Chapter 473 Song Ming is troubled
Madam Liu Ji was standing there in anger.
"It's only been a few days since I last saw him, and the third brother has become much more assertive. He must have managed to climb up the social ladder!" Madam Ji looked at her husband.
Ji Yuancheng was also curious.
The princess only invited officials of the fourth rank and above, and he just happened to be qualified.
How could a mere businessman like him receive an invitation to the Princess's Palace?
Then he said to his wife, "Let's go! Be careful when talking outside, don't lose your dignity."
Madam Ji Er thought for a moment and nodded: "Well, okay."
Then he pulled his daughter behind him and said, "Let's go!"
Thinking about the banquet at the Princess's Mansion, all the noble families will come, as well as many young talents and ladies.
By then, I can find a good partner for my child.
Ji Huairen and Xia Shuran stepped forward.
Seeing Song Yun, he said politely, "Hello, Fourth Young Master."
Song Yun also said politely: "Hello, young master."
Of course Song Yun knew that Xia Shuran and Shen Xia had a good relationship.
The servant next to Xia Shuran handed the gift forward.
Butler Ming next to them took the gifts and asked the accountant next to them to write their names on the gift list.
Seeing that the four young masters were all so polite, Butler Ming thought that they were the princess's friends.
Then he asked politely, "What is your character, sir?"
Ji Huairen looked at Butler Ming, who was the butler who had followed the eldest princess since childhood and had previously been a eunuch in the palace.
He said respectfully, "Just remember Xia Shuran's name."
Butler Ming nodded: "Okay."
Song Yun said: "I'll take you in!"
Ji Huairen said: "Okay! Sorry for the trouble."
Song Yun took Ji Huairen and Xia Shuran in. There were seats for men on the left and women on the right.
So Song Yun took Ji Huairen to sit on the men's side, and then asked Jixiang to take Xia Shuran to the women's side.
Song Yun planned to only arrange people that Xia Xia was familiar with.
Gu Ziyan should be here later, it would be better if they sit together.
Doorway
Ji Yuanyuan stepped forward.
He said politely to Butler Ming: "Hello, Butler Ming."
Butler Ming glanced at Ji Yuancheng and said, "Hello, Master Ji, Hello, Madam."
Madam Ji Er said: "Congratulations to the Princess for finding her beloved daughter."
Butler Ming nodded: "Thank you."
Then he motioned to the servant next to him to take him in and sit down.
Ji Yuancheng was curious, who was the man next to Butler Ming just now?
How can you stand next to Butler Ming to receive guests?
Madam Ji Er also saw him and thought he was someone of the eldest princess, so she asked, "Butler Ming, who was the one who was receiving the guest next to you just now?"
Butler Ming smiled and said, "That's our princess's fiancé."
Ji Yuancheng then remembered that he had heard people say before that after Princess Anping came back, she got married in the countryside, and one of them was the new top scholar. The one just now was the new top scholar.
I guess Ji Huairen and the others knew each other locally before!
The third brother still has this luck.
After finding out, the family of four followed the servant in.
At that time, there was no requirement for men and women to sit at different seats.
The whole family sits together.
The servant led them in and arranged their seats.
The front yard is so big that it can easily accommodate hundreds of tables.
The princess's mansion had not held a banquet for many years, so the chefs from the top three restaurants in the capital were invited. Each restaurant prepared six dishes, rather than a certain number of tables.
This ensures that the dishes on every table are the same.
Then there are four dim sum.
After Ji Yuancheng and his wife sat down, they looked at Ji Huairen who was sitting in the front, and then a little maid took Xia Shuran to the backyard.
Madam Ji Er looked over there and asked the servant who had led the way: "Little steward! Why did that maid bring that lady to the backyard?"
The servant looked at her and said, "Oh, that's the princess's personal maid, and that lady is the princess's friend."
Only then did Mrs. Ji understand.
Xia Shuran is actually on good terms with Princess Anping.
Princess Anping is the eldest princess's favorite.
Xia Shuran is on good terms with Princess Anping, which is more powerful than her friendship with Song Yun.
Madam Ji looked at her children and wondered why they didn’t make some powerful friends!
The two children looked at their mother's dissatisfied eyes and quickly lowered their heads to avoid being scolded again.
After Song Yun gave his instructions, he walked outside.
As a result, I saw two people talking about something next to Song Ming.
Looking at the unfriendly expressions on the two men's faces, one of the men was obviously older than Song Ming.
He stared at Song Ming closely and said slowly, "Sir Song, you are just a commoner and you have never read books. You are really out of place here. You should know that the people here are all scholars and nobles. Is it right for you to come here?"
As for the other two people, they were able to enter such an important department as the Agriculture Bureau precisely because of their academic talent.
However, what is surprising is that they are not very proficient in agriculture. Just because they have strong backers and prominent power in their families, they naturally look down on people like Song Ming who have not read much and can be appointed to a high position of the third rank just because they are good at farming.
In their view, this is simply a great insult to scholars, as if the value of scholars has been unreasonably devalued.
Song Ming looked at the two people in front of him quietly, his eyes calm, and said lightly: "You two are here as guests, as for me, you don't need to worry too much."
Song Ming thought that today was Xia Xia's family recognition banquet, and he didn't want to be laughed at by these outsiders. He also didn't want to argue with them over trivial matters and ruin the festive atmosphere.
Seeing that Song Ming was so calm and didn't take them seriously, the other man became more and more dissatisfied. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Humph, it's because His Majesty values you that much that he gave you a third-rank official position. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to get into this banquet!"
Song Ming nodded slightly, his expression still calm and composed, and replied softly: "It would be great if it could be of some use."
After hearing this, both of them choked up, and their anger rose even more. They couldn't help but think in their hearts that this was a blatant insinuation.
Those mere two points were treated with such contempt, as if they were of no use at all.
They were so angry that their faces turned red, and just as they were about to start cursing,
Suddenly, Song Yun slowly walked over, his eyes fell on Song Ming, and asked softly: "Second brother, what's wrong? What happened?"
Although the two were not very familiar with Song Yun, they knew that he was the new top scholar and the fiancé of Princess Anping. When they were at the door earlier, he and Butler Ming were responsible for entertaining the guests. His status and position were obvious.
What is particularly crucial is that he actually called Song Ming "Second Brother", and his own surname is also Song.
At this moment, a strange feeling suddenly surged in the hearts of the two people. Could it be...
As their thoughts raced,
Song Ming slowly turned around, looked at Song Yun, forced a smile on his face and said, "Old Four, it's okay. There are just two colleagues here asking some questions. Don't take it to heart."