In addition to Qi Zhongtian who is the cabinet minister, his son is also the minister in charge of the Ministry of Justice, holding a high position of power, and his grandson is also a man of both civil and military talents.
It is a real wealthy family. It can be said that this is the first time that Xiaoman has come into contact with such a wealthy family since he came into this world, but it doesn’t matter.
Anyway, she had no other requests. She just looked at Madam Qi and her people coming out to greet her in person. She put on a look of "I'm very grateful" and walked forward.
"Hello, Madam Qi!"
Speaking of which, Madam Qi's imperial decree was higher than Xiaoman's. Madam Qi was obviously very happy that Xiaoman was so tactful: "Princess Yongxi, please stand up quickly."
"Look at the people around this county lady. They are all very distinctive looking."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Come to think of it, I haven't introduced them to Madam yet. These are my good friends. This is Bai Jing."
Bai Jing stepped forward and said, "Meet Madam Qi."
Then Bai Zhen and Bai Jia came up one after another: "Greetings, Madam Qi."
Madam Qi smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you are all good friends of the county lady. Don't be shy when you come to the Qi Mansion. You are all about the same age as my Mengyi."
"It would be nice to have someone take you there and make some friends."
After saying that, she quickly asked someone to lead Xiaoman and the others to meet Qi Mengyi. Xiaoman had a smile on his face, wondering if Madam Qi really didn't know about what happened in the garment pavilion yesterday.
Or are all the women in this courtyard so good at acting? The maid led the group into the courtyard where the banquet was held. This time, there were only women as guests.
Because this time they were only there to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of the eldest daughter of the family, most of the people who came were noble ladies and the girls they brought with them.
Xiaoman and her group are all beauties. Even in this place full of beautiful girls, one can feel that the people coming in are more beautiful than them.
So everyone looked at Xiaoman and his group, and they greeted them one after another. Xiaoman behaved very well and introduced the three girls from the Bai family.
Sure enough, when the ladies heard about the people from the Bai family, a gleam of light flashed in their eyes at the same time. Of course, it did not escape Xiaoman's eyes. She was going to take a good look today.
Looking at Bai Jing and the other two, he said, "Bai Jing, take your two sisters for a walk in the courtyard. Miss Qi's coming-of-age ceremony hasn't started yet."
Qi Mengyi should be putting on makeup now, and I don't know how long it will take! I can't always refuse them and stay here with these ladies.
The wife of Duke Zheng smiled at Xiaoman and said, "The county lady is also of average age. Wouldn't it be possible that she would not participate in the following activities?"
Xiaoman glanced at the boudoir girls below, who were reciting poems and writing couplets, and then shook her head: "I have no interest in those. You know, I am only good at fighting and killing."
The ladies' mouths twitched, and then they continued their awkward chat. This county lady really didn't know how to talk. On the other side, Bai Jing brought Bai Zhen and Bai Jia to the young ladies.
Miss Qi was putting on makeup, so now it was Miss Qi's second daughter, Qi Mengyao, who was greeting these young girls. The maid soon came to Miss Qi's second daughter.
"Second Miss, these three are the girls from the Bai family brought by Princess Yongxi."
Qi Mengyao understood instantly and turned to look at Bai Jing: "Are you Miss Bai Jing? I heard that you can control poisonous snakes and beasts, is that true?"
Bai Jing nodded: "Miss Qi, you are too kind. They are just some tricks."
Qi Mengyao shook her head: "No, no, no, such a powerful ability, how can it be just a little trick! Sister Bai, I can tell you are older than me, so I can call you that."
Indeed, Bai Jing had already reached the age of marriageable, and was much older than the Second Miss Qi: "Thank you for your kindness, Second Miss Qi."
Qi Mengyao curled her lips and said, "Sister Bai, don't be so polite. You came to my house as a guest. It's fate that we met."
"By the way, Sister Bai, is it difficult to tame beasts? Mengyao is reciting poems and writing couplets every day, and I'm tired of hearing her opinions. I wonder if Sister Bai can help us to relieve our boredom?"
Bai Jing frowned. Qi Mengyao was being polite, but in fact, she was treating her as a trick. Did she think she was here to make her happy
Thinking of this, Bai Jing looked at Qi Mengyao and said, "I wonder how Second Miss Qi plans to broaden her horizons?"
Qi Mengyao's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Did Sister Bai agree? Sister Bai, you are so kind. You don't know that my sister caught a polar bear in the mountains a few days ago."
"Sister, can you help control the white bear? Can you make the white bear always listen to me from now on?"
