Guests arrived one after another.
The front yard and back yard gradually became lively.
Not long after, the carriage from the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion arrived, and Xie Jingyu's face suddenly turned ugly.
But as a fifth-rank official, no matter how much he hates the Qin family, he must greet them with a smile: "Master Marquis, Madam Marquis, the young prince, you are here to bring glory to my Xie family. Please come inside."
Qin Mingheng took his wife Luo Shi and their eldest son to the banquet together. The youngest son of the Hou family was about six years old and very fair.
"I remember that before I left the court, I went with my mother to drink the young prince's full-moon wine." Yun Chu smiled and said to Mrs. Luo, "In the blink of an eye, the young prince has become so old."
There was a gentle smile on Luo's face: "Back then, I also followed the Marquis to the Yun Mansion to drink Mrs. Xie's wedding wine."
After talking like this, the relationship between the two became inexplicably close.
Because the other party had a high status, Yun Chu personally led him to the backyard. Many women in the backyard quickly stood up and saluted him.
Luo Shi has a kind-hearted nature and doesn't deliberately show off, and he quickly blends in.
Yun Chu continued to greet the guests at the door of the house.
It was almost time, and the Yun family arrived. Because they were in-laws, everyone in the Yun family arrived except the older generals and the generals guarding the front line.
Mrs. Yun Lin, the eldest young master Yun Ze of the Yun family, the eldest young lady Liu Qianqian, as well as their eldest son and eldest daughter, as well as three younger brothers and sisters from Yunchu, the whole family came to give the Xie family enough face.
Yunchu took his family in and specially asked Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Dai to sit together. The two ladies chatted happily.
Mr. Dai is a fifth-rank civil servant in the imperial court. His second son is nineteen years old this year. He passed the examination as a scholar the year before last. Naturally, he is much worse than Xie Shi'an, but for most people, he is already pretty good.
For example, the sons of nobles in the capital either inherit the title and family business, or directly take the examination. No one knows what their abilities are before going to the examination room... It is different for those with lower family status. Being able to pass the exam means that you can be a scholar. Eating a meal from a scholar also shows that this person is hardworking and studious, and is much better than the average playboy.
Mrs. Lin is very satisfied with Young Master Dai, and also thinks that Mrs. Dai, the future in-law, will be easy to get along with. Mrs. Dai is naturally very satisfied with the daughter of the Yun family. Neither of them can find any fault, so the marriage is mostly settled. .
Yun Chu walked over and said, "Sister Ran, come with me to get some fruit wine for all the ladies to try."
Yunran stood up and followed Yunchu obediently.
She followed Yunchu to the Chuihua Gate, where the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard meet. There is a long corridor here.
From a distance, you can see Xie Shian and some young masters talking there.
Yun Chu said softly: "The one in the green shirt, who is relatively taller, is the second young master of the Dai family. What do you think?"
Yunran raised her head and glanced up, then quickly looked away. Her ears suddenly turned red to the base of her ears, and she nodded slightly and imperceptibly.
Yun Chu couldn't help but think of the time when her mother took her with her, hiding behind the screen, and secretly glanced at Xie Jingyu.
At that time, Xie Jingyu was really a handsome young man. She took one look at him and nodded immediately, expressing her willingness to marry, so she became Xie's wife.
Because she got caught in the rain, she would protect her sister from suffering this.
The Dai family was the best one she selected out of hundreds of families. If Sister Ran married into it, she should have no worries in her life.
After Yunran was satisfied, the next step was for Yunchu to pass by with Yunran and let Master Dai take a look, and then the matter was finally settled.
Along the way, Yunran's face turned red, like a ripe red persimmon.
Yun Chu went to the front yard to greet the last wave of guests. It was just noon and the banquet officially started.
The men were in the front yard, but some of the younger boys, whether they were seven or eight years old, who were not very sensible, stayed in the backyard.
Some ladies with slightly higher status were sitting on the main seats, accompanied by Yunchu and Mrs. Xie personally.
Some of those ladies had come to attend Mrs. Compared with the banquet held, it is even worse.
After drinking for three rounds, Mrs. Hou Luo couldn't help but said: "Mr. How do the Xie family usually discipline their children?"
Yun Chu said hurriedly: "Mrs. Hou is overly praised. They say that five or six-year-old children are like dogs. I think the prince is well-behaved and sensible. I can tell at a glance that Mrs. Hou has a good way of raising his son."
"He is just a demon king." Luo Shi shook his head, "Everyone in the family is afraid of him. If a bird flies by, he will pull out two of his feathers. Do you think he is evil or not? I think he will become famous in the capital in the future. You bastard dude needs a name!"
"Mother!" The prince of the Hou family was nearby. Seeing his mother talking about him like this in front of outsiders, his face showed displeasure.
"The child is thin-skinned." The old lady smiled and said, "Brother Wei, you are about the same age as the Crown Prince. You can take the Crown Prince down to play."
Xie Shiwei curled his lips. This prince was only six years old and a little kid. He didn't like playing with children and his nose would runny at every turn.
He instinctively wanted to refuse, but he felt the cold look from the old lady.
The old lady wanted to grab his ears and tell him that this was the crown prince of Marquis Xuanwu, and there were only advantages and no harm in getting to know the crown prince of the Hou family!
Although Xie Shiwei didn't understand these twists and turns, he knew that if he didn't agree, the old lady would definitely scold him when the banquet was over, and when his father got angry again, he would be completely injured.
He quickly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I will take you to the backyard. There are many interesting places."
The prince of the Hou Mansion had long been impatient. He was not interested in what these ladies and old ladies said. He wished he could change places quickly and immediately followed Xie Shiwei to the backyard.
Yun Chu turned around and said, "Jiu'er, follow the second young master and the young prince closely, and be careful not to fall or knock yourself."
Jiuer lowered his head and quickly followed.
While the women in the backyard were chatting, the banquet in the front yard was almost over.
There were all men in the front yard, including court officials and some teenagers. Xie Shi'an took the teenagers of about the same age to the garden to play hut, while Xie Jingyu arranged for the literati to drink tea and write poems.
After playing two rounds, Mr. Yuan stood up and said: "They are all poems about wind, flowers, snow and moon, which are too common. I heard that Mr. Xie planted a jujube forest in his house. The jujube tree has a very good meaning. Why don't we go to the jujube garden to learn about it? Compose a poem with the title of jujube?"
Who among the scholars present does not know that the meaning of the jujube tree is to give birth to a son early. Master Yuan is mocking the Xie family for not having a true eldest son.
They were also considered colleagues and friends of Xie Jingyu, so naturally they would not respond at this time.
At this time, Qin Mingheng laughed loudly: "It is said that this jujube garden was planted by Mrs. Xie. It is rare that it is not arty. Let's go and have a look."
The people with the highest status present all spoke, and the others naturally followed.
