Chapter 15 Road Encounters
Sima Jian has been very depressed lately. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info because of the girl's sentence "either don't do it, or do it to the extreme", he did not hesitate to seek the golden feather yarn for the girl. In fact, his heart is rejected.
But who made him a good brother who was a sister since he was a child, and he obeyed everything.
Knowing that her sister's appearance is a disaster, she wants to hide her so as not to be coveted by outsiders. He was obviously already thinking about this problem, and his heart was anxious. However, he still did it without resistance to his sister's request.
What is life...... Hehe...... Why it's so hard.
"Okay, brother, don't be like this, look at you, in less than three days, what are you haggard into, people don't know, they think you are distressed about money and don't want to buy that dress for your sister." ”
"I didn't want to!" Sima Jian couldn't help but roar in a low voice.
Sima Die snorted and was happy: "Then brother, why did you agree to Ah Die without saying a word?"
"Because...... Because you want to ......," Sima Jian's eyes were full of tears.
Sima Die was funny and distressed. Her eldest brother has also been devastated these days. But there was no way to declare her true intentions. I only hope that the extremely boring Xiangxue banquet will come soon, and when the time comes, my brother will naturally understand everything.
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More than ten days passed in a blink of an eye. Whether it is looking forward to it or resisting, the day of the Xiangxue banquet finally came as scheduled so unhurriedly.
Even the Ten Directions City, which was cold and hard, and even the air was filled with swords, axes and sword qi, when the sun rose on this day, it was also in a trance. In normal times, even if you walk through every street in the city, it is rare to see one or two women, and even if there are, most of them are disgraced and busy with their livelihoods, and it is extremely difficult to have any sense of existence. However, on this day, the daughters of commoner families are wearing new clothes that will only be worn in the New Year, and the sedan chairs in which the ladies ride have also been carefully retouched. There seems to be a faint smell of fat powder all over the streets. Everything you see seems to have a slight layer of red powder.
Sima Die got up early in the morning, swept her eyebrows, painted her red lips, and applied fat powder thinly. After carefully dressing up, he rode out of the Qi Mansion in a soft sedan specially arranged by Steward Peng.
Sima Die set off neither early nor late. neither showed up early to be in the limelight, nor did he deliberately stand behind others. Very decent, but also very ostentatious, surrounded by the eighteen guards of the Qi Mansion, plus the escort of his brother, Shi Shiran headed towards the center of Shifang City: Lingxiao Palace.
"Girl, there is also a sedan chair on the other side. Sima Die sat in the sedan chair, unable to see anything outside, and if there was a situation, there was a maid on the side who whispered for instructions. This maid was personally pointed out to Sima Die by the chief steward Peng, about thirteen or fourteen years old, about the same size as Sima Die's friend Ah Ling. With a round face and a pair of flexible eyes, he is clever.
Sima Die smiled and said, "Let's take a step back." ”
"Yes. Ting'er-This little maid took a step forward and was about to speak, but saw that the maid following by the sedan car on the opposite side had already smiled first: "I don't know which sister in the house is opposite, our girl said, please Miss first." ”
"My girl?" Sima Die muttered as she bit these words, with a meaningful smile on her face.
If the lady in the sedan chair is the lady, then the maid should be called "my young lady". For example, if she is a civilian woman like Sima Die, who has no identity, the little maid Ting'er will be called "girl". And ordinary "girls" can't take a sedan car at all. Sima Die was invited by Qi Yi to have this special qualification. And as far as she knows, in this Shifang City, apart from herself, there is only one "girl" who can enjoy this honor.
Sima Die smiled: "We met in the morning, and we also had fate. Anyway, the roads in the city are more than wide, so why don't we go together. ”
A sweet voice in the sedan car on the opposite side replied: "That's very good." ”
The voice was soft and soft, sweet and charming, and the tail note rose slightly, like a small hook, light and tickling. Hearing her reply, Sima Die couldn't help but secretly raise her eyebrows. It seems that this "girl" came prepared......
Sima Die knew that in this Ten Fang City, the level was much stricter than in other places. Even if the road is wide, let alone two people, even if two people meet and walk on the same road, they will definitely stagger their positions, and the low-level one will definitely be one step behind the high-level side. The reason why she let the other party go first before was also because of this. Because her identity is just a civilian after all. No matter which lady the other party is, she should walk in front of her. But the other party actually gave in first. From the other party's self-title, Sima Die had already guessed that the person in the sedan chair in front of him was the Mei Yuer he had been thinking about all this time. However, the other party did not hesitate to agree to the proposal of the two of them to go together, which shows that she has also guessed her identity.
A person who can mix well in Shifang City, where can he make such a mistake in rules? Etiquette cannot be abolished, just as he should back down when he meets the lady of Beppu, and the same is true for the other party. It's one thing to give in verbally, but if the other party doesn't know who he is, how can he agree to such an almost absurd request.
