Is she anxious?

It's just that you can't lose your etiquette. How can she, as the host, not go out when all the guests have arrived?

Are you embarrassed to talk to her? If it weren't for him, would she be in such a mess today?

I no longer want to waste time talking to him, I just want to do my own thing.

After everything was freshened up, she said to him: "You can leave later while everyone is going to the front yard."

Lu Citron didn't say anything, just returned to the bed and still leaned back contentedly.

When Jiang Wu and Lan Yue went out, their second aunt Qiu sent someone to invite them. She said that everything was ready, so they arranged for people to get on the carriage. Everyone just said that Jiang Wu was too reserved to leave early, so for her today,

I just came downstairs and didn't feel anything unusual.

The old lady Tang is also satisfied, feeling that the girls she has raised have never lost their integrity in words and deeds.

The Tang family and the Qiu family still didn't go. It was only thanks to the Cheng family that they had this honor, but the whole family was licking their faces to go. Therefore, the three direct daughters of the Jiang family and the two young masters were going together.

Nothing else happened during the drive. As we got closer to Jizhou City, there were occasional reports of family members being killed, home invasions, and enemies heard on the road.

Jiang Wu's heart was in her throat, she was talking about Lu Citron killing his grandfather's family?

In fact, after she and Lan Yue went downstairs and before going out the second door, she asked Lan Yue to go to her room to see if anyone was gone.

The result that Lan Yue brought back was that the person had left, and Jiang Wu could finally let go of her worries. It would be good if she left. At least this matter would not drag down the Jiang family. However, now passersby are talking about this matter, asking her to let it go.

My heart couldn't help but pick up again.

Cheng Nuobai rode with the team all the way, always guarding the carriage. When he saw the carriages in front of him lining up to enter the venue, all the big families in Jizhou City had received invitations. Some big families had many family members and were more pompous.

Yes, there were more than ten or twenty carriages.

The site was taken care of in advance, and a large open space was specially prepared for each family to park their carriages and horses. However, because it takes time to park their carriages in sequence, just like now everyone is queuing up to park their carriages.

The Cheng family arrived early and the carriage was parked early.

There was a long queue of people in the carriage in front of them. Cheng Nuobai was attentive and went to the Jiang family's carriage where three girls were sitting to ask.

"Big girl?" Lan Yue shouted with a slightly raised voice.

Jiang Wu came back to her senses and saw everyone looking at her. Chai Xing was holding up the curtains by the window, and Cheng Nuobai was riding a horse by the window of the carriage, waiting patiently.

She hurriedly asked "What's the matter?"

Jiang Mei was thoughtful and saw that her face was not very good: "Sister, are you feeling unwell? Why does your face look so ugly?"

Cheng Nuobai turned around subconsciously after hearing this, looking at her with concern in her bright and crystal eyes. She was just worried that Lu Citron would be caught.

Seeing Cheng Nuobai caring about her, she was shocked to realize, what does Lu Citron have to do with her?

He deserved to be caught. Who told him that he was so cruel that he killed people? Being caught was also a courtesy. She was just worried about being implicated. What was the crime of harboring a murderer?

She hurriedly said: "I'm not feeling uncomfortable, it's just that the weather is a little hot, which worries you."

Seeing that she didn't really look like something was wrong, Jiang Mei added: "Mr. Cheng said that there are still many carriages in front of us. If we wait, we will have to wait for a while, so we suggest that we get off the carriage and walk to the pergola first, and each carriage

Just leave a handlebar on the carriage and wait for the queue. There is a weather-proof shelter in the pergola and an ice ax is prepared, which is better than being exposed to the sun in this carriage."

Although there is an ice ax on the carriage, the space is cramped.

The pergola is spacious, which is indeed better than waiting in this carriage.

Cheng Nuobai smiled lightly and said, "I just want to trouble you all, we have a long way to go."

Cheng Nuobai was wearing a summer shirt with a wild white background and embroidered cloud patterns today. It was simple but not without losing his identity. The smile on his face was just right. He was as gentle as jade and a gentle gentleman, so that's what he was supposed to be like.

Jiang Wei saw that many people were getting off the carriage. Of course, she heard many girls or ladies complaining, but obviously everyone was willing to do so. It would be too squeamish for them to sit on the carriage any longer.

Then he said: "Brother Cheng, don't worry, our family is a military general, so this distance is no problem for us."

Everyone:…………

The group got off the carriage, and Cheng Nuobai also dismounted and handed the horses over to the boy. He personally took everyone to the Cheng family's pergola.

The Cheng family's pergola is relatively large.

The largest pergola belongs to the Qin family. It is in the middle. The Cheng family's pergola is on the right of the Qin family. According to the original status of the Cheng family, this position is not on the right. However, the Cheng family has Princess Jingyang, a relative of the emperor.

With his identity placed here, the position on the right belongs to the Cheng family.

The first few positions on the right are all civil servants in Jizhou City, and the positions on the left are all assigned generals. No one pays too much attention to the position issue.

Usually, the Qin family would be present, with few family members except Qin Fengxi. Qin Fengxi had his own boat, so he would usually follow along on the boat.

Therefore, although the pergola of the Qin Mansion is large, it has been empty in previous years and has been in vain.

