When Shao Yunan returned to Beijing, Guo Zimu was the happiest. Shao Yun'an is not in the capital, so he always lacks confidence. As soon as Shao Yun'an came back, he dared not wear a mask when he went out. Of course, he hadn't done so before.
Guo Zimu, who ate the fish maw, also liked it very much. Shao Yunan was teaching him how to deal with the fish maw and how to get rid of the fishy smell.
At this time, the steward of the private restaurant came in with a face full of embarrassment: "Master, the steward of Duke Lu's mansion came over and wanted to book three tables at our 'Qing Yuan' tomorrow night, but we have all booked tables within five days. Add three tables at once... "
Before Guo Zimu responded, Shao Yun'an was the first to get upset: "Don't they know the rules of the restaurant? They come to book a table in advance. Where do we go to add another table for him? Could it be that other reservations have been canceled? Do not do business."
Seeing that Shao Yun'an had spoken, the steward was even more embarrassed: "Yes, the Sixth Young Master of Duke Lu's Mansion entertained friends, this..."
Guo Zimu reminded: "Yun'an, Duke Lu's mansion is your natal home."
Sure enough, Shao Yun'an forgot that his little father belonged to Duke Lu's mansion.
Shao Yun'an was not familiar with his "grandfather" family, or very unfamiliar. Although Su Chenyi came from Duke Lu's mansion, he himself is not a family member. Otherwise, with his status, the always low-key Dai family would not agree to Dai Mingrong's marriage with him. Su Chenyi and Dai Mingrong said It sounds like free love. Shao Yun'an only met people from Duke Lu's mansion once on the day of the marriage recognition banquet, and he hasn't had much contact with them since then. Although people from Duke Lu's mansion asked him to meet or have dinner with him several times, Shao Yun'an was very busy on the one hand, and Su Chenyi knew that his son was impatient with these things, so they all pushed for him, so for Duke Lu Shao Yun'an's relationship with the government is more unfamiliar. Perhaps the most important thing is that Su Chenyi's mother has passed away, and his father has also remarried, so Su Chenyi himself has little contact with his family, which directly leads to Shao Yun'an being even less close to Duke Lu's mansion, but not being close is not being close, Shao Yunan But he doesn't dislike Duke Lu's mansion, and he also pays tribute to Duke Lu and his elders.
It's just that Shao Yun'an became even more unhappy when he knew that the other party belonged to Duke Lu's mansion: "Who is this sixth young master?"
Guo Zimu replied faster than the steward: "He is Duke Lu's nephew, Duke Lu's sister, and your cousin's only son. You are either called cousin or cousin. He is about the same age as you."
The former Duke of Lu died young, and the current Duke of Lu is Su Chenyi's cousin, and Su Chenyi's father is the second uncle of Duke Lu. Among the original three princes, Lu Guogong is the youngest, and he is the same generation as the original An Guogong's heir. The former Duke of Lu had one main room on two sides and several concubines and servants. The current Duke of Lu has one main room, three side rooms and two concubines. There are three brothers of Duke Lu himself, as well as brothers and sisters, who are not separated from each other, and they all live together. Including the relatives of these brothers, there are more than one hundred masters, big and small, in the whole mansion. The more powerful and powerful the family in this society, the more taboo it is to separate the family, which leads to the larger the family and the larger the population. Who can have so many people in modern society, just memorizing names can make people dizzy.
Shao Yun'an was confused: "Why is my cousin's only son from Duke Lu's mansion? Could it be that her husband is married?" This is rare. His aunt lived in the general's mansion for safety reasons, but his uncle had his own mansion.
The steward didn't understand what husband meant, so Guo Zimu replied calmly: "Mrs. Ru is a widow. It is said that Mrs. Su loved this daughter very much. After her husband passed away, she brought their mother and son back to Duke Lu's mansion. This letter from Ru is in He ranks sixth in the younger generation in Duke Lu's mansion, and everyone calls him the Sixth Young Master."
Shao Yunan's eyes widened: "Brother Guo, why are you so clear?"
Guo Zimu raised his chin arrogantly: "Doing business in the capital, how can you not clarify these relationships. I'm afraid you don't know the situation of Duke Lu's mansion as well as I do." Did not fall.
"I admire you, little brother!" Shao Yun'an cupped his fists, he was really scared, darling, it's really impressive not to see him for three days! Brother Xiao Guo is amazing! This is the power of love? ! Shao Yun'an made himself sick.
Guo Zimu, who didn't know Shao Yun'an's inner activities, went on to say: "The face of this sixth young master cannot be refuted. He is very much loved by Mrs. Su, and Duke Lu also loves him very much. It’s even higher. Manager Zhao, tell them that there’s no way for three tables, two tables at most.”
Zhao Guanshi still had a look of embarrassment on his face: "Master, where should we set the two tables?"
Guo Zimu couldn't help it either: "Let's arrange it in the Mingyue Room."
Zhao Guanshi frowned when he heard that: "Mingyue House belongs to the crown prince..."
