In order to attend the banquet with the best attitude, Meng went back to his room to take a nap after lunch, recuperating and waiting to be sought after at the banquet.

At the door of the room, Xia He and Qiu Ju sat on the steps of the corridor, and Qiu Ju helped Xia He take medicine.

Seeing the bruises and purple injuries on Xia He's body, Qiu Ju couldn't help but redden, and said in a low voice: "Knowing that Madame has been in a bad mood recently, the most taboo thing is for people to mention Miss Six, why do you knowingly commit it, isn't this asking for your own guilt?"

The two grew up together since childhood, and their relationship is deeper than that of sisters, and the injuries on Xia He's body make Qiu Ju feel the same way.

Xia He couldn't help but reddened his eyes, and sobbed: "It's Mrs. who said too much, Miss Six is obviously very good, but Mrs. insists on saying that Miss Six is black, I can't be angry, so I helped Miss Six say a few words of defense, if Mrs. 's words reach the ears of the old lady, I'm afraid Mrs. will have to go back to her parents' house again, I just don't know if I can ...... next time."

Qiu Ju covered her mouth, glanced at the door, and said, "Don't say this, I'm worried that if someone listens to it, you will suffer again." Said and sighed.u

The master's temper has become more and more strange recently, and he treats the subordinates of the Hou Mansion with gentleness and compassion, and treats a few of their married maids with him by beating and scolding them at every turn, and I don't know how long the days of panic and anxiety will last.

Xia He wiped away her tears, changed the topic, and asked, "Why do you have another post for Mrs.?" Didn't you just attend a banquet hosted by Mrs. Waiter of the Ministry of Rites the day before yesterday? When did Madame befriend so many noble ladies?"

"I don't know." Qiu Ju shook her head.

She also felt weird, since her wife came back from Meng Guofu, the post of inviting her to attend the banquet has never been broken, Rao is a person with good popularity and high status, it is impossible to be so popular. What's more, Mrs. didn't bother to attend banquets at all in the past, and the lady who made friends counted them on one hand, which is really unreasonable.

What's even more unreasonable is that as a lady, there shouldn't be so many people rushing to flatter.

Seeing that she didn't wrinkle more and more, Xia He waved his hand and said, "Don't think about it so much, now Madame is almost a different person. We're lucky to be able to take care of ourselves."

Qiu Ju nodded in agreement.

After taking the medicine. The two of them got busy.

When he woke up from a nap, Meng Shi was in a good mood, as if he had forgotten the previous beating of Xia He. Speaking to the two personal maids, he talked about the lady and wife he had recently met, and the nobility of the host of this banquet, and his pride was overflowing.

Xia He and Qiu Ju only listened silently. Serve her neatly to dress up.

This banquet was held by the eldest princess of Fuquan, and the Meng family was not originally invited. It was a lady of the Hou Mansion who Meng had recently befriended who asked for a post from the eldest princess, which gave the Meng family the opportunity to enter the Fuquan Eldest Princess's Mansion.

The eldest princess of Fuquan is the sister of the current saint and the king of Jin, and her status is extremely noble, and she can enter her mansion. Rao is such a talented woman as Meng Shi who is "noble and indifferent to fame and fortune", and she can't help but feel honored.

In order to make a good impression on the host of the banquet, Meng put her favorite. It is also the most precious set of magnolia head noodles at the bottom of the box, and this set of head noodles is dignified and elegant. It is very elegant and noble to reflect people.

She also deliberately chose a set of moon skirts with blue flowers on a white background, covered with white yarn, and matched with the set of magnolia heads, which made her look even more beautiful and refined, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world.

It took nearly an hour for Meng Shi to dress up and take Xia He and Qiu Ju out for a banquet.

The banquet was scheduled to start at sunset, and Mrs. Huai'anhou, who asked for the post for Meng's family, repeatedly told her in her letter to Meng's that Meng's wait for her to come and then enter the door together, but Meng's left her words behind, and as soon as she got out of the carriage, she directly took the post into the Fuquan Eldest Princess's mansion, not even waiting for a moment.

The mansion of the eldest princess of Fuquan is magnificent, that is, the eaves of the roof upturned corners, the door nails on the bright and bright Zhu door, and the finches on the beams, all of which seem to be more noble and atmospheric than the house next to them, not to mention that after entering the door, there are flowing water covered in thin smoke, pavilions, pavilions, strange flowers and plants, and the nose can also smell the elegant aroma of tranquility and ethereal, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is a fairyland on earth.

Looking at the scenery in front of him, Meng Shi's eyes were full of yearning, and he muttered in a low voice: "I should live in a place like this."

The maid who led the way walked in front of Meng Shi and listened to her words without surprise.

Xia He and Qiu Ju's expressions changed drastically, and they looked at each other in fear, not knowing what to do.

The venue of the banquet was the garden of the eldest princess's mansion, and after leading the people there, the maid who led the way retreated.

Xia He returned the salute to Qiu Ju, but Meng Shi didn't even look at the girl, a pair of autumn water-like eyes only stared at the shallow stream in the garden, and the smoky, purple and red peonies.

"It's this season, and this garden is still full of peonies!" Meng Shi said in surprise, ran to the night light of Kunshan in full bloom, and sniffed intoxicated.

"Your Majesty respects and loves Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Fuquan, and when building this mansion for the eldest princess, he took into account that the eldest princess loves peonies, and specially asked the craftsman to introduce the underground hot springs of Ming Huangshan to her, with the nourishment of the hot springs, the peony garden in the eldest princess's mansion is almost open all year round."

