The wife of the military department Shangshu was going to hold a birthday banquet in two days and invited him to go over with Liu Qingshao.

He is an old minister in the court, so this time his wife held a 40th birthday banquet, and there must be a lot of people who attended.

Originally, Xiao Hanyin didn't like this kind of occasion very much, but the other party was his boss, and his status was precious, so it was difficult to refuse directly.

What's more, the other party has no grievances with him, and he will not use this way to deliberately target him.

After thinking about it, Xiao Han decided to go to the birthday banquet.

Since the other party invited not only him alone, but also Liu Qingshao this time, Xiao Hanyin mentioned this matter to her after she went back.

"Birthday feast?" Liu Qingshao's eyes were full of surprise.

"Well, the military department Shangshu is the elder of the court, we can't not go!" The ministers of the court almost had to give him some face.

"What do you think we're going to do?" Liu Qingshao rarely participates in this kind of birthday banquet in ancient times, and she really doesn't know what to give.

Especially since she is not familiar with the lady of the military department at all, it will not be good if she picks the wrong birthday gift.

After all, Xiao Hanyin is still working in the military department.

"Just give you the set of mutton fat white jade jewelry you designed yourself!" Xiao Hanyin thought for a moment.

"Good!" In fact, that set of jewelry, Liu Qingshao originally wanted to sell it in the shop.

However, since you have encountered such a thing, it is good to take it out directly as a birthday gift.

I heard that the noble lady who is a little older likes jade very much.

This set of mutton fat white jade is in good condition, and giving it to her is not an insult to each other's identities.

She is an imperial businessman, and Xiao Hanyin is an official in the court, if the birthday gift is light, I am afraid that it will be criticized......

Two days later, the birthday banquet of Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of War came as scheduled.

Liu Qingshao and Xiao Hanyin personally took the birthday gift and passed.

This time, almost all the ministers who had friends with him came with their families.

The mansion of the military department is very magnificent, but it is still a little worse than the general's mansion.

Xiao Yifeng was full of spirit and made great contributions to the imperial court, and the general's mansion was rewarded to the Xiao family by the first emperor.

They have been military generals for generations, and they have done great work for the imperial court to occupy the battlefield, and they have received many rewards.

If it weren't for Xiao Yifeng's great ambition, the General's Mansion would not have fallen at all.

However, Xiao Hanyin and Xiao Hanchen, two brothers, have now re-propped up the General's Mansion.

Since the rumors about them were purged, the eyes of others looking at Xiao Hanyin were obviously different......

They are very low-key, and they don't like to associate with the ministers of the court, so they have been sitting quietly in the corner.

If someone comes, Xiao Hanyin will deal with a few words.

Xiao Hanyin doesn't like to talk to people, so many officials who come to him for a drink will leave in a hurry.

He was so cold, and he spoke so succinctly that if he could answer in one word, he would never say more.

Liu Qingshao couldn't help but smile at the corners of her mouth when she saw his style.

Xiao Hanyin was like this in the past, no matter what others said, as long as he didn't want to deal with it, he always had a way to get people away......

However, when he is with him, he rarely gets cold.

"Mrs. Xiao, thank you for the birthday gift, I like it very much!" The wife of the military department Shangshu suddenly sat down next to Liu Qingshao.

When they came to the birthday banquet today, their husbands and wives were to be separated, because the male guests were outside, while the female guests were in the inner courtyard, and they were personally greeted by the wife of the military department Shangshu and her daughter-in-law.

These women are all relatives of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and they cannot be neglected in the slightest.

"You're welcome!" Liu Qingshao didn't expect the other party to come over directly.

"You look a lot like me and the old man's daughter who died young, would you like to be your goddaughter?" The wife of the military department Shangshu asked suddenly.

"This ......" Liu Qingshao was suddenly stunned.

She met the other party for the first time today, and the other party offered to accept her as a goddaughter.

Liu Qingshao was not only shocked, but also puzzled in her heart, even if she looked similar to her deceased daughter, it was impossible for her to casually propose to confess her relatives.

After all, admitting relatives was a very serious matter in ancient times.

Once they recognize each other's relatives, the interests of the two families are tied together.

What's more, Liu Qingshao didn't think that she would look similar to her daughter who died young, after all, when her daughter died, she was still young!

She had never seen her daughter look like at all, how could she be sure that they looked similar.

Liu Qingshao felt that this matter would definitely not be so simple.

"Madam, today is your birthday, let's talk privately, okay?" Liu Qingshao did not immediately refuse, but she did not agree, because she knew very well that if she did not agree, she would definitely lose the face of Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

However, she really didn't want to say yes in her heart.

She already has a stepfather, and she doesn't need another godmother.

What's more, the secretary of the military department has a high and powerful position, and he has always been a neutral faction, never participating in the battle between princes.

"Good!" Mrs. Shangshu didn't keep holding on to the matter.

Such a big matter really has to be considered carefully, not to mention that she has not discussed it with her husband, Mrs. Shangshu never thought about it from the beginning, so she agreed immediately.

Liu Qingshao's status is not weaker than that of a woman in the imperial city, and she doesn't actually need a powerful godfather.

They both know this. I love

After a while, Liu Qingshao went directly to Xiao Hanyin.

