Mu Qinglian has heard the words Lian Yueyao at every banquet in the past few months, although she doesn't know her person, she has heard her name for a long time.

Mu Qinglian now knew that the person in front of her was Yueyao, and couldn't help but look at it. Yueyao wore a dress made of silk satin today, the skirt was embroidered with various colors of water lilies, and the skirt was also covered with a layer of pink shadow veil, which was very bright. He combed a weeping bun on his head, wore a pair of chic gold-threaded crystal inlaid lotus hairpins, inserted a cloisonné enamel Su Bu Shao, and pinned a few emerald inlaid coral head flowers between the buns. Two amethyst beads are decorated with silver threads under the ears, and a mutton fat jade bracelet is worn on the wrist, which is lined with white jade on the wrist, and a goose egg face is white and tender, with a faint smile on the face, and it has a temperament that is as light as tea.

Shen Pinlan was very happy to see Yue Yao, and turned around to introduce Mu Qinglian: "Sister Lian, this is my cousin Qinglian. ”

Yue Yao had a decent smile on her face, "Hello Miss Mu." ”

Xiang Wei felt that Yueyao's smile was very fake, it was better not to laugh like this, it was really ugly. However, Xiang Wei could see from Yueyao's expression that she didn't like the two people in front of her.

Pinlan said happily: "Sister Lian, you can go in with us!" “

Yahuan Zhishu next to her came to pick up Yueyao on purpose, if someone took Yueyao away, the girl had to scold her to death, "Two girls, our master asked me to pick up the girl, and I ask the two girls to forgive me." ”

Yue Yao smiled: "Sister Zhishu leads the way. ”

Pinlan looked at Yue Yao's departing back, with a look of displeasure in her eyes, and said, "Could it be that the rumors are true-Sister Lian really served as a companion for the third girl of the Luo family?" "Although there are rumors outside that Yueyao is Mingzhu's companion, but because Yueyao did not live in the Hou Mansion at other times except for the last time she went to the villa, this rumor was not taken seriously. Because if you are a companion, you will naturally follow you every day, where will you not see each other once in a month or two.

Mu Qinglian smiled: "We'll know if it's true or not." In fact, Mu Qinglian didn't believe this rumor. If Yueyao flattered Ba Jieluo Mingzhu, why would Mingzhu specially send a personal maid to pick up Yueyao. This style is obviously treated by Yueyao is friend.

There is a big gap between friends and companions. Mu Qinglian also glanced at the direction in which Yue Yao left. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that Yue Yao had a faint coldness towards them.

Shen Pinlan is also a person with no intentions, so she responded: "Okay, let's go find Sister Ning quickly!" "Sister Ning that Pinlan is talking about is An Ning, a girl from the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

Mu Qinglian nodded with a smile and said, "Go ahead!" They should have arrived a long time ago. ”

When Yueyao arrived at Mingxuan Courtyard, she looked at Mingzhu and said with a smile: "Mingzhu, you are very beautiful today." ”

The clothes worn by Mingzhu today are extremely intricate and rich, with pearls of similar size on the cuffs and skirts, winding and twisting into a peony pattern. A flying fairy bun was pulled, several full and round gem beads were randomly decorated in the hair, and a red gold hairpin inlaid with sapphires was obliquely inserted on the side, which was as big as a dragon's eye. The bright dazzling human eyes, wearing a gemstone necklace around the neck and a skein bracelet on the wrist, are like a blooming peony flower, dazzling.

Mingzhu smiled and asked, "Really?" Although the maid just now said that she was dressed very beautifully, she still liked what Yueyao said the most.

Yue Yao smiled and nodded, "You are now like a peony among a hundred flowers, the country is beautiful and fragrant, and I have become a foil when I stand beside you." "The peony flower is not only the color of the country, but also the king of flowers.

It was the first time for Yueyao to praise Mingzhu, but such a compliment made her very useful. Mingzhu's eyebrows and eyes were all smiling, and he said, "I didn't expect you to praise people so well." But Yueyao, you are also very beautiful, so you don't have to be presumptuous. ”

Bai Yi's face was full of black lines, and he said directly: "Girl, Yueyao is just praising you, not arrogant. "If Yueyao is a self-righteous person, then Bai Yi really can't find someone who is proud.

Mingzhu smiled, "I'm just joking, Yueyao will definitely be a big beauty when she grows up, there is no doubt about it." ”

Yue Yao smiled lightly and asked about the person she saw just now, "I look at the many carriages outside the mansion, is there anything else besides your birthday?" ”

Mingzhu asked very strangely: "Yueyao, don't you think it's fun to be crowded?" "Mingzhu invited a lot of people this time.

It took a long time, and it turned out that such a big formation was made by Mingzhu himself. Yue Yao said with a smile: "It's very lively. "When there are more people, it will be lively, but it may not be fun. There are many people, and there are many rights and wrongs.

Bai Yi said to Yueyao: "Miss Yueyao, this birthday was made by our girl herself, and the girl who invited us on weekdays has some dealings with our girl, but this time I invited a bit more." ”

Yueyao didn't think much about it, Mingzhu is a person who likes to be lively, and it's normal to invite a little more people on her birthday. But soon Yue Yao knew what Bai Yi meant by this.

