Gu Yu whispered: "A few days ago, General Dou, who was guarding the northern Xiaguan Pass, died in battle. The news reached the capital and caused an uproar among the Xungui generals.

This year the north was drought, and heard that the horses and cattle in Beirong were seriously injured. They couldn't make it through, so they wanted to enter the barrier and looting.

General Dou was stationed at Xiaguan for three months. General Dou died in battle, not a crime of war. It is because the supply of food and grass is not timely.

The paperwork for distributing grain and grass has been kept in the political affairs hall. Several adults in the Zhengshitang deliberately delayed, resulting in the lack of Xiaguang food and grass supply, causing General Dou to die in battle.

This incident was stabbed out, and the honorable military commander and the civilian officials quarreled directly in the court in front of his majesty, and later even moved their hands.

Li Shizhong, the subordinate province, was hit by a black hand, and the bridge of his nose was broken. The second sister knows, who is this Li Shizhong from? "

Gu Jiu frowned, his heart moved, "Could it be the prince's person?"

"No. Strictly speaking, Li Shizhong is the empress's empress. Recently, the master received a news that the master was promoted to the capital of the capital city. It was also the Li Shizhong who spoke to Qianjin to make this happen. This Li Shizhong usually works on weekdays. Work in the political affairs hall."

Gu Jiu suddenly realized.

"Honorable generals hate His Royal Highness."

"Exactly. As far as I know, General Dou was the one pulled up by Luhou with one hand, and his accumulated military service was promoted to a second-rank military commander. However, he did not expect that he would end up in his own hands. Rumor has it that Luhou lost his temper in the barracks and threatened. Let the people in the political affairs hall look good."

Gu Jiu said, "Li Shizhong is the first to bear the brunt?"

Gu Yu nodded, "Almost. The water inside is too deep, not only the prince is moving, but others are also fishing in troubled waters.

Our family started from military merit. Although the master became a civil servant, he was fundamentally different from those civil servants who got their heads through imperial examinations.

The root of the master is still on the side of the Xungui generals. "

Gu Jiu understood, "Thank you Brother Gu for telling me this."

Gu Yu smiled, "The second sister knows it in my heart, so don't tell it. The younger sister's marriage is likely to be married into the honorable family in the future. The second sister must perform well tomorrow and strive for a good future."

"Thank you Gu Sige for the suggestion."

Gu Jiu returned to Zhilan Academy with great heart.

Qingmei asked quietly, "Is the girl worried about the master?"

Gu Jiu shook his head slightly.

She is worried that those people will continue to live and die.

The Queen Empress was still lying down, and jumped out impatiently. Is this fighting to be cannon fodder or cannon fodder?

Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled.

When the queen empress died, the prince was in danger.

The prince will either overthrow all the noble officers and no one will fight in the future, but he can successfully ascend to the throne.

Either he was overthrown by the anti-prince sect, and his body died away, all dust returned to dust, dirt returned to the ground. There are only a few passages in the history books of his life.

Gu Jiu shook his head in view of the position of the Gu family.

She can't affect Master Gu at all now, let alone the neighboring Hou Mansion.

Gu Jiu said that Hou's position in the past was very good. Who is the emperor who supports.

If the emperor is still in position, then listen to the emperor's orders and be the emperor's loyal minister.

Whatever the battle to win the protagonist, most of them didn't end well. Even if he wins, referring to history, few people have a good end in the end.

After all, kind monarchs are rare animals.

Most monarchs either defended, killed, or imprisoned heroes. One or two are the lives of cannon fodder.

Gu Jiu rubbed the center of his eyebrows.

No matter, she can't influence the decision of Master Gu and Hou Mansion now, so she can only follow the general trend one step at a time.

The danger is not imminent, so don't scare yourself.

Moreover, danger does not necessarily come.

Gu Jiu said to Qingmei: "Don't worry about me. Tomorrow morning, remember to wake me up early."

"Slaves obey orders."

