Chapter 217 Banquet 1

After crying for a while, Jinzi became active again, and his little mouth started chattering again.

No matter what he saw outside, he would always come back and describe it vividly in front of Jiang Yueyao.

She was also a great storyteller, especially those about Mobei. Her stories made Jiang Yueyao yearn for the long river and sunset, the flying eagles and running beasts, the boundless grasslands, and the flourishing flowers of spring in Mobei...

Bai Jinyu has been very busy these days.

Although Jiang Yueyao has returned, only a few close people around her know about her. There are still many powerful people in the major families in the capital who don't know her. Bai Jinyu and Shen Huaishan decided to hold a banquet.

Taking advantage of the beautiful spring weather in May, the Shen family sent out invitations, cordially inviting all the wealthy families in the capital to come and enjoy the flowers and listen to operas.

Duke Zhenguo Shen Huaishan had been living in Mobei with his wife and children.

Now that he has returned to the capital, it is the first time that the Shen family has held a banquet. In addition, he is now in the emperor's favor and has 300,000 Mobei soldiers in his hands. He is extremely powerful. Who in the capital would not want to curry favor with him?

But he was too upright, he didn't form cliques, he didn't go out for social events, and he just kept saying the same few words all day...

"I'm sorry, Master Li. I've already made an appointment with my wife to take her to eat at the newly opened river seafood restaurant in the south of the city today."

"I'm so sorry, Lord Wang, I've already made an appointment with my daughter to visit her Qianwei Tower today."

"Oh, what a coincidence! I have to go back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion today to have a few drinks with my father-in-law..."

"Hey, hey, hey, uncle, wait for me..."

So when they received the Shen family's invitation, each family responded very actively and said that they would definitely arrive early on that day.

Even the emperor heard about it.

After the morning court session, he deliberately kept Shen Huaishan.

She asked him somewhat unhappily, "What do you mean? Why did they all receive your invitation, but I didn't?"

Shen Huaishan felt a little guilty and didn’t dare to speak.

"Chen Huaishan, are you deaf? I'm asking you a question."

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to post to you, I'm just a little worried..."

"What are you worried about? Am I so scary?"

"No, no," Shen Huaishan glanced at him again, then looked around and took a few steps closer to him, "I'm mainly afraid that you might, on a whim, arrange another marriage for my Baoqi..."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then he laughed out loud.

He grabbed the memorial placed aside and threw it at him.

"Alright, you still remember that incident. I forgot about it, but you still remember it? Do you really want me to issue an order to your Bao Qing and Lu Sui?"

"No, no, no, Your Majesty, please calm down. What I mean is... do you really want to go?"

“Hehe!”

"Okay, I'll pick you up then."

"Why should I answer? Don't I have legs?" Ming Huang stood up from his seat and walked towards him, then stopped in front of him and pointed his finger at her forehead. "What's wrong with Lu Sui? How is he worse than you? He's young and promising, but he's not worthy of your daughter. How can it be that?"

When Shen Huaishan heard this, he was not very happy.

But I didn't dare show it.

He just sighed heavily and wiped his eyes with his hand.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that my rebellious daughter ran after that bald donkey from Xiangguo Temple more than a month ago..."

He shed bitter tears, "Why do you say I have such a miserable life? After so many years, Baoqi finally came back and the family was reunited, but Baoqing left us and ran away again..."

I saw him crying and snotting.

The Emperor Minghuang did sympathize with him.

"This child is really a source of worry."

"But then again, the abbot of Xiangguo Temple is very handsome and dignified. Your Baoqing does have good taste."

Shen Huaishan stopped crying.

He looked at the Emperor Ming, his mouth twitching: "Are you serious? He is a monk..."

"Sorry, apart from the fact that he's a monk, he's still pretty good."

Shen Huaishan immediately went berserk.

The Emperor laughed uncontrollably.

The two seemed to have returned to more than 20 years ago.

He was a prince of noble birth, and he was a flamboyant young general in the capital. The two of them often drank and bickered together, raced horses, and listened to operas... It was so uncomfortable.

Fortunately, time has passed, but people are still here.

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Lu Sui also received an invitation.

Although Shen Huaishan felt that he was not worthy of his Xiaoqi, putting this aside for the moment, he was Xiaoqi's savior.

Therefore, this post was delivered to Lu Sui as soon as possible.

Lu Sui also immediately asked someone to prepare generous gifts.

On May 20th, the weather was fine and the garden was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Jiang Yueyao was woken up early in the morning by Jin Zi's noisy voice.

"Miss, Miss, the Madam has just sent some nice clothes over. Hurry up and put them on for me to see."

Jiang Yueyao pulled up the quilt and covered herself.

She is so sleepy.

I came back from Qianweilou late yesterday, and was talked to by my parents for a long time. When I returned to Baozhulou, I was yawning before I even finished washing up.

In the end, she fell asleep unconscious before her hair was completely dry.

When she heard Jinzi calling her to get up, she felt like she had just fallen asleep, so how come it was already dawn?

Jinzi pulled the quilt over and started tickling the soles of her feet.

Jiang Yueyao is most afraid of being tickled. When she was tickled, she shivered all over and her sleepiness disappeared instantly.

She lay on the bed, looking at Jinzi who was hiding aside and laughing at her, and wailed weakly.

Bai Jinyu happened to come into the room and couldn't help laughing when she saw her and Jinzi like this.

He walked to the bed and sat down, leaning over to touch Jiang Yueyao's fair and tender little face, his eyes full of doting.

"Be good, don't sleep in today. Your grandma and the others will be here soon."

When she heard that her grandmother would be here soon, Jiang Yueyao turned over and sat up, but then buried her head in Bai Jinyu's arms again.

"Mom, how many people did you invite to the banquet today?"

"Quite a few. I heard from your father that the Emperor will be coming too."

When she heard that even the emperor was coming to join in the fun, Jiang Yueyao simply stayed in her arms and refused to get up.

Finally, after being touched, kissed and coaxed by Bai Jinyu, he got up from bed.

Wash, dress, comb your hair, and get dressed.

After doing the whole process, Jiang Yueyao's stomach growled with hunger.

After the family of four had breakfast, people from the Grand Tutor's Mansion arrived.

Jiang Yueyao followed her parents to the gate of the mansion to greet them.

She went to help the old lady personally. The old lady hadn't seen her for several days. Seeing her dressed so beautifully today, she liked her even more.

He held her in his arms for a long time, his heart aching, and then he let her support him into the house.

As soon as the people from the Grand Tutor's Mansion arrived, people from other aristocratic families also arrived one after another. Jiang Yueyao did not go out again, and stayed with her grandmother, talking with her aunt, second aunt, and two cousins ​​who were staying at the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

It was not until the Meng sisters arrived that she stood up and went out to greet them.

When most people had arrived, the group got up and went to the garden where the banquet was to be held.

The Shen family owns a vast area of ​​land. Because Bai Jinyu likes flowers and plants, more than half of the entire mansion is a garden.

It was May, the season when peonies, trees, and roses were in full bloom. At a glance, the trees were lush and green, and the flowers were in vibrant colors. Adding to the gentle spring breeze, everyone in the garden was beaming with joy.