I don't know the true face of Yan's mansion, just because I am in this mansion.
Yan's mansion is luxurious, with three and four buildings connected. There is a large garden in front of the mansion. The garden is divided into east, middle and west roads. There is also an artificial lake of dozens of acres dug by hand in the garden. Strange flowers and trees are planted next to it. A hundred flowers have bloomed.
The black horse that killed the horse had long been brought into the racecourse by the servants of the Hou Mansion. Zhu Pingan was given a bamboo sign with a vivid horse engraved on it and a name. He could use this sign to claim the horse when he left. Zhu Ping'an followed another servant through the long west road of the mansion to the courtyard where Yan's mansion held banquets. On the way, neatly dressed maids carrying fruits, vegetables, wine and food lined up and passed by neatly.
The servant leading the way looked at the backs of the maids passing by and swallowed a big mouthful of saliva.
There was a burst of noise and the sound of silk and bamboo not far away, and the silhouette of dancing girls could be seen in the distance, and the banquet place was approaching.
Zhu Ping'an adjusted his sleeves with great interest and slowly walked into the banquet place step by step.
The banquet pot was burning with spices, and the fragrance was floating. The orderly potted flower arrangements enhanced the banquet a lot. The dancer in the red dress waved her colorful sleeves and danced with her bare feet. There were singers and musicians beside her. play music.
What attracted Zhu Ping'an's attention the most was the banquet's meandering wine glass. In the center of the banquet was a white jade rockery. The rockery was surrounded by mountains. In the middle of the mountains were pipes carved from white jade. On the rocks were placed huge wine jars inlaid with gold and jade. The liquid ripples in the wine vat, and the wine flows slowly along the white jade pipe like a clear stream. The guests sit around the piled mountains, and the wine can flow into the wine glass.
If you don’t use a wine glass to catch the wine, the wine will flow into the card slot and disappear, so it should be reusable.
Bear paws, camel hooves, scaly skin, running on the mountains, swimming in the water, waves on the grasslands, flying in the sky and growing on the ground, all were made into delicacies. They were placed on the banquet like running water.
At this time, the banquet had already begun, and the atmosphere was very lively. Everyone gathered around a short, fat, fat man, who was about thirty-seven or eighty years old, vying to be the first to flatter him. He is not tall, and his neck is a bit short. The most distinctive feature is that he is blind in one eye, but the other eye is full of cunning and wit, as if he can see into your heart with just one glance.
This one-eyed fat man is very energetic. It is so strong that it gives people a feeling of arrogance and domineering.
Short, fat, one-eyed, arrogant and domineering. When these factors are added together, Zhu Ping'an can conclude that this man is Yan Shifan, the only son of Mr. Yan Ge, who is now the right minister of the Ministry of Industry.
It should be said that God is fair. Even though God made Yan Shifan a fat and round person and blinded one eye, God gave this person a super good IQ, which is more than that. This man was also good at psychology. It is recorded in history that "he was cunning and witty, well-informed and memorized, familiar with rules and regulations, and knowledgeable about current economic affairs. He was also energetic and capable of drama. He was especially good at figuring out the emperor's likes and dislikes. "
Zhu Pingan was led in by the servants of Yan Mansion and announced inside. Then everyone saw Zhu Pingan standing at the door.
Why is such a young man here? I have never seen him before. People who usually hang out in Yan's Mansion are full of curiosity about Zhu Ping'an standing at the door.
"Who is coming?" A man sitting not far from Yan Shifan put down the wine glass in his hand, raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Pingan and asked in a dark voice.
This person is Luo Longwen. The character Hanzhang was originally an ink merchant who made his fortune in ink. He mastered the unique skill of making ink when he was young. He was good at using tung oil smoke to make high-quality ink, which was known as: as strong as stone. The pattern is like a rhinoceros, black like lacquer, and one snail is worth ten thousand dollars. After making a fortune, he joined Yan Shifan's family and became Yan Shifan's secret guest. Under Yan Shifan's guidance, he is now the head of Zhongshushe.
