Chapter 186: Birthday Banquet

Meng Xiaoran took the invitation and walked to the desk by the window and sat down, a little entangled in what to send?

People like the Shen family, what haven't they ever seen? She couldn't afford to give her those precious things, so she closed the invitation and put it on the table, got up and walked out, rather than meditating at home, it was better to go out for a walk, and maybe she had a fancy for something.

Thinking of this, she made up her mind, and finally took Lily with her to the street, where the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and it was also very suitable for going out for a walk, so as not to attract too much attention, she still wore a hat curtain, so that it was more convenient for her to see everything here.

In fact, Shen Qian has never had a birthday, and he has not done such a big thing for so many years, mainly because Song feels sorry, she and Shen Yu have been traveling abroad for so many years, and have never held a birthday banquet for her only son, and he went to Moganshan to learn art at the age of eight, and came back at the age of eighteen.

On the sixth day of June this year, it happened that their husband and wife were in Yunzhou, so they naturally wanted to hold a big event, and by the way, they were familiar with the magnates in Yunzhou.

Shen Qian couldn't dissuade him, so he had no choice but to give up, he saw that the Song family was very positive, and thought that it would be good to make her happy, so he let her go.

On the sixth day of the sixth month of June, the sky was beautiful, the sun was shining, and it was lively in front of the Shen Mansion early in the morning, and there was an endless stream of guests, Meng Xiaoran took the carriage with the cuckoo and the lily to come over, and the carriage stopped far away.

The cuckoo lifted the curtain on the side and found that this was not the gate of the Shen Mansion, which was a little strange, "Girl, this hasn't arrived at the Shen Mansion yet, why did it stop?" ”

"You go outside and see what's going on."

The cuckoo opened the curtain and went out, and came back after a while, smiling at Meng Xiaoran helplessly, "Girl, the gate of this Shen Mansion is all stuffed with carriages here, so we can only get down from here and walk over." ”

Meng Xiaoran instantly understood when he heard this, it seems that the Shen family is also very popular in Yunzhou, or that the powerful people in Yunzhou want to get acquainted with this former imperial businessman.

"Then let's go down, the carriage will stop here, and bring the gifts."

The three masters and servants got out of the carriage, Meng Xiaoran deliberately wore a new pink dress today in order to show her attention, she never dressed up on weekdays, and today she also asked Lily to carefully groom her and put on light makeup, even her least favorite jewelry.

Without whitewashing, she already has the appearance of a country and a city, but now she is more elegant after careful decoration, with more dignity and less free and wanton.

"Whose lady is this? Why haven't you seen it? ”

"Yes, such a beautiful young lady, I don't know whose girl it is, she has been hiding her ......"

"I have never seen such a beautiful ...... in Yunzhou City"

Meng Xiaoran walked through the place, there was a lot of discussion, she raised her head and looked at everyone, slightly bowed her head, gentle and elegant, and everyone showed her bearing, which had to make everyone more curious about her identity.

Meng Xiaoran walked to the door of the Shen Mansion and nodded to Shen San who was guarding the door, "I am Meng Xiaoran, and I came to the banquet at the invitation of my wife." With that, Lily handed over the invitation.

Who knew that Shen San immediately smiled and waved his hand, "Miss Meng doesn't have to be like this, Shen San has seen you, Mrs. specially instructed, when you arrive, go to the front hall to find her, Feng girl, take Miss Meng to the front hall quickly." ”

The one who was called "Feng Yatou" was Shen San's eldest granddaughter Xiaofeng, who was now twelve years old and also worked as an errand in the house, she was obviously amazed when she saw Meng Xiaoran, and kept looking at her blankly, until Shen San shouted, she came back to her senses, and immediately blushed and saluted Meng Xiaoran.

Meng Xiaoran looked at such a cute little girl, felt good, smiled at her gently, Xiaofeng also smiled at her, turned around and led the way in front.

Meng Xiaoran of the Shen Mansion has been here once before, so he is not a stranger, the front hall is the living room of the main courtyard, presumably at this time the Song family is there to receive the ladies and ladies of each family, all the way to the front hall silently, Xiaofeng whispered a few words to the maid standing outside the door, the maid glanced at Meng Xiaoran's direction and then nodded and went in.

After a while, she walked out again, bowed politely to Meng Xiaoran, "Miss Meng, madam, please come in." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded and walked in with her, Du Juan and Lily were taken to the side hall to drink tea and wait, she was the only one who entered the main hall, and when she got closer, she heard a burst of laughter, and she saw it as soon as she entered the Song family.

After seeing her today's outfit, her eyes lit up, and she beckoned to her with a smile, "Xiaoran, come, come here." ”

Meng Xiaoran walked to the middle and saluted her, "Xiaoran has seen my aunt and all the ladies. ”

The people sitting here are either the powerful ladies in Yunzhou City, or the partners of the Shen family in business, all of them are powerful families, they looked at Meng Xiaoran and were full of amazement, and they all guessed the identity of this girl.

