In spring and the scenery is bright, the flowers in Luo Mansion are blooming.
When Pomegranate arrived in Luofu in a carriage, many carriages and horses had already arrived.
Handing over the invitation, the person who came out to welcome her in was a maid in aqua-green armor.
Zuo Cheng and the others were taken to a special place in the outer courtyard to rest. Only Fu Dong followed Pomegranate in.
All the way to the Yuchun Pavilion where the female guest was, I saw many female family members chatting and laughing inside from a distance.
As soon as Shiliu entered, he felt that at first glance they were all strangers, and no two of them knew each other.
Everyone was curious when they saw a new face.
Every family’s banquets come and go. In fact, it doesn’t need to be said that many wives will secretly look at suitable candidates for their daughter-in-law at such banquets, build relationships, talk about family affairs, and praise their own Daughter, prepare for your daughter’s marriage.
So, whenever they go out to a banquet, the unmarried girls from any family are carefully dressed.
Most of the ladies who came to the Luo family for the Spring Festival Banquet today had this in mind.
When I met Pomegranate, I was wondering, whose girl is this? This appearance, this posture, and this demeanor are really good.
Mrs. Luo, who was talking to Mrs. Yi Guogong, smiled immediately when she saw Pomegranate coming and waved to her, "Pomegranate, come to my aunt's place quickly."
Great aunt?
The people who were curious about this girl’s identity were suddenly surprised when they heard Mrs. Luo’s words.
It turned out to be the grand-niece of Mrs. Luo’s natal family?
I was just curious and then my thoughts faded away. Mrs. Luo’s natal family, the Lu family, had never heard of anyone being an official. This girl had a good appearance, but she was not suitable to be their son. daughter in law.
Other than Luo Qianqian in the whole room, Shiliu only recognized Mrs. Luo. Mrs. Luo invited her here, so Shiliu went up to her first to greet her, "Auntie."
Mrs. Luo took Pomegranate's hand, pulled her to her, turned around and followed The old sister introduced: "Old sister, this is the younger generation of my mother's family. She is beautiful, smart, and has a beautiful heart. I like her very much."
Mrs. Yi Guogong has a head full of silver hair and looks kind-hearted. , when she saw that her old sisters specially introduced this junior to her, she knew that this junior must be her favorite.
At that moment, he looked at Pomegranate and smiled and said: "Look, this charming person is really beautiful and beautiful, and she was born so well!"
After saying that, she took off a bracelet from her wrist and put it into Pomegranate's hand with a smile, "Take it and wear it to play with."
Mrs. Luo also laughed and said to Pomegranate: "Pomegranate , this is the old lady of Duke Yi, and she is also the old sister of my aunt. The elders give you a greeting gift, so just take it.”
Old lady of Duke Yi?
Pomegranate was slightly surprised. She had just heard Mrs. Liang talk about this old lady yesterday. She was a very famous figure in the capital. She was the daughter of a general and a fierce woman. On the day she married her husband, there was a war on the border. When they were in a hurry, the couple rushed to the battlefield together to kill the enemy in blood - that is a good story that has been circulated to this day in the Jin Dynasty.
Yiguo Gongfu was also the only government home in the Jin Dynasty, and it was earned through serious military exploits.
Shiliu didn't expect that she would actually have a close relationship with Mrs. Luo.
Mrs. Luo just introduced her, and Mrs. Yi Guogong gave her a meeting gift. Shiliu felt vaguely strange, why did it seem that Mrs. Luo was deliberately trying to prop up the scene for her?
But she didn’t show it on her face, just pretending not to know, and took the bracelet generously, "Junior generation has met the old lady, thank you for your love."
Yi Guogong met the old lady. She was calm and generous, her eyes were pure, and she couldn't help but nod secretly.
Everyone looked at him with envy.
That is Mrs. Yiguo Gong!
This old lady was injured on the battlefield when she was young and is not in good health. Nowadays, various banquets are held in the capital, and she is rarely seen out and about, let alone their circle. Can't even see it.
Knowing that Mrs. Luo had a close relationship with Mrs. Yi Guogong, they were thinking about whether Mrs. Yi Guogong would come today. Regardless of whether she came or not, they wanted their daughter to be well dressed. .
I never thought that the old lady of Duke Yiguo would actually come today, and the second lady of Duke Yiguo’s house came with her.
This really surprised them!
You know, Duke Yiguo's mansion now has several young men of the right age who have not yet been engaged, and this second lady has two sons!
If any of their girls can be chosen by the Duke of Yi and marry into the Duke of Yi, it will be a great joy!
