C12

The etiquette of the Zheng Family's Third Miss was obviously something that she had been trained to. It was not even an ordinary lesson, no matter how you looked at it, it was better than the Eldest Miss and the Second Miss.

Although he had overtaken the two young mistresses and pulled them in for a conversation, everyone had seen them before, so he didn't mind the formality of their etiquette.

In response, Qiu's also wanted to trample on Zheng Qingluo a few times, but all of the words were implying that Zheng Qingluo was a sullen person who treated people as she would normally. She was a shameless person, and she even flattered him at the right time, that her stepmother was doing her best.

"You three can go to the parlour to play. The ladies are all gathered there. They are about the same age. You can all go play together."

While talking with the three young mistresses, Mrs. Wang called for the maidservants beside her to instruct them. "Take the three young mistresses to the parlour and have Eldest Miss play with them. Tell Eldest Miss to be careful."

The young maid then led the three of them out of the main house and into the Flower Hall. On the way, Zheng Qingyan kept glaring at Zheng Qingluo from time to time.

"The three misses have arrived." When the maidservant arrived at the entrance of the parlour, she reminded the three of them before walking a little faster. She then rushed into the parlour in front of the trio.

"Eldest Miss, the three ladies of the Zheng Family are here. Madam has asked you to work hard."

Zheng Qingluo slightly raised her eyes and saw a young lady wearing an emerald green embroidered plate with flower patterns on it.

She looked about the same age as him, except she was slightly taller. Zheng Qingluo could only sigh at her height; after all, it wasn't easy to grow to this height due to her lack of nutrition.

"Miss Zheng, please come in."

From the looks of her eyes, she should be familiar with Zheng Qingjiao and Zheng Qingyan, but the relationship between them was just not friendly.

"Good morning, Miss Wang!"

No matter what kind of relationship she had with the two of them, Zheng Qingluo was unfamiliar here, so she had to capture someone to follow her. So far, this Miss Wang should be the most suitable candidate.

"Hello!"

Being asked such a question normally made Wang Zirou a little dazed. Normally, when she saw the Zheng Family ladies, she would be so arrogant that she would not greet them so warmly. Wang Zirou was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied politely.

Looking over, the Zheng Family's young lady's eyes were clear and bright. She didn't evade them even when she looked at them. With a single glance, she knew that they weren't hypocritical and pretentious. Her looks were actually quite a bit better than the other two.

Although the clothes and accessories weren't as good as them, they were still far from being able to compare to the aura that the two of them possessed.

"You're from the Zheng Family …"

Not knowing how to address her, Wang Zirou carefully asked.

"Third Miss."

Zheng Qingluo answered generously.

"Oh, Third Miss Zheng, please sit over here. This is the first time I've seen you, sorry for the disrespect."

Wang Zirou dragged Zheng Qingluo into the parlour.

Being dragged by Wang Zirou, Zheng Qingluo could feel her sincerity, and her guard was lowered by a lot as well.

"Don't be so polite, don't be so polite, we're all guests here, why are you so rude? My name is Wang Zirou, you can just call me Zi Rou."

Zheng Qingluo then pulled Zheng Qingluo to the chair next to the one she had just sat on and sat down, introducing her to the people next to her passionately. Zheng Qingluo greeted them one by one, leaving Zheng Qingjiao and Zheng Qingyan practically gasping for breath as they stood at the door.

"QingJiao, Qingyan, over here."

There were some that did not like it, but there were naturally some that fawned on him. In the blink of an eye, there were people called Zheng Qingjiao and Zheng Qingyan, and they all came over to see that it was Ma Tong's Second Miss.

If it was a normal day, the two Zheng Qingjiao sisters would not have bothered with her. A young miss who knew her well, what was the use of rushing over, but right now, it was like a life-saving immortal medicine, allowing the two of them to immediately welcome her.

"I haven't seen you for a while. Qingyan, why don't you tell me where you're going?" Miss Ma brought Zheng Qingjiao and Zheng Qingyan to the seat that she had just sat down on and sat down next to them.

