Chapter 020: Birthday Gift (I)
At the reception banquet in the evening, Zhou Mingshan finally met the Meng girl, Meng Yuechan.
looks only fourteen or fifteen years old, Hunan brocade pressed peach-edged gown, peach cotton silk skirt, willow leaf thin eyebrows, apricot round eyes, cherry small mouth, shy and timid, curling Nana, don't have a lot of romance!
Standing next to Meng Yuechan was the second girl, Zhou Mingluo, wearing a red woven gold satin peony pattern gown, shining in the lights!
Standing on the other side of them was a girl of a similar age, a fragrant crepe silver mouse jacket, a green ruyi moire gold-rimmed pleated skirt, a black hair combed only a slanted falling bun, and a thin waist with shaved shoulders.
I don't know what Zhou Mingluo said, the girl covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, and when she turned her head slightly, Zhou Mingshan saw her face, but it was her grandmother's niece Yang Zhaohui.
Yang Zhaohui was born in the Xianzhong Yongbo Mansion, and when she arrived at her grandfather's place, she happened to be the last generation of titles. Unfortunately, the children and grandchildren did not have anything outstanding, so they declined.
In addition, Yang Zhaohui's father is a concubine again, and life is even more difficult after the separation, but her parents died early, and she was taken to the Yang family of Xingyuan Marquis Mansion a while ago.
This is Zhou Mingshan's impression of Yang Zhaohui in her previous life, at that time she and this titular "cousin" had almost no intersection, and the two had completely different personalities and hobbies, even if they were fast, they couldn't go anywhere at all! Moreover, Yang Zhaohui rarely came out, and most of the time she was in her grandmother's Chunhui Hall to help take care of Brother Jue, or do needlework.
Seeing Yang Zhaohui again at this moment, Zhou Mingshan even had a sense of strangeness, but she had to admit that she was a beauty. Even if I didn't see her face, just imagining it, I felt that her smile must be indescribably good-looking!
Zhou Mingshan turned her head again, on the couch in the innermost part of the room, the tenth sister Zhou Mingyao was playing with the little girl, and the ninth sister Mingxuan was still wearing a half-new jacket, shrunk to the side and looked at them.
The eighth sister Zhou Mingyue has always been weak and quiet, she just caught a cold a while ago, and she hasn't been able to get good at this time, this kind of occasion has never appeared!
The fifth sister and her have always been Meng Bujiao, Jiao is not detached from Meng, Zhou Mingshan thought that she didn't come, and she didn't want to sit on the side of the Huanghuali inlaid Luodian Kang table and read a book, it was still the medical classic "Golden Juice Manna Vase Notes"!
Needless to say, the sixth sister and the seventh sister are sitting together with their heads and whispering!
Zhou Mingshan smiled slightly, entered the warm pavilion, and stepped forward to salute Yang Zhaohui first: "Cousin An!"
A gentle and strong hand held her arm, followed by a firm but delicate voice: "Don't be polite! You and I are the same age, let's not talk about seniority in private!
Although Yang Zhaohui said this, Zhou Mingshan was not familiar with her, so she still got up and smiled after saluting: "My cousin is an elder, how can I be rude?"
may not have expected Zhou Mingshan to react like this, Yang Zhaohui was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's all as the four girls want!"
"Hmph...... Sister Hui has said that in private, regardless of seniority, you have to be a special person! As if you are afraid that others will not know about you!" There was a cold ridicule next to him.
Zhou Mingshan turned to salute the other party and said with a smile: "Second sister, the ceremony cannot be abolished!
Of course, Zhou Mingluo didn't dare to say that what she said was wrong, glared at Zhou Mingshan fiercely, turned around and grabbed Yang Zhaohui's arm: "Sister Hui, let's go over there, this kind of person, even if you stand with her, you will be upset!"
Yang Zhaohui smiled at Zhou Mingshan and followed Zhou Mingluo.
Zhou Mingshan smiled, turned her head and saluted Meng Yuechan again, and then found a seat to sit down.
"Third sister, you have made new clothes, this material is really good! The third sister is beautiful, it looks even better when you wear this dress!"
I don't know when, the ninth girl Zhou Mingxuan walked to her side, slowly stroked her sleeve, and the longing in her eyes was undoubtedly revealed.
Today, Zhou Mingshan wore a newly made butterfly dance flower-like gown, using the Liuxia brocade sent by the Xianguo Mansion the day before yesterday, white and red, pink, green, etc. are intertwined, no longer add any decoration, just the deep and light color contrast, it is already dizzying, and Zhou Mingshan is also like a colorful butterfly flying in the flowers!
Zhou Mingshan was helpless, but she couldn't ignore it, so she had to say perfunctorily: "The ninth sister has won the award!"
"It's true...... The smile on Zhou Mingxuan's face froze suddenly, his face turned red, and he lowered his head and muttered, "Fourth sister is really good-looking!" The voice was as low as a mosquito, if it weren't for Zhou Mingshan being in front of her, it was estimated that she wouldn't have heard it.
"The poor man's child is in charge early" is really good, even if Zhou Mingshan deliberately covered it up, Zhou Mingxuan, who has long been accustomed to looking at people's eyes, sensitively discovered her impatience.
Zhou Mingshan's heart softened, stepped forward to hold Zhou Mingxuan's hand, and said with a smile: "If you want to look good, I'll send you a piece another day, and you can make one too!"
Zhou Mingxuan's face turned even redder, and he excused himself: "No, no, I didn't want to ......" probably felt embarrassed, and swallowed it back halfway through.
This probably wants to say that she really praised Zhou Mingshan, not to ask for things.
Zhou Mingshan pinched her fingers lightly and said with a smile: "I understand!"
I was about to say that I would find a time to send her over, but suddenly it occurred to me that even if it was really given to her, I am afraid that I would not be able to wear it on her!
During the stalemate, a bright and hearty voice came from behind: "Fourth sister, what are you doing standing? Come and sit!"
If you don't see it, you hear it first, it must be the third sister!
Zhou Mingshan smiled at Zhou Mingxuan again, let go of her, and turned her head to look at where the voice came from.
Sure enough, Zhou Mingke was standing on the other side of the Huanghuali chair and beckoning to her with a smile, wearing a big red peony flower cardigan, reflecting her beauty and beauty.
Zhou Mingke, the second uncle and daughter, ranked third in the house, has a beautiful and bright life, not at all like his mare, and his temperament is not very similar.
Zhou Mingshan stepped forward and smiled: "Third sister, come so early?"
"Okay, okay, come and sit down! Just say why haven't you come yet?" and then say Cao Cao Cao has arrived!" Zhou Mingke sat her on the chair next to her, "Hongzhu, quickly serve tea to the four girls of your family, remember, it's Lu'an melon slices!"
Zhou Mingshan smiled slightly and said, "Third sister, Hongzhu is your girl!"
Zhou Mingke waved his hand and said with a smile: "Our sisters still say this, don't say that they let her serve tea, even if the fourth sister likes it, and if she wants her to go, I have nothing else to say!"
"Girl......" happened to come in with tea, and when she heard her girl's words, she suddenly stopped talking!
"Good...... Look at you, what kind of emotion do you have? You know that the fourth sister can look down on you? Just like you, you are worthy of serving your girl and me, so that I don't dislike you!"