Chapter 86 86 Disgusting bugs, making trouble at the banquet

At the banquet hosted by Mrs. Zhu for Li Ziyu, not only An Xin, but also Leng Xiangbai, Jiang Zhou, An Rui and Liu Boxing all came.

Liu Boxing's grandfather, Doctor Su, the Jiang couple, Uncle An and Aunt An were all invited to be guests.

Even Magistrate Sun came in person with some people from the yamen to congratulate him.

Zhu Shijing was arranged by his mother to accompany Li Ziyu and greet guests for him.

Because Li Ziyu was now famous, all the important people in Lin'an County came, and many of them wanted to get close to this promising scholar.

They all brought their wives to greet Madam Zhu and to sound out her intentions, and some even offered to send their concubines as concubines.

Even Jiang Zhou and his companions who came as guests were not spared. From time to time, people from the elders of several families would come to ask them whether they had any engagements. Sima Zhao's intentions were known to everyone.

Jiang Zhou, Liu Boxing and An Rui all had gloomy faces. They had seen such things happen during this period of time and they were all numb.

Several people met An Xin's playful and teasing eyes, glared at her fiercely, and turned their heads with their ears slightly red.

Just when the meal was about to start, the owner of Fuyuanlou hurried over to Mrs. Zhu, who was greeting the guests, and whispered something.

Then she heard a noisy argument coming from downstairs. Madam Zhu glanced at the full house of guests, gritted her teeth secretly, and said hatefully, "Let them in and arrange a table in an inconspicuous place."

But Mrs. Zhu underestimated the shamelessness of some people.

Li Ziyu's cheap aunt, Zhou, pulled a girl in a bright red dress up to the second floor, followed by a middle-aged man with cunning eyes.

Zhou came up and walked straight to Li Ziyu, saying in a flattering tone: "Our brother Yu is really promising. He passed the imperial examination and won the first place. Your father will be very happy when he knows this.

Your cousin and I have come here today with your fiancée Huiling, as well as your brother, sister-in-law and younger sister to attend your celebration party.

It's just that the people down there didn't know the rules, and they stopped your cousin, his wife, and your sister down there."

Most of the people in red who came to the banquet this time were from the county. Some of them knew something about the past of the Li and Cao families. They all looked at Zhou with contempt for being so shameless.

Those who didn't know also asked people they knew in a low voice, and then they also disdained Zhou's actions at the time.

When Zhou called him father, Li Ziyu's face remained expressionless, but An Xin and others who knew him well could still see his hidden anger from subtle details.

The voice was neither too loud nor too low and he said, "Madam, please be careful with your words. My last name is Li.

If you are just coming for a feast, just sit at the table and wait for the food to be served. If~"

At this time, the middle-aged man came over and said in an unhappy tone: "Brother Yu, I am your father's cousin. How can you arrange a cousin like me downstairs for your celebration banquet?"

He glanced at Mrs. Zhu, whose face was red with anger as she was supported by Mr. Zhu.

It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with this arrangement.

An Xin asked An Rui to hold back Li Ziyu and Zhu Shijing who were about to step forward. Since the last time this woman went to the academy to cause trouble, she knew something about the Li and Cao families.

No matter what, she is the elder, and the reputation of scholars is important. Moreover, with so many guests coming today, it would be bad if the news of some old-fashioned people got out.

Although An Xin is not very old, she is the teacher of Li Ziyu and others, and now she is the principal of the famous Wanhua Academy.

So he stood up, took a step forward, and asked calmly, "Auntie, you don't look like you're here to celebrate for someone. And what about your fiancée? Do you have any engagement tokens or engagement documents?

If not, you will probably be sued for making false accusations against Jie Yuan. If you don't believe me, Magistrate Sun and County Magistrate Fang are here today, I'll take you over to ask them."

County Magistrate Sun also looked here at this time. He had a very bad impression of Zhou who came to cause trouble, so he glanced at Fang Jinhe who was already the county magistrate.

Uncle Jiang Zhou understood his boss's expression and stood up. He knew that the Cao family had produced an official in Beijing, so he spoke more gently, "Master Cao and his wife should obey the host's arrangement and go to the table to eat.

After all, today is Master Li's happy day. If it's really for his own good, we should talk about it later."

Zhou didn't want to hear this, "How can you talk like that? I am not really doing this for his own good. Don't you see that I am betrothing my beautiful niece to him?

As long as he nods, I, as his aunt, will let them get married immediately."

"How shameless! Her niece is the daughter of a butcher, yet she talks like she's a fairy, or as if Li Jieyuan is marrying above his station." Someone heard Zhou's words and said in a low voice with disdain.

The person next to him said, "That's right. With Master Li's status, he can marry any lady he wants. She has the nerve to say that."

Everyone: “…”

Zhou was originally a peasant woman. She passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi with the help of Li Ziyu's ungrateful father and the money from the Li family.

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After currying favor with him and getting some money and protection, he opened two shops in Lin'an County and gained a foothold.

Of course, he doesn't speak like someone who has been well-educated since childhood, and even when he is angry, he will still keep some decency in his words.

"It's none of your business. Why are you meddling in other people's business? You are saying these sour words because you want to marry your daughter to Zi Yu after seeing him pass the exam.

Don't you see who you are? What kind of status does my Tzuyu have now? Is your daughter worthy of me?"

These words offended all the people present who had such thoughts, and they all glared at her.

Seeing that Zhou was becoming more and more outrageous, Mrs. Zhu no longer worried about anything and ordered the manager of her own restaurant, who had followed her, to take people and forcibly ask the shouting Cao family members to leave.

"Li Ziyu, I am your cousin, and you just watch them treat the Cao family like this?" Uncle Cao shouted in dissatisfaction.

Li Ziyu said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone to hear: "My last name is Li, and the Li family and the Cao family have no relationship at all.

I have never seen the person you are talking about, and he had already written a letter of pledge with me when I was in my womb.

I, Li Ziyu, have nothing to do with him. If you try to force your relationship with him in the future, I will not let you off easily."

Li Ziyu's tone of voice seemed light and casual, but everyone could hear his seriousness.

At that time, the eldest daughter of the Li family, a large landlord in the county, received a message from a servant who had followed her husband to the capital to take the imperial examination. It said that the poor scholar of the Cao family had hooked up with a noble lady in the capital after passing the imperial examination.

The Li family had no sons but only two daughters. The eldest daughter, Li Wanyan, was raised by the landlord Li as the head of the family. How could she tolerate this? She went to the capital with a big belly.

Later I heard that the successful Jinshi from the Cao family, despite the fact that the eldest daughter of the Li family was pregnant and had traveled thousands of miles to find a husband, insisted on marrying a noble lady from the capital to marry into a wealthy family.

(End of this chapter)