There are only two kinds of guests who come today, those with invitations and those without invitations. Basically, there are only a handful of people who have invitations, and only the heads of the major families have invitations, most of these people are gray-haired old men, and the others are all uninvited.

The old housekeeper was already sure in his heart that this girl would never have an invitation no matter what, but the old housekeeper had been waiting by Mrs. Li's side all his life and had developed a cautious habit, so he still asked, once this young man didn't have an invitation, he would have to drive people away without saying a word!

How can this be reasonable, take a pair of birthday candles and a pack of birthday cakes to Li's house to congratulate his birthday. Is this a door-to-door birthday celebration or a door-to-door insult? Isn't this a trick only done by those scoundrels who play the autumn wind and drink in Lin'an City? Someone actually has eyes and no beads to hit the Li family, hey! If the old man doesn't beat you with peach blossoms, you don't know why the flowers are so red!

The old housekeeper was ruthless in his heart, and secretly lucked his dantian qi, so he waited for Yao'er to say "no invitation", and shouted: "Come on!" Beat this bastard out of here! ”

As a result, the young girl, who had two beautiful dimples on her cheeks when she laughed, actually whispered "ah", as if she had just remembered something, and said slowly:

"Intoxicating, take out the invitation!"

Shen Ren couldn't care about the embarrassment, so he quickly took out an invitation card from his arms and politely handed it to the butler.

The old housekeeper took the invitation, glanced at Yao'er, opened the invitation and looked at it, snorted like a toothache, glanced at Shen Rendrunk again, and then opened a pair of presbyopia. I took the invitation and looked at it over and over again, and read it several times: "That's right, it is indeed an invitation sent by our Li family!" ”

"Uh....... Distinguished guests, please come in! ”

The old housekeeper was cautious after all, he said without smiling, and watched Yao'er walk towards the mansion in a big way, and immediately beckoned the two little stewards, and commanded in a low voice: "Go and keep an eye on it!" ”

He said to another little steward: "Go and ask Lin Fuying, if this person is a guest of our family, hey!" If our Li family is run to the door to swagger, cheat, eat and drink. It's a shame to spread this face! ”

"Yes!" The two little stewards hurried away.

The old butler looked at the bag of snacks and candles he was carrying, pursed his lips, and threw them into a basket temporarily used to hold garbage next to the door of the house. Turn around and stand at the door again. Another modest smile of frugality......

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A quiet room with a log floor with an oily sheen. The whole room was spotless, and it didn't look like there were any extravagant furnishings, but screens, tables, and utensils. Everything has a quaint vibe.

Everything in this room. They are all very old things, the oldest of which are bronzes from the Yin Shang period. The treasures of the example generation gathered in one room, and those who did not know the goods entered this room, perhaps feeling that although the furnishings in this room were simple and atmospheric, they could not match the identity of the elders of the Mo Sect.

When those who know the goods enter this room, they will find that the incense burner that is burning incense is from the former royal family, the case in front of him is of the best mahogany for thousands of years, and the futon under the buttocks and the large jar that serves as a painting urn next to the case are from the previous Zhou. Maybe this futon was the Buddha who sat on it, and the jar used to be the wine fairy's wine vessel.

Stuff in the room no matter how big or small. Each one is a unique and priceless treasure......

On the small table of the curly ear green jade desktop, there is a guqin horizontally, the piano is one meter two feet three inches long, the "hidden room" is one meter one foot two inches, the surface of the piano is slightly peeled, it can be seen that the lacquer is divided into three layers, the bottom layer is thin antler gray tire, the middle layer is hard black paint, the surface layer is thin chestnut shell color paint, the small "snake belly is broken", the purple jade emblem, the forehead is inlaid with Jun porcelain, the rectangular dragon pond and the phoenix marsh. The back of the piano is engraved with the seal book "Hongyi", and the pond is engraved with the poem "Gu verdant leaves, the weak strip of the charming".

Li Xianhe, an old birthday star who celebrated his 88th birthday today, was pacing around the room with his hands behind his back, pretending to be pacing around, and from time to time he peeked at An Ke, who was sitting cross-legged in front of several cases, and forced himself to be proud. An Ke is dressed in white like snow, as clean and beautiful as clouds covering the bright moon, and like a clear lotus out of the water.

His eyes are focused on the qin, from the back of the piano dragon pond, Fengnuma to see the inner belly of the piano wood, the wood has been aged, golden yellow and a little soft, there are some nail marks of people of different eras on the Nayin, there are obvious concaves at the end of the phoenix swamp, the fetal quality is delicate, the paint color is pure, and the fire has faded.

