Chu Yun is the son of Chu Lie, the prince of Chu State, and Chu Lie manages the army of Chu State for the King of Chu as the head of the military attache. Therefore, even if Chu Yun is not an official in the court, he is still considered to be in a high and powerful position. In addition,
Corporal Li Xian is usually very kind to the people and has a good reputation among the people. Therefore, when it was his birthday party, many people in the city were in high spirits and prayed for this well-known Crown Prince at home.
In comparison, Chu Gang's son Chu Hua is not that famous in Chu Jing. Chu Hua is the prince, only 20 years old, about the same age as Chu Yun. He was named Chu Gang when he ascended the throne ten years ago.
The prince.
Although he became the prince very early, he only started to handle the affairs of state with Chu Gang two years ago and after he was crowned. Rumor has it that because he was in a high position at a young age, he developed an arrogant and domineering character. Although he often
He lives in a deep palace and doesn't go out much, but under the background of Chu Yun, the prince, the prince's reputation is not very good anyway.
In fact, Liu Yueqi had inquired before. His Royal Highness had just held a birthday party for his 20th birthday. Why did he have such a good reputation among the people at such a young age?
Later I heard that Chu Yun had left Chu State when he was young and went to study in Chen State in the Central Plains. During his studies, he had a strange experience in Qin State in the north of the mainland.
The specific experience is not very clear, but after returning to Chu State at the age of eighteen, he brought back a lot of advanced technologies to Chu State. In conjunction with the governance of Chu King Chu Gang, in the past two years, Chu State's national power reached a record high...
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After listening to the deeds of His Royal Highness, Liu Yueqi also sighed... At the age of eighteen, he can help his uncle govern the country. When I was eighteen, I brought with me the knowledge I learned from so many years of compulsory education... What?
None of them. Producing a little refined salt and making a little cumin is probably my only "social value" at the moment...
It's really annoying to compare people to each other. It's no wonder that you have a good reputation in Chujing. If you can make the people in the city rich and live a good life, they will naturally recognize you!
In the two years since Chu Yun returned to China, although he had never been an official in the court and liked to travel and make friends, people did not criticize him. They also said that this was a sign of being close to the people. Although he was in a high position, he was never superior to others. Anyway, what are you doing to feed your parents?
It's all right, no one will question it, and they will address him as His Royal Highness.
Liu Yueqi had met Chu Yun once. No matter what the people said, he still had a preliminary impression of Chu Yun. When this man appeared in Liuyue Mansion, he was dressed like a scholar and his conversation was quite extraordinary. He was indeed a bit abroad.
He looked like he had returned from studying abroad. And then he was just the son of a businessman. In a sense, he was half his love rival, but he was able to lower his status and talk to him like that. He personally invited himself to attend his birthday party when they first met.
, I can only say that this person’s mind and temperament are indeed extraordinary!
Apart from his previous interest in Sister Xiaobai, Liu Yueqi still had a good impression of the Crown Prince, and he also greatly appreciated what he had done and the social value he had brought to Chu State.
Generally speaking, birthday banquets for young people are not as formal as birthday banquets for old people. The attendees at the banquet are all young people. People from the older generation may show up to give a gift or something to the birthday girl, and it will definitely not be long.
treat.
Although the Crown Prince said he was of high status, most of the people he invited were young people, so those officials naturally would not come to join in the fun of the children.
There are also many entertainment activities for young people at such banquets. If they are scholars, they usually like to drink wine, recite poems, and play chess to talk. It seems that Chu State does not have an educational institution specially built for the children of officials like the Imperial College. Generally, the sons of official families
Most of the young lady has asked her husband to teach her, and she can be considered as an upper half scholar. When she grows up, it is also possible to find an official position in the court. As for those who want to go to Chen State to participate in the scientific examination, they are really studying.
There are relatively few scholars. After all, with a good family background, only a few can endure ten years of hard study. It is rare for an official family to have a second-generation official who is illiterate and can enter the court and become an official.
Whether they are civil servants or military generals, they will let their children read and write. No matter what the future is, some culture is definitely not a bad thing.
In addition to reciting poems and composing poems at the banquet, it would also be nice to just give gifts and have a meal. After all, it is the prince's palace. I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince specially invited the royal chef of the palace to cook for everyone this time. It is true that it is a rare opportunity.
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In the morning, the Prince's Mansion, located not far from the royal palace in the center of Chujing, was already full of people coming and going.
Noon is the time to eat, so in the morning, you can finish delivering all the gifts and use the extra time to sit in the Prince's Mansion. You will definitely not be allowed to move around in the Mansion, but don't forget that those who usually don't have to go out the second door
Many of the wealthy officials' daughters came here to admire Chu Yun's reputation, so just sitting and looking at those officials' ladies was a beautiful thing.
We are all young people in their early twenties, an age when enthusiasm is high. If it weren't for the fact that all these rich ladies are waiting in the boudoir, just coming to the prince's palace to have a meal and chat with the prince,
What fun can there be?
Officials are not very opposed to this phenomenon. Such opportunities are quite rare. Compared with the old age, they have no choice but to find a well-matched man to marry. It is also possible to find a dragon-riding son-in-law at the prince's banquet and spread the news.
