I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

The coming-of-age banquet for the eldest daughter of the Duke of Li was a grand occasion.

Even though the Duke Li’s Mansion has been on a downward trend, there are only three dukes in the current dynasty, which is still considered an honor.

There were a lot of guests, and carriages came one after another and stopped around.

Gorgeous clothes, and beautiful hair.

The four sisters of the Zhao family arrived early, but Zhao Fangmo was too young to come, and Zhao Fanglan was still locked up in Shou'an Hall, worshiping Buddha with the old lady.

The sisters were all wearing similar clothes, a light-colored top, a bright-colored half-sleeve top, and a folded skirt with round flowers.

Zhao Fangjin and Zhao Fangwei wore their hair in a Chaoyun bun, with a landscape-patterned kingfisher-patterned hairpin, amber-studded lapis lazuli bamboo-leaf earrings, and the same white jade and turquoise bracelets around their waists. Even the tips of their shoes, which were exposed when they walked, were adorned with fingertip-sized pearls.

Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangyun wore two small hanging buns, a pearl, ruby ​​and sapphire flower headband in their hair, pink tourmaline and jadeite earrings, and a similar but smaller multi-treasure necklace on their chest.

Zhao Fangyu is small in stature and doesn't stand out when following behind her sisters.

However, the girls of the Zhao family were so pretty, especially the leader Zhao Fangjin, who overshadowed all the other girls present.

Zhao Minshan is not a good person, but he is very good-looking. There is no ugly child in the Zhao family.

After a closer look, they discovered that there was another potential stock, Zhao Fangyu, behind them. The ladies present couldn't help but secretly observe the Zhao family.

The Zhao family's girls met the eldest lady and a group of sisters whose faces they could not recognize, received a basket of gifts, and then rushed to Meng Yanzhen's courtyard before the ceremony.

Meng Yanzhen was dressed in an orange-red dress and had her hair in a bun. After removing all the ornaments, she had a pure and beautiful look.

Like the white peony, it is equally beautiful, elegant and luxurious, but with a sense of coolness. It is not freezing, but it is difficult to get close to, and it always gives people the illusion of keeping people thousands of miles away.

Unlike Meng Yanzhen, Zhao Fangjinmei is outspoken and has a bit of wildness that ordinary women don't have. She is like a thorny rose that blooms and vows to surround you.

Soon, the wife of Duke Li came in. After the young sisters greeted her, they all went to the place where they saluted.

In order to show the importance attached to Meng Yanzhen, the eldest daughter, Meng Yanzhen's coming-of-age ceremony was held in the peony garden next to the ancestral hall of the Duke of Li's mansion.

Zhao Fangyu sat in the audience and watched, and from time to time he could hear the voices of other families' little girls.

"The daughter of Duke Li invited Princess Zhaoyuan as her guest?!"

"That's right. Is she trying to compete with the princess in terms of appearance? Whose coming-of-age girl is like her, eager to show off all her family's wealth?"

"I heard that her hairpin was a gift from the late emperor."

"So what? My mother said that families with men who have no talent or moral integrity and rely on women to marry to support the family are all ruined!"

The desolation of the Duke Li's Mansion is like the setting sun. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this grand coming-of-age ceremony is nothing more than the Duke Li's Mansion preparing to burn out its last fuel and burn its boats.

Good or bad, just like drinking the water, only you know whether it is hot or cold.

But before she knew it, Meng Yanzhen on the stage had changed into a plain white skirt, combed her hair into a heart-shaped bun, and pinned a white peacock jade hairpin.

The beautiful eyebrows and eyes were covered with makeup, showing another kind of softness and grace. Zhao Fangyu saw it with his own eyes, but in his mind was the lively cousin who leaned on the couch, graceful in front of people, and laughed and scolded with Zhao Fangjin behind their backs.

The people I once knew are now gradually becoming unrecognizable to me.

Noble, majestic, and inviolable.

Meng Yanzhen, wrapped in layer upon layer of gorgeous clothes, seemed to be locked in such a dull body, and gradually disappeared from sight.

After the ceremony of getting married, a banquet was held and men and women sat separately.

After eating, Zhao Fangyu and a few other kids went to play in the garden. Meng Yunqiao glanced at Zhao Fangyu early on, and Zhao Fangyu understood immediately and left tacitly.

The chubby Xun Ge studied, practiced riding and archery, and lost weight, but compared with other boys, he was still strong.

Meng Yunqiao lifted up the necklace on Zhao Fangyu's neck and looked at it, drooling with envy: "Your eldest lady is really generous. I have never seen a girl in your family dressed poorly."

There were many people around, so the two sisters were reluctant to talk, so they walked towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake skillfully.

"The Madam has been kind to us for a long time."

"Come to think of it, has your family really decided to let the eldest sister go?"

Meng Yunqiao nodded, not very interested: "It's because there is no promising man in our Duke's Mansion, otherwise, elder sister wouldn't have to take this path."

"My second sister was so afraid that she would be chosen that she hid back in her hometown."

