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Chapter 40
Ever since she and Xia Zhi broke up that day, it seemed that everything had really returned to normal. Xia Zhi hadn’t been to Duanfangzhai since then, but Tan Se had muttered about it a few times, saying that the prince hadn’t been there these days. Here we go.

Jiu Yuan was like no one, what to do, what to do, and everything was handled in an orderly manner, as if Xia Zhi's coming or not had nothing to do with her.

In the main hall of Duanfangzhai, Jiuyuan sat in the hall in a splendid dress. Today, she wears a gold corolla on her head, with red flowers painted on her eyebrows, and the peony-shaped gold earrings on her ears are vividly depicted. Inside is a brown long jacket with peonies painted on the chest with gold thread, a wide soft belt around the waist, a dark red shawl hanging down to the feet, and a copper-yellow gauze collar on the arm, which is embroidered with gold thread The pattern, the whole person looks really extravagant.

After she sat for a while, Cha Xiang came to report that Concubine Wan and Yao had come. Jiuyuan nodded and asked her to lead them in. Cha Xiang bowed his head and said that he had retreated, and led them in a short while. Then the two of them entered the house.

Wan Yingjiao and Yao Tingyu bowed to Jiuyuan Yingying and said: "I have seen the princess, and the princess is well!"

It can be seen that the two of them came out today after a lot of dressing up. Wan Yingjiao was wearing a purple double-breasted wide-sleeved long dress, with a black wide soft belt embroidered with cloud patterns on the waist, and a withered brown color inside. The pattern of cold plums is embroidered on the short jacket, the head is tied with Lingyun in a bun, and the plum blossoms are painted in the eyebrows. Matching her face, she is noble and generous.

Yao Tingyu wears a short blouse with oriole-colored floral flowers on the outside, tied with a ribbon in front, a moonlight dress on the inside, and a moss-colored brocade on the waist. , with affectionate eyebrows.

After seeing them salute, Jiuyuan nodded to let them excuse, turned his head and asked Tan Se, who was at the side, everything was ready, and Tan Se saluted and said yes.

Jiu Yuan led them out of the mansion together, and headed towards Princess Wanping's mansion. The tea party was held today.

Long before the departure, someone should have been sent to the Princess's Mansion to announce, so the sedan chair stopped in front of the Princess's Mansion, and just as Jiu Yuan got off the sedan chair with Cha Yi's hand, she saw Princess Wanping coming up to greet Jiu Yuan. She saluted and said: "Wan Ping has seen the princess, the princess is well!"

Jiu Yuan held Cha Yi's hand and walked to a place two steps away from her to stand still, looked at her and said, "You don't have to be polite, princess!"

Princess Wanping got up, thanked her, and led the way for Jiuyuan, and said as she walked, "The concubine can come today, the house is really full of splendor!"

Princess Wanping is over forty years old, but she still has charm. She was originally the county head, but because her father died for the country many years ago, and her husband died at a young age, the emperor thought of her loneliness and raised her to the county seat. host.

This Princess Wanping, Jiu Yuan, has met a few times before. She has a straightforward personality, is sensible, and can be regarded as a person to make friends with, so Jiu Yuan still has a good impression of her.

"The princess is polite. I heard that the orchid grass in the mansion is a must in the capital. I have always wanted to come to the mansion to have a look, but I was afraid that going to the mansion rashly would disturb the princess's rest!" Jiu Yuan walked slowly with her pace, this time I'm afraid no one in the capital knows that Princess Wanping's greatest hobby is to serve orchids.

When Princess Wanping heard her talking about her orchids, the smile on her face deepened a little, and she said with a smile: "Don't bother! The princess appreciates it! I just like to take care of these flowers and plants when I have nothing to do. Absolutely, if the concubine likes it, I'll send some pots to the palace some other day!" Although she spoke modestly, she couldn't hide the pride in her expression.

Jiu Yuan didn't refuse after hearing this, and said with a smile: "In this case, I will thank the princess first!"

They shivered all the way and soon arrived at the back garden of the princess' mansion, where the tea party was held. When they entered Jiuyuan at the gate of the garden, they saw a group of young ladies gathered there in twos and threes, standing or sitting, chatting and laughing Talking with a smile, some noble ladies have a young man with them.

