Chapter 089 The Origin of the Great Ming Dynasty
Lou Zaixing returned the gift like a robot, following the designated procedures. He suddenly felt that his grandma's birthday might shorten his life by three years.
Finally, after the envoy of Prince Yan's Palace appeared, there would basically be no more belated Xungui. After all, the reputation of Prince Yan's Palace was definitely greater than that of Xungui, unless he was from the royal family.
Just as he was about to finish the ceremony, he suddenly heard the ceremonial officer at the door shouting: "Master Yang Zeru, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, has come to congratulate you on his birthday..."
Everyone in the central hall looked outside the hall. Yang Zeru was not young and was about to reach the age of retirement. At this time, he openly signed up to celebrate his birthday. There was only one situation, and that was to represent the emperor.
Sure enough, Song Boxian watched his father and uncle enter the main hall with Yang Zeru. Yang Zeru smiled and cupped his hands towards the old lady and said: "I have met Mrs. Li, and I wish Mrs. Li a happy life like the East China Sea and a long life as Nanshan." , live happily and long..."
The old lady stood up with a smile, returned the salute to Yang Zeru, and said slowly: "How dare I work for you, Mr. Yang..."
Yang Zeru returned the salute again and straightened up, clearing his throat: "According to the Holy Order..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the audience stood up respectfully and bowed their heads in the direction of Yang Zeru.
Seeing the old lady's slow movements, Yang Zeru said: "Hey, old lady, don't be too polite. Your Majesty said before leaving that the old lady is old and can't do anything. Just sit and listen..."
With that said, Yang Zeru began to dictate the emperor's words. The general meaning was to commend the old lady for her achievements over the past few decades, especially for cultivating Lou Anzu, the Marquis of Huai'an who had made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty.
"In order to express this achievement, Mrs. Li was awarded a Chongde memorial arch, which was erected in front of the Taizhou Bell Tower. I admire this..."
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of my mother..."
Lou Anzu and all the Lou family members bowed and saluted in the direction of Yang Zeru.
After the official business was settled, a crowd of people supported Yang Zeru to go to the restaurant of the Central Courtyard. Of course, there were a lot of distinguished officials of the Ming Dynasty present, and they had to take this opportunity to get to know each other again.
Lou Zaixing stepped forward and grabbed Song Boxian's shoulders: "Old cousin, I am almost exhausted, but you are smarter. Your grandma is celebrating her birthday. If you don't come to help, you just sit here and be lazy, are you worthy of me? "
Before Song Boxian had time to speak, he saw Nangong Xiyue walking towards Song Boxian with a half-smile but not a smile. In Lou Zaixing’s doubtful eyes, Nangong Xiyue first handed over to Lou Zaixing: “Brother Lou, little sister It’s Nangong Xiyue.”
Lou Zaixing suddenly realized: "Oh...I know, she is Uncle Nangong's daughter, Shimei, please say hello to Uncle Nangong..."
Nangong Xiyue exchanged pleasantries with Lou Xing again, and then taking advantage of the momentum, she said, "Brother, don't you know who this is?"
Lou Zaixing looked at Song Boxian whom he was clinging to, and immediately realized that he had made a mistake, so he laughed loudly and said: "Oh, you are talking about him, let me introduce to you, this is my old... ouch..."
Song Boxian took advantage of the moment when Lou Zaixing did not reveal his identity and kicked Lou Zaixing, and then said quickly: "Classmate Nangong, it's a pleasure to meet you..."
Lou Zaixing was not stupid. Seeing Song Boxian's reaction, he laughed twice and said, "So you two know each other..."
Nangong Xiyue was a little annoyed, but she was not in a hurry, so she said: "Baixian, your identity is not simple. This is the 80th birthday of Mrs. Li of the Marquis of Huai'an. Why did you get involved in this occasion?"
Lou Zaixing didn't know how to explain it. Song Boxian rolled his eyes and said, "How should I put it? My family's business has some dealings with the Huai'an Marquis Mansion. I have known brother Zaixing since we were young."
Lou Zaixing knew that Song Boxian was very low-key, so he stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "Yes, Boxian and I have known each other since childhood."
Nangong Xiyue joked: "It seems that your family's business is quite big, and you can deal with the Hou Mansion. Tell me about it some time. My family also does business. Let's see if we can have business contacts. We can all benefit from it and win-win." How nice."
Lou Zaixing felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he found an excuse and left. Song Boxian scolded him no less than ten times in his heart. Seeing Lou Zaixing leave, Song Borong put down the phone, stood up and said with a smile: "What's wrong, brother? I can also meet your classmates here. Wow, my sister is so beautiful..."
"elder brother?"
Nangong Xiyue was confused, and Song Boxian touched his head: "I misunderstood, this is my sister, Borong, come here and say hello to my sister."
After Song Borong stepped forward and saluted Nangong Xiyue, Song Boxian finally reacted and said: "I just said that the people I know are not simple. Look, they are either from the feudal prince's palace or the county head. No, there are also A person from the Earl's Palace, Xiyue, you hide it very well."
Nangong Xiyue exposed her identity in front of Song Boxian, so she leaned closer and whispered: "You know this matter and I know it. You must not let it out to me in front of others, especially Han Shijia."
Song Boxian looked like he suddenly understood, and then said: "Don't worry, I am a very tight-lipped person."
Song Borong felt that their conversation was too boring, so he said hello and left, leaving the two of them talking in the central hall. Anyway, it was still more than an hour before dinner time.
