The venue for the Qianjin Banquet is inside Boya Pavilion, which covers a vast area and its architectural style still retains the layout of a courtyard garden. The courtyard in the backyard is very beautifully renovated, with pavilions, new towers, rockery, lakes, exotic flowers and plants, which are indescribably exquisite.
Although it is not as mysterious and wealthy as Shan De Manor, it is unmatched in terms of elegance. It is also quite famous in Boya Xuan in the capital. Although Boya Xuan is open for business, the back garden of Boya Xuan is not easily open to the public. Only the invited guests at the Thousand Gold Banquet held every three years can see the elegance of the back garden of Boya Xuan.
Speaking of this, we have to mention the owner of Boya Xuan.
The owner of Boya Xuan is a remarkable woman. She and Mo Gong's wife Ren Yuqian are known as the "two most stunning beauties in the capital". This name does not only refer to their looks, but is also a recognition of their talents, character and virtues. Therefore, the banquet worth a thousand gold coins hosted by her was also recognized by many people.
It’s a pity that after Ren Yuqian gave birth to Mo Yunyao, the only daughter with Mr. Mo, she became bedridden and died young. The so-called "beautiful and stunning girl" was left alone. As time passed, she faded and her reputation was no longer as good as before.
Only the old people are left, and the occasional sigh.
Around nine o'clock in the morning, the invited daughters of rich families had already arrived one after another. In order to express their importance of the banquet, everyone dressed up in their best clothes, put on carefully selected clothes, put on their most precious accessories, put on exquisite makeup, and competed with each other in beauty, striving to stand out at the banquet.
The most outstanding among them are Lin Yingxin and Xia Ruya.
Lin Yingxin looked at Xia Ruya imperceptibly, with a gentle and graceful smile: "Ruya, you are so beautiful today. The beauties in this garden are not half as beautiful as you."
Xia Ruya was wearing a white flowered dress with a flower belt tied around her waist, which made her waist look slender and perfect, and her skirt flowed gently behind her.
The weather in October was already very cool. Xia Ruya was wearing a rose-red shawl with layers of gorgeous roses setting off her delicate and fair face. The sharp contrast between red and white was like a red plum blossom blooming in the snow. The more gorgeous it was like a blazing flame, the more it showed her pure and innocent appearance.
Even she had to admit that Xia Ruya was very good-looking and knew how to dress up. More importantly...
She couldn't help but stare at the full set of pigeon blood ruby jewelry on her body. The dazzling red like a blazing flame made her feel a little jealous. In contrast, she was dressed elegantly and gracefully. In fact, she just didn't have any better jewelry to show off.
Xia Ruya also smiled and said, "You are the one who is as beautiful as a fairy who is not in touch with the world. Look over there, there are many people watching you secretly."
Lin Yingxin was dressed in Tang Dynasty palace dress, without too many pendants on her body. The pink strapless Confucian skirt outlined her graceful figure, and she wore a light green hookah shirt on the outside. The hookah shirt was as thin as a cicada's wing, just like a wisp of green smoke covering the lake in the morning mist.
From a distance, she looks slender, graceful and elegant, like a fairy walking on clouds.
"We are standing together, how do you know that I am looking at me and not you?" Lin Yingxin joked deliberately, but her eyes subconsciously followed Xia Ruya's gaze. Sure enough, she saw several women who participated in the Qianjin Banquet. They looked at her from time to time. The vague discomfort in her heart also disappeared.
Although Xia Ruya is beautiful, she is not inferior in any way.
Xia Ruya laughed, "If they don't look at you, who else can they look at? You are a famous talented woman in the whole capital. All the young ladies here admire you very much. What's more, you are the judge of this Young Lady Banquet. Everyone is thinking about how to curry favor with you."
In such occasions, no matter how beautifully she dressed, people would only look at her twice. Unlike Lin Yingxin, this was her second time attending the Qianjin Banquet. She was well-known in the capital for her talent, beauty, and virtue, so she was naturally more eye-catching.
Lin Yingxin pretended to be angry and said, "Who among the young ladies who came to attend the Qianjin Banquet doesn't want to stand out at the banquet? Compared to a judge like me, you are so beautiful and outstanding that you can be considered a strong opponent for them. You are the target of everyone's attention. Be careful or they will challenge you to a duel."
Although she said this, Lin Ying didn't quite agree in her heart. She was a talented woman in Beijing, famous for her reputation, talent and beauty. What about Xia Ruya? Although she was prettier and had a good family background, in terms of reputation, she had been branded as "ungrateful", "ungrateful", "evil-hearted" and so on. She could never be compared with her.
At the banquet, she was still the focus of attention.
Xia Ruya quickly shook her head and said, "I'm not good at fighting. I just thought the banquet was interesting, so I came here to join in the fun. How can I compare to the talents of these invited young ladies? Please don't hurt me."
She really had no intention of competing with others in martial arts at the banquet. As the heir of the Li family in Gangcheng, she would never compete with these women who were not presentable and only wanted to get married.
Only someone as unpresentable as Wen Xinya could do such a thing.
Lin Yingxin was about to say something else, but Xia Ruya changed the subject. She stretched her neck and looked around and said, "It's already past half past nine, and Wen Xinya hasn't come yet."
Wen Xinya is the protagonist of today's banquet. If she doesn't come, the show will not go on well.
Lin Yingxin suppressed her jealousy towards Xia Ruya. Her real enemy today was Wen Xinya: "She won't not come, will she? Although we have designed a plan to make Wen Xinya agree to attend the Qianjin Banquet and accept the invitation, if she doesn't want to come, she can just claim to be sick!"
She had worked so hard to plot against Wen Xinya, hoping to outdo her at the Qianjin Banquet and gain fame for her talent. If Wen Xinya did not attend, Xia Ruya could take advantage of the fact that Wen Xinya did not dare to come to the Qianjin Banquet and attack her. By then, Wen Xinya's reputation would be ruined, and Xia Ruya would still be able to achieve her goal. On the other hand, she had tried every possible means but could not achieve the desired result, which was truly a waste of time.
Xia Ruya smiled, with a red plum blossom-like beauty: "Don't worry, Wen Xinya will definitely come. Although Wen Xinya is a person who wants fame and fortune, she is not competitive. Although such a person is not easy to deal with, if you find her weakness, it will be easy to collapse."
Mo Gong is her weakness.
Wen Xinya is a hard-core person and naturally will not tolerate anyone using her reputation to implicate Mr. Mo. Even if their actions will not cause any harm to Mr. Mo, she will not allow it.
Of course, more importantly, Wen Xinya is cautious. She and Lin Yingxin used Mo Gong as a scapegoat in order to plot against Wen Xinya. Wen Xinya will definitely be suspicious. She has already set her sights on Mo Gong. Even if it is to test her thoughts and her true intentions, she will not ignore Qianjinyan.