Bai Jing raised her eyebrows and looked at Qi Mengyao: "Second Miss Qi, you don't know that I can control a white bear at a time."
"But I can't make it obey you, unless it's some small animal, then I can succeed."
Qi Mengyao curled her lips and said, "Why can small animals succeed but big animals can't? Sister Bai doesn't want to die, right?"
Bai Jing glanced at Qi Mengyao and was about to speak when she heard Bai Zhen speak: "Second Miss Qi, you don't know that although we can tame beasts, we also need to build relationships with them in advance."
"It's not something that can be done in a moment. A white bear is indeed a bit difficult. It just so happens that the three of us sisters are planning to open a zoo."
"Train some cute animals and sell them to the ladies as pets, like this squirrel I have with me. Songsong, come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, a small squirrel head popped out from Bai Zhen's neck. Those people thought it was a scarf, but they didn't expect it to be a living creature.
Just now, a few young ladies were secretly laughing at this prodigal girl for wearing a scarf in such a hot day. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a cute little animal.
Bai Zhen looked at the little squirrel and said, "Songsong, greet the ladies."
The ladies looked at the cute squirrel and for a moment forgot about the white bear. They saw the little squirrel actually folded its front paws to greet the ladies.
Everyone was amazed, and one of them even said, "Besides the meeting ceremony, what else can she do? She's so cute."
This squirrel is white, which is rare to see. Now that I see it is so smart, of course I like it even more: "Songsong, what else can you do?"
Songsong looked at a tree nearby and saw a beautiful flower on it. He quickly climbed up the tree, picked the flower and placed it in front of Bai Zhen.
She chirped and chirped, obviously wanting to give the flower to Bai Zhen. This action made the young ladies sigh and they couldn't help but look at Bai Zhen.
"You are Miss Bai Er, right? When will your zoo open? What animals are there? Are they all the same as the squirrel in front of you?"
"Can they understand human language? Can we command them?"
Bai Zhen nodded: "Yes, the animals we sell have all been trained by us. They are very smart and can understand their owners' orders."
"There are a wide variety of species, except for large animals like tigers, wolves and bears. There are rabbits, squirrels, puppies, kittens, snakes, etc...."
Miss Qi was depressed, but still had some hope: "Sister Bai, I still want to see if you can control the white bear on the spot?"
Bai Jing looked at Miss Qi's request and suddenly understood something. These people were testing whether the Bai family's beast taming skills were really useful.
If it is useful, it will probably attract covetousness from many parties. However, now that it has come to this, there is nothing that can be done about it.
Besides, they are not the ones without backing. Looking at Xiaoman who was having an awkward conversation with the ladies above, Bai Jing suddenly laughed.
"Since Miss Qi wants to see it, it's not impossible, but I have something to say in advance. This scene controls a white bear."
"My ability is good, but I can't control time!"
Second Miss Qi snorted in her heart. During the assassination, some people saw her controlling a group of large animals such as tigers and wolves with their own eyes. Now she is still pretending.
But with this excuse, it's okay. Although the second Miss Qi and the eldest Miss Qi are sisters, they are not born of the same mother. In fact, they should be cousins.
Today, a grand coming-of-age ceremony was prepared for Miss Qi. Miss Qi II had already been feeling somewhat dissatisfied, not to mention that the white bear had been tampered with by someone.
The purpose is to disrupt the eldest Miss Qi's coming-of-age ceremony today, so that she will feel more comfortable, the second Miss Qi thought to herself.
On the surface, she was very happy: "Don't worry, Sister Bai. This white bear won't cause much damage. After all, today is my eldest sister's coming-of-age ceremony!"
Having said that, when Bai Jing saw Bai Xiong, her eyes widened and she looked at the people from the Qi family strangely.
They actually drugged the big white bear, and it was a very powerful drug. Once the white bear in the cage was released, it would definitely lose its mind.
It rushed out to attack people, and she had no time to control the big white bear in such a short time. Bai Jing began to wonder if she had fallen into someone's trap today.
Xiaoman on the high platform also saw this scene and couldn't help but smile. She glanced at Madam Qi beside her and said, "Madam Qi wants to give Miss Qi an unforgettable coming-of-age ceremony."
Madam Qi was still a little confused and looked at Xiaoman: "What does the county lady mean by this?"
Xiaoman just smiled and said, "You'll know if you keep reading. This polar bear is no ordinary one."
Madam Qi was also a shrewd person. When she heard this, she immediately felt something was wrong. However, the people below had already started, and the white bear's cage was directly opened.
When opening the cage, Bai Jing discovered that everyone had already left the pavilion, leaving only the three sisters of the Bai family inside.