Mei Yixuan hurriedly walked through the pavilions, rockeries, and various flower beds in the mansion with the maid Huixiang, and arrived at the banquet site after several turnovers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Speaking from the heart, Mei Yixuan was reluctant to come to this kind of occasion. The reason is not because of her status as a concubine, but mainly because she is a fake model here, without a word of sincerity, and she is impatient to socialize these, so in her previous life, unless the task requires, she was extremely resistant to this kind of occasion.

But today she had to come, and she could only wear a mask, maintain a dignified and ladylike appearance in front of people, and keep smiling, anyway, she is not the protagonist.

The venue of this birthday banquet is in the spacious garden in the center of Meifu, which is the central garden of Meifu, with a beautiful environment and a vast area. The floor is covered with a rich Persian carpet, surrounded by a wood-carved screen of exquisite landscapes, flowers and birds, and a silk screen with elegant colors and luxurious silk yarn in the middle to separate the male and female seats.

Next to the screen, there are luxurious small mahogany benches, behind which are beautifully crafted cushions. In front of the desk, there is a circle of flowers, which are all the best spring orchids.

These orchids are carefully cultivated by the florists of Meifu, and I don't know what the mystery is, but they are all competing to bloom today, exuding bursts of fragrance. Especially now is the early summer season, the warm breeze is slightly drunk, so that the guests attending the birthday banquet feel relaxed and happy, and feel at home.

There are all kinds of exquisite pastries on the desk, and the servants and maids in uniform in the house make precious Pu'er tea for the men and women respectively, and stand quietly on the side, ready to meet the needs of the guests.

When Mei Yixuan arrived, the banquet had not yet begun, and the guests were arriving one after another.

At the entrance of the garden, Mei Yixuan saw the owner of the Mei Mansion, Mei Yunchen, the biological father of this body, and Cui Yurou, the mother-in-law. At this moment, they are welcoming every guest with a sincere smile on their faces.

Mei Yunchen is thirty-seven years old this year, Chinese New Year's Eve, she is long-bodied, merry, gentle and elegant, with a pair of deep Danfeng eyes with a smile all year round, exuding the unique charm of a mature man, I don't know how many purdahs and adult girls have been intoxicated.

Cui Yurou looks graceful and dignified, beautiful and unparalleled, and Mei Yunchen complement each other, the piano is harmonious, and it looks like an enviable couple.

They were followed by two good-looking and personable sons, two richly dressed maidens, and a woman dressed as a young woman. One of the two sons is Mei Yunchen's eldest son Mei Junjie, and the other is Mei Yunchen's concubine, Mei Shijie born to Aunt Liu.

Because it was their grandmother's birthday, they had to greet the guests with their parents to show their sensibility and filial piety, and by the way, they got to know more officials in the court and the central government under the guidance of their father, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

And Mei Yixuan's younger brother Mei Shengjie, because he was weak and young, did not attend today's occasion. The aunts are not qualified to appear on today's occasion, so they can only stay in their own yard in the backyard, and they have to swallow all kinds of unwillingness in their hearts.

The two girls, wearing a water-blue gold-silk soft smoke skirt, a shoulder shawl with white plum cicada wings, delicate skin, beautiful eyes, and bright eyes and bright teeth, are the twelve-year-old Mei Yingxuan, the second lady of Meifu. She is the only concubine in the house, born to Mei Yunchen and the eldest lady Cui Yurou.

Another woman wearing a red long skirt with birds and flowers on the ground, a lotus-colored half-coat, with a delicate appearance, eyes like a green lotus, and a beautiful face, is the third lady in the house, born to Aunt Du, and Mei Suxuan, who is eight years old this year.

Although both of them stood behind Mrs. Cui, their aura was very different.

Mei Yingxuan's eyebrows are filled with confidence and arrogance, and Gu Pan is so elegant and radiant, and he is an existence that cannot be ignored. It is a sense of superiority in the bones of a concubine, and it is a status transcendence that no concubine can match.

