With a confused look on his face, Xu He was sandwiched between the two Shen brothers and came to the door to see Shen Han.
The doorman outside sang loudly: "Shilang Xu, Hailing, gave me a set of four treasures of the study and a pair of sapphire and auspicious beasts!"
"Shilang Xu? Which Shilang Xu?" someone asked the people around him in a low voice.
"You don't even know this? Who else could Hailing Xu Shilang be? It must be Mr. Xu Songxu!"
"Oh~~, it turns out they are the Xu family. No wonder. I heard from my family that Mr. Xu will soon join the cabinet!"
"Hiss..., is this news true?"
"What you said, my master is..."
At this time, Xu He, who was pulled in by the Shen brothers, bowed and said to Shen Han, the birthday boy: "Master Shixi, I wish you blessings like the East China Sea and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains."
Shen Han looked at the young man in front of him, and saw that he had red lips and white teeth, a clear and elegant appearance, but a good skin.
He also thought of the name of Xiao Sanyuan from Nanzhili, a young man with such good looks and good knowledge. No wonder his old wife had just whispered in his ear that she wanted to marry her eldest daughter to him.
Thinking of this, Shen Han said enthusiastically: "Liangsheng, I have heard your name more than once!"
Xu He did not dare to be scornful when facing this big boss, and quickly bowed and said: "Uncle Shen has heard my nephew's name. My nephew is honored!"
Shen Han laughed heartily, but because there were so many guests, he did not talk in depth. He just patted the junior on the shoulder and asked in a warm voice: "Has Little Shi Gong gone north already?"
Xu He nodded: "I went north yesterday!"
I thought that Shen Han would lose the opportunity to join the cabinet and his attitude would be cold.
Unexpectedly, all three of the Shen family would be so generous, and Xu He felt a little unreal for a moment.
Shen Han smiled again at this time and said: "Our Shen family has been friends with your Xu family for decades. When you come to my place, it will be like returning home. Don't see anyone else. When the birthday banquet is over, I will ask Shen Xuan to take care of you." You go to the backyard and drink tea!”
Xu He felt even more uneasy when he heard this. The so-called drinking tea in the backyard meant meeting the female members of the Shen family.
This is the kind of treatment only a good member of the family can have.
When did the relationship between the Xu family and the Shen family rise to this level?
At this moment, Mrs. Shen watched her master and two sons chatting with a young man, so she called the maid to go ahead and ask if the person who came was Xu He.
The maid confirmed it when she came back.
Mrs. Shen looked at Xu He from a distance through the window and said, "Looking at his figure, he seems to have lost some weight!"
The maid who had just returned said: "Madam, you don't know that Mr. Xu has a handsome face and speaks well in front of the master. He is not timid at all. I think he is more relaxed than the nephews of our Shen family when they see the master!" "
At this moment, Xu He had finished talking to Shen Han and was led by Shen Xuan towards the inside.
When she passed the room where Mrs. Shen was staying, Mrs. Shen finally saw what Xu He looked like.
Sure enough, as the maid said, this young man had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and an elegant temperament. He didn't have any stage fright when talking and laughing with Shen Xuan.
And his second son was even more polite to him.
She had heard more or less about Shen Xuan's temper. Outside, even if she met officials of the fifth and sixth grades, they would not show any pretense.
For a student to make his second son so enthusiastic only shows that he has an equal status in his son's heart.
The maid said at this time: "Madam, with the appearance of this young master, I think the eldest sister will definitely be satisfied!"
Mrs. Shen smiled and said: "Well, with such talent, what does it matter if the family is short of food? Do our Shen family still lack that little money?"
"Congratulations, madam, on finding a good son-in-law!" The maids all said sweet compliments.
Mrs. Shen laughed loudly and said, "You guys just know how to talk, that's all. When the eldest sister comes out of the palace in the future, I will choose one or two of you to accompany you and let you go out of the palace!"
When several maids heard this, their faces turned red, but when they thought of the young master's appearance, they couldn't help but secretly look forward to it.
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Shen Xuan personally introduced Xu He into the courtyard, then called a servant and said: "Lead the way, take Mr. Xu to the Maozi table!"
When the servant heard that it turned out to be [Maozi table], he was surprised and thought he heard it wrong.
But he didn't dare to ask anymore, so he could only bow and ask Xu He to follow him.
Shen Xuan smiled and said: "Liangsheng, brother, please stay with me. I have to help my father welcome guests. You sit down first, and I will propose a toast later!"
Xu He nodded and said, "Brother Zongqi, go and do your own business!"
When Xu He was welcomed to the Maozi table by the servants of the Shen family, Xu He discovered something was wrong.
I saw that all the people sitting at this table were officials. I was wearing a Shengyuanlan shirt, and I felt a little out of place.
He turned to look at his servant, but he was also confused.
Xu He had no choice but to take it as he came, bowed his hands towards the four officials who were already sitting at the table, and then sat down at the bottom.
These officials were also curious. Zi Chou was Yin Mao, and the Mao table should be the fourth table. Apart from the head of the house and the visiting bigwigs, the Mao table was already a very front seat in the birthday banquet.
Who is this young man in front of me?
How could a student sit at the table at the Shen family's birthday party?
However, when everyone thought about it, they probably knew who was the nephew of some important person.
At this time, the Zuo Shilang of the Nanjing Ministry of War at the same table asked with a smile: "Whose son are you, my dear friend?"
Xu He stood up and saluted: "Sir, I am from the Hailing Xu family, and Xu Song is my uncle from the same clan!"
As soon as he heard Xu Song's name, the waiter immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "It turns out he is a descendant of Little Shi Gong!"
Well, the uncle's name is still very good.
It probably has something to do with the fact that he is about to join the cabinet. Although this minister is also a high-ranking official, he always adds [Nanjing] before his official title, so it is no wonder that he is so affectionate.
Not only him, but also two third- and fourth-grade officials next to him looked at Xu He with much more amiable expressions.
But only one of them was slightly surprised after hearing about the Hailing Xu family.
After everyone had finished their greetings, the man sat at the table and said with a smile: "Are you from the Xu family in Hailing? I heard that there is a person named Xu He in your Xu family? He is the first [Xiao Sanyuan] since the founding of Southern Zhili. ], do you know him?"
When Xu He heard this, was it a coincidence?
Reluctantly, he stood up again and bowed to the fourth-rank official in the scarlet robe and said, "Sir, the student is Xu He!"
The man looked at Xu He in surprise and said, "Are you Xu He? The Xu He whose great sage and filial piety are the result of one virtue?"
Several officials around were stunned.
What's the meaning?
Xu He was also dumbfounded. Isn't this how he failed the four-book question in the government examination?
How does this person remember so clearly?
The man smiled again and said, "It's not enough to know what others say, but you should be confident!"
Xu He was completely dumbfounded.
This is a broken title of an eight-legged essay he wrote. The title was coined by Shen Liangcai and comes from "Mencius".
But how did this person know so clearly?
At this time, the man smiled and said: "Hello, little friend, I am Tang Shunzhi!"
"I'll go, boss!" Xu He was shocked!
