Chapter 69: The Lotus Feast
This stalemate was finally broken by Xiquan - she was ordered by the Feng family to come over to Sheng Weiqiao to send a message: "The old lady of the Xuanyu family is quietly thinking about it, and when the lotus flowers are blooming now, she plans to hold a lotus banquet in Xuanyu Mansion to entertain the Feng family and the young ladies and sons of our family. Mrs. www.biquge.info asked the slave maid to come and talk to you two to see if there is anything to add and pack up the clothes and jewelry?"
Sheng Weiqiao was slightly surprised: "How could my aunt think of setting up a lotus banquet?
In fact, it's not that Xuan Yufeng really doesn't like banquets, but because when her uncle Xuan Yule was alive in his early years, he had a small banquet for almost three days and a big banquet for five days. Xuan Yujia is a time-honored brand in Nanfeng County, and he has tens of thousands of dollars, so this expense Xuan Yu Feng can still bear it, the problem is!
Every time he set up a table, Xuan Yule would call his friends and call a bunch of friends with wine and meat, of course, he couldn't forget a group of beautiful prostitutes who served left and right.
I have played a lot, and I have played a lot of fame.
The Hundred Flowers Banquet in Spring, the Lotus Banquet in Summer, the Osmanthus Banquet in Autumn, and the Plum Blossom Banquet in Winter -- depending on the season, the dishes, the makeup and grooming of the prostitutes, and the topics of the feast also change.
Then many of Xuan Yule's illegitimate children were born on such occasions.
As his wife, Xuan Yu Feng's disgust for the feast is also a matter of course.
Although Sheng Weiqiao had not seen the banquet hosted by his amorous uncle with his own eyes, he also knew from the private discussions between Feng and Xiquan.
At this moment, I heard that Xuan Yu Feng actually wanted to take the initiative to hold a banquet, so I naturally felt strange.
At that time, the old lady of the Xuan Yu family was here, and the old family owner was famous for his nonsense, and every time he invited a guest, he made a mess of the house, and the old lady of the Xuan Yu family naturally couldn't get used to it. Xiquan's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "But now it's the old lady herself, of course the old lady won't mess around like the old master - the banquet the day after tomorrow doesn't plan to call too many people, so I will call the juniors of the three families to gather together to add some excitement to the mansion of the Xuan Yu family!"
The thing is actually like this: after the old lady Zhan found out about the mandarin duck score yesterday, Sheng Lanci and his wife, especially Sheng Lanci, were very undecided about whether to bring their only daughter to the Feng family.
After repeated discussions with Mrs. Sheng and Feng's in private, Sheng Lanci finally decided to let the children see everywhere whether they were compatible. After all, although he doesn't want his daughter to marry far away, he doesn't want his daughter to be divorced from her husband after marriage.
Although Xuanyu Feng's daughter-in-law was initially classified as a daughter of the Feng family, if the girls of the Feng family's generation did not meet her requirements, of course she would not be able to let her only son settle.
It was decided to hold a banquet with a total of three families and a preliminary observation of the juniors who were suitable for marriage.
After all, it is not only Xuan Yu who is involved in the year of the marriage, but also the sons of the Feng family, Sheng Weide and Sheng Weiqiao of the Sheng family, and Sheng Sleeping Crane, who has just returned, are actually time to consider lifelong events.
The reason why this banquet was finally placed in Xuanyu's Mansion was naturally because this time the matter was announced to the Feng family, and it was reasonable for the Feng family to give priority to the Feng family.
Since this inside story involves Xuan Yu Feng's dislike of not wanting his niece to be his daughter-in-law, Xiquan refused to say it explicitly, but said, "Since Miss came back, it is strange to be detained at home all day long, and the old lady of Xuan Yu's family has not seen you for some days, and she misses you very much." Besides, the old lady of the Xuan Yu family also wants to meet Miss Sun, who saved the third miss!"
Sheng Weiqiao glanced at Gongsun Ying Jiang beside him, and saw that she looked cowardly and well-behaved, the corners of her mouth twitched, and said, "Ying Jiang, what do you see?"
"It's good for my aunt to call the shots. Gongsun Yingjiang lowered his head and said in a respectful tone, "If my aunt goes, I'll go too!"
"Then let's go and have some fun. "Sheng Weiqiao has always had a good relationship with Xuan Yufeng's nephew, and he refuses to refute his aunt's face when he is idle.
But after agreeing, she thought of something and frowned, "Aunt invited the juniors of the Feng Sheng family, I don't know where Sister Rao ......is?"
Of course, I also got a post. Xiquan's expression remained unchanged, and he still smiled, "But unfortunately, the third lady contracted a cold a few days ago, and she hasn't recovered yet, so she can only confess." ”
It is natural that Sheng Weirao would refuse such an invitation, after all, she has not been back for long, not to mention that the rumors about her have not completely subsided, just that she herself is definitely not in the mood to go out as a guest now.
But because of this answer, Sheng Weiqiao's already not very good mood became more and more depressed, and he said after a while: "I know." ”
After Xiquan had retreated, she turned to Gongsun Yingjiang, "You also know about Sister Rao's affairs, you see, what's wrong with her? But now she can only refuse her aunt's invitation-because if she goes to Xuanyu Mansion, even if those people don't say anything to their faces, their words and demeanor will definitely show rejection! Do you want you to fall into her current situation, even more difficult than her?"
