When Shangshu Wang and his family of four returned to the Shangshu Mansion, they heard that all the mansions on this street had started to get busy.
Minister Wang smiled secretly, had the door closed, and went to have breakfast in a good mood.
The owner of Zhenbao Pavilion looked at the packed private room today and had a smile on his face the whole time. Business must be so good today!
I’m rich, I’m rich. I wonder how much my monthly salary will be this month.
"What? That set of pure gold and jeweled headpiece was sold?"
"What? The camellia tea set was also bought?"
At the same time, two surprised voices were heard. The protagonists of the voices looked at each other and found that they were people they knew.
One was the wife of a first-rank general, Weiwu, and the other was the wife of Marquis Weiyuan. They saluted each other.
"Madam Sun, have you also received that news?" Lady Weiyuan Hou asked secretly, she hoped it was not true.
Unfortunately, it didn't go as she wished, and the general's wife nodded helplessly.
"puff!"
The wife of Marquis Weiyuan felt as if a sword had been stabbed in the heart. She was well-informed, but someone was actually faster than her.
The two of them had no time to exchange pleasantries, so they called the shopkeeper to take out the treasure of the store.
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed. If it was an incense stick ago, there might still be some, but now they are almost all sold out.
Seeing that the shopkeeper was still taking no time to produce anything, Mrs. Zhang's heart skipped a beat. "Shopkeeper, don't tell me everything is sold out! It's okay if you don't have the headgear, but are you also missing everything else?"
The wife of Marquis Weiyuan also looked at the shopkeeper eagerly, and the shopkeeper nodded with difficulty.
“Puff!”
Both of them felt an arrow hit their chests at the same time, and they trembled and said, "Who bought it? Can you tell me?"
This is not inconvenient at all. The shopkeeper informed us that a large part of the items were bought by the family of the Minister of Rites, and there are not many items left in the Treasure Pavilion now.
“Puff, puff, puff!”
The two were once again stabbed in the heart. They never expected that they would be snatched away by the stingy Minister of Rites.
Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to buy some other gifts and left in a hurry, but they were definitely not as amazing as the previous two.
The wife of Marquis Weiyuan also bought a little symbolically, and after parting with Mrs. Zhang, she drove quickly to another place.
When they arrived at the Jade Building, they saw the shopkeeper just open the door and the wife of Marquis Weiyuan ran away as fast as she could, completely disregarding her image.
"Welcome, welcome. Madam Hou, your visit to our shop today is a great honor to us!" The shopkeeper of the Jade Building politely welcomed her in.
After a heated discussion, the wife of Marquis Weiyuan finally returned with a great deal. This time, she also spent a huge amount of money to buy the century-old treasure of the Jade Tower.
Fortunately, she was well-informed and knew that there was a century-old brand hidden here, otherwise she would not be able to leave a good impression tomorrow!
When they passed by the Treasure Pavilion on the way back, it was already packed with people. After taking a look at the carriage full of gifts, Lady Weiyuan Hou felt relieved.
At the same time, all the jewelry stores in Jingguang City were sold out, even the least popular styles were sold out. Those who came late and those who didn’t get a chance were in so much pain!
Banquet day
The emperor specifically ordered that all officials in Beijing, regardless of their rank, could bring their families to the banquet.
So today's banquet was packed, and no one dared to be absent openly.
At daybreak, some officials who were far away had already arrived outside the palace gate.
The magistrate of Qu County was the only one closest to the emperor. The magistrate and his family set out before midnight, and after nearly two hours' journey, they finally arrived at 3 a.m.
The magistrate of Qu County was named Gan. He was a lone commander who had just taken office. He had always been lucky. Only three months after taking office, he had seen the emperor's face.
"Mother, I'm a little hungry." The speaker was Gan Xueruo, the legitimate daughter of County Magistrate Gan. She was thirteen years old this year and had completely inherited the gentle temperament of her mother, a Jiangnan woman.
"Rou'er, be good and have some snacks first! The banquet won't start for a long time." Mrs. Gan gently comforted Gan Xueruo, with an imperceptible smile in her eyes.
Some time ago, the master was still worried that their positions would not allow the children to see the world. Unexpectedly, they received an imperial edict yesterday asking them to attend a banquet today.
This banquet comes at a perfect time. For a master in this position, it is a great opportunity to meet the emperor once in his lifetime. Who would have thought that he would be allowed to bring his family to the banquet, which will broaden the children's horizons.
Mrs. Gan looked at her son who was studying beside her, handed him a piece of cake, and also reminded him not to starve himself.
Gan Fengyu nervously took the pastry handed to him by his mother, took a dry bite, and immersed himself in the ocean of books again.
He is not as smart as his sister, so he needs to take time to memorize more. If the emperor asks him, it will be embarrassing if he can't answer.
It didn't take long before the palace gate opened. County Magistrate Gan and his family lined up in order to enter, and during the process they met a colleague they knew.
County Magistrate Gan quietly walked forward and asked vaguely what was going on with today's state banquet.
The colleague was also surprised. "Don't you know either? I was thinking of asking you, brother?"
County Magistrate Gan shook his head stiffly. If he knew, he would still ask you!
The two of them were silent for a while. The Minister of Revenue who came in from behind happened to hear, "Don't you two adults know why we are holding a state banquet today?"
The magistrate of Gan County gave an awkward smile and said, "To be honest, sir, I am the magistrate of Qu County. Qu County is a bit far away, so I haven't heard any rumors."
"Oh, so that's how it is. No wonder you didn't know!" The Minister of Revenue suddenly realized. He said, "The news has almost spread throughout the capital now. If there are still people who don't know, they must be from far away."
"I won't hide it from you. An immortal came to Jingguang City the other day, and His Majesty specially hosted a banquet today to entertain him."
The Minister of Revenue was not amused. This was already a well-known fact, so it was better to know it sooner rather than later. If he accidentally offended the immortal, it would be bad.
"Immortals? Are there really immortals in this world?" The county magistrate and his colleagues pinched each other. Hmm! It hurt. It wasn't a dream.
"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you?" The Minister of Revenue looked at the two people's little actions with amusement. When he heard it yesterday, his reaction was even more intense than those two people.
Magistrate Gan and his colleagues thanked him repeatedly, took their leave and went to look for their own carriage.
"Master, is it true?" Madam Gan couldn't believe it. If it was really an immortal, then the gift she prepared would be a bit embarrassing.
The magistrate nodded. He was worried too! He had thought it was just an ordinary state banquet! Who could have imagined that an immortal would come to visit?
Gan Xueluo and Gan Fengyu changed their previous calmness and listened to the story of the immortal excitedly.
Who hasn't dreamed of traveling the world with a sword when they were young? The two of them have heard so many bizarre stories, but they never thought that one day they would be able to meet an immortal in person.
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