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Chapter 602

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The magistrate's mansion held a banquet around the stove and invited many guests.

The county magistrates and family members of the seven counties all came, as well as many wealthy gentry and businessmen.

Zheng Wuji personally stood in front of the door to greet the guests with a pleasant smile.

This banquet is mainly to thank these people for their contributions to digging canals and setting up free schools.

Therefore, even with such a big banquet, the common people were not dissatisfied in the slightest.

Mr. Zheng spent his own money to thank the benefactors on behalf of the common people. How many good officials are there in the world?

There were even quite a few common people who offered to send cattle, sheep and vegetables, and Zheng Wuji ordered people to keep them.

One is the sincerity of the people, and the other is that they have traveled dozens of miles to send them, but they have to be paid according to the price, and the people have to accept it.

The customs of this place in Chenzhou are somewhat different from those in the capital. The furnace banquet in the capital is often after the first snowfall in winter.

Chenzhou will be a little later, very close to the New Year's Eve.

In the capital, men and women usually set seats in the vestibule and back hall, but here, men and women share the same room, and they just sit in separate seats.

Although Xu Chunjun's month is already very old, he still greets the guests in person.

Among them, Mrs. Cao, the wife of the magistrate of Huaiyang County, is the most familiar with Xu Chunjun. When they met, they smiled and said, "Madam, please don't work too hard. Sit down quickly! I'll greet this one for you, and I don't think anyone will be polite. "

Others also echoed, persuading Xu Chunjun not to be tired.

Xu Chunjun did not refuse, but said: "I know that everyone will definitely not pick on my gifts, but I am really happy to see you here. If you really want me to sit quietly like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit still."

Shen Ding's wife is the oldest, nearly fifty years old, and her son and daughter are all married, and there are several grandchildren.

She squinted her eyes and looked at Xu Chunjun's stomach again and again, then stretched out her hand to touch it carefully, and said very firmly: "Madam's baby must be a son, no matter how good my eyes are."

"I think it's a daughter." Xu Chunjun said with a smile.

"Daughter is also good, how caring! Besides, people have said that the soles are made first when making shoes, and the sons are the first to give birth to daughters." Zhuo Shi, the wife of the magistrate of Dancheng County, said, "Our family has many sons. What's so good about it? There is no one who speaks kindly."

"According to me, whether it is a boy or a girl, it is the heart of the parents. Besides, Mr. Zhizhou and his wife are good at raising, this child must be sensible and smart.

Boys grow up to make contributions, and girls grow up to support their husbands and children. Naturally, they are all dragons and phoenixes. "Wu Shi, the wife of Tu Guangyuan, the magistrate of Qicheng County, is tactful and flattering, and her words are very nice.

Everyone was chatting lively, but suddenly there was a commotion in the front, it turned out that it was Huaiyang King and his concubine who came together.

Everyone quickly got up and went out.

You must know that King Huaiyang seldom goes to other people's homes for banquets, especially after winter.

Everyone greeted him with smiles all over their faces, while thinking in their hearts that Mr. Zhizhou's face is really great.

Among the previous prefects, except for Wang Chongnian, the former magistrate who was married to the Huaiyang Palace, no one has ever invited King Huaiyang.

Usually Yao Zheng is present.

King Huaiyang was wearing a dark purple uniform, with a red gold crown and gray hair. Although he had no beard, his eyes were deep and sharp, and his majesty remained undiminished.

Huaiyang Princess and Yao Zheng and his wife came with him, besides, there was a woman by his side.

The woman was very young, she looked only about 20 years old.

The face is beautiful, the figure is tall, and there is a hint of aloofness.

Everyone doesn't know each other, so it's not good to ask rashly.

King Huaiyang and Princess Wang were invited to sit in the chair, and after a few pleasantries, the banquet officially began.

As the hosts, Zheng Wuji and Xu Chunchunjun would naturally toast to everyone who came to the banquet one by one.

