Chapter 69 Lotus Feast

This stalemate was finally broken by Xiquan. Madam Feng ordered her to come and tell Sheng Weiqiao, “The Old Madam of Xuanyu Family wants some changes since everything is quite calm. She plans to hold a lotus feast in Xuanyu Family and invites the ladies and Childes of Feng Family and our family, while the lotuses are blooming now. Madam asked me to talk to you two and to see whether you need to buy some clothes and jewelry.”

Sheng Weiqiao was slightly surprised and said, “How could aunt think of holding a lotus feast? Didn’t aunt hate this kind of feast before?”

Actually, it was not that Mrs. Feng really didn’t like to hold a feast, but because when her uncle Xuanyu Le was alive in the early years, there was almost a small feast every three days and a big feast every five days. Xuanyu Family was a well-established powerful family in Nanfeng County and owned vast wealth, so Mrs. Feng could tolerate the cost, but the problem was!

Every time they held a feast, Xuanyu Le would invite his friends and a group of fair-weather companions. Of course, they must not forget to call a group of beautiful entertainers and prostitutes who could serve them around.

Since they had played a lot, so they had also had many “achievements”.

Hundreds of flowers feast in spring, lotus feast in summer, osmanthus feast in autumn, and plum feast in winter. Depending on the season, the dishes, the makeup of the beautiful prostitutes, and the topics they talked at the banquets would also change.

Then many illegitimate children of Xuanyu Le were born due to this kind of occasion.

As his legal wife, there was no doubt that Mrs. Feng would hate the feasts.

Sheng Weiqiao hadn’t seen the feasts hosted by the dissolute uncle, but she also knew a little from the private discussions between Madam Feng and Xiquan.

At this moment, it was natural that she would feel strange when hearing that Mrs. Feng actually wanted to hold a feast actively.

“At that time, the old owner of Xuanyu Family was still alive. He was notoriously mischievous. Every time the feast would make the house messy. Old Madam of Xuanyu Family naturally couldn’t bear it.” Xiquan’s eyes flickered, and she said with a laugh, “But now it’s the Old Madam who is in charge. Of course, Old Madam will not be as mischievous as the old owner. There will not be too many people in the feast, which will be held on the day after tomorrow. Only the juniors of the three families together are called to gather there and to add some excitement to the mansion of Xuanyu Family!”

The thing was actually like this: after clarifying the fact that Old Madam Zhan had matched the unsuitable man and women together yesterday, Sheng Lanci and his wife, especially Sheng Lanci, was very unsure about whether to let their only daughter marry into Feng Family.

After the repeated discussions with Senior Master Sheng and Madam Feng in private, Sheng Lanci finally decided to let the children to try dating each other and to see whether they match each other or not. After all, although he didn’t want his daughter to marry far away, he also didn’t want his daughter and her husband to be separated from each other in their hearts after marriage.

Although Mrs. Feng decided to select her daughter-in-law within the category of the Feng clan initially, she certainly couldn’t let her only son make do if none of the girls of Feng Family didn’t met her requirements.

Therefore, these three families decided to hold a feast to observe the young people who were suitable for marriage.

After all, not only Xuanyu She was in the year to discuss marriage. The Childes of Feng Family, Sheng Weide and Sheng Weiqiao of the Sheng family, and Sheng Shuihe who had just returned, were actually also in the age to consider engagements.

The reason why this feast was finally hosted by Xuanyu Family was naturally that Mrs. Feng firstly started it this time. Therefore, Feng and Sheng Family had to give Xuanyu Family priority in both emotional and rational aspects.

Because this inside story was related to the decision of whether Mrs. Feng wanted her biological niece to be her daughter-in-law, there was no doubt that Xiquan refused to confess. She only said, “Since you have been back home, staying at home all day must be bored. Old Madam of Xuanyu Family hasn’t seen you for a while, and she misses you very much. Furthermore, Old Madam of Xuanyu Family would also like to meet Miss Sun who has saved Third Miss!”

Sheng Weiqiao glanced at Gongsun Yingjiang, who was beside her. When seeing her coward and well-behaved, she twitched her mouth and said, “Yingjiang, what do you think?”

“Auntie can decide it.” Gongsun Yingjiang lowered her head and said in a respectful tone, “If auntie goes, I will go too!”

“Then let’s go out and get some fun.” Sheng Weiqiao and Mrs. Feng always had a very good relationship. Therefore, she wouldn’t hurt her feelings.

But after she agreed with her, she thought of something and frowned, “Aunt invited the younger generations of Feng and Sheng Family. I don’t know Sister Rao…?”

“Of course, Mrs. Feng also sent her an invitation.” Xiquan’s expression remained unchanged, and she still said with a smile on her face, “But unfortunately, Third Miss had a cold a few days ago, and she hasn’t recovered completely. Therefore, she has already apologized for her absence.”

There was no doubt that Sheng Weirao would reject this invitation. After all, she just came back. Not to mention that the rumors about her hadn’t completely disappeared, she was definitely not in the mood to go out and be a guest.

But because of this answer, Sheng Weiqiao’s not-so-good mood became more and more depressed, and after a while, she said, “I see.”

After Xiquan had left, she turned to Gongsun Yingjiang, “You also know the affair about Sister Rao, you see, she hasn’t done anything wrong. But now she has to refuse aunt’s invitation. Because if she went to Xuanyu Family, those people would certainly reveal their exclusive feelings through their words and manners even though they might not say anything in person! Do you want to fall into her current situation, maybe even harder than hers?”

