In a blink of an eye, at the end of the month, Yu Shu set the wine banquet on this day, and everyone in the Wangji Building began to prepare a few days in advance, a large number of ingredients and wine, adjusted the piano rhythm, wiped the corners of the doors and windows, and must not let the housekeeper girl lose half a drop of face on this day.

Yu Shu went out from home in the morning, only brought a maid kidney beans, He Fangzhi took Yu Xiaoxiu to the hospital to explain things, and later went to the restaurant with Pei Jing.

Forget that the building does not welcome outsiders today, and put up a red sign in front of the door last night, so as not to have more guests blocking the door the next day.

"Girl, it's here." Liu Zhong sent Yu Shu back and forth several times to and from the Wangji Building, and soon parked the carriage at the main gate, such a good day is to avoid walking through the back door.

Yu Shu lifted the hem of his clothes and jumped out of the carriage, his jade buckle hoop hair, the ponytail was high, revealing the increasingly rich heavenly court, the eyes were full of light, a capable apricot-red corset with narrow sleeves, plus a handmade silver silk blouse, and the yin and yang fish picture was embroidered at the hem of the wide open and closed clothes, which was given by the Qin family the day before yesterday.

The shopkeeper Lin Fu was standing at the door and directing the men to set up a crooked lantern, and when he saw Yu Shu coming, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face.

"The girl is overjoyed, and she is in good spirits today."

Yu Shu was in a good mood and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, "Give me a portion and go upstairs early, it's best to have salty porridge." ”

After instructing, he took the kidney beans into the back building.

After breakfast, Yu Shu washed his hands and rinsed his mouth, and before the guests of the banquet arrived, he asked Lin Fu to bring the account books and look at them, and make a foreign account for this month.

Xue Rui left early from the yamen, went home to change clothes before arriving at the forgetting machine building, heard that Yu Shu arrived early, so he went upstairs to look for her, pushed the door into the elegant room, only to hear a series of crisp abacus beads, turned his head from the door of the study to see her wearing a wide robe, sitting behind the desk, looking down intently to write. Only a pair of flying eyebrows are exposed, and the smooth and full forehead has a moving charm in it.

Seeing that she didn't notice his coming, Xue Rui walked lightly to the door of the study with a warm face. Holding his arms and looking at her capable appearance at the moment, he inadvertently recalled that a year ago in Yangzhou, he met the young man who was wearing half-worn and ill-fitting clothes, obviously helpless, but full of confident and calm smiles.

"Huh."

Xue Rui couldn't help but smile, alarmed Yu Shu, who was settling accounts, and looked up from the account book. Seeing him standing at the door, he subconsciously raised a smile at him, and said in a brisk voice:

"When the eldest brother came, he didn't call me."

Xue Rui was stunned by her smile as before, his heart fluctuated, and he said softly: "Seeing that you are busy, I am afraid of disturbing." ”

After a pause, he scolded again: "Why are you still doing this today." If you are free, you will not rest your spirits, and when the banquet begins, you will be busy. ”

"Ha Lu Ha. I'm strong, what can't I cope," Yu Shu said in his mouth, still put down the brush in his hand, rolled up his cuffs and went to the basin frame to wash the ink, wiped his hands, and turned his head to talk to Xue Rui.

"On the first day of tomorrow, the official lord is unfavorable, and there is a sign of theft in the north and east. If you have anything important, be careful. ”

Xue Rui walked over to look at the fake account she made, heard her reminder, nodded, and remembered it distractedly, but did not take her words as a deaf ear.

"When do you have to take the time to practice your words? If you can't do it like this, it's just now, and it will be a mistake to give divination to the nobles in the future. ”

Yu Shu shrugged his shoulders, "Where you have time, let's deal with it first." ”

Xue Rui put down the ledger and said, "The words on the invitation this time are beautifully written, is it the companion who was taken away from the Confession House last time?" ”

"Well, it was written by Bai Ran, you also think his handwriting is beautiful."

