The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Miss Shi San seemed to have just realized it. "Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask Miss Li, you should be able to recite poetry, right? If not, just drink tea, we won't laugh at you."

With her taking the lead, several girls followed suit. If drinking tea was a joke, they would almost have to drink tea later.

However, Miss Wu and Miss Zheng looked at each other and frowned slightly. They realized that although Miss Luo seemed to be affectionate towards Miss Li, she was actually targeting Miss Li.

And Shi Zhenxiang, who had always been close to the arrogant Princess Zhaozhao, had similar temperaments. When had she ever been so kind to anyone? Not to mention that the other party was of no status, just a country girl who was doing business in public. Shi Zhenxiang should not have bothered to make friends with her.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

They are not familiar with Miss Li, so they just watch from the sidelines.

Shi Liu smiled sheepishly and said, "I did memorize some poems, but I was lucky. The girls didn't recite this line just now."

She actually could?
Luo Qianqian and Miss Shi San looked at each other inconspicuously.

It’s okay. Can’t she recite one sentence and recite it every time?

She must drink this tea today!
Pomegranate smiled and said: "A cluster of peach blossoms bloom without an owner. I love the deep red and the light red."

Luo Qianqian immediately responded, "It seems that everyone has passed the first round safely, and the tea can't be poured out!"

"For this second round, how about we change the theme to apricot blossoms?"

Naturally, everyone agreed, and started from the same order as before, reading one sentence at a time. During this time, Miss Liu, who had made fun of herself before, drank the first cup of tea.

Finally it was Pomegranate's turn. She recited a line: "The wind blows the plum blossoms, and the rain falls gently, making the apricot blossoms fragrant."

Then, Luo Qianqian and Miss Shi San both had a trace of annoyance in their eyes, as if they were angry about why they couldn't have tea.

In the third round, Miss Shi San proposed to use bamboo as the theme.

When this question came out, many girls present frowned.

After all, the poems that girls learn to recite are mostly about flowers, spring and summer, and they don't really know many poems about bamboo.

When we got to Shi Liu's place, we found that many people were drinking tea.

Shi Liu could certainly recite a poem about bamboo, but she shook her head as the words came to her mind. "I can't think of one either. Drink a glass as punishment."

Judging from the looks of Luo Qianqian and Miss Shi San, they wanted her to drink tea today. If she refused to drink, she would have to continue reciting poems for who knows how many rounds. Besides, so many girls in this round didn't recite it, and if she recited it, she would be hated for no reason.

Let’s just leave it at that.

Let’s drink tea first and see what Luo Qianqian and the other two want to do.

Seeing that Shi Liu couldn't recite it anymore, Luo Qianqian was overjoyed and immediately asked the maid to bring tea!
Shi Liu noticed that the maids who poured tea for other people were all other maids, but the one who poured tea for her was Luo Qianqian's maid.

Is it a preference for her?
Obviously it's 'preference'!

She took the cup of tea calmly, covered her sleeves and drank it in one gulp.

Seeing the teacup empty, Luo Qianqian's eyes flashed with joy. She glanced at Miss Shi San and said, "We have played three rounds. Let's stop here for the poetry recitation. Sisters, please feel free to enjoy the flowers or go back to the pavilion."

After saying that, she stood up, apologized to everyone, and left with her maid, presumably to wash her hands.

Several other girls also brought their maids to ask the maids in the mansion and went to wash their hands. The rest either went to visit the garden to appreciate the flowers or returned to the warm room.

Pomegranate was the only one left in the pavilion, and no one spoke to her before leaving, asking if she wanted to join them.

It's normal that we are not in the same circle.

Shi Liu caught a glimpse of a maid standing at the rockery leading to the bathroom not far away. It seemed that she had just left with Luo Qianqian, but she came back and waited there after a while.

She glanced at Fudong.

Fu Dong lowered her voice and moved closer, "When I heard Miss Luo leave the pavilion, I told the maid to wait there, saying that she would go to wash her hands later and lead the way for you."

Shi Liu raised her eyebrows. It was just a cup of tea. How could Luo Qianqian be sure that she had to wash her hands?
Therefore, there must be a reason why she had to drink that cup of tea, otherwise, Luo Qianqian would not be so sure.

After thinking for a while, Shi Liu whispered to Fu Dong: "Go to the carriage and get me some clothes."

Fu Dong hesitated: "Miss, if I leave, can you handle it alone?"

"Go, and come back soon." Shi Liu looked at her steadily.

Fu Dong nodded, "Then the maid is gone."

After Fudong left, Shiliu also stood up. As soon as she walked out of the pavilion, a maid in a light red bodice came to greet her.

"Miss Li, I see your maid has left. Where are you going? Let me follow you and serve you."

Shi Liu looked at her unfamiliarly. She was not someone close to Luo Qianqian, but she seemed to have been serving outside just now. She was definitely a maid in the Luo Mansion, but she didn't know whether she was a good person or a bad person.

After thinking about it, he didn't refuse, "I want to wash my hands."

"I will lead the way for you."

As soon as I reached the rockery, the maid who had been standing there came to greet me, "Isn't this Sister Xueyan? Why aren't you serving the old lady? Leave this trivial matter of leading the way to me."

It turned out that the person next to him was Madam Luo's man. Shi Liu thought that she had misunderstood and thought that this person was also someone who wanted to cause trouble.

It seems that Madam Luo specifically asked someone to keep an eye on her.

Xueyan smiled softly and said, "The old lady told me to serve Miss Li. I will just lead the way for Miss Li. Xiangcao, you should go back and serve the Second Miss."

Vanilla's eyes flickered. "How can I do this? At today's Spring Festival Banquet, all the girls from various families will be entertained by our girls. The matter of leading the girls on the way was also something the Second Miss had ordered a long time ago. I dare not be lazy. If the Second Miss knew that I was lazy, I don't know how she would punish me. My dear sister, you can't let me be punished!"

As she said this, she gave Shi Liu a friendly smile and said, "Miss Li, let me lead the way for you!"

Xueyan naturally refused and was about to say something.

Shi Liu spoke up, "Sister Xueyan, since everyone in the mansion has their own arrangements, please let this sister take me there. I'll have to trouble Sister Xueyan to wait for my maid here. She's gone outside to get me some clean clothes from the carriage. When she comes back, please bring her to find me."

Xueyan hesitated. Xiangcao was waiting here on purpose and was so attentive. She must have had bad intentions. The old lady had instructed her to take good care of Miss Li today and not let anything happen to her.

But Miss Li didn't let her go and asked her to stay and wait for her maid to come back with clothes. After a pause, Xueyan could only nod and watch Shi Liu and Xiang Cao go together.

(End of this chapter)