A good story. Anyone who can appear at this prince's banquet must be either rich or noble, either powerful or rich...
Liu Yueqi called Sister Xiaobai early in the morning and went to the Bai Mansion to find a maid who could talk to accompany her. Ling'er was not here, and Sister Xiaobai was not very good at talking. After entering the Prince's Mansion, there was a high probability that she would be unable to do anything.
I was sitting with Sister Xiaobai, so it would be better if there was a maid accompanying me.
As for herself, she definitely couldn't find a maid to take her with her, nor did the book boy, and finding a servant would be too casual, so Liu Yueqi didn't plan to take anyone with her, and there shouldn't be any problem if Qing'er was hidden close to her body.
As for the gift, I asked my dad to help me choose it. It seems to be a relatively expensive antique, not big in size, and packed in a red gift box. Not only that, I also prepared a similar gift for Sister Xiaobai.
After all, Bai Yeqing has not really married, so the two invitations sent by her naturally represent Liuyue Mansion and Bai Mansion respectively.
When Liu Yueqi and Bai Yeqing took a carriage and slowly slipped to the Prince's Mansion, it was not long before the banquet at noon.
In the carriage, Liu Yueqi opened the curtain and took a look at the Prince's Mansion outside.
There were many carriages parked in front of the extremely wide gate, which seemed to be the same group of people who came with them to attend the banquet. There were no lights on the lintel, just simple red silk hangings.
After taking a few glances, Liu Yueqi noticed that something was different. He didn't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that there was a golden airflow hovering above the Prince's Mansion. The airflow was very light, and he only discovered it unconsciously.
He turned around and told Bai Yeqing, who followed his gaze but saw nothing.
After thinking for a while, Liu Yueqi did not continue to delve deeper. He felt that the yellow air flow should exist. Since practicing spiritual power, his eyes have become better and better, and he rarely makes mistakes or is dazzled.
status.
"So Xiao Qi, do we have to sit separately later?" Bai Yeqing leaned forward and grabbed his hand: "But what if I don't understand some etiquette or something?"
"I don't know exactly what it is, but because there are many official ladies present today, if men and women sit together, it may cause unnecessary trouble, so they should sit separately." Liu Yue touched Qi.
He touched the back of her hand and said comfortingly: "It doesn't matter. You just listen to Dong He when the time comes. You don't have to take the initiative to talk to others. People take the initiative to talk to you. Just smile more. Don't stay dumbfounded. Come on, smile!"
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Bai Yeqing thought for a while, then smiled a little awkwardly but elegantly.
"..." Liu Yueqi scratched her head: "Forget it, you'd better stop laughing, you're easily ostracized if you're too good-looking!"
Bai Yeqing blinked her eyes, feeling a little happy. She liked hearing Xiao Qi say she was good-looking. Only then would she know that she was really good-looking...
"Anyway, those ladies who don't leave the house or step outside the door are very reserved. They probably won't take the initiative to do anything, and they won't ask you any questions that are difficult to answer, so there is no need to worry!
"Liu Yueqi patted her chest and said.
Bai Yeqing knocked off his bad hand and nodded... Xiao Qi likes to take advantage during the day and pretend to be dead at night...
Liu Yueqi coughed twice, picked up the gift box and stepped out of the carriage.
Outside the carriage was Dong He, a maid specially brought from the White House.
Liu Yueqi opened the car curtain, helped Bai Yeqing out of the car, turned around and gave a few instructions to the maid Dong He, and then pulled Miss Bai forward.
There were many carriages parked in front of the mansion. Some people were still sitting in the carriages, and some had already squeezed towards the door carrying gifts.
Behind the open door are two young men standing, responsible for checking the guests' invitations and accepting the gifts from the guests.
Then there are special people to record who gave what and then send it to the back hall.
After handing in the invitation, the servants will be taken to the banquet hall. There is an area where you can move around on your own. At this time, you can go to congratulate Chu Yun on his birthday, and then chat with some friends and classmates you rarely see.
, waiting for the banquet to begin.
As expected, when Liu Yueqi led Bai Yeqing to the front door of the mansion, everyone's eyes turned to her. Of course, they didn't look at Liu Yueqi, but stared at Bai Yeqing and made comments.
There were even many gentlemen who had just been watching secretly in the car. They quickly got out of the car and looked for a certain fellow person nearby. They started talking, wondering whose young lady this was and how she was so beautiful. What they were watching here.
It's been a whole morning, and there are not many good-looking official ladies, but such attractive ones are really rare... The key is that I haven't seen such a fairy-like figure in Chu Jing before.
Seeing that the two wanted to enter the house, they followed them carrying gifts.
Reserved? Why should you be reserved when you see a beautiful woman? You must quickly follow her to verify your identity!
Liu Yueqi was already used to strange things. He usually attracted attention when walking on the street, let alone this group of gangsters who were just waiting here.
He also specifically held Bai Yeqing's hand, hoping to declare his sovereignty through this, but was ignored and had no effect.
Also, they are only interested in beautiful women, including face, figure, character, and family background. As for whether the famous beauty has an owner, it is not within their scope of consideration. In the final analysis, this is just an "appreciation behavior" and cannot be justified.
This kind of behavior locked Sister Xiaobai at home and refused to let her out.