Chapter 986 Goodbye at the Xu Mansion
In the afternoon, Zhu Pingan had just finished eating the meat buns sent by the future Empress Dowager Li, when a light rain began to fall outside the window, and then the east wind gradually picked up, sweeping the raindrops and knocking on the window edges, and then The rain is getting heavier and heavier, the clouds are like smoke, and the dense rain is like hemp.
During the heavy rain, Zhu Ping'an received an invitation, which was sent by Master Xu Jie to Prince Yu's Mansion.
"On this day, there will be a good time, and Wu Huan will be in the sky."
Master Xu sent someone to send the invitation. After Zhu Pingan received the invitation, he opened it curiously and looked at it.
When half a hundred people arrive, prepare wine to celebrate your birthday.
Today is Mrs. Xu Jie’s fiftieth birthday, and she invited herself and other disciples to eat longevity noodles at the mansion.
It’s my wife’s fiftieth birthday, so of course I want to celebrate her birthday.
After Zhu Pingan read the invitation, he respectfully received it in his sleeve and said to the person who sent the invitation, "Please tell Master Xu that the student will go on time after leaving the office. I hope Master Xu will not I think the students are bothering me.”
“You must bring the adults’ words to you.”
The person who sent the invitation replied respectfully, then said goodbye and left. He had to send invitations to Zhang Juzheng and others in the Hanlin Academy.
When the office was released, the heavy rain outside did not slow down at all. The dense rain was like hemp, intertwining the sky and the earth. Zhu Ping'an wore a raincoat and, accompanied by Liu Dadao, rode to Master Xu Jie's house.
"Haha, Zihou, you came a little late today. Zhongfang (Yang Jisheng's nickname is Zhongfang) and Shuda (Zhang Juzheng's nickname is Shuda) have already arrived."
Xu Fan, the eldest son of the Xu Mansion, was greeting guests at the door. After seeing Zhu Pingan, he laughed and greeted him, jokingly.
"Haha, Brother Shi. It's too late for Ping An. I will punish myself with three cups later." Zhu Ping'an replied with a smile.
"Okay, this is what you said. I will check it later." Xu Fan smiled and patted Zhu Pingan on the shoulder, pushing Zhu Pingan into the courtyard, "The old man asked me to welcome guests here. I won’t give it to you, since you are already familiar with it at home.”< br>
After Xu Fan pushed Zhu Ping'an into the courtyard, he turned around and smiled at Liu Dadao, "Dadao, there is a banquet prepared in the guest courtyard, you can come in too."
The banquet in the guest courtyard is specially for It was prepared by followers like Liu Dadao.
"Thank you, young master."
Liu Dadao and Zhu Ping'an have been here several times, and they are familiar with Xu Fan, so naturally they are not polite and say thank you to Xu Fan with a smile. , then handed the horse to the servants of Xu Mansion, and followed him into Xu Mansion.
After Zhu Pingan entered the banquet, he found that he was indeed late. Many people had already arrived, such as Yang Jisheng, Zhang Juzheng and others.
The Xu Mansion’s birthday banquet was arranged according to ancient rituals and the meal sharing system was adopted. There were two tables and chairs in the middle for Xu Jie and his wife to sit on, and fifteen tables were set up on each side. The seats were already 80% full.
"Zihou, here, here."
"Zihou here."
Zhu Ping'an heard two familiar calls just after he entered the scene, and looked up When they arrived, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen waved to Zhu Pingan. The two people were sitting at the back, which was blocked by a pillar, so Zhu Pingan could not see them immediately. Then the two people stood up and waved, and Zhu Pingan saw them.
The two of them had already reserved seats for Zhu Pingan, right in front of them.
"Ziwei, Wen Sheng." Zhu Pingan walked over with a smile and sat down on the seat occupied by the two of them.
"Why didn't you ask me to come with you?" Zhu Pingan asked after sitting down.