The first person to respect is naturally King Huaiyang.

"The prince is here today, this junior is really flattered." Zheng Wuji held the wine glass in both hands and said, "If there is any negligence, please forgive me."

King Huaiyang smiled and said: "Master Zheng is too self-effacing. You are a pillar of the country and benefit the people of Chenzhou. If I don't come, will I be an old fool?"

"My lord, you are the most important minister of the country," Zheng Wuji said modestly, "The younger generation has little talent and learning, and there are many things that need your advice."

"Young people are awesome!" King Huaiyang sighed with a smile, "But after all, this old man is dozens of years older than you, so to speak of relying on the old to sell the old, you husband and wife should cherish yourself more.

No disease, you work hard every day, forgetting to eat and sleep.Chun Jun is pregnant with Liujia, and there are a lot of affairs in the inner house, and he is also busy with the charity hall and so on.

You husband and wife are really capable. This is of course good, but you must also take care of your health. "

When he said that, everyone nodded.

It is really hard work for Zheng Wuji and his wife.

"My lord, you are really flattering me. In fact, there are still many things I can't do. It is only with the help of everyone that I can do some things. I am not the only one who deserves the credit." Zheng Wuji said with a smile.

"The two of you have truly lived up to the trust of the court and the love of the people. Although I have long since stopped asking about the government, I can see that I really appreciate and respect a parent and official like you." King Huaiyang also raised his wine glass.

"Junior toast to you." Zheng Wuji said, "I wish the prince good health and happiness, and everything goes well."

King Huaiyang clinked glasses with him and Xu Chunjun before drinking.

The atmosphere of the banquet gradually increased, Zheng Wuji ordered people to play music.

The king of Huaiyang smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be a pity to have music but not dance?"

So he asked the young woman behind him to dance on stage.

The woman walked onto the stage gracefully and danced to the music.

She has a graceful figure, graceful and light, and her dancing skills are very superb.

Everyone present couldn't help being attracted to her, even to the point of forgetting to eat and talk.

After dancing to the song, the woman neither blushed nor panted, bowed gracefully and then retreated.

Everyone couldn't help applauding, firstly, it was because of King Huaiyang's face, and secondly, this girl really danced well.

"What is the identity of this woman? Is she the dancer of the palace?" The female guests couldn't help whispering.

"Improbable, isn't it? The lord came here for a banquet. Why would you bring a dancer? This has never happened before."

Not to mention that King Huaiyang would not bring singers and dancers to banquets at other people's homes, even ordinary people are unlikely.

"Then what is the identity of this woman? Could it be Wang Ye Xinna's concubine?"

"It's even more impossible. If it's really a concubine, how can you not put your hair up?"

"This person has a very natural face, and I don't know what his background is."

"Thank you, my lord, for ordering someone to cheer you up. I'll toast you again, junior." Zheng Wuji came over to toast again.

The king of Huaiyang said: "This king will repay you and your wife with this cup! I'm coming to the banquet today, and I have a gift for you."

"My lord, you are too polite, my husband and I are really ashamed to be rewarded for nothing." Zheng Wuji said.

"You can't say that. I didn't treat you as outsiders, so I just came here today. Everyone here must be in the same mood." Huaiyang King said, "There is no illness and work, and Chun Jun is inconvenient. Although There are servants serving, but there will always be places where servants are not serving in time."

King Huaiyang pointed to the young woman standing behind him all the time: "She is my adopted daughter, her name is Fu Qingzhu, and she is the daughter of my subordinate General Fu.

Her father was assassinated to protect me, so I recognized her as a righteous daughter, but she has been with her mother in a foreign country, and has only come to Chenzhou in recent months.

The boy is kind and capable.I saw that she was not too young, so I naturally had to think about life-long affairs for her.

So I discussed it with the princess, and I will give this child to Wuji to be an aunt! "

(End of this chapter)