"......" Gongsun Yingjiang looked at his fingers and didn't speak: What does it matter if the girl rejects me? The good-looking beautiful boy doesn't reject watching the moon and talking about life with me in the middle of the night!
Sheng Weiqiao waited for a while, and seeing that she still didn't answer what she meant, she sighed secretly and said, "You haven't been to Nanfeng County before, and you don't know what kind of girls are dressed when they are children?" Let's go, let's go to the Qiongbao Pavilion first, and I'll give you a detailed look at the outfit the day after tomorrow!"
…… Poor Xu Baomo only received the news in the evening of the same day, and the reason why he was able to receive the news was not what the Sheng family told him, but that Xuan Yu Feng specially sent his henchmen to the door, and the Sheng family's chief steward led it to the guest house and handed over the invitation.
After all, when the Feng family posted for Feng Zhiren's birthday, they specially handed Xu Baomo a copy. The relationship between the Xuan Yu family and the Sheng family is also very close, this time it is the grandchildren of the entire Sheng family who are invited, no matter whether Xuan Yu Feng wants Xu Baomo to go or not, how can he miss this invitation?
When Xu Baomo received the invitation, he felt that the whole person was not good!
However, after the descendants of the Xuan Yu family retired, Xu Cong was still next to him which pot was not opened: "The prince said yesterday that he would finalize the matter of Miss Sheng Er being the wife of the prince within three days, even if today is the first day, the day after tomorrow, Miss Sheng Er will definitely go to Xuanyu Mansion for a banquet, and the prince wants to make an agreement with Miss Sheng Er for life, but there is only one day left for tomorrow!"
The angry Xu Baomo didn't say a word, picked up the corner of his robe and kicked it!
Xu Cong dodged left and right, and did not forget to remind him: "It's getting late today, and the prince doesn't want to think about how Ming'er coaxes Miss Sheng'er, so I have to ask you if I can't say anything, who is good at making crutches...... Shizi, the little one is really good for you!"
took out his strength to beat up the little guy who was blind, Xu Baomo returned to the house with his shirt straightened out, and began to think seriously, how to make rapid progress with his Da Qiao in one day tomorrow?
"It would be nice if Da Qiao, like Miss Shen, fell in love with this son at first sight and took the initiative to pursue it!" Xu Baomo pondered Sheng Weiqiao's character and felt very regretful, "Then why should this son be so embarrassed?
But then I thought again, "Miss Shen is so easy to fall in love with this son, maybe she is the same as this son, is she seeing one and loving the other?"
After all, he will definitely have a full house of concubines and countless friendships in the future, so the time and number of times he can stay in his wife's room will definitely not be much.
If his wife is the kind of person who is easy to empathize with and not fall in love, even if he doesn't mind taking a concubine generously, what if he secretly gets along with someone else while he is away?
Xu Baomo likes to mess with flowers and grass, but he doesn't like to be a cuckold!
Thinking about it this way, I think that Sheng Weiqiao's difficulty in getting started is also an advantage.
"It's really not good, then wait until you return from the Xuanyu Mansion to the banquet and then make a plan!" Xu Baomo compared his previous experience of hunting for Yan, and after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of any way to break the situation, he could only grit his teeth and stomp his feet in the end, "After all, this is a crime of non-war - who would have thought that the little demon girl of the Gongsun clan would suddenly stir up the situation, and Xuanyu Mansion would also hold a lotus banquet?"
It's not that he didn't want to take the opportunity of the lotus banquet to confide in Sheng Weiqiao, but experience told him: with his identity, with his appearance, with his erudition, with his various advantages...... As long as he appears at the lotus banquet, he can't even become the center of attention!
Before Feng Zhiren's birthday banquet, it was still Sheng Weiqiao a girl, and the other guests were all men, why didn't he become the center with an oversight and had to snub his Da Qiao?
Now this lotus banquet, the ladies of the three powerful families of Nanfeng County will be present, it would be good if he was not surrounded by water, how could I be able to talk to his big Qiao Qingqing!
Therefore, at present, Xu Baomo regrets that he used to pay too much attention to his studies under the discipline of his grandfather!
"There is no end to learning, this son can't be proud and complacent and hesitant just because he has a familiar face in the middle of the hook bar in Cangwu County!" Xu Baomo deeply realized his own shortcomings, and made up his mind that after officially marrying Sheng Weiqiao, he must continue to work the road of playboy and strive for his ambition to gather all the beauties of the north and south!
Xu is heaven was moved by his tenacious spirit, and just when Xu Baomo was ready to be slapped in the face, he actually sent a chance to the door, and the peak turned around!
Here's the thing - Gongsun Yingjiang is uninvited!
She came uninvited, not uninvited, because she didn't come in from the front door at all, but jumped out of the window and broke into Xu Baomo's bedroom!
Xu Baomo saw that the girl was only wearing a dark short, and the close-fitting cut outlined the girl's undulating curves, so generously entered the room, and after sitting on a chair not far away, he immediately turned up the sweet white glazed dragonfly lotus tea cup on the rosewood inlaid mica round table, poured himself a cup of warm tea, and tasted it - that calm and calm appearance almost made him think that he was the intruder in this room!
"Miss Gongsun, what do you mean by this?!" Xu Baomo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but cold his face and scolded.