"Is there anyone in the inner courtyard who is embarrassing you?" He asked in a low voice.

Most of the women who came over today had a fate, but Liu Qingshao did not.

Xiao Hanyin has always been worried that she will be bullied.

"No, on the contrary, Mrs. Shangshu proposed to be a goddaughter, but I didn't agree, and I didn't refuse!" Liu Qingshao didn't know the bottom of her heart, so she wanted to discuss with her.

"What's going on?" They had only been separated for half an hour, and such a big thing had happened, Xiao Hanyin was a little worried in his heart.

"Mrs. Shangshu said that I look very similar to her little daughter who died young!" Liu Qingshao always felt that what she said was probably an excuse.

"Don't agree to this in advance, let me investigate it privately and make a decision!" Xiao Hanyin thought the same as her, worried that they had other plans.

"Don't worry, I don't want to be their goddaughter, but today is Mrs. Shangshu's birthday, if I refuse directly, I'm afraid it will cause her displeasure!" Liu Qingshao didn't want to make enemies for Xiao Han.

His life in the military department has not been peaceful, and with the military department still pressing, no one dares to continue to blatantly cause trouble.

However, they all know in their hearts that if they want to get, they have to pay first......

"You're doing the right thing, no matter what they propose, you can push it, you can't agree!" Xiao Hanyin said uneasily.

The military department is a veteran of the two dynasties.

His status in the court is very high, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor, but because he is getting older, the emperor has been arranging a replacement for him.

When an official reaches a certain age, he should go home to recuperate, and the same is true for the secretary of the military department.

However, because his body is quite strong, he has never been reluctant to retreat, and the emperor has not been reluctant......

The banquet went smoothly, and many people looked at the husband and wife with a hint of sarcasm.

"Do you think she is pretending to be high, or is she really unwilling to be Mrs. Shangshu's goddaughter?"

"I think she doesn't know how to lift at all, Lord Shangshu is not only an important minister in the court, but also has good connections in the imperial city, if she can climb them, it should help her husband's career!"

"Then why didn't she say yes?"

"It must be a businessman who wants to raise his own value, a businessman like her, who may be thinking about how to please Mrs. Shangshu!"

"It's really cheap for her, and I don't know what Mrs. Shangshu thinks, she actually wants to recognize Liu Qingshao's woman as a righteous daughter!"

"Be careful that trouble comes out of your mouth, people didn't really refuse just now!"

"That's right, if she really becomes the righteous daughter of Lord Shangshu in the future, we are afraid that we will be unlucky!"

"What are you afraid of, just their appearance, maybe Mrs. Shangshu has regretted it now!"

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When they were at the birthday banquet, they heard a lot of words that secretly ridiculed them, and Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao didn't care about it.

Say whatever they like, and they should not hear it.

"Mrs. Xiao, why didn't you directly agree just now, if you offend Mrs. Shangshu, I'm afraid your future situation will not be too good!" Someone kindly reminded two sentences.

Liu Qingshao's business is big, and there are many people in the imperial city who know her.

At the moment, those who are jealous of her have been slandering her without words, and the people who really care about this matter have almost never spoken.

"I believe that Lord Shangshu and his wife are both broad-minded people and will not care about these little things!" Liu Qingshao smiled and dealt with a few words.

Obviously she didn't do anything, why in the end, everyone thinks she is arrogant?

Liu Qingshao was unhappy, and she didn't have the intention of participating in the birthday banquet.

However, the birthday feast is not over yet, and it is not easy for them to leave......

After more than an hour, everything was finally over, and Liu Qingshao and Xiao Hanyin couldn't wait to return to the general's mansion.

"Ah Yin, I really can't figure out why they are doing this all of a sudden!" This incident has been sparing her, making her feel very uncomfortable.

"I'll send someone to investigate secretly tomorrow!" Xiao Hanyin couldn't figure it out.

After all, these days, they haven't had much contact with the military department, and Liu Qingshao looks like their daughter who died young, he didn't think it was true when he heard it.

The girl who died at an early age didn't grow up at all, how can you tell who she looks like.

What's more, Liu Qingshao and Mrs. Shangshu have no similarity at all, and the arguments they are looking for can't stand scrutiny at all.

Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao also knew that they were deliberately making excuses, but because of each other's identities, they could only endure it all the time......

The next day, before Xiao Hanyin had yet to send someone to investigate the military department, he received a message from the prince.

It turned out that the military department Shangshu had already taken all his forces and returned them to the prince's disciples.

From then on, they will serve the prince together.

The prince was in a good mood, so he wanted to invite his ministers to eat together at the Crane Tower.

The Crane Tower is his place, and it is perfect for a banquet for the ministers loyal to him in the court, and he doesn't have to worry about news leaking out......

Xiao Hanyin was very surprised by this, he didn't expect that the military department Shangshu would actually take refuge with the prince.

In the past, he had always remained neutral and only worked for the emperor.

No matter which prince in the court looked for him, the military department Shangshu did not agree to take refuge.

He is not young, and he has always been loyal to the emperor, and he is very disgusted with those who like to play tricks.

Since the crown prince is the person chosen by the emperor, the secretary of the military department is willing to support it.

So, after much deliberation, he finally made a decision......