Although there were no weekends in the Song Dynasty, the legal holidays were not less than those in later generations. In addition to following the Tang system, there were also many colorful festivals, including the three major festivals of the Year, the Cold Food Festival, and the Winter Solstice. Each of them was for seven days off. Others, such as Tianqing, Tiansheng Day, Summer Solstice, Shangyuan Festival, Zhongyuan Festival, Xiayuan Festival, Layang Day, etc., were for three days off.

There are also festivals such as the Beginning of Spring, Ren Day, Zhonghe Festival, Spring Equinox, Club Day, Qingming Festival, Shangsi Festival, etc., and each has one day off. In total, there are about 113 legal festivals every year.

However, although there are many festivals, the officials of the court may not be able to enjoy them. Otherwise, there will be problems in the operation of the Song Dynasty. If the false officials do not count, most officials can only rest for a few days on important festivals. Then, the court will compensate the holidays lost by the officials in various ways of welfare.

After ten consecutive days of attendance, Li Yanqing finally ushered in the first legal rest day. Xun rest, Xun rest is a rest day for all officials to stay unstoppable. Unless there is a special situation such as war, no one will work extra overtime.

Today, Li Yanqing originally planned to have a good day at home and could clean up the newly moved house. Unfortunately, the plan was not as good as the change. The rest day that he had finally come to be hoped for was interrupted by favors. Today, it was the Gao family's treat to him, because he wanted to gain connections for his son-in-law. This son-in-law is Li Yanqing's friend Zhou Chun, who is about to become the magistrate of Tangyin and serve as the parent official of his hometown. He wants to give this face both public and private.

Moreover, Li Yanqing also shouldered the heavy responsibility assigned by his father, so he must invite Zhou Chun to attend the official banquet held by the Tangyin Association of the Beijing City.

The invitation time is set at noon, but this is just the beginning time. The host implicitly told the guests that they should go to Gaofu after this time. If they come early, they will not be welcomed. Everyone also understands that not having lunch and drinking tea is actually leaving enough time for some guests who like to communicate. The real banquet will not start in the afternoon.

Although the invitation to Gao’s mansion was written as a family dinner, we still had to invite some relatives and friends. It was not as powerful as the last time Cao’s mansion, nor did it have the clear purpose of blind dates that last time, but there were at least dozens of guests.

Although the Gao Mansion does not have the huge huge houses as big as the Cao family, it also covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres. In addition, their old house in Zhending Mansion, Hebei, covers hundreds of acres of land and is located in a huge manor.

Two days ago, the Gao family began to get busy, cleaning the mansion, setting lights and decorating colors, and preparing various utensils and ingredients. Children from other places rushed back one after another.

Li Yanqing came to Gao Mansion at around 3 pm, which was about the same time as the last time he went to Cao Mansion. It was neither too early nor too late. It was boring if it came early and too late, and it was rude if it came late.

The ox cart stopped in front of Gao Mansion. It was fine today. There were no traffic jams and traffic jams the streets, and there were not many guests at the door. Only a dozen people gathered together to chat. Gao Shen personally brought his two sons and son-in-law to welcome guests at the door.

As soon as Li Yanqing came out of the ox cart, Zhou Chun saw him and hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "My brother, long time no see!"

After the two of them finished their courtesy, Li Yanqing chuckled in a low voice: "I'm right! I'll be promoted quickly when I went to Tangyin County to become an official."

"That depends on my father-in-law! With my own ability, I have to last at least six years before I have a chance."

Zhou Chun was very moved. In just two years, he was promoted from a ninth-rank county magistrate to an eighth-rank county magistrate. Except for Li Yanqing, no one else can surpass him. This is the opportunity brought by marriage.

"But the speed of promotion of a virtuous brother is amazing. I feel ashamed of myself!"

Li Yanqing gently punched him in the shoulder, "I am a official position who came out of the battlefield with a head, why don't you try it?"

Zhou Chun quickly apologized, "Sorry! Sorry! I said the wrong thing."

"Just kidding, I'm asking you for something!"

Li Yanqing pulled Zhou Chun aside and whispered: "The Tangyin County Township Association of Beijing invites you to a simple meal tomorrow night. There are about a dozen more important representatives, including my father. How about it? Give me a face!"

Although Zhou Chun was very cautious and generally would not attend such gentry banquets to prevent others from gossiping, he had to give Li Yanqing a face. After thinking about it, he nodded and agreed, "Okay! I'll just go for your sake."

