In a world where there are more men than women, I am spoiled

Chapter 130 Yangfu City Banquet 1

In this way, we finally arrived at Yangfu City at noon.

Su Yueyao watched the carriage enter Yangfu City and saw that the streets on both sides were very prosperous, and there were vendors hawking their wares along the way.

"It's worthy of being a prefectural capital. It's much more prosperous than a county town!"

But the only street was almost full of men, with very few women. Occasionally, one or two women would appear, and they would be accompanied by at least seven or eight guards. Each woman would also have two men standing next to her to protect her closely.

Although women in Yi County have guards when they go out, there are definitely not that many of them.

"What is Ayao looking at?" Yang Qianxun looked at Su Yueyao and asked suddenly without saying anything.

"Do women here need so many guards when they go out?" Su Yueyao asked, pointing over there.

Yang Qianxun and Lu Yuanyi looked over. Lu Yuanyi said, "The population of the prefecture is more complicated than that of the county. Some men are so excited to find their wives that they are afraid that something bad might happen, so they arrange guards."

"Well! Didn't the court issue a decree that men are not allowed to harm women? Isn't the punishment very severe? There are still people who will go against the law and commit crimes!"

"Ayao, the guards are there to protect women from getting hurt and to deal with emergencies. The female birth rate has been too low in the past two years, so protecting women's safety is not only arranged by their families, but also by the county government. Ayao, you see, there are guards on both sides of the store that the woman entered." Yang Qianxun explained.

"That's right! I feel like the women in Yangfu City don't go out as much as the women in Yi County."

"There are few outsiders in the county, so it is relatively safe. Yangcheng Prefecture is a necessary prefecture leading to Fengdu, so it is very prosperous. The protection for women is relatively strict. Some women also have door-to-door services for the clothes and accessories they need on a daily basis." Lu Yuanyi said.

If you have money, you can get all kinds of services. It’s the same everywhere.

When the carriage stopped, Haruhi's voice could be heard from outside.

"The lady has arrived at the government office."

"Okay, I'll get off now."

Lu Yuanyi and Lu Yuanjin bent down and got off the carriage first. At this time, Prefect Xun and Fu Xin, the eunuch, were waiting at the door outside the carriage.

Yang Qianxun helped Su Yueyao get off the carriage, looked at the people gathered at the door, nodded to the two of them and said.

"Mr. Prefect, this is Fuxin's internal official."

"Please in, Miss Su and Eunuch Fuxin." Prefect Xun said with a smile.

After entering the government office, a special servant led them to the banquet courtyard. When they turned a corner, Prefect Xun and Eunuch Fu Xin separated from Su Yueyao.

The eunuchs are not allowed to participate in banquets outside unless there are members of the royal family present, and they are not allowed to get too close to women. After all, they are all His Majesty's people.

I think the prefect has made special arrangements for Fu Xin. After all, he is a popular figure around His Majesty. I don't know whether he tries to curry favor with him or not, but he certainly cannot be offended.

Many servants can be seen on both sides, it seems that many people came today.

It was another social event, and she hoped the meal would go smoothly so she could continue on her journey and reach Fengdu before dark.

When Su Yueyao arrived at the courtyard, a woman in her thirties appeared and said with a smile, "Are you Miss Su? I am the wife of Prefect Xun."

"Greetings, Miss Xun." Su Yueyao smiled and performed the greeting as a junior.

"Miss Su, there is no need to be so polite. You are such a wonderful person. Your paintings are very famous in Yangcheng Prefecture. Many literati came today to witness your elegance!" Miss Xun said with a smile.

"Ms. Xun, you're joking. My painting style is just a little different from yours. I don't deserve such good comments!" Su Yueyao said modestly.

"Lady Su, don't be so modest. Even His Majesty praised your paintings and asked you to participate in the competition at the Pavilion of Literature on the tenth day of next month! You have brought honor to our entire Yangfu City!" Lady Xun said with a big laugh.

“…Did the news spread so quickly?

When Su Yueyao arrived at the banquet, she found that there were a lot of people and everyone's eyes were on her. Xun Nujun first took her to the table where all the women were, avoiding the men's banquet.

The seat was very advanced, and Miss Xun introduced the ladies of various families one by one, and Su Yueyao greeted them one by one with a smile.

In fact, she only remembered the ones who were just introduced and the ones introduced in the middle, but she didn't remember the rest. Fortunately, she was not a social person, so when someone spoke, she could just answer directly.

"Ms. Su, you have been traveling for the whole morning. Let's have a meal first." Ms. Xun said considerately.

"Ok."

Afterwards, the servants of the Xun Mansion brought up the meals one by one. Yang Qianxun sat on the right side of Su Yueyao, while Lu Yuanyi and Lu Yuanjin sat in the back.

"Ms. Su, I don't know what you like to eat. The kitchen has prepared some. You can try it. If you don't like it, ask the servants to change it for you." Miss Xun said with a smile while sitting in the main seat.

"Thank you, Miss Xun, for your hospitality. I'm not picky." Su Yueyao said.

"That's good."

Afterwards, Yang Qianxun peeled shrimps and served dishes to Su Yueyao, who ate them all. She was not very hungry because she had been in the carriage for the whole morning and had some cakes in the middle.

"Qianqian, I'm not very hungry and can't eat so much. You don't need to peel the shrimps anymore." Su Yueyao said softly.

"Okay!" Yang Qianxun stopped peeling shrimps after hearing this and served Su Yueyao a bowl of sweet egg soup.

Lu Yuanyi and Lu Yuanjin also ate something simple at the table behind Su Yueyao. After all, they would be serving Su Yueyao in a while.

After Su Yueyao stopped eating and Yang Qianxun wiped her mouth, the others gradually stopped eating. After Yang Qianxun went back to eat, he specifically signaled Lu Yuanyi to take good care of Su Yueyao.

Lu Yuanyi also nodded to show that he understood.

Lu Yuanyi and Lu Yuanjin stood up and sat on both sides of Su Yueyao.

The servants took the meals away and served tea and snacks.

This is a young girl sitting next to Su Yueyao who asked, "Ms. Su, your paintings are really beautiful. My mother went to Yi County some time ago and took a picture of a landscape painting. She puts it in the study and paints it every day!"

"My mother said that the colors you used are beautiful, and there are some processing techniques, but unfortunately I don't understand them." The girl said in a clear voice.

"I am different from other painters. I prefer to paint the mood of the painting."

"Ms. Su, are you accepting disciples? How about I become your disciple?" The girl said happily when she heard Su Yueyao's answer.

"Sorry, I don't plan to accept any disciples!" Su Yueyao said awkwardly.

When the crowd heard this, half of them sighed.

Lu Yuanyi and Lu Yuanjin did not expect that the female monarchs gathered here today had this plan in mind.

"Lady Su's paintings are now appreciated by His Majesty, which really brings honor to us women!" said another woman.

"Yes! There are few painters recognized by the court, and even fewer women. I heard that the most talented woman in Fengdu, the eldest daughter of the Li family, is not a painter!" said a woman.

"Ms. Su's paintings are too difficult to auction. My father went there twice but failed to get any, and he didn't even get into the Qilu Bookstore."

"Ms. Su, will there be any painting auctions when you go to Fengdu?" another woman asked.

"Yes, I plan to open a Qilu Bookstore in Fengdu to auction paintings. I'm not sure when it will start." Su Yueyao explained with a smile.

"Then Miss Su must send someone to Yangfu City to notify us in advance!"

"It all depends on the shopkeeper's arrangements!" Su Yueyao said.

The women here were chatting harmoniously, while the men in the yard over there were waiting anxiously.

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