Chapter 15 - Zhilan Yushu
As soon as Xie Yan arrived at the living room, everyone who had been chatting happily greeted him, and they all said that he had worked hard, he smiled and signaled, and led Wanzhang to the center of the hall, and then dressed in the demeanor of a master, facing the children of the family, he gave a salute and said:
"All the brothers have worked hard all the way from Jiankang, and the younger brother is at home to prepare a table, and I hope the brothers don't want to laugh."
His words were more modest and polite, and everyone praised him for being too humble, but then there was a burst of laughter from the crowd, which caused everyone to look at the man.
Wanzhang also looked with everyone, and saw that standing there was a tall and majestic young man with a jade tree in the wind, who was laughing uncontrollably at the moment, ignoring the eyes of others.
But the strange thing is that no one dared to remind him, Wan Zhang wondered, although the Xie family is a big family, unbridled, and some personalities are not strange, but this person does this, it is inevitable that he will not give Xie Yan face. I guessed that this must be a very high official and a very high status in the clan, so I couldn't help but take a closer look at his face and found that it was really a talent. I couldn't help but be secretly happy in my heart, it seems that I must be worthy of it today, and the first person I saw was the dragon and phoenix among people.
Come to think of it, Xie Yan has always been high, even in the Xie clan, which is the first in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, only a few people can be looked down on by him, and he is willing to get close, so he should also rest assured that he believes in him, and the person he introduced to himself must be a top-notch person.
Xie Yan saw that the man was still laughing, and didn't say a word, quietly waited until he finished laughing, and then heard him say with a smile: "Brother Yan is really a humble gentleman, and he doesn't leak a drop of water, when he was a child, his uncle said that you were too polite, but now that you are older, it is still the same." ”
Xie Yan didn't argue, only smiled and said to him: "Where is Brother Xuan, although he is a brother and nephew, he still has to understand etiquette, although he knows that the brothers in the family will not care about this, but I am afraid that people with a heart will listen to it, and they will say that my Xie family bears the false name of the high-ranking family." ”
"Hahaha......"
The young man burst into laughter again, and the whole room burst into laughter.
Only Xie Yan didn't move, and while everyone was happy, he introduced Wanzhang to the clansmen: "By the way, this is Wanzhang girl, a friend of the younger brother, and a good Taoist metaphysics." Then he pointed to the smiling young man and said to Wanzhang, who was saluting around, "This is the seventh son of my eldest uncle, General Jianwu, Xie Xuan." ”
"I've seen the general." Wan Zhang bowed slightly to Xie Xuan.
She has never heard the name Xie Xuan, who is the most accomplished person among the sons and nephews of the Xie family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty except for Xie An. Although Xie Xuan himself is a military general, he still retains Xie's natural style, ability, literature and martial arts, poetry and wine.
Xie Xuan saw that there was an outsider and a woman, so he finally restrained his uninhibition a little and glanced at her:
"Oh, Miss Wanzhang? At a young age, do you even know Taoist metaphysics? ”
Wanzhang hurriedly bowed his head and said humbly: "It's the second son's false praise, but I've just read a few Taoist books." ”
Before he could say more, there seemed to be another voice outside, and Wanzhang turned his head with everyone in the hall, only to see a young man with a super elegant demeanor, probably a little old, but still beautiful and shining.
The young man walked with the wind and said as he walked: "Brothers, I thought I would always be early today, but I didn't expect it to be late." ”
Xie Yan greeted him, bowed his hand and said with a smile: "My brother is busy with political affairs, and my brothers shouldn't be bothered to talk about anything, but my brother is the elder of the clan, and it is really hard for others to preside over the banquet unless the elder brother." ”
"Brother Lang, look at Brother Yan, since he was a child, he said that he only knew how to be polite, and it is still the case today." At this time, Xie Xuan walked up again and said to the young man who was walking.
The young man only smiled slightly, suddenly noticed the faces in the crowd, and looked at Wanzhang and asked Xie Yan, "Who is this?" ”
"This is Miss Wanzhang, Brother Yan's...... Friends. Xie Xuan glanced at Xie Yan meaningfully, and then took the first step and said, "I am good at Taoist metaphysics, and I will have to consult her later." ”
"Really? That's a real rarity. The young man had followed the crowd to the hall, and was hugged and sat on the top of the seat, and it seemed that he had won the support and respect of the younger brothers in the clan, and had the ability to preside over the banquet.
Although Wanzhang is well aware of his strength and is confident and proud, he doesn't want to show it at this moment, at least he should wait until he enters the table to show his edge, after all, good things should always be left behind. So he hurriedly guarded the clumsy and hidden: "General Jianwu is joking, please ......"
"This is the eldest son of my second uncle, Dongyang Taishou Xie Lang." Xie Yan stepped forward and helped her out of the siege in time.
Wan Zhang lowered his head and continued: "Please don't take it seriously. ”
"It's obviously Brother Yan who said it, why do you blame me for talking nonsense?"
