"Qianyin, did you sleep well last night?" Su Lian grabbed Luo Qianyin's hand and asked softly.

"No wind, no dreams, sleep peacefully!" Luo Qianyin smiled brightly.

"That's good! I'm pitiful, I didn't just daydream yesterday, I tossed and turned at night, and I was worried about you all the time......" Su Lian said leisurely.

Luo Qianyin glared at him and said angrily: "For no reason, why is Brother Lian worried about me?" Su Lian sighed, told her about meeting with Shen Renxi last night, and also talked about the change of the banknote law in the imperial court, and said with concern: "The change of money in the imperial court will definitely not affect the family, and the Luo family naturally can't be left alone, right?" Chiyin, did you not receive the message, or do you think this matter is too small? Luo Qianyin pondered for a long time and said, "If this matter hadn't been mentioned by Brother Lian, I really wouldn't have known ......about it," and then said: "But in terms of business, my father will let the eldest brother be responsible." I guess the eldest brother didn't tell me because he didn't want me to bother......" said and took Su Lian's arm again, leaned his head on his shoulder, and said leisurely: "Brother Lian, you too, you have so many things to worry about, but you still take the affairs of Qianyin's family to heart, aren't you too tired?" ”

"Some things can be heartless, some things must be taken to heart, I have to worry about Qianyin's affairs......" Su Lian smiled: "Although it is impossible to change the banknote law overnight, you should also have planned early......

"Good!" Luo Qianyin smiled: "I'll think about it carefully, Brother Lian, you don't have to worry." In short, even if there is something, my eldest brother will not let me face the ugly faces of those officials...... "The birthday banquet of the prime minister of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is a private banquet, and the birthday banquet is not held by Yilian Zhenban himself, but by his son Harandoer."

Originally, Yilian Zhenban also had a mansion in Hangzhou, but Harandor only served in Jiqing Road, and he also wanted to borrow his father's influence, so he invited his father to Jinling City.

Yilian Zhenban also felt that this trip was not only a private banquet, but also to avoid the flattery of a class of officials in Hangzhou, and to reunite with his son, and by the way, to help him in his career, so he came over.

When the Yilian Zhenban arrived in Jinling, officials or gentry who were not familiar with each other were naturally unable to come to the door, and only the officials of comparable status and who were willing to cheer would come.

As for the other merchants, all of them can only enter the door after receiving an invitation, so Su Lian can only enter the Wanhu Mansion of Harlan Duoer by following Luo Qianyin.

Harlandor's Wanhu Mansion is in the middle of Baiguanfushe Street outside the south gate of Taicheng. This Baiguanfu Street is facing the south gate of Taicheng, and in front of the gate is the royal road, which is particularly convenient to enter and exit Taicheng, so many people in the government have set up the main mansion here.

Parallel to the Royal Road, there is the Royal Street to the west and the Hussar Gallop Road to the east. In the previous dynasties, the royal road was generally only accessible to the royal family or government officials.

However, at this time, Jinling is not the capital, but there is no such rule, but ordinary people still dare not walk on the royal road at will, this street is still only used by people in the government, so the street is not lively, usually a few horses or carriages are parked in the street.

However, today, the prime minister of Jiangsu and Zhejiang held a birthday banquet, and this originally deserted street seemed a little crowded.

When Luo Qianyin's carriage arrived at Baiguanfushe Street, the street was already full of carriages. Wanhu Mansion is in the middle of the street, but at this time the whole street is already a sea of cars.

Those who can come to the birthday banquet of Prime Minister Zuo are all dignitaries. In terms of seniority, the first group of local gentry arrived, and the foreign businessmen who came from afar were the second group.

After the Shang family, there are local officials, and the officials pay attention to the order of status, the more latecomers, the higher the status.

Therefore, the parking stop starts from the outside of the street, because the position inside is reserved for the big people.

The Luo family belonged to a foreign family, so Luo Qianyin's carriage happened to stop in the middle of the street, and Su Lian and the others needed to get out of the car and walk for a while before they reached the Wanhu Mansion of Harlandor.

As for birthday gifts, they can be sent in advance or on the same day. According to the custom, it is generally sent in advance and presented with a gift list.

On the day of the birthday banquet, when entering the door, the butler in charge of reception in front of the door will sing the gift list aloud to show the solemnity.

When Luo Qianyin took Su Lian into the door, Luo Yan stepped forward to report his name first. When Luo Qianyin stepped on the steps, the housekeeper in front of the door immediately sang loudly: "Hebei Luojia, with nine night pearls, ninety-nine pieces of gold leaves, ninety-nine pieces of Tianshan warm jade, and a set of eighteen weapons made of dark iron, congratulations to Prime Minister Zuo on his blessings such as the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan!" ”

"Wow, it's really generous......" Su Lian whispered a laugh in Luo Qianyin's ear. When Luo Qianyin got out of the carriage, he covered his face with a white veil.

At this time, when she heard Su Lian teasing, she couldn't see her expression when she covered her face with a white veil, but she snorted and said, "If Brother Lian likes it, Qianyin can also prepare a birthday gift for you twice as much......

"Oh haha, I'm still young, I don't need it, I ......don't need it," Su Lian replied with a dry smile. The birthday gift prepared by the Luo family is indeed extraordinary.

As soon as the steward finished reading, many other gentry who had already stayed in the courtyard turned their heads and looked at them in surprise.

When the person next to him introduced it as the Luo family in Hebei, they all showed a sudden expression. Although Luo Qianyin said that the white veil covered her face, the temperament between her eyebrows and eyes was still unworldly, which made many rich sons stunned, and in addition to being amazed in her heart, she looked Su Lian who was following her up and down for a while, and her eyes were like substance, shooting towards Su Lian.

