(023) Birthday party
"Xibao, you did it on purpose, don't think it's in your house, I don't dare to do it." After speaking, Jiang Xinxin stretched out his hand, looking like he was going to attack Xibao's squeaky nest, Xibao was most afraid of itching, everyone knew it.
Xibao hurriedly begged for mercy, and called a few good sisters before Jiang Xinxin withdrew his hand.
Li Yanfei saw the girls fighting, it was not easy to disturb, he turned around and left, in fact, he didn't really leave, he was waiting for a girl, and he hadn't seen her for more than a month, so he didn't know how she was doing.
Soon the girl Li Yanfei was waiting for also arrived, and she looked pretty good, but the girl didn't know that someone was looking at her affectionately in the dark. The two haven't officially seen each other for nearly half a year.
In other words, the girl has not seen Li Yanfei for half a year.
Yun Xiangrong was the first time to go to Taifu's Mansion. The pavilions and pavilions show the owner's bearing, and the Taifu Mansion is smaller than the Changping Houfu, but it is obvious that there are many maids and maids, and they are often seen in and out. This shows that the people in the house are thriving.
This Xibao birthday banquet is a small-scale gathering of the girls, and the elders in the family will not attend, but it is let go to make the girls happy. The venue of the banquet is in the hall of the Celebration Pavilion, and it is usually used here to entertain guests at home.
When you enter the hall, you can see that there is a round table in the center of the hall, which is full of fruits, pastries, and some small cold dishes. There are no so-called hard dishes, this is normal, the girl's family must maintain her figure, and she will eat very modestly for dinner.
Soon all ten people arrived, and everyone sat down at the table.
Except for Xibao, everyone is wearing clothes of different colors but the same style, wearing noble makeup, if they all take off their makeup and meet next time, Yun Xiangrong is not sure if they can recognize everyone.
may all be girls of the same age, it seems that everyone is very easy to get along with, so even in an unfamiliar environment, Yun Xiangrong does not have any discomfort, in fact, the real noblewoman, even if she doesn't look down on you, she doesn't say it, and it is impossible for you to see it.
The kind of person who really looks down on her is also in her bones, if you can see it, it is that she has not cultivated enough.
As the host, Xibao of course said some polite words first, thank you for coming.
After that, Yun Xiangrong was introduced to everyone, and everyone also introduced themselves, although Yun Xiangrong can't fully remember, but there are probably some impressions.
Among these ten people, those who have entered the palace are Xibao, Luo Yi, Hu Xiaoyue, Hu Xiaoyue did not live with him at that time, but he also had some impressions when he was named, looking at Hu Xiaoyue's reaction to himself, he should know himself.
That's right, how can a person who leaves the palace just one day after entering the palace not be famous.
According to the process of the birthday banquet, the first one is the Xibao gift opening link, which is Xibao's favorite.
Several people entered the side hall, and Xibao stood in front of the large table where the gifts were placed, and opened them one by one.
As Yun Xiangrong guessed before, the gifts given by the girl's family are all used by the girl, which will not be expensive, but will be exquisite. Everyone's gifts are nothing more than hairpins, jewelry, and incense fans with famous inscriptions.
What surprised everyone was Yun Xiangrong's dressing box and Qi Huan'er's Zhao family inkstone.
These are very knowledgeable girls, as soon as they see the style of the dressing box, they know that this thing is worth a lot of money, look at the powder box, and the word Daifang is clear on it.
Most of the nobles in the capital use rouge gouache from the beauty workshop, and even the ladies in the palace will also use the rouge gouache from the beauty workshop. In the capital, the products of the beauty square are the standard for noble ladies. Because Beauty Fang is different from Dai Fang, it only does the business of the rich.
This is really not to say that the things in the beauty square are much better than those in Dai Fang, but the big boss behind the beauty square is the second prince, of course, he accounts for the majority of the market in the capital, and Dai Fang has no stores in the capital so far.
Before, the boss of Daifang was not able to do the business in the capital, but later Yun Weijie took over, he was capable, but he didn't want to do the business of Daifang in the capital, the businessman made good money, there was no need to work against the royal family.
Even if you don't mean to do it at all, there's no need to get yourself in trouble.
In Daifang's business, Yun Xiang couldn't ask, but the eldest brother and sister-in-law would also tell her, after all, she was also a nominal boss. Yun Xiangrong is just not familiar with Daifang's ledger, but he still knows the product very well.
Comparing the two products, Yun Xiangrong is the most vocal, she has been using Daifang's rouge gouache, this time she came to the capital, but it was the first time to use the things of Meirenfang, objectively speaking, both have their own merits.
Due to the different geographical locations, the formula of the two rouge gouaches is not the same, the capital is dry, the moisturizing ingredients in the formula are high, the Jiangnan is moist, and the powder is slightly dry. The main products of the two are also different.
The loose powder of Daifang is more delicate, conforming, and has good coverage.
The rouge of the beauty square is more beautiful in color, and the key is that the box is also very good-looking.
Jiangnan girls may also have the opportunity to use the rouge gouache of Beauty Fang, because Jiangnan has a store in Beauty Fang.
It is impossible for the nobles in the capital to use the products of Daifang, and the things they buy are all purchased at home, how can they not buy the products made by the second prince, which is obviously impossible to get along with the royal family.
The royal family or the second prince didn't say that they had to use the things of the beauty shop, this was all the self-restraint of the official eunuchs.
Yun Xiangrong seems that there is no need to distinguish between the two companies, in fact, customers can choose different products according to their skin type, and the two have their own characteristics.
Yun Xue and Jiang Xinxin are a mixture of Dai Fang and Beauty Fang products, because every year at the Yun family's New Year's ceremony, there will be Dai Fang's rouge gouache, and Jiang Xinxin will not think Dai Fang is special.
