Chapter Fifty-Eight: Enemies Are Easy to Settle

The Pan family's banquet was bigger than Shen Laibao imagined, the original Zhu family's mansion did not have such a large hall that could accommodate more than ten families, and because bamboo was planted everywhere, the place was quiet and elegant but crowded. Now, Pan Yan has removed all the bamboo, erected scaffolding from the front yard, and extended to the back yard.

As the night deepened, the people from Nanfeng Alley arrived one after another. Shen Laibao paid a little attention, there were a total of seventeen households in the alley, and the big round table here could seat ten people. Most of the people in the alley are wives, concubines, and children, except for the Hua family, who can sit at one table, and the rest of the families are divided into several tables.

However, after Shen Laibao found that everyone had come, there was no more table, and there was no less table, and Pan Yan counted the size of the entire family in the neighborhood - including those who had not returned home for the time being.

He was a little hairy in his heart, Pan Yan had calculated the people who could come from every household in advance, and if anyone didn't come, it would be clear at a glance.

It seems that being a traitor is also a technical job......

The courtyard was bustling, mostly chatting happily, but their table seemed much quieter.

The Shen family did not allow the aunts to share the same table, so the old lady Shen led Shen Laibao and them to share a table with the Hua family, and asked the aunts to sit at another table. ”

"Grandma, I'm not hungry." On Shen Laibao's right is Hua Ling, and on the right is Hua Lang. His face was gloomy, he didn't see a smile, he didn't talk and laugh at all like usual, he thought that Hua Lang should also know that the head of the Pan family was Pan Yan. But he will come to surprise him, and I don't know who persuaded him.

As soon as the people arrived, Pan Yan came out and showed his face and said some polite words, but he did not say his name. Shen Laibao felt that if he said who he was, there would definitely be a lot left over from the Pan family's meal tonight, because everyone would be too scared to eat.

Fortunately, Pan Yan didn't say anything after the banquet was opened, and everyone drank and ate in a harmonious atmosphere, which was quite lively.

As soon as Shen Laibao lifted the chopsticks, he saw Pan Yan coming over and said, "It seems that there are still vacancies here." ”

Hua Lang's face immediately turned cold, and he was about to say nothing, but Hua Xu had already stood up first and interjected, "Yes, Old Pan and Little Master Pan should sit here." ”

Pan Yan glanced at him, he was seven or eight points similar to Hua Ping, and even his temperament was similar, showing talent, "Then the old man is sitting here." ”

There are five people in the Hua family and four in the Shen family, and they squeezed Pan Yan and the plate, and the position is not too narrow.

Hua Ling was next to Shen Laibao, and he was much shorter, Shen Laibao just looked at Pan Yan with a side face, and his eyes could pass over Hua Ling's head. He saw that her hair was pinned to the hairpin he had sent. The hairpin flower is not as gorgeous as it is seen in the daytime, but the color is pleasant, small and exquisite, and it looks very good.

"It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, so please give more advice in the future." Pan Yan took the wine glass to salute everyone, and everyone paused slightly and picked up the wine glass one after another.

Only Hua Lang didn't take it, Hua Xu was about to explain him, Shen Laibao said, "Second brother Hua, you are infected with wind evil, don't drink it." ”

Hua Ling looked up at him when she heard the sound, when did her second brother get sick. There was doubt in his heart, but since he said this, there must be a reason, so he did not ask on the spot. Liao Shi also hurriedly said, "Yes, Lang'er, you should eat less greasy food tonight, and it doesn't hurt to eat a few bites." ”

The two of them paved the way for Hua Lang, which made Hua Lang's heart uncomfortable, and his willfulness would bring endless trouble to others. He struggled to pick up his glass and said, "I'll replace the bar with tea." ”

The action was so reluctant, Pan Yan had already seen the doorway, but he didn't say it, and he didn't care, if he had to deal with people who didn't like him, then the people at this table would have become dead bodies.

He thought that Shen Laibao, who knew his identity best, would be restless and tasteless, who wanted to see it, he clearly ate the most happily. Just eat happily, and give the grandmother next to him a dish, and a flower bell on the side. He was surprised that this young man was obviously different from ordinary people.

