9 Qinwangs birthday 1 (1/2)
As the days passed and with the approaching of the new year, people were busy purchasing new year stuff and even the poor seemed to have some faint joy.
However, the front hall of the Qinwang's fu were quite busy receiving quests after guests to celebrate the fifty years old Qinwang, Prince Yi.
The Qinwang's Fu was majestic and imposing. The glazed roof tiles and vermilion columns were entrenching itself and the people walking through the front gate were full of colors and have been smiling all the way around.
There were already many Furens and young ladies that have arrived at the main hall. Other than those who had some relationships with the concubines in the qinwang's fu and were invited to speak with the various women at the back, most of the female guests were sitting inside to chat. Because male and female cannot gather in one place unless needed, the male guests were stationed at the front hall where they are racking their brains on how to climb up and licking boots to every esteemed guests that came.
”Why has the Liu family had not yet arrive?” A Furen with high cheekbones laughed, ”Though the main role today is the qinwang but it seems like today's spotlight would belong to another, was it that they deliberately come late as to agitate us all?”
”Assistant Minister wants to tuck his daughter and not let others see thus deliberately hide in his pocket for years.” Another round faced Furen also laughed but her words and tone of voice were filled with ridicule.
Everyone in Jing capital knew that Liu Sheng Xiao had an excessive behavior in protecting his only daughter, especially after the incident which had been the talk of the city at that time. But after recovering from the incident, the people of Jing were surprised to know that the fourth miss of the Liu family had been attending classes in Xia Renmin and that made them curious.
And today's event was just perfect for them to know what she looks like, despite the rumors of her having a disfigured face.
While the noise coming from both the front hall and main hall continued, it momentarily quieten down as several figures came and pass the front gate to the main hall.
Everyone's eyes looked towards the door.
The ones who were walking at the front were the Three Liu Brothers and the two Liu young masters. All the three elderly Liu brothers had a lion's gait and firm tiger's steps, with their prestige that unknowingly overflowed out and with their scholarly demeanor, it made even the entire hall of married women to blush. Zhang Yi and Cao Shen's postures were upright and straight and with a warm smile that bloomed at the corner of their lips, it made them look very cordial, thus all the young females could not help but blush.
All of them did not stay long at the front of the hall and turned towards the main hall where the shocked males were at. Everyone's line of sight fell naturally behind them.
The people of Jing had known that the Liu family was greatly favored by the Gods as all of the member of the family had an outstanding appearance, not only that each one of them possessed talents that many cannot contend with. And that made the furens and young misses sitting on both each side of the hall to tightly grip anything that they could get their hands to. Sadly, some of the young misses that didn't find anything to let their envy out, fount their maids' to vent their anger and envy instead.
Old matriarch and the Liu furens each wore a royal blue, pink and green tinged waist robes with their hair up in a neat bun, they looked much respectable than the other furens inside the hall. Liu Hui Yin walked behind her mother Xiangru wearing orange dress with daisy patterns while, Liu Yue An wore a red dress with white threads on the waist and the hem of the skirt.
Both of them had an air of a noble lady and with the dresses they wore, it made their appearance more outstanding, making males go weak on their knees each time they faintly glanced around.
Followed behind them was a purple slim figure who leisurely approached.
Wearing a simple purple dress with gold lining threads, Jiao Yu's skin became more crystal white. Her hair was half tied and the other half stayed flowing down her hips, walking slowly with both hands held in front of her. Jiao Yu did not bother looking up to see the face of every noble guests of the qinwang fu as she knew that they would not get to see anything with the veil still covering her face.
Many held their breath at the young female standing in the middle of the hall but after a moment, they calmed down and resumed what they were doing. It was true that all of them felt curiosity, anticipation and agitation to see the young female's face but sadly, the face was covered with a purple veil, not letting anyone have a peek.
They were disappointed and pitied her to see that unlike every member of the Liu family who have talents and outstanding appearance, it seems like misfortune befell on the First Branch's miss. It was both expected and unexpected that the rumors were indeed real and many felt happy for that, especially the female guests that had already seen a proof that the rumor was indeed real after all, why would the First Branch's miss cover her face? If not for having a disfigured face, then why hide one's face at all?
Soon the atmosphere cleared out and the three Liu young misses went to the side where the females were at to seat.
Jiao Yu sat beside Hui Yin and Yue An, facing everyone's eyes but no one saw the corner of her lips stiffen.
She felt uncomfortable with the atmosphere that everyone was giving off, she had mixed feelings again. The first time she felt her stomach churned was when she woke up and stepped inside the Liu family's fu and this time, she's now in front of countless judging eyes, slowly her eyes grew cold.