concubines are respected

Chapter 20 Butterfly Dance
While everyone was exchanging bids and lamps, around the banquet, Shi Hai, a boy in gray who was anxiously scratching his ears and cheeks, saw the familiar figure at the end of the Juxian Hall, and rushed up with a relaxed expression, "Thank God, young master!" You have finally appeared, I have searched all over the main courtyard but can't find you, I am so worried!"

Shi Hai's call caught the attention of the guests at the table, looking for their reputation, they immediately stood up and several people clasped their fists in greeting, showing great respect.

Murong Haotian's expression was indifferent, and he clasped his fists politely in return, but his eyes searched through several tables of banquets, until the charming smiling face appeared in sight, the corners of Murong Haotian's handsome lips slightly twitched , under the service of Shi Hai, stepped into the VIP table arranged by Mrs. Lin.

Most of the guests at the VIP table were old friends of Master Lin's life, as well as people with important positions in the area, and many of them were older. At this time, the young and handsome Murong Haotian sat in the table, and he immediately appeared extremely eye-catching.The girl in pink who was chatting with Lin Lanzhi was the first to catch her attention, "Look at who that person is, the table is full of respected elders, but he is sitting with him at a young age." , not a nobleman from someone's family. However, the appearance is quite good."

Lin Zhilan followed the gaze of the girl in pink. The handsome and extraordinary young man sat firmly at the table, facing the smiling faces of the crowd who frequently toasted each other, nodded slightly in return, but his face was always calm and composed, neither arrogant nor arrogant. dry look.Yinglang's extraordinary demeanor made Lin Zhilan, who was always proud and arrogant, couldn't help but take a second look, and said in a low voice, "This person looks familiar, as if I've met him before, but I can't remember this meeting for a while."

Another lady from the official family who was sitting next to the woman in pink immediately took up the conversation, "This person is the son of Marquis Annan in the capital, and he has a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Third Prince. He is also a well-known figure in the capital! I didn't know him at first, but last year I went to Beijing with my father to participate in the celebration of Master Wu's first son's full moon, so I was lucky enough to meet him."

Although this woman was talking to the people at the banquet, her pair of phoenix eyes were full of peach blossoms looking at Mu Gonghaotian, without any concealment of admiration.The people didn't care much, Da'an was open to the people, and women could come and go in the streets and alleys at will, without covering their faces with veils, even the ladies of the official family, as long as they have servants to serve them, there is nothing wrong with it.Women don't need to avoid all kinds of banquets, they can dress up to attend, and there are even smart and capable women in the mall to take care of their father's business.It can be seen that the status of women in the Da'an Dynasty was not low, and their knowledge was wider than that of other dynasties.Therefore, even though he was shy facing Qi Shang's man, he was a little more bold.

Hearing this woman's words, the other women whispered softly during the dinner, "Tsk tsk, he is the son of Marquis Annan, he looks like a dragon among men. But why didn't Marquis Annan come here, miss, I heard Lord Annan and Master Lin are old friends for many years, but is it true?"

Lin Zhilan was slightly startled, and said to herself in a low voice, she never thought that he was the son of Marquis Annan, no wonder he looked so familiar, it turned out that they had met many years ago.Yesterday, I heard my mother mention Annan Hou Shizi.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhilan's cheeks suddenly turned red like fire, and Shui Lingling's eyes were involuntarily a little more ashamed. She smelled someone asking her, she immediately calmed down, and replied seriously, "Miss Zeng said that's right, according to As far as I know, my father did have a deep friendship with the Marquis of Annan back then. The Marquis originally planned to come for my father's birthday, but I heard from my mother yesterday that the Marquis seems to be feeling a little unwell recently and is not suitable for long-distance travel. Therefore, let the son come to celebrate his birthday."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Several people talked lively, but Suxian was quite displeased with the behavior of that person hiding behind the nan tree just now. Seeing that everyone was looking towards that direction with spring faces, Suxian couldn't bear it. Unable to be curious, he frowned and stared at the past indifferently.As soon as the eyes met, the other party seemed to know it, and the playful eyes responded quickly, and met his eyes, and the wine cup in his hand was slightly raised as a toast gesture, and he drank it with his head raised.

