Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

Chapter 411 Housewarming Party

Minister Jiang's courtesy name was Xiwen, and the man walking towards him with a cane was named Xie Yanzhou, also known by his courtesy name Yanshu.

"Yanshu." Minister Jiang also called out to him.

Soon, the two sides were approaching each other. They were former classmates who had not seen each other for many years, and they could not help but look at each other with tacit understanding.

After a moment, Xie Yanzhou smiled with shame, "My family's younger generation does not know etiquette. I invited you here rashly and disturbed the Minister."

Xie Yanzhou moved his family to the capital and moved into a new house, but he did not send an invitation to Minister Jiang.

It was his son who saw that he clearly wanted to invite people but was struggling all day long, so he took the initiative to send an invitation to the Jiang family.

Minister Jiang frowned, "So Yanshu doesn't want me to come and congratulate you on your new home. In that case, Xiwen will leave now."

After saying that, he turned and was about to leave.

"Xiwen." Xie Yunzhou hurriedly called out to him.

Jiang Yueyang watched all this silently, thinking to herself that there must be a story between them.

Xie Yanzhou: "I really hope you can come. But you are now of prominent status, and I am just..."

"So what?" Minister Jiang interrupted him with a hint of displeasure. "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would distance myself from my friends once I've become successful?"

"Of course not! I'm just afraid that our interaction will cause you unnecessary trouble."

"What kind of trouble could it be?" Minister Jiang put his hand on his shoulder. "You just think too much."

"Xiwen, you don't..."

"Stop, I don't want to hear any more of your rambling. If you don't want me in, I'll go back."

At this time, Young Master Xie, who had been observing secretly for a while, hurried over.

"Sir Jiang, you are the person my father most wants to see since arriving in Beijing." Young Master Xie smiled and gestured for him to come in. "Sir, please come in."

Minister Jiang glanced at Xie Yanzhou arrogantly, then followed Master Xie inside, saying as he walked, "Yanshu, it's you who I don't understand etiquette, not your younger generation."

"Uncle Xie." Jiang Yueyang called out to Xie Yanzhou with a smile. Xie Yanzhou looked over at the voice and said, "Let's go in too."

Xie Yanzhou quickly looked at Jiang Yueyang and asked with a smile, "Are you Xiwen's daughter?"

Jiang Yueyang smiled and nodded, then knelt down to greet him, "Junior Jiang Yueyang greets Uncle Xie."

"Good boy."

The Xie family had just arrived and knew almost no one, so they only invited their neighbors and the main branch of the Xie family to the housewarming party.

The banquet was held in the main hall of the Xie family, with male and female guests sitting on both sides, separated by a screen in the middle.

When Jiang Yueyang and Xie Yanzhou walked into the main hall, many people had already gathered around Minister Jiang, the first of whom were the two sons of the Xie family's eldest wife.

Seeing this, Xie Yanzhou hurried over on his crutches to help Minister Jiang out. "I'm honored that you have the honor of visiting my humble home! Everyone, please stop standing and take a seat."

Since the host had spoken, the people surrounding Minister Jiang had no choice but to return to their seats and sit down.

After everyone was seated, Xie Yanzhou saw Jiang Yueyang still standing there and hurriedly called out, "Xiao Rou."

Jiang Yueyang was standing in a position where he could see the guests on both sides of the screen. On the female side, a girl who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old stood up and said, "Dad."

"Why don't you invite Miss Jiang to the table?"

Upon hearing this, the girl immediately locked her eyes on Jiang Yueyang, then walked over with a smile on her face.

"Miss Jiang, please follow me."

Jiang Yueyang smiled and nodded, then followed her to the women's side and sat down.

Just now, the female members of the family also heard the conversation of the male guests and learned that the Xie family had invited a minister to the housewarming party. The minister's surname was Jiang.

Therefore, they knew that the Miss Jiang that Xie Yanzhou mentioned was the daughter of Minister Jiang, a noble lady from the capital.

The status of a noble lady made the female members of the family a little restrained.

Jiang Yueyang noticed their awkwardness, smiled slightly, and took the initiative to say, "I'm very happy to be able to attend Uncle Xie's housewarming party today. Everyone, there's no need to be so restrained. Just treat it as a family gathering and eat and drink as you please."

Her words were soft and gentle, without any pretense, which instantly made the women sitting there relax a little.

The Xie family has no mistress, and it has always been the eldest daughter, Xie Xiaorou, who has been in charge of household affairs.

Seeing Jiang Yueyang's approachable attitude, he felt relieved and immediately said, "Everyone, please start eating."

After that, she smiled and said to Jiang Yueyang: "Miss Jiang, try this dish, it tastes pretty good."

Jiang Yueyang picked up the chopsticks, picked up the dish she mentioned, took a bite, and nodded, "It's delicious."

She looked at the women present and smiled faintly, "Everyone, start eating. Don't worry about me."

The women nodded in agreement and then began to eat, but they ate carefully and silently.

Later, perhaps to make sure Jiang Yueyang wasn't arrogant, a woman tentatively asked, "Miss Jiang is so pretty. I wonder how old she is?"

"I am sixteen this year."

"Have you promised them the marriage?" another woman asked.

"Promise."

"Which man is so lucky?"

Jiang Yueyang smiled and answered openly, "The one I'm engaged to is General Lu."

"General Lu?" The woman pondered, and the other women present were also thinking, "Isn't that General God of War?"

Jiang Yueyang hummed, "It's him."

"Miss Jiang and General God of War are a perfect match, both talented and beautiful."

"Thank you."

After chatting for a while, the female relatives were no longer so reserved towards Jiang Yueyang and looked much more relaxed.

The male guests were very lively. Everyone wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with Minister Jiang and toast him whenever they found a chance.

At first, Minister Jiang drank a few glasses to give Xie Yanzhou some face, but when he saw that they were not stopping, he turned his face away and stopped drinking.

Those people were quite sensible and stopped toasting. Instead, they promoted their own children and let their children show up in front of Jiang Shangshu.

When the banquet was halfway through, Mr. Xie, the eldest master of the Xie family, arrived late with his entourage.

Jiang Yueyang looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man laughing as he walked in from outside the main hall. He said as he walked, "Yanshu, I'm late. I'm really sorry, I was a little delayed on the way."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Xie saw Minister Jiang sitting next to Xie Yanzhou.

That year, the two brothers were admitted to the Imperial College one after another, one in the Imperial College and the other in the Four-Door Academy.

Because of Xie Yanzhou's relationship, he had met the famous Shangshu Jiang in the Imperial College several times.

Later, he learned that Minister Jiang was highly valued by His Majesty and became a Minister.

At this time, he was very excited to see Minister Jiang again.

"Brother Jiang, it's been many years since we last met. You look even more charming and elegant than before!" Master Xie stepped forward quickly, bowed with a big smile on his face.

Minister Jiang stood up and nodded, "Thank you, brother. No need to be so polite."

Master Xie's eyes turned and he made up his mind.

He knew that Minister Jiang was now a favorite of His Majesty. If he could establish a relationship with Minister Jiang, he would have a chance of regaining his official position.

Thinking of this, he personally poured wine for Minister Jiang, "Brother Jiang, it is truly an honor for me, Xie, to be able to meet you here today. I beg you to drink this glass of wine."

Minister Jiang didn't want to drink anymore, but out of courtesy, he took the glass and took a sip.

At this time, the system's slightly excited voice came from next door, [Host, host, do you want to eat that melon from Master Xie? ]

【eat. 】