Chapter 1166 How can the elder sister dress like that!
In fact, the ladies of the mansions in the capital city hold a lot of private banquets. Those with abundant financial resources will hold a buffet every now and then, gathering the ladies of the mansions to chat and play mahjong.
It was also common for the nobles from the duke's and marquis' houses to spend a large amount of money to organize a polo match and invite many people to play polo.
Firstly, there is nothing to do in the mansion, and it is so lively and lively that it makes me feel happy.
Secondly, some ladies just want to show off and satisfy their vanity, which is human nature and understandable.
In order to maintain relationships, it is extremely important to have connections in official circles. Therefore, there are many people who want to get to know the ladies and daughters of wealthy families and build relationships with them.
However, there are deep plots and schemes behind these banquets, most of which are from the women in the harem.
But no matter what happens here, if those real wealthy ladies hold a banquet, not to mention the ladies in the capital, even the officials in the front will be eagerly hoping to receive an invitation.
The two ladies, Mrs. Su Liu and Mrs. Su Zhang, from the Su Mansion are such examples.
It’s a pity that these two never hold banquets and rarely attend banquets outside. It was like this in the past and it is even more so now.
This left the ladies who wanted to curry favor with him to do nothing but stare in amazement.
But today is different.
At the banquet for ladies of high rank, whether it was Su Liu or Su Zhang, they would definitely go.
This has made all the ladies who have come to Beijing from other places in the past few months very excited and determined to get to know these two people.
What's more, all the guests attending today's banquet for ladies of noble birth have been invited personally by the Empress. Not counting the ladies of noble birth who have received imperial decrees, there are also families from frontier areas and families of rising talents. To receive an invitation from the Empress means that they have caught the eyes of the Empress and His Majesty, and have a promising future.
It’s called a banquet, but everyone has their own thoughts.
The people from the Su Mansion who were going to attend the banquet have already set off.
The carriage was ordinary, and was far from the standard of the Su Mansion, but this was also because Su Liushi liked to keep things low-key and simple.
Su Changan originally didn't think of inviting Su Liushi to attend, mainly because Su Liushi's belly was getting bigger and bigger. There were too many people at such a banquet, and it would be bad if something unexpected happened. What's more, Su Liushi was old, and she had to be more careful when she was pregnant at this age.
But Su Liu said she wanted to go.
Su Changan was helpless.
But Su Liu directly asked Su Changan for the invitation, and Su Changan had no choice but to give it.
If there was anyone who asked the Empress directly for an invitation, it was only Su Liu.
On the Su Mansion side, in addition to Su Liu and Su Zhang, Wu He also received an invitation.
When Wu He received the invitation, she was very surprised, because what did this banquet for ladies of honor have to do with her?
But the reason Su Changan gave was that Lian Wei had made great contributions in Yan, so Wu He could naturally come.
But the main reason was that Su Changan heard from Wu Daming that Wu He was very curious about what a banquet of this kind would be like, so Su Changan just gave it to Wu He, since he was qualified to come anyway.
Su Liu was in the carriage with Su Zhang and Wu He.
Seeing Su Liu taking out the rouge, Su Zhang was helpless: "Sister-in-law, the eldest maid won't let you put on rouge."
Su Liushi said, "There are many people going today, so I'd better put on some, so that they won't say in private that I rely on my status to go out casually. Some people who are not forgiving will say that I am rude and Changan condones it. You are all aware of what people say about Changan recently."
Su Zhang smiled and said, "It's more important to care about those things or your body. You're pregnant, don't touch these things. If the maid complains about you when you enter the palace, will you be happy? Besides, the maid loves you and is afraid that you will be seen as special and gossiped about in private, so she specially issued an edict that no one needs to wear a shawl or a crown."
As she spoke, Su Zhang took the rouge from Su Liu.
Su Liu was a little reluctant.
Su Zhang joked, "To use the words of the eldest maid, you are like a flower standing there, sister-in-law, why do you need to put on rouge?"
Su Liu rolled her eyes at Su Zhang: "Hua'er with a big belly?"
Su Zhang pursed her lips and smiled.
Su Liu sighed, but did not go to get her rouge. She just looked at the carriage passing through the Suzaku Gate outside the curtain. "With so many people, we have to exchange pleasantries. Besides, many people will come to propose marriage to Qing Ning and Li Heng. It would be fine if Li Heng explained it to her. I have a headache with Qing Ning."
Wu He said: "Let them come to me then? Anyway, I don't know any of them and I don't care about their identities."
Su Liu looked at Wu He and smiled, "It's not that simple."
