#460 - These silver chopsticks have been bent by you.

Wu Yanhan walked towards the main table at the center of the Xu mansion.

The main table could only seat ten people, all of whom were the heads of the Xu and Qin state residences.

People like Xu Pangda and Xu Yi could only sit at the tables beside it.

"Greetings, Prince Qin."

When the people at the main table saw Wu Yanhan, they stood up again and bowed.

Wu Yanhan also returned the greeting with a bow, then looked at the empty seat beside Xu Ming, and very consciously sat down next to Xu Ming.

"I heard you brought Mr. Cao here?" Wu Yanhan poured herself a cup of tea and said to Xu Ming in a low voice.

"The news travels that fast?" Xu Ming looked at Wu Yanhan with a smile.

"I ran into Mr. Cao when I just came over," Wu Yanhan explained.

"I see," Xu Ming nodded.

"What does your Xu state residence have that would make those remnants of the former dynasty covet it?" Wu Yanhan thought about it, but didn't think they would come here to cause trouble.

"I don't know either," Xu Ming smiled, "Just taking precautions."

Wu Yanhan didn't say anything, just took a sip of tea quietly.

Before long, the banquet began. The old matriarch of the Xu mansion walked to the high platform at the front, thanking the guests for coming, and then talked about some of the deeds of Duke Xu and Duke Qin in the past.

In Xu Ming's opinion, the banquet process of the Xu state residence was no different from some galas and New Year's Eve parties in his previous life.

Basically, it was important people giving speeches, and after the speeches, the performances would begin, and everyone would watch the performances while eating and drinking.

The only difference was.

In Blue Star in his previous life, gifts were not announced.

But in the Wu state, in order to show respect for the guests, the gift announcement needed to be read twice, once before the guests entered the door, and then after the performances were over, the old matriarch would sit in front of the stage to receive the guests' congratulations. At this time, the gift needed to be announced again.

Xu Ming seriously suspected that the reason for this custom was just to worry that the gifts given by the guests were too light.

After your gift is announced twice, if your gift is too light, you will definitely lose face.

Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan chatted casually, but were actually on guard against their surroundings.

If the remnants of King Shan wanted to do something, they would definitely do it here.

Because on the Qin state residence's side, although they were also holding a banquet, there were no important people there.

While Xu Ming and the others were apprehensive here, the others seemed more relaxed.

Especially Xu Zheng.

Xu Zheng could be said to be busy with everything for this grand banquet, mainly with the performances.

Xu Zheng even spent a fortune to have the courtesans from the major brothels in Wudu rehearse performances, and then specially selected ten performances.

In addition, some talented women from the Jiaosifang also took the stage.

The most outrageous thing was that Xu Zheng also specially rehearsed a new script.

This performance was the scene of the Qi state envoy visiting the Wu state and the literati of Qi and Wu states competing in poetry.

That banquet of that year was a banquet recorded in history.

It was also after that banquet that Xu Ming, such a talented man, entered everyone's sight. At the same time, the Wu state's system changed, and illegitimate sons could participate in the imperial examinations and have certain inheritance rights.

It can even be said that the banquet that year also established the prestige of the current Prime Minister Xiao and officially embarked on the struggle at the high level.

To date, more than ten years have passed, and the current Wu state has undergone tremendous changes compared to before.

And these changes are all moving in a good direction.

Watching the actors on the stage play Xu Ming and others, and occasionally singing ditties, Xu Ming's brows couldn't help but twitch.

It's not that Xu Ming can't understand his old man's thoughts.

The old man actually just wants me to be in the limelight again and wants me to be the protagonist of this banquet.

But the problem is, even if the old man doesn't rehearse this banquet, others wouldn't dare to ignore me.

And do you know who the person sitting next to me is?

Do you know what kind of relationship I have with the person sitting next to me?

Don't you know that I still have rumors with Zhu Cici to this day?

If it wasn't for seeing his old man very happy, giggling there, looking like a "prodigal man giggling", Xu Ming really thought that his old man was deliberately trying to harm him!

Xu Ming secretly turned his head to take a look.

Sure enough.

When Wu Yanhan saw "Little Xu Ming" composing poems on the stage and "Little Zhu Cici" looking shy, her brows were slightly furrowed.

And Wu Yanhan's face is very fair.

But for some reason, Xu Ming felt that Wu Yanhan's face seemed very dark.

Xu Ming even had no doubt that Wu Yanhan would stand up in the next moment and directly smash the stage with a punch.

"I heard that Miss Zhu also went to the North Sea this time. I wonder if Commander Xu and that Miss Zhu met?" Wu Yanhan put down her teacup and looked at Xu Ming with a smile.

Xu Ming picked up a piece of fresh perch sent from Jiangnan for Wu Yanhan: "I did meet her."

"Didn't you reminisce about the old days?" Wu Yanhan's expression was still smiling, "I heard that Miss Zhu has been waiting for you."

Xu Ming already smelled the vinegar: "Miss Zhu did talk to me about things when we were young, but it was just a normal reminiscence."

"That's all?" Wu Yanhan ate a piece of perch, seeming to have forgiven Xu Ming a little.

Xu Ming nodded: "That's all."

Wu Yanhan put down her chopsticks and continued to ask: "That Miss Zhu must be very good-looking, right? After all, Miss Zhu's ranking on the Beauty List is higher than mine."

"How could that be!" Xu Ming looked very serious when he said this, "Yanhan, you don't know, the top ten on the Beauty List are originally indistinguishable, and in my opinion, you are more beautiful than Cici!"

Xu Ming still adheres to a principle, whoever asks is more beautiful!

"Hmph."

Wu Yanhan snorted coldly and glanced at the chicken soup in the distance: "I want a bowl of soup."

"I'll get it for you," Xu Ming stood up and personally got Wu Yanhan a bowl of chicken soup.

The people around naturally heard Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan's conversation.

Wang Feng pursed her lips, wanting to laugh a little.

It turned out that the invincible Zhuangyuan Lang had this look in front of the Princess.

However, no one felt that Xu Ming was embarrassing. On the contrary, many people showed a maternal smile, only feeling that a faint sweetness seemed to spread on the dining table.

And at another table, the girl's eyes narrowed when she saw Xu Ming and Wu Yanhan being so affectionate, even personally standing up to get her chicken soup.

"Your Highness..." Liu Feng whispered.

"What?" The girl's tone was unkind.

Liu Feng glanced at the girl's right hand: "These silver chopsticks have already been bent by you..."