They soon arrived at Petersy's mansion on Esplanade.

There was still a little time before the tea feast began, and Petersi did not need to arrange anything, for she had a bunch of well-trained servants, all of whom were accustomed to this kind of activity, and only needed the hostess to tell them the time and place to concoct a successful afternoon tea feast.

Petersey is said to have a beautiful garden, and when the snow is like a muffin. The ladies with small waists were afraid of contracting the wind and cold and causing lung disease, so Petesy was considerate and only held a tea banquet in the house, which was an important reason why she was likable. Unlike the strong woman of the Countess of Legia, Petesi is beautiful, meticulous and has a good mood for life.

Anna observed that the walls of the hall in Petersy's house were a little darker, but in Russia, a place with a long winter, dark walls would make people feel reassuring and warm.

Those beautiful and soft Egyptian plush carpets are so full that it seems that if you step on them barefoot, your toes will sink into this full softness.

The lights were bright, and the soft chairs covered with rose-red velvet with fragrant golden tassels drooped down. The white porcelain tea set is neatly placed on the table, and the silver knife and fork sets are naturally needless to say, and each has a unique texture, which makes people sigh at a glance: "Oh! Look at! Tableware from the Duchess of Petersy's house! ”

Of course, Anna fully thought that this was what Petsy hoped to achieve in the end, and it turned out that she did it well.

It's not bad to get along with someone with a good sense of fashion, on the contrary, a lot of the time, they can get along well.

That's what characterizes their kind of people.

Although he has seen all the faults and disgusting things in the other party, he can always be tolerant of the few advantages of the other party.

Anna never refuted that she was one of those people, and, so far, she didn't think there was anything wrong with that. After all, she went from having nothing to getting what she deserved for her parents, and it was this kind of hypocrisy that would be despised by that kind of upright and good people.

"Honey, how about giving me a taste of this wine." Petersey said.

Because Anna is different from the others, and given the relationship between them, Petesi and Anna get along more casually.

The quality of red wine should not be Anna's forte, everyone thinks so, as an adopted daughter, all she needs to do is to be a good student, but Anna was too eager at that moment, she was eager to step into that circle as soon as possible, and understand what a qiē will be beneficial to her in the future, red wine is of course included.

But she didn't plan to show anything too much at the moment, and from what she observed, it was clear that the original owner of this body was not a fan of social banquets.

Anna picked up a few words that were not serious, and then observed Petersy's reaction, who didn't pay much attention.

Wine is not their primary concern right now, even though they pretend it's the most important thing at the moment.

"It's a good wine." Vronsky spoke up, and he met a colleague before entering the door and had a few words.

The two women glanced at him tacitly.

Petsey smiled mysteriously, his gaze resting on Anna and her cousin.

"Not bad, indeed."

To be honest, Anna was a little disgusted by this kind of binding gaze.

Sometimes, the more she hates a person, the more she sees that person thoroughly.

Perhaps, in Petesi's thoughts, Anna must have been interested in her cousin Vronsky, after all, what a funny and handsome person he was.

Anna pretended not to know and was only doing her own thing, and from time to time she looked at the Vronsky, smiling openly and politely when she came into contact with the sight of the bold officer.

Vronsky was somewhat embarrassed, but the embarrassment was followed by more of a kind of intoxication.

Vronsky was never short of flirtatiousness, he knew how to show off his athletic physique and conversation, and he did the same to Anna, looking at her with those pretty eyes and admiring her. If the latter flatters or shyly returns to him, either way, he knows that he has succeeded. Perhaps, he will get a glare and make him feel more respectful.

After all, this is the upper class of Petersburg, and people communicate more on eyes and lips, language? So pale stuff.

But to his detriment, the lady Karenin did not seem to understand his gestures at all, and she remained polite to him, as if he were really just a stranger with a bit of family background.

This is to touch the nose of ash, and ordinary people will give up after this, but for people like Vronsky, it made him see a deeply hidden charm in Anna.

He began to give up that ordinary scrutiny, and in his heart, in addition to praising the other party's appearance, he also had a little sincere attraction.

Anna didn't know how many thoughts had turned in Vronsky's mind, and she wasn't paying attention to each other all the time.

Vronsky was not in his eyes, and to put it mildly, he was just an appendage of Petesy shoehorned in.

When the time came, the guests came one after another.

Petesy took Anna's hand and greeted the guests affectionately.

Surrounded by noble ladies and ladies, and well-dressed gentlemen, the living room brightened and livened up.

About the time the guests arrived, Anna's cousin, Duke Tversky, came downstairs.

Compared to Petersy's dexterity, the chubby gentleman was mildly clumsy.

He talked a few words with the guests, and everyone laughed cooperatively, although those words were actually a bit boring, but at the tea banquet, people were most tired of the big truth.

The Duke of Tversky smiled with satisfaction, then said a few words to his wife, and went upstairs to work on his collection of prints.

"Look at him, he's been so busy with these things lately that he doesn't even have time to say a few more words to me." Petesy said with disgust, but the people laughed at her sweetness.

The lover of Petesy touched her finger affectionately behind her, which was bold enough for many to see, but the good thing about it in this circle was that people would never say it to her face, and they would not tell her husband.

"My dear Anna, you were sick some time ago, but I was in France at the time, and I couldn't come to see you directly, what do you think now?"

Anna wasn't the protagonist of the tea party, but a question from a Duchess named Miyahki made everyone start talking about Anna.

"I am so grateful for your condolences, I am already well, and I couldn't be better." Anna replied with a smile.

Duchess Miahki's chubby face was filled with a sincere smile: "That's good. I heard from my husband that your husband was still busy with government affairs during that time, and I was really upset with it, even though my husband repeatedly praised him for being a conscientious official, and no one was as diligent as him, but what was the use? When his wife was sick, he was always away. ”

Listening to the lady in front of her slightly slander Karenin, Anna felt a feeling of wanting to defend the other party, and when she realized it, she was taken aback, but Petersy's words gave her a reason.