The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The banquet was hosted by Madam Pei, and the invitations to various mansions in the city were also sent by Madam Pei, except... Xia Mianwan.

The post for Xia Mianwan was posted by Pei Yanxu himself, who also thoughtfully sent her some clothes and headgear.

Looking at the colorful clothes sent by Pei Yanxu, Xia Mianwan fell into deep thought... Maybe it was because Lord Pei didn't know that red and green look a bit weird?

This extraordinary aesthetic...is it intentional?

"Madam Xia, our master said that if you don't have suitable clothes, you can wear this set. Our master went to the best shop in Yanzhou City and personally selected it after a day.

Xia Mianwan: "..."

Xia Mianwan was about to say something but stopped herself. After enduring for a long time, she finally said, "Do you adults usually have this kind of aesthetic?"

The little maid looked up blankly. Ah, isn’t red a symbol of joy and wealth?

Xia Mianwan was shocked. Could it be that this little maid also thought there was no problem?

"Isn't bright red a symbol of luxury?" the little maid said cautiously.

Xia Mianwan was speechless for a moment. He reluctantly accepted the clothes and asked the maid to go back and report.

Ruzhu was also surprised when she came in with a plate of jewelry. Although she had not been with Xia Mianwan for a long time, her aesthetic taste was still quite good.

Because of her good aesthetic sense, Xia Mianwan would occasionally ask her to choose her outfit for the day.

"Oh my God, is this... what you are going to wear to the banquet today?" Ruzhu couldn't bear to look at it...

Xia Mianwan was also a little confused, "Well...it was sent by Master Pei..."

"Ah? Lord Pei...you are dressed like a banished immortal, and I gave you this...does he want you to make a fool of yourself today?" Ruzhu was stunned.

Xia Mianwan was also shocked. She had never thought of this possibility...

Is Pei Yanxu trying to take an unconventional approach?

"Then...should we wear it?" Ruzhu asked.

Xia Mianwan looked at it for a long time, but still shook his head, "Forget it... It's just a cooperation... It's not fatal, let's just wear our own clothes."

Today's banquet was, to put it bluntly, a blind date banquet. In theory, a divorced woman like Xia Mianwan shouldn't dress too high-profile. But... she had an appointment with Pei Yanxu, so she couldn't be too low-key, nor could she be dignified.

"What headgear do you want to wear today?" Ruzhu asked.

Xia Mianwan picked out a headpiece made of gold, jade and blue gemstones, and chose a black dress with gold woven flowing clouds.

"You are so beautiful!" Ruzhu praised.

Xia Mianwan looked carefully at the bronze mirror and nodded, "It's really good."

"By the way, I also put a set of glass bracelets called "Flying" in the box. Go get them."

"Yes."

Stack the glass bracelet and the gold and jade bracelet together, and then add a small silver wire circle between the two bracelets. Hmm... Xia Mianwan nodded with satisfaction.

Mrs. Pei's banquet was held in Pei Yanxu's temporary residence in Yanzhou.

When Xia Mian arrived late, many ladies and young ladies had already gathered together to greet each other.

Xia Mianwan didn't know anyone in Yanzhou except Madam Yang, but... Madam Yang's family didn't have a girl of the right age, so she didn't come.

Mrs. Pei and Mrs. Yang were old acquaintances, so she didn't care whether she was present or not.

Xia Mianwan handed the note to the servant at the door. After the servant read it, a maid came forward to lead the way.

The weather was nice today, so Mrs. Pei simply set up a stage in the garden and invited these ladies to come in for tea and drinking.

When Xia Mian arrived at the garden late at night, many people looked over and some even whispered.

"How did she come?"

"She's divorced, why is she here?"

"Her? Who is she?"

"She sleeps late in the summer. I saw her once at the general's wife's banquet last time."

"What? The former young lady of the Zheng family?"

"Yes, that's her!"

"No...right? Why did the former young lady of the Zheng family come to the Pei residence? Everyone knows that it is Madam Pei who is looking for a wife for Master Pei today."

"That's it."

"What's going on? Isn't this ridiculous?"

"Maybe... it's just an invitation, and there's no other meaning..."

"Look, are there any ladies who don't have daughters of marriageable age coming here today?"

"Indeed... no..."

"That's right... this is really inappropriate."

"But... you can't get in without a post..."

"Mrs. Pei, why would she post to a divorced woman?"

"That's it!"

"The most infuriating thing is that she is not only a divorced woman, but she is also a divorced woman who shows up in public all day long! This is outrageous. How can such a person be allowed to sit at the same table with us?"

"Hey, are you saying that Mrs. Pei is rude?"

"impossible……"

"what happened?"

"I've seen Mrs. Pei's invitation list, but I haven't seen Xia Mianwan on it..."

"Ah? Did you make a mistake?"

"You can't go wrong!"

"That's too shameless!"

"Yes, yes!"

"Besides, the Xia family is not a noble family, but an ordinary merchant family. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the 'Old Dream' wine that brought the Xia family back to life, the Xia family might have already become a ruined family! How can such a woman sit at the table with us?"

“It’s still a poor family…”

"How shameless! They actually... actually..."

"What?"

"A toad actually wants to eat swan flesh!" When one of the girls turned around to respond, she discovered that the person who asked the question was Xia Mianwan.

This is Huang Yanying, the eldest daughter of the Huang family.

Huang Yanying's face immediately turned red. She took a step back and hid behind the girl from the Zhang family.

For a moment, the whole place was silent.

Xia Mianwan smiled and bowed to everyone, "I'm not worthy of all the attention from you ladies, I have a post."

As Xia Mianwan said this, he shook the post in his hand.

"Impossible, you can't have a post. I've seen the list, and you're not on it!" Feng Yingying, the eldest daughter of the Feng family who had just said this, said loudly.

Marrying into the Pei family is her last hope. If she cannot marry into the Pei family, she will be married off by her stepmother to a poor scholar's family in the countryside. She must make a name for herself today no matter what!

Xia Mianwan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Feng Yingying.

Feng Yingying is the concubine daughter of the Feng family. The family's livelihood was greatly damaged by the fall of Yanzhou City. Even if the whole family fled, they would have been damaged when they returned. Feng Yingying's mother was not kind and only cared about the life and death of her own daughter. If the daughter was not too young to be married, Feng Yingying would not have been able to attend the event today.

Xia Mianwan has always looked down on people who are unhappy themselves but have no empathy.

People like this are so clever even in their scheming, how can they change the current predicament?

But it doesn’t matter. Since that’s the case, let’s make the show more lively and start it earlier.

After all, from the moment she stepped into Pei Mansion, Xia Mianwan was already a part of the game.

"I was indeed not invited by Mrs. Pei. My invitation... was sent by Lord Pei." Xia Mianwan smiled slightly, with a calm expression, so calm that one would think she was talking about what to eat today.