On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, the "Chrysanthemum Banquet" was set up in the Guogong Mansion, and almost all the women in the capital who were not princelings and eunuchs were above the fourth grade, and the daughters to be married in the mansion were invited. Of course, the most abrupt of these is Situ Yan. She was a family with no illustrious origin, and she was from a glorious background, but she was also invited.

The banquet is set in the middle of the day, and as Situ Yan, not only can she not go too early, which will show that she has the heart to climb, but she can't go too late, giving people a sense of superiority. It's really tiring and tiring to grasp this degree.

Halfway through, before noon, Situ Yan and Situ Jin drove the mule cart to the Guogong Mansion, Duanmu Xuan was left in the inner courtyard by the Duchess of Guo and it was inconvenient to come out, but Mo Feng and Mo Yu were ordered to stay at the gate of the mansion to welcome guests. Of course, only the Situ brothers and sisters were welcomed.

"Miss Situ, the young master was invited into the inner courtyard by his wife, and it is inconvenient to come out to greet him at this time, and I hope Miss Situ is not strange!" What others think, Mo Feng doesn't mind at all, he has long decided that Situ Yan is the young master's wife, and he is polite to her.

And Mo Yu was also respectful, so that several relatives of the official family who wanted to enter the door couldn't help but look at the Situ brothers and sisters, mistakenly thinking that the two of them were nobles from a high-ranking family.

"There is labor!" Situ Jin rushed to the front and hugged his fist in return, which made the guests suspicious, if it was a dignitary, he would never salute the two guards. On the contrary, it makes these people confused.

"Situ Gongzi, my subordinates will go to the outer courtyard on your behalf. Miss Situ also needs to take a soft sedan car into the inner courtyard! "Mo Yu saluted to guide Situ Jin.

Situ Jin looked at the little sister with a worried face, he really regretted it. I thought that the scale of the Guogong Mansion and the Gongsun Mansion was about the same, but I didn't want to be more than double the size of the Gongsun Mansion, and there was a lot of traffic in front of the door. The guests at the meeting were from famous families, and he really shouldn't have let his little sister come.

Situ Yan just smiled lightly, that is, she entered the mansion with Mo Feng, she was not worried, but now there is no turning back, she can only come and be safe.

"Miss Situ, the young master said. Everything has him, please rest assured Miss Situ! Mo Feng suppressed his voice and sent a message to Situ Yan, which was told by the young master.

"Hmmm! I know! "Actually, even if Duanmu Xuan doesn't speak. Situ Yan also knew that he would arrange it for himself, but it often backfired, and she didn't have much hope. In short, the person who wants to bully her, even Duanmu Xuan's mother, can't do it.

"Miss Szeto. This is the Iron Guard, the Secret Guard, Red Rain. She is one of the few women in the Iron Guard, and the young master ordered her to be Miss Situ's personal guard! ”

"Chiyu has seen Miss Situ!" Chiyu was originally a secret guard beside Duanmu Li, not to mention that the ordinary soldiers of the Guogong Mansion had never seen her, and even the Duchess of Guo didn't know that this person existed. This is also the consideration of Grandpa Guo for his son, afraid that his son will do something out of the ordinary, which makes Chiyu follow Situ Yan to calm his son's heart. It can be regarded as a tacit understanding reached by father and son.

"There are Lao Chiyu guards!" Although Situ Yan didn't know this person, she could feel a familiar taste from him. There is even a sense of sympathy.

Chiyu was also stunned, and she was in the Iron Blood Guard to find out the news. Disguise is easy to look at, not to mention countless people, but there are few people who can't see through. But this Miss Situ is not very old, even if she sees her, she is indifferent, and she can't even see through her. I thought that the young master was confused, but now I know that the young master has a unique vision. No wonder even the old master is arranging plans for this little woman.

"Miss Situ, just call your subordinates to rain lightly, and the identities of your subordinates are inconvenient for others to know!"

"Okay, Xiaoyu!" Situ Yan understands Chiyu's situation best, and of course she will listen to his arrangement.

Chiyu arranged for Situ Yan to enter the inner courtyard in a soft sedan chair carried by the iron-blooded guard, I am afraid that even the Duchess of Guo has never had this treatment.

"Miss, it's here, please get off the sedan chair!" Situ Yan is still the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair, although a few guards carried it safely, but she still felt sick to her stomach. She couldn't figure out how anyone could like to sit on such a thing, where was this enjoyment, it was simply a sin.

"Miss's face is not good, but she is uncomfortable!" Chiyu was really careful, and she could see at a glance that Situ Yan was inappropriate.

"I'm not used to it, I've entered the inner courtyard at this time, and there is still time to leave the banquet, with my identity, I can't see the Duchess without being summoned, why don't you accompany me to the garden for a walk!"

"Yes!" Chiyu originally thought that Situ Yan had a quirky personality and should not be easy to contact, but she didn't want her to be so approachable, and her good impression doubled all of a sudden.

