The next day was June 24th, which was the folk Lotus Festival. Xun Qingran was dressed neatly. After thinking about it, she decorated it lightly before she went out with Fang and came to Duke Anguo's mansion.

The carriage was roughly half an hour away and slowed down when it arrived in front of the three bluestone archways. Xun Qingran secretly lifted the corner of the car curtain and looked out, knowing that this was the famous Sanpailou Street in the capital. After passing the bluestone archway, it was the Duke of Anguo. The Duke of Anguo was also ordered to be built after Taizu founded the country, and the regulations were one level higher than that of the Dingyuan Hou Mansion. Fang and his party still did not go through the main gate, but only entered the mansion through the corner gate, and changed into a soft sedan chair outside the second gate, carried by several strong women, and walked straight to the back of the Duke of Nationality.

Zhou Cai’s family, who came to greet him, explained with a smile, "The old lady took her wife, grandma and girls in the garden. Please ask the concubine and girls to meet directly at Liantai Pavilion."

The sedan chair entered the garden gate and walked for more than a moment before reaching the Liantai Pavilion. After everyone got out of the sedan chair, the women raised the empty sedan chair and retreated. The second wife of Duke Anguo Mansion and second grandmother Qi had already come out of the Liantai Pavilion to greet him.

"Sister." The second wife took Fang's hand. She was the legitimate sister. The second wife was four or five years older than Fang's, and her body was taller than Fang's, but she had a round face. However, the two eyebrows and eyes described were quite similar.

"I'll help my aunt." The second grandma Qi, who was following the second lady, took a step forward, held Fang's other arm, and said with a smile, "The old lady was looking forward to her aunt coming in the morning, and sent someone out to see her several times. She complained to my wife and I about her aunt's departure last time, and she didn't talk well, and didn't see enough of my sister."

Xun Shulan hurriedly went up to see the ceremony and said, "Auntie, cousin."

The second wife said, "Let's change the name. Yingmei, you have to follow Xiu'er to call your aunt, Lan Yatou, you have to call Yingmei's second cousin sister-in-law."

Second Grandma Qi had already seen Xun Qingran and three of them, and walked over and looked at them one by one, "This is my other three sisters, it's really lovely. The old lady is going to be happy today."

Xun Qingran has heard that one of Fang Xin's sisters married to the eldest son of Duke An Guo Mansion, and her name is Fang Jiaying. She is the one in front of her. She looks like she is only in her early twenties, with a petite skeleton, a small face as big as a palm, and a thin mouth. She dresses very gorgeously and jokes very casually. People say that people with thin lips can say it, but it seems that it is true.

In the main hall of the Liantai Pavilion, there is a large rosewood imperial concubine couch. On the couch is an old lady with silver hair and rich figure. It is the former wife of Duke Anguo. There are about ten rosewood high-backed seats on both sides of the head of the imperial concubine couch, all of which are covered with half-old dark green ink-rolling chairs, almost full of people, each with pearls and jade heads and silk all over, and they look very rich and elegant.

As soon as Fang entered the door, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet Rong. Rong owed her body on the couch and asked her second grandmother Fang to help Fang up.

"Hurry up and help your concubine sit down. I've been waiting for you to come in the morning! Are these the girls in your family? As expected, come over and see me quickly."

Xun Qingran and several others hurriedly walked up to greet Rong.

"Well, okay, the concubine is better than the ones in my family." Rong said with a smile.

"You are polite to the old lady. They are so spoiled by me that I usually do not compare to the old lady's granddaughters. If you want to be able to adjust people, the old lady will recognize the second place, no one will dare to recognize the first place." Fang said with a smile.

"It's still the concubine who can talk. I usually say that our second wife doesn't like talking, and I don't know who Yingmei's mouth looks like. Today I realize that the girl looks like a girl, it's really good."

"The old lady said it well, why did she start to send me a message? Who am I provoking whom?" said the second grandma Qi.

