After a few days, Qin Han had nothing to do, except for exercising, he went to chat with Chu Luoning. The matter of the beggar gang, Hong Laoqi will send someone to deliver some news every day, and he has already begun to annex Zhang Shun's gang, in order to make it easier, Qin Han sent Wang Xiaoming and Da Niu over. The restaurant is almost finished, and Gong Zisong sent a message that it will reopen in two days.

From busy to leisurely, Qin Han was somewhat uncomfortable. The evening is the banquet of the Li Mansion, in October of the second year of Yuanfeng, Li Ding repelled the Liao army who came to fight the autumn wind in Suzhou, and has been stationed in Suzhou for nearly six months, during which the Liao army fought for several months and won or lost, until, in April of the third year of Yuanfeng, Li Ding seized the opportunity to attack brazenly and repelled the Liao soldiers.

In half a year, the army already needed to be repaired, and Suzhou also returned to stability, so Li Ding took this opportunity to go home to repair for a while. A few days ago, the imperial court issued a reward, and this banquet was also to entertain those who came to congratulate a few days ago.

Chu Luoning had already picked out several clothes for Qin Han, and in exchange for them, Chu Luoning was still not so satisfied.

Qin Han was tossed like a puppet for a long time, feeling that his arms and legs were about to break, and he had never been so tossed in his life because of what clothes he was wearing.

"Luo Ning, I'll just wear one casually, it's too troublesome to change it."

"Nope." Chu Luo's eyes widened, not giving Qin Han any room to refute. "I'm going to the Guogong Mansion at night, and dressing up casually will make people feel disrespectful."

Qin Han looked at Chu Luoning and smiled. "Then you go with me."

Chu Luoning's face turned red, but he sighed again, but put down the clothes in his hand. "Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to go?"

Although the Chu family has some wealth and power, there is still a big gap between Zhang Qian's Zhang family and Fang Ping's Fang family, and it is still not qualified to ascend to the threshold of the Guogong Mansion.

Qin Han took the clothes from Chu Luoning's hand and put them on the table. "What's this, the invitation that Li Cunxin sent me, if you don't go, you won't go in vain.

Think about it, this is a banquet in the Guogong Mansion, how many talented and beautiful people in Anping will come over at that time, everyone will drink to their heart's content, think about it, how many masterpieces will be circulated, don't you want to enjoy those literati and ink artists on the spot, sprinkle ink? ”

Chu Luoning was a little moved, but he was still a little hesitant. "But ......"

Qin Han grabbed Chu Luoning's arm and walked out. "Don't be, my clothes are all the same as before, let's go to the ready-to-wear shop outside and have a look."

……

At this time, most of the ready-to-wear shops sell fabrics, and if you want to customize clothes, you need to choose the fabric a few days in advance, measure the size, put forward the requirements, and only after a few days can you put it on.

Qin Han and Chu Luoning ran a number of cloth shops and ready-to-wear shops, and finally one of them was done and displayed by the store.

"Eh, guest officer, you really have a vision. The material of this dress is the best Shu brocade, which is worn by the emperors and lords of Kyoto. The shopkeeper of the ready-to-wear shop said to Qin Han and the others who were looking at the clothes.

Chu Luoning touched it with his hand, the material was cold to the touch, slippery, and the dark blue clothes looked a lot more expensive overall. Important things are rare to fit Qin Han's figure.

"The material is indeed very good, but I'm afraid you may not be able to meet our requirements." Qin Han was also very satisfied with the clothes, and he originally liked darker colors.

The shopkeeper touched the mustache at the corner of his mouth and smiled confidently. "The guest officer said with a smile, no matter what style you want to cut, the small shop can meet it."

Qin Han looked at the shopkeeper and said. "We're going to want you to hang this dress."

The shopkeeper glanced at Qin Han and straightened his chest slightly bowed. "Someone, send off."

"Eh, shopkeeper, let's discuss it again." Qin Han stopped the shopkeeper who was about to leave and said.

The shopkeeper turned around and spread his hands. "Guest officer, you're here to find fault, you can cut any kind of clothes you want, but this is our sample, we can't sell it."

Chu Luoning looked at the shopkeeper. "We're out double."

Chu Luo finished his words and ushered in a brief silence.

"What are you doing in a daze, haven't you heard the guest finish talking about this dress? Wrap up the guests."

The shopkeeper of the ready-to-wear shop returned to his original smiling face and pointed to the other clothes. "Guest officer, we still have a lot of ready-to-wear in our shop, do you want to take a look at the others."

……

After some effort, the clothes finally came to rest. Qin Han moved the bronze mirror in front of him, so that the mirror could fully reflect on him.

There was no one in the room, and Qin Han put on a few poses that he thought was very handsome.

Hey, that's good. The skin on Qin Han's body is no longer the black that was exposed to the wind and sun when he was working part-time, and his tall body is matched with dark blue clothes, which is quite attractive.

After Chu Luoning changed his clothes, he could go to the banquet.

Waiting for a woman to change clothes is a painful thing for a male compatriot, because you don't know how many outfits she will try on before choosing a satisfactory one. And if she had to put on a delicate make-up for herself, the waiting time would have doubled. Of course, she bothered to dress up so much for only one purpose, to show you the best version of yourself.

Just when Qin Han was about to pull out the potted plants in the yard, Chu Luoning's tightly closed door finally opened.

