382. The Birthday Banquet (1)
At night, the Prime Minister's Mansion is brightly lit and dotted with stars, which is quite poetic and picturesque. However, the gorgeous decorations that are full of lights everywhere are a little brilliant and atmospheric for no reason. The whole scene was full of laughter, and the congratulatory voices were higher than the others, but it was a good scene of prosperity and harmony.
Today's prime minister is also a little more solemn in his dress. Dressed in a dark red round-necked robe with a longevity picture, with a black gold cloud pattern, inlaid with gems in the middle, luxurious, a bit of vulgarity that is difficult to hide faintly emerged, but it was biomorphized by his smiling expression, which can be regarded as graceful and luxurious. Looking closely, the wrinkled eyebrows are actually very slender, and under the illumination of the light, they are more like the fox's eyes, secretly shrewd.
Master Gu and Mrs. Gu sat on the upper seat, Gu Sangongzi was on the right, and Liu Ruofeng was on the left. As for the others, they are naturally several concubines in charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion, as well as the Prime Minister's two sons, Zhou Yi and Zhou Bing. After all, it is a birthday banquet, not a family banquet, and those concubines and children who can't be on the stage can't be allowed to appear on such occasions. Most of the people who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion today were senior officials in the court, and naturally they were accompanied by their sons and daughters.
Liu Ruofeng glanced at the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was full of friends, and the smile on the corner of his mouth had a faint irony. His eyes fell tightly on the prime minister's old face that could bloom with a smile, and a trace of hatred flashed. It's May 5 today, and there are still ten days, for the time being, you old fox will be proud and proud, even if you die, at least you don't have any regrets, and you have been in charge of officials for decades, and such glory is enough to be worthy of being buried with you.
"Brother, this kind of occasion is really boring, if it weren't for the fact that I thought I could see a lot of women from big families, I wouldn't have bothered to come. I didn't think it was some vulgar powder, and it wasn't as good as the Oiran Sanniang who just came from Hua Manlou. ”
Zhou Bing looked at the children, wives and children brought by the guests present, and couldn't help but feel a little disgusted. Speaking of which, he didn't forget to glare at Steward Chen who was standing next to him. said that as long as he came to this birthday banquet, he would be able to see a lot of beauties, but who knew that Lu Dao had not appeared until now, this anger, not to mention how aggrieved he was. It's just that Steward Chen still has the most trust of his father, and he is not easy to move, otherwise, he would have kicked the old thing with a sweep of his legs.
"You better make a show first, after all, this is Daddy's birthday banquet, and when the birthday banquet is dispersed in a while, why don't you worry about not seeing those delicate beauties in the yard. When the time comes, let's have another affair. ”
Compared with Zhou Bing, Zhou Yi obviously still knows some sense of proportion, at least he knows how to behave. However, the restless eyes still revealed the thoughts in his heart at the moment, and there was a hint of excitement. Even if it is the old guy's birthday banquet, then the old thing of Marquis Lu will also come, and the father-in-law will come, and Su Huanting's beauty will naturally come over. Just thinking about Su Huanting's posture, Zhou Yi felt that his heart was hot at the moment, and he couldn't wait to hug the woman into his arms and keep it warm.
"Cough, cough, cough ......" Steward Chen on the side was in charge of entertaining officials, but when he heard the words of these two bastards, he suddenly felt that it was not worth it for the master.
How shrewd the old man has been in his life, he actually gave birth to two things that are so indisputable. Now it is still mentioned in front of Master Gu and Mrs. Gu, although Mrs. Gu was still the lady in the house when she was young, but now that she is married, the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized, and I don't know if these two young masters know.
Mrs. Gu and the others just smiled at the corners of their mouths, but they made Steward Chen's thoughts clear. Come on, just the prime minister's two sons, it's better not to come. Master Gu couldn't help but smile, this is all retribution, God is destined to have no children in the prime minister's life to inherit the family business of the prime minister's mansion. Master Gu probably didn't notice how bright the smile on the corner of his mouth was, he lowered his head and took a sip of the spirits, and suddenly felt extremely happy in his heart.
But he didn't notice Mrs. Gu's gloomy gaze. Since entering the Prime Minister's Mansion, she saw another Master Gu, which she and Tafu had never seen for so many years. She remembered that usually when she was in the house, even if she wanted to drink, she would just taste it, and when she was so happy.
And Gu Sangongzi didn't have the heart to take care of these at this moment, for some reason, he had a faint worry in his heart. Why did the prime minister suddenly attach so much importance to the lady? And for the sake of being so good to the lady all of a sudden? His expression was vague and uncertain, and his heart slowly bottomed up. In this way, the prime minister is planning to use the lady as a chess piece. That's okay, otherwise he would really have to eat it, thinking that the prime minister, an old thing, had taken a fancy to the lady. Looking at the appearance of the officials present, Gu Sangongzi's eyes were still cold, and the nobility in that elegance was worse than that of the children of the official families present, which attracted many nobles to look at each other frequently, bowing their cheeks and being shy.
"Hahaha, congratulations to the prime minister, the next official is late, please don't be surprised." Even the adults were dressed in brocade clothes, and after taking off their official uniforms, they looked a lot more handsome, and brought their children who had not yet reached the end of their life to celebrate their birthdays.
When the prime minister saw him, there was a little appreciation in the depths of his eyes. Kyoto Prefecture Yin is a discerning person, and his resourcefulness is acceptable, he has been sitting firmly in the Mansion Yin for a few years, and he has been mentioned by the saint many times. But no one knows that this Kyoto Mansion Yin is actually controlled by him. When I saw that he was still smart, I took him under my command. It is said that the companion is like a companion tiger, if he does not guard against a little look, and has no power in the court, where can the saint dare to underestimate him. It's not that he doesn't know the way, and the saint is a little jealous of himself, but he can't move himself. He just does things that exceed his authority, and he knows when to restrain his way, so that people can't catch the mistakes, otherwise, how can he sit firmly in the position of prime minister today.
"Hehe, it turns out that even the adults are here, and the dinner has just begun, and the dishes haven't been served yet, so why are you late." The prime minister said, then glanced at Steward Chen, and ordered: "Steward Chen, quickly bring Lord Lian over to the table." ”
Hearing this, even the adults glanced at the table and couldn't help but smile, they really haven't even served the dishes yet. It's just that his face was slightly shocked when he saw Gu Sangongzi and Liu Ruofeng, but then, cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead. Aren't those the two sons who appeared in the daytime today? And the man in white next to him is as handsome as he is, listening to the storyteller, he is still the favorite person of the county lord, and now, he is still sitting with the two sons of the prime minister, there, but they are all the family members of the prime minister's mansion. Could it be that these two sons are people from the prime minister's side......