Chapter 459 These silver chopsticks have been bent by you
Wu Yanhan walked towards the main table in the center of the Xu Mansion.
Only ten people can sit at the main table, all of whom are the people in charge of Xu and Qin mansions.
People like Xu Pangda and Xu Yi can only sit at the table next to them.
"Greetings, King Qin."
When the people at the main table saw Wu Yanhan, they stood up and bowed again.
Wu Yanhan also bowed in return, then looked at the empty seat next to Xu Ming and sat down next to Xu Ming very consciously.
"I heard that you asked Mr. Cao to come?" Wu Yanhan poured herself a cup of tea and whispered to Xu Ming.
"Did the news come so quickly?" Xu Ming looked at Wu Yanhan with a smile.
"I met Mr. Cao when I came here just now." Wu Yanhan explained.
"I see." Xu Ming nodded.
"What does your Xuguo Mansion have that would make those remnants of the previous dynasty covet it?" Wu Yanhan thought about it and didn't think that the other party would come here to cause trouble.
"I don't know either." Xu Ming smiled, "Just to be on the safe side."
Wu Yanhan didn't say anything, just took a sip of tea.
Soon the banquet began. The old lady of the Xu family walked to the front of the platform, thanked all the guests for coming, and then talked about some of the deeds of Duke Xu and Duke Qin in the past.
In Xu Ming's opinion, the banquet process at the Xu Mansion was no different from some celebratory New Year's Eve parties in his previous life.
Basically, important people would give speeches, and after their speeches, performances would begin, and everyone would watch the performances while eating and drinking.
The only difference is.
The gifts given by Blue Starfish in the previous life cannot be read out.
However, in Wu State, in order to show respect to guests, the ceremony needs to be sung twice. Once before the guests enter the door, and then after the performance, the old lady will sit in front of the stage to accept the guests' congratulations. At this time, the ceremony needs to be sung again.
Xu Ming seriously suspected that the reason for this custom was the worry that the gifts given by guests were too light.
After reading your gift twice, if your gift is too light, it will be embarrassing.
Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan were chatting intermittently, but they were actually keeping an eye on their surroundings.
If the remnants of King Shan wanted to do something, they would definitely do it here.
Because even though a banquet was being held at the Qin Palace, there were no important people there.
While Xu Ming and his friends were worried here, the others seemed more relaxed.
Especially Xu Zheng.
For this banquet, Xu Zheng was very busy, and his main task was to take care of the program.
Xu Zheng even spent a huge amount of money to have the courtesans from all the major brothels in Wudu rehearse the programs, and then specially selected ten programs.
In addition, some talented women from the Jiaosifang also took the stage.
The most exciting thing is that Xu Zheng even specially rehearsed a new script.
This program depicts the scene when Qi State sent an envoy to Wu State and the literati from Qi and Wu State competed in poetry.
The banquet that year was one that went down in history.
It was after that banquet that such a talented person as Xu Ming came into everyone's attention. At the same time, the system of the Wu State changed, and illegitimate sons could take part in the imperial examinations and had certain inheritance rights.
It can even be said that the banquet that year was also a way for the current Prime Minister Xiao to establish his authority and officially embark on the journey of high-level struggle.
More than ten years have passed so far, and the Wu State has undergone tremendous changes compared to before.
And these changes are all moving in the positive direction.
Looking at the actors on the stage playing the roles of Xu Ming and others, singing ditties from time to time, Xu Ming's brows twitched involuntarily.
It’s not that Xu Ming can’t understand his father’s thoughts.
My dad actually just wanted me to shine once again and wanted me to be the protagonist of this banquet.
But the problem is, even if Dad doesn't rehearse this banquet, no one else dares to ignore me.
And do you know who is sitting next to me?
Do you know what kind of relationship I have with the person sitting next to me?
Don't you know that there have been rumors about me and Zhu Cici? If it weren't for seeing his father so happy, grinning like a "prodigal man", Xu Ming would really think that his father was deliberately trying to murder him!
Xu Ming secretly turned his head to take a look.
really.
When Wu Yanhan was watching "Little Xu Ming" composing a poem on the stage, he saw the shy look of "Little Zhu Cici" and his brows were slightly furrowed.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
And Wu Yanhan's little face is very fair.
But for some reason, Xu Ming felt that Wu Yanhan's face seemed very dark, and Xu Ming even had no doubt that Wu Yanhan would stand up the next moment and tear down the stage with one punch.
"I heard that Miss Zhu also went on this diplomatic mission to Beihai. I wonder if Commander Xu met Miss Zhu?" Wu Yanhan put down the teacup and looked at Xu Ming with a smile.
Xu Ming picked up a piece of fresh sea bass sent by Jiangnan and gave it to Wu Yanhan: "I have seen it before."
"Didn't you catch up?" Wu Yanhan's expression was still smiling. "I heard that Miss Zhu has been waiting for you."
Xu Ming already smelled jealousy: "Miss Zhu did talk to me about her childhood, but it was just a casual reminiscence."
"That's all?" Wu Yanhan took a bite of the sea bass and seemed to have forgiven Xu Ming a little.
Xu Ming nodded: "That's all."
Wu Yanhan put down his bowl and chopsticks and continued to ask, "Then Miss Zhu must be very beautiful, right? After all, Miss Zhu's ranking on the Beauty List is higher than mine."
“How could that be!” Xu Ming looked very serious when he said this. “Yanhan, you know that the top ten on the Beauty List are all equally matched. And in my opinion, you are prettier than Cici!”
Xu Ming still adheres to a principle, whoever asks is more beautiful! "Huh."
Wu Yan snorted coldly and glanced at the chicken soup in the distance: "I want a bowl of soup."
"I'll make it for you." Xu Ming stood up and personally made a bowl of chicken soup for Wu Yanhan.
The people around were naturally listening to the conversation between Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan.
Wang Feng pursed her lips, as if she wanted to laugh.
It turns out that the arrogant top scholar behaves like this in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
However, no one felt that Xu Ming was embarrassed. On the contrary, many people smiled like aunties, and it seemed as if a faint sweetness was spreading on the table.
At another table, the girl saw how friendly Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan were, and even stood up to make chicken soup for her, her eyes widened.
"Your Highness." Liu Feng called softly.
"What?" The girl asked unkindly.
Liu Feng glanced at the girl's right hand and said, "You have bent these silver chopsticks."
(End of this chapter)