Chapter 81 Party
Because he successfully developed gunpowder, Emperor Ren rewarded Ji Zheng with a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, and promoted him to a higher position, specifically responsible for supervising the manufacture of gunpowder.
Just like that, Ji Zheng suddenly became a popular figure in the court. Those who wanted to curry favor with him lined up to come to his house one after another. There were so many gifts that they almost filled up his yard.
Ji Hean was particularly affected. He received many invitations from wives of officials every day. They were invitations to flower viewing, painting viewing, or tea parties.
Although Ji Hean is not as timid as before, he is still not very courageous. Naturally, he is very reluctant to go to these social occasions.
When he was holding these invitations and worrying about what to do, Mu Ya gave him an idea, asking him to use his identity as Xiao Shuang'er to reject those wives of officials. This trick worked quite well, and most of the invitations were successfully turned down.
But there was one family that he could not refuse with this excuse, because the owner of that family also had a little twin.
It was even specifically noted on the invitation that only Xiao Shuang'er would attend the tea party, no one else, so Ji Hean could come without worry.
Ji Zheng has been very busy in the court recently, and Ji Hean didn't want to disturb him because of such a small matter, so he had to bite the bullet and attend the party.
In the carriage, Ji Hean bit his lips nervously, feeling very uneasy. He adjusted his clothes from time to time, fearing that something might be wrong.
He came to this gathering alone. Zhongzi had to go to the clinic to work, and Mu Ya couldn't go out because of her background, so he only brought a little maid from home.
When he arrived at his destination, he saw that the courtyard was decorated exquisitely and elegantly, with splendid flowers. The servants who came to greet him led him into the courtyard.
I followed the servant to the backyard, where there were already quite a few people, gathered in groups of three or four, talking about something.
"Is he the husband of Master Ji?"
Suddenly a clear voice was heard. Ji Hean looked sideways and saw the owner of the voice walking towards him with a smile on his face.
"My last name is Su, and my given name is Jin."
Ji Hean also quickly introduced his name, "My name is Ji Hean." After a pause, he said, "Four Seasons and Spring, He He An An."
Su Jin laughed twice, "Your name is really nice."
Facing the stranger's compliments, Ji Hean smiled shyly, "You, your name is nice too."
Seeing Ji and An being so reserved, Su Jin warmly invited them to sit next to him.
Arriving at the center of the party, there was the inevitable greeting and conversation. Ji and An were a little nervous at first, but later they found that they were actually quite friendly, so they gradually relaxed.
After everyone arrived, the party began.
It was just a tea party, just drinking tea and chatting about family matters. Ji Hean sat quietly aside, rarely interrupting and only occasionally agreeing with a few words.
But I didn't expect that the topic would turn to Ji Hean.
"I think you, brother Hean, are no more than seventeen or eighteen years old?" a man in simple clothes suddenly asked.
Ji Hean was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied: "Yes, I will be eighteen soon."
The man smiled gently and walked towards Ji Hean. His behavior was elegant and dignified, which made people easily like him.
"No wonder you look so tender." The man walked to the seat next to Ji Hean and sat down, then introduced himself: "My name is Lin Yu, I'm a few years older than you, you can just call me Brother Lin."
Ji Hean nodded politely, "Hello, Brother Lin."
This nodding look of the little white rabbit made Lin Yu laugh again, and he had a better impression of Ji Hean. He couldn't help but complimented him again, "You are so good."
Facing Lin Yu's repeated compliments, Ji Hean really didn't know how to respond. After holding it in for a long time, he said dryly, "Brother Lin, you are very handsome."
This made Lin Yu laugh again. It was the first time he had seen such a pure and harmless person. He wanted to tease him and asked again, "Am I just good-looking?"
Ji Hean was at a loss for a moment, his fingers hidden in his sleeves clasping his palms unconsciously, his mind went blank for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer.
Seeing Ji and An's ears and cheeks blush, Su Jin came out and said, "Okay, He An is a bit shy, Lin Yu, don't tease him."
After listening to Su Jin's words, Lin Yu stopped and smiled apologetically at Ji Hean. Ji Hean quietly breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Su Jin gratefully.
Just then, someone suggested playing a game, "How about we play pot toss?"
The person who suggested playing the game looked about the same age as Shang Xiao and Ji Hean.
"The rules are the same as last time," he added with great interest.
"Okay, okay."
"Can."
"OK."
Everyone else agreed, and the maids and servants nearby quickly brought out the things needed to throw the pot.
Ji and An Ya had never participated in an activity like pot-tossing before, and he was hesitant. He wanted to refuse, but seeing the excitement on the faces of the others, he was too embarrassed to say it.
And seeing that they said the rules were the same as last time, it seemed that they played this game often. Ji Hean became even more nervous.
