Yan Mansion.

In the hall, a very wealthy middle-aged man looked at Xia Jingnian and Ji Qiang with a smile on his face, and his tone was a little deliberately intimate: "His Royal Highness King Qi, Princess Xiaoyang, there will be a banquet in the cold house tomorrow, and please be sure to appreciate your face." ”

This person is a well-known wealthy merchant in Taishan City, surnamed Li, and outsiders call him Li Fushang.

Xia Jingnian turned her face to look at Ji Qiang, her eyes soft: "Does Qiang'er want to go?" ”

Ji Qiang thought for a while and said, "It's good if you decide." ”

"If you want to go, you can have fun, if you don't want to go, forget it." Xia Jingnian's voice was cold, and when he faced Ji Qiang, he had a hint of seduction.

Seeing Li Fushang watching from the side, Ji Qiang couldn't help but bend the corners of her mouth and said, "Then let's go." ”

"Okay." Xia Jingnian bowed his head to Li Fushang, "We will go tomorrow." ”

"Great, Li is waiting for the two of you in the cold house." Li Fushang rubbed his fat hands, and his smiling eyes narrowed.

Li Fushang left happily, and his round body inexplicably revealed a bit of joy.

The next day, Ji Qiang was entangled in what clothes to wear to the banquet, it was a banquet anyway, and she respected her subordinates, so she naturally couldn't wear ordinary clothes.

She rummaged through the closet and found a dress she had never seen before, with a large peony embroidered on the hem of the skirt and inlaid with gold wire on the edges, which looked very luxurious, but also high enough.

Will this dress be too grand, Ji Qiang hesitated, but there was no one else in the closet who could go to the banquet, Ji Qiang finally put on this dress and put on the corresponding makeup, when there was a knock at the door, she walked over and opened the door.

The moment Xia Jingnian saw Ji Qiang, his eyes widened slightly, and a look of obsession flashed on his face. Ji Qiang subconsciously pulled her clothes, "Isn't it too heavy?" ”

Xia Jingnian came back to her senses, pushed a strand of hair on her head behind her ear, and said softly, "No, it's very good." ”

Okay, I don't want her to wear it out like that.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Li Mansion, Ji Qiang and Xia Jingnian got off together, they didn't come early, the Li Mansion had already gathered a lot of young ladies and gentlemen, and they were talking together in twos and threes, very happy.

Suddenly, someone glanced at the door, their eyes widened, and they let out an exclamation.

"Oh my God, who's that?"

It was not loud or small, but everyone in the hall heard it, and they all looked towards the door, and reacted exactly like the first person. Both men and women were amazed by the two who walked in.

The girls blushed and secretly looked at Xia Jingnian, the man was much more direct, and his eyes fell on Ji Qiang unabashedly, a scholar-like person held a fan, gently tapped the palm of his hand, and said to the person beside him: "Brother Zhang has seen many people and is well-connected, do you know whose girl it is?" ”

Brother Zhang, who was called Brother Zhang, shook his head, and his eyes did not take his eyes off Ji Qiang: "I don't know, I've never seen it." ”

Someone next to him interjected: "It's the two people from Yan Mansion." ”

When everyone saw that he knew, they all gathered around, but unfortunately the person didn't know very well, and he didn't know anything about it, and he didn't find out any news for a long time, and he suddenly lost interest, and they were all thinking about how to find an excuse to talk to me directly.

Ji Qiang felt that many pairs of eyes fell on her, she was slightly uncomfortable, pulled her clothes, and asked Xia Jingnian quietly: "Is there something indecent?" ”

Xia Jingnian had a straight face: "No." ”

Ji Qiang glanced at him unexpectedly, how could this person be so good, suddenly he was unhappy.

Of course Xia Jingnian was unhappy, so many people looked at his Qiang Er and got angry.

"You're Princess Xiaoyang, aren't you? I'm Li Huanxi, Princess Xiaoyang, you're so beautiful. A crisp voice rang in my ears abruptly.

Ji Qiang couldn't take care of Xia Jingnian, and when she followed the voice, she saw a delicate girl standing in front of her, wearing a goose yellow skirt, which matched her temperament very well. 186 Chinese Network

"I am." Ji Qiang smiled slightly.

Li Huanxi said happily: "Princess Xiaoyang, your skin is good, your face is also very good, white and red, unlike me, you see, I have smeared rouge gouache, and it is still yellow." ”

This Miss Li seems to be very familiar, but Ji Qiang doesn't hate her.

"I also used rouge gouache."

"But princess, it's so natural after you use it, you teach me, how did you do it?"

The two girls talked about the topic of rouge gouache, and Xia Jingnian couldn't listen to it on the side, so he walked away a few steps, and immediately someone came over to talk to him.

"This, when you use it, use a little water to melt it a little, so that it won't peel off because ......it is too dry on your face," Ji Qiang patiently answered Li Huanxi's questions and told everything she knew.

Li Huanxi's eyes were full of stars, so he almost took a piece of paper to write it down.

"Princess Xiaoyang, you are so amazing."

Ji Qiang smiled, this is amazing, at most it is just common sense, this Miss Li is probably too lively and has no patience to learn this kind of thing, so she doesn't know much about it.

Li Huanxi affectionately pulled Ji Qiang to the corner, and the latter couldn't help but ask when he saw her mysterious, "What's wrong?" ”

"Princess Xiaoyang, that, His Royal Highness King Qi, does he have anyone he likes?"

This topic jumped a little fast, Ji Qiang was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and subconsciously looked at Xia Jingnian, Xia Jingnian was already surrounded by a group of people, but he seemed to feel something, and looked over this side accurately, the eyes of the two met in the air, Ji Qiang hooked the corners of his mouth, and smiled silently.

"Yes."

Li Huanxi: "Princess, do you know who it is?" ”

Ji Qiang calmly informed: "It's me." ”

Li Huanxi sighed: "Sure enough, the princess and His Royal Highness King Qi are too compatible, they are simply a pair of talented women and golden boys and jade girls made in heaven, and they are the most pairs I have ever seen." ”

Ji Qiang was amused by her long list of adjectives, but nodded in agreement, yes, that's right.

The banquet was going on lively, and Li Fushang smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, pushing cups and changing lamps in the crowd.

While everyone was having fun, suddenly, a terrible scream broke the peaceful atmosphere, and a little girl stumbled into the banquet hall, her face paler than paper: "Oh no, no, master, something happened." ”

Li Fushang's expression was ugly: "Something's wrong, it's a fuss." ”

The little girl was about to cry, trembling for a long time, before she said a sentence: "Auntie, aunt, she was killed." ”

Li Fushang was shocked, and everyone also looked at each other.

"Master Li, let's go and have a look first."

Li Fushang woke up like a dream, so he hurriedly walked towards the backyard, and everyone followed, and when they arrived at the courtyard where the concubine lived, they found a young and beautiful woman lying on the bed, with a dagger in her chest, and she was already out of breath.

"What's going on?" Li Fushang was furious, but no one could answer him.

After a while, Li Fushang stabilized his mood and called someone in: "Go and report to the official, just say ......"

A faint voice interrupted him: "No. ”

Li Fushang looked at him suspiciously, Xia Jingnian stepped forward and said lightly: "Take this king to see first." ”