Seeing that her aunt seemed very disappointed, Lu Qiyu quickly responded softly.

"This is my niece..."

Nodding with satisfaction, Peide then said again.

"Do you have anything suitable for evening wear?"

Evening dress?

Lu Qiyu was stunned at this. What kind of dress did she have? Out of fear that her aunt would buy clothes for herself, she quickly nodded and said that she had an evening dress.

"Dress!"

After her aunt left, Lu Qiyu's brows furrowed into a knot. What kind of dress did she have as she had never attended a formal dance?

Opening the closet, this one is not suitable, this one... She was rummaging through the closet, and suddenly, a somewhat special piece of clothing came into her sight. That dress had only been tried on once at home.

The dress only made her eyes shine. This was the dress she accidentally saw on a model when she was visiting a department store in Lianyungang. The first time she saw this dress, she was completely obsessed with it.

A beautiful dress, I spent a month's salary to buy it out of curiosity, but in the end I found it difficult to wear it out.

At this time, Lu Qiyu, who had no choice but to think for a moment, took out this dress, gestured with it, and then tried it on. Then she looked at her hairstyle, frowned, and stood by the dressing table.

After adjusting her hair style again and again, and trying it more than a dozen times, she finally made a hair style that felt very good and matched her clothes. However, she did not notice that it was already dark at this time.

"Miss Cousin, Madam asks if you are ready..."

Xiaoping who entered the house saw Miss Cousin standing in the room and was stunned for a moment. She knew that Miss Cousin was very beautiful, but she didn't expect...

"...Xiaoping, what's wrong? Don't you look good?"

Xiaoping's expression only made Lu Qiyu's confidence disappear immediately. After all, she had never seen anyone else wearing such a skirt. Now...

"Miss, you are so, so beautiful. Just like a fairy... Come on, miss, the madam is waiting for you downstairs!"

"Oh God!"

Peide was stunned almost as soon as her niece walked down the stairs and came into view. At this moment, she even felt a little jealousy unique to women...

"Auntie! Is it okay if I wear this?"

Looking at her aunt, Lu Qiyu looked extremely nervous. The reason why she wore this dress was because she didn't want her aunt to buy her clothes.

"Xiaoyu, I'm very worried now! I'm worried about today's dance. Everyone's eyes will be attracted to you!"

"ah!"

Before Lu Qiyu could react, Peide looked very happy and took her hand and said.

"Okay, let's hurry over now. I want to introduce you to everyone today..."

Jurentang. One of the reasons Cixi built Jurentang was to use this Western-style building to bring her closer to the ministers of various countries. Therefore, Jurentang was built here. Banquets for ministers from various countries were often held here.

After the Republic of China, in order to close the relationship with the ministers and handle foreign affairs, Yuan Shikai even introduced Western-style dances to Jurentang. Here, many dances are held every year, and the protagonists of the dances are people from various countries.

Minister.

However, today's dance is different from the past. The organizer of this dance is the President of the Republic of China, and the protagonist is the Prime Minister of the Republic of China. The reason why Yuan Shikai held it as soon as Li Zicheng returned to Beijing

This dance is probably because of the desire to show the "closeness of the government and the court" to the outside world in order to achieve the purpose of stabilizing the political situation. Politics has always been like this, and every seemingly inconspicuous arrangement has a profound intention behind it.

At night, at seven o'clock, the sound of music rang in the hall on the first floor of Jurentang, and outside the door of Jurentang, there would always be shouts of greetings for the arrival of ministers from various countries, and as the female general secretary, Peide

It is her duty to receive the envoys and their wives. As for her niece, she has already arranged to rest in the lounge. She has her own reasons for this arrangement. As the chief bursar, she has a girl next to the Jurentang banquet hall.

A separate lounge.

"call……"

Sitting in the lounge, Lu Qiyu, who was bored, looked at the small lounge in the presidential palace from time to time. It was not as magnificent as the imperial city she imagined, and it was not even as spectacular as she imagined. All the

Everything seemed to be natural, and there was no sense of entering the Grand View Garden. But even so, she still looked at this place curiously, and occasionally looked at Zhongnanhai and the Forbidden City through the light.

Suddenly, her eyes opened slightly, and through the bright street lights, she saw a person getting out of the car. He, he was there too!

"Prime Minister Li of the State Council has arrived!"

In the shouts of welcoming guests, Peide, who was already slightly tired, knew that her mission was completed. The arrival of the protagonist meant the beginning of the dance. Well, we still need a organizer, but as usual, everyone

The president always leaves ten minutes for ministers from various countries, and at this time today, I believe that the president will leave them at least half an hour. Waiting is also a skill, but this is okay, at least she

You can also take a break.

"Our great president!"

Li Zicheng, who was wearing a suit, had just entered the banquet hall. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that the president seemed not to have arrived yet, and he smiled slightly in his heart. The president still had to wait for a while, so

, to show his status. According to his original intention, he didn't like to attend this kind of dance, but today, he had to come.

"Prime Minister, American Minister Rui Enshi and his wife are here!"

As Secretary to the Prime Minister, when Liu saw the American minister approaching, he reminded him softly from the side.

"Mr. Rui! Mrs. Rui!"

When there were still a few meters away, Li Zicheng came over. He first took Mrs. Rui's right hand and kissed her hand, followed by a compliment, and then started chatting with Rui Shi'en...

"Prime Minister Li, you must know that since you went to Lianyungang, the whole of Beijing has been extremely worried that you will live there!"

Rui Enshi nodded meaningfully, and there was still a smile on Rui Enshi's face. As the U.S. Minister to China, he had been strongly recommending Li Zicheng to Washington. In his opinion, compared to Yuan Shikai, Li Zicheng represented more

Of course, what is more important for China's future is that, both in the past and now, the prime minister in front of me is more inclined to cooperate with the United States. Even this time in Jiangsu, he did not forget to establish ties with the American financial community.

thereby attracting U.S. investment.

"If, one day, you leave office after being elected, I think I will invite you to Lianyungang as a guest!"

Seeing Zhu Erdian coming over, Rui Enshi said while nodding and saluting.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I think many people are happy to see you in your current position. We will talk to you later!"

The friendly reminder was met with a smile from Li Zicheng, which undoubtedly showed the attitude of the envoys. They did not want to see civil strife in China, so they hoped to see him remain as prime minister.

Next, everything was routine, shaking hands and greeting the ministers from various countries one by one. Finally, after being polite to the Peruvian minister, Li Zicheng had to relax and picked up a glass of champagne. At this moment

, he saw that everyone seemed to be looking in one direction, Yuan Shikai came out? The position seemed wrong, and out of curiosity, he also looked in that direction.

"..."

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