At noon the next day, the subordinate sent by Cao Zixun found Shengxin Inn and said that the old lady's birthday, although it would not start until the afternoon, but their young lady hoped to introduce Xia Nansheng to the old lady in advance.

However, Xia Nansheng refused, saying that when he went in the afternoon, it would not be too late to introduce him, so let that person leave the address of the mansion, and let that person go back first and return to his young lady.

After all, the old lady is too old, Yang Xiaotao can't go empty-handed, so she asked Xia Nansheng what to send.

Seeing Xia Nansheng do a trick, he put the two boxes in front of Yang Xiaotao.

The body of the box is made of fine wood, and the top of the wooden box is wrapped with silky red silk, and Yang Xiaotao curiously opened one of them.

I saw that in the middle of the box, there was a jade Ruyi, the jade quality was warm, and it was made of the best jade at a glance, and then opened another one, and I saw a statue of the same good material, and the jade Guanyin was quietly placed in it.

Yang Xiaotao touched the jade Ruyi and said with a smile, "When did you prepare, why don't I know." ”

Xia Nansheng's handsome face looked at Yang Xiaotao with a smile and said, "These, leave them to the people below to do, naturally faster." ”

Before the start of Caofu's birthday banquet, Xia Nansheng hugged Le'er and led Yang Xiaotao to appear at the door of Xiafu.

Obviously, the little guy in front of the door was told, and when he saw Xia Nansheng and the three of them, he greeted him with a smile and said, "Is it Xia Gongzi?" ”

Seeing Xia Nansheng nodded, the little servant took the wooden box in Xia Nansheng's hand, and then let the steward on one side check it, record it in the account book, and directly lead the three of them to the courtyard.

The first time she participated in the birthday banquet of the eunuch's family, Le'er was extremely curious, in Xia Nansheng's arms, she kept looking around, and even Yang Xiaotao was a novelty to look east and west, so that Yang Xiaotao had a feeling that Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.

Xia Nansheng on the side did not dislike it, and from time to time he would explain to her, the official eunuchs, the rules for doing happy events, and so on.

Sure enough, this official eunuch family is different from ordinary people who hold happy events, if it is in Xiaoxi Village, whose old lady has a birthday, at most it will put a few tables, and everyone will be lively and lively.

However, Caofu is different, in the huge courtyard, neatly placed on both sides, rectangular desks, such desks, only allow two people to sit, there are a few delicate pastries on the desk, as well as a small pot of wine, two wine glasses.

The little guy who led Yang Xiaotao and the three of them in, took them to a seat, and said, "Young Master Xia, you take a seat first, and I'll go and inform Miss." ”

Xia Nansheng nodded at the man, and the little servant retreated.

Yang Xiaotao looked around, at this time there were already a lot of people seated, judging from the clothes, they were all rich people, Yang Xiaotao saw for the first time, the ancient aristocratic banquet.

The people around them, after Yang Xiaotao and them appeared, looked at them curiously, as if they were strangers.

Yang Xiaotao was curious, and asked Xia Nansheng beside her, "Why are these people staring at us so weirdly?" ”

Xia Nansheng sat Le'er in his arms and said with a smile, "It may be because of the location." ”

At this time, Yang Xiaotao noticed that the ancients were very particular about the seats, and what they sat on was the high table, and then it was the position of the birthday star.

After suddenly realizing it, Yang Xiaotao said a little awkwardly, "Why don't we change the position in the corner." "She really didn't feel comfortable being stared at like this.

At this time, Le'er frowned, and suddenly said in a milky voice, "These pastries are not as delicious as those made by my mother." ”

Xia Nansheng said softly, "It's not delicious, Le'er won't eat it." As he spoke, he took a piece of pastry from Le'er's hand.

Le'er said again, "No, my mother said that you can't waste food." "Although it is not delicious, Le'er still eats the pastry in her hand in small bites.

Seeing that Le'er was eating pastries obediently, Xia Nansheng said to Yang Xiaotao, "The location is arranged by the host's family, and it can't be easily changed." ”

Hearing Xia Nansheng's answer, Yang Xiaotao was like a deflated balloon, sighing and saying, "I didn't come if I knew this was the case." ”

Xia Nansheng was puzzled, "I thought that Xiao Tao wanted to come and join in the fun, so he agreed." ”

Yang Xiaotao looked at Le'er and sighed, Le'er spoke at that time, how could she refuse.

Seeing that her mother was weak, Le'er handed the pastries to Yang Xiaotao's mouth, and said sweetly, "Mother, are you hungry, although these pastries are not as delicious as those made by your mother, they can still be eaten." ”

Yang Xiaotao touched Le'er's little head, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Le'er eats by herself, my mother is not hungry." ”

In the middle of talking to Xia Nansheng without a word, a red figure appeared in front of the three of them.

This person is Cao Zixun, I saw Cao Zixun wearing a golden gown today, wearing a golden gown full of flowers, and swore that it was also replaced with a long music bun, with a set of peach blossom-style heads, and the makeup was also a lot more exquisite, and the overall look was a little more delicate in the original charm.

Seeing Cao Zixun again, Yang Xiaotao smiled politely at her, which was regarded as a greeting.

Different from Yang Xiaotao's casualness, Cao Zixun bowed lightly to them, and then said shyly, "Young Master Xia, Zixun's grandmother, will come in a while, and I will introduce you to you when the time comes." ”

Xia Nansheng got up and saluted back and nodded slightly.

