Xiao Cao from the duty room and a guard assigned to the archives office by Zhu Jianshan all stood waiting outside the car.
After getting in the car, Xu Shu reported to "Yongyuan", and the guards started the car and rumbled towards the Victory Gate.
Xu Shu also stayed at the most luxurious Yunding Hotel in Dongdu City some time ago.
However, during that time, he basically stayed in his room, writing papers, and never took a closer look at the night view of the Eastern Capital.
At this moment, the Gongyang chariot is passing through the road to victory, and the crowds of tourists, the brilliant lights, and the row upon row of buildings of various styles are immersed in the fragrance of flowers, wine, and vegetables, and together they outline the fireworks style of the Eastern Capital.
If he hadn't been in a hurry, Xu Shu would have really wanted to get out of the car and take a stroll in the market under this beautiful night sky and the gentle evening breeze.
Twenty minutes later, the Gongyang car arrived at Yongyuan.
Although he had never visited Dongdu, he had heard of the name of Yongyuan Garden when he was in Chunshen.
Zhang is Zhang Yuan, and Yong is naturally Yong Yuan.
What is Zhang Yuan's status in Chunshen is what Yong Yuan's status is in Dongdu.
This ancient garden covering an area of nearly 200 acres is located in Dongcheng. The semi-open garden not only has the charming charm of pavilions, bridges and flowing water, but also has theaters, dance halls, gambling houses, and lecture halls. tower.
It can be said that all three religions and nine streams can find their own fun here, and various ideological trends and academic reports can also spark collisions of ideas here, blooming the sparks of wisdom.
Tonight, the Yongyuan Garden was paid heavily by the Xu family to host Mrs. Xu’s 80th birthday.
There are eight gates in Yongyuan. Xu Shu specifically told him to enter through the side gate, and the Gongyang cart stopped at the east gate.
Xu Shukuo walked in. Xiao Cao told the guards a few words and followed him in, but deliberately kept a distance of two meters from Xu Shukuo.
After checking Xu Shu's invitation, Menzi stared at Xu Shu and Xu Shu in surprise.
Xiao Cao took two steps to catch up with Xu Shu and whispered, "President, it's the old lady's eightieth birthday. Shouldn't she prepare some gifts?"
Xu Shu said, "The gifts are all ready. You don't have to worry about it. Find a place to sit down and eat and drink when it's time."
Xiao Caojun blushed, secretly blaming himself for being nosy, and stepped aside.
Entering through the east side door, you will see only a corner of the garden. The bamboo forest and fish pond are all ingeniously arranged. Especially the bottom of the fish pond is decorated with colored lights, attracting koi and goldfish to come and go, making the scenery of this corner full of vitality. .
Xu Shu had no intention of enjoying the scenery, but the charm of Yongyuan was indeed unique.
His steps slowed down unknowingly. When he reached a stone arch bridge, his interest in playing was finally extinguished by Xu Huanshan, who was walking quickly.
Xu Huanshan had already distributed Xu Shu's portraits to all the doors, and Xu Shu just entered through the east door, and Xu Huanshan gained trust.
"After all, it's my great-grandmother's 80th birthday, and you have the nerve to come empty-handed. It's really, really..."
Xu Huanshan's chest couldn't help rising and falling, and he tried not to curse angrily.
Xu Shu said, "Do we still need to be hypocritical between us?"
Xu Shu said, "I'll just hang out in the garden while you go about your business. When you're done, we'll get together and take stock of the general ledger."
Xu Huanshan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, okay, it couldn't be better.
However, since you are here, today I will let you see what it means to be a "giant clan since the Wei and Zhou Dynasties, with several families in Jiangzuo". "
With that said, he strode forward, walking 200 meters west, bypassing a bamboo forest, and saw a large red paper posted on the welcoming wall, with the names and surnames of the guests and the gift list posted on it.
At a glance, Xu Shu was also secretly surprised to see that there were really many noble people gathering above, including not only the important ministers of the court, but also numerous honorable ministers.
Just now Xu Huanshan boasted that "there are many great families in Jiangzuo since the Wei and Zhou Dynasties", Xu Shu almost didn't laugh out loud.
Others didn't know the details of the Xu family, but he had already found out.
Since joining the archives agency, the first thing he did was look through the information related to the Xu family.
Otherwise, even the fact that Xu Tingyun took the blame for Xu Huanshan, which only the parties involved had known for the past ten years, would be revealed by him.
In Xu Shu's evaluation system, the Xu family was near the bottom of the official circles of the Eastern Capital.
But the gift list on the welcome wall in front of him really surprised Xu Shu.
In his opinion, with the Xu family's background, they would never be so dignified.
Xu Shu's brief absence was seen in Xu Huanshan's eyes, with pride written on his face, "Boy, don't think that my family wants you to recognize your ancestors because of your current status.
Compared to your family, what do you mean as a person?
Don’t you think you are something great, a famous figure today? Today I will let you see what the top elite circle is. Do you dare to follow me? "
Today is not only Mrs. Xu’s eightieth birthday, but also a rare moment of glory for the Xu family.
As early as when Xu Songnian's prostitution case was exposed, Xu Songnian advised Mrs. Xu to live an eighty-year-old life.
At that time, Mrs. Xu saw through it at a glance. Xu Songnian's birthday banquet for her old lady was a lie and she was using the last bit of her old lady's glory to be real.
In the past, in order to win over the courtiers and generals in the court, Emperor Mingyu gave a group of maids in the palace to these courtiers and generals as wives and concubines.
Mrs. Xu is one of them.
A period of time passed, and many of these palace maids became princes and married women, and their children also became prominent figures.
It is precisely because of Mrs. Xu's connections that the Xu family has always declined.
Xu Songnian was afraid that Mrs. Xu wouldn't wake up one day and would lose her last chance to gain popularity.
Therefore, he has been encouraging Mrs. Xu to celebrate her birthday.
And Mrs. Xu is very familiar with people's hearts, and she knows that every time you spend a penny, your favor will become thinner.
For decades, she has refused to celebrate her birthday. Whenever someone celebrates her birthday, she will give him a heavy gift.
The accumulation of these gifts to this day is naturally very impressive.
Now, Mrs. Xu also understands that Xu Song will never be able to help her. No matter how much she saves her favors, she won't be able to keep them in the future.
Therefore, today’s birthday is possible.
Sure enough, as soon as the news of Mrs. Xu's birthday spread, it caused a sensation in the Eastern Capital. Many wealthy families sent their children to bring heavy gifts to celebrate her birthday.
This scene of a bustling crowd and a gathering of wealthy guests made everyone in the Xu family feel in a daze.
Xu Huanshan was in an extremely happy mood now, and he made up his mind to use the Xu family's centuries-old ancestral secrets to completely subdue Xu Shu.
Xu Shu also became interested, "Let's go, no matter what you want to play today, I will accompany you to the end."
Xu Huanshan snorted coldly and strode forward. After walking around a verandah around the lake, a faint song suddenly came.
Xu Huanshan led Xu Shu around a bamboo forest, and his vision suddenly broadened. In front of him was a stage with bright lights. There were dense vegetation on three sides of the stage, forming a natural partition. Facing the stage was a pool of clear water.
In this way, the stage was completely blocked by the natural landscape. Only a small path that Xu Shu and Xu Huanshan entered just now connected the prosperity of Yongyuan.
On the stage, a graceful and beautiful girl was holding a microphone and singing passionately.
