Unaware that My Legitimate Sister is My Husband - Chapter 55
~End of chapter 54
The maidservant who welcomed them also said that on the eastern side, they bought the courtyard of the Zou family at the end of the alley, and turned it into a fruit garden, before opening a way to connect it to the residence.
During winter, white plums flowers blossomed, while in summer one could smell the overflowing fragrance of fruits, and then further inside there was a small lake. In late summer, the lake was crowded with emerald green lotus leaves, inviting the girls and ladies to ride boats and wind through, while bending down to pick the lotus flowers.
The Xi family’s courtyard was also a hundred years-old garden, but in recent years it did not look as good as the Duke of Su’s garden looked.
Chapter 55
(21.2)
The Xi residence’s garden was more or less decrepit, and the masters did not have any intention to use money to do reparations. In slightly more remote places, even though the vermilion paint on the pavilions was patchy and shedding off, no one cared about it.
One could only say their garden was passable and that was it.
Hearing this, Xi Xian felt more or less envious, she was reborn again and had been growing up for a few years, and yet she did not get to experience such a cozy and comfortable lifestyle as a noble lady.
But then thinking about it in another way, in this new life, even if she did not have such living conditions, at least she did not have to enter the palace again, so from the bottom of her heart she felt a little bit of satisfaction and joy.
The Duke of Su’s residence old matriarch was surnamed Li, she was from a Jiangnan family. Although her family was not as famous as née Zhou’s in the circle of scholars, but she surpassed her just from the fact that she had given birth to two high ministers in the government. In recent years, the family got both power and eminence, and elevated its status to a high-class noble family.
When the two old ladies saw each other, they were in tears, while also smiling and holding each other’s hands, both nodding their heads as they sat down. They talked about the events of Jiangnan at that time, with sighs of regret as they wiped off their tears.
With years without seeing each other, they had grown unfamiliar with each other, but in just a few words, and a cup of tea, it was just like the old days of the past.
At this time, Xi Xian also came forward to pay respect to née Li. The old lady carefully sized her up and down, and she let her do so. Née Li then felt that the face of the young girl in front of her looked dignified and delicate, her skin was crystal clear like snow, her eyes were candid, beautiful and gentle, unlike a girl from a low-born origin, the aura surrounding her entire body wasn’t too different from her own granddaughter’s. Remembering her long-time friend, her heart was slightly moved, and she intentionally asked the two girls to come closer.
The old lady, née Li, then smiled as she said, “This girl is charming.”
Xi Xian smiled while nodding her head, just looking at the old lady before sweetly calling out “Old Lady”.
Then she heard her grandmother, née Zhou, say: “This child’s health has been weak since birth, and I always couldn’t bear to bring her outside, but today is my good sister’s birthday banquet, she can be more at ease, so I brought her out for the occasion.”
Née Li’s then ordered the maidservant, “Call the third miss over, and bring some pastries that young girls like to eat.”
When Xi Xian heard her mention the third miss, her deep black eyes lit up and she sat down on the side, well-behaved, which made née Li have a smile on her lips. She was unsure how the Xi family raised their daughter, but this well-behaved and pitiful appearance made people want to cherish the girl. Hearing that someone of the same generation as her was coming over, her eyes actually started to shine.
The old lady née Li had seen many young girls in the backyard of the residence, but seeing Xi Xian now, being so beautiful, cute and well-behaved, she started to take a liking to her.
Very soon, the third miss of the He family arrived.
He Jinrong was the same age as the crown prince, she was only a few months younger than the crown prince, but a a bit older than Xi Xian.
A young girl of this age had already reached maturity, with softness in front of her chest and a waist thin like a willow in spring. She was wearing a deep purple dress with silver patterns, a few locks of braided hair were hanging down on the side of her neck, her beautiful eyes were slightly raised, her lips were full of a deep pink shade, she looked dignified, revealing the bearing of a high-born lady.
In comparison with her, Xi Xian was more like a branch of fine snow, with crystal white skin, and soft like silk, deep black hair. Like gathered clouds, her hair made her skin look like ice and snow. Her body was delicate and slender, and she seemed more like an innocent girl who didn’t know anything of the world.
Seeing the third miss He arriving, she inclined her head and curved her lips into a smile.
In her last life, she didn’t have much interactions with Chong Fei, like well water not mixing with the river water. When she entered the palace, the emperor already had a lot of children, so Chong Fei’s prince and princess were not enough to attract her attention. But, she was somewhat envious and jealous of Chong Fei’s sensual body, and the seductiveness of her face, she heard that only women who had given birth to children would get this kind of charm.
But she never got to look like that in her lifetime, and before she died, she became more and more thin and weak, looking more like a small cat than the time when she was still in her boudoir.
The two old ladies wanted to talk among themselves, so they asked the third miss to take Xi Xian to tour the garden.
Translator : Laura
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