Chapter 558 - 287 Retaliation_2
In this dynasty, the women mostly drank rice wine. During the banquet, many of the hostesses went to the tables where the Eldest Princess and the Former Imperial Consort were sitting to offer their toasts. After some time, Lady Fu and Grandma Fu also picked up their wine cups; representing the Pan family and the Fu family, they went to pay their respects with a toast to the Eldest Princess and the Former Imperial Consort. Lady Fu gave Yixiu a meaningful look, the Qian family would certainly not dare to go themselves, so they had no choice but to let Yixiu represent them.
In her previous life, Yixiu was an office director, unafraid of drinking with the leaders or offering toasts to her superiors, and she even had a pretty good tolerance for alcohol. However, in this era, there was no chance for her to show off her drinking skills.
When she saw Lady Fu signaling her, she stood up, picked up her wine cup, and followed behind Lady Fu and Grandma Fu.
The Eldest Princess, the Former Imperial Consort, the Eldest Princess Fengyang, and Old Lady Yue were seated together at a table, the closest to the north, which was a redwood Carved Flower Eight Immortals Table. Many people came to offer a toast and say a few auspicious words.
When Lady Fu and her group arrived at their table, Lady Fu led with a smile, "The younger generation wishes the Eldest Princess, the Former Consort, the Elder Princess, and Old Lady Yue happiness and good health." After speaking, she sipped from her cup.
Once Grandma Fu had offered her toast, Lady Fu pointed to Yixiu with a smile, "This niece of mine must also offer her respects to all the esteemed elders here."
Yixiu stepped forward, bending her knees slightly, cup in hand and said with a smile, "The younger generation toasts the Eldest Princess, the Former Consort, the Elder Princess Fengyang, and Old Lady Yue, wishing you a hundred years of peace. As the plum blossoms endure through the winter’s frost, the aged dragon brings rain at dusk, and the old tree blooms anew in the depth of spring." Afterward, she also took a modest sip from her cup.
Yixiu was graceful and composed, with a smile that filled the room. Her voice was crisp and gentle, neither too fast nor too slow, pleasing to the ear. The auspicious phrases she spoke were pleasant to hear and poetic.
The Eldest Princess and Old Lady Yue, as if they liked something about her, took hold of her hand and praised her repeatedly.
At an adjacent table, some from Jingchang were displeased. Luo Susu spoke up, "What kind of good girl is she? This morning, she was eavesdropping in the Plum Grove; a country girl will always be a country girl, so crude."
Wong Wen and those from Jingchang nodded in agreement, "Indeed, indeed."