Chapter 29 Marriage Letter
"How can it be!"
"How can it be!"
"Lei Zhe Zhuzi dares to despise my Zhuang family so much......"
Leaving the patriarch's mansion and turning to the mountain road, the young patriarch of the Zhuang clan, whose face was flushed, could no longer suppress the resentment in his heart, and roared in a low voice. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Thinking that their father and son, as the patriarch and young patriarch of the dignified Zhuang clan, have always been treated as guests wherever they go, how could they have ever suffered such a wretchedness?
Lei Zhe was a hairy boy who had not dried up, first ignored the arrival of their father and son, and was rude, and when they took the initiative to come to the mourning hall to worship, they avoided not saying anything, and also ambushed hundreds of murderous elite crossbowmen inside and outside the mourning hall and on the roof, guarding them like thieves.
No matter how high the martial arts are, they are afraid of inches!
In the midst of the aiming of hundreds of powerful arrows in the depths, the four of them had been numb in their scalps and nervous tense during the whole process of burning incense and worshipping in front of the spirit, for fear that the slightest movement would cause them to be shot into a sieve.
What's even more infuriating is that when he couldn't help but ask the butler what he wanted, the butler actually said that the tribe had been repeatedly attacked by the mountains recently, and the heavy defenses inside and outside the mourning hall were precisely to "protect" them, the "distinguished guests"!
Shameless!
Lei Bin, Lei Shu's father and son saw that the patriarch of the Zhuang clan, who had always been gentle and elegant, also looked like water, and immediately exchanged glances and secretly rejoiced.
Originally, the patriarch of the Zhuang clan clearly expressed his support for their father and son, but in fact, the connection between the two sides was by no means as inseparable as outsiders imagined.
However, in the murderous cold war in the Lingtang just now, it was undoubtedly Lei Zhe who took the initiative to push the patriarch of the Zhuang clan to their father and son again.
"Lei Zhe boy, it's too tender after all!"
Lei Bin and Lei Shu sighed in unison, but they didn't notice the fleeting surprise in the depths of the Zhuang clan patriarch's pupils.
Compared with the son who only sees the surface and can only vent his anger, the patriarch of the Zhuang clan knows the subtleties, and Zhizhu is in his hands: "Now it seems that although the branch where Lei Bin and Lei Shu's father and son are located is huge, the strength of Lei Zhe's son's lineage is still there, and he can still hold his position...... That thing must have fallen into the hands of Lei Zhe boy!"
"Compared to the scheming Lei Bin, Lei Shu father and son, that kid is just a newborn calf, which is very beneficial for me to seek that thing......"
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The night is getting darker.
An afterimage silently swept over the courtyard wall of Lei Shu's house and disappeared into the path up the mountain.
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Backyard East Wing.
Lei Bin, Lei Shu's father and son were still playing against each other, and suddenly heard that their subordinates reported: "The patriarch of the Zhuang clan has sneaked to the mountain......
The father and son glanced at each other, and Lei Wei snorted coldly in displeasure: "That old fox, if you don't have a heart!"
Lei Bin squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, and muttered: "The secret whistle discovered the movements of the Zhuang clan patriarch so quickly, could it be that he deliberately revealed his deeds, proving that he has not completely given up the possibility of cooperating with Lei Zhe boy, so as to knock my father and son and raise the bargaining chips for cooperation......"
Lei Shu's eyes were cold, "Could it be that the old fox still wants to meet the source left and right, and then sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and take advantage of the defeat of both us and the lineage, to annex my Lei clan...... Hmph, don't you have too much appetite and burst your stomach?"
Lei Bin said slowly: "I have known the patriarch of the Zhuang clan for many years, and at first I thought that he was a humble gentleman like the patriarch of the Zhuang clan of the previous generation, and he could be deceived in a way, but after several cooperations, I gradually discovered that this person is gentle and elegant on the surface, but in fact he is ruthless and cunning, and he is a hypocrite who is deeply hidden!"
"Moreover, this person is very ambitious, and conceited that his Zhuang clan cultivates and reads heirlooms, is a scholarly family, has plenty of food and clothing, and has always looked down on my Lei clan's barren mountain people, but his Zhuang clan has been repeatedly harassed and plundered by the mountain barbarians, and there is nothing to be done, but my Lei clan sits on copper and iron mines, and the armor is strong, and he has won many battles against the mountain barbarians, so he is very jealous and looks down on my Lei clan's armor combat power......"
