Chapter 439: Banquet

If you don't write it down, I won't let you go. Chi Wan simply blocked the door.

The two of them stared at each other and stalemate at the door for a while, and in the end, Chi Xia was defeated.

After she finished writing silently, she threw away the pen angrily, "Hurry up and take the relationship map you want and roll it for me, this princess will be upset when she sees you." ”

got the relationship map she wanted, and Chi Wan was not annoyed by Chi Xia's words, and even smiled at her with a pleasant face before leaving, which made Chi Xia goosebumps.

The sky was getting dark, and soon, the moonlight hung on the willows, but in the study of Xie's mansion, there was still a faint candle flame, and it was not until the dawn of the day that the candle flame was blown out.

When Chi Wan was woken up by the maid, it was just dawning, and she rubbed her eyes in a daze, and it took a while to focus her gaze. Last night, I memorized those relationship charts until late at night, and I slept for less than half an hour, and I was about to prepare to enter the palace.

The maid saw the black and blue under her eyes, and said with some distress, "Madame, do you want to sleep for a while, it's still early anyway." ”

Chi Wan smiled helplessly, "Although it is still early before the banquet starts, we have a lot of things to prepare, and we can't make a little mistake." ”

After washing her face with cold water, Chi Wan's whole body came to her senses.

"I'm going to wear a little thicker makeup today." She sat in front of the dresser, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and said thoughtfully.

If you don't paint it thicker, there is no way to hide your dark circles. The banquet in the palace is a big event, and there will be many family members who will follow into the palace at that time, if she is too haggard, she will inevitably be talked about again. More things are better than less, thinking of socializing with those noble ladies, Chi Wan rubbed the corners of her forehead with a headache.

After the maid dressed her up, the original sense of depression was swept away, replaced by dazzling brightness.

Although Chi Wan followed Chi Xia into the palace together, when she packed up the past, Chi Xia's side was still in chaos.

Chi Xia let the maid dress herself, and when she saw her coming, she couldn't help but complain, "If you hadn't forced me to sort out those relationships last night, how could I be so flustered this morning?" ”

Chi Wan knew that she was angry, so she smiled helplessly and walked over to help. After a period of scrambling, Chi Xia finally finished dressing up.

The maid brought a bowl of pastries, and Chi Xia waved her hand impatiently, "I still have a performance at the banquet, so I can't eat." ”

Chi Wan stopped the maid who was about to leave, stuffed a piece of pastry into her mouth, and praised the deliciousness of the pastry again and again.

Chi Xia was very envious when she saw her eating, but she didn't reveal it, "Why are you reincarnated like a starving ghost?" After a while, there are still a lot of delicious foods in the palace, don't embarrass me. ”

Chi Wan saw a piece of pastry twisted, and joked with a smile, "Even if the pastries in the palace are delicious, I don't dare to eat them." ”

There is some truth in this, every banquet will prepare a table of delicious food, but not many people will really eat, not to mention that after pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the meal has already been cold. Even in order to maintain their image, those ladies will only stick their chopsticks with a little meaning.

Chi Xia couldn't help but look down at his clothes today, the brocade woven by mulberry silk was extraordinarily close, if he ate it, would his little belly be exposed?

Chi Wan saw the hesitation in her heart, and persuaded with a smile, "You have to work hard to perform today, if you faint on the stage halfway, it will be worth the loss." ”

"Then I'll eat some." Chi Xia picked up a piece of pastry and took a sip carefully, the sweet and greasy taste bloomed on the tip of her tongue, she couldn't help but squint her eyes, swallowed the rest of the pastry in her hand, and couldn't help but reach out and take another piece. But after eating two pieces, I didn't dare to eat more.

Chi Wan didn't care if Chi Xia would be hungry, but she kindly reminded her, and when she saw Chi Xia's gluttony that she wanted to eat but didn't dare to eat, she suddenly felt that Chi Xia was not as hateful as she imagined, and even felt that she was a little cute.

The two of them were helped into the carriage by the maids, and the rickety carriage made Chi Xia, who had not slept well, become drowsy.

She pinched the base of her thigh hard, forcing herself to pull herself up.

"Have you memorized all the relationship diagrams I wrote down yesterday?" In order not to be sleepy, Chi Xia chatted with Chi Wan without saying a word.

"I've written it down."

Hearing this, Chi Xia glanced at Chi Wan with some surprise, and her groggy mind was clear for a moment. She originally asked casually, and she didn't expect Ji Wan to answer her at all.

Unexpectedly, the other party not only answered her, but also really recited it.