Shen Laibao had only one idea, to form a group to eat Pan Yan poorly—although it was impossible.

But you must not let the traitor affect your mood, this can be done. He was his great traitor, and he ate his thirty good dishes. I have to say that the dishes made by the chef of the Pan family are quite delicious, but unfortunately this is the Pan family, if it is the Hua family, he can still go to eat every once in a while.

Hua Lang barely ate a few bites, and the taste was the same as chewing wax, like sitting on pins and needles. He felt that every bite he ate was like swallowing other people's flesh and blood, the people's fat and ointment that Pan Yan had scavenged, and the souls of loyal ministers under Pan Yan's knife.

Pan Zi and Pan Yan are between the seats of the two brothers, and Hua Lang is on his left. After a few glances, I felt that he was as slow as a snail, and he was depressed, "If you don't feel well, go home." ”

Hua Lang was already in a displeasure mood, and when he heard it, he said, "It's very comfortable." ”

The plate chuckled, which seemed to Hua Lang to be very contemptuous, even provocative.

There is a word for love and black in the world, and there must also be hatred for the house and Wu, he looks at Pan Yan unpleasantly, and even his grandson feels hateful.

There was gunsmoke next to him, and even Hua Ling noticed that something was wrong with the second brother today. She knew that Pan's grandfather was Pan Yanhou, and she was also surprised, disgusted and afraid, afraid that he would hurt her family.

I heard that Pan Yan didn't like others to show that she didn't like him, so Hua Ling pretended not to know anything all night, and she even wanted her second brother to restrain her temper, but don't be targeted by the big traitor!

Shen Laibao was already full at this time, eating slowly and methodically, but eating very happily. Everyone present looked a little dull, but Shen Laibao's face was the most relaxed. He had already thought about it, if he had to die, he couldn't escape it, so it was better to face it calmly.

Hua Ling sat next to him and was always served with vegetables, which would also be full. I drank a lot of tea, and I was a little anxious, but there were many people here, and it was indecent at the dinner table, so I told my mother that I had dirty hands and wanted to wash my hands.

Shen Laibao likes to stand small after dinner, and it is uncomfortable to sit, so he left the stool as soon as he heard it, "Auntie, I also want to wash my hands, I'll take Xiaohua with me." ”

Liao nodded slightly, it was better to have someone to accompany her than to walk around the Pan family by herself.

Pan Yan called someone to lead them to wash their hands, and when they left the banquet, Hua Ling walked quickly to the next person and whispered to her. The maidservant girl turned to lead her to relieve her, Shen Laibao didn't hear it, and asked, "Xiaohua, what did you tell her?" ”

Hua Ling's face flushed, "Brother Noble, you wait for me here, she will give you water to clean your hands later." ”

Shen Laibao was stopped by her raised hand, and before he could react, although he was puzzled, he also paused, "Then you come back quickly, I'll go to look for you when it's late." ”

"I'll be back soon." Hua Ling said that she left with the maidservant, leaving Shen Laibao standing there.

Shen Laibao and the youngest grandson of the Zhu family have fought, and they have not been in contact with each other in the past few years, only when they visited the New Year, they came to their parents for the New Year, but they all sat in the hall for a while, and they did not see the courtyard of the Zhu family. This will stand under this corridor, the cold wind is cold, and there is only rockery pond water in front of you, which seems depressed and lonely.

A gust of cold wind blew, and Shen Laibao stood in the wind and did not shiver. It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he was waiting for a little girl motionlessly. This is the same as the first time he went to Taozhuang, looking forward to walking with a beautiful woman in ten years, instead of following a little bean ding.

Now Xiaodouding has grown into a little girl, and she will ...... in five years He blinked, and in five years Xiaohua would be a girl. In her prime, jasper is in her prime, not a little bean ding, nor a little girl.

Thinking of the flower bell five years later, Shen Laibao is still looking forward to it, I don't know if by that time, she will still be a natural black white rabbit, or Oscar Ling.

