The evening in April is a bit more refreshing than at any other time. The lukewarm temperature is just right for people to fully enjoy the pleasure of nightlife. Various places in the imperial capital have quickly entered their prime business hours, and those who truly have status However, the people rushed to the drinking parties and dances according to their respective plans without any hurry.
The perimeter of Qingyi Courtyard has already been cleaned up. In view of the unusual identity of the host holding the reception, the Imperial City Police Department also sent a large number of patrol officers to clear the area of Qingyi Courtyard. In fact, this area The area is originally a well-known wealthy area in the imperial capital, and social security has always been good. However, to be on the safe side, the patrol officers carefully cleaned and searched the block one day in advance, and even stayed there until after the reception. That's when the mission is over.
The security department is undoubtedly firmly opposed to such a large-scale reception. Although guests must enter with invitations, it is too easy for three or five people to hide in such a large area of Qingyi Courtyard, and with the arrival of a large number of guests It will also greatly interfere with the attention of the security department, causing them to focus a lot of energy on unimportant things, especially since Qingyi Courtyard is an open courtyard.
However, the security department also knows that this kind of task is inevitable. Their only way is to do their work as carefully as possible and plug every security loophole as much as possible to ensure the smooth progress of the reception. Of course, their primary goal remains It is to ensure the absolute safety of Wu Feng. In comparison, everything else can be placed in second place.
The reception was held in the Zhilue Hall in the west of Qingyi Courtyard, which is a typical Lanian-style hall. It is shaped like an "I" on the side, and the Doric-style colonnade in the west is distributed along the surrounding area, leaving a large space for guests to chat. The two ends and the west side are divided into several entertainment rooms, smoking rooms and small meetings. The guest room and the verandah are specially used for band performances. Passing through a corridor to the east, you enter the banquet hall. A long table filled with various drinks and snacks and fruits occupies the north end, while the south end is filled with sparse tables for guests to dine and drink. There are huge lawns outside the banquet hall and ballroom. Neatly trimmed grass and shrubs are interspersed at random. Fountains, sculptures, water channels, terraces, and benches are harmoniously distributed in the lawn.
Lin Yuexin and Su Qin stood at the entrance of the inner hall. From here, guests can be taken to both sides. If the guests like to drink two glasses of wine to liven up the atmosphere, they can be taken to the east banquet hall first. If the guests just Want to have a cup of coffee or chat with friends and acquaintances. Then of course you can invite them to go to the dance hall to the west first. At the entrance of the outer hall, two officials from the Foreign Affairs Department who were familiar with the situation were already waiting there. They will bring the guests into the inner hall and introduce to them the hostess of the meeting and some of the guests they are interested in.
It must be said that Lin Yuexin's arrangement was quite appropriate. It not only kept her identity mysterious before, but also allowed the guests to have a better understanding of herself during the period from the outer hall to the inner hall. Of course, Both Lin Guoxiong's daughter and the reputation of Jade Fox have well highlighted Lin Yuexin's identity as the hostess of this Xijiang cocktail party. It should be said that Lin Yuexin's goal has been achieved.
When the guests looked at Lin Yuexin with admiration, approval, and even jealousy, Lin Yuexin knew that she had successfully taken the first step. He has established a unique image for himself in the upper class society of the imperial capital where it is difficult for ordinary people to stand. In particular, he has successfully given these gentry and merchants who have complicated relations with Western Xinjiang a different image from Situ Yutang and An Qier. According to the definition of another hostess, this effect can only be understood but cannot be expressed.
"Master Su, this is..." The arrival of guests one after another made the entrance to the inner hall quickly become lively.
"Oh, Mr. Lao, this is Miss Yuexin, haha, the only daughter of Mr. Guoxiong Jiedu. It's impossible for Mr. Lao not to know, right?"
"Oh, it turns out to be Miss Yue Xin. I have to admire His Royal Highness the King of Thailand. They are indeed a match made in heaven. On the way here, I was still thinking about who can shoulder this heavy responsibility for Brother Wu Feng. Hahahaha, it seems. It’s me who worries too much.”
"Lord Lao, you have given me too much praise. The heart of the moon is no more than a bulrush. It's a false name. How can I deserve what Lord Lao says? It's really a blessing to have Lord Lao come to the reception today." Here we are, they are over there." Su Qin smiled and guided the other party's route.
"This must be Brother Guoxiong's daughter. Alas, I haven't seen Brother Guoxiong for a long time. I wonder how Brother Guoxiong is doing?"
"Thank you Uncle Zhang for your concern. My father is still in good health. If Uncle Zhang has leisure, you are welcome to visit Jiangchuan."
I must wait until the trivial matters are over and I must go to Jiangchuan to see old friends. ",when
"Master Su, who was that person just now...?"
