Farming and reading lady

Chapter 135 Banquet

Chapter 135 Banquet

Originally, the atmosphere was thick with expressing their feelings of separation, but the old man's shouting made them choke back their tears, Du Xianniang and Yin Xueruo were almost choked, and Gu Lieqilie shrank into a quail. If you ask him who he is most afraid of now, there is no one else he can think of except Uncle Ye. Even Tong Mingyan, who has been in office for a long time, was strangled, and the idea of ​​expressing his concern to his little disciple was promptly retracted.

Because of the close contact during this period, Gu Shaoye was able to take the initiative, and he gently avoided the four people and entered the Tong Mansion. Gu Di continued to act as an invisible man in silence and followed his father in. They were all people who revolved around her, and their true feelings could not be questioned. Gu Xixian looked at the four people who greeted her at the door a little embarrassedly, laughed dryly a few times, and pulled people in.

After everyone sat down, Gu Xixian told her experience. In order to entertain her parents, she racked her brains to tell the story with ups and downs, trying to make people feel as if they were there. Everyone was shocked, scared and happy. When they learned that there was such a mysterious martial arts master, Tong Mingyan and Yin Xueruo were indeed guessed by their eldest brother; Du Xianniang and Gu Lieqi: So, is that immortal grandfather the immortal master? Gu Shaoye: The Gu family is still blessed by God. Look, the young master is protected by the immortal master.

"Xian'er, did you bring back your divine beast mount?" Yin Xueruo was indeed not an ordinary person. Her focus had long been shifted. She was most curious about the divine beast now, and everything else was put aside. As for the safety of the little girl, she had already returned, so she could deal with the rest slowly.

Gu Xixian once again took advantage of Gui Duanming's popularity and ignored its protests, performing the magic trick of changing from small to big again. Fortunately, Gui Duanming's size could be adjusted at will, and he was also very sensible and did not collapse the hall of Tong's mansion.

Seeing the hill-like turtle, several people were amazed, including Gu Di, who had seen this scene once before, and couldn't help but sigh that the little girl was really lucky. With the divine beast by her side, who would dare to attack her in the future?

After the mythical beast’s appearance, everyone’s emotions had calmed down a lot, and Gu Xixian finally had the chance to ask about his brother.

Tong Mingyan took a sip of tea before saying, "There was a poetry gathering at Xiping Shusu, and your brother was dragged there by his classmates."

"Xiping Shusu?" Gu Xixian frowned. How come she had never heard of it? "Is it newly opened?"

Tong Mingyan nodded: "It was opened by Prince Mingxiao's Mansion. It was said that it was the idea of ​​the young prince."

"Oh." Gu Xixian didn't pay much attention to it. He had plenty of opportunities to check it out: "I wonder how my brother's meeting went? Nothing happened, right?"

Judging from the family members’ behavior, it should be safe, right?

Speaking of this, everyone smiled. Tong Mingyan couldn't suppress his pride: "If nothing unexpected happens, Hao Ge'er will have a place in the second class. If he performs well in the palace examination next year, he will have a chance to compete for the top three in the first class."

He was being modest. If he were to say, it would not be an exaggeration to give his child the first place in the test paper. However, he could not say this out loud, otherwise it might bring unnecessary trouble to his disciple.

From the teacher's eyes, she knew the answer she wanted, and she was still very confident in her brother, and it was not impossible to get the first place. The master and the apprentice had the same idea.

In the evening, Gu Xihao returned home. When the brother and sister met, they couldn't help but ask each other questions with concern. What's more, the brother and sister left their parents and went to the study to talk in private.

Gu Xihao first took his sister to check it carefully, and then the brother and sister sat down and seriously talked about the various information they had collected.

"After learning the news of your disappearance, my great uncle took me to the Yan family. Except for the head of the Ming family, the others were relatively clear-headed. Even if they had some small thoughts, they did not have much conflict with us. But I don't know what the Yan family was thinking. They said that the young master of the Yan family liked you and would not marry anyone else, and he promised to have only one wife in his life and not concubines. If you don't come back, he will never marry for the rest of his life." Gu Xihao was very clear-headed. Even if people made such a promise, he would only treat this matter that concerned his sister's life as a bystander.

Gu Xixian didn't have too many thoughts on this. She never bothered to guess what the ancients were thinking. She only followed the principle: if an enemy comes, we will fight him with our generals; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. She was still a child, and it was useless to think too much.

Seeing her like this, Gu Xihao didn't elaborate on this matter and talked about another matter: "Because your matter also involves the Qin family. The four ancestors felt that the prestige of the Thirteen Protectors was challenged, so they held a banquet for this and invited many prominent figures in Shangjing City. That person also came to join in the fun."

As he said this, he pointed to the top of his head. Gu Xixian understood immediately: "That person also likes to watch the show."

