Chapter 144: Giving a Gift in Public
When the banquet was about to start, Bai Qi slowly entered the table with the palace plan.
This attracted the attention of almost half of the people.
The banquet was held in the water on the lake, and the breeze on the lake was cool.
Everyone's eyes fell on Gong Ji, and they were speculating about what kind of sacredness this was.
"Nephew Shang Xian, come on, come on, I've reserved a place for you." Governor Sun walked briskly, and personally welcomed the palace to the table, as if this Shangxian nephew was his brother.
Governor Sun's attitude made the palace plan the focus of everyone.
Gong Ji has seen a big scene, where will this small banquet be put in his eyes, his words and deeds are still very self-styled, but this is the case, but it makes people feel more and more mysterious and unpredictable.
Jiang Baoqing looked at the people around him quietly, and found that Liang Zhitong, who was holding a fan and pretending to be a cultural person, was no longer there.
However, she found two other familiar faces in the banquet.
Shi Zhicheng, the county commander of Shijia County, and Han Yingqi, the son of his concubine.
The seat where the two of them sat was not close to the main seat, and it seemed that they should be the henchmen of the Sun Governor's Mansion. Otherwise, Shi Zhicheng is just a small county order, where can he sit on such a waiting seat?
Shi Zhicheng and Han Yingqi obviously recognized Gong Ji and them, their faces were stiff, and their foreheads were covered with fine and dense white hairs, obviously a little panicked.
It's just that Shi Zhicheng has been the emperor of Shijia County for a long time, so he can still cover it up on the surface.
Compared with him, Han Yingqi is like a clown at a loss, and the person next to him accosted him, stumbling and answering with a foreign appearance.
Jiang Baoqing raised his eyebrows and withdrew his gaze.
Han Yingqi didn't expect that stinky girl to really climb a big tree?
Looking at Governor Sun's enthusiasm for her master, it is no wonder that his county magistrate's brother-in-law has repeatedly ordered him not to go to other people's troubles.
How dare you!
Shi Zhicheng was also a little trembling at this time, he recognized it when he looked at Bai Qianliang's waist card before, the waist card was owned by a nobleman in Beijing, although he couldn't figure out the specific class, but he knew that he could do whatever he wanted in Shijia County, but when he went outside, an official of his level was not enough to see at all, and any nobleman could easily crush him like an ant.
Now seeing Governor Sun stammering this "Shangxian nephew" like this, his legs are shaking a little, for fear that this "Shangxian nephew" will settle accounts after the autumn fall.
But fortunately, Gong Ji didn't seem to take the two of them in his eyes, and he didn't even glance at this side.
Between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Governor Sun had already introduced several distinguished guests on the main seat to the palace plan.
Gong Ji still looked arrogant, nodded occasionally, but sneered in his heart, the garrison of Yufeng Mansion from the commander to the deputy general was actually very involved with this Sun Governor's Mansion.
This group of idiots, do you know what this Sun Zhongyi is doing?
Halfway through the banquet, Governor Sun made a look, so someone got up with a smile, raised a glass to wish Governor Sun a young man, and wanted to present in public.
In fact, the public gift is a birthday banquet once a year. On the surface, Governor Sun's mansion is righteous with a clean breeze on his sleeves, but in fact he is a person who likes to be extravagant and lively, as can be seen by looking at the water pavilion that took a lot of effort to build on the lake.
Governor Sun kept a straight face, and excused himself again and again: "I said that today is just me and my colleagues drinking and singing together, and the right to connect feelings." Isn't it contrary to the original intention of the official that you suddenly want to offer a birthday gift? ”
The man smiled and said, "Your Excellency's words are wrong. Adults serve the people and forget their birthdays, but those of us who are subordinates feel the dedication of adults to the country and the people, and we are really grateful in our hearts and ashamed. This is said to be a birthday gift, but it is also a piece of our hearts as subordinates, and I hope that adults will accept it. ”
Governor Sun waved his hand: "Hey, no, it's really inappropriate." ”
The following was a persuasion, and Sun Zhifu "couldn't refuse", so he could only reluctantly accept it.
The first public gift was a longevity peach made of white jade, which was crystal clear in the sun, and it was worth a lot of money when it looked at it, but the person who gave the gift was ashamed in the exclamation of everyone: "It's not a valuable gift, it's not valuable." It's just a piece of the heart of the lower officials, I hope that the adults will have today every year, and there will be a future every year. ”
Governor Sun was very satisfied, and said with a pleasant face: "You bothered." ”
I accepted the gift.
The second one who presented a gift in public offered a bunch of pearls, still with a look of shame and said: "Xiaguan's family is poor, these small beads are not very valuable, but they are also a part of Xiaguan's heart, and I hope that the adults will accept them with a face." ”
Not worth it?
Jiang Baoqing almost wanted to smack that person's face.
Governor Sun nodded with a pleasant smile: "It's not about whether it's high or low, it's everyone's heart, and this official has received everyone's affection." ”
They took it and put it into the storehouse.
The third and fourth are almost the same routines, saying that they are not valuable, but they are all valuable things.
As a result, there was really a stunned young man in the back, probably just transferred to Yufeng Mansion, and he didn't know the rules very well, thinking that the birthday ceremony was as important as they said, so he prepared a picture of Magu's birthday that he painted.
Governor Sun's face, who had been smiling slightly, changed suddenly.
The stunned young man was still very confident in his calligraphy and painting, and let the little guy spread out left and right in the sun, and said a congratulatory speech loudly.
It was quiet, only the Hua Dan singing on the flower boat in the lake not far away were still babbling and singing.
Governor Sun cleaned up his mood and smiled a little stiffly, so that people put away this painting.
But he refused to give the stunned blue a good face.
When the stunned Qing returned to the table and took his seat, the people around him all moved to the side, trying to distance themselves from him, so as not to misunderstand that they were very familiar with him.
The next person to present in public was Shi Xian Ling and his concubine's younger brother Han Yingqi.
Jiang Baoqing saw that he was an "old acquaintance", and he almost couldn't hear it.
She still remembered the birthday tax that Shi County had levied on the vendors.
She wants to see where the birthday tax is used!
Seeing that Governor Sun's face was ugly, Shixian Ling was a little apprehensive, but he still got up and said with a smile: "The lower official has prepared a thin gift, and I hope that the adults will accept it with a smile." ”
As he spoke, he slapped his face.
Deep in the lotus leaves on the lake, a gentle tune suddenly sounded.
There was a woman with a face covered with a thin veil, holding a boat, and came from the lotus leaves to the water.
The minor key is melodious and tactful, which is clearly different from the drama on the flower boat, and the two voices are mixed together, but it becomes more and more melodious in the minor key, attracting people to listen attentively.
"Xia Guan saw that the adults were working hard for government affairs, and it was too hard, so Tete went to Yangzhou to find a singer who was good at singing minor tunes, and I hope to share a bit of fatigue for the adults." Shixian Lingqing said sincerely.
This singer has a soft body and a moving singing voice, and although she is wearing a thin veil, the color of the alluring city is still difficult to hide.
Governor Sun said "yes" three times in a row, and said meaningfully: "Zhicheng shared my worries for me, and I was very moved." ”
Shixian Ling was overjoyed: "I can share one or two worries for adults, and the lower officials will never give up." ”
A look of harmony up and down.
"Huh."
Gong Ji's sneer was extremely harsh.
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I wanted to add more first.,As a result, the code has timed out.。 The first chapter is updated as a normal update for today, and the update is added later~~~