Chapter 228: Banquet at Furong Garden
Su Wan thought so from the bottom of his heart at this moment, and it was not because he was thinking about Jiang Yu that he was deliberately turning a blind eye.
When Su Jing and Su Yi heard this, they felt inexplicably sad, and the smiles on their faces were tinged with heartache.
Is that all you need to do?
Su Jing couldn't help but rub her head:
"Silly girl, do you want to buy anything else? Big brother will go with you."
"Let's go to Yueman West Tower for lunch. Fourth brother told me that their kitchen has a new delicious dessert that I want to try." Su Wan pulled the sleeves of his eldest and fifth brothers and asked.
"Okay, you can eat whatever you want, let's go!" Su Jing took her out of Bingjitang.
Su Yi took an umbrella with him when he went out, and he silently held the umbrella to shield Su Wan from the sun.
The three siblings walked to the Yueman West Tower, Liuyun and Liuying followed behind. They happened to meet Su Yun in the front hall, who was talking to Shopkeeper Luo.
Shopkeeper Luo saw Su Wan and the others coming out of the corner of his eye, so he signaled Su Yun to turn back.
Su Yun turned around and saw his elder brother and Su Wan coming, and he was very excited.
"Why are you here?"
"We came here to eat and see you." Su Wan replied.
"Yes, please have lunch with us, fourth brother. My eldest brother will be leaving in a few days." Su Yi smiled gently.
Of course Su Yun was fine with it. He said hello to Shopkeeper Luo, and then went to the private room with Su Wan and the others to have dinner.
Su Wan asked Liuyun and Liuying to sit down and eat together. The two sisters were a little reserved and embarrassed to sit at the same table with their master, but in Su Wan's place, there was no such serious hierarchy.
Everyone had a very happy lunch and played on the street for a while in the afternoon before going home.
Su Yun planned to work in Yueman Xilou until the end of the year. He felt that what he had learned was not comprehensive enough and wanted to continue learning more in Yueman Xilou, so he found Manager Luo to discuss this matter.
Because it was originally agreed to be half a year.
Su Wan returned home and opened the box that Qiu Niang had given her. Inside was a crystal white pearl necklace. Each pearl was of top quality, round and plump, and of uniform size.
She put it on immediately and admired her beauty in front of the bronze mirror for a long time.
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The next day, Su Wan and Su Jing were going to meet Ning Zhiqian and Ning Xiaomei together. The weather in this month was still a bit hot and not very suitable for outdoor activities.
However, the brother and sister still dressed appropriately and went to a hibiscus garden in Xiangzhou City.
Furong Garden has a filter for Su Wan. Even if she doesn't give Ning Zhiqian face, she will come to Furong Garden.
As someone who loves hibiscus very much, just the one hibiscus tree at home makes her extremely happy. Imagine if there was a large area of it, there would be no way she could refuse it.
As Su Wan expected, in addition to Su Wan, Ning Xiaomei and her siblings also invited the daughter of the governor of Xiangzhou, the daughter of the chief historian, and the son of the prefect.
They were all children of officials, and no other businesswomen were invited.
They held a buffet in Hibiscus Garden, which had hundreds of hibiscus trees densely packed together. To get to Hibiscus Garden, one had to cross a river. There was an arch bridge on the river. From this angle, one could just see the magnificent scenery of Hibiscus Garden below. Su Wan was amazed at that moment. Before coming here, she had never known that there was such a magical place here.
I've been in Xiangzhou for so long, and this is the first time I've heard of it.
There is a large pavilion in the middle of Hibiscus Garden, surrounded by hibiscus trees, and it is named Hibiscus Pavilion.
Just for this magnificent scene today, Su Wan felt that his trip was not in vain.
Su Jing could also see that Su Wan really liked hibiscus flowers. He thought that in the future when he was in the top scholar's mansion in Kyoto, he would renovate the back garden and plant the hibiscus flowers she loved.
The servant sent by Ning Zhiqian to pick them up led them to the depths of Furong Garden.
The fragrance of hibiscus flowers filled Su Wan's nostrils. She closed her eyes in enjoyment and caught a few fallen hibiscus petals.
There is a flowing water banquet in the pavilion. It is a large table carved from a log. Everyone sits around it. There is a ditch in the middle of the table with a rockery built on it, which is particularly artistic. Running water is led along the ditch to create the appearance of a river. The water flow will push the plates to rotate inside. This is the elegance of the ancients, called the flowing water banquet.
Seeing Su Wan and Su Jing coming, everyone stood up to greet them.
One is a young, elegant and handsome top scholar, and the other is the top scholar's younger sister, both of whom are very popular.
Su Jing's appearance and temperament are enough to make the little girl's heart beat, and Su Wan's beauty and agility also make men admire her easily.
Look, when Ning Zhiqian and Ning Xiaomei saw the two siblings, they both showed obsessed expressions.
The brother and sister deliberately arranged for Su Wan and his sister to sit between them so that they could be close to them.
"Su Zhuangyuan, Miss Su Liu, you are finally here. We have been waiting for you. Please take a seat."
"Sorry, I'm late and kept you waiting!" Su Jing bowed to express his apology, and Su Wan also bowed.
"Sister Wanwan, please sit here. You don't mind me calling you that, do you?" Ning Xiaomei took the initiative and wanted to arrange Su Wan next to her brother.
"Don't mind, Sister Ning." Su Wan showed a professional fake smile, still adhering to the idea of speaking the truth to people and lies to ghosts, and doing enough superficial work.
However, Su Wan did not sit beside Ning Zhiqian obediently as she wished. Instead, she pretended to be intimate and took Ning Xiaomei's hand, and gently requested:
"I haven't seen Sister Ning for a long time. I miss her so much. I want to sit next to her today. Is that okay?"
How could Ning Xiaomei refuse her sincere words? If she still insisted on placing her next to her brother, that would be too deliberate. She could only agree with a stiff smile, holding her hand and saying:
"Of course you can. I'm so happy that you're willing to be close to me!"
Su Jing beside him couldn't help but smile, and admired his sister's cleverness in his heart.
Finally, Su Wan sat next to Ning Xiaomei, and Su Jing sat next to Ning Zhiqian.
As soon as he sat down, the governor started to make trouble:
"Su Zhuangyuan, you are late today and have made us wait so long. You must drink three cups as punishment. The Sixth Miss is a woman and will be treated more favorably. Just drink one cup as punishment."
For the sake of the governor, Su Jing accepted the punishment.
"Yes, I should be punished, but my sister can't drink much, so I drank her glass for her." Su Jing didn't know whether Su Wan could drink well, but he didn't want her to drink.
"It's okay, Mr. Su. The wine we have today is brewed from hibiscus flowers. It's sweet and refreshing but not intoxicating. We specially served hibiscus wine considering that we have female relatives with us today." Ning Xiaomei began to explain.
"Wine brewed from hibiscus flowers? Then I must try it." Su Wan became interested when he heard that it was brewed from hibiscus flowers.
She poured herself a glass and raised it to clink with her brother.
Seeing that she was in high spirits, Su Jing didn't want to spoil her fun. After all, he could drink quite well, so he was there for her even if she got drunk.
The brother and sister clinked glasses, and Su Wan tilted his head back slightly and drank it all in one gulp. This hibiscus wine was indeed as Ning Xiaomei said, sweet at first but not too sweet. After drinking it, he could feel the fragrance of hibiscus lingering between his lips and teeth.
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