Shaw House.

"Miss Li is here—"

In front of the gate, there are doormen who are in charge of singing and greeting guests, and there are even servants who register gift lists. Holding a red pen in his hand, he recorded the name of the person who came to give the gift.

Although it is a flower-viewing banquet, but the people who can't even give gifts to the Xiao family on weekdays finally seized the opportunity and sent the gifts into the Xiao Mansion openly.

Xiao Qiang is just a county magistrate, but the powerful thing is that he has an elder brother, but Jingguan is the fifth grade, and it is said that there are signs of promotion in a few years. As long as the family has a little connection, they know this news, and the Xiao family is not easy to hold a banquet, but I am afraid that it will break the threshold.

It's a pity that the people invited to this flower-viewing banquet are some daughters with status, and the people who got the invitation were naturally instructed by their own parents to be sure to tie up Xiao Qingqing, the baby daughter who was held in the palm of the Xiao family, and never have a bad relationship with her.

That battle was not like a flower-viewing banquet, but like participating in the Queen Mother's peach party, attending one by one, for fear of being compared.

"Have you heard? It is said that this is a flower-viewing banquet specially organized by Mrs. Xiao in order to find a gentleman for Xiao Qingqing."

After hearing about it, several noble girls also laughed at Xiao Qingqing, saying that she had just passed the ceremony, and she couldn't wait to marry herself, and she was really ashamed.

"But no, I heard that as long as you have a little talent, you have been posted, and I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in this Xiao family's gourd?"

"You don't know that! It shows that Xiao County Ling intends to recruit his daughter, so that he can find good seedlings and enter the Xiao family in the future, so that he can guide him."

A few noble ladies dared to say a few words outside, and when they entered the gate of the Xiao family, they were all silent and didn't dare to talk about it anymore.

If they are ashamed of their virtues, it will be a loss of their own face, since they have come to the banquet to pretend to be still wanted. Although they didn't like Xiao Qingqing's self-respecting attitude, this flower-viewing banquet was in line with everyone's wishes.

There are many precious flowers in the gardens of the Xiao family, among which there are even peonies, golden chrysanthemums, and hyacinths that bloom out of season...... The garden is full of spring.

It is said that these flowers are served by a special florist, and a special flower room was built to raise these delicate flowers. Mrs. Xiao is a lover of flowers, and her hobby on weekdays is to play with flowers and plants, and it is said that flower appreciation is also a major interest of hers, which is not the flower appreciation banquet today.

"Mother, who have you invited over today?" Xiao Qingqing held the tassel gold hairpin on the bun with her hand, and the ruby inlaid on the hairpin shone brightly.

Mrs. Xiao smiled slightly, "It's all some people who walk around on weekdays, as for those who have invitations, people I don't know very well, they must have been obtained from other channels, and you know that there is no way to do it."

They have been nested in this county for almost three years, and if they continue like this, they will almost forget the beautiful days in the capital, but fortunately, the master will be transferred, and he will be able to return to Beijing after taking office.

Xiao Qingqing pursed her lips, "These people really don't know how many catties and taels they have, how can our family be climbed by their goods." If you wait for your father to be transferred, I'm afraid these people won't even be able to touch the corners of their clothes, so forget it anyway, it's just a fun time, and it's not bad to relieve boredom."

"You, you, I don't know who this character is? If you marry in the future, if you don't know how to restrain your temper, you don't know how much sin you will suffer!"

What Mrs. Xiao is most worried about is this precious daughter, no one can look down on her, but she can still act recklessly in this county, and if she arrives in the capital, she will only be one of the children of the family.

Xiao Qingqing has always been used to being domineering, and their second room was assigned to this small county, which in her eyes is a place where birds don't.

"Everyone is here, just waiting for you."

Xiao Qingqing didn't feel satisfied no matter how she looked at it, she always felt that something was missing.

"Okay, it's already the appearance of a fairy who has descended to the earth to fascinate the dead." Mrs. Xiao pushed her and hurried out to greet the guests.

There were more than a dozen noble ladies who came to the banquet, and there were twenty male guests invited, all of whom were carefully selected by Madame Xiao, or famous talents from Guanshan Academy.

Men and women are seated separately, and the men are singing poems in the pavilion on the other side

, drinking wine and drinking tea; As for the female guests, they enjoy flowers and tea in the garden, or play some small games between daughters' families, throwing pots and fluttering butterflies.

"You see, that's a student of Guanshan Academy, it is said that Shen Zhiyun is a prodigy, he was admitted to the middle school at the age of twelve, and then he was selected for Xiucai, do you know his current age?"

Several noble ladies are discussing together, they came today to be able to see each other, if they fancy it, the interested man will carry out hairpins.

"Don't think about it, Shen Zhiyun like you can't look down on you, and you don't look in the mirror to see what you look like."

The girl who spoke immediately changed her face, wanting to see who was humiliating her, but when she saw Xiao Qingqing in full costume, she forgot what to say.

"Miss Xiao is so confident? Even if Shen Zhiyun doesn't look down on me, he won't look down on you."

Lin Xiao didn't like Xiao Qingqing in the first place, and besides, she wasn't afraid of Xiao Qingqing at all, whatever she thought.

Xiao Qingqing was like a proud peacock, walking in front of everyone, "You guys just look at me, with my family background and appearance, if you can't look down on it, it's also me Xiao Qingqing who can't look down on others."

She Xiao Qingqing has such self-confidence, as the daughter of the Xiao family, she was born with too much, so she will not empathize with these people.

"In my opinion, she is bragging, Shen Zhiyun is a well-known talent, how can such a person have worldly desires, let alone a good-for-nothing woman like Xiao Qingqing, just relying on a good birth."

They just waited to see the excitement.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by Xiao Qingqing, and the clothes she was wearing took away the attention of everyone present.

"Is this dress of hers from the neon clothes shop? Why do I look so familiar?"...

"That's right, the one Xiao Qingqing is wearing is that one, it is said that it is only this one, unique. This garment costs a few hundred taels of silver, and the pattern on it is embroidered with gold and silver thread, which is really extravagant."

"When I go back, I also want my mother to go to neon clothes to customize clothes for me, I shouldn't wear the clothes of a rich family today, I always feel that I have lost a little bit in momentum."

Xiao Qingqing enjoyed the envious gaze of everyone, and she knew that this time she had succeeded.

"Did you notice her makeup? It's like a makeup I've never seen before, like a flower fairy, I don't know how to draw it."

"I'd love to ask where you got the makeup."

Xiao Qingqing raised her chin proudly, like a black swan, and walked around the garden, in order to let everyone see her clothes, as well as peerless makeup, and appreciate her world-class appearance.