Xue Rui nodded, a trace of doubt flashed on his face, and said: "The pen is steady, it is rare at his age, even if he has talent, he has to practice for seven or eight years." ”

According to this calculation, Bai Ran began to practice calligraphy at the age of three or four, which is really early enough.

"Isn't he the son of a big family, and he should be precocious." Yu Shu didn't think much about it, but felt that the companion he chose for Yu Xiaoxiu was very good, not to mention the vices of a big family, he had to be sensible and discerning.

The two moved outside to drink tea and chat, and after a while, He Fangzhi and Pei Jing arrived, Zhao Hui's birth day was approaching, and it was inconvenient to move, so the Qin family came forward as a female dependent with two maids to greet them.

It was almost noon, and the previous report said that a few guests had arrived first, so Yu Shu and Xue Rui got dressed and went downstairs to entertain guests.

***

In a scene like today, the identities of the people who come are high and low, and Yu Shu will inevitably have insufficient coping with the empty title, and accompanied by Xue Rui, a famous Xue prince in Kyoto, it looks much more magnificent.

The first group of guests, in addition to the neighbors, were acquaintances, among which Xin Liu was the first to arrive, and there was a strange young lady with him, who looked slender and gentle, but her eyes were very bright.

When Xue Rui saw the female guest, he consciously avoided the side and did not step forward abruptly.

Xin Liu asked the maid to put down the gift box, stepped forward and held Yu Shu's hand affectionately, looked around at the luxuriously decorated restaurant, pointed to the one who brought, and smiled:

"This is the fifth child of the Qin family, Qin Yuerou, because I admired you as a female operator, I heard that I had an invitation, so I cheekily begged me to bring her, if you are not happy, we will drive her away."

The young lady of the Qin family glared at Xin Liu, walked over and waved her hand at Yu Shu, and said with low eyebrows: "I have seen a female operator, and I came uninvited, I hope I am rude." ”

Yu Shu recalled the Qin family, one of the twelve families of Anling, and held her hand with a smile, "Miss Qin doesn't need to be polite, I say hello today, how can there be any displeasure in the visitor, please inside." ”

Yu Shu arranged all the acquaintances to sit in the private room upstairs at the back, so they were bored, so he thought about arranging the acquaintances together, such as Xin Liu's table, Feng Zhaomiao and they came later, they could have fun at the same table, they were all children of Yi Dao, and those men and women who were seven years old did not sit at the same table, and they couldn't understand it by themselves.

As soon as she accompanied Xin Liu and Qin Yuerou to say a few words, Xue Rui asked Gui Qi to call her over, saying that there were a few adults in front, so Yu Shu asked the Qin family to greet the female guest, confessed, and hurried to the front.

This is three or four officials in the court, the Ministry of Rites, the lowest grade is also a chief of the Zhonglang, Xue Rui let Yu Shu see a familiar face, and she didn't need to do more greetings, so he led people to the front building.

Just one afternoon, Yu Shu walked back and forth in the restaurant, walking around to greet guests, following Xue Rui to welcome guests, and he was so busy that he couldn't stand and catch his breath at the banquet.

***

After noon. The guests were full, Liu Tan was the last to arrive, and his peers only brought a Helan Chou and got off the sedan chair in front of the main entrance of the restaurant. With a golden crown and jade bundle on his head, it is eye-catching, even if he is dressed in regular clothes, it is not difficult for everyone present to guess his identity. He knelt down on the spot with excitement.

Liu Tan didn't look close, but he kindly asked Yu Shu, "Lianfang is free of courtesy, today I am here to complain about your happiness and congratulate you on high school." ”

Liu Tan gave Yu Shu enough face like this, of course Yu Shu would not be ambiguous, put on a grateful look in public, and said loudly:

"Thank you, Your Highness Nine. You are happy that His Royal Highness can take the first place at the Shuangyang Meeting, and he really has the virtue of knowing people. ”

Liu Tan's eyes flashed. smiled, turned to Xue Rui and said, "Cousin wants to have a few drinks with me today." ”

"Ha Luha, Your Highness, please."

