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She and Meng Zhanxuan had only met each other in Xuzhou before, and had asked him to ride with Yan Ye on his own fleet to the capital.

How could his mother and Ye Lin have such thoughts?

Could it be that it was because Meng Zhanxuan had been hit by a flower scout?

Jin Lan slightly frowned, feeling that things shouldn't be this simple.

However, her mother did not make this matter clear, so she followed along and pretended to be confused. "Since you want to invite me, why didn't you invite me along with the family that we used to frequent here? It would be more lively this way."

Madame SHen thought, that was not the reason, after all she had Ye Family, and did not know what Meng Family they would plan, so she recklessly revealed it, if Meng Family refused, not only would it hurt Ye Family 'face, it would also ruin Lan Er's good name.

"Alright, let's do as Lan Er says." The Madame SHen laughed.

Seeing this, Jin Lan slightly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

In the following days, Madame SHen began to get busy. Not only did she have to manage the food in the house, when she was free, she also had to make the best use of her time to decide on the menu. The Yangzhou Palace was not that big, but it was not that small either. It was even more so a rich place in the south, where there were many famous clans that were similar to the Ye Mansion. The guests that were hosting the feast were all extremely particular about it, otherwise, they would offend people if they were careless.

Fortunately, this time, he only planned to invite some of the families that frequented the Palace. Other than Ye Lin who added a few who needed to get close to him, all the others were people that Madame SHen recognized.

After drawing up the list, naturally they still had to prepare the location for the feast. Madame SHen had originally planned to place it in the Ye Mansion, but the first great wife of Meng Family, Madame Qin, who had received the invitation, sent a letter.

The purpose of the Flower Lover Banquet this time was for the Meng Family. Since Madame Qin had raised an objection, she began to seriously ponder over it.

The Madame Qin who acted as a handkerchief naturally knew about it very well. However, other than staying with Ye Lin for a few days when they were getting married, they had never gone to the Garden of Ting Lan for a long time. He had usually given it to the concubine to take care of, so he decided to take advantage of this banquet to tidy it up and leave it for Lan Er to use as a dowry in the future.

Madame SHen thought for a while, then nodded and agreed to Madame Qin's request. She then placed the location of the banquet in the Ting Lan Garden.

After Ye Lin heard about it, he wrinkled his brow but did not say anything.

On the other hand, Jin Lan was stunned for a while before recovering. He heaved a long sigh.

"It's only the fourth month, and the ladies love sorrow even more. They would have to sigh if they were in good shape." Mama Tang went to the sewing room early in the morning and brought back the new clothes for Jin Lan. However, the moment he entered, he heard her sigh from the window, and couldn't help but tease him.

Jin Lan was stunned, then he smiled wryly in his heart. She wasn't grieving for the spring and autumn; she was merely guessing the reason for Aunt Qin's suggestion.

Aunt Qin had always been a shrewd person, how could she not see what her mother was thinking? The reason why he proposed to place the banquet in the Tinlan Garden was because he clearly understood the situation. It was because he didn't want to get too close to the Ye Family at this time.

I don't know if it was Aunt Qin's or Meng Family's intent, but according to the relationship between Aunt Qin and my mother, there was a high chance that this matter was a decision by Meng Family.

She only hoped that Aunt Qin would leave some face for her mother.

"Young lady, this year's Chunchang has been completed. Five pieces of silk clothing, three pieces of silk clothing, half a wall, two scabs, two picking thread skirts, an eight-piece dress, a Moon Dress and a Immortal Leaving Dress." Mama Tang placed the bag in her hands on the table, and laughed: "It just so happens that in two days time, the Flower Lover Banquet will begin. Young lady should quickly try it, if not, this young lady will send it back to change."

Seeing that, Mu Lan also walked over, "I wonder what kind of colour Chunchang has made this year, taking advantage of the time spent in these two days, this servant will embroider a new pair of shoes for this lady."

