Mrs. Yu of Huaguo has long been unconcerned about the world and has not seen outsiders, so Yi'er and her party were pulled directly by a mule cart to the outside of Ninghui Courtyard, where the lord of Huayang County lived.

For the birthday banquet of the Ningguo Mansion, the Qingxiang Marquis Mansion attaches great importance to it, so it came early, and there were not many guests in Ninghui Courtyard, but what surprised Yi'er a little was that in the idle residence of Ninghui Courtyard, she actually saw an acquaintance, Lei Xi who had met in the Wind Viewing Tower of the White Horse Temple at the big temple fair.

Lei Qian is the daughter of Lei Tao, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and this identity alone should not be enough for the Ningguo Mansion to send her a post, so Yi'er is a little puzzled, could it be that the Lei Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion have something to do with each other, or is there a lot of friendship?

When Yi'er entered the house, Lei Xi was talking happily with a bright and moving girl in white, and when she saw Yi'er, Lei Xi was obviously surprised, and she couldn't help but look at Yi'er twice. And Yi'er's more attention fell on the woman in white, the woman was indeed born well, the facial features on her face were as delicate as sculptures, her expression was vivid and lively, sometimes laughing, sometimes frolicking with Lacey, unrestrained, generous, looking vibrant, a little flamboyant, but never domineering, a little naughty, but cute.

This woman in white, Yi'er also learned later, her name is Liang Keyi, she is the only daughter of Lord Liang of the first assistant of the dynasty, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Liang and Lord Liang, the head of the four beauties in the capital, she is indeed born bright, and she deserves the praise of the head of the four beauties.

In fact, the so-called four beauties of the capital refer to Liang Keyi, Lei Qian, Jiang Mingyu and Dou Ran, the daughter of Dou Zhang, the Taifu Temple, so far, Yier has seen three of them, only Dou Ran has not met, but sometimes the world is impermanent, this is at the end of the four beauties, Yi'er only knew Dou Ran at the end, but later he was the most entangled with her. Of course, that's all for later!

But he said that he was idle in the main hall, the county lord of Huayang was chatting with several ladies, and when he heard the maid who said that the lady of the Marquis of Qingxiang had arrived, the county lord of Huayang suddenly became interested and looked up.

Yi'er and the others followed Wei to come forward to salute, and the county lord of Huayang laughed and said, "Mrs. Qingxiang doesn't need to be polite. I heard that Madame's eldest daughter is fourteen years old, and she is well-groomed and well-read, but I don't know which young lady it is? ”

Wei Shi saw that the county lord of Huayang asked about this as soon as they met, and his heart was overjoyed, but his face was not obvious, and he pushed Du Jinyao behind him out, and said, "The county lord praised it falsely." This is the little girl Jin Yao. Yao'er, why don't you say hello to the county lord? ”

Du Jinyao bowed down and said, "The little girl Du Jinyao asks the county lord to say goodbye, I wish the county lord a long life and good health, and smile often!" ”

The county lord of Huayang looked at Du Jinyao carefully, rejoiced in his heart, and said, "Sure enough, it's a likable, come here, come closer, let me take a look." ”

Du Jinyao stepped forward with a chuckle, and the county lord of Huayang took her hand and said with a smile: "What kind of pastime do you do at home on weekdays?" ”

Du Jinyao said: "It's just to make some knitted female red, and in my spare time, I also like to graffiti, which is purely a pastime, and I can't put it on the table." ”

The county lord of Huayang said, "You still like to paint?" Can't you see that you are still a talented girl at such a young age? Although it is a boring pastime for the daughter's family, who says that it can't stand out and stand out from the crowd? Tell me, this landscape, flowers, birds, people, which one do you like? ”

Du Jinyao said: "In fact, behind the courtyard where the little girl lives, there is a bamboo forest, the name is Tingtaotai, when the little girl is bored, she will go to listen to the Taotai and appreciate the bamboo, and after seeing more, she has the idea of painting bamboo, so the little woman scribbles indiscriminately, all of them are painted with Nanzhu on the Taotai." ”

The lord of Huayang said: "It turns out that you also like to draw bamboo!" ”

Du Jinyao's eyes widened, and she said with an ignorant look: "Could it be that the county lord also likes to draw bamboo?" ”

A lady next to her smiled and answered: "Does the county lord just like it?" Who doesn't know in my Dahui that a father and daughter, calligraphy and painting, are talking about the county lord and his father, Lao Dongshenghou? The county lord's hundred bamboo maps, which were praised by the former emperor Chrysostom, are not some boring pastimes for deep ladies? ”

