"Sister, over here," A woman called out to Madam Qu.
Madam Qu's eyes lit up. "You're here too."
"I was invited." The woman smiled. She glanced to the back and looked at the two of them. Nan Xin was a familiar face, but Nan Hua was not. "This is?"
"Nan Family Main Daughter, Nan Hua," Nan Hua introduced herself properly. The person in front of her had similar countenance with Madam Qu, dark eyes and sign of aging… she should be older than Madam Qu. The thick makeup didn't do a good job to cover up those marks.
The woman's eyes flashed. She smiled. "Madam Lei."
Lei?
Nan Hua's mind spun a bit before recalling that Fei Yang Kingdom had another small Lei Family. The same words when speaking can be different when it was written as there were several similar surnames.
Lei surname belonged to several families.
And among those nobles in the Capital City, it only belonged to a rather small scholar who came from merchant family. (Remember, the social strata stated that merchant was amongst the lowest. Even though they have enough money, they would have a hard time climbing the social ladder unless they were terribly rich)
"You can go and talk to your friends." Madam Qu looked at the two children and waved them off.
"Yes, Mother." Nan Xin had spotted some ladies whom she was quite a good friend with. With Madam Qu naturally unwilling to protect her that much, it was only natural that Nan Xin worked on her own in order to be able to find more people who would be willingly support her.
It was not easy, but she had a few friends.
Nan Hua glanced at the group then moved away, finding a rather inconspicuous spot. With her lowering her presence, it was hard for people to notice her even if they were looking in her direction.
"Where's your sister, Nan Xin?" one of the ladies asked curiously.
"She's just here…" Nan Xin was stunned when she saw that Nan Hua had disappeared. The hall was not big, so it shouldn't be hard for them to find Nan Hua if they looked around the area.
"Did she escape because she was afraid?" One of them laughed.
"I have been waiting to meet with Nan Xin's sister for a long time. I didn't think that I wouldn't even have the chance to."
Nan Xin's face flushed, yet there was smile in her eyes. She kept on looking around for Nan Hua while listening to her friends dissing her sister. Since they were all only ladies here, they didn't wear a veil, which would make it easier for them to recognize each other.
After scurrying all over, Nan Xin saw Nan Hua stood near a small white flower. People would think that she was admiring the flower if not for her always indifferent and cold face.
"Nan Hua is over there, before the white flower."
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