The Xi family's ancestor worship ceremony ended at 4:30 in the afternoon. The old lady went directly to the flower hall where the evening banquet was held, and most of the people followed her.
Only a few people had something to do or went back to their rooms to change clothes.
After sitting down, everyone chatted with each other, and Xi Wenlan kept serving the old lady.
Du Xiaoqin took the time and asked the maid to go back to the fourth room and pick up Yun Qiao.
The maid said yes.
It takes about a quarter of an hour to walk from the fourth room to the flower hall where the banquet is held, and it takes half an hour to go back and forth.
Du Xiaoqin only focused on chatting with her sisters-in-law, and slowly put this matter behind her.
When dinner was about to begin, Xi Wenlan walked away from the old lady, came to Du Xiaoqin, and asked her in a low voice: "Mom, is Yun Qiao here?"
Du Xiaoqin searched randomly but couldn't find it.
"Ignore her." Du Xiaoqin's intention tonight was to curry favor with the governor and his wife, and he had no time to care about Yun Qiao.
Xi Wenlan had no choice but to turn back to the old lady.
The old lady smiled and asked her: "What are you whispering to your mother?"
Xi Wenlan smiled softly: "It's Yun Qiao. She hasn't come yet, and dinner is about to begin."
The governor's wife heard this and asked in surprise: "Who is Yun Qiao?"
The old lady explained: "The daughter of your fourth brother and sister in your hometown, the old lady from your hometown passed away, and your fourth brother and sister took that child over."
The Governor’s wife: “…”
Although the Xi family has a high family status, the world has changed drastically and divorce has become fashionable.
The fourth master of the Xi family was a concubine with a low status. When he renewed his love affair, he insisted on marrying Du Xiaoqin, whose origin was unknown. The old lady did not agree, but Du Xiaoqin moved the old lady with his bitter love drama.
Du Xiaoqin said that she was widowed and had a daughter.
The old lady thought for a few days before saying: "I don't agree to marry her, mainly because I don't know her character and I'm afraid she won't treat Wenlan well in the future. Since she has given birth to a child, she must have some motherly love, and she knows how to care for others better than ordinary little girls."
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Therefore, the old lady knew that Du Xiaoqin had a child from the beginning, and she had occasionally asked how the child was doing over the years.
But the governor's wife didn't expect that Du Xiaoqin would actually take the child to the Xi family.
"Wherever they are, call them over and I'll take a look," the governor's wife said with a smile.
The old lady also asked.
Du Xiaoqin quickly sent someone to look for him.
Yun Qiao was in the corridor outside the flower hall. There were too many people in the room, and the stove was turned on. The heat almost made her suffocate.
Du Xiaoqin took her to the governor's wife and asked her to call her "eldest aunt".
Everyone is looking at Yun Qiao.
Xi Wenlan's expression was stunned.
Yun Qiao did not wear the clothes that Xi Wenlan eliminated, but wore a snow-colored cloak.
The cloak was embroidered with silver thread on the twigs of crabapple. The crystal lamp in the flower hall was extremely bright. Under the reflection, there seemed to be light flowing around her body. She walked in with lotus flowers growing step by step.
Everyone thought this woman was extremely noble.
Entering the house, Yun Qiao casually took off his cloak and handed it to the servant casually. He seemed used to being served by others and didn't really care where his expensive clothes were left.
She followed Du Xiaoqin towards the old lady and the governor's wife.
As she approached, the governor's wife looked at her carefully.
Underneath Yun Qiao's cloak is a bright red quilted cheongsam embroidered with flourishing peonies.
Bright red clothes will always look vulgar if they are not worn for weddings, but Yun Qiao's cheongsam is inlaid with white fox fur on the collar and cuffs; it is also edged with white fox fur and has buttons made of white jade.
The white dilutes the bright red, adding a bit of dignity and playfulness.
Yun Qiao styled her hair in a high bun and wore a pearl headdress.
The headdress used twelve large pearls, each the size of a dragon's eye, round and plump, and the pearls sparkled under the light.
The pearlescent white and the red dress are like fire, which make the young woman look bright and noble, and very delicate.
"It's so beautiful!" the governor's wife admired sincerely.
There is nothing more suitable for celebrating the New Year than this piece of clothing, which is both beautiful and festive.
The old lady's eyes also lit up.
The last time I met Yun Qiao, the old lady felt that the child had a charming face and was a little displeased with her.
But when I saw her today, she was so well-dressed. She was prosperous and fashionable, but at the same time she still had the taste of a young woman. She had the noble temperament of a lady.
"It is indeed beautiful!" the old lady also praised.
She also took the opportunity to look back at Xi Wenlan.
Xi Wenlan was wearing a water-red cheongsam, which was overshadowed by Yun Qiao's clothes, and she was compared to Yun Qiao in a petty manner.