Chapter 267: The Three Princes Set Up a Banquet

Liao Wenqing came out of the main courtyard where his mother Gao lived, it was already late at night, and the cold wind of the winter night blew in his face, making him shrink slightly, and subconsciously wrapped the fox fur on his body.

Hurrying away about touching the tea, Liao Wenqing came to the Haiqing Courtyard where he lived, and the mother-in-law who was dozing in the hall on the courtyard door was awakened by the sound of footsteps, and her head rushed forward, almost pounced on the ground, and in a hurry, her eyes saw the crow blue embroidered satin boots and the royal blue robe horns dangling in front of her eyes, and hurriedly took advantage of the situation to lean over and salute: "The third master is back!" Sanye An! ”

Liao Wenqing was in an irritable mood, he really didn't have the heart to pay attention to such a lazy mother-in-law, his footsteps didn't stop, he didn't even look at her, he went straight into the courtyard, and he didn't go to the verandah, he went straight through the middle of the courtyard, and came to the door of the main house in a moment.

Haiqing Yuan's original big girls Peony and Qingqiao have been sent to marry by him, and now Bai Weishuangye, a first-class girl who is serving in the house, heard the greeting from her mother-in-law, and hurried out to greet her, and just opened the curtain, she saw that Liao Wenqing had already climbed the steps in front of the door.

"Third Master, you're back!" Bai Wei hurriedly raised the door curtain on tiptoe and greeted Liao Wenqing into the door, while Shuangye stepped forward to wait for Liao Wen to clear the big curtain outside.

Looking at these two girls, Liao Wenqing couldn't help but think of the woman who was in her mind, and her depression was entangled, which made his heart tingle, and he waved his hand irritably to remove the frost leaves that came up to serve, and ordered coldly: "Prepare hot water, I want to bathe!" ”

Shuangye was staggered by him, but he didn't dare to make a sound, stabilized his body, and hurriedly bowed down with Bai Wei to agree, and withdrew from the city to order someone to carry hot water.

When the old master's big girl Peony and Qingqiao were so favored, they almost said nothing in Haiqing Courtyard, but they didn't expect it to be just a sentence, and they were sent out to match the little girl. Peony and Qingqiao have been serving the young master since he was five or six years old, and they have grown up with each other since childhood, so the affection is naturally extraordinary...... With this example in the past, now the girls in Liao Wenqing's yard are all trembling, living with their hearts every day, but they are afraid that they will not be able to serve anywhere and will be kicked out. I used to be a little careful, but now I can't hide it any deeper, for fear that I will be told by the master, so I will send it away with a word.

Liao Wenqing soaked in the slightly hot water, the steaming heat made his delicate eyebrows and eyes a little blurred, and the deep pain and sadness on his face seemed to be able to diffuse the hot air and permeate the entire space.

After Gao met Lin Niangzi in the Yun family that day, he cried bitterly when he came back to see Liao Wenqing.

She was nearly fifty years old, but she had to give a low salute to such a woman who was likely to marry into the door and be her daughter-in-law, and she was slapped on the spot...... That anger and humiliation made her unbearable, but she knew that the identity of the other party was not what it used to be, and where could she, a merchant woman, be disobedient!

At that time, no matter how Liao Wenqing persuaded him to plead guilty, the Gao family was going to die, if you want to marry that woman and enter the door, you can, wait until she dies! Or simply give her a packet of arsenic to poison her, and you'll be satisfied!

Seeing that the Gao family was angry, he naturally had no choice but to keep silent and stop mentioning the matter of Lin Niangzi, and only persuaded his mother with his father and two elder brothers, and finally persuaded his mother to stop crying, and Liao Wenqing hurriedly went to Lin's house to visit.

He hadn't seen Qiu Chen for more than a month, and after meeting, Lin Niangzi had nothing abnormal with him, still smiling gently, smiling politely.

That's the case, Liao Wenqing was secretly frightened and anxious, Gao's reactions and other reactions showed that there was obviously a conflict between the two sides, the Lin family lady did not cry, did not reprimand, and did not even say a word of dissatisfaction, which is exactly what makes Liao Wenqing uneasy, where do people who are really close need to deal with it so politely? Shouldn't you tell him any grievances? What's more, he had already made his heart clear to her...... What's more, even when she was only cooperating in business, she and he were much closer than at this time......