This time is different. The third wife is here this year, and she also has her female dependents, so there are people coming and going in the pergola.

Many ladies led their families to pay homage to the Dowager Madam.

After all, Qin Fengxi had not yet entered into an engagement, and the third wife, Mrs. Mu, also selected some female family members with good family backgrounds and good reputations to receive her.

In addition to some pergolas, there are also many other spectators surrounding the pergola. This is an activity to enjoy with the people, but many people don’t have specially built pergolas like them. Some people with a little wealth can also do it independently.

Some simple arbors were set up for shade. Some seven or eight-year-old children naughtily climbed up the trees.

This is a festive scene.

After entering the Cheng family's pergola, waves of cool air hit our faces, instantly cooling and refreshing.

The maids of the Cheng family were dressed neatly in green shirts, with neatly combed heads. They were arranged in groups of two, one holding a basin and the other holding a handkerchief, standing in front of each master. Everyone was asked to clean their hands and wipe away sweat.

The Cheng family has indeed made careful arrangements, and it can be seen that the age and height of these girls are roughly the same. Therefore, from these details, it can be seen that the real aristocratic family is indeed different.

After everyone had washed their hands, another well-dressed maid led the girls from the inside and brought tea and snacks up.

When I came up, I saluted everyone.

After greeting Cheng Nuobai first, he said to everyone in the Jiang family: "Miss Jiang, Master Jiang, and servant Chunmei are from the old lady's house. I want to apologize to you first. Originally, the old lady and the eldest lady have been waiting for a long time.

The young master of the Jiang family and the girls. The Qin family just sent someone to ask our second wife to go over and talk to the third wife, so they invited the old lady and the eldest lady to go there with them. The eldest lady was afraid that you would arrive without knowing the situation, so she left the servants behind.

Apologize."

As the eldest, Jiang Wu was naturally the one to answer the question: "Miss Chunmei's words are serious. We need to trouble everyone."

As a maid in the old lady's house, Chunmei was ordered to stay and take care of them. Naturally, she was a respectable maid in the old lady's house. She was dressed decently but not out of line. She had just taken care of things in order and was facing

They don't have any arrogance at all. The people left behind by the old lady are naturally not easy to offend.

At this moment, a maid came in from outside and said to Cheng Nuobai: "Master, the Qin family sent someone to ask the young master of the Jiang family and the young lady to go to the Qin family's shed together."

Although he said this to Cheng Nuobai, his voice was not lowered, so everyone could hear it.

Jiang Wei's heart skipped a beat. The last time she tried to trick Mrs. Mu, she still had no clue. She thought that all her efforts were in vain, which made her feel depressed for a while. Now she finally had the opportunity.

Cheng Nuobai looked at Jiang Wu. If they were unwilling, I believed Cheng Nuobai would handle it well and find an excuse to push it away.

Jiang Wu didn't want to show her face too much. It must have been crowded with ladies from various families. Thinking about the girls they met last time they went to the Cheng family, none of them were easy to get along with.

She wanted to refuse, but Jiang Wu pulled her and said curiously: "I just saw how big the Qin family's pergola is. Let's go and have a look. Besides, people are here to invite us. If we don't go, others will say that we don't understand the rules."

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Jiang Wu only said that her younger sister was playful again.

Only when a group of people entered the Qin family's pavilion did they realize that it was not just as big as they saw from the outside.

The tables and chairs are not simple and lightweight bamboo cane chairs, they are all made of mahogany. Not to mention the value, even moving these items such a long way requires a lot of labor costs.

There is a tea shed at the back, with a variety of cakes on the stove and tea sets.

There are two ice axes placed at each of the four corners of the pergola, so it's very cool when you enter.

Mrs. Mu sat on the right side according to the host and guest arrangement. The person sitting next to her was Mrs. Cheng, who should have been Princess Jingyang. However, Princess Jingyang always respected Mrs. Cheng, so she sat on the lower left side with Mrs. Bai.

Mu Langning stood behind Mrs. Mu, looking like a good girl. When they came in, they happened to hear many ladies below them praising her.

After all, these ladies are able to stand firm in the aristocratic circle, and they still have some discernment.

Mu Langning is now sixteen years old but has not yet been engaged, and she is the niece of the Mu family. If she is determined to get engaged, with the status of the Mu family and the Qin family, what kind of aristocratic family son cannot do it?

Such a delay in getting engaged, plus the fact that Qin Fengxi has not yet engaged, really makes people think of the idea that they will get married.

Furthermore, Mu Langning has an outstanding appearance, with almond eyes and cherry lips. She is well-behaved when she is quiet, and coquettish when she is bold. Regardless of her dress, just looking at her appearance, many ladies are considering whether Mu Langning will become Qin Fengxi's wife in the future.

Become the mistress of their Jizhou City.

Mu Shi was of course happy that her niece was praised so much by everyone. After all, she was the face of Mu Shi's family.

Before that, she had always felt that this niece was deeply in her heart and she wanted to marry her. However, after the incident at Jining Temple last time, what Zhang Tianshi said had always been stuck in her throat, preventing her from making a painful decision.

She had always wanted to find the little girl who saved her when she entered the city, but Qin Fengxi kept putting off the matter because she couldn't find her.
Chapter completed!