My mind wandered to five years ago, and I remembered the peach village.

After the owner of the white village pitted him in front of his father, his father went to him alone to clean up the aftermath for him and treat those who were burned. But the condition is that Taozhuang will be given to the Shen family.

The owner of Bai Zhuang, who realized that Taozhuang had no usable value, of course, agreed and gave Taozhuang to the Shen family, and the Shen family would treat the burned people.

It's just that after Master Shen got Taozhuang, he placed it there. Shen Laibao asked him what he was doing when he bought the land, and Master Shen only replied with four words - take it as a warning.

Spending so much money to buy a warning for his son, Shen Laibao felt that his father was still very generous and far-sighted.

Now that I think about it, I think that he had thought about developing a racecourse before, and it seems that Taozhuang can ...... Anyway, it has been almost burned to the ground, and now that no one takes care of it, it is a barren land, and it is feasible to bulldoze the ground and rebuild the horse farm.

Shen Laibao used to think about things and was always easy to get into a trance, and once he was in a trance, it was difficult to notice the movements around him. Later, he was taught several times by Master Chengke in the school field, and he developed the habit of being able to meditate, but still be able to listen to all directions. At this moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps in his ears, and he looked over there, and he was quite surprised by the arrival.

Pan Yan had just seen him when he entered the corridor, the young man's posture was upright, even if the cold wind blew several times, he was still immovable. It's a pity that such a person is not destined to be with him, so I feel even more pity.

Shen Laibao faced each other, and he was not cowardly, "Is Pan Xiang full?" ”

"You shouldn't ask me if I'm hungry, but if I'm full."

"I'm pretty well fed."

"The old man can see it." Pan Yan stopped when he got closer, and turned to face the Xiao Se courtyard, "The old man doesn't like the cold winter, he is not angry, he is lifeless, and even people feel old. ”

Shen Laibao also turned around slowly, he was very wary of him before, but now he looked like he wanted to discuss life with him, "I heard that Pan Xiang rose to prominence in the imperial examination at the age of thirteen, and was accepted by Song Hanlin as a protégé, leading you to enter the office. But later, Pan Xiang exposed him for treason and led the Song family to extinction, but Pan Xiang rose to prominence because of this. When Song Hanlin died, it was in early spring, which was the time when everything sprouted and was full of vitality, but for Song Hanlin, it was like a cold winter. ”

Pan Yan said, "You're not afraid of angering me at all. ”

Shen Laibao shrugged, "Obviously, Pan Xiang wants to talk to me about Spring and Autumn, and his words are sad." ”

Pan Yan couldn't help but smile, "I just looked at you, and I always felt pity." ”

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that you are too upright, otherwise with your qualifications, you will definitely be able to take over my mantle, and after a hundred years, the things I have worked hard for decades will not be ruined."

No matter how Shen Laibao listened, he was praising him for his qualifications, but he couldn't say a word of thanks, "Life is only a hundred years old, and you are seventy years old, why can't you let go of power." ”

Pan Yan asked rhetorically, "Why do you want to let go?" ”

"Because you don't look happy right now."

Pan Yan smiled, "Believe it or not, if I let go now, I will die tomorrow." ”

Shen Laibaoxin, Pan Yan's enemies are still few, and the people who want to kill him are probably already lined up three streets away. From the moment he committed his first bloody crime, he had to go forward for the rest of his life, and he couldn't stop, and once he stopped, he would die. So in order to save his life, he can only take the lives of others.

If he wants to turn back, he has to give up his life.

However, Pan Yan is not this kind of person, so even after so many years, he has not stopped, not now, and not in the future.

Pan Yan suddenly asked, "If you had known that I was that Pan Yan, would you have saved me?" ”

Shen Laibao didn't think about it, "No." ”

Pan Yan is not annoyed, he really appreciates this young man's temper, compared to the flower family who is too introverted, compared to the second son of the flower family who is too violent, Shen Laibao is very young him.

"Since you hate me so much, why don't you kill me now, there is no one in ambush around me now, you are so good at it, you can succeed very lightly."

