In response to the invitation from the Miao family, Mi Xiayao finally decided to go.
The reason was very simple, she just wanted to see what was going on in the Miao family's gourd.
Bowing to her? This is impossible. After a generation of generals, the pride cultivated in the capital over the years cannot bow their heads in one day.
Unless, they don't want to make enemies with themselves anymore.
But how could the Miao family be afraid of her?
Pei Xingyuan also thought it would be appropriate to go see what the Miao family was up to.
The day for the Miao family to plant golden chrysanthemums came soon.
She arrived at the Miao Mansion at just the right time, and besides Song Qiao, she was accompanied by someone who looked ordinary but had a cold aura about her.
In contrast, Mi Xiayao's cold and aloof temperament in the past was much gentler.
The Miao Mansion's banquet was held in the front hall, and it was rare for men and women to sit at the same table.
Mi Xiayao sat at the seat arranged by the Miao Mansion, and in front of her was the empty center.
However, there is a small raised platform in the center of the open space, neither high nor short.
The surrounding seats are gradually being filled.
After waiting for more people to gather together, Mi Xiayao finally understood the purpose of the Miao family's business.
She is surrounded by people with whom she does not have very close friendships. To outsiders, she seems to be an isolated person.
But Mi Xiayao herself doesn't like talking to others.
Coincidentally, the forces of the Miao family and Mi Xiayao have never overlapped.
She actually sat in her position with a good mood.
Bounty Ju's banquet started very quickly. The two heads of the Miao family sat at the main seats, loudly speaking congratulations and thanking everyone for their presence.
Mi Xiayao held her chin and played with the intact orange in front of her in boredom.
She was thinking unsatisfactorily in her mind that if Pei Xingyuan and others were present, she would be able to show off seven or eight of these oranges.
While she was distracted, she also passed away the time of congratulations.
Immediately afterwards, there was a commotion. She looked up unintentionally and saw a flowerpot made of pure jade brought up in the center of the table. On top of it was a large flower pot made of gold that was carefully carved out of unknown wood.
The chrysanthemums are placed on top.
This Jin Ju looks expensive all over. She really should deliberately invite a group of people to come and take a look at this big treasure.
You can watch freely, and everyone gradually stops sitting in their seats.
Mi Xiayao couldn't sit still, so she simply stood up and took a look at the golden chrysanthemum, which was rumored to be very valuable.
She turned around and was about to return to her seat when she saw Miao Qi standing not far away with an unhappy expression.
She raised her eyebrows, not surprised that Miao Qi would appear in front of the public.
Some of the people present had extremely quick eyesight, and when they saw Miao Qi, their expressions suddenly changed.
"Mi Xiayao, I didn't expect you to really dare to come to Miao Mansion."
Miao Qi half-squinted her eyes as she walked towards Mi Xiayao step by step, but after ten steps were left, she stood still.
Facing Miao Qi's questioning, she didn't panic, but she kept it in mind and stood next to the most expensive pot of golden chrysanthemums.
She had no other thoughts, she just thought that if Miao Qi dared to take action, she would pull the golden chrysanthemum.
Don't let everyone have a good time.
"I have a clear conscience. Since people from the Miao Mansion are willing to hand over invitations to me, then I will naturally come to keep the appointment."
Mi Xiayao smiled calmly, but her beautiful eyes were fixed on Miao Qi, and her eyes suddenly became wary.
"The outing case..." Miao Qi's face was stern and he was about to continue talking.
But the woman behind her grabbed her sleeves and interrupted her hesitant words.
Mi Xiayao saw the subtlety in it, and the smile in her eyes deepened a lot, "Miss Miao, you should think it through before talking to me."
"You're having an affair with a man! I'm just getting rid of harm for Da Qi. Why is it that I was the one who ended up in a bad end, and you are still here alive and kicking in front of everyone, but they have no intention of taking responsibility for you!"
Miao Qi shook off the mother-in-law's hand behind her and looked at Mi Xiayao with gloomy and red eyes.
Obviously, the resentment in her heart has been suppressed for several days. When she saw Mi Xiayao today, she finally calmed down her anger in the past few days.
Like a dynamite being ignited, it exploded with a bang.
Her voice was neither too loud nor too quiet, and everyone present could hear her clearly.
Mi Xiayao crossed her chest with her hands, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Miao Qi in front of her with a relaxed look. There was no hint of embarrassment or anger at all.
"Miao Qi!"
Mrs. Miao, who was in charge, saw this, her face changed slightly, and she immediately scolded her.
But what is the difference between this and tickling? Miao Qi stared at Mi Xiayao as if she didn't hear it.
"You are such an unclean woman. You should be thrown into the lake and soaked in a pig cage!"
She spoke the last three words extremely fiercely.
Miao Qi stepped forward and took another step. Although Mi Xiayao did not move, the two maids behind her stepped forward vigilantly to protect her.
Mi Xiayao stood behind the two of them, her smile gradually fading.
"Miao Qi, please keep a secret in your life so that we can meet each other easily in the future. But you have to touch my people, so you can't blame me."
Her voice was cold and arrogant, obviously not very convincing, but her aura was able to pin an extreme person like Miao Qi to the floor.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. No one dares to speak rashly at this time.
Mr. Miao's face, who was sitting at the head of the table, had long since turned gloomy. He looked at Mrs. Miao with a hint of blame, as if he could see the little moves between Mrs. Miao and Miao Qi.
"You're a bastard child. Not only do I dare to touch you, I also dare to make you never stand up again next time."
"Oh? Really? Then I'll wait and see, Miss Miao, but before that...you'd better think about how to please your father first, otherwise I'm afraid you won't even have your status in the Miao family."
The sneer in Mi Xiayao's eyes suddenly appeared. She raised her chin, indicating to Miao Qi to look at the expressions of the two heads of the Miao family behind her.
These words hit Miao Qi's pain point.
Immediately, her face turned gloomy, she walked up quickly, raised her hand and was about to slap the two maids in front of her indiscriminately.
The servant of the Miao family wailed at the door, and then shouted in an infinitely painful voice: "Master Pei, the doctor of Yazhong, has arrived——"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a man wearing a black brocade robe walking towards him with his head held high.
His face under the cold lines was a bit gloomy until he walked next to Mi Xiayao, who looked particularly petite against his tall figure.
His cold red phoenix eyes glanced at Miao Qi, who was about to cause trouble.
"Master Miao's bounty chrysanthemum is quite lively."
The expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.
Recently, Pei Xingyuan's official position has continued to rise. Not only is he ranked as the second-third-grade civil servant Yazhong, but the cases and power held by Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple are also increasing day by day, which cannot be underestimated.
People with a clear eye and practical knowledge would not dare to mess with this rising star.
Someone couldn't help but complained in a low voice: "It's bad luck. If I had known Miao Qi would show up, I wouldn't have come to the Miao family. What's going on with the Miao family? You want to die, so why did you drag us into the water?"