Concubine Qu had barely eaten anything but she quickly stood up to greet the young lady. From her expression, it was clear that she had already known that Shangguan Die would come when they were eating.
Nan Hou Xiang and Nan Xin still slipped the meat into their mouth and chewed silently. Right now, the plate barely contained any meat since it has been taken by the two children.
'Shangguan Die is also in this quarter.' Nan Hua raised her head. Her plate was filled with mostly vegetables and looked quite pitiful. She could see a beautiful woman coming in their direction.
It would be a wonder if Shangguan Die didn't cause a commotion wherever she went.
"Madam Qu," Shangguan Die greeted. Her eyes landed on the plates before her and then to the four children. "It seems the number of children had increased ever since the last time I visit here."
"These are Nan Luo and Nan Hua. Due to some circumstances, they're staying with their grandfather." Concubine Qu smiled awkwardly.
"Nan Luo (Nan Hua) greets Miss Shangguan," The two of them greeted politely at the same time when they saw Shangguan Die looking in their direction. The way they bowed or curtsied was clearly a model role for any other people.
They were simply perfect.
Looking at how effortlessly Nan Hua did the greetings, Nan Xin's face turned slightly red. She quickly stood up and greeted Shangguan Die followed by Nan Hou Xiang. Because of the food in their mouth, they were a bit late in their greetings.
If there was no comparison, it would have been fine. But now that there was a comparison, they looked a bit unsightly.
"Your education is a bit interesting, Madam Qu." Shangguan Die smiled.
Concubine Qu was still smiling but she was cursing the twins inside her heart countless times. She wanted Shangguan Die to pay more attention to the twins rather than her son but it didn't seem to work so well.
Well, it was only the beginning.
"They're still young, so small mistakes are common," Concubine Qu gave her excuse.
Shangguan Die laughed faintly. "Right, they're still young. May I join the lunch, Madam Qu?"
"Yes, you may."
Looking at how polite Concubine Qu towards Shangguan Die was, Nan Hua began to wonder whether the Shangguan Family was really that powerful. Was there any need for Concubine Qu to coax that family to this extent.
Nan Luo looked at Nan Hua and his hand moved to her hand. He silently wrote several words quickly.
'Her brother is courting Shangguan branch Family members.'
Nan Hua was speechless.
Fine, since the Shangguan Family was now part of Concubine Qu in laws, it seemed that Concubine Qu wanted to strike off good relationship with them. But didn't she pick the wrong opponent? Shangguan Die was known to be very temperamental.
No wonder Concubine Qu wanted them to come here.
She wanted Shangguan Die to target them instead of her own son.
As expected, Shangguan Die had only sat down and tasted the meat dishes when she saw Nan Hou Xiang eyeing the rest of the meat. Her lips curled up to form a disdainful smile.
"Did you not feed your children enough, Madam Qu?"
Concubine Qu's face flushed as she sent a warning glare to Nan Hou Xiang. With no other choice, Nan Hou Xiang could only pick from the other plates. He wanted to eat meat and not these… but he had no other choice but to follow his mother's arrangement or he would be punished again.
"We're in the temple and they rarely eat meat."
"Oh? But I don't see such unsightly behavior from the others. Aren't you telling me that it's only a trait of your family members, Madam Qu?" Shangguan Die asked with a smile.
Right now, she looked a like a devil.
A beautiful devil.
Nan Hua and Nan Luo ate slowly and they didn't even bother to show any interest in the food. In Nan Luo's side, he didn't want to eat because the presence of these people gave him bad mood. On Nan Hua's side, she simply didn't care and just do what she was supposed to do.
Eat slowly in accordance to etiquette.
The way Nan Hua and Nan Luo acted simply leave no room to be critiqued. It was also quite a wonder that children as young as them could perform the etiquette so well like this.
Concubine Qu nearly blanched. She shook her head. "That's not true, Miss Shangguan. My son just missed his breakfast, so he's hungrier than usual."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, that's true." Nan Hou Xiang quickly agreed with his mother's words. If he said that he was not hungry, it would not explain why he showed how hungry he was. Internally, he hoped that Shangguan Die would pay more attention to Nan Hua and Nan Luo rather than him.
Shangguan Die laughed faintly. "Even if you're hungry, you should still exercise self restraint."
"Yes, Miss Shangguan."
Watching them eat and grabbed some pieces of meat for herself, Shangguan Die felt amused. She always liked to bully others and watched them have to hold self restraint. Unfortunately for her, she always met with a wall every single time she met with Princess Yue.
This was what made her mood often turned bad.
Princess Yue would not forget to flaunt herself in front of Shangguan Die from time to time, making her really impatient to scratch that annoying princess' face.
"I heard that another lady will come here soon, is that true, Miss Shangguan?" Concubine Qu quickly shifted the conversation.
Shangguan Die didn't immediately answer and wiped her mouth first. She looked at Concubine Qu coldly. "Don't you know that one should not speak during eating, Madam Qu? What did you learn in Qu Family to make you so ignorant?"
Concubine Qu: $%^&*(!
She completely forgot because she wanted to change the conversation so quickly.. Unfortunately, it didn't seem like Shangguan Die wanted to follow her lead because the young woman was sneering.