Chapter 180: Leveraging Strength
The place to meet the old scenery of Wanyan is in Huachi Garden, which is a courtyard specially set up by a merchant in Lanzhou City for banquets. There are nine clear water ponds, fourteen mountain pavilions, 36 kinds of rare flowers and plants, and four gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest, so it is named Huachi Garden.
After all, the investment at that time was too large, in order to prevent the yard from losing money, the merchant released the news that as long as someone wants to be in Lanzhou City, they can come to rent their garden, and they can arrange it in place as needed.
Naturally, Yanxin is not the first time to come back to this garden, but the last time he came, he still needed his mother to lead him.
She retracted her thoughts, and did not rush to dismount, but wanted to see who was already in the garden.
"Yo, the banquet girl is here so early, come in and have tea."
It wasn't until Wanyan Jiujing changed into a Tianyu costume and walked out with a smile that Yan Xin reacted, it turned out that she was the one who was the owner this time.
At this time, there were already three or four brocade sedan chairs parked at the door, and looking at the signs on the sedan chairs, Yan Xin could judge whose female dependents came to the appointment.
After Yanxin stepped out of the carriage with Jing'er's support, Wanyan Jiujing directly instructed the people below: "The sedan chair will stop at the back door, and many noble ladies will come later, so as not to block the door." ”
Jing'er nodded at the groom, and the groom followed the little maid in the garden to move the carriage.
"I don't know if Miss Wanyan invited me to come, but have you thought about it?"
Yanxin slowly followed her into the garden, it was obviously the weather in December, but there were still bright colors in the garden, which was surprising.
There was no reluctance at all, but a very cooperative appearance.
"Sister Yanxin, don't worry, this military aircraft deployment map is already on the way, just to express my apologies, you must accept this gift today."
"What gift?" Yan Xin couldn't help but wonder, what kind of gift can be with a group of women?
"You'll find out in a moment."
Wanyan Laojing took her to a pavilion full of screens, these screens are tall and gorgeous, which can not only shield from wind and frost, but also have an ornamental effect, it is indeed a good place.
There were also several charcoal basins in the middle of the pavilion, which were gathered together in the shape of fish, and it seemed that the old scene had spent a lot of thought for this banquet.
Several noble ladies were gathering together to chat at this time, and when they saw that the banquet was coming, they quickly turned around to salute them.
This surprised Yan Xin, she never participated in this kind of banquet, how could she get the gift of these women with status?
Seeing that Yanxin was a little unnatural, Wanyan Jiujing took the lead in breaking the silence: "These Yanxin sisters must be more familiar than me." ”
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Liu Yanxin didn't know them at all, so what this meant was to ask them to introduce themselves.
"Miss Liu, the little girl is the daughter of the shopkeeper of the Chengnan Imperial Merchant Xu, and she also saw your demeanor at the last talent conference."
"Miss Yanxin, I am the wife of Wu Liangcai, the largest salt merchant in Lanzhou City, and your mother used to be good friends."
"The slave family is the Cui family of Ruan Zhong's pharmacy!"
Wanyan Jiujing pulled her past these women one by one, and these women introduced themselves one by one.
It wasn't until she walked in front of the last woman that Yan Xin realized that this woman's temperament was different from that of others, her eyes were big, raw and watery, and the whole person looked delicate, definitely what men liked.
"This one is the new favorite of the state pastor Zhang Yi, and also the second lady of the Jiangbei Sun family, Han Jiang, half a month ago, Lord Zhang's dowry has been given, and he will enter the door in a few days."
After finishing Yan Jiujing's attention, he squeezed forward to introduce her. It can be seen from this that Wanyan Jiujing is indeed eager to gain a foothold in Tianyu, otherwise how could he gather the nobles of Lanzhou City in such a short period of time, and he can also know their identity and background well?
Judging from the disdainful gazes of several female relatives around him, Wanyan Jiujing said well, otherwise they would not have shown a look of envy and jealousy.
Yan Xin nodded at her, and couldn't help but comment: "So that's the case, it's really like a fairy." ”
This is simply a yellow flower girl who has just passed the war, and I don't know what luck Zhang Yi has gone. The original lady was already as beautiful as a flower, and even this concubine was so delicate. Zhang Yi was blessed by Emperor Baosheng, and he was able to enjoy such a blessing of Qi people.
This Miss Sun is also polite, and after saluting slowly, she said, "Miss Yanxin is the real immortal." ”
"Don't be humble two of you, since it's so fateful, why don't the three of us have a cup of tea together?" Wan Yan Jiujing's hand didn't know when there were two extra teas, one was handed to Sun Hanjiang, and one was handed to Yanxin.
Sun Han Jiang smiled sweetly and took it, "That's very good." ”
Now that Sun Hanjiang has agreed, there is no reason for Yanxin to refuse. But as soon as she raised her hand, Wanyan Jiujing's hand shook, and the banquet heart was not steady, and a whole cup of tea was splashed on Sun Hanjiang.
The three of them were stunned at the same time, and Wanyan Jiujing rushed in front to wipe her with a handkerchief, but Sun Hanjiang was wearing white clothes today, so there were more traces of tea on her clothes.
There were many people around them, and they all had smiles in their eyes, as if Sun Hanjiang's ugliness was what they wanted to see the most.
"Ouch, I'm really sorry, I wet Miss Sun's clothes, I can't wear them on this cold day!"
After that, Wan Yan shouted to the crowd, and a little girl appeared.
"Xingyue! Hurry up and take Miss Arithme to the backyard to change into a new dress! ”
Sun Hanjiang was originally a good talker, and hurriedly waved his hand, "Hey, it doesn't matter." ”
But it's still hard to get rid of the old scene.
