The person who got the peonies happened to be the daughter of Mrs. Anguo, and the peonies were brought by her family. It can be said that they were produced and sold by themselves.
For a moment everyone laughed softly.
In the end, the basin was taken by the granddaughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Mrs. Fu was thoughtful and saw other girls envying the three people who had won the lottery.
As soon as his mind changed, he asked someone to bring in three pots of peonies that bloomed beautifully and gave them to the others as consolation prizes.
This peony is not a famous brand, but it is beautiful and beautiful. It can be seen that it has been carefully taken care of. It is also a pleasure to put in your home.
In this way, the little girls all won prizes and were happy.
The ladies introduced their daughters to each other, watched each other, and were happy.
Near noon, Mrs. Fu led everyone into the cool flower hall, set the banquet table, and invited singers to play music hidden among the flowers.
Everyone sat down and had a banquet.
After a banquet, it can be said that the guests are enjoying themselves and enjoying themselves.
Xia Mang, like the maids brought by the other ladies, were waiting under the corridor not far from the banquet table.
During the banquet, there were maids from the Marquis's residence serving the guests, so there was no need for them.
Then Xia Mang saw the maids waiting in the corridor taking out snacks from their purses to eat, and was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
Are you also bringing combat rations with you?
What a mistake! What a mistake!
However, it was his first time on a business trip and he had no experience. Xia Mang didn't even consider that he would be hungry.
A maid standing next to her saw that she hadn't paid for anything to eat, and she looked a little gloating in her eyes. She even turned sideways so that Xia Mang wouldn't see her.
Xia Mang: "."
However, she didn't panic at all. She followed the example of the maids, took out a purse from her arms, opened it and took it out in a pretentious manner.
That purse was the medicine bag Rongzhu stuffed into her to cool off the heat and refresh her mind.
But this did not delay Xia Mang from taking out a piece of fragrant sauce meat.
The sauced beef produced in the system mall is tender and juicy, with rich sauce flavor, and the quality is guaranteed!
The aroma of the soy beef was very strong. As soon as Xia Mang took it out, the eyes of the maids who were munching on the dry food became clear.
Those who can serve with the ladies are all first-class maids, and they often eat good food on weekdays.
But when I go out, I can only eat some dry snacks that are extremely hungry.
As a result, someone suddenly took out a piece of meat
Is it a bit of a foul?
Xia Mang ignored everyone's glances and ate a piece of beef with soy sauce that was so delicious that even his fingers were squeaky clean.
The maids watched her finish a piece of dried meat and take out another piece of dried meat from her purse.
The maid standing next to Xia Mang saw that she was eating well and was wondering if she could exchange her snacks for a piece of dried meat.
But before she could say anything, Xia Mang turned around and faced her with his head
Everyone was enjoying the smell of meat and eating snacks. They could only comfort themselves in their hearts. Even though eating meat alone is boring, the snacks are still delicious!
As a result, Xia Mang took out a snack from his purse after eating the third piece of meat.
All the maids: "???"
Aren't you afraid of odor?
Xia Mang didn't care about other people's reactions and focused on filling his stomach.
At the same time, I was still complaining in my heart that the things in the mall are so expensive!
In just this moment, she spent a hundred points.
After finishing the snack, Xia Mang touched his stomach and felt a little dry.
So in full view of everyone, she took out a tender green pear from her purse.
Everyone: "!!!"
Half a fist-sized pear was eaten by Xia Mang in two or two mouthfuls, but he still felt that he was still unsatisfied.
But she was too embarrassed to take out anything anymore.
One is that it is too expensive and not cost-effective, and the other is that the wallet in your hand is so big that it would be unrealistic to take out things.
Under the dumbfounded gaze of the maids, Xia Mang reservedly wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief and burped politely
After a while, Xia Mang saw Qiao Yuandong waving to her.
She ran over and listened to the instructions.
It turned out that Qiao Yuandong wanted to get some fresh air.
At this time, after three rounds of drinking, Qiao Yuandong felt a little bored after eating two glasses of water and wine, and wanted to go to the corridor to enjoy the breeze.
Xia Mang helped her leave the table, left the flower hall and walked along the path in the garden.
The garden has sparse flowers and trees and winding paths. In this hot July day, walking in it is very cool and pleasant.
Xia Mang took out the purse in his arms and smelled it for Qiao Yuandong to help her sober up, then put the shawl in his hand on her.
Qiao Yuandong felt a little feverish after drinking wine, so he was impatient to put on his silk clothes.
Xia Mang told her: "There is wind here."
So Qiao Yuandong did not object.
The two walked slowly along the path, admiring the blooming flowers along the way.
Qiao Yuandong took advantage of the drunkenness to pluck a rose, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it gently.
Xia Mang saw that her eyes were half-squinted and the corners of her eyes were as red as clouds, and he was sure that she was really drunk.
"The dense leaves prevent birds from flying, and the gentle breeze makes the flowers fall late. There is no other meaning in the song, and it is about lovesickness."
While walking, Qiao Yuandong suddenly recited two lines of poetry. Xia Mang didn't understand, but it didn't stop her from flattering her.
"Madam is so talented in literature."
Qiao Yuandong said calmly: "This is a horizontal line of Han Yuefu poetry, not written by me."
Xia Mang choked.
As expected, you cannot pretend to be a cultural person.
Seeing that Xia Mang was silent, Qiao Yuandong had no intention of letting her go.
"Do you know what it means?"
Xia Mang choked again.
