Chapter 625 Flower Appreciation Banquet

Over here, Battus is trying his best to protect the islanders in this sea area and strengthen his power.

Over there, Qiao Ran had to attend the flower viewing party held by her grandma.

The two banquets held by the General's Palace some time ago were unforgettable for the nobles in the capital. They have been looking forward to hosting another banquet at the General's Palace so that they can taste the rare delicacies.

No, once the invitations to this flower viewing party were sent out, there was no one who didn’t want to attend.

On the day of the Flower Appreciation Banquet, the entrance to the General's Mansion was full of luxurious carriages. Madams from various families attended with their unmarried children of the right age. The young ladies were all dressed up carefully.

As we all know, the flower viewing banquet is not only a blind date banquet for the host's family, but also an opportunity for all the young ladies and gentlemen in attendance to meet each other.

Some people came here for the cousin of the General's Mansion, but some people had other goals.

The ladies want to take advantage of this opportunity to show themselves to the fullest so as to win the favor of their wives and gentlemen and find the right husband for themselves.

It is better to find a suitable husband by yourself than to have a blind marriage where your parents and elders make the decision and get engaged directly.

It can be said that most of the gentlemen and ladies who come to attend the flower viewing banquet are here to find the one they like, so they are very careful about their image.

As the protagonist of this banquet, Qiao Ran was naturally given a lot of trouble by her mother and aunt, who dressed her up and down, hoping that she would become the most attractive focus of the audience and outshine the rest.

However, Qiao Ran never thought that she would meet her Prince Charming on such an occasion. In her opinion, the elegance and courtesy pretended at such a banquet could not show the person's true character, so she was not satisfied with this banquet. Somewhat perfunctory.

When her aunt took out several boxes of rouge and gouache and wanted to put makeup on her face, she declined.

"Ran Ran, your face is as delicate and beautiful as your mother's, but your skin color is a bit darker. Auntie wants to help you apply some powder to cover it up. It's white and tender, and it must be much prettier than those noble ladies. Times!"

Zheng Lin thought Qiao Ran was not used to it because she had never put on makeup before, so he patiently explained to her.

Qiao Ran said:

"Thank you for your kindness, aunt! But I don't want to dress up so well. I hope that the person who really likes me likes me as a person, not this face. If you don't like me if your skin is darker, then such a person is not worth it. I'm going to marry you. If you only judge people by their appearance, who knows if one day when my appearance grows old or my appearance is disfigured in an accident, he will abandon me and find a new love? So, I want to show people this way and see how many people are... You don’t mind me being dark and ugly.”

Zheng Lin was stunned when she heard this, and then looked at Zheng Huiniang.

Zheng Huiniang understood her daughter's thoughts. She smiled and nodded towards Zheng Lin:

"Brothers and sisters, just listen to Ran Ran! Ran Ran is already smart and capable. There must be a lot of people coming because of her reputation as the cousin of the General's Mansion and the father of the ghost doctor. If they are allowed to see Ran Ran put on makeup again, With the beauty in the future, I'm afraid there will be a lot of dandies who judge people based on their appearance. Not to mention that Ran Ran doesn't care about such people, our family also looks down upon them."

Zheng Lin thought about this and decided not to force it:

"Well, what you said makes sense, so let's do it! Oh, what a pity, Ranran's face would be so beautiful with makeup!"

Qiao Ran pursed her lips and smiled.

She also knew how beautiful this face was. What her aunt didn't know was that she was only putting on makeup now, just to dress herself up like a little black girl.

After removing the makeup, your face is truly white, tender, smooth and moist, making people unable to take their eyes away.

Today, two sisters, Lin Sumei and Lin Suxin, also came to the banquet with their mother. Lin Sumei will have haircut at the end of the year, and Lin Suxin is almost thirteen years old, so it is the time to see each other.

As soon as the two sisters arrived at the house, they came to see Qiao Ran excitedly.

"Wow, Sister Ran, you are so beautiful today!"

Lin Suxin has a lively temperament. When she saw the specially dressed Sister Ran, her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Lin Sumei also looked at Sister Ran, who was wearing a lake blue dress and a set of blue pearls, with bright eyes. She suddenly felt that Sister Ran's dark-skinned face was not that ugly.

"Go out and talk to the little sisters!"

Zheng Huiniang cleaned up her daughter and pushed her out with a smile.

Qiao Ran had no choice but to follow Lin Sumei and the two sisters into the garden to find their little sisters.

"Sister Ran, let me tell you, Qin Yuelan is also here today, you have to pay attention to her. I think she has been more evil recently, and she is completely different from her previous gentle image. I'm worried that she will find trouble with you again. .”

Lin Suxin held Sister Ran's hand and walked forward while whispering reminders in her ear.

Qiao Ran smiled slightly: "Thank you for the reminder. Don't worry, she can't get out of the waves. If she dares to make trouble, my aunt will not let her go."

"Well, anyway, be careful! I think she looks really bad today. Her face is always dark, as if someone owes her a hundred and eighty thousand silver taels. She looks so gloomy that I don't dare to get close to her."

"Why are you afraid of her? Didn't you two get along quite well before?"

"It was the past, who made her change now? In the past, I thought she was as gentle and graceful as she appeared on the surface, and with this relationship, I became close to her. Who knew she would be so hostile to you? She makes things difficult for you every time I see you, and I can’t bear to see her looking so jealous now.”

Lin Su was outspoken and said what was on her mind, making Qiao Ran tap her bulging cheeks in a funny way.

"You, you are too straight-tempered! In fact, most of these noble ladies are strictly taught by their families to observe etiquette and behave best in front of outsiders. So the way you see them behave in front of outsiders is very... Most likely they are not their true colors. From now on, you have to be discerning about people, and don’t be so easily deceived by other people’s appearances, and don’t even know they are being used or deceived.”

Qiao Ran also liked Lin Suxin's straightforward little sister very much, so she sincerely advised her.

Lin Sumei listened thoughtfully and nodded.

Although Lin Suxin was careless, what she said to sister Qiao Ran was more effective than what her parents said.

Therefore, she also seriously kept Sister Ran's words in mind, and would always use them to remind herself to keep her eyes open and not to be deceived.

When the three of them walked to the garden, they saw the crowds of people in the garden with flowers in full bloom. The brightly dressed young men and ladies were admiring the flowers in the shade of the trees in twos and threes, drinking tea in the pavilion, or watching fish by the pool.

Seeing the three people coming out, many eyes looked at Qiao Ran.