This year's Hibiscus Tea Party was held on Xijiao Lake. The breeze blew gently, and the lotus flowers in the lake swayed gracefully, alternating between pink and white, which was a beautiful sight.

Su Wan and Su Yuejian got off the carriage and saw from afar a three-story pleasure boat quietly moored by the lake, with carved beams and painted buildings, and it was extremely exquisite.

Many carriages had already been parked by the boat, and many people were standing by the lake. Young men and women, some wearing veil hats, some holding oil-paper umbrellas, boarded the boat one after another after chatting with each other.

There was an endless stream of carriages coming here, and many ladies and gentlemen came to board the boat to attend the party.

Just as Su Yuejian and Su Wan reached the edge of the boat, someone suddenly grabbed Su Yuejian's hand. She was startled, stopped, looked down, and her eyes lit up.

"Zhi'er! Don't mess around."

Zhou Min's voice came from behind them.

"Fairy sister."

Zhou Wangzhi raised his childish, pale face and called her in a baby voice.

Zhou Min and Zhou Wangzhi saw Su Yuejian's figure from a distance. Before she could react, Zhou Wangzhi had already run towards Su Yuejian.

"Young Marquis." Su Yuejian looked at the little girl with a smile in her eyes. She looked up at Zhou Min and said, "Hello, Sister Zhou."

Zhou Min nodded and smiled at her.

Su Wan didn't know either of them, but when she heard Su Yuejian calling the little boy "Little Marquis", she knew that in Kyoto, such a young Little Marquis could only be from the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion. So the woman in front of her should be Princess Lang Ning from the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion.

Su Yuejian was about to introduce her, but Su Wan had already bowed.

"Su Wan greets the young Marquis of Jingyang and Princess Langning."

Zhou Min had never seen Su Wan before, and was a little surprised that the woman in front of him could recognize them.

Su Yuejian knew that the first step in doing business was to understand the network of relationships in Kyoto, and she naturally knew and remembered the names of the dignitaries.

She was not surprised at all and said to Zhou Min with a smile, "This is my eldest sister, Su Wan."

When Su Wan heard the word "eldest sister", she was stunned. In fact, she was from the second house, and to outsiders, she was just Su Yuejian's cousin.

However, Su Yuejian directly addressed her as "elder sister" to others, just to show others that she valued her and that the Su family valued her.

Zhou Min had heard something about the Su Mansion. After all, news spread very fast in Kyoto City.

The person in front of him should be the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Su family. Su Wan's temperament is calm, dignified, generous and steady.

She nodded slightly and smiled, "Miss Su is polite."

Zhou Wangzhi also said, "Miss Su, please stand up."

Su Yue found him even more adorable when she saw his babyish voice and the appearance of a little adult.

I didn't expect that he could speak again so quickly. He must have practiced a lot at home.

Zhou Wangzhi felt that Su Yuejian was looking at him, and immediately raised his head and grinned at her, looking very naive.

The servant behind him searched his clothes and bowed, saying, "Princess, this servant deserves death. The gift that the young marquis prepared for Princess Minghua seems to have fallen into the carriage."

Zhou Min frowned slightly, and Su Yuejian smiled faintly, "It's okay."

Zhou Wangzhi pulled Su Yuejian back without saying anything.

Su Wan could tell that Zhou Min seemed to have something to say to Su Yuejian, so she said, "Since that's the case, Sister Yue, please accompany the young marquis. I'll wait for you on the boat first."

Su Yuejian nodded and said, "Qinglan, you go with Sister Wan first."

When going out today, Old Madam Su was worried that the two of them would not understand the tea party as it was their first time, so she specifically asked Qinglan to go along.

Watching Su Yuejian and others get on the carriage to the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion, Su Wan took Qinglan and Xiaofu into the houseboat.

The first floor of the pleasure boat is used for various tea parties, the second floor is used for chess competitions, and the third floor is exclusively for the head of the Xie family, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

The chess game has not started yet. Everyone has gathered on the first floor, with men and women sitting at separate tables, drinking tea, appreciating the lotus and writing poetry.

Su Wan found an empty seat by the window, took off her veil and sat down, leaning sideways to admire the scenery outside the window.

The lotus leaves sway, emitting bursts of fragrance, and are truly beautiful under the sunlight.

Suddenly, an abrupt voice interrupted her comfortable mood.

"My young lady has taken this seat. Miss, please go to the other side."

A maid said.

Su Wan turned around when she heard the voice.

The pink-dressed woman's brows immediately showed displeasure when she saw Su Wan. "Oh, who was it? It turned out to be Shopkeeper Su."

Su Wan's eyebrows moved slightly. The person who spoke was Lin Mengran, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue.

On the opening day of Nihuayi, Lin Mengran had an argument with someone in the store over a piece of clothing. Later, when Su Wan learned the reason, she knew that it was Lin Mengran who started the quarrel first, so she sold the clothing to another woman.

"The Hibiscus Tea Party is getting worse every year now. Anyone can come and participate."

Lin Mengran showed sarcasm.

Su Wan did not respond. She looked at the woman in luxurious clothes standing next to Lin Mengran. Judging from her attire, she must be of a noble status. She was looking at her with contempt.

She didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she bowed and walked away.

"Stop! Did I let you go?" Lin Mengran said sharply.

Su Wan's brows tightened a little, but she quickly calmed down and turned around and said, "Ms. Lin, my feet are on my body. It is my own will whether I walk or not."

The elegantly dressed woman at the side looked at her with disdain, "Meng Ran is right. What's wrong with the Xie family? Even such a vulgar person would send an invitation."

Lin Mengran curled her lips and smiled when she heard that.

That day she had wanted to see what good clothes the popular Kyoto brand Nihuayi had, but Su Wan refused to sell them to her.

Later, when he found out that Su Wan was Su Yuejian's cousin, he became even more furious.

She had been fond of the Regent for a long time. She was also present at the Spring Poetry Meeting that day. She heard all the Regent's praise for Su Yuejian and became extremely jealous.

Now I didn’t meet Su Yuejian, but I met Su Wan.

No matter who they are, they are not good people. The two sisters are equally annoying.

Lin Mengran deliberately raised her voice and said to the elegantly dressed woman beside her, "Princess Yilun, you don't know that she is not only vulgar, but she is also an unmarried businesswoman!"

Everyone was attracted by her voice and looked over here.

On the other side, Gu Xiyue was engaged to Xie Jiusi, so many ladies and nobles surrounded her at today's tea party and complimented her.

She was enjoying the admiration of the crowd, but the ladies around her were suddenly distracted by the voice.

Everyone came over to see what happened. Gu Xiyue's mood suddenly changed, her face darkened for a moment, and she could only follow.

Su Wan knew that Lin Mengran was deliberately humiliating her. Her face had turned cold and a hint of anger flashed in her eyes, but her expression did not change much.

Seeing everyone coming over, Lin Mengran deliberately continued to mock, "She's not even married yet, but she's already out and about in public. They say merchants are lowly, but I wonder what an unmarried woman in business should be like?"

Although Tianjin did not have a rule that women could not engage in business, in reality there were very few women doing business, and most of them ran businesses for their husband's families. There had never been a woman like Su Wan.

Everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Su Wan, and they looked at her with different eyes.

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