On the 15th of that day, the wife of Xiang Yan, the first minister of the cabinet, Li, held a lotus appreciation meeting. She invited the lady of Jingzhong to enjoy the flowers. In fact, it was a blind date meeting in disguise, in order to show her eldest son Xiang Yang his daughter-in-law. The wives who have children of the right age will not miss this opportunity, so they take their daughters to Xiangfu one after another.
With such a good opportunity, Wang naturally took Xu Shaoyin and Xu Ke. Although they were both common women, the Xiang family didn't like them, but there were so many wives, and there must be a young gentleman of the right age in the family. And her second son, Xu Yingzhi, is old enough to have a family and set up a family.
However, Xu Shaoyin is reluctant to go to the banquet. She has already combed a woman's hair in a bun. What is it to mix with these little ladies.
Wang Mingxia handed the new clothes to her and scolded her: "do you feel ashamed at this time? You should have thought of it when you left. Besides, it's for your own good, so that people can know that you're staying in the room to ask for a wife. "
Xu's father agreed. He also hoped that his daughter would remarry.
But this kind of thing is not to find a matchmaker to exchange it? Don't bully her. She's from modern times!
However, Xu Shaoyin only thought about these words in her heart. She knew that Wang must have deliberately punished her. After all, since ancient times, the main family has always been against the common people. Xu Shaoyin, as a modern man with three correct views, can naturally understand Wang's dissatisfaction, because in addition to taking advantage of his words, he can avoid others.
She groaned in her heart as she felt her finely made clothes.
Forget it, just give in to her this time.
but when she knows what will happen at the reception, she will regret it, and even make complaints about it. But if there is an author who creates this world, I'm afraid she will be wronged to say that it's because there will be an accident in this lotus appreciation that she will record it in detail. Otherwise, like the banquet she attended before, she will skip it.
It was neither too early nor too late for them to arrive at Xiangfu. They went into Xiangfu's back garden with several ladies they met on the way. Xu Shaoyin and two little sisters who went to a female school with sharp eyes saw her immediately and came to her with doubts.
Xu Shaoyin also saw them and said, "mother, Jinhua, they came to me. I went with them."
Wang Shi looked to look for her young lady, see is wind evaluation good, then nodded to let her go.
Just go far, Jin Hua of red shirt asks anxiously: "Shao sound, how is this to return a responsibility?"
"Didn't you hear that I was separated from you. My mother was anxious to find my husband again, so she brought me here. "
The weak Xia Zhi was very worried: "are you wronged in your husband's home..."
Before she finished, she was interrupted by Jin Hua: "he dares! If that's true, we'll go to Zhao's house to avenge Shaoyin when the broken lotus party is over! "
Xu Shaoyin can't laugh or cry, for fear that the hot temper of the little pepper gas up to stir up the Zhao family upside down: "little pepper, what are you doing, we are peace and separation."
Little pepper Jin Hua glared at her and pinched her waist and asked her, "well, you call me that again. When I was at school, you gave me such a nickname, and it spread so widely that I couldn't wear my favorite red dress!" With such a interruption, she forgot to go to the Zhao family for revenge.
Before they had chatted for a while, they met Jin Hua's mother in a small pavilion in Linshui. She was having a good talk with a lady. Jin's mother also saw them, happily waved to Jin Hua and said, "come here, I'm just talking about you with Mrs. Ren."
Xu Shaoyin knows this lady. Her husband is general Su and has a good relationship with Xu's father. She has a son in her family, who is just a young man. She toward unwilling Jin Hua ambiguous smile, let her go quickly.
"Xiazhi, I just left, so I'd better keep a low profile. I'll find a place to rest. You can go to the garden by yourself. " Although she said that, it was because she was not very close to Xia Zhi that they got to know each other.
Xu Shaoyin chooses a secluded path to walk alone. Finally, there is no one else. On the roadside, the crabapple trees nestle up to the Taihu stone, and there are small green fruits hanging between the branches and leaves of Congrong. She picked a few Begonia fruits, picked one, rubbed it and bit it. The unripe green fruit is only sour and the flesh is dry.
