It was a sunny day during the Dragon Boat Festival. It was a good sign to hear the magpies calling outside the window early in the morning.
The dragon boat race will start in the afternoon. After breakfast, the ladies and ladies of the Shen family who are about to go will set off in a carriage together at the door.
Shen Xingwan, who had a delicate identity, was placed at the end of the queue. Except for Shen Ziyin who nodded and smiled at her, the others basically ignored her.
Shen Xingwan didn't care and got into the carriage calmly.
The carriage had just reached the riverside, and the noise outside could already be heard in the carriage.
After getting out of the car, Shen Xingwan took a look at the shore. The shore was almost crowded with people watching the excitement, and the government also dispatched many people to maintain order.
Qinghong's whole body was tense, and she looked even more nervous than Shen Xingwan. She helped her and said, "Miss, let's go."
The Zhou family had already occupied the best viewing position, arranged the scene, and invited ladies and ladies from high-ranking families in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Miss Shen's wife is here!"
As the boy's loud voice fell, the originally bustling viewing platform suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at each other tacitly.
They looked over together. The first ones were the second wife and the fourth young lady. Among the girls who came, the most eye-catching one was Shen Ziyin.
They were all old acquaintances, and everyone looked past them and looked back.
Finally, at the very back, a girl wearing a green flowing gauze skirt and a jade hairpin, earrings, and bracelets of the same color came out.
The whole person looks extremely refreshing, with eyes as smart as a deer, a face that is harmless and sweet, and a girlish look that comes to her face, like a flower that has just bloomed on a branch.
Madams: The provocative little slut you promised? This is different from the rumors...
Shen Xingwan was very calm under the gazes of all kinds of eyes, and everyone in the Shen family paid their respects to Mrs. Zhou.
The second wife smiled and exchanged greetings with Mrs. Zhou. Shen Xingwan took the opportunity to look up and saw Zhou Meidai sitting on Mrs. Zhou's left hand side.
She was sitting there with exquisite makeup, her hair on her temples and her skin as white as snow, looking unparalleled in beauty.
"Who is Shen Xingwan?" Mrs. Zhou suddenly asked with a smile.
Shen Xingwan stepped forward and said hello, "Hello, Mrs. Zhou."
Mrs. Zhou looked at her for a moment and said with a half-smile, "She is a beautiful and smart little girl. The old lady has really good eyesight. Speaking of which, you and our Mei Dai are junior sisters. Come and play more often in the future."
As expected of Mrs. Salt Patrol Censor, she speaks well. As soon as these two sentences came out, Shen Xingwan immediately became the target of public criticism.
If looks could kill, she would have been shot through.
"Thank you for the compliment, madam." Shen Xingwan replied with a sweet smile.
The Shen family members quickly sat down, and the second wife took the eldest wife to sit down. The girls also quickly chatted and laughed with the little sisters they had made friends with.
Shen Xingwan was alone there with no one to greet her, and there seemed to be no extra space for her at the Shen family table.
Qi Zhiwei couldn't stand it anymore and just wanted to ask Shen Xingwan to come over and sit down.
Zhou Meidai, who had been lacking in interest today and hadn't spoken much, suddenly said, "Junior sister, come here and sit down."
Shen Xingwan faced everyone's surprised looks and walked to Zhou Meidai's table and sat down.
Zhou Meidai poured her a glass of sake with her own hands, "It tastes good, junior sister, try it."
"The game is about to begin!"
I don't know who shouted something in surprise, which instantly diverted everyone's attention.
Jiangnan is a water town, and its wealthy businessmen are famous all over the world. The annual dragon boat race is quite eye-catching, and there are many teams participating.
Everyone began to discuss this year's teams, and some maids even brought out the name tags of each team, and the ladies began to place bets on which team would win.
The maid quickly arrived at Shen Xingwan's table with her name tag. Zhou Meida raised her eyebrows and took out five thousand taels, "I'll press the flowers." Then she asked Shen Xingwan with a smile, "Junior sister, do you want to gamble with me?"
Shen Xingwan clearly felt the eyes of several tables around him looking over again, as if they were watching a show.
Five thousand taels is not too much, but it is still quite a lot. At least today, it is the most money a lady has.
When everyone thought about Shen Xingwan's background, their eyes became subtle. If she followed Zhou Meidai and pressed down on her, she would probably become the biggest joke today.
"Okay, I will trust senior sister just once." Shen Xingwan said with a bright smile, "I will win at the flower press."
Under everyone's scorching gaze, Banxia took out five thousand taels of silver notes and pressed it.
Shen Xingwan smiled on the outside but cursed on the inside.
Although she did not lack the five thousand taels of her little money, it was completely heartbreaking for someone who loves money to scatter it like this.
I don’t know what the strength of that flower family is...
The fourth young lady couldn't help but glance at her sideways, and she kept the five thousand taels as promised, which was unexpectedly rich.
The young ladies and ladies who saw this scene looked at each other and couldn't help but started talking in low voices.
"Didn't you say that you were from a low background and grew up in the countryside, and you have so many banknotes at the first hand?"
"Then why didn't you say that she was once a young lady from the Hou Mansion?"
"What's the use? Madam Hou almost tore her apart..."
After some discussion, everyone realized that Shen Xingwan's image had changed, and there was indeed something about it.
"Follow senior sister and I guarantee you will win." Zhou Meidai continued to tease her.
Shen Xingwan took a sip of sake and said, "I think Senior Sister is determined to trick me today."
It brought a lot of hatred to her at once, making her unable to keep a low profile.
Zhou Meidai was in a good mood and smiled sweetly, "Junior sister, don't you want to hear a story? Just think that I have collected some story fees in advance."
"The dragon boat race is about to start, let's go over and take a look."
Zhou Meidai stood up and dragged her gorgeous skirt to the railing, where she could see the river at a glance.
Shen Xingwan followed and stood over. More than thirty dragon boats on the river were ready to go.
"Boom!" As soon as the drum sounded, everyone started rushing to set off.
Huge cheers erupted on the shore, and everyone cheered for the team they supported.
The atmosphere instantly became lively, and the girls were all extremely excited.
"Hey, who is squeezing me?"
"My newly made skirt, don't step on me..."
There was a sudden noise beside him, and Shen Xingwan was about to turn around when he was pushed out of the railing.
It’s finally here. It’s a shame that so many people are here if the place and venue don’t do anything like this.
A girl on the side of Shen Xingwan and Zhou Meidai slipped and fell, and she saw that Shen Xingwan was about to be knocked down.
Dongqing took her back at a high speed and barely managed to escape.
Something magical happened. The railing, which looked very strong, was broken before Shen Xingwan's eyes.
The girl who almost fell on Shen Xingwan was almost stunned. She fell forward and fell directly into the river.
Of course, if Shen Xingwan hadn't been caught and escaped by Dongqing, it would have been her and Zhou Meidai who should have fallen.
Shen Xingwan took a look and saw that the stand was at least twenty meters above the river. It was normal for it to fall straight down like this and completely disappear.