Those who are straightforward and quick have already asked, "Oh, Mrs. Shen, whose young lady is this, she looks so beautiful, she can't take her eyes off me." ”

The one who spoke was the wife of the Zhao family, another wealthy businessman in Yunzhou, Zhang, who has always been a "straightforward and fast-talking" image outside, but who doesn't know that she is a smiling tiger.

Song beckoned Meng Xiaoran to stand beside her, Meng Xiaoran was dressed very delicately and decently today, she was quite proud when she saw the amazement in everyone's eyes, and she was more satisfied with Meng Xiaoran's knowledge.

Obviously, she is carefully dressed up today and wears new clothes, which is a respect for the Shen Mansion and gives the Song family face, all of which greatly pleases the Song family, she pulled Meng Xiaoran and said to everyone with a smile: "She is the sister of my Qian'er's friend's family, and she is very close to me." ”

In the eyes of everyone, she continued: "You don't know yet, the clothes on my body are made by her for me, this girl is ingenious, I don't know how there are so many fresh ideas in my head, I can't put down the clothes and drawings she draws, I can't put it down, I like every one." ”

This sentence is like a stone thrown into the water, which immediately broke the peace, all the ladies and ladies seated, the clothes on their bodies are all customized from the Jinyi Fang, and this is recommended by the Song family at the beginning, so in this way, this girl is the master of the Jinyi Fang?

In the Great Shang Country, businessmen are not as despised as other countries, mainly because the country has relied on businessmen for so many years to stand tall, so the status of the imperial merchants will be so high, no matter who they are, they will be polite and polite, although the Shen family is no longer the imperial businessmen, but after all, the original connections are still there, and everyone will naturally give a little face.

This girl is the master of the Jinyi Fang, and she is good with the Song family, so everyone will naturally not look down on her, I just heard that she is the sister of Shen Qian's friend's family, and everyone didn't feel anything at that time, but at this moment, the eyes that looked at Meng Xiaoran had changed, and this change was just an instant.

Meng Xiaoran knew that Song's words were all for her, and couldn't help but smile at her gratefully, Song patted her hand, and then all the ladies began to ask eagerly, when will this brocade shop make some more clothes for them, big families will make new clothes all year round, and many people have set up custom orders for the next few months during the conversation.

Meng Xiaoran was amused in her heart, and participated in a banquet, but with a cup of tea, she received seven or eight custom summer shirts, although Yunzhou is like spring in all seasons, but there will be some differences in each season, and in the summer, the girls love to wear Ruan Yanluo, which is light and breathable, and very comfortable.

After talking for a long time, the Song family took everyone to the back garden to enjoy the flowers, the back garden of the Song Mansion planted a lot of peonies, at this time it is blooming, it is a good season to enjoy the flowers, a group of ladies and ladies are also eye-opening, seeing so many precious varieties of peonies, they also understand a fact, although the Shen family has fallen, but their family is still there, this Shen Yu has saved a lot of family property for so many years, otherwise how can it be so luxurious?

In fact, Meng Xiaoran did not agree with the Shen Mansion being so high-profile, although everything here was brought back by Shen Yu now, and it was not in the property that was handed over at the beginning, but if it was too publicized and sent back to Yujing City, then it would not be good if the emperor was held accountable.

After drinking tea, visiting the garden, it was almost time for the banquet, Song took everyone back to the main hall, the banquet was ready, the men and women sat separately, separated by screens, only to hear the men's seat staggered, the women's seat was quiet, everyone did not speak, did not eat much, and soon dispersed.

After the banquet was dispersed, a stage was set up in the backyard, and the Song family specially invited the most famous troupe in Yunzhou City.

After listening to the meeting, the men's table also came, they had just finished the banquet, and they also came to the stage here to have a good time.

Meng Xiaoran sat with a few young girls, she was not interested in watching the play, she didn't know what to sing, and the girls on the side listened attentively.

"Who's that girl in pink over there?"

The one who asked was Zhao Lide, the eldest son of the Zhao family, a well-known gentleman who loved beauties the most, and when he saw the beautiful and outstanding Meng Xiaoran in the crowd, his eyes naturally lit up.

The one next to him happened to know the inside story, and whispered to him: "That is said to be the owner of the Jinyi Fang, and those novel clothes are all from her, which is quite popular with Mrs. Shen."

Zhao Lide's eyes flashed slightly when he heard this, and the man knew his virtue, so he immediately persuaded in a low voice: "Brother Zhao, she is not an ordinary person, and she is good friends with Mrs. Shen, you better not beat her idea, right?" Hey, I heard that there is a new Oiran in Zuixiang Mansion recently, and the appearance and figure are all first-class, why don't we go and see it tonight? ”

Zhao Lide put away his gaze and smiled, "Okay, let's go tonight!" The man was relieved to see that he had finally drawn his attention away, but he didn't know that Zhao Lide had a plan in his heart.