After Bai Yueguang was reborn, the regent became black

Chapter 20 Old Friend (Revised)

Gu Yunxi looked at Lin Yiyao and Yao Yurou who were walking in front of her, and sneered in her heart.With such a stark contrast, Yao Yurou was convinced that Lin Yiyao was stupid and couldn't see it.

Yao Yurou knew that with Lin Yiyao's personality, she would definitely dress up to attend today.Yao Yurou looks cold, not as gorgeous as Lin Yiyao, and she may not be able to match under the costumes.

So she went in the opposite direction. Although she was well-dressed, her attire was extremely simple, which instead highlighted her elegant temperament like a snow lotus.Among the gorgeously dressed noble ladies, she instantly stood out and caught everyone's attention, making all the noble ladies present become her foils.

Yao Yurou is really smart to use her strengths to cover up her weaknesses.

Several people from Shangshu's mansion left with the prime minister's mother and daughter, and the men at the gate of the mansion slowly came back to their senses.

"Miss Yao really deserves to be the number one beauty in the capital. With such a simple dress, she can overwhelm everyone." Young Master Wu Yu said, looking at Yao Yurou's back in a daze.

"Miss Yao's beauty is truly unique." The admiration in Li Yanjun's eyes was already evident.

Sun Cai looked at Li Yanjun, and the contempt flashed in his eyes.No one in the entire capital knew that Li Yanjun fell in love with Yao Yurou, the prime minister's daughter, and even the matchmaker came to the door twice, but the prime minister's residence didn't agree.

It is obvious that he looks down on his family status in the Marquis of Anyang, and I am afraid that he has already planned in his heart.It was only a fool like him who couldn't understand, and his infatuation with Yao Yurou remained unchanged.

Now that he sees the woman he likes, he has completely forgotten what he said before, not to discuss a woman's appearance in public.

Sun Youcai has a different opinion from the two of them. Lin Yiyao and Yao Yurou are indeed beautiful, but they are not people he can climb up to.He noticed the woman behind the two of them with her head slightly lowered. She was dressed plainly and obviously didn't want to attract everyone's attention.

But for a moment when she looked sideways slightly, Sun Youcai still saw that glowing face, even without makeup, it was still unforgettable.

Sun Youcai lingers in the flowers every day, and his vision is naturally quite vicious, and he has a faint expectation in his heart. The appearance of her dress must be overwhelming, and no one can match it!
This time the banquet was held in the garden of Taifu's mansion. Gu Yunxi followed the old lady through a round arched door, and there was a huge lotus pond in front of her eyes.

There are no withered and yellow lotus leaves in the lotus pond, only pieces of connected emerald green, and occasionally you can see a touch of red in the green of the pond.

In the center of the lotus pond is a water pavilion surrounded by light gauze curtains, and the clear tulle flutters with the wind.The Eight Immortals tables are placed on both sides of the water pavilion, which is the place where the banquet will be held.

The concubine selection banquet this time was extremely lively, and almost all the dignitaries in the capital were present.

Banquets have always been a way for men and women to get acquainted, although this time the flower viewing banquet was organized for the Prince Regent to choose a concubine.But there are also many wives who take the opportunity to give their children a visit, so the requirements for male and female defense are not so strict.

At this time, the garden was very lively, young men and women gathered together to recite poems, play and throw pots, laughing and laughing endlessly.

Gu Yunxi followed the old lady to the waterside pavilion. There were already many ladies and wives sitting inside, chatting and laughing constantly.

"I guessed that you would come." An old lady with gray hair and walking on crutches walked over, holding the old lady's hand, tears flickering in her eyes.

"I haven't seen you in seven years, why are you still using crutches?" The old lady looked at her old friend and asked.

"I'm getting old, I can't accept my old age." Mrs. Xue said with a cane in one hand and a handkerchief in the other, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"This is Mrs. Xue from Jing'anbo Mansion." The old lady introduced to Gu Yunxi and the others.

"Meet Mrs. Xue." The sisters saluted.

"You are still blessed, and now your children and grandchildren are around your knees." Mrs. Xue said with emotion.

Mrs. Xue's only son, Xue Ming, is a general, and also the most capable general under Shen Zhi's father.