However, in the situation of the Gao family at home, he didn't dare to say anything, and in the end, he could only leave the Lin Mansion full of worry and apprehension.

What he wanted was to go home and persuade the Gao family, wait for the Gao family to dissipate the anger, and then persuade the Lin family lady to come and meet the Gao family and talk about it. He felt that his mother was loving, and the woman was even more gentle and intelligent, and the two met to talk about it well, and some things were talked about face to face, and when they understood each other's character, they must be able to lift the feud between them, and they were both happy.

Unexpectedly, it backfired, Gao fell ill that night, his heart was painful, his breath was short, and he was almost dizzy and delirious...... The Liao family panicked, but fortunately, Liao Wenxuan, the eldest man of the Liao family, happened to come over to say hello, and immediately administered needles to stabilize the condition, so that there was no major incident.

Later, Liao Wenxuan consulted with Lang Zhong of the Department of Internal Medicine of Huichun Hall, and determined that it was the evidence of chest paralysis caused by heart and blood stasis and qi stagnation in the heart and chest, and the heart and blood stasis was the foundation, and the qi stagnation caused by anger and poor mood was the inducement, and the onset was acute and the course of the disease was fast.

Moreover, the evidence of chest paralysis and heart palsy is the most urgent, but the recovery is very slow, and the patient who has this disease is most afraid of violent fluctuations in anger and joy, otherwise it is easy to induce the onset again, and there is also a characteristic of this disease, that is, the situation is more critical than one time, so that after the condition is relieved and stabilized, it is the most important maintenance method to keep the patient happy, peaceful and smooth.

Moreover, Gao's illness is really very serious, although there are Liao Jialang and several good internal medicine Lang Zhong joint treatment, but only slightly stabilized the condition, but there is no obvious hope of recovery, after many days of bedridden, fatigue and shortness of breath do not want to eat, Gao's body is also getting weaker and thinner...... In this way, no one dared to mention the matter of going to the Lin family to propose marriage and marrying Lin Niangzi, Liao Wenqing was anxious, but he didn't dare to make a mistake, and the seriousness of Gao's illness, no one in the Liao family dared to leave for too long, and they took turns to serve in front of the hospital bed every day, but they were afraid that Gao's condition would be repeatedly poor, and they would not be able to catch up......

Under such circumstances, Liao Wenqing's mood is depressed and frightened, which can be imagined.

At this time, Liao Wenqing sat in a bathtub filled with warm water, his heart was turbulent, but he was depressed and couldn't find a way out.

Obviously, Haitang is such a gentle, virtuous and intelligent person, and obviously her mother is also such a loving and kind elder, why do these two people seem to be born to recoil, Gao's just can't tolerate Begonia, but when they meet, their mother is so sick...... Although Liao Wenqing had already asked people to inquire about the situation at that time, the reason why his mother had all the discord with Haitang, and Miss Shang provoked and provoked it, which can be said to be indispensable, but Liao Wenqing still felt guilty. After all, the main reason why his mother was so sick was that he insisted on marrying the Lin family......

Just now, the eldest brother came to him again and asked him to tell his mother that he would never marry the woman of the Nalin family again......

No, no, he can't say it, and he can't do it. Just thinking about it, he was so distressed that he almost wanted to die.

Liao Wenqing was like a beast trapped in a cage, hesitant and desperate, he covered his face violently, and then plunged his head into the water, crying silently but infinitely sadly......

He didn't want to be an unfilial son who was angry with his mother, and he didn't want to let go of the woman who made him miss him, what should he do......

Fortunately, after many days of careful service and best treatment, Gao's condition finally improved in November. From the initial bed bed, I was gradually able to sit up and sit for a while, and my complexion and appetite also improved, and the Liao family members were secretly relieved. Among them, Liao Wenqing is the most happy.

His mother did not fall ill, which made him feel a lot less guilty and burdened.

It's just that in the current situation, he still can't mention marrying Begonia. But it's not a way to drag it out like this, after Gao's condition improved and he didn't need to be guarded and served from time to time, he planned to go to Liujiaao to see Begonia first, and explained the reason, with Begonia being so gentle and sensible, he would definitely understand his difficulties, wait patiently for him, and wait for Gao's condition to get better and his emotions are no longer so excited, and then think of marrying her.