Shen Laibao didn't believe that there were no secret guards by his side, I was afraid that if he raised his hand and poked his arm, a dozen guards jumped out of the sky to cut him, "To change a country, it's never just about killing one person." It is said that the thief captures the king, and that is on the battlefield. If there is no leading general on the battlefield, there will be no core, and the army will be chaotic if it is very light. But you have been an official in the court for many years, and you have long had your own wings. I think even if you fall, your people will still be in control. After all, people will always get sick, and once they get sick, there will definitely be a lot of people who want to devour you, so you must leave a way back for yourself. Just ......"

"Just?"

"After you are a hundred years old, why should you let Dayang be injured again. You have enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and Dayang has no place to be sorry for you. As a person from the Great Central Kingdom, why is it difficult to make it quiet. ”

Pan Yan knew that he was young and had never entered the imperial court, so he didn't understand many things, and he didn't want to continue to talk about this. After a long time, he said, "Not long after Pan Er was born, I took him to my side and asked him to inherit my Pan family name. My daughter, who was stubborn, and my son-in-law was even more so, eloped and got married, without telling me. Later, my son-in-law repeatedly wrote to impeach me, but I didn't think about him for Pan'er's sake, who would have thought that he would unite with other ministers and want to kill me. ”

Shen Laibao chuckled in his heart, "So you killed him......"

Pan Yan shook his head, "I don't care about him for his son's sake, but he doesn't let go for the sake of my child's grandfather." Such a white-eyed wolf, don't do it. I asked the Holy Admiral to send him to the frontier, thinking that one day he would change his mind and let him come back. But that weak scholar couldn't last a year and died. When the news of her death came, my daughter also jumped into the river with Pan'er and tried to kill herself, but I rescued her. ”

Shen Laibao was unexpected, "Jumping into the river with your child?" ”

"Yes. She said that she didn't want the child to become like his grandfather, who was ruthless, and that it was better to kill him than to do so. In this way, my daughter is also eager to kill me. Pan Yan's tone was very calm, and what he said didn't seem to be his own business, "I took the child away from her side and didn't let her meet the child." I watched my only daughter go crazy, she cursed me, and every day she cursed unspeakable words. ”

Shen Laibao suddenly sighed, anyone who is hated by his own daughter to such an extent will not be happy in his heart.

Then one day, she untied her belt and hanged herself from the beams of the house. When I took her down, she was still warm, and I held her like she was born, until she was cold. ”

Shen Laibao couldn't imagine that kind of scene, just listening to his slow description, he felt cold all around.

Pan Yan said, "I chose a good place for the two of them, placed on a high mountain, with a panoramic view of the Dayang Imperial City in front and a hundred rivers in the back. I also asked the Taoist priests to do it for them, and in the next life, don't have anything to do with me Pan Yan again, lest I be angry again in the next life. ”

Shen Laibao paused slightly, although he didn't want to admit that Pan Yan was a good person, but people had seven emotions and six desires, whether he was a cool official or a traitor, but he vaguely felt that Pan Yan let the Taoist priest do it, not because he was afraid that they would "collect debts" in the next life, but because he was afraid that he would not be able to be a good father in the next life, and he would be tired of his daughter.

While the two were talking, someone came over here, and Shen Laibao heard whose footsteps it was, and said, "It's Hualing." ”

Pan Yan nodded, and after a while, a handsome little girl walked out of the corner, which was really a flower bell. Even though the footsteps were so soft, he still heard it.

Hua Ling, who was relaxed, saw him, and even walked much brisker, "Brother Noble." She walked up to see Pan Yan, only to be a little nervous, not knowing what he was talking to Shen Laibao, she subconsciously grabbed his sleeve, and then said hello to Pan Yan.

The slight movement entered Pan Yan's eyes, and she already understood that she wanted to protect Shen Laibao and wanted to laugh at her for not being able to do anything, but she felt that this courage was commendable. Looking at Shen Laibao again, I don't know it, it seems that people really have shortcomings, such as Shen Laibao's shortcomings, that is, they may not know the wishes of beautiful people in the future, and they will miss a lot of good time in vain.

