Chapter 125: Flying
Chapter 125: Flying
Chen Lanyue remembered that the queen once told her that when men and women get along, women should know their limits. If they ignore men, they will be ridiculed as pretending to be noble. If they are overly enthusiastic, they will be slandered as shameless.
On the other hand, if men do not indulge in women, they are praised as virtuous people like Liuxia Hui; if they indulge in sensual pleasures, they are praised as romantic and dashing.
When it comes to relationships between men, women are never the better party.
Before, I regarded my mother's skills in controlling men as a guiding principle, but now I feel that they are like a set of shackles.
The wine-shanging game started, but she still felt bored.
In the past, she could easily put on a shy look. She knew that men liked to see women like this, and she hoped to get praise from men.
But now she couldn't lift the corners of her lips no matter what.
It seemed like she no longer wanted to cater to men's preferences.
Chen Lanyue could only lower her head and try her best to conceal her expression, trying not to let this group of people see any clues on her face.
She regretted that she should not have agreed to Long Aotian's request. After leaving her sister and home, she seemed to be bound by an invisible net.
Even the smile is bitter and involuntary.
The water here is so bitter.
The wine glass swirled with the waves, moving back and forth among the people. If it stopped in front of him, Chen Lanyue would raise the glass, drink it all, and compose an impromptu poem.
She now has some basic understanding of poetry and prose. Although it was all taught by Jiangchun, she knows in her heart that this was actually instructed by her sister, who always wanted her to study hard.
The poems and essays written by Chen Lanyue may not be considered masterpieces, but the works written by the men at the banquet were nothing more than pedantic works, and the words and sentences they used were all whining without any reason.
They themselves were not very talented or well-educated, and only had half the ability. They did not have high expectations of women, so when they saw that she drank readily and cheerfully, they all applauded her for being "generous".
Chen Lanyue just responded with a polite smile. After she finished smiling, she realized that she had not adjusted the best angle, making her face look smaller and her posture look weak.
This feeling is a bit novel, but it's quite good.
As the wine glass spun, Long Aotian kept talking, "Mrs. Chen Er is truly a heroine. Compared to her previous petty ways, she now has a unique charm."
The boys in the crowd echoed:
"Yes, yes, such a woman is truly unique and different."
"Things are rare and valuable. I wonder which young man will marry a girl with this kind of personality in the future."
In the past, Chen Lanyue would have accepted their compliments shyly, but now, she just felt that the voices of these men made her feel very uncomfortable.
They judged themselves in front of their own faces, as if they were not talking about a person but a mindless object.
Disappointing.
These two words suddenly appeared in Chen Lanyue's mind.
She felt empty inside, but couldn't help but look towards Renbaozhi. The team splashing water was gradually expanding.
The dozen or so young men also let go and mingled with them, extremely happy.
She also wanted to smile in front of her sister, hold her sister's hand and play in the water with her.
"Mrs. Chen Er, it's your turn." Long Aotian was still talking to herself in that unpleasant bubbling voice.
Chen Lanyue knew that Long Aotian deliberately called her "Mrs. Chen Er". Long Aotian knew that she didn't like this name, but he just wanted to call her that and disgust her.
She suddenly felt that the man in front of her was acting too childishly and too self-righteous.
Seeing the wine glass stopped in front of her, she no longer wanted to force herself: "I'm sorry, Master Long, I've suddenly felt a little unwell and I'm afraid I can't continue to attend the banquet with you all. I'm really sorry, I hope you can forgive me."
After he finished speaking, before anyone could react, Chen Lanyue stood up, bowed politely, and walked towards Ren Baozhi.
When the boys saw her leaving, they started talking about it again:
"What the hell, you actually called yourself 'someone' in front of us? Do you really think a mere woman can be on equal footing with us?"
"This little girl is so boring."
"What a bummer!"
"Women are like this, their moods are fickle. If I ask her to drink, she will still put on a serious face. Do you think I care about her?"
"Hey, don't say that. After all, my father just died, hahahaha."
"He's already spending so much money after just getting out of jail. Who knows what kind of playboy he'll be in the future."
They did not lower their voices, as if they wanted to vent their dissatisfaction in this way.
Naturally, all these dirty words fell into Chen Lanyue's ears without missing a word.
In the past, she would have felt disheartened upon hearing these remarks, but now, these people's opinions of her were not important at all. They were just acquaintances, and most of them were strangers. Why should she care what others thought of her?
If you care too much, you will lose your true self.
It turned out to be the case.
She just wants to be herself and not care whether others like her or not. She is not wrong, not at all.
Thinking of this, her steps became faster and faster, and finally she started running.
"Sister!" Chen Lanyue's voice had arrived before she even arrived. From a distance, she could no longer suppress the desire to call out to Ren Baozhi.
Ren Baozhi had been secretly keeping an eye on Chen Lanyue, fearing that the group of men would do something inappropriate or obscene to Chen Lanyue.
Seeing Chen Lanyue suddenly stand up and leave the group on her own initiative, and the progress of rewriting her destiny increased to 50%, she felt quite relieved.
She stopped playing with everyone, opened her arms, and smiled brightly: "Yue'er, come to your sister."
Chen Lanyue ran and threw herself into Ren Baozhi's arms: "Sister!"
The March sun does not feel scorching even in the afternoon.
After dinner, everyone lay down on the green grass, enjoying this rare leisure time together.
They chatted casually, talked about family matters, talked about newspapers, and enjoyed nature comfortably.
Ren Baozhi felt tired from lying down, so she said, "I'm going to practice riding again."
"Riding skills?" Ying Buhuan became excited, his eyes shining. "You have a horse?"
"Hmph, don't be envious of the horse the princess gave me." Ren Baozhi showed off to Ying Buhuan.
"I'm not envious, I have a horse given to me by my queen!"
Mo Yun was chewing the tender grass with her head down. When she saw everyone coming, she snorted and the horse's hooves stepped lightly on the grass, making a rustling sound.
"Wow," Ying Buhuan was the first to pounce and stroke Mo Yun's mane, "This horse's hair is so shiny, and its muscles are so strong."
She knelt down again to examine the horse's hooves. "They're dry and in good shape. You can tell someone has taken good care of them and maintained and trimmed them regularly."
Ren Baozhi said: "You are quite knowledgeable."
"Of course not," Ying Bu said with his chest puffed out. "I've taken good care of my pony. Let's have a horseback riding competition next time!"
Ren Baozhi rode a few laps and saw the royal guard from afar.
Li Qixi said, "My mother must have come out of the palace to enjoy the scenery. I'll go and greet her."
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