Chapter 194: Night Banquet (1)
After lunch, although she really wanted to pull Zong Zhengke to talk about her life in detail in the past ten years, Xiao Kun still arranged for her to rest first. Anyway, it's still a long time, and there is time to get along.
Xiao Junjun and Xiao Chenchen personally led Zong Zhengke to the side courtyard of Hele Hall, which had already been cleaned and waited for the guests to move in. It turned out that Xiao Kun and Princess Zhenyi were reluctant to let their granddaughter be too far away from them, and refused to let her live in the garden where the Xiao sisters lived behind, so they asked Zong Zhengke to settle here.
The two sisters said goodbye, and the three masters and servants of the Zong Zheng Ke were also more comfortable. This time, in addition to the Xu family, Mingyue and the rosary also came to serve. Anyway, at most, I will return to Shouchun Garden tomorrow, and I don't need too many people to follow.
Xu took Mingyue and the rosary to serve Zong Zhengke to wash and change his clothes, and then instructed the little girl outside to put the iceberg and the fan in the corner. After Zong Zhengke comfortably leaned on the bamboo couch to read, he took Xiao Kunci's meeting gift box and opened it to take a closer look.
There is no head jewelry at all, it is all calligraphy. Xu's heart jumped, and he flipped through it quickly, and couldn't help but call Zong Zhengke: "Girl, girl, girl......"
Zong Zhengke raised his eyes and looked over, saw Xu's face with a look of surprise, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?" β
Xu said with a smile: "What kind of meeting gift is this, a small half of the dowry is here." β
She said like a few treasures, "The house in Ankang Lane in Jingli has three roads and six depths. The fields and shops are all good places and have good yields. In addition, there is a list of jewelry, clothing, spices, calligraphy and paintings, and antiques, and I am afraid that more than a dozen carriages will be loaded. In addition, it is specially noted that the two boxes of diamond ruby sapphire from overseas are of the highest quality. No matter how many silver tickets and gold tickets add up, one million taels can't be beaten. β
In the end, Xu pinched his fingers and calculated, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen the real thing, so it's hard to estimate." But according to the slave maid, this gift should not be two million taels. β
Zong Zhengke sighed and said, "Although the Xiao family is rich, my grandfather has given me so many things, and I am still uneasy in my heart. I'm afraid that the two old men's bodies and bones are not healthy, and when the senior brother arrives, I have to ask the senior brother to help the two old men prescribe a prescription to recuperate. β
"Yes, no amount of gold or silver can buy a strong body. Not to mention. Girl, you have filial piety to the old lady and the old lady. For the second elder, it is a thousand gold. Xu was also happy, the meeting gift alone was so heavy. It shows that the two old men have their own girls in their hearts.
In the future, even if the girl can only marry after the age of eighteen, with the support of her grandfather's family and a rich dowry, she is not afraid that she will not be able to gain a foothold in her in-law's family. Xu thought of this. Suddenly, a man burst into her mindβthe young man smiling wickedly and shoved a fruit into her hand. This young prince of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, looking at it, is not an ordinary second-class character reads();γ My own girl wants to live well in the future. I'm afraid it's going to take a lot of planning.
The meeting gift of Xiao Fenghuan and his wife was also placed in the same place, and it was not a million taels of silver, and the Xu family became more and more happy. To be honest, in fact, she thinks that the sixteenth young master is not bad. It's a pity that the girl has no interest in him.
This point, not only Xu and others saw it, but Xiao Pengju himself also knew it. Standing in Xiao Fenghuan's study. He said helplessly: "Dad, Cousin Ke doesn't look down on his son." My son can't help it. β
Xiao Fenghuan said casually: "I will stop this in advance." If your grandfather doesn't nod his head, it won't work. Let's take a look. Ke'er, this girl......" He suddenly laughed, meaningful.
Xiao Pengju breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, he didn't want to marry back a living ancestor who was pressed on top of his head. No matter how good Zong Zhengke is, he will not be blessed. What's more, he also saw that this cousin was cold-hearted and cold-hearted, and if he wanted to impress her heart, he was afraid that it would be more difficult than ascending to the sky. Such a difficult job is left to others - such as Pei Si, he will not mix.
Xiao Fenghuan glanced at his son quietly, and asked some more about Zong Zhengke. Xiao Pengju didn't dare to hide it from his father, and even said that Zong Zhengke was a martial arts cultivator.
At the end, he pondered: "That assassin that day also had a five-grade cultivation in his body, but after the fact, it was discovered that my cousin's sword was probably extraordinary. Even if you are a shallow person in cultivation, you can hurt people with a sharp weapon if you are unexpected. Therefore, it is really difficult to judge her true cultivation. β
Xiao Fenghuan said: "The people who can become apostles outside the door are all people with outstanding talents. What's more, Ke'er's life experience is scattered, if she has nothing to look at, how can Venerable Su Hui look down on her? In my opinion, her cultivation is probably not shallow. She also had to have the power to protect herself in order to reassure His Holiness. β
As the father and son were talking, Xiao Shou's voice came from outside, asking to see him. Xiao Pengju personally went to open the door and let Xiao Shou in. Xiao Shou saluted the father and son, and then said respectfully: "Master, the Rin County Mansion sent someone to send an invitation to invite a few young masters and girls to the dinner. β
Xiao Fenghuan said unhappily: "Why did you send the post so late?" β
Xiao Shou shook his head and said, "I don't know." The villain made a little inquiry, it was originally just a family banquet in the palace of the king of Rinjun, but for some reason, he later spread invitations and invited the clansmen to gather. β
Xiao Pengju smiled: "I know some internal reasons. Cousin Jue fell in love with Pei Si, and originally invited Pei Si to a banquet by virtue of her relationship with the eldest princess of Qinghe. But Pei Si has seven tricks in his heart, how can he fall into the net? However, he didn't want to offend King Rin, so he refused the invitation directly. I think this is probably his method. β
Xiao Fenghuan was silent for a moment and then said, "Since that's the case, you can take your sister and younger brothers with you at night." "Ke'er," he said with a slight hesitation, "go to your grandfather first, and see what your grandfather means." However, since it is a gathering of clansmen, it is good for Ke'er to show up. β
Xiao Peng understood in his heart, his father asked him to find a way to move his grandfather, and promised to take Zong Zhengke to the palace of Rin County for a banquet. It's just that when he thinks of the challenge between Zong Zhengke and Xiao Juejue, he feels a headache. I'm afraid that Zong Zhengke will not be willing to attend the banquet, and his grandfather feels sorry for his granddaughter and will only take care of her wishes. It's so hard for him to send this messenger.
However, in the face of his father's bland but deeply stressed gaze, Xiao Pengju could only nod his head in response. He didn't go directly to his grandfather and grandmother, but went to Xiao Junjun first and asked his sister to be a lobbyist to persuade Zong Zhengke. As long as Zong Zhengke nodded himself, it would be easy for his grandfather and grandmother to move.
To Xiao Pengju's surprise, as soon as Xiao Junjun said this, Zong Zhengke happily agreed. Later, when he thought about it, he admired his cousin's words. Obviously, this is because Xiao Junjun is going to the banquet, so she will go with her. The million taels of silver were not spent in vain.
So at the second moment of Shen Shi, Xiao Pengju set off with a group of younger brothers and sisters and went to the palace of Rin County. (To be continued)