Two days ago, the Chen family officially sent an invitation, that is, today at noon in the Chen family garden to hold a banquet, just listening to the women on the street talk about the story of Chen You for this banquet knows that Chen You has done his best for this banquet, invited a lot of celebrities and scholars, or put his own most expensive wine, which shows his love for the only son in the family.

The sky is bright, the sun rises in the east, and the winter without the chirping of birds seems too lonely. Xue Ji didn't get up early and didn't go out of the room, he was bored at the desk and read, after watching it for a long time, the sense of urgency was undiminished but overflowed in his heart, he was vaguely unable to do it, and when he thought of the spring meeting, if he failed the list, he would have to wait three years before the next time, which was really grinding.

At noon, there was a pile of pen and ink fragments on the table, and several chapters were read in one volume, and suddenly there was a knock on the door, presumably Uncle Lin.

"Little master, change your clothes quickly, the master is urging."

Xue Jizheng was writing, but he hadn't come back to his senses when he heard the words, and he couldn't remember anything for a while. "Huh?"

Uncle Lin pushed the door in, saw the "mess" on the table, understood in his heart, and hurriedly rummaged through the wardrobe and replied to him: "My young master, have you forgotten the Chen family's banquet today?" The car is ready, how can you forget! ”

Oh...... There's such a thing. Xue Ji remembered, put down the pen and looked at the matter in his hand, and then looked back at Uncle Lin who was busy with his work, he couldn't go to the banquet in the first place, he had to be perfunctory, and he wasted his time in vain. Reluctantly, he got up and took the big coat from Uncle Lin's hand, sighed, and said, "Wear a crown for me." ”

When the car drove out of the house, it was already a quarter of an hour late, and Xue Yao was down for a long time. Xue Ji was reluctant, and he was even more impatient when he heard people's nagging, no matter how big he was, he could be angry, but the businessman was good-tempered, and he could endure the old man for so many years!

Xue Yao walked in front and greeted Chen You, Shui Ying'er smiled beside her, and poured out a basket of good words. It was rare to see Mrs. Chen Jiazheng, who followed without saying a word, looking sick and weak, with a haggard face

Xue Ji followed behind, lacking interest, not that the scenery of the garden was not beautiful, but he was bored when he heard the voice of the water warbler, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: It's really attentive!

The Chen family is also a wealthy businessman, the garden is magnificent, there is a bright lake in the garden, there are weeping branches on the lakeside, the lake becomes ice in winter, the weeping branches fall snow, and the white expanse has a unique style.

Just come in through the gate and feel it in less than ten steps...... Eighty percent is the eye of the water warbler, I really can't wait to show all the family wealth, how can there be a reason to put the jade screen outside? How could anyone use a string of eastern beads to make a curtain? Knock on her dress today, wearing gold and jade does not show luxury, only feels tacky. Chen You still let her be embarrassed, tsk, amazing!

"Big brother, you're in front, I'll be alone."

Xue Ji is used to being casual, anyway, the Chen family is related to the Xue family, and he is willing to wander around Uncle Chen in his own yard and will not talk about him. There are always a lot of things to do when you go with the elders, say hello here for a while, say hello for a while, and say goodbye to the other end for a while, Xue Ji is afraid of trouble, so he simply saves it.

Xue Ji has no interest in the ice and snow, and he is even less interested in whether Chen Shao can read or not, and he forgot about Dao He's words after speaking, and the people he saw only forgot for a moment, often because he had just seen a famous Confucian, and he couldn't tell the difference after a while.

It's only fifteen, and Xue Ji is already looking forward to tomorrow. Compared with a seven-year-old child, it is obvious that Princess Wanyu and Chen Yu can make him more concerned, it is a matter of the future, a matter of career, this is a big deal.

Walked to the corridor, a square pavilion in front of it, gathered a lot of people, so lively, only to find out that it was Chen You who brought the little son Chen Shao to walk around in front of a group of celebrities and scholars. Xue Ji couldn't see clearly from a distance, so he saw a shape, the child seemed to be cute, polite to several old gentlemen, not noisy or tossed, and laughed from time to time.

"Brother Kiyono! I heard that my brother was raised, and I haven't come to the door to congratulate him, and I feel ashamed! ”

A clear voice came from behind him, and Xue Ji looked back and saw that it was Shen Changqing, the son of the Shen family. Shen Changqing is as old as Chen Yu, and he has taken over the older generation as the head of the house. The Shen family and the Xue family are close to each other, but they have nothing to do with the Chen family. Today's banquet must not be able to invite the master of the Shen family, and it is almost impossible to let the juniors come and do their best.

Xue Ji and Shen Changqing are not people who are heavy on red tape, refreshing and refreshing are always more refreshing, the two hit it off and have an appetite.

On the other side, Chen Shao had seen dozens of old gentlemen, and he was finally able to take a breath. When it was time for the banquet, the guests in the garden were seated, there were toasters, laughing and talking, and there were also people like Xue Ji who had nothing to do, not much, such as Chen Shao not far away.

Xue Ji looked at the child not far away, this child was born thin, his appearance was like his mother, a small face carved in pink and jade, his eyebrows and eyes were handsome, very eye-catching, and he was indeed a good look.

Xue Ji took a closer look a few more times, staring at the child in a daze, and when he came back to his senses, he suddenly felt a little inexplicable. Hey, what does he pay attention to a child for? What kind of son can a water warbler teach like that...... I suddenly felt bored, so I looked away.

At a glance, the banquet was full of adults saying polite words, and no one bothered a young master like Xue Ji who had never seen the market.

