256 Pampered by Cousin Zhou
At this point, Yu Jianjia seemed to have thought of something and said gently, “There are a few pots of spring orchids in the greenhouse. Although they’re not expensive, the blooming period of the spring orchids is March. These pots of mine happen to bloom in April, and they’ll bloom in a few days. If Seventh Sister and Fifth Sister don’t mind, I’ll give you one tomorrow. You can play with it as you please.”
The fragrance of orchids was a rare and elegant thing. No matter what the variety was, everyone liked the fragrance of the flowers.
She did this to build a relationship.
Of course, Cao Yingxue knew this too. However, she had known Yu Jianjia before and had spoken to her a few times. This action was not too sudden, so she agreed happily.
Even Lu Mingyao smiled and said, “Orchids have always been delicate. Even ordinary species are not easy to raise. Not only is Third Miss Yu’s flower well-nourished, but you also changed the blooming period of the flowers. You’re really impressive. I want to learn more.”
Seeing that Lu Mingyao and Cao Yingxue were chatting with Yu Jianjia, the few young misses beside them also came forward.
Which girl didn’t like flowers and plants?
Who wouldn’t admire flowers at the Flower Festival?
After talking for a while, the other young misses also became interested. Unknowingly, they surrounded Yu Jianjia and admired the flowers and plants with her.
Gradually, other young misses were also attracted.
Song Wanhui took a look and whispered, “Your third sister is in the limelight.”
Just now, she had noticed that Yu Youyao was walking in front of them, but she deliberately slowed down. From time to time, she would tilt her head to look at Yu Jianjia, clearly wanting for her to follow them.
However, Yu Jianjia did not seem to have such plans. She walked slower and slower. Later, she turned a corner and headed towards Lu Mingyao.
Yu Youyao tilted her head to take a look and said calmly, “She’s been a little weak since she was young and loves to tend to flowers and plants. I think she’s very knowledgeable when it comes to admiring flowers. Everyone is here to admire the flowers, so it’s inevitable that they joined in.”
Seeing her unconcealed coldness, Qi Sinian smiled. “If we’re not going down the same path, we naturally won’t take the same path. Who cares what she does? We’ll do our own thing.”
Yu Shuangbai glanced at it and retracted her gaze. She pointed at the octagonal pavilion in front of her. “Let’s go over and sit for a while.”
Just as the young misses were about to rest, the nannies, mothers, and maidservants of the Marquis of Changxing’s Residence came over and brought the nannies and maidservants beside the young misses to the corridor not far in front to rest and drink tea.
When the sisters played together, it was not good for the people in front of them to follow them.
Nanny Xu called out to Xia Tao and instructed in a low voice, “The Marquis of Changxing’s Residence has made arrangements, so it’s not good to get close. There will be too many people at the Flower Festival. If the sisters gather together, it’s inevitable that there will be some trouble. If Nanny and the maidservant aren’t around to guide them, I’m afraid they won’t know the severity of the matter. Keep an eye on them and tell me if there’s anything.”
When they entered someone else’s house, other than showing them etiquette, they had to rely on themselves for everything else. Even if anything happened, it wasn’t their place as servants to stand up for them.
However, she couldn’t leave her young miss’s side and just watch helplessly.
The octagonal pavilion was large and could accommodate more than ten to twenty people.
There was a long wooden chair beside the wooden railing. There was a stone table, a stone stool, a tea table, a chess table, and even a zither table. There was also a desk and a study treasure box on it.
When Yu Youyao saw the chessboard, her eyes lit up. She quickly pulled Qi Sinian over. “Let’s play chess together.”
“So you know how to play chess. I wonder who said that you’re not talented, but you know how to bluff.” Qi Sinian pursed his lips and let Yu Youyao pull her to sit on the chess table.
Thinking that Eldest Miss Yu’s calligraphy skills were decent and her zither skills seemed to be alright, she guessed that her chess skills were not bad either. Hence, she perked up and planned to compete with her on the chessboard.
When Yu Shuangbai saw this, she secretly covered her mouth and laughed.
Song Wanhui was also shocked. She did not know that Yu Youyao knew how to play chess, so she wanted to ask Yu Shuangbai. When she turned around and saw her smiling strangely, she asked, “What are you laughing at?”
Yu Shuangbai whispered to her, “You’ll know in a while!”
Song Wanhui was filled with doubts. She suppressed her curiosity and went over with Yu Shuangbai to take a look. Not long after, the doubts in her heart were resolved.
“I accidentally made a mistake just now. I didn’t plan to go down here…”
“The chess piece hasn’t been released yet, so it’s not settled…”
“You ate so many pieces of mine at once. Don’t you know how to let me…”
Yu Shuangbai’s mouth twitched with laughter. She quickly turned around and covered her mouth to laugh, but her shoulders were trembling. It was obvious that she was laughing crazily.
Even Song Wanhui was speechless. She turned to look at Yu Shuangbai. “Why is your big sister such a lousy player? She’s even regretting her move…”
Yu Shuangbai suppressed her laughter. “Cousin Zhou spoiled her. When she played chess with him, he always gave in to her. If she wanted to withdraw her move, he would let her. If she wanted to win, he would rack his brains to make a game for her to win.”
Song Wanhui was even more speechless.
Yu Shuangbai continued, “Not only is she a lousy chess player, but she’s also a chess fanatic. After learning chess for two days, she feels that her chess skills are superb. Whenever she sees someone, she wants to play chess with them. My big brother and second brother were both…”
She remembered that on one rare day that Big Brother didn’t go to school, he went to the main house to greet his grandmother and asked Big Sister to play chess with him. Big Brother also wanted to give her pointers. Who knew!
“That day, when my big brother returned to the second house, he looked like he was in a daze. It looked like he had been harmed badly. My second brother was the same. He doesn’t even want to play chess with her now…”
Song Wanhui couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh. “Your Cousin Zhou indulges her too much. Look, Sining is so angry that his face is red.” She glanced at Yu Youyao, who was scratching her cheeks and ears. “Only your Cousin Zhou can stand her being like this.”
Yu Shuangbai pursed her lips. “Isn’t that so? No one in the residence plays chess with my big sister. She feels aggrieved, so she went to Cousin Zhou and guess what he said?”
Song Wanhui asked curiously, “You can’t force others to play chess with you, right?”
Yu Shuangbai rolled her eyes. “You’ve underestimated Cousin Zhou. He called the maidservants from the Jade Courtyard over and taught them how to play chess…”
Song Wanhui was dumbfounded. After a while, she said speechlessly, “This is really…” She did not know what to say.
On the wooden chessboard, there were black and white chess pieces. Zhou Linghuai had a white chess piece between his fingers. It was crystal clear, making his fingers look white, smooth and slender like jade.
Rubbing his fingertips, he thought of the chess piece that Yu Youyao had given him.
Even the best jade in his hand was not as dense and heavy as the chess piece. The quality was thick, had a crisp sound moving on the board and when held, its texture was too smooth and soft.
It was really far from it.
As a result, his interest in chess was reduced by 30%.
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