Early in the morning of the second day, before dawn, the couple had already gotten up, because they had to wear a dress today, so Zhao Yunlan wanted to eat breakfast first and then dress, so as not to get dirty clothes, and it was too tiring to eat a meal on her body layer by layer.

Li Mingren took a sip and said, "I won't wear official clothes today, lest people say that I am an official and oppressive." ”

"Well, then you wear that purple gown and you can look at me a little bit." Zhao Yunlan responded, and the two of them dressed up after eating.

Zhao Yunlan prepared two sets of clothes, one was the dress to be worn at the beginning, and the other was a regular dress, otherwise it would be too tiring to sit in a dress all day, and the female guests who came would not be comfortable.

"Eh, I'm so tired wearing this dress." Zhao Yunlan stretched out her hand, and as Chunxiang fiddled with her body one by one, with one upper body, Zhao Yunlan did not dare to relax more and more.

"Madam, when you're done, take two steps and see if there's anything uncomfortable."

Zhao Yunlan obediently took two steps: "My whole body is uncomfortable." ”

Haruka: "Huh? This ......"

Zhao Yunlan saw Chunxiang's embarrassed look and hurriedly said, "It's not that I haven't dressed well, it's that I'm not very suitable for this dress." Comb my hair! ”

Haruka: "Yes. ”

When all the hair crowns and hairpins were worn on her head, Zhao Yunlan already felt that this neck was not her own.

"Sure enough, it's not so easy for a noble family to do."

Li Mingren had already dressed up, and when he came over, he looked at Zhao Yunlan's gorgeous outfit but his face was sad.

"Lady, it's really appropriate for you to wear this, solemn and luxurious."

Zhao Yunlan changed her sad face: "Where is this, you can work harder." ”

Li Mingren: "Okay, I will live up to my mother's expectations." ”

"Come on, this dress is really heavy! I don't want to go, you go through the process again and check to make sure nothing is missing. Zhao Yunlan sat on a chair and arranged for Li Mingren to do the final test.

Li Mingren: "Obey, lady." ”

After Li Mingren came back from the inspection, the hour was almost up, and Zhao Yunlan was still sitting in the main courtyard without moving a step.

"Lady, the hour is almost up."

Zhao Yunlan nodded: "Well, I'm going to the ink garden." ”

Li Mingren hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhao Yunlan: "Lady, I'll send you over first and then go back to Qingzhu Garden." ”

Zhao Yunlan did not refuse, and went to the ink garden with Li Mingren. After sending Yunlan to Qingzhuyuan, Li Mingren rushed to Qingzhu Garden to wait for the arrival of the guests.

The earliest to come was Chen Yiqing and his wife Du Lihua, who was led by the maid to the ink garden.

Zhao Yunlan sat on the main seat, but the faint smile on her face was a little imposing.

"The Du family has seen Zhao Ruren." Du Lihua stepped forward and saluted, feeling Zhao Yunlan's gaze.

Zhao Yunlan: "No need to be polite, come and sit." Why didn't you bring your sister over to play today? "Du Lihua has a daughter, six years old, who is very well-behaved and smart, these are all homework done by Zhao Yunlan in advance.

Du Lihua still stood in place and replied respectfully: "The girl is naughty, and she is afraid of disturbing everyone's interest, so she stays at home." ”

Zhao Yunlan invited Du Lihua to sit again, and Xiao Zhen hurriedly served tea.

"Try my homemade honey fruit tea and see if it tastes." Zhao Yunlan said with a smile.

Du Lihua was a little curious about this honey fruit tea, but she still politely took a sip first: "Sweet, and there is a faint fruity aroma, like the taste of hawthorn." ”

"Mrs. Chen has a good taste, it is indeed a little hawthorn, appetizing and spleen-invigorating, and it tastes good, right?"

Du Lihua nodded with a smile, thinking that this county lady is worthy of being a big family, and the tea she drinks is so particular.

The two exchanged a few words, and Cao Yingfa's wife came in.

"The Zhou family has seen Zhao Ruren." Zhou Juan respectfully walked a beautiful line.

Zhao Yunlan looked at the person in front of her, this dress is exquisitely worn, although it is not gorgeous, but the embroidery of those fabrics and clothes knows that it is not cheap. Look at the jewelry on this body, although there are not many, but you can see that it is worth a lot. Compared with Du Lihua, the light makeup is also commensurate.

"No need to be polite, come and sit here." Zhao Yunlan smiled and beckoned, and Zhou Juan got up and sat down.

