There is a maid in front of the Hou Mansion to receive and guide the way, there is a small garden on the east side of the house, the Marquise set up a stage in the courtyard, now the weather is warmer, the sun shines at noon, the spring breeze is warm, the Marquise simply set up a table in the garden, while listening to the play, while opening the table.

There are a lot of noble ladies from the family today, Qingzhi and Xie Qinghan have not been out of the house in recent months, and naturally there is no acquaintance, unlike Xie Qingrui, who greeted a woman in green clothes at the gate of the mansion. It was the first time that the Xie family had come to visit, and the maid had taken them to the Marquise first.

Qing Zhi watched from a distance, and saw the Marquise walking in the crowd familiarly, laughing with this person for a while, and nodding to that person for a while. I have heard that Mrs. Zhongyong Hou has a cool temperament and is good-looking, and everyone who has greeted her is really familiar, not polite.

When they got closer, they introduced each other and greeted each other, the marquise did not stick to the number of courtesies, pulled a few of their sisters to talk affectionately, and did not forget to look at it at any time, Qingzhi was a little shy by her, and she lowered her head, and heard the marquise's refreshing laughter.

The marquise belongs to the kind of rather heroic appearance, similar to Shen Yanqing's eyebrows and eyes, but when she laughs, she makes people feel very gentle, Qingzhi is in Jiangnan, she is used to seeing the softness of Jiangnan women, like the main mother, she is from a scholarly family, she doesn't talk much and is slightly cold, she looks petite and delicate, and she speaks gently and gently; Or like the eldest aunt, she has a smiling face to everyone, and her eyebrows and eyes are crooked when she laughs. After seeing the Marquise, Qing Zhi knew that a woman could be so bold and magnificent.

The Marquise still had someone to entertain, so Qingzhi and Xie Qinghan found a place to sit down in front of the stage, Xie Qinghan saw that the elders were far away, so he quietly said to Qingzhi: "The Marquise has been staring at you, as if she likes you very much." ”

Qingzhi said: "The marquise has a good temperament and is kind to everyone, and only a demure and gentle person like the second sister is liked." ”

Xie Qinghan was embarrassed by her and didn't want to pay attention to her, and the two listened to the play carefully. Not long after, the eldest aunt Xiang suddenly appeared and asked them where Xie Qingrui had gone.

The two looked around, but they were surprised that they didn't see Xie Qingrui's figure.

"Big Sister Fang and the girl from the Earl's Court are talking over there, why did they disappear in the blink of an eye?" Xie Qinghan pointed to the small pavilion next to him and said suspiciously.

Xiang frowned, and instructed the two of them: "Hurry up and get her back, this is a guest, and you can let her run around." ”

Xie Qinghan lowered her head, and didn't say aggrievedly until Qingzhi pulled her away: "Big sister walks around by herself, why blame us?" ”

Qing Zhi saw that there was no one around, so she said to her: "The eldest aunt is also anxious, not for us, think about it, the eldest sister is lost in the Marquis's Mansion, where can she go?" ”

Xie Qinghan was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "Could it be that she dares to ......?"

"Presumably the eldest aunt is also worried about this, so she is in a hurry, but maybe the eldest sister is just lost, let's look around first."

Xie Qinghan was shocked by Qingzhi's words, and thought of the eldest sister's courtesy to Shen Xiaohou along the way, and his heart became more and more uneasy, now there are so many people in the Hou Mansion, and they are all housewives and nobles in a prestigious family in Bianjing, does the eldest sister really dare to go to the little marquis? If it is known......

She subconsciously grabbed Qingzhi's sleeve and said in a trembling voice: "The stage is so lively, if the eldest sister is lost, she should be found by following the voice, let's go back and take a look, maybe she has already gone back." In fact, she still has a sentence in her heart, if the eldest sister didn't go back, she would definitely go to find the little marquis.