capital girl

Chapter 53
Li Yulou waited until the dinner began and walked out of the small courtyard to the reception hall.

The mother-in-law and the maid all looked sideways at Li Yulou carefully.

"Miss Yulou has washed and dressed herself again?" the mother-in-law asked with a smile.

Because Li Yulou was so radiant at this time that people couldn't take their eyes off him.

Li Yulou smiled, "I think the birthday banquet of the comfort envoy should be more grand."

Li Yulou sat with nothing to do, worried in his heart, and redecorated himself in order to distract himself. First, it can kill time, and second, he can dress up better to attract Meng Shiyu's attention. See if there is any secret reminder His possibility.

She didn't know what Cao Xiu was doing to hate Meng Shiyu, but it was absolutely impossible not to do it.

When Li Yulou appeared in the classroom, she......

Although the Cao family's banquet is divided into male and female guests, the division is not so clear. It is only divided by flowers and screens in the middle. Male and female guests can still see each other, but it is more difficult to contact.

Li Yulou was a distinguished guest invited by Cao Shuang, and was arranged to sit with the family members of officials like the prefect of Hangzhou.

Although Li Yulou saw Meng Shiyu and knew that Meng Shiyu was looking at her, she could only point in the direction of Cao Xiu as if nothing had happened.

But Cao Xiu is really well-behaved, entertaining guests with Mrs. Cao and several sisters-in-law, with dignified and polite manners and skillful smiles, she is not the Miss Cao who raised her legs and talked in front of her at all.

Meng Shiyu just pursed his lips slightly at her, but she still didn't know if the action of pursing his lips was because of her.

Li Yulou regretted that he dressed himself up as a peacock that attracts people.

Because the words of taunting her began to ring in her ears again.

"It's just different. If you want to be the third prince's woman, look at how you dress yourself up. It's even more profligate..."

"He was that kind of person, otherwise how could he even seduce the prince."

"It's just a concubine, His Royal Highness's plaything, I thought I was something, and even sat on the VIP seat..."

Li Yulou pretended not to hear it, because no one dared to say it in front of her, just as if you saw a dead mouse while walking, you couldn't compete with it.

There is an open space between the male and female guests. After a song and dance, the banquet officially begins.

The students of Chunhui College did not send congratulatory gifts individually, but sent a birthday speech.

The words of congratulations are majestic and majestic, and they are nothing more than praising the merits of Cao's comfort envoy.

Although Li Yulou is a woman, she has a lot of books at home, and she also likes to read and write very much. Her literary talent is better than her brother's.

Otherwise, why would her father sigh, if only she had a boy.

Later, she heard a lot of such things, and when she grew up, she stopped reading her father's books, but learned to manage accounts and manage the business.

But she could tell that the birthday congratulatory speech here was very well written, and it looked like Meng Shiyu's article.

To like someone is to know everything about him. She has read almost all of Meng Shiyu's articles.

After reading the article, Cao Shuang was very happy. Everyone likes to praise, especially this kind of literary praise.

"Who made this?" Cao Shuang asked.

"It was made by Meng Jieyuan!" The dean of Chunhui College replied with a smile.

"Okay, the hero is born as a teenager, and the autumn is coming soon. This year's champion is likely to come from my Liangzhe Road. If this is the case, I, Cao Wenzheng, can be regarded as worthy of Shengen..."

When Cao Shuang mentioned the emperor, everyone toasted and drank in the direction of the capital.

Meng Shiyu was rewarded with an inkstone from Cao Shuang, which made many people envious.

Li Yulou was happy for Meng Shiyu, but worried about what would happen if Cao Shuang fell in love with Meng Shiyu?
She sneaked a glance at Cao Xiu, but saw that Cao Xiu was still sitting dignifiedly, occasionally chatting and joking with officials' family members, and did not pay much attention to Meng Shiyu.

Li Yulou felt very strange.

"Yulou, you are so beautiful today..." Suddenly a woman's voice rang in her ears.

"Miss Wen..." Li Yulou was pleasantly surprised. They hadn't seen each other since they parted in the Royal Garden.

Wen Tan smiled and sat next to Li Yulou and talked to her, "You also received the invitation. I came a little late and found you only after hearing others talk about you."

Li Yulou smiled awkwardly, "It's good to be talked about by others."

"Don't take what they say to heart. I've also heard about your affairs, and I've been looking for an opportunity to ask you." Wen Tan looked at her with concern.

Wen Tan is someone who has experienced the evil of the third prince, so naturally he doesn't want Li Yulou to be a concubine for such a person.

"There is no solution yet, I just hope that the third prince can be crowned king later, and the time to marry a wife will also be later..." Li Yulou said.

"You have to find a chance to marry yourself first..." Wen Tan suggested with a frown, because she felt that Li Yulou's countermeasures were too passive.

Li Yulou bit his pink lips and said shyly, "It's not so easy, do any men on Liangzhe Road dare to marry me?"

"Also..." Wen Tan felt worried for Li Yulou.

I don't know if the boy she likes has courage... Li Yulou is also a little worried sometimes.

Even if he had the courage, would he be willing to let him directly challenge the Third Prince?
"By the way, your body is fine, isn't it?" Li Yulou looked at Wen Tan and asked.

"I'm fine, I just caught the wind and cold... It's just that my cousin's legs may be in trouble, and he won't be as good as before."

Wen Tan said something about her cousin.

The male guest's voice became high-pitched after three rounds of wine and five flavors.

Compose poems, write lyrics, flatter each other, talk about state affairs... Meng Shiyu seems to be toasted by many people. Li Yulou saw that there are the sons of the magistrate, the son of the judge, and the sons of several other state officials, who are very popular.

After Wen Tan left, she was alone again, deserted.

Li Yulou was suddenly a little disappointed, and envied Meng Shiyu for being a man.

In fact, her father said that it would be great if she was a boy, but she didn't think anything of it, and girls can live as they like.

But when she saw Meng Shiyu today, she was envious. Even if you have a bad family background, a man, as long as you are talented and good-looking, people will like you.

The female guests were very quiet here, and they all chatted about family affairs among their acquaintances.

Li Yulou felt that Meng Shiyu would be fine, so he got up and prepared to leave and go back to the small courtyard, because the night was already late, and the banquet should be over in a while.

She didn't find Chuntao, maybe she went somewhere to find something delicious.

She didn't care, and went back to the small courtyard by herself looking for a familiar path.The mother-in-law and maid probably also felt that the task was completed and did not follow her back.

The deserted yard, the strange hut, and being alone, Li Yulou suddenly felt a little desolate.

She took off the most complicated hairpin on top of her head, and suddenly the window was pushed open, and a person rolled down in front of her, and then fell to the ground in various ways.

She was so frightened that she screamed and jumped two feet away, picking up the bronze mirror that fell on the ground and was about to smash it like someone who broke in suddenly.

(End of this chapter)