Around the clock, the Lu family's carriage arrived at the intersection of Ziyun Road, where the eldest princess's mansion was located. The wide road was jammed with water, and the voices of people were buzzing, and from time to time there was a lively scene mixed with the neighing of horses. The coachman asked the ladies if they would wait for a while, or if they would get out of the car and move over.

They didn't come early, the Lu family's door was there, and blindly putting up a shelf would make people laugh, so Zhihua made the decision directly: "Anyway, it's not far, let's walk a few steps." Ignoring Zhilan's disapproving look, she got out of the carriage. Bai Lan sat in the carriage behind her that was reserved for the eldest maid, and when she saw the young lady getting off the car and walking, she hurriedly followed, holding the gift box containing the birthday gift in her own hand, and followed closely.

Zhilan didn't expect the eldest sister to say that she would leave, and she was busy keeping up, Zhi'an had always thought that Zhilan was the first to look, and she dared to move only when she moved.

The coachman went to find a special place to park the carriage in the princess's mansion, and Zhihua led her two sisters and three big maids through the congested streets to the gate.

The eldest princess's mansion was given by the first emperor during his reign, although the door was closed for many years, but there was no decay, the magnificent vermilion gate and the pair of stone lions in front of the door were wiped brightly, a red carpet went straight from the door steps into the road, and the shady green trees outside the door were all tied with red silk, a festive. Almost all of the people who received the invitations today came, and there was an endless stream of congratulations at the door.

Since the first emperor left, the eldest princess has always been alone, and she is not very close to any family. stood at the door today to greet the guests, and did not invite others, only used Wei Chang, the highest-ranking female official in his own house.

Wei Chang, who was born in the court, was used to seeing big scenes, and she was comfortable dealing with such occasions today. She had been standing at the door for nearly two hours, always in a straight posture, and no matter how high or low the guests were, their eyes were good or evil. She always greets her with a smile on her face, and her attitude is neither humble nor arrogant.

Zhihua and Wei Changshi can be regarded as acquaintances, and Li Yuxue framed her at the beginning thanks to Wei Changshou's help with Zi Lowering. Seeing her again at this time, Zhihua smiled sincerely: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Lady Wei is fine." ”

Wei Changshou still had the same expression, but there was a little more imperceptible closeness in his eyes, "Miss Lu is here." Welcome, welcome, welcome. ”

"Yes. Today, with the two sisters in the family, I came to congratulate Her Royal Highness the eldest princess on her birthday. Not a tribute. ”

Behind him, Zhilan Zhi'an saluted, because she had deliberately practiced in private, and her demeanor was quite decent.

Wei Changshou praised with a smile: "Your mansion is really good at training daughters, not only raising a woman like the eldest lady. Even the other ladies are outstanding. It's enviable. ”

There are many polite elements in these words, but it's a pity that Zhilan can't hear it, and the originally standard toothless smile on her face can't help but increase the arc, which looks a little frivolous.

Zhihua didn't want her to continue to show up at the gate where people came and went, and after signaling Bai Lan to give her birthday gift, she resigned from the Wei female official and led a few people to the door.

After walking a few steps, a maid who was specially responsible for guiding the way greeted him. led the three sisters of the Lu family to Qingfeng Garden, which was specially designed to entertain female guests in the backyard. Zhihua has been to the princess's mansion several times, and she has not squinted all the way. Zhi'an followed at the end with her head bowed in a proper manner, only Zhilan, the first time she set foot in this kind of wealthy compound, she couldn't help but look around and smack her tongue. But seeing that along the way, the garden water pavilion is full of exquisite and elegant, and the precious flowers that the Lu family pampered in the warm pavilion are planted here at random on the side of the road, and they can be seen everywhere.

Walking out of the garden, through a carved beams and paintings, a rich and gorgeous corridor, Qingfeng Garden arrived.

Qingfeng Garden covers a wide area, and there are hundreds of tables in it today, and at this time it is full of eighty percent, plus a group of maids and women who come and go, it is not crowded at all. The roof is all covered with green glazed tiles, and only dozens of stone pillars can be supported by two people hugging each other, without walls, and ventilated on all sides.

The three of them were invited to a vacant table, and just took their seats, a cool breeze came from nowhere, which suddenly blew away the restlessness caused by too many people.

When she arrived at this place where people came and went, Zhilan consciously restrained her little family's face, stopped looking around, and sat quietly in her seat. Zhihua saw that she was still acquainted, and smiled with satisfaction.

After a while, several more young ladies were attracted by the maid and sat down at their empty table.