Unfortunately, they exchanged a few words with the old lady when they were paying their respects. After that, the old lady only talked to the old lady Luo. They couldn’t get together even if they wanted to. The second lady of Duke Yiguo’s Mansion He only talked to Mrs. Chengyi and Mrs. Shizi, and they couldn't get in a few words. None of the daughters they brought could be praised by Mrs. Yi Guogong's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
However, this little girl who didn’t know where she came from was not only praised by Mrs. Yi Guogong, but also received a meeting gift from Mrs. Yi Guogong.
It’s so enviable!
Luo Qianqian, who was watching the movement in the side hall, almost tore the handkerchief in her hand. She was obviously her grandmother's granddaughter. She had just met Mrs. Yi Guogong. Mrs. Yi Guogong had never praised her so much, and she also I only gave her a purse as a greeting gift, which contained some gold and silver pig trinkets. How could it be compared to the bracelet that fell off her wrist?
It is clear at a glance who is close to whom.
She turned to Miss Shi San next to her and said, "Look at her like that, huh, just pretending!"
Miss Shi San's eyes flashed slightly, no wonder the princess was so angry that she looked like that. Sure enough, He has a good appearance and is charming.
Mrs. Luo then introduced her daughter to Shiliu, Mrs. Luo Shi, the Prince of Sincerity.
Luo Shi saw that his mother liked this younger granddaughter from her parents' family so much, and she also loved the house and the crow, so she took a hairpin from her head and gave it to Pomegranate as a greeting gift.
As for the remaining people, Mrs. Luo did not introduce Pomegranate more, and asked her to go to the side hall to have tea.
The young girl's family is sitting in the side hall, and the elders are sitting here.
Pomegranate responded with a smile and slowly walked to the side hall.
As soon as I entered the side hall, I was stared at by countless pairs of eyes. Some were curious, some were appraising, some were kind, and some were displeased
It was just being looked at by many pairs of eyes. Pomegranate was really not afraid of being looked at. When she saw there was an empty seat over there, she was about to sit there.
"Sister Li, you are finally here. I have been looking forward to you!" Luo Qianqian stood up and came to meet her. She took her hand affectionately and pulled her to sit next to her.
Pomegranate just felt baffled. She and this girl Luo Er were not close to each other. This was the second time they met. When they met for the first time, this person stared at her with eyes that almost turned into black eyes.
There is something wrong with the way he looks so affectionate this time.
She was wary in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She followed her and sat down.
When the other girls saw Luo Qianqian's affectionate look, they couldn't help but chatter with each other.
"Sister Qianqian, do you have a good relationship with this sister?"
"I wonder which family this girl comes from?"
"."
Before Luo Qianqian answered, Miss Shi San on the side had already said to Shiliu in an angry tone: "Miss Li, why didn't you come the day before yesterday? I have been waiting for you for a long time."
< br>
Shiliu was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized who this was. She must be the third girl from the Palace of the Minister of Civil Affairs.
She had a look of embarrassment on her face, "Is it Miss Shi San? I'm really sorry. I was away from home yesterday because I had something to do. I didn't know until I got back in the evening that someone had sent a message. When I opened it, I saw that it was the post you made for me, Miss Shi San. I was flattered and frightened at the same time. "That's it. I thought you didn't come to the banquet on purpose," Shi. The three girls seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Shiliu hurriedly said: "How could it be possible?"
"Does Miss Shi San also know this Miss Li?" Everyone looked at Miss Shi San again, and their words were laced with It means to please and be sought after.
Among the group of girls who came today, apart from the girls from Chengyi's residence and the girls from the family of the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Miss Shi San had the highest status.
Miss Shi San glanced at the curious expressions of everyone and said with a smile: "You must know her too!"
"Huh? Do we know her too?" A girl in goose yellow clothes Puzzled.
Miss Shi San smiled heartily and said, "You all know about the Doll Studio that just opened in Changxingfang in the outer city, right?"
Everyone really knew about it and hurriedly agreed.
"I know, my aunt sent me a stuffed rabbit yesterday. That rabbit is so cute!"
"Their big goose, big monkey and stuffed girl doll, I like them all! But I can’t buy them with my monthly money, so I’m going to beg my mother to buy them all for me!”
“.”
“But , does this doll shop have something to do with Miss Li?”
Miss Shi San said: “Miss Li is the owner of this doll shop. I heard that those dolls were all designed by her! I also like those puppets, so I am very curious about Miss Li. Qianer held a small banquet and wanted to invite her to come and get to know her, but unfortunately she didn't come."
After saying that, Miss Shi turned to Pomegranate and smiled, "But I finally saw it today! Miss Li is just as I imagined, she is really beautiful! They say that beautiful people have clever minds, and they are really right. ”
“That’s it!”
When everyone heard that Miss Li was the owner of the doll shop, many of them really liked those dolls, and they couldn’t help but like the pomegranates in their eyes. But most of them scoffed.
What kind of family is this where a woman goes out to do business?
They are noble ladies from official families. If they live in the same room with such people, they will all be tainted with the stench of copper.
