Chapter Twenty-Three: Miscellaneous People, etc
It's finally quiet along the way!
Of course, it was not Hua Lianyue's words that calmed Li Ruxiang, but the noisy little shuang, in front of her, after pinching a red plum porcelain cup with a white background into powder with a young palm, Li Ruxiang finally stopped her mouth with a pale face. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Hua Lianyue and Li Ruolan glanced at each other helplessly, and shook their heads funny.
Hu Mansion was built near the river, and in addition to Hu Mansion, there were many large Zhu families such as Jiang Mansion, Liu Mansion, and Wang Mansion. Looking from afar, the Daiwa powder wall, the pavilion pavilion, the eaves and tiles, hidden in a thick green canopy.
At this moment, there were already many gorgeous carriages parked at the gate of Hu Mansion, and compared to them, the carriage of Li Mansion was particularly inconspicuous.
The ladies and young masters of each province got off one after another, and those who got off the horse got off the horse. It's just that most of the ladies wore conical hats, and most of their faces were covered with light tulle scarves hanging from the cone caps.
The autumn wind, with its bitter chill, ruffled the surface of the river like a green ribbon and shimmered with waves. Li Ruxiang, who had just gotten off the carriage, was in no hurry to put it on with a cone hat in her hand. The light and flowing green gauze on her body instantly flew like a huge butterfly wing. She was already white and beautiful, and at this moment, she was really like a Lingbo fairy who came from the waves in the river, which attracted the attention of all the young masters.
Li Ruxiang stood in the wind, her eyes were graceful, and she was very proud. Who knew that it didn't take long for her to be proud, but she felt that the cold river wind was like a steel knife scraping bones, blowing cold all over her body. Gradually, the tip of her nose turned red, and her uncontrollable sneezes were simply earth-shattering. It attracted the young masters and ladies of all provinces to snicker.
Li Ruxiang instantly felt embarrassed, and hurriedly put on the cone hat. Li Rulan, who was helpless, had to order Chu Yun to put on a smoky brocade cloak that she used to keep out the cold.
Although Li Mingjie was born in a business, he is obviously very popular, and from time to time acquaintances take the initiative to come over to greet him. Li Ruolan took Hua Lianyue, Li Ruxiang, Li Youhui, and the young ladies of the other family into the Hu Mansion through the other door.
It's just that the big and small shuangs don't like this kind of restrained banquet very much, and they all stay in the carriage outside. Fortunately, Hua Liyue has a colorful smoke bomb that connects with them, and as long as she releases it, they can easily find her no matter where she is.
The chrysanthemum banquet in Hu Mansion was initiated by the daughter of Hu Mansion, and the invitation was naturally also the juniors of each family, and no elders in the family participated. They are all young masters and young masters, young ladies, naturally a little less restrained and a little more comfortable.
The ladies were led to Qiushuangzhai by the maids of Hufu.
This semi-enclosed courtyard is close to the river, where it used to be quiet, because the arrival of the women finally became noisy.
The courtyard is very spacious, except for the rockery and strange stones, it is a large cluster of chrysanthemums in full bloom. There are many varieties of chrysanthemums, such as the magnificent purple dragon lying snow, the gorgeous cinnabar red frost, the beautiful jade feather tube, the graceful Yaotai jade phoenix, the luxurious Xiangshan young phoenix, and the delicate rouge point snow...... A good piece of flowers, purple and red.
The delicate petals still carry the crystal dew of the morning sun, and when the young ladies are laughing and admiring the flowers, the long group of flowers inadvertently flicks between the flowers, and these fantastic dewdrops can always be easily crushed.
It's close to the river, and the air is slightly damp and the sweet scent of chrysanthemums makes you want to take a few deep breaths. Hua Lianyue followed Li Ruolan's side, and after pretending to enjoy the flowers for a while, she lost interest. No matter how beautiful the flowers are, in her eyes, there is no wine, and the food is lovely.