Everyone in the room laughed.

As early as when Fang came in, except Rong, everyone in the room stood up and came over to salute Fang.

"You sisters also meet each other." Rong ordered again.

The fifth girl of Qi Wanrong, the sixth girl of Qi Wanli, the seventh girl of Qi Wanyan, the granddaughter of Rong Yunnuan, and the granddaughter of Rong’s family, Yan Mingyue, the granddaughter of Rong’s family.

The second grandma Qi came over to introduce each other one by one, and they all continued their age together. Xun Shufang lived in the eldest son, and then Xun Shuzhi and Qi Wu Girl. Xun Qingran, Xun Shulan, Qi Liu Girl and Qi Seven Girl are all the same age, with only a month apart. Rong Yunnuan was fourteen years old, and Yan Mingyue was the youngest, just thirteen years old.

The nine girls were in the order of seniority. After seeing each other, the sisters and sisters met each other, and the room suddenly whispered in a low voice. Rong looked at him on the couch, smiling from ear to ear.

Second Grandma Qi joked, "The difference between our old lady and other people's family is that we only like girls. Before, the fourth girl came out of the house, and the old lady said that the house had become deserted. This time, four sisters like water were coming. Aunt, please be careful. Our old lady wants to keep them and not let you go with your house."

"This monkey is here to organize me again." Rong said angrily.

"It is their blessing for the old lady to be attracted to her." Fang said with a smile.

Everyone was joking for a while, and a girl buzzed the curtain and said that the big grandmother was here.

"My wife is late." Grandma Qi is a woman in her twenties, with a slender figure, handsome eyes and eyebrows. She also has a girl about ten years old around her.

"Can Ru'er be settled?"

"Old Mrs. Lao was worried. The old man had only just coughed for a while. His wife had been serving the medicine and now she went to bed, so she came a little late."

"You have to take care of Ru'er's body and be the most important thing. Now that you are here, go and see your aunt and sisters."

Grandma Qi walked down, first met Fang, and then came to meet Xun Qingran and a few others.

"This is Sister Qingran. We Sister Zhen is so troubled. The purse you gave me is so fond of, and I was very envious of the needle and thread I saw. Even our old lady is used to seeing good things, and she doesn't stop praising her. She will see you long ago."

Jie Zhen also came to see her. Xun Qingran remembered that she was the quietest one among the little girls who lived by the water that day.

Xun Qingran said a few humble words, then pulled Zhen Jie'er to speak.

"I didn't expect that your needlework will be praised for one day. When did you put in secret time?" Xun Shufang secretly hit Xun Qingran with her elbow and said in a low voice.

"My cousin, you have never seen me before. My second sister's needlework is better." Xun Shulan said from the side when she saw Grandma Qi and Sister Zhen only talk to Xun Qingran.

"Oh, that's great. Can you show us?" said Grandma Qi.

"Second sister, don't hide your personal information. Take out your handkerchief and Zhen'er to see it. After comparing it, you will know what good needlework is." Xun Shulan rarely pays attention to Xun Shuzhi, but at this time she took Xun Shuzhi's hand intimately.

Xun Shuzhi blushed and couldn't speak.

Xun Qingran felt funny in her heart, "That day, Sister Zhen wanted to ask me for advice on the misfire needle, but I only know the basics, but my second sister knows more." Then she bent down and whispered to Sister Zhen, "Although your second cousin is not talking much, she is a very good person." Then she pulled Sister Zhen and Xun Shuzhi aside.

Xun Shufang and Xun Shulan saw that Xun Qingran's smile was still the same, and instead made Xun Shuzhi steal the limelight, they both felt depressed.

When it comes to needlework, the girls all came over, and some of them took their own needlework, commented and compared with each other. After seeing the novel and beautiful appearance, they wanted to describe it, and they were very lively for a while.

Rong looked at it and was even more happy.

