Chapter 407: Formal Meeting
I have bent my knees for a long time, and my knees are a little sore. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info out of the corner of Xu Wanzhen's eyes, swept a few eyes that were watching the show, all looking forward to her unsteady steps and a ugliness.
She smiled faintly, got up calmly, and walked towards the princess of Dingguo, Miao. The footsteps are light, but they are not affected in the slightest.
The status of the Dingguo Mansion is transcendent, and the Miao family, as a daughter-in-law, will not make her own opinions, and she must have been instructed by the Li family. Now that she had spoken, everyone withdrew their eyes and whispered.
Cheng Huixin, the granddaughter of the Marquis of Anping, squeezed the veil tightly and looked at Xu Wanzhen with a calm gait. She still remembers that when she was at the Peony Flower Club, she was just an inconspicuous merchant girl who followed the Tu family sisters, and she was squeezed by Miss Tang with words.
Although she didn't speak at that time, she looked down on her in her heart. What about "seven steps into a poem"? Among the nobles in the capital, it is the blood status that fights. Those with noble status are naturally sought after. With her background, even if she is talented, at most she will praise one or two sentences, and it will become a temporary conversation point for the female dependents.
But in the blink of an eye, she became Mrs. Zhuang's daughter-in-law. If you take it seriously, one is the Guogong Mansion and the other is the Hou Mansion, and her status is even higher than herself. How can this not annoy Cheng Hui, who has always felt superior?
Moreover, seeing her again after more than two months, Cheng Huixin felt that she seemed to be reborn, more outstanding than in "Shuyuxuan". Obviously, there is no change in appearance, but it gives people such a feeling.
How did she know that Xu Wanzhen had taken the crystallization of the rare "Liquan Qingyue Flower" in a hundred years, such a natural treasure, it was strange if it did not change.
Wu Jiao sat beside Lu, teasing Yuxue's lovely Wu Chao. Looking at Xu Wanzhen, who was walking towards the Li family without hurrying, she felt that she was not as simple as her mother said. To be able to withstand the strange gazes of more than 20 people in this hall and resist such pressure, her mind must be extraordinary.
Xu Wanzhen has not forgotten the main purpose of her summer banquet, in addition to appearing in the top honor circle, the most important thing is to gain Wu Jiao's trust. But the current situation forced her to show her timidity.
Wu Jiao is a smart person, she must have seen the clues, and she can only remedy it after the fact.
Turning her mind around, Xu Wanzhen didn't stop walking and arrived at Miao's side. Miao took her hand and said, "Mother, look, what a person made of jade." ”
Cao Qinghui helped Xu Wanzhen get through the siege at the peony flower party, recognized her poetic talent, stood up and gave her his place, and said with a smile: "Sister, sit down and let my mother and grandmother take a good look." ”
Xu Wan really thanked her, sat down lightly, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a while, Sister Qinghui is getting more and more beautiful." ”
The smartest way to please a mother is to praise her children. Hearing this, Miao's heart was sweet, even though he knew that this was just a scene, he still smiled beautifully: "What a good woman who can talk." ”
In Xiaoman's place, Miao had already given Xu Wanzhen a meeting gift, so he stopped giving it. Li Shi took off the jade bracelet on his wrist and said, "It's just a gadget, you can play with it." ”
Xu Wanzhen took it respectfully, and her heart was speechless. This jade bracelet is flawless, it is a fine glass species, and it is extremely rare. Such a valuable treasure, let yourself play with it, and the Dingguo Mansion came over to make a bold move.
Such a treasure and such a fragile material are not often carried on a daily basis. The Li family should know the purpose of today's summer banquet and specially wear it as a meeting gift.
Although it is a little more valuable, this is a friendship between the two national mansions, not just for themselves.
It seems that everyone in this hall has their own pastime, some chatting, some tasting tea, and some playing Shuanglu, but everyone is a little distracted by Xu Wanzhen.
Seeing that the meeting gift taken out by the Li family was valuable, the eyes of several ladies flashed, and the meeting gift they had prepared was a little light now, and it seemed that it could not be used. Fortunately, they are all people who have been in the big scene for a long time, and they all have alternatives.
After finishing speaking, the Lu family of the Zhongguo Mansion recruited Xu Wanzhen to come over.
Wen Yan asked a few words, such as how she was doing after the last goodbye.
Because Wu Jiao was by her side, Xu Wanzhen replied to be extra careful and not show her edge. I just said that I was at home with my grandmother and made some female celebrities.
Lu has a gentle temperament and has no impression of Xu Wanzhen. Wu Zhengxiang asked to marry her, although Wu Sheng knew it, but for the sake of secrecy, he did not tell her. At this time, he just looked at Mrs. Zhuang's face.
After Xu Wanzhen finished answering, she was about to leave, but Wu Jiao suddenly looked at her and said, "I heard that your family has opened a new silk fan workshop?
Xu Wan was really stunned, and lowered her face slightly: "Mrs. Hui, Wanzhen only knows some female celebrities, and her father and elder brother are worried about business matters, and they don't understand." ”
Wu Jiao nodded, she didn't know that Xu Wanzhen had already taken precautions, and when she said the truth.
Then he asked, "Can you read?"
Xu Wanzhen nodded, she became a poem in seven steps at the peony flower meeting, and it would be too fake to say that she was illiterate. Said: "I know, my mother taught me some since I was a child." Later, when he was at Tu's house, he studied with Mr. Ning for a short time. ”
"Oh?" Hearing Mr. Ning's name, Wu Jiao was slightly surprised, and in her inquiring news, this was not mentioned. It seems that the woman in front of her is indeed telling the truth.
In her mind, Wu Zhengxiang's daughter-in-law should be cowardly and incompetent, with a low status.
The woman in front of her, although her status is low, her appearance is outstanding and knowledgeable, which is far from the ignorant and mediocre merchant woman she imagined full of copper smell. In her heart, she secretly vetoed the candidate in front of her. After I go back, I still have a good talk to my mother, and I will pick another one that is easy to handle.
However, she still had to ask a few more questions to convince her mother.
After thinking about it for a while, Wu Jiao asked again, "What kind of pastime do you do on weekdays?"
Since returning from the eastern suburbs and getting in good health, Xu Wanzhen's life has been very regular.
She is in charge of the house, and on weekdays, she sees the housekeepers in the morning and deals with all kinds of housework; in the afternoon, it is the practice time for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, cooking, and female celebrity; and in the evening, she is supervised by Mama Zheng, and she is medicated for beauty. But at the moment, of course, this cannot be answered.
Xu Wan really glanced at Wu Jiao quickly, hiding a trace of panic, and said, "Mrs. Hui, if you are free on weekdays, Wanzhen will make some contacts." ”
Seeing her expression, Wu Jiao was suspicious, did she have something that she didn't want people to know, but she couldn't continue to ask, nodded and let her go.
Leaving Wu Jiao, Xu Wan really breathed a sigh of relief without a trace.
The seeds of doubt have been planted, and it's up to us to follow next. This is the official meeting, followed by the summer banquet, and the afternoon is the time for the ladies of each family to play. It was not until dusk that the crowd dispersed.
In the afternoon, I can definitely find an opportunity.