Naturally, Yu Hai noticed Qi Yu's inner imbalance.
"Shaocheng seems to be dissatisfied?"
"No, it's very full, absolutely full!"
Yes, the anger in his heart also belongs to Man, and he did not lie.
Yu Hai chuckled and said, "Shaocheng, don't be too concerned. Although I have benefited from you, I will find ways to compensate you in the future."
after?
This is a blank check, right~~
Qi Yu naturally didn't take it seriously.
Yu Hai coughed dryly and said sternly: "I am not saying this casually, but I have a real plan! Don't worry, just wait for a few days. After the people from the etiquette department leave, I will talk to you in detail. ."
What does it have to do with me whether the people from the Ministry of Rites leave or not?
Forget it, let’s get down first.
Later, Yu Hai solemnly said: "After a while, the government office will hold a banquet to entertain the new imperial examination candidates. When the time comes, you must remember to come!"
take me Out to eat?
Haha, I really deserved it this time.
"Since the Lord has summoned me, how dare I not come?"
"..."
After bidding farewell to Yu Hai, Qi Yu prepared to go home.
On the way, I saw black smoke rising in the sky somewhere, reaching up to the sky, covering half of the sky.
It looked like someone's house was on fire.
It is winter now, the climate is dry, and it is normal for fires to occur frequently.
However, now that there is no monsoon, the fire can actually burn so fiercely?
Judging from the size of the thick smoke, the place of fire must be a large house.
Yes, some passers-by said that the wealthy family is the Prince of Yongchuan.
The palace?
I haven’t heard any rumors about him for a long time since King Yongchuan passed away. But today it has become the focus again?
His family had a really bad time. Not only did they die, but the family property they left behind also suffered an accident.
Qi Yu stopped and looked from a distance.
However, they saw that the fire was blazing, and the air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur, which made people cough.
…
Is there no one to save such a big fire?
some!
When the fire was almost done, Magistrate Yu led his men over anxiously but slowly. And the government officials also sprinkled water symbolically as if it was a drill.
In fact, there is no need to put out the fire. It is burning and almost extinguishing itself.
After sprinkling water, the fire was finally put out.
The originally extremely luxurious Yongchuan Palace has now been completely reduced to ruins, with broken walls everywhere.
As for the people in the palace, it is said that no one was seen, and they were probably all killed.
Well, that's what the officials said.
Qi Yu sighed for a while and then went home silently.
…
The next day, the government government announced and judged the fire in the palace.
However, the government's attitude was very low-key, and it was just a one-page announcement with a few sentences. It is said that the palace was accidentally flooded, and the palace was all reduced to ashes. The princess could not escape and died.
Oh, I almost forgot, there is a princess living in the palace. She was burned to death?
Logically speaking, the death of the princess would lead to an obituary notice, but in fact there was none.
Too little attention...
However, everyone suddenly realized as soon as they thought about it: The prince and others were gone, so what kind of noble person could the princess be? If it’s gone, it’s gone.
Yes, a fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Once the momentum goes away, the tree will fall and the hozen will scatter.
As a bystander, Qi Yu couldn't help but feel sad. However, the relationship between King Yongchuan and the Emperor Worshiping Cult is unclear. It seems that this princess is not a kind person, so it would be a clean death to avoid harming good people again.
These things have nothing to do with you, just listen to them.
I still have things to do at home.
Now that I am a civil servant, I am a local celebrity. Due to my improved status, I have more and more contacts, including some entertainment.
Don't know each other?
That doesn't matter, won't we get to know each other after just two drinks?
Although Qi Yu disagreed with this statement, he still accepted the reality.
In addition to external entertainment, I also set up several banquet tables at my home and invited my relatives to come over and have fun together.
My uncle's family, my second aunt and cousin, my sister and brother-in-law, my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and my brother-in-law Liu Jincheng were all invited to come.
It is a great joy to win the national examination. How can your relatives not come over?
For this reason, Liu Quan specially hired a chef at home to host a grand wedding banquet.
The family is lively and the atmosphere is warm.
Although there are a large number of relatives, there are enough rooms and a large yard at home, so it is not crowded at all.
Qi Yu secretly sighed: Fortunately, he persisted and bought this big house. If he had been greedy for a small apartment, wouldn't there not even be enough room to entertain guests?
…
Inside the room, Mrs. Zhou held the hand of her second aunt Cao and said happily: "Although Dashui is gone, the children have grown up and our family will never fall into decline. Now Chun Sheng is gone." If you are a scholar, if you can further win the imperial examination, then you will be truly prosperous."
