After the tender beauty was reborn, the husband of the god of war competed for favor

Chapter 32 Family Banquet

"Don't all girls like to eat?"

Song Jiuxi glanced at him twice and withdrew her gaze. It seemed that she was overthinking.

Yan Shubai lowered his eyes, with a sparkling smile like spring water in his eyes.

That little girl had grown up, and now she was no longer easy to coax or lie to.

But the love for eating mille-feuille cakes remains the same.

Song Jiuxi lowered her head to eat. She was very serious when eating. She took one bite of the mille-feuille cake but didn't swallow it. The next bite was already stuffed in her mouth.

The sides of her cheeks were bulging, and she looked very much like a squirrel that Yan Shubai once saw in the bushes of the Northland.

The Northland is desolate and there is nothing to eat in the bushes.

The squirrel didn't know how it got into the barren bushes. Yan Shubai couldn't bear it and broke off the dry food in his hand to eat it piece by piece.

So the squirrel squatted obediently at his feet, holding the broken dry food in its two paws, and ate quickly and urgently.

The cheeks are also bulging, just like the Song Jiuxi in front of her.

Song Jiuxi's eating manners would have been scolded in the Changping Marquis Mansion.

Not dignified or elegant at all.

Because of this, Song Wenzhi often kicked her off the table when she was halfway through her meal. Later, even if Song Jiuxi had a few bites, she would not eat with them.

But here at Yan Shubai, no one would talk about her.

Song Jiuxi felt very relaxed. She would never learn the tricks of other ladies. She would not write delicate boudoir poems, play obscene piano music, or become a female celebrity.

Even walking and sitting postures are not as particular as those in the boudoir. It's not that she doesn't know how to do it. In the last life, she forced herself to learn everything. But now she no longer pays attention to the world's disciplines for women, and even regards "

"Female Virtue" Abandoned worn-out shoes.

She picked up the silver spear and held the sharp sword. This is how she is Song Jiuxi.

After breakfast, Song Jiuxi had no plans to go out today. She wanted to sort out the land deeds in her hand to see which ones could be used.

Moreover, she wanted to learn medical skills again. Aunt Qing had long wanted to pass on her medical skills to her, and now she was giving her all her money to teach her.

Apart from her shortcomings in female talent, Song Jiuxi is passable in other areas.

She memorizes herbs and prescriptions very quickly and usually remembers them after reading them once.

Even Aunt Qing was surprised by this, and then she felt like she had found a treasure.

In the evening of that day, Nanny Qian, who was with the Second Madam, came over to invite her, saying that Duke Yan had returned with the Second Young Master Yan. There was a reunion dinner in the main hall tonight, and Yan Shubai and Song Jiuxi were invited to come over.

In the past few days since Song Jiuxi came to Duke Yan's residence, she has never seen Duke Yan, let alone the other young masters in the residence.

When it was time for dinner, Song Jiuxi pushed Yan Shubai over. When he arrived at the main hall, he found that everyone in each room was there.

During the previous dynasty, the Yan family was a wealthy businessman in Yongzhou. It was Yan Herong, the current Duke of Yan, and the eldest son of the Yan family, who took the whole family into the Holy Sage's camp and provided a lot of money for the Holy Sage's early recruitment of troops.

Yan Herong himself was very talented and learned. After the founding of Dayan, he relied on his own ability to sit in the position of Minister of Household Affairs. He was also named the Duke of Yan, and the title was hereditary.

The second son of the Yan family, Yan Hezhuo, was a talented military general and was awarded the title of general. Now he is stationed between Shu and Bei, guarding the fortress of Xisei.

There are now three generations in the Duke of Yan's residence. The old lady at the top is still alive, and in the middle are four brothers and sisters, Yan Herong and Yan Hezhuo.

However, the third sister entered the palace and became a concubine, while the fourth brother was a wealthy and idle man who worked as a teacher in an academy.

The eldest grandson only has two legitimate daughters, Yan Shubai and Yan Yueqing. The second grandson has Yan Beiheng, Yan Yuening, and the concubine Yan Beichen. As for the third grandson, there is only one legitimate daughter.

