"Sister, are you looking for me?" Suddenly, a hand patted Su Daiyun's shoulder. Then, Su Xiyun's cheerful voice came from behind.
Su Daiyun hurriedly turned around and indeed saw her sister, Su Xiyun, standing vivaciously beside her after searching for her for a long time. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly reached out to grab Su Xiyun's hand.
"Where did you go? This is the Wang Mansion. You shouldn't wander around. If you bump into someone, it will be troublesome!" Su Daiyun said, partly worried and partly reprimanding.
Su Xiyun innocently replied, "Sister, I didn't go anywhere! I just saw Miss Li and went to greet her."
Su Daiyun suddenly remembered that her younger sister had a handkerchief exchange with Miss Li. Miss Li had visited Su Xiyun twice, and even sent gifts and greetings when Su Xiyun was sick. She blinked, pretending to suddenly realize, and said, "Oh, I see. But next time, if the third sister is going to meet someone, it's better to tell the elder sister. Otherwise, if something happens, it will be difficult to explain to the old lady when we return."
"If I return safely, will you feel uneasy?" Su Xiyun thought half-jokingly in her heart. To be honest, she was not used to thinking with such malicious intentions about someone she used to like. But she had no choice. As Su Xiyun, she couldn't be good friends with Su Daiyun, let alone be close sisters. They were opposites, and if she wanted to change her fate, she had to do this.
Su Daiyun was even more satisfied, as she was already confident about what would happen next.
Unnoticed by her, a strange smile appeared on Su Xiyun's face.
After admiring the flowers for a while, Princess Jingyi led everyone to a courtyard near the garden to have tea and snacks, as admiring flowers was quite tiring. However, the princess, being delicate, only showed herself briefly before disappearing. But it was fine that she wasn't there. The young ladies sat in groups, drinking tea and eating the special snacks prepared by the Wang Mansion. It was quite pleasant.
Su Xiyun noticed that the men's seating area was next to their courtyard, separated by a wall, so conversations on both sides could be heard. Everyone noticed this, so the young ladies' behavior became more restrained, unlike in the garden where they were more lively, probably to avoid giving the impression of being frivolous.
Su Xiyun was not talkative today. At this moment, she sat quietly with Miss Li, sipping tea, and they were inconspicuous among the crowd. On the other hand, Su Daiyun, the daughter of the Anbo Marquis, was attracting all the attention.
At first, Sun Qian didn't notice what was happening on Su Daiyun's side, until everyone turned to look in that direction, and she followed suit. It turned out that Su Daiyun was publicly demonstrating calligraphy.
Su Xiyun couldn't help but chuckle. It wasn't because of anything else, but because she remembered in her past life, Su Daiyun also demonstrated calligraphy in a similar setting. Living two lives, she hadn't changed a bit!
Su Xiyun didn't dare to say anything else, but before she crossed over, her grandfather had a great interest in calligraphy. The house was filled with famous calligraphic works, and she had been practicing calligraphy under her grandfather's guidance since she was young. She had been practicing for over ten years, so her eyesight was naturally excellent. At a glance, she could tell that Su Daiyun's brushwork was lacking, indicating that she still had a long way to go.
No one noticed Su Xiyun's chuckle because at that moment, everyone applauded, drowning out the sound of her laughter.
As Su Daiyun took the lead, other young ladies also began to showcase their talents in public. For a while, the flower hall was filled with poetry recitations, playing musical instruments, singing, playing chess, and painting. Among the people drinking tea and eating snacks, only Su Xiyun was left alone, and Miss Li, who was also sitting with her, seemed eager to join in the performances.
Su Xiyun noticed that Sun Qianyun also didn't showcase any talents, but unlike Su Xiyun, she didn't sit idly drinking tea. Instead, she stood on the side, discussing and critiquing others' works with a few young ladies. In the entire flower hall, Su Xiyun was the most idle person.