After New Year's Eve, the Hou Mansion, which used to be deserted, became lively.
This and that one all come to visit us to pay New Year greetings.
The old Marquis was in high spirits all day long, smiling from ear to ear.
Some families who did not receive invitations to the legitimate son’s banquet also received invitations one after another through this New Year greeting.
With this statistics, the number of people present was more than double the number planned earlier.
Tang Chujun originally clamored with the old lady to invite all the aristocratic families in the capital to attend the legitimate son's banquet, but he was just trying to control his momentum.
But in the actual list, few of them are truly honorable. The only people who came to support the scene were the Protector's Palace and the Dingguo Palace, and the rest of the aristocratic families were really beyond their reach.
It’s just that Emperor Mingde issued a decree overnight to ennoble the prince of the Anhou Mansion, which gave everyone a signal that the Hou Mansion would no longer be the same Marquis Mansion it once was.
Why else would it be so snowy that we had to issue an order in the middle of the night and not even wait for dawn
This honor undoubtedly caused a stir in Beijing circles.
The list was added one after another, and Shi Anxia and the entire Hou family were very busy.
But this time, Shi Anxia did not go to the Duke Protector's Mansion to mobilize people to help.
After all, a banquet of this scale is just a piece of cake in her eyes.
From the first to the fifth day of the junior high school, instructions were given one by one. A few people were in a small group, and a few dozen people were in a large group. Which group was responsible for which piece, which group was responsible for which item, all were clearly assigned. .
Bei Hui and the others have learned their management skills for half a month, and they showed them vividly at this banquet.
Even the youngest Red Magpie performed well.
Tang Chujun spent a lot of money this time and wanted to spend all his dowry and all the money on the books of various shops.
Even the chefs from Fugui Building were invited into the Hou Mansion to prepare the banquet.
In short, it is to focus on luxury to show that you value your legitimate son. At the same time, it also sends a signal to the outside world that the Hou Mansion is endless.
This time the legitimate son’s banquet was different from the usual flower viewing banquet.
Almost all the masters and mistresses present were present. If some heads of households did not come, the head matron would come with her daughter-in-law.
It is rare for unmarried ladies to visit us, but there are exceptions. For example, in the Wei family, the whole family came out, even Xiao Pingting came.
Early in the morning on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Hou Mansion.
Many lower-ranking officials arrived even earlier.
Shi Chengxuan performed very well today. He changed from his usual laziness. He got up early and still had work in mind.
He took his third and fourth brothers with him and welcomed the guests at the door happily.
After the guests were welcomed in, dignified maids led them to Zhengqing Garden next to Houde Hall.
Zhengqing Garden used to be a large garden specially used for banquets. After the decline of the Marquis Mansion, there were few opportunities to invite dignitaries, so it was left aside and abandoned.
Because the amount of money used to repair this garden every year is hundreds or even thousands of taels, Mrs. Shi must be reluctant to part with it.
Since Tang Chujun thought of entertaining guests, he had already started to repair the garden.
But at that time, because Shi Anxia was engaged in ethnic studies and taking care of the abandoned yard next to it with great fanfare, no one paid attention to the activities in Zhengqing Garden.
Even the old Marquis was shocked by the luxurious decoration inside when he first entered Zhengqing Garden.
This is really a big investment
Today’s protagonist Shi Yunqi was carried to Haitang Courtyard by his mother early in the morning and dressed up from top to bottom, inside and out. A new one.
He has been well taken care of in the past half month, and he has actually moved around a bit.
There seems to be some flesh on his face and body, which can better support the luxurious robes that his mother carefully prepared for him.
The sapphire blue fabric is as smooth as water, and the shirt is embroidered with complicated cloud patterns with gold thread.
The hem of the clothes is inlaid with golden tassels, which contrast with the forehead wiping on the head.
Even Shi Anxia couldn't help but admire after seeing it, "It's a good thing my brother is not a woman, otherwise how would girls live with your appearance?"
Shi Yunqi looked at Shi An Xia laughed dumbly, "I can't tell now whether you are praising me or showing off yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, the maids and women around him laughed out loud.
"Girl, except for the difference in clothes, you and the young master are exactly the same."
"It's so beautiful"
Some people even whispered, "With this appearance, how could Madam fail to recognize that her son, Master Naxing, looks more like Miss An Rou."
"Shh, stop talking nonsense. Madam will think you are calling her blind." . ”
Tang Chujun actually felt that he was blind and felt sour in his heart.
Fortunately, after the storm, the family was reunited.
She wiped away the tears of joy on her cheeks, dressed up and went to welcome the guests with Yu Sujun.
The appearance of Yu Sujun, the head mistress of the Hou Mansion, is a highlight.
The harmonious combination of the big bedroom and the second bedroom is a major attraction.
Even the rumors that the second wife once had a relationship with her uncle have completely dissipated.
After all, the two women talked and laughed, behaved appropriately, and were harmonious, with no trace of discord at all.
Most of the people here are the matrons who have been in charge of the inner house for many years. How can you not tell whether the two are pretending to smile or sincere?
At first, An Xin was worried. Would it make Yu Sujun unhappy if she quietly followed Aunt Huang out?
When she got up in the morning, she made up many reasons, including saying that she felt uncomfortable, had a stomachache, or was dizzy, so she would not go. The legitimate son is having a feast.
Unexpectedly, Yu Sujun had no time to care about her, because there were too many things in Zhengqing Garden that needed her to deal with.
Peace of mind does not come without loss.
Now my mother has lost sight of herNow that she is here, my heart and eyes are filled with that Tang Chujun.
She knew that the two of them had been having a handkerchief relationship since they were young, but it didn't matter if they had a handkerchief relationship, they were from the second wife after all.
Isn’t it enough that the second wife harmed their first wife? Now that the first wife is in power, why is her mother rushing to join the second wife?
Is it just because Tang Chujun is the legitimate daughter of the Protector of the Kingdom< /p>
This knowledge that her mother has changed made Shi Anxin feel devastated.
Nanny Huang whispered in her ear again, "Girl, please wake up. Don't say that this old slave is trying to instigate your mother-daughter relationship. The fact is that you treat her as a mother, and she treats you as someone to please." Your father's tool."
Shi Anxin lowered her head, feeling very sad, "Stop talking, Nanny Huang."
Nanny Huang sighed deeply, " I don’t want to say this to hurt you. But you have to recognize the reality and plan for yourself. After all, you are already eighteen years old. If you delay it at this age, it will be really difficult. "
Shi Anxin knew that what she said was the truth, and she was determined to see this meeting.
As long as Lu Yonghua can like her, she will get married.
Nanny Huang pulled her into the carriage through the back door and left quietly.
Dongli went to find Chen Yuan to accompany him.
Chen Yuan glanced at her and uttered two words indifferently, "I won't go."
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He had no choice but to go and report to the girl .
Shi Anxia pondered for a moment, "Forget it, go on your own. As long as it's not a major matter of being drugged and tainting your innocence, you don't have to take care of it."
Donglai I got the order, but I was extremely dissatisfied with Shi Anxin.
They are all young ladies from the Hou Mansion. Our girls are so kind to your eldest brother. Even if you don't come to help now, you still choose to hold our girl back today.
She suddenly understood Chen Yuan's mood when he said "I won't go".
Yes, Chen Yuan is Young Master Qi's personal guard. Not only is he going to show up today, at least he has to put Young Master Qi's safety first.
I feel at ease for a moment, I want to take advantage of the chaos and run out, who can blame me if something happens
That is, they girls are kind-hearted and want everyone in the Hou Mansion to be well, otherwise Who cares about this?
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