Yuqiong Langyuan is the chief guest residence of Prince Jha. It runs nearly 30 feet from north to south and more than 25 feet from east to west. The pavilions, pavilions and pavilions are elegantly located, and the scenery is very delicate and charming, no less than ordinary official residences.
Langwai was only a hundred steps away from the main hall. Baili Si stood in the corridor and listened to Mei Siyuan leading the Jaw King and others to talk and laugh all the way. In an instant, he appeared in front of him. After the ceremony, the couple led the four jaw kings to sit down as host and guest. Mei Siyuan and Bai Lisi took the first and second seats respectively. Mei Yuanchen sat next to his father and smiled at Xia Chengxuan, who responded with a wink.
The main and secondary seats were already seated, and the host and guest exchanged greetings and wished each other New Year's greetings in advance. The princess came from a wealthy family, she kept her words quiet, talked and laughed, and everyone in the Mei family felt extremely close to her. Xia Chengyi was sitting next to her mother, but no one paid attention to her for a moment. He saw a young girl standing behind Bai Lisi. Seeing her beautiful face and graceful posture, she asked in surprise, "Are you a young lady from the Mei family? Why don't you come and sit?" "
Bai Lisi knew that Haitang was not in the chair, so he said that Xiao Nizi was rebellious and went to the second seat. Unexpectedly, she stood upright behind him, stood up and pulled her wrist, laughing and scolding, "Silly girl, why don't you come and sit down?" Pulling Haitang to sit down on his right side, he explained to Xia Chengyi, the Prince and the Princess, "This girl is our adopted daughter who was raised since she was a child. She is called Bai Haitang. This girl has never seen the world. The prince and the princess must not Strange!"
"How did Haitang become our adopted daughter?" Mei Siyuan was really shocked and asked herself.
"When did Haitang become my parents' adopted daughter? But it's so tight!" Mei Yuanchen was surprised and happy. He looked towards Haitang and saw her head buried in silence, her ears red.
The most shocking thing at the moment must be Haitang. Half an hour ago, she was a girl of the Mei family, and then she speculated that the madam was going to assign her to Mei Yuanchen as a bride-in-law. Now the madam said that despite her identity, she was the adopted daughter of the Mei family. Haitang felt mixed emotions for a moment.
Bai Lisi did not lower his voice intentionally, so Yunyuan and others at the second seat could hear it clearly. Although they felt it was sudden, they were not surprised and pretended to be normal at this moment.
Xia Muren had already read the Mei Mansion ultimatum and knew that Haitang, who said she was the adopted daughter of the two, was actually a maid of the Mei Mansion. However, he did not point it out at the moment and said with a smile, "How could it be weird!"
After the food and wine were served, the guests and hosts were seated, and a toast was a matter of course. King Jaw took the lead, and the hall was filled with joy and excitement.
The day before, the Mei couple sent the Fu brothers to build a courtyard in Lujiao Lane, not far from the palace, with all the servants and household expenses provided for Mei Yuanchen to stay while studying in the capital. Afterwards, Mei Siyuan still felt that it was not appropriate, so he went to find Xia Muchao, hoping to take care of him. Xia Muchao naturally agreed happily.
After three drinks and five dishes, Xia Mu realized that the time had come. He raised his glass and stood up from his seat, saying to Mei Siyuan and Baili Si, "Siyuan, Madam, I have a gracious invitation."
The two hurriedly stood up from their seats, and Mei Siyuan said, "Your Majesty, this is your order, why dare you disobey!"
Xia Muchao looked at Mei Yuanchen and said with a smile, "Since I met Yuanchen, I have always felt that I have a close bond with Yuanchen, and I like Yuanchen very much. Siyuan, you should know that I have only a few heirs. If you two allow me, I would like to marry you." How about Yuan Chen becoming your adopted son?"
There were a total of sixteen people on the two seats, and no one was surprised except King Jaw himself. Mr. and Mrs. Mei looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. The child became the adopted son of King Jaw, and he no longer had to worry about his studies, daily life, or even safety. However, it seemed that the princess was not interested in this matter. So the two of them looked at King Jaw, then looked at the princess, and said hesitantly, "This ...How can Yuan Chen climb so high!"