“….” Gongsun Yingjiang looked at her fingers and did not speak. What did it matter that the girl rejected me? It would be okay as long as the good-looking young men didn’t refuse to appreciate the moon and talk about life with me in the middle of the night!

Sheng Weiqiao waited a while. Seeing that she still didn’t plan to answer her question, she sighed and said, “You haven’t been in Nanfeng County before, and you may not know what the fashion of girls is like now. Let’s go. We will go to Qiongpa House first, and I will carefully consider the costume you going to wear the day after tomorrow!”

… Poor Xu Baomo did not receive the news until that evening. The reason why he was able to know about it was not that people from Sheng Family told him, but Mrs. Feng sent her henchman to come to the door, and the main steward of Sheng Family lead him to the guest yards to deliver the invitation.

After all, when Feng Family sent invitations for Feng Zhiren’s birthday, they gave Xu Baomo one specifically. The relationship between Xuanyu Family and Sheng Family was also very close, and this time the grandchildren of the whole Sheng Family were invited. Therefore, no matter whether Mrs. Feng hoped Xu Baomo to go or not, they couldn’t forget to give him an invitation.

When Xu Baomo received the invitation, he felt so bad!

After the servant of Xuanyu Family had left, Xu Cong still mentioned that deliberately, “Young Lord, yesterday you said that you would finalize the task to make Second Miss Sheng be your wife within three days. Even if today were the first day, Second Miss Sheng would definitely go to Xuanyu Family for the feast the day after tomorrow. If Young Lord wants to get engaged to Second Miss Sheng, tomorrow is the last chance!”

Xu Baomo was too angry to say anything, so he tucked up the hemline of the robe and kicked him!

Xu Cong dodged and didn’t forget to remind him, “It’s getting late today. Young Lord, if you still don’t start to think about how to coax Second Miss, I might need to ask about which family could make good crutches for you… Young Lord, I am really caring about you!”

After beating the inconsiderate young manservant with his strength, Xu Baomo returned to the house while tiding his clothes. Then he began to think seriously about how to make rapid progress in the relationship with his Big Weiqiao within one day, tomorrow.

“It would be nice if Big Weiqiao were like Miss Shen, who fell in love with me at first sight and took the initiative to pursue me!” Xu Baomo wondered about Sheng Weiqiao’s character and felt very regretful. “If things were like that, how should I be so embarrassed? I just need to agree with her and don’t need to worry about anything else!”

But then he thought, “Miss Shen was so easy to fall in love with me. Maybe she was the same as me, and she would fall in love with everyone she met. In that case, she was not a good candidate for the first wife!”

After all, he would definitely have many concubines in his house and countless mistresses in the future. Therefore, he must not have much time to stay in his wife’s room.

If his wife were the kind of person who were easy to fall in love with other men, how could he do if his wife had an affair with someone secretly while he was not around even if she did not mind his concubines?

Xu Baomo liked flirting with girls, but he didn’t want to be cuckolded!

When he thought in this way, he realized that it was also an advantage that Sheng Weiqiao was difficult to marry.

“If it really doesn’t work, then I have to deal with it until I come back from Xuanyu Family’s feast!” Xu Baomo compared this to his previous love-hunting experience and thought for a long time, but he didn’t think of any strategy to break the logjam. In the end, he only stomped and gnashed, “After all, it is not because I am not capable. Who would think that the Little Witch of Gongsun Family suddenly messed it up, and Xuanyu Family also wanted to hold a lotus feast?”

He did have thought of taking advantage of the opportunity of the lotus feast to show his heart to Sheng Weiqiao. Still, his experience taught him: because of his identity, his appearance, his knowledge, his various advantages… as long as he appeared in the lotus feast, he would definitely be in the spotlight!

In Feng Zhiren’ s birthday feast before, there was only one girl, Sheng Weiqiao, and the other guests were all men. However, because of his negligence, he came under the spotlight and had to neglect his Big Weiqiao.

Now, the ladies of the three major families of Nanfeng County would all be present in this lotus feast. By then, it would be good enough if he was not surrounded by the people, and it was impossible if he wanted to talk to his Big Weiqiao!

So now Xu Baomo was regretful. Besides, he felt that under the discipline of his grandfather, he had paid too much attention to his studies before! Therefore, he did not go deep enough in the knowledge of courting women, which caused his current dilemma.

“Study is endless. I can’t be proud, complacent, or hesitating to move on just because I was a familiar face in the brothels of Cangwu County!” Xu Baomo deeply realized his own shortcomings and decided that after Sheng Weiqiao and he were officially engaged, he must continue to work hard on the road of a playboy to gather all kinds of beauties in the north and the south!

Maybe God had been touched by his tenacious spirit. When Xu Baomo was well prepared to be humiliated, there came an opportunity, and there was another flat road in front of him!

This is the case. Gongsun Yingjiang came here without any invitation!

Actually, she did not enter his room unsolicitedly, because she did not “enter” from the main entrance at all, but jumped into Xu Baomo’s bedroom through the window directly!

Xu Baomo saw that the girl was only wearing black-colored short clothing, and the close-fitting design outlined the girl’s undulating curve. After she gracefully entered the room, she sat on a chair not far away and took the sweet white glaze tea ware painted with dragonfly and lotus on the mica and padauk round table. She poured herself a cup of warm tea and tasted it with relish. Her calm look almost made him think that he was the intruder of this room!

“Miss Gongsun, what do you mean?!” Xu Baomo was stunned for a moment, but he couldn’t help but scold with an indifferent face.