Mei Yuer gently lifted the corner of the window curtain. Her movements were very slight, and from the outside, she might have thought that the sedan chair was shaking, so the curtain was slightly shaken out of a gap. No one could see that a pair of beautiful and charming eyes were peeking through the gap in the opposite direction. In the other sedan chair, as far as the eye can see, the emerald green curtains hang steadily, without the slightest sway.
Mei Yu'er felt depressed for a while. The other party was so calm! In comparison, his own mood seemed impetuous.
For this rare opportunity for the Xiangxue Banquet, Mei Yuer planned every step early in the morning. Including when to play. In her opinion, rushing to the earliest time can certainly improve the impression of others, but it is not the best choice. Instead of not, it is still a decision. After all, she finally wanted to attract the attention of Long Pan, not the favor of the guards of Lingxiao Palace. No matter how early it comes, it will not be beneficial.
On the contrary, if you come at the end, when everyone is seated in the table and everything is silent, you will appear again, and the lotus step will walk between everyone's attention, the fragrance will linger, and the red makeup will be wrapped...... That kind of scene can best bring out your beauty!
It's not that she Mei Yuer is narcissistic, on the contrary, she is very self-aware. Beauty is her greatest weapon, and she should do whatever it takes to show it. If it weren't for the appearance of this Sima Die, her plan would have been perfect. However, Sima Die's entry made everything have to be redefined.
Mei Yu'er breathed quietly, stabilizing her mood. The sedan body swayed gently and regularly in the middle of the journey, and unconsciously, she calmed down: Sima Die, what if you have that golden feather gauze coat, if you don't have an outstanding appearance, others will only laugh at you, and Mu Monkey will crown.
That's right. This is the true meaning of Mei Yu'er who deliberately inquired about Sima Die's whereabouts and met her on the street at this moment. Mei Yu'er couldn't ignore the expensive beauty of the golden feather gauze, and when Sima Die wore this dress, even if she couldn't overwhelm her appearance, it would definitely take away her brilliance. By that time, it was too late. Therefore, she bet that Sima Die would not wear that dress before the banquet began.
For today's feast, Long Pan had already ordered that within one day, the main gate of Lingxiao Palace would be opened for the girls to enter and exit. That is to say, on this day, whether it is a beautiful lady or a girl from a civilian family, they can all step into the door of this Lingxiao Palace with dignity. However, after all, this is the most solemn and solemn place in Shifang City, and even if the privilege is released today, it will only be limited to the girls who participate in the banquet. There is a maximum of one maid. In other words, whether it is the sedan chair bearer, or the accompanying family guards, including relatives such as older brothers and younger brothers, as long as they are men, they are not allowed to trespass. For this reason, the guards of Lingxiao Palace are also much stricter than before. In front of Lingxiao Palace, all the ladies must get off the sedan chair and walk in on foot.
Mei Yuer has always been a person who is good at seizing opportunities. She knew that although it was only a few short steps, at this moment, there were bound to be many people watching the beauties outside the Lingxiao Palace. These people can't go in to the banquet, so they can only find something to talk about. As long as under these few steps, others see with their own eyes that Sima Die's appearance is not as good as their own, or even far inferior to themselves, then this matter will definitely spread to any corner of Shifang City soon.
Sima Die didn't seem to know her thoughts, and only sat quietly in the sedan chair. It's Mei Yu'er, and her mood is not as quiet as she thinks.
The thin sedan curtain has no sound insulation effect, and the neat footsteps outside are rhythmically heard in her ears, and Mei Yuer naturally knows that it is definitely not her entourage. They are all girls from civilian families, and it stands to reason that no one is qualified to have so many family members, like themselves, and a maid follows them. But the other party, why can they be so ostentatious in the market?
But no matter how unfair she is, what can she do? Those family members are all from Qi Mansion, and people are willing to make face for Sima Die, so what can others say? Qi Mansion is far from being the object of her offense. In addition to patience, there is only patience.
Fortunately, the road is not long......
"Please get off the sedan chair. ”
Two guards stretched out their hands to stop them, and the two sedan chairs stopped side by side. The maids beside the sedan saluted together, and then stepped forward and closed the sedan curtains.
The crowd watching from afar saw that two small sedan chairs had come at this time, and they all stretched their necks one by one, if it weren't for the guards of Lingxiao Palace who were eyeing the side, they couldn't wait to take a few more steps forward to see clearly. At this point, Mei Yuer was right. The two of them arrived together, even if they hadn't gotten off the sedan chair yet, in the hearts of others, they had already made comparisons:
Look at it, there are two more Jiaojiao. But I don't know, which one is more beautiful?