Shen Qingqiu also came in with her mother.
"I have met the master and his wife, and I have met the marquis."
Shen Qingqiu was too lazy to speak, and followed her mother and kowtowed politely. Kowtow left and right and a piece of meat was indispensable, and there were all good things at the banquet, so she just opened her mouth and ate.
"Qiu'er is not feeling well, take Qiu'er and sit down first." Shen Bin looked like a loving father, and asked Shen Qingqiu to raise his eyes and look at him twice. Soon, he followed Liu and sat in the female guest's seat.
Shen Bin had spent a lot of money to welcome Marquis Gu. In the hot summer, there were lychees for the nobles in the capital. Shen Qingqiu sat down and his eyes fell on the fruits and snacks on the banquet. Song was trying to show off her virtue in front of Marquis Gu. She first called a few beautiful women of all shapes and sizes to dance in the hall, and then asked her legitimate son to curry favor with the Marquis.
The people on the stage were talking about their own polite words, but Shen Qingqiu was too lazy to listen. At this moment, her attention was attracted by the fruits on the table. It must be said that eating lychees with ice cubes in the cool summer evening breeze was also a special enjoyment. Shen Qingqiu held a lychee in his mouth.
Before the lychee had even entered his stomach, he stuffed another piece of dessert into his mouth.
Just like a hamster.
Others didn't notice, but Shen Bin's eyes were here. How could a young lady from a wealthy family eat like this? What if Marquis Gu noticed it? Shen Qingqiu was just eating without even looking at him. He could only stare at Liu, who hurried to pull her daughter away in a hurry. Shen Qingqiu was stuffing lychees into her mouth when Liu whispered in her ear, "Stop eating, your father will be angry!"
"I'm eating something and he's angry?!" Shen Qingqiu thought he was sick. He buried his head and continued eating.
Shen Bin was so angry.
It was etiquette to leave the table empty at a banquet. Since no one else had eaten much, Shen Qingqiu naturally had to fill up. Song gave a look, and the lychees were taken away, and walnuts were served. Shen Qingqiu frowned slightly, took the walnuts, and pulled the sleeve of the maid who was holding a small hammer and serving to smash the walnuts.
The maid just rolled up her sleeves and ignored her.
Suddenly someone whispered, "How could you be so rude in front of guests when you are short of food?"
Shen Qingqiu looked up when she heard the voice. The one who spoke was Song's daughter, and also her fourth sister, who was now twelve and almost thirteen years old.
“Why can’t we eat what’s on the table?” Shen Qingqiu also whispered.
Shen Qingyan glanced at her with disgust, "Even if I were to starve to death like you, I would be reincarnated as a ghost—" As she spoke, she began to direct the maidservant beside her. The maidservant slowly peeled a lychee and placed it on a plate for her. Shen Qingyan then pointed at a walnut, and the maidservant took a walnut and went out. She returned in a moment, and brought the kernels to a plate.
After that, Shen Qingyan looked at Shen Qingqiu provocatively. So what if the Marquis likes her? She won't show up in public.
Shen Qingqiu took two more walnuts from the table and occupied them again. The table was just above her chest, she stood on tiptoe with great effort, and then slapped it hard, causing the whole table to shake, and everyone at the banquet was stunned. Shen Qingqiu looked at her sister, raised her hand, and the walnut that needed to be hit with a small hammer had been smashed by her.
"What's the matter?" It was Gu Yong who walked over.
Seeing the Marquis coming over, the guests came over, including Shen Bin. Shen Qingqiu turned around and looked at the person standing next to him, "Did someone bully you?" Gu Yong asked gently, his eyes fell on Shen Qingqiu, jokingly: "If there is really an uncle Gu to help you vent your anger."
The maid who was cracking walnuts with a golden hammer next to her felt her legs tremble and she immediately looked at the ground. Shen Qingyan didn't dare to look up either.
Shen Qingqiu was too lazy to care about these things. She ate a bite of walnuts but still found the lychees less delicious. "There are no lychees on my table—" She pointed at her own table. Gu Yong was stunned for a moment, and his eyes swept over Shen Bin with a smile, "It seems that Lord Shen is honest, and his daughter can't even eat a lychee if she wants to."
Shen Bin hurriedly bowed his head and confessed his guilt.
Gu Yong didn't look at him for long, and soon carried Shen Qingqiu to his seat.
"What do you like to eat? Uncle Gu will get it for you." He held the little girl on his lap, and the people behind him wisely placed all the lychees on the table in front of Gu Yong. Of course, it was not elegant in terms of etiquette, but it was Lord Gu who was in charge, so who dared to fart? Shen Qingqiu calmly directed what he wanted to eat.
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