Chapter 2351 Celebration
After they left, the Zhou and Bai families finally recovered. The Zhou family was completely surprised, "Manbao, you got promoted again?"
The Bai family was more surprised, "Why was he given a title?"
This is really unexpected.
Bai Shan and the other two happily told them, "Your Majesty bestowed upon me the title of nobility for your contribution in capturing the city of Kucha."
Their hearts no longer hurt so much at this moment, and this matter must not be let out to their families, otherwise they will be as heartbroken as they are.
So the three of them forced a smile and told them happily that everyone who went this time had received a reward, and Yin Huo and Liu Huan also received titles.
Madam Liu couldn't help but call out "Lord Tianzun" and then discussed with Qian: "This is a great event, we must host a banquet to celebrate."
Bai Shan quickly said, "Grandma, it's just a county magistrate. I'm still young, so there's no need to rush to celebrate. Let's leave it for later."
Madam Liu insisted, "You didn't invite your relatives and friends when you passed the imperial examination before, so it would be unreasonable not to invite them this time. Besides, this isn't just your problem."
She smiled and said, "Besides you, there are also Erlang and Manbao. One of them has been granted a title, and the other has been promoted. They should also entertain their relatives and friends. Especially Manbao, she has an actual position, and she has to greet all her colleagues and superiors."
If you don’t treat everyone, who would know that you got a promotion?
If you call someone by the wrong name in the future, it will be the other person's fault.
When Old Zhou heard this, he immediately said, "That's right, it's time to treat us."
Madam Liu glanced at the two princesses standing beside her and said with a smile, "You have guests, go and greet them first. Leave these matters to us."
Old Zhou couldn't have asked for more. He simply didn't want his daughter to handle household chores. He thought it would be best to leave such matters to Old Lady Liu and Madam Zheng. He nodded repeatedly in agreement and called out to Zhou Lijun, "The princesses are here to see what your aunt and her family brought back, right? Go and show them what you have brought back."
Zhou Lijun arrived in the city one day later than Manbao and the others. After entering the city, he did not directly take the convoy full of luggage to Chongyuanfang, but went to Erliu Lane, and then transported the luggage back one car per day.
The things have not been moved yet, but two important carts of luggage have been transported back, which contain things bought for Princess Changyu and Princess Mingda.
Manbao invited them to talk in the study. The servants carried in two large boxes. The seals on the boxes had "Princess" written on them. They were things for the princess.
Manbao tore off the seal and opened the box. Inside were boxes, both large and small.
Manbao dug out a large box and opened it to show Princess Changyu, "This is the gem I bought for you."
Chang Yu saw the various gems in the box, rubies being the most numerous, and was surprised and delighted. "How could the money and things I gave you buy so many?"
Manbao nodded. "The cloth you gave me is quite valuable. After arriving in Xizhou, Bai Er and his companions met a wealthy merchant from Tianzhu who was stranded in the city. They exchanged the cloth for gems he had, along with some spices."
This is a barter, so I didn't spend any money to buy it, I just exchanged it directly.
Manbao opened a few small boxes to show her. They were all spices, packaged separately. "These spices are pretty good. You can basically buy these with your money. Oh, and this is a gift from me."
Manbao brought a box and opened it to show her that there were tourmalines of various colors inside.
Chang Yu exclaimed, "How beautiful."
Manbao said complacently, "Of course, I went from shop to shop and carefully selected them."
She said to Mingda, "I picked out a box for you, and I have one for myself."
Manbao found it and showed it to them. After opening it, he said, "I've strung it together. Look, does it look good?"
Chang Yu looked at the red tourmaline on her hand, which shone brightly in the sunlight, with its color changing slightly. She said, "This is beautiful. This isn't just one string, it's four. Give me two, and I'll trade you for the jade."
Bai Shan looked up and saw Man Bao shaking his head and saying, "No, this is a gift from Bai Shan to me. I can't give it to you."
Changyu: ...
She has a sore tooth.
Manbao pushed his box towards her and said with a smile, "You can choose some from my box to string together."
Chang Yu began to choose, and after selecting a few purple beads, he said, "During the Chinese New Year, my father gave me an inkstone. As you know, I don't like writing, so I saved it for you. I also have some jade stones. Would you like to pick some?"
Manbao didn't refuse, "Let me take a look."
Mingda also picked out a few purple ones from his box and gave them to Changyu, saying, "Mixed colors can actually look nice too. You can string pink and purple together, and add a few light red ones. It would look great on your wrist."
The three of them gathered together to talk about jewelry. Bai Shan and the others sat for a while and then slipped away to talk on their own. "I'm having a banquet at my house. Will you have one at yours?"
Yin Huo said with certainty, "I definitely have one at home."
He would never take up an official position in his lifetime. Now that he had finally been granted a title, not to mention his grandmother, even his father would have held a banquet to celebrate.
Bai Shan looked at Liu Huan.
Liu Huan was a little uncertain. "It's indeed a happy event. Normally, my grandfather should have given a grand banquet, but..."
"But you have to prepare for the exam. This year's Mingjing exam has been postponed for a month, but it's almost here. With thirty days to go, Minister Liu will definitely be reluctant to waste time hosting a banquet. He might wait until you're done with the exam before making a decision." Bai Shan thought for a moment, then patted his shoulder and said, "Try your best and pass the exam. That way, we can even ask for a glass of wine. Otherwise, we'll just have to visit you by your bedside."
Liu Huan: ...
Yin Huo asked with a smile, "You don't want your family to entertain guests?"
Bai Shan sighed, "Now I finally understand why everyone looked at us like that at the Grand Court. Apparently, everyone knows that our title has been demoted. If they come to our house during a grand banquet and someone lets slip, my grandmother and mother will surely be heartbroken."
He really didn't want to cause any more trouble.
However, with so many people coming, it was highly unlikely that he would be able to conceal this matter, so he wanted to postpone it. He told Bai Erlang, "I'll tell my family that I'll wait until I pass the examinations at the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel before we do it together. By then, everyone will have mostly forgotten what happened before, and with the fact that I'm going to be an official, there might not be much discussion."
Bai Erlang had no objection. "My father might want to come too. How about I tell my eldest brother to write a letter home and ask my parents to come to Beijing as well?"
Bai Shan clapped his hands and said, "That's a good reason. It's settled then. We'll go find grandma and eldest cousin together later."
So everyone looked at Yin Huo and said, "Then let's ask Yin Huo for some wine first."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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