As expected!

Ling Jingshu was not surprised and said with a smile: “I had the honor of meeting the Crown Princess a few days ago, and I still remember her voice, appearance, and temperament. Today, when I met Second Miss Su, I felt that she was very similar, so I dared to guess by chance. I didn’t expect to guess it right.”

Su Ying smiled lightly and replied modestly: “My appearance is indeed somewhat similar to my aunt, but my temperament is far worse.”

Polite and humble, with temperament and cultivation. The elegance and kindness of the Crown Princess only floated on the surface. Second Miss Su was born into a famous family and had no arrogance at all. Fúmǐn jùnzhǔ, who put pride on her face and had eyes on her head, should be ashamed.

Ling Jingshu had a good first impression of Second Miss Su: “Second Miss Su is so modest, doesn’t it make us all ashamed to see people?”

Su Ying pursed her lips and smiled softly: “Ninth Miss Ling is modest and polite. When I first saw you just now, I was still thinking in my heart, when did Luoyang City have such a beautiful girl?”

There was only praise in her tone, without any jealousy.

After Ling Jingshu entered the capital, most of the girls of the same age she met were hostile to her. She appeared cold and indifferent, but she was quite uncomfortable in her heart.

Who would like to be looked down upon and envied everywhere?

At this time, when she met the kind and friendly Second Miss Su, Ling Jingshu naturally had the idea of ​​chatting and making friends and took the initiative to tell her origins: “I was not originally from the capital, and I have been living in Dingzhou. To treat my brother’s illness, I came to the capital with my uncle’s family.”

It turned out that she was from the small place of Dingzhou.

Several girls who had been silent quickly exchanged subtle glances, and their hearts spontaneously rose with pride as a lady from the capital.

Su Ying didn’t have any special reaction and asked about the customs and practices of Dingzhou with great interest.

Ling Jingshu picked out some interesting things to talk about.

After hearing this, Su Ying smiled and said, “Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. The more places people travel, the different their horizons and conversations are.”

“It’s a pity that this world is very harsh on women. They usually stay in the inner house, and it’s not easy to go out, let alone travel far.” Ling Jingshu took over the conversation naturally and said softly, “It was because my brother came to Luoyang to seek medical treatment that I had the opportunity to follow him to the capital.”

Ling Jingshu’s words touched Su Ying’s heart.

As a lady from a famous family, born with rich clothes and food, she was also very restricted. Even the opportunity to go out alone to visit guests was rare. Not to mention traveling far away.

The fate between people is very wonderful and simple. Looking pleasing to the eye and talking to each other. It was enough to be a reason to make friends.

Su Ying looked at Ling Jingshu with her eyes wide open: “I feel like we are compatible when I saw you today. If there is a chance in the future, you may as well come to the Su family as a guest. I will definitely welcome you.”

Ling Jingshu smiled slightly and replied: “It is my honor to meet Second Miss Su Er. I will definitely visit you one day.”

Ling Jingyan, who was sitting next to her: “…”

It had only been a short while, and they had become friends?

…

At this moment, a light boat arrived at the viewing pavilion.

Everyone’s attention was immediately attracted to it. Ling Jingshu was no exception.

The light boat was moored beside the pavilion, and the eunuch who rowed the boat skillfully took out the sturdy boat plank and put it on the edge of the pavilion. A girl in a light yellow dress came over with the help of the maid.

The girl was not tall, petite, with fair and delicate skin like jade, a pair of black eyes flashing with innocence, and diamond-shaped red lips raised high. She looked very cute and pleasing, and her eyes revealed a natural nobleness.

The two contradictory temperaments were perfectly integrated in the girl. A unique and moving charm was formed.

Who was this girl?

Ling Jingshu was still secretly thinking about the identity of the girl in yellow. Jiang Shi, who was beside her, had stood up with a happy face and walked forward, calling out: “Yue tángmèi.”^[1]paternal female cousin younger in age

The girl in yellow heard the familiar voice and immediately looked over, smiling, and said: “Yu tángjiě, so you are here today too.”

Ling Jingshu immediately understood.

This girl was Jiang Rongyue, the third lady of the Duke of Ying’s Mansion.

Although Jiang Shi was a Shu-born daughter of the Jiang family’s side branch, her father had close contact with the Duke of Ying, and Jiang Shi often went in and out of the Duke of Ying’s Mansion. She also had a close relationship with the third Miss Jiang.

Third Miss Jiang looked innocent, but she knew etiquette. She greeted all the girls one by one, then walked to Jiang Shi, shook Jiang’s hand, and said with a smile: “I came to the banquet today, and I didn’t expect to meet Yu tángjiě. It’s a pleasant surprise.”

“Who said it wasn’t!”

Jiang Shi also felt particularly friendly and happy when she saw Jiang Rongyue: “When we walked onto the wooden bridge just now, we did see someone riding a light boat. But at that time, we were far away and didn’t see clearly that it was you.”

Jiang Rongyue said with a smile: “Yu tángjiě, let’s sit down and talk.”

She pulled Jiang Shi to sit down in a very shy manner and then stretched her head to greet Ling Jingyan: “Ah Yan. You are here too.”

Ling Jingyan finally saw an acquaintance, and her lively nature also emerged: “Yes, I happened to meet Her Royal Highness Changping Gōngzhǔ at the Crown Princess’ palace a few days ago. Her Royal Highness held a lotus appreciation banquet and sent an invitation to the Ling family, so I followed her to join in the fun and broaden my horizons.”

Jiang Rongyue’s eyes glided over Ling Jingshu’s face again: “Huh? Are you also a lady from the Ling family? Why have I never seen you before?”

The dark eyes were full of curiosity.

The words were direct, but not annoying at all.

Ling Jingshu had a good impression of Third Miss Jiang, who was familiar to her at the first meeting. She smiled and replied, “Yes, I am the daughter of the fifth branch of the Ling family, the ninth in the family, and my maiden name is Jingshu.”

“You two are about the same age.” Jiang Shi smiled and interrupted, “Just call her Ah Shu.”

Jiang Rongyue smiled at Ling Jingshu in a friendly way, “Ah Shu, when your tángjiě visits me in the future, you can come with her.”

This was the second well-intentioned invitation Ling Jingshu received today.

Ling Jingshu did not refuse and accepted it with a smile.

After Jiang Rongyue sat down, she rarely stopped talking, just like Ling Jingyan’s usual chatterbox.

On such an occasion, Ling Jingyan was inevitably a little timid and couldn’t let go, but Jiang Rongyue was full of smiles and free.

The Duke of Ying’s Mansion was known as the first noble in the capital. As the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Ying, Jiang Rongyue had a noble status that no one could match, so she naturally had the confidence that others couldn’t match.

Didn’t you see that everyone smiled brightly when Jiang Rongyue appeared?

What was rare was that Jiang Rongyue was not arrogant and proud. She greeted everyone with a smile, which made people like her.

Looking at Su Ying with a sweet smile and then looking at Jiang Rongyue who was innocent and naive, Ling Jingshu couldn’t help but sigh secretly.

These were real noble ladies!

(To be continued.)