General Yan's Mansion invited ladies from all mansions to attend a flower-viewing banquet.
The ladies who received the invitations had no excuses to refuse. First, the families invited accounted for most of the families in Dafeng City. Second, the families invited by the general's mansion had no relationship with the family's official positions. Instead, they were invited in order according to the invitations received by the general's wife.
These two points were specifically stated by the servant who delivered the post.
The whole city of Dafeng was in turmoil because of the post from the general's wife. Those who didn't receive the post were inevitably worried. Would we be the first to make enemies with the general's wife? Those who received the post were equally worried. Others couldn't do anything to the general's wife. Would those of us who were invited by the general's wife become thorns in the eyes of those who didn't go
This was Wei Yang's first banquet in Liuzhou. It was also the first time that the Emperor's aunt appeared as the general's wife, so it was naturally very important.
The first thing Li Ma Ma did was to decorate the garden. Chrysanthemums were brought in from all over the country, one by one, and were brought into the general's mansion. There were rare varieties that were carefully cultivated, and there were also common chrysanthemums from the mountains.
There are many varieties and even more colors, all piled up in the yard. In this rough stone house yard, it is particularly different.
All kinds of colorful chrysanthemums appeared in front of everyone. There were yellow, white, purple, and red... red like fire, yellow like gold, white like clouds, and pink like clouds. For a moment, the bright and dazzling chrysanthemums swaying in various shapes made the whole yard lively.
All the guests who entered the courtyard where the general lived temporarily were amazed. It was not like they had seen chrysanthemums before, but this was the first time they had seen so many.
Many families who have held chrysanthemum banquets would deliberately select the varieties carefully, either because of the beautiful flower shape or the rarity of the variety. But the wife of this general's mansion didn't care about this. It seemed that any chrysanthemum in her yard could be accepted.
"Sister, look, why are the flowers in her yard placed so unruly?"
A woman of twenty-nine and another woman of twenty-eight were walking hand in hand in the garden.
The oldest one was called Chen Xiu, and she wore a red jacket embroidered with peony patterns, and a red cape with white fox fur trim. She had a pretty face and a calm expression, and her skirt was visible when she walked, and her jewelry was inaudible.
The young one is called Chen Ya, she is wearing a rose-red jacket with bamboo leaf embroidery and a bamboo leaf green cloak with black fox fur edges. She is very pretty, with big watery eyes that make her look lively and clever.
These two sisters are from the Chen family in Dafeng City. The Chen family is a prominent family in Dafeng City. However, Chen Xiu and Chen Ya were unlucky and were not born into the main branch, but into the side branch.
They come from a wealthy family with a profound background because their grandfather is experienced and has a rich family business.
No matter how well off their family was, it couldn't cover up the embarrassment of their side branch. Not to mention that their annual contribution to the clan was obviously the greatest, but they received the least respect.
Chen Xiu looked over and saw that it was indeed the most common hydrangea next to a pot of snow-beaded red plums. And the crab claws were surrounding Lu Yun.
"Is that a bristle duster?" Chen Xiu looked at the pot of flowers crowded together with a bunch of straw daisies with some disbelief. The bristle duster is sandalwood in color, and its petals are thin and silky, either upright or floating, and look furry. Chen Xiu had seen it in her grandfather's study, so she was deeply impressed.