With Meng Chan by my side, I feel much more relaxed indeed.
The female relatives who came to the banquet were either housewives or young wives, and they brought the younger generations of the family with them.
It is rare for a young girl like Qixing to go to a banquet alone, which attracts many people to look at her. However, when she knows that the maid next to her is the eldest aunt of the Zhai family, she can infer that this young girl is related to her eldest aunt.
No more questions.
Qixing and Qing Pheasant were leisurely and enjoying tea with Meng Chan.
"Some are made at home, and some are made to order from restaurants outside." Meng Chan introduced, "They are all Beijing-style."
Having said this, he lowered his voice to Qing Pheasant.
"Actually, I have forgotten what Beijing flavor tastes like. I am more accustomed to Xucheng flavor now."
Qing Pheasant laughed along with her: "Me too, I'm still a little bit tired of eating. Our lady -"
She turned around and saw that the snacks in Qixing's hand had been finished.
Oh, Miss is used to eating everything and loves to eat everything.
"Don't eat so much, there will be a formal dinner later." Meng Chan said with a smile, and pointed outside, "Let's go to the garden to see, the second lady's flower garden is over there, and the third master has invited a theater troupe."
Qing Zhi nodded hurriedly: "Okay."
The women here are all chatting together, the young girls who are familiar are chatting and laughing, and the unfamiliar ones are getting to know each other.
No one came to get to know Qixing. Most of them met with each other through eye contact and a polite smile. Without introductions from elders or peers, women in the boudoir would not make casual friends.
Aunt Zhai's maid is not qualified to be a recommender.
Qixing did not come forward to initiate a conversation, nor did she feel left out. If she stood here, her identity would be known, and those who were in need would naturally come to her. Those who did not seek her would naturally not need her, and they would not need her.
It's useless to talk and make friends.
When I heard that there was a theater troupe watching, I immediately followed Mengchan to the garden.
The small stage in the garden is divided into separate places for male and female guests to listen to the play, but even if they are outside, they can still see each other, there are more people and it is more lively.
Qixing and Qingzhi followed Mengchan and stood where a group of maids were.
"This is our Miss Qixing from Xu Cheng." Meng Chan introduced to everyone.
The maids all greeted her warmly, handed her fruits, and introduced, "There will be somersaulters in a while, which is really cool."
Qingzhi and Qixing ate and drank together without any restraint, and looked at the stage laughing and applauding.
The laughter of girls is always particularly noticeable.
A group of young men nearby looked over from time to time.
Lu Yizhi also looked over with a burst of crisp laughter. His expression paused slightly. He did not look away. Instead, he leaned over and looked over. Someone patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't look at it." The young master whispered, "The noble ladies are all in the house and will not come here to watch the fun."
He put his arm on Lu Yizhi's shoulder and looked over, imparting his experience.
"Especially those standing here in the back row are all maids or shabby young ladies from the side."
He raised his eyebrows and smiled again.
"Of course, you can take a look, just take a look."
If you want to get married, of course you still have to find a woman with a better status.
Lu Yizhi said with a smile: "I just miss home. When the elders in the family celebrate their birthdays, the sisters and maids are also so happy and lively."
Are you pretending to be a gentleman? Even if you are a gentleman, how can you not like to look at beautiful women? The young man raised his eyebrows and wanted to say something, and someone came over.
"Mr. Lu, Miss Xiahou is looking for you." The man said, pointing to the side.
Miss Xiahou, this sentence made everyone here turn around and look. Sure enough, they saw a graceful woman standing beside the rockery in the garden, with an equally impressive maid beside her looking over.
Lu Yizhi's ears suddenly buzzed, covering up the chatter and laughter of the women over there. The men were much noisier than the women.
"Miss Xiahou?"
"It turned out to be Miss Xiahou."
"Look, it's Miss Xiahou."
"Which one? Mr. Xiahou's daughter, the most talented woman in the capital?"
Lu Yizhi hurriedly walked away, leaving the noise behind him.
The young man holding his shoulder had a dazed look on his face and his hands were still in the air. He watched Lu Yizhi approaching Miss Xiahou. They whispered something and then walked away side by side. In the early spring garden, the willow leaves were tender and green.
Asakusa is green, and the backs of young men and women walking among them look like a painting.