"Miss Sun, this time I brought our fabric and clothing from the Ashan Department, which was originally given to you, you can wear them out first for the ladies and girls to see, so that you can use your beauty to help me town."
She said this earnestly, and with a little begging, Sun Hanjiang is a girl in the end, how can she not give face?
Besides, this tea water is still deliberately spilled out of the old scene, and it is even said that the clothes are ready to be replaced, which must have ulterior motives.
Yan Xin stood aside and didn't expose Yan Jiujing's trick, she couldn't help but wonder if the gift this woman was going to give was to clean up Zhang Yi's new concubine for herself?
"It's okay, Miss Yan has bothered." Finally, Sun Hanjiang nodded and retreated with the maidservant.
The other women also stood aside, waiting to enjoy the shadow puppet show for a while.
Seeing that there were no eyes and ears around him, Yan Xin asked, "What does Miss Wanyan mean by this?" ”
Wanyan Old Jingwan smiled, patted Yanxin's hand, and had a deep meaning: "This gift is already on the way, Sister Yanxin, don't worry." ”
Worry? Yan Xin is not in a hurry at all.
"Then I'll see."
After saying that, she found a spacious place to sit down and taste the melons and fruits on the table. She couldn't help but think of her Katsura Garden outside the city, I am afraid that it should be a decaying scene in the cold winter, if she can find an opportunity to use it in winter, maybe she can make a lot of money.
At the beginning of the shadow puppet show, the women chewed melon seeds and discussed with each other, talking about whose gossip and ridiculing which family did not have a successor.
Yan Xin sat in the corner, thinking that he had invited the female relatives of Lanzhou City, and he was afraid that he wanted to find out something from them that was beneficial to him.
"Yo, this is really lively, Miss Wanyan is really generous."
I don't know what's going on at this time, Zhang Yi blatantly walked in with someone, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he greeted him.
"Isn't this Lord Zhang?" Wanyan Jiujing greeted him, but his expression was a little unnatural, as if he also doubted how Zhang Yi had found it.
Together with those female dependents, they also looked embarrassed, as if Zhang Yi's appearance had hindered their banquet this time.
"I heard that all the ladies and ladies are holding a banquet here, so the official specially brought people to protect them, and they all said that Lanzhou City has been unstable recently, and there are always some snakes, insects, rats and ants running around, for your safety......"
"Ahh
Before Zhang Yi could finish his words, a woman's scream came from the backyard, followed by another commotion.
"Oh no! Oh no, girl! ”
The maidservant named Xingyue screamed and fled from the backyard, her hair disheveled, as if she had experienced a big mess.
"There are men! There is a man who has made Miss Sun lightly! She covered her eyes in a panicked tone, and her whole body was trembling, as if she had seen something that she shouldn't see.
"What?"
Zhang Yi and Wanyan Jiujing opened their mouths at the same time.
As soon as he heard that his new lady who had not passed through the door was despised by other men, Zhang Yi's face immediately couldn't be hung up, and the ladies on the side also looked at each other.
"What nonsense! Why don't you take me and Master Zhang to see it yet! ”
Wanyan Jiujing was the first to react, and quickly asked the maids to stabilize those female dependents, and let the maids lead the way.
"Yes...... Yes, yes! ”
The servant girl couldn't stop stammering, as if she shouldn't have said it so loudly.
Wanyan Jiujing was about to follow the maidservant, but he glanced at Yan Xin standing beside him, and then grabbed her hand and said, "Sister Yan Xin, I know that you have the most ideas, I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with it, so you can go with me." ”
Yan Xin didn't know if this was within the plan to finish the old scene, but she was so quiet that she could only go in and take a look.
Somehow, the current backyard has been surrounded by a group of people, those people are holding weapons in their hands, and they can't help frowning when they see Yan Jiujing and others, it seems that they have never seen this kind of scene, and the clothes of these people make Yan Xin guess who the people in the house may be at a glance.
"Shizi, what are you going to do here?"
"You woman! Still won't tell the truth? ”
Not far away, Yan Xin and the others heard the movement from inside, and the other ladies were of course in a hurry to see the excitement, and after listening to this remark, they not only blushed and their hearts beat, but also suspected that there was some lively drama being staged inside.
"Rather than give in?"
Zhang Yi also recognized that the person inside was Ning Buben, and hurriedly walked over, scolding: "Don't hurry up and get out of the way, if something happens to my new wife, I want you to look good!" ”
Those government soldiers naturally knew Zhang Yi, and their master was a son who existed in name only, but Zhang Yi was an official of the imperial court, and he must not be able to afford to be guilty, so they could only avoid it.
Yanxin hurriedly followed, for fear that he would miss anyone, and for fear that he would make a bad calculation.
As soon as he pushed the door open, he was stunned, his white clothes were scattered on the ground, and the basin of water from nowhere was overturned, and even the bed was in a mess.
At this time, Sun Hanjiang covered his chest tightly with both hands, and kept shrinking behind the screen, and Ning Buqu was even more funny, staring at Sun Hanjiang indifferently, his pants still had a big hole, and he didn't know how to avoid suspicion at all.
After seeing these people come in, Sun Hanjiang screamed and collapsed to the ground to pick up his clothes, Ning Buqu didn't know where so many people appeared, and he didn't know where to start asking.
"Ridiculous! You are doing what you are doing here! Unexpectedly...... Even because of stealing joy, he smashed the Nine Dragons Title Moon Bottle given by the first emperor! ”
After Yan Jiujing's voice came down, it is estimated that the people in the entire courtyard heard it.
It turned out that it was not a water basin that fell to the ground, but a Nine Dragons Moon Bottle, and Yan Xin realized that this was the gift that Wanyan Jiujing wanted to give him.