Ms. Cao also said: "Well, since his father died, Chun Sheng suddenly became a lot more sensible. Now that he is diligent and studious, there may be hope for the next subject."
…
Here, Mrs. Wang was holding her grandson Qi Xiao's little hand while walking in the yard. Liu Shouye even stopped drinking tea. He crouched and followed her little grandson's buttocks to support her, for fear of dropping the child.
Qi Lan was helping Liu Quan serve tea and pour water, and was busy inside and outside. These people were all guests, except her. Yes, my daughter is a member of her natal family, so how can she not work when she comes to her natal family?
However, Sun Dacai was too smart to be lazy and did the least strenuous job - boiling water.
He thought that others wouldn't be able to tell, so he was curled up and snickering, but unexpectedly, his sharp-eyed mother-in-law saw the clues at a glance, and was given a fierce voice: "Go chop wood!"
Sun Dacai was stunned, and hurriedly ran to grab the axe, thinking to himself: Why do you feel that your status in the heart of your mother-in-law is getting worse every day?
…
Qi Yu called his cousin Zhou Chunsheng and his brother-in-law Liu Jincheng into the room, carefully imparted his experience in the provincial examination, told them what should be paid attention to, and said: If you are short of money, you can come and borrow it.
When he heard about the money, Liu Jincheng couldn't help but feel a little in his heart: The brother-in-law's hidden intention in saying this was to demand payment, right? Hmm... Probably not. Sun Dacai hasn't paid back the money he owes him. I have the same relationship with him. How can my brother-in-law have the nerve to ask me for it alone?
…
The adults have adult things to talk about, and the children also have their own ways of entertainment.
No, Xiaotong and her cousin Sun Qiaoyun ran wildly in the yard, poking at the chicken coop and pulling out garlic seedlings, causing chicken feathers to fly all over the yard, and causing waves of feints from the adults.
After a burst of firecrackers, Zhou, the eldest person in the ranking, personally gave the order: Let’s have a dinner!
But, what is the seating arrangement?
The chef put forward his own suggestion: first move out the Eight Immortals table, separate the male and female guests, and then separate the main seat, the assistant seat, the main companion, the deputy companion, etc. This is the proper etiquette.
Is it so complicated to have a meal?
Mrs. Zhou waved her hand: "Don't go to such trouble, go get the biggest table, put all the dishes on it, and have everyone, regardless of gender, sit on it. This will make it look lively. ...Huh? There's not such a big table." ? It’s easy to do. Go and remove one of the door panels in the backyard and use benches at both ends. Wouldn’t this become a big table?”
The cook was startled: How can you eat the entrance banquet of the Master of Juren like this?
However, if my aunt said it, then I have to do it.
So, the big banquet began.
Not only this table, but also the dishes are all designated by Zhou: first-class champion chicken, big fat elbow, roast goose, extra-large version of Da Sixi meatballs, roast leg of lamb...
Everything is hard food.
Mrs. Zhou glanced at her relatives, seemingly saying: Look, our family is generous, right? Everything is big fat!
"Good food, eat it!" Sun Dacai was the first to respond.
"eat!"
All the relatives were laughing and laughing, all immersed in the joy of the family banquet.
Qi Yu sat close to Uncle Zhou and his father-in-law, pouring wine for the two old men.
Liu Shouye first clinked glasses with Zhou Dazhuang: "I don't think you will get drunk after a thousand glasses of wine today!"
Uncle Zhou laughed and said, "Wedding wine is not intoxicating!"
…
After the banquet ended, Liu Jincheng called his brother-in-law Qi Yu in private and said in his heart: "Brother-in-law, do you think there is still hope for Yin Tao and I?"
Yin Tao? Who is this person?
oh……
Then I remembered, it’s Yin Jun’s sister!
Qi Yu suddenly realized.
I remember that before, I had enlightened my brother-in-law, saying that if I won the imperial examination, I would have identity and status, and the Yin family would come over to him. However, Yin Jun also won the title of Juren, so his family had no advantage at all.
Liu Jincheng was startled when he heard this, and cursed Yin Jun for the first time: "It would be great if he fails!"
Haha, that's just a big pie, are you serious?
How about I draw you a bigger pie?
"You also know that now Yin Jun has won the Ya Yuan, so our family has no advantage. However, if I win the tribute in the future, who in the Yin family will eat the pot of juice to welcome his wife and brother?"
"Haha... Then it all depends on my brother-in-law!"
Qi Yu: You nymphomaniac idiot!
Liu Jincheng: Haha, there is still hope!
