The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 129 The Dying Man
The banquet hosted by the wife of Marquis Yongyi was nominally a chrysanthemum-viewing banquet, but in fact the marquis's wife wanted to use this banquet to select a lady from a prominent family to be the Crown Prince Yang Fen's consort.

The Marquis of Yongyi was the eldest brother of Concubine Shu and also the Minister of Industry. The double blessing of his status made the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion a flourishing place. Almost all the families who received the invitation brought their own sons and daughters of appropriate age to attend the event in their best attire.

Its purpose is naturally self-evident.

Ever since Liu received the invitation from Xie Changting, she has put a lot of effort into dressing up Xie Ying. From clothes, shoes, socks to jewelry, all are new.

Although she spent a lot of money, Liu was still quite satisfied when she saw that Xie Ying looked much better in this outfit.

Xie Lan, on the other hand, although her dress was also new, it looked plain.

Xie Changting frowned, and wanted to ask her to go back and change into a set of exquisite clothes. However, seeing that although she was dressed plainly, it did not affect her outstanding appearance at all, and worried that she would miss the time of the banquet and make the Yongyi Marquis Mansion unhappy, he gave up the idea.

Xie Lan's dormitory was burned down, and her dresses were all burned. But she didn't feel too bad, and took the money she had robbed from the third room and went to Meiyunfang to buy a lot of new clothes.

She had no shortage of exquisite clothes and jewelry, but she went to the banquet to eat melons, not to meet the Crown Prince's Consort of the Marquis of Yongyi, so naturally she would not dress up elaborately.

If her Taoist robe had not been lost and there was not enough time to make a new one, she would have planned to wear it to the banquet.

This day happened to be a court holiday, and there was a lot of traffic outside the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, and it was extremely lively.

Xie's family was not high-ranking, so they naturally had to wait in the back. When the servants of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion welcomed Xie Changting and his party into the mansion, there were almost no guests outside the door.

The group followed the servant inside. Xie Changting was thinking about how to lead the two girls to Marquis Yongyi to pay his respects to him, but he didn't expect to see him talking to the housekeeper halfway.

Xie Changting was secretly happy, but did not show it on his face. He respectfully took Liu and his two daughters to greet him.

Marquis Yongyi smiled and nodded, speaking in a gentle tone, "Thank you, Lord. No need to be so polite. I guess this is your wife and two daughters?"

"My Lord, you have good eyesight." Xie Changting flattered him and took the opportunity to introduce them, "This is none other than my wife Liu, as well as our eldest daughter Xie Lan and our second daughter Xie Ying."

Then he gestured to Liu's mother and daughter and Xie Lan, "Why don't you meet the Marquis?"

Liu responded and bowed. Although it was quite decent, her smile inevitably carried a hint of fawning.

Marquis Yongyi had seen countless women who tried to curry favor with him, but he didn't care at all and just nodded politely. However, he saw Xie Ying's shy face and looked at her a few more times.

Xie Lan greeted him casually, looking at Marquis Yongyi with a neither humble nor arrogant gaze.

As expected of the Minister of Works, she carries the dignity of a superior. The younger sister of the Marquis of Yongyi can become a concubine, so she must be extremely beautiful. As the elder brother, the Marquis of Yongyi is naturally not bad looking either.

Marquis Yongyi was born into a good family and held a high position, so he had seen all kinds of beauties.

Naturally, he would not be attracted to a pretty lady like Xie Ying, but when he saw Xie Lan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Thank you, my Lord, for your good fortune. Both of your daughters are stunningly beautiful. I don't know which young master will get them in the future."

"My Lord, thank you for the compliment. Thank you for the compliment." Although he was modest, Xie Changting was very happy in his heart. He saw the surprise that flashed in the eyes of the Marquis of Yongyi just now.

The eldest daughter's appearance really lived up to his expectations, and it seemed that his plan would not fail.

Xie Lan showed no emotion on his face, but he sneered inwardly.

Her father took great pains to get an invitation to a banquet at the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, and asked her to dress up carefully for the banquet, and then specially introduced her to the Yongyi Marquis.

If he intended to use her to get close to Marquis Yongyi, then his father's plan would be doomed to fail. Marquis Yongyi was indeed a powerful man, but unfortunately, he was a dying man.

She came to the right place this time, and soon there will be big melons to eat.

Today, the house was packed with guests, and whatever thoughts the Marquis of Yongyi had in mind would not be revealed at this time. Instead, he smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries with Xie Changting, and then asked the servant to take them to the place where the banquet was held.

Men and women sit at different seats, and naturally the male and female guests at the banquet at the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion are also separated.

But the banquet had not started yet, and the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi was enjoying the flowers and chatting with the ladies of other families in the garden. The ladies of each family were also gathering in twos and threes, chatting about topics of their own interest.

Liu took a quick look around and quickly took Xie Ying to meet the wife of Marquis Yongyi.

Xie Lan did not follow. She had no intention of competing for the position of the Marquis of Yongyi's Crown Princess, and she did not want to show off in front of the Marquis of Yongyi's wife, lest outsiders misunderstand her.

This was her first time attending a banquet after returning to Beijing. Xie Lan grew up in Sanqing Mountain, so naturally she didn't have many friends in Beijing. She didn't know any of the ladies present.

I looked around, picked a place with beautiful scenery, and wandered there casually.

After turning a small path, there was an octagonal pavilion not far ahead. Inside the pavilion, several young ladies were chatting enthusiastically about fashionable clothes and jewelry.

Suddenly, a noble lady shouted happily, "Thank you, Miss. I didn't expect you to come to the Marquis' Mansion to attend the banquet. The sun is strong over there, and it's windy in the pavilion. Come over here and take a rest."

This voice sounds familiar.

Xie Lan looked up at the voice and saw that it was indeed an acquaintance. "Shouguang County Lady, how are you?"

Seeing that she didn't move, Shouguang County Lady ran over in two or three steps. While pulling her towards the pavilion, she whispered, "Luckily you're here. Every time those girls meet, they talk about clothes and jewelry. It's really boring."

If you want to eat melons, you have to eat them in a place with people. Xie Lan did not refuse the invitation of the Shouguang County Lady, and followed her into the pavilion with a smile.

The Princess of Shouguang County pulled Xie Lan to sit on the stone bench next to her and enthusiastically introduced her to the ladies next to her, "This is Xie Lan, the eldest daughter of the Xie family. She grew up in Sanqing Mountain and learned many skills from her master. She can not only tell fortunes, but also make talismans to catch ghosts. She is amazing."

A lady looked at Xie Lan curiously, and seeing that she was smiling, she was about to ask if she could tell her fortune.

But the prince of Yongyi Hou came over aggressively, pointed at Xie Lan and shouted, "Well, you witch hurt me so badly last time, I was just about to settle the score with you, but I didn't expect you to come to my door."

Xie Lan was a little confused at first, but she soon remembered that this person was the young man who flirted with her in Zuixianlou on her first day back in Beijing.

Tsk, what kind of monkey poop is this?
"Prince Yang was drunk last time, and I didn't bother with you. But I see you are not drunk today either, and it is really impolite to talk nonsense like this. Moreover, a guest is a guest. Prince, do you want to embarrass the guests in your own house? This is not good, right?"

Yang Fen thought of the last time he insulted the master in public at Zuixianlou, and was beaten with thirty boards by the emperor, and could not get out of bed for half a month. He was angry and annoyed. When he saw the smiling face of the girl in front of him, he was even more angry.

He will definitely make this girl look bad today!
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