Since Lu Xiang's birthday, the Bai family has rarely quieted down, because the old lady has issued a strict order, and the two daughters of the Bai family must seize the time to prepare for the upcoming feast of flowers, this triennial feast, to put it bluntly, is the draft.

Those particularly outstanding women will be selected by the royal family or dignitaries, and those who are a little inferior will also become sought after by many gate valves because of their outstanding performance, and those who seek relatives may break through the threshold, so Tianyuan nobles all attach importance to this opportunity.

Even aristocratic women who are not in Beijing will enter Beijing in advance to show their talents at the feast in order to have a good future for themselves and their families, and of course, this is also an opportunity for each family to choose the best marriage partner.

Bai Mujian missed the Hundred Flowers Banquet three years ago, but even if she didn't miss it at that time, she probably just buried everyone. If you want to become famous in one fell swoop at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the chances of being old will obviously be less, and if you can emerge early, in the next three years, it will be a continuous benefit.

The reason why Mrs. Bai was famous back then was also because when she was ten years old, she won the first place in the Hundred Flowers Banquet and became the noble girl who harvested the most flowers that year.

It's just that in the end, the old grandfather used the condition of giving birth to an heir, and he would never accept a concubine to impress this talented woman, plus Ning Guogong made great contributions back then, and the saint was also willing to protect the media for this family business, so Mrs. Bai became the Duchess of Ning Guo.

It's a pity that Mrs. Bai didn't give birth to a daughter, only gave birth to two sons, Bai Shizu, as the eldest son, naturally inherited the title, and the second son Bai Shixian was released as an official and has not returned to the capital for many years.

Now that there are two granddaughters of appropriate age who want to run for election, she naturally can't be careful, otherwise she is afraid that she will lose her face, and more importantly, she wants these two granddaughters to get the greatest benefits for the increasingly lonely Bai family.

Bai Yunxi is only eleven years old, and there is a next chance, but Bai Mu Hibiscus is already fourteen years old, and if she fails this time, there will be no chance, so she deliberately pulled Bai Mu Hibiscus to chant for almost a whole day, just to convince her that she must pay attention to this feast and strive to prepare in all aspects.

She doesn't have anything to worry about Bai Hibiscus's qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, although she is not top-notch, but she can definitely do it, and the Hundred Flowers Banquet can't stand out by relying on these ordinary talents, that is, it should be the occasion. It must be surprising to win, so she has been thinking about how to achieve "novelty".

Bai Mujin looked at her grandmother's troubled look, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, she had also participated in the Hundred Flowers Banquet in her previous life, but she was completely reduced to a foil, although Bai Yunxi was not the leader back then, but she won a lot of appreciation, so she laid a solid foundation for successfully marrying into the palace of Chu County in the future.

This time, can she still let Bai Yunxi get her wish? A shallow smile appeared at the corner of Bai Hibiscus's mouth, maybe he should help her.

However, Bai Yunxi didn't plan to let people help him, but silently began to help himself. The Lu family spared no effort to change her from the inside out, from top to bottom, and specially invited a grandmother who heard that she also came out of the palace to teach her etiquette.

However, Bai Yunxi has been imprisoned in the family temple for more than half a year and has missed a lot of opportunities, so it is really difficult to hold on to his feet temporarily.

After a day of tossing, Bai Yun was so tired that he almost didn't want to speak, and as soon as he returned to the room, he collapsed on the bed, sighing bitterly.

Xiaolan hurriedly came over to dissuade her: "Miss, you are going to be seen by Mama Yan like this, and I have to pull you to train for a few hours!" ”

When Bai Yunxi heard this, his face was about to be entangled, and he shouted irritably: "Practice and practice, what kind of Laoshizi, I have never suffered such hardships since I was born, what are I doing every day?" Carrying a bowl of water, let me walk, don't spill a little, put a book on my shoulder and stand, no tilting, isn't this a toss? I'm dying of exhaustion! ”

Bai Yunxi complained and complained, but she still sat down obediently, and let Xiaolan clean her face and wash her hands before she dared to relax a little, otherwise as soon as the elusive old mother came, she would have to suffer it tomorrow.

Xiaolan heard her complain, so she had to comfort: "Madame is also for the good of Miss, otherwise if you don't do well at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, wouldn't you miss the opportunity?" Madame said, only by becoming famous at the Hundred Flowers Banquet can you win the favor of the old lady and grandfather again! ”

Bai Yunxi's face was gloomy, how could she not understand this truth, but she tossed like this every day, endorsing books, practicing calligraphy, and not falling down in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and had to practice etiquette and manners in addition, and she could only sleep for three hours a day, and she was almost exhausted.

With a heavy sigh, Bai Yunxi said: "If only there was a way to do it once and for all, you don't have to do such a hard thing, you can become famous!" ”

"This is difficult, unless you are famous from the beginning, just like the last Miss Wen Xinya, who has long been famous, and you get twice the result with half the effort, naturally you don't need to work hard at the Hundred Flowers Banquet!" Xiaolan talked about it excitedly, but there wasn't much emotion in her eyes.

When Bai Yunxi heard this, he seemed to suddenly think of something, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said, "What if I can also become famous in advance?" ”

Isn't that the best way to go? As long as she is famous, she can get the most attention at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and with her talent and appearance, it may be difficult not to win everyone's favor! Bai Yunxi is extremely confident in himself!

Xiao Lan looked at Bai Yunxi silently, and the corners of her mouth were undetectably curled, it seemed that the eldest lady did know the second miss very well, and even this small mind was so accurate.

