Before being summoned by the Queen Mother, I first received an invitation from Mrs. Lu personally, celebrating Mrs. Lu's sixtieth birthday.
Shen Xingwan looked at the invitation in her hand and felt a little hot. After all, her relationship with the Lu family, because of the deposed prince, was very delicate.
The eldest lady on the side took it and looked at it, "If I read it correctly, it was placed in person in the name of Mrs. Lu, so I don't want to go."
"You do like me." Shen Xingwan felt helpless.
"I heard that every year Mrs. Lu will be given a gift by the Holy Spirit on her birthday. This year it is her 60th birthday. If you don't go, it will not be good for your reputation." The eldest lady analyzed her bit by bit, "And she personally sent the invitation. A few random words can affect your reputation and make it difficult for you to gain a foothold in the circle of women."
Shen Xingwan has just arrived in Beijing, which is a critical moment when it is necessary to build connections through communication.
Shen Xingwan closed the invitation with a snap, "If it's not this time, there will be another time. Sooner or later we will meet."
If you really want to cause trouble for her, there will always be a chance.
The eldest lady said calmly, "At most, I will embarrass you and I won't go too far. After all, it is a birthday banquet. We invite all the rich and nobles in the capital. If we cause trouble to them, it will not look good on themselves."
Shen Xingwan nodded. She was not afraid of the obvious one, but was mainly afraid of the negative one.
On the day of the banquet, the eldest wife of the Shen family attended with Shen Xingwan and Shen Qingran.
Although Mrs. Shen also received the invitation, she was not planning to go.
The eldest lady said, "Qingran, your sister has just arrived. Please take her and take care of her more."
"Sister, please follow me tonight." Shen Qingran responded happily.
Although Fourth Uncle Shen is not a servant, he is a well-known scholar. Shen Qingran has always been very good at dealing with people and has a good reputation among girls.
"Then I'll trouble my sister." Shen Xingwan said.
Arriving outside the gate of the Lu family, Shen Xingwan opened a small corner of the car curtain and saw at a glance that the Lu family's mansion occupied almost half of the street. The two tall stone lions in front of the gate showed their majesty.
The carriage creaked into the backyard, and the three of them got out of the carriage. Immediately, the maid in charge of reception came over with a smile and saluted, "Ladies and ladies, please come this way."
The banquet was held directly in the largest courtyard of the Lu family. When the three of them walked in, many ladies and ladies had already arrived.
The Shen family's position is arranged in the middle, which is neither good nor bad.
Over the years Shen Qingran has been in Beijing, she has attended many large and small banquets, and everyone is no stranger to her.
Therefore, curious eyes fell on Shen Xingwan.
Not long after he sat down, a girl came over to talk to Shen Qingran and say hello.
"Hey, who is this new girl Qingran? Why don't you introduce her to her?"
"It's just a new face that I haven't seen before."
Shen Xingwan was wearing a skirt brought from Jiangnan. Compared with the gorgeous and complicated ones popular in Beijing, Jiangnan's skirts were more elegant and beautiful.
Coupled with Chen Xingwan's own temperament, paired with fresh and elegant makeup, it is another kind of good-looking, and it is also particularly conspicuous among girls.
Shen Qingran smiled and pulled Xingwan up, "This is my ninth sister, Shen Xingwan."
Shen Xingwan smiled.
"My sister has just arrived. You should take good care of her and don't bully her." Shen Qingran said with a smile.
"Tsk, when you have a sister, you forget about your friends..."
"Do we look like bullies?"
Shen Qingran has an elegant personality, and the girls she has a good relationship with also have good personalities. She is very friendly to Shen Xingwan, asking her where her skirt was made, and asking her about the scenery in Jiangnan.
The atmosphere is very harmonious and everyone gets along well.
The eldest wife also walked around and socialized with some ladies she was familiar with before.
This banquet so far has surprisingly made Shen Xingwan feel relaxed.
Until a girl in gorgeous pink clothes, with apricot face and peach cheeks, looking cute and cute, walked towards me like a star holding the moon in her arms.
A pair of beautiful big eyes looked straight at Shen Xingwan with a mixture of contempt and anger.
"Who messed with her again? She looks like she wants to eat people." A girl complained softly.
Shen Qingran whispered to Shen Xingwan with worried eyes, "Lu Wanwan, the daughter of Concubine Lu's brother, has always been the most favored."
Concubine Lu likes this pretty and pretty niece the most, who looks a bit like her niece in her teenage years, and she dotes on her very much.
Therefore, the beloved Lu Wanwan, unlike her beautiful appearance, has a very domineering and willful personality.
Lu Wanwan walked directly to Shen Xingwan and said politely, "Are you Shen Xingwan?"
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Xingwan up and down with critical eyes, and said with disgust, "The future Crown Princess will be nothing more than this."
Lu Wanwan said arrogantly, "How can a little girl from the countryside be worthy of my eldest brother?"
Shen Xingwan looked at her with a half-smile, "I'm not worthy of it, could it be that Miss Lu is worthy..."
"you…"
Lu Wanwan glared at her angrily, but fortunately she wasn't stupid. She knew that even if she thought so in her heart, she couldn't respond like this with her mouth.
"Hmph, it's just that you took advantage of your fate." Lu Wanwan continued to criticize, "Brother, the prince, will not like you!"
Mrs. Lu Er heard this as soon as she came over from the entertainment. She said with a headache, "Wanwan, you are naughty again. You are the little master today, so you cannot play tricks on the new guests."
Lu Wanwan snorted coldly, walked over to the second wife, took her arm and said coquettishly, "I was just joking with her, not making fun of her..."
"Wanwan has always been cute, it's just a joke between girls."
The lady immediately spoke to him, and the matter was quickly brought to light.
After such a fuss, several other girls also returned to their seats.
Shen Qingran lowered her voice and said to Shen Xing, "Be careful with her."
Shen Xingwan narrowed his eyes, "Why?"
Shen Qingran hesitated and said softly, "She has a very domineering personality and often bullies some girls."
Most people didn't dare to say anything at all, but the imperial concubine and the deposed prince always doted on her.
"She is a little different towards the Crown Prince. No matter how cold or impatient the Crown Prince is, she can stick to him with a smile and pester him." Shen Qingran said helplessly.
Although Fu Jingchao didn't like her at all, he just found her annoying.
Lu Wanwan's temper was a little indulgent, but he came from a top family and was pretty and pretty, so many young men were courteous to him.
She usually didn't bother to take a second look, but when pressed, she would just take action and whip him.
Only Fu Jingchao was particularly different.
No matter how cold Fu Jingchao was to her, she always looked at Fu Jingchao with admiration, and her smile at him was particularly sweet.
No wonder he was so hostile to her. She turned out to be Fu Jingchao's admirer, or "little fan girl."
Tsk tsk, does it really mean that a sweet girl loves a cold guy?
Shen Xingwan was relatively calm, "Thank you sister for reminding me, I will pay attention to it."
After Lu Wanwan had finished playing coquettishly with the second wife, when she passed by Shen Xingwan's table, she turned her head and rolled her eyes hugely.
Shen Xingwan was instantly amused, but he wasn't too angry.