Everything was going on in silence, no one else noticed, Suxian hurriedly withdrew her eyes in a bit of embarrassment, lightly propped her forehead to cover her face, and secretly blamed herself in a hurry, why she looked around curiously like a woman at the banquet, which made people laugh for no reason .

"Second miss, what's the matter with you, but you're a little drunk?" Xiang Cao, who was serving beside her, saw that Su Xian's expression was different, and immediately asked worriedly.

"It's okay." Suxian shook her head perfunctorily.

Lin Zhilan heard the words and said with a concerned smile, "Second sister can't get drunk, father will come later, we have to celebrate father's birthday together."

Suxian smiled and nodded, Lin Zhilan was so enthusiastic about her suddenly, it made her a little uncomfortable.Lin Yinglu obviously didn't understand why Lin Zhilan had such an attitude, she couldn't help curling her lips, and lightly bumped into Lin Ruxue, who was sitting quietly on one side, with her shoulder, and said softly, "Hey, big sister took the wrong medicine today , how could she make friends with that bitch? Could it be that she forgot how her opal was damaged. "

Lin Ruxue carefully looked at the others, seeing that everyone was looking at Lin Zhilan and Suxian, and didn't notice Lin Yinglu's words, so she reminded carefully, "Third sister, there are many guests in the house today, according to my sister, you It's better to say a few words less, so as not to let others see the joke."

"Go! You worthless thing, when is it your turn to teach me a lesson!" Lin Yinglu shouted to Lin Ruxue angrily, ignoring the boring Lin Ruxue.

At this time, a row of shoulder chariots lifted by two people, accompanied by rhythmic footsteps, quickly walked towards the Juxian Hall. On the shoulder chariots, a man in brocade clothes embroidered with big red birthday characters was lying weakly on his back. on the shoulders.Perhaps the sun was too hot, the originally pale cheeks were slightly flushed, the shoulders moved slightly, and the pair of sword eyebrows that could be seen as heroic in the past were locked in pain, and the throat twitched for a while, but it was still forced Come down, did not cough out anxiously.

"Master Lin. Master Lin is here!" The sharp-eyed one among the VIPs was the first to see it and let out a whisper.Although everyone came here today to celebrate his birthday, it was no secret that he had been lying in bed for two years.So just now in the front hall, the birthday man was supposed to take the main seat, but the eldest lady came forward, and the guests also expressed their understanding.Lin Mocheng, who thought he had been ill for two years, would not be able to show up at the banquet, but now he saw Lin Mocheng coming in a chariot, so he was quite surprised.

"Father is here. Father." When Lin Zhilan and the others saw the shoulder chariot approaching, they happily greeted her. Suxian just walked two steps behind her, when she saw the lady who was walking with the shoulder chariot looking at her Suxian couldn't help being amused by that vigilant expression, so she had to slow down and deliberately fall a certain distance.

The shoulder chariot fell steadily, and everyone stood up and poured wine to congratulate Lin Mocheng on his birthday. Naturally, there was another burst of auspicious and joyful words.Lin Mocheng seemed to be in a good mood. Although he couldn't move his body, he clenched his fists with both hands and nodded to everyone.I wanted to say a few words, but just as I opened my mouth, the cold wind hit me instead, causing me to cough for a while.

The eldest lady caressed her chest very considerately, stood up and said to the guests, "Today is my lord's birthday, and I would like to thank you all for coming to congratulate me. I hope you will forgive me for not being able to take good care of me because of my illness."

There was a sound of agreement among the guests, Lin Zhilan and other sisters stepped forward and bowed down to Lin Mocheng respectfully, Lin Mocheng looked at the daughters coming out one by one, as delicate and beautiful as flowers, and his face was full of comfort.

