Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Chapter 159: Meeting at Jixian Teahouse

At the hour of Mao the next day, the hibiscus-patterned window of the blue-and-white courtyard was half-open, and the blazing morning light filtered into the house through the sandalwood-colored gold-thread bamboo curtains, reflecting the woman's cloud-like temples behind the heavy smoke curtains.

The heroine of the beautiful painting, Shen Shenshen, was woken up from her bed by Lu Hen and went to Daishan Court to pay her respects.

Shen Shenshen opened her eyes with a groggy head. She vaguely remembered that she had a dream last night about having sex with Ziyuan, but was rejected. She got up angrily and saw a brand new sky-blue hairband lying quietly beside her pillow.

Well, this is the feeling of being in love. Shen Shenshen smiled sweetly.

Zhou Yiran's banquet today was held after dinner. It was Shen Shenshen's first time to go out of the house for a banquet after dinner, and she felt both novel and excited.

Before dinner, she went to the main courtyard in advance and talked with her mother and Shen Chenxiang, well Shen Caizi too, for a long time.

Because of the incident with Zhou Yunxi from the Duke of Jing'an's mansion, Shen Qingming heard some rumors that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family plotted against his daughter at the party the day before, but the plot failed and the face of the eldest daughter of the Zhou family was ruined. This was quite strange. After returning to the mansion, Shen'er did not say a word. The Marquis wanted to find out the truth, but he saw his wife smiling at the well-behaved second daughter, so he held back and did not ask about the party that day.

After dinner, she returned to the Qinghua Garden. As it was her first time attending a banquet hosted by the children of the Dongxiang family, Shen Shenshen wore her favorite green color. She wore a bean green pipa-collared top, a purple gauze emerald pattern skirt, and a cloud-patterned crepe robe. She still had a crescent-shaped bun and paired it with a green comb given by her family's Ziyuan.

Looking at the stunning face in the mirror after a little makeup, Shen Shenshen secretly sighed that her genes were strong. She knew that her mother was extremely beautiful, and she estimated that she was definitely the most beautiful girl in Dongxiang when she was young. After many things happened to her, she lost weight. Now, wherever she went, both men and women were amazed by her beauty. Suddenly, she understood why Xiao Zhu was so popular among the ladies, because she was also a beauty that men fell in love with at first sight.

For example, Zhou Yiran, who invited her to the meeting today.

Shen Shenshen rode the carriage of the Marquis Mansion through the alley and arrived at Panlou Street. Suddenly, the view in front of him was bright, as if all the lights were on at that moment. It was so prosperous that there was not a single bit of darkness. This area is the most famous night market area in Dongxiang Capital. The restaurants and shops on Panlou Street are almost open all night. Especially the restaurants on both sides of the Cui River, which are full of delicacies and music every night.

The restaurants and tea houses on the roadside all built tall and magnificent gatehouses at the entrance, with red and green decorations on the windows inside, and various glass lamps lit by candles in front of the doors. When the candles were lit in the evening, the glass was reflected in a variety of colors. The whole street was bustling with people coming and going.

The banquet Shen Shen Shen attended was held at Jixian Teahouse, a three-story, elegant teahouse. Its location could not be compared with Heyinlou, Zhaixinglou, or even Huaqing Wine Shop. But it was the most famous teahouse on Panlou Street.

In particular, Miss Mian'er in the teahouse is an excellent musician and singer, so seats in the Jixian Teahouse need to be booked many days in advance.

Lu Hen helped Shen Shenshen get off the carriage, and opened her mouth in surprise when she saw the tall door of the teahouse decorated with colored glaze lights. This was no different from the night market or shopping mall in her previous life.

It’s a pity that Dongxiang doesn’t have a mobile phone, otherwise I would definitely take a photo, check in, and post it on WeChat Moments.

Entering the teahouse, it is even more lively. There are eight tall pillars carved from white jade around the spacious lobby, which are dotted with candlelight and emit a hazy white light. There is a small stage several meters long at the innermost wall of the hall. There are more than ten green sandalwood eight-immortal tables arranged around the white jade pillars in the hall. Each eight-immortal table is equipped with six chairs. Many men and women in gorgeous clothes are sitting in front of the eight-immortal tables drinking tea and eating snacks, and there are also many men and women walking back and forth in the center of the lively lobby.

Passing through the lobby, there is a staircase to the upper floor next to the outermost courtyard. The second floor is surrounded by a circle of small rooms, and you can clearly see the whole lobby on the first floor through the balcony with wooden railings on the loft. The third floor is a more private place, and only royal relatives and nobles can go to the third floor.