As he spoke, someone shouted, "The old lady has arrived!" ”

Not only were everyone sitting, but even Yang Xiaotao was looking for prestige, only to see an old lady about sixty with gray hair, supported by a girl, into the courtyard.

The old lady had a ruddy complexion and a happy face, and wore a crimson short jacket with this black bottom, and at first glance the fabric, it was a fine satin, and the silk was embroidered with gold thread, and the embroidered pattern was extremely fine.

Cao Zixun had already walked quickly to the old woman's side, picked up the old woman's other arm and said with a smile, "Grandmother, Master Xia is here, just over there." As he spoke, he also gestured with his eyes to Xia Nansheng's direction.

When the old lady heard this, her face followed Cao Zixun's gaze and looked at Xia Nansheng, the joy on her face remained unchanged, and her footsteps had already walked in the direction of Xia Nansheng's seat.

Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to follow Xia Nansheng to get up.

The old lady walked up to Xia Nansheng and said with a smile, "The son of the prime minister who is tired of it, I have come to congratulate the old man on his birthday in person." ”

As soon as the old lady's words fell, the crowd around her immediately exploded, it turned out to be the son of the prime minister, no wonder he would sit in that position.

There are also some people who didn't pay attention to Yang Xiaotao, and they also focused on Yang Xiaotao's table.

Xia Nansheng politely bowed and said, "Old lady, it's serious, I met Miss Cao by chance, and I learned that the old lady had a big birthday, so I should come to congratulate her." ”

As soon as Xia Nansheng finished saying this, it caused a lot of people to discuss, it turned out that it was because of Miss Cao's relationship, Miss Cao has such a big face, she can actually invite the son of the prime minister to come to celebrate her birthday, will there be anything between the two.

Listening to everyone's discussions, Cao Zixun's face showed a hint of shyness, but her heart had already blossomed, and she liked this feeling of the stars holding the moon.

The old lady quickly turned her gaze to Yang Xiaotao, and when she saw that she was still holding a child in her hand, she said, "I don't know who this is?" ”

Yang Xiaotao, who wanted to be an invisible person, also entered in an instant, and in the discussion of the people around her, some people guessed that this would not be Xia Nansheng's wife, and whether the child would be his daughter or something.

Before Xia Nansheng could introduce him, Cao Zixun on the side said to the old lady with a smile, "Grandmother, this is Xia Gongzi's friend, this little girl is her daughter, I happened to meet that day, and Zixun invited her back." ”

After Cao Zixun's deliberate explanation, everyone suddenly realized that they were friends.

The old lady just looked at Yang Xiaotao, nodded with a smile, and said to Xia Nansheng, "Xia Gongzi, my granddaughter, is extremely sensible, and she handled the birthday banquet of the old body this time." ”

"Miss Cao, she is indeed capable." Seeing the old lady praising her granddaughter, Xia Nansheng could only cope.

"From then on, I have to bother Mr. Xia and take care of Zixun more." When the old lady saw Xia Nansheng say this, she thought that he also thought that her granddaughter was good, and her face was even more happy.

And Cao Zixun, who was standing on the side, had a redder face.

The old woman's words are a little inexplicable, but those who have a heart can naturally understand what she means, this is the rhythm of looking for a grandson-in-law.

Xia Nansheng hurriedly said, "Miss Cao, Bingxue is smart, I don't dare to say anything about taking care of it, if there is anything I need help with, I will do my best." ”

Xia Nansheng was originally polite, but in the ears of the old lady and Cao Zixun, it was different.

I saw Cao Zixun said shyly, "Zixun is here, thank you Xia Gongzi first." ”

Xia Nansheng was a little cramped, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no." ”

Immediately afterwards, the old lady asked Cao Zixun to help her first and went to the main seat, and after the old lady sat down, Cao Zixun walked to the table opposite Xia Nansheng, sat down slowly, and secretly glanced in the direction of Xia Nansheng from time to time.

The old lady held the wine glass, on the main seat, and said happily, "Thank you today, come to congratulate the old man on his birthday, and the son of the prime minister is present, the old man is really flattered, I am really happy today, come, the old man will give you a glass first," After speaking, the old lady picked up a small wine glass, and then raised it high.

Everyone who sat down also raised their wine glasses, stood up, and saluted in the direction of the old lady.

After a glass of wine, everyone sat down one after another and chatted, the most talked about was Xia Nansheng and Cao Zixun, and Yang Xiaotao seemed to have been forgotten.

But in this way, Yang Xiaotao is also happy to be idle.

Immediately afterwards, there was a maid in the house, carrying exquisite dishes into the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao looked at this posture, it should be about to be served.

Speaking of cooking, Yang Xiaotao is also curious, these eunuchs, on weekdays, what is different from her, and she has already seen pastries just now.

Soon the first dish was placed in front of Yang Xiaotao, and when she saw this dish, Yang Xiaotao was stunned, this is the four treasures of white chop.

Yesterday, Xia Nansheng said that Cao Zixun's father's official position was a fat difference, and she was still a little puzzled, but when she saw this dish, she completely believed it.

The so-called four treasures of white steak are raw materials such as wide belly, abalone, chicken breast, and barrel of dragon mustard.

Just this dish, the wide belly in it, in the description of modern people, it is shark belly, too luxurious, Yang Xiaotao shook her head.

Xia Nansheng saw Yang Xiaotao shaking his head, and said thoughtfully, "What, isn't this dish to your liking?" ”

Yang Xiaotao looked at the four treasures of white chop on the table, and said to Xia Nansheng, "It's really a fat difference." ”