Chapter 548: Going to the Banquet (I)

Su Jin bathed and changed clothes, changed into clean and new clothes, and the whole person was also refreshed, and the fatigue caused by the wind and dust bumps on the road was gone.

Xiao Sui'er personally operated the knife, pinned Su Jin's oily powder face, red-winged gold hairpin, plain satin robe, black white-soled official boots, and a precious three-yuan jade pendant at the waist; With long eyebrows and sideburns, eyes shining like stars, coupled with fair skin, full forehead, ruddy face, and chic demeanor, he is simply a beautiful son.

The three daughters of Rou Niang, Huanniang, and Xiao Sui'er looked at Su Jin, who was dressed up, and almost didn't dare to force her to look; In the eyes of the lover, Rou Niang and Huanniang couldn't help but think crankily: If it is said that in ancient times, Pan An and Song Yu were handsome and unmatched, but I am afraid that the appearance of the prince can also be comparable to it.

Su Jin looked at himself and frowned: "Why do you dress me up like a singing clown, how do you look like this?" Why does the face look like a drilled pocket? ”

The three girls rolled their eyes, the aesthetics of the prince are simply different, today's Da Song Dynasty, everyone takes white skin as beauty, but the prince likes to tan his skin brown, he said that is a healthy and healthy complexion.

It's a pity that Su Jin's skin belongs to the kind that doesn't tan, no matter how he tosses it or has a little white face, for Rou Niang and others, this is a handsome complexion; Just now, Xiao Sui'er secretly smeared a light layer of white foundation on Su Jin, and they were quite satisfied when they looked at this fair-skinned and handsome son, in Su Jin's opinion, this was simply too motherly.

"Wash your face and put some brown foundation on me." Su Jin smacked his lips and said.

"Son, let's do it yourself, the little maid is tired." Xiao Sui'er didn't care about him at all, this kind of conversation appeared many times in the process of serving Gongzi Ye in his daily life, and every time Xiao Sui'er sighed and compromised, this time Xiao Sui'er decided not to compromise.

"You...... Are you still my maid? Good...... The master made his own water, this picture is almost the same as going to Vasher to be a man, tonight's banquet may be some big official, doesn't this make people say that I don't smell good? ”

"Master, it's good for you to be like this, you're not very old, why do you want to be old-fashioned? It's a lie that a hero is a teenager, so that those old officials are envious, I dare to say, Sister Yan must also like your dress. Rou Niang brought out Yan Biyun to help herself.

"She likes it?" Su Jin tilted his head and asked.

Xiao Sui'er, Rou Niang, and Huanniang nodded in unison.

"It's so tasteless!" Su Jin smacked his lips and said.

The three of them were depressed to death, and this sentence was equivalent to including Yan Biyun and herself.

"But...... Since you all insist, then so it is; I'm going to say it at the beginning, if it's a joke like this, next time you have to do what I say. Su Jin said.

Xiao Sui'er said with a smile: "Okay, okay, listen to the master, and put a brown foundation on the master." ”

"And stick a row of small mustaches......" Su Jin said.

“…… Listen to the master. ”

"And a beard ......"

None of the three of them fell to their deaths, and the taste of the master is too high-end, it is simply unreasonable.

Rou Niang and the others turned their heads and walked out, and if they stayed any longer, they didn't know what strange requests the prince would make, and Su Jin was still talking to himself behind him.

"If you get cream-colored skin, stick some stubble, and walk down the street, the women in the city are afraid that they will fall for it......"

"Poof" Xiao Sui'er hit her head on the pillar, rubbing her forehead and inhaling the cold air, she can't stay here for a moment, stay for a while, I'm afraid that this little life will be sent here.

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Tianshuijing Hutong luxurious and elegant Yan Mansion in front of the lantern knot colorful car crowd, everyone knows, today's saint personally welcomed the grain envoy Su Jin is recommended by Yan Sansi, originally a joke and talk, but unexpectedly it actually taught people to be surprised, this gentleman actually handled the grain affairs properly, and easily suppressed the bandits, and overturned the officials in Yangzhou and Luzhou.

There may be some dogs who are suspicious of rats, but since the saint personally greeted him, this kind of unruly courtesy just illustrates an attitude of appreciation.

The old fritters in the officialdom have long sniffed out the direction of the wind, and the grain affairs are not only the grain affairs, but the food affairs are behind the prime minister's position, and even if they are blind this time, they can see whose hands the central power will fall into in the future.