A clear and crisp voice came to mind behind the three masters and servants, and Meng Shi suddenly turned around, and saw a young woman in gorgeous clothes and dignified standing not far away, with a kind and friendly smile on her face.

Xu is other party's attitude was gentle and kind, and Meng Shi couldn't help but have a good impression, and gestured with a smile. Xia He and Qiu Ju put their hands on their waists and blessed their bodies.

The young woman returned the favor, and her decent and generous demeanor won Meng a few favors.

After greeting each other, Meng learned that the young woman was Yan Guogong's granddaughter-in-law, Yan Li. [,！ ].

Yan Li's appearance is beautiful and dignified, her words and deeds are also polite and generous, it can be seen from her words that she is a talented woman, and it just so happens that in many poems, she coincides with Meng, and the more she gets along with her, the more Meng likes this junior.

"The stream in this house is the hot spring of Ming Huang Mountain, the hot spring water is hot, and the rising water mist can raise the surrounding temperature, even in the cold winter season, the eldest princess's mansion is like a warm spring in March, which is also the reason why the peony in the garden can always bloom undefeated."

Before the banquet began, Yan Li took Meng to wander around the garden and explain the scenery in the garden.

Meng Shi's eyes were full of envy, and he said, "Yushu knows so much, it seems that you often go in and out of the Fuquan Eldest Princess's Mansion."

Yushu is the name of Yan Li's boudoir.

Hearing this, Yan Li showed a wry smile and said, "Where do I have the honor to come and go here often, just to not show cowardice and not to embarrass my husband's family, I have made a lot of preparations in advance."

"That's how it is." Meng Shi was surprised, but he didn't feel inferior in his heart, his smile became more kind and kind, and he praised her: "You really have a heart."

Yan Li smiled slightly, and introduced other scenery in the house. Meng Shi saw the bitterness in her eyes, and couldn't help but think a lot in her heart, could it be that this Yan Li family was not happy in Yanguo Mansion? Also, if it is wishful, how can it be so cautious.

Thinking of his current situation in the Hou Mansion, I couldn't help but feel a little more sympathetic to each other, and the closer I felt.

It wasn't until the banquet was about to start that Mrs. Huai'an was late, and as soon as she got out of the carriage, the maid who picked her up whispered in her ear: "Mrs. An has arrived, and she has been in the door for a long time, and now she is traveling with the young lady of Yanguo Mansion in the peony garden."

"Did she wait for me?" Mrs. Huai'an Hou asked.

"I went straight in, without waiting for a moment." The maid shook her head.

Hearing this, Mrs. Huai'an Hou frowned unhappily, and snorted coldly: "I knew this was the case, why did I delay coming until now, I asked for a post for her, and she has no conscience, no wonder someone wants to blind her."

The maid bowed and didn't say anything more.

Mrs. Huai'an Hou walked in and said, "I'll do it here, you go and talk back, you can start talking out."

The maid nodded, led her to the peony garden, and then turned around and went to the backyard.

Mrs. Huai'an Hou went to find Meng.

In the exquisite corner pavilion, the Meng family and the Yan Li family were watching a white crane feather, and suddenly heard a soft call, and turned their heads to look, it was Mrs. Huai'an Hou walking over.

"It's easy for me to find, it turns out that Yuxia is here." Mrs. Huai'an Hou smiled and stepped into the corner pavilion.

"Mrs. Huai'an." Yan Li hurriedly got up and saluted.

Mrs. Huai'an Hou is a high-grade lady of the command, according to the rules, like the wife of an official like Meng who failed to ask for the decree, she has to salute when she sees her.

But Meng Shi relied on being "familiar" with Mrs. Huai'anhou, sat motionless, and did not have the slightest embarrassment to come first, only smiled and called affectionately: "Sister Chen."

Mrs. Huai'an Hou's surname is Chen, Dong Chen.

No matter how strong Mrs. Rao is Huai'an Hou endures, the smile on her face can't help but be a little stiff.

Covering her lips with a handkerchief and smiling, covering the corners of her mouth that couldn't help but bend down, Mrs. Huai'an Hou said angrily: "Let you wait for me to come before taking you into the house, why did you come in first?" Fortunately, what you met was Yushu, and if it was someone else, you might be bullied." There was concern and reproach in the tone.

Meng Shi blamed himself and said, "I also wanted to wait for Sister Chen to come in together, but I didn't wait for my sister to come in for a long time, and the maid who took me in asked me to come in first, so I didn't wait for my sister, and I hope my sister is not strange."

"That's my fault for Yuxia." Mrs. Huai'an Hou also blamed herself: "It's also to blame me for coming too late, I really had something to do in the house, so I was delayed, and I should apologize to my sister."

If she hadn't kept an eye on her and asked when she entered the door, she was afraid that she would have been deceived by Meng's pure appearance.

What is not admiring Ronghua, elegant and dusty talented women, but they are just hypocritical people.

Mrs. Huai'an Hou sneered disdainfully in her heart.

After a few more greetings with Yan Li's family, just as the banquet began, the three of them got together and went together to greet the eldest princess of Fuquan. (To be continued)

ps: The "blind" in the text is a local colloquialism, referring to the design smear, Kunshan luminous and white crane feathers are both peony varieties, so this is the second change