She raised her eyes and searched left and right for a while, and found that Li Ruxiang and several young ladies of the same age were sitting in the pavilion talking, and Li Youhui naturally ran away. And the young masters of the families who met in front of the Hu Mansion before didn't even see a piece of clothing.
Hua Lianyue was like a hundred claws scratching her heart, and she couldn't sit still, and I don't know if that Lord Huo is here?
While thinking, a girl wearing a red and gold carved silk crab claw chrysanthemum jacket, a honey-colored eight-piece gong skirt, and a few sheep fat jade rings hanging from her waist came over gracefully.
The girl has a slightly rounded goose egg face, moon eyebrows and starry eyes, and a huge pearl hanging from her forehead, swaying slightly with her steps. Although she is not as charming and moving as Li Ruolan, she also has a unique style.
The girl gave Li Ruolan a little blessing, and said with a smile: "Sister Ruolan is polite!"
Li Ruolan hurriedly supported her arm, then owed a debt, and said with a smile: "Miss Hu is fine!"
This Miss Hu is the host who initiated this banquet, and she is also Hu Xiangling, the unmarried daughter of Hu Mansion. Li Ruolan is about to marry her eldest cousin.
If you talk about it, it is very close. It's just that Li Ruolan keeps her duty, and she will definitely not mess up her title when she gets married. When I saw her again, I always called Miss Hu respectfully and modestly, although it was not too intimate, it would not seem too rushed.
Hu Xiangling rolled her eyes, looked at Hua Lianyue beside her, and said strangely: "This girl is a little blind, may I ask which young lady is it?"
Li Ruolan hurriedly said: "Her surname is Hua, and she is my aunt's cousin." ”
"It turned out to be Miss Hua!" Hu Xiangling's bright eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible contempt. The merchant's house just doesn't know the etiquette, and any messy people dare to walk around.
Hmph, if it weren't for the frail health of the eldest sister and her death after giving birth to her young son, where would it be the turn of the daughter of this merchant to become the prefect's wife. I don't know what the eldest aunt thinks, in fact, even if the eldest sister is gone, there are still many daughters of the right age to be married in the Hu Mansion. She just looked around, and actually set the daughter of this low-born merchant for her eldest cousin.
Hua Lianyue is so smart, she immediately saw through the contempt that flashed in Hu Xiangling's eyes, it seems that she also regarded herself as Li Ruxiang, deliberately stammering the idle people in Hu Mansion and so on.
It's just that Hua Lianyue is open-minded by nature, and a delicate lady like this Hu Xiangling, as long as she leaves this Hu Mansion, she is afraid that she will never see her second time in this life, so it is not worth her to care about at all.
She immediately said to Li Ruolan with great acquaintance: "I'm a little depressed, I want to go outside!"
"Go!" Li Ruolan said a little apologetically: "I'll let Chuyun follow you!"
Hua Lianyue smiled slightly and said, "No need, I won't get lost!"
Looking at the slender back of Hua Liyue's departure, Hu Xiangling secretly pouted. Immediately, she said to Li Ruolan with a smile: "Sister Ruolan, there is another distinguished guest who will come today?"
Li Ruolan asked curiously, "Who is it?"
Hu Xiangling said a little mysteriously: "Have you heard of the county lord of Qingping?"
The county lord of Qingping is the sister of the king of Anye County, and the county lord of the emperor's royal pen. Her county lord's mansion was in the daimyo's mansion not far from Meiling County, so Li Ruolan had heard a little about this noble-born county lord. It's just that with her status, she can really only hear about it.
Hu Xiangling saw that she had no words, so she said proudly: "My aunt and the county lord of Qingping are close friends. ”
Li Ruolan suddenly felt a little confused in her head when she heard this, and it was naturally not the Qingping County Lord who couldn't be beaten by eight poles, but the eldest aunt mentioned in Hu Xiangling's mouth, that was her future mother-in-law, could it be that she was also in the Hu Mansion at this moment?