Chapter 14: Lotus Viewing Club
Bai Xiyue thought about it for a whole day and decided to go to the banquet, she didn't want to joke with Prime Minister Zuo's life, for her, Prime Minister Zuo and his wife were the most important people in the world, even if they couldn't accompany them for a lifetime, they had to live safely.
The nobles of Yuancheng were not used to each other before, and all they could use was those means, which was as naïve as an ordinary child for Bai Xiyue, and the people next to her were just a person to be afraid of.
Since it is a lotus appreciation party, it should be dressed appropriately for the occasion, otherwise how can it be worthy of Zuo Yuer's good intentions.
On the day of the lotus viewing party, the weather was a little cool, Bai Xiyue wore a pink and white satin skirt, the skirt was embroidered with delicate lotus flowers, and she wore a large-sleeved shirt made of moon shadow yarn outside, and the whole person looked more and more like a ,,,, white lotus out of the mud without staining.
At least Bai Xiyue herself thinks so, Bai Shuang also combed her with a hanging bun, inserted two hairpins with lotus patterns, and red agate fell under the hairpins, and the whole person exuded a pure and lively atmosphere.
After finishing the makeup, Bai Xiyue looked left and right at the bronze mirror, and felt extremely satisfied, and praised from the bottom of her heart: "Bai Shuang, your craftsmanship can really give me different surprises every time, you are really a little genius in combing your hair."
When Bai Shuang heard Bai Xiyue's praise, he blushed embarrassedly.
"If you like it, Miss."
"White frost, when will I have such a skillful hand as you."
Bai Tao sighed with emotion on the side, she was clumsy on weekdays, and she didn't like to comb too delicate buns when she practiced martial arts all year round, so she usually combed her hair into the simplest hairstyle.
"Each has its own strengths, each has its own shortcomings, although Bai Tao is not good at combing hair, but you are good at practicing martial arts, and a few small people in the house can't beat you together."
Bai Xiyue praised both of them impartially.
"That's, don't look at my combat power." Saying that, Bai Tao showed a few martial arts moves, which made both of them laugh.
Bai Tao is a nervous person, without so many twists and turns, while Bai Shuang is a delicate and detail-oriented person, and the two just complement each other together, which is why Bai Xiyue has always stayed by their side.
The three of them talked and laughed for a while, and when they saw that the time was almost up, they got into the carriage and set off for the lotus viewing party.
Wanghe Pavilion is actually a garden built next to the Imperial Palace, and the White Mansion is not particularly far from the Imperial Palace, and the carriage did not linger for long.
When she arrived, the people were almost there, and when she looked up, they were all beauties of all kinds of styles, talking and laughing together, Bai Xiyue didn't come to connect with them, so naturally she didn't need to go through all the effort to blend into their circle, she looked around and found a corner where no one was there to sit down.
As soon as she sat down, a little maid came over and poured a cup of tea, Bai Xiyue picked it up and smelled it, and a fresh lotus smell came to her face, this brew should be lotus tea, it smells good.
Bai Xiyue didn't drink it, and put the tea back in its place.
After another quarter of an hour, the protagonist came out, Zuo Yuer came from the outer courtyard, she was wearing a white dress today, and her outfit was also extraordinarily pure and moving, quite a bit of a beautiful woman, but it was very in line with the definition of beauty in Tianyuan Kingdom.
As the initiator of the lotus appreciation party, Zuo Yuer was praised from all over the world as soon as she appeared, and she was very beautiful in her heart, she dressed up with her heart today, not only to suppress Bai Xiyue, but also to make that person fall in love with her.
Thinking like this, the smile on Zuo Yuer's face became even brighter, and she walked into the gazebo gracefully, where the invited ladies gathered.
"A few days ago, the queen said that the lotus flowers bloom best in this season, and specially let me come to this lotus pavilion to watch, I just thought about such beautiful scenery, I always have some regrets to appreciate it alone, so I plead with the queen mother, so there is today's lotus appreciation party."
"The lotus flowers here are all raised for the ladies in the palace, and it is rare for us to see and watch them."
She can hold such a lotus appreciation party in a place where she specially raises lotus flowers for girls, and such an honor will definitely make others forget that she was alone in the draft.
At the same time, Zuo Yu'er's words revealed the dignity of her identity, and unusual, her eyes still looked at Bai Xiyue from time to time, and she wanted to see some envious and jealous expressions on her face, but she didn't look here at all.
Bai Xiyue, you just wait, soon you won't be able to be so calm, Zuo Yu'er thought viciously in her heart.
After Zuo Yu'er finished speaking, the people around her naturally echoed each other, picking up some compliments and listening to him.
After Bai Xiyue glanced around, she found that almost all the nobles in Yuancheng were here, she and these people on the surface, although she didn't have much contact, in private she also spent a lot of effort to investigate, now in this battle, it seems that Zuo Yuer has worked hard for today, I don't know what kind of game she has set up, waiting for herself to jump.
"Why doesn't my sister play with the sisters, and enjoy the lotus here alone."
Zuo Yu'er noticed Bai Xiyue from the moment she entered the door. She is dressed according to Bai Xiyue today, and the aesthetics of Tianyuan Kingdom have always liked women with pure appearances, but Zuo Yuer is a little more coquettish.