"I've been busy at home recently, so I didn't come out much. I saw it too." Zheng Qingyan tried her best to make an expression of closeness, but annoyance flashed past her eyes, and she also glared at Zheng Qingluo.

If it wasn't for this little slut, why would he bother with this little Miss from the same family? Although her glance was concealed, Zheng Qingluo saw it, but she pretended not to see it.

Mo Li was completely focused on the two sisters. He didn't want to miss even the tiniest bit of them, as he was afraid that the two of them might have a bad intention and hurt his mistress.

This was not the courtyard of her home, if anything were to happen to her, it would be life-threatening, regardless of whether she was injured or lost her good name, it would all be irreparable.

Although he couldn't wait to get back at her, he could only imagine, standing quietly behind the Third Miss and becoming invisible, easily hiding himself. Only by not attracting any attention would he be able to protect the Young Miss.

"Qingluo, there's no point in sitting like this, why don't we go to the pavilion at the back of the garden. I've already had the women arrange it, and they've also put a charcoal brazier around it. It shouldn't be cold."

There are a few branches and plums over there. It's just right for us to go over there and have a chat. We can also take a look at the scenery.

Not only was her gentle personality tactful, her mind was also clear and nimble. Her words were also gentle and not timid, which meant she was clever and not arrogant, completely different from the two young mistresses from the Zheng Family.

The posture of sitting upright faintly exuded a noble and elegant aura. Even though she was wearing such gorgeous clothes, it couldn't stop her bearing. It was really a wonder how she raised such a bearing.

Hearing her mother say that the Third Miss Zheng in Zheng Mansion was not very popular, otherwise it would be impossible for her to be thirteen years old and not be brought out by the Madame Zheng, which made Wang Zirou want to understand more about her.

Wang Zirou kept having the feeling that Zheng Qingluo's body had some kind of mysterious color that would cause people to be interested in her. But she couldn't say where that mysterious came from, which made her become even more interested in Zheng Qingluo.

"Alright, since Miss Wang is interested, then I'll follow the host, and will obey no matter what."

Zheng Qingluo replied softly, her voice was neither fast nor slow, it was soft and pleasant, without any of her usual cowardice. She genuinely wanted to befriend Wang Zirou.

The reason why she wanted her help today was because, on the other hand, she had a very good impression of Wang Zirou. She didn't have the pretentious and unruly attitude of a young miss, but had a lively and bright personality instead.

A Wang Zirou like this was out of Zheng Qingluo's expectations, she never expected that a young miss from the Huang Clan, a prefecture overseer, would have such a good education, it seems, this Madam Wang was not simple.

Zheng Qingluo knew that although the harem seemed unremarkable, it played an extremely important role in supporting the family and men's careers. Family and everything else was not just on the surface.

The owner of a family often decided the rise and fall of that family. Thinking about this, Zheng Qingluo thought of her mother. Of course, she wasn't this body's mother.

Since it was too early for Chiang to leave, Zheng Qingluo could not remember it clearly, and it was even more impossible for her to be the Madame Zheng in the current Residence of Prefect Zheng.

Right now, she was thinking about Zhao Minyan's birth mother, who was also her former mother.

Thinking about how her mother had doted on her in the past, and how she had treated her with compassion and tolerance after the incident, Zheng Qingluo couldn't help but feel heartache.

All of these thoughts flashed through Zheng Qingluo's mind, but before she could think about it too much, Wang Zirou had already pulled her up, still patting her hands and complaining, "I told you to call me Ziruo, but you're being polite to me. I called you Qingluo."

"Zi Rou." Zheng Qingluo obediently followed her orders and called out to her. Wang Zirou was satisfied now, and her smile became even gentler, which really matched her name.

This is more like it. Ladies and gentlemen, let's go to the pavilion at the back of the garden to play. My dried plum blossom is very beautiful, so it's not interesting to stay in the house.