Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 548 New Year's Eve
The guests enjoyed the meal.

Although pork is cheap meat, it can only be eaten by the muddy legs of poor peasant households. Hugh said that royal family members like Li Yuanjia, even wealthy households with a little status, would not bother to eat it, but under Fang Jun's "oppression", Everyone eats a lot.

At the beginning, Fang Jun was both beating and threatening, but after burning three or five cups of knives, his speech became more and more casual, and when he was drunk, he didn't care about any meat. Mouth full of oil...

At the end, Li Yuanjia and the others, who had been drinking such spirits as the Burning Knife for the first time, were all very drunk and were all brought down by Fang Jun.

Fang Jun ordered his servants to clean up the guest room for the night, and then sent people door-to-door notices. Don't worry about these people's homes. The focus is naturally the Prince Han's Mansion.

The servants in Zhuangzi arrived at Prince Han's Mansion, and met Princess Han, saying that His Royal Highness King Han had eaten too much wine in Zhuangzi. Erlang had already arranged a place to stay, and he was staying there tonight, so he sent someone to let him know, so that he could be called Han. Princess Hugh wants to think about it.

Her husband was staying at his brother's side, so Princess Han naturally had nothing to worry about.

It was only after the servant left for a long time that Princess Han had not recovered. When did her husband and Erlang become so close?They were drinking and staying overnight, which was really suspicious, but she knew that because of the Cao family, Erlang didn't want to see the prince, and the prince was a little dissatisfied, but the two had prejudice against each other in their hearts and never met. They all sound good, how can they be so affectionate?
The most important thing is the temperament of my second brother. No one knows better than Fang Shi. Even if we are talking happily now, the prince may not have said that well.

But he couldn't send someone to bring the prince back.

Like every ordinary woman, who doesn't want her husband to get along better with his parents' brothers?

Fang Shi's heart skipped a beat all night, and he hadn't slept much.

I'm afraid that the next moment, a domestic servant will bring back the prince with a broken leg and a broken arm...

Until the next morning, Mr. Fang couldn't wait to send the servants in the house to the village in Lishan to check the situation there.Unexpectedly, the servants had not yet been instructed to go out, and the people at the gate were screaming and screaming.

Fang Shi's heart suddenly lifted, and he asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

Then a house slave who was watching the door came to report: "It's the prince who is back, and there is still the New Year's gift from Fangfu."

Only then did Mrs Fang breathe a sigh of relief. Hearing that there was a New Year's gift from her family, she led the maid out to greet him.

It is the most basic etiquette to exchange gifts between relatives and friends during the festival.The more people with higher status and status, the more they pay attention to such etiquette, and the more they pay attention to gifts.Looking at the long line of carriages at the door, Mr. Fang knew that they were all sent by Erlang.

In previous years, the palace and her family would naturally exchange New Year gifts, but they had never been so extravagant.

Before Fang Xuanling made his fortune, the Fang family was just an ordinary wealthy family in Qingzhou, farming and studying the family, and did not have much wealth.Fang Xuanling is upright and honest, and never accumulates money. Apart from some ground rent, the family's income is Fang Xuanling's official salary and His Majesty's reward.Although life is worry-free, but I want to give more gifts, but I can't.What's more, Fang Xuanling has always been pure-hearted, and is not keen on things like this. Most of the gifts are only symbolic, and the heart is more important.

Although Prince Han's mansion is said to be a royal family member, Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, is not good at business, and the family's conditions are not much better than Fang's. Li Yuanjia agrees with his father-in-law's New Year's gift that "heart is more important than form".

The gift in front of me, don't ask, it must be from Fang Jun.

Fang Jun has not married yet, and he has never split up. No matter how many gifts he sends, it represents the Fang family.

That is to say, this year's family's New Year's gift was given by Fang Jun on behalf of.

The carriages drove into the yard one after another, and the servants of the palace hurriedly directed the unloading of the gifts, all smiling happily.The princess was very much supported by these servants in the mansion. The heavier the New Year's gift from the princess' family, the more she raised her face and increased the princess' prestige.In the past, the New Year's gift from Cao's mother's family, but every time Cao's ancestors walked with their chin up.

For married women, the rise and fall of their parents' family and their importance are one of the important factors that determine whether they can straighten their backs in their husband's family, even if Fang Shigui is the daughter of Zaisuke.

Fang Shi looked at the mountain-like New Year's ceremony with joy and sorrow.

The joy is of course that her parents' brother has a promising future and can give her a face.

What worries me is such a generous New Year's gift, how will the palace return the gift?
When it comes to ritual exchanges, you have to come and go, but you can’t get in or out.

Li Yuanjia got down from the carriage, and when he saw Fang shi greeted him, he walked over.The husband and wife looked at each other, and both saw the mixed look in each other's eyes.

Although it was a hangover, Fang Jun's burning knife was a mellow distilled wine without any additives. No matter how drunk he was, there was no symptoms such as a splitting headache after a hangover, but he didn't get enough sleep. Li Yuanjia looked a little lethargic. .

Tsk tsk, Li Yuanjia smiled bitterly: "This Erlang is really..."

After talking for a while, he couldn't go on.

Complaining that Fang Jun gave too many New Year gifts, and there are no gifts in his warehouse?
That was really ignorant.Don't look at Li Yuanjiagui as a prince, but other people's Fangfu is also much worse than him.

