Chu Jihan walked among the crowd, surrounded by officials of all sizes in Xingyuan Mansion, as well as some local celebrities. He was out of tune with the people around him because he was too young.
That's right. The people invited by the Su family are either officials in their thirties or forties, or married ladies. There are no young men or women, so there is only a symbolic row of flower pots and screens between the men's and women's seats. No need to stand.
However, Chu Jihan was a little desperate at the moment. His hearing had always been his pride, and he could clearly hear the conversations of people nearby.
But what's the use of hearing it? When so many officials gather together, they don't talk about official matters or personal matters. Some officials talk about who wrote a certain poem and how good it is, and another group talks about the girl from Yihong Pavilion.
Thanks, he didn't want to know.
At this time, the music sounded and the ceremony finally began.
Chu Jihan's position was very forward, which was specially arranged by his aunt. She probably thought that he was coveting the girl by following her.
It's really touching that someone like his aunt, who is so strict with rules, can do this for him.
Unfortunately, it was of no use. This arrangement only allowed him to hear the out-of-pitched music more clearly. It was probably because the quality of the instruments at the border was of poor quality.
Then he heard Mr. Su, whom everyone said, come forward and say a few polite words. Chu Jihan looked at Mr. Su San carefully for a while, trying to make sure whether they were the group of people he met on the road.
Unfortunately, the Su family was traveling in a low-key manner at that time, and he only saw it from a distance once, and now he is not sure if it was him.
However, he clearly remembered that the Su family in Xingyuan Mansion only had a middle-aged master like Mr. Su San, and he had not heard of other masters from the Su family coming to Xingyuan. He was the only person he met who was inseparable from him.
Chu Jihan just looked at it casually and didn't think more. He was not going to spend too much time on Mr. Su San. He came here to check for private tea at the border. This man who was born in a prince's palace and had a bright future would not know how to do it. Let yourself get involved in something like this
Chu Jihan guessed that those who were really related to private tea were those local officials who came from poor families, had few promotion opportunities and were greedy for money.
While he was thinking wildly, Mr. Su San had already finished speaking, and a woman dressed in fresh clothes and shoes walked out. The goose-yellow clothes made her fair-skinned and her appearance extraordinary.
The courtyard fell silent instantly, only the music was still playing, and the somewhat flawed music instantly turned into fairy music in Chu Jihan's ears.
Su Ningxin stepped forward, stood upright in front of the guests, bowed to the spectators, and said, "My dear daughter, I would like to thank you all for coming all the way."
Chu Jihan stared blankly, and suddenly heard Su Ningxin continue to say,
[Since I came out so late, why did they wake me up so early? Yaoshouyou.]
Chu Jihan came to his senses instantly. Is it appropriate to say this in such a formal occasion? !
However, when he felt that the guests must be talking about it, there was no movement around him. He looked around and saw no one with any strange expression.
Chu Jihan was so shocked that his jaw dropped. Could it be that the Marquis Xuanning Mansion was already so powerful? To make others afraid to this extent
While Chu Jihan looked confused, the ceremony of hairdressing was still going on. Su Ningxin had gone back and knelt on the hairdresser's seat, while Su Jiaxin, the admirer, was combing her hair behind her.
Su Jiaxin was also accustomed to being served by maids since she was a child. She was obviously not good at combing her hair, and her hair was visibly pulled by her several times.
But Su Ningxin's determination was not just talk, her smiling expression did not change even after being pulled into this state.
(End of chapter)