Today we just need to take Chen Ji to Zhang Mansion for the banquet."

Mrs. Liang calmly put away the notes and handed them to Dongzhi: "Put these notes away one by one. Don't lose them."

At this time, Chen Liqin walked out of the house wearing a purple stand-up collar and a large front. He was wearing soap boots and a corrugated black gauze hat on his head. He looked very noble.

Mr. Liang praised: "I usually go to the river embankment and don't do any work. Now I have put some care into it, and I already look like a court official. I believe that in a few years, I will definitely be able to enter the first hall and hold the title of minister."

Chen Liqin said with a smile: "Madam, you must never say such things in front of outsiders. It will only make others laugh and say that I, Chen Liqin, am an official fanatic. Now as the young master of the James family, I can do my best to assist the prince."

Mrs. Liang straightened his collar and said, "The master is upright in my heart, but I can't even compare with those officials. With you assisting the prince, when the day comes when the prince ascends to the throne, you will definitely be able to fulfill your wishes and show your ambitions."

.The master of the house arranged this errand for you, isn’t it just to pave the way for you?”

Chen Liqin smiled broadly: "It's strange. Originally, my family's arrangements for my promotion were repeatedly blocked, and the Supervisor of Ceremonies also made things difficult in every possible way. Now for some reason, the palace suddenly agreed to let me take this job. Maybe I am responsible for managing the river.

It must be in His Majesty's eyes that you have meritorious service."

Mrs. Liang beamed with joy: "Now that I have fallen into His Majesty's eyes, I am even happier."

Chen Liqin asked: "What were you talking about just now?"

Mrs. Liang's eyes turned slightly: "I am about to send Dongzhi to summon Wenzong and Chen Ji. I plan to take them to the banquet together so that Chen Ji knows that the master has him in his heart."

Chen Liqin said happily: "Originally, I was worried that you and Chen Ji would not get along with each other. Now that I see that you have reconciled as before and can recite Buddhist scriptures together, I feel relieved. But today is not the right time to bring Chen Ji with you. We would rather go to court since ancient times."

The rule in the past is that concubines and concubines are not allowed to attend the banquet. It would be better if he has a title, but now that he has not passed the exam, taking him to the banquet may make outsiders think that our Chen family does not understand the rules."

Mrs. Liang held Chen Liqin's arm and said hesitantly: "I really don't want to take him with me? What if he thinks that I, a mother, am narrow-minded?"

Chen Liqin patted the back of her hand: "It's not a big deal. Chen Ji has known these rules since he was a child. He has been doing this for so many years. He won't think too much about it."

Mrs. Liang had some calculations in her mind, and then she smiled gently and said: "Master cares too much about the rules. Although Chen Ji has no fame, this is not the capital. Without the Liu family, you and Mr. Zhang are the only ones in Luo City."

God, what's the harm in bringing a bastard?"

Chen Liqin hesitated.

Mrs. Liang then comforted her by saying, "I saw the invitation from the Zhang family. Half of the people who came to the banquet today are businessmen. Why do we, the Chen family's long-standing ministers, need to follow the rules with those people who are full of copper odor? You can follow the rules, and they will.

But I won’t talk about it. Besides, Chen Ji has just come back, and I’m not sure what he will think if you just ignore him. Now is the time to repair the father-son relationship between you and him. You must not ignore him anymore.”

Chen Liqin breathed a long sigh of relief: "It makes my husband happy that my wife can be so broad-minded. What more can I ask for when I have such a wife?"

He told Guyu, the young man who was accompanying him, "Go and summon Wenzong and Chen Ji."

After lighting a stick of incense, Chen Wenzong and Chen Ji came hand in hand, followed by Xiao Man who was in high spirits.

Chen Wenzong raised his hands and saluted: "Father, mother, you have called me and Chen Ji, but we are going to a banquet?"

Liang said with a smile: "The time has come, it would be rude if we didn't go."

She looked past the two of them and towards Xiao Man behind Chen Ji: "Today is a formal banquet, so there is no need to take the maid with you. At that time, a flowing banquet will be set up in Cuiyun Lane to entertain the neighbors. Xiao Man is a greedy girl. Today, you and the others are allowed to join us.

The first-class maids and servants will eat together on the running water mat in Cuiyun Lane."

Xiaoman's face suddenly fell: "Oh, it's all up to my wife's arrangement."

The flowing banquet outside Zhang's Mansion was prepared for the neighbors, which was a gimmick to have fun with the people; inside Zhang's Mansion, there was a banquet specially reserved for the servants of distinguished guests. After all, the servants of distinguished guests also had some status, so they did not have to sit with the traffickers and lackeys.

Together.

There is a huge difference between the dishes in the house and outside the house. Xiaoman originally thought he could come in and have a good meal, but now it seems that he can't.

However, Chen Ji smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry about Xiaoman. She has an invitation from the Zhang family, so you can go with me."

Xiao Man was slightly startled, and even Mrs. Liang was a little surprised: "The Zhang family specially sent an invitation to Xiao Man?"

"That's not true," Chen Ji took out the invitation from his arms: "It's for my master and servant. It also has Xiaoman's name written on it."

Mrs. Liang took it and looked at it, and said with a smile: "On weekdays, you only need to write the host's name on the invitation, but Chen Ji has a close relationship with the Zhang family. Miss Zhang actually added Xiaoman's name specially for you."

Xiaoman was confused and stood on tiptoe to look at the invitation.

But I saw that the invitation was supposed to only have the name Chen Ji, but someone added Xiao Man's name on the side.

This invitation specifically to invite servants was the only one in the entire Ning Dynasty.

Xiao Man looked at Chen Ji's profile and suddenly said: "Sir, I'm not going to the banquet. Can you put this invitation away for me?"

Chen Ji was confused: "Why didn't you go to the banquet?"

Xiaoman whispered: "Because when we go to the banquet, the Zhang family will take back the invitation..."

Chen Ji said cheerfully: "It's okay, I'll tell them and leave the invitation to you."

Xiaoman's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"real."
Chapter completed!