Originally, there were no men at the meeting, but not only since when, when the ladies came, they would bring not only the noble daughters of the family, but also the men who were more valued in the family, and this tea party became an unmarried party. An important gathering of men and women.

Daxia pays more attention to the defense of men and women, and pays attention to the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers. Naturally, there are many blind marriages. There are very few opportunities to get together like this. Okay, maybe in the future when discussing marriage, you can still know her appearance.

Of course, there are also noble ladies who have taken a fancy to a woman from a certain family, and then sent someone to propose marriage, which made these unmarried women even more vying for beauty in order to show their talents.

Seeing Jiu Yuan and Wan Ping approaching, he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen the princess and the princess! The princess is well!"

Seeing him, Jiu Yuan nodded and said: "No need to be too polite! Get up! This concubine just has nothing to do to join in the fun, so don't worry, let's go!"

These people thanked them and dispersed, but the atmosphere was obviously not as enthusiastic as before.

Under Wan Ping's guidance, Jiu Yuan sat down in the water pavilion, and a maid immediately brought a cup of chrysanthemum tea to her. Jiu Yuan took a sip, and looked up at the crowd around her. At first, she didn't think so. Is my attire too dignified for a formal banquet, but after seeing them, I realize that what I do is considered ordinary.

The women who come here today are all dressed up in gorgeous and eye-catching colors. From a distance, they look like colorful butterflies dancing in the garden. The makeup on their faces is also heavy and colorful. They are all competing for beauty. Jiu Yuan can understand after thinking about it Well, today they come here to fight poetry and compare beauty, no wonder they are all gorgeous today.

Seeing her looking at everyone with a smile on her face, Wan Ping took a sip of tea and said to her with admiration: "When you were young and didn't know the world, you wanted to be the first in everything. After holding this tea party, I don't want to hold it for so many years. Now I can only watch them fight!" After speaking, he looked at the people outside the waterside pavilion with a smile, and memories flashed in his eyes.

After hearing this, Jiu Yuan looked at her sideways, and saw her flashing expression. She didn't say a word, but turned her head to look at the teacup in her hand, and flicked the tea with the tea cover. It was the saddest thing for a woman. It's just that the beauties are late, and then look at the beauties outside, then change the subject and say: "I don't know if there are any rules for this competition!"

Wan Ping replied: "It's actually very simple. The wives and I present the titles, and the poems and songs are free to choose. Those who answer the questions will be recorded by a special person, and the winner in the end will get the prize of the poetry festival! You can also prepare a lottery by yourself and come up with a separate question for the winner to get it."

The wives she mentioned were the hostesses of the Duke's and Hou's mansions of several major countries, Mrs. Wei Guogong, Mrs. Huguogong, Mrs. Qiongguo, Mrs. Zhongyonghou, Zhongwuhou and Zhiyonghou. They can be called the six great families in the capital.

It is true to say so, but since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Even if you don't get the jackpot, it may not be because of your ingenuity, so talented women show their talents to the fullest, and it's good to leave a name!Jiu Yuan nodded to express his understanding, brought the tea to his mouth and took a sip, and said, "That's easy!"

Wan Ping laughed and said, "It's just that the girls in the backyard have nothing to do with each other, how can it be so complicated!"

At this time, a servant girl came to report that the wives of the Duke's Mansion had arrived. After entering, she was naturally polite again. After a while, Wanping saw that people were almost here, so she let people announce that the tea party had begun.

After everyone sat down on the covered bridges, small pavilions, and stone tables outside the water pavilion, someone came to remove the old tea and replace it with new tea and refreshments. Jiu Yuan glanced at it and saw that it was Junshan Silver Needle, and nodded secretly in his heart. But it is good tea!But think about it, if this tea party does not have good tea to taste, it would be a joke!

After some chills, Princess Wanping came up with the topic first. She looked at the crowd and said, "Since this is a tea party where we will drink tea to enjoy the scenery, today we will use tea as the topic. Please compose a poem!"

Everyone first pretended to be humble to each other, and finally some people couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to answer the questions and compose poems.

PS: As for their costumes, I deliberately dug out the pictures of ladies with hairpin flowers in the early Tang Dynasty to describe them.Later, I searched the Internet and found that there are ready-made descriptions of ancient costumes, rub!It doesn’t look like ancient clothes, it looks like fairy clothes, think about it or forget it, I’d better write it myself, at least I can imagine what these clothes would look like on my body!
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