Backyard, gazebo.
The two old men met Xia Jingyun.
Concubine De, who couldn't bear her father's anxiety and sleeplessness, had already told her father the truth last night, so the two old people were not worried about Xia Jingyun's danger, but were curious and guessed whether Xia Jingyun could impress Concubine De.
Is it just to come out safely, or can it give them another surprise?
When Xia Jingyun finished telling the whole story of his meeting with Concubine De, hiding a few questions and answers that contained a lot of information, the two old men's attention was attracted by the poem.
"The clouds think of my clothes, the flowers think of my face, and the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is thick. If I hadn't seen you on the top of a jade mountain, I would have met you at Yaotai under the moon."
Su Shidao chanted as he walked, "Great talent, great talent! Just write a famous poem casually! Gao Yang, your poetic talent is really amazing to me."
Mr. Yun also laughed and said: "I never thought that my daughter could be praised like this, haha!"
"Congratulations to brother Kang Le, once this poem is published, the empress will definitely leave her name in history!"
"Haha! It's all Gao Yang's credit!"
Xia Jingyun said respectfully: "It's true that the empress is as beautiful as a fairy in the clouds, and has a noble temperament as the princess of the nine heavens. It's just for the disciples to express their feelings and express their true feelings."
Mr. Yun laughed heartily, "You do know how to talk!"
"But Gao Yang, what's the meaning of this Yaotai?"
"Oh, Yaotai is the residence of immortals in the sky as recorded in an ancient book that I occasionally read."
Su Shidao nodded slowly, "That's it."
"You're still picking out words right now, you're really hopeless!"
Mr. Yun complained mercilessly, then patted a box on the table, "Gao Yang, take this."
Xia Jingyun took it and opened it, and there was a jade Ruyi that looked very expensive at first glance.
"Master, what is this?"
Mr. Yun explained: "During the dinner, everyone will give congratulatory gifts to the empress. Just hold it, and you will be able to get it when the time comes. I have prepared this box a long time ago, and I did not give it to you because you wrote a good poem. It’s for you! Haha!”
I thought it was given to me...
Xia Jingyun secretly laughed in his heart, and immediately felt warmed by the old man's thoughtfulness.
But he handed the things back, "Thank you, Master, for your kindness, but I have already prepared a gift for you in advance."
Su Shidao advised from the side: "You kid, don't be stubborn because of some vain self-esteem. Your current family is not rich. This thing is for Concubine De, so there is no reason for you to sell it to prepare it. , just remember this sentiment and return it to your master in the future."
He also added: "Although what happened last night is not true, there are lessons learned from the past. You will never go wrong if you are careful, just in case you really offend the empress!"
Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Teacher, Master, I am not pretending to be noble. I have indeed carefully prepared the gift. Don't worry."
Su Shidao wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Mr. Yun, "In that case, that's fine. There's still a while until the dinner, but you want to go back to get the gift?"
Xia Jingyun hummed, excused himself from the two of them, turned around and walked out of the house.
"Brother Kang Le, why are you stopping me? If he doesn't put things on the table, won't he be laughed at? If he tries to sell iron, won't we be hurting him?"
Mr. Yun shook his head, "Young man, it doesn't matter if you suffer a little. After all, you are one of your own family, so even if you suffer a little, it won't be too bad."
"That's right." Su Shidao sighed, "This kid is just stubborn! What good things can he give away!"
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Outside the Yun Mansion, many pairs of eyes peered at the grand door.
There are people who are paying attention to the movements of Empress Dowager De, the mobilization of the army, and so on. Many of them are watching that the young man who has become famous in the past half month, after entering the Yun Mansion, just like the rumors, it ends. , just like a small pop across the sky of Jiang'an County, he continued his mythical rise and once again fell below everyone's attention.
Xia Yunfei was sitting in a tea shop not far away. Thanks to Erlang's outstanding earning ability, they now don't have to worry about money for basic living. But it is also because of Erlang's excellence that the eldest son and grandson of the Wanfu Xia family, I understand from the bottom of my heart that Erlang is much more important to this family than myself.
Although Erlang told him the speculation that he had never told anyone else, and although he also witnessed Erlang's close relationship with Mrs. Yun and Mr. Su, Concubine De was after all a first-class imperial concubine, and accidents often happened when no one was aware of them. At the moment when he was concerned, he, who had always been calm and calm, could not really relax until he saw Xia Jingyun's figure.
Just when he was waiting anxiously, a figure appeared in front of the quiet and wide door of the mansion.
Erlang!
He stood up, threw down two copper coins, and ran over quickly.