Although she didn't quite understand the poem, she could understand the word "lovesickness" in it.
This is probably a love poem?
So Xia Mang knocked on the system that had been silent in his mind for many days. ‘Hey, are you talking about you? ’
The system was the dead Xiang Xiukai, so Xia Mang thought of him first.
Xiang Xiukai gave a rare sigh: 'Hasn't she given up after so many years? ’
Qiao Yuandong didn't know about the lawsuit in Xia Mang's mind. Seeing that Xia Mang didn't speak, she started talking to herself.
"Today I saw the girls in my boudoir, all of them shy and timid like buds blooming. It is the time of affection. I am clearly not a few years older than them, but my heart is already calm. On the contrary, I look like I am getting older."
Xia Mang: Oh, I’m not thinking about my dead husband, I’m just lamenting my own stature.
System: ‘.’
Xia Mang looked at Qiao Yuandong's face and thought about what to say.
It was during this moment of silence that the two of them heard the conversation on the other side of the flowers.
This garden has a tall rose stand, which is difficult to spot when walking among them.
Therefore, the speaker did not notice Qiao Yuandong and Xia Mang approaching.
"Sanniang, the yellow orchid you got today is so beautiful. You can make a game someday and ask us to enjoy it."
Several little girls gathered around and chatted, laughing and joking.
After hearing what she meant, Xia Mang knew who this was.
Isn't it Miss Yun who got Huanglan in Changxuan today?
She had been in the mansion for a long time, and she often chatted with the maids in the mansion. Naturally, she had heard about the gossip about Qiao Yuandong and the Yun family.
Back then, the Qiao family's Dong Niang was in a harem, and the Qiao family's threshold was almost not broken by the matchmaker.
Among the suitors, the young prince from Zhenguo Palace and Yun Xingqing from Taifu Yun's family were the most outstanding.
If Qiao Yuandong ends up marrying the young master of the Yun family, the young lady of the Yun family will still have to call Qiao Yuandong sister-in-law!
But it was the young father-in-law who stood out in the end.
But Xia Mang thought of Miss Yun whom he saw in the open hall today. She seemed not to be very friendly to Qiao Yuandong.
Sure enough, after being complimented, Miss Yun's voice rang out.
He was cold and dignified, slightly similar to Qiao Yuandong, but with a bit more deliberate reserve.
"Since you like it, just take it yourself."
There was a hint of disgust in his words.
As soon as these words came out, it was hard for the little sisters to accept them.
A little sister said: "What's wrong? You haven't always loved orchids the most, otherwise you wouldn't have written that "Ode to Orchid."
Miss Yun said nothing, and another little sister helped to clear up the doubts.
"Don't you know that Mr. Yun found an excuse to beat the young master of the Wu family the day before yesterday. For this, Master Taifu severely punished Mr. Yun."
"Oh? Which Mr. Wu?"
"That's the libertine who caused trouble in the Zhenguo Palace."
The little sister understood the meaning behind this, and she couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
"Sanniang, could it be that your brother is trying to get ahead for the person in charge of the government?"
"Don't say anything anymore, I'm so annoyed!" Yun Sanniang's voice rang out, interrupting the little sister irritably.
The little sister immediately changed the topic and started to share the same hatred with her from the perspective of a good sister.
"She is such a nuisance!"
He didn't mention anyone by name, but everyone knew who he was talking about.
Hearing what he said sounded more and more wrong, Xia Mang wondered whether he should pull Qiao Yuandong away.
As a result, Qiao Yuandong stopped walking. Instead, he leaned over slightly, as if he wanted to hear clearly.
Xia Mang had no choice but to stand and listen, but felt a sense of indignation in his heart for no reason.
From what they said, the Yun family master's punishment was all his own fault. How could these people blame Qiao Yuandong?
We are all women, why should we be so harsh and harsh?
The sound continued from the flower stand.
"Yes, yes, my mother is indeed right. She is a weak person."
"That's right, in my opinion Sanniang should throw away the yellow orchid to avoid bad luck!"
No matter how outrageous the girls said before, Qiao Yuandong always had a calm expression on his face.
When he heard everyone urging Yun Sanniang to throw away Huang Lan, Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but walk over there.
"What are you going to do with such beautiful flowers? Why don't you give them to me!"
But before Qiao Yuandong could get there, a crisp voice sounded from behind everyone.
The girl's sudden voice stopped Qiao Yuandong, and at the same time frightened the ladies who were gathered together to talk.
"You! Don't listen to what a gentleman says that is inappropriate. It's so untutored to hide there and eavesdrop on us!"
In response to such an accusation, the girl choked back unceremoniously.
"It's so funny. You have a tutor when you say bad things about people here?"
Because Qiao Yuandong took a few steps forward, the two of them could see the arguing people through the gaps between the flowers and trees.
I saw a girl wearing an orange gauze shirt and a half-faced skirt, confronting another group of girls.
The gold necklace embedded with rubies hung around her neck, making the girl's fleshy face look milky white.
At this time, the four ladies headed by Yun Sanniang were standing together, very angry because they were exposed by the girl.
Someone recognized the girl.
"Who did I think she was? It turns out to be Commander Liu's fifth wife!"
"Pfft, it turns out she was the one who drew the villains fighting on the paper just now?"
There were sixteen girls in total who came to the flower-viewing banquet, and only fifteen of them wrote poems.
The remaining person drew on the manuscript paper, but it was cut off without showing it to the ladies.
The ladies didn't know about it, but the ladies laughed at it for a while.
(End of chapter)