I'm the Villain's Mother in Time Time

Chapter 392 Concubine Xi
After ordering the carriage to be ready, Lin Chuqian set off alone.

Drowsy all the way in the carriage, finally arrived, when I got off the carriage, I found that there were so many carriages at the gate of Gaofu that the street was almost full.

The Gao family had already greeted the guests at the gate. Lin Chuqian tidied up her skirt and walked up, smiling and bowing slightly. "Master Gao, Mrs. Gao."

"Aunt Bai." Zhou Yurong turned her head when she heard the voice, and immediately stepped forward happily to hold her hand. "I thought you weren't coming today!"

"The Gaofu is hosting a banquet, how could I not come to join in the fun?" Lin Chuqian smiled politely.

Zhou Yurong pulled her to Gao Jiang's side, and said with a smile: "Others may believe this, but I don't believe it. You never like to join in the fun, and it's not like I don't know."

Being exposed by her, Lin Chuqian didn't argue and just smiled.

"It's a good thing you're here, Aunt Bai, otherwise Madam will miss you for a long time." Gao Jiang beside him couldn't help but tease.

It seems that everyone is in a good mood for the New Year's Eve, and even a serious person like Gao Jiang can make jokes.

Zhou Yurong pushed Gao Jiang's arm pretending to be annoyed, and then pulled Lin Chuqian into the mansion affectionately.

"Madam Gao isn't at the door to greet guests?" Lin Chuqian asked.

Zhou Yurong looked back at Gao Jiang who was dealing with people, covered his mouth and smiled and said, "Leave this kind of hard work to Mr. Gao himself!"

Lin Chuqian couldn't help but nodded and said, "That's true."

In fact, Lin Chuqian felt very warm about Zhou Yurong's behavior.

After all, she is an aunt of no status, not even the main wife of a small family, and she is the only one who came here this time, and her so-called master He Rencheng probably is trying to curry favor with the court minister.

If she stepped into the banquet alone, she would either be mistaken for a servant, or directly despised.

Zhou Yurong considered all of this, so he planned to take her in with him carefully and considerately, so as to let people know that she was not an ordinary aunt.

In general banquets, men and women are separated.

The men chatted and laughed happily in the front hall, while the women got together and gossiped in the backyard.

Lin Chuqian was no stranger to this kind of scene. When Zhou Yurong stepped into the crowd, some familiar people nodded and smiled, but those who were not familiar could only smile.

The people passing by greeted Zhou Yurong one after another, and the latter chatted casually with others before dragging Lin Chuqian away in a hurry.

The two walked into a secluded room, Zhou Yurong ordered someone to serve tea, and then pulled Lin Chuqian and began to ask about his health.

"I heard that you were sick a few days ago, how are you recovering now?"

She was probably referring to the fact that Mrs. Wang, who was engaged to the Qinyuan Hou Mansion, invited her to go there not long ago, but she declined because of her poor health.

At that time, she was sick, but she simply didn't want to join in the fun and show off.

Naturally, it was impossible for her to tell Zhou Yurong directly, so she nodded with a smile. "It's all right now."

"That's good." Zhou Yurong patted the back of her hand softly, and said with a gentle smile: "If you don't come today, I plan to visit your house. Thanks to you, it will save me paying for it." Gotta run."

"Let Madam Gao miss you."

Lin Chuqian is now well adapted to Zhou Yurong's enthusiasm and care, and she doesn't have goosebumps when she hears her concern.

Now that everyone is so familiar, she will no longer engage in the act of being flattered and fearful.

"Why didn't you bring Fifth Girl with you today?" Zhou Yurong asked.

Lin Chuqian smiled and shook her head. "She is young and ignorant, so I brought her here on such a formal occasion today, for fear of offending the nobleman."

"What a formal occasion!" Zhou Yurong disagreed a little, took her hand and said with some reproaches: "It's just that I invited some guests to the house for a gathering, so I'm worried about bumping into others."

Lin Chu smiled and said nothing.

In fact, she is also very helpless.

He Mingzhu was afraid of strangers, so when she came to such an occasion, she would timidly hide behind her, and simply didn't bring her here.

But leaving her alone in the mansion felt a little uneasy, so he could only leave Hui'er to take care of her, but Lin Chuqian had Hui'er as the only girl in front of her.

Keeping Hui'er in the mansion meant that she had to appear here alone.

Among the many female relatives who hugged her, she looked a bit shabby and weak in terms of her family background, appearance and pomp.

Zhou Yurong still knew her situation very well, so after mentioning a few words, he stopped being entangled, and pulled her to say a lot more.

The two talked and laughed for a while, and a maid came in from the back door and took Zhou Yurong away.

Before leaving, Zhou Yurong was full of reluctance and apology, Lin Chuqian smiled and said it was fine, and let her go to work first.

Zhou Yurong is the protagonist of the banquet, so naturally he has no time to continue chatting with him here.

totally understand.

After Zhou Yurong left, Lin Chuqian sat alone in the quiet side room without being disturbed, drinking sweet tea and eating exquisite pastries, and the faint bustle outside did not disturb her comfort.

Staying here, she also feels very good.

Time passed bit by bit, and half an hour later, the tea was completely cold.

She was still sitting comfortably.

"Concubine Xi, this way please."

Zhou Yurong's voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.

Before Lin Chuqian had time to react, she saw Zhou Yurong leading a graceful and luxurious woman in.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Yurong was taken aback when he found that she was still here. "Aunt Bai?"

Lin Chuqian stood up immediately, pursed her lips in embarrassment, and hurriedly bowed to salute, not knowing how to speak.

The Concubine Xi glanced at her, and asked in a gentle tone: "Is this the Aunt Bai that Mrs. Wang mentioned before?"

"Go back to Concubine Xi, that's right." Mrs. Wang quickly welcomed her to the seat, turned around and said to Lin Chuqian, "This is Concubine Xi, Aunt Bai, hurry up and meet Concubine Xi!"

After hearing this, Lin Chuqian hurried forward to salute. "Greetings to Concubine Xi."

Concubine Xi hummed softly, glanced at the tea on the table and the somewhat unsightly pastries she bit into, and couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Lin Chuqian.

Most people, when they saw her for the first time, would only feel the four words implicitly, her appearance was not good.

If you want to be more specific, it is an ordinary woman with a face full of dimples.

She couldn't help being a little puzzled why the woman in front of her could be favored by the Yushi doctor's family. Could it be that there was something extraordinary about it?
"Why is Aunt Bai here alone?" Concubine Xi smiled gently.

Lin Chuqian still lowered her head from the beginning to the end, and did not look at her. She was really worried that if she raised her head to look at Concubine Xi's appearance unabashedly, it would be mistaken as disrespectful.

"Back to Concubine Xi, the courtiers don't like to be noisy, so they keep it clean here."

"Oh?" Concubine Xi raised her tone slightly, then asked with a smile: "Since you don't like to be lively, why are you here today?"

That's right, since you don't like to join in the fun, why come to Gaofu for a banquet today?

It sounds like a contradiction at first glance.

(End of this chapter)