Sheng Chong Jinghua: There is room for the legitimate daughter of the miracle doctor

Chapter 57 Qujiang Banquet
Looking at Huo Jiuge who was fully dressed, Dongmei praised: "Miss, she looks really good." However, when she lowered her gaze on Huo Jiuge's head, she looked hesitant.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that she didn't speak, Huo Jiuge thought there was something wrong with his hairstyle.

"No, it's okay." Dongmei said with some hesitation: "It's just that the young lady is a bit too plain. This banquet is rare. The other girls and young ladies have worked hard to dress themselves up. I'm afraid that you will be compared to others. Go down."

Her worries are unnecessary in Huo Jiuge's view. Although the Qujiang Banquet is held once every three years, for herself, it is just an ordinary banquet. Even for others, it is an opportunity that can change their own destiny. But Huo Jiuge didn't take it seriously.

She saw the scenery outside her yard through the carvings on the window. The magnolia tree outside had already grown flowers. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she came back to her senses and opened the layer under her dressing table. In the drawer, I saw a wooden hairpin lying there intact.

She picked up the wooden hairpin and looked at it carefully for a while, then let Qiu Chan insert it into her head.

Qiu Chan was familiar with all Huo Jiuge's jewelry. She didn't remember that there was such a wooden hairpin among her young lady's jewelry. Although it was a wooden hairpin, it had a circle of jade inlaid at the end, and even the end of it was inlaid with jade. The lotus is also carved so lifelike that even Qiu Chan, a maid, can see how valuable this hairpin is.

"Miss, where did this hairpin come from?" she asked while inserting the hairpin into Huo Jiuge's bun.

"This is what I found on my father's memorial tablet when I was confined to the ancestral hall last time." Huo Jiuge initially thought that the appearance of the hairpin was because someone was deliberately pretending to be a ghost behind her back. She first suspected the Qin family, but time It had been so long, and the hairpin had been fine by her side without causing any trouble, which made her feel relieved.

"Then it seems that this hairpin was specially left for you by the general. Otherwise, why would the lady discover it in this ancestral hall that is cleaned every day?" Qiu Chan did not think deeply, looking at the lotus flowers on the hairpin. , wearing it on my own lady is also extremely elegant.

Huo Jiuge smiled faintly: "Maybe."

The origin of this hairpin is not important. What is important is who put it there for her to discover. Huo Jiuge has never believed in tricks such as strange powers and gods to deceive people. She firmly believes that someone must have put this thing there for her to find on purpose. .

Although she didn't know who that person was, her intuition told her that this person had no ill intentions towards her. Maybe it was like what Qiu Chan said. This thing was left to the original owner by the original owner's father, and then she discovered it. .

As usual, Qujiang banquets are held in Qujiang Forest, and this year is no exception.

Qujianglin is located in the south of the capital, covering an area of ​​about a hundred acres. They need to go there by carriage. However, those people in the second room deliberately excluded Huo Jiuge. Naturally, they did not wait for her and only left a carriage for her to go there by herself. .

This was Huo Jiuge's first time attending a banquet alone, and he had never been to the Qujiang Banquet before. They did this deliberately to embarrass her. You must know how much it would cost to go to such a big occasion alone without someone to guide her. There will be some unfamiliarity.

Huo Jiuge came from Jinling again. There were very few people who knew her in the capital. They would leave her aside when the time came. No matter how hard she tried, she could not blend into the circle of the nobles in the capital. She would just look like A clown is generally laughed at.

When Dongmei saw that there was only one carriage left and everyone else had left, she immediately complained: "They are going too far. They just left without even waiting for our lady!"

Facing their abandonment, Huo Jiuge was not that angry. She couldn't ask for this kind of situation. Seeing that Dongmei still wanted to complain, she quickly stopped her and said, "Forget it, since my aunt and cousin have left." , then let’s go by ourselves.”

The carriage was arranged by the Qin family. It looked extremely luxurious. The curtains were hung with embroidered ribbons strung with colorful glass beads. The big red hat on the roof was particularly eye-catching. The bright red brocade curtains and the surrounding embroidery were exquisite and rich. Peony flowers, the whole car looked exquisitely decorated and gorgeous, but when they went in and took a look, they found that the things inside were all old and about to be thrown away, even the seat cushions were soiled and about to fall off.The Qin family always likes to do these face-saving projects. After Huo Jiuge sat down calmly, he began to close his eyes and rest his mind. The Rongguo Duke's mansion was some distance away from the Qujiang Banquet Forest. During this time, she was very angry. Think about what comes next.

They rode the carriage all the way in. Dongmei, who was very curious, opened the curtain and saw that the road was bustling with hawkers of all kinds. At this time, at the end of the long street, they heard the sound of golden horns, the sound of horse hooves shaking the sky, and a crowd of people. The horses galloped forward, rushing towards this side.

Huo Jiuge heard the sound and looked towards the source of the sound. As they approached, a gust of wind blew through them. Huo Jiuge saw that the leader was wearing a black brocade robe, followed by a group of officers and soldiers wearing fish scale armor. It looked like they were Officials who were out on business were returning to Beijing to report on their duties after settling their affairs.

The carriage continued to drive and stopped in front of the garden.

When Huo Jiuge got off the carriage, she saw Qin and Huo Qingshang and Huo Qingwu beside her. They must have just arrived and were now chatting with other ladies.

Next to the lady, there was also a girl of the same age as Huo Qingshang and the others. If Huo Jiuge did not admit his mistake, the lady should be the prime minister's wife and her youngest daughter Jiang Ruoyun.

Mrs. Qin is wearing a crimson gold thin robe, an emerald skirt, and eight golden silk beads on her head. She is already plump, and now she looks even richer when she is dressed like this, and she looks like the mother of the head of the family.

The Prime Minister's wife, Mengshi, was wearing a narrow gold and white butterfly satin coat, a colorful green silk silver rat coat, and a huge pearl bracelet on her hand.

If Huo Jiuge guessed correctly, the pearls in her hand were the South Australian pearls that Qin's mother brought to her when she came to visit relatives. This kind of South Australian pearls is the least produced among pearls, not to mention the largest. So big.

It seems that Qin didn't care about the cost in order to win people's hearts, and since Meng was willing to bring the gift given to her by Qin in front of others, it was natural to show that the relationship between their two families was extraordinary.

The folk customs of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were simple and simple, and children's in-laws always followed the orders of parents and matchmakers, among which family status was the most important. Gatherings like this were often disguised blind dates between aristocratic men and women, and the two ladies were both smart people. , naturally will not miss this opportunity.

Huo Qingshang noticed something, raised his eyes and looked over, and met Huo Jiuge's eyes.

There was a short distance between the two of them. Huo Qingshang looked at her in a violet dress. She had changed from her original pure appearance. Her skin color was already snow-white, and now it was even more so that her skin was as smooth as cream. Her whole body looked like a piece of cake. The beautiful jade looks like it has been soaked in warm water, and its eyes are crystal clear, like stars in the sky, like a spiritual deer in the mountains with no offensive power.

I didn't expect her to come so soon!Huo Qingshang tried his best not to show too many emotions, but the moment Qin saw Huo Jiuge, his expression suddenly changed.

"Hey," after Meng saw the person in the distance, she looked at Qin with a surprised expression and said, "Isn't that the fifth girl of your family? Why are you so beautiful after not seeing her for a few days?"

It had been more than half a month since the meeting at Duke Rong's Mansion. Now when I saw Huo Jiuge appearing in front of people again, he seemed to be a different person compared to before.

(End of this chapter)