Xue Rui led Liu Tan into the back building in a crowd of bows, and as soon as the people left, the downstairs exchanged heads and talked about it with great interest-

"This female operator is so magnificent, put on a banquet, the prince came to say hello in person, I saw that there were many big officials upstairs before."

"Hey, what do you know, it's a big day every three years. There is only one operator quota, and this Yu girl is just admitted, I heard that there is another subject, and she also won the top three, and the female operators of the top three on these two lists will not be one in ten years. It's rare and tight! ”

"I think this Nine Emperor Princes is gentle and courteous, and his virtue is very high, isn't it rumored that he is cultivating in the mountains, but it is not as dustless as his eyes."

"Shhhhh

Yu Shu walked between the tables, heard these whispers, couldn't help but want to laugh, shook his head slightly, walked to the edge of the small pond in the backyard, sat on the stone bench to rest, looked at the figures running errands in the upstairs and downstairs corridors around him and serving dishes and dishes, took a long breath, and beat his legs without much attention to the image.

"Sister," Yu Xiaoxiu came out of nowhere and brought her a cup of tea, "Are you tired, I'll give you a beating?" ”

Yu Shu lifted the lid of the tea and took a sip, shook his head, and said, "What about Little Master Hu, why don't you accompany others." ”

When Yu Shu sent the invitation, Yu Xiaoxiu shyly asked her for one, saying that it was for her classmates, that is, the grandson of Hu Xiaogongzi, Guo Huai'an, the second grade Zhengqing of Dali Temple.

Yu Xiaoxiu scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "He heard the joke next door, so he ran over to join in the fun, I looked at the door, I didn't recognize the brothers and sisters at that table, so I withdrew and came to you." ”

Yu Shu arranged Yu Xiaoxiu to play in her room, and next door was Xin Liu Feng Zhaomiao's table, and when he heard this, he smiled, and pulled him up with a teaglass:

"It's all my sister's friends, what are you shy, take you to recognize it, go."

Yu Xiaoxiu studied in the college for half a year, and with Yu Shu, a hard-nosed sister, in front of her, she had no inferiority complex, so she brought her to Feng Zhaomiao and her people and listened to her introduction:

"This is my own brother, born in a mother's womb, a single name and a Xiu, but the one who cultivates the fate and cultivates the blessings, and has not yet taken the word, you are shouting Xiaoxiu."

Several young masters and young ladies at the table were all human spirits, and when they saw Yu Shu holding Yu Xiaoxiu, they knew that their sisters and brothers were friendly, and they agreed with laughter one by one, teasing him to call his brothers and sisters.

Yu Xiaoxiu was thin-skinned, but he didn't twist it, he called over with a red face, looking honest and cute, Feng Zhaomiao took the lead in picking the jade button on his waist and gave it to him, and forcibly picked up the purse on the young master Zhou who came with him, which made Xin Liu giggle, and also picked a delicate sachet for Yu Xiaoxiu, and Qin Yuerou also took a string of Nafu's hand beads.

Yu Xiaoxiu hurriedly waved his hand, embarrassed to accept it, but was taken by Yu Shuquan, stuffed it into his hand, and joked heartily: "Take it boldly, you can't call their brothers and sisters in vain and let them take advantage of us." ”

A table of people laughed, and came to make fun of Yu Shu, a stingy ghost, Hu Tian'er squeezed his eyebrows at Yu Xiaoxiu, and the two boys took advantage of people's inattention and slipped aside to whisper.

Yu Shu sat down at this table, drank two glasses of sweet wine, and was listening to Feng Zhaomiao talk about some bizarre events in the Taishi Book Garden in the past, when Yu Guang saw that the door was halfway opened, and the maid Xiaodie hurriedly walked in, put it to her ear, and whispered urgently:

"Girl, come and take a look, it seems that someone wants to make trouble, and wants to see you by name at the gate." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )