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Recommended reading: The main entrance of the mansion of Xiyang County Duke is open, and the Duke of Xiyang County, Yuwen Wen and his wife Yuchi Chifan are welcomed by the distinguished guests at the door. The streets outside the door are heavily guarded, and the idle people have long disappeared.

When the imperial envoy who was sent to Shannan, his father-in-law, Yuchishun, the Duke of Angu County, returned to Yecheng together, and the envoys sent by Shannan also went along the way. In order to facilitate Yuchishun to visit his daughter Yuchi Chifan, he deliberately "passed through" Xiyang City today.

As the governor of Bazhou and the envoy to Yecheng, Yuwen Wen set up a banquet in the mansion to invite all the distinguished guests to fulfill their friendship as the landlord. The large group of people arranged to stay in the newly built museum outside the north suburbs of the city.

Xiyang City originally had a museum that was welcomed and sent to the city. While expanding the city, Yuwen Wen built a new museum in the northern suburbs of the city, which was specially used for official receptions. It is also the storefront of Bazhou. It was completed in March and is now in handy.

The large group of people stayed in the hall were hosted by the Chief Shi Ren Chong, and Xu Shao was the leader of the Zhizhong Hao Wu Bo, while Sima Yang Ji was responsible for the city defense and commanded the state soldiers at night to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

Yuchishun's wife and daughter had already entered the city to visit relatives first, and the guests were resting in the museum. Yuwen Wen sent a carriage to the mansion to attend the banquet. He had planned to hold a banquet at Wuweizhai, but this seemed a little casual and gave up.

Holding a banquet at home, the couple pours wine, toasts and has a discussion together for guests. This is the most important etiquette, and holding a banquet in a wine shop is always a bit bad. Not only that, Yuwen and his wife also welcome the guests personally at the gate to show their grandeur.

He wanted to win some glory for himself and also helped his father-in-law Chi Shun support the store. There were no big shots in Bazhou on weekdays, so it was the first time that the couple came out to welcome the guests together.

As the main wife, Yuchi Chifan was responsible for receiving guests who came to visit with his husband.

"Look at you, your eyes were swollen. When my father-in-law saw you, he thought I was bullying you." Yuwen Wen smiled. Yuchi Chifan had just met his mother, and his eyes were slightly swollen due to the sadness and joy.

"It's my rudeness..." Yuchi Chifan said aloud. She couldn't control her emotions just now. Thanks to her mother's reminder, she didn't look too ugly. After applying makeup, she covered up her past.

"It's been nearly two years since I arrived in Bazhou. Today is the first time I can get two guests together. I'm really a little panicked. If I have something to do to my husband, I have to rely on Sanniang to save the situation." Yuwen Wen tried to revitalize the atmosphere and prevent his wife from being too nervous.

While the two were talking, a large number of four-wheeled carriages slowly drove in under the escorts. The guests got off one after another. After some greetings, Yuwen and his wife welcomed the guests into the mansion and took their seats.

"The envoy from the humble house was in a panic, and the officials were afraid. I respect him first!" Yuwen Wen first toasted Cui Dazhe, the envoy from the court. This secretly went to Shannan last year, and the two had a "deal" and were considered an acquaintance.

"Envoy Yuwen is so polite. Cui passed by Bazhou a few days ago and failed to visit him. Please forgive me." Cui Dazhao's attitude was also very low. This time he went to Shannan, and he was in a good mood. He clinked glasses with Yuwen Wen and then drank them all.

Yuwen Wen has multiple identities, namely the clan of the Great Zhou royal family, the second son of Yuwen Liang, the grandfather of Shannan Road, and the son-in-law of Yuchi Shun. Although Cui Daju represented the court and Prime Minister Yuchi, he did not have the intention to put on airs.

Cui Danna knew that Yuwen Erlang was notoriously out of tune. If any string was wrong, he thought that his words and deeds were negligent and did not happen here, and he would deliberately cause something to happen to Yecheng.

Yuwen Wen toasted a circle of wine, and Yuchi Chifan followed him to pour a circle of wine. Among all the "old men" present, except for Yuchi Shun, the wife of the Duke of Xiyang County who was pouring wine by herself was a little embarrassed.

According to legend, the wife of Xiyang County Duke looks like a fairy, but now she sees a real person and is indeed well-known!

"I am worthy of being like a fish falling from the sky. The Duke of Shu has a good granddaughter, the Duke of Angu County has a good daughter, and the Duke of Yuwen has a good wife." Cui Dana praised him. He came from a famous family and was a child of a noble family. Although he was shocked by Yuchi Chifan's beauty, his words and deeds were still appropriate.

"The envoy of the emperor praised me. My grandfather was in Yecheng, and thanks to the help of the envoy and loyal and righteous people from all walks of life. This time my father went to Yecheng, and asked the envoy to take care of him." Yuchi Chifan replied, "I would like to send another glass of wine to you.

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Cui Dana even said, "I dare not take it for it." He drank the wine in the glass in one go. Yuwen Wen led his wife to the wine and returned to his seat. Now the status of the seat is higher than that of him. I won't talk about the chief and deputy envoy of the court. My father-in-law is naturally at the top, and the chief of the Huangzhou General Administration, who was accompanying him, is considered the boss.

Zheng Wanqing, the deputy envoy who went on a mission to Yecheng, was appointed as the Left Pushe of Xingtai, Shannan Road, and was also his superior.

"I have prepared some side dishes in my mansion today. I am laughing at the remote villages of Bazhou." Yuwen Wen said. Li Sanjiu, the butler standing at the door, waved gently, and the maids entered one after another and placed the carefully prepared dishes on everyone's desk.

In order to satisfy the guests, Yuwen Wen asked Wuweizhai to prepare various specialties. In addition to the "famous" Dongpo pork and sauce elbow, there are also many signature dishes, and there are also fine wines to enjoy. The guests enjoyed it while drinking and drinking.

Everyone here has seen big scenes. The dishes at the banquet are not that they use very precious and rare ingredients, but they are dishes that have never been seen elsewhere. The ingredients are more common but the taste is good.

After three rounds of drinking, Cui Dana was very interested. Yuwen Wen was very hospitalized, but somehow he was missing. He didn't think about it and asked, "Envoy Yuwen, are there any tricks in the mansion?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuchi Chifan looked at his husband in his heart. Sure enough, Yuwen Wen's ears moved, and Yuchi Shun, who was sitting next to Cui Dana, also looked at Yuwen Wen, and reached out to get the wine glass to prepare to save the scene.

Yuwen Wen's ears would move when he was excited. This was a feature of Yuchi Chifan summed up by his husband. Yuchi Shun knew that his son-in-law was a little "weird". Unlike others, the mansion never had any family support skills.

The family crafts are between maids and concubines, and they perform singing and dancing on weekdays. If the husband is a banquet, he has to accompany the guests to drink and have fun. If the husband is a hospitality, the family crafts will accompany the guests to bed.

If the man is favored by the lord and gave birth to a son, the family can be promoted to a concubine, but it is not much better. Because the status of the concubine is not high, sometimes the family and the concubine are not very clear. Therefore, if there is no family and the family are not allowed to drink and have fun, it is natural for the concubine to come out to accompany him.

This is different from the main room who also attended. The main room is to entertain guests as the hostess and the male hostess, while the family and concubines are to entertain people with sex and art, which is completely different.

But if Yuwen Wen and the other two were asked to come out to drink, Yuchi Shun would be afraid that his son-in-law would get angry. To be honest, what Cui Dana asked was not rude, because this was common, but it might not be true for Yuwen Wen.

"The envoy of the superiors didn't know anything." Yuwen Wen said, his face as usual, "The subordinates are not good at singing and dancing, and there are no family tricks in the mansion."

Yuchi Shun coughed dryly, whispered beside Cui Dana and said to the girl that she was not a fool. He could hear that this was saying that there was a tigress at the "work". He didn't have to ask Yuwen Wen to let his family or concubine come out to drink with him. It was just that it was the case when the banquets were held on weekdays, so it was a bit strange.

"Come on, come on, the messenger drinks, drinks, and listens too much to sing and dance, and it's so annoying." Zheng Wanqing picked up the wine glass to toast. From the beginning of entering the door, he stared at Yuwen Wen secretly, for fear that the second husband would cause something to happen. Yuwen Xingtai repeatedly told him to take care of him and not let Yuwen Wen take care of him.

He also felt something was wrong at the banquet just now. There was no family sing and dancing to accompany him at such a grand banquet. Of course, it was not necessary to play this tune, so Zheng Wanqing didn't take it to heart, but Cui Dana found something was wrong as soon as he asked.

The wife of Xiyang County Duke's expression was very nervous, which means that the main master was in a bad mood. Fortunately, he didn't show it. The Duke of Angu County did not know what he said to ease the scene, so he hurried out to save the scene.

After another round of wine, Yu Wenwen returned to his seat and calmed down. He invited a guest in the mansion and almost made a fuss to ask for two side rooms to come out to drink. If he hadn't thought about this possibility in advance, he would have been unable to help it.

In ancient times, concubines had a very low status and were not even regarded as human beings. It was ordinary to be sent to the public as items, but this was not possible for Yuwen Wen because his women would never allow others to get involved!

‘Welcome to drink? If you know that the person who accompanied the drink was Yang Jian’s daughter, the Queen Mother of the Great Zhou, and the other one was Princess Liang, would you bit your tongue out of fear?’

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In the study room in the backyard, Yuwen Wen, who was almost drunk, was lying on the couch to sober up. The banquet had already passed. His father-in-law and his family lived in the mansion, while other distinguished guests took a carriage out of the city and returned to the museum to rest.

Yuchi Chifan wanted to have a long chat with his mother and sister, so Yuwen Wen's bed was gone, so he had to go to the study room to sober up and make plans.

"Husband, the soup has been warmed up." Xiao Jiuniang said softly, and sat next to the couch with a bowl of sobering soup. Yuwen Wen sat up and took the soup bowl and drank it all.

"Are Huannu sleeping? Jiu Niang don't be tired." Yuwen Wen felt a little heartbroken. Xiao Jiu Niang still had to take care of her daughter. Although she had a nurse to help, she was still very tired. However, he was about to go out for a long trip. Xiao Jiu Niang was very reluctant to leave. She has been by her side to help with her work these days.

"Huannu is already asleep. Sister Xiao is worried about her husband, so she specially prepared sobering soup." Yang Lihua said next to her, as she was tidying up her clothes and preparing her luggage for her husband.

Yuwen Wen smiled self-deprecatingly, saying that the Lakeside Villa was about to be completed and he wanted to accompany everyone to stay for a few days to relax. Unexpectedly, he had to go far away. After going back and staying in Yecheng, it is probably the end of summer when he comes back.

"The autumn is clear and cool, just go out for a trip. Husband, don't worry about me." Xiao Jiuniang said, but her eyes were a little red, and she was obviously reluctant to leave. Yuwen Wen ignored what the "on-watching crowd" thought and took the beauty into her arms and kept it warm.

Yuwen Wen did not have a formal separate dormitory in the mansion, and the bed in the backyard study was where he spent the night. Of course, the premise was that all the wives and concubines were hanging high signs of battle, and the nightlife of the Xiyang County Duke's mansion was also very monotonous.

Having been accustomed to the various sound, light, singing and dancing effects of the 21st century, as well as various popular hot dances, Yuwen Wen was basically not interested in most of the singing and dancing in this era, and he was not in the mood to appreciate it, so the mansion did not have the purpose of supporting family for entertainment.

He was very busy. He handled state affairs on weekdays and went to the military camp when he had time. He either led his troops out to chop people. He talked with his family when he was at home. After dinner, he had to take time to recall in the study, write down various modern knowledge that could not be said, and then "cultivated land", where can he have time to watch singing and dancing or drink alcohol.

However, it is very common for a family to accompany you to drink in this era. In this period when aristocratic families are the mainstream, the children of aristocratic families always bring family skills to entertain, which is really an entertaining event.

A group of rich men who are fashionable in nude hair or shaved clothes and faces, playing in the mountains and rivers while knelt on five stones. A large group of people are playing with family tricks and communicating with each other in new ways, and even having an exchange. This kind of decay life is very popular.

So when we were inviting guests at the mansion, the other party would definitely wonder why there was no family maker to accompany you to drink. Yuwen Wen was already mentally prepared, but when he was asked, he was still angry: if there was no family maker, it would be a concubine, but it would not work for him.

"Oh... do you have to keep some family tricks in your house..." Yuwen Wen sighed. He naturally had a lot of things to do, but his daily entertainment for his wives and concubines was pitifully less. Now, when he thinks about it carefully, he feels that his husband is quite incompetent.

"If my husband is not in the mansion, I will not be interested in watching singing and dancing, let alone having a small person to take care of now." Yang Lihua said with a smile, "But if my husband wants to invite guests, it will always be inappropriate if he doesn't have singing and dancing to help him."

She had heard about the incident at the banquet just now that her husband had not swayed her, and she was very happy. Although Yuwen Wen had said before that this would never happen, Yang Lihua was still a little nervous.

The status of a concubine is very low. Although the limelight of beloved can even surpass the family, there will always be the day when she is old and deteriorating. When the pampering is no longer the man loses interest in the concubine, even if she has a son, she will be kicked out of the house, let alone drink to please the guests.

She couldn't imagine what it would be like to force herself to smile and drink with her. If the other party touched her, how would she do it.

Being a concubine is like walking on thin ice. Once she is given as a gift, she has no choice but to commit suicide to avoid being humiliated. Her mother always says that men are extremely guilty of taking concubines, but who else can be someone else in this world who doesn’t take concubines besides her father?

Yuwen Wen pondered that Bazhou's social circle was very small, and there were not many officials who were visiting for dinner in his mansion. In addition to Xu Shao and Hao Wu Bo, two of them, they were also the chief Shi Ren Chong who occasionally came to the door. Of course, Yang Ji was an alternative.

The other officials talked to him in the prefecture yard. If the time comes, the official chef will prepare the meal. As for socializing with all kinds of people who are not official, they are all held in Wuweizhai, so it doesn’t matter whether there are family mates in the mansion to accompany the wine.

"...But Wuweizhai can be considered..." Yuwen Wen murmured to himself, at the 'high-end' requirement, Wuweizhai has no kabuki yet, so he can't borrow it temporarily this time, and as for the kind of village girls in other restaurants, he will be exempted.
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