Looking at Chu Luoning who walked out of the door, Qin Han had the feeling of seeing Chu Luoning for the first time. With a little powder, her face is delicate, and it is still her favorite pale cyan. As Chu Luoning walked, the steps on his head shook and shook, reaching Qin Han's heart.

Chu Luoning's face was slightly red, and he was a little embarrassed to face Qin Han like this, but he was a little curious about his appearance. "This, how is this dress?"

Qin Han withdrew his straight eyes and said in sincere admiration. "Sink the fish and fall the geese, close the moon and shame the flowers."

"Stinky poverty." Chu Luoning's face turned completely red, she glanced at Qin Han, and scolded coquettishly, and her heart was even more happy.

Qin Han smiled.

"Let's go, or we won't have time to go to the feast."

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The Li family can be said to be the high-ranking dignitaries of the entire Great Jin Dynasty, although it is not as good as the heritage of those heirloom families, but it can also be regarded as strong, not to mention that Li Ding is upright and in his prime, and he holds military power, even some big clans have to retreat.

The carriage with the logo of the Chu Mansion slowly stopped near the Guogong Mansion, the Li family's Guogong Mansion was the residence of the Jin Emperor. Usually, the Li family lives more in Kyoto, but Anping is closer to the border pass, which is convenient for Li Ding to keep abreast of the border war.

Qin Han helped Chu Luo Ning get out of the carriage before he carefully looked at the Li Mansion. The Li Mansion is worthy of being the Guogong Mansion, and it can be supported by a real garden compound, and the end of the courtyard wall can only be vaguely seen outside the door.

Qin Han and Chu Luoning were still a little late, and many carriages had already been parked outside, and the subordinates of the Li family were constantly pushing out the forage with the carts and taking care of the horse manure.

There were only a few guests left at the door, waiting for the porter to check the invitations. Qin Han pulled Chu Luoning over and handed the invitation to the porter.

The porter looked at the two of them, then opened the invitation card and carefully checked the seal of the Li Mansion.

The porter looked at Qin Han and the others again, and said with a straight face. "Qin Gongzi, my young master has been waiting for my son for a long time, but there are too many guests who came this morning, so the master was too busy to ask the young master to come over to help entertain him, and the young master had to let the little one come and wait.

The young master also explained, let Qin Gongzi feel free, no need to be restrained, and when he is done with the things in hand, he will definitely go to Qin Gongzi. ”

Qin Han nodded, there are many banquets, as the young master of the Li Mansion, it should be like this, and Li Cunxin is also very important.

The little guy beckoned to Qin Han and signaled. "Qin Gongzi, there are many small roads in the house, I'm afraid that Gongzi has lost his direction, so take Gongzi with you."

Qin Han arched his hand. "I'm tired."

Qin Han entered the mansion with the little maid, and the decorations in the mansion and the flowers and trees planted made Qin Han feel like Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.

I followed the little maid to turn left and right, and finally walked into the garden where the banquet was held.

The banquet in the garden has not yet opened, and most of the crowd gathers in twos and threes to discuss things.

Chu Luoning pulled Qin Han, secretly pointed at the few people sitting in the pavilion, and said. "The people sitting on the other side of the pavilion are all officials from all walks of life in Anping."

He moved his finger to a couple of pot-bellied people. "Those are the most powerful merchants in Anping, and the tallest is Sister Zhang's father."

Qin Han nodded and said. "I thought you only went to the poetry club, and I knew most of the literati, but I didn't expect you to know these officials and wealthy businessmen."

Chu Luoning shook his head and said. "After all, the Chu family is a businessman, how can the business in Anping rely on these people, of course, you have to recognize it clearly."

After Chu Luoning finished speaking, he was a little lonely, and without strength, he could only rely on others to snort.

Qin Han patted Chu Luoning, let's go, let's go and sit down.

The two of them sat down and heard the discussion next door.

"Did you hear that? Liao has increased troops to Jizhou again? ”

"Yes, there was not much rain last year, the pastures were not fertile, and there was not much food on the grasslands. There is also not much rain this year, and I am afraid that it will not be long before these barbarians will be detained. ”

"These damn barbarians, I'm afraid the border won't be easy again."

"Let's think about Kannai first, it's May, and there hasn't been much rain in the entire Northwest Province, and if there is no rain in June and July, I'm afraid there will be another famine."

When Qin Han heard this, he sighed, there is a strong enemy outside, and there is famine inside, I am afraid that there will be greater turmoil in the country. Even if the sweet potatoes are handed over to the imperial court immediately, it will not solve this year's predicament.

"Good poetry, good poetry."

"Childe is really talented."

Qin Han and Chu Luoning were suddenly attracted by the applause in the distance, and they saw many people dressed as Confucians.

Qin Han patted Chu Luoning and said. "It seems that someone is writing poetry over there, do you want to go over and have a look?"

……

Qu Huashang pouted at the cheering crowd, this poem is obviously plain and unremarkable, and it is also a good word. If you want to compose poetry, you have to be Qin Gongzi, who alone can beat Anping's three talents, so he can be called a handsome man.

And I heard that Qin Gongzi did not hesitate to offend the son of the assassin for the sake of his beloved woman, he is really infatuated with a good man, when will I meet such a man. It's a pity that I didn't see Qin Gongzi's competition with my own eyes that day, which is quite a pity.

When Qu Huashang thought of this, he was a little resentful, blaming the disciple that day, otherwise how could he miss the competition.

Qu Huashang took a sip, there is something important to come today, don't let him spoil his good mood.

Qu Huashang picked up the teacup and looked at the noisy crowd again, but was attracted by a figure.