In the court, it is difficult for children from poor families to integrate into these aristocratic families.
In terms of prestige and knowledge, people from poor families are far inferior to those from wealthy families.
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded, "Okay, Brother Li, don't talk about this." It was Shen Jinyu's voice.
"Look, another poor family has arrived."
"Poor, I don't want to sit at the same table with these people. It's embarrassing."
"You can't say that. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat at the same table as them. After all, when have these lowly people ever eaten like this? Hahaha."
The sarcasm of the rich kids grew louder and louder, reaching here through the screen.
The women had stopped chatting and listened quietly to the conversation over there.
After all, this is the Dingyuan Hou Mansion. If the male master is here, they will be more restrained. After all, they have to give face to the master's family.
But now that all the adults in the family are female, it is not convenient to go to the male guests. Although Xiao Mingxuan and the others are here, they are still underage after all. Those few are all children of Yin Feng, so naturally they will not take a child seriously.
Xie Wanyu looked at Zhufang and said, "Bring me some cups of tea."
"Yes." Zhu Fang waved, and the maid serving tea came over with tea.
Xie Wanyu showed a generous and decent smile, "Grandma, this is the new Huaxue Tea. I will take these girls to let the adults try it."
Only then did Mrs. Xiao react and immediately said, "Go ahead, this tea is pretty good."
She knew that there was some embarrassment in the room at this time. Xie Wanyu could attract everyone's attention in this way, and the male guests would also restrain themselves for her sake.
Xie Wanyu led people around the screen and saw several men from aristocratic families sitting at the top with their legs crossed in a carefree manner.
But a few men from poor families were sitting at the bottom.
No matter how he is sitting or what he is wearing, he looks very different.
Xie Wanyu smiled and said, "I collected some snow from peach blossoms at home and brewed some tea, which is still fragrant. You might as well try it."
Shen Jinyu's eyes fell on Xie Wanyu.
Although she was dressed modestly today, probably because of the makeup, she actually added a bit of charm. She was obviously very thin, but she was so sickly and charming that people couldn't help but want to protect her.
The most obvious person sitting at the top is Mr. Zhang Xiaohou.
After he saw Xie Wanyu, he couldn't help but laugh, "Why do you have the nerve to ask your sister-in-law to serve tea in person?"
The words are frivolous.
Xie Wanyu originally wanted to resolve the embarrassment, but her appearance made the atmosphere even more awkward.
"I didn't want to come in person, but when I heard what Mr. Zhang Xiaohou said about the children of aristocratic families and poor backgrounds, I felt strange, so I came over to have a look." Xie Wanyu said.
Mr. Zhang Xiaohou knew Xie Wanyu's identity, so he naturally classified her as his.
At the same time, he did not take a woman seriously.
"Since my sister-in-law has asked, I will also tell you. Seeing that the man named Li is now in Hanlin, do you know that his mother is tending flowers and plants in my house, so let me be an official in the same court as such a lowly person? How can I be willing to do so?"
Mr. Zhang Xiaohou said with an angry look on his face.
Mr. Li couldn't help but blush. He was very young. "My mother has been tending flowers and plants in your house, but only for a few months. She is not a slave but an ordinary commoner. Otherwise, I would not be qualified to participate in the imperial examination."
"Even if she stays in my house for a day, she is still a slave." Mr. Zhang Xiaohou sneered, "Even if I kill her, she still has to endure it."
"Master Zhang Xiaohou, you are going too far." Shen Jinyu said coldly, "Master Li is also an official after all."
Zhang Xiaohou didn't know if he was drunk, but he actually said to Shen Jinyu, "Who do you think you are? An orphan without a father and a mother. You are a bastard who relies on begging for food. How dare you scream in front of me?" .”
"You." Shen Jinyu's face turned red with anger.
Xie Wanyu couldn't stand it any longer and stood in front of Shen Jinyu, "Could it be that Mr. Zhang Xiaohou was drunk? He dared to insult his colleagues. No matter how rich your family is or how poor your family is, since you can stand together, you are no longer noble." Where to go."
"You, whose side are you on?" Zhang Xiaohou asked.
Xie Wanyu said coldly, "I stand on the side of morality. Since you are officials in the same dynasty, you have only one purpose, which is to be loyal to the emperor. Besides, some of the ministers in the dynasty are not from poor families. My Xie family was born in a family five generations ago. Yes, it’s also a poor family.”
Speaking of this, Xie Wanyu felt a little guilty.
Among the aristocratic families in Kyoto City, the Xie family is the first.
However, Mr. Zhang Xiaohou was a reckless person and did not listen, "So what?"
"How?" Xie Wanyu smiled, "I heard that when I was the Right Chancellor, he came from a poor family. He is now very much favored by the saints. You are just a marquis with a shadowy title, and you have no real power."
After Xie Wanyu finished speaking, everyone looked at her with strange eyes.
Just when she was puzzled, Xiao Mingxuan walked up to her and said, "Mr. Shen behind you is the right prime minister."
Xie Wanyu turned around in surprise, only to see Shen Jinyu looking at her with a half-smile.
"Mrs. Hou is right. If it comes to real power, no one can compare with Shen. Mr. Zhang Xiaohou, originally the Xiao family was hosting a banquet today, so I wanted to put an end to the matter. I didn't expect you to insult the imperial official. If I let it go, How do you convince the public?" He smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Zhang Xiaohou and others felt an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Because they also mocked Shen Jinyu before, but Shen Jinyu didn't have the same experience as them, so they started to push further.
"My father saved the late emperor's life, you dare to touch me!" Zhang Xiaohou said.
"You also said, it's still your father, not you." Shen Jinyu said coldly, "I was the one who asked people to take you personally, so you should apologize to Mr. Li!"
At this time, King Jin's voice rang out, "Fourth brother, we seem to have missed something good."
Tai Shuqi stood beside King Jin and looked at Xie Wanyu. Then his eyes fell on Shen Jinyu's face, turned around on his face, and looked at Xie Wanyu again.
Xie Wanyu couldn't bear his scrutinizing gaze and hurriedly turned her head away from looking at him.
"It's just a casual joke, Mr. Shen, don't make a fuss out of a molehill." After Tai Shuqiu said calmly, he walked up to the top. Mr. Zhang Xiaohou was very discerning at this time and immediately gave up his position to Tai Shuqi.
After Tai Shuqi sat down, he said, "Everyone, please sit down."
"Your Majesty, even if you help, it is true that Mr. Zhang Xiaohou insulted the court officials. He must apologize to Mr. Li and Mr. Shen." Xie Wanyu did not want to settle the matter.
Tai Shuqi frowned without any trace, "What does Mrs. Hou mean by this? Is it to embarrass everyone?"
"When he insults others, doesn't he care whether they are embarrassed?" Xie Wanyu stood up straight and looked at Tai Shuqi with bright eyes.
Tai Shuzhen knew her temper, so he could only say helplessly, "What about Madam Yi?"
"Apologize!"
