Nanjing Gongyuan is located to the east of Yingtianfu School, between Qiwang Street and Gongyuan Street, and is adjacent to Taiping Lane. The famous Qinhuai River flows through its southwest, making a circle, and then looping around from the northeast.
In the past, this three-acre area has become the most famous place in Jinling. Surrounded by the Qinhuai River, there are many singing houses and restaurants, and the river houses and water pavilions are dazzling. Even so, the Kuiyuan Tower built next to the Gongyuan is still
It is second to none. Due to its good reputation, it is hard to find one here during the provincial examination season. Even on ordinary days, the house is often full of guests.
Although Xu Hao's mere seventh-grade official was nothing in the huge city of Nanjing, there were only a handful of Taipingli locals serving as officials in Nanjing. In addition, it was not the autumn season, so Kuiyuanlou readily agreed.
The Xu family's private dining room. Starting from the evening, the host Xu You and his two sons arrived first, followed by several elders and juniors of the Xu family. Those guests with different identities naturally arrived early, and
It was a gift-giving and a congratulation, and there was constant laughter and laughter for a while.
The Xu family has not had any serious officials for many years. Apart from Xu You, there is also a Juren in the fourth house, but they are not very good at management. They have not been given a good job in many years, which is worse.
He didn't like his son, so he just stayed at home. If you say that an official would be decent in a small town or in a country, but this is Jiangnan where there are so many talents, it is natural that he will be left with nothing. Therefore, everyone in the clan is counting on Xu Tao's promotion.
He continued to rise in the ranks, and not only did his whole family show up this time, but he also made a big splash.
Mr. Xu first lost his pretense as the clan leader and eldest son, and was busy arranging things with a smile on his face. Although he could not study well, he had been managing clan affairs for many years, and he always had the ability to deal with people. He was not left out in the cold anymore.
Any guest. Not to mention the younger generation, even the young men at home who wouldn’t help the oil bottle when it fell down are now smiling and following their elders to meet the arriving guests.
He saluted and bowed again and again, almost unable to straighten his waist.
Xu Xun also came early. When Mr. Xu first saw him, he was shocked and scolded him. It wasn't until Xu Xun took out Xu Tiao's post that he shut up in anger, but he was unwilling to do so.
I went to look for Xu You and inquire. It happened that Xu You was greeting the official Shen Tui of the government office, so the housekeeper Zhu Sihai naturally stopped Mr. Xu. After hearing the whole story, Xu You's butler suddenly smiled.
"Our master once had the help of the second master, and the second bedroom only had a single seedling. How could our master leave someone behind in such a good life?" Zhu Sihai said his words in a high-sounding way, and saw that Mr. Xu felt uncomfortable for a while.
, he softened his tone and said, "It's just a matter of adding a pair of dishes and chopsticks, don't think too much about it, Master. If you don't like to see him, other young masters can't do the things like welcoming guests."
Is it done?”
Mr. Xu was speechless by Zhu Sihai's call. Although he was still unhappy, he had no choice but to accept the fact. Even so, he still saw that Xu Xun's nose was not a nose or an eye, and the valuable guests gradually came.
However, his two sons, Xu Dong and Xu Jin, saw Xu Xun sitting there alone and bored, and they were so busy that they couldn't touch the ground. They took a moment and Xu Jin
Jin quickly rushed to Xu Xun's side and put his hand on the empty table with a half-smiling smile.
"I didn't expect that the seventh brother would be so secretive and sneak into this place. However, today is a great day for the sixth uncle. Don't you just want to eat for free?"
"Sending a goose feather from a thousand miles away is a light gift but a heavy heart. I think the reason why Uncle Liu paid so much attention to me is his heart."
Xu Xun saw that Xu Jin was sneering after hearing this, but he continued to drink tea leisurely there, with no intention of continuing to talk. It wasn't until Xu Jin jabbed a few more words without seeing any response, and threw up his sleeves and walked away uninterested, that he looked sideways.
Looking in the direction of the main table over there. At this moment, there was a noise from below.
"Master Wu Qi is here!"
Following the commotion, everyone in the seats turned to look downstairs. They saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy in colorful clothes being greeted upstairs by the smiling Xu You. Many people stood up to say hello.
Those without official status are usually called "Seventh Young Master", those with official status are more reserved, those with lower official ranks are usually called "nephew", and those with higher official ranks are called "Cousin" directly. After a lively meeting, this
The handsome young master was surrounded by people and sat at the main table, just like the stars over the moon.
Xu Xun watched this scene from his seat, but there was no ripple in his heart. He continued to drink tea and look around. However, the sound of Xu Dong and Xu Jin's conversation not far away could not help but penetrate his ears.
"They are all Xingqi, but their temperament and demeanor are completely different. I don't know if other people feel ashamed when they see this scene!" Xu Jin said while squinting at Xu Dong and deliberately raising his voice, "Yes.
I don’t know what tricks were used to deceive Uncle Liu’s post, but he actually came to a place like today where he is full of guests. It’s really a waste of money!”
"If you say a few words, if someone overhears you, they will say that my Xu family has no rules." Xu Dong was already in his early twenties and married. He finally calmed down and glared at his brother with displeasure, then glanced at Xu sideways.
Xun then reprimanded, "No one in the whole clan knows that he is a Ni Adou who can't stand up a wall, why should he lower his status and argue with such a person!"
Xu Xun, who was rated as such a person, held the teacup in one hand, but remained motionless. Not only that, the other Xu family members seemed to be convinced that he was not welcome, and they would always drop a few insults when passing by.
It was a shameless irony. Knowing that everyone was expecting him to throw up his hands and leave because he couldn't bear it, Xu Xun became more and more indifferent and continued to slowly sip the tea at hand.
As night gradually fell, the banquet was about to start, but a guest arrived late, and it turned out to be Fang Zhizhong from the government office. This person was a fifth-rank official, the third person in the government office, and he came
At the same time, it also brought the news that Liu Fucheng was coming, and the four people were in an uproar for a while. Even Xu You showed an incredible expression. I thought that these two were at most nephews and nephews of the family, but they didn't expect them to be.
Appearing in person gave him a lot of face. So, he hurriedly invited Fang Zhizhong to the main table. Naturally, in order to make room for Liu Mansion Cheng, who would come later, someone else from the Xu family came from
The main table was moved down.
As soon as the position was adjusted, Xu Xun was naturally rushed to the table downstairs for emergencies. He didn't take it seriously. He thought he would probably enjoy this sumptuous banquet alone, but unexpectedly
After a while, there was another person sitting on the empty seat next to him. Xu Xun had no intention of picking up a stranger, but when he saw the person's appearance clearly, he was stunned.
"What are you looking at? You don't recognize me?"
Realizing that it was the little girl who had lost her hairpin, Xu Xun couldn't help laughing. Seeing that no one was paying attention to his side, he just whispered: "The girl is too brave, she dared to sneak in here today."
?Aren’t you afraid of being recognized by someone like my third brother again?”
"Don't call me girl!" The little girl glared at Xu Xun angrily, and then snorted coldly, "It's not a big deal if you recognize me. No one here can do anything to me anyway. But you, it's so easy to get in
After entering this Kuiyuan Building, why are you still left here? Also, have you prepared your congratulatory gifts? I heard the younger members of the Xu family discussing privately before, saying that later the juniors would present tributes to Master Xu Liu one by one.
Heli, if I encourage you to come up, be careful not to make a fool of yourself."