It was rare to see a clear stream from the filthy world, Pan Yan had already dispelled the idea of wanting to enter the Pan family, and finally said to Shen Laibao, "Do you wonder why I want to settle here?" I can honestly tell you, my grandson, that he is so lonely. People are always good, and they don't want to do too much evil and add sin to their children. ”

Shen Laibao, who had always felt that Pan Yan was scheming, didn't expect Pan Yan to tell him about it, and the reason was still this. Pan Yan felt that Pan was convinced of himself and could be friends with him, so he moved here? The purpose is just to make friends on the plate, not to be too withdrawn?

He was a little skeptical, but he also had some understanding.

But he still had doubts, and this suspicion came from the rumors of the crane led by his distrust of Pan Yan.

Hua Ling didn't know what they said, but Pan Yan's back was no longer alienated and angry at the moment, but there was compassion from the elders, "Brother Lai Bao, do you still wash your hands?" ”

The maidservant looked at him with steaming water, Shen Laibao came back to his senses, washed his hands, and then returned to the banquet with the flower bell.

The table is full of people, each with their own thoughts, each with their own life, and each with their own joys and sorrows. The wedding banquet of moving to a new house is full of melancholy. I don't know that this is the person from Pan Yan's mansion, and he is still talking and laughing at the banquet, and he is worry-free.

Shen Laibao thought about it, took the teacup and drank it in one gulp. When he drank it in his mouth, he felt hot, and when he saw his father staring at him, he asked, "What's wrong Dad?" ”

“…… Noble, the glass you just drank was wine. ”

Shen Laibao blinked slightly, and the wine instantly rushed to his head, and then his head slammed on the table, losing the ability to think.

More than ten people at the table suddenly stared at each other, watching Shen Laibao lying on the table and falling asleep!

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It was said that he was full □□of warm thoughts, and Shen Laibao felt that he had eaten too much last night, and drank again, and the guide had a sweet dream at night. He dreamed that he was in love with a girl, but the girl always walked ahead of him and did not give him a straight face.

He followed the beauty while thinking about why she didn't look back, and after walking ten streets, he finally couldn't help it anymore and ran up to call her. As a result, when the slender beauty turned around, she became a small man, and said loudly, "Brother Noble!" ”

He sat up jerkily and shuddered. He knocked on his head a little heavy, thinking in his heart that it was a pity that the beauty had become a little bean. He thought he was dreaming in the end, but he heard someone outside the door really shouting at him, and it wasn't the sound of the flower bell.

Shen Laibao hurriedly rolled up the quilt and walked to the door, opened the door and asked, "Xiaohua, what are you calling me for?" ”

Hua Ling grabbed his quilt anxiously and dragged it out, so much so that Shen Laibao almost fell off the quilt, "Xiaohua, wait, what happened?" ”

"Oh no, Brother Noble!" Hua Ling's eyes were full of panic, "My second brother and Brother Panzi had a fight, and they were at the racecourse, and the horses ran over crying and called me to fight." I'll come to you quickly, but you're ...... Oh, Brother Noble, hurry up and change your clothes, I'll go first. ”

Shen Laibao hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab her, "If you go, you have to be accidentally injured by those two cannonballs, you wait for me for a while, don't run away by yourself." ”

Hua Ling was anxious and did not respond. When he entered, he still felt that he had to fight, otherwise according to her brother's temper and the temper of the plate, he would be hurt, she turned around twice anxiously, and shouted, "Brother Laibao, I'll go first." ”

Shen Laibao, who was wearing pants, was in a hurry, grabbed his pants and ran to the back of the door to open the door again to catch her, but how could he see people like this, so he ran back to put on pants and coats in a hurry, grabbed the jade crown and ran outside, got into a carriage and galloped to the racecourse.

Shen Laibao, who was unbearable to the wolf, arrived at the horse farm and jumped out of the carriage in one step, and already had a very firm decision in his heart - when he found them, he had to beat those two cannonballs!