Rays of sunlight shone on the surface of the piano, and you could see the shimmering antler cream and gold, silver, and copper powders in the lacquered tires. An Ke closed his eyes slightly, and his fingers gently plucked the strings, and the sound of the piano was peaceful, gentle and gentle. An Ke let out a long breath, opened his eyes, and said happily: "It is indeed a famous qin through the ages." ”

"Hey, hey!"

Li Xianhe smiled proudly, immediately restrained his smile again, and pretended to say deeply: "If it is a fake, how can you hide it from the old man's eyes." Hehe, the old man has collected all his life, but this piano and the purple bamboo flute are the favorite. ”

An Ke Yanran said: "The qin and the flute, among the musical instruments, are the independent Yishi gentlemen, other musical instruments are to appreciate their sounds, but the flute and the qin listen to the rhyme." Nostalgic contemplation, the best thing to sustenance! ”

"Confidant, confidant!"

Li Xianhe was excited: "This is the old man's confidant, not like the old man's stupid children and grandchildren, who will slap their heads one by one, how can anyone tell the true meaning of the piano!" ”

An Ke grimaced at him and said mischievously: "Since you are a confidant, why don't you borrow this piano to play with Ke'er for a few days?" ”

"No way, no way!" Li Xianhe's face changed, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "If this qin is lent to you, it will be a meat bun beating a dog, and it will be difficult for the old man to see it again!" Hehe, the old man said that he would enjoy the fun for a year, and he will give it to you as a birthday gift next year, you kid, you can't wait for this time. ”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Fuying called outside the door: "Old lady." ”

Li Xianhe said: "Come in!" ”

When Lin Fuying opened the shoji door and came in, Li Xianhe said, "What, has the time come?" ”

Lin Fu said: "The hour has not yet come. It's just that...... The old housekeeper sent someone to ask the little one who invited Kou Qing Palace Chief Shi as a guest for the old lady. ”

Li Xianhe said: "This old guy is really old and confused. The old man's guests all have invitations in hand, and if there is an invitation, the old man invites him. ”

An Ke was bowing his head and fiddling with "Hongyi". looked like he couldn't put it down, and suddenly heard Yao'er's name, and couldn't help but raise his head.

Lin Fuying had a strange look on his face and said, "Yes!" Just because ...... The birthday gift held by Changshi was too shabby, so the old housekeeper suspected that she had inadvertently picked up the invitation card and cheated on her to eat and drink. ”

Li Xianhe was stunned and said strangely: "What birthday gift did Yao'er give to the old man?" ”

Lin Fuying laughed dryly. Said: "A pair of birthday candles, a box of birthday cakes." ”

Li Xianhe was stunned at first, and then looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha! This girl is really interesting. The old man has passed his eighty-eighth birthday since he was one year old, and this is the first time he has recovered such a birthday gift as a birthday candle and birthday cake, hahaha......"

Lin Fuying smiled dryly: "The old housekeeper suspects that she is a liar. Someone has already been sent to keep an eye on her. ”

Li Xianhe's childlike heart rose. said to An Ke: "Do you want to go and see the girl who came to the old man's house to cheat on eating and drinking?" ”

An Ke covered his mouth and smiled: "The old lady is a birthday star today, and when she goes out, she doesn't even wear a longevity robe, and she doesn't frighten the whole house." ”

Li Xianhe waved his hand and said, "Hey! Yao'er is a junior, so naturally she stays in the middle hall or the front hall, and those old guys are in the back house, how many of the guests outside know the old man? Tell the house to lead the way, so as not to shout and shout blindly in the house. ”

Mrs. Li said. An Ke also became interested, and said with great interest: "Okay! Then Ke'er accompanied the old lady to take a look at the girl who cheated on eating and drinking! ”

The old lady is going to have a birthday banquet. The people who come and go are either high-ranking officials and magnates, or Qingliushi's family, and there is no shortage of oil and water in their stomachs, so it is naturally impossible to set up a flowing water table like ordinary people, and people eat and drink big fish and meat.

The purpose of the people who came to the banquet was not this, in addition to showing favor to the Li family, the main purpose of these banquet attendees was to take advantage of this opportunity to get to know more people in the upper class circles, and knowing more people was a connection, which money could not buy.

Therefore, the entire front hall and middle hall include the courtyard of the two compartments, and there is no table of banquets, but only a few tables and tables are placed in the place that is not in the way, and some wine, melons and fruits, dairy products and some cold dishes are placed on them, and people can really take it on the spot when they are hungry and thirsty, and fill their stomachs.

Therefore, walking inside and outside the hall, under the trees and flowers, you can see groups of people sitting or standing side by side, smiling and talking in harmony, the atmosphere is elegant and gentle.