Suddenly, a faint sigh came from behind the rockery of Taihu Lake: "are you also here for that hateful guy? It's really different from other women. But you're in the wrong place. He's on the other side of the East Lake. "
This sigh scared Xu Shaoyin's fruit, so he went to the rockery to find the speaker. After walking around, I saw a young girl in a goose yellow shirt sitting on a rockery with her cheeks in her arms. Her two beautiful eyebrows were wrinkled. It was a girl's melancholy and delicate.
The girl looked at her with doubt and made her so cute that she just wanted to pinch her baby's fat cheeks. When she recovered, she found that she had turned her thoughts into actions, and her two evil hands had been pinched on the girl's cheek!
Xu Shaoyin apologetically took back her hand: "sorry, you are too much like my little sister, but she is not as lovely as you, I can't help it, I can't help it!"The girl pouted and said, "I'm Xiang Simiao, Xiang Yang's sister. Who are you and why are you here?"
"I'm Xu Shaoyin from the Marquis's residence of the state of an. I'm just here to join in the fun."
Xiang Simiao looked at the woman's bun she combed. He was curious, but he didn't ask anything.
Xu Shaoyin thought that the more she looked, the more lovely she was. She asked, "today I'm going to choose a sister-in-law for you. Why are you so depressed?"
Xiang Simiao sighed again, pretending to be Lao Cheng and said, "Alas, my sorrow is not enough. If you come here for Xiang Yang, you go all the way back and forth, and you see a canoe, that's him. If you have any unspeakable troubles, you can sit anywhere here, but don't disturb me
"What do you want to do when you are young? Come on, let's peek at the beauty." Xu Shaoyin lifts her skirt, climbs to the rocks beside her, pulls her to her feet, and overlooks the beautiful flowers and trees in the garden from a height. She pointed to the place with the most people and said, "look, that girl in white is Liu Rulin, a famous girl in Beijing. I heard that she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Is she a perfect match for your brother. We all agree that these two pretenders Er, it's unreasonable for the couple not to be together. "
Xiang Simiao was not aware of Xu Shaoyin poke in the heart, and began to sigh: "you don't say, she certainly can't be my sister-in-law."
"How can you be so sure? Whether it is family background, talent or appearance, they are a perfect match. When I was studying for girls, I heard that Liu Rulin was fond of Xiang Yang. Does your brother already have a sweetheart? "
Xiang Simiao felt that she was too close, and pushed her out: "why should I tell you?"
On the East Lake, a canoed boat was walking among the green lotus leaves. There was a floating green curtain hanging on the cabin. A handsome young man lifted the curtain to stand in the bow of the boat and waved to the people on the shore.
The little ladies enjoying the lotus by the bank were in a panic one after another. They covered their red cheeks with a round fan and began to chatter.
This young man is naturally Xiang Yang.
Seeing Xiang Yang's appearance, Xu Shaoyin blurts out "666". Xiang Simiao was attracted to look at her strangely, and she was also willing to teach Xiang Simiao her own popular culture. She explained, "it means that your brother's behavior is very smooth, which is to praise him. It can also be said that the full score is 100 points, I will give you 82 points, and the remaining 18 points will be given to you in the form of 666. Three sixes add up to eighteen. "
Xiang Simiao chuckled and said, "you are so interesting..." She wanted to say something else, but in the distance, when her brother lifted the curtain and went into the awning, a pink figure appeared. As soon as her face changed, she slipped and fell.
The sudden change makes Xu Shaoyin's heart beat violently, so he goes down to check the situation. Fortunately, they don't stand high, below are soft flowers, Xiang Simiao only sprained to the feet.
"Are you ok? Why are you going?" Xu Shaoyin raises Xiang Simiao, but the little girl limps forward.
Xiang Simiao was right. On the canoe, besides Xiang Yang and the rower, there was a third person, a gorgeous beauty in pink.
Few of the ladies who were present knew this woman, but the men in the capital must have heard something about her. She is the famous prostitute Fangfei.