Chapter Eighty-Six: Small Talk
Xiangyang Garden is located in the northwest of Shen Mansion, it is a very large courtyard, after Ning Jinyun and his party arrived, there were already a lot of people here, Ning Jinyun looked at these flowers and branches in front of her, she couldn't help but have a headache, she didn't know who these people were, presumably she would inevitably have to greet people everywhere for a while. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Aunt Li looked back at her and Ning Jinyao, and said coldly, "When you meet someone later, you two be smart, don't make a fool of yourself in front of outsiders, and let others laugh at our Ning Mansion." ”
Ning Jinyao looked at Li in a daze, so she had to nod, "Got it, Aunt Li." ”
Ning Jinyun snorted, and then said with a smile, "Aunt Li doesn't have to worry about the two of us, as long as you can understand some rules and have some common demeanor, no one will embarrass the Ning family." ”
With that, she took her cousin's hand and walked forward, greeted the ladies and ladies in front of her, and began to exchange meaningless pleasantries.
Aunt Li gave her a blank look, and didn't care about anything more, so she went in with Ning Jinhua.
After greeting each other, Ning Jinyun got to know a lot of people, including the wife and two young ladies of the Yu family, the three young ladies of the Feng family, and the wife and eldest lady of the Wang family, all of whom got along quite happily.
As for the food they each brought, they were handed over to a steward at the gate of Xiangyang Garden, and they would be placed on the table after the luncheon began.
I don't know how long it took, Mrs. Shen finally came to Xiangyang Garden, she was dressed more gorgeous than before, her face was extraordinarily beautiful, and her temperament was extremely luxurious.
Mrs. Shen looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Thank you for coming to Shen Mansion as a guest, today's feast is ......."
Ning Jinyun stood far away and couldn't hear Mrs. Shen's words clearly, but she could hear the small talk of the women next to her.
"I heard that Mrs. Shen's father is the Duke of Changguo, but he is amazing, even if he is not a rich country, he must be a rich city."
"It's not, that's why my mother has to let me come, everyone says that this time Mrs. Shen invited the ladies of various families in the city to choose her future daughter-in-law."
"Yes, yes, yes, I also heard about such a thing, Mrs. Shen's son is the only son of the Shen family, and he is still very handsome, if anyone marries him, he will be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Shen family, the Shen family is so rich and powerful, many girls and children want to marry it."
"Really...... I think you want to get married too. ”
"Oh, what nonsense are you talking about."
Ning Jinyun glanced back, it was two rich ladies of the same age as her muttering to each other, she looked back and thought to herself, Mrs. Shen held the banquet for her son's family affairs? Shen Yunxuan is getting married?
With Shen Yunxuan's uninhibited temperament, can he accept his mother's arrangement?
Ning Jinyun just thought about it and thought of it, and he didn't even notice when there was an extra person behind him.
"Come with me."
She was startled by a sudden whisper behind her, and then a pair of hands took her by the arm and pulled her out of the crowd.
Ning Jinyun looked up and took a closer look, only to find that the person who was pulling him was Shen Yunxuan, Shen Yunxuan was wearing a blue-gray robe, and he walked extremely fast, and soon took her to a chic pavilion in the southeast corner of Xiangyang Garden.
She was slightly surprised, "Why are you here, not with Mrs. Shen?" ”
Shen Yunxuan sat on the wooden bench in the pavilion, shook his head and said helplessly, "You also saw that my mother is talking to so many people again, what am I doing with her?" When the time comes, she will take me to meet the ladies of various families, and I don't want to pretend to greet some people I have just met. ”
Ning Jinyun also sat down, raised his eyebrows and said suspiciously, "Then why did you bring me here, my cousin is still over there, she can't find me in a while, so I should be in a hurry." ”
She didn't have to worry about handing over Ning Jinyao to Aunt Li to take with her, Ning Jinyao was still young and didn't understand many things, so as not to be bullied by the Li family.
Shen Yunxuan took out two red plums from his pocket and handed them over, "Then it's okay for you to stay here with me for a while, the luncheon is about to start, and we'll go over when the time comes." ”
He sighed softly with a frown.
It was rare to see him with such a sad face, Ning Jinyun couldn't help but feel curious, she asked tentatively, "What's wrong with you, but why are you worried?" I heard that Mrs. Shen held a hundred food banquet this time, not only to have a lively time, but also to ...... I also want to take this opportunity to see the young ladies of each family, who have plans to choose a wife for you. ”
Hearing this, Shen Yunxuan's face turned rare red, he was stunned for a moment, and then replied hesitantly, "My mother seems to have this idea, but I don't agree, I'm not in a hurry...... I'm not in a hurry to start a family, no matter how hard she works for me, it's in vain, and I won't agree anyway. ”
Seeing him like this, Ning Jinyun was even more sure of what he was thinking, it seemed that Mrs. Shen really had other plans to invite everyone to the banquet.
Judging from Shen Yunxuan's age, there is no need to handle the marriage one or two years later, but after all, he is the only son of the Shen family, and it is understandable that Mrs. Shen wants him to start a family earlier.
It's just that I don't know whose young lady Mrs. Shen will fall in love with.
Ning Jinyun picked up the plums on the table and took a bite, it was so sweet, she pondered for a while, and then asked, "I heard that the ladies of the Yan family will also come today, will the eldest lady of the Yan family also come?" ”
Shen Yunxuan frowned, "What are you doing so much about the affairs of the Yan family, this banquet is just a formality to eat, it doesn't matter if she Miss Yan comes or not." ”
It doesn't matter, but Ning Jinyun is still very curious, because the Yan family originally moved to the capital with Master Yan, and they only went back to Qingzhou not long ago to live, and they will still return to the capital in the future.
Ning Jinyun heard others say that there are two young ladies in the Yan family, the second miss is the concubine born to her aunt, named Yan Qiushui, who is a mediocre woman, and the eldest lady is the daughter of the Yan family, named Yan Ruyu, it is said that her appearance is very stunning, and she is also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is a rare beauty and talent.
Since Mrs. Shen intends to choose a wife for Shen Gongzi, she must have to entertain the young lady of the Yan family, after all, this Yan Ruyu is the most popular woman in Qingzhou City today.
Shen Yunxuan saw that she didn't speak, so he said, "Here, the Yan family has long said that they will come to our house to participate in the Hundred Foods Banquet, and I just met the eldest lady of the Yan family, and she also talked to my mother for a while. ”
"Really, then can you see Miss Yan's appearance clearly, how does it look?" Ning Jinyun immediately came to his senses and asked gossipily. (To be continued.) )