Du Jinyao was shocked and hurriedly said: "The little girl is lonely and unheard, and she has gotten an axe in front of the county lord, and I ask the county lord to forgive me." ”

The county lord of Huayang laughed and said: "It's just casual chat, where are there so many taboos?" Have you ever admired anyone's paintings on weekdays? Which style do you prefer? ”

Du Jinyao said respectfully: "The authentic handiwork left by everyone in the world is rare, and the little woman appreciates very little, but a few years ago, I occasionally saw Mr. Ishinto's ink and bamboo drawing, and I was very impressed. ”

The lord of Huayang County said: "Mr. Ishinto's ink and bamboo drawings are indeed unique, and their influence on future generations is immeasurable. Since you like Mr. Ishinto's ink and bamboo drawings, I happen to have a pair here, and I'll let people find them out and give them to you for your appreciation. ”

Du Jinyao was stunned, Mr. Shimuro's ink and bamboo drawing, where would she not know its value? I was overjoyed but also a little apprehensive, and I was busy trying to excuse myself, but before I could speak, the county lord of Huayang had already taken off a crystal clear Hetian jade bracelet on his hand, and put it on Du Jinyao's hand, and said: "The first time we met, I didn't prepare much, and this thing is not necessarily precious, but I have been wearing it for more than ten years, so I will give it to you to play with." ”

Not to mention Du Jinyao and Wei's now, everyone in the idle house also realized the difference between the Huayang County Lord and Du Jinyao, and then thought of the previous years with the Qingxiang Marquis Mansion, it was impossible to get the invitation card of the Ningguo Mansion and come to the door to congratulate the birthday, and this year not only broke this case, Du Jinyao was even more favored by the Huayang County Lord, and everyone looked at each other, and they saw a trace of understanding from each other's eyes, and then got along with the Wei family and chatted, and they were also polite and affectionate.

After staying idle for a while, the lord of Huayang County saw that there were more and more people in the house, so he ordered the young lady to go to the yard to hang around casually, but Du Jinyao was left alone in the house to accompany her.

At this point, those who still had doubts before were all sure now, and they couldn't help but look at Du Jinyao with envious eyes.

Yi'er didn't have too many ideas, but it was inevitably a little strange. If you want to say that the county lord of Huayang really looked at Du Jinyao right because he just came over, Yi'er must not believe it, and she has not heard of Du Jinyao doing any good things to show her face during this time, she really can't understand why the county lord of Huayang expressed such a strong liking?

Yi'er did feel a little bored in Dexian Yi'er, so Li told her a few words, let Lufu Yinggu follow closely, and then let her go to the yard for a walk.

Many young ladies are walking together in pairs, talking and laughing, and it is also lively, Yier has no one to know, and she doesn't want to rush forward to talk, so she only leads the two maids to wander around the garden at will. Of course, in fact, if you want to say that you know a young lady, there is also one, but that Lei Xi has been accompanying Liang Keyi, and there is a large group of people around her like stars holding the moon, and Yi'er doesn't have a good impression of Lei Xi, so she naturally doesn't want to go up to join in the fun.

The guests invited to the banquet in the Ningguo Mansion are not as good as the Yin Qiao Mansion of Jingzhao Mansion, and the people who can get the invitation card of the Ningguo Mansion are almost all real powerful families, princes and emperors, in fact, the noble circle in the capital, like other places, is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, like the Qingxiang Marquis Mansion, Jingzhao Mansion Yin, at best, they can only get into a third-rate circle, and the Ningguo Mansion, those who come and go to socialize are all first-class center magnates.

Yi'er thought about her own identity, knowing that there was a casual person here, in terms of identity alone, it was not something she could climb, and she didn't think about climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and she couldn't do those things that deliberately lowered her stature and Ah Yi flattered to deliberately please others, so she also ended up idle, and only led the Green Fu Silver Valley to quietly enjoy the scenery of the Ningguo Mansion.

Speaking of which, although the Ningguo Mansion is extremely rich, the furnishings in the courtyard, the flowers and pavilions, are mostly a simple and introverted feature, which is diametrically opposed to the golden splendor of the Qingxiang Marquis Mansion, but here reveals a low-key luxury, not ostentatious, not tacky, stable and grandiose, frankly speaking, Yier is very fond of this pattern and style.

After crossing a covered bridge, a man suddenly came out of front of him when he turned the corner.