Ye Chen and Chen Qiu were busy again that day. Actually, Ye Chen was fine. He had experienced too many such situations in his two lifetimes. In addition, he was good at using people, so he only needed to grasp the general direction and leave the rest to the right people.
Chen Qiu was different. This was the first time she had organized such a large banquet. In addition, this banquet was the first birthday banquet held by the Duke's Mansion after so many years of silence. It was very important to the Duke's Mansion and to her personally.
Ye Chen watched Chen Qiu busying around and felt very distressed, but he had promised her not to interfere, so he could only rub her shoulders, prepare tea and snacks for her, and not let her go hungry.
After Shen Qiu finished making arrangements in the evening, Ye Chen came over, put his arm around her shoulders and said, "It's okay, it's already been arranged. Get a good night's sleep. You'll be busy tomorrow as the master!"
After Chen Qiu said "hmm", he began to yawn. Ye Chen picked up Chen Qiu and walked towards the bedroom. Chen Qiu widened his eyes and asked: "What are you doing?"
Ye Chen smiled and said: "Go to sleep!"
Shen Qiu pleaded, "I'm tired all day, and I have another busy day tomorrow, you..."
Ye Chen interrupted Chen Qiu and said, "What are you thinking about? I'm just going to hold you to sleep. I won't touch you tonight, don't worry!"
Ye Chen had someone light some calming incense, and he slept soundly all night while holding Chen Qiu in his arms.
After a good rest at night, Chenqiu woke up feeling refreshed in the morning.
After getting up, the two of them started to get busy. At noon, guests started to arrive one after another. Chen Qiu received the female guests, and Ye Chen received the male guests. The male and female guests were separated by partitions.
The two were busy when they heard someone shouting at the gate: "Master Chen, Madam Chen is here"
Chen Qiu subconsciously glanced at Ye Chen. She knew who this Lord Chen was and who Madam Chen was.
Before she could react, Ye Chen came forward. Her heart suddenly tightened, and a voice rang out from behind her: "Gu Ruojin is here!"
"When Gu Ruojin arrived, Lord Ye couldn't wait to go over. It seems that in Lord Ye's heart, Gu Ruojin's status has not changed."
"Keep your voices down, the Duke's wife is still here!"
At this time, a beautiful lady beside her walked up to Chen Qiu and said, "You are the mistress of this Duke's Mansion. No matter what happens, you must remain calm. You can deal with your own man at any time, but you can't lose in front of outsiders!"
Chen Qiu looked at the lady with gratitude. She turned out to be the wife of the Dali Temple Minister. She smiled and nodded and said, "Thank you. I know what to do now!"
After saying that, Chen Qiu took a deep breath, straightened his jacket, and smiled as he walked forward.
"Madam Chen, let's get the ladies over here. There are quite a few ladies here today, maybe one of your friends from your childhood is here too!"
Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu deeply. He knew how much courage it took for his Qiu'er to come over and say these words. Although she believed him, she must be heartbroken. You could tell from her red eyes.
Watching the two men walk towards the direction of the women, Chen Qingyun said, "Isn't the Duke worried?"
Ye Chen asked in return: "What are you worried about?"
Chen Qingyun sneered and said nothing more. Ye Chen glanced at Chen Qiu and went to entertain other guests.
Chen Qiu took Gu Ruojin to the female relatives and introduced her to the ladies who had already arrived.
The male guests were all ministers in the court. Even if all the invited ones came, there were only about thirty or forty of them. Some of them brought their adult sons to see the world, which was just a few more people.
But it was different for the female members of the family. Each minister brought a wife, and most of them brought daughters with them, not only those who had reached the age of marriage, but also some little girls who were five or six years old.
Chen Qiu was just explaining something to Xing'er when she heard someone say, "Madam Chen, were you familiar with the Duke's wife?"
Gu Ruojin smiled and said, "I'm not very familiar with her. I've met her once before at some sister's flower party!"
Gu Ruojin was right. She and Shen Qiu had indeed only met once, and that was at the chrysanthemum flower party of Zhang Ge Lao's daughter two years ago.
The man added: "Now you should be very familiar with each other. One is a new love and the other is an old love. I think..."
"Madam, please be careful with your words!" Shen Qiu shouted sternly.
Then he smiled and said gently, "Mrs. Chen is a guest of the Ye family, and so is Mrs. Li. It's understandable for them to chat about family matters, but it's not good to say hurtful things. But is there anything inconsiderate about my hospitality that has offended you?"
Madam Li is the wife of Li Li, the Minister of Rites. She is a sharp-tongued and mean person, but she is also a cowardly person.
Madam Li smiled and said, "No... the hospitality was very attentive. Madam Guo is being overly concerned!"
Chen Qiu smiled and said, "That's good, Mingyue, bring some snacks from Taohuazhai to Madam Li. Don't neglect Madam Li!"
Mingyue brought four plates of snacks and placed them on the small table next to Madam Li, saying, "Enjoy your meal, Madam. If you don't have enough, I'll bring you more."
Mrs. Li looked at the four large plates of dim sum in front of her, not knowing whether to eat them or not.
The wife of Zheng Yuan, the Grand Court Justice, smiled and said, "It seems Madam Li doesn't like these dim sum. The dim sum at Taohuazhai is so popular that you'll have to queue up for it. Madam Guogong, how about bringing a few more dishes so Madam Li can try each and see which one she likes best?"
Mingyue answered "yes" and ran out without waiting for Chenqiu to speak. Mrs. Li quickly said: "Enough, enough, I like this snack very much!"
She didn't want to just eat snacks. Not everyone could eat at the Duke's Mansion's banquet. If she was full after eating snacks, how would she be able to eat when the main meal came?
But Mingyue had already brought four more plates of different food, and said, "Madam, if it's not enough, I'll get you more."
Mrs. Li looked at the eight plates of dim sum in front of her and really wanted to slap herself. It was her fault for being so talkative. They were just trying to make her shut up.
Madam Zheng said at the right moment: "Madam Li? You still don't like it?"
Madam Li said hurriedly, "I like it, I like it. Who in Kyoto doesn't like Taohuazhai's snacks?"
Madam Zheng smiled and said, "That's good. Madam Li is the most fortunate among us. You must enjoy these eight kinds of snacks, otherwise Madam Ye will blame herself for not entertaining you well."
Mrs. Li reluctantly picked up the snacks and started to eat. Everyone was laughing secretly. They originally wanted to laugh at Chen Qiu and Gu Ruojin, as they could not reach the status of these two people.
I finally got a chance to laugh at someone, so naturally my ears perked up. But in the end, it didn't turn out to be a joke. But I was still happy to see Mrs. Li, who was famous for her sharp wit, get humiliated.
Chen Qiu looked at Gu Ruojin and nodded with a smile, then exchanged a smile with Madam Zheng and went to entertain the new guests.
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