As if to meet the occasion, on the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, the sky was again covered with goose feathers and heavy snow, and Xie Qingning, who was half-leaning and half-sitting on the kang, was surrounded by a fire, and his body was covered with a thick felt blanket, feeling drowsy.

Since she returned to the bamboo courtyard, Bang Zheng and Yanyu have always been cautious, worried that something would happen to her when she slipped out of the house, and they would not end well. Second, I was afraid that outsiders would know that Miss Seven did not return at night, which would damage her reputation. Third, I was really worried about her safety, afraid that she would be deceived and suffer at a young age. In short, the two of them kept guarding her, even at night, they also set up a chaise couch in the house, and at night they either held a kite or served with them in the smoke and rain, which made Xie Qingning cry and laugh, but he couldn't bear to brush off their kindness, so he could only acquiesce.

It's just that in this way, she doesn't have much personal space, and she can't talk to Fanmo, so she can only pretend to be deaf and dumb with each other, and she ends up in peace and tranquility for a few days.

"Miss, aren't you dressed up? There is a family banquet tonight, and Yinchang came to tell us early in the morning, let us dress up for your good life, saying that we have to pay New Year's greetings to the master and wife of the family at the banquet in the evening. When Bang Zheng brought the refreshments, he saw Xie Qingning closing his eyes and pretending to sleep, and couldn't help but cry out anxiously.

Xie Qingning slowly opened his eyes, handed her the stove in his hand and said, "It's already cold, let's change the carbon." ”

"But you ......," Wang Zheng took the stove and wanted to persuade him again, Xie Qingning was already lazy and said, "I know, don't worry, isn't there still more than an hour, not to mention that I am so poor, where is there any gift for the head of the family to pay New Year's greetings." ”

As he was talking, he heard Xie Huazhao's hearty voice from the courtyard, "Seventh sister, what are you doing?" ”

"It's the third young master here," Bang Zheng was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him.

As long as the third young master invites the young lady to go to the banquet with him, the young lady will not be so indifferent, of course, she has to greet her in person.

And she can also feel that her young lady is not close to anyone in Xie Mansion, but her affection for the third young master is different, and she is really fateful.

Xie Huazhao must have come to invite Xie Qingning to the banquet with her, she reluctantly went down to the pit, so she didn't go and picked out a lotus-colored gown, put on a goose yellow coat, and took a white cloak embroidered with cloud patterns to put on, and then called the zither to come in and help tie her hair.

"Miss is going to be more gorgeous today?" Bang Zheng picked up the wooden comb and asked.

"No need, just comb your hair in an ordinary bun," Xie Qingning thought for a moment and said slowly, "Just wear the hairpin you picked up when you went to the Treasure Pavilion three days ago." ”

Bang Zheng still wanted to persuade again, but remembered that she had always had an idea, and it was difficult to change what she decided, so she had to give up.

When Xie Qingning dressed up and walked out of the room, Xie Huazhao was already impatient, and when he looked up and saw her beautiful appearance, her skin was like snow, and he suddenly felt that the anxiety in his heart was filled up, and he couldn't help but smile and said, "You look good when you dress up like this, but you lack some girl's liveliness." ”

Xie Qingning shook his head with a smile, "The Xie family doesn't need too lively girls. ”

"How so?" Xie Huazhao asked curiously as he walked with her towards the outside of the courtyard.

Xie Qingning smiled but didn't answer, and only when he walked out of the bamboo courtyard did he hear Xie Huazhao whisper in his ear, "I have ordered someone to prepare a set of men's clothes for you, and I will take you out to play after three rounds of drinking." ”

After a slight pause, Xie Qingning glanced at him, and wanted to persuade him to go out less recently so as not to cause trouble, especially the man in black didn't know if he was still waiting for her in Lanling City, although he hadn't shown up in the past few days, he had to take precautions. But she looked up at Xie Qingzhao's eyes full of eager anticipation, and finally relented, "Where are you going?" ”

"Heroes Pavilion."

Xie Qingning was stunned, wasn't that Su Ying's habitat? Thinking that she actually participated in the later Duxian Competition as a Qinglou woman and entered the top ten in the Dongzhou Division, I was inevitably curious about her, but I didn't mind going to see it first, and it might not be a bad thing if I made friends.

Seeing that she had no objection, Xie Huazhao became more and more interested, and all the way he was dancing with his eyebrows to introduce the characteristics of the "Qunying Pavilion" to her, "Everyone in the world thinks that the Qunying Pavilion is beautiful, but they don't know that the best thing they have is food, and there is also demon beast meat that cannot be eaten elsewhere, although the price is expensive, but it has the effect of enhancing cultivation, I don't know how many monks envy it, but unfortunately the price is not something that ordinary monks can afford." ”

"Oh?" Xie Qingning raised his eyebrows, "You mean, you want to treat me to that expensive demon beast banquet tonight?" ”

"Naturally, it's not me who invited, where do I have that capital," Xie Huazhao scratched his hair with a dry smile, "It's Yongzhi's treat, he is much richer than me." ”

"Since it's your man's banquet, what am I going to do?" Xie Qingning remembered that Lan Yongzhi was always cold and cold, and couldn't help but be a little bored and wanted to shirk it.

"It's not all men," Xie Huazhao was anxious when he heard that she refused to go, and hurriedly explained, "And Yongzhi's cousin will also participate, and I, as an elder brother, will naturally not ruin your reputation and make you criticized." ”

Xie Qingning looked at the corridor he was about to pass through and the main hall of the middle courtyard in front of him, and asked, "Third brother, do you really just want to take me to the Qunying Pavilion to see the world?" ”

The voice was a little heavy, with an element of suspicion.

Xie Huazhao pursed his lips and had to admit, "It's not bad that I want to take you to see the world, but the person who initiated the invitation is indeed Yongzhi, and he is also very kind, and the people invited tonight are all trustworthy friends." ”

Friend? Xie Qingning was stunned, she only had a few encounters with Lan Yongzhi in this life, and he actually classified himself as a "friend"?

Seeing that she didn't refuse again, Xie Huazhao secretly let out a long sigh, and said in his heart, "Yongzhi, Yongzhi, you tried your best to ask my seventh sister, didn't you fall in love with her?" No, I can't just let you succeed, if I don't blackmail you a few times, wouldn't it be a waste of my matchmaker's hard work? ”

Xie Qingning naturally didn't know Xie Huazhao's careful thoughts, seeing that the main hall was in front of him, both of them looked solemn, and each of them straightened their clothes, making sure that there were no mistakes before walking into the hall one after the other.

The oncoming heating and agarwood smell choked Xie Qingning's breath slightly, and he turned his head to see that both sides were full of people, and sitting at the top of the main hall were in addition to Xie Zhongshu and his wife, as well as Mo Wenxi, the city lord of Lanling City, and next to him sat a graceful, luxurious, generous and decent bright-eyed woman, unlike Qin Xue's petite and exquisite, this woman has a generous eyebrow and a woman's demeanor, which is difficult to ignore.

Xie Qingning remembered that Su Ying had been under Mrs. Mo Wenxi's door to qualify for the competition, and thought in her heart that this woman should be Meng Xiyue, Mo Wenxi's wife.