On the winter solstice last year, Jia's mother also held a lively cold party. Jia Huan played three books in the Wuying Palace, and participated in Prince Teng, Prince Shun, and King Chu. Show your style, solve the crisis, and boost the status of Jiafu: Jia and Wang Pingqi.

This year's party is even grander than last year's. This is not only reflected in the number of participants, but also in the various colors of the banquet at the moment: porcelain bowls, porcelain cups, silver kettles and other tea and wine utensils, tables and chairs.

For example, last year, a white bowl was filled with a color official kiln. Today, there are all kinds of exquisite utensils: Cheng kiln, Jun kiln, Ding kiln. Last year, I used fifty percent of the new old tables and chairs, which looked antique. This year, the newly made golden silk nanmu tables and chairs, desks, such as Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, are agarwood sandalwood.

With the opening of Jia's mother's order, the maids, daughters-in-law, and mothers-in-law wore newly made extraordinarily clean and crisp clothes of various colors issued by the house, and came in with a large lotus leaf-style jade plate and a large colorful box with pinched silk and gold.

Cold and hot dishes, cooking in the south and burning in the north, wine and delicacies are displayed in front of the dark red painted nanmu case of the ladies of Jiafu.

Gold and jade Ruyi, red sandalwood screens, black silver chisels pour pots, porcelain wine glasses of landscapes, insects, birds, flowers and plants. All kinds of Jiangnan delicacies: eggplant, pigeon eggs, bird's nest smoked and simmered tofu, wind-pickled civets, rouge goose breast, seasonal vegetables and fruits.

The indescribable wealth and romance poured out in the flower hall of Jia's mother's upper room.

For example, Xing Xiuyan, Xue Baoqin, Li Wen, Li Qi and others may not be able to perceive the gap between the two winter solstice banquets from these details. But such as Jia Baoyu, Baochai, Daiyu, Sanchun and others, it is easy to feel the difference.

In the spring of the fourteenth year of Yongzhi, Jiafu had an economic crisis and was almost bankrupt. At the end of the fifteenth year of Yongzhi, Jiafu's family foundation and savings began to accumulate.

All the female dependents sat at the table: Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, Aunt Li, Sister Feng, Hu and others. In addition: 纨, Dai, cloud, Tan, Ying, pity, qin, smoke, pattern, Qi. Jia Mu was in the top position, looking at the lively scene in the flower hall, smiling.

Jiafu suffered from the doom of collapse, and by this time, the situation had completely stabilized. The youngest son she likes was added to the official and promoted to Jiuqing. Glory at all. Jia Shi Wang Xue, now with the Jia family as the bull's ear, how can Jia Mu be unhappy?

Jia Huan and Baochai sat together. According to age, it is ranked below Jia Baoyu. Xiangling, Su Shishi, and the maids all served behind him. Jia Huan was in front of the table, quietly shook Baochai's hand, and whispered, "Sister eat slowly." I'm going outside. ”

Jia's mother left Jia Huan to eat wine in the flower hall to express her closeness to Jia Huan. However, Jia Huan and the others still have to go to the front yard to socialize. Jia Huan, like the political father, stayed with Jia's mother, and all the daughters were uncomfortable.

Baochai's white and greasy face, like beautiful jade, is crystal clear, bright and indescribable. Apricot eyes are like water, all tenderness, all in the eyes, and he said softly: "Hmm." ”

Jia Huan smiled in his heart, took the wine glass and came down to the table, and Xiangling followed with the wine jug. Jia Huan walked to the middle of the flower hall, toasted Jia's mother, and said, "The house has been tired of accidents, which makes my grandmother worried. It's the grandson's sin. Now the lord is promoted to a political envoy, and the grandson congratulates his grandmother! ”

"Okay, okay." Jia Mu laughed heartily. Drunk.

Jia Huan then toasted Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and others. After eating a few cups, he made eye contact with Daiyu and nodded gently. Under the eyes of several bright eyes, he went out of the flower hall of Jia's mother.

At noon, the sun is shining in the flower hall. Carved beams and painted buildings, beauties are like flowers.

Jia Huan looked back at the exquisite and magnificent picture scroll in the hall, smiled, and walked towards the front yard of Jia's mansion.

He had never wanted to protect some of the people in Jiafu. However, now, he is the ruler of Jiafu, and he is in charge. In this way, the picture of leisure, wealth, and romantic aristocratic life should be remembered in memory.

