It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining, and although it was already summer, the temperature was high, but people also changed into thin summer shirts, which was just right.

This morning, it was already very lively in front of the gate of the Zhou Mansion, and from time to time there were gorgeous carriages parked over the road, and then the curtain was lifted and the young lady with the veil was supported by the maid, led by the maid at the gate of the Zhou Mansion, and entered the gate. Often as soon as this young lady entered, another carriage came again, and the street at the gate of Zhoufu was even more lively. For a while, there was an endless stream of fragrant cars and BMWs, and there was an endless stream of famous ladies, and the onlookers from afar also exchanged their heads and ears to each other. As soon as it was said that the third lady of the Zhou family was going to hold a lotus appreciation banquet on her birthday, she said it again.

Let's say that there are already sitting or standing in the main hall here, and there are many female dependents of the Zhou Mansion.

Mrs. Zhou sat on the brocade sandalwood chair in the middle, Zhou Lanxiang sat behind her mother, and her two daughters Cheng Fenghua and Cheng Fengzhen stood beside her. Zhou Liu sat on one side, Zhou Mengya and Zhou Mengjuan stood beside her, and Luo Bixia was naturally standing as an aunt, but she was standing next to her daughter Zhou Mengchan. Because all the ladies from the big families in the city came to this banquet, some of the ladies of the Zhou family also came.

The young ladies who came to accept the invitation first came to the main hall to meet the elders of the Zhou family, and then they were led by the maids to Yimengju.

Chunyu and Qin Caiyu watched at the door of Yimengju, and from time to time a young lady came, and her fourth aunt would introduce her. Because Qin Caiyu also followed Zhou Mengya to participate in many banquets before, she was already familiar with these young ladies from big families in the city.

"This is Ma Guixiang, the daughter of Ma Yuan's family, and Ma Yuxiang, the concubine of Ma Yuan's family, Ma Yuan's maternal ancestor was a big family in Jianghuai, and he moved here because of his later decline. However, she has no power, but she has a lot of financial resources, her family is very close to the Zhou family, and she wants to marry her daughter to the eldest young master as a concubine, but the old lady does not agree to give up. Qin Caiyu pointed to the pair of sisters who came first and said.

"It's really ......" Chunyu smiled and didn't say much. She saw that the two girls were quite handsome, but it was a pity that the dress was too gaudy and rich. Being a concubine for Zhou Xu'an is really a little wronged by him.

"This is Su Yanyan, the granddaughter of the Marquis of Su's family, her ancestor has been a marquis, and the title has been inherited. But in her father's generation, I'm afraid there is no title to inherit. ”

"I didn't expect that there are many famous families in this small county." Chunyu sighed.

"It's not far from the capital, and it's a big county and the only way to get to the north and south, so it's naturally lively." Qin Caiyu explained with a smile.

"Fourth aunt, who is that?" Chunyu pointed to the girl who had been sitting quietly on the side since she had always come, and did not chat with other ladies in twos and threes, saying that she was about the same age as Chunyu, and she looked delicate and elegant, but she had a sickly feeling.

"That? It doesn't look familiar, but she should be Liu Yiting, the young lady of Liu Ju's family. The ladies had never invited her to a banquet before, and I hadn't seen her. But this time, the third lady mentioned that she wanted to invite her, her father Liu Juren was the teacher of the eldest young master, and now he teaches the fifth young master, although the family background is average, but the third lady said that she must be invited over if she is not biased. ”

Qin Caiyu said.

"Ah, I remembered, Brother Lin Zi's husband is also that Liu Juren. It is said that he is extraordinary in writing, but his temperament is a little high, but those big families in the city look down on people too much. "Chunyu is a little disdainful of those people.

"Yes, they all look at wealth and power reads();." Qin Caiyu also sighed.

"Spring rain ......" At this time, Zhou Mengya shouted, and Chunyu and Qin Caiyu looked over there at the same time.

I saw Zhou Mengya walking in front, followed by Zhou Zhou Mengchan and Zhou Mengjuan, and two young ladies who Chunyu didn't know, and the four of them were surrounded by a gorgeously dressed and good-looking young lady.

"Those two are the two daughters of Miss Zhou Lanxiang, Cheng Fenghua and Cheng Fengzhen. Walking in front of them was the young lady of the county order, Zhu Zhiyuan. Qin Caiyu whispered to Chunyu.

Just before Chunyu could speak, the group of young ladies walked up to her.

"Mengya, who is this young lady?" Zhu Zhiyuan asked with a smile, but her heart was unhappy. She is the young lady of the county magistrate's family in this county, why didn't Zhou Mengya invite her to come to this girl who looked like she was not as good as her maid in clothes!

"Oh, she just came to my house to help ......" Zhou Mengjuan on the side wanted to introduce, but was interrupted by Zhou Mengya with a smile.

"She is my best friend, Li Chunyu." Zhou Mengya said busily.

"Lee? But the young lady of Li Yuanwai's family in the west of the city? Isn't his young lady's name Li Huifang? Zhu Zhiyuan said puzzled? And Li Huifang doesn't seem to be as good-looking as the person in front of her, although she is not happy, Zhu Zhiyuan has to admit that the girl in front of her who looks younger than herself does look good.

"Miss Zhu is high, I'm just a village girl from a farmer's family." Chunyu replied with a smile, as for her village aunt, she was also very helpless.

"......" After listening to Chunyu's words, Zhu Zhiyuan immediately changed to a disgusted expression and didn't want to speak anymore, raised his head arrogantly and bypassed Chunyu and went to Lanting, Cheng Fenghua and Cheng Fengzhen also hurriedly followed. And Zhou Mengchan and Zhou Mengjuan looked at Zhou Mengya, who was no longer very happy, but they both hesitated and followed Zhu Zhiyuan's buttocks.

"Spring rain ......" Zhou Mengya was afraid that the spring rain would be uncomfortable, and she was thinking about how to speak.

"Well, I don't care about that. Today you are the host of the banquet, and now that almost everyone is here, you should hurry over. Chunyu said hurriedly.

"What about you?" Zhou Mengya said, and stretched out her hand to pull the spring rain. "Chunyu, you can't go, hey, forget it, don't be here, come with me. and Aunt Yu also went over together, today I am the master, so naturally I have the final say. ”

Chunyu and Qin Caiyu had no choice but to go to the Lanting with her, and at this time, the Lanting had already stayed a lot of young ladies and their maids, either sitting or standing or leaning on the railing to see the lotus.

"Sister, Miss Wednesday's lotus banquet is really well prepared." It was Ma Yuxiang, the concubine of the Ma family, who spoke.

"Hmph, I don't know, don't lose the face of our Ma family in vain." Ma Guixiang sat on the railing, glanced at the layout of the banquet, and said calmly.

"I didn't ......" Ma Yuxiang pouted and said, and then she saw Zhu Zhiyuan's group of people who came over, and she wanted to go over but saw her sister-in-law who had a bad face, so she had to reluctantly stay where she was.

Ma Guixiang originally had the opportunity to marry into the Zhou family, and she had also seen that the young master of Zhou had already secretly had feelings in her heart, although it was good to enter the Zhou family only for the concubine. But after this Zhu Zhiyuan came, there was nothing, and she Zhu Zhiyuan wanted to enter the Zhou family as the eldest young lady, but it was not even possible to block her way.

“…… Hum! Over there, Zhu Zhiyuan also glanced at Ma Guixiang with disgust, snorted coldly, and sat down at the other table. A group of warblers and warblers beside her also sat on the side and began to praise each other......