The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 175 Black Scorpion Kite

Ge Qiuheng's body stiffened.

Behind him, the maids came in.

Ge Qiuheng sat there in a depressed mood, glancing at Shi Yao. Favors? News about the foolish son of Prince Changning?

In this life, she only passed this message to Le An Ning.

Unexpectedly, Le An Ning would relay it to Shi Yao.

This shows that Shi Yao is quite popular in the Shi family.

Shi Yao raised her hand: "Okay, okay! Don't look at me, I know what's interesting, I'll go down, okay? We agreed to be friends, eh, people are not as they used to be!"

While Shi Yao was sighing, she took Muxiang Xingmi, who had just gotten into the carriage, out of the carriage, and finally returned to the Shi family's carriage.

Tao Ziyi asked: "Why are you back again?"

Shi Yao replied with a sad face: "He was driven back."

Shi Mingzhu asked tentatively, "What did Uncle Ge ask you to do?"

Shi Yao was in high spirits, and excitedly recounted how she tricked Ning Yuanhou into making a contribution: "...Haha, Uncle Ge came to me to ask what the word 'hui' means."

Tao Ziyi laughed so hard that her body shook. She couldn't help but pat Shi Yao: "You mischievous ghost, you even dare to tease Ning Yuanhou. Don't allow it next time!"

Shi Yao leaned on her shoulder and pretended to be shy: "I know, I know! How could I have expected that Uncle Ge, who is so shrewd and sophisticated, and has been on the battlefield and in the court for his whole life, would be so easily fooled!"

The aunt and sister-in-law were talking and laughing.

The silent Qi Wan and Shi Mingzhu gradually became the background for the two.

Shi Mingzhu clenched her handkerchief tightly and secretly hated her third sister-in-law.

She was clearly sitting here, but the third sister-in-law was only talking to Shi Yao and deliberately ignoring her.

Outside the carriage window, Shi Mingzhen, who was riding a horse, gently tightened the reins, and the horse fell behind the carriage. He and Shi Minghui, who was dressed as a security guard, shook their heads, indicating that there was no useful information.

The carriage moved slowly, and everyone looked at the scenery outside the window while riding in the carriage.

Gradually, Qi Wan, who didn't know what she was thinking about, came to her senses and started chatting with Shi Mingzhu.

Shi Mingzhu deliberately changed the topic to jewelry, silks, and anecdotes of high-ranking officials in the capital. Shi Yao could not follow up on these topics, so she pulled Tao Ziyi into the chat group.

Feeling left out, Shi Yao leaned against the car window, sneering secretly.

There is a big show to watch today, and soon everyone will not be bored anymore.

The carriage stopped at an open meadow and everyone got off to fly kites to get rid of the disease and bad luck of the year.

Shi Mingzhen picked out the largest kite and presented it to the guests. He did not ask everyone to choose, but directly gave one to each of the female members of the family.

Shi Mingzhu's kite is a phoenix kite, which is colorful and very beautiful and dazzling.

Tao Ziyi’s kite is a kite with two little Fuwa standing side by side.

Qi Wan’s is a big butterfly kite.

Shi Yao’s was a big, pitch-black scorpion kite.

Shi Mingzhen smiled gently and said, "Second sister, these are the only big kites we have. There is nothing to choose from, so I can only ask you to fly this one. There is only one left that is in the shape of a coin. I think you will not like it even more, so just don't take it. If you want it, I will ask someone to buy you another one."

Shi Yao was speechless. Was this a subtle hint that she was "as vicious as a snake"?

She didn't care and took it with a smile.

Shi Mingzhu curled her lips slightly, and called out with curved eyes: "Third brother, come and help me fly the kite!"

"Zhuzhu called me, please feel free to go, second sister." Shi Mingzhen smiled at Shi Yao and hurried to Shi Mingzhu.

After a while, Shi Yao saw Shi Mingzhen holding up a huge phoenix kite and running on the grass. Shi Mingzhu giggled and said, "Third brother, run faster, faster, it will soon fly up! Slow down, I can't let out the string to keep up..."