Guo Zimu: "If you use it once in a while, the prince won't mind. I will tell him when I go back. Now only the 'Mingyue Room' and 'Chengxiang Courtyard' have space, and the Chengxiang Courtyard must not be moved. But you have to talk to Lu Guogong about it." People in the government said, let’s forget it this time, and we still have to follow the rules in the future.”
Guo Zimu was also a little uncomfortable, but after all, Duke Lu's mansion was Shao Yun'an's natal family, so he must give this face, maybe the other party also thought of this, so they ignored the rules. If the prince or the eldest son were here, the matter of the county would be easy to handle. If they came forward, the other party would definitely retreat, but now only he and Yun An are present, and he can't show up, let alone Yun An, so So arrange it.
The Mingyue Room is an exclusive room reserved for His Royal Highness Murong to entertain his guests, and the interior decorations are all according to His Royal Highness Murong's preferences. Chengxiang Courtyard is the only independent courtyard of the private restaurant, which is reserved for the emperor and the queen, and the dragon and the phoenix present auspiciousness. If King Luo Rong entertained guests, he would also be in Chengxiang Yuan. Guo Zimu originally planned to reserve a room for Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing, but Shao Yunan refused. The area of "Qing Yuan" is not large in the first place. The Chengxiang Courtyard was rebuilt from the backyard. Aside from the necessary rooms such as the kitchen and Guo Zimu's office, only eleven rooms can be furnished. If Ishii keeps one, isn't that a waste of resources? If they want to come to "Qingyuan", they just say hello in advance, and at worst they can use the Mingyue room, there is no need to occupy another one.
When Guo Zimu made arrangements, Shao Yun'an's face fell down. How could he not know the layout of the private restaurant. He also guessed why the other party made such a rude request.
"Wait." Stopping Manager Zhao who was about to go out, Shao Yun'an said with a straight face: "Tell the visitor, the table will be full within five days, if you want to treat guests, you have to go to another place, or you can only wait five days later, just say it's me Said."
Guo Zimu is his brother, his family, and the Sixth Young Master, whom he doesn't even remember, is just a stranger. There is no reason to help strangers and embarrass your own family. So what about grandpa's house, grandpa and grandma met once, and it has nothing to do with your letter, and he hasn't even spoken to anyone else. He will explain to Little Daddy, he believes Little Daddy will understand,
"Yun'an." Guo Zimu saw that Shao Yun'an was unhappy, and comforted him, "It's okay. This is my family, so let's go to Mingyue Room."
Shao Yun'an: "Whoever talks to his own family, his family will not make such rude requests. Has my aunt's child ever done this?" Asking about tomorrow night, don't even ask if there is any vacant table, if it is my own Shao Yunan dared to throw him out of the store.
Of course Guo Zimu knew Shao Yunan's protection of him, but he still persuaded Shao Yunan to forget it, Shao Yunan refused. "The Duke of Lu's mansion only asks you to open three tables for a young master with a foreign surname. What about the other young masters of the Duke of Lu's mansion? If there is one, there are two. This precedent cannot be set, let alone let them take me and you. Friendship saves face, if you don’t have it, you don’t have it. Manager Zhao, let them follow the rules and just say I said it.”
Seeing that Shao Yun'an's fire had come up, Guo Zimu waved his hand, and Manager Zhao hurried away. Wang Shaozhengjun's anger is not something ordinary people can bear.
"Don't be angry." Guo Zimu took off his mask, and when he saw his "delicate and charming" face, Shao Yun'an suddenly lost his temper, picked up the mask and put it on him again: "Don't try to seduce me, I She is absolutely loyal to my Brother Jing."
"Go to hell!" Guo Zimu kicked him.
It was Wang Shaozhengjun who directly refused Qing Yuan's lack of face, and the steward who came from the Lu State Duke's mansion left with a pale face. He could already imagine the reaction this incident would cause in the capital. Wang Shaozhengjun was so angry that he didn't even give the Duke of Lu's house any face! Doesn't he even care that Duke Lu's mansion is his natal family
After a while, Guanshi Zhao came again, holding a thick slapstick greeting card in his hand: "Master, Wang Shaozhengjun, the people from Duke Lu's mansion have left, but they don't look very good."
Shao Yun'an: "Leave them alone. If they have the ability, they will ask Duke Lu to come to me."
Zhao Guanshi then handed out the greeting card in his hand: "Wang Shao Zhengjun, there are many people outside who want to see you, this is the greeting card."
"Why did you send the greeting card here?"
Guo Zimu said clearly: "You are in the palace all day, it is not easy to see you. I guess you will be targeted as soon as you leave the palace."
Shao Yun'an looked at Guo Zimu curiously, the change of little brother Guo is really, too big! But he didn't understand again, why does Brother Guo flinch so much every time in front of the queen? Shao Yun'an dared to be as old as the queen, but he didn't know how terrifying the queen's aura was to others.
Shao Yun'an read the greeting post with no interest, and he avoided getting too involved with the wealthy families in the capital. His family's background in the General's Mansion is already deep enough, and his own family is Lord Marquis, plus a thousand-year-old uncle, if he is good at dancing among the wealthy families in the capital, it will not be of much benefit to the Zhongyonghou Mansion and the General's Mansion. His family, Wang Shijing, didn't want to monopolize power or anything, so it's better to push off these social activities.