"Master, the young master, who is far away in the capital, specially ordered a pair of golden peaches to congratulate the master on his birthday yesterday." A servant next to him was inspired by the eyes of the elder lady, so he raised his voice to answer Lin Mocheng, and at the same time A huge golden peach is presented, and the golden light is shining under the strong light, which is full of luxury.

"Young Master Lin is really caring. He is thousands of miles away, and he does not forget Master Lin's birthday. Even though he cannot attend, he can be said to be filial." Some of the guests praised loudly, which made the smile on Da Furen's face even stronger. .

After Lin Zhilan bowed, she got up and respectfully said to Master Lin, "Father, it's a birthday celebration, and my daughter would like to play the piano to celebrate my father's birthday. Why don't you let my second sister dance with me?"

Suxian was slightly stunned, she glanced at Lin Zhilan secretly from the corner of her eye, and saw that although she was smiling like a flower, there was a sneer on her lips, obviously she had malicious intentions.

No one in the house knew that for these years, under the tutelage of the violinist specially invited by the Da Furen, Lin Zhilan's piano skills were extremely superb.As for Suxian, since her mother died and Lin's father fell ill, she moved out of the main courtyard, where there is no chance to learn piano and dance, Lin Zhilan's arrangement is not to make Suxian look ugly.

Suxian took a few steps forward and stood still not far from Ling Zhilan. A faint scent of orchid entered her nose. Suxian looked at Ling Zhilan in front of her in surprise, with a dazed look on her face, " Since the elder sister has such elegance, Suxian would rather be obedient than respectful, as long as it can make father happy."

The eldest lady smiled loudly, and said to the guests who had already drunk three drinks, "The land outside the hall is wide open, and I will prepare some tea and fruit for my wife and others. Please move your feet outside the hall and drink tea for a while."

Everyone moved out of the hall, a place outside the hall was located under the wisteria vines, it was very shady, the lady had already ordered someone to put tables and stools for tea under the vines for leisure.After everyone was seated, the servants also carried Lin Zhilan's guqin and put it in place.

Lin Zhilan's tail refers to Lan Qiao, and she plucks the strings lightly with her slender fingers. The smooth and pleasant sound of the piano pours out. Suxian is not worried about dancing. Her mother was good at dancing back then, but after marrying into Lin's mansion, due to the help of her servants, she His status was neglected by others, so he acted extremely low-key, and others naturally didn't know how to dance well.But when she was alone in the courtyard, my mother often danced freely, and she was extremely at ease.Over the years, Suxian has also learned three points.

At this time, I heard the music playing, Su Xian was slightly swollen, her arms were lightly dancing with the music, and the colorful brocade clothes were flying with the dance, and it was even more bright and enchanting under the sunlight.The sound of the zither was played faster and faster, and Suxian's dance became more and more anxious, although it was fast, it didn't feel messy.It was like a colorful butterfly whirling and dancing under the sun, which attracted thunderous applause from the crowd.

Ling Zhilan flew her fingers, sometimes looking into Suxian's eyes, more and more hatred.She thought she would make a fool of herself if she danced, but let Hao steal the limelight instead. What made her even more puzzled was that the accident that should have happened, why didn't there be any movement?
At this moment, exclamations came from among the guests, "What's going on? What's going on?" Lin Zhilan burst into laughter when she heard this, and thought to herself: It's done!
Then he looked up, only to see everyone's horrified eyes cast on him. .

　It was raining heavily outside, there was a lot of thunder, and the window was illuminated by lightning like daytime. While typing, Su Jin looked out of the window, afraid that a pale face would appear in the window amidst the lightning and thunder.Wow, it's scary. If I find out that tomorrow's update will be interrupted, then Sujin must have been captured by the phantom that appeared at the window. (If there is a handsome guy with fluttering clothes outside the window, it seems to be quite good. Drooling.)
　　
　
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