No matter what kind of turmoil arises in the Ding capital, or the undercurrent is turbulent, the appearance always looks peaceful. The annual chrysanthemum banquet is also approaching. Since the examination of Guangwen Hall happens to be separated from the chrysanthemum banquet soon, it will be put together this year.
Different from previous years, in this way, the verification has become a feast for the noble family in the public.
Early in the morning, Old Shen Furen sent her eldest girl, Xi’er, to the West Courtyard, saying that she had invited a tailor to come to the chrysanthemum banquet and asked Shen Miao to pick it out.
Shen Miao nodded and said yes.
In the past inspections, Shen Miao would wear whatever she wanted, because she only had her tail off, and if she wore it conspicuously, it would attract people to laugh at her. Now that the examination and chrysanthemum banquet are together, it is impossible to justify without making clothes.
At the chrysanthemum banquet, all the officials and wives were there, and most of them came to see their daughters-in-law. Therefore, anyone who has a daughter's family will dress up to attend, and only hope that the dress will become more and more beautiful. Although the old lady Shen was not used to the big room, she still had to do it for face. Besides, as Old Madam Shen, she only cared about her own interests, if she could exchange Shen Miao for a helpful marriage, it would not be too bad to sell her.
Bai Lu seemed a little happy and accompanied Shen Miao to Rong Jingtang and said, "I didn't expect that the chrysanthemum banquet would arrive so soon. Isn't the young lady like the chrysanthemum banquet the most, there will be a chance to enjoy the flowers at that time."
Shen Miao liked the chrysanthemum banquet, but it was not for viewing the flowers. Whenever such banquets are held, she is always left alone. Of course, Shen Yue and Shen Qing contributed to the flames, and her own temperament is also stupid and dull. Without knowing it.
She liked the chrysanthemum banquet, but it was because of Fu Xiu Yi.
At the chrysanthemum banquet a year ago, Fu Xiu Yi was also present. That day, she was mocked and isolated again. The chrysanthemum garden was full of purple and bright red, and everyone looked for the reddest and brightest. She walked to the corner by herself, but saw a pot of white chrysanthemum in the distance.
Things like white chrysanthemums are probably used for funerals, so they are naturally unpleasant, and the chrysanthemums are really miserable when they bloom. The petals are somewhat withered, and I don't know whether it was hit by the rain or the wind, and they stand alone in the corner, and no one pays attention.
Probably because of feeling pity for each other, Shen Miao only felt that she was the same as that chrysanthemum. Lonely and pitiful no one saw. Just when I was sighing and sighing in my heart, I saw a man in a Chinese costume walking in front of the chrysanthemum.
He stretched out his hand to hold the flower branch and stroked the petals with his hand. The people around him asked him, "Ninth brother, this flower is so miserable, what's so beautiful?"
The man in Chinese clothes smiled: "Pity it is weak and helpless, pitiful."
It was this sentence "pity it being weak and helpless" that made Shen Miao have a good impression of the man. When the man turned around, he was even more fascinated by his handsome appearance.
Later, Shen Miao learned from the mouths of the female relatives that it was His Majesty's current Ninth Prince Ding Wang Fu Xiu Yi.
Maybe it was always unreasonable to fall in love with someone when she was young, but Fu Xiu Yi's words were clearly referring to chrysanthemums, but she felt that she felt the same way. She thought that if such a gentle person married him, he would pity her like a lonely flower.
It's a pity she still wants to go wrong after all. Fu Xiu Yi cherished the delicate flowers, the world, and Madam Mei, but it was a pity that he never sympathized with her. For everything she paid, in his opinion, it was based on his wife's "responsibility". Those days when they treated each other like guests were nothing more than a scene that Fu Xiu Yi had to endure and hate to act with her.
He didn't pity the chrysanthemum either, but he just mentioned it casually, and she took it seriously.
"Girl?" Unknowingly, she was intrigued, but she didn't realize that she had reached the door of Rongjingtang. Bai Lu hurriedly reminded and Shen Miao followed Xi'er and walked in.
Shen Yuanbai was not here today, and the old lady Shen was wearing a blue and white splendid long-buttoned shirt. She was in such a rare age, but she still wore such a fresh blue color, which made her face look like a ghost. But she herself was unaware.
Shen Yue and Shen Qing were both standing beside their mothers, and there were two concubine daughters in the second room, but Ren Wanyun herself was too strong and domineering, such a banquet, naturally, concubine daughters were not allowed to go out to steal the limelight. As for the third room, apart from Chen Rouqiu's wife, Shen Wan only had one family room, not to mention any concubine sons and daughters.
As a result, only the daughters of each room got the post to participate in the flower banquet.
Shen Miao greeted Old Shen Furen to be safe, Ren Wan Yun looked at Shen Miao and said with a smile, “Little Wu is here, come and pick the fabric. After a while, I will ask Liniang to make it for you.”
Shen Qing smiled and said: "Second sister and I have already chosen, we are waiting for you to choose."
It was clearly Xi'er who came late, but it seemed that she was not hers anymore, leaving a group of people to stay in Rongjingtang. Shen Miao was too lazy to bother with her and just walked to the soft couch with the cloth spread out on her own.
Liniang was a middle-aged woman in her thirties. Every year, the new clothes up and down the Shen residence were cut and bought from her shop. When she was young, she learned some embroidery skills from the female officials in the palace, and she made clothes very beautiful.
There were five or six pieces of cloth spread out in front of them, one in the color of begonia and one in smoky pink had already been selected to the side and picked out, but they were picked out. Don't mention it, it must be Shen Qing and Shen Yue.
The scene of the past life is vividly remembered. On the day of the chrysanthemum banquet, Shen Qing wore a begonia-colored flower-sprinkling cloud dress, which looked warm and generous, and made a person more delicate than a flower. And Shen Yue's bright pink embroidered white pear flower satin lily thin jacket dress is even more delicate and pure. And she was wearing a bright yellow dress, with the golden collar and jewelry given by the old lady Shen, it seemed like a joke and she didn't know it.
And the bright yellow fabric was chosen at the instigation of the aunt and sister of the camera.
Shen Yue said with a smile: "The fifth sister has a fair skin, why don't you choose those bright yellow clothes, besides, she can still look lively and cute, which is really suitable."
Shen Qing also nodded again and again: "Yes, looking at the rest of the material horizontally and vertically, it seems that the bright yellow color is more suitable for Fifth Younger Sister."
The corner of Chen Rou Qiu's mouth was smiling, but she did not speak. There was a hint of sarcasm in Ren Wan Yun's eyes.
Shen Miao would not pick out clothes.
Mrs. Shen is not in the house all the year round, and the mother is not there, so the child will inevitably lose many advantages. The rest of the Shen residence are all scheming, so how can they really teach the little girl to match? So if things go on like this, Shen Miao will only follow Shen Qing and Shen Yue, and Shen Miao will pick whatever they say.
For example, the bright yellow material matched her complexion, but it looked too childish and cheap. In addition to those golden jewelry, she looks like the daughter of a landlord's family.
Gu Yu wanted to persuade her to throw away those jewelry, but she was still stubborn and rushed to lose face.
It's ridiculous.