Liao Wenqing planned on the third day of November, preparing to leave for Qingshui Town on the morning of the fifth day of the new year, and go to Liujiaao to see Haitang on the sixth day of the new year...... On the afternoon of the fourth day of the new year, Yang Jingyu, the third son of the emperor, arrived in Anyang City, and sent a post to all the big merchants in Anyang that night, inviting all the merchants to go to the Xingyuan banquet on the shore of the South Lake in the middle of the fifth day of the new year. The person who sent the post said that it was because during the epidemic, the merchants in the city generously donated money to build porridge sheds to give porridge relief, and later raised funds to raise funds to settle the victims...... He was impressed by all kinds of loyal and kind deeds, and invited you to come and prepare drinks to thank you.

It's just that the people who sent the post will talk about it, and the merchants will listen to it, and few will believe it. Everyone was apprehensively guessing the true intention of the three princes to set up a banquet, and they also roughly guessed that the merchants had a low status, but they were rich, and most of them were for silver to let the officials find out about them. This noble third prince is so close to the people, he set up a banquet to entertain him when he first arrived in Anyang, but he was afraid that he would have a lot of plans.

The merchants had to consider how much silver they would take out at that time, so that they would not show their wealth and invite disaster, nor would they displease the three princes...... In this proportional manner, one more or less may lead to disaster, and there is no room for the slightest mistake.

The Liao family took the post, and the father and son had dinner in a hurry that night, and they gathered in the outer study to discuss. Liao Wenqing also immediately sent someone to the Yun family to find Yun Jichen's little servant Zhishu to inquire about the news.

The four of the Liao family's father and son discussed until late at night, and with the news that Zhishu finally found out, they finally agreed on a suitable range, which was a little relieved.

Liao Wenqing said to the eldest brother Liao Wenxuan and the second brother Liao Wenxi: "The eldest brother has been taking care of his mother day and night these days, and he is tired, and the second brother is there, the little nephew has just recovered from a serious illness, and he also needs to pay attention to it from time to time, and he can't be negligent, the two brothers go and rest, I will serve my mother tonight......

Liao Wenxuan and Liao Wenxi have to take care of their respective wives and children these days, and they have to take care of their mother Gao, and they are really tired, and when they heard Liao Wenqing say this, they nodded unceremoniously, resigned from their father and went back.

Seeing Liao Dalang Erlang leave, Liao Wenqing sat down again beside Liao Jiacheng and said: "Father, the reputation of this third prince is not very good, Ming'er will go to the banquet, and the father should not be in danger, it is better for the son to go instead of the father." ”

Liao Jiacheng's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I only heard that this person is greedy for money and lustful, and he is suspicious...... If you go to the banquet tomorrow, no matter how you say it, everyone will be in full view, can you still make trouble for no reason? ”

Liao Wenqing said: "After all, this person's identity is there, and it is not something we can compete with, so we should be careful in everything." Don't be afraid of 10,000, but also guard against ...... Tomorrow, the son will pass, after all, he belongs to the junior. If you are young, you don't have to go too far forward, and you can hide behind it, so that it is easier to deal with anything. ”

Hearing Liao Wenqing say this, Liao Jiacheng was pleased that his third son was becoming more and more capable and calm, and then looked at the third son, who had obviously lost weight these days and had depressed eyes, he inevitably felt distressed. Such an outstanding son, but the marriage did not go well...... He has already seen clearly, even if his wife recovers from her illness, she will never agree to marry the Lin family lady again, if the third son is so persistent, he is afraid that there will be twists and turns and distress in the future, and he hopes that this son who makes himself proud can survive and not fold in marriage.

Or, what can he do......

In the end, Liao Jiacheng still agreed to Liao Wenqing's proposal. The father and son discussed it again, figured out everything that might happen, and made sure that there was nothing missing, so Liao Jiacheng took Liao Wenqing back to Haiqing Hospital, and he went back to the main courtyard to rest, and guarded his sick wife by the way.

There was nothing to say all night, and on the second day, Erlang of the Liao family came to the main hospital to ask for peace, and saw that Gao's condition seemed to have improved a little more than yesterday, and he no longer had to rely on being able to sit on the kang independently.

Liao Wenqing came a little late, and when he arrived at the main courtyard, Liao Wenxuan and Liao Wenxi had already left.

Seeing this youngest son whom he loved the most, Gao's mood was complicated, and it was inevitable that he was a little uncomfortable, Liao Wenqing hurriedly stepped forward to help Gao lie down, and spoke softly with Gao's for a while.