Shi Yao glanced at her lonely sister-in-law Tao Ziyi, shook her head, handed the spool to Muxiang, and ran away holding the black scorpion.

Aunt Liu Hua was so angry that she stamped her feet: "Girl, come back!"

She is so ashamed that she can't face anyone!

Which rich girl or lady would run around with a kite on her shoulder?

Shi Yao pretended not to hear. The whistling wind blew past her ears. The moment the black scorpion flew into the sky, she felt like she was going to fly too!

Aunt Liu Hua caught up with her breathlessly, grabbed Shi Yao, and said breathlessly: "Girl, I finally caught you! One mistake and you just... Look at the people around you, they are all laughing at you! Girls, you'd better be more polite when you are outside."

Shi Yao's eyes were sparkling, like two pools of autumn water reflecting the spring light. She panted and laughed, "Just laugh if you want to. Running more can help you get rid of your illness."

She raised her head and pointed to the sky, "Aunt, look! My kite is flying the highest!"

Aunt Liu Hua looked up and rubbed her forehead. "Never mind, never mind. The young lady has finally gotten out for some fresh air, so she won't spoil her fun. Anyway, the Duke's Mansion doesn't have a good reputation nowadays, and no good family would come to propose marriage at this time."

The more Aunt Liu Hua thought about it, the more sympathetic she felt towards Shi Yao.

Although Shi Yao's kite flew the highest, it was the big phoenix that attracted the attention.

Shi Yao heard someone say, "Look at that big phoenix! It is said that it was made by the old craftsman 'Kite Song' who is the best at making kites in the capital. He started making it after the Lantern Festival and finished it in early February. Many people came to ask for it, but Craftsman Song refused to sell it, saying that it was reserved by a noble. It turns out that the Zhenguo Mansion reserved it for their precious daughter!"

Aunt Liu Hua looked at Shi Yao with pity.

Except for the big phoenix that was reserved long ago, the remaining kites should have been bought by Shi Mingzhen on the spur of the moment today.

The Third Master is really biased. Since it is a pre-order, why not order one for the little sister as well? How much effort and money can it cost? The Duke's Mansion is not short of money.

After all, I just don't want to put in a little more effort.

Shi Yao put her hands on her hips and panted, not paying attention to anything else.

In this matter, it's not her turn to be jealous.

She pulled Aunt Liu Hua and raised her chin to indicate, "Aunt, look at how dark Third Sister-in-law's face is. I think she's about to cry out of grievance."

Aunt Liu Hua suddenly realized why every time the men in the mansion bought something or did something for the eldest girl, they would first look at Shi Yao's reaction and forget about the grandmothers behind the men?

Obviously, the ones who should be most jealous are the grandmothers.

Perhaps because there were fewer people going out today, the contrast was more obvious, and it was the first time that she saw Third Grandma Tao Ziyi behind Shi Mingzhen when he was doting on Shi Mingzhu.

Seeing that the carefree Tao Ziyi was almost crying, Aunt Liu Hua suddenly didn't feel how miserable Shi Yao was being ignored, and said with a smile:

"It's not our place to interfere in other people's affairs. Girl, play for a while, and when you get bored, cut the string and let go of all the bad luck and illness this year."

"okay."

Shi Yao responded, took the spool of thread that Mu Xiang handed over to her, and controlled the height and direction of the black scorpion's flight.

This piece of land belongs to Princess Ziyang, and is reserved for the aristocrats to have fun. Those who come here to fly kites are all the families of the powerful people in the capital.

The kites flying in the sky come in all shapes and sizes.

Muxiang and others screamed, fearing that the black scorpion would get tangled with the kite string nearby.

A carriage that was obviously of higher specifications than the official one was approaching slowly from a distance.

When passing by Shi Yao's land, a maid pointed at Shi Yao and said softly: "Princess, that is the second daughter of the Shi family."