The guests and guests thoroughly enjoyed the meal.
Although pork is a cheap meat, it can only be eaten by the mud legs of poor farmers. Not to mention Li Yuanjia, a member of the royal family, even a wealthy family with some status would not bother to eat it. However, under Fang Jun's "oppression",
Everyone eats less.
At the beginning, Fang Jun was beating and threatening, but after drinking three or five cups of Shao Knife, his conversation became more and more casual, and when he was drunk, he no longer cared about the meat, and he ate so loudly,
Mouth full of oil...
At the end, Li Yuanjia and others, who had drunk Shaodaozi for the first time, were all very drunk, and were all knocked down by Fang Jun.
Fang Jun ordered his servants to clean up the guest rooms and stay overnight, and then sent people door-to-door notices. Don't worry about these people's families. The focus is naturally on Prince Han's Mansion.
The servants in Zhuangzi arrived at King Han's Mansion and met Princess Han. They said that King Han had eaten too much wine in Zhuangzi. Erlang had already arranged a place to stay and would stay there tonight, so he sent someone to inform Han.
Don't worry about the princess.
Her husband was staying with his brothers, so Princess Han naturally had nothing to worry about.
It was just that after the servant left for a long time, Princess Han had not yet come to her senses. When had her husband and Erlang become so close? They were eating wine and staying overnight, which was really suspicious. But she knew that because of the Cao family,
One thing is that Erlang doesn't want to see the prince, and the prince is also a little dissatisfied. The two of them have prejudices against each other in their hearts. They don't always fight each other, so how can they be so close?
The most important thing is the temperament of his second brother. No one knows better than Fang. Even if they are having a good conversation now, the prince may not have said the right thing, which may anger Erlang, and then he will get angry...
But we couldn't send anyone to bring the prince back.
Like every ordinary woman, who doesn’t want her husband to get along more cordially with his natal brothers?
Fang spent the night in fear and barely slept at all.
I am afraid that in the next moment, a servant will send the prince back with a broken leg and broken arm...
Until early the next morning, Fang couldn't wait to send his servants to the village in Lishan to check out the situation there. Unexpectedly, before the servants could go out after receiving the instructions, people started shouting and neighing at the gate.
Fang's heart suddenly rose and she asked in surprise: "What's going on?"
Then the doorkeeper came to report: "The prince is back, and with him are the new year gifts from the house."
Mrs. Fang breathed a sigh of relief. When she heard that there was a New Year's gift from her parents' family, she led her maid out to welcome it.
During festivals, relatives and friends send each other gifts. This is the most basic etiquette. The higher the status of the family, the more they pay attention to such etiquette, and the more exquisite the gifts are naturally. Look at the long list at the door.
After boarding the carriage, Fang knew that it was all sent by Erlang.
In previous years, the royal family and the natal family would naturally give each other New Year's gifts, but it had never been so extravagant.
Before Fang Xuanling became famous, the Fang family was just an ordinary wealthy family in Qingzhou. They farmed, studied and passed down the family, and did not have much wealth. Fang Xuanling was also upright and honest, and had never amassed money. The family's income, except for some land rent, was
Fang Xuanling's official salary and His Majesty's rewards. Although he lived a worry-free life, he wanted to give more gifts, but he couldn't. What's more, Fang Xuanling has always been reticent and not keen on matters such as welcomes and gifts.
, most of the gifts have only symbolic meaning, and the intention is more important.
Although the Han Palace is said to be a member of the royal family, King Li Yuanjia of Han is not good at running a business, and the conditions of his family are not much better than those of the Fang family. Li Yuanjia strongly agrees with his father-in-law's New Year's gift of "the heart is more important than the form".
Needless to say, the carts of gifts in front of me must have come from Fang Jun.
Fang Jun has not yet married, nor has he separated and lived separately. No matter how many gifts he gives out, they all represent the Fang family.
In other words, this year's New Year's gift for my mother's family was given by Fang Jun on her behalf.
Carriage after carriage drove into the yard, and the servants of the palace were busy directing the unloading of the gifts. Everyone was smiling. The princess was highly supported by these servants in the palace, and the more important the New Year's gifts from her mother's family were.
, the more you show respect to the princess, the more the princess's prestige increases. In the past, the Cao family's natal family sent them New Year's gifts, but every time they made the Cao family walk with their chins raised.
For married women, the prosperity and importance of their natal family is one of the important factors that determine whether they can stand upright in their husband's family. This is true even if Fang is the daughter of the Prime Minister.
Mrs. Fang looked at the mountain of New Year's gifts with both joy and worry.
Naturally, she is happy because her mother-in-law's brother has become successful and can make her look good.
What worries me most is such a generous annual gift. How will the palace return the gift?
To reciprocate courtesy, there must be comings and goings. It is a shameful thing to only go in but not go out, even if it is with your mother's family...
Li Yuanjia got off the carriage and saw Mr. Fang coming out to greet him, so he walked over. The couple looked at each other and saw the mixed feelings in each other's eyes.
Although it was a hangover, Fang Jun's Shao Daozi was pure distilled liquor without any additives. No matter how drunk he was, he had no symptoms such as a splitting headache after a hangover. It was just that he didn't get enough sleep, and Li Yuanjia looked a little depressed.
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Tutting his tongue, Li Yuanjia smiled bitterly and said: "This Erlang is really..."