Mei Suxuan stood there quietly, although her appearance was also beautiful, she automatically stood behind Mei Yingxuan, quietly restraining her own brilliance, like a little daisy blooming in a secluded corner.

The person dressed as the young woman was Mei Junjie's wife Wen Yirong, who was the serious young grandmother of the Mei Mansion. She is the granddaughter of Wen Jinheng, a first-class Yiyong Marquis, who married into Meifu the year before last, but has not yet given birth to a son and a half daughter. At this moment, with a docile and dignified smile on his face, he stood respectfully behind Mrs. Cui and politely greeted the guests who came in.

Today, the hosts of the mansion, except for the old lady and Mei Yixuan, who came late, all stood at the entrance of the banquet, warmly greeting the male and female guests who came to the banquet.

Mei Yunchen actually has a younger brother named Mei Yunkai, who is now the prefect of Hebei Province. Mrs. is the eldest queen of the Taiyuan Wang side branch, Wenjing, gentle and lovely, knowledgeable, and understanding, and praised by the Mei family.

They should have arrived early today, but they haven't seen anyone yet.

Although Mei Yunchen entertained the guests on his face, he was really worried about it in his heart.

Mei Yixuan took Huixiang at this time, came to the entrance of the garden banquet, saw Mei Yunchen and Cui Yurou, and respectfully gave a salute: "Daughter Yixuan has seen her father and mother!"

Mei Yunchen glanced at her, nodded and didn't say anything, but her brows wrinkled imperceptibly, but she quickly let go and continued to greet the guests who came one after another.

Cui Yurou's eyes flashed with imperceptible coldness, but she smiled slightly: "No courtesy, why are you late?" ”

Mei Yixuan lowered her eyebrows and responded: "Yes!" stood behind Mrs. Cui.

And the maid Huixiang retreated to the back and stood in the ranks of the maids next to her, but her eyes looked at Mei Yingxuan, the second lady in the master, and gave her a look.

Ever since Mei Yixuan appeared, Mei Yingxuan's eyes widened, as if she couldn't understand how she came. Seeing Huixiang's obvious eyes again, he knew that the plan had failed. In a hurry, he couldn't help but say: "Impossible, why did you ・・・・・・ come?"

Mei Yixuan resisted the unbearable impulse to eat the bones in his body, but his face was calm. Her face sank slightly, and she asked softly, "Second sister, what do you mean? Can't I come? Or do you know something? Know the reason why I can't come?"

Mei Yixuan understood that she had been drugged the moment Mei Yingxuan opened her mouth, and nine times out of ten it was the credit of the second lady Mei Yingxuan. She resisted the urge to tear her apart and Ling Chi, and the coldness in her eyes shot at Mei Yingxuan like a knife.

Mei Yingxuan probably didn't expect that her foolproof strategy would fail, and she was a little weak in the face of Mei Yixuan, and couldn't help but turn her head. She muttered secretly in her heart, how do she feel that Mei Yixuan is a little strange today, she has always framed her, she has never refutated, and she does not have such a powerful vision. Is it because I did too much today?

Although Cui Yurou greeted the guests with a smile, she faintly heard her daughter's panicked voice in her ears, and knew that she was in trouble with the daughter born to that again. I couldn't help but blame myself in my heart, and I didn't look at what day it was, it was the entire Mei Mansion that really caused an accident and was embarrassed. Don't look at the old man's resignation to their methods and don't interfere, but if it comes to the reputation of Meifu, he will definitely turn his face.

At this time, Mei Yong, the little maid guarding the door, hurriedly came over and said to Mei Yunchen and Cui Yurou: "Mrs. Qiqi, the second master's family has arrived at the door. ”

Mei Yunchen's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Really, Junjie, you take your daughter-in-law and younger brothers and sisters, and go to the door to greet your uncle and second aunt." ”

The couple couldn't leave the place, and they had to greet the birthday guests who came in one after another, so they had to let the children go to greet them.

It's just that he was a little uneasy in his heart, and the second brother didn't know why they were late, so nothing would happen on the way, right?