After Mingzhu got it right, he said to Yueyao: "Let's go, let's go to the side of Qianshui Lake." "This time, the pearl will set up the guest's place in the pavilion next to the Thousand Water Lake.

It's May, and the weather is already a little hot, so it's quite creative to set up the banquet next to Qianshui Lake, at least it's very refreshing here, and you don't have to be afraid of the heat.

Yueyao went to Qianshui Lake with Mingzhu, and heard laughter and laughter before she got close. Yue Yao looked at the people next to Qianshui Lake and asked, "How many people have you invited?" "It's not twenty or thirty, according to Yueyao's eyesight, there are at least fifty or sixty people.

Mingzhu shook his head and said, "I don't know, I sent out thirty invitations, and at most thirty people came!" ”

Xiang Wei looked into the distance, turned his head and said, "Girl, there should be at least seventy people by the Qianshui Lake." ”

Bai Yi nodded on the side.

Mingzhu herself was surprised, "Why are so many people here?" I thought there would be twenty people at most? "Even if all the people who got the post came, there would only be thirty of them! Are there any uninvited?

Zhiqin explained on the side: "Girl, these girls brought Yahuan here, and it is normal to have sixty or seventy Ren over there. "Usually when a girl comes to visit, she will bring a personal ring.

The people who came this time, firstly, because Mingzhu's fame is getting better and better, Mingzhu not only has a better temperament, but also a person can do it. Mingzhu's help with the housekeeper of the prince of the Hou Mansion has long been familiar to outsiders, and the essence is that Mingzhu's popularity is good now, and the reason is also Yueyao.

Yueyao and Mingzhu stood together, and as soon as they appeared, they attracted everyone's attention. One is dazzling like fire, the other is as soft as water, and it is difficult to attract people.

Yueyao arrived at the Water Pavilion, looking at the girl with a ** flower branch, she had a headache, she didn't like banquets in her life, she could hide from the previous banquet, this time I thought that there would not be many people invited by Mingzhu, but I didn't expect so much.

The girl who came this time was either from a famous nobleman, or her father and brother held important positions in the court, and the lowest estimate of her status was Yueyao.

Yue Yao is not very familiar with these girls, except for Mu Qinglian and Pinlan, no one else knows anyone.

Mingzhu pulled Yueyao to see a girl in palace clothes, and the one who can wear palace clothes is definitely a royal person. Mingzhu said: "Yueyao, this is the Wanhe County Lord of Duanwang's Mansion. ”

Yueyao naturally knew Duanwang, but what impressed Duanwang was that Duanwang bought her paintings. Although King Duan is the emperor's uncle today, he is actually younger than the emperor. It's just that the king is good and elegant, and he is not interested in the affairs of the court.

Yue Yao gave a blessing, "Wanhe county lord Wanfu." ”

Lord Wanhe has always wanted to meet Yueyao, and this time he finally met the real person. The real person is even better than she imagined. Lord Wanhe personally took Yueyao's hand and said, "There is no need to make this big gift, we are the same age, and we can be commensurate with sisters." ”

Yue Yao was secretly surprised in her heart, "County Lord, the courtiers dare not be ashamed." ”

After seeing the county lord Wanhe, Mingzhu introduced the girl from Lu Guogong and Ningguo Mansion to Yueyao. Because of Zhuang Ruolan's relationship, Lu Yanfan, the girl of the Lu State Mansion, was very kind to Yueyao, and said with a smile to Yueyao: "Sister Yueyao, I have heard my grandmother talk about you a long time ago. ”

The girl in Ningguo's Mansion was not familiar with Yueyao, but for the sake of Mingzhu's face, and the county lord Wanhe also looked at Yueyao differently just now, she was also very kind.

After Yue Yao greeted everyone, there were not many people who remembered, there were too many people, all of them were dressed up brightly, and many of them were sisters, so they really didn't match.

As soon as Yueyao sat down, a girl in pink stood up and said, "Mingzhu, I heard that you recently found a companion, is that her?" ”

As soon as this girl's words fell, Pinlan's face changed. Her future sister-in-law read to the girl in the Marquis of Jingning's mansion as a companion, and her family can't afford to lose this face.

Mingzhu glanced at the woman who spoke out, and said unhappily: An Ning, where did you hear such nonsense? Yueyao is a good friend of mine, and I treat her like my own sister. ”

Yue Yao didn't know who An Ning was, so Xiang Wei mentioned it next to her: "This is the girl from the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, born to the Liu family in the side room, and I heard that she is deeply loved by the Marquis of Weiyuan." Girl, this person has a good relationship with Mu Qinglian, you have to be careful. ”

Yue Yao's face was inexplicable, what was she careful about? She has not had any contact with Mu Qinglian in her life, so there is nothing to be careful about.

At this time, a girl wearing peach brocade Hangzhou silk stood up and said: "Miss Lian, I heard a few years ago that Mr. Wen, a great painter in Jiangnan, said that you have an extraordinary talent in painting, and today we can ask Miss Lian to open our eyes." ”

Yueyao became more and more inexplicable, why did the two of them smell gunpowder against her. When did she offend these women?

Xiang Wei explained on the side: "Girl, this person is the eldest daughter of Yongding Hou, called Guan Qiong. Because he lost his mother since he was a child, Mrs. Bei Yongdinghou grew up by his side, and later recorded it in the name of Mrs. Yongdinghou, and she can be regarded as a concubine. ”