Chapter 270: During the Banquet
"On the house of Lord Su in Bao'an, a Dongzhu in the South China Sea, a box of red sapphires, too foolish to write calligraphy and painting......"
The three little eunuchs took turns to report the gift list at the door, and the Liu family listened secretly, in the past, in the village, these things were sent some cloth, wine, or eggs, etc., and it was over, and the relationship was good. When I got here, there were mountains of rituals, and they were all valuables, and it felt incredible to listen to them.
Let's just say that the Bao'an Su that is reported now is just a county, and the shot is so extraordinary, and there is more than one, but it makes the Liu family underestimate the small county.
But this can only be regarded as ordinary, this time Wei Li also posted to those famous merchants in Liangzhou, and those people gave gifts even more exaggeratedly, many things Liu had never heard of.
These gifts were too scary, and the more Liu listened, the more embarrassed she became, because she had prepared a golden veil for her granddaughter today, and she had prepared it with the silver at the bottom of the box.
Although the Bai family is now a hot upstart in Liangzhou, after all, the days are not long, and the Bai family does not have much industry, and the two sons are in the army, so there is no oil and water to fish, and some are only superficial, but in fact, they are only better than ordinary small businesses.
Approaching noon, the time to come was finally over, Ayu looked at it, and there were almost hundreds of people in the master alone, not to mention those maids and slaves.
In order to prepare for this feast, Ayu asked people to prepare two large kitchens temporarily, and also asked people to go to the restaurant outside to order famous dishes and send them over when the time comes.
These expenses are naturally necessary, but they are not worth mentioning compared to income.
After taking care of the things here, Ayu left the banquet hall and was about to take her daughter out for a walk, and Liu hurriedly followed.
"Mother, just rest here, I'll take Ah Xue and my sisters over."
Ayu was afraid that she would be tired, but Liu Shi was unwilling, and said with a smile, "It's all sitting and talking, tired or tired, let's go together." ”
Liu smiled a little embarrassedly, because he thought that he would take out the gift she had brought in a moment.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Liu's smile Ayu felt that something was wrong when she saw it.
"Alas, it's nothing, it's just ......"
Liu Shi looked at the big boxes full of gifts not far away, took his daughter's hand and distanced himself from the maids behind, and said, "I didn't expect those people to give such a valuable gift, but my mother only prepared a Yingluo." ”
's own daughter, the Liu family didn't hide anything, and said it bluntly.
When Ayu heard this, she almost laughed.
"Mother, how do you compare with those people, they ......" Ayu coughed, "There have been many wars in the past two years, and you also know that fighting is costly, and His Royal Highness also has ideas for holding a big banquet this time." ”
Ayu didn't say anything explicitly, but Liu Shi understood it and immediately closed his mouth.
She heard from her second son that King Liang was generous to the soldiers in the army, thinking that he would not be a long time and his family was not rich, so he would find a reason to scrape it from time to time, which was naturally understandable.
Back at Tingfeng Courtyard, Ayu tidied up her appearance and took her daughter to the banquet hall.
There is a hall in the backyard that is specially used for banquets, and does not occupy various courtyards.
At this time, the main lord will naturally not hold a banquet in the future, and when Ayu arrives, he walks around the hall and accepts the praise of those people, and there will be a banquet for the mother-in-law and maids in order, and everyone is invited to sit down.
As the main family, Ayu was supposed to sit in the main seat in the middle hall, but this time a noble concubine came, gave up the main seat, and sat next to the two princesses.
Ryu was inside, too, but she sat in the corner.
In the face of so many noble concubines and powerful ministers, she didn't want to attract attention, so she found a corner position, of course, another reason was that she wanted to observe more to see if she could see a daughter-in-law.
When those people entered the hall to meet just now, the Liu family had already seen it, but there were too many big girls, and their eyes were picky, and there were several who felt good.
However, it is difficult to distinguish how the temperament is on the surface, but at this time, you can see one or two based on words and deeds.
The banquet in the backyard was carried out in an orderly manner, and the front yard, under Zhou Jin's arrangement, had already been opened.
Unlike the women in the backyard who eat and drink and chat, there are musicians and dancing girls here to help sex.
These bewitching or elegant beauties were specially arranged by Zhou Jin, the good king is not close to women, it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand the preferences of men, so many people donate money today, he is not so stingy that he doesn't even arrange a program to help the fun.
Wei Li didn't smile, there was no one three steps away, and a large section of the position around him was vacant, only Wei Zhong was sitting in the opposite corner, and everyone else was below.
In the main banquet hall, in addition to Wei Li and the two princes, Bai Ying and several generals in the camp were there.
The people who led the troops didn't talk much, and they mainly drank dullly, and only those Taishou and Mr. Shui were polite to each other.
During the banquet, Zhou Jin stepped forward and whispered a few words to the master, and Wei Li was about to leave the table and go to the backyard to bring the woman and daughter over for a walk.
When he left the table and went out, Wei Zhong began to toast with several generals in the hall with a wine cup, especially Bai Ying.
"Vice Admiral Bai, you are the brother of the white concubine."
Wei Zhong had already left the table and leaned over to sit with the virtuous king Wei Yao.
Bai Ying's prestige had already started when he was still in the rebel army, after all, he assassinated General Xiong, a member of the court, when he was working for the king of Qi.
This person can also be regarded as a key figure in the historical moment, without him, King Hui would not have joined forces with King Qi so quickly, and things may develop in another direction.
At the beginning, many people wanted to kill him, but now that he has joined the camp of King Liang, it makes Wei Zhong happy and hateful, happy that this person is not on the opposite side of them in a short time, and hates that he is not under his command, and sooner or later it will be a disaster.
"Back to the prince, the last general is exact."
Bai Ying replied respectfully, then lowered his eyes and stopped talking.
Wei Zhong continued, "Your brother and sister are now my heroes of the Great Jin Dynasty, one is leading the army to fight for my sixth brother, and the other is spreading branches for the royal family. This king, I respect you. ”
Obviously, Wei Zhong came over to set it up, Bai Ying raised the lamp, said not daring, and drank it all.
didn't say much, probably because he was afraid of saying too many mistakes, and Wei Zhong didn't say much, turned his head and drank with other people.
Other people's reactions are undoubtedly different from Bai Ying's, and Wei Zhong, as a prince, will drink with them, which is undoubtedly sending out some signals.
Nowadays, the forces of all parties are holding each other back, and everyone wants to recruit troops everywhere, especially capable generals.
After drinking a lot, everyone is clear in their hearts, and if they can sit here, they will naturally not have any second thoughts, plus Bai Ying is here, and when he saw Wei Zhong coming over to talk, he just wanted to retreat.
Wei Zhong didn't think about what effect could be achieved, and the military general chatted here for a while, and soon turned to Mr. Shui.
Wei Li's victories in the past two years, in addition to his own force value, Mr. Shui, as the first staff, has naturally been sacred.
Compared with those generals who shouted and shouted to kill, this person Wei Zhong was more interested.