In a week's time, there will be a Weihe Lantern Festival.
The Weihe Lantern Festival is a traditional event in Jixian County. It will be attended by literati, young ladies, courtesan celebrities, and dignitaries.
It is not as rigorous as the Xiaosui Ping, but more like a carnival for the people of the county.
Judging from the lantern festivals in previous years, there will be countless new things happening at this banquet.
Whether it is poetry, articles, riddles, or lanterns, every move of the people of Jixian County, if there is anything out of the ordinary, can win a temporary reputation.
Literati participated and asked for their articles to be praised.
Qing Guan participated and sought the title of leader.
The ladies are involved, looking for talented people to fall in love with.
Vendors participate and hope that their products will sell well.
This year's lantern festival was more about celebrating the Tang army's victory, and was more grand than in previous years.
Youzhou Prefecture issued a document stating that the purchase and arrangement of lanterns for this year's Weihe Lantern Festival was funded by the imperial court. The imperial court distributed grain at the lantern festival, and residents of Ji County received a bag of white rice.
As soon as the news came out, the whole county was excited, and every family made preparations for the lantern festival in advance.
There was a lot of buzz about the lantern festival outside, and Bai Song was still at home watching the workers hired to clean up the house.
Time flies, and nearly a week has passed since the move.
The entire White House has reached the final stage of cleaning up, and the originally messy house finally has the grandeur it should have.
Before the lantern festival started, Bai Song not only had to clean up, but also had to deal with the upcoming Lin family.
Xiang'er had to be the cause of the incident. She had already told her that she was buying a new house and wanted her parents to come to Jixian to have a look.
The Lin family had been silent for a long time. The new house of their daughter's family was extremely luxurious. It was unbearable that word spread to the ears of the clan members, which aroused a lot of envy.
After some discussion, Xiang'er simply invited the Lin family's uncles to come as guests.
Anyway, according to common etiquette, when moving to a new home, you have to treat guests.
Bai Song didn't want to engage in these common etiquette, but Xiang'er had already spoken, so he had to deal with it.
Now that the Lin family is here, I think it’s better to invite friends from elsewhere.
So after going back and forth, Bai Song prepared to hold a big banquet at home.
Seeing that the time for the banquet was running out, the house was still being cleaned, and there was no preparation at all.
Bai Song was anxious and he was very busy.
Niu Da and his brothers have been buying ingredients at Bai Song's house in recent days, and his wife is also responsible for buying some furniture, tables and chairs.
Xiang'er took Xiaocui and sent out invitations everywhere.
Sang Sang returned to Mang County to pick up her parents with great joy.
The days are busy, but the days are becoming more and more humane, and Bai Song is also very fulfilled.
Bai Song was at the door of his home, looking at the courtyard and thinking about it. At this moment, the Chen Mansion opposite opened the door.
A well-dressed middle-aged man walked inside, with a solemn face and a bit of heroism. His steps were also very steady, and he walked straight towards Bai Song.
After several days of being neighbors with the Chen family, Bai Song saw this person for the first time. On weekdays, there were servants coming in and out. This middle-aged man looked very dignified. Could he be the head of the Chen family?
The Bai Song Dynasty has been in this era for a long time, and it has not changed anything about this era. Instead, it has been changed by the humanities and sophistication of this era.
Unconsciously, I also put away my previous sharpness and became more focused on maintaining my original dignity.
Seeing the other party approaching, Bai Song changed his smile and cupped his hands towards the other party from a distance.
The middle-aged man did not respond in a hurry. He waited until he was in front of Bai Song and then raised his hand to signal with the same smile.
"Is this Mr. Bai of Song Dynasty?"
"Exactly, I don't know, Mr. I don't know..."
"I am Chen Fan, the head of the Chen family."
"I have admired you for a long time..."
Bai Song spoke calmly, but he was still a little surprised.
I just sent an invitation to the Chen family yesterday, and I don't know what the other party's attitude is.
Now that the head of the Chen family has come forward, I wonder if he knows about the dispute between himself, his son and his daughter?
Thinking about it in Bai Song, no matter how forbearing this person is, he won't have much of a good face when facing him, right?
But looking at it now, the other party doesn't have any displeasure, and it can't be seen what the other party is thinking.
When the two met, the head of the Chen family looked at Bai Song up and down for a while, and finally praised: "Sure enough, a hero comes from a boy!"
Bai Song did not answer the conversation and directly changed the subject: "Master Chen, did you receive the invitation?"
"receive."
"Then what Master Chen means is..."
"Don't worry, Chen will definitely leave on time! Mr. Bai is the No. 1 palace in Youzhou. Treating the Chen family with such a prestigious banquet is a sign of appreciation for Chen. How can Chen not appreciate it?"
"Thank you."
"Mr. Bai, there is no need to doubt that Mr. Chen was no longer in Youzhou a few days ago. He came back today and heard some things. Mr. Chen was curious in his heart. I wonder what kind of young talent Mr. Bai is to have such ability? I met Mr. Bai today. The young master is indeed worthy of his reputation, and his conversation and temperament have already surpassed those of his peers in Youzhou."
Bai Song responded with a polite smile, not wanting to understand the meaning of the dignified head of the Chen family coming here to blow a rainbow fart.
Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Fan took out an invitation.
Bai Song looked at it and asked, "What is this?"
