The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 388 Brothers Gather
Gao Jun went to Xiaoer Xianzhuang to help Xuan Shijing select personnel, so today only Shihu drove, two carriages, one carrying gifts selected by Xuan Shijing and Wang for each government, and in one carriage, Sitting is the mother and son.

The middle door of Duke Lu's mansion was wide open, and there were several young servants in blue clothes and soap boots standing on both sides. Everyone in Duke Lu's mansion knew that the people who came to pay homage to the mansion today were from several mansions who had close relations with Duke Lu's mansion, so the servants They are also serving cautiously.

The carriage of Hou's mansion stopped at the gate of Lu Guogong's mansion, Shi Hu jumped off the carriage, and put the stool under the carriage frame on the ground, Xuan Shijing opened the door curtain of the carriage and jumped down, then stood on the spot, He reached out and helped his mother down.

After entering the Duke's Mansion, after seeing Cheng Yaojin in the lobby, Mrs. Wang went down to the backyard led by her maid. Today's banquet, all the wives will gather in the backyard.

In the hall, Cheng Yaojin sat at the top as the host, Li Xiaogong sat at Cheng Yaojin's left and bottom, Niu Jinda and Qin Qiong sat opposite Li Xiaogong.

Xuan Shijing walked to the hall, raised the hem of his clothes, and knelt on both knees to salute.

This is the etiquette of Tang people's New Year's greetings. The so-called elder and younger dresses are used to congratulate, bow down and pay homage to each other.

Years ago, Xuan Shijing was confinement in the palace by His Majesty Li Er, and the housekeeper Zhong Zishuo took people to various houses for the New Year ceremony, so this year, Xuan Shijing did not go to worship next to each other. As a junior, Xuan Shijing's New Year's greetings at this time can be regarded as quite satisfactory.

All the people in the hall saw Xuan Shijing kneeling in the hall to greet the uncles present one by one, with joy on their faces. When Xuan Shijing didn't walk up to someone and knelt down, as an elder, they would all take out The interest money that is going to be given to the younger generation is not too much, it is also a kindness, and it is also a Chinese New Year custom.

After paying New Year's greetings and receiving the red envelope, Cheng Yaojin waved his hand and ordered the servants in the house to clean up and prepare for the banquet

After a long time, the juniors from each family gathered in Duke Lu's mansion after walking around. Although everyone sat together in the Linde Hall after the Yuan Ri Great Court Meeting, it was in the palace after all, so there was no need to be formal. , but the etiquette in the palace must be strictly observed. After all, there are envoys from Fanbang present at the banquet in the Linde Hall, and the scope of speech is limited to the neighboring tables. There are also singing and dancing performances in the palace, who would give up Instead of singing and dancing performances, he went to chat carelessly with someone. Wouldn't this refute His Majesty Li Er's face?

The brothers gathered together again, just like ten years ago, although everyone has changed their appearance now, but the feeling when they get together is indeed the same, but because they haven't seen each other for more than ten years, they feel more sympathetic to each other.

In Lu Guogong's mansion, when people get together, the last thing they need to care about is the word rules, because Cheng Yaojin himself is not a person who likes to follow the rules, so the people get together very happily.

Cheng Huailiang also returned to Chang'an from Shandong, so today's gathering at Lu Guogong's mansion is full of people, and Cheng Yaojin will not deliberately let these juniors accompany a group of old generals at the banquet, so let the mansion do it for these people. Young people, another banquet was prepared.

After everyone had worshiped and celebrated the New Year with the old generals, they got together.

"Tie Niu, I heard that your daughter is seven years old, why didn't she come out today." Li Chongyi said to Cheng Chumo with a smile.

"My daughter followed the princess into the palace today. She said she was going to meet the queen and her majesty. She originally wanted me to follow her into the palace too, but didn't you just attend the court meeting and banquet in the palace yesterday, princess I heard that you all gathered at the mansion today, so you didn't let me go with you, so today, nothing compares to the gathering of our brothers." Cheng Chumo laughed loudly: "How many of our brothers are together?" It's not easy to get together, so don't go back today, we won't go home until we're drunk, there are plenty of guest rooms in the house, just stay here."

Cheng Chumo married Princess Qinghe in the sixth year of Zhenguan and gave birth to a daughter. Since Cheng Chumo had been in the army all these years, he had nothing else to do except this daughter. Follow the careless Cheng Chumo's heir.

"Brother Cheng, look at you, little brother. Don't be in the army all the time. There are three unfilial acts. Having no offspring is the biggest thing. As a brother, I have to remind you, man, it doesn't matter if someone wants to take care of you outside. He's even the captain's son-in-law, so you have to be more careful when the eldest son is born." Chai Lingwu reminded.

"Of course I know this, but you also know that as the eldest son of Duke Lu's mansion, I always think about the foundation of the mansion. Now that there are few wars in the Tang Dynasty, those of us who are juniors can't always eat the elders of our parents." Not at all." Cheng Chumo said with emotion: "But this year, I have already reported to His Majesty, I will be transferred back to Chang'an from Longxi for a while, and I will find an errand in Chang'an first, after a few years, I will go out. I’m really exhausted, and you all know that brother, I’m careless, and I can’t do anything other than work hard.”

Cheng Chumo didn't like books since he was a child, because he was beaten by Lao Cheng for this matter, but the more he was beaten, the more skinny he became, which made Cheng Yaojin very helpless, especially for the eldest son of the Cheng family. Go to the battlefield casually?Isn't this killing people?But thousands of words can't resist Cheng Chumo's own liking.

Therefore, the current situation of the Cheng family is like this, the eldest Cheng Chumo is in the army, and the second eldest Cheng Huailiang works in his hometown in Shandong, this is also a proper arrangement by Cheng Yaojin.

"My little brother thinks what brother Chu Mo said is right. No matter how you say it, you have to have a big fat boy with Her Royal Highness. Don't worry, brother Chu Mo. My niece's Bai Ri brother didn't catch up. Wait until my nephew Bai Ri, My little brother will definitely back up and give you a generous gift." Xuan Shijing laughed.

"You kid also came to tease my brother and me. Now that Xiao Jing is so old, is there any girl who is attractive? Tell brother, brother will help you get it back." Cheng Chu smiled silently.

"That's right, Xiao Jing, when my brother was your age, he would have long..." Chai Lingwu stopped talking halfway.

"Oh? How long ago?" Li Chongyi looked at Chai Lingwu with a smirk: "Have you already found a good friend in Yanlai Tower?"

"That's right, Brother Chai was a role model for my generation back then." Cheng Huailiang laughed.

"Now you all know how to tease me. I don't know who it was back then, who kept bewitching me to take him to Yanlailou together." Chai Lingwu said, "Isn't it, Huailiang, and brother Chongyi?"

Now it was the turn of the two to be embarrassed.

Everyone at the table laughed when they heard this.

Xuan Shijing didn't say a word when he saw Qin Ying entered the banquet. It was a little strange. If it is normal, it is normal for Brother Huaiyu to be more restrained, but today everyone is gathered together, why is he still so reluctant to let go...
(End of this chapter)