In these invitations, there are wealthy families and some businessmen. There are people from the Dasi Kingdom, the Xianlu Kingdom, and the Dashan Tribe. Mountain tribe
Shao Yun'an picked up a greeting card from the Dashan Tribe. He still had a good impression of the Dashan Tribe. After all, he was also rescued by the Dashan Tribe, and the businessmen of the Dashan Tribe also cooperated very much during the auction.
The greeting post was sent by a man named Wu Sie, who was a businessman from the Dashan tribe from the content. But since he was able to send greeting cards, he must have a high status in the Dashan tribe and a big business, so those small families would not dare to send him greeting cards easily.
"Hey, brother Guo, have you heard of this stingy mountain tribe businessman?"
Guo Zimu immediately answered: "This man is quite rich. He has eaten in Qingyuan several times. His background is quite big. His son has mentioned him."
Shao Yun'an handed the greeting card to Guanshi Zhao: "It's noon the day after tomorrow, it's still here." After he finished speaking, he turned his head, and Guo Zimu said without waiting for him, "I'll make the Mingyue Room available for you at noon the day after tomorrow."
"good."
In the Duke of Lu's mansion, a young man who looked not much older than Shao Yun'an was complaining to the ancestor of the Duke of Lu's mansion, the biological mother of the Duke of Lu, Mrs. Su, Yipin's wife, with a sad face. This young man, with red lips and white teeth, looks like the most standard handsome young man of the Dayan people. This is also one of the reasons why he was loved by his ancestors as a man with a foreign surname in Duke Lu's mansion, because he not only has a sweet mouth, but also has a cute and cute appearance.
"Grandmother, what should I do? My grandson has already said that it's fine. How did you know that Cousin Yun'an is so disrespectful. How can grandson go to see his classmates?"
Mrs. Su was a little unhappy, no matter how Yun An was from her own family, how could she refuse without saying anything, besides, the head of Qing Yuan's family was King Luo Rong's quasi-righteous monarch, not Yun An. However, there was another reason for Mrs. Su's unhappiness, but she couldn't say it out, and she didn't dare to say it out.
Mrs. Su was unhappy, but she still had a kind face on her face, and said: "Since Qing Yuan said that you need to make a reservation at least five days in advance, I'm afraid there will be no room for a table. Since you are going to Qing Yuan, why don't you come earlier?" order?"
Ru Shuhan also said helplessly: "It was just decided today. This grandson's article was praised by the master today. He Wei said that everyone should get together, and it happened that tomorrow is He Wei's birthday. It’s better to hit the sun and start tomorrow. He Wei is kind enough to celebrate for his grandson, and the grandson is grateful. He Wei said that Qing Yuan’s seat is not easy to book. Although his family has some money, they have no connections. My grandson thought that Wang Zhengjun could save my grandson, but my cousin refused."
Mrs. Su couldn't help being concerned about He Wei's purpose, but her grandson had always been simple-minded, and she didn't want him to be troubled. Mrs. Su also didn't want to see her grandson so distressed. After all, it was really embarrassing her grandson. Mrs. Su said, "Well, grandma wants your elder brother to go again."
Ru Shuhan's expression was suddenly depressed, and he lowered his head: "Is it because my cousin doesn't like me, that's why..."
Madam Su felt distressed, and held his hand: "Don't think about it. You are the young master of Duke Lu's mansion, who would dare not like you?"
Ru Shuhan said aggrievedly, "My surname is not Su."
Now Mrs. Su felt even more distressed, and couldn't help but blame Shao Yun'an even more, and her tone became tougher: "It's just three tables of noodles, even if you cover the whole Qingyuan, Yun'an should give this face." Mrs. Su He said to the big girl next to him, "Go and call the big lady over."
"yes."
Ru Shuhan hugged Mrs. Su and said, "Grandmother, cousin won't be angry."
"You are his cousin, so he should have helped you. Don't worry, if he is really so petty, grandma will come forward."
Ru Shuhan smiled, and hugged Mrs. Su instead: "Grandma, I knew you loved me the most."
Tired of coaxing Mrs. Su to laugh, Ru Shuhan went to see her mother. Seeing him coming back, Mrs. Ru's wife, Su Linrong, first greeted the maids to bring tea, water and snacks, and then asked the maids to retreat, she took Ru Shuhan's hand and asked: "Shuhan, mother heard that you and Shao Yun'an had a conflict?"
"No, he ignored me." Ru Shuhan told his mother the matter with a look of resentment, and then said: "I am also his cousin, even if we are not close, you shouldn't refute my face like this. Sister What they said is right, our Mrs. Hou Ye didn't take our Duke Lu's mansion seriously at all, otherwise that Xianshui wouldn't have missed my grandmother at all."
Mrs. Ru said plaintively: "He doesn't care about Duke Lu's mansion, so why doesn't he care about our mother and daughter. He is the young master of the Dai family, and the queen dotes on him. Who are we, we just They're just orphans and widows living under the fence."
Ru Shuhan immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Mother, why don't you change my surname to Su? No matter how favored I am in this government, I'm just a person with a foreign surname!"