"Today I made a special trip to invite Mr. Bai to participate in the Weihe River Lantern Festival during the Xiaoman Festival. Chen prepared some wine on the colorful boat at the head of the Weihe River. There will be heads of major families in Youzhou participating. I sincerely ask Mr. Bai to show his respect."
Bai Song looked shocked. The weight of this invitation was much heavier than his own family banquet.
The Weihe Lantern Festival has long been spread in the city, and Bai Song must be going to join in the fun.
This number one flower boat has always been used by major aristocratic families in Youzhou for gatherings. It is a symbol of status. It also provides the major aristocratic families with an opportunity to communicate secretly and communicate with each other.
Generally speaking, talented scholars, no matter how famous they are, are not qualified to enter.
Now the head of the Chen family actually placed such an invitation in front of Bai Song. This was equivalent to giving Bai Song a ticket directly to Youzhou's secret power field.
The Bai Song Dynasty was less than 20 years old, and there is no precedent in history.
It seemed that Chen Fanfei recognized Bai Song's abilities and must also be aware of the recent friction between him and his daughter.
The other party did not come to intensify the conflict, but instead adopted such a humble attitude.
When they met, Bai Song felt that the other party was worthy of being the head of the family, and that his personality was far beyond that of that little girl.
Looking at the invitation, Bai Song happily accepted it.
Now that he has a new house and has taken root in Jixian, he wants to live a good life in Youzhou.
Bai Song didn't want to continue to make enemies. Although he didn't like the pattern where the nobles were connected to each other but blocked the entry of the lower-level forces, he also had to admit that if he wanted to weaken the influence of the nobles, he only had time to change. Even if he had unknown experiences, It cannot change the current situation.
Since it cannot be changed, it is not a bad idea to join directly for stability. At least now there is an opportunity in front of you.
Joining the noble clans, it is best to get the support of some noble clans, at least to reduce the pressure on marrying Shu Wang in the future.
Bai Song accepted the invitation and said goodbye to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan returned to his house, closed the door and walked a few steps before his daughter walked out of the corridor in the backyard.
Chen Xirong showed an unhappy look on her face and hurried to her father. She asked suspiciously at first, "Dad, where did you go just now?"
Chen Fan smiled and said casually: "I just went out for a walk."
"Did dad go to the other side?"
Chen Fan frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the news from home would reach his daughter's ears so quickly.
Fortunately, this was his daughter. If it were his son, Chen Fan would already be in danger.
The daughter is strong in ability, but also has a strong temper. Recently, she has been brooding over the conflict with Bai Song.
Chen Fan was furious when he knew that the Chen family had lost nearly ten thousand taels of silver.
But as the head of the family, I know that the only way to resolve anger is revenge.
But this truth obviously does not make sense to his own daughter.
"Xirong, the lost money can be recovered slowly, and it's not a big deal. In the future, the family can just save some money."
"Dad, why should our Chen family be afraid that he is from a poor family? Even if we buy a big house, it will only be a poor family. How can our Chen family bow to a poor family?"
Seeing the determined expression on his daughter's face, Chen Fan knew that it would be useless to talk any more, and said seriously: "Okay, don't get involved in this matter! Don't have any contact with Bai Song recently, and you don't need to go to Bai Mansion's banquet."
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A motorcade entered from the west gate of Jixian County and stopped in front of the former Mingchun Garden.
Looking at the newly hung plaque of the White House in the entrance hall, the dozen or so people in the car seemed to be in a daze.
"Oh my god, isn't this too grand? It's more than twice as big as the Lin family's mansion."
Lin Xun opened the curtain in the car and when he saw the door of his brother-in-law's house, his face changed with fear.
Then he hurriedly helped the lady in the car, "Madam, look quickly. I said that my brother-in-law is not an ordinary person. In the past, you always said that you didn't believe it. Now it seems that I was right?"
The bride, Mrs. Qin, was upset when she heard this. She only resented that the young husband was so shameless that he only talked about other people's good things in front of everyone, forgetting to lose all his own face.
There were more than ten people in the Lin family. I am afraid that except for the head of the family and his wife who were very proud to see this, everyone else felt a little sour in their hearts.
Who would have thought that the son-in-law from a humble family who was least favored by others at the beginning would suddenly be sitting in the largest mansion in Youzhou. Many of them, who live in Mang County, have never seen the courtyard of this building in their lives.
Thinking about it makes me full of emotions.
When Mrs. Qin saw Lin Xun looking like he had never seen the world, she wanted to kick him out of the carriage.
But when I poked my head out and saw the openness and majesty of the Baifu gate, the sour taste in my heart disappeared, leaving only shock and emotion.
It was so majestic, so majestic that most people forgot to be jealous. The gentry in the small county also had their eyes opened. This was a palace that they could not even dream of.
Qin was so shocked that after getting off the car, she stared blankly like everyone else, without any movement.
There were more than ten uncles, nephews and nephews from the Lin family standing neatly at the door, like a group of country bumpkins.
At this time, the door of the Bai Mansion opened. The young lady who originally belonged to the Lin family was now the wife of the Bai Mansion and the mistress of the large palace in front of her.
But I haven’t seen her for a month, and looking at this familiar fragrance again feels like a lifetime ago.
Look at the gold and silver they wear on their heads and bodies, and they look very noble. Every gesture and gesture shows the demeanor of a celebrity. They welcome everyone with a smile and are neither humble nor overbearing.
"Uncles, please come in. My husband is out and will be back soon, so Xiang'er will receive you all on your behalf."
