readytorunbook Chapter 538 Catching butterflies in the imperial garden, my sister and brother admire me
Chapter 538 Catching butterflies in the imperial garden, my sister and brother admire me
The atmosphere in the viewing pavilion was dull and depressing, making people feel very uncomfortable.
Baili Rushu felt quite guilty. She felt as if she had broken up a good marriage.
Shu He felt distressed when she saw Zhang Zhirou looking lonely, disappointed, and absent-minded.
She softened her tone and advised, "Arou, Jiang Dongping hasn't agreed to marry Wu Xiuxin yet! Now it seems that all this is his parents' wishful thinking. Don't be anxious yet. You can see his attitude first!"
Zhang Zhirou smiled bitterly, "If he really had an attitude, he wouldn't have been avoiding me these past few days..."
No wonder she always felt that Jiang Dongping's attitude towards her was a little strange these days, and he was not as attentive as before to ask her out for fun. It turned out that he already had a future wife at home!
Haha, it’s ridiculous that she still wants Jiang Dongping to take her to meet his parents and announce their relationship to the outside world!
"Arou..." Shu He sighed softly, "We have to give him some time. Maybe he is trying hard to resolve this matter?"
Baili Rushu didn't dare to say anything more. The atmosphere was originally quite good, but because of her one extra word, everyone was unhappy. Especially Zhang Zhirou, who felt depressed and almost dripping with water.
On a soft couch in the east, Yi'er didn't understand what the adults were saying. She just held a golden peach that was almost as big as her face and nibbled it with a "slurp slurp" sound.
While chewing, she swung her little feet, her eyes wandering around, and finally her gaze stopped at the strange garden outside.
There were groups of butterflies flying there, and some children were fluttering around as if they wanted to catch butterflies, but after trying for a long time, they didn't catch any.
Yier couldn't help laughing when she saw how miserable they were.
"Mother, little aunt, Yi'er wants to go there to play!"
Upon hearing this, Baili Rushu quickly came over, picked up Yi'er and ran away like a frightened rabbit. She only left a message for Zhang Zhirou and Shu He: "I'm taking Yi'er out to play. Qisao, Arou, you guys continue chatting!"
The fleeing figure made Shu He couldn't help laughing.
Why is she so guilty? !
Zhang Zhirou was gloomy. Shu He handed her a large yellow peach with golden threads. "This is a yellow peach tribute from Tubo. It's only available in this season. Would you like to try it?"
Zhang Zhirou glanced at the big golden peach and really had no desire to eat it.
Seeing this, Shu He didn't know how to persuade her. She just hoped that Jiang Dongping could be more reliable.
Maybe she could talk to him.
"Ouch! My peach!!"
Yi'er was carried and ran wildly, and the half-eaten yellow peach in her hand fell down.
"No, no, no, my aunt will send you a big basket later!"
The most urgent thing is to run away first!
The Yihua Garden is the largest of the imperial gardens within the Sanshan Jiuzhou Pond. Within, a wide variety of rare and valuable flowers bloom in a breathtaking spectacle. There are even some exceptional grafted plants not found elsewhere, unintentionally cultivated by the palace's gardeners.
In each area, there is a large area of flowers of the same species but different colors, covering a vast area that stretches as far as the eye can see.
A few half-grown children in brocade clothes were flying back and forth among the butterfly flowers, holding nets in their hands. Every time they felt they could catch something, the result gave them disappointment again and again.
"Oh, Sister Ziyuan, this butterfly is too clever! We can't catch it at all!"
A little girl who was only five or six years old complained to the older girl next to her that she had almost lost interest in catching butterflies.
Baili Ziyuan, the eldest daughter of the third princess, Baili Ruyun, had arrived from Yifang City three days earlier. Because she was Emperor Qiwen's first granddaughter, he bestowed upon her the title of Princess Jiacheng.
"Zi Le, Zi Yi, let's try again. If we catch a butterfly, we can send it to Grandfather the Emperor! He will definitely be very happy when he sees it!"
Next to her were Baili Ziyi and Baili Zile, the children of the fifth prince Baili Moshen. They seldom entered the palace and usually lived in the Prince Yong's Mansion in Yongjiafang, East Market.
After hearing what their sister said, Zi Yi and Zi Le regained their confidence and started to work hard when they thought about making the emperor happy.
Behind them followed several maids and eunuchs of about the same size as them, also catching butterflies.
"Do you need help?"
A soft voice sounded from behind, startling Baili Ziyi.
When he turned around, he saw a pink and tender little girl looking at them with round, bright eyes.
Just as she was wondering, Baili Ziyi saw Baili Rushu beside Yi'er and shouted happily, "Eleventh Aunt!!"
Baili Ziyuan and Baili Zile also looked over and bowed to Baili Rushu.
"Aunt Eleven."
"Aunt Eleven."
"Zile, Ziyi, Ziyuan, are you catching butterflies? Can you bring this little sister to play with you?"
Baili Rushu pushed Yier forward. After all, they were cousins!
"Eleventh Aunt, who is she?" Baili Ziyi looked at Yi'er curiously, his eyes shining.
"This is Yi'er, the younger sister of Uncle Ziyi's seventh uncle!"
Baili Ziyuan was seven years old and understood many things, including the identity of the little girl in front of her.
"Is it Yi'er from the Seventh Uncle's family? Mother said that today's Spring Flower Banquet was prepared for Yi'er." She walked up to Yi'er and asked curiously, "Is that you?"
Yi'er was a little confused. She didn't know what the Spring Flower Banquet was. She just came because her mother said she would go to the palace today.
"Well, Ziyuan is really smart. She guessed it right away!" Baili Rushu smiled and stroked her hair, saying, "Then Ziyuan, would you like to take Yier to play with you? Later, during the dinner, we can go to the Tongle Hall together, okay?"
Without waiting for the children to speak, Yier volunteered, "Brothers and sisters, I can help you catch butterflies!"
After she finished speaking, she jumped, and her small body flew into the air. She stretched out her hands, grabbed something, and then landed steadily on the ground.
The children were stunned with their mouths open, they couldn't believe what they saw.
It was not until Yi'er placed three butterflies in front of the three of them that they came back to their senses.
Ziyuan was the first to react and used a large glass bottle to catch all the butterflies in Yier's hand.
Three butterflies were flying around in the glass bottle without any damage, their colorful wings fluttering in the sunlight, gorgeous and colorful.
"Wow! Sister Yi'er, you are so amazing!" Baili Ziyi leaned outside the glass bottle and looked at the flying butterflies, surprised.
Yi'er had a look on her face that said "this is nothing", patted her chest and said, "I can still catch a lot more!"
With that, her pink figure leaped out again, each time returning with a few colorful butterflies.
After a while, Baili Ziyuan's glass bottle was filled with butterflies.
"You can't catch it anymore. If you do, you won't be able to let it go!"
The children felt both happy and complicated.
The good news is that they finally have a gift for Emperor Qiwen, but the complicated thing is that they didn't expect that this younger sister, who is younger than them, would be so powerful! It makes them look a bit useless.
Baili Ziyuan found it hard to accept, yet she couldn't help but admire him. "No wonder Mother said that the Seventh Uncle's child must be extraordinary!"
She didn't understand it before, but now she finally understands.
"Sister Yi'er, can you teach me how to catch butterflies? I want to be able to fly too!"
Baili Zile looked a little embarrassed, but he spoke with courage.