"Therefore, according to legend, my Lei family and Zhuang family are in the same lineage, and it is likely that they belong to the same family...... From this, the secret things of my Lei Clan, the Zhuang Clan must also have them, and they come from the same source as my Lei Clan, and they can be combined and shared!"
"The visit of the patriarch of the Zhuang clan this time is not so much that he is interested in the five hundred sets of armor and marriage alliance promised by my father and son to exterminate the mountain barbarians, but that he sees that my Lei clan's descendants are fighting among themselves, and thinks that there is a chance to take ......advantage of my Lei clan's secret things."
Lei Zhen's face changed, and he was about to speak but was stopped by his father raising his hand, but seeing Lei Bin continue to say unhurriedly: "Don't worry, Lei Zhe may be a little tender, Yan Bo has served the patriarch for two generations, he is old and loyal, and he will not give the Zhuang clan patriarch an easy success." ”
After a pause, he sighed softly, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid, it's been delayed for a long time, and there are many long nights and dreams!"
Until now, their father and son seem to be powerful, and they dare to confront head-on to suppress their lineage, but in fact, they have long been difficult to ride a tiger, and even have to collude with external forces to take a risk.
What still constrained them is that no matter how anxious they are, they have to be patient, just because Lei Zhe lives one more day, the influence of the righteous name of the lineage will be stronger, and the hearts and minds of the people gathered will be more.
On the contrary, their father and son have not been able to succeed for a long time, so they have seen that the situation is not good for them with the wall they have won over for many years, and they will eventually leave them one by one and rejoin the arms of their ancestors.
In the near future, Lei Zhe, with the assistance of Yan Bo, will definitely be able to regain control of the general trend, suppress Lei Fu, and finally crush their father and son into slag with the name of righteousness.
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The patriarch Zhuang tried his best to sneak into the mansion, only to find that the guards of the house were tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and the atmosphere was strange, as if it was near the mourning hall in the front hall, the lights were bright, but there was no guard.
Just when he was secretly suspicious, he suddenly heard a clear voice coming from the mourning hall: "Patriarch Zhuang has come to visit at night, and the cold house is shining, please come in and talk about it!"
Patriarch Zhuang was shocked, and realized that his act of coming here at night had been guessed in advance, and specially removed the guards near the mourning hall and waited for him here!
But after all, he has been in the world for a long time, how could he be discouraged because he missed a move? Immediately calmed down, Shi Shiran went around to the main entrance of the mourning hall, and walked inside.
As far as the eye could see, a polite young man was kneeling on the futon facing the coffin, looking like a vigil, while the butler Yan Bo was standing sideways behind him, and there was a spare futon on the ground in front of him, which seemed to be reserved for himself.
"Shibo, please be seated. ”
The boy's voice was as peaceful and polite as his temperament.
Patriarch Zhuang was frightened, this son's hypocritical appearance has the charm of my time, and I can't help but be secretly vigilant.
Don't you know that when Lei Zhe saw the gentle and elegant bearing of the Zhuang patriarch, the evil sneer of "Great Philosopher" suddenly sounded in his mind, and at the same time, three words burst out from between his teeth: "Yue Buqun!"
Kneeling down, Patriarch Zhuang never mentioned the rude cold war during the day, and said in an infinitely lamented tone: "I never wanted to say goodbye to Brother Lei and my virtuous nephew for a few days, but it was already yin and yang...... Sad, sad, the mountains are hateful!"
In the end, it was already full of emotion and tears in his eyes.
"Uncle Shi and Uncle are affectionate, and the boy admires it!"
Lei Zhe's face was moved, and he saluted respectfully, but in fact, he sneered in his heart, what an acting school! Ben Gongzi is ashamed of himself! But if you want to confuse Ben Gongzi's fiery eyes, you have to cultivate for another five hundred years...... Maybe, this time the uncle and father were attacked on their way home, and they couldn't get rid of the dry cleaning with you!
