Bai Xiangxiu frowned. She had never been good at dealing with interpersonal relationships, but she wouldn't attack others with thorns all over her body.
At the very least, this kind of person wasn't likable, no matter what her reasons were.
She retracted her gaze and accidentally caught a glimpse of the male lead's eyes. He, he, he, he, he seemed to be looking in her direction!
She was so frightened that she almost slipped off her chair. She hurriedly looked down at her feet, not daring to look at anyone else for a long time.
It wasn't until the Spring and Summer madams had presented their gifts and everyone had finished commenting that she finally had time to glance at the supporting male lead.
As expected of the novel's number one supporting male lead. His appearance and temperament were great.
In addition, he was very affectionate and his status was comparable to the male lead's. If she could make him bring her out, she wouldn't be beaten to death no matter what.
Only, would her gift be acknowledged by him? Would it steal a bit of the female lead's limelight?
When she thought about how the female lead had stolen the male lead's and the supporting male lead's hearts without even showing herself, she couldn't help but feel a bit discouraged. Would the female lead really die a horrible death if she fought with the female lead?
"Mistress Xiu, it's your turn. Mistress Xiu …" She was fine just now, why was she suddenly distracted?
Xiao Shi was so anxious that her forehead was covered in sweat. She was so anxious that she fiercely poked her master.
Bai Xiangxiu cried out in pain from her poke. She blankly turned her head and rubbed her shoulder as she looked at Xiao Shi.
Why was this girl poking her so forcefully?
However, she saw Xiao Shi shake her head towards the old madame. She couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. Only then did she realize that it was her turn. Uh, no, it was her turn to present her gift.
She had originally prepared quite well, but who knew that she would be distracted at the last moment. She stood up in a fluster, and all the words she had thought of before had been taken away by the dogs.
She could only mumble, "I wish the old madame's fortune as boundless as the East Sea and longevity as long as the South Mountains." These words had been used so many times that she had definitely been ignored by the supporting male lead.
What should she do?
Bai Xiangxiu had a habit of lowering her head when she was anxious, she didn't dare to raise it. Her hands would twist whatever she grabbed.
Now that she had a handkerchief in her hand, she twisted it around and curtsied awkwardly.
Unfortunately, she was a beauty, and such actions of a beauty would only be pleasing to the eyes of everyone.
In everyone's eyes, Bai Xiangxiu was extremely shy and cute at this moment. They felt that it would be difficult for her to continue speaking.
The old madam's fingers trembled. This woman was indeed too beautiful. Even she couldn't bear to look at her.
She frowned slightly and peeked at her son. When she saw that he didn't have any expression, she was relieved.
Sure enough, he was very much like his father. He wouldn't be captivated by beauty. Thus, he said, "You're too considerate."
Bai Xiangxiu finally dared to stand up and said, "This concubine has prepared a gift for Old Madame Yu. Xiao Shi, have someone bring it up!"
Lift?
Song Jiaoyue was stunned. Gifts were supposed to be presented. Why did she have to lift it when it came to her?
This beautiful lady was indeed interesting. Her poems were interesting, and she was also interesting.
He squinted his eyes and smiled slightly. Then, he put down the teacup and looked outside. He wanted to see what was being brought up.
At this moment, Long Heng thought of that broken tree root. Could it be that she still hadn't recovered from her mental illness and wanted to give that tree root to his mother as a gift?
Now that the guests were welcoming them, he actually began to think of how to absolve her.
Just as everyone was having different thoughts, a huge object covered in red silk was brought up.
Even the old madam felt curious. Normally, young ladies or madams would only send up hand-embroidered sutras or paintings. What exactly was this gift?
Bai Xiangxiu personally walked over and reached out to pull down the red silk.
However, as a craftsman, she didn't like to be surrounded by people. Instead, she liked it when her works of art were surrounded by people.
Thus, when the tea table appeared in front of everyone's eyes, she retreated to the side. She put away the red silk and silently stood to the side.
"This …" The old madam's eyes lit up. She really liked drinking tea, and she especially liked her favorite tea set and tea table. However, this was the first time she had seen such a strange and auspicious teacup.
She could see that it was made of tree roots. There were three strangely shaped but very elegant thick legs supporting the table.
The surface of the table was very smooth. Although it wasn't a regular round shape, the shape looked like the word "longevity".
This wasn't bad. There was a red-crowned crane standing next to the word "longevity". The red-crowned crane was carrying a longevity peach on its back.
The entire table was placed there like a work of art. It was pleasing to the eye and had practical value.
Thinking about it, if a guest came to serve tea with this table, it would really be very honorable.
The old madam didn't think that the little girl would have such thoughts. It seemed that she really wanted to curry favor with her.
She shifted her gaze to the little girl. She originally thought that she would be very happy that her gift was liked. At the very least, she would be in high spirits!
Who knew that the little girl had already shrunk to the side. Her face was completely red and the handkerchief in her hand was being squeezed here and there. She looked very nervous.
She didn't look like she was proud of her gift at all. Instead, she looked like she was about to immediately run away.
That's not right. The old madam's eyes were very good. She looked at her finger and wrinkled her brows, "You're very considerate, but you're a delicate guest. This hand can't be easily injured.
Mama, bring the Han Lu Ointment for Madam Bai. "
"Yes." The mama agreed.
Bai Xiangxiu was already uncomfortable being looked at like this. Seeing that her hand was injured and being seen by the old madam, she couldn't help feeling even more nervous.
She quickly hid her hand and looked like a little white flower as she said, "This concubine is fine."
Half of her nervousness was just an act.
People who had read the novel were very clear on the old madam's preferences. She liked sensible and gentle girls. She didn't like the female lead who was a bit wild and didn't like people who were too ambitious.
Bai Xiangxiu was afraid of the old madam, so she naturally wanted to leave a good impression in front of her. Thus, she went with the flow and put on an act.
At the same time, she looked at the supporting male lead and saw that his eyes didn't leave the table. She couldn't help being startled.
This supporting male lead was too hard to seduce. Why don't you take a look at the creator of the table!
That was her real goal, alright?
It was a pity that the supporting male lead Song Jiaoyue didn't look at her from beginning to end.
In order to look at the table, he even stood up and walked in front of it. Then he said, "Yi?"
Long Heng said, "What is it?" Did he have an opinion on this gift?
He felt that it was pretty good. It was already pretty good that this person wasn't crazy enough to pick up a tree root.
"Such small words, how did you do it?" Song Jiaoyue pointed at the crane's wings and asked. This time, he looked straight at Bai Xiangxiu.
Bai Xiangxiu was very happy that the supporting male lead suddenly noticed her. However, she felt that she had gone off topic. Obviously, she wanted to spread the song "Xiao Shi" for you to hear, but why did you pay attention to how it was engraved?
This was a professional question. Should she answer it?
The answer was of course yes. She knew that the supporting male lead liked the female lead's intelligence and talent. Of course, she also had a little white flower temperament.
Thus, she said in a soft voice, "It was engraved with a needle."
"Needle?"
Song Jiaoyue looked at Bai Xiangxiu's hand. In order to celebrate the old madam's birthday, she had actually made such a big sacrifice. It seemed like she wanted to show off her skills in front of Li Of Gojoseon!
He had seen many things in the inner residence, so he smiled slightly and didn't say anything.