Xia Ruya and Lin Yingxin sat together in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The stone table was filled with snacks, fruits, and various types of dried fruits. The pavilion was very large, with elegant seats for playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and tea art, which looked very elegant.
The Lakeside Pavilion is located in the center of Boya Pavilion. Sitting in the Lakeside Pavilion, you can see a century-old osmanthus tree in the distance. In the golden autumn of October, the laurel is fragrant, and golden flower buds are blooming on the old osmanthus tree with lush green branches and leaves. The fragrance of the flowers is light, full of sweet and refreshing floral fragrance, which makes people can't help but feel intoxicated.
Lin Yingxin looked at Xia Ruya: "This is your first time at Boyaxuan, right? Why don't you go shopping with those rich ladies? You should know that Boyaxuan is not open all the time. If you miss the opportunity, you will have to wait another three years."
Lin Yingxin's gaze fell on the young ladies in the garden who were walking in groups of three or five. Perhaps they were very interested in the long-famous Boya Xuan. They were wandering around the garden, and from time to time they gathered together to appreciate and chat, creating a lively scene.
This is how you should behave when you come here for the first time.
Xia Ruya lowered her eyes, picked up the jasmine tea in front of her, and drank it slowly and leisurely: "Those young ladies probably don't know that the whole garden can be seen from the pavilion in the middle of the lake."
The scenery of the flower garden behind Boyaxuan is indeed unique, but after coming here so often and seeing it so many times, it seems quite ordinary and there is nothing worth seeing.
Lin Yingxin couldn't help but look at Xia Ruya inquiringly. When it came to Boya Xuan, she always felt that Xia Ruya's attitude was quite strange, but she couldn't figure out why.
Xia Ruya slowly raised her head and met Xia Ruya's inquiring eyes. She smiled and said, "If you want to visit the garden, you will have plenty of opportunities later."
Lin Yingxin turned away her eyes: "That's right!"
The two of them had been at odds with each other to begin with, and suddenly they stopped talking, and the atmosphere became a little weird.
At this time, Xia Ruya suddenly said: "Look, over there!"
Lin Yingxin followed Xia Ruya's gaze and said in surprise: "It's Ye Feiyu, why is she here!"
She had never heard that Ye Feiyu would come to attend the Thousand Gold Banquet. As far as she knew, Ye Feiyu had not received an invitation from Boya Xuan. Moreover, according to Ye Feiyu's personality, she looked down on the Thousand Gold Banquet. How could she possibly come here
Xia Ruya curled her eyes slightly: "I heard that Ye Feiyu seems to be good friends with Wen Xinya! The Ye family is a well-known scholarly family in the capital. Their high status and great reputation are beyond the reach of others. It would be easy for the Ye family to get an invitation to the Qianjin Banquet."
The girls in the Ye family are all quite talented, and Ye Feiyu is no exception. Although Ye Feiyu looks down on the Thousand Gold Banquet, she can't resist the fact that Wen Xinya wants to attend the Thousand Gold Banquet. Ye Feiyu and Lin Yingxin have quite a few conflicts. She must be clear about Lin Yingxin's character and knows her plan to invite Wen Xinya to the Thousand Gold Banquet. So she is worried about her good friend and comes to attend the Thousand Gold Banquet specially.
Lin Yingxin's face was not looking good. Although Xia Ruya didn't say anything, she knew what Xia Ruya said secretly and felt a little angry. "I didn't think of this for a while. Feifei is my cousin. I have always known that she is quite willful and impatient. Even my uncle is quite troubled. She didn't care about what Wen Yuya told her and came to the Qianjin Banquet without caring about anything."
Such nice words only mean that Ye Feiyu is willful and ignorant, and Wen Xinya is using Ye Feiyu with ulterior motives.
Xia Ruya was an expert at this kind of trick, so she didn't take her words seriously: "Since Ye Feiyu is here, Wen Xinya will definitely come."
It was already nine fifty, and all the young ladies who came to attend the banquet had arrived, except Wen Xinya. Although she was sure that Wen Xinya would come, she was still nervous because Wen Xinya never played by the rules and often acted unexpectedly. She didn't know what tricks she would play.
Lin Yingxin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "As long as Wen Xinya comes, our plan can be implemented smoothly."
Xia Ruya put down the teacup in her hand, smiled faintly and said nothing.
The weather in October was already very cold. Lin Yingxin wore few clothes. Although she had put a heating pad on her abdomen, she still felt a little thin and cold. "By the way, why didn't I see Yan Menglu? I remember you asked me to invite her before."
She was not interested in Yan Menglu. Although she liked to make friends with noble ladies, no matter how noble Yan Menglu was, she was still from the Yan family in Hong Kong, which was out of her reach. Making friends with her would not help her in any way, so she did not take it to heart.
What she cared about was that Yan Menglu, like them, wanted to deal with Wen Xinya.
When mentioning Yan Menglu, Xia Ruya's eyes flashed with a wet and cold look. She smiled faintly and said, "She is feeling a little unwell, so she won't be coming to the Qianjin Banquet today."
Ever since the last conflict with Wen Xinya at school, Yan Menglu seemed like a different person. She was no longer as self-righteous or arrogant as before, and she became much more low-key in her behavior.
She quietly discovered that Yan Menglu was secretly investigating matters concerning the Wen family and Mr. Mo.
From then on, she knew what Yan Menglu was thinking. In Yan Menglu's view, she and Wen Xinya did not have much grudge against each other. The reason why she repeatedly provoked Wen Xinya was just because Ji Shihan wanted to accept Wen Xinya as her disciple, which made her jealous and unwilling. Coupled with her instigation, Yan Menglu, a little princess who had been successful since childhood, could not bear it.
However, she learned that Mr. Mo was not easy to mess with, so she naturally became much more cautious. Naturally, she did not want to be an enemy of Wen Xinya. After all, a family like the Yan family had many children, and everyone wanted to step on others to get to the top and gain the love of their elders. If she brought trouble to the family because of herself, no matter how big or small the trouble was, it would have a significant impact on Yan Menglu's status in the Yan family.
Lin Yingxin glanced at her with a half-smile: "It's such a pity that you missed such a grand event."
Everyone knew why Yan Menglu didn't come. Xia Ruya made her feel uncomfortable, so she wanted to make Xia Ruya unhappy.
As the heir of the Gangcheng Li family, Xia Ruya would never let a mean and lowly Lin Yingxin mock her, so she retorted, "Lulu is the little princess of the Gangcheng Li family, and is doted on by the elders. She has seen all kinds of grand events. Maybe she doesn't like the Qianjin Banquet, so she didn't come."
The implication is that only someone as shallow-minded and shallow-minded as Lin Ying would attach so much importance to the Qianjin Banquet, take it seriously, and rely on it to gain fame.
Lin Ying was so angry that her face turned pale, then she laughed out of anger: "Miss Yan has a very broad vision, but it is a banquet for a thousand gold coins, and it also has its own unique features. After the banquet is over, you should explain it to her in detail. After all, Miss Yan has just arrived in Beijing and doesn't know much about Beijing."
The implication is that Yan Menglu has high standards and looks down on the Thousand Gold Banquet. But Xia Ruya, you have a good family background and are very picky, so aren't you also looking forward to attending the Thousand Gold Banquet