Patriarch Zhuang raised his sleeves and wiped away his tears, and then changed to a ashamed expression, "Virtuous nephew forgive sins...... Your uncle had never mentioned you to me before, so that when I learned the bad news of your uncle and cousin, I only thought that there was no successor to the Lei family, and the position of the patriarch was already in the pocket of the father and son of the Lei family, so I never refused their invitation to stay in their house at the foot of the mountain......"
When he said that "the position of the patriarch is already in the pocket of Lei Zhe's father and son", he stared at Lei Zhe's expression, as if he wanted to see something, but Lei Zhe was unmoved, which made his evaluation of Lei Zhe in his heart suddenly improve a lot.
"Those who don't know are not to blame!"
Lei Zhe waved his hand happily, as if he didn't mind, but followed his words and said: "Shibo, don't blame the little nephew for being rude, Shibo also knows that the little nephew and Lei Shu's father and son are incompatible...... Please forgive me!"
"Huh...... The virtuous nephew is out of sight. ”
Patriarch Zhuang looked suddenly enlightened, and the suspicion was gone, and he was a little embarrassed to say: "I shouldn't have come to visit at night, but in fact, the Thunder Patriarch agreed with me before his death that your cousin would marry a dog, and your cousin would marry my eldest daughter...... Now that your cousin has died, if I have followed the foreword, will not my eldest daughter be ...... Hey!"
His brow furrowed as he sighed, revealing endless bitterness.
"The little nephew understands Shibo's painstaking ......" Lei Zhe bowed his head lightly, secretly sneering, knowing that with his uncle's big needle-point heart, he has never taken advantage of it and never suffered a loss, and it is true that his cousin marries the woman of the Zhuang family, but it is impossible to marry his cousin Hui Xiyuan, who is like a baby, to the Zhuang family.
This hypocrite speaks true and false, mixed with truth and falsehood, mixed with food and audio, and is indeed cunning!
However, Lei Zhe did not show flaws on his face, and after hesitating for a while, he relented: "Uncle Shi loves his daughter very much, how can the little nephew not be the beauty of an adult? Anyway, the marriage contract between my uncle and Uncle Shi has not been publicly announced, so it is okay to stop it!"
"Virtuous nephew benevolence!" Patriarch Zhuang was overjoyed, and pretended to hesitate: "Your uncle and I have a good relationship, and now that he has just passed away, wouldn't it be disrespectful for us to overturn his promise?"
Lei Zhe nodded as if he was convinced, and asked cooperatively, "What is the high opinion of Shibo?"
Patriarch Zhuang stroked his beard and smiled, "I thought that the covenant of in-laws could be continued, but the specific candidates could be changed-you might as well have your nephew replace your cousin to marry my eldest daughter......"
"So expensive, my two families are still forever married, I want to come to your uncle to know about it, and I like to see it, what do you think?"
Yan Bo's face changed, and he was about to dissuade him, but he raised his hand to Lei Zhe to stop, but seeing that he hesitated for a moment, he said slowly: "This discussion is very good...... I was fortunate enough to marry Ling Yuan, but my little nephew was already high, but my uncle and brother have just passed away, and my cousin still needs to keep filial piety for three years, isn't it delaying the good brother of the Zhuang family?"
Patriarch Zhuang waved his hand, "Virtuous nephew don't have to be embarrassed, I can write the marriage letter first, and after three years, it is not too late to discuss the marriage period...... Anyway, the virtuous nephew is still young. ”
"Just according to what Shibo said!" Lei Zhe looked back and said to Yan Bo: "Take the pen and ink, I want to write the marriage letter with Shibo in person!"
Yan Bo's expression was anxious, "Childe, a lifelong event, the alliance between the two clans is good, how can you make a rash decision?"
Lei Zhe snorted angrily and got up angrily, "If you don't go, I'll go!"
As he spoke, he went out to look for pen and ink, leaving Yan Bo glaring at Patriarch Zhuang angrily.
Yan Bo was indeed angry at the beginning, but when he saw that Gongzi did not reprimand and forced himself to obey orders, but went out to find pen and ink on his own, he felt abnormal, and after a retrospective in his heart, he gradually understood that Gongzi's move was clearly unwilling to live alone with the Zhuang clan, and he couldn't trust the Zhuang patriarch.
If you are so cautious, how can you be half "rash"?