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Brother!"
Xia Yunfei resisted the urge to give him a big hug and nodded reservedly, "Let's go home."
With the appearance of Xia Jingyun, many people who were waiting to see the show were disappointed.
Surprise, joy, regret, resentment, everyone has their own different reactions.
But they didn't have time to sort out their emotions, because the dinner was about to start soon.
There were two grand banquets for Concubine De's wedding.
The first one is tonight's welcome banquet, and the second one is after staying for more than ten days, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, on the observation deck outside the city, a grander climbing banquet will be held by all parties, and then Concubine De will Set off back to Beijing, it was a farewell banquet.
Although Concubine De had already stated in the official document that this banquet was just to meet everyone, no one dared to take it seriously.
All the officials from one state and six counties, big and small, arrived, and all the dignitaries from all walks of life in the state rushed over. While waiting, they chatted in groups.
On such an occasion, you not only show your loyalty in front of the superiors, but also show your presence in your own circle.
If others are here but you are not, your friendship may be weaker than others in the future, and some things may be missed.
This is the thought of many people who work in the business circle. Because of this, they live very tiredly, but they think they are successful and lose themselves in the compliments.
In fact, all friendships in this world are just an exchange. Men and women exchange skills and body fluids, and the rest exchange interests.
If you are not good enough, having sex a few times will not build up your friendship, it will only expose your incompetence more thoroughly.
Really powerful people don't do that.
They never join the circle, because the circle exists because of them. Wherever they go, the circle is there.
Just like the father and son of the Zheng family at this moment, although his father is only the governor of a county, he has worked in Sishui Prefecture for more than ten years and has friends and former officials all over the prefecture; his son is even more remarkable and is recognized as the number one son in the prefecture.
While everyone was boasting, a county official who had gone to the latrine came back. Hearing everyone chatting and laughing, he couldn't get in and felt anxious, so he took the initiative to start the conversation, "Mingfu, Young Master, I just came back. On the way, I heard many local people in Jiang'an talking about a young master named Xia. Who is this person? I have never heard his name?"
Zheng Tianyu silently pretended to be deaf, but the man asked with great confusion: "Sir, you have been in Jiang'an for several days, have you ever heard of it?"
Zheng Tianyu twitched his lips, "I know."
Seeing the interest in this topic, the foreigner became interested and asked, "What's so strange about this person? Why did everyone just hear everyone talking about him?"
Zheng Tianyu hesitated for a moment, and immediately picked up the smelly feet quickly as he saw the opportunity.
"No matter how strange it is, it's not as powerful as Young Master!"
"Yes, you are such a talented young master, how could you notice such a small person, and you still bother to ask!"
Zheng Tianyu's face turned darker and he turned his head, just in time to see Xia Jingyun walking over with a box in his arms.
He thought for a while and walked over.
"Brother Gao Yang."
"Mr. Zheng, I am holding a heavy object and it is inconvenient for me to salute. I hope you will forgive me."
Xia Jingyun didn't seem surprised when he saw Zheng Tianyu coming over to say hello.
Zheng Tianyu waved his hand, "Is this for Concubine De?"
Xia Jingyun nodded and lowered his voice, "Let me ask you a question, are you not afraid that the court officials will have objections to your grand acceptance of gifts?"
Zheng Tianyu smiled and said: "Mr. Su has such a good relationship with the old lady, why didn't he tell you?"
Xia Jingyun shook his head.
"This is all under His Majesty's instructions. All the things collected will be put into His Majesty's inner treasury for his expenses."
Zheng Tianyu smiled, "Isn't it right for a king of a country to take all the wealth in the world for his own use?"
Zheng Tianyu was smiling, but Xia Jingyun saw sarcasm and disdain in his eyes.
It seems that Emperor Chongning is somewhat unpopular!
No wonder the entire Sishui Prefecture has made people miserable and thieves are everywhere. The enemy is at the headquarters this time!
Zheng Tianyu glanced at the box in his hand, "These gifts are handed over to the side hall for registration in advance. Only a few big shots in the state and those speculators who really want to take a gamble will give gifts on the spot. Why don't you hurry over?" , otherwise you will have to give a gift on the spot for a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sharp shout from inside the hall, "The auspicious time has come, please take a seat!"
Zheng Tianyu shrugged helplessly towards Xia Jingyun, feeling a little relieved.
This time it's finally your turn to be defeated!
With Xia Jingyun's wealth, he could see everything he could take out. The box was old and didn't look like a good thing at all.
Thinking of this, his steps became much more cheerful.