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In the front yard of Jia Mansion, the momentum is better than the backyard. After all, the backyard is only two relatives, Rongguo Mansion, Ning Guofu and Aunt Xue and Aunt Li.

There were forty or fifty guests in the front yard. Jia Shi Wang Xue four families, the world's friends, the power of the four extensions, the four kings and eight princes in the group of good friends with Jiafu, noble.

In the Rongxi Hall, the south hall, and the front yard, the banquet has been opened. Jia Huan came from Jiafu West Road and first went to Rongxi Hall, where Jiafu's daily political activities are held.

"The third master is here."

"Uncle Huan is here."

"Ziyu is here."

"Brother Jia Shi is here."

"Jia Tanhua..."

"Brother Jia"

"Master Jia..."

In the five-room Rongxi Hall, Jia Huan sounded from the door to the main hall. Jia Huan smiled and responded one by one, which was like a spring breeze, and he handled it very decently. In the main hall of Rongxi Hall, there are four or five tables of wine.

On the wine table in the middle sat Jia Zheng, Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, Wang Chenghe, Zhao Shangshu's son Zhao Ergongzi, Yu Wenrui, Dali Temple Cheng Li Shourong, and Tang Qi in the Ministry of Wenxuan. In addition to the power of the Wang family in the army, the leaders or representatives of the power network of the four major families are all here.

This is the meaning of today's winter solstice banquet in Jiafu!

The banners of the four major families are not spoken, but made. Today is the first solid step taken by Jiafu.

Jia Lian and Jia Rong were in the main hall of Rongxi Hall, got up to greet Jia Huan, and hugged him and walked inside. Among the guests, all of them, except for the immediate elders, stood up.

Jia Zheng was dressed in a freehand moon-white scribe shirt, twisted his beard and looked at his son who came over, and the stars held the moon like a moon, and asked, "Why is it late?" ”

Jia Huan bowed and saluted, "Back to my father, I ate a few cups at the old lady's, so I was late." ”

Jia Zheng nodded, "Hmm." ”

The head of the Li family in Jinling, Li Shourong, a middle-aged man in his forties, said with a smile: "I have heard Ziyu's poetry for a long time, and I am late today, so I should punish a poem for the guests." ”

There was a chorus of echo in the Rongxi Hall. All eyes fell on Jia Huan.

Jia Huan took the wine handed by Jia Qiang, ate a glass of wine, and recited: "It is difficult to write a hobby, and a poem is changed with peace of mind." Grandma is still a first-time girl, and she is not allowed to look at her hair if she is not combed. ”

In the main hall of Rongxi Hall, after waiting for a while, there was a burst of applause, "Good! The sound seemed to tear the roof open. Obviously, this is another "On Poetry". Jia Huanqian had three poems, and he was very famous in Shilin.

"The country has talents", "The ancients are dead and do not need to fight", "I know best about justice", "A poem and a thousand changes are at ease", one by one, full of talent and elegant. And "you are not allowed to look at your hair if you don't comb it", it is even more interesting to answer Li Shourong.

As soon as Jia Huan arrived at Rongxi Hall, he stole the limelight from the political father. Due to the rule of "father and son do not sit at the same table", Jia Huan's seat is not in Rongxi Hall. Instead, in the east wing, with Luo Hua, Xu Yinglang, Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan and others.

Jia Huan was about to leave, toasting everyone. For a time, the atmosphere was warm and staggered.

Wang Chengsi looked at Jia Huan, who was socializing in the crowd, and his heart was gloomy and unspeakable. What was it like to think about his mother's birthday last year? What is the scene like now? The side generals can't compare to the general envoy in the center! It is foreseeable that Jiafu's position in the Four Kings and Eight Princes Group will also rise.

Wang Chengsi drank a glass of wine lonely. The heart is very bitter. If his father does nothing more, I am afraid that the gap between the Jia and Wang families will be widened.

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Qin Zhong, Jia Lan, Zhen Baoyu and others were all there, Jia Huan chatted with everyone in the east wing for a while, and told Qin Zhong to come to the mansion to see Qin Keqing in two days and leave. He's a little overwhelmed.

Coming out of Jiafu Middle Road, Jia Huan went to Jiafu West Road. Let's see if the banquet on Jia Mu's side is over. As soon as I entered the courtyard where Jia's mother was in the upper room, I walked towards Ping'er and said, "Third master, I'm looking for you!" ”

"Oh? What's the matter, Miss Ping'er? Jia Huan was slightly surprised, nodded, and followed Ping'er to a warm pavilion.