Xie Xuan pretended to be innocent heartily, which caused everyone to laugh. Xie Yan didn't study with his brother, seeing that the atmosphere was good, he arched his hand and said, "There is still some time to leave the table, I will go to the garden to prepare first, and the brothers can rest and talk here first, and when the time is up, I will send someone to invite." ”
"Okay, you go get busy first." Xie Lang's demeanor as an elder shook his hand to let Xie Yan leave first, and personally greeted all the children.
The threshold for the Xie family's gathering is extremely high, and even the children of the clan are only one of the best in the family to be invited, and the invited people can only come alone, not even their family members, and suddenly there is a fresh face, and it is a woman, and I heard that she is good at metaphysics, which naturally attracted a lot of attention. Xie Yan was here, and everyone was not good at talking to Wanzhang, but now that she was gone, the children of the Xie family wanted to chat with her, but Wanzhang was bent on hiding her light, everyone was just a whim, and when they saw her, they were just a mediocre person, so they lost interest and threw Wanzhang aside to talk.
After a while, there was a small slave to invite everyone to the banquet, and Wanzhang also left the living room with everyone under the leadership of Xie Lang to come to the banquet, the banquet was set in the back garden of Xie Mansion, the moonlight was like practice, and it reflected a bright moon in the lake, like a white sun, and countless candles were lit on the eaves of the rockery, which was brighter and more gorgeous than the day.
Wanzhang and Liu Wu came to the garden, but they didn't know where they should sit, and after thinking about it, it seemed that they could only find Xie Yan first.
But in order not to look like he couldn't leave Xie Yan in front of the catkins, he had to pretend to look around, and finally saw the young man in a moire brocade robe behind a big willow tree with a thick waist, and just wanted to find an excuse to walk over, but saw a woman walking beside him.
The woman looked at it from a distance and felt that it was elegant and extraordinary, her actions were elegant, and she appeared in the Xie family's banquet, and she did not look like a maid, she must have been a prominent person in the clan.
And just when Wanzhang was still speculating, he thought about all the women of the Xie family he knew, and suddenly noticed that the little girl next to him seemed to be a little strange.
Liu Wu's expression changed several times, from disbelief to surprise, and then from surprise to excitement, and gradually her eyes were still bright, and she was at a loss, and hurriedly cared about her:
"Catkins?"
Only then did Liu Fu realize that there was still her, and after calming down her emotions, she suppressed her excitement and said to Wanzhang: "Miss Wanzhang, look, that's our eldest lady!" ”
Xie Daoyun? That's Xie Daoyun?
Wanzhang knew the identity of the woman, and her excitement was no less than that of Liu Wu, you must know that it was her idol, and she was used as a model by the master to educate her when she was in Gaoliu Mountain.
What's more, at this moment, her appearance is in the arms of Wanzhang, so that not only does she not have to be misunderstood by Liu Wu as not even being able to leave Xie Yan for a while, but she can also get a reputation for being considerate of her subordinates, which is really killing two birds with one stone.
"Why don't we go over and say hello?" Wanzhang asked Liu Wudao.
"Good!"
The little girl quickly agreed without thinking about it, and then pulled Wanzhang to go to the willow tree, but Wanzhang didn't react, and almost stumbled and fell to the ground, she had never found that the little girl could run so fast and have so much strength.
Liu Wu pulled her to Xie Yan and Xie Daoyun quickly, where she was standing just now was some distance from here, there were three roads and a bridge in between, Wan Zhang had walked straight and panting, Liu Wu didn't even blink his eyes.
And followed me so badly, after seeing the old master, he was just blindly excited and speechless, and he held back for a long time before he could hold back a sentence:
"Miss."
Then she almost knelt down to show her loyalty, but fortunately, Xie Daoyun hurriedly stopped her, otherwise she would inevitably attract onlookers.
Xie Daoyun suddenly saw the maid when she was not married, and she also recalled it for a while, and took her hand and said, "Good girl, how to do this big gift?" We grew up together, and I only thought you were sisters. ”
Hearing this, Liu Wu was even more moved, and the tears finally fell, and he quietly wiped his tears with his sleeves.
Xie Daoyun hurriedly helped her wipe her tears, and then noticed Yunzhang, who had been watching their master's and servants' deep affection, and smiled at her:
"By the way, who is this?"
Xie Yan immediately introduced the two to each other: "This is the little brother's friend, Miss Wanzhang." Later, I will sit at the table, so that she can have a good chat with her sister. ”
However, before the introduction was finished, a boy with drooping hair suddenly ran over from nowhere, ran towards them, and pounced affectionately when he saw Xie Yan.
"Uncle!"
Xie Yan picked up the boy with a smile and touched his head, his eyes were full of love: "Yunzhi, are you here too?" Why didn't I see you in the front room? ”
Xie Daoyun also stepped forward and touched the boy, and his tone was full of mother's anger: "I just went to the hall to see the brothers, and Yunzhi clamored to go to the garden to play, there is really no way." ”
Hearing this, Yun Zhi, who was pestering Xie Yan, couldn't help it, looked at his mother, and pouted: "Obviously, my mother quarreled with my father again, and I've been in a bad mood recently, so Yun Zhi wanted to take my mother to the garden to relax." ”