Although no one in the Guogong Mansion knows Chiyu, Chiyu knows everything about the Guogong Mansion. led the way for Situ Yan, and entered the hinterland of the garden in a few steps.

Duanmu Xuan has been detained by the Duchess of the Kingdom in the inner courtyard, not leaving an inch, his heart has already been anxious like an ant on a hot pot, the banquet is about to start, and he has not seen Situ Yan's figure, and he is even more anxious, where is there still a moment to sit.

Taking advantage of the distraction of the Duchess of the country, she rushed out of the main room in a few steps, and asked the next person that no one had seen Miss Situ enter the house. Of course, even if someone has seen it and has not identified himself, no one will recognize Situ Yan, a guest who has just arrived in the Guogong Mansion.

Duanmu Xuan rushed straight to the outer courtyard, and when he saw Situ Jin, he felt a little relieved, and called Mofeng to inquire, knowing that Situ Yan had already entered the inner courtyard, and Chiyu was following him, so he relieved himself and chatted with Situ Jin. Now that he had escaped from the inner court, he would not go back. And he also knew that with Situ Yan's identity, if his mother refused to see her, he would not have to wronged Situ Yan. Of course, secretly still let the secret guard pay attention, once Situ Yan is invited into the main room by the Duchess of Guo, he will definitely protect him.

When the guests entered the door one by one, and saw that the banquet was about to open, the Duchess of Guo sent someone to invite Situ Yan, she just intended to dry this little woman who didn't know the height of the sky. Let it be humiliated.

"Miss Situ is polite, and the slave maid is the eldest maid next to Madame. Madame invites Miss Szeto to the main room! Please go this way with the slaves! "Jin Se was one of the Tongfang who was given to her son by the Duchess of Guo that day, and of course he was the first person to be kicked away by Duanmu Xuan.

Situ Yan glanced at Jin Se, although this slave behaved politely, the disdain in his eyes was clear at a glance, and he didn't even hide it, so it can be seen that this Hongmen banquet in the Guogong Mansion is not so delicious.

"Good!" Situ Yan didn't care. Since she is here, she is not fighting a few minions, but the housewife. Since people are deliberately making things difficult. If she can't see the move, it won't be a sign of weakness.

Chiyu gestured secretly, and after a while, Duanmu Xuan had already received the news. hurriedly got up and rushed to the inner courtyard, but was stopped at the main gate of the inner courtyard and was not allowed to enter.

"Lord Shizi, don't embarrass the slave, Madame has an order. There are a lot of young ladies who have not left the cabinet in the inner courtyard, although the prince is the master of the house, but after all, he is a man. You really shouldn't lose the courtesy of the Guogong Mansion. Please also ask the prince to stay! Don't go into the inner courtyard and surprise the female guests! ”

"You!" Duanmu Xuan's face turned blue with anger, when his mother left him in the inner courtyard just now, the inner courtyard was not a female guest to welcome the door, but at this time, he was not allowed to enter. But a small inner courtyard access curfew. How hard to get him.

Take advantage of the unpreparedness of the gatekeepers. One over, directly from the wall, he has made a package ticket to the Situ brothers and sisters, and he will protect Situ Yan in all respects, even if he offends all the guests, he will not let Situ Yan suffer a trace of grievances.

Situ Yan followed Jin Se into the main room, and several high-ranking ladies all looked at her. Even the young woman beside her looked her up and down, after all, they had never seen this person before.

"The sister of Situ Jin, a poor student. I've seen the Duchess of the Kingdom! Situ Yan reported to her family, and of course she also told these guests that she was not a member of a wealthy family, and she didn't want to have a relationship with these people.

The Duchess was also stunned, she thought that Situ Yan would hide her identity, she exposed her hypocrisy in public and ridiculed Situ Yan, but she didn't want Situ Yan to be calm, and she didn't want to hide it at all. After all, this guest was able to enter the mansion, all of them were invited by the Guogong Mansion, why did the Guogong Mansion invite the sister of a poor student, all the guests did not look at Situ Yan at this time, but looked at the Duchess who was sitting in the first place.

After all, the Duchess had seen a big scene, and although she was stunned for a while, she quickly regained her composure. smiled and beckoned to Situ Yan, "Although Miss Situ is from a humble background, she is not inferior to a student, her brother is Xie Yuan in the autumn of this year, and he can be regarded as a scholarly family, come a few steps ahead, let me see!" ”

"Look at you sister! I'm not a panda. It's just that Situ Yan only dared to think about it in her heart, she didn't want to make an enemy just after entering the door. I took two steps forward and stopped. The etiquette is thorough, so that people can't find anything wrong.

Gongsun Yu has been sitting next to the Duchess of Guo, the matter between her and Situ Jin has been decided, although she still thinks about Duanmu Xuan in her heart, but she also knows the severity, Situ Yan will be her sister-in-law in the future, and now she has to help her.

