Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Lady

Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua returned to the main hall together, and before they reached the exit of the garden of Cining Palace, they encountered a group of ladies walking from the other side of the garden on the path of the garden. When they saw Qin Jinhua, they all greeted her warmly and beckoned her to come over.

Qin Jinhua pulled Qin Hanzhen and said, "Third sister, these are all my good friends, and you also know them." It's rare to meet today, so why don't you come with it? You have so few friends in the capital that even if you want to hold a tea party or a poetry party at home, you have nowhere to invite someone to go, and I really can't see it. ”

Qin Hanzhen was stunned, thinking to herself when she was going to hold a tea party or poetry party at home? However, Qin Jinhua also had good intentions, and the group of ladies was indeed not strangers, so she obediently let her cousin pull her forward to have fun.

Qin Jinhua's group of beautiful friends are either the daughters of the princes and uncles from the noble family, or the daughters of the emperor's relatives, in short, they are all from extraordinary backgrounds, and Qin Jinhua's family background is very similar to Qin Hanzhen's family background.

In the past four years, although Qin Hanzhen often went out with her grandfather and grandmother, and lived in Jiangnan, Lingnan and other places for a short time, she also spent a lot of time in the capital. Qin Jinhua often invited these friends to her home as guests, and she naturally saw them uncommonly, knowing each other's identities and ages, and recognizing each other's appearances, several people even knew something about their temperament and preferences from Qin Jinhua, but she was only a general friend with them.

Qin Jinhua also set up some small banquets to entertain his friends, but Qin Hanzhen rarely attended. Grandmother Niu's social circle is very narrow, and it is not easy to find someone to talk to at the banquet. The ladies of the long house were busy entertaining guests, so they could only be snub to the Niu family; the second lady of the Xu family was unpredictable, and the Niu family had already alienated her; the daughters of the Min family fell in love, but they had their own relatives and friends, and it was impossible for them to accompany only one of the Niu family. Qin Hanzhen was worried that her grandmother would find it boring at the table, so she usually stayed by her side, so naturally she didn't have much time to make new friends.

However, on an occasion like Cining Palace today, all the ladies recognized Qin Hanzhen and knew that she was very good with Qin Jinhua, so they also treated her affectionately and pulled her to talk together. Qin Hanzhen has a loli skin, but inside she is the core of an adult, and since she intends to make friends with these ladies, she can naturally coax them happily, and after a while, she will also regard her as a good friend. Everyone talked and laughed together for a while, and then walked around the garden for a while before returning to the banquet in the main hall together.

When they entered the temple, they were separated, and their seats were not in the same place.

Before parting, Cai Yuanzhen, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yunyang, said to Qin Hanzhen: "I have a spring banquet at home in February, and I have already given Qin Er a post, she has already promised to go, but I forgot my sister." When I get home today, I'll make up a post for my sister, and my sister must appreciate it. ”

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "Sister Cai's 'Qi Garden' is known to everyone in the capital, I have been famous for a long time, and it is my honor to have the opportunity to go and play in person." Sister, don't forget to send the post, or I'll ask for it. ”

Everyone laughed, and the other lady, Tang Su, had a more lively personality, and pretended to whisper to Qin Hanzhen when she heard the words, but in fact, the voice was so loud that all of them could hear it: "Third sister Qin, let's talk about it today, I'll teach you to be a good girl." Our Miss Cai is a talented woman, her family is going to have a banquet, she invited a few of our sisters to go, and she must be going to start a poetry club. If you're not good at this, remember to prepare a few poems in advance, so that you can prevaricate when the time comes. Otherwise, we will have to ask those two female poets to steal the limelight, and we can only be a foil. ”

This was originally a bit unpleasant, but Tang Su said it playfully, no one present was angry, and Cai Yuanzhen also gently twisted her cheek: "It's an arranger again, you're not good at poetry, when did we force you to do it?" You have a good face, you have to cheat, and now you have taught the new little sister badly, and you are not afraid of making jokes!"

Tang Su smiled and hid back: "What kind of jokes are you afraid of? Qin Er still doesn't call her brother to cheat? I'm better than her, and I have even recited a few nonsense songs." Even if I asked my brother for help, I asked him to help me change the poem, not just ask him to write it, but change it to my name, and it will be my own poem. ”

Qin Jinhua pinched her arm with a red face: "You still say this? Didn't I just cheat once? I didn't win the top spot that time, only slightly stronger than you, why are you so endless?!"

Tang Su hid behind Qin Hanzhen, and said with a smile: "That time, the poem you wrote was able to convince Xinlan, I naturally remember it firmly." Later, when the truth was revealed, the expression on Xinlan's face was enough for me to laugh for a year!

Yu Xinlan, the daughter of Shoushan Bofu, had been smiling and standing aside to watch the play, never imagined that the fire would burn on her, and after listening to Tang Su's words, she couldn't help but blush, and said angrily: "Why did you drag me into the water?

Tang Sufu was on Qin Hanzhen's shoulder, laughing so hard that his stomach hurt. Qin Hanzhen looked confused, and he couldn't figure out what was going on.

Cai Yuanzhen said to Tang Su angrily: "Look at you, you are still so narrow-minded, and you have made Xinlan angry again." It's just a small thing, why do you bother to mention it over and over again?"