“Didn’t we hear that you were summoned by the Holy Master to Xiyuan Zhaijiao? We thought you would come back with the teacher today.” Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen explained with a smile, “Otherwise, we would have I'll go to Prince Yu's Mansion to find you."
"Okay, I forgive you," Zhu Pingan said with a smile.
"Zihou, stop it. You have forgiven us, but we haven't forgiven you yet. Since you have returned from Xiyuan a long time ago, why don't you come to us on the way." Zhang Siwei knocked on Zhu Ping'an's table, looking like he was asking questions. posture.
"Uh, my head hurts a little." Zhu Pingan touched his forehead with a painful expression.
"What's the matter, Zihou?" Wang Shizhen asked with concern.
"What happened at noon? I seem to have lost my composure. My mind went blank and I had a headache thinking about it," Zhu Pingan said with an innocent look.
"Pfft, your excuse is too strong." Wang Shizhen couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Siwei looked at Zhu Pingan with a speechless expression, unable to laugh or cry.
"Okay, I admit my mistake. I will punish myself with three glasses of wine later to make amends." Zhu Pingan confessed with a playful smile.
"Come on, that's enough for you. With your drinking capacity, after three glasses of wine, Vincent and I will probably have to carry you home." Zhang Siwei rolled his eyes and said Zhu Pingan's drinking capacity is not optimistic at all.
"That's right, Zihou, your drinking capacity is now well known to everyone. If you want to sincerely apologize, why not write two couplets and give them to me and Ziwei." Wang Shizhen continued.
"Hey, that's right. Wen Sheng's suggestion is good. Zihou, we have heard about the couplets you wrote during the fasting ceremony today. The couplets you wrote to us to apologize can only be better than worse. .”
Zhang Siwei raised his hands in agreement with Wang Shizhen's proposal and asked Zhu Pingan's couplet to be better than the couplet written to Emperor Jiajing during the Zhaijiao ceremony.
“Yes.”
Zhu Ping’an responded with a smile. He had hundreds of years of experience ahead of him and said he had no pressure.
While Zhu Pingan was joking with Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen, Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting in the front row, was also chatting with Yang Jisheng. Both of them were Jinshi in the same batch, and they sat closer to the front, one behind the other.
At this moment, the two are chatting.
However, compared to Zhang Juzheng's constant smiles, Yang Jisheng was much colder. To be precise, he was lukewarm and did not like to talk to Zhang Juzheng.
“I have long heard that Brother Nian studied music rhythm with Mr. Han Bangqihan, the Minister of Civil Affairs in Nanjing, and learned the essence of it. He even made twelve rhythms with his own hands, and the sound was very beautiful when he played it. Today is my wife’s birthday, I don’t know "Is Juzheng lucky enough to hear Brother Nian's music?" Zhang Juzheng leaned slightly and said to Yang Jisheng with a smile.
"Unfortunately, Sheng Zheng is fasting and is not allowed to entertain." Yang Jisheng replied lukewarmly and flatly refused.
“Oh, that’s because Ju Zheng has lost his hearing.”
Zhang Juzheng was not surprised at all by Yang Jisheng’s rejection. He knew that after Yang Jisheng’s visit yesterday, he was very disappointed with himself and felt that he was A coward who is timid and lives an ignoble existence is not the same person as him, so it is normal for him to be sarcastic and sarcastic towards himself.
"Moreover, music and music are all in the small way, and uncle is the country's weapon. How can the talent of the country's weapon be indulged in the small way? Wouldn't it damage the name of the country's weapon and pollute the body of the country's weapon. Brother Shu Danian, you should serve the country by yourself. "Take care, avoid disaster and avoid this path."
Yang Jisheng's words were full of ridicule. After finishing speaking, he picked up his tea cup and drank tea and stopped talking to Zhang Juzheng.
Serving tea to see guests off.
The ridicule and alienation were so obvious that for a moment, Zhang Juzheng was speechless and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
But
In his heart
Zhang Juzheng was happy, Yang Jisheng was too dangerous, and he just wanted to draw a clear line with Yang Jisheng. (End of this chapter)