Three days later, the weather was rarely clear, and instead of the dullness that had been gloomy for the past few days, the new sky was like a smiling face, and it was easy to make people feel warm.

Xia Mengning was sitting in front of the dresser napping, Zhu Lian took a peach wood comb behind her and gently groomed her hair, it was rare to see Xia Mengning's delicate appearance, Zhu Lian couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.

Xia Mengning saw it in the mirror, and raised her eyebrows, "What are you laughing at behind me?" ”

Zhu Lian hurriedly said: "The slave rarely sees the listless appearance of the young lady, and when it is fresh, she laughs out loud......"

Xia Mengning touched her chin and rubbed her somewhat stiff cheeks, remembering that she had stood by the pond for most of the night because she was in an inexplicably bad mood last night, if it weren't for the fact that the north wind was too cold in the middle of the night, she might have stayed there for a while.

"Ahh Just thinking about it, Xia Mengning sneezed loudly, Zhu Lian's hand shook, and she hurriedly asked, "Miss, did you blow a cold wind last night and dye the wind cold?" ”

Xia Mengning covered her nose and nodded, muttering, "Maybe." ”

As he was talking, Jiu'er came in from outside with a tray with a smile, lifted the curtain and walked to Xia Mengning's side to offer a treasure, and said crisply: "Miss, this is a new dress sent by the golden tailor early in the morning." ”

Xia Mengning glanced at it, it didn't seem that she was interested in the new clothes, Jiu'er saw it, and hurriedly continued: "The fourth lady will dress up this morning, sit in the room and wait, who would have thought that the master sent Xiao Liuzi to say that the fourth miss doesn't have to go today, just stay in the house." ”

Xia Mengning smiled at this time, traced her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil, and said softly: "It's okay, if you can't cure the big one, you can do it all over the small one." ”

Jiu'er pursed her lips and smiled, knowing that Xia Mengning had been upset about Ning's affairs in the past few days, didn't these four young ladies just hit the muzzle of the gun, and it was no wonder that she got this fate.

After dressing up, Xia Mengning only drank a little barley porridge, Xiao Liuzi came to urge, Xia Mengning put down the bowl, Zhu Lian handed over the yarn hat from the side, and the master and servant walked out.

In front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a delicate carriage had already been prepared, and when Xia Mengning walked out of the gate, there were only two people in front of the carriage.

"Third Miss, please get into the carriage." Xiao Liuzi beckoned the family to bring a small stool, Xia Mengning helped Zhulian's hand to get into the carriage, and after a while, he heard footsteps outside, and then the curtain was lifted, and Xia Mengran sat in.

"I've seen the third sister." Xia Mengning smiled at it, but didn't speak.

Xia Mengning took Jiu'er and left Zhulian in the house to take care of the fourth aunt by the way, and Xia Mengran only brought Xiaolu, and the two said hello and didn't speak to each other.

Xia Mengning sat on the left, the rickety carriage made her feel a headache, and because she didn't have a good rest last night, Xia Mengning only felt her stomach churning and nausea.

Fortunately, she still knew some self-conditioning methods, and after gradually getting used to it, Xia Mengning slowly opened her eyes, only to find that Xia Mengran was staring at herself.

was suddenly discovered by Xia Mengning, Xia Mengran was also embarrassed, but then changed her expression and said with a smile: "The third sister didn't wear new clothes, don't you like it?" ”

Xia Mengning shook her head, "I just think the color is too gorgeous, but the fifth sister's outfit today is really like a fairy, I'm afraid it will be glamorous." ”

Touting this thing is a science, Xia Mengzhuang lives a life and knows this well.

The distance between the Dingxi Mansion and the Xiangfu is not far, Xia Mengning was just about to take another nap to make up for last night's sleep, when he felt that the speed of the carriage slowed down, and then, the sedan curtain outside was lifted, and a family member poked his head in and said, "Miss Yu, the palace has arrived." ”

Xia Mengning sorted out her clothes and walked out of the carriage, Xia Chuanyuan was already standing in front, and when she saw that her two daughters had arrived, she said softly: "I will go in later, I will go to the front yard to discuss things with the ministers, you ladies and dependents are all enjoying chrysanthemums in the backyard, and we will meet again at luncheon, remember, don't be reckless, let alone lose your proportion." Xia Mengning and Xia Mengran both nodded, Xia Chuanyuan looked at it, turned around and walked in.

When I came to the door, I saw a few people standing at the door of the Dingxi Palace, and when I saw Xia Chuanyuan, one of them hurriedly shouted: "The Prime Minister has arrived." ”

Xia Mengning and Xia Mengran followed behind, as soon as they entered the gate, a family member stepped forward and led Xia Chuanyuan to the front yard, and then, a maid in green clothes came up from behind, saw Xia Mengning and Xia Mengran, and said with a blessing: "The slave maid has seen two young ladies, two young ladies please come with the slave maid." ”

Xia Mengning and Xia Mengran followed the slave to the backyard, and the slave stretched out her hand and said, "The front is the place where the ladies of the chrysanthemum banquet are appreciated, the two young ladies please take care of yourself." ”

As he spoke, he lowered his head and retreated, Xia Mengning glanced at him, and saw that the other party seemed to be looking at him, and he was a little vigilant in his heart, but he didn't make a sound, turned his head to look at Jiu'er and said, "Let's go over." ”

Xia Mengran came to such a big occasion for the first time, and she was a little timid in her heart while being excited, so she had to follow Xia Mengning closely, not daring to act alone.

The two walked into the garden and saw that hundreds of pots of chrysanthemums of various colors had been placed in the garden, which was really a sea of flowers.