The next day, early in the morning, Gu Jiu woke up from his sleep.

After shaking his head, remembered the banquet in the mansion today. It was also the first treat for the family after returning to the capital.

Hurrying to wash, change clothes, eat something to fill his stomach, and rush to the flower hall.

The eldest wife Zhang and Xie are busy with the maids.

Twenty tables are served this time.

There are about twelve tables for male guests and eight tables for female guests.

Inside and out, everything from the menu, to the dishes, to the tea, to the seating arrangements, to greeting the guests, all must be verified one by one, for fear of making a little mistake and being gossiped.

The eldest wife Zhang frowned while holding the list.

"Brother and sister, your mother's family, you can't sit at the table with the wives of Xungui's family. You should know the reason."

Xie was stunned, "My mother family, I should have been sitting at a table with me. But I want to greet the guests, this seat is not easy to arrange."

The eldest wife Zhang was very straightforward, "Anyway, your maiden family can't sit at the same table with Mrs. Xungui. It's better to let your maiden family sit with the girls."

Xie frowned. It was too frivolous to let her natal family sit with the girls.

"Several children will also follow to greet the guests. To accompany the girls in other houses. It is not appropriate for my family and the girls to sit at a table."

The eldest wife Zhang stared at Xie, "Then what do you say? You can't offend these noble ladies, right."

Xie frowned, "Just let my family and the sister-in-laws of the Hou Mansion sit down at a table."

The eldest wife Zhang snorted, "Brother and sister, what are you thinking about. Several sister-in-laws in the Hou Mansion will help greet the guests, so how can you accompany your mother's family exclusively."

Xie's dissatisfaction, "According to my sister-in-law, do I have to let my family and the girls sit at a table?"

The eldest wife Zhang said blankly: "Brother sister, you have not forgotten the purpose of this banquet. It is for your master's official career and to help your family's master open up the connections in the capital.

Your eldest brother is an official of the Eastern Palace, so natural and nobles can't deal with it.

You arranged your maiden family and honorable wives at the same table and offended people. I would like to know how to manage the relationship for your master.

The pillow wind is not just for fun. Originally, because of your natal family's position, it was not easy to be an official of your family's master.

Now, you don't share the worries for him, but instead add to the chaos. I want to ask my younger siblings whether you are facing your natal family or your husband's family. "

Xie's face suddenly collapsed, "Sister-in-law, don't speak so aggressively."

The eldest wife Zhang snorted, "This time it's your second room, not our big room. I could be a hand-off shopkeeper and don't care about anything.

But my younger brothers and sisters are really worried about doing things. According to your arrangement, you must offend people.

At that time, the relationship will not be operated, but it will attract the hatred of others.

If it's just your second room being unlucky, I don't care. But our two families have not yet separated.

If you offend people in the second room, our big room will have to follow bad luck. How can I just ignore it like this?

Brother and sister, I advise you to put the overall situation first. Don't ruin the great situation for the sake of a bit of face. "

Xie gritted his teeth and was very angry, "Then let my maiden family and sister-in-law’s maiden sit at a table, so let’s do it."

The eldest wife Zhang shook her head, "Brother sister, your arrangement is really a bad idea. Did you forget that my natal family is also a general?

My natal sister-in-law and second sister-in-law have a very good relationship with the female family members of Daihou House. Also, my elder brother and second brother were all promoted by Lord Zhu Guo.

For today’s banquet, my maiden’s sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law will definitely be walking with these two family members, and there is no time to greet your maiden family. "

Xie was dull and wanted to refute, but couldn't find a reason to refute.

The eldest wife Zhang speaks awkwardly, but she is really telling the truth.

Only in this way, Xie's was too embarrassed.

Gu Jiu saw that the two wives had been arguing for a long time, but there was no result.

So he reminded, "Then just open a seat for the Xie family's female family members, and no one can be guilty."

The two wives were stunned, and looked at Gu Jiu together.

