After returning to Nujun's Mansion, in addition to providing maids and servants for the children at home, the Wang family also hired many nuns to teach the children at home, including basic necessities, food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and Feiyan was no exception.
Feiyan followed Grandma Xiang to the threshold, walking dignifiedly and politely. When she saw Qiao Lan, she even saluted respectfully, "Greetings to grandma!"
Qiao Lan was extremely pleased when she saw it: "Hey, good boy, don't be so polite to me, grandson and grandson, come and sit down directly."
Feiyan immediately jumped forward and happily sat on the sofa next to Qiao Lan, shaking her legs slightly, making the face of the education mother who was following behind turn a little pale.
Momo wanted to teach Feiyan, but because this was in Nujun's house, how could she, a local person, dare to criticize the young master in front of his master?
The expressions on the faces of the maids and ladies in the room were also a little subtle. This lady did not look at the other ladies and gentlemen when choosing her clothes, and called Miss Feiyan alone. The meaning of this is self-evident.
Although Qiao Lan is old, her eyesight is very good. Seeing the change in the expression of the grandmother behind Feiyan, she immediately thought of the things that taught the children in the house a few days ago. In order to attend the banquet, she also asked the grandmother to
Let's practice harder.
By pampering Feiyan like this, I seem to be like an old lady who dotes on her children and grandchildren! That's all, just know the rules in front of others.
Qiao Lan pretended that nothing was wrong and said to Feiyan beside her, "Feiyan, take a look at what color clothes you like and what materials you like, and let them make them for you."
Feiyan looked around with her round eyes, looking at the colors in the room, and couldn't pick out any favorites for a while.
Seeing Feiyan like this, Qiao Lan simply asked Feiyan to stand up and asked the embroiderers to hold the fabric against Feiyan one by one to see which color would suit Feiyan.
After this selection, seven or eight sets of clothes were selected for Feiyan.
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Half a month passed quickly. The guests at the banquet in the Princess Mansion were all female guests, so Qiao Lan brought all the female relatives there. As for the grandson, we can only talk about it later.
When the Duan family's carriage arrived at the princess's house, many guests had already arrived. The ladies and ladies got off the carriage under the service of the maids and women, holding fans or sachets in their hands, and walked into the courtyard.
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Among these rows of BMWs and fragrant cars, the Duan family members stood out somewhat.
Highlight a shabby...
The carriages on the left and right are decorated with gold and jade ornaments and painted with vermilion paint. However, the Duan family's carriage is not only useless, but also seems to be made of very ordinary carriage materials.
The eldest princess does not hold banquets easily, and those who can be invited to attend are not ordinary families.
Seeing such a simple style of the Duan family, the servants waiting in front and behind couldn't help but look sideways, wondering whose family was sitting in this car, so shabby.
The housekeeper, who was standing in front of the house and always greeted guests with a smile and without moving his seat, began to think deeply when he saw the Duan family's carriage approaching slowly.
After a moment, he seemed to remember something and immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face.
"But it's Qiao's carriage!"
The old man from the Duan family was driving the car in front. Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment and nodded immediately, "Yes!"
"A distinguished guest is coming from far away, please come in quickly!"
At the steward's command, the servants at the gate of the house became more attentive and wanted to carry the carriage directly to the sky.
The ladies who came earlier didn't see much.
The family following Qiao Lan's carriage couldn't help but lift the curtain, curious about the family in front.
I saw an old woman in simple clothes get off the carriage, and then three women with women's hairpins and three girls got off the carriage.
Looking around, there were all unfamiliar faces, ones I had never seen in the capital before.
Could it be that this guest is from the south?
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Princess Mansion, second floor of Water Pavilion.
He Lanfeng was sitting in front of the chessboard, playing chess with others.
The lively sounds in the garden were heard entering the building from time to time.
Opposite the chessboard, a pair of slender jade fingers dyed with vermilion nails held a white piece, which sometimes fell to the left, sometimes to the right.
The chess piece swayed back and forth in the air for a long time, but still couldn't find its home...
The owner of the scarlet nails simply stuffed the chess box back into the chess box in frustration and messed up the whole chess game with his sleeves.
The woman complained, "Can't you just learn from Wen Lang and let me be more generous! You know I can't beat you at chess, but you still drag me here..."
He Lanfeng chuckled, "Mom, your chess skills have improved a lot compared to the last time. If I really gave in to you like Uncle Wen, you wouldn't have made such a big improvement..."
"It's just you who is so glib!"
"Mom, it's getting late. The guests are still waiting for you in the garden. It's time to go down."
"Okay, I said your chess moves today were a bit fierce. It turned out you were trying to drive me down! That's all, why do I have a biological son like you!" the woman complained, grumbling.
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After Qiao Lan got off the carriage, she was welcomed by the steward and taken to the back garden of her residence. She saw the brilliant flowers blooming all over the garden and also saw various noble ladies.
Qiao Lan glanced around at the women. She didn't know if it was her imagination. Why did she feel that the women were staring at her?
Is there something wrong with her?
Just when Qiao Lan was confused, the eunuch waiting in the yard suddenly sent a message, "Princess Zhangning has arrived!"
The eldest princess has arrived!
All the warblers and swallows in the garden immediately bent down and saluted the eldest princess.
Qiao Lan and his family stood at the entrance of the garden and also saluted.
When she lowered her head, Qiao Lan saw the clothes of many young maids passing in front of her. In the middle, there was a bright red skirt with gold thread embroidered on the skirt. Qiao Lan thought to herself, this must be the eldest princess.
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"Excuse me. Madams, please get up quickly!" Princess Zhangning said.
The Duan family members got up together with everyone. Looking at the eldest princess, she was surrounded by people like a star over the moon. She could only hear the laughter and reminiscing about the past, but could not see the eldest princess.
Qiao Lan was not in a hurry.
Because Qiao Lan found that most of the people who came to the banquet today were women in their thirties, about the same age as her daughter-in-law, but she could not see any old ladies of her age. Although she didn’t know what the banquet was about.
, but a group of young wives can't chat with an old lady like her. This means that she doesn't have to socialize today, just drink tea and eat snacks.
As for the Wang family, Qiao Lan will not force them to socialize.
Mrs. Qiao used to take Mrs. Wang out to attend banquets frequently. Most of these ladies came from her natal family and her husband.
The small official's backyard usually comes with the small official's backyard, and the wife and daughter of the senior official tend to be fawning when they see them. The two of them have seen each other quite a lot.
With such a mentality of showing off, Qiao Lan took her family and sat down in the pavilion next to her, watching a circle of people crowding towards the eldest princess.
A woman with a thin face and a gentle temperament approached the Duan family with a girl of twelve or thirteen years old.