As the host of the banquet, Luo Qianqian immediately stood up and said: "Look, it's sunny outside today. Let's not just sit in this room. Let's go out and enjoy the flowers! I ordered people to decorate the pavilion outside. Everyone can also enjoy tea, enjoy flowers and play games there!”
As soon as this proposal came out, everyone agreed.
The Peach Blossom Forest is not far away from the male guest in front of me. I heard that all the young men from the left and right ministers’ families are here today!
At this moment, a group of young girls led each other to the garden outside.
The elders here saw it and laughed, leaving it to them.
Mrs. Luo, on the other hand, was distracted and glanced at Nanny Lu. Nanny Lu blinked at her, indicating that Xue Yan was keeping an eye on her, so she felt a little relieved.
Pomegranate was carried out on Luo Qianqian’s arm all the way, and they looked so affectionate and affectionate, even those who didn’t know it thought they had a really good relationship.
Pomegranate resisted the urge to shake her off and followed with a smile.
Miss Shi San caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye and secretly sneered in her heart to see if you can still laugh later.
It is said to be a peach grove, but in fact it also has several apricot trees.
The bright red peach blossoms and the pure white apricot blossoms set off each other, plus a large area of golden and brilliant winter jasmine flowers behind the pavilion. Although it cannot compare with the national beauty of peonies, orchids and chrysanthemums, it is still a spring scene, and it is extremely beautiful.
But the girls enjoyed a lot of flowers. In any house, there are only a few peach and apricot flowers, which are not unusual.
After a symbolic walk around, I didn’t hear anyone moving around in the forest, so Luo Qianqian suggested going to the pavilion to play games.
The pavilion is very large, and the round table and four round stools in the middle are naturally occupied by Miss Wu from Chengyi's Mansion, Miss Zheng from the Right Minister's Mansion, Miss Shi San and Luo Qianqian, the girl from the host's family.
Everyone else sat around the corridor obediently. Luo Qianqian smiled brightly and took Pomegranate to sit together at the round table. She asked the maid to bring a stool over and squeezed in next to her.
Miss Wu sitting on the other side had her eyebrows twisted into caterpillars. She was obviously dissatisfied that Miss Li was so unconscious and actually dared to sit with them. What were their identities and what was her identity?
Pomegranate pretended not to see the contempt in Miss Wu's eyes, and she didn't want to be squeezed in the middle. However, Luo Qianqian was smiling on her face, but she was holding her tightly with a calculating look in her eyes. , it’s hard to ask her to ignore it.
Sit down and see what they are going to do.
After everyone sat down, Luo Qianqian suggested: "The spring is beautiful, how about we play poetry reciting?"
Her suggestion was immediately approved by Miss Shi San, "Okay. Ah, let’s take Peach Blossom as the theme first. You can compose it now or recite the poem. If you can’t answer a sentence, you will be punished by drinking a cup of tea. How about it? "
As soon as he said this, a girl on the right corridor joked to herself: "That's it, I'm the worst at reciting poems. I won't drink tea until I vomit later!"
Everyone couldn't help but They all covered their mouths and laughed, and Miss Zheng turned to her and said, "It's okay, I'm not very good at it either. I'm here to keep you company!"
Everyone became even happier after hearing this.
Pomegranate lowered her eyes slightly, the first thing that caused embarrassment at the banquet: talent.
This is because she is looking at her. A girl from a small place doing business will definitely not know how to write poetry. Why do you want her to fill her up with tea and water, wash her hands constantly, and watch her laugh?
Come on then.
Writing poems, time is tight, I don’t think I can do it, but memorizing poems.
As soon as Luo Qianqian clapped her hands, the maids were waiting outside the pavilion with teapots.
“It’s up to the guest, why don’t we start with Sister Wu?”
The earlier you speak, the more advantageous it is. Others cannot read the poems you have read.
Miss Wu recited confidently: "On this day last year, in this door, people's faces and peach blossoms reflected each other's beauty."
"Okay!" As long as everyone cheers.
Then Miss Zheng, she thought for a while and said: "The beauty of April in the world is gone, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom."
Then Miss Shi San and Luo Qianqian——< br>
If it comes from inside or outside, then it should be pomegranate’s turn.
But Luo Qianqian asked a girl sitting at the head of the corridor on the left to come first, and she apologized to Shiliu in a low voice: "The people here today are all officials and noble ladies, so we should not neglect them. Sister Li is a relative of our house, so she doesn't even want to come." I’ll mind being the last one.”
Pomegranate: Haha.
I want her to be the last one, but I also want to criticize her identity.
This Miss Luo, you can't even hide your malice. Who is the fool?
When the girls sitting in a circle in the corridor had finished reciting poems, Luo Qianqian's voice became brighter and said, "Sister Li, it's your turn now!"
(End of this chapter)