At this time, Lin Yu suddenly whispered to him: "Don't be nervous, it's okay if you lose, just answer some questions or something."
"Yeah." Ji Hean smiled gratefully at Lin Yu, and his liking for Lin Yu grew stronger.
Soon, a servant came to report that the place for throwing the pot had been set up.
A group of people stood up and, led by Su Jin, came to the place in the courtyard where the pot was thrown.
"Then let the host come first."
"Can."
Su Jin answered with a smile, rolled up his sleeves, walked to the position, picked up the arrow, and with a slight wave of his hand, the arrow went steadily into the mouth of the pot.
Everyone cheered, and Su Jin smiled as he looked at everyone, clasped his hands and said, "Thank you. Who's next?"
"I'll do it!" The little boy who had suggested playing the game earlier stood up with a smile.
Although the little boy was shouting happily, his technique was not good enough. He missed the target twice.
This caused everyone around to laugh.
"That's not right. I hit the target every time I was at home. Why didn't I hit the target once here?" The little boy asked, touching his head and looking at the arrow in his hand.
"If you didn't hit it, then you didn't hit it. Xiao Jin, are you trying to cheat?"
The boy named Xiao Jin looked up at the person who was speaking and pouted, "You are the one being naughty. Tell me, what do you want to ask? But you can only ask one question!"
Everyone thought about it for a while, and then discussed it quietly for a while before one of them came out and asked, "Does your brother like twins or girls?"
"How should I know that?"
"You have such a good relationship with him, how could you not know?" people asked again.
Xiao Jin became impatient and waved his hand, "Ask another question."
Seeing this, everyone changed the question and asked, "Do you have someone in your heart?"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Jin blushed visibly, and nodded randomly, "I'm already engaged, so of course, of course there is."
Seeing his red face and stuttering, the others burst into laughter.
After laughing enough, the pot-tossing game continues.
Soon, only Ji He'an was left. He suppressed his nervousness and came to the throwing pot. The hand holding the arrow was not in the right position and was shaking a little.
Lin Yu, who was standing aside, saw this, frowned slightly, walked to Ji Hean in two steps, and helped him adjust the posture of holding the arrow, "Don't hold it like this, it's easy to miss."
"Thank you." Ji Hean said somewhat embarrassedly, "I have never played pot-boiling before. This is my first time."
Hearing this, Lin Yu was a little surprised, but he quickly calmed down and smiled gently: "It's okay, it's very simple, just like throwing a stone."
Ji Hean nodded, imitated their movements and threw the ball successfully, but it missed the target.
And the distance was so far that Ji Hean's cheeks became red in an instant.
Lin Yu patted Ji Hean's shoulder gently and comforted him, "It's your first try, don't worry about it."
But the second time still missed.
According to the rules, Ji Hean had to answer questions raised by everyone.
After all, it was Ji He'an's first time here and he wasn't familiar with anyone else. Plus, he looked like a shy little white rabbit, so everyone discussed and decided to just ask him a simple question.
"I heard that Brother He An and Master Ji have a very good relationship, so let's ask how they address each other at home?"
Hearing this question, Ji Hean breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to answer, a voice beside him interrupted, "Tell the truth."
"I call him A Lang, and he calls me..." Ji Hean paused for a moment, and suddenly Ji Zheng's call of "baby" appeared in his mind, and his ears turned red. "He calls me Hean."
This was not considered a lie, as Ji Zheng had always called him He An.
After hearing Ji Hean's answer, no one became suspicious and the game continued.
When it was Lin Yu's turn to throw the pot, he stood tall and straight, and his technique was skillful, almost hitting the target every time. People around him said indignantly, "We have been playing this game for so long, and Lin Yu has never lost once."
"That's right, it's so unfair."
Hearing their complaints, Lin Yu smiled and said, "Can you blame me for this?"
This really can't be blamed on Lin Yu, the others were just complaining casually.
Soon it was Ji Hean's turn again, and he lost again as expected.
He was exactly the opposite of Lin Yu and had never won once.
"Hahaha, He An, you are so miserable."
"I feel very sorry for you."
After playing the game, Ji Hean became much closer to them, and he was no longer embarrassed or awkward when faced with their teasing.
"I have asked almost all the questions I should ask. What should I ask next?"
A group of people gathered together to discuss, and finally Lin Yu asked.
Lin Yu looked at Ji Hean, hummed for a long time, and finally said: "It seems that there are no more questions to ask. How about inviting us to your house to play some other day?"
As soon as these words came out, a servant came running over from a distance.
"Master, the master is back." The master the servant was referring to was Su Jin's Alang Chufeng.
Su Jin said calmly: "I understand."
"Master Ji also came with me." The servant said again. His voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear.
All eyes suddenly turned to Ji Hean.
When Ji Hean heard that Ji Zheng was coming, his eyes brightened.
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