Chapter 1076 Sigh
As expected of a table that cost one hundred taels of silver, the eighteen dishes were all delicious, including grilled lamb chops, lotus chicken slices, Beijing-style pork shreds, four-happiness meatballs, braised lamb, fried fish fillets, braised pork elbows, and fried tripe.
Coupled with the good pear blossom white, all the Hanlin scholars praised Shao Yunduan for being really considerate and generous!
The dishes were served one by one. Shao Yunduan smiled and said a few polite words. Everyone raised their glasses to thank him as the host and then started eating.
Although they were all scholars and their eating manners were quite elegant, their speed was not slow at all.
No matter how refined a scholar is, if he wants to continue to be elegant and untainted by worldly affairs after spending a few years in the Hanlin Academy, that's fine as long as his family has money to support him.
Most people live a hard life, so they would not want to suffer for the sake of face if they could have a good banquet.
The banquet was halfway through and everyone had almost finished eating, so Shao Yunduan began to toast everyone one by one.
Although he is the host, he is also a newcomer, so it is normal for him to come and toast.
When everyone saw this, they thought he was a good person, humble, and knew how to respect his elders, which was very good.
Shao Yunduan also invited Qiao Hongxi to today's banquet.
Qiao Hongxi originally wanted to stay away out of spite, but when he thought of the four thousand taels of silver, he felt extremely depressed if he looked at Shao Yunduan for even a second longer, and he didn't want to have dinner with him at all.
But if I don't come, won't it seem that I'm too petty and don't give him face? Besides, four thousand taels, he cheated me out of four thousand taels, it would be a waste if I don't eat this meal.
So he came too.
So, Shao Yunduan kept on paying respects until he came in front of him.
"Brother Qiao, please!" Shao Yunduan clinked glasses with him and sighed with emotion: "To be honest, before the old lady of the Ling Mansion and the first and second masters severed their relationship with my wife, we were still relatives, and Brother Qiao was still my eldest brother-in-law! I didn't expect that our two families would have such a weak bond of kinship, this is all that can be done!"
"By the way, I heard that Brother Qiao's parents have returned to Beijing. Are they all right? The Qiao family no longer recognizes my wife, so Brother Qiao's parents are naturally not my father-in-law and mother-in-law. My wife and I are not in a position to visit them, so we can only wish them good health from afar!"
Everyone was stunned, and then they remembered this matter.
Qiao Hongxi was also stunned: "This——"
Of course he knew that his family wanted to recognize Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan but also didn't want to recognize them, but when the words came to his lips he suddenly felt that nothing he said was right.
Can he say "Welcome back"? My family has clearly told me not to get close to them now so as not to anger the Tian family!
He couldn't agree with Shao Yunduan's words, otherwise he would leave no room for maneuver! How would he turn things around in the future?
Before he could figure out how to answer, Shao Yunduan sighed again, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about this! In fact, this is good! It's good for everyone! Just keep yourself safe!"
Everyone laughed, raised their glasses and shouted to get rid of the topic.
"Yes, yes, there's nothing wrong with that. Come and have a drink!"
"Cheers, cheers!"
"Editor Shao is really good, come on, let's have another drink!"
Because of the censor's complaint, the matter spread. The Qiao family despised and looked down on Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan. Before Shao Yunduan passed the imperial examination, he went to visit Qiao Xuan and was beaten, driven out, and the relationship was severed by the other party. It had already spread.
The emperor didn't blame Shao Yunduan for being unfilial, so who dares to say anything wrong?
(End of this chapter)
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