Red makeup against the world

Chapter 404 The official meeting
After bending my knees for a long time, my knees felt a little numb when I got up.From the corner of Xu Wanzhen's eyes, she caught a few eyes watching the show, hoping that her footsteps would be unsteady and she would make a fool of herself.

She smiled faintly, stood up calmly, and walked towards Ding Guogong's concubine Miao with light lotus steps.The footsteps are light, but they are not affected at all.

The Dingguo Mansion's status is detached, Miao's daughter-in-law will not make her own decisions, she must have received Li's instruction.Now that she had spoken, everyone closed their eyes and whispered.

Cheng Huixin, the granddaughter of the Marquis of Anping, held her handkerchief tightly, and looked at Xu Wanzhen who walked calmly with hatred.She still remembered that at the Peony Flower Fair, she was just an inconspicuous merchant woman following the sisters of the Tu family, and she was verbally teased by Miss Tang's family.

Although she didn't speak at that time, she looked down on her from the bottom of her heart. What about "seven steps into poetry"?Among the aristocratic women in the capital, they are fighting for blood status.Those with high status will naturally be sought after.With her background, even if she has outstanding talent, she can at most praise her one or two words, and she will become a momentary topic of conversation among the female relatives.

But in the blink of an eye, she became Mrs. Zhuang's adopted daughter.If you talk about it seriously, one is the Duke's Mansion and the other is the Hou Mansion, her status is actually higher than her own.How could this not annoy Cheng Hui, who had always felt superior to others?
Moreover, seeing her again after more than two months, Cheng Huixin felt that she seemed to have been reborn, and she was more refined and outstanding than in "Shu Yuxuan".Obviously there is no change in appearance, but it gives people such a feeling.

How did she know that Xu Wanzhen took the crystallization of "Liquan Qingyuehua", which is rare in a hundred years, it's no wonder that such a treasure of heaven and earth has not changed.

Wu Jiao sat beside Lu Shi, teasing Yuxue's lovely Wu Chao.Concentrating on watching Xu Wanzhen who walked towards Li Shi without haste, she felt that she was not as simple as her mother said.To be able to withstand the strange gazes of the twenty people in the hall and withstand such pressure, her mind must be extraordinary.

Xu Wanzhen didn't forget her main purpose of coming to the summer banquet, besides appearing in the top honor circle, the most important thing is to gain Wu Jiao's trust.But the current situation forced her to show her timidity.

Wu Jiao is a smart person, she must have seen the clues, and she can only make up for it afterwards.

Thinking about it, Xu Wanzhen walked to Miao's side without stopping.Mrs. Miao took her hand and said, "Look, mother, what a person made of jade."

Cao Qinghui helped Xu Wanzhen out of the siege at the peony flower party, recognized her poetic talent, stood up and gave her his seat, and said with a smile: "Sister, sit down quickly, let mother and grandmother take a good look."

Xu Wanzhen thanked her, sat down lightly, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a while, sister Qinghui is even more beautiful."

The wisest way to please a mother is to praise her children.Hearing this, Miao's heart was sweetened, even though she knew it was just a scene, she still smiled happily and said: "You are really a good woman who can talk."

At Xiaoman's place, the Miao family had already given Xu Wanzhen a meeting gift, so they stopped giving it away.Mrs. Li took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and said, "It's just a gadget, Wanzhen, you can play with it."

Xu Wanzhen took it respectfully, feeling speechless.The whole body of this jade bracelet is flawless, and it is made of high-quality glass, which is extremely rare.For such a precious treasure, if you let yourself play with it, Duke Dingguo's mansion will come here with a generous offer.

Such treasures and such fragile materials are not usually carried on a daily basis.Mrs. Li probably knew the purpose of today's summer banquet, so she specially brought it here as a meeting gift.

Although it is a bit more expensive, this is the friendship between the two dukes' houses, not just for themselves.

It seems that everyone in this hall has their own pastimes, some are chatting, some are drinking tea, some are playing Shuanglu, but everyone's attention is divided in Xu Wanzhen's place.

Seeing the expensive meeting gifts that Mrs. Li brought out, the eyes of several ladies flickered. The meeting gifts they originally prepared looked a little frivolous now, and it seemed that they could not be used.Fortunately, they are all people who have experienced big scenes and have alternative plans.

After finishing talking here, Mrs. Lu from the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion called Xu Wanzhen over.

Wen Yan asked a few words on the occasion, such as how was she doing after the last farewell?In this case.

Because Wu Jiao was by her side, Xu Wanzhen was extremely careful not to show her edge.He only said that he would stay at home with his grandmother and be a female celebrity.

Lu Shi has a gentle temperament and has no impression of Xu Wanzhen.Although Wu Shengxiang knew about Wu Zhengxiang's plan to marry her, he didn't tell her to keep it secret.At this time, when I asked, I just looked at Mrs. Zhuang's face.

After Xu Wanzhen finished answering and was about to leave, Wu Jiao suddenly looked at her and said, "I heard that your family opened a new silk fan workshop? Do you know how to run it?"

coming!Xu Wan's heart trembled, she lowered her face slightly and said: "Returning to Madam, Wan really only knows some female celebrities, and her father and elder brother are worrying about business matters, so they don't understand."

Wu Jiao nodded, she didn't know that Xu Wanzhen had been on guard for a long time, and what she said was the truth.

He asked again: "Can you read?"

Xu Wanzhen nodded. At the peony flower meeting, she wrote a poem in seven steps. It would be too fake to say that she could not read.Said: "I know it. My mother taught me a little since I was a child. Later, when I was at Tu's house, I studied with Mr. Ning for a short time."

"Oh?" Wu Jiao was a little surprised when she heard Mr. Ning's name, and she didn't mention this in the news she asked people to inquire about.It seems that the woman in front of her is indeed telling the truth.

In her mind, Wu Zhengxiang's daughter-in-law should be weak and incompetent, with low status.

The woman in front of her, although her status was low, she was outstanding in appearance, well-educated and reasonable, far from the ignorant and mediocre merchant woman she imagined, full of copper smell.In her heart, she secretly rejected the candidate in front of her.After going back, I should talk to my mother carefully and choose another one that is easy to handle.

However, she had to ask a few more questions to convince her mother.

After thinking for a while, Wu Jiao asked again: "What do you do for fun on weekdays?"

Since returning from the eastern suburbs, Xu Wanzhen has lived a very regular life since her health recovered.

She is in charge of the house. On weekdays, she sees the housekeepers in the morning and handles all kinds of housework; in the afternoon, it is time for piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, cooking, and female red practice;But right now, of course, he couldn't answer that way.

Xu Wanzhen glanced at Wu Jiao quickly, concealed her panic, and said: "Mrs., when I have free time on weekdays, Wanzhen can play some tricks."

Seeing her expression, Wu Jiao became suspicious. Could it be that she has something that she doesn't want others to know?But it was not easy to ask further, so he nodded and let her go.

After leaving Wu Jiao, Xu Wanzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

The seeds of doubt have been planted, and it's up to the next step.This is the official meeting, followed by the summer feast, and the afternoon is the time for the female relatives of each family to play.It will not be until dusk that the crowd will disperse.

In a full afternoon, I will definitely find an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)