Tang Su bit the handkerchief and smiled: "Sister Cai, don't be angry, I won't talk about it in the future." ”

Qin Jinhua glared at her: "You shouldn't have said it in the first place! I'm not the only one who is cheating, and you yourself are not clean." Everybody's just having fun. I made a mistake because I was afraid of being punished, but I told you to take the handle and dare not do it again. I have put this matter aside, but you will not let go. ”

Tang Su blushed, pulled her sleeve and coquettishly: "Good sister, it's mine, don't be angry, I'll apologize to you." He bowed as he spoke.

Where was Qin Jinhua really angry with her? glared at her, and then smiled again.

At that moment, it was agreed to go to Cai's house for the Spring Banquet. Cai Yuanzhen also said to Qin Hanzhen: "Don't listen to Tang Yatou's words, our sisters have a few gatherings, although they want to start a poetry club, but they are really just playing." Every time, the sister of the Yu family and the sister of the Pei family compete for glory, and there is nothing to do with the rest of us. You don't have to prepare any poems and lyrics in advance, on the day of the Spring Banquet, you can relax and play for a day. ”

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "Sister Cai, don't worry, although I am only mediocre in poetry, I can still recite a few limerick poems, as long as my sister doesn't laugh at me." ”

Qin Jinhua said: "Sister Cai, don't listen to her, she is ordinary in poetry, but she paints a good painting, don't ask her to write poetry when the time comes, just let her paint all the good scenery of your home, just like a happy picture, make sure you like it." ”

Cai Yuanzhen's eyes lit up: "Don't you think that Third Sister Qin still has such a ability? ”

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "Second sister is too exalted to me, Sister Cai, don't believe her, what kind of painting are my two graffiti?"

Pei Yin, the daughter of the Guogong Mansion, who had been standing silently on the side, interjected: "Don't praise each other, let's go back to our positions quickly." We have been making trouble at the gate of the palace for half a day, and the palace people are already watching us. ”

Hearing this, the women hurriedly smiled, tidied up their clothes, carefully straightened their expressions, returned to the hall with a dignified and elegant attitude, and scattered back to their seats.

Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua's original seats were not far away, but now that the Xu family, the Niu family, the Yao family and the Min family were not there, Qin Hanzhen simply sat next to Qin Jinhua. She lowered her voice and asked, "What Miss Tang said, the second sister asked Brother Lobby to make poems instead, what's going on?"

Qin Jinhua's face flushed: "Why did you ask about that? That time it was because Yu Xinlan was the host poetry club, and the topic was very difficult, after I heard about it, I was afraid that it would be ugly, so I tried to write the last poem in advance to backup, but I couldn't do it well, so I had to ask my brother to do it for me." Unexpectedly, my brother's poems were so good that Yu Xinlan was convinced and willing to bow down. Fortunately, that time it was Sister Cai's poem that won the top, so I covered it up. Who knew that Tang Yatou later found out the clue, so she debunked me in front of everyone, and Yu Xinlan blushed. Because Yu Xinlan praised me for my good poems more than once, but I didn't expect that my brother wrote it. ”

Qin Han really thought, it turned out to be just such a trivial matter, and it was really nothing worth mentioning. Tang Su's laughter was also too low. And isn't this girl a little lacking in heart? Since everyone is cheating, and she doesn't really hype herself up as a poetess, why should she tell the truth? Anyway, the result is not different?

Qin Jinhua told Qin Hanzhen: "Tang Su's temperament is a little naΓ―ve, and sometimes he speaks out of proportion, which will make people unable to get off the stage." But she doesn't have any heart, and she doesn't mean to block people, so everyone is happy to be friends with her. ”

Tang Su is the daughter of the new Dali Siqing, and her mother is the county monarch of the Qin Wangfu and a relative of the emperor. She also has an outstanding sibling brother above her, but she is the only daughter in the family, and she has been spoiled since she was a child, and she has no heart. Qin Jinhua and the others all like her temperament, even if she will say something from time to time that makes people unable to get off the stage, no one will really care about her.

Qin Hanzhen used to be friends with Tang Su only nodding his head, and he really didn't know what kind of character she was, and he was about to inquire more about the temperament preferences of several other ladies, and he should pay more attention to them when he came and went in the future, when he saw Yao Wang's family and Yao's mother and daughter coming in from the palace gate, and their faces were not very good.

Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinhua hurriedly got up to greet them. The latter grabbed Yao Wang's arm and asked in a low voice, "Grandmother, what's going on?"

Yao Wang's face was tired, he shook his head wordlessly, and didn't say anything. Yao whispered to her daughter: "Don't ask, and don't mention this to others." Qin Jinhua flattened his mouth, but he was still obedient.

Seeing this, Qin Hanzhen knew that they could only find a way to inquire from Qin Jian after they went home. She didn't ask much, just pretended to be well-behaved and poured tea for the two elders. Suddenly, I heard a burst of laughter from the direction of the inner sanctum, and it didn't take long for a group of four female dependents to come out, an old lady, a middle-aged woman, and the other two were teenage girls.

The palace people graciously invited the four ladies back to their seats. There were people around who whispered to each other, talking about their rich reward from the Queen Mother.

Qin Han was a little curious: "Whose daughter is this?" looked at the face.

What answered her was Yao's faint voice: "It's someone from the Hou Mansion in Zhenxi......" 2k reading web