The Cannon Fodder and Villain's Happy Ending

Chapter 186 Marriage alliance with Beiyan (3)

Ch.186 Marriage alliance with Beiyan (3)

Qin Jiu followed the melodious sound of a lute to a small lake in the middle of the garden. The afterglow of the setting sun softly sprinkled the surface of the lake, as the clear water sparkled with much radiance

On the clearing by the lake, the ladies gathered in groups, some talking, some feeding the fish, some playing, or merely just enjoying the music......

The liveliest section of the whole banquet was at the water pavilion by the lake, the Bifeng pavilion, it was crowded with people, all dressed fancily.

The second princess, Xin'an, was also at the Bifeng Pavilion. She was the hostess of today's banquet. She was surrounded by many noble ladies, as they chatted along happily.

After Qin Jiu went over to greet Xin'an, they went to listen to the storytelling performance that was going on.

A female performer in a rose-red palace dress was sitting in the southwest corner of the water pavilion, with a lute in her arms. She strummed on the lute as she sang along.

"I have never been to their shows in person, but everyone who did all says that they’re really good. If you like lute storytelling, you should give it a try when we get back to the capital."

Qin Jiu nodded occasionally.

As the two were talking, a girl in pink came over, bowed to Changning first, then smiled and said to Qin Jiu: "Third Lady Qin, the second princess is going to play Touhu, do you want to come along and join?"

The girl in pink pointed at an open space outside of the Bifeng Pavilion. There were a few binaural iron kettles laid on the ground. Many people were throwing bamboo arrows at the iron kettle. The scene was very lively.

Qin Jiu remembered who this person was. At the Qianqiu banquet last month, she introduced herself as the third lady from Weiyuanbo Manor, her name was Jiao Niang.

But what was her surname?!

Qin Jiu thought about it for a while, but couldn’t recall. She politely refused her invitation. After all, she knew nothing about the games that the noble ladies played.

Yun Jiaoniang was rather disappointed.

Changning helped ease the situation: "Third Lady Yun, Third Lady Qin promised that she would accompany me through this lute storytelling performance......" Her smile was gentle and soft, and her way of speech was very sweet.

At this moment, a disdainful laugh interrupted Changning.