Chapter 6 Flower Viewing Banquet
The Wenxinhou Mansion is going to hold a flower-viewing banquet, and only those who receive an invitation can attend.
The Shen family also received an invitation. This was the first time that Shen Huazheng had attended such a large banquet after her mental recovery, and Zhou attached great importance to it.
She had prepared the clothes that Shen Huazheng would wear on the day of the banquet early on, and ordered the maid to dress Shen Huazheng up before she went out.
Qingzhi and Qingtang were very clever and skillful, and in just a short while they had finished a beautiful double bun.
The little maid hid the surprise in her eyes and presented the mirror to Shen Huazheng. "Miss, take a look."
Shen Huazheng looked at herself in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction. "Well, it's good."
Oddly enough, not only does she have the same name as the original owner, but they also look 50% similar.
She ate well and slept well during this period, and the four or five points of similarity increased by one or two points.
When Shen Huazheng brought the maids to the main hall, Zhou, Shen Ke Ting and others were already waiting there.
When she appeared, everyone's eyes lit up.
Shen Huazheng has delicate facial features and her skin is fair and flawless. Just a little bit of powder on her face can enhance her beauty.
She was wearing a peach pink chest-length skirt today, and the light purple silk flowers on her double buns made her face look even whiter and tenderer.
The sunlight poured down from the carved windows and shone on Shen Huazheng. The large, round pearls in her hair looked crystal clear and sparkling. Her whole body was like a pearl, as if surrounded by a halo.
Zhou smiled and took Shen Huazheng's hand, "Mother's zither is so beautiful."
Her precious daughter had a serious illness some time ago and lost a lot of weight.
I have recovered a little these days and my complexion is much better.
Now that she's dressed up a little, she looks even more lovable, just like the little fairy beside the Queen Mother.
Nanny Li smiled and said, "The girl looks like Madam, so she is naturally beautiful."
The maids around also looked proud of themselves, as their lady's beauty was well-known in the capital.
When the master was young, he was a well-known handsome man. He and his wife were a perfect match made in heaven, both in terms of family background and appearance.
The girl's appearance has inherited the best qualities of the master and the mistress. She looks so good even before she reaches the age of 15. Who knows how beautiful she will be in the future.
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The gender separation in Daliang is not very strict, and men and women can enjoy the flowers together at a flower viewing banquet like this one.
But usually at the banquet, male guests and female guests still sit separately.
The banquet at Marquis Wenxin's mansion was somewhat different; even the wives and girls sat at different tables.
The maid who came to show Shen Huazheng the way saw that she was beautiful and lovely, and couldn't help but explain softly, "The princess didn't want to restrict the girls, so she also set up a banquet in Qiuli Garden."
Shen Huazheng nodded obediently, indicating that she understood.
Considering that Shen Huazheng would have to deal with people in the capital in the future, Zhou had carefully sorted out the relationships between the high-ranking families in the capital for Shen Huazheng during this period of time.
Marquis Wenxin is the eldest son of Princess Yian. Today's flower-viewing banquet at Marquis Wenxin's mansion was actually hosted by Princess Yian.
In Qiuli Garden, a group of noble ladies were chatting.
"I heard that Shen Si will also be here today."
"That little fool? Doesn't she never attend these parties?"
"I'm not a fool anymore. I heard that after falling into the water last time, Shen Si fell seriously ill. After that, he recovered his mind and became no different from an ordinary person."
"If you ask me, Shen Si is just lucky. He was born to be the apple of the eye of the Shen and Zhou families. Last time, he accidentally fell into the water, and he used this opportunity to see his fiancé clearly, and he also regained his mind."
"The Chen and Ye families have now broken off the engagement, so he should be the ex-fiancé."
As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone present looked in the direction of one of the parties involved - Wang Muxue, intentionally or unintentionally.
The incident caused a big stir at the time, and the subsequent development was even more ups and downs.
Ye Linghuai's reputation changed overnight. His former image as a gentleman was gone, and the Ye family's reputation was also ruined.
After all, Ye Linghuai was Shen Huazheng's fiancé at the time, but he chose to save Wang Muxue when his fiancée and Wang Muxue fell into the water at the same time.
After Chen Huazheng returned, she fell seriously ill. It was said that she had a fever for two days in a row. Several doctors went to see her but none of them said there was anything they could do.
Later, Minister Shen invited the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Doctor Lin, to treat Shen Huazheng, which barely saved her life.
As soon as the news spread, all kinds of speculations and statements came out.
Some people say that Ye Linghuai may have recognized the wrong person at first. Later, he found out that he had saved the wrong person and wanted to go back to save Shen Huazheng, but Shen Keting got there first.
Some people speculated that the person Ye Linghuai really liked was Wang Muxue, and he might have wanted to cancel the engagement a long time ago, but just had no chance.
That's why when Wang Muxue and Shen Huazheng fell into the water together, he chose to follow his heart and swim towards Wang Muxue.
Some people also said that they had seen Ye Linghuai and Wang Muxue flirting with each other several times. Maybe they had already fallen in love with each other, but they did not dare to make it public because of the marriage between Ye and Chen's families.
Some people even think that Shen Huazheng's fall into the water might have something to do with Ye Linghuai and Wang Muxue, and that the subsequent developments were probably directed and acted out by the two of them.
Before the Ye family and the Wang family could react, gossip flooded in like an overwhelming flood, including all kinds of unpleasant rumors.
In order to restore the relationship between the two families, Mr. Ye personally took action and had Ye Linghuai, who was beaten and bruised all over, carried to the Shen family to apologize.
Even so, the marriage between the two families eventually fell through, and even the friendship between the Chen and Ye families that had accumulated over generations could not be preserved.
Compared with the other two parties, everyone will still be more inclined to Shen Huazheng, after all, she is the real victim.
She fell into the water, fell seriously ill, and finally even lost her fiancé.
Like Ye Linghuai, Wang Muxue's reputation in the capital also plummeted.
Regardless of whether Wang Muxue's act of falling into the water was intentional or unintentional, the cancellation of the engagement between Ye and Chen's families had something to do with her.
After the Ye and Chen families cancelled their engagement, everyone thought that the Ye family would immediately ask Wang Muxue to marry Ye Linghuai.
Unexpectedly, the Ye family did not make any move until the news of Wang Muxue's suicide by cutting her wrists came out. Only then did the Ye family send someone to propose marriage.
Although the marriage between Ye Linghuai and Wang Muxue has been settled, seeing the perfunctory attitude of the Ye family, everyone speculated that Wang Muxue's life would not be easy after marrying into the Ye family.
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