Song Boxian and Nangong Xiyue sat awkwardly in their seats. After thinking for a long time, Song Boxian immediately found a topic: "Hey Xiyue, let me ask you something. I have been coming in to watch the ceremony since the beginning, and there are many distinguished people here. The only two people who came from the Duke’s Palace were Qin’s Duke’s Palace and An’s Duke’s Palace. There were also people from other Duke’s Palaces, but they were just small characters to represent them. Why did Prince Yan’s Palace send people here? What do you mean?”
In fact, Song Boxian really doesn't know, but he has the Jinyiwei intranet system and can completely find out the situation by searching for information. The reason why he asked this is because the two of them are really embarrassed now. He is afraid that if Nangong Xiyue comes to get to the bottom of it, he will never know the situation. What should I do if I spill the beans?
Hearing this, Nangong Xiyue suddenly looked arrogant, like a teacher: "You don't know this, sister, let me tell you;
The first wife of Huai'an Marquis Xingye Gong, her surname is Shen and her name is Meizhuang..."
"Shen Meizhuang?" Song Boxian raised his eyebrows: "There is no one else with this name..."
"Be respectful," Nangong Xiyue scolded Song Boxian, and then continued: "Shen Meizhuang's mother is Shen, the concubine of the Holy Ancestor Qin, and Zhuang Ling...
The Holy Ancestor of Jinmeizhuang was the eldest princess of the Huo Kingdom, who was married to Duke Xingye, and the fifth son of the emperor born to Concubine Yi was granted the title of King of Yan and was in charge of the Yemen Mansion. In his later years, the Holy Ancestor specifically ordered Concubine Yi to go to Prince Yan's Mansion for retirement. From that time on, The Huai'an Marquis' Mansion has a close relationship with the Prince of Yan's Mansion...
Even, if I remember correctly, the 15th Marquis of Huai'an married the princess of Prince Yan's Mansion..."
"I see..."
Song Boxian nodded, which could clearly explain why the people from Prince Yan's Mansion came back: "What about Duke An Guo's Mansion?"
Nangong Xiyue took a deep breath, and then said: "An Guogong Li's family is the old lady's natal family, what do you think?"
It was unnecessary, Song Boxian knew this, and it flashed through the memory in his mind.
"Oh, it's better to be honorable. Look, there are so many famous people coming to the old man's birthday. Tell me, he's so respectable..."
Song Boxian said to himself, this was what he said from the bottom of his heart. Nangong Xiyue didn't pay much attention to it, but from the perspective of an ordinary person, Song Boxian's words did make sense.
"Old cousin, I'm going to the dining room of the central courtyard..."
Every noble family will build a huge dining room in their home, which can usually hold 60 tables. In addition, dozens more tables will be placed in the courtyard to show grandeur.
This is exactly the opposite of Song Boxian's era, when big shots entertained guests in hotels. This is not the case in this era. Real wealthy families entertain guests at their own homes, so that they can show their pride and importance to their guests.
Only now did Song Boxian realize that Nangong Xiyue was following him like brown sugar, and the reason was very simple. The Dingxi House she represented did not know anyone else here at all, only Song Boxian, and the two of them still had an inexplicable relationship. Unknown relationship, if not with you, who will you follow?
Naturally, it is impossible for Song's father and Song's mother to sit at the same table with Song Boxian, and nobles also attach great importance to etiquette. As the representative of the Duke of Qin's palace, Song Bohui must sit at the same table with people like Yang Zeru and the envoy of Prince Yan's palace. There must also be Lou Anzu accompanied him as a representative.
As a result, Song Borong happened to be the only acquaintance around Song Boxian, and he didn't know much about the others.
The relatives of the Lou family were all seated in other seats. Song Boxian simply said hello when he first arrived, and then quickly took Song Borong and Nangong Xiyue away from those relatives, and deliberately found a table in the courtyard of the middle courtyard. Unassuming table to sit at.
"Brother, even though we have a temporary rain shelter in the courtyard, it's still cold. Why don't we go inside today?"
Song Borong took a breath and rubbed her hands. She felt that her brother was simply mentally ill.
Song Boxian took advantage of Nangong Xiyue to go to the toilet and whispered: "This Nangong is my classmate. I can't reveal my identity in front of her, so as not to affect me at school, so you should be more honest. If you feel that this place is not It’s comfortable, go in there by yourself, it’s not like you don’t know the people inside.”
Song Borong couldn't bear what Song Boxian said to her, so she stood up and walked towards the inner hall, leaving Song Boxian sitting alone at this table.
After using the toilet, Nangong Xiyue came back and saw Song Boxian alone, and asked, "Hey, Boxian, where is your sister?"
"She met people inside and went inside to reminisce about old times." Song Boxian said: "What, Xiyue, after all you represent Dingxibo's Mansion. How can you, my noble lord, sit outside here? Go inside quickly."
After Song Boxian finished speaking, Lou Zaixing came looking for her and said, "Oh, why did I say I didn't see Shimei? Come on, don't sit here, go inside."
"No need, Brother Shi, it's quite nice here. It's too stuffy inside and I'm not used to it."
"What are you not used to? Hurry up, and your cousin, what are you doing here to join in the fun? Come inside quickly. The tables outside are prepared for people brought by noble houses. Hurry up and take Shimei in. ..."
Song Boxian knew that Nangong Xiyue just wanted to sit at the same table with him, so he stood up and said, "Let's go, Xiyue. It's impossible to be quiet."
