The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

Chapter 99 Birthday Banquet (2)

"I guess I got orders from the yard over there." Jiang Ruanhun didn't care: "Don't take it to heart."

"Do you really want to freeze the girl alive?" Lian Qiao said angrily, "It's really disgusting."

Luzhu thought for a while: "If I don't want to find a craftsman outside, it's not a solution to keep it broken."

"Where is there money to hire a craftsman?" Jiang Ruan smiled faintly, Xia Yan reduced the monthly silver of the lady in the mansion by more than half, and she knew who it was for without thinking.I'm afraid I hope that I don't have money to buy birthday gifts, and I can't even afford better materials. Today, at Mrs. Jiang's birthday banquet, I can't give gifts in front of everyone, and I'd lose face.Now they are not hiding their purpose at all, but this behavior is still a bit ridiculous in front of Jiang Ruan.

Luzhu was discouraged: "It's really embarrassing."

"Don't bother, anyway, after today, someone will come to repair it." Jiang Ruan walked to the dressing table and sat down: "Get dressed, the guests are already here, even if the second sister is in front of the guest, I, as the older sister, You can’t hide in the house forever.”

Forsythia and Zisu looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.Lian Qiao said: "The servants must dress up the girl beautifully, and compare with the second young lady!"

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In the flower hall, Xia Yan is leading Jiang Susu to talk with all the wives and ladies. The people who came today are all female relatives, and they all have some status in the court.The concubine could not come out to entertain guests, so the mistress and the concubine received the wives together.

Jiang Susu is wearing a frosty white rose brocade dress and soft gauze.The long hair was combed in an extremely chic way, with a white jade hairpin inserted obliquely, and the sachet on the waist exuded a faint fragrance of orchids, and the whole person was elegant and beautiful.She hadn't worn a veil today, and she didn't know what panacea had been used for her entire face. The scars healed a lot. It was covered with a thick layer of powder, which completely covered the scars.She looked fair, but because the makeup was too thick, although she was pretty and lovely, she was not as beautiful as a fairy in her usual days.

Mrs. Tai Shi smiled and said: "This is the second young lady. Now she is getting more and more lovely. In a few years, many people who propose marriage will break the threshold."

Jiang Susu was taken aback for a moment, two red clouds flew over her pretty face, and she walked to Xia Yan with her head down, as if she was a little shy by Madam Cai's words just now.

Mrs. Shi Lang had a slightly mean long face, narrowed her eyes and said: "However, I heard that the second lady fell into the water a few days ago, how are you doing now?"

The ladies present here naturally heard about what happened on the Linglong boat on the Lantern Festival, and recalling Jiang Susu's scene at that time, they looked at Xia Yan's mother and daughter with different eyes.

Hearing this, Xia Yan scolded the ungrateful Mrs. Shi Lang viciously in her heart, but smiled on her face: "Mrs. Lao, don't worry, Su Su was just a little frightened, and now she's fine."

The servant's wife said, "How about the second young master in the house? I heard that the imperial examination was not good, and someone cut off a finger. Hey, you must be able to withstand failure at a young age, like the two of my family. Isn’t it very good, and I still haven’t done a good job all day long.” The two young masters in Gao Shilang’s house took the exam with Jiang Chao, and they both passed the Gongyuan exam.

Although Xia Yan had a smile on his face, the handkerchief in his hand was almost torn off.This Mrs. Minister has always been so mean when she speaks. Jiang Susu is young, and she is not as good as Xia Yan in concealing her emotions.

Everyone else in the hall was a little embarrassed. When the atmosphere was condensed, the smiling Mrs. Gu from Mr. Zongbing's residence laughed and said, "What about the imperial examinations? Isn't the mother of the champion here?" Mrs. Liu, who was silent at the side, looked over.

Madam Liu has been a little cautious since she came here, she is not very familiar with these circles of high-class people, but fortunately Madam Liu is also the daughter of a scholar, so she would not be rude.Hearing Mrs. Gu's words at this moment, she was a little embarrassed: "Madam, don't make fun of me."

"How can it be considered a joke?" Xia Yan followed with a smile: "Mrs. Gu raised a good son, and the demeanor of the number one scholar was known to the whole capital that day." She said it sincerely and frankly, as if she was really happy for Mrs. Liu: " With Zhuangyuanlang's demeanor, I don't know which daughter will be so lucky to marry Zhuangyuanlang in the future."

Speaking of Liu Min, Mrs. Liu became less restrained and laughed after hearing this.

Mrs. Gu seemed to have just thought of something: "Speaking of which, the eldest lady in the house is older than the second lady, do you have an engagement?"

"That's not true." Xia Yan was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Mrs. Gu inquisitively: "Why did Madam ask this question?"

"It's nothing," Mrs. Gu smiled, "It's just that I've never seen the eldest lady of the mansion, so I'm just curious." But he thought about it in his heart, since Gu Yi often talked about Miss Jiang's family in the mansion since the Lantern Festival, Gu Yi is the youngest son in the family. All the older brothers have already married or engaged in marriage. Gu Yi is not young now, and the Jiang family can be regarded as a high-ranking family. If Miss Jiang has a good personality and temperament, she can It's not that it can't be considered.Because of this incident, Mrs. Gu went to the birthday banquet of Mrs. Jiang's old lady without hesitation.

The lady of the privy envoy asked curiously, "Miss Jiang, why haven't you seen your sister?"

Jiang Ruan is also the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, so she should also come out to see the wives.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Jiang Susu's face: "Big sister doesn't come out very often, maybe there is no one I know well here." There was a bit of awe in her tone.

Such a look in the eyes of everyone naturally has another meaning.Everyone couldn't help thinking that Jiang Ruan was sent to Zhuangzi since he was a child, and he didn't understand the etiquette rules at all, and now he was afraid of meeting strangers, so a petite girl who was afraid of hands and feet appeared in front of everyone.Looking at Jiang Susu's uneasy appearance, all the wives and ladies present even wondered if this young lady of the Jiang family is quite fierce, or the second young lady who was born on the same day looked so nervous?

When everyone's minds were full of thoughts, they could only hear a crisp voice from outside the hall: "Miss, slow down, be careful of falling."

"If you slow down, I'll be the one who neglected the guests." A soft female voice answered.Immediately afterwards, a red figure appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and this bright red was particularly dazzling in the room.

Jiang Ruan was wearing a begonia-colored eight-panel skirt with plum blossoms and bamboo leaves, her long hair was loosely tied, and a carved begonia bracelet of the same color was randomly inserted. The color is really bright, so she didn't wear any more jewelry. Gorgeous, especially conspicuous in the crowd.Of course or maybe, it's not because of her bright clothes that stand out.

She didn't wear any makeup today, but just put a little bit of rouge on her cheeks, which made her skin made of jade crystal clear and lovely. She walked from the hall step by step, with a clear smile. Mei Qianjiao.

(End of this chapter)