Everyone started together, and the yard soon had a new look, An Sui deliberately left the snow and didn't let people sweep it away, the white revealed a little red, and everyone deliberately dressed in red, standing in the snow was another scene.

"Dressed up like this, it really looks much better, and it also has a bit of a New Year's flavor!"

Everyone was talking, but there was a knock at the door, Manager Fu went to open the door first, and then led a little servant in, "Girl, it's from the house of Doctor Qian." ”

Fu You also listened to An Sui talk about his friendship with Qian Fu before, and specially ordered to prepare a generous gift, so he paid attention. Hearing that this little guy reported that he was from the house of the doctor Qian, he was a little more cautious.

An Sui approached him, and the little guy hurriedly bowed down and took out a delicate invitation card from his arms, "Lord An, this is the slave sent to the adult by our master, please come to the reunion banquet the day after tomorrow." ”

"Is the day after tomorrow the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the Qian Mansion?"

Xiao Xiao nodded, "Exactly, the old man said that the adults have no relatives in Beijing, and the brothers and relatives are not in Beijing, so I want to be alone, so I came to invite the adults to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together." The lord also said, please don't mind, the family is full of brothers and sisters, and there are no outsiders. ”

An Sui nodded, "This is natural, and thank you Uncle Qian for your concern." If you go back to your uncle, you will say that you will be on time for the banquet tomorrow. ”

Now it's twenty-eight, and tomorrow it's twenty-nine. The twenty-ninth is the night banquet of the hundred officials, and the thirtieth is the night banquet of the harem, and it is also the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in each person's own house.

Originally, Chief Fu also arranged a night banquet for the thirty days, looked at An Sui, and said, "In this case, our mansion will have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner tonight." Anyway, it's all ready, so it's better to be two days early. ”

An Sui nodded, "Then let's go and prepare!" Let's have Chinese New Year's Eve dinner tonight! ”

Several people went to get ready.

At the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, An Sui would not drink, so he would just do it, and the people in the mansion were happy to make trouble, and he was also a little happy. The last few people were drunk, and Fu You made his own arrangements.

I don't want to mention it.

On the night of the 29th, it is the night banquet of the hundred officials in the palace, but all the officials above the fifth grade have arrived, and the relatives of the outer chamber have also returned to Beijing this year, so naturally the night banquet of the hundred officials is also there, so this year's night banquet of the hundred officials is also very lively. There are not many female officials in the court, Ji Xuanyuan means that female officials above the seventh grade can attend, and when they get such an opportunity, naturally most of them are dressed up to attend, which can be regarded as an opportunity to show their faces in front of the emperor and clansmen.

"Lord An, please stay!"

An Sui turned around, and it was also a female official, so she got out of the carriage and walked towards An Sui quickly, and when she came to the front, she bowed and saluted, "Xiaguan Hanlin Academy's supplement Zuo Rong has seen Lord An. ”

An Sui replied, "Lord Zuo is polite. ”

"Xia Guan admires the demeanor of Lord An very much, and has always been close to him, but he has never had the opportunity, it is rare to meet with Lord An today, and it can be regarded as fate, so I don't take the liberty of taking care of it, please don't mind."

An Sui shook his head, "Naturally not." You and I are officials in the same dynasty, so we don't have to be so polite. ”

That Zuo Rong was still a little nervous before, but when she heard An Sui say this, she thought to herself, they all said that An had a peaceful temperament and was humble and polite, and it was really true.

"So, I don't know if I am fortunate enough to be able to walk with Lord An?"

An Sui nodded, "Go along!" ”

An Sui was originally an official of Honglu Temple, and he should also be at the same table as his colleagues in Honglu Temple, but because of the different columns of men and women, several female officials were listed separately, with An Sui as the leader, sitting in the fourth column under Ji Xuanyuan.

This first column is naturally the clan relatives, the second column is the civil official, the third column is the military attaché, and the third column is the turn of the female official. Except for An Sui, the rest of the female officials have never been to the court, and naturally they have never seen such a big scene, and they are somewhat restrained after excitement.

Zuo Rong touched An Sui, bowed her head and whispered, "It's the first time for Xia Guan to see the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as these clan relatives and nobles, can Lord An recognize them?" ”

An Sui shook his head, "Actually, it's only partial, but looking at the official uniform and official orders, you won't admit your mistake." The clan relatives did recognize a few. ”

An was on an errand in the palace before, and most of the officials may not know it, but most of the clan relatives still know a few, among which Xing Hou had some friendship when he hunted in Shanglin Yuan in the past.

When An Sui introduced him, Xing Hou's eyes also looked at An Sui, and when his eyes met, Xing Hou already recognized An Sui, so he raised his glass and gestured in the air.

An Sui is not pretentious, and also raises a glass in return.

The female officials sitting at the head of An Sui discussed privately after toasting, and their eyes kept looking at An Sui, as if they were saying something.

