Today is the 60th birthday of the king of Yanci County, Li Mingwei received an invitation from the governor of the palace, so he had to take Brother Shen to celebrate his birthday, and because the old mother at home is not in good health, he can't come now, and he is also deeply sorry.

The servants who received them were all well-trained, and Brother Shen's children were led to the last seat, where they were seated with some young men of similar age. Brother Shen took a closer look, the eldest on this table was only thirteen or fourteen years old, a teenager with pimples on his face, and he had his name and surname on each other, this child was a hereditary captain, and those teenagers were also knighted, ranging from son to male, Brother Shen was the youngest, and he was in the limelight recently, and several teenagers looked him up and down curiously, and Brother Shen didn't realize it.

The king of Leshan County, Prince Baoying, the Duke of Huguo, the Duke of Liangguo, the Duke of Yingguo, the Duke of Weiguo, and other cadres sat at the top, arranged according to the rank, Brother Shen had only heard their names, and today I saw this full hall of Zhu Zi, and I couldn't help but pay attention to it and look secretly, Li Mingwei is just a marquis, and the seat is back, and the Marquis of Anle, the Marquis of Luyang, the Marquis of Changning, the Marquis of Deqing, the Marquis of Dingyuan, the Marquis of Jinyun, and the Zhongqinbo, Shunqingbo, etc. sat in the back seat. In addition, there are many officials of the imperial court here, although it is said that the county king should not hand over the ministers, and some of them really have friendships, and they have also put aside their concerns.

The ancestor of the king of Yanci County is an iron-blooded general, meritorious to Sheji, and Emperor Gaozu is a brother of the same mother, Emperor Gaozu promised to divide the world equally, this is of course impossible, the old King Yanci is humble and courteous, and enjoys a lifetime of wealth in the fiefdom, and so on to the grandfather of the king of Yanci County, and because of his outstanding military achievements and fame in the world, the court has been reducing the guards of the vassal kings, prohibiting them from raising troops privately, Yanci County Mansion has always been an exception, but also because Yan Ci is powerful, and the court is weak, so many years, The emperors of the two generations have to act according to the eyes of the father and son of the king of Yanci County.

At present, the king of Yanci County has a big birthday, and even the current saint has greeted him several times, and let the three princes come to congratulate him on his birthday, which is not available to other princes. At the birthday banquet, the guests and hosts talked very happily, and after three rounds of drinking, the king of Yanci looked at Li Mingwei and said with a smile, "General Li, I heard that something new has happened in your house these days?" ”

Li Mingwei's face was hot, and he laughed with the strength of the wine, "That's the dog who is ignorant, which makes the prince laugh." ”

The king of Yanci said with a smile, "Ling Gongzi has been famous in the capital these days, this king has heard of your little prince a long time ago, and he has long wanted to meet him, and today the little prince must have come too." ”

The housekeeper of the palace smiled and said, "The little prince of the Anguo Hou family has come, and the prince wants to meet him?" As he spoke, he motioned for his men to pass Li Shen over.

Everyone took a closer look, only to see a young man with a drooping hair coming over, but seven or eight years old, a pair of big eyes are very smart, this young man came to the front, bowed down to worship, "The boy wishes the old prince happiness such as the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan." "It's just a birthday greeting without much novelty, and it's rare to have a serene demeanor, and in front of these many people, there is no stage fright at all.

King Yanci looked him up and down, and when he saw that he was handsome, he asked him how old he was and what books he had read, and Brother Shen replied one by one. King Yanci said to Li Mingwei with a smile, "He is a good boy, it is rare that he has this scheming at a young age." ”

I heard General Zhenyuan laugh, "This kid is not shallow, he knows at a young age that he flatters his mother-in-law and kills his relatives in righteousness, which is amazing, amazing." ”

Everyone who said it couldn't help but want to laugh, Lu Xian's words were really unkind. King Yanci smiled and said, "General Lu's words are a bit excessive. ”

Zhenyuan general Lu Xianzu accumulated military merits, and he was already the fourth generation, because the ancestor and the Marquis of Anguo Mansion were a little dirty, and it was inevitable to speak harshly, Lu Xian said seriously, "The prince is a philanthropist, naturally I can't imagine that some people hide treason in their hearts, and they put their biological mother to death for the sake of the title, haha, this is nothing, the Marquis of An Guo stole the title of his brother, and having such a son is also the true color of his family." ”

Li Mingwei's face changed in anger, "General Lu, what do you mean by this?" My brother is unlucky, doesn't General Lu think your words are a bit excessive? ”

Lu Xian was not busy, and said with a smile, "Don't worry about Hou Ye Li, speaking of which, our two families still have some origins, hahaha, the daughter of your brother-in-law, is now my eighth concubine, my concubine told me that the title of the family was taken away by my uncle, and my uncle refused to take care of their orphans and widows, so she had to follow General Ben, and General Ben couldn't help but hold grievances for my little concubine, a daughter of the Hou Mansion, reduced to the point that she couldn't even eat, it was really pitiful, pitiful." ”