Su Lian didn't care, his face was full of smiles, he was calm, and swaggered side by side with Luo Qianyin. Luo Qianyin was even more accustomed to seeing this kind of scene, her eyes did not squint, her pace was steady, and she took Su Lian's arm and walked up the stairs.

At this time, a person strode out of the room, and laughed: "Is Miss Luojia here?" It's an honor, please come inside! "This man looks to be in his thirties, tall and sturdy, with reddish cheeks, clean and beardless, and a loud voice.

Since he went out to greet guests, it should be Harlandor's own.

"Lord Wanhu, the little girl is polite! I wish the old man a long life and a strong body! Luo Qianyin saluted and said softly.

"Miss Luo is polite, please take a seat inside!" Harandore only smiled politely, and shouted inside, "Someone! Take a seat to see the tea! Immediately, an official trotted over and guided a few people into their seats with a smile.

There were about 20 tables in the hall at this time, but even so, many people still felt crowded, so they went to the courtyard to gather outside.

By the middle of the day, the representatives of the families from all over the country had almost arrived. Su Lian also heard the name of the Li family in Guanzhong, but he didn't know the representative of the Li family who came over to celebrate his birthday.

asked Luo Qianyin, but she didn't know either. However, she told Su Lian that the Li family in Guanzhong is the oldest and most powerful family, belonging to the source of all Li families in the country, and the head of the family, Li Fuxiu, is also the leader of all families surnamed Li.

According to common sense, he himself should not have come all the way to attend the birthday banquet of the prime minister of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is normal to send a second or third generation over.

Shen Renxi is the last person to appear among the representatives of the family at this birthday banquet, and according to the current power and limelight of the Shen family in the country, he is the last to appear, and he is not a big deal.

He only brought an entourage, and Shen Ruoyu didn't come with him, Shen Renxi shouldn't let Shen Ruoyu come forward for this kind of appearance.

Luo Qianyin hadn't seen Shen Renxi, and after being reminded by Su Lian, she let out a faint sigh, not much surprised.

Su Lian wanted to wave to Shen Renxi, but as soon as Shen Renxi came over, he was surrounded by people, so he smiled bitterly and gave up.

Then came in one by one, officials from all over the country. The grades come in from small to large. When the officials enter the door, without exception, they have to greet other officials, colleagues or businessmen they know.

Su Lian was not familiar with the officialdom of the current dynasty, he didn't know which big man came and what kind of field he was in charge of, and he didn't want to pay attention to it.

Luo Qianyin also didn't know much, so the two of them only cared about talking to themselves, and didn't comment on the officials who came over.

About half an hour later, Su Lian finally heard the name of the Huaidong Dao consolation envoy Si Mo Tuchi.

The jurisdiction of Huaidong Province is in Henan Province, and it was originally not close to Zuo Cheng of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, but Mo Tuchi came to have an old relationship with Yilian Zhenban, and secondly, he and Harlandor only belonged to colleagues, and Yangzhou, the seat of Huaidong Daozhi, was not far from Jinling, so he came over with a lot of face, and it was also regarded as cheering for old friends and colleagues.

Su Lian narrowed his eyes and looked at him carefully. This Mo Tuchi looked to be less than fifty years old, with a wisp of beard on his lips, upper jaw and lower cheeks, which did not look rough, and with the silk robe he wore at this time, he had the demeanor of a literati and a Confucian general.

He is tall and burly, his eyes are calm and composed, his momentum is steady, he walks step by step solid and powerful, and he has a decisive air of killing.

He was followed by two generals in civilian clothes, who seemed to be powerful and murderous. When Mo Tuchi came over, he didn't see Yi Lian Zhenban come out to greet him, but Harandore only laughed and shook his hands, and was very enthusiastic, and personally led him to a seat, and sat with him at the table for a while.

Some of the other officials knew Mo Tuchi, some did not, but none of them stepped forward to greet him. Motuchi probably didn't want to socialize too much on this trip, and he didn't seem to like socializing either, so he only talked to Harlandol for a while, and then sat down and drank by himself.

Su Lian observed for a while, but he couldn't see anything other than feeling that this person was deep and low-key and not good at words.

But the more this happens, the more unsettling it becomes.

"Brother Su, it turns out that you are here, haha......" Su Lian was pondering, someone patted him on the shoulder, and a person flashed over, but it was Shen Renxi.

Su Lian saw that he was surrounded by people, so he didn't go over to say hello, but he didn't expect him to come over by himself. Su Lian smiled slightly, looked at Luo Qianyin, and saw that she lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head, and she didn't mean to know Shen Renxi, so she didn't make an introduction, so she said: "Brother Shen, I saw you coming over a long time ago, but as soon as you appeared, you were surrounded by the stars like the moon, so I didn't bother to join in the fun......"

"Haha......" Shen Renxi laughed loudly and was about to reply, but he heard the steward in front of the door sing loudly: "The imperial historian of Zhongshu Province also brought a hundred gold beads and a hundred pearls to congratulate the birthday gift!" Su Lian looked up, but it was Pengduo Timur and Mullerundo who walked in.

He was surprised in his heart, glanced at Luo Qianyin, and was also surprised to see her, but he didn't expect Pengduo Timur to come to congratulate the prime minister of Jiangsu and Zhejiang on the birthday of the prime minister on behalf of his father.

The official position of the Imperial Doctor is much higher than that of the Prime Minister of a province, I wonder if he was instructed by his father to come here?

It's just that Su Lian blinked an eye again and found that Pengduo Timur and Mullerundo were followed by a man and a woman.

As soon as these two people appeared, Su Lian's eyes flashed, and his heart was even more puzzled.