Gu Jiu said with a smile: "Xie's family is a civil official, and indeed you are not the same with Mrs. Xungui. It is embarrassing for everyone to sit together. It is better to have a seat alone, so that no one has any opinions."

The eldest wife Zhang laughed, "The second girl is still clever, why didn't I expect it. Brother and sister, what do you think?"

Xie's eyes squinted and looked at Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu was generous, letting Xie look at it.

Xie sternly said, "Then open a seat."

The eldest wife Zhang nodded again and again, "The female guest will prepare nine tables, peony, order to go down and let the kitchen prepare two more banquets."

Xie looked back at his wife Zhang, "Why do we have to prepare two more banquets?"

Don’t you need money to prepare the banquet?

With Zhang's stingy temper, he prepared two more banquets, and less expensive ten or twenty taels.

The eldest wife Zhang said: "The male guest will also open a seat for singles. In addition to your natal brothers, there are also officials from the Fu Yin Mansion."

"You let my eldest brother sit at a table with the officials of Fu Yin House?"

"Otherwise?" The eldest wife Zhang asked back, "Are you going to arrange for your eldest brother, and Lord Zhu Guo, to sit at a table for them?

Brother and sister, although your elder brother is expensive as an official of the Eastern Palace, he is only a fourth-rank superior after all.

Lord Zhu, Daihou and the others are super quality. Hesibo is also a first-class product.

Do you know who is qualified to sit next to them as company? Only the old man of the Hou Mansion next door, and the old man of the Hou Mansion.

My master, your master, can only stand aside. You must rely on Old Houye's recommendation to be eligible to drink two glasses of wine with them.

Brother and sister, I have said so much, do you understand? Let me remind you again, this is the capital, not the northwest. Don't compare Beijing with the Northwest rules.

Especially for banquets like this, the seating arrangements can't make any mistakes. Otherwise, it's not friendship, but vengeance.

In addition, Mrs. Luhou and Mrs. Zhu Guo had a private conflict, so it is best not to arrange the two to sit at the same table. "

Xie's chest was rising and falling rapidly, obviously very angry. But it was unable to refute.

Everything she was proud of in the past became vulnerable and even superfluous under the harsh words of her elder wife Zhang.

Back in the capital, for the first time to hold a banquet, there were so many mistakes, and in the presence of all the women in charge, Xie's face couldn't be stretched.

Today, lost face.

Gu Yue, Gu Shan and the others also felt so embarrassed.

used to think that mother was very capable, especially this kind of welcoming and sending, which is what mother is best at.

Unexpectedly, when he returned to the capital, he would be beaten back to his original form for the first banquet.

Gu Yue and Gu Shan both lowered their heads, and even Gu Zhen and Gu Lin felt embarrassed and embarrassed. Xie's shame, they have no face.

The wife in charge makes mistakes in the basics of humanity and sophistication. As children, they are naturally more unbearable than the wife in charge. Ever since, all four of them felt so shameless.

Those words that the eldest wife Zhang said were like slaps one by one, slapped on their faces, and it hurt.

At this moment, in the eyes of the women in charge, Xie's is an ignorant and self-righteous country woman.

only saw the wealth and glory of the capital, but couldn't see how deep the water in the capital was.

really think that Beijing is the same as the northwest, can you just deal with it casually?

It's naive.

Among the owners of the second room, only Gu Jiu was unconsciously embarrassed.

Gu Jiu stood aside, looked at the eldest wife Zhang, and remembered all the words Zhang said.

These are all knowledge! And it is knowledge that cannot be bought.

Those words that the eldest wife Zhang said have benefited Gu Jiu a lot from time to time.

In his last life, Gu Jiu had no chance to host the banquet in person. The family felt sorry for her and refused to make her tired.

For all the banquets, she only needs to dress up and attend on time.

The preparation work behind the banquet is unknown.

In this life, Gu Jiu hasn't had the opportunity to learn to be a housekeeper, let alone organize a banquet to entertain hundreds of people.

I can only seize the opportunity to learn a little, a little.

