A dozen young girls were already seated in the hall. One of them, a bright-looking girl, noticed someone coming in and began to look Hong'er and Yun'er in the eye. Seeing this, Xin Jie'er stood in front of Hong'er, her hands on her hips, and angrily shouted, "Third sister, you shouldn't be so rude to guests."
The bright and beautiful girl stuck out her tongue and said, "Second sister, I just want to know where this girl I've never met comes from. She's the one that you're protecting so much. You've never treated me like this before, and I'm a little sad."
After being teased, Sister Xin said angrily, "If you stop being a troublemaker, I might look upon you with respect. Sit down and eat more, and stop talking nonsense."
When the bright and beautiful girl who was being scolded was about to perform tea art again, Hong'er took Xin'er's arm and said, "Sister, why don't you take me on a tour of your house since this is my first time back home?"
Xin Jieer quickly agreed and walked into the flower hall with Honger and Yuner. As soon as Xin Jieer left, everyone dispersed. Seeing that there was no audience, the bright and beautiful girl stopped performing.
The area of the Marquis of Xiangyang's Mansion is far smaller than that of the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion. If it takes an hour and a half to tour the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, then it only takes half an hour to tour the Marquis of Xiangyang's Mansion.
The family was small. By the time of the Crown Prince's generation, there was only one daughter, Xin Jie'er. The Crown Prince's concubines and maids had no children. The bright and beautiful girl just now was Xin Jie'er's cousin, who often came to the Marquis's mansion to ask for money.
Now that winter had arrived, the flower viewing banquet at the Xiangyang Marquis's residence was filled with chrysanthemums of all colors. While the other flowers were unremarkable, there was one dark chrysanthemum, shimmering like a lotus flower, quite rare. Upon its display, it drew widespread admiration.
Hong Er looked closely at Mo Ju and could not help but recite the poem praising Mo Ju: "Mo Yi goes down to the forest, her beauty is even more desolate."
Xin Jie'er stood aside and nodded, then recited: "The flowers are as dark as fists, and the autumn wind dances to fight the frost."
The two men smiled at each other, then stepped back hand in hand to give their place to the person behind them.
The bright and beautiful girl was watching in front of the two of them, standing aside and listening to their conversation. She curled her lips and was about to speak, but was stopped by a beautiful middle-aged woman.
Yun'er was sitting in the pavilion, embraced by Li Yuxin. Xu Wen was leading Li Yuxin in a conversation with several marquis' wives. Aware of her status, Li Yuxin rarely spoke on her own initiative, but if someone asked her a question, she would respond with grace and grace. There was no need to force integration between different social statuses. Hearing about the interesting things happening in the capital was quite enjoyable; wasn't that what going out to a banquet was all about?
"Miss, this is the cheese you ordered." A thin maid brought up the snacks, placed them on the table, and then bowed and withdrew. She was just an ordinary maid, and no one paid her any attention.
Xin Jie'er invited Hong'er to have some snacks. Flower viewing banquets usually didn't have proper meals, just some tea and snacks. After viewing the flowers, if there was a talent show, they would watch it. If not, those who knew each other would chat and have some snacks before gradually leaving.
At this time, the two of them were having tea and snacks in Xin Jie'er's yard. After finishing their tea and snacks, they wrote two pieces of calligraphy and commented on each other. Then Hong'er said goodbye to Xin Jie'er. The two agreed to communicate frequently, and when it was convenient, Xin Jie'er would visit Sheng Mansion.
When escorting Hong'er out of the house, the maid who had just served the yogurt followed behind Xin Jie'er. Everyone else looked forward to watching Hong'er get on the carriage, while the maid stared intently at the other carriage from the Sheng Mansion.
After bidding Hong'er farewell, Xinjie'er returned to the courtyard with the maids and servants. After entering the courtyard, the head maid instructed the maid who had just acted strangely, "Lan'er, send the handkerchief pattern that the young lady requested over here once it's finished." The maid bowed in response.
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