and social status? Thinking of Qi Heng's handsome face and gentle words, Mo Lan felt even more resentful and lost, clenching her fists under her sleeves, and for a moment didn't hear what Wang said behind her.

  Minglan let out a big sigh of relief, great, if they continued to attend classes together like this, the family school would be filled with gunpowder everywhere. Amitabha, the flames of war have disappeared without a trace, good, good.

  Then the Princess of Pingning said a few more words to Old Lady Shen, and Wang Shi tried to interrupt several times but couldn't find an opportunity. As they were talking, the Princess of Pingning smiled and said: "Which one is the sixth young lady of your household? My son Heng'er always mentions her with a smile?"

  Minglan was lost in thought, thinking about how she wouldn't have to attend classes tomorrow afternoon. After sending off Xiao Zhang and paying her respects to Old Lady Sheng, she planned to go to bed early to catch up on some rest. But unexpectedly, she was called out, leaving her feeling a bit nervous. Old Lady Sheng smiled and beckoned Minglan over: "Ah, it's this little scamp. Since I've been raising her by my side, I haven't had the time to discipline her, but now she's gotten into trouble."

  Ping Ning county master pulled Ming Lan's small hand, carefully examined it, and saw that Ming Lan was white, plump, and delicate, with a soft and rounded appearance like a little squirrel. Her tender hands felt very comfortable to pinch, so she said: "What a lovely child, no wonder the old lady loves her, I like her too; ... Miss Ming, tell me, you can't attend Mr. Zhuang's class anymore, are you unhappy about it?"

  Minglan caught a glimpse of Qi Heng's detestable smile on his face, thinking to herself that this was a really tricky question, and could only awkwardly say: "No, no..."

  Zhi Heng couldn't help but cover his mouth and whisper a few words into the ear of the Ping Ning County Master, who suddenly became delighted and hugged Xiao Minglan even tighter, laughing: "This is great, you can skip your afternoon nap..."

  The brothers and sisters who went to school together had long seen Minglan dozing off, and they all burst out laughing. Like Orchid leaned over to Wang's side and whispered something, Old Lady Sheng thought for a moment and understood, pointing at Minglan and laughing uncontrollably: "Haha, you little rascal, now you're excused from school, aren't you delighted!"

  Minglan's small face turned bright red, she lowered her head and gritted her teeth, muttering to herself: "If you, Qi Heng, dare to tell Auntie about this, be careful that your son won't have a good future!"

  "...Heng'er, you can't just let this matter drop. You don't have a younger sister of your own, so from now on, you should treat Ming'er like your own little sister and take good care of her..."

  The old lady smiled slightly and said, "How can this be a high match?" and so on. Wang's expression changed slightly, but she soon calmed down and also chimed in with a smile, chatting away.

  Minglan secretly glanced at Mo Lan and Ruolan, seeing that they were still unaware, and suddenly felt a slight melancholy in her heart.