Speaking of this, Gu Xihao couldn't help laughing: "Not only do I like watching plays, I also like participating in them. You don't know..."

Thinking of the scene at that time, the young man Qingjun's face was filled with an eagerness to complain.

The scene switches to half a month ago...

The emperor finally managed to kill the day, and got up at daybreak. He didn't need the eunuchs to serve him anymore. He put on the clothes Wei Da found for him yesterday, and then dressed himself in front of the mirror. People who didn't know him would think that he wanted to dress himself up to be very handsome, but in fact, he looked like "everyone". When Wei Da saw him in the palace, he was almost scared to death. Could it be that the emperor's face had become numb after not seeing him for a night? Look at his dishevelled appearance. Are you sure he didn't go out to scare people?

After much persuasion, he finally turned from a beggar into a scholar. He walked out of the palace waving a bone fan, shaking with three steps. Wang Chuan and Wei Da, who followed closely on his left and right, looked at each other and saw the helplessness and speechlessness in each other's eyes.

Shixuan Tower is located in the most prosperous place in the capital, but the emperor only knows its name and has never set foot there. Don't take the scenes of the emperor leaving the palace incognito in the opera seriously. In fact, it is not so easy for the emperor to leave the palace. If the emperor had not insisted on his own way this time, and it was related to the Thirteen Guardians, Wei Da would have united the ministers to die in remonstrance.

There will not be a noisy scene. Although there are a lot of people coming, the service of Shixuanlou is also quite high-end. Not to mention the receptionists at the door, even the guests are well-educated and well-educated. If you dare to make unreasonable trouble, you will be pulled into the moat in seconds to wake up.

The emperor lived in the palace, and not many people saw him, but quite a few knew Wei Da. As soon as he showed up, the waiter squeezed out the emperor who was walking in front of him and greeted Wei Da with a smile on his face: "Lord Wei, are you here to attend the banquet as well? Please come in."

That’s right, the Banquet of the Four Ancestors is called the Banquet of Heroes, a very high-sounding name.

Wei Da stole a glance at his boss, and heard his boss say in a sarcastic tone: "Master Wei is well-known, and today I am taking advantage of him."

Wei Da: This is called doing work for a thankless task. The emperor is indeed the most difficult person to serve in the world.

Waiter: So, you are just taking advantage of me, why are you still being so sour? This is called being ungrateful, don't you know?

Wei Da nodded to the waiter and took out his invitation: "We are all invited, so there is no need to look at each one."

This was an order, not a negotiation. The experienced waiter immediately understood and bowed with a smile: "Please come in, three distinguished guests. The ancestors are all on the third floor, and the heads of the families are all on the second floor. Please find a seat for yourselves."

Everyone knows who is noble and who is not. Those who come here are all capable people. Let you find your own positions and see if you all know your own place. This is what our ancestors have told us personally. The people below just need to follow their orders.

The emperor swung the fan in his hand and said, "This is really interesting. Today, I want to see how many people can recognize their own position."

He walked towards the third floor. He couldn't lose his position for nothing. There was no such thing as modesty. As the saying goes, it is important for people to know themselves. They should not be arrogant or self-deprecating.

On the third floor, the four elders were drinking tea and chatting. When they saw the emperor in disguise, they were only slightly surprised, and then they stood up and bowed. They were not in the temple, but they were not away from it either. They still had to respect those who should be respected, and it was necessary to perform the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.

The emperor accepted the gift, and then paid his respects to the four juniors. These four people were equal to the royal ancestors.

"The emperor is still so playful." Patriarch Duanmu said with a smile, and his words were mostly relaxed and casual. Several of them had given the emperor advice before, although no one in the world knew it.

"Our ancestors all have this taste. If Yue doesn't come, wouldn't it be too rude?" The emperor also laughed. He didn't hold an official position, didn't rebel, and lived a clean and free life. He didn't have anything to hold on to, and he didn't have to eradicate it. As for whether this was his true thought, only he knew.

After a few words of small talk, they were arranged to a separate private room. Not long after, the sound of the banquet started coming from the loudspeakers in various places. If Gu Xixian were here, he would definitely say that the ancestors' ability to copy is really not to be underestimated.

Halfway through the banquet, when everyone had filled their stomachs and would not be hungry even if they did not eat, Patriarch Duanmu began to speak through the loudspeaker. His content was very straightforward and to the point: "I invited everyone here today for one thing, which is to let everyone know that we old guys are still alive and well. So, before you make a move on us young people, please think about whether our face is still worth much to you."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in a panic. What was the purpose of this blatant warning? The sound of whispering rang out in each box. This incoherent sentence obviously set off a wave of shock.

"What does this mean? Who did what?" Everyone was smart and grasped the key point at once. Those with better brains immediately thought of the person who did something, and he must be among them, otherwise this statement would be meaningless.