At two-thirty in the afternoon, everyone who was supposed to come was basically there. Zhou Xingyun was hiding in the backyard to observe. Now he was waiting for the arrival of the sixteenth son of the emperor, and the celebration banquet could officially begin.
"Xingyun, pay attention to rest and don't get exhausted." Wei Suyao gently held Zhou Xingyun's hands and silently used Qigong to transfer his internal energy to relieve his fatigue.
The blond girl saw Zhou Xingyun busy from morning to now, greeting guests all the time, and couldn't help wiping his sweat in distress.
"Kiss me, little Suyao is becoming more and more feminine, and I have learned to feel sorry for my husband." Zhou Xingyun snickered triumphantly. Since the two were entangled, the girl's personality has become more gentle.
"I...I just don't want to see you tired and sick, causing me trouble." Wei Suyao was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and gave Zhou Xingyun a arrogant look.
"Pretend, you continue to pretend. Do you want me to repeat the love words you said in my arms the night before yesterday? No matter when, no matter where, no matter what happens, my loyalty will never waver. Please allow me to swear
, I will always follow you... Ouch, Suyao, you hit me? Where is the loyalty you promised?"
"My loyalty was eaten by wolves." Wei Suyao became angry and rubbed the knife with his hand, making Zhou Xingyun grimace.
The damn bastard didn't know how to be charming and said some shameful words that made her want to dig a hole and bury herself. If they were alone now, but there were people around, Zhou Xingyun deliberately spoke loudly and asked her what to do in the future.
To see people?
"You are right, he is a wolf! A pervert!" Mo Nianxi agreed very much with Wei Suyao's words. Their loyalty was all ruined by Zhou Xingyun, a pervert.
"I asked you to stop flirting. Didn't you see the carriage of the Sixteenth Prince passing by?" Mu Hanxing told Zhou Xingyun that the carriage of the Sixteenth Prince had just passed by the street at the back door of their house and soon it was gone.
Arrive at the front door.
"Okay, you all stay in the backyard while I go to greet the Sixteenth Prince."
Zhou Xingyun asked Wei Suyao, Mo Nianxi, Tang Yuanying, Zheng Chengxue, Xuanyuan Fengxue and other beauties to stay in the backyard to eat, so as not to be targeted by a certain minister like Shen Xin.
Zhou Xingyun suddenly realized that it was a wise choice to let Jin Run'er settle in the Zhou Mansion. Because the two most trouble-making girls in his family, Yu Wushuang and Xiao Le, were both surrendered by Jin Run'er.
Jin Run'er is indeed the best chef in the capital. Zhou Xingyun taught her cooking skills. She only needs to demonstrate and explain once, and the girl will be able to grasp the key points.
Now Yu Wushuang and Xiao Le, two foodies, were fed by Jin Run'er until their bellies were swollen, and they were sitting at the door of the kitchen looking at the white clouds with happy faces.
Since the morning, Yu Wushuang and Xiao Le have not left the kitchen. Every time Jin Runer makes a snack, the two little girls will taste it and confirm that it is "not poisonous" before serving it to the distinguished guests.
At this moment, Yu Wushuang and Xiao Le only regretted that their stomachs were too full and they could not continue to 'test poison' for the ministers.
Zhou Xingyun glanced at the two girls who were paralyzed from overeating and looking at the sunny sky at the door of the kitchen, and then went to greet the sixteenth prince.
You know, if the two little girls hadn't been sitting in the kitchen drunk and dreaming, and Song Xiguang was teasing Shen Xin just now, the Wushuang little sister would definitely be the first to see injustice, and justice would come from the sky to rescue the beauty and stand up for Shen Xin.
"We sincerely welcome the Emperor's sixteenth son!"
As soon as the sixteenth prince got off the carriage, Zhou Xingyun immediately greeted him and took him to Wang Yushi's table.
"Today is Master Zhou's celebration banquet, so you don't need to be polite." The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor said to the courtiers who came out to greet him as he entered the room.