Yao'er wandered around the crowd for a long time, and there were many people who were walking around like her, all of them were noble sons and young ladies who wanted to talk to acquaintances, or officials and children of middle-class families who were dissatisfied with their current status and wanted to cling to famous families.

Because of the different purposes, the performance of Yao'er and these people is very different, these people are purposeful, once they find their target, they either smile and chat, or they come forward to salute and introduce themselves. Only Yao'er, I don't know anyone, and I don't want to deliberately make friends with anyone, so I look around very leisurely.

As for Shen Rendrunk, he would have automatically become invisible a long time ago.

Yao'er's performance was seen in the eyes of the little steward of the Li Mansion who was secretly staring at him, and naturally felt that the old housekeeper had extraordinary eyesight, and this woman was indeed suspicious. It's just that, so far, I haven't seen her take away a nobleman's purse jade pendant, nor have I seen her meet any simple and easy to deceive son of the family and come forward to talk, but the melons and fruits, snacks, platters and other foods have been eaten a lot by her bite......

Yao'er wandered around for a while, and then stopped in the left cross garden. There is a large flower garden with flowers in full bloom. The fragrance is fragrant, and there are relatively few guests in the garden, so it seems very quiet.

There is a long corridor in the flowers, the top of the herringbone slope, covered with tiles, each fang beam is painted with lush forests and bamboos, flowers, birds, insects and fish, mountains and rivers and clouds, gorgeous and abnormal. At both ends and in the middle of the promenade, there are four pavilions with octagonal eaves, most of which are seated. Talk and laugh.

The fenced bench at the nearest point of each pavilion is lined with a lot of wine and food. Yao'er took a cup of "fairy fruit pulp", walked to the side, sat down against a painted pavilion pillar, cocked Yao'er's legs, and looked around leisurely while taking a sip of wine.

Under the flower corridor, most of them are the children of some families, some of whom are born and cooked, and some are old friends. Some are new acquaintances, and there are women among them.

Because not all the people who came to Li Mansion to celebrate their birthday today are the Mo Sect scholars, but also the local wealthy families in Lin'an, the Mo Sect is very popular, and it is common for female relatives to show up.

If someone brings a female dependent, and the female dependent is not familiar with the female dependant of the master's family, then it is not a rude act at that time to wander around the garden and talk to people generously without the place where the female dependant is placed in the back house.

Because they have new friends and women, the noble sons and ladies try to show their demeanor and quality in front of the children of other families. In this way, it is natural to only talk about elegance, and among elegance, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, the most suitable thing to talk about is poetry.

While drinking, Yao'er listened to the nobles in the small pavilion next to her who were also disease-free**, buzzing like a swarm of flies, and felt bored.

She came today only because she was invited by the Li family, otherwise according to her plan, she would not have taken the initiative to come to the door. Especially after talking to Mi Zixuan, she already had a new idea in her heart to cooperate with Hidden Ink, and she was not in a hurry to take the initiative to contact these high-level Mo Sect leaders.

However, she also knew that since the Li family remembered him as a little person and specially sent her an invitation, they must have some intentions and would never treat her as an ordinary greeting guest.

Yao'er took a sip of wine and thought secretly: "Does Old Lady Li have anything to say to me?" No, if that's the case, he won't pick today, today he is an old birthday star, how can he have time to talk to me. So, do you want to use this banquet to introduce someone to me, or...... Whoever introduced me to ......"

The people who can come to the Li family are all people with a certain status and power, and they have a wide range of contacts, so it is impossible not to see a single friend, so there are few people who sit idle. One of the dozen or so people sitting and chatting in the pavilion turned around by chance, and when he saw Yao'er, a woman sitting alone, he couldn't help but be a little curious.

The daughter of a real wealthy son rarely wears gold and silver and dresses up like an upstart, this person can not see the history from Yao'er's clothes, but feels that this girl drinks leisurely and has an extraordinary bearing, so she got up and walked over.

This person's surname is Wang, called Wang Sicong, born in the five branches of the Mo Sect Wang, since the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the decline of the Wang family is great, of course, this decline is only relative to the other branches, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, in the eyes of others, the Wang family is still an unattainable figure.

However, because of this, the children of the Wang family were more low-key, and lowered their posture, intending to make more friends with wealthy families in order to consolidate the status of the Wang family. She saw this girl sitting alone, with a leisurely demeanor, among many families, without any restraint, expecting that she was a noble daughter, so she wanted to make friends.

Wang Sicong walked to Yao'er's side, smiled and arched his hand: "Excuse me, what is this young lady called?" (To be continued......)