Chapter 256 Autumn Banquet
Qiao Yixi looked at the post in her hand with a puzzled expression.
"Miss, don't go if you don't want to go, who knows what kind of Hongmen banquet this is!" Since Astragalus let go of herself, her temper is very hot.
"Miss, this is a post from Hou Fu, if you don't go, you can't go." Mama Feng said worriedly.
Angelica bared his teeth, "What about the Hou Mansion?" Who said that you have to go to the Hou Mansion for a treat? It also depends on the convenience of the guest. ”
Mama Feng frowned.
The people around Miss are more casual than the other, and it is really not easy for her to adjust and teach.
"Let's go and have a look," Qiao Lixi was very interested, "Maybe, I can meet a few acquaintances!" ”
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The autumn banquet of the Hou Mansion of Dingguo is an annual tradition in the capital, since the Feng family took charge of the Hou Mansion, a year has not fallen, even if she is pregnant and gives birth to a child, the autumn banquet of the Hou Mansion is also held as scheduled, but this year it was delayed because of an aunt, which shows that the status of this aunt in the Hou Mansion is extraordinary.
After all, she was pregnant with the eldest grandson of the Feng family.
When Qiao Lixi took the carriage to the foot of the mountain, there were already people going up the mountain one after another.
The villa of the Hou Mansion is on the largest mountain in the suburbs of the capital, and it is still Shen Yuan's dowry, but after the Feng family entered the door, all the people in the villa have changed. For so many years, the villa has basically become a summer retreat of the Hou Mansion, and an autumn banquet is held here every year, and everyone thinks that this is the marriage of the Feng family.
There are many people who are jealous of the country.
Yuan is the pearl of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Yuan is the master of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, not to mention the ten miles of red makeup, the position of the Marquis of Dingguo in the court is also rising, and it is no longer an empty position. Yuan Pei died, and the step-room took the villa into the door to help him connect in the circle.
Over the years, the saint assigned a lot of official duties to the given prince, and his trust in him became more and more obvious, and the marquis of the kingdom married two wives, both of which brought him a lot of benefits.
After Qiao Lixi's carriage stopped, a few people who were about to go up the mountain stopped to take a look.
There is no sign on the carriage, and at a glance you know that it is not a person in the circle, but since you can get the invitation of the Feng family, it is also a person who is either rich or noble, not to mention the sharp-eyed, recognize the delicacy of the carriage, the wood is made of good golden silk nanmu, and the decoration on it is also top-notch, even the one that is used as a curtain is Shu brocade, or the highest grade!
Qiao Yixi took Mama Shen's hand and got off the carriage.
The onlookers took a breath.
It's a girl?
Still a bright girl!
The ladies of the various provinces, who were familiar with the connections in the circle, turned around in their heads, and finally affirmed that Qiao Yixi was not from the capital.
There may be such a big pomp, and it is definitely the person that the Feng clan wants to stammer.
Not to mention......
Everyone's eyes turned vaguely on Qiao Lixi's face.
looks so coquettish, the manners and rules are good, obviously from a young tune and taught to nobles.
I just don't know what the child's family background is, whether he will be a wife or an aunt in the future.
However, whether you are a wife or an aunt, you can make friends.
With an idea in their hearts, everyone paid more attention to Qiao Lixi.
Therefore, when they saw Qiao Jinwen catching up with Qiao Lixi in front of the courtyard, everyone pricked up their ears.
Oh, it turned out to be the daughter of Qiao's family.
The Qiao family has a big name in Jincheng, if it weren't for Qiao Jinwen who is now the aunt of the Dingguo Marquis Mansion, the people in the circle wouldn't even know which onion the Qiao family is.
The previous attention to Qiao Yixi was a little lighter, and just when everyone was about to find an organization, the Feng clan suddenly came.
Moreover, she still walked straight to Qiao Yixi!
"Jojo is here." Feng's unusual enthusiasm and familiarity with Qiao Lixi made the hearts of those who paid attention suddenly feel cold.
They are all people in the circle, they are all human spirits, who doesn't know that the Feng family is good at drilling?
Those who can make the Feng family condescend to the noble and take the initiative to make friends are definitely valuable, so a few people who thought they were familiar with the Feng family also came over.
"Mrs. Dingguo." Qiao Yixi said hello and handed over the gift, "It's the first time I participated in the autumn banquet, and I don't know the rules, I hope it didn't cause you trouble." ”
"Jojo, what's that?" Feng glared at Qiao Yixi with disgust, took the initiative to hold her hand, and said: "I was still asking Aunt Wen just now, it's good to come, the people invited today are all the major families who are good friends with the Hou Mansion, Qiao Qiao doesn't have to be restrained, I will let Aunt Wen follow you, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask your third sister." There are a lot of guests today, if Aunt Feng has anything to do with it, Qiao Qiao will have to take care of it. ”
Feng's self-proclaimed to be very intimate, and the faces of the ladies who were quietly watching changed, and their gazes at Qiao Lixi were also unfathomable.
"Madame's words will torment Qiaoqiao!" Qiao Lixi held her breath, and finally suffocated her little face to the pale, looking panicked.
Feng's smile tightened slightly, but the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened and deepened, "Okay, Aunt Wen, Qiaoqiao will be handed over to you, Qiaoqiao, you are free." ”
After a few words, the Feng family went to receive the other guests, compared to Qiao Lixi, those people were much more expensive.
"Jojo, I'll take you around."