Girls are curious, especially when it comes to cosmetics.
Everyone here also wants to try Daifang's things, but after all, this is Xibao's birthday gift, and everyone only has a look of envy.
Besides, the most valuable thing in this set is the vanity case, not the contents inside. The monthly money that the Yun family gave Yun Xiangrong every month was enough for her to buy a lot of rouge gouache.
So Yun Xiangrong said politely: "Do you all like Daifang's rouge gouache?" ”
"I haven't used it, I can't talk about whether I like it or not, everyone is just very curious, I heard others say that Daifang's loose powder is very easy to use." Roy said objectively.
All the people here, except for Jiang Xinxin and Xibao, are the most familiar to Luo Yi and Yun Xiangrong, after all, they have lived in a courtyard for one night, although they have not spoken, they are also nodding friends.
At this moment, Yun Xiangrong also had the opportunity to take a closer look at Luo Yi, the girl was also wearing noble makeup, her facial features were not real, but her forehead was full, she looked very wise, and she could feel that the girl was a very thoughtful person when she raised her hands and feet.
"Oh, this is easy to do, it's not a valuable thing, I went back to write a letter to my father, asking him to buy a few Dai Fang's makeup boxes to bring to the capital, but I will make it clear first, Xi Bao This specific model must not be available, this kind of need to be booked for a long time, what can be bought at present is only an ordinary model, but the things inside are the same, and everyone should not think of Dai Fang's things as too mythical, loose powder is loose powder, not a face-changing artifact. Personally, I think Dai Fang's rouge gouache is more suitable for oily and normal skin. Yun Xiangrong said sincerely.
Yun Xiangrong has no habit of showing off, and there is no need to say that he is the boss of Daifang at this moment.
Many people heard Yun Xiangrong speak for the first time, and they had to say that the soft Jiangnan official dialect was very good, plus this girl spoke slowly, logically clear, and her personality was very refreshing, which won everyone's hearts on the spot.
Everyone thanked and said clearly, understood.
Qi Huan'er, the daughter of the Ministry of Rites in the Central People's Republic of China, has already decided on a family affair, and is the eldest grandson of Dingyuan. Otherwise, I will also participate in the banquet of the Queen Mother this time. Qi Huan'er is actually a beauty who can be ranked in the capital, but unfortunately her makeup is too thick today, and Yun Xiangrong didn't look carefully.
After that, I didn't recognize each other when we met, and I made a joke.
"You must think why I want to send the inkstone, right, do you know that this is the Zhao family's inkstone, and it can't produce a few pieces of inkstone in a year." Qi Huan'er said.
"Yes, yes, of course we can see it, it's just that you sent this to Xibao, and Xibao gave you the illusion that she was very studious, or did you have nothing to send, so you deceived and fooled people from your brother." Wang Jiaying said.
Wang Jiaying's father is a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and he has the best relationship with Qi Huan'er on weekdays. So the two of them talked casually.
Wang Jiaying is the tallest of all the girls, which may have something to do with the fact that she grew up in other places, she didn't care about adults, she played with her peers all day long, and after she entered Beijing with her father, she was much more restrained.
Girls who exercise a lot, no matter what their facial features are, look particularly healthy and well-dressed.
Qi Huan'er didn't answer yet.
I heard Xibao say: "Stinky Jiaying, I'm obviously very studious, you know me best, my grandfather will have a birthday next month, and my eldest brother will come back today for a long time, and he will go to the Zhao family's auction early tomorrow morning to win the Duanyan King, but it is estimated that the drama is not big, and there are too many people who have taken a fancy to it." ”
"Xibao, I'm embarrassed if you say that, in fact, it's not my credit, my brother has some friendship with Zhao Xinyan, the second young master of the Zhao family, and he went to Jiangnan at the beginning of the year, so that he could help find a better inkstone, fortunately Zhao Xinyan sent this inkstone to the capital the day before yesterday, and it is said that the one that will be auctioned tomorrow is just a little bigger than this one, but the quality is the same as this one. I went to soft and hard to snatch love for you, and my brother let go. Qi Huan'er said exaggeratedly.
Everyone in the capital knows that the old lady likes to collect inkstones the most, and Qi Yiheng, the eldest son of the Qi family, likes paper, ink, pen and inkstone very much, and it is said that the old lady and Qi Gongzi are still friends in the year.
In fact, everyone here except Yun Xiangrong knows that it is uncertain whether it is a New Year's Friend, and it is very certain that Qi Gongzi wants to marry Xibao, so far, Taifu Mansion has not given a letter of approval, or he will propose marriage immediately.
It's just that no one mentions it.
Yun Xiangrong was in a trance, Zhao Xinyan came to the capital, obviously he was a person he had only met once not long ago, why did he suddenly have a very unfamiliar mood. It may be that I have been experiencing too much in the capital recently.
Although Yun Xiangrong has no special affection for him so far, but the girls are very delicate, Yun Xiangrong always feels that Zhao Xinyan may not have come to the capital to send an inkstone this time.
This is not to say that Yun Xiangrong thinks that Zhao Xinyan is coming to see him, but he has heard Zhao Xinyan say before that he does not participate in the family's business, but he has to personally take care of a lot of appraisal work.
What can make Zhao Xinyan move must be which big man in the capital got the ancient inkstone, which needs to be identified.
Thinking of Zhao Xinyan, Yun Xiangrong thought about it again, and he didn't know what would happen to the marriage between the two after returning to Jiangnan this time, after all, there was no written agreement, but Yun Xiangrong didn't care if this marriage could be decided.
This time I came to Beijing, so that Yun Xiangrong saw a different world, and the matter of marriage was urgent.
Find the wrong person, and would rather not marry for the rest of your life.