However, Xia Mengning had no intention of admiring these chrysanthemums, and when she looked around, she saw that in the pavilion not far away, a group of brightly dressed ladies were eagerly discussing something, Xia Mengning looked at it, and lowered her head and walked over.

"The little girl Xia Mengning has seen the princess."

Blessed body, Xia Mengning saluted to the middle-aged beautiful woman sitting in front of her.

A group of people who were chatting hotly stopped when they heard this, this Xia Mengning, could it be the legendary third lady of Xiangfu?

For a while, all kinds of eyes gathered on Xia Mengning, exploring, mocking, and watching the excitement, but Xia Mengning was not surprised in her heart, these wealthy women who stayed in the boudoir all the year round, what they liked most was to chat about their parents, what was strange.

"It turned out to be the third lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she really lived up to her reputation, and she had a captivating appearance at a young age."

Zheng Hanxiu sat on the top, saw Xia Mengning, smiled and said.

Xia Mengning didn't get up, just bent over and squatted half-squatting, her posture was calm and elegant, and she didn't see a trace of panic, "The princess is falsely praised, although the little girl has never seen how the gods in the sky behave, and today she was able to see the princess Niangniang, but she only felt that the fairy posture was like the fairy in the story, the princess Niangniang's pearl was stunning, and the little girl was just the quality of Pu Liu." ”

The short words made Zheng Hanxiu squint her eyes, she was already old, and she was no longer young, so she looked a little more soft and intimate, and now she squinted her eyes and smiled like this, which made people feel that she was just a middle-aged friendly woman.

"Look at this little sweet mouth, come over quickly, let me take a good look." Zheng Hanxiu smiled and stretched out her hand to beckon Xia Mengning to come over.

Xia Mengran stood aside, feeling very uncomfortable, seeing that Xia Mengning was valued by the princess, she immediately stepped forward unequivocally and saluted, Zheng Hanxiu saw it, and just said lightly: "Get up." And he looked at her no more.

Zheng Hanxiu was sitting next to Meng Xianya, early this morning, she sent Wen'er to inquire about the situation first, and when she learned that Xia Mengning was coming, she couldn't sit still anymore, and only thought about how to humiliate her at the banquet, so that she could vent her evil anger.

As he was talking, a girl's voice came from the front: "Princess Niangniang." ”

Everyone looked up, only to see a girl wearing a red long skirt and combing a partial palace bun walking towards this side, Zheng Hanxiu saw it, and immediately got up and walked to the front and said, "See Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess." ”

The person who came was the eldest grandson Xinyue, the seventh princess who was quite favored in front of the saint now, at this moment, she had a deep smile on her face, and helped Zheng Hanxiu, "The princess is so polite, and Xinyue is not a guest." ”

According to the generation, the eldest grandson Xinyue should be called Zheng Hanxiu's aunt, plus Zheng Hanxiu is the queen's sister, and she can be regarded as the aunt of the eldest grandson Xinyue, but because she was born in the royal family, these folk generations can no longer be called, and when she met Zheng Hanxiu, she still had to succumb to the princess status of the eldest grandson Xinyue and salute her.

Xia Mengning followed behind Zheng Hanxiu, as if she felt a look at her, and pretended to look up inadvertently, and saw the two people beside the eldest grandson Xinyue.

The one standing on the left in a goose yellow dress is Dong Wanwan, who met in the Prime Minister's Mansion that day, she is the companion of the eldest grandson Xinyue, and the eldest grandson Xinyue is the princess who is now favored in front of the emperor, and her biological mother is the current queen, so even with this Dong Wanwan is arrogant, she has a bit of a sense of dog-fighting power.

As for the woman on the right, Xia Mengning squinted her eyes slightly, this woman looked a few years older than herself, as if she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she gave birth to the figure of a daughter of Jiangnan, and her eyes were particularly charming, but seeing that she was wearing a willow green dress, it was not as tacky as ordinary women wore it, with a simple Zhaohua bun on the top of her head, her makeup was indifferent, and her gestures were completely a flowing picture of Jiangnan smoke and rain.

What a stunning beauty! Xia Mengning thought in her heart, looked at her hair, she was wearing a water-blue tassel hairpin, it looked exquisite, but it was definitely not a valuable hairpin, Xia Mengning looked at her carefully, and secretly noticed in her heart that she could dress herself up cleverly as a low-key appearance, and she must be unwilling to compete with the Seventh Princess for the limelight, but she carefully embellished her advantages in this way, so as not to let people ignore her beauty, so that this person must be unfathomable.

Xia Mengning was thinking about it, and the eldest grandson Xinyue here spoke, "Princess Niangniang, Sister Ziran is here, why hasn't Brother Shizi come out yet?" ”

Sub-dye?!

Xia Mengning felt a stirring in her heart, that woman was actually the county lord of Ziran?

Zheng Hanxiu smiled, "Your brother is in the men's seat, but you can go to the back garden, where it is a place to fight arts, and your brother must be there." ”

The eldest grandson Xinyue smiled at the corner of his eyes, "Great, what is the new way to play this year's chrysanthemum banquet, will there be an archery competition like last year?" ”

Zheng Hanxiu smiled and said nothing, the eldest grandson Xinyue had already turned around and grabbed Ziran's arm, "Sister Ziran, how about we go to find Brother Shizi together?" ”

Ziran didn't make a sound, but Zheng Hanxiu smiled and waved his hand: "Go, go, go and show your hand, and win a lottery." ”

Xia Mengning knew that the chrysanthemum banquet would hold many activities and competitions every time, and the winners could get prizes, of course, the things in Dingxi Wangfu were worth a lot of money.

A group of young ladies all walked towards the backyard, Xia Mengning walked at the back of the line, deliberately slow, and didn't want to join in the fun.