Immediately, she asked Chi Wan a few more questions, and found that Chi Wan was able to answer them fluently, so she believed that the other party did not exaggerate, and she really memorized the relationship map of the entire Kyoto forces overnight.

Just this ability alone makes Chi Xia ashamed.

Perhaps there was a trace of vague admiration in the psychology, and along the way, Chi Xia did not find fault again, and the two came to the gate of the palace without incident.

Carriages are forbidden in the palace, and no matter how favored Chi Xia is, he must also act according to the rules. When they got out of the carriage, they saw that the eunuch who had been waiting for a long time saluted them, and then led them in the direction of the banquet.

The men and women were not together, and it was only at the beginning of the evening that everyone gathered.

Ji Wan followed the princess to the banquet this time, and everyone's eyes were a little different when they saw her.

originally thought that the other party was just an ordinary civilian woman who depended on the princess for survival, but she didn't expect that in just a few months, she would be transformed into a victorious and promising officer's wife.

Chi Wan did not make any difference because of the change in her identity, she was still humble and polite, and this attitude of not being arrogant or impatient won the appreciation of many ladies.

She was chatting with a few familiar wives, and suddenly, a lady dressed in crimson came over to greet her with a smile, "I've heard of your name for a long time, but I didn't expect that we still have this unexpected fate." ”

Chi Wan actually knew that this lady was the third young grandmother of the Qin family, but they hadn't met before, so she pretended to look at her in surprise, "Sister looks very kind, I don't know where we met before?" ”

Mrs. Qin replied with a smile, "Your husband is now working under my second brother's hand. ”

Chi Wan patted her head with a sudden realization, "It turns out that you are the wife of the Qin family." ”

Qin Haibo was killed by Xie Yutang, she didn't believe that the people of the Qin family didn't know anything about it, but she didn't know what the purpose of these three ladies came to find her.

"Don't you think we're very close? I've heard you're an interesting person, and I've wanted to meet you for a long time. ”

Mrs. Qin San grabbed Chi Wan's arm very familiarly, as if they had known each other for a long time, and from a distance, people who didn't know thought that they were a pair of girlfriends who had a good relationship.

After the two of them exchanged pleasantries, Mrs. Qin San finally said the purpose of her approach.

"Vice General Xie has made a great contribution, presumably he will stay in Kyoto in the future, he and my second brother are both from the same military camp, although it is a relationship between superiors and subordinates, but it can be regarded as a good brother who was born and died, and the relationship between you and me should be closer than others."

"What the third lady said makes sense." After Ji Wan said this, she stopped talking.

Mrs. Qin San was a little annoyed in her heart, if it was someone else, she would definitely climb up the pole, scrambling to have a relationship with their family, this Mrs. Xie said such a sentence dryly, and she didn't know if she was too wooden or deliberately pretending to be confused.

The two of them sat silently at each other for a moment, and Chi Wan casually made an excuse and walked away.

Because of Qin Haibo's affairs, it is impossible for the two of them to trust each other, let alone become partners, plus Chi Xia has always been insecure, if she gets too close to the Qin family, she is afraid that she will jump off the wall in a hurry.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Chi Xia to come over and ask what Mrs. Qin San had just talked to her about.

"Xie Yutang and Qin Haihao are both in the same military camp, so they chatted casually." Chi Wan didn't hide it, and she should let Chi Xia know that she wasn't the only choice.

Chi Xia's eyes flashed slightly, Qin Haihao? is a figure that should not be overlooked.

"Several ladies have just talked about you, let me take you to meet them." Chi Xia was a little anxious in her heart, she had to let everyone know that Ji Wan was on her side.

The corners of Chi Wan's mouth rose slightly, and the people Chi Xia introduced to her this time were all powerful ladies at the top of Kyoto. She silently recalled yesterday's relationship diagram, and gradually had some ideas in her heart.

Maybe it's because Xie Yutang is a military general, and the first to release kindness to her is also the wives of some military generals.

"Your skin looks so good, I don't know how you usually take care of it." It was General Mo's wife who opened the question.

Chi Wan introduced her to a few recipes, the more Mrs. Mo listened, the brighter her eyes became, in the past, many people would smile and humbly say that there was no maintenance, she scoffed at this statement in her heart, how can there be any natural beauty in this world, but she just refuses to say it. On the contrary, it was like Ji Wan, which made her feel very sincere. In an instant, he had a good impression of Ji Wan.

"Mrs. Mo, aren't you asking people about maintenance methods again?" Just as the two were talking happily, a somewhat harsh voice suddenly interjected. The person who came looked a little rich, obviously he was not young, but he was wearing a delicate goose yellow dress, and when he walked over with a twist, he looked a little nondescript.