Li Mingwei was taken aback, Lu Xian looked at him teasingly, "Ah, I forgot to say that my concubine is called Li Yuxin, she herself said that she was the daughter of Hou Ye's dead brother, but I don't believe it, Li Houye attacked the lord, how can I not take care of their orphans and widows, I don't know what she said nonsense, I am a person who spoils concubines and kills his wife, I am willing to believe what my concubine said, General Li still don't blame me." ”

This heart-wrenching words really made Li Mingwei have nothing to say, and his thoughts were chaotic for a while, his sister-in-law left the Hou Mansion with his nieces and nephews and lived in the grange, and then lost contact and his whereabouts are unknown, Li Mingwei also sent someone out to find it, but there was no clue at all, where did he think about it, his niece was willing to be cheap and became the concubine of the enemy.

Brother Shen didn't expect that there would be such a story, seeing that Li Mingwei's face was purple and he couldn't answer, he also guessed that the Hou Mansion had treated other people's orphans and widows badly, but the clan sister became someone's concubine and was taken out to talk about it, and the daughters of the Li family were all gloomy and couldn't get married.

Thinking of the second sister in the family, Brother Shen stepped forward, "General Lu, the kid is young and ignorant, but he also knows that the woman's marriage is in charge of his parents, and our Hou Mansion does not have a daughter who is a concubine, and the concubine you said about your family, our Hou Mansion does not dare to climb this relative." You are also a general in the dynasty, but you listen to the nonsense of the concubine at home, saying what you want to win the title, the kid is ignorant, and he doesn't know that the title can still be striking. The title of our marquis was granted by the imperial court, and my father won the trust of the imperial court. ”

Brother Shen looked at Lu Rang with a little mockery on his face, his eyes were rippling, "It turns out that in General Lu's opinion, the title can also be snatched, and the kid is fortunate to be remembered in the name of his mother, and now that his mother has a son-in-law, the kid doesn't dare to get involved in the title of the family, he just wants to be able to assist his younger brother and repay his mother's nurturing grace." ”

Brother Shen knelt down in front of the king of Yanci County, and his voice was loud, "The boy is brave, please let the old prince be a witness, and when I go back today, I will ask my father to open the ancestral hall, and the boy will swear in front of the ancestors, the boy will assist his younger brother wholeheartedly, and he will never dare to have the slightest covetousness for the title of the Hou Mansion. With that, he stood up and stood aside.

These dignitaries almost didn't believe their ears, this was what a seven- or eight-year-old boy said? Li Mingwei glanced at his eldest son, his mood was very complicated, he could no longer imagine that Brother Shen could say such a thing, Brother Shen gave up the title and saved the reputation of the Hou Mansion, people's attention will no longer be staring at him as the cousin of someone else's concubine, but will only see the high wind and brightness of the children of the Hou Mansion, as for plotting to seize the title or something, it is even more of Lu Xian's false accusation.

King Leshan said with a smile, "Uncle Sanhuang, this little brother can ask you to be this witness, at a young age, he has a proud face." ”

The king of Yanci County beckoned to Brother Shen, asked him to get up, and looked him up and down, "Good boy, this king has not praised anyone in his life, and you are a young man with ambition, but you don't regret today's words?" ”

Brother Shen smiled indifferently, "The title does not belong to me in the first place, I am the eldest son, it was just an expedient measure back then, Li Shen has always known his identity." ”

The king of Yanci took out a piece of jade pendant, "This is the day before yesterday, when I entered the palace, His Majesty rewarded me, today this king will give it to you, the gentleman is like jade, you are young and have the style of a gentleman, and you deserve this piece of beautiful jade." ”

Brother Shen hurriedly took it with both hands, "Thank you for the reward." ”

King Yanci liked Brother Shen very much, so he simply didn't let him sit down, took his hand and stayed by his side, and asked people to set up a seat for him.

Where is Brother Shen willing to sit, letting you sit is to give you face, if you are honest and serious, you will be good-looking. But you can't stand still, Brother Shen picked up the wine jug and became a boy pouring wine. He is good-looking, clever and clever, and he doesn't talk much, and the king of Yanci County promoted him, and Brother Shen was not flattered.

Over there, Lu Xian's face darkened, he happened to meet Li Yuxin who was dressed as a man, seeing that their mother and daughter were in a difficult situation, and they were wronged, he couldn't help but feel compassion, he already had a wife at home, and Li Yuxin didn't want to be a concubine, Lu Xian was sincere to her, and always thought about her, Li Mingwei had a prosperous official fortune in the past two years, and they had no evidence in their hands, so they only speculated in their hearts, how could they avenge this deep hatred? Yuxin simply gritted her teeth and made a small deal with him, just hoping to make the Marquis of Anguo Mansion lose face.

Lu Xian didn't expect that his face was almost lost, the little child had sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and the sentence "I didn't know that the title could still be snatched" made Lu Xian difficult to speak.