Chapter 565 Kneel down before Prince Jue
Chapter 565 Kneel down before Prince Jue
Fortunately, just after the third hour, a maid came to call us and said that we could take our seats. In fact, the sun was just starting to move west, so it was still very early.
But they were so excited that they thought it would be like in the capital, where they would have to eat half a belly of cakes before waiting for the New Year's Eve dinner. Jiangnan was still the best place, where you wouldn't wait for the New Year's Eve dinner while hungry. You should eat from noon to night and have a full stomach all day long.
At this time, the sound of firecrackers could be heard at the door. Every household would set off a string of firecrackers when the New Year's Eve dinner was about to begin. The New Year's Eve dinner in Jiangnan starts around 3 p.m. and lasts until the New Year's Eve.
All the New Year's Eve dinners were placed in the front yard. Usually the host's seat was placed in the main hall, but this year there were few hosts, and if only a few of them sat there, there would not be any New Year's Eve atmosphere.
Knowing that the people in Chuchu's courtyard would definitely hang around Chuchu to serve her, this would delay their own meals.
The couple were kind-hearted, and Yan Yongning also wanted to have a few drinks with Zimo and his followers, so Xiyue had already followed her husband's wishes and set up three tables in the main hall. She used a screen to separate one table for them to drink, and the other two tables were actually put together, otherwise so many dishes would not be able to be served. The main reason was that Xiyue, Chuchu, and Mingzhu could not eat so much, and Mingzhu was still breastfeeding, so she did not take up their food at all.
As for the other servants, they are only placed in the two adjacent rooms. Only in this way can the New Year's Eve dinner be eaten in harmony and the New Year's atmosphere be prosperous.
Just because they didn't want to break the rules, Xiyue, Chuchu and Mingzhu sat at one table, and Luo Mei, the wet nurse and the closest people in the courtyard sat at the other table so that they would be taken care of. However, the meals were served together, and there were no empty seats at both tables.
Who would have thought that before anyone sat down, the servant at the door came running in happily and reported: "Prince Jue is here, and he brought a lot of people with him. He said he wants to celebrate the New Year together."
This shocked them all, and Yan Yongning even wondered: Did something happen in the capital again? Could it be that Prince Jue had followed the twelfth prince out again?
Zimo didn't think so: If there was really something urgent, the master should have sent a pigeon first. Don't say he missed our young lady. He should have come to celebrate the New Year with her.
The people at Yan Yongning's table quickly stood up and went to the door to greet them. When Chu Chu heard about it, she also hurriedly ran out. The others also stood up and lined up respectfully on both sides of the door, waiting.
Chuchu ran while thinking: Could it be that something really happened? Mr. Space is becoming less and less cooperative now, otherwise it must have been a dream last night.
When Chuchu ran over with her short legs, the people in front had already knelt down, and Yan Yongning had been helped up by Jiao Zhongjue.
According to the teachings of her father and mother, Chuchu knew that she had to kneel down. Her father once said: No matter how close you are in private, you must behave properly in front of others, otherwise it would be disrespectful.
So seeing that others were still kneeling, Chuchu ran to the front and knelt down.
"Hello, Prince Jue!"
Before I could even finish my sentence, I was picked up by someone who said, "No need to be polite. I'm here for a family dinner. I've been in a hurry, but at least I don't have to wait until dark to get in. Do you have any hot meals or dishes?"
Brother Jue sounded very anxious when he said that, as if he was so impatient for those few bites of food that he made everyone else forget the rules.
Yan Yongning hurriedly greeted: "The food is on the table, only Prince Jue is coming. Qingnan, go in quickly and pour the wine first. Prince Jue drinks sweet wine."
Yan Qingnan was the clan member who was brought out from Taohua Village. In the past few years, he received instruction from Yan Yongning and passed the examination to become a scholar. However, he did not plan to take the exam again and would rather continue to work beside him.
After hearing this, a large group of people who had run out and wanted to kneel down together, some followed Yan Qingnan back to prepare to serve, some knelt down and bowed, then stood up after hearing the order.
Some servants went out to help pull the horses and the carriage, and greeted the entourage and guards who came with Prince Jue. Fearing that there would not be enough tables and dishes, Sizhu and Rouju went to the kitchen at the back to arrange them. Due to Prince Jue's arrival, the sidewalks were busy for a while, but there were already a lot of dishes, so two more tables were added, and it wasn't crowded to arrange all the people.
Yan Yongning was just worrying that the original table with only four people drinking seemed too lonely, but now Prince Jue brought a few followers with him, and when he pulled them all in, the scene became lively and there was just enough space for one table.
Several followers of Prince Jue were a little hesitant at first and wanted to sit in the side hall, but were later pulled by Yan Qingnan and Zimo, and after seeing Prince Jue nod, they sat at the bottom of the table, next to Zimo and the others.
In fact, if they were not guests, they would not have too many rules when going out with Prince Jue. It was common for them to eat at the same table with their master, so now the guests should follow the host's wishes.
When he just sat down, he saw Yan Yongning and Zimo seemed to be hesitant to talk, and Chuchu even glanced at him several times from behind the screen.
Jiao Zhongjue couldn't help laughing. Looking at Chuchu's curious look, he said, "Chuchu, eat well. I was thinking about what you said: to stay up with Jue brother every year. I didn't want you to break your promise, so I came here specially. The capital is very quiet, nothing has happened yet, but I thought Jue County Prince's Mansion was too quiet, so I came here to join in the fun."
His words sounded like an excuse, a teasing and comfort to Chu Chu, but they made everyone feel relieved: quiet means nothing happened.
Looking at his expression, it didn't seem like there was anything bad going on. Yan Yongning and Zimo looked at Chuchu's expression and became even calmer. They were just afraid that during the New Year, Chuchu would suddenly look at the top of Prince Jue's head and say something bad.
If Chu Chu doesn't talk nonsense, it means that this year can go smoothly and everyone can naturally drink and chat.
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