"It turns out I'm not pretending to be a gentleman. I really don't care about beauties." He murmured and clapped his hanging hand hard.
With a beauty like Miss Xiahou by your side, the courtyard is full of vulgar fans, so naturally they won't even look at it!
After passing through a courtyard gate, the noise of people became much quieter, leaving only the sound of gongs and drums on the stage.
Miss Xiahou looked back and asked, "What were you talking about just now? It's so lively."
Lu Yizhi said with a smile: "It's so lively at Zhai's house, it reminds me of home."
Miss Xiahou smiled and said, "It's not long since you came out. Find a time to go back and have a look. Reading can't delay human relations."
"Yes, I know." Lu Yizhi said, "I have already told the teacher that after I pass this class, I will go home to visit my relatives."
Miss Xiahou nodded without saying anything, and took a few steps forward with her maid.
Lu Yizhi looked back and saw that he was not lying. The excitement just now really reminded him of home, because he saw a familiar face.
Ah Qi.
The scene was just like at home.
The same is true for Ah Qi. Although she is called Miss, she always stands among the maids, secretly looking at him and smiling at him.
Did you see it wrong?
Although no two people are the same in the world, there are also people who look alike.
It's a pity that I didn't take another look.
However, he hasn't been home for a long time, and the sisters at home have almost forgotten what they look like. What does Ah Qi look like?
"Yizhi." Miss Xiahou called forward. Seeing that Lu Yi was far behind, she stopped and waited for him.
Lu Yizhi hurriedly followed him attentively.
Miss Xiahou led Lu Yizhi into the hall. The beautiful young men and women immediately attracted countless gazes. The housewives looked calmly, while the young girls half-hidden their faces.
Mrs. Xiahou greeted with a smile.
"Come, Yi Zhi, meet Mrs. Zhai," she said.
Lu Yi stepped forward and bowed to Mrs. Zhai.
Mrs. Zhai was leaning against her granddaughter. When she saw the young man, she immediately sat up straight.
"This is Mr. Xiahou's new disciple?" She looked at it carefully and said, "Okay, it looks much better than when Mr. Xiahou was young."
These words caused a burst of laughter in the room.
The granddaughter pushed her and said, "Grandma, Mr. Lu was not accepted as a disciple because of his good looks. He was accepted as a disciple because of his good knowledge. Everyone in our Xizhou is well-known."
Mrs. Zhai said with a smile: "Yes, yes, the Third Young Master is the pride of your Xizhou, but from now on he will also be the pride of our capital city."
Lu Yizhi saluted and thanked him.
"Old madam." Miss Xiahou said, taking out a small box, "Father and mother gave you a birthday gift, and I want to give you one myself. This is the incense I mixed myself."
Upon hearing this, discussions suddenly broke out in the room.
"Miss Xiahou is a master at making incense."
"I heard that the Queen also used Miss Xiahou's perfume."
Mrs. Zhai was even more happy and stretched out her hand: "Come here and let me smell it. My old man has a weak sense of taste and needs a good fragrance."
Listening to the compliments from all around, Lu Yizhi smiled slightly, and his exquisite craftsmanship was naturally displayed in front of everyone's eyes.
If it is only placed in birthday gifts, collected and stored in the warehouse, and when checked later, only the Zhai family will know that it smells good, and no one else will. This would be a disgrace to Miss Xiahou's talent.
So he took out the incense and handed it to Miss Xiahou and told her this.
This is worthy of Miss Xiahou's reputation.
Miss Xiahou also looked back at Lu Yizhi.
"I can make this fragrance thanks to Yizhi," she said. "He helped me find an ancient fragrance from the Han Dynasty."
The incense from the Han Dynasty was so precious. Low exclamations resounded in the room, and Lu Yizhi looked at her with even more admiration.
This young man is not only very knowledgeable, he is also so generous.
Mrs. Zhai's smile became even stronger: "Okay, old lady, I am really blessed."
She reached out to take the box and was about to open it, when there was noise outside, as if someone was shouting and running around.
Everyone in the room was shocked.
What's wrong?
"The old lady is not feeling well." A servant girl stumbled in, "Du Cha Si is here——"
Du Cha Si?!
Why did Du Cha Si come to visit?
The house is about to be raided——
Mrs. Zhai's heartbeat stopped at this moment, her hands froze, and the box she just got fell to the ground with a clatter.