The eldest wife Zhang looked at Xie and snorted. She really couldn't expect much of Xie.

The eldest wife, Zhang, was very straightforward. She wrote a new list of seats and handed it to the wife-in-law, “Arrange banquets according to this list. You must prepare enough drinks and let the warehouse prepare a few more, and don’t be stingy with money.”

The lady in charge led the order.

There are two.

The eldest wife Zhang continued to write and revise Xie's various preparations.

Xie was bitter, but could not stop it.

She couldn't afford the risk of failing the banquet, so she had to sit on the side and watch the eldest wife Zhang busy.

Gu Jiu thought for a while, and took the initiative to step forward, "Auntie, I write quickly and neatly. I don't know if I can help auntie."

Huh?

The eldest wife Zhang looked at Gu Jiu.

Then Zhang laughed, and she was still an awake girl, much better than the other girls.

The eldest wife Zhang gave the brush to Gu Jiu, "You can write it."

Gu Jiu smiled and took the brush, without having to sit upright, standing and holding the pen to write.

Zhang sits and talks, Gu Jiu stands and writes with a pen.

Zhang looked at the handwriting, and as expected, as Gu Jiu said, he wrote quickly and well.

Zhang laughed, "Er Girl's writing is really good."

Gu Jiu smiled and said: "My aunt is absurd, my handwriting is not good enough, it's just better than neat."

"It's already very good. You are a girl, so you don't need to take exams or write so well."

Gu Jiu smiled and said nothing.

Zhang continued to talk, and Gu Jiu continued to record.

This scene surprised Gu Yue and the others.

Why is Gu Jiu so courageous? Why did you want to help record it?

Also, when can Gu Jiu write in the air? Why don't they know.

Gu Yue craned her neck and looked up.

When she wanted to come, Gu Jiu wrote in the air, surely not very good.

As a result, she saw a beautiful small letter with hairpin.

Gu Shan saw it too, and whispered with emotion: "I didn't expect the second sister's handwriting to improve so much in just six months."

Gu Shan remembered that Gu Jiu's previous writing was not as good as it is now.

Gu Zhen also saw it and nodded secretly, writing really well.

Gu Lin remembered her hard pledge again, and felt ashamed when she thought of three days of fishing and two days of drying the net. Cheer up for myself again, work hard, work hard.

Xie stared at Gu Jiu, this dead girl would really behave.

This scene even gave Gu Jiu an opportunity to perform.

Zhang not only modified the seats, but also the menu, and even the dishes.

Xie originally prepared a set of white porcelain.

Zhang said, "White porcelain is not good, so I can still use the porcelain set that is surplus every year and watch the celebrations.

Xie opened his mouth and did not refute.

Seeing that Xie had no objection, Gu Jiu took a pen to write it down.

Zhang's arrangements for Xie's are thorny everywhere.

Even the chair cushions, she refused.

"The color of the cushion arranged by the younger brother and sister is too old and looks stale. I should use the cushion newly purchased by the warehouse this summer. The design is fashionable and the color is good. Brother and sister, don't you have any comments."

Xie’s nostrils vented, "What can I say? All the ideas are taken by the sister-in-law, and I will learn by the side."

The eldest wife Zhang raised her eyebrows and smiled.

She said to the Xie family: "Don't be dissatisfied with your younger brothers and sisters. This place in the capital, a rare rich place in the world, is full of people who favor high and low prices.

We, as masters, do not ask customers to be more satisfied, but only ask for a clear conscience, arrange everything properly, and do our best.

My younger siblings follow me to learn more, and you will understand in the future, this banquet in the capital was asked by the university.

If you encounter those who are unlucky, even a random dish can be a reason for the other party to provoke her, thinking that she is ridiculing her, and thus hate the host. "

Xie said with a smile, "I have to thank my sister-in-law for doing so much for me."

The eldest wife Zhang said with a smile: "We are a family, this is all I should do."

Xie gritted his teeth and scolded Zhang in his heart.