Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 986 See you again in the Xu Mansion

In the afternoon, Zhu Pingan had just finished eating the meat buns that the future Empress Dowager Li would send, when a light rain began to fall outside the window, and then the east wind picked up gradually, sweeping the raindrops and hitting the window edge, and then the rain became heavier and heavier, and the clouds rose like smoke, The dense rain was like a mess.

  During the heavy rain, Zhu Ping'an received an invitation, which was sent to Prince Yu's Mansion by his master Xu Jie.

   "Siri set up a good day, Wuhuan Zhongtian"

   After receiving the invitation card sent by Master Xu's messenger, Zhu Pingan curiously opened it and began to look at it.

   There are half a hundred people, prepare wine to celebrate your birthday.

  Today is Mrs. Xu Jie's fiftieth birthday, and she invited herself and other disciples to the mansion to eat birthday noodles.

  Master’s fiftieth birthday, of course I’m going to celebrate her birthday.

  After reading the invitation, Zhu Ping'an respectfully put it in his sleeve, and said to the person who sent the invitation, "Please report back to Master Xu, the students will be there on time after they are released, and I hope Master Xu will not disturb the students."

   "The little ones must take the words of the adults with them."

  The person who sent the invitations replied respectfully, then took his leave and left. He still had to send invitations to Zhang Juzheng and others from the Imperial Academy.

  When the Yamen was released, the heavy rain outside did not decrease at all, and the dense rain was like hemp, interweaving the heaven and the earth together. Wearing a coir raincoat, Zhu Pingan, accompanied by Liu Dadao, rode to the residence of his master Xu Jie on horseback.

   "Haha, Zihou, you are a bit late today, but Zhongfang (Yang Jisheng's name is Zhongfang) and Shuda (Zhang Juzheng's name is Shuda) have arrived early."

   Xu Fan, the eldest son of the Xu Mansion, greeted the guests in front of the door. When he saw Zhu Ping'an, he came up to him with a laugh and joked.

   "Hehe, brother. Ping'an is late, and 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 patted Zhu Ping'an's shoulder with a smile, and pushed Zhu Ping'an into the courtyard, "The old man asked me to welcome guests here. I won't send you off, anyway, you are familiar with the family."

  Xu Fan pushed Zhu Pingan into the yard, then turned around and smiled at Liu Dadao, "Dadao, there is a banquet prepared in the guest courtyard, you can go in too."

  The banquet in the Guest House is specially prepared for followers like Liu Dadao.

   "Thank you, young master."

  Liu Dadao and Zhu Ping'an have been here several times, and they are considered familiar with Xu Fan, so naturally they are not polite, thanked Xu Fan with a smile, then handed over the horse to the servants of Xu's mansion, and followed into Xu's mansion.

  After Zhu Ping'an entered the banquet scene, he found that he was really late, and many people had already arrived, such as Yang Jisheng, Zhang Juzheng and others.

  The birthday banquet in Xu Mansion is arranged according to ancient rituals, and the meal sharing system is adopted. There are two tables and chairs in the middle for Xu Jie and his wife to sit on, and fifteen tables are set up on each side. The seat is already 80% full.

   "Zi Hou, here, here."

   "Zi Hou is here."

   Zhu Pingan heard two familiar calls just after he entered the scene, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen waving to Zhu Pingan. The two sat in the back seat, just blocked by the pillars, so Zhu Pingan couldn't see them at the first time, and then they got up and waved, and Zhu Pingan saw them.

  The two of them had already reserved seats for Zhu Pingan, just in front of them.

   "Ziwei, Wen Sheng." Zhu Pingan walked over with a smile, and sat down on the seat occupied by the two.

   "Why didn't you ask me to come with you?" Zhu Pingan asked after taking his seat.

"Didn't we hear that you were summoned by the Holy Master to Xiyuan for a feast? We thought you would come back with the teacher today." Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen explained with a smile, "Otherwise, we would have gone to Prince Yu's Mansion to find you a long time ago. gone."

   "Okay, I forgive you." Zhu Pingan smiled.

"Zihou, stop. You forgive us, but we haven't forgiven you yet. Since you have returned from Xiyuan long ago, why don't you drop by to find us." Zhang Siwei knocked on Zhu Ping'an's desk, asking for help. posture.

   "Uh, my head hurts a bit." Zhu Pingan touched his forehead with a pained expression.

   "What's the matter, Zihou?" Wang Shizhen asked with concern.

   "What happened at noon, I seem to have lost my manners, my mind is blank, and I have a headache thinking about it," Zhu Pingan said innocently.

   "Puff, your excuse is too strong." Wang Shizhen couldn't help laughing.

  Zhang Siwei looked at Zhu Pingan speechlessly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

   "Okay, I admit my mistake, and I will punish myself with three cups to apologize later." Zhu Pingan confessed with a hippie smile.

"Come on, it's enough if you have the heart. With your drinking capacity, after three glasses of wine, Wen Sheng and I probably have to carry you home." Zhang Siwei rolled his eyes, and he didn't like Zhu Pingan's drinking capacity at all. not optimistic.

   "That's right, Zihou's drinking capacity is well known to everyone now. If you want to sincerely apologize, why don't you write two couplets for 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 feast today. The couplets you wrote to us in apology can only be better than worse."

  Zhang Siwei agreed with Wang Shizhen's proposal with both hands, and asked Zhu Ping'an's couplet to be better than the couplet written by Zhaijiao to Emperor Jiajing.

   "As ordered."

  Zhu Pingan responded with a smile. With hundreds of years of history, he expressed no pressure.

  While Zhu Pingan was chatting with Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen, Zhang Juzheng sitting in the front row was also chatting with Yang Jisheng. Both of them were Jinshi from the same batch, and they both sat in the front, next to each other.

  At this moment, the two are chatting.

  However, compared to Zhang Juzheng's continuous smile, Yang Jisheng is much colder, to be exact, he is lukewarm and doesn't like to talk to Zhang Juzheng.

"Brother Jiu Wennian studied melody with Master Han Bangqi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, and got the essence of it. He even made the twelve melodies by himself. The sound is very harmonious when he plays it. Today is the birthday of his teacher's mother. I don't know if Juzheng is lucky enough to hear that Brother, the sound of nature." Zhang Juzheng leaned slightly and said to Yang Jisheng with a smile.

   "Unfortunately, Sheng Zheng is on a fast and no entertainment is allowed." Yang Jisheng replied lukewarmly and flatly refused.

   "Oh, that means Juzheng has no ears."

Zhang Juzheng was not surprised at Yang Jisheng's refusal. He knew that after Yang Jisheng's visit yesterday, he was very disappointed in himself. He felt that he was a cowardly, cowardly, sleazy **** who was not on the same side as him, so it was only normal for him to be sarcastic. up.

"Besides, the melody is the same way, the small way, the uncle, the national equipment, how can the talents of the national equipment be indulged in the small way, will it not damage the name of the national equipment, and pollute the body of the national equipment. Brother Shuda Nian, you should be the country Treasure it, avoiding disasters and avoiding this path is the best."

  Yang Jisheng's words were full of sarcasm. After he finished speaking, he picked up his teacup and drank tea on his own, and ignored Zhang Juzheng.

   Serving tea to see off guests.

  The ridicule and alienation were so obvious, for a while, Zhang Juzheng was speechless, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

but

   Inside

  Zhang Ju is just happy, Yang Jisheng is too dangerous, he just wants to draw a line with Yang Jisheng.

  (end of this chapter)