Shen Shenshen saw that the waiters in the teahouse were very busy and no one came to greet her. She told Lu Hen to go to the room specially provided for maids to rest in the teahouse to have tea and wait, and she walked towards the middle of the restaurant, thinking of crossing the lobby first to the stairs opposite to grab a waiter to ask which pavilion Zhou Yiran had booked.

As I was walking through the lobby, I suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the second floor.

"God, God, God, here."

She looked up and saw a handsome young man waving at her. It was Zhou Yiran, the organizer of today's banquet.

God knows he could no longer hold back, and had been looking at the lobby from the terrace of the attic, waiting for Shen Shenshen for a long time, so when he saw that peerless figure, his heart began to pound wildly.

Shen Shen immediately smiled: "Chang'an."

Zhou Yiran was completely mesmerized by Shen Shenshen's smile and said to her, "Shen Shen, don't move. I'll find a servant to pick you up." He turned around and called his personal servant to pick up Shen Shenshen.

Then he said proudly to the others in the room: "The most important person invited by this young master today has arrived. Ahem." He coughed twice and lowered his voice to say: "The second daughter of the Marquis of Anbo's mansion, have you met her?"

There were three young men in fancy clothes sitting in the room. They were sitting casually on the mats on the ground, but when they heard Zhou Yiran's words, they immediately sat up straight.

One of the fair-skinned young men asked, "Chang'an, have you invited female relatives today?"

"Yes. A beautiful woman."

"Amber Marquis Mansion?"

"Yes, Lan Ci, Marquis Anber."

The fair-skinned young man called Lan Ci frowned and said, "It is rumored that the second daughter of the Marquis's family is ugly and stupid. Is Chang'an calling her that daughter?"

The purple-clothed youth sitting next to him said, "No, no, no. Inviting a female relative already breaks the rules of the party, and the problem is that she is an ugly girl. Chang'an, let her leave quickly."

Zhou Yiran looked at the two of them as if they were idiots: "When you meet Miss Shen Er later, Lan Ci and Duoyan should not try to get close to her."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

The fair-skinned young master Lan Ci said, "I will never compete with Chang'an. Anyone who tries to get close to me is a dog."

The purple-robed youth continued, "I hate ugly women the most. Don't blame me for my harsh words. Chang'an, please don't blame me."

Another young man who had been silent raised his eyes and said, "Second Miss Shen from the Anbo Marquis's Mansion? Could it be that what Chang'an was talking about was the Goddess Shen?"

Zhou Yiran looked at the boy with feminine features and asked cautiously, "Does Zhu Qing know Shen Shen?"

The young man was none other than Zhu Chutang, the sixth son of Prince Zhong’s mansion.

He smiled slightly: "I know him. How could I not know him?" After that, he leaned back, supported himself on the ground with his elbows, and said in a half-lying position: "Haha, the capital city is really too small. We meet again today."

"Zhu Qing, you are not allowed to rely on your beauty to compete with me for someone. Shen Shen is the one I like."

Hearing Zhou Yiran's words, Zhu Chutang's eyes turned: "Is Changan familiar with Shen Shenshen?"

"Meet...me once."

"What a coincidence. I have seen this before. Let's see how we perform."

Hearing the words "each based on his own ability", Zhou Yiran's face suddenly darkened: "So Zhu Qing is determined to compete with me?"

"Chang'an, I have already said that it all depends on your ability." After saying this, he suddenly stood up and left the pavilion.

The two young men in fancy clothes looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes: Is the second Miss Shen some kind of fairy?

"Zhu Qing, what are you doing?" Zhou Yiran just opened his mouth when he heard his servant outside the house say, "Sir, Miss Shen is here."

Zhou Yiran immediately put on a young and innocent smile: "God, come in quickly."

The three of them looked towards the door.

A woman in pea green lady's dress walked into the pavilion, lifting her skirt.

All the young masters stared at it with their eyes wide open, forgetting to blink and even forgetting to breathe.

The woman had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and a faint smile on her fair cheeks, which was vaguely filled with excitement and a peach-like pink color, making her look even more beautiful and her smile as beautiful as a flower.

"Chang'an." Shen Shen smiled and bowed to call him.

"God, you are so beautiful." Zhou Yiran was completely captured by that smile and had forgotten to return the greeting.

Shen Shenshen smiled and looked around, and found that she was the only woman in the pavilion besides the two young masters. While she was hesitating, a man who looked 30% like Zhu Yanxiao entered the pavilion from behind her.

Zhu Chutang? He was also invited today? Shen Shenshen recognized him and immediately became alert.

"Zhu Qing, what a fate." Shen Shenshen smiled and greeted him.

"Well, Shenshen, nice to meet you again." Zhu Chutang responded indifferently, and walked straight to his previous seat and sat down. Unlike yesterday's cordiality, he responded to her somewhat coldly.