Chapter 82: Provocation (2nd Watch)
Weiguo Mansion is built by the order of the Holy Majesty today, supervised by a special person, not to mention the wealth and luxury, now in the harsh winter season, the courtyard is still full of flowers, and the flowers are more and more delicate against the background of the snow.
Because of the banquet, the Weiguo Mansion was full of lights, and the people were full of voices and lively.
An Ruolan wore a veil and quietly followed behind Meng Yuqing, feeling a lot of emotion in her heart.
The moment she stepped into the magnificent bronze nail and red lacquer gate of the Patriotic Mansion, she was in a trance back to the time of her previous life.
The prosperous courtyard, the exquisite cloister, the beautiful houses, every grass and tree, every brick and tile, all of them are the appearance of memory, which makes her instantly fall into memories and cannot extricate herself.
The hustle and bustle around him subsided in an instant like a tide, and only those deep and quiet eyes kept appearing in my mind, as if they had passed through time and space, and were silently watching myself not far away.
How disgusting and disdainful I was in my previous life, how much I miss and cherish it in this life.
A trembling ecstasy welled up in her heart, almost making her want to cry and laugh.
The lips hidden under the veil trembled slightly with excitement, and before I knew it, my eyes were already wet.
Noticing the abnormality of the people around her, Zhou Mi'er was slightly surprised, and couldn't help but lean over and whisper, "Sister Lan, what's wrong with you?" ”
Gently, with a caring voice sounding in her ears, An Ruolan was excited, deeply trapped in the past, and her inextricable mood was instantly pulled back to reality, and she hurriedly gathered her mind when she looked at the pair of black eyes full of worry. Concealed smiled: "No, nothing, it's just too surprised, the Weiguo Mansion is really magnificent." ”
Raise your eyes and look around. I realized that I had entered the cloister at some point.
Hearing this, the worry in Zhou Mi'er's eyes dissipated, stroked the top of her head, and said softly: "Don't talk about you, I was also scared, I deserve to be the first tyrant in the Northeast, it is really magnificent." I'm afraid it's only a star and a half worse than the palace. ”
After a pause, he took her hand again and said, "It's big here." There are a lot of people, hold on to me, don't get lost in a while. ”
"Hmm." An Ruolan smiled and nodded, taking a deep breath. Suppress the surging emotions.
Walk through the cloister. I arrived at a hall, looked up, and saw that there was a large table neatly placed in the spacious hall, all of which were red brocade tablecloths, blue and white porcelain cups, plates and bowls, nanmu carved gold wire chopsticks, sandalwood carved large-backed chairs, and each chair was also set up with colorful carved silk satin chairs with autumn fragrance. At first glance, it only feels luxurious and extravagant.
Rao is Meng Yuqing, who is used to seeing big scenes. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
The maid who led the way led the three of them to the inner hall where the ladies were, and sang loudly at the inner door: "Mrs. Zhou of the Ministry of Rites and Miss Zhou are here!" ”
The loud voice attracted the attention of many ladies and ladies who had arrived early.
Soon, I saw the Duchess of Weiguo come up with the female dependents of Weiguo Mansion.
An Ruolan looked at the luxuriously dressed Duchess Weiguo, and a small excitement surged in her heart.
The dressed Duchess of Wei Guo was more beautiful and atmospheric than when she hurriedly glanced at it in the palace.
In her previous life, she only felt that the Duchess of Weiguo, who liked to wear gold and silver, was vulgar and vulgar, but now she felt that the rich and gorgeous dress was more suitable for the tall and atmospheric Duchess Weiguo, especially after discovering that the Duke of Wei Guo was a little similar to Wei Xing, she was a little closer in her heart.
Maybe this is the legendary love house and Wu also say not necessarily.
An Ruolan thought happily.
Meng Yuqing warmly greeted the Duchess of Weiguo.
The two met in the palace, and because of their similar temperaments, they already had some friendship.
After the greetings, Meng Yuqing asked Zhou Mi'er and An Ruolan to salute the Duchess of Weiguo.
An Ruolan pressed her fluttering heart, dignified and generous, and not cheerfully greeted the Duchess of Weiguo.
She wanted to make a good impression on Duchess Weiguo.
It's a pity that Duchess Weiguo was too busy to pay attention to these at all, and when she heard that another guest came in, she said goodbye to Meng Yuqing with a little apology, and turned around to entertain new guests.
This made An Ruolan a little disappointed.
Meng Yuqing was used to being casual, even at such a banquet, she would not force herself to socialize with those ladies and young ladies, she chose a quiet corner, she sat down with the two children, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and knocked them up.
Zhou Mi'er did the same, also grabbed melon seeds to eat, and helped An Ruolan peel the shell.
An Ruolan was a little uncomfortable, but gradually, she found it interesting to watch other ladies form gangs while eating melon seeds.
However, the three of them only had a moment of peace, and soon a group of ladies came up to say hello, a few of them were really familiar with Meng Yuqing, and the rest were either sour or came to inquire about the situation and win over the relationship.
"I don't know which young lady from the Zhou Mansion is this, why do you look like this?" A lady noticed An Ruolan with a veil and asked indifferently.
"yes, with a veil, it can't be some kind of disease, right?" The other lady covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and her eyes flashed with contempt and disgust.
Hearing this, Meng Yuqing smiled, didn't answer, only chatted with the lady she knew well, obviously two people who didn't want to talk to each other.
Seeing this, the faces of the two ladies who spoke stiffened, covered the twitching corners of their mouths with handkerchiefs, and barely pulled out a smile.
Zhou Mi'er pursed her lips disdainfully in her heart, pulled out an innocent smile, and said, "Hehe, Aunt Lao is worried, my cousin is just playful a few days ago, and her face was injured a little, so she is not in the way." ”
Although she doesn't want to pay attention to these idle people in front of her who have a toothache, it is always bad to be misunderstood.
Seeing that Zhou Mi'er accosted her, the two ladies who spoke before immediately pretended to be worried as if they had caught a handle: "Hurt your face?" You have to pay attention to that, but don't leave a scar, you know, the girl's face is the most important. There was a clear hint of schadenfreude in his tone.
Hearing this, Zhou Mi'er's brows furrowed, and she was about to argue, but Meng Yuqing held her hand.
The eyebrows were slightly raised, and her eyes swept over the two ladies who spoke, Meng Yuqing smiled and said: "My husband once said that although a woman's appearance is important, it is not more important than her character, compared to ......."
"Compared to a woman who has broken her face, a woman who can't control her mouth is more annoying." The crisp and childish voice took Meng Yuqing's words, and everyone turned their heads to look at the girl with the veil who was being discussed.
Meeting everyone's gaze, An Ruolan did not retreat, hooked the corners of her lips under the veil, and added crisply: "This is what my cousin said. ”
The two ladies who gloated suddenly had blue and white faces, and said goodbye with a smile.
Zhou Mi'er raised her eyebrows and whispered to An Ruolan: "Good job!" ”
Meng Yuqing also raised her eyebrows proudly. (To be continued......)