flstandardbreds Chapter 308 Right-hand man
Chapter 308 Right-hand man
It turned out to be Si Chengxu's mother Cheng Menggu.
Somehow Cheng Menggu seemed to dislike her very much. I remembered that time when I went to the Censorate with her for a banquet, Cheng Menggu was very cold and indifferent throughout the whole process.
But Li Xiaoxiao didn't take it seriously. Whether Cheng Menggu liked it or not didn't matter to her. The only relationship was that she was Si Chengxu's mother, and that was all.
The three of them entered the Prime Minister's Mansion together. The Prime Minister's Mansion was grand and majestic everywhere, and it looked even bigger than the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. A little maid in front of them, with a smile on her face, politely led the way for them.
The Prime Minister's Mansion covers a large area, so Cheng Yun'er held the banquet in the large garden on the east side of the Mansion. It took them a long time to get there.
When they arrived, there were already quite a few people in the garden, all of whom were dressed in silk and satin, and were beautifully dressed.
Cheng Yun'er spotted Li Xiaoxiao in the crowd at a glance. With her beautiful face and the fact that she had dressed up carefully today, she was the focus of the crowd wherever she went.
Since coming to the capital, Li Xiaoxiao has become immune to such gazes. Today, she is wearing a white, double-breasted, light gauze dress with dark patterns, a moon-white long skirt embroidered with peach blossoms, a white pearl jade hairpin, a gold-inlaid pearl bracelet, and gold-threaded earrings with hanging beads. Coupled with her appearance, she is truly extremely beautiful.
Li Ruolan also listened to Li Xiaoxiao's words and put on the new clothes she had made a few days ago. She wore a goose yellow peony and phoenix gauze dress with morning sun patterns, a moon-white soft satin pleated skirt, a light yellow silk flower on her head, and a pair of red gold hairpins. Although they were not very gorgeous, she looked gentle and virtuous.
Today Zhou Lingfei was wearing a rouge-colored gauze dress embroidered with crabapples, a pink skirt with white flowers, and a magnolia-embellished kingfisher hairpin. Her face was delicately made up, and she looked radiant.
As soon as they appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. Each of the three had her own characteristics. They all knew Zhou Lingfei, and some people had also seen Li Xiaoxiao, but no one had ever seen Li Ruolan.
Many people were whispering there, discussing the three of them. The one who was talked about the most was Li Xiaoxiao, who became famous in the Censorate a few years ago.
Many people later heard about her deeds. Any of her arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting, were the goals that others strive for, or even something they longed for all their lives but could not achieve.
Among the three of them, Li Xiaoxiao is the tallest. Li Dahai and Sun are of average height. No one knows who Li Xiaoxiao takes after. After she separated from the Li family and lived on her own, she has been growing taller.
On the other hand, Li Ruolan took after Sun in both appearance and height, which made Li Xiaoxiao wonder for a time whether she was taken away by the wrong family. She mentioned it indirectly once.
Li Dahai told her in no uncertain terms that there was absolutely no chance of wrong baby being taken away, and there was no chance of reporting a mistake. In ancient times, children were born at home, not in clinics. Li Xiaoxiao thought about it and agreed, so she stopped worrying about it.
Her height is now about 1.7 meters, and with her slender figure, she looks even more graceful and elegant. With this kind of dressing, she even overshadows Cheng Yuner's title of the most beautiful woman.
Looking at Li Xiaoxiao's face, Cheng Yun'er screamed in jealousy. Jealousy made her psychologically distorted, but she suppressed it very well. It didn't show on her face at all, and there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Sister Zhou, your little sister is finally here. If you hadn't come earlier, I would have gone to the door to greet you!" Cheng Yun'er had a generous and decent smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
Li Xiaoxiao saw through this fake smile at a glance, and the corners of her mouth curved up: "I am deeply honored to be able to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion today. How dare I trouble Miss Cheng to personally go to the door to greet you."
"The young lady was delayed today because of some matters, otherwise she should have arrived earlier." At this time, Zhou Lingfei acted in a dignified and steady manner as a lady from an official family should, and spoke politely.
"Look at what you said. It's all thanks to your kindness that I can hold this Spring Banquet. I should be the one thanking you." Cheng Yun'er said beautifully.
The maid brought them to the designated seat. Since they didn't know Li Ruolan would be there, there were only two seats. The maid hurriedly brought a stool. The space was spacious and the three of them could sit down without feeling crowded at all.
Many more people came one after another. Cheng Yun'er seemed to be in a bad mood and let the maid arrange everything without saying a word.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, but there was no sign of Qiao Yueru, Cheng Yun'er lowered her eyelashes to hide the fleeting displeasure. When she opened her eyes again, they were clear again.
"Thank you all again for taking the time to come to my humble abode and attend today's spring banquet. I would like to offer you a glass of tea instead of wine." Cheng Yun'er stood up leisurely, holding a teacup in her hand. After she finished speaking, she held the cup in one hand, covered her face with her sleeve with the other, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.
"Miss Cheng, you are so polite. You have prepared so many delicious dishes to entertain us. We should be the ones thanking you." A lady stood up with a smile on her face.
"Yes, it is our honor to be invited by Miss Cheng." Another person spoke.
"I've heard that the Prime Minister's Mansion is spacious and magnificent. Today, thanks to Miss Cheng, I am finally lucky enough to appreciate it." Everyone talked one after another, and Cheng Yun'er's originally depressed mood improved a lot.
"Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your praise. I just think that the weather is getting warmer, and we don't move around much on weekdays, so it would be nice to get together and chat." Cheng Yun'er sat upright on the main seat, smiling gently and generously, and she really enjoyed their compliments.
"That's great. I see two young ladies who look unfamiliar to me. I wonder which family they are from?" A young lady in a pink gauze dress was sitting in the third seat on the right hand side of Cheng Yun'er. She looked at Li Xiaoxiao and Li Ruolan with arrogance.
The speaker was Wang Xiaoyue, the daughter of Baichuan, the Prince of Dali Temple. The reason her father was able to reach his current position was because of the promotion of the Prime Minister, and the whole family relied on the Prime Minister.
So she is a loyal follower of Cheng Yuner. Many times, with just a look from Cheng Yuner, she can completely understand her ideas and put them into action. Anyway, with Cheng Yuner as her strong backer, she is not afraid of offending others.
There is also Zhang Xiaoyue, the daughter of Zhang Huaimin, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Public Security. The two of them can be said to be Cheng Yuner's right-hand men and women, and they follow her lead.
This can be said to be an open secret, and there is no young lady in the officialdom who does not know it.
So even in this kind of occasion, Wang Xiaoyue dared to speak first, because she had heard Cheng Yuner mention Li Xiaoxiao two days ago, and her face looked very bad at the time, so she secretly remembered it in her heart. As a result, she mentioned Li Xiaoxiao as soon as she opened her mouth, and everyone looked at her for a moment.