Chapter 460: Madam, I haven't given you a gift yet
After the performance, thunderous applause broke out in the yard.
It seems that quite a few people like this drama.
There were even many people who were fascinated by this play, watching it more seriously than those courtesans dancing.
If nothing unexpected happens, Xu Ming feels that within a few days, this play should appear in various theaters, and there may even be an adult version in brothels.
Xu Zheng even asked Xu Ming excitedly, "Son, what do you think of this play that your father rehearsed for you?"
What else could Xu Ming say? He could only say it was OK.
Xu Ming felt that his cheap father either did it by accident or on purpose.
Then Wu Yanhan hummed softly and took a sip of tea.
From the beginning to the end of this drama, Wu Yanhan had no idea how many sips of tea he had drunk to suppress the anger in his stomach.
When Mrs. Qin saw the relationship between Her Royal Highness the Princess and Xu Ming, she couldn't help but feel worried.
Anyone can see that Xu Ming and the princess have a very good relationship, one could even say they are somewhat intimate. It is certainly impossible to say that the two have no relationship.
It was as if there was a thin gauze between the two people, and the gauze could be broken with just a little force.
But the two of them seemed to deliberately not break this layer of gauze.
It's obvious that both of them know that they like each other, but they are not together.
But as two people get along with each other, they will eventually get closer and closer, and the veil separating them will be nothing at all.
"Ming'er has such a good relationship with the princess, what about Qingwan?"
Her Royal Highness the Princess can never be a concubine, she can only be the principal wife.
But can my own daughter be a concubine?
Is there any mother in the world who would want her daughter to be a concubine?
The more Mrs. Qin thought about it, the more worried she became about her daughter.
After the various performances at the banquet were finished, the old lady of the Xu family walked to the front of the stage.
At this time, the guests in the yard should start giving gifts.
The first person to give a gift was naturally Wu Yanhan.
Wu Yanhan is a member of the royal family and is here on behalf of Emperor Wu. How could Wu Yanhan be ranked second?
"Greetings, Old Madam Xu." Wu Yanhan stepped forward and said respectfully, "This time, my father asked me to deliver a landscape painting. This landscape painting was drawn by my father himself to commemorate the glorious days when Duke Xu and Duke Qin fought together with our founding ancestors to establish the country."
Old Madam Xu stood up and took the painting with trembling hands. She said gratefully, "It is our honor to have been able to build a kingdom for our ancestors. Not only in the past, but also in the future, our sons and daughters will die for your majesty!"
"The Xu and Qin mansions are full of talented people. They live up to the reputation of their ancestors and are the pride of our Wu country." Wu Yanhan said a few more nice words.
But what Wu Yanhan said was half true and half false.
What’s fake is that people of Xu Shuiya and Xu Zheng’s generation all lived off the wealth provided by their ancestors.
It is true that Xu Ming's generation is full of talented people. Not to mention Xu Ming, Xu Pangda is one of the top in terms of fame, and during the years he has been serving as an official outside, his good name has begun to spread in the court of Wu State.
Now that Xu Yi and Xu Shan have come down the mountain, they will become the backbone of the sect. The sect behind them has a close connection with the military of Wu State and often sends some disciples to the court of Wu State for training.
In the future, I’m afraid that the children of Xu Guofu will be able to form their own faction in the court.
After Wu Yanhan and Old Lady Xu exchanged a few more pleasantries, Wu Yanhan left.
Wu Yanhan really respected this old lady. Not to mention that this old lady had fought on the battlefield with their ancestors and was a heroine.
After Wu Yanhan and Xu Ming get married, they will be a family and they really need to leave a good impression on their elders.
The old lady of the Xu family also felt particularly close to Wu Yanhan.
Of course it’s because Her Royal Highness the Princess is likely to marry Ming’er and become a family.
Although Ming will marry into the royal family at that time, so what? How many people dream of marrying into the royal family? However, if that time really comes, Mrs. Xu thinks that the Xuguo Mansion and the royal family must keep a certain distance.
Otherwise, the Xu and Qin governments would most likely be targeted by His Majesty and face death.
After Wu Yanhan left, one after another dignitaries came to the stage to congratulate the old lady of the Xu Mansion. Some relatives or servants who followed her held gifts.
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"Mrs. Xu, my uncle was unable to personally congratulate you today due to some matters, but he asked me to bring you some Thousand Snow Ganoderma Lucidum. I wish the Xu and Qin families a prosperous thousand years."
A well-mannered man walked forward and spoke loudly.
Xu Ming looked at this man of the same age who was about twenty years old and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
When did Prime Minister Xiao ask a nephew to come and assist him? In Xu Ming's impression, Prime Minister Xiao was very cautious.
Xu Ming felt that there were only two possibilities.
One possibility is that there is no one available for Prime Minister Xiao.
The second possibility is that Prime Minister Xiao's nephew is very talented, and even if it will cause criticism from others, Prime Minister Xiao feels that his nephew needs to be trained.
"Prime Minister Xiao is so busy with his affairs that it is rare for him to think of our Xu and Qin Mansions. How could I blame him?" The old lady waved her hand. The maid beside her stepped forward and accepted the gift respectfully. "I hope your nephew can convey the gratitude of the Xu and Qin Mansions to the Prime Minister."
"Yes." Prime Minister Xiao's nephew Xiao Hui nodded, bowed again, and retreated.
After Prime Minister Xiao, it was the Minister of Rites who sent gifts.
After Wu Yanhan and Prime Minister Xiao's nephew presented their gifts, other officials no longer came according to their rank, but all came to Xu's house in the order of their rank.
Amid the singing of the ceremony, some people marveled at how rich the other party was and said that they must have made a lot of money. Others looked at those who claimed to be clean with discomfort, thinking that they were incompatible with themselves.
I am greedy, but you are not. And yet you still use your meager salary to give gifts. Doesn't that make me seem out of place?
An hour later, all the guests had finished singing the ceremony, and everyone was full after eating for so long.
The old lady stood up and wanted to give a final speech, and today's ancestral memorial banquet was basically coming to an end.
But at this moment, an old man stood up and said loudly:
"Madam, I haven't given you a gift yet."
(End of this chapter)