"I don't know, he was too happy and angry, and my uncle didn't let him participate." Pei Xingli said, and suddenly Zhengse advised, "Since you already know about this, it is impossible for your uncle to let you leave again, while he is not suspicious of you, you should leave quickly!" ”

"I'm leaving!" Xilingyue solemnly raised her eyes, "But I have to do one thing before I go, if you still have a trace of conscience, do me this favor!" ”

Due to Xiling Yue's timely capture of the assassin, the hairpin banquet was able to be held normally. Early in the morning of the seventh day of the seventh month of July, the carriages of the famous ladies of various families were parked on the street in front of the Jiedu Embassy's Mansion, from the regulations of the carriages, the number of servants, the beauty of the slaves and maids, to the number of cages, one is more interesting than the other.

Of course, there are also those who learned the news in advance, and heard that the daughter of the Jiang family had been in the house for a few days, and she was deeply loved by the couple, so they came to do a perfunctory thing.

In fact, they have already arrived in Runzhou, and some of them are officials under Li Qi by their father and brother, and they themselves live here; Some of them are the daughters of officials from other places, and they also have private residences in Runzhou. According to the rules, each family comes to the door on the morning of the seventh day of the seventh month, and the housekeeper arranges for them to move in one by one, and they settle down in the afternoon, and they can hang out with each other in the afternoon, or wait for the evening to enter the table. Before that, Mrs. Gao would not accept any ladies to meet her.

Because of the painting tank, Xilingyue and Li Heng had a complete falling out, so they didn't put on makeup. In the evening, a very handmaiden came to invite her, and she went out very casually, and Arlo had a great opinion about it, and reluctantly followed.

The shoulder she was riding on turned four times in the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, turned five ways, and walked half a stick of incense before stopping in the garden in the backyard. Xiling Yue walked to the arch of the weeping flowers, and heard the sound of silk and bamboo from a distance, she handed over the name post, reported the name, and a maidservant girl introduced her into the garden. As far as the eye can see, the whole garden is lit up and overflowing with lights, and every ten steps there is a maidservant girl who greets you all the way to the boat by the lake.

Xilingyue suddenly understood that the meeting place was not on the shore, but in a towering attic on Penglai Island, one of the three small islands in the lake. Seeing that it was not early, she didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly took a boat into the island. Only then did she discover where the name "Hairpin Feast" came from - the whole island was planted with all kinds of autumn chrysanthemums, from which a path was split to the attic, and the chrysanthemums were of different colors, competing for beauty, the breeze was blowing, and the fragrance lingered!

Mrs. Gao is really kind! Xiling Yue was amazed, followed the path into the attic, and walked into the hall. What catches the eye is a golden splendour: white marble floor tiles, gold-encrusted rosewood tables, walls made of anonymous white boulders, rows of bat-carved lampholders, candles burning on them, the whole hall is as bright as day. The four huge beams and pillars are also carved with different patterns, all of which are the heroic deeds of Li Qi's ancestor, Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, who killed the enemy on the battlefield that year.

Looking at the hall again, there are more than 30 people talking in twos and threes. Xiling Yue was considered late, and hurriedly sat down under the guidance of the maidservant, and the position she sat in was extremely ordinary, and it was impossible to tell whether it was preferential treatment or neglect. She listened to the lady next to her talking about hair accessories, and she couldn't interject, so she stared at the table boredly, and thought about her plan for tonight again.

She thought about it, and suddenly heard a lady next to her call her: "This lady, I don't know what to call it?" ”

Xi Lingyue turned her head and saw a woman wearing a blue embroidered brocade skirt looking at her and asking questions.

Xilingyue returned the salute with a smile: "Don't dare to be, my surname is Jiang, my name is Yunyi, you can call me 'Ah Jiang' or 'Sanniang'." ”

As her voice fell, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and all the ladies looked at each other. Xi Lingyue only felt that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at her, and smiled quite uncomfortably, feeling a little puzzled in her heart. Could it be that the news of his early departure spread out and let these ladies know?

Just thinking about it, the woman in blue had already hidden her face and exclaimed: "You are the third mother of the Jiang family?" The one who captured the assassin for Servant Lee? ”

Xilingyue was very surprised, and she didn't know how this reputation spread outside, so she had to laugh back: "Where, where, I'm just ...... Just try your luck. ”

At this time, all the ladies seemed to be interested, and they came over one after another, and asked Xilingyue a question:

"Tell me what it was like that day."

"How did Sanniang catch the assassin?"

"Did the assassin really turn into a puff of smoke?"

……

Xiling Yue was stunned for a while, not knowing how to deal with this situation. Aren't you competitors? Where is the legendary Hook Angle? How is it that no one is sarcastic about themselves? What's going on with this over-enthusiasm?

She could only smile perfunctorily: "Ah, this ...... That one...... Where...... I'm just doing my best......"

A group of ladies asked like this for a long time, and the more they asked, the more interested they became, Xilingyue had to answer them one by one, and she felt very uncomfortable in the crowd. Suddenly, a woman with a naïve eye ran in, and the maidservant girl who brought it shouted loudly: "Mrs. Gao has gone to the island!" ”

A group of ladies immediately stopped talking and scattered one after another. But in the blink of an eye, everyone returned to their seats, and whispered, folded their sleeves and laughed as if nothing had happened. Xilingyue was dumbfounded, only to feel that this trip to Zhenhai was worth the trip, and she appreciated the unique temperament of the ladies in Jiangnan.

In contrast, they are really backward and closed.

Xiling Yuezheng sighed to herself, and a notice had already come from outside the house: "Madame has arrived!" ”

All the ladies stood up and saluted together, and welcomed Mrs. Gao into the main hall: "I've seen Mrs. ”

Mrs. Gao was dressed ceremoniously today, and walked into the main hall with the support of a beautiful woman. She looked at the famous ladies in the hall, and showed a happy smile on her face: "Okay, good, all the ladies have worked tirelessly to cheer for the old body, and the old body is not glorious, so sit down." ”

All the ladies thanked each other and sat down again. Mrs. Gao first said a few polite words: "The original intention of the old man to hold this hairpin banquet is to make this small banquet famous, so that everyone in the world will know the talent of Jiangnan women!" All the ladies are the top of the Jiangnan ladies, and they are also the first batch of guests in the old body, and I hope that you can make friends with each other in the past three days, enjoy the fun, leave some good poems and good sentences, and spread the name of this hairpin banquet farther, the farther the better. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the ladies all thanked each other, and they had to compliment a few words. Mrs. Gao was very satisfied with their attitude, and smiled: "When we see each other for the first time today, don't be in a hurry to have a banquet, you will report your names first, and know each other, how about it?" ”

(End of chapter)