The back garden of the Earl's Mansion is particularly large. Compared with the mansion in Suwan, the Hibiscus Villa in Suwan is only one-third the size.
There is a large pond in the garden. There is a pavilion in the center of the pond. Xiangzhou talents are composing poems in the pavilion.
Su Wan would not join in the fun of this kind of activity. She had to keep a low profile now. After all, she had already stolen the limelight during the treasure presentation session just now.
Madam Xie held her arm and walked all the way. She introduced all the men and women she saw to Su Wan.
When passing by the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Madam Xie stretched her neck and saw a group of literati in the pavilion competing for poetry.
She pointed at a man in a moon-white brocade robe with his back to Su Wan and said:
"That is the young uncle of the Earl's Mansion. He will be weak next year. Now, the uncle is choosing a wife for him, covertly and covertly!
Unfortunately, my uncle failed in the Jinke Provincial Examination, but his literary talent was still acceptable. "
Su Wan frowned, thinking that there might be a conflict between his unfortunate failure and his good literary talent.
She didn't pay much attention to her uncle, but he noticed her.
As soon as he turned around, he saw a particularly eye-catching woman on the shore.
She happened to pass through the opening where the sun was shining, and the dazzling sunlight made her subconsciously raise her hands to block it.
Her skin is so white that it almost glows. In short, it is very eye-catching.
And he also recognized that it was the girl who had given him a startling glimpse that night in the West Tower of the Moon and had been appearing in his dreams ever since.
Last time, she didn't give herself any chance to speak. This time, he certainly couldn't lose this opportunity.
As Su Wan was walking, someone shouted from behind:
"Girl, please stay, girl!"
People in the back garden have been attracted by the young uncle's actions, and they all look this way.
There were several girls walking in front of Su Wan, and there were also a few girls stranded by the lake. Everyone looked at him, wondering who the uncle was calling.
Which girl here the young uncle is interested in, then that girl is very likely to become the young uncle's wife. Everyone hopes that this person is them.
Some people even began to arrange their buns in a hurry.
Su Wan also heard the sound and subconsciously glanced back. As soon as she turned around, she saw with confusion on her face that her uncle had already walked to her.
"Girl, do you still remember me?"
The young uncle looked at Su Wan expectantly with a smile on his face.
Su Wan was not impressed by him. He looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before, so she shook her head.
Lady Xie next to him saluted him:
"I've met my uncle."
The young uncle's mind was all on Su Wan and he had no time to care about anything else. He waved his hand and didn't even look at Madam Xie. He just looked at Su Wan with a crazy smile.
Su Wan saw Madam Xie greeting her, and she politely followed suit:
"Uncle!"
The uncle quickly reached out to help her with both hands, but Su Wan was faster and had already stood up, so that his hands could not touch her clothes.
The young uncle took the initiative to strike up a conversation with a strange girl. This girl showed up for the first time today. Most of the female relatives present knew that she presented the double-sided embroidered screen made of huanghuali wood, and they were also spreading it by word of mouth.
Even the uncle's wife was attracted. She had already walked to the front. When the count's daughter saw this, she immediately picked up her skirt and moved to the uncle's side.
"Brother, do you know Miss Su Liu?"
The earl's daughter was also very impressed with Su Wan. She has now made an engagement with the second son of the Earl of Chimelong, who is only two years older than Su Wan.
"Miss Su Liu?"
The young uncle didn’t know who it was yet, so the earl’s daughter introduced him:
"This is the hostess of Yuyantang, Miss Su Liu. Earlier you praised the hair soap for being very easy to use. That soap is from Yuyantang."
It turned out that the crabapple scented hair soap he had always liked was made by the girl in front of him.
I have never heard of Yuyantang before, but goat milk soap is very famous in Xiangzhou.
"I was in Yueman West Building before, and I accidentally stepped on Miss Su Liu's foot and hurt her. I haven't been able to properly apologize to Miss Su. Today I saw her, and I must apologize to Miss Six."
After speaking, he made a standard salute:
"Miss Six, I'm offended!"
In fact, he had already apologized twice that night. There was really no need for this.
It was strange that the uncle of the dignified Earl's Mansion apologized to a city girl. In an instant, Su Wan became the focus of the audience again.
"My uncle is serious. There were many people in the west building that night when the moon was full. You were not careful, and I was not stepped on and hurt. You really don't need to feel so sorry."
"Miss Six, can you tell me your name?" The uncle didn't care at all what she said, he just wanted to know her name.
"To my uncle, my name is Su Wan." Su Wan was still a little uncomfortable.
This uncle is really strange.
"Which word can you write for me?" He stretched out his palm, intending for her to write it on his palm.
This was against the rules, it was too intimate.
Su Wan blessed him and then explained:
"My uncle, he is the one who smiles."
The uncle retracted his hand in embarrassment:
"What a good name. It sounds nice. Then I'll tell you my name too. My name is Ning Zhiqian."
Su Wan also felt embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a while. At this time, Mrs. Ningbo spoke:
"Qian'er, please don't be rude, Miss Su Liu, the flowers over there are in full bloom, why don't you go and enjoy the flowers first."
Su Wan's current status was a little low in Madam Bo's eyes, and she was not worthy of her son. She saw the little bit in her son and naturally did not allow them to continue to get along.
"Mom, I will also go to enjoy the flowers with you."
Anyway, Ning Zhiqian wanted to follow Su Wan today, and the man made no secret of his admiration for the girl.
"It's nonsense. There are all women there. It's against the rules for you to sneak in as a man. Okay, go ahead and write your poem."
Mrs. Bo showed displeasure and spoke harshly. Ning Zhiqian saw that his mother was unhappy, so he stopped insisting and watched Su Wan leave.
To be honest, such an occasion was really boring, and she couldn't get a word in when the ladies were talking.
Finally, we waited until noon for the banquet to begin, and we were able to leave after eating.
These nobles have a lot of rules. There are a variety of dishes at the banquet, but there is not much meat, and the portions are pitifully small.
She didn't enjoy the meal as much as she wanted to go home and eat.
After the banquet ended, everyone left one after another, including Su Wan.
The third brother was waiting at the door with a carriage. When he saw Su Wan coming out, he walked up and asked her with a smile:
"How's it going? Is the Earl's Mansion fun?"
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
It’s still not good to complain here, so if you have anything to complain about, I’ll go back and complain again.
Before she could get on the carriage, Ning Zhiqian chased her out again.
"Miss Su Liu, stay."
