Chapter 14: The Summer Lotus Banquet

Early in the morning of the second day, before dawn, Zhang went to Jinran's house, she sent someone to bring several sets of hairpin rings and jade ornaments, and there were maids in Jinran's house, everyone holding a jacket and skirt makeup box. Jin Ran couldn't cry or laugh.

"Mother, why is this so?"

"You kid, this is your first time attending a big feast, if you are not careful, you will only leave a laughing stock!"

Jin Ran couldn't, so he had to toss with them.

The skirt was originally a selected eight-piece cloud brocade bandeau skirt. The color of the pink pick is obtained from the rouge flower, from the chest to the end of the skirt a little white, the lower the skirt color is lighter, the color from the peach blossom petals that are extremely pink to the elegant beige white at the stamen, pink and white, as if one. And above the skirt, there are dark moire lines of hypericum threads, which are full of light.

The skirt is made of cloud brocade, although there are as many as eight pieces, but it is extremely light, layered, and when people move, the skirt also flutters. The upper body is also added with a moon-white semi-transparent brocade yarn, and a lot of lace flowing satin is piled up with silk satin, which is said to be a practice transmitted from the West.

A beautiful long hair is still combed with the falling horse bun that Jin Ran likes to comb on weekdays, but it is a phoenix tail agate tassel hairpin woven with gold and blue, and the hair is decorated with a lot of small filament-wound tourmaline hairpins, and a little silver bell falls on the back of his head. Wear a tassel earring with a blue pearl and a little pink hibiscus between your eyebrows.

Beautiful eyes and a soothing figure.

Zhang's didn't allow Jinran to eat more, but he just gave two chestnut cakes to cushion his stomach. Then he made a carriage and was escorted by Jinran's brother to the Liguo Mansion.

Jinran, who was only worried, complained bitterly on the carriage, and was lightly beaten by the Zhang family before he settled down.

When he arrived at the Liguo Mansion, Jin Ran was helped out of the carriage by Li Ying, and was greeted by a middle-aged beautiful woman, who was the Duchess of Liguo. It was followed by the splendid beauty that had already been revealed.

The Zhang family had already greeted him first, holding the hand of the Duchess of Liguo and gossiping with a smile.

The lady looked at Jinran with a smile and asked, "This is Jinran, the sister of Jinxiu, right?" What a good girl! She took Jin Ran's hand and looked at it carefully, and also put the red jade bracelet on Jin Ran's hand: "Good boy, I like you when I see you, I didn't prepare anything good today, this bracelet is not bad, and it can be regarded as not dishonoring you." ”

Jin Ran can only thank you. The Duchess of Nali Guo hurriedly called the maid to bring Jinran's mother and son to the banquet. Jin Ran and the Zhang family went to the place where the summer lotus banquet was, which was held on the water pavilion of a lotus pond in the Liguo Mansion. Under the water pavilion is the half-open pink lotus, taking advantage of the breeze, it is cool and chic.

At the same time, there is a bead curtain made of pearls with large grains of rice in this water pavilion to separate the two halves, half of which is sitting with female dependents, and the other half is the young masters and masters who come to the banquet. This beaded curtain is not dense, and you can see each other on both sides. There have already been a lot of little ladies and ladies on the side of the female dependents, and they are smiling and smiling for a while, which attracts the young masters and sons on the other side to constantly look around.

After a while, Jinran's splendid scenery also came, and she was followed by many slaves and maids, who brought a lot of preserved fruit desserts such as chestnut cakes and osmanthus rolls. These ladies should also eat very little at home, and they are all hungry at this time, so they eat very sweetly.

Although Jin Ran didn't eat much in the morning, he had no appetite at this time. Through the bead curtain, she vaguely saw Fang Tianji sitting on a stone bench opposite. Xu is because there is no errand today, that Fang Tian Halberd is wearing a black robe embroidered with brocade clouds, a black palm-wide belt around his waist, and there is no pendant purse.

Over there, Fang Tianji also happened to turn his head, and he happened to meet Jin Ran's gaze on him, and he couldn't help but be stunned, but he just pursed his lips and nodded lightly.

Jin Ran retracted his gaze in disappointment and sighed, secretly melancholy.