After knocking on the door three times, a crack opened in the door of the house.

Later, after Spy B reported his name in a few words, the door of the mansion was wide open.

So, more than a dozen family members lined up left and right, stood at both ends of the mansion gate, and all lowered their heads and put on a battle to greet them.

At the same time, a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper greeted him with a smile, and even showed respect and went straight to Dongfang Shuo.

As soon as he gave his hand, he said: "Lord Dongfang, my family has been waiting for a long time, please follow the villain." ”

Hearing this, after looking left and right, Dongfang Shuo squinted, revealing a suspicious look.

"What do you mean? Shouldn't Xu Changsheng be waiting for me here? I was found by Xu Changsheng. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

The middle-aged man's expression did not change, but his movements became more and more respectful, and said, "That's true, Lord Xu and my family are waiting for Lord Dongfang in the main mansion." ”

"Yes, in that case, Mr. Law will lead the way. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

The middle-aged man raised his head and said with a smile: "I don't dare to be called a gentleman, please come with me." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and entered.

Dongfang Shuo immediately followed.

After entering the Zhai Mansion, what caught my eye was some new trees that were thriving, and intuitively speaking, the age of these trees should not exceed ten years old.

"Why are the trees next to this road so short?" Dongfang Shuo asked.

The middle-aged man said: "Zhai Mansion is newly established, when it was first built, the adults said that new seedlings should be planted on both sides of the road, and when future generations look at it, they will remember the adult's today." ”

"I see. ”

Dongfang Shuo nodded.

From this point of view, what he guessed outside the mansion should be the same, the owner of this Zhai Mansion is indeed an upstart who was promoted after the turmoil ten years ago.

And just thinking like this, suddenly, his eyes inadvertently glanced at a pavilion in the distance: "Hey, how can there be a tree that looks quite tall behind the pavilion over there?"

The trees at the back of the pavilion were so leafy that even their branches extended across the pavilion, wrapping the entire pavilion's dome around it.

Wait a minute...... Entangled in it?

"That tree, it's already there. ”

The butler said.

Dongfang Shuo was stunned: "Where is it in the first place?"

"That is the rumored sacred tree in the Imperial City, it has been growing there since before the establishment of the Zhai Mansion, including that pavilion, which has long been standing there. And it can be said that it is precisely because of this tree here that Zhai Mansion will be built here. It took a lot of thought for Lord Zhai to get this land. The butler said.

Dongfang Shuo looked at which tree and couldn't help but smile in his heart.

In this world of the jungle, it is clear that the stronger the person, the more pragmatic he should be, but he was unexpectedly so superstitious.

"But this tree looks like it's just an ordinary tree, why did it become a sacred tree?" Dongfang Shuo asked.

The butler glanced at him and said, "Lord Dongfang, the rumors about this tree are very long. No one knows where the tree came from now, and perhaps only the royal family knows what it really is. ”

"Royal? What does this have to do with Royal?"

"Rumor has it that this tree is located in the middle of the Imperial City, and it has been cut down many times because it is in the way, but in the end it is all gone. ”

"No, what does this have to do with the Divine Tree? Maybe it's just a coincidence?"

"No, no, Lord Dongfang, the matter of cutting down the tree is not just a coincidence, because almost every time, there are defenders in the city and even members of the royal family who directly intervene, and there was even an emperor who personally issued an edict not to harm the sacred tree, but after a few days, the edict suddenly disappeared, leaving only rumors about the royal family protecting the sacred tree openly and secretly. ”

"How can there be such a thing?"

Dongfang Shuo raised his eyebrows.

But this kind of thing, he only thinks it's funny, just listen to the story.

And whether it is a divine tree or not, if they want to believe it, they can believe it, and it has nothing to do with Dongfang Shuo.

"Lord Dongfang, it's here. ”

Suddenly, the butler stopped, and as he spoke, he made way for Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo looked ahead, looked up at the rather charming carved fence and jade masonry, and couldn't help but sink his heart.

Although it is a bit bookish, it still can't hide the expensive materials that are piled up like nouveau riche.

So, Dongfang Shuo set off and walked into the mansion.

As soon as I entered the house, a pungent fragrance greeted me.

Before he could see the inside of the house, two maids on either side stepped forward to wipe the dust off their bodies, wiped their hands gently, and offered mouthwash.

After this, a maid guided him to his seat.

And before he sat down, he also figured out the situation in the house.

At this moment, there were four seats for the guest of honor in the room, including him.

He was at the bottom of the seat, and Xu Changsheng sat on the right hand side of the master's seat, and he was the most important guest, after all, it was natural that he came from the palace.

Sitting in the master's seat was a man in a wide coat and big sleeves, Mo was in his thirties and less than forty years old, and his figure was relatively thin. He should be the master of Zhai Mansion.

On Dongfang Shuo's right-hand side, the person at the second guest table was drinking with his sleeves covering his face before, but now he was whispering something to the maid beside him, and Dongfang Shuo never saw his face clearly. Moreover, there is an enchantment around this person's body, so that Dongfang Shuo cannot show the advantage of hearing even at this distance.

However, looking at this person's hair accessories, he has a bit of a woman's appearance, and he is obviously dressed as a man.

And looking at his figure, Dongfang Shuo also inexplicably had a strong sense of déjà vu in his heart, as if he had seen it somewhere.

"Lord Dongfang, you really made me wait. ”

At this moment, the voice in the master's seat made Dongfang Shuo's eyes immediately move to him.

Immediately, Dongfang Shuo said: "I'm not an adult, I'm just a grass people, Lord Zhai doesn't have to exalt me like this." ”

After hearing this, Lord Zhai looked at Xu Changsheng on the guest seat with a smile.

"What Lord Xu said is really good, Lord Dongfang is really modest. Zhai Dadao, "At such a young age, he can already have such a heart, and his future achievements should be limitless." ”

Hearing this, Xu Changsheng also smiled slightly.

But before Xu Changsheng could speak, the person on Dongfang Shuo's right hand suddenly put down the wine bottle, and then looked at Lord Zhai: "That's nature, Lord Zhai, I have already said that my son-in-law will not be just an ordinary teenager, just an empty title, naturally it is impossible to make him tempted." ”

Son-in-law?

Dongfang Shuo was stunned.

Listening to the voice, a face quickly appeared in his mind.

His gaze moved, and when he looked at the side face of the person who spoke, his face suddenly showed a blankness: "Mother-in-law...... Oh no...... Qiuhou?"

"Why is there such a fuss, can't you come to your celebration banquet?"

Qiuhou turned his head with a strange expression.

Seeing this, Dongfang Shuo should not be, should not be, should not be.

In short, there are too many slots, and he really can't talk about it.

But in the end, he picked up the most important one and asked, "What kind of celebration feast?"

"Naturally, I congratulate you, because of your outstanding merits, you have been awarded the title of Shang Guogong by His Majesty at the celebration banquet. ”

At this time, Xu Changsheng said with a smile.

And Dongfang Shuo, who thought it was a Hongmen banquet, heard such news at this moment, and the expression on his face can be imagined.

“...... Huh?"

(End of chapter)