11 years ago, Shen Zhi's father, a brave general, ordered Xue Ming to order [-] troops to attack the enemy at night.Unexpectedly, the information was wrong, and against the enemy's treacherous scheme, one hundred thousand soldiers were shrouded in horse leather, and they never returned.
Mrs. Xue sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man, and her health was deteriorating. If she didn't have a granddaughter, she might have passed away early.

"Shi'an, come and meet Mrs. Lin." Mrs. Xue said to the young woman behind her.

The woman is wearing a light green veil dress, her long hair is tied up in a flowing bun, and she wears a begonia bead flower on her temple.Ruby earrings were worn beside her ears, which made her skin like snow even more.On the round face, the eyebrows are swept away, the beautiful eyes are looking forward, and the red lips are as bright as cherries.

"Old lady Lin is well." Xue Shi'an stepped forward to salute, his eyes fell on the woman behind old lady Lin.

Gu Yunxi did not avoid Xue Shi'an's scrutiny, but raised her head slightly and smiled back.

It has been almost five years since she was imprisoned by Yao Tong, and she has not seen Shi An. The little carrot head who used to always run behind her has grown into a slim girl now.

Based on Lin Xi's age, she is now a month younger than Xue Shi'an.

"Shi'an is really getting more and more beautiful." The old lady took Gu Yunxi and Xue Shi'an's hand and said, "You are about the same age, so you can be a companion."

Standing aside, Lin Ansheng couldn't help but complain that the old lady was partial.They are all concubines, but she only plans for Gu Yunxi.Looking at Lin Yanwan's indifferent look beside him, he gave her a hard look.

Lin Yanwan didn't know how he had offended Third Sister, so she lowered her head in anxiety.

On the other hand, Lin Yiyao had a calm expression on her face, without any dissatisfaction.She didn't care about an orphan girl from the Jing'an uncle's mansion, anyway, Gu Yunxi won't be able to be proud for long!
"Which lady from the mansion is this? Why haven't I seen it before?" Several ladies who were sitting and drinking tea took the opportunity to inquire.

"This is the second lady of my Shangshu Mansion. She has been accompanying my old lady to pay respects to the Buddha for seven years, so she has never seen her before." The old lady said with a smile.

"It's really filial." The smiles on the faces of the ladies froze, and they said in embarrassing words.

The concubine's daughter of Shangshu's mansion is also qualified to be the wife of an ordinary official's son.But how can a concubine who grew up in a temple and has no formal education be able to take on the duties of the wife of the wife!
Marrying a wife and a virtuous man, a qualified wife is especially important in a big family, and one cannot just look at one's background.

After the old lady introduced Gu Yunxi, the ladies present were obviously not interested.

There was only one woman in a purple satin dress with a golden hairpin on her head, her enthusiastic face remained unchanged, she looked up and down and said, "Second miss, it's really a sign to be born."

"This is Mrs. Qi, the wife of Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs," the old lady introduced.

"Madam Qi is well." Gu Yunxi saluted.

Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Officials, belongs to the fifth rank, and is a subordinate of Lin Xi's father, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, so he is very happy to make this relative.

"Oh, the more I look at it, the more I like it. It's better to be a daughter. It's not like my ineffective son who stays away all day." Madam Qi took Gu Yunxi's hand and praised.

"The one in the long ink-and-ink gown with the folding fan in his hand is my ineffective youngest son." Mrs. Qi continued.

Standing under a dense tung tree with his friends, the man is tall and straight, with a smile on his face, and the folding fan in his hand is gently flapping. He looks like a young talent.

The old lady nodded in satisfaction: "Young master is handsome and talented, Mrs. Qi is too modest."

Seeing that the old lady was satisfied, Mrs. Qi smiled even wider. "No matter how good my son is, you see that I don't even have anyone to accompany me. I really envy the old lady."

"Okay, you young people like to be lively, so you don't need to stay here to accompany us two old ladies." Mrs. Xue said with a smile, interrupting Mrs. Qi's eloquent speech.

"Yes." The sisters bowed and retreated.

Although Mrs. Qi wanted to persuade them to stay, seeing that Mrs. Lin had no intention of continuing the conversation, she could only smile and watch them leave.

(End of this chapter)