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As soon as she said that, Zhu Lan, who was standing opposite her, was stunned. The other girls also had strange expressions on their faces.

With their status, these words were extremely rude. Who would compare their own sister to a thin horse from Yangzhou?

Gu Bitong seemed to have also realized her slip of tongue. She hurriedly covered her mouth and looked apologetically at Gu Jinzhu. "Big sister, I'm sorry. I made a slip of the tongue …"

Although she apologized, there was no sincerity on her face. Gu Jinzhu nodded and said, "No worries."

She knew that Gu Jinzhu would not quarrel with her in public. From tomorrow onwards, if someone said that her appearance was exquisite, they would probably think of her as a skinny horse from Yangzhou.

Before the pride in her eyes could dissipate, she heard Gu Jinzhuqing say in a faint voice, "Second Sister, it's fine if you made a slip of the tongue, but don't randomly say those two words again. We girls should be cautious, we shouldn't even have heard such words before."

With a change in her tone, she smiled and said, "Besides, I'm only staying in the Gu family for the time being. After all, the Gu family is my foundation, so how could I be considered to be from Jiangnan?"

As Gu Jinzhu finished her sentence, the other girls nodded their heads.

All of them had noble statuses, so which one of them was not a young lady from a venerable sect Family? Their clan rules were strict, especially for a young one like a thin horse, which was so strict that no young lady was allowed to listen to it, for fear that it would dirty their ears, not to mention that they would openly say it out loud.

Some girls who were usually jealous of Gu Bitong started to look at her with disdain.

In the end, his mother was just a poor girl who could not stand up in front of others. The daughter that he raised was also shameless and didn't know the rules …

Gu Bitong's face immediately flushed red. She just wanted to be frivolous with Gu Jinzhu and cast a shadow over her future reputation, but she didn't expect it to be like this.

She was so angry that she gritted her teeth to shatter them.

Seeing the awkward situation, Zhu Lan tried to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, the house is so stuffy, let's go outside and play. The garden is almost ready, so everyone can also comment on my chrysanthemum."

She took the lead and walked out. The rest of the people followed behind her. A dark expression flashed across Gu Bitong's face. She bit her lips and glanced at Gu Jinzhu before following.

Gu Jinzhu walked at a leisurely pace at the very back. Beside her were two girls, one of whom was a bit younger than the other two. One of them was about ten years old and wore a twin bun.

The other was older, with fair skin and delicate features. His name was Fang Hui Jun, but he was a pair of beautiful sisters. He was the son of the Crown Prince's supervisor.

The two sisters seemed to have a good impression of Gu Jinzhu as they kept talking to her.

Faang Yuting had a lively personality. She couldn't help but ask Gu Bitong's back, "Big Sister Jinzhu, you have to be careful of that Gu Bitong. I saw her secretly glare at you."

Before she could finish her words, Fang Hui Jun scolded her, "Stop talking nonsense! "Why is it that you always talk so shamelessly?"

Faang Yuting pouted and said, "How am I rude? Did I see that? That Gu Bitong is so annoying and her smile is so fake, and she thinks that she's the prettiest girl in the world, so I don't like her!"

Gu Bitong was usually arrogant and beautiful, so she wasn't popular among Lady. However, Fifth Prince was protecting her, so no one dared to say anything in front of her face.

Fang Hui Jun glanced at Gu Jinzhu apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Gu. My sister has a reckless personality, and she doesn't know how many people she has offended with her mouth."

As he spoke, he glared at his little sister.

Gu Jinzhu patted Faang Yuting's head and smiled. "It's alright. I feel that little sister Yuting is very straightforward and cute."

Faang Yuting liked her very much, so she always stuck by her side. The three of them chatted and laughed, and in the end, even Fang Hui Jun and Gu Jinzhu started to get especially close.

Zhu Lan brought everyone to Backyard, turned around a wall, and the eyes of the girls lit up all of a sudden.

It was a sea of luxuriant purple flowers. It could be the color of chrysanthemums yellow, pink purple, or jade white. There were layers upon layers of chrysanthemums blooming in full bloom.

The dense cluster was colorful. There were chrysanthemums, dragon claws, and all sorts of different postures. A strong fragrance wafted in the air, causing the girl's eyes to reveal an intoxicated expression.

A girl exclaimed, "Sister Lan, your family's flowers are blooming so well. My family has chrysanthemums too, but they are not so gorgeous. Could it be that there is some secret?"

Zhu Lan brought everyone to enjoy the flowers and laughed. "What secret manual? We've only invited a seasoned master. I've prepared a chrysanthemum feast in front. How about we go have a drink together?"

The girls all became excited. They were usually restrained at home, and it was rare for them to not be present when their elders were at ease.

After turning a corner, he saw an open field. In the middle was an exquisite octagonal pavilion with a round table carved with pear wood and wine. It had already been set up with some fruit and melon wine.

The girls found a place to sit and the maidservants waited outside. Zhu Lan held up a jug of wine and smiled. "This is my newly brewed fruit wine. It's quite tasty. How about everyone have a taste?" As he spoke, he filled each of them with a cup.

Gu Jinzhu took a sip. It was cool and sweet in the mouth along with the fragrance of chrysanthemums. It was refreshing in this scorching weather.

Wang Yijia, the young lady from the assistant minister's house in the Ministry of Revenue, said in surprise, "There's actually the smell of chrysanthemum. Sister Lan, how did you do that?" And it also has the smell of honey. "

Zhu Lan laughed, "That's right, there is indeed some honey in it, to make it taste more sweet, but it's not that strange. After the chrysanthemums are steamed, they are brewed with the usual wine, plus medlar and some common herbs, so this wine not only tastes good, but also has the effect of dispelling the heat. If the sisters like it, I'll send a jar to each of them when we leave."

The girls immediately became happy and stood up one after another to thank Zhu Lan.

Gu Jinzhu could tell that this Miss Zhu Family was extremely good at being human, with delicate features. In front of so many young mistresses from aristocratic families, regardless of background, she treated them all the same, taking care of them meticulously, with an amiable attitude. It wasn't hard to see from this section why this Miss Zhu was more popular than Gu Bitong.

Everyone chatted and laughed, a girl said, "Sister Lan's wine is so good, it's a pity to let us drink it. Why don't we do the drinking? The loser will punish himself with three cups, how about that?"

Wang Yijia pouted, "I don't need to do any drinking. I always lose. The scenery here is so good, and Sister Lan is good at poetry, so I might as well have Sister Lan write one and let everyone learn from it."

Zhu Lan tapped Wang Yigao's forehead and said angrily, "You're the one who's lazy. Since you don't want to use your brain, just take it out on me."

Wang Yijia giggled and hugged her arm, "How could we dare to make fun of you? Who in the capital doesn't know that my sister's poems are hard to come by? It wasn't easy for me to seize this opportunity and once my sister wrote a poem, I would immediately hang it up on the wall. I would worship it three times sooner or later to save my mother from saying that I'm unlearned."

Her words made everyone laugh, and the girls all jeered for Zhu Lan to write poems.