The courtyard was properly arranged.
Xiqiu carefully counted the number of people. Including the people from the Pang Family and those in the mansion, there were a total of seventeen people. So she had two large round tables with magpies and plum blossoms brought out. Each table could seat eight people, or six if spaced out a bit. The Pang Family were bringing people from a different branch, so they needed to open a separate table for them, and a separate table for the Grand Dowager and Old Madam Lou...
She calculated in her mind and then instructed Nanny Li: "Go to the storeroom and see if there's anything in sky blue, sapphire blue, or Tianqing's color, to replace this red. Although it looks festive, it feels heavy, especially inside the hall..." It was practically early summer now, and with more activity, beads of sweat would form on the forehead. With many people in the hall, the red color made it feel even more stifling.