Mama Tang smiled as she untied the bundle. When Jin Lan looked up, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Although her clothes had always been made from the same good material as the old lady's, this Chunchang …

At the top most was a jade-green arm, Mama Tang shook it open and took a look, only to see that Jin Lan's eyebrows were tightly knitted.

After the rain green cloud brocade, the lotus stripes half arm, the collar flat sleeve, the hem adorned with weaving gold tapestry embellishment, everywhere shows the luxurious.

"Miss." Mama Tang also seemed to have noticed that something was wrong. She hurriedly put aside the half-arm in her hand and picked up her skirt to shake it.

This time, even Mu Lan took in a breath of cold air.

The skirt was embroidered with thin silk-like threads of gold and silver at the hem to make a thousand leaf Begonia. On the blossoming petals, there were pearls the size of grains of rice. At first glance, it looked like real dew, the pearls reflected the golden silver threads and were indescribably precious.

Jin Lan's expression was slightly cold as he fixed his gaze on the dress in front of him. After a while, he asked, "Who is the manager of the sewing room now?"

Mama Tang and Mu Lan looked at each other and said in unison, "It's Concubine Ning!"

The old lady was not willing to see her for the past few days, but she would frequently call Concubine Ning over to her side for a chat. Even Ye Jinxian's frequency of entering and exiting her Jiayu Hall had gradually increased. But even so, she did not expect the old lady to actually give the sewing room to Concubine Ning.

Her gaze once again landed on the spring clothes on the table. This time, almost all of the guests in the banquet were part of the renowned and influential families in the Yangzhou Palace, if she wore this set of clothes, she would definitely become the leader. At that time, forget about getting on good terms with the other young ladies, she would probably become the target of their eyes.

Maybe, from now on, the Second Miss of Ye Family would even be crowned with a luxurious high hat.

Furthermore, she was sure that even if Ye Jinwei didn't wear these clothes, as long as she knew, she would definitely be burning with jealousy.

The Concubine Ning would never let go of any opportunity to stir up trouble!

Jin Lan laughed coldly, his pitch-black eyes lightly flashing. "Mama, seal all of these clothes in the box."

Mama Tang did not dare to advise him, and quickly tidied up the clothes on the table and locked them up together with his luggage into the lowest box.

Mu Lan hesitated for a moment before asking: What will the lady be wearing for the banquet?

Jin Lan glared at her unhappily, then knocked on her forehead. "Don't tell me I'm still missing this set of clothes."

She would rather dress more simply than take the lead.

As for the Shuixie Pavilion, Jin Lan did not reveal even a single word. After all, it was not a big deal, and recently, her mother had been so busy that her feet almost touched the ground, so she did not want to make her mother worry.

After sending people to thoroughly clean up the inside and outside of the Tinlan Garden, Madame SHen sent a few maids from the manor. After the arrangements were done, the invitation card from Ye Family was sent to the various residences.

The next day, a light drizzle before dawn made the morning air seem exceptionally fresh and pleasant.

Jin Lan got up early in the morning and allowed the Mama Tang and Mu Lan to play with him as they wished. Sky Water Jade's Cloud Feather Mold, half an arm, goosebumps on her black hair that was tied into a bun, and the red Fei Li Plum Blossom hairpin that was on hand came in handy.

Mama Tang helped her get dressed, but it was not enough for her to open up the marriage dowry. She put on a thin layer of makeup on her palm-sized little face, making her originally delicate facial features appear even more beautiful, before she could finally retract her hand in satisfaction.

When Jin Lan's outfit appeared in front of the Flowerflower Sect, Concubine Ning's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise. That kind of luxurious new clothes, as long as it was a girl's house, she wouldn't wait to put it on and show it off, right? Why did Second Miss...

