As Pei Yao followed the servant to the door, someone suddenly called her name from behind. The voice sounded very familiar to Pei Yao.
Sure enough, when Pei Yao turned around, she was met by Lin Shaoqing, who was wearing a light green robe. Pei Yao immediately felt a sense of familiarity, like seeing a familiar person in an unfamiliar place, even though she didn't know this person very well.
Pei Yao blurted out, "Young Master Lin, what are you doing here?"
Then I realized that Lin Shaoqing and Su Xueer were cousins, so it was normal for them to be together.
"My cousin hosted a lotus-viewing banquet today, and I came to check it out. I just happened to run into you. Miss Pei, are you here to deliver wine?"
Lin Shaoqing smiled warmly, and Pei Yao nodded with a smile as well.
However, the scene of Pei Yao and Lin Shaoqing talking happened to be seen by the girl next to them, and she found it extremely irritating.
She glared fiercely at Pei Yao, about to throw a tantrum and teach Pei Yao a lesson.
As soon as she looked up, she met Lin Shaoqing's cold gaze. She immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, put on a gentle expression, smiled at Lin Shaoqing, and awkwardly moved closer.
"Brother Lin, it's been a long time. I heard from Sister Xue a couple of days ago that you were coming. I thought she was joking, but I didn't expect to actually see you today."
A affected, pretentious voice suddenly rang out beside her, prompting Pei Yao to glance over. It was a woman wearing a pale yellow dress.
When Pei Yao looked over, the girl glared fiercely at the medicine dispenser.
Pei Yao: "......."
I didn't do anything to you, did I?
Lin Shaoqing glanced at the girl. Although she was pretty... her expression was a little too awkward as she looked at him. He wanted to straighten her whole body and then straighten her tongue before she spoke.
Lin Shaoqing looked at the woman in the pale yellow dress in front of him, a hint of doubt on his face.
Who is that woman in the yellow dress? Why is she so noisy? Do I know her? That's all I'll say...
Lin Shaoqing thought to himself, but his face remained calm and expressionless. He glanced at Pei Yao, who had already turned and walked away, and quickly followed her.
Seeing that Lin Shaoqing ignored her, the girl in the pale yellow dress followed him up: "Brother Lin, are you going to see Sister Xue?"
Lin Shaoqing: "..."
Who's your brother...?
Seeing that Lin Shaoqing ignored her, the girl in the pale yellow dress could only stomp her feet in anger.
Pei Yao was unaware of what was happening behind her and focused only on walking forward.
Pei Yao soon arrived at the courtyard where Su Xue'er was.
Inside the wooden pavilion in the courtyard sat five or six pretty women dressed in beautiful dresses, chatting animatedly and giggling behind their hands.
Pei Yao glanced around, her gaze finally settling on Su Xue'er.
The servant who had brought Pei Yao earlier walked over to Xia, who was standing next to Su Xue'er, and whispered a few words to her. Xia looked over at Pei Yao and then went over to Su Xue'er with a happy expression.
Su Xue'er then looked up at Pei Yao, her face immediately lighting up with delight: "Miss Pei, you've arrived."
As she spoke, Su Xue'er stood up and walked towards Pei Yao.
The other girls also looked over, but lost interest when they saw that it was just an ordinary-looking girl.
Who did I think it was? Turns out it was just a country girl.
However, even though these women disliked Pei Yao in their hearts, they did not show it on their faces.
"Miss Su."
Su Xue'er walked to Pei Yao's side, looking at her with a smile: "Miss Pei, I just heard from Xia that you came to deliver wine, so I was thinking of inviting you in to admire the lotus flowers together. You don't mind, do you?"
Pei Yao shook her head with a very faint smile on her face.
Now that I'm already here, you're only asking me if I mind?
Su Xue'er was happy and continued to pull Pei Yao along, saying, "Miss Pei, your lychee wine is so delicious, so I want to introduce you to all my good friends and also support your business. You don't know, I bought some lychee wine from you last time and gave it to them all. They all liked it very much and kept asking me who sold it."
Su Xueer spoke with heartfelt sincerity.
Pei Yao replied modestly, "Miss Su, you flatter me."
Su Xue'er glanced at Pei Yao: "Miss Pei, you're too modest. I ate your ice jelly earlier, and ever since then I've been craving it every day..."
"Heh, Sister Xue, how could you dress so shabbily with this country girl, like a little beggar on the street?" Before Su Xue'er could finish speaking, a sneer suddenly came from the side, interrupting her. Su Xue'er frowned.
Pei Yao recognized the voice. Following the sound, she saw the girl in the pale yellow dress who was staring at her with disdain in her almond-shaped eyes.
Pei Yao looked around and realized that apart from the elegantly dressed young ladies, she was the only one dressed rather shabbily. Even the maids and servants standing over there were dressed better than her.
Pei Yao: "......."
It seems the girl in the pale yellow dress was referring to herself...
Pei Yao was somewhat bewildered by this unwarranted malice, and adhering to the principle of avoiding trouble, she decided not to pay any attention to her.
Unexpectedly, the girl became even more arrogant when Pei Yao ignored her. She stubbornly grabbed her handkerchief and pushed Pei Yao, saying, "How did you, little beggar, manage to sneak in? Get out of here now."
Su Xue'er's eyes, which had just been full of smiles, now looked at Zhong Wanqing with utter indifference: "Zhong Wanqing, this is my guest. Show some respect!"
Zhong Wanqing looked at Su Xueer and curled her lips in a mocking smile: "Sister Xue, I'm only thinking of you. Don't bring just any Tom, Dick, or Harry home. Otherwise, people will laugh at you when you wear them out."
Su Xue'er glanced at Zhong Wanqing speechlessly, rolled her eyes silently, and felt no goodwill towards her whatsoever.
The other women present also didn't have a good impression of Zhong Wanqing, and were giving her a disdainful look.
It turned out that Su Xue'er hadn't invited Zhong Wanqing to this banquet. She herself had somehow gotten the news that Lin Shaoqing would be attending the flower-viewing banquet.
That's how she managed to find Su Xue'er's mother through her mother's help. Su's mother, mindful of her mother's status, had no choice but to ask her to come.
Just as Su Xue'er was about to continue her outburst, the girl in red sitting in the main seat urged, "Xue'er, come and have some tea. What is there to say to those people?"
When the person called her, he glanced at Zhong Wanqing next to Su Xueer, his disdain almost overflowing.
Hearing Zhong Lingyu call her name, Su Xueer calmed down, ignored Zhong Wanqing, and turned around to introduce Pei Yao to everyone: "Weren't you all very curious about where I bought the lychee wine?"
Ignored by everyone, Zhong Wanqing gritted her teeth in anger and followed them, finding a seat on her own.
The women immediately turned their attention to Su Xue'er when she mentioned lychee wine.
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