Wang Yushi seemed to have made an agreement with everyone and did not tell the sixteenth son of the emperor that Zhou Xingyun violently beat the Song governor, intending to let Zhou Xingyun handle it himself.
The sixteenth son of the emperor arrived and the celebration banquet officially began. Under Zhou Xingyun's arrangement, the banquet could be roughly divided into three groups.
Led by the emperor's sixteenth son, Wang Yushi and other officials were seated at the southeast table.
Led by Taifu Xu, Princess Yongming, and Xuanyuan Tianhen, the officials were seated at the southwest table.
Led by Xuanyuan Fengxue, the officials' children stayed in the backyard to join in the fun.
The layout of the tables at the celebration banquet was in an inverted 'concave' shape. Zhou Xingyun asked Xu Zhiqian to sit at the right seat to entertain Taifu Xu and others, while he himself sat down beside the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor to socialize.
At the beginning of the banquet, Zhou Xingyun, who was the protagonist of today's feast, consciously stood at the top middle seat, said some insignificant polite words, and enjoyed the outpouring of congratulations from everyone.
After a brief opening speech, the maids hired by Juxianlou entered the venue like a long queue, removed the snacks and snacks from the table, and then served the main meal of the banquet.
"Master Zhou, could this be the maid from Juxian House?" The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor frowned slightly. The day before yesterday, he sent someone to Jin's house to detain Jin Run'er back to the house. Unexpectedly, when the servants responded, Jin Run'er had already asked Zhou Xingyun to do so.
It was taken.
"The Sixteenth Emperor is wise, they are indeed the maids of Juxian House. As you know, there are not many maids in my mansion, so we can only hire temporary servants for the banquet." Zhou Xingyun heard what the Sixteenth Emperor said,
But he didn't answer him directly.
"The Empress Dowager has given all the property of the Jin family to Mr. Zhou. The Juxian Building is also your family property. It is really gratifying and congratulatory. Come on, Wang will do it first. I wish Mr. Zhou a prosperous career and a prosperous career." Wang Yushi raised his glass and made a toast.
Drink it all in one gulp.
"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Wang." Zhou Xingyun returned the favor with a toast.
"Master Zhou, did you bring Jin Run'er into your residence?" The Sixteenth Emperor saw that Zhou Xingyun was pretending to be confused, so he had to ask more clearly.
"It was indeed at this time." Zhou Xingyun admitted without hesitation that Jin Run'er was indeed at his official residence, and she personally cooked and hosted the delicacies at the celebration banquet.
"Master Zhou, you won't be able to get promoted and make a fortune, so you will forget the emperor's kindness to you." The sixteenth son of the emperor looked at him indifferently. The day before yesterday, he happily sent people to the Jin family to take Jin Run'er back to the house.
He was playing around with it, but it all came to nothing, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Later, the reason was found out, and it turned out that Zhou Xingyun had taken Jin Run'er in to protect the Jin family. No wonder, during the last morning court meeting, Taifu Xu interceded for the Jin family's women and children, and this guy suggested that he let the Jin family live.
"How dare you, a humble minister? Have the Sixteenth Emperor ever thought about why the Empress Dowager insisted on going her own way and insisted on making me the Prince Consort Commander despite Princess Yongming's objections?" Zhou Xingyun asked an unanswered question, inducing the Sixteenth Emperor to think wildly: "Jin
Run'er betrayed the Sixteenth Emperor and took refuge with Princess Yongming, which is why the Jin family ended up like this. If Princess Yongming doesn't do her best to protect the Jin family, young and old, who will dare to betray the Emperor in the future?"
"Master Zhou, what you mean is that the Empress Dowager abandoned Princess Yongming in order to balance you? The person escorting the Jin family is not your Excellency, but Her Highness the Princess?" Wang Yushi made a smart guess.