Xun Qingran sat in the Lotus Pavilion for only a cup of tea, and some girls brought new fruits, fragrant tea and snacks of various colors like flowing water. The girls in the Qi family only picked up what they like and tasted it for a while. After a while, some girls took down and put up new ones.

Rong said that he would go to the lake to take a look while the sun was not too sunny. Second Grandma Qi had already arranged the boat and helped Rong get on the boat. Everyone also boarded the boat. The boatwoman held a bamboo pole at the bow of the boat and then left the shore.

The lake water in Qijiayuan was originally part of the famous Xihaizi in the capital. It was connected to the source of living water, so the lake water was clear. There were also arch bridges, Jiuqu Bridges, corridor bridges, etc. on the lake, and lotus roots, water chestnuts and water chestnuts were planted in the lake. It was midsummer, and the lotus flowers were in full bloom. At a glance, there was almost no edge.

Xun Qingran sat on the chair on the side of the boat, listening to Qi Wanli and Rong Yunnuan introduce the houses on both sides of the shores and the scenery.

Rong took people to sit in the cabin. She was very interested and said to Fang: "The Lotus Festival is rare now. There are few families in Beijing who have celebrated this festival. It is very lively in the south. I was still young at that time and lived in Jinling. At this time, the big girls and wives in the city, regardless of their high or low, all carried the boat out to play. I also learned to ride the boat with my boat girls, and even took the little girls to the lake to pick lotus seeds, water chestnuts, and chicken head rice..." Rong recalled the scene when she was a child and felt a lotus and sighed a lotus.

"Old lady, I can also take a boat. I will pick fresh lotus seeds for the old lady to eat." said Miss Qi Wu.

"It's good that you have this filial piety, don't be naughty." Rong said with a smile.

"The old lady grew up in Jinling since she was a child, and the people there were like flat ground on the water. How can you compare?" said Mrs. Fang.

"I am in my hometown in Yingchuan and often take boats. I dare not compare with the old lady, but I am still on the way to pick lotus roots on the boat." Xun Shulan said.

"You are all filial girls. I'll have someone pick lotus seeds and water chestnuts for you to play with. You are not allowed to make trouble by yourself." Rong asked Grandma Qi's second grandma to make arrangements.

Xun Qingran naturally didn't know the words in the cabin. She was joking with Qi Wanli and Rong Yunnuan happily.

"Three sister, come." Xun Shufang waved to Xun Qingran at the stern of the boat. Xun Qingran turned his face slightly, and did not see it.

"Three sister, the eldest sister is calling you." Rong Yunnuan saw it and reminded Xun Qingran.

Xun Qingran was not easy to ignore it at this time, but she knew Xun Shufang's character, so she said she felt a little uncomfortable and was not used to walking on the boat.

Rong Yunnuan is a lively person, "The eldest sister must be fun. I only remember you, the real girl, to avoid the one we just met. I insist on going and taking a look."

Without waiting for Xun Qingran to speak again, Rong Yunnuan went to the stern of the boat.

"Don't pay attention to her, her temperament will never be quiet for a moment." Qi Wanli smiled.

Xun Qingran thought about it and felt relieved. Even if Xun Shufang had any bad ideas, she would not use it to Rong's granddaughter.

"These many scenes are named by the fifth brother. What does the third sister think..." Qi Wanli said.

At this time, a little girl shouted at the bow of the boat, "Look, it's Miss No. 5, Miss Nuan and Miss Lan."

Rong was alarmed and took everyone to the bow of the boat. Xun Qingran also followed. He saw a large lotus flower in front of him and a small boat was slanting out from inside. Rong Yunnuan was standing at the bow of the boat, with a large handful of lotus pods in her hand, and was shouting and laughing at this side.

"These girls are so naughty. When did they get a boat?" Rong said. When he saw that the boat was sailing smoothly by the boat girl, he was relieved for a while and said that he would come back soon.
Chapter completed!