Chapter 338: Going to the Banquet
Tang Yanning twisted the handkerchief and wiped his hands and face, picked off his coat and shoes, and didn't have the ability to let him take a bath, so he would just go to sleep.
Gu Huaisheng has been resting for a few days, and he will go to office the day after tomorrow.
Coincidentally, it was also the day when Tang Yanning went to the appointment.
Coincidentally, it was also the seventh of July.
On the Begging Festival, there are many talented and beautiful people who meet at night.
She chose a plain snow silk cloud-shaped thousand-water skirt, which was light and elegant, because she was glamorous, so she didn't have too fancy dresses.
It's July, the weather is very hot, and this dress is thin and silky, not stuffy.
A pink stamens and begonia hairpin was inserted obliquely between the temples, adding a touch of bright color, which is suitable for matching.
After packing up, she took the Finnish twins, four guards, and the coachman Silin and set off to Xiao's house.
When passing through Lehe Street, I suddenly heard the wailing of a husband and wife, as well as the sound of government soldiers scolding.
Because of the large number of people gathered, the road became difficult to walk, and as a last resort, Lonely Lin got out of the carriage and said that he would go ahead to see what was going on.
Shuang'er and Finland were also in the carriage, and couldn't help but put up the curtain and stretched out their heads to look down, the crowd was dense, and she couldn't see anything, so she lowered the curtain again.
After a while, the voice became quieter, and the old couple who shouted loudly were dragged down, and the government soldiers shouted a few more words, shocked, and watched the lively people disperse in a hurry.
The streets are spacious again.
Lin Lin came back to tell him, saying that the husband and wife who were making trouble in front had a daughter, who was a maid in Shou Guogong, but died violently, and only gave them ten taels of silver to compensate, but the old couple was unwilling, and the daughter was still a living big girl when she entered the house, and it was only a month, and the person was gone, and the two couldn't accept it, and they came to stop Shou Guogong's carriage to ask for justice.
But now people have been dragged down.
When Tang Yanning heard Shou Guogong, his brows furrowed unconsciously, and he ordered: "Go and save that little couple and hand them over to Qi Feng." ”
The couple was dragged down and had only one end.
Silent Lin took the order and ordered the two guards who accompanied him.
The guards here are all transferred by Gu Huaisheng, and they are ordinary guards on the surface, but in fact, they are all hidden guards.
Two of the four guards left, and Tang Yanning ordered that there was no need to wait, let's leave the sedan chair.
It's too late, and it's going to be delayed until the hour of Xiao's mansion.
The carriage swayed and began to move forward again.
Suddenly, a cool wind blew, and the curtains were half lifted, revealing Tang Yanning's soft but quiet side face.
But after a while, the curtain fell, and Shuang'er smiled: "This gust of wind is very cool, it's good to come a few more times, this day is really sultry." ”
Finland laughed at her, and put up with it, and it would be a little cooler when she got out of the carriage.
The sedan chair of the Guogong Mansion just rubbed shoulders with Tang Yanning's sedan chair.
At the moment when the car curtain was lifted, Tang Yanning didn't look sideways, looked straight ahead, and didn't notice that the car curtain of the sedan next door was raised.
I didn't notice the flirtatious glance of the richly dressed old man in the sedan chair.
Shou Guogong looked sideways for a moment, until the curtain of the car fell, his gaze was withdrawn, he squinted, and stroked his black and white beard leisurely, with a ghostly glow in his eyes
It is the kind of light that wants to hunt when you see prey.
Shou Guogong is over fifty years old, his hair is half white, and he has fought on the battlefield in his early years, and his figure is not rickety, but he looks thin.
It's like being too promiscuous, ruining the thinness of the foundation.
He dusted off his cuffs, his voice was muddy, and the corners of his lips were salivating, "I didn't expect that there are such lovely people in Beijing, tsk." ”
He instructed Fauber outside the curtain, "Go and find out which family the carriage belongs to." ”
Fu Bo immediately understood, knowing that Grandpa Guo was afraid that he had fallen in love with the little woman in the carriage just now, so he was attentive and ordered the little girl behind him to investigate.
Today is the wife of Xiao Anye, the young secretary of Taichang Temple, holding a lotus banquet.
is called Lotus Appreciation, in fact, it is nothing more than noble ladies gathering together to win over their husbands, or to send some favors.
There are also noble ladies with daughters, who intend to marry the sons of Mrs. Xiao's family.
When Tang Yanning arrived, the time was just right, and Shuang'er handed the invitation to the little guy guarding the door.
Mrs. Xiao personally came out to greet her.
Mrs. Zhuang Yuanlang, who is still in the third yuan, has now been promoted to the cabinet to study for a bachelor's degree, and in such a short period of time, he has been born three levels in a row, and his future is limitless.
You need to build a good relationship and build some friendship in advance.
The ups and downs of the officialdom, and in the inner house, these original partners are all human spirits, and they are all planning for their own families.
When Mrs. Xiao walked to the door with the maid, she was stunned.
I had heard that Zhuang Yuanlang's wife was just a concubine who was not favored before, and her appearance was average, and she came to greet her, but also had curiosity.
I still thought in my heart that if people's looks are really not eye-catching, I should tell a few ladies who often come and go when I turn around, so as not to show surprise so as not to hurt people's face.
Now where do you need to tell her, it's just blinding her.
The woman in front of her is elegantly dressed, her makeup is beautiful, her eyebrows and eyes are smiling, her every move is soft and chaste, and she is really the lotus that she appreciates today.
This, is it really the third lady?
Tang Yanning saw that she was stunned, so he first gave a salute and said with a smile: "Yan Ning has seen Mrs. Xiao."
Ahem, it's really Tang Yanning.
Mrs. Xiao immediately came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Oh, look at me, when I saw Mrs. Gu, I thought that I had seen the fairy daughter of the Nine Heavens at first glance, but I was shaken and neglected Mrs. Gu, forgive me." ”
Tang Yanning shook his head with a smile, said a few words modestly, and looked at Mrs. Xiao.
Around thirty, the body is plump, the face is round, the pink and dark flowers are red, it looks a little festive, and it looks very kind when he laughs.
After Mrs. Xiao came back to her senses, she pulled Tang Yanning into the house and went to the lotus pond in the back garden.
Next to the lotus pond, there is a pavilion with graceful eaves and a large area, and there are already several ladies and ladies sitting in twos and threes.
Among them, several ladies were talking around a lady with a beaded hair and a purple dress.
The lady was lazy, her tone was light, with a touch of height, about forty years old, her youth had gradually passed away, but her eyes were good-looking, even if she was forty years, she still had a spirit and a beautiful outline.
Tang Yanning glanced at the lady in purple and smiled slightly, this inexplicable fate actually met her.
Mrs. Xiao enthusiastically introduced it, and then instructed her subordinates to serve a little more fruit plate refreshments.
When everyone saw Tang Yanning's expression, they were nothing more than the same as Mrs. Xiao, and there was no lack of surprise in their eyes.
This is Tang Yanning's first appearance to attend a banquet.
There are not many people who have seen her appearance before, they are all chasing after the wind, and they have talked about it as a tea material after dinner, but no one really thought that it turned out that the third lady from this concubine had such a good appearance.