The banquet that Mi Xiayao and Pei Xingyuan held together was based on the principle of proximity.
Just at this moment, an invitation was sent to Lin Guogong's residence, and the two decisively decided on the venue for the performance.
However, the banquet arranged by Lin Guogong's residence this time seems to have gone all out to make the banquet huge.
The venue was actually not the Duke's mansion, but a high-end restaurant.
When Chen Xi heard that there was an opportunity to watch a play, she immediately chose to take Gu Yun with her to the appointment at the Duke's Mansion.
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On the spacious avenue, the traffic flowing back and forth was blocked.
As soon as the Mi family's carriage went out this time, three carriages came out, one for the uncle, one for Fourth Master Mi, and finally Mi Xiayao's carriage came at the back.
The carriage finally stopped at the door of the restaurant.
Mi Xiayao was helped out of the carriage, and the maid from Duke Lin's Mansion who was waiting at the door quickly stepped forward to lead the way.
Comparing the expressions of the other two leading maids from the Mi family, Mi Xiayao was obviously much more agreeable and kind.
The backyard of the restaurant is an open-air and wide courtyard. Today, it is rare that the main table is not set, but round tables are placed at random.
Such specifications are a rare gathering pattern in the capital city.
Mi Xiayao raised her head and looked at the layout of today's venue, and she became curious for a moment.
She couldn't help but ask, "What's the point of not having the main seat today?"
The maid nodded slightly and said respectfully: "It's still a special period right now. My lord wants you all to have a meal together, so it doesn't count as a party in the strict sense."
When Mi Xiayao heard this, she fell silent for a moment.
What Chad said seemed reasonable at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he always felt that it was a bit far-fetched.
She was led to one of the seats by the maid.
People on both sides of the round table haven't gathered yet, so Mi Xiayao doesn't know who it is yet.
She was just thinking about getting up and taking a look around this restaurant, which was rumored to be very high-end.
Miss Lin San from Duke Lin's Mansion was in a clear spirit and walked towards her with a smile on her face.
Before the person even walked in front of him, the sound came first.
"Sister Mi! I have been waiting for you for a long time. There were several poetry societies that wanted to invite you to participate. You said you were feeling unwell. Have you had a good rest recently?"
Lin Shuang walked toward her with a seemingly familiar look, and Mi Kexian, a little follower, followed behind her.
Although Mi Xiayao was confused by the inexplicable greeting, she still accepted her words on the surface.
"It's much better. It's just an old problem with my body that recovered in a few days."
Although she was speaking to Miss Lin San, Mi Kexian's presence behind her was too strong.
Mi Xiayao couldn't help but glance past Lin Shuang and look back.
The way Mi Kexian was dressed today always felt indescribably familiar, until her eyes fell on the embroidered pattern on Mi Kexian's lower skirt.
The familiar feeling solved the case at this moment.
"Cousin, these clothes look good on you." She nodded meaningfully at Mi Kexian.
A few days ago, she joked with Chen Xi and the others that if Mi Kexian was the one, she would definitely compete with Mi Wei.
It's superfluous to hug someone's lap and find a backer. Only by imitating her path will Mi Kexian always be better than Mi Wei later.
Lin Shuang subconsciously turned her head and looked behind her, her eyes looking back and forth between the two people.
"You are indeed a family. It's really different for these sisters to be united." Lin Shuang spoke in a heavy tone, as if he was deliberately emphasizing something.
Nowadays, in the capital, the most intense competition in the circle of young ladies from aristocratic families is the unexplained saying that "the prince is happy".
This has also led to many small aristocratic families having a game mentality of leaping forward and turning a pheasant into a phoenix.
Although Lin Guogong's own family has a strong foundation, he naturally would not consider such a low-priced position as a concubine.
But recently, Lin Shuang's status as a talented girl in the capital has been vaguely overtaken by Mi Wei, who has just returned to the capital.
The talented woman who has been praised by the people of the capital for so many years is about to receive a red warning.
Lin Shuang couldn't sit still.
"Are we working together? Miss Lin San is really good at joking." Mi Xiayao curled her lips.
Lin Shuang wanted to say something more, but out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of someone she didn't like recently, and the smile on her face immediately cooled down a bit.
Mi Wei was sitting in her seat, and she had actually been observing Mi Xiayao for a long time.
The way those three people chatted, those who didn't know it might have thought that they were just sisters in a small circle.
Given that Mi Wei recently wanted to replace Lin Shuang's reputation in the capital, alarm bells were ringing in her heart at the moment.
It only took half a cup of tea to calm down, and Mi Wei couldn't sit still anymore.
She stood up and walked towards Mi Xiayao.
This time the atmosphere changed to four people standing together, and the topic fell into place for a moment.
Mi Xiayao is determined to be the center of attention today. After all, she needs to lay some groundwork to achieve her ultimate goal tonight.
It was rare that he was the one among the four people who unexpectedly eased the atmosphere today.
"Speaking of which, last time at the prayer banquet, Miss Lin San seemed to have told me about the Anyang Princess competition. What was the result of the competition?"
She thought hard and finally could only think of this topic.
Lin Shuang crossed her arms across her chest, raised her chin slightly, and had a hint of pride between her brows.
At the same time, she also secretly glanced at Mi Wei with her peripheral vision, and said, "She? She's just a person coming from the outer city. She wants to challenge the rules of the palace with me, and she doesn't want to see who is in my family."
, my aunt is the former wife of the clan, and my ancestor even gave birth to a queen for three consecutive years."
"She wants to compare with me in terms of status in the capital and strong backing. She's just dreaming."
These strange words made Zhi Sang scold Mi Wei who was on the scene.
At that moment, Lin Shuang almost breathed a long sigh of relief.
And what Mi Xiayao heard was that Princess Anyang was defeated.
Thinking about that girl's resolute expression and how frustrated she must have been when facing failure, Mi Xiayao's thoughts were dazzled for a moment.
Even during this moment of confusion, Mi Wei retorted without any loss.
"Miss Lin San was fighting with a child who had just returned from the border. When word spread, I thought it was Miss Lin San who bullied the younger ones."
"Miss Mi, you'd better investigate the cause and effect carefully before saying that I bullied the younger."
These two people fought back with each other, but their expressions changed slightly, and they were about to break up.
Mi Xiayao quickly said: "Today is a great day for the banquet. Harmony brings wealth."
Lin Shuang walked down the steps first, "I won't argue with you for the sake of Official Mi."
After she said these cruel words, she shouted "Ke Xian, let's go."
I saw the two girls raising their heads slightly and turning away with disdain.
Mi Wei frowned and looked at Mi Kexian's back, seemingly silently thinking about something.
"Why, do you think your sister, who was so gentle and lovely at the beginning, is so hostile to you?"