But if it's a gift...

The four-wheeled carriage, which was several times more expensive than other people's houses, had already emptied the palace's warehouse.

When Fang Shi met Li Yuanjia, he didn't care too much about the New Year's ceremony, but asked curiously: "My lord, when did you get along with Erlang so close, and you invited him to stay overnight?"

Li Yuanjia briefly explained what happened yesterday.

Fang Shi was very relieved to hear that Erlang had put the land in the name of his younger sister Fang Xiuzhu, but when he heard that Gao Zhenxing had broken his leg, he frowned.

Fang Shi naturally knew the name of Gao Zhenxing.When she was not married yet, Gao Zhenxing's domineering and domineering style had spread throughout Guanzhong, but relying on the status of the Gao family and His Majesty's favor, no one could do anything to him.

Now his brother broke his leg...

Fang Shi didn't know if he should be proud of Fang Jun's strength, or if Fang Jun's arrogance was even more of a headache than Gao Zhenxing.

Seeing Fang Shi's face, Li Yuanjia said, "I don't think it's a big deal. After all, it was Gao Shilang who was blocking Zhuangzi's gate to provoke him. If Erlang didn't fight back, he wouldn't have to go out to meet people in the future. My husband went to the palace to meet His Majesty, and explained the ins and outs of this matter clearly, His Majesty is the most wise and wise, and will definitely uphold justice."

Mr. Fang glanced at Li Yuanjia affectionately.

Husband and wife for many years, Fang Shi naturally knew Li Yuanjia's temperament, to put it bluntly, he was a little bookish.Although His Majesty valued him very much, Li Yuanjia would never go to His Majesty to ask for favors in his leisure time. In this respect, he was very similar to Fang Xuanling.

But now, for Fang Jun's sake, Li Yuanjia would rather put down the air, go to His Majesty to intercede and ask His Majesty to come forward to suppress the Gao family...

You know, at this time last year, Fang Jun broke into the mansion on horseback, peeled Li Yuanjia's face clean, and even became the laughing stock of the entire Guanzhong.Nowadays, being able to "repay grievances with virtue" is naturally due to the relationship between husband and wife, which is why I wronged myself and changed the style of the past.

Li Yuanjia was a little embarrassed when Fang Shi gave him such a glance.

Speaking of which, after being married for so many years, it seems that I really haven't done anything for Fang's...

Fang Jun sent the New Year's gift this time, and the team leader was naturally the steward Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng instructed the servants who came with him and the servants of the palace to unload the New Year's gift together. When the unloading was almost done, he came to Mrs. Fang, handed the gift list respectfully, bowed and said, "The old servant has seen the princess... ... Erlang sent the old slave to bring these gifts, please look at the princess. Erlang also said that these things are just gifts for the princess, and the prince... that... is a brother honoring his sister, so there is no need to return the gift."

Lu Cheng smiled a little embarrassedly.

Li Yuanjia and Mrs Fang glanced at each other and suddenly realized that Fang Jun's original words must be unpleasant, probably something like "It has nothing to do with Li Yuanjia's servant, so there is no need to return the gift".Lu Cheng was embarrassed to say it, so he was vague.

Li Yuanjia smiled wryly, the dignified prince would worry about returning the gift, this is really a joke...

But when he saw the various gifts on the gift list, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

A carload of Shu brocade, half a carload of Suzhou embroidery, pearls from the East China Sea, fine wine from the Western Regions, fresh fruits from Lingnan, furs outside the Great Wall... It is almost equivalent to all the assets of a middle-class family in the countryside!

This kid can give a piece of fertile land of several thousand acres to his sister, and he can also be willing to give such a rich and heavy gift to his sister, really...

Apart from being shocked, Li Yuanjia couldn't think of how to describe it.

Being open-minded and attaching importance to family is like no other!

Fang Jun is rich, but it is not an exaggeration to say that he is so willing to spend money on his sister and sister.Sisters and sisters are not the same as brothers. In this day and age, a daughter who gets married is just water thrown out, and she is someone from another family. No matter how concerned her family is, she is also an outsider.

Li Yuanjia took a deep breath and smiled bitterly: "This king...let's go to the palace immediately." He is not someone who is willing to owe favors. Even if Fang Jun indicated that the gift was for Wang Fei Fang, he, Li Yuanjia, couldn't pretend to be stupid.

Fang Jun made it clear that he would not return the gift, so Li Yuanjia could only repay the favor with practical actions.

But he didn't have a clue.

Thinking of His Majesty's respect for Gao Shilian and his protection of the eldest grandson's family, I am afraid that His Majesty will not sit back and watch Gao Zhenxing's leg be broken by Fang Jun.

Originally, Fang Jun was in charge of this matter, but his temper was too strong and his attack was too cruel, which made the current situation quite unfavorable.Last year, His Majesty had just promoted Gao Shilian to be a minister of the right hand, which shows Gao Shilian's position in His Majesty's heart. If Gao Shilian cried in front of His Majesty...

Thinking of this, Li Yuanjia felt that he couldn't wait any longer, and he wanted to enter the palace immediately.

Don't they all say "the wicked complain first", then let's be wicked once again...

(End of this chapter)