Yan Shu only distributed a few invitations, his original intention was just to invite Su Jin alone, and at the same time invite some real friends to accompany the guests, most of these people are old masters who don't know about political affairs, such as Sun Fu, the editor of the national embassy, Tao Yi, etc., and even Ouyang Xiu did not invite him.

Because inviting Su Jin to the banquet can be regarded as the celebration of the three divisions of the yamen themselves, if Ouyang Xiu is invited, it will be suspected of being wooed; Although Ouyang Xiu seems to be on the same front as him, it is better to hide this relationship, so as not to be discussed behind his back and cause trouble.

For these other officials who came to hear the news, Yan Shu couldn't help but let these uninvited people enter the door, these people were under the banner of congratulating the three divisions on the success of the grain affairs, as smooth as Yan Shu Although he was tired of these wall grass, he would not refuse people thousands of miles away, and it was also necessary to have a good relationship with these people.

When Su Jin rushed to the Yan Mansion with everyone, he was startled by the luxurious car in front of the door, it seems that there are a lot of people at this banquet today, and they can think of it with their butts, these people are all officials of the imperial court, and the official positions are not small, although there are many officials in Beijing, but they are naturally not ordinary people who can be qualified to enter the gate of Yan Mansion.

When the master arrived, the housekeeper who greeted the guests in front of the door hurriedly went to report, and not long after, Yan Shu personally greeted him, smiling and bowing his hand to Su Jin.

Su Jin had the opportunity to look at Yan Shu head-on, Yan Shu's fat and short body had lost a lot of weight, his bloated figure had become a lot more capable after the past few months of food work, and his hair was a lot whiter, but the whole person looked energetic, especially a pair of eyes were even more shining, with a kind of confidence and sharpness.

Su Jin stepped forward and bowed and said, "The lower officials have seen the Lord of the Third Division, how can the Lord of the Third Division greet him in person?" It's also such a cost. ”

Yan Shu stepped forward with a smile and grabbed Su Jin's arm and said, "Envoy Su, you have worked hard, how can you be indifferent as a Shangguan?" It should be so, so why say these things. ”

Su Jin said with a smile: "I'm afraid that Lord Sansi has been worried about the past few months, I am not reliable, I am afraid that Lord Sansi has worried a lot." ”

Yan Shu glanced at Su Jin and said: "It turns out that you understand very well, but the matter is in the past, let's not mention it, go to the table and drink first, and you and I will talk about this matter for a long time after the banquet; Today you are the protagonist, there are a lot of court officials, big and small, all to see the demeanor of the Su envoy, today you are going to be in the limelight, haha. ”

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "Isn't it a family banquet?" How did you get these people? I don't know any of these people, but I'm a little frightened. ”

Yan Shu said with a smile: "The world-famous envoy Su is still afraid of such an occasion? Don't be hypocritical, they're looking forward to it. ”

Su Jin knew that he couldn't avoid this level, so he stretched out his hand and said, "My lord, please, with you, what do I have to be afraid of." ”

Yan Shu smiled, took Su Jin's arm and walked inside.

In the main hall of the Yan Mansion, all the officials are indeed looking forward to what Yan Shu said, most of this Su Jin has not seen it yet, if it weren't for today's great achievement, who would take care of this kid from a businessman's background; However, the more bad his background, the more curious everyone became, why could this kid be ordered to handle food affairs without even participating in the imperial examination, could it be that he had three heads and six arms?

In curiosity and speculation, everyone saw Yan Shu smiling and holding a young man in Tsing Yi along the stone road, talking and laughing.

The young man was picturesque, thin, and dressed with oily hair and powdery face, but he was a beautiful young man; Someone muttered in his heart: "Lord Sansi is so happy that he is ruthless, and he actually does not shy away from holding his own child to walk in and out of the public, which is simply unusual." ”

Among the people who have the same thoughts, they cover their mouths and snicker, the value of this trip, although they lose some face uninvited, but they actually found out that Lord Sansi has such a hobby, it is worth the trip, and it will be a joke in the court tomorrow, and it has been a long time since I had fun, and this time I just took advantage of this to have fun.

Some people vaguely guessed that this young man was probably that Su Jin, but this thought flashed in his mind, and then disappeared; Such a beautiful boy can't be associated with the ruthless character who exterminated the bandits, purged the officials in Yangzhou and Luzhou, and had the blood of hundreds of people on his hands in just a few months; Although the ancient proverb 'people can't look good', but the ancient proverb also says 'each other is born from the heart', such a ruthless character is such a delicate and handsome appearance, which is obviously unacceptable.