Zhihua is wearing a special crown dress made by the countryman today, with a purple ribbon and a jade ribbon, dignified and noble. These young ladies were quite eye-catching, looking at her clothes, and then thinking of the relationship between the county lords, they immediately guessed her identity. can be arranged to sit with the ladies of the Lu family, and their family backgrounds are almost the same as them, so someone immediately laughed and took the initiative to accost: "I am from the Baowen Pavilion system, my father's surname is Wen, and the family is ranked in line two, and this one next to me is a sister, and in line five." Dare to ask Your Excellency, is it Lu Xiangjun, who has been widely respected recently? The little girl is polite. ”

Zhihua smiled and returned the salute generously: "Miss Wen Er, Miss Wen Wu, I am fortunate to meet you." ”

Not to be outdone, the other daughter immediately followed the self-report, and secretly glared at Miss Wen Er, who was in front of her, and it seemed that she had known the two sisters for a long time.

Zhihua pretended not to see the eyebrows and eyes of several of them, and her face was solemn: "It turned out to be the granddaughter of General Huaihua, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

This woman is the sister of the young marshal Cui Yuhe, who is currently pinned on high hopes, and her name is Yuzhen.

When Cui Yuzhen heard Zhihua's words, she felt useful, and consciously pressed the two daughters of the Wen family, and smiled provocatively at them proudly. When he turned his head to face Zhihua again, he seemed much closer: "Lu Xiangjun is older than the little girl, and the little girl is cheeky and calls Sister Lu, okay?" ”

Zhihua smiled slightly, and replied without leaking: "I look at all the young ladies here, they all look the same age as the sister, if everyone doesn't think I'm big, I will be cheeky to call you sister." Sister Cui, Second Sister Wen, Fifth Sister Wen, how is it? ”

The Wen sisters naturally responded with a smile, although Cui Yuzhen touched a soft nail, but Zhihua's attitude was gentle and polite, she really couldn't get angry, and responded with a coveted expression.

Cui Yuzhen's grandfather, General Huaihua, is a third-grade officer, and it stands to reason that he really shouldn't be as knowledgeable as the two young ladies of the five-grade system, but in fact, it is not. The Cui family now has only the old general Cui alone to support the scene, and the only son is an unsuccessful one, who died on the belly of the Oiran in his early years. In his life, only Cui Yuhe and Yuzhen were left with two drops of blood. Although General Cui's name is resounding, he is already old after all, and the Cui family is thin and declining. In addition, Cui Yuzhen is narrow-minded and likes to be calculating the most, so she has a lot of grudges with people in her daily studies. The Wen sisters usually don't take her, the daughter who lost their father, in their eyes, and often deliberately compete with her. If it weren't for the fact that her angry brother suddenly had blue eyes and was appointed as a young marshal, the Wen sisters would have to fight back at this moment.

The arrival of the county lord broke the strange atmosphere at this table. As the daughter of the eldest princess of the birthday star, today's Minyi is dressed up to dominate the daughters of the audience, which is very luxurious and dazzling. As soon as she came, she hugged Zhihua's shoulders affectionately, and complained in her mouth: "Ahua, why don't you come to me?" Let's go, I'll take you over there to sit. ”

Minyi has always done what she wants, and she doesn't care that her disregard offends everyone at this table except Zhihua. Fortunately, there is a huge disparity in identity, and these people don't dare to hold a grudge against her.

Zhihua held her hand and shook her head with a smile: "I brought my two younger sisters with me, it's good to sit here." You're in charge of greeting guests today, and I'm not going to mess with you. With the friendship between the two, Minyi was not polite to her. Seeing her insistence, Minyi nodded, no longer reluctant. "Well, you've been to my house a few times, so don't be formal. Eat when you need to, play when you need to, and have fun. I'll greet the guests, and if you have something, you can just send someone to find me. ”

Zhilan looked at the back of the county lord leaving, and secretly complained about the eldest sister. The people sitting at the table pointed out by the county lord just now were all daughters of top noble families. Such a rare opportunity to make friends, the eldest sister has set a good family by herself, and it is not uncommon to go, and she does not take care of her sister.

The two sisters of the Wen family are both human spirits, Zhilan's pouting and angry look was in their eyes, and they exchanged glances with each other to understand each other's meaning, the third lady of the Lu family, who had everything written on her face, was a person who could be friends.

It was the second lady who started with a smile and greeted Zhilan. It didn't take long for Zhilan to get a lot closer to the two sisters of the Wen family, and agreed with each other to move around more in the future.

After half a cup of tea, two more young ladies from the four-grade official's family came to the table. The guests were almost here, and the feast officially began. (To be continued.) )