"Well, he is one of the permanent directors of the Imperial Financial Guild, and the owner of Wanfeng Bank, one of the eight major banks in the imperial capital, Wan Renming. Although this guy doesn't look amazing, he looks wretched, but his sense of smell is rare. He is The financial institution that first entered the development of our Western Xinjiang has made a lot of money in our Western Xinjiang, but it can be regarded as doing a lot for us. He can squeeze into the eight major banks in the imperial capital, and it all depends on our territory. His business is booming, and he can be regarded as an old acquaintance of His Highness. In fact, his business scale in the imperial capital is far smaller than that in Northwest and Heshuo." After every guest leaves, Su Tai takes time to introduce the guest's basic situation and relationship with Lin Yuexin. substantive relationship in Western Xinjiang.
"Oh, so that means his development trend in our Western Xinjiang is also quite good?" Lin Yuexin watched the guest's disappearing figure while silently memorizing the situation.
"It's not bad, but James strongly opposes banks other than Xijiang Bank to get involved in those undeveloped areas, so the development of these foreign financial institutions in our Xijiang is still quite restricted. The last time was at Tiannan First Industrial and Commercial Bank James even had a heated argument with Mo Lun and the others over the opening issue, and even Mr. Xiao could not suppress it. Although His Highness did not interfere with the court's ruling, the opening of Tiannan First Industrial and Commercial Bank was not affected, but in reality The Economic Development Department was also much more cautious during the operation, which also aroused opposition from many foreign investors." Su Tai saw that the other party seemed to be particularly interested in the financial situation, so he introduced a few more words about this situation.
"It seems that Mr. James hopes to use the financial market monopoly to gain more profits for Xijiang banks. Although this seems to protect the interests of the Xijiang regime to a certain extent, in the long run it will not affect the overall development of Xijiang's economy. There are some negative impacts. Of course, the same region also needs to determine policies based on the actual situation in each place. Perhaps Sir James is trying to prevent hostile forces from controlling the economic lifeline of our Western Territory."
Lin Yuexin's two casual comments made Su Tai agree. He also disagreed with James's opinion that Xijiang Bank must dominate the financial market anywhere in the territory and other financial institutions are just supplementary opinions. But after all, that It does not fall within his scope of responsibilities, and he has never expressed his attitude on this issue.
However, Lin Yuexin's attention was quickly attracted by the new guest. It should be said that the guest was the focus of other guests' attention from the moment he stepped into the outer hall. The principle that the same sex attracts and the opposite sex repels seems to be very applicable at this time. Like a magnet, every move of the guest attracts everyone's attention.
In fact, Su Tai was not familiar with the guest, but he was experienced and quickly realized what he was stunned for. Just by the occasional apricot-yellow belt exposed in the snow-colored robe, he could tell that the guest must have a certain relationship with the palace and the royal family. , and among the descendants of the clan, Su Qin did not remember such a person in the invitation sent out. Looking at the other party's delicate and frosty face, it seemed that there was no one else except the palace etiquette officer.
"Master etiquette officer, this is Miss Lin Yuexin." Su Tai hurriedly introduced the two of them, "Ms. Yuexin, this is Miss Zhu Zimei, the etiquette officer of the Imperial Palace."
It was like two dazzling stars colliding together, emitting a brilliance that could cover everything. Everything around him seemed so gloomy and colorless, and even the outstanding Su Tai became dim for a while. Facing the other party's cold gaze calmly, Lin Yuexin's face was filled with a holy and pure look that was not at all overwhelmed by the elegance brought by the other party's beautiful dimples.
"Oh, it turns out it's Sister Zimei. Yue Xin has heard about Sister Zimei for a long time. When she saw her today, she realized that those rumors in the past were not enough to describe her." The warm smile on Lin Yuexin's face was as bright as sunshine. Melting everything, even Zhu Zimei, known as the "frozen rose", could not slow down her face and respond to the greetings at this time.
"Wow, Zhu Zimei can also laugh? This is the first time I've seen her. It seems that her name of Frozen Rose can be given up. It's a worthwhile trip. It's not a worthwhile trip. It's enough. It's enough."
"Well, it is indeed the famous Three Flowers of the Imperial Capital. If those two flowers were here, how charming this night would be!"
"Yes, frozen roses, snow peonies, sunshine tulips, hehe, tulips already belong to His Royal Highness the King of Thailand, so they can naturally appear here. But the snow peonies will never appear at the reception of His Royal Highness the King of Thailand." ?”
No matter what kind of cocktail party, women will always be an eternal topic, and the tongues of the upper-class gentry and aristocrats will always revolve around women's pomegranate skirts. Even this cocktail party will not be an exception, let alone A beautiful and popular woman.