I finished half of what I said, but I couldn't go on.
Complaining that Fang Jun gave too many New Year gifts and didn’t have any gifts in his own warehouse to give back?
That's really ignorant. Even though Li Yuanjia is a prince, his house is much inferior to him.
But if it's a gift in return...
That four-wheeled carriage, which was several times more expensive than others, had almost emptied the palace's warehouse.
When Fang met Li Yuanjia, she didn't care too much about the New Year's gift, but asked curiously: "Your Majesty, when did you get along with Erlang so cordially, invite him to drink and stay overnight?"
Li Yuanjia briefly explained what happened yesterday.
Fang was very pleased to hear that Erlang had placed the land in the name of his younger sister Fang Xiuzhu, but when he heard that Gao Zhenxing had broken his leg, he suddenly frowned.
The Fang family naturally knew Gao Zhenxing's name. Before she got married, Gao Zhenxing's domineering style had already spread throughout Guanzhong, but relying on the status of the Gao family and His Majesty's favor, no one could do anything to him.
Now his brother has broken his legs...
Fang didn't know whether she should be proud of Fang Jun's strength, or feel a headache because Fang Jun was even more arrogant than Gao Zhenxing.
When Li Yuanjia saw Fang's face, he said: "It's not a big deal after all. After all, it was Gao Silang who blocked the entrance of Zhuangzi to provoke. If Erlang didn't fight back, he wouldn't have to go out to meet people in the future. Later,
As a husband, I went to the palace to meet His Majesty and explained the whole story clearly. Your Majesty is the most wise and wise person and will definitely uphold justice."
Mrs. Fang looked at Li Yuanjia affectionately.
After being married for many years, Fang naturally knew Li Yuanjia's temperament. To put it bluntly, he was a bit scholarly. Although His Majesty valued him very much, Li Yuanjia would never go to His Majesty to ask for favors in his free time. In this regard, he was different from Fang Xuan.
The ages are very similar.
But now for Fang Jun, Li Yuanjia would rather put down her arrogance and go to His Majesty to plead for mercy, asking His Majesty to come forward to suppress the Gao family...
You know, at this time last year, Fang Jun rushed into the house, peeled off Li Yuanjia's face, and even became the laughing stock of the entire Guanzhong. Now being able to "repay evil with kindness" is naturally due to the love between husband and wife.
Go up, only then did you feel wronged and changed your past style.
Li Yuanjia was a little stunned when Mr. Fang looked at him like this.
Speaking of which, after all these years of marriage, it seems that I have really never done anything for Fang...
Fang Jun sent a New Year's gift this time, and the leader of the team was naturally the steward Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng directed the servants who came with him to unload the New Year gifts with the palace servants. When they were almost done, he came to Fang, handed over the gift list respectfully, bowed and said: "I have seen the princess...
…Erlang sent an old slave to bring these gifts and asked the princess to see them. Erlang also said that these things are just gifts for the princess. With the prince...that...it is a brother who respects his sister, so there is no need to return gifts."
Lu Cheng smiled awkwardly.
Li Yuanjia and Fang looked at each other, and they suddenly realized that Fang Jun's original words must have been unpleasant to listen to. They probably said something like "I have nothing to do with Li Yuanjia, so there is no need to return the favor." Lu Cheng was embarrassed to say it.
When he came out, he was vague.
Li Yuanjia smiled bitterly, it's really a joke that a dignified prince would worry about returning a gift...
But when he saw the various gifts on the gift list, he couldn't help but take a breath.
One cart of Shu brocade, half a cart of Suzhou embroidery, pearls from the East China Sea, fine wines from the Western Regions, fresh fruits from Lingnan, furs from beyond the Great Wall... It is almost equivalent to all the assets of a middle-class family in the countryside!
This boy can give thousands of acres of fertile land to his sister, and he can also be willing to give such a rich and heavy gift to his sister. It's really...
Apart from being shocked, Li Yuanjia couldn't think of any other way to describe it.
It is unique to be open-minded and value family ties so much!
Fang Jun is rich, but he is so willing to spend money on his sisters. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the only one in the world. Sisters are different from brothers. In this era, married daughters are just water thrown away, that is
He is a member of another family, and no matter how concerned his mother's family is, they are still outsiders.
Li Yuanjia took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "My king... it's better to enter the palace immediately." He was not a person willing to owe favors. Even though Fang Jun pointed out that the gift was for Princess Fang, he, Li Yuanjia, could not pretend to be stupid.
Fang Jun made it clear not to return the favor, so Li Yuanjia could only use practical actions to return the favor.
But he didn't know what to do.
Considering your Majesty's respect for Gao Shilian and your support for the Changsun family, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not sit back and watch Gao Zhenxing's leg be broken by Fang Jun.
Originally, Fang Jun was reasonable in this matter, but his temper was too strong and his attacks were too ruthless, which resulted in the current situation being quite unfavorable. His Majesty just promoted Gao Shilian to the title of Minister's Right Servant last year, which shows the status of Gao Shilian in His Majesty's heart.
If Gao Shilian cried in front of His Majesty...
Thinking of this, Li Yuanjia felt that he could not wait any longer and wanted to enter the palace immediately.
Don’t they all say “the evildoers complain first”, then let’s be the evildoers for once...