In terms of dressing, if you are not careful, she will look like a dusty woman, but Zuo Yuer thinks that she must be more beautiful than Bai Xiyue's sick seedling, after all, no one has seen what she looks like, and most of them are also unseemly.
Bai Xiyue looked at Zuo Yu'er lazily and said, "Half of the people appreciate the lotus, I'm afraid I will scare you."
"You," Zuo Yu'er didn't expect her to answer like this, but she didn't know how to continue for a while, and the smile on her face was almost unbearable.
"I heard that my sister has always disliked going out, so it seems that I bothered my sister." Zuo Yu'er's eyes were full of tears as she spoke.
The surrounding ladies naturally heard the conversation here, and couldn't help but look sideways.
"Who's that man?"
"She, she is the daughter of Prime Minister Bai, Bai Xiyue, it's normal that you don't know, she never participates in our banquets, I don't know how she came today."
The two people who spoke were the two young ladies of the Hua family, the Hua family was a young family with little power, and the two sisters knew how to observe words and feelings.
Seeing that Zuo Yu'er is now in power, he wants to befriend him, but he doesn't dare to have too much hostility towards Bai Xiyue in his words, after all, the daughter of the prime minister can't afford to offend them in terms of identity, and the sense of proportion between the words is very good.
The voices of the two were not small, and the ladies around them could all be heard, which made someone jump out.
"Sister Yu, what do you say to this sick seedling, beware of her passing the illness to you." A woman in a green shirt walked over, her expression full of disdain for Bai Xiyue.
Liu Ruzhu, the youngest daughter of Liu Yuanqing, is known for her arrogance and domineering, she walks very close to Zuo Yuer on weekdays, under her influence, Liu Ruzhu also hates Bai Xiyue very much, and the two have nothing to do with each other on weekdays, but now they have met.
"Hey! Why are you embarrassed to cry Sister Yu, you deserve this kind of banquet. Liu Ruzhu's face was arrogant, and she said to Bai Xiyue arrogantly.
"Oh! Whether I am worthy or not, should you ask your sister Yu. Bai Xiyue still poured a cup of tea lazily, without looking at Liu Ruzhu, this kind of brainless young lady, she can't even live a day without the Liu family.
"Sister Yu handed you a post, it was to promote you, you are really embarrassed to come."
Liu Ruzhu has always been pampered at home, but now she is naturally not afraid of heaven and earth, in her opinion, Bai Xiyue is a disgusting sick seedling, and she always bullies the weak sister Yu.
"Okay, Sister Liu, Miss Bai is frail, she has to wear a veil when she goes out, don't scare her." Zuo Yu'er stopped in a tactful tone.
Hearing this, Bai Xiyue raised her eyebrows, on the surface, she was speaking for Bai Xiyue, but in fact, she was leading Liu Ruzhu to say something else, and she didn't expect to see her for a few days, but this Zuo Yuer's scheming has increased a lot.
Sure enough, Liu Ruzhu looked even more disgusted when she heard the veil, and said even more disdainfully: "Where is her delicate body, she is obviously ugly, and she will wear a veil all day long if she has no face."
Bai Xiyue really can't complain about them, except for talking about her appearance, there is nothing else to say, these words are simply insignificant to herself, she is too lazy to refute, it is a waste of saliva.
Liu Ruzhu's words made everyone's eyes converge on Bai Xiyue's veil, and for a while, there was a lot of discussion in the small pavilion, all speculating about the true appearance of this Miss Bai, and there were still many people who did not agree with Liu Ruzhu's statement.
"Although this young lady wears a veil, judging from her all-round style, her appearance is naturally not much worse." It was Wei Wan who spoke.
The Wei family has been generals for generations, so Wei Wan is also a little heroic, and she is incompatible with the weak ladies in the pavilion, if the noble girl of Yuancheng is the lotus flower in summer, then Wei Wan is the plum in winter, which also makes Bai Xiyue easily recognize her,
"Have you ever seen what she looks like?" Liu Ruzhu saw that it was Wei Wan who spoke, and her tone weakened a little, she had snatched Wei Wan's sachet when she was a child, but she was kicked and broken by Wei Wan, who had been practicing martial arts since she was a child, but fortunately she was raised at a young age.
Although Liu Yuanqing felt sorry for her daughter, because both of them were young, and because Liu Ruzhu was at fault first, Liu Yuanqing could only secretly remember it in her heart, which also caused Liu Ruzhu to be instinctively scared when she saw Wei Wan later.
"I haven't seen it, but this young lady's eyebrows and eyes don't look like ugly people, but some people look like them." Wei Wan couldn't get used to the Liu family's pretentious appearance, so she had to say a few words to Liu Ruzhu wherever she went.
"You!" Liu Ruzhu's face turned red, but she didn't say anything in the end.
After Wei Wan said this, everyone also carefully observed Bai Xiyue, and saw that even if she was so embarrassed, she was still calm and calm, not arguing, and there was a majesty of freedom on her body, not like Liu Ruzhu said that she couldn't get on the stage.
Bai Xiyue didn't know why Wei Wan spoke for herself, but she would remember her kindness today, and she would always return it to her in the future.