Gradually, some of the surrounding officials seemed to have seen An Sui, and they also began to discuss, An Suixian didn't notice it, Zuo Rong looked around, and asked An Suidao, "Lord An, why are these people talking about you?" ”

An Sui raised her eyes and glanced around, and the eyes that originally fell on her quickly retracted and pretended to chat, but the afterglow still kept falling on An Sui's body. An Sui didn't know the reason, so he only smiled at Zuo Rong, "Isn't it rare for Lord Zuo to come?" Speaking of the night banquet of hundreds of officials, it is also the first time for me. ”

In the past, at the night banquet of the hundred officials, she was just standing behind Ji Xuanyuan, and it was really the first time to sit here like this and become an official member of the hundred officials.

"The emperor has arrived!" With that loud voice, the eyes that fell on An Sui were officially diverted, and they all got up and knelt down, "Ministers greet the saint, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" ”

Ji Xuanyuan turned around and sat on the upper seat, his gaze lingered on a purple female official uniform for a moment before he shifted away, "Get up!" ”

"Emperor Xie!"

"Tonight's night banquet is also a banquet for the monarch and the ministers to enjoy together, to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year, and it is also a signal to the monarch and the minister's family!" Ji Xuanyuan raised his glass, and naturally as a courtier, he also agreed.

Ji Xuanyuan deliberately used his sleeves to block the eyes of others, his eyes just fell on An Sui's body, An Sui's face was slightly hot, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly. In this way, he dared to flirt in public.

Qin Ming, who was sitting not far away, frowned slightly.

"Lord An, why is your face red?" After Zuo Rong put down the wine glass, she saw An Sui's face flushed slightly.

An Sui had no choice but to say that he was not good at drinking and shirked the past, but fortunately, Zuo Rong also felt reasonable and did not pursue it.

Ji Xuanyuan turned his head sideways and commanded Xinzhi a few words.

In the midst of singing and dancing, the officials began to stagger, An Sui also drank a lot, but his eyes couldn't help but look at Ji Xuanyuan, and Ji Xuanyuan only smiled slightly.

He knew that she didn't know how to drink at all, so he even replaced the wine in the flask on her banquet with plain water.

Xing Hou walked over and sat down in front of An Sui, "I haven't seen you in just a few years, Lord An is already an official of Honglu Temple, and it really impresses Ben Hou!" Ben Hou is still thinking about when he can compete with Lord An to test archery! ”

"The archery technique of the lower official is rare to be able to enter the eyes of the Hou Ye."

Xing Hou laughed, and the smile was clear, without the slightest pretentiousness, "Seriously, isn't it good to be the master of ceremonies by the emperor's side?" How can you come out and be a foreign minister? When I entered the palace two days ago, I saw that the female officials around the emperor had changed, and I was still curious, so I said that you have become an official of Honglu Temple. ”

"Originally, when I took the female imperial examination, I made up my mind to take the Honglu Temple officials, and after eight years in the palace, I should actually be waiting for an opportunity, and once the opportunity came, I made a desperate bet." Xing Hou asked clearly, and An Sui answered clearly.

Xing Hou raised his eyebrows slightly, "The decision to kill is worthy of being taught by the emperor's side." It seems that Ben Hou is also going to bow down. ”

"Master Hou praised it falsely!"

Xing Hou stretched out his hand and touched a glass with An Sui and went back, Zuo Rong not only sighed, "Sure enough, it is Master Hou, with an extraordinary demeanor." ”

At this time, Yan Shumao walked over, "Lord An! ”

An Sui turned around and saw that it was Yan Shumao, so he got up and said, "Lord Yan! ”

Today's Yan Shumao is still in the Ministry of Industry, but he took the initiative to give up his official position after marrying Zong Zhengyu, and now he is still in the Ministry of Industry as the Praise Lang of the Ministry of Works.

Yan Shumao's eyes stared at An Sui, "Lord An is hot now, I'm afraid I don't recognize us old people!" ”

Yan Shumao has indeed changed a lot, probably because of the gradual decline of the Yan family, Taiwei Yan has now been hollowed out, her father General Yan's military power has been withdrawn, and now he has returned to the capital to recuperate, after the collapse of the Queen Mother's tomb, several young children of the Yan family have been gradually sent out of the capital to become foreign officials. With the Zheng family as a precedent, Ji Xuanyuan was very wary of the Yan family.

Everyone can see that there are not as many Yan families as before.

An Sui smiled slightly, "No, since you are an old man, you naturally remember it." ”

"How deep do you remember that?" The hostility in Yan Shumao's eyes grew.

An Sui suddenly understood that what she said was not herself, but Zong Zhengyu. An Sui subconsciously looked in the direction of Zong Zhengyu, and his eyes were also here. He looked like he was worried about something.

An Sui no longer concealed it, and looked at Yan Shumao calmly, "It's so profound that I still remember all the words I said at your wedding to General Zongzheng." ”

Yan Shumao nodded, "I hope Lord An can really remember everything, and he can remember what he promised me." Since Lord An already has a heart, he doesn't have to be that villain and step on two boats. With that, she turned around and left, as if An Sui was her subordinate.

An Sui frowned slightly.

It's not that she can't accept her provocation, it's just that what does that sentence after her mean?

Zuo Rong lowered her voice and said, "How can Lord Yan look like a bad person!" ”

Even Zuo Rong could see that An Sui naturally wouldn't know about it.

Zuo Rong was puzzled, "Could it be that Lord An, have you offended Lord Yan before?" ”

"It's just a misunderstanding!"

After speaking, Ann casually said no more.