Although Mei Siyuan is only a second-rank civil servant at the moment, the Anxian Salt Transportation Secretary was promoted from the first-rank post after all. It is expected that Mei Siyuan will be moved to the right first rank soon. Moreover, under the current circumstances, the Anxian Salt Transportation Secretary was no less important in the court than the heads of various ministries. The prince has told himself many times that in the current court, there is no one who is more powerful and practical in governing the world. Of course the princess knew that Mei Siyuan and above were the most critical helpers for the jaw king. At this moment, she could not hesitate and said with a smile, "What a high climb! I also like this kid Yuanchen very much! Since Yuanchen came to the palace, When Chengxuan and I talk about each other, they are like brothers."
Xia Chengxuan was shocked at first, but when he regained consciousness, he was only happy. Now that his mother was talking about it, he naturally nodded heavily and said hurriedly, "That's it! That's it!" Looking at Mei Yuanchen, he felt more cordial.
Mei Yuanchen didn't care about being the adopted son of King Jaw, but he was absolutely willing to be the adopted brother of Xia Chengxuan.
Xia Muchao looked at Mei Yuanchen, pretending to be angry and said, "Yuanchen, why don't you come over and call your adoptive father and adoptive mother!"
Mei Yuanchen was stunned, and was about to look at his parents' eyes, but Xia Muchao said earlier, "Don't look at your parents, they all listen to me, how can you not listen?"
Bai Lisi was very willing for the child to recognize King Jaw as his adoptive father, but when he heard about King Jaw, he had mixed feelings for a moment, with tears in his eyes, he said softly, "Go!"
Bai Lisi has always been wary of King Jaw, and the reason is unknown to him, but seeing such a critical opportunity, King Jaw almost tried his best to push his husband to the position of Anxian Salt Transport Secretary, which is not what he sees. It seems so simple. But what King Jaw did tonight really made Bai Lisi extremely grateful. He thought to himself, "King Jaw is not a bad person, so what does it matter if Brother Yuan uses him in the future?" Suddenly his wariness disappeared.
After hearing her mother's words, Mei Yuanchen had no choice but to get up from her seat, walk to the King and Princess, kneel down, kowtow three times, and then bow again and call, "Father! Foster mother!"
Xia Muchao was very happy, helped Mei Yuanchen up and said, "Yuanchen, get up!"
Mei Yuanchen stood up and approached Xia Chengxuan, calling out, "Brother!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chengxuan hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, I don't like people calling me 'brother' or 'brother' or anything like that. Why don't you just call me by my name, just like I call you 'Yuanchen'." After finishing speaking, Secretly looking at his sister, he saw Xia Chengyi glaring at him fiercely.
Seeing that Mei Yuanchen was still there, Xia Chengyi seemed to have no intention of calling her at the moment, so she felt angry and shouted, "Why don't you come and call me sister?"
Mei Yuanchen was about to call "Chengxuan" when he heard Xia Chengyi call out. He turned around and was about to go over. He only heard the jaw king scolding Xia Chengyi and said, "Yiyi, don't mess around. I've seen Yuanchen's birthday, and he's a year older than you." She's more than a year old!" Then he said to Mei Yuanchen, "Cheng Yu's nickname is Yiyi, you can call her Yiyi like the rest of us!"
Mei Yuanchen responded, "Yes, foster father", approached Xia Chengyi, and called, "Yiyi!"
Mei Yuanchen didn't know how happy she was at the moment. She and Xia Chengxuan and Xia Chengyi had become adopted brothers and sisters. She just thought that she would leave the capital tomorrow. She had to be separated as soon as she recognized her brother and sister, and she felt so sad!
It has become a fact that Mei Yuanchen is the adopted son of King Jaw. Although everyone at the table has their own thoughts, they finally have a common joy. In addition to the joy, the wine glasses have been filled unknowingly.