Sensing Concubine Ning's probing gaze, Jin Lan suddenly turned her head and smiled at her, "What is Aunt looking at? But am I wrong in my makeup? "

Concubine Ning's heart trembled, she anxiously lowered her eyes and muttered: "How can that be? Second Miss's makeup is extremely fitting. "

Ye Jinxian stepped forward and held Jin Lan's hand, his round face was filled with envy, "Big sister will look good wearing anything."

Although Madame SHen felt that her daughter's clothes were a little plain, her entire person looked like a lily blooming in the early morning. With a sense of elegance, she looked especially comfortable, so she just let her be.

Jin Lan did not bother to pay attention to Concubine Ning, he turned and looked out, the carriage had been prepared, but Madame SHen was still standing motionlessly, he could not help but ask: "Mother, who are we waiting for?"

The smile on Madame SHen's face dimmed a bit, "Other than your big sister, who else could it be?"

Ye Jinwei? Jin Lan raised his eyebrows. Wasn't she still grounded? Why was she participating in the banquet as well?

As if she had seen through Jin Lan's doubt, the Madame SHen said indifferently, "Early in the morning, the old lady had someone send a message that both you and Jinxian have gone today and it would not be good for Jin Wei to be left alone."

Hearing Madame SHen's words, Jin Lan subconsciously turned his head to look at Concubine Ning, only to see that she was still hiding behind him with her head lowered, as if she had no reaction to her mother's words.

However, Jin Lan believed that the old lady suddenly changed her mind.

After waiting for a while longer, Ye Jinwei finally arrived late. Maybe it was because she had been instructed by Mu Xuanyin that she dressed like this before, but she still dressed like this. A new set of light blue clothes with cloud patterns on it, was slim and graceful.

"Since you've come, let's go!" Madame SHen only glanced at her once before letting Hui Xiu support her into the carriage.

Jin Lan followed closely, and Ye Jinwei and Ye Jinwei naturally rode on another green carriage, and the two carriages went out of Ye Family's gate one after another, and slowly headed towards the outside.

Concubine Ning only turned around and returned to the Inner Court after the door had tightly closed.

Ting Lan Garden was located at the edge of the thin western lake, about a distance away from Ye Family. However, when Jin Lan got off the carriage, he didn't notice the other mansion's carriage parked outside.

As the owner, Madame SHen was naturally the first to arrive, but not long after she entered the garden, Meng Family's carriage arrived.

"Sister Lan!" Before Meng Ruhan even arrived, her bell-like laughter sounded out in the room.

Jin Lan couldn't help but reveal a cheerful smile, and hurriedly went forward to welcome him. "Sister Ruhan!"

Meng Ruhan held Jin Lan's hand, looked up and down, then pouted and complained: "Last time, I agreed to meet you again, but who knew you would look for me this long, you really made me thank you so much!"

Jin Lan pursed his lips into a smile and apologized, "Yes yes yes, it's all my fault. I'll apologize to you here. I'll bring you to the park later, okay?"

As expected, Meng Ruhan became excited after hearing it, "This is what you said, you are not allowed to bully me!"

Madame Qin watched from the side with a smile. Seeing that Meng Ruhan was becoming more and more deformed, she pouted: "Look at you, do you still have rules? I haven't even seen your aunt before, and I'm just thinking about having fun! "

Meng Ruhan retracted her neck, and secretly stuck out her tongue at Jin Lan, then quickly went in to pay her respects to Madame SHen, "Aunt."

Madame SHen laughed and quickly let her get up, "Look at Ruhan, she's becoming more and more spirited."

Madame Qin smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries before she let Jin Lan take Meng Ruhan for a walk in the garden. Ye Jinwei and Ye Jinxian naturally went along as well.

Suddenly, only the Madame SHen and the Madame SHen were left in the room. However, after talking about family matters, they heard the report of the maidservants, "Madam, Madam Zhao is here."

Just as the report ended, a sharp, ear-piercing voice rang out:

"It is indeed a rare and good place. Madam Ye, you hide such a good garden yet you are usually unwilling to call anyone to visit. How petty of you!"