Qing Ning and Wu He have a very close relationship, mainly because Wu He is willing to teach Qing Ning some martial arts, and is also willing to talk to Qing Ning about some things in the martial arts world.
Especially since Wu He originally came from Yaoxian Valley, and although his medical skills were not top-notch, they were very good, and Su Qingning studied medicine with Zhang Wenjing.
Therefore, the two of them had more common topics and became naturally intimate.
To use Qing Ning’s words, I want to be your godmother!
But regarding Qing Ning’s matter, the old Grand Tutor, Su Zimu and his wife, and Su Zifeng and his wife can all make the decision.
But after all, they are not my biological parents, so the matter of becoming a godmother still needs the permission of Su Ziyu and his wife.
Su Liu smiled and said, "You are the Madam of Tianzhi Pavilion. Maybe some of the ladies would like to know you. They are so well-informed. Many of the young men are not all officials in the court. There are also some in the underworld. Besides, how could you forget Lian Wei's identity?"
Wu He felt a headache after listening to this, and it was true when he thought about it carefully.
But after thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Qing Ning brought Da Meng to the palace in advance. If they come, let them go to Qing Ning and talk to her herself. That girl is so relaxed, why should we add to her troubles?"
Su Zhang naturally nodded in agreement. Now that her son was back, and especially after she had barely concluded the discussion about Youli with her in-laws a few days ago, Su Zhang looked and felt much better.
Although this brat Li Heng still makes her worried.
After all, Youli’s problem was solved, but not completely.
But it was much better than the worst outcome she had imagined.
After all, she didn't have to see her fat son, who sat in the yard crying with a bell in his hand late at night.
Just talking about Qing Ning, Su Liushi couldn't help but feel helpless: "That's what she said, but the child may have a bad reputation outside, and no one dares to look for her. A few days ago, she heard that Mr. Gao's son and daughter got the children at the banquet together to talk about the eldest girl, so she dragged Da Meng to be beaten. Now that she is famous, it is a question whether anyone will come."
Su Zhang looked at Wu He and said with a wry smile, "Sister-in-law, you are still thinking about these things. The old man has already said that it is nothing, but you are still like this. You are just trying to make yourself look sad, right? The eldest girl has become so thin, do you want her to worry about you?"
Su Liu was about to say something but stopped herself, and rolled her eyes at Su Zhang: "When you were thinking about Li Heng and You Li before, you thought more about it than I do."
But having said that, when she thought about how thin Su Changan looked when he came two days ago, she had only heard Li Heng mention it at first, but when she saw it with her own eyes, Su Liu wondered how he could have become so thin.
But Su Changan replied, "I am worried."
Su Liu didn't know what to say. Even though she knew that the girl was actually a son, she still saw her daughter in person. How could she not feel distressed when she saw her daughter so thin.
So every day when Da Mengzi came to the palace, she would personally supervise the kitchen to prepare delicious food and let Wu Daming bring it into the palace.
"That child is still worried about me. I hope he won't make me worry." Su Liushi muttered to herself, and then murmured, "I wonder if he had a good meal today."
After that, Su Liushi said, "If I see that he is still thinner today, I must talk to him in private."
Su Zhang heard this and smiled, "You've lost so much weight, how can you still say that?"
At this time, the steward of the Su Mansion who was driving in front said, "Madams, it's time to enter the Suzaku Gate."
When Su Liu heard this, she gently lifted the car curtain.
The imperial guards on both sides of the Suzaku Gate stood solemnly, checking the invitations.
Cross Tianmen Street and go through Suzaku Gate to enter the Imperial City.
The Suzaku Gate in the imperial city has the same status as the Chengtian Gate.
However, after the former entered, he took the Suzaku Road to meet the queen.
The latter would walk along the imperial road and go straight into the main hall to see the emperor.
Because Su Changan settled his residence in Lingqi Pavilion, and Lingqi Pavilion is strictly speaking at the edge of the harem. Only after passing it can it be considered to be in the harem. Therefore, it is more convenient to meet the Empress through Chengtian Gate, so very few people go through Zhuque Gate.
But today's banquet for the ladies of honor cannot accommodate so many people alone, so the banquet is held in the Weiyang Palace in the harem. Therefore, it is more convenient to go directly through the Suzaku Gate.
On Suzaku Avenue, carriages moved forward slowly and in an orderly manner.
A colorful black crow was circling in the sky under the sun.
But it's just outside of Lingqi Pavilion.
Su Qingning ran along the corridor like the wind, her face flushed, and she muttered, "She's crazy! Big sister is crazy! How can she dress like this!"
As Su Qingning muttered this, the image of her elder sister appearing when she first met her appeared in her mind, and her cheeks suddenly became even redder.
(End of this chapter)
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