I'm afraid that the son agreed to write the marriage letter, which really has another deep meaning!
When Yan Bo was still not thorough in his thinking, Lei Zhe had already gone and returned, holding pen and ink in one hand and a few pieces of silk cloth in the other, and even the cinnabar ink had not been forgotten.
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"The words of the virtuous son-in-law have a unique charm and are in a class of their own, which is an eye-opener for me!"
"The words of the woman are both rigid and soft, and the style is outstanding, quite the style of an ancient gentleman!"
After pressing down the handprint and exchanging marriage letters, the two laughed heartily, and praised each other as virtuous sons-in-law and women, and became more and more intimate.
Patriarch Zhuang put away the two marriage documents, as if he suddenly remembered something, his expression was solemn, and he said to Lei Zhe: "Virtuous son-in-law should be careful! Today, Lei Wei invited me to stay in his house, he once proposed to marry a little girl, and after giving me a polite refusal, he mentioned that tomorrow he will use the excuse of showing his strength to my Zhuang clan, and propose that the elders continue to hold the year-end examination, and ask the virtuous son-in-law to personally compete with the junjie in the clan, and finally the virtuous son-in-law you will have a ...... with the dog."
"Oh?"
Lei Zhe looked suspicious, knowing that this was true, Lei Zhe's father and son were already exhausted, and went straight to the Achilles heel of their low martial arts, as long as they were properly arranged, they could make Junjie in the clan "miss" in the competition and be seriously injured to the point of killing himself.
After pondering for a moment, Lei Zhe acted as a reason: "Please also ask the wife not to announce the marriage certificate signed by the two of us for the time being, and continue to live in Lei Shu's house, and make false promises with him, and listen to the news for the son-in-law......"
Patriarch Zhuang was secretly happy in his heart, this remark was exactly what he wanted, and he waved his hand at the moment: "The virtuous son-in-law has seen the outside, and it is a trivial matter!"
"Thank you, woman!" Lei Zhe was moved, "The woman should go back quickly, don't let Lei Shu's father and son find out that you have been to the mansion!"
"So...... I'll take my leave!"
Patriarch Zhuang left satisfied, and seemed to be a little brisker.
Yan Bogong gathered his ears, heard that he had indeed gone away, turned around and was about to speak to Lei Zhe, but saw that Lei Zhe actually took out a marriage book and lit it on the lamp, and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Childe?"
Lei Zhe watched his cousin's marriage letter with the young patriarch of the Zhuang family turn into ashes, and glanced at the remaining one in his hand, that is, the marriage book between himself and the eldest lady of the Zhuang family, and sneered.
"This hypocrite is really calculating! It's a pity...... No matter how sharp you look like a ghost, you have to drink the footwashing water of this son!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and beckoned Yan Bo, leaning into his ear and whispering a few words.
Yan Bo's face changed drastically, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead: "This ...... This ......"
Lei Zhe snorted coldly and said unhappily: "Don't say that my uncle didn't install eyeliner in Lei Shu's mansion, and don't say that the status of that eyeliner is too low to do this......"
Yan Bo was silent for a moment, and sighed: "The patriarch did have an eyeliner in the Lei Shu Mansion, and not only Lei Shu, but also ...... in the Lei Fu Mansion."
"That's fine......" Lei Zhe bowed his head slightly, the cold light in his eyes flickered, "I will prepare the applicable things before tomorrow night, and you will personally deliver them when the time comes, so be sure to be unaware of the ghosts......"
Looking at Yan Bo's worried look, Lei Zhe sighed secretly, in the end, it is chaotic to care, Yan Bo takes the Lei clan too seriously, and is deeply involved in it, so everything that involves the safety of the clan will suffer from gains and losses, and consider the benefits, but it is better to be free of restraint and be open-minded.
"At the end of the day, not only am I just in power, but I am still half an outsider, but also because my feelings for the Lei clan are real and illusory, and even everything now, I feel like I am playing a puzzle game, so I act unscrupulously......"
"If it is according to common sense or the bloody plot, this son should fight with the Zhuang patriarch and the snake, and the soft knife for 300 rounds, and finally win with difficulty, so that he can't say his bitterness...... But this son is too lazy to bother with this!"