The birthday banquet of the old man of the Wei family was very grand.

In addition to the magnates of Hanjing, there were also wealthy businessmen from all over the world who came to congratulate.

Early in the morning, the house was busy, the housekeeper took people to distribute longevity peaches and rewards outside the mansion gate, and Wei Jingluo took the juniors in the house to follow Wei Yingchen to welcome guests.

Hua Rong and Li Xiangling received female guests with the ladies in the house.

The troupe invited by Princess Yihe was good before, Li Xiangling stayed with the troupe for some more time, and the ladies chatted for a while, and then moved to watch the play to pass the time.

Wei Jingluo and several young masters in the mansion have not yet married, and the girls who came to the banquet have all dressed up deliberately, one by one beautiful.

Li Xiangling also prepared new clothes for the girls of the Wei family, and the flowers were even more gorgeous.

Neither Hua Rong nor Wei Yan likes to be too public, Hua Rong wanted to excuse herself, but Li Xiangling said that she wanted to punish the villain in public, not only to win the beauty, but also to suppress the other party, so that the other party knew what was the color of the sky and what was the mud on the ground.

When he said this, Li Xiangling's eyebrows fluttered, even though he combed the woman's hair in a bun and wore solemn clothes, he was still as straightforward as when he was young, and he was jealous and hateful.

Hua Rong shook her head, but she didn't insist anymore, and wore the dress prepared by Li Xiangling, becoming the most eye-catching existence on the day of the birthday banquet.

When Ye Mingyue Huarong sat in the crowd in a dazzling golden butterfly dress, she almost gritted her teeth in her mouth!

Ye Mingyue didn't like Wei Jingluo, but there were many powerful people who came to the Wei family today, and she also dressed up carefully, wanting to be in the limelight, and after seeing Hua Rong, she knew that her hopes were disappointed.

This native bun from Yizhou looks more beautiful than her, and the clothes are more expensive than her, the key is that the demeanor is still very good, just sitting there with a smile, it is so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off.

Ye Mingyue twisted the silk handkerchief, very unwilling.

Hua Rong quickly felt Ye Mingyue's gaze and glanced at her from afar.

Ye Mingyue hurriedly straightened her back and raised her chin, as if she was ready to face the battle at any time.

However, Hua Rong only glanced at it lightly, then withdrew her gaze and continued to smile and talk to the noble lady next to her.

Ye Mingyue was stunned for a moment, and then her anger rose.

For today, she spent a lot of time preparing carefully, but Hua Rong didn't see her just now, or rather, Hua Rong didn't take her seriously at all.

A single look is better than any verbal provocation.

She must make Wei Yan pay!

Ye Mingyue secretly swore an oath, held her breath, and went with Mrs. Ye to congratulate Mrs. Wei.

There were many guests who came to congratulate today, and most of them would retreat to the side and sit down to watch the play after chatting with the old lady, but Mrs. Ye refused to leave.

In recent years, the status of literati has improved, but the Ye family has not made special achievements, in front of many families, the status is not high, even if Mrs. Ye comes to the banquet in person, the position must be in the back row, but Mrs. Ye refuses to go, and her age is not good for her to stand all the time.

Hua Rong said at the right time: "Grandmother and Mrs. Ye rarely meet, it is better to let Mrs. Ye sit down and talk slowly." ”

The guests present all knew that the old lady loved this granddaughter who didn't grow up around, although Hua Rong's proposal was a bit of a promotion to the Ye family, but this was not the main seat, she was simple and cute, and everyone didn't say anything.

The subordinate quickly moved the chair, Ye Mingyue followed Mrs. Ye to sit down calmly, her body was straight, showing her best demeanor, in addition to secretly competing with Hua Rong, she also wanted these ladies of the family to look at herself a few more times, after all, she was not qualified to sit in such a good position when she followed Jiang Yunlan, the main mother, to go out in the past.

Old Madam Ye didn't deliberately draw attention to Ye Mingyue, but after chatting with the old lady for a few more words, she praised her appearance: "I didn't expect the old lady to have such a beautiful and well-behaved granddaughter, why didn't she bring it out earlier for us to see." ”

There have been many people who have inquired about Huarong before, and today I saw that she was very elegant and decent, and she wanted to marry her juniors.

After Mrs. Ye said this, the others also echoed.

The old lady was full of pride and said with a smile: "My eldest is such a daughter, I have been in pain like a jewel for so many years, I have rarely seen it once, how can I let you see it?" ”

Although this is a joke, it also shows the importance that the old lady attaches to the flowers.

It is said that the emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the eldest son, although the third master of the Wei family does not control the power of the family, but he is the heart of the old lady, Huarong, as the only daughter in the third room, can imagine the degree of favor in the Wei family.

The eyes of everyone looking at Hua Rong became more and more eager, and Mrs. Ye was also full of affection: "Although Miss Wei grew up in Yizhou, her speech and demeanor are not inferior to our girls in Beijing, and she must be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." ”

Hearing this, Ye Mingyue couldn't help but feel smug on her face.

Over the years, she has been practicing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting at home, and she is already very powerful, and today she will trample Wei Yan on the soles of her feet, so that people know that Wei Yan is an empty vase.

Ye Mingyue could already imagine how happy she was when she shined and amazed everyone, but she heard Hua Rong answer softly: "I was weak and sick when I was young, and my father and mother only wanted me to be healthy, and never restrained me from practicing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. ”

Hua Rong was dressed up so beautifully today, everyone thought she was an unbearable delicate flower, and they were all surprised to hear that she could dance a sword.

Ye Mingyue didn't understand anything about dancing knives and swords, and she was even more disdainful, and couldn't help but say: "Women should be gentle and demure, and dancing swords is too rude." ”

"The folk customs of Yizhou and Hanjing are slightly different, and it is very common for women to ride horses and dance swords."

"Just because it's common in Yizhou doesn't mean that this thing is correct, women don't have to go to the battlefield, no matter how good this sword dance is, what's the use?"

In Ye Mingyue's eyes, it is a woman's duty to marry a husband with a good family background, teach her husband and children, and support her mother's family.

Wei Yan is as deviant as Jiang Yao'an, and can only be reduced to a joke.

Hua Rong said calmly: "I have already said that I have been weak since I was a child, and I practice swords to strengthen my body, how can I be considered useless?" ”

"You are not in good health, you can find a doctor to recuperate, where do you need to dance the sword, besides, Zhaoling must pay attention to the imperial examination, you are a woman who also learns to dance the sword, don't you take Your Majesty in your eyes?"

Ye Mingyue held her breath, and thought about making Hua Rong ugly, so she didn't care whether she could discuss the affairs of the court as a boudoir woman.

There were several noble ladies whose faces changed because of Ye Mingyue's words, but Old Madam Ye sat firmly like a mountain, and had no intention of stopping it.

Wei Yan reported to the official to arrest Ye Junxiu before, and she had such a face, and Mrs. Ye also wanted to use Ye Mingyue to teach her a lesson.

Ye Mingyue is young, even if she says the wrong thing, just go back and punish her, it doesn't hurt.

Hua Rong had expected it, and asked faintly: "What Miss Ye means is that now the court and China are heavy on literature, but all those who practice martial arts don't take His Majesty seriously?" ”