When Liao Wenqing arrived at Nanhu Xingyuan, most of the wealthy businessmen in Anyang who received the post had already arrived, because it was the invitation posted by the three princes, most of them were the head of the family to attend the banquet in person, not to mention Liao Wenqing, there were only three or five people. Liao Wenqing was full of smiles, and with a humble attitude, he greeted him one by one, shrank to the back of the crowd, and talked to two of the familiar merchants.

What Liao Wenqing didn't expect was that just as the banquet was about to start, another very young and young-looking teenager came in a hurry.

Liao Wenqing was slightly stunned, and hurriedly greeted him: "Brother Xu, why are you here?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Liao Wenqing realized that he had asked a very stupid question. On this occasion, when there are people guarding the gate, the people who can enter here are naturally the same as him, the people who were invited to a banquet by the third prince Yang Jingyu. When the porridge was given for relief after the flood before, the Lin family also built a porridge shed, and when the epidemic was fought later, the Lin family's lady went into the epidemic area to fight the epidemic and save people, and she was also awarded a ...... For this reason, it is not surprising that the Lin family was invited by Yang Jingyu to participate in the appreciation banquet.

In the blink of an eye, Liao Wenqing saw that Lin Xu was followed by a young and polite son, but it was Guo Mingsui, the fourth son of the Guo family, and Liao Wenqing hurriedly saw it again.

Lin Xu saw Liao Wenqing's face overjoyed, and arched his hand: "Third Brother Liao!" ”

Guo Mingsui's eyes flashed slightly, and he was slightly surprised by Lin Xu's overly affectionate title, but he smiled quietly on his face and bowed his hand: "It turned out to be Brother Wen Qing, I am fortunate to be happy!" ”

Among the three, Liao Wenqing is the elder, and he is not polite at this time, and when he saw the ceremony, he pulled Guo and Lin inside, "Let's go, go over there and talk......

Lin Xu and Guo Mingsui followed Liao Wenqing to the back of the crowd, and when they met the people who came over, they also bowed their hands and bowed, and they arrived at the back of the crowd with great humility, Liao Wenqing introduced the eldest son of the Wen family who spoke before to Lin Xu and Guo Mingsui, and then the four young people gathered together and spoke in a low voice.

At the end of the day, several small yellow doors dressed in the color of inner service clothes walked in and led the guests into the main hall. Several tables had already been set up in the main hall, and Liao Wenqing led Guo Mingsui, Lin Xu, and the other two young sons to naturally avoid the tables in front of them and the hands-on table, and came to the corner of the corner of the door in the corner of the hall and sat down.

"Brother Wen Qing, you said that he just arrived yesterday, why did he invite me to a banquet today?" A son surnamed Wen asked in a low voice.

Without waiting for Liao Wenqing to answer, another son surnamed Hu rolled his eyes and said, "What else?" You're not thinking about bleeding from us! ”

Liao Wenqing made a gesture of silence, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Hu, be cautious!" ”

Hu Gongzi rolled his eyes, after all, he didn't talk nonsense anymore, Lin Xu and Guo Mingsui looked around, and saw that everyone was whispering in groups of three or five, and the few attendants were also far away, and they were relieved at the same time when they heard what the surname Hu Gongzi just said.

Liao Wenqing smiled bitterly and patted the shoulder of the prince surnamed Hu, and laughed in a low voice: "Brother Hu, what kind of place is this...... We're young, so let's follow behind, don't be impatient! ”

Lin Xu and Guo Mingsui glanced at each other, and they both saw the look of approval in each other's eyes, and then turned their eyes away, and quietly listened to Liao Wenqing and Hu and Wen talking about which sister's wine was good, and which sister's little song was good.

They didn't have to wait long, and a sharp voice suddenly came from the door: "The third prince has arrived!" Jingbei Hou has arrived! ”

The buzzing in the lobby stopped abruptly, and everyone was solemn, tidying up their clothes one after another, and seeing someone walk in at the door, they immediately lifted the hem of their clothes and knelt down one after another.

Guo Mingsui and Lin Xu have already made a name for themselves, and they don't need to kneel down to see officials according to the system.

Guo Ming was stunned and slowed down for a moment, and was pulled to his knees by Lin Xu and Liao Wenqing.

While Liao Wenqing saluted with his hands on the ground, he tilted his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Don't come out!" ”

Guo Mingsui smiled gratefully, and bowed down with everyone to salute.