Zhao Fangyu didn't understand how to hide and asked for details.

"Since the palace maid left, my second sister has returned to her hometown in Shandong. She said she would come back after she reaches the age of 15. Maybe she will have already been married by then."

Others might ask about the second girl's return to her hometown for unknown reasons, but Zhao Fangyu knew the whole story and didn't say much, instead changing the subject to talk about other things.

It is hard to say whether they will hide back or be driven back.

"Fourth sister? Sixth sister?"

A man in a dark green peacock-patterned robe slowly crawled out from the flowers, with a dark green emerald headband on his forehead.

Meng Yanjiang.

Zhao Fangyu didn't recognize the face, but he recognized Meng Yangjiang's peacock tail feather earrings.

The boy who was stunning at first sight turned out to have an unpleasant personality as you got to know him better.

Zhao Fangyu always felt that he was a little presumptuous.

Taking advantage of Meng Yangjiang's drunken stupor, he turned around and ran away.

Meng Yun let out an angrily cry and chased after her sisters.

Meng Yangjiang, who had finally stood up by holding on to the tree, shook his head and only saw Zhao Fangyu's Hai Tianxia folded skirt.

I couldn't tell clearly whether it was a butterfly or a peacock, but he liked it anyway.

"Yanjiang?" Zhao Zhihuai chased over and helped Meng Yanjiang brush off the grass debris on his body. He was so anxious that he wanted to carry Meng Yanjiang back.

Meng Yanjiang smiled and put his arm around Zhao Zhihuai's shoulder, putting all his weight on him.

He was a martial artist, and Zhao Zhihuai was a student. Suddenly, he almost couldn't bear Meng Yangjiang's weight, and both of them almost fell into the grass.

"I just saw our little six."

Zhao Zhihuai nodded. After all, it was the Duke of Li’s own family. What was so strange about seeing his own sister?

The next second, Zhao Zhihuai lost his composure.

"And your little four."

Zhao Zhihuai threw Meng Yangjiang out immediately!

Meng Yanjiang was thrown into the bushes unexpectedly, and his dizzy head was hit again.

"You met my Xiao Si?"

As soon as Zhao Zhihuai asked, he remembered that Meng Yangjiang's sixth sister and his fourth sister were close friends. "Two little girls, you bring me drinks today and I will bring you fresh fruits tomorrow. He and his second brother are more diligent than carrier pigeons."

"Drinking really messes things up."

Zhao Zhihuai rubbed his head and helped Meng Yangjiang up again, who had fallen and could not stand up. The two of them limped forward.

Meng Yangjiang's face was red, he was drunk, he couldn't speak clearly, and he patted Zhao Zhihuai's chest shamelessly and said, "Your fourth sister!"

Zhao Zhihuai: “?!”

Zhao Zhihuai didn't even bother to walk anymore. He threw Meng Yangjiang onto the stone bench for rest and picked up a clod of earth to listen to what his friend was farting.

What you said is human language, but this is a clod of earth, and what you said is bullshit. Today, I will injustice my friend to sleep on the ground under the sky for a night. Anyway, he is a martial artist, and he will not die if he sleeps in his own garden for a night.

Meng Yanjiang grabbed Zhao Zhihuai's collar and pulled him over. The summer night breeze penetrated into Zhao Zhihuai's collar, along with the smell of alcohol and the little black snake coming from Meng Yanjiang's body.

Zhao Zhihuai: “?!”

The huge piece of earth couldn't help but hit Meng Yanjiang's face. Meng Yanjiang fell to the ground. The little snake looked at Zhao Zhihuai for a while, probably recognizing Zhao Zhihuai's smell, and slowly crawled back into Meng Yanjiang's sleeve.

"Your little four is...interesting!"

Zhao Zhihuai didn't expect that even after he knocked everyone down, Meng Yanjiang could still speak so arrogantly!

"oops!"

The weak Zhao Zhihuai picked up a piece of dirt again and hit Meng Yangjiang in the face!

"You lecher!!! My fourth sister is only nine years old!!!"

Meng Yanjiang was in a daze, but his instinct to fight back was still there. The two drunks rolled and wrestled in the grass. When they were hit by stones, they thought it was the other party's trick, and the fight was fierce for a while!

"Your sister looks the best when she cries! She looks better than today!"

Zhao Zhihuai was so angry that he picked up a piece of dirt and stuffed it into Meng Yanjiang's mouth. The drunk man roared, "You bastard, I will enforce justice on behalf of the heavens today and die with you!"

Pei Yan who passed by here: "..."

The lackey: "Sir, shouldn't we try to persuade him?"

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows: "Who are you?"

The lackey took out a rope from somewhere and was eager to try: "We are the Jinyiwei!" Jinyiwei should add insult to injury, sir!

Pei Yan went up and slapped him: "Why are you trying to stop the fight, Jinyiwei?"

What's more, the two drunkards were fighting because of a girl in their family. Is it a glorious thing for them, the Jinyiwei, to get involved in such a lawsuit?