Such a large family was divided into three tables and filled the main hall. As soon as Song Jiuxi and Yan Shubai entered, the laughter in the whole hall stopped.

After a while, the second lady spoke again: "Shu Bai, Jiu Xi has been waiting for you."

Duke Yan had a solemn face and looked like a serious-minded person.

On his left is the old lady, but on his right is Yan Beiheng, Yan Hezhuo's eldest son.

Yan Hezhuo was stationed in Xisai, while his eldest son stayed in the capital and was personally taught by his uncle Yan Herong.

It is said that the Duke of Yan devoted all his efforts to his nephew. He taught him step by step from the beginning of reading, to the examination for merit, and now in officialdom.

The person in the capital who inherited the title of Duke of Xiguo was probably not Yan Shubai, the eldest grandson, but Yan Beiheng, the second eldest son.

Song Jiuxi looked at the friendly atmosphere between the two, as if they were father and son, making Yan Shubai, the parent and son, look like an outsider.

But Yan Shubai kept a calm expression and seemed not to care.

Duke Yan said: "Let's have dinner."

The servants put the food on the table one after another. Originally, Song Jiuxi thought that the Duke's Mansion should be like the Song family, adhering to the principle of eating without speaking. But after the meal started, everyone gradually became more lively and began to talk.

Duke Yan turned his head and was talking to Yan Beiheng about the tax and labor cases they had handled in Jiangnan. From the beginning to the end, he didn't care about his own son, and he even ignored Song Jiuxi, his daughter-in-law.

Everyone at the table was talking, but Yan Shubai and Song Jiuxi became transparent.

Song Jiuxi didn't know why the Yan family treated Yan Shubai like this, but seeing how Yan Shubai didn't care, she felt there was no need to care.

Yan Shubai suddenly said: "Madam, I want to eat that dry steamed duck."

Song Jiuxi followed his finger and looked over, and the dry steamed duck was placed in front of Yan Beiheng.

Yan Beiheng seemed to like eating very much and kept using his chopsticks.

But after hearing these words, Yan Beiheng stopped his chopsticks and looked over. Everyone looked towards Yan Shubai.

Duke Yan frowned and said coldly: "Dry steamed duck is your brother's favorite food. You don't eat it at all. Besides, you are not in good health. How can you eat these?"

Yan Shubai smiled and asked: "Then what can I eat, father?"

Duke Yan frowned even more: "How did the doctor tell you? And how did you take care of Shubai? Don't you know what he can and cannot eat?"

Duke Yan's anger rushed towards Song Jiuxi, and he put his chopsticks heavily on the table.

Song Jiuxi raised her eyes and looked at him coldly and asked: "What Duke Yan said is really ridiculous. Does Duke Yan know what your son likes to eat? You said he can't eat dry steamed duck. There are so many dishes on the table.

Is there anything he can eat? Do you still know that he is a patient?"

"presumptuous!"

A loud shout made everyone stop their chopsticks in fright.

Duke Yan shouted angrily: "Yan Shubai, why do you care about the people in your room? Do you think you take me as a father seriously?! You are disobedient!"

Yan Shubai raised his lips and said, "I would like to thank my father for choosing a wife for his son. She is very suitable for me."

Duke Yan was so angry that his hands were shaking. Yan Beiheng hurriedly advised: "Uncle, don't be angry. Being angry will hurt your health."

In the midst of the commotion, Yan Shubai said calmly: "What a picture of a loving father and a filial son, it makes me lose my appetite."

Song Jiuxi stood up and pushed Yan Shubai out. "My husband's health is not good. Since it's so unappetizing, let's go back and eat by ourselves."

When Yan Shubai heard this, the coldness in his eyes disappeared.

His little girl is quite protective of him.

Everyone was speechless as they watched Yan Shubai and Song Jiuxi leave.

The Duke of Yan said angrily: "Evil son! Evil son!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the table in front of him suddenly collapsed, and all the vegetable soup was poured on the people on the table. They stood up in a hurry, shaking off the food on their bodies.

"How could the table collapse if it's in good condition?"

"My new dress! It's all ruined."

"It must be Yan Shubai, no, it's Song Jiuxi, they did it!"

(End of chapter)