Li Yanqing was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Tomorrow evening, at the Dongmei Hall of Changqing Tower, my father will wait at the door, you just go."

"Don't you go?"

Li Yanqing smiled, "I am the censor, do you think I will appear?"

Zhou Chun nodded silently, and his identity was there, and Li Yanqing was really not easy to show up. Fortunately, Li Yanqing's father is here, so he should be at a proper position.

At this time, Gao Shen came over and Li Yanqing hurriedly saluted, "See Uncle!"

Gao Shen smiled and said, "You must be careful of the Pan family today in Yanqing. It is best to get drunk early, otherwise their enthusiasm will make you unable to withstand it!"

Li Yanqing suddenly remembered what happened yesterday, scratched his head and smiled, "It's just a simple task, is it that serious?"

Gao Shen smiled and said, "Do you know that Pan Yue is actually Pan Xu's youngest son. He was adopted by his brother because he had no children. He was imprisoned in Tianzhu for a year and his body was broken. Seeing that his life was in danger, the Pan family was about to beg for the emperor to beg for kindness, but you said it was a new cell. Seeing the light of heaven again, the Pan family could also send people to serve and take care of him. How could they not be grateful to you?"

Zhou Chun next to him was a little puzzled, "Since it can be done with just one word of Yanqing, why can't the Pan family handle it for a year?"

"Yanqing said it was just a polite thing. His signature meant that the Censorate was not allowed by his words. Old Pan had no effect when he asked Wang Fu. Yanqing signed that signature but offended Wang Fu. We understand in our hearts!"

Li Yanqing suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. He didn't want to see Pan Xu. He hesitated and asked, "Is the head of the Pan family here?"

"I've been here a long time ago, I'm waiting for you. Please come to the mansion!"

"I understand. Let's get some breath outside first and go in immediately. Uncle, let's go and do it first!"

At this time, several more important guests came. Gao Shen quickly said sorry and took Zhou Chun to welcome the important guests.

At this moment, Li Yanqing wanted to go home. His signature yesterday was not for favors from the Pan family. He was just testing Wang Fu to see if he had relaxed in this case. Facts proved that Wang Fu still attached great importance to this case.

When I met Liang Shicheng yesterday afternoon, I realized that the situation in the court would undergo a drastic change. He had reached a consensus with Liang Shicheng that he would have to put this case on hold for at least one or two months, for fear that the Pan family would be more aggressive and asked him to close the case immediately. Of course, he would not agree. This would probably offend the Pan family, so if you can hide, it would be best if you can avoid it.

Just when Li Yanqing was reluctant to enter Gao Mansion, someone suddenly called him behind him, "Yanqing!"

Li Yanqing turned around and saw a person coming out of the mansion. He was his new friend Cao Xing, followed by a young lady about six or seven years old.

"So it's Brother Cao."

Li Yanqing greeted him and smiled and said, "When did Brother Cao come?"

"I just arrived, hey! I was caught by my little sister today and it was a tragic job!"

"The third brother agreed himself!"

The little girl behind her glared at Cao Xing angrily and said, "You don't want to take me there every day because you make excuses every day."

"I really have something to do today. Can I take you there again?"

"No! Otherwise, let me go by myself, don't stop me."

"You can't go by yourself. If something happens to you, how can I explain to my grandfather?"

Seeing that they were interesting, Li Yanqing asked, "Where are you going to?"

"She asked me to take her to buy cat food. I bought it for her a few days ago, but"

"What you bought is not what I want at all. My little cat doesn't eat it, so I'll feed all the fish."

Li Yanqing's heart moved and said with a smile: "I'm fine, why don't I take her there!"

"How can you be so embarrassed?"

Li Yanqing stepped forward and whispered to Cao Xing: "I am afraid of seeing the old man of the Pan family now, so I happened to take her out for a walk."

At this moment, Cao Xing suddenly slapped his forehead, why is he so stupid? Wouldn't it be good to ask Li Yanqing to take Jiaojiao out for a walk?

He quickly smiled at Jiaojiao and said, "This Brother Li is my good friend. Is it good to ask him to take you to buy cat food?"

Cao Jiaojiao looked at Li Yanqing very seriously and asked, "Do you keep a cat?"

Li Yanqing laughed, "I raised a dog when I was a child, a big black dog, and I was with me when I was sleeping."

Although dogs and cats are enemies, they are almost the same in the eyes of children. Cao Jiaojiao nodded, "Okay! Let's go together."
Chapter completed!