Chapter 6: The Night Banquet (2)
After bathing in incense, Risheng combed her long hair carefully, part of the long hair was coiled on the top of her head, and six gold-inlaid purple magnolia hairpins were inserted, and a step was inserted diagonally in the hair, and a wisp of green silk was placed on the chest. Then, at the urging of Risheng, she changed into a long purple dress, the cuffs were a magnolia flower inlaid with gold edges, the clothes were silky, finely embellished with gold and silver, shining with a charming shimmer in the faint light, her arms were lightly veiled, a purple belt was tied around her waist, and a purple jade tassel hung from the forbidden step.
After such a toss, it was so hot that she was sweating, it was early summer, this dress seemed to be soft and elegant, but there were three or four layers, she touched her head, ready to pull off a few hairpins. Risheng pressed her hand, "Miss, no, there are very few of them, but these few must be no less!"
Gu Zhaoyan put down his hand, had a headache, and pulled his clothes, "But I'm really hot!" It's hot and tired! ”
Risheng picked up a purple silk inlaid fan and handed it to her. Gu Zhaoyan took it and fanned it. Risheng said helplessly, "Miss, this is not for you!" As he spoke, he took a fan from the side, raised his hands high, and covered his face with the fan.
Gu Zhaoyan followed her example and raised the fan to fan her face. Risheng nodded, and Gu Zhaoyan leaned on the collapse very tiredly, "Then I'll rest for a while!" "Shake up the fan to cool off.
After a break for about a cup of tea, Gu Zhaoyan shook the fan and walked out of the Zhaoyue Pavilion, although Risheng repeatedly reminded her that the fan should be held in a proper manner. However, it is too tiring to hold a fan, and it is really inconvenient to dress up today, so I deduce that someone is holding it when there are people.
Bypassing the zigzag corridors and passing through one arch after another, Gu Zhaoyan finally saw the night banquet! The night banquet is set in a small courtyard near the lake, the small courtyard in early summer, the willows are still clinging, the lotus leaves are lazily lying on the lake, the lotus flowers are shyly playing, and there is still a trace of residual red in the sky, which is beautiful.
Along the pattern of the courtyard, there is a wine banquet in turn, between the two tables, there is a delicate screen, men and women sit separately, two or three people a seat, and talk very happily. Risheng led Gu Zhaoyan and entered the table, Gu Zhaoyan asked Risheng in a low voice, "Can I take down the fan now?" Risheng nodded and whispered in her ear, "Out of the screen, you must remember to pick it up." ”
Gu Zhaoyan responded very simply. After a while, Gu Qifeng came, followed by Mrs. Xue, and they walked to their respective seats and took their seats. Seeing them coming, the scene gradually quieted down, Gu Qifeng stood up and said loudly, "Gu Mou is here to thank you for coming to appreciate the light!" "Say it, wave your hand. Seeing this, everyone got up one after another and returned the salute, and Gu Zhaoyan also got up and saluted back.
After everyone sat down, Gu Qifeng took one hand behind his back and continued, "I invite you to come to the house to get together, I want you to be a witness to me!" ”
Everyone said, "Gu Xiang is polite!" ”
Gu Qifeng continued, "Yesterday, I took the little girl back to the house, and today I want you to meet her, the little girl Gu Zhaoyan, for the concubine of the Gu Mansion!" ”
Everyone was shocked and discussed, and people who were a little older knew that Gu Zhaoyan was her daughter and the concubine of Gu Fuzheng'er, so they understood why Gu Qifeng attached so much importance to it! As for the younger generation, they don't know, they just think it was Gu Qifeng's whim to bring a daughter back, after all, this kind of thing is not uncommon.
Gu Qifeng glanced at Gu Zhaoyan lovingly, Risheng hurriedly helped her up, Gu Zhaoyan reached out and picked up the fan, half-covered his face, and walked out of the screen.
Everyone looked up at her, Gu Zhaoyan was stared at so much that her scalp was numb, but she still had to work hard to maintain her dignity and walked to Gu Qifeng's side step by step. Gu Qifeng glanced at Risheng, who understood, took out a wooden box from his sleeve, Gu Qifeng took it, opened it, and took out a golden hairpin.
"Yan'er, bow your head!" Gu Zhaoyan bowed his head as he said.
"Why didn't my father wait for me!" A delicate voice rang out at this moment. Gu Zhaoyan raised his eyes and looked at the owner of the voice. She was dressed in roughly the same clothes as her, except that she was bright pink, and she also had six hairpins on her head, one of which was shaking, and in addition to that, she also wore some other headdresses. Holding a pink fan in her hand, she didn't half-hide her face like her, revealing her delicate face.
It seems to hear the sound of everyone inhaling, beautiful, indeed beautiful, after all, he is only twelve or thirteen years old, but he is already so beautiful, and he will definitely be even more beautiful in the future than now.
Gu Qifeng glanced at her, "Li'er, go down!" ”
Seeing this, Mrs. Xue hurriedly got up and pulled her over, and raised the fan in her hand, "Poor child, why are you so rude!" ”
Seeing this, Gu Zhaoyan was relieved, this should be Mrs. Xue's daughter, Gu Zhaolian! The younger sister who was a year or two younger than her.
Gu Zhaolian pushed Mrs. Xue's hand away nonchalantly, looked at Gu Zhaoyan, and chuckled, "I just went to live in the temple for a few days, and when I came back, I heard that my father brought a daughter back!" What a coincidence! The words were full of ridicule, and everyone was a little embarrassed and silent.
Gu Qifeng held back his anger and looked at Mrs. Xue, "Li'er doesn't understand, and Madame doesn't understand?" ”
Mrs. Xue's heart trembled, knowing that Gu Qifeng was reminding her of her identity, and forcibly pulled Gu Zhaolian to sit down beside her, not to mention how Gu Qifeng was, just to say that none of these people who came today were fuel-efficient lamps, if today's incident was spread, Li'er would definitely lose face, and she didn't understand why Li'er would come back so coincidentally, and she didn't think it would do them any good.
But coincidentally, Gu Zhaolian just didn't understand, she was pampered since she was a child, in her opinion, her father should be very fond of her, and her mother was already a lady, and she was also a concubine, so as soon as she heard that her father had brought a daughter back, she came back in a hurry, and deliberately put on the clothes of a concubine. But she forgot that Gu Zhaoyan was originally a concubine!
Gu Zhaolian said unrelentingly, "Father said what mother does, and Li'er is telling the truth!" ”
Being made such a fuss, Gu Qifeng also lost face a little, after all, it is not a glorious thing to straighten out his aunt! Originally, I still wanted to miss Li'er's young age, and when I found an opportunity in the future, I would also create an identical golden hairpin for her, after all, the six hairpins could not be regarded as a real concubine after all, but now, she was so foolish.
The atmosphere is a little depressing, everyone looks at the nose, the nose looks at the heart, the wind passes, and it is a little cold.
Gu Qifeng tightened his fists, almost losing control. A gentle and magnetic voice sounded, "Don't blame Gu Xiang, it's too late!" ”