"Alas..." Zhou Xingyun sighed deeply: "I am also very helpless. Princess Yongming has always been wary of me. When she is in my mansion, it is like a needle sticking into my heart, leaving me helpless. This is not...
She still wants me to take responsibility for what she did, and now even the emperor doesn’t trust me."
Zhou Xingyun shook his head and sighed bitterly, implying that the reason why Jin Run'er was in his mansion was the eldest princess Han Qiumiao's idea.
Having said this, Zhou Xingyun, the sixteenth son of the emperor, and Wang Yushi all turned their heads in unison and looked at Han Qiumiao at the table on the right.
I don't know if Han Qiumiao sensed the malicious gaze of the three animals, but she came to search for him in the crowd. When she looked back, her enemies were all staring at her...
Han Qiumiao, who was still chatting and laughing with Taifu Xu, suddenly turned cold. His eyes were full of hostility and wanted to strangle people to death. Zhou Xingyun, the sixteenth son of the emperor, and Wang Yushi shuddered, and they quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to see it.
"Sixteenth Emperor, have you seen that life is really hard for me?" Zhou Xingyun said with tears in his eyes. Now Han Qiumiao hasn't even married yet, and he wants to eat him alive. When she gets married, he will
Can the home still be peaceful?
"I...I heard someone say yesterday that the gate and wall of Mr. Zhou's official residence were demolished by Princess Yongming..." Wang Yushi said tremblingly. I believe everyone here is confused as to why Zhou Xingyun's official residence has no gate.
"Thank you for your hard work, Zhou Aiqing. I wrongly blamed you..." The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor also shocked Han Qiumiao with his cold eyes. He had been a little afraid of Han Qiumiao before, because the girl's talent was very outstanding and she could always ruin his good deeds. Or, if it weren't for Han Qiumiao,
If you support the prince, he will retire and become emperor long ago.
Therefore, even if the sixteenth prince did not want to admit it, he did have an inexplicable fear of Han Qiumiao. Because of this, he hoped that Han Qiumiao would get married as soon as possible to avoid ruining his affairs.
When the Empress Dowager granted a marriage to Han Qiumiao and betrothed him to Zhou Xingyun, the sixteenth son of the Emperor couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that if a woman marries and obeys her husband, if Han Qiumiao marries, he will not be allowed to go to court to interfere with his political affairs.
However, the Sixteenth Prince admitted that he had fought with Han Qiumiao countless times, but he had never seen her with such an angry expression. It can be imagined that her heart was shattered at this moment, and she wanted to tear Zhou Xingyun into pieces.
Now the Sixteenth Emperor dare not imagine how miserable Zhou Xingyun's life will be once Han Qiumiao moves into the Zhou Mansion.
The only regret for the sixteenth son of the emperor was that Han Shuangshuang, who was inseparable from Han Qiumiao, would be regarded as a dowry maid and married to Zhou Xingyun as his concubine.
Han Shuangshuang is a beautiful girl with a childlike heart. Her innocent big eyes and cute expressionless Yanran are like a flawless inflatable doll, tempting men to make her more stunned and teach little Dai Niu how to behave.
Various gestures are used to blaspheme.
Good wine, good meat, and good dishes. Less than a quarter of an hour after the celebration banquet started, plates of delicious food were served on the table. Although everyone ate a lot of small pastries for lunch, they could be tempted by appetizers such as spicy mutton pot.
, everyone was like greedy gluttons who didn’t know enough to eat, consuming large amounts of wine and large pieces of meat.
If there is any shortcoming in the celebration banquet held by Zhou Xingyun, it is that it lacks entertainment, and there are no singers and dancers to cheer for it.
However, just when everyone thought that Zhou Xingyun was afraid of inviting singers and dancers to join in the fun, which would make Mrs. Xu unhappy, so he handled the celebration banquet in a low-key manner. A group of women wearing silk clothes, with light and graceful bodies, looked like fallen stars in colorful and fairy postures.
The people flowing into the banquet from the side courtyard were stunned and amazed by the officials present.