In front of outsiders, Qiao Jinwen is a good sister, and because of her pregnancy, she has added a bit of maternal brilliance, diluting the anger on her body, and her whole person is a lot softer.
The mountain villa is halfway up the mountain, it is said to be halfway up the mountain, in fact, although this mountain range is large, it is not high, but the spread is wide, in addition to the mountain villa, there is a special hunting garden, and the land used for farming, it can be seen how big this mountain range is!
Qiao Jinwen was standing at the gate of the courtyard waiting for Qiao Lixi, which was also specially instructed by the Feng family.
Although she didn't understand why the Feng family looked up to Qiao Lixi, Qiao Jinwen was not worried that Qiao Lixi would affect her status in the Hou Mansion.
Gu Jinxuan has long been inhumane, and Qiao Lixi can't threaten her!
Qiao Yixi stood in front of the courtyard and took a closer look.
The annex is not exquisite.
After seeing the East Courtyard of Qiao's Mansion and the Gu Family, Qiao Yixi thought that there was nothing outside that could make her eyes shine, after all, in terms of silver, who could be more than a businessman, well, a businessman who dominated one side.
However, there is not as much silver as the merchants, so they can make a fuss elsewhere.
The wealthy family fights for the heritage and connotation.
This is a spiritual thing, which can flaunt a person's identity and status more than money.
It's like this annex in front of you.
The other courtyard is a three-entry courtyard, but it is larger than the five-entry courtyard.
The male guests all gathered in the front yard, and the female dependents entered the second courtyard under the leadership of the maid and the maid.
There are not many people in the circle, and there are even fewer who can enter the eyes of the Feng family, so the people in the backyard are in twos and threes, each in their own small team.
Qiao Jinwen took Qiao Lixi around and introduced many people to Qiao Lixi.
Although as Qiao Jinwen's aunt, she came into contact with people with low official positions, and she might break into the organization in such a short period of time, Qiao Lixi still admired Qiao Jinwen's methods.
Qiao Yixi sat obediently on the side, listening to the ladies' gossip, answering a question or two from time to time to pass the time.
But after a cup of tea, Chang Yulian came out.
This year's autumn banquet was prepared by Chang Yulian, and it was also her official appearance in front of everyone as the new generation of the hostess of the Dingguo Hou Mansion, and at the same time told everyone that now the middle feed of the Hou Mansion is in her hands.
Although Gu Jinxuan is only the second son, Gu Jinzhen has never had a sense of existence, everyone knows that the Hou Mansion is in the hands of the Feng family's son in the end, and Gu Jinxuan, as the eldest son of the Feng family, is naturally valued by the Hou family.
That Chang Yulian is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family, and it is natural that the middle feed will be handed over to her.
Merely......
Some people looked at Chang Yulian's gaze with a little schadenfreude.
The princess of Chang Yulian can't do it, she is so depressed that she can only be the wife of the Hou Mansion, this is not counted, although the middle feed is in hand, it is just for them to see, guarding an inhumane husband, who knows if this middle feed will be given up in the back? Although Gu Sanye is a little squirming, but people can give birth to sons, it is not certain who will be in the position of the son in the end!
Chang Yulian didn't seem to notice those ulterior motives, smiled decently, greeted familiar people, and played the role of the master wholeheartedly.
When he walked to Qiao Yixi's side, he paused, "Miss Qiao? ”
"Second Grandma Gu." The title is a little awkward, and Qiao Lixi is not used to it.
"Is it really you?" Chang Yulian seemed very happy to see Qiao Lixi, and even more surprised, she hurriedly walked over and said enthusiastically: "When the banquet was still being prepared, I thought that I must invite you, and when I learned that you are Aunt Wen's sister, I immediately asked someone to give you a special post." Speaking of which, it's really fate, we went to southern Xinjiang together, and you are Aunt Wen's sister, no wonder I felt comfortable when I first saw you, it turns out that there is such a deep origin. ”
In the end, it came out of Shangshu Mansion, this style and eight-sided exquisite means, Qiao Lixi sighed to herself.
Because of the addition of the Feng family and Chang Yulian, the atmosphere of the banquet reached a high and high tide, and everyone was full of red light, or stammering, or tempting, or scrutinizing, or sitting together onlookers, and talking about the gossip of the capital with their eyebrows fluttering.
"Madam, Second Grandma, Second Highness and Third Highness have come down." The maid whispered a word, and the surrounding atmosphere froze for a moment, and then it was active and ready to move.
Qiao Lixi glanced at it secretly, and several young ladies around her quietly tidied up their appearances, with shyness on their ruddy faces.
Chang Yulian took a few deep breaths before looking at the Feng family, "Mother......"
Feng nodded, "Let's go, everyone go to the front." ”
Qiao Lixi doesn't know much about the rules of the wealthy family, and she doesn't understand the situation of this kind of prince, whether all the ladies have to bow to the front, but looking at the young girls around them with a spring on their faces, I am afraid that if the Feng family does not open their mouths, they will also quietly sneak to the front yard.
When the group arrived at the front yard, the second prince and the third prince were whispering something with the Marquis of Dingguo and his two sons, judging from the expressions of several people, it should be an unusually relaxed topic.
Qiao Yixi secretly glanced at Gu Jinxuan and the people next to him.
Although he doesn't remember Gu Jinxuan's previous appearance, it is not difficult for Qiao Lixi to see the weight of Gu Jinxuan's anger at first glance.
Whether in ancient times or in modern times, hurting the roots of children and grandchildren is a very manly thing, not to mention that the ancients were still very machismo.