It can be said that this person is one of Yan Shifan's right-hand men.
"Xiahe Zhu Ping'an, I am fortunate to have received an invitation from Master Yan, and I came here to pay a visit."
Zhu Ping'an was neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed to everyone. He was not at all intimidated by Luo Wenlong's questioning tone, and replied leisurely.
"Zhu Pingan? Haha...who is Zhu Pingan?" Luo Longwen couldn't help laughing twice when he heard this, and looked at Zhu Pingan with some disdain.
Hearing this, many people around him laughed, and most of them looked at Zhu Pingan with contempt.
In fact, when Zhu Pingan said his name, how many people would not know who Zhu Pingan was. After all, the examination is a major event for both the government and the public. Moreover, many of them are used to hanging out in the Yan Mansion, such as Luo Longwen, It's not that I don't know anything about the fact that Young Master Ouyang in Yan's mansion missed Huiyuan. It's just about taking sides.
In addition to these smiling people, there were other curious eyes at the banquet.
Amid everyone's laughter and scrutiny, Zhu Pingan remained calm, neither humble nor arrogant, and accepted the baptism of everyone's gaze calmly.
At this moment, the fat and plump Yan Shifan, the object of everyone's flattery, stood up with a smile, his shining single eye fell on Zhu Pingan, he stretched out a finger to point at Zhu Pingan, and introduced to the crowd with a shaking face:
"Hanzhang, everyone, this person is not ordinary. You don't know him today, but one day he will be famous all over the world and will be deeply engraved in your minds. This time the Enke Examination Leader is Zhu Ping'an. Zhu Zihou, a famous child prodigy in Xiahe Village, Anqing Prefecture, passed the provincial examination at the age of 13 and won the imperial examination, which was slightly ahead of Yang Ting and Yang Gelao who passed the imperial examination at the age of 12. However, Yang Gelao went to Beijing the next year after passing the imperial examination. After the examination, no matter what, I lost my reputation. It was not until six years later, at the age of 19, that I entered the examination room again and passed the examination."
Speaking of this, Yan Shifan glanced at everyone with his shining single eye, smiled slightly and meaningfully, and asked: "Do you know how old this person is?"
When everyone heard this, they looked at Zhu Pingan and shook their heads, and said they didn't know.
"This person is only 14 this year, and he is already Huiyuan at the age of 14! Mr. Yang Ge is no different." Yan Shifan waved his hand and nodded at Zhu Ping'an.
After hearing Yan Shifan's words, the banquet was full of surprises. Many of them did not expect that Zhu Pingan was so young. The 14-year-old Huiyuan is much more powerful than Yang Ge Lao. After all, Yang Ge Lao only passed the college entrance examination when he was nineteen years old. This person actually passed the college entrance examination at the age of 14, and he is still Huiyuan!
"14-year-old Huiyuan, no wonder, no wonder..."
After everyone was surprised, a sinister voice sounded at the banquet. It was Luo Longwen who spoke at the beginning.
"No wonder?" someone asked.
"No wonder I have to put Brother Donglou in my eyes. No wonder I dare not put Yan Mansion in my eyes. Brother Donglou thinks so highly of you. He sends you an invitation and invites you to a banquet. Duke Huiyuan, 14-year-old Huiyuan It's amazing. The banquet has been going on for a long time. After three rounds of drinking, I'm late. Do you dare to ask Duke Huiyuan if he knows etiquette? People don't have faith and don't know what to do. You are not afraid that Huiyuan is not punctual. Are you making fun of the generous family? Or do you mean that you don’t take us and everyone else seriously in the first place?”
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Luo Longwen's mouth, he looked at Zhu Ping'an slyly, and asked loudly.
Luo Longwen's language was quite inflammatory and skillful. As soon as he finished speaking, most of the people looked at Zhu Ping'an with a reproachful look. Not being punctual is not a good habit. Not being punctual means being untrustworthy. How good can a person who is not trustworthy be? (To be continued.)