"Is my brother here?" Zhao Yunlan really has nothing to ask, she can only ask the child.

Zhou Juan smiled and said, "Here, on the side of the county magistrate." Originally, I said that I wouldn't bring these two boys in the morning, they were very naughty, but the two boys kept crying and making noise like singing operas, and his father couldn't do anything about them, so he could only bring them together. ”

Zhao Yunlan smiled: "This is exactly the case at this age, it's just that my brother didn't come with me, otherwise I would have made trouble with them." ”

The three women kept talking and laughing, and only Zhao Yunlan knew how torturous it was to maintain a fake smile.

There were more and more guests, Zhao Yunlan felt that her face was stiff, her back was almost numb, and her mouth kept outputting so many cups of fruit tea, and she was already faintly urinating. But the female guests have not yet fully arrived, and Zhao Yunlan is not easy to go, so she can only sit on the main seat all the time.

"Aunt Zhao, your fruit tea is really delicious." This is the little daughter of the old Zhuo family at the post station.

Zhao Yunlan was just about to speak, but a woman came up to stop her and said, "Don't blame the widow, the child is rude." Cher, come and excuse the widow. ”

Zhao Yunlan hurriedly stopped: "Hey, there's no need." What's wrong with Cher being so cute! Xiao Xue'er, if you like to drink this tea, I'll ask the maid to pack some for you to take back in a while, but you're still young, so you can't be greedy. ”

Xue'er was actually frightened by her mother, and she was very nervous at the moment, but listening to Zhao Yunlan's gentle voice, she didn't feel rude.

"Then Xue'er thanks Madame."

Zhao Yunlan smiled: "Hmm." Today, everyone is casual, and the most important thing is to be happy. After that, let the lady of the Zhuo family return to her position and enjoy the refreshments.

When everyone arrived, Zhao Yunlan got up and went to the inner room to change clothes. After solving the discomfort, I felt relaxed. Chunxiang helped Zhao Yunlan change into her regular clothes, "Huh~ It's finally relaxed, I feel like my waist is not my own." ”

Haruka: "It's better for Madame to rest for a while and then go out." ”

Zhao Yunlan got up and patted Chunxiang's head: "How can the host leave the guests outside and rest in the inner room by themselves!" ”

Chunxiang touched her head, and knew that she had a bad idea, so she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, and followed Zhao Yunlan back to the ink garden.

"At noon, I have prepared some small tricks for all the ladies, and please don't laugh." Zhao Yunlan said and led the female guests closer to the buffet table. At this moment, there was a sound of the piano, and everyone did not see the person playing the piano.

This was arranged by Zhao Yunlan in advance, and in order to save costs, Zhao Yunlan only invited a pianist to come, arranged between Qingzhu Garden and Ink Garden, and the sound could be heard on both sides, and this person who could not see the piano added a sense of mystery.

Zhou Juan opened her mouth first: "The widow is worthy of being well-informed, and he can't compare with us old men." ”

Zhao Yunlan: "It's just a little trick, I'm still worried that the ladies will make fun of me." ”

Du Lihua said: "How dare you, these foods look delicious, and they are even more appetizing in this environment." ”

"Hahaha, since the ladies don't dislike it, then please take care of yourself. At noon, we will prepare a buffet for everyone, as the name suggests, you can take what you want to eat, there are soups, dim sums, and some marinated snacks. This lo-mei snack is my chef's specialty. ”

Everyone was curious, and some didn't dare to step forward, so Zhao Yunlan called the little girl just now with a plate.

"Xue'er, what do you want to eat, Auntie will clip it for you."

Xue'er was a little nervous, but looking at so many delicious foods on the desk, she glanced at her mother and boldly walked forward: "Aunt Zhao, I want to eat that rabbit." ”

Zhao Yunlan smiled, knowing that the children liked this bun in the shape of a rabbit. This is what He Hua was instructed to study before, mainly to attract the attention of children.

After sandwiching a plate of food for Xue'er, Zhao Yunlan picked up another plate and picked it up for herself.

"Everyone can choose what they want to eat, and there will be someone here to put it on the plate for the ladies." Zhao Yunlan also took into account that some guests were inconvenient to dress, or they were not used to being served by no one, so they still prepared a maid with special cloth dishes.

When everyone saw Zhao Yunlan like this, they all picked up the plate and started to move, and then the whole garden became lively, Zhao Yunlan also put out the fruit wine that was transported from the capital, and the ladies were happy, and they began to show their true nature after drinking a little wine. For a while, the garden was full of gossip, and it was lively.

(End of chapter)