In such an occasion, Xin An naturally had to cooperate with Tang Mo. Not only did she allow people to look at her generously, she also said a few polite words. She knew when to act and when to retreat, and was not flattering. She was quite dignified and reserved. Soon, each family introduced their wives to her.

No matter whether it was someone familiar or someone he met for the first time, Xin An greeted them with a smile, and then was pulled by a group of women to another place to talk.

The young lady of the current Prime Minister Ouyang's mansion is surnamed Lin. She is from the same clan as Lin Yao, but she looks a bit different from Lin Yao. She seems to have some foreign blood, with curly hair and deep, bright eyes. At this moment, her beautiful eyes are always fixed on Xin An's clothes.

"I heard my cousin talk about the wife of the second young master of the Tang family at the last family banquet. She was quite admiring in her words. Today I saw her and she is indeed as beautiful as a crabapple tree."

"Not to mention the beautiful appearance, I have never seen the style of this dress before. Is it the Huaijiang style?"

The female members of the family had already noticed Xin An's clothes. As they were rich and had plenty of free time, they were most concerned about clothes and jewelry.

Xin An smiled and said, "I just thought about it when I had nothing to do. If Madam Ouyang likes it, I will have someone send the sample of the dress to your house later."

"Alright."

Young Madam Ouyang was not opposed to this. Who among those present didn't have two embroiderers in her family?

After getting the clothing sample, we will make changes based on the owner's body shape and appearance, so the possibility of wearing the same clothes as others is extremely small.

The young lady of the Minister of War's residence stepped forward with a smile, "It's a rare opportunity to meet the second young lady of the Tang family today. You must give us a few more fashionable clothing styles today. You don't know that the clothes that the second young master Tang wore at the Shuihua Banquet have made many young masters miss him. We don't know what to do yet."

Tang Mo said he wanted to organize a party for Xin An to meet those people who wanted to make friends under the pretext of making clothes, but there were always other things that delayed him, and the meal had not yet taken place. Xin An saw the opportunity and smiled and said that he had a few clothing patterns in his hand, "If the ladies don't mind, how about I send someone to deliver them to each of your houses later?"

"The more the better."

In this way, even if the conversation was opened, Xin An soon went to another place to sit and talk with these young ladies. Tang Mo also had people he needed to socialize and make friends with, and the couple could be said to be moving forward hand in hand. The smile in their eyes never faded.

Everyone no longer had their initial curiosity about Xin An. The women sat together and talked about which place had new jewelry, which cloth shop had new materials, or just joked with each other. The scene was quite harmonious.

When Mrs. Liao arrived, what she saw was Xin An sitting among a group of young ladies, holding a handkerchief and smiling brightly. She felt somewhat envious. As soon as she arrived at the Liao family, she was entangled in trivial matters. How could she have ever laughed so happily?

"Sister Xu, come quickly."

Xin An stood up and waved at her with a smile, "I've been waiting for you for a while."

Lin Yao chuckled, thinking that Xin An's movements were unusually fast. Last time at the Shuihua Banquet, she had to ask someone to introduce this Mrs. Liao, but it hasn't been long and she has already become Sister Xu.

Liao Zhi not only commands the Beiya Army, but also has 3,000 Liao family soldiers under his command. He is deeply trusted by the emperor and he is the only person in the capital who has achieved such an achievement at such a young age. Especially after the second branch of the Liao family was exiled to the border recently, the Liao family has had only one voice since then.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. Madam Liao is becoming more and more radiant."

Someone was flattering the wrong person, because even with makeup covering her face, Mrs. Liao still looked tired.

"My ladies, you are too kind. I hope you won't laugh at my tired look."

Madam Liao smiled and sat down. Everyone just asked about the Liao family briefly and stopped being curious. They just said, "Commander Liao is young and promising. He will reach the top at a young age. Madam Liao is blessed with great fortune. It will be a good life in the future."

"That's right. If we talk about young and promising people, Commander Liao is second to none. Who can be first?"

"Commander Liao is not only very capable, but also very handsome. If we talk about good fortune, Mrs. Liao is the envy of many people."

A few people joined in the fun and there was another round of laughter.

As night slowly fell, the decorative lanterns in the garden were lit up one by one. There were the automatic revolving lanterns without wind, the beauty lanterns that rotated with the wind, the gently swaying blue crab lanterns, and many rabbit lanterns of various shapes. The most eye-catching one was the one-meter-tall beauty running towards the moon lantern. Not only was the painting exquisite, but the craftsmanship of making the lanterns was also extremely superb.

“It’s really beautiful.”

Li Yuyan, the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Cheng's Mansion, was full of admiration. "I heard that the craftsmen who made the lanterns had already entered the mansion half a month ago. They are all the most famous craftsmen in Kyoto City. Their skills are really extraordinary."

Lin Yao nodded. "Look at that blue crab lantern. From a distance it looks just like the real thing. Its big claws can even move."

Xin An, who was standing next to her, did not even try to hide his joy in his eyes. "I have seen many lanterns, but this is the first time I have seen such exquisite ones. It is really worth coming to the Yueyue Banquet today."

Mrs. Liao nodded in agreement. It was indeed completely different from what could be bought on the market.

At this time, the second prince came with his wife. Everyone turned around to greet them. The second prince's appearance was not particularly outstanding, but he had the dignity and bearing of a royal noble, and his demeanor was extraordinary, which made people ignore his appearance.

"Everyone is free of charge."

The second prince seemed to be in a good mood. "Today's Yueyue Banquet is just for gathering, everyone, don't be shy."

The Second Prince's wife smiled and said, "Everyone please take a seat."

"Am I late?"

A voice came suddenly, and many people stood up hurriedly. The prince had arrived.

"Welcome to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and welcome to His Royal Highness the Crown Princess."

Xin An took a step back and stood together with Mrs. Liao. Neither of them was willing to stand out and they just wanted to watch the magic show for a while.

Mrs. Liao lowered her voice and prompted her to look up, "Your sister-in-law is here."

Xin An frowned when he raised his brows. The person walking behind the Crown Princess was actually Tao Yiran. She was still dressed like a weak willow with a somewhat arrogant look on her face. "What is she doing here?"

The question in her mind came out, and Xin An quickly looked in the direction of Tang Mo. The two looked at each other and Tang Mo shook his head gently at her.

The Second Prince and his wife didn't seem to see Tao Yiran at all. They just stepped down and greeted him. The Second Prince smiled and said, "Brother, you have made me wait so long. If you don't come, my wine craving will come out of my stomach."

"Hahahaha, I'm busy with government affairs. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

The two of them looked like brothers in a friendly relationship. The Crown Princess glanced at Tao Yi and then said to the Second Prince's wife, "I heard that the Yueyue Banquet has cancelled the lively performances of previous years. I just happened to meet the wife of the Crown Prince of Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion. The Crown Prince's wife is an excellent zither player. If she can play a song at this Yueyue Banquet, it can also add some color. Do you mind, Second Brother's wife?"

As far as the Crown Princess was concerned, Tao Yiran came to her on her own initiative, saying that she was delivering a thank-you gift to the Crown Prince on behalf of Tang Rong. The purpose of the Yueyue Banquet she mentioned in her words was obvious.

The power of the Second Prince was growing day by day, and the Crown Prince had been on guard for a long time. The Crown Princess followed her husband's lead and did not like this brother or sister whose family background was better than hers.

Therefore, he did not expose Tao Yiran, but deliberately brought her here to disgust the Second Prince's wife.

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