Sure enough, Bai Yunxi suddenly said, "Xiaolan, let's go to Ning Xiangyuan!" ”

Xiaolan seemed a little surprised and asked, "Isn't Miss very tired?" It's better to rest early, and talk about it another day! ”

Bai Yunxi shook his head, didn't intend to explain to Xiaolan, but got up resolutely and said, "Don't say more, just do what I ask, this is related to my future, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

Xiaolan saw that what she said was so serious, and she obediently responded, helping Bai Yunxi to go out, but she didn't expect to meet Yan Mama who was going to investigate, Bai Yunxi suddenly restrained her expression, stood up, looked solemn and restrained, nodded slightly to Yan Mama, regarded as a courtesy, and said, "Mama is so late, is there anything else to say?" ”

Mama Yan shook her head and said with a serious face: "It's just to see if Miss has stopped on time, tomorrow's training intensity will increase, the Hundred Flowers Banquet is just around the corner, Madam attaches great importance to it!" ”

Bai Yunxi complained bitterly in his heart, but he still had a faint smile on his face, and said very softly: "Although Mama can rest assured, no matter how tired I am, I will persevere, but now I am going to say goodbye to my mother, and I hope Mama will make it convenient!" ”

Mama Yan is now holding chicken feathers as an arrow, and she is very strict with Bai Yunxi's discipline, food, clothing, housing and transportation, all of which are asked, and now that she is in charge of the lamp, she still has to run out, which obviously does not meet Mama Yan's rules.

So the wrinkles on the old mother's face were full of disapproval, and she said: "Miss is filial, and the slave can understand it, but Madame has said that your invitation can be waived these days!" ”

Bai Yunxi was very annoyed by this old mother's attitude and meddling, but when she thought of her mother's words, she still endured it, and said respectfully: "Mama, I have something to discuss with my mother, I don't want to delay tomorrow's work, I will explain this matter to my mother, you don't have to ask!" ”

What else did Mama Yan want to say, just looking at the heavy impatience that had been revealed in Bai Yunxi's eyes, she pressed the words in her heart, took a small step back, and said, "Then the slave won't stop Miss, Xiaolan, remember to persuade Miss to come back and rest early!" ”

Xiaolan hurriedly responded, and then helped Bai Yunxi to walk towards Ning Xiang Yuan, and a few second-class maids took the lights in front of them, and went straight to Ning Xiang Yuan.

As soon as Lu saw Bai Yunxi and saw that she had lost some weight these days, he said distressedly: "Xi'er, it's hard for you!" But you have to understand your mother's hard work, if you don't work hard now, you will have a hard time in the future! ”

Bai Yunxi nodded obediently and said with a smile: "Mother, my daughter understands, and I don't blame my mother, although it is a little hard, but I have indeed grown a lot of skills these days!" ”

When Lu heard this, he was very pleased, took Bai Yunxi's hand, looked up and down carefully, and found that his daughter did seem to be a different person after this short period of time, no matter how she dressed, or her words and deeds, she was quite demure and dignified, and she was also very satisfied, it seems that the second brother chose this grandma for her is really capable!

"You didn't rest so late, and you still came to see me, but what do you have to tell your mother?" Lu knows his daughter very well, after a busy day these days, he rested early, where did he still think about coming to Ning Xiangyuan to see her!

Bai Yunxi looked around for a while, and then said with some embarrassment: "Mother, this matter ......."

As soon as Lu heard this, he knew that she had something to say, so he quickly repulsed left and right, and even Xiaolan, who was following Bai Yunxi, was invited out.

Only the mother and daughter were left in the house, and Bai Yunxi said with confidence: "My daughter has something to discuss with her mother, come and listen to my mother's opinion!" ”

Lu Shi nodded, signaling her to just talk, Bai Yunxi said a little embarrassedly: "Mother, do you remember the Wen Xinya who rose to fame in the last Hundred Flowers Banquet and later married the prince of Zhennan Wang?" ”

Lu frowned slightly and asked, "Why did you mention her?" ”

"I heard that she was already quite famous before the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so it was only natural for her to win the championship at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so I wonder if my mother has any ideas?" Bai Yunxi said quite implicitly, but the essence in her eyes still revealed her ambition.

Lu looked at his daughter's expression, and after scrutinizing her words again, he understood what his daughter meant. But she was very hesitant and said embarrassedly: "Xi'er, this matter is too risky, if you are not careful, I am afraid it will be harmful to you!" ”

"What does it matter, as long as my mother is helpful and thoughtful, and only the two of me know, who dares to talk nonsense, anyway, as long as I create a name before the Hundred Flowers Banquet, let alone Bai Hibiscus, even if it is other Tianhuang nobles, my daughter will not necessarily be inferior!" Bai Yunxi had an expression of ambition, she never felt that she was worse than anyone else.

Lu thought about it again and again, and then said, "But...... How to do it is a problem, not too visible, but also not untraced, very difficult to grasp! ”

"Mother, what's so difficult? As long as a few poems are circulated in the market, and some paintings flow out, and then find some people to help build momentum, why worry about big things? "Bai Yunxi is confident.

Lu Shi was still a little uneasy, and said: "You allow me to sum up this matter, and I can't act rashly!" ”

Bai Yunxi was very impatient with the indecisiveness of the Lu family, if he wanted to get the maximum benefit, he was not willing to take any risks, how could there be such a cheap thing in the world.

So he said: "Mother, there is no room for hesitation in this matter, it will start in early March, and we don't have much time!" ”

The Lu family also knew that it was imminent, but after all, this matter was to gamble on his daughter's reputation, and if it was exposed, it would be a shame.