To Be A Virtuous Wife

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Chapter Forty One

Once "Clouds over Xiao and Xiangjin Rivers" finished, Qu Yue Su took down her hands and elegantly stood to bow to the three people before she returned to her seat.

Qu Qing Ju saw her fingertips appear to be slightly red and her eyebrow twitched. She turned her head to look at the desserts in front of her, and reached with a hand to pick one.

He Heng looked at the pile of salty pastries on the place getting smaller and smaller and opened to warn: "Careful you don't get thirsty." Eating this kind of pastries at night, wasn't she afraid of getting fat?

Raising her teacup for a sip, Qu Qing Ju didn't eat any more pastries and pointed with emotion at the fireworks blooming outside the window, "The fireworks last year must have been as beautiful as today's but qie was in the fu and could only see the light when the fireworks erupted, not how beautiful it was."

Hearing this, Qu Yue Su's heart jumped. Last year's Lantern Festival, she and didi came out to look at the lanterns. Da jie and er jie had been left behind in the fu. In the past, she had felt somewhat guilty but if da jie wasn't present, it was more carefree. Now that she was hearing da jie mention the incident, she felt strangely insecure inside.

"In the future, you will see the fireworks each year until you get sick of it," He Heng tilted his head towards the windows, the flames painting his eyes red and blurring his gaze, "The past, don't place too much importance on it." Finishing, he moved his eyes and kept on drinking his tea.

On the side, He Yuan hadn't spoke since he had been flayed by Qu Qing Ju. He clearly was trying to suppress his anger, but to He Heng, He Yuan's flames weren't really anything. What was going to happen at the Royal Court tomorrow will make his fire burn higher.

"En," Qu Qing Ju didn't look outside anymore. The wind blew past her veil, revealing a pale neck that was quickly hidden under the veil. She rubbed the edge of the teacup and remarked to the quiet Qu Yue Su, "San mei's musical skills are better and better."

"Da jie is too complimentary," Qu Yue Su managed a smile. She knew that the other looked down at her but she had to keep a respectful attitude, "Just practiced more during the days."

Qu Qing Ju nodded, "You usually are much better than I as your jiejie."

"Da jie's appearance is among the most beautiful of the country, how can meimei compare." Qu Yue Su stood and bowed, afraid to receive the compliment. It was just that something was off about the words she just spoke.

Most beautiful of the country? Qu Qing Ju felt that she was saying she had looks but no education. But she didn't care. Others complimented her beauty, she felt happy. As to whether she had brains, it was fine as long as she was clear. What others said, did it mean anything?

In this world, who wouldn't be spoken of, who wouldn't be the object of jealousy, wouldn't be called mediocre. She wasn't afraid of the malicious slander of others.

Smiling carelessly, she put down the teacup in her hand. She suddenly observed: "There's less and less people on the shores."

He Yuan looked outside and saw that it was true there were less people. He remarked faintly: "It's late, let the boat near the shore." He didn't want to see lao er and his woman being sick.

As beautiful as the fireworks were, there was a time where it had to stop. The people on the shores gradually left and the busyness turned quiet.

As the boat slowly reached the shore, Qu Qing Ju looked at the lanterns that were hanging by the shore without an audience. She remembered her own moon rabbit lantern that she had let a servant hold.