The third prince is not too tall, dressed in a red silk four-clawed suit, wearing a gold black gauze hat, handsome demeanor, gentle expression, walked in all the way, and even personally leaned over to help up the two old men who were over the age of sixties, and then stood still, smiled and bowed to everyone in the hall: "You don't have to be so polite, please get up, please get up!" ”

Everyone got up one after another, looking at each other, their faces were a little confused and hesitant.

The behavior of the three princes is really too peaceful, peaceful and close to the people, and the gap between them and the rumored suspiciousness is too great.

Lin Xu stood with Liao Wenqing and Guo Mingsui, shrinking behind the crowd, Guo Mingsui's voice was extremely low: "It looks very kind!" ”

Liao Wenqing couldn't help but want to laugh: "Can you see this!" ”

Lin Xu also pursed his lips and smiled silently, while carefully paying attention to the actions of the three princes who were gentle and close to the people and full of spring breeze.

At this time, the third prince Yang Jingyu had already arrived at the main seat of the most popular table and sat down, and then raised his hand with a smile and pressed it down, and a high-grade chamberlain who followed Yang Jingyu next to him immediately raised his voice and said: "Take a seat!" ”

The abrupt and sharp sound was very effective, and everyone's expressions suddenly became panicked, and their expressions were restrained to set off the seats, but they didn't dare to hesitate too much, and hurriedly sat down. Liao Wenqing and the others naturally sat on the seat in the corner.

As everyone sat down, two rows of young women in Tsing Yi walked out of the two corners of the room, holding dishes and drinks and spreading them out on the table. In a few moments, the table was already laid out.

Everyone sat in their own rules, waiting for the third prince Yang Jingyu to open the table.

Liao Wenqing and Lin Xu sat in the corner, looking at them all in order, at least Liao Wenqing, Lin Xu, and Guo Mingsui were silently paying attention to Yang Jingyu's actions, and also paying attention to the movements inside and outside the hall.

Sure enough, as the table was arranged, the door of the hall was closed by two small chamberlains from the inside out, making a squeaky sound, which made the already weird atmosphere of the hall even colder.

Just when everyone present looked at the door of the hall in horror, Yang Jingyu stood up with grace. As soon as he got up, where did the others dare to sit, and they quickly got up one after another, and those who didn't pay attention brought down the chairs and made a loud bang.

The man immediately fell to the ground and kowtowed again and again to plead guilty: "The three princes atone for their sins, and the three princes atone for their sins!" ”

Yang Jingyu's face turned cold, his eyes stared gloomily at the person who repeatedly kowtowed and asked for sin, suddenly turned his gaze back, and said with a smile: "Don't hurry up and help you up." It's just that he brought down the chair, what is the crime...... You are all famous squires and rich people in Anyang, this year's flood in Nanzhili is connected with two major disasters of the plague, all the squires and rich people are worried about the people's livelihood, worried about the worries of the saints, anxious about the urgency of the saints, and generously donated, not only giving porridge and relief, but also pledged a large amount of silver money on the Double Ninth Festival to help the people affected by the disaster...... Even my father and emperor have mentioned you, saying that Anyang is the hometown of harmony and kindness! …… What are you guilty of? Not only are you not guilty, but you are meritorious! Great work! Lots of credit! The purpose of this banquet is to express my admiration and gratitude to all the virtuous people, to thank you for relieving the people, and for relieving your father's worries and difficulties...... Come, all of you! ”

The words were sprinkled, and many people in the hall were full of enthusiasm. Of course, more are more and more nervous and cautious. However, no matter what everyone thinks, at this time, Yang Jingyu raised his wine glass, and no one dared to hesitate, let alone disobey, raised the wine glass in unison, and looked at Yang Jingyu to raise a glass and drink dry, and everyone naturally swallowed the wine in the cup one after another...... At this time, not to mention a glass of wine, a glass of vinegar, a glass of coptis juice, everyone can only pinch their noses and swallow it raw!

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I finally rushed to send a chapter today.,There are no special circumstances tomorrow morning.,There will be two more......

The reason for the repetition of the content of today's chapter,The above has been explained.,Because yesterday's article was written a mistake.,After revision.,A lot of content has been added.,Yesterday's article was extended to today.,Apologize again to your relatives.,These days I've worked hard to code words to compensate...... Slow down and send the public to the relatives......