"Madam, although Miss Situ is dressed a little more elegantly, it complements her noble appearance!" Gongsun Yu is a well-known cold-faced talented woman in the capital, who never praises people easily, but now she helps Situ Yan speak, which makes the female relatives curious about Situ Yan again.

Situ Yan didn't know whether to thank her or be angry, after all, she didn't want to stand out from the crowd. "Thank you Miss Gongsun for her praise, there are no elders in the family, but she can be kindly invited by the Duchess of the country, and I think it is also because the brother of the family has had several relationships with the prince of the Guogong Mansion, and the little girl has several relationships with Miss Gongsun. The little girl is here on behalf of the brother, thank you for your kindness! Situ Yan has her own charm when she raises her hand and throws her feet, and she is quite popular with everyone, and in one sentence, she explains clearly why she appears here.

"Miss Situ's words seem to have taken advantage of me." Gongsun Yu smiled and joked with Situ Yan, which can be regarded as confirming for everyone that what Situ Yan said is true.

"It turns out that Miss Situ and our Guogong Mansion are still so inextricably linked, no wonder my mother will invite Miss over to this banquet, I think I want Miss to see and understand, after all, this small family is from a small family, and there are many people who have never seen the world. Miss Situ wants to thank her mother for her kindness, I don't know what kind of holiday gifts Miss Situ has sent, you might as well say it and let us hear it! "It's none other than Cao Ying, the wife of Duanmu Xuan's brother-in-law and the daughter of the Wailang of the Household Department. Her father was an official from the sixth grade, and she didn't have the right to speak on such occasions in the past, but it was rare that someone came from a lower background than her today. It is necessary to put on a pendulum.

The Duchess of Guo wanted to blame the eldest daughter-in-law for being so arrogant and rude in front of the guests, but she was pulled by the nurse, and then she thought that it was better to take this opportunity to embarrass Situ Yan, even if her son asked about it afterwards, it had nothing to do with her, so she acquiesced to the eldest daughter-in-law's move.

The guests also saw that the Duchess of Guo was only superficially polite to Situ Yan, so they naturally followed along to watch the play. Situ Yan also saw that it was impossible for the Duchess to come forward to help her out of the siege, so she had to come out and run the chess game by herself.

"Please forgive the little girl's clumsiness, who is the number one person in the Guogong Mansion?"

"I don't know if I miss you, I'm the wife of the eldest prince of the Guogong Mansion!"

"Oh, it turned out to be the wife of the eldest prince of the house! Disrespectful! Disrespectful! It's just that although the little woman doesn't interact with the official family, she also knows that the Duchess of the Kingdom only gave birth to a son-in-law, where does the title of the wife come from, or does the Duchess of the Kingdom always treat people generously and treat her concubine as a concubine? As soon as Situ Yan's words came out, Cao Ying realized that she had committed her mother's taboo. What my mother cares about most is the difference between her and her concubines. The Duchess was also secretly shocked in her heart, but she didn't expect that these people not only had the idea of competing with their sons, but also wanted to compete for the position of sister-in-law. The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, so I straightened my face and glared at my eldest daughter-in-law.

Gongsun Yu heard the deliberate provocation in Situ Yan's words, but after all, it was Cao Ying who provoked first, and she was happy to watch the play on the sidelines. And in her eyes, Situ Yan is not worthy of Duanmu Xuan, and she is also a little jealous in her heart.

"Mother, daughter-in-law gaffes!" Cao Bao hurriedly stood up and saluted, begging for forgiveness from the Duchess of Guo.

"Let's go outside and see how the banquet is arranged, it's not too early, it's time to start the banquet!" No matter how angry the Duchess is, she can't be angry at this time, after all, there is still a room of guests. But I knew in my heart that Situ Yan was using her as a gun, and she was naturally unhappy in her heart.

And she was also curious about what kind of gifts Situ Yan's background would give.

The guests were seated, because it was for the purpose of choosing a daughter-in-law for the son, so the banquet was not placed in the house, but in the garden, and the men and women were in the same garden, but there was a lotus pond in the middle, saying that the pool was almost the same as a small lake.

Although I could barely see the figures of the people opposite, I could hear the voices clearly. When Duanmu Xuan arrived just now, Situ Yan had already entered the main room, so he had to stay in front of the window of the main room to listen to the sound, naturally knowing that Situ Yan had been wronged, but he could also see that his sweetheart could cope with it easily, so he felt a little relieved, and told Chiyu a few words, and then retreated to the north of the garden.

"Why are you so impatient? I thought you kid went to meet the beautiful woman and forgot about us brothers! "Cheng Feng is also here today, he is coming for Situ Yan, and he also heard Situ Jin mention it yesterday, knowing that their brother and sister will come. Otherwise, he would never have participated in such an occasion.

"Cheng Feng, let's talk about it, Yan'er is mine alone, don't think anything wrong!" Duanmu Xuan already had enough headaches, if Cheng Feng caused him trouble at this time, he would have to blow up his anger. (To be continued......)