Xue Ji sat alone, so bored, fiddling with the wine vessel for a while, tasting the jade quality of the wine glass, or admiring the color pattern of the porcelain bowl, observing the luster of the silver chopstick...... The noise around him was annoying, and he wanted to go out and be quiet.

"Are you Xue Qingzhi?"

This voice was extremely immature, but it was a little arrogant, there was only one child in the banquet, so Xue Ji could hear that it was Chen Shao, the young master of the Chen family, before he looked down.

The child comes to the door by himself, so take care of it. Xue Ji finally had something to do, so he lowered his body and leaned closer and said, "You are Chen Jie'an." ”

"You haven't answered me yet, are you Xue Qingzhi?"

Xue Ji smiled casually, looked at him with his arms around and said, "It's me, how?" ”

Chen Shao is not very old but has learned to behave like an adult, looked Xue Ji up and down, straightened his waist and touched his chin, his eyes showed contempt, and sneered: "My mother wants me to learn from you all day long, I see that you have an ordinary appearance, average color, no long things, and even your clothes are cold, not as good as me...... Why is it worthy of such praise from my mother! ”

"Poof." Xue Ji couldn't get angry at the child, but laughed out loud, "Little brother, it's okay to judge the drama by appearance, and judge the scholar by appearance...... How short-sighted is that? ”

After that, he pulled the fur collar around his neck and said to him: "You say I'm poorly dressed? Do you know the market price of Xuanhu fur? ”

Xue Ji sighed in his heart, just now he thought he was cute, who knew that like his mother, he would play and laugh. Brother Chen Yu is so knowledgeable, there is a reason why he can't get along with a little child, where is Chen Yu seeing too many nobles looking down on him, it is obvious that this child has learned his mother's bitter and mean stomach to the fullest, which is annoying.

"What kind of mother raises what, what is the Qingzhi brother still bothering with him?" Shen Changqing didn't know when he came to the side of the two, and when the words fell, he raised a glass to Xue Ji, and Xue Ji also raised his glass in return when he saw this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and each drank the wine in the cup.

Shen Changqing has always been bold, leaving Chen Shao aside, and said to Xue Jikan: "Brother Qingzhi, look at your current appearance, you will definitely make great achievements in the future, I can be relieved to hand over my little sister to you!" ”

Xue Ji's face was hot, and he replied again and again: "Don't worry, rest assured!" No matter what the road ahead is, Xue Jifu will not treat your daughter! ”

Chen Shao, who was on the side, saw that someone suddenly appeared, and he talked to Xue Ji in front of him without even saying hello, and after pondering what people said, he finally realized that something was wrong, his little face was flushed, and he forced it in front of the two, and said angrily: "You, you dare to ridicule my mother?" ”

Chen Shao was only seven years old, not tall, and thin, Xue Ji and Shen Changqing were sitting, he stood in front of the two, his face was fierce, he still looked petite, not funny.

Shen Changqing was disdainful, and his eyes were full of contempt: "She can't get on the stage by herself, and no one is allowed to say it?" ”

How can the child withstand such bullying, he glared at the two of them with tears in his eyes, and shouted "Hmph!" Then he turned his head and ran, and threw himself into his mother's arms to complain. After a while, I saw the water warbler looking up at this side, with some hatred in her eyes.

Shen Changqing noticed her gaze, and his tone was even more frivolous: "A seven-year-old child is in the same way as his mother, what can he become in the future." ”

Xue Ji looked away and said casually: "Not necessarily, when he reads the book and grows his knowledge, he will naturally change." ”

"I want to laugh when I talk about it!" Shen Changqing knocked the wine glass on the table, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became: "Whose son-in-law doesn't open his mind?" As far as her drama is so extravagant, if the old man didn't want me to come, I wouldn't want to come to the door! ”

Who doesn't know the behavior of the water warbler? The most flamboyant. Xue Ji didn't know what to say, he just smiled and shook his head and sighed.

"Brother Qingzhi, there was Chen Yu before, and now you Xue Ji is out again, that woman is afraid that her eyes are red, and she is crazy with envy, and she can't wait for Ming'er to send Chen Shao to the examination room."

The two of them could talk, so they drank a few more glasses, who knew that Shen Changqing had a good amount of wine, and he was not drunk, but he lost the door on his mouth, and when he opened his mouth, it was some old things. It's not surprising to say that when Shui Ying'er was still on stage in Tianqing Academy, Shen Changqing was young and frivolous, how could he not have heard her music? Don't say that you've heard of it, and you may not have competed with others.

Sure enough, Shen Changqing squinted in the direction of the water warbler and sneered: "You don't know, the water warbler doesn't forget to squeeze her eyebrows and make her eyes when she sings the song, that look, tsk." ”

Shen Changqing's voice was not small, not to mention that Shui Ying'er was paying attention to this, hearing this kind of mockery, she was even more angry, because there were many people and she couldn't make a big fuss openly, so she had to swallow it in her stomach.

Xue Ji felt a little uncomfortable, although there were more people who couldn't look down on Shui Ying'er and Chen Shao's mother and son, and there might not be a few people in Jiangling who looked down on them, but after all, it was really inappropriate in the other garden. Turning his head to look, he noticed Shui Ying'er's expression, sighed helplessly, and persuaded again: "Brother Shen, it's so inappropriate to say that you are in the human mansion." ”

Shen Changqing was stunned when he heard this, then laughed three times, and looked at the water warbler, with a playful face. However, Xue Ji advised, but he still lowered his voice with face: "Jiangling knows all the charms, does she still hear less of this kind of gossip?" Brother Kiyozhi, you've read too many books! ”