Chapter 172: Golden Wisp Buds
On this day, the Sega family feasted guests.
The feast was said to be for the sake of family succession, and the old man Rahe, who was old and sickly, decided to abdicate and let his eldest son, Minal, take over as the patriarch.
From early in the morning, the entire mansion is busy, and the banquet dishes alone need to be prepared from various aspects such as ingredients, drinks, tableware, tables and chairs. Not to mention the singing and dancing, drumming, target shooting, and so on, which are not often common.
In addition, the guards who protect the mansion, the servants who serve tea and pour water, and the family members who greet and send them to the door, who does what they do, are not sloppy.
In the midst of the busyness, there was one Gu Fei missing, and no one found out.
Time passed, and evening came. Due to the Sega dinner, the curfew was lifted in the city today.
Among the dignitaries and wealthy families, horse-drawn carriages drove out. In front of the gate of Sega's mansion, the drum music is noisy, the traffic is busy, and people come and go.
The recognized next patriarch of the Sega family, Minar, who was in his thirties, led a few personal attendants to personally receive the guests at the gate.
And the patriarch of the Sega family, Rahsega, who was in his fifties and shrewd, sat alone in the back hall, dressed in costume, drinking tea with peace of mind, waiting for the personal servant to keep coming with news.
"My lord, the capital city of Adeberg and the emir, Lord Hatta has come to visit. ”
"Master, there are already two provincial Hakmu chiefs. ”
"The ministers of the palace came together, and more than a dozen of them came at once, including Lord Tutunfa. ”
"Here are five more tribal masters. ”
"The invitation post of the Roman envoy came, and the people took their seats. ”
"My lord, the Sassanid Grand Vramatar is here. ”
The old patriarch's body moved, still slowly drinking tea.
"Sir, the Surin family of Ctesiphon has sent a congratulatory gift. ”
At this time, the old patriarch finally spoke faintly: "It's so powerful, I didn't expect their news to be so fast." ”
"It seems that they have prepared it a long time ago, and they can give gifts when they receive orders. ”
"That's enough, since we sent out the banquet invitation, it's only been ten days, even if it's just a message, it's very fast. ”
Old Master Rahe thought about his thoughts, and then asked, "Isn't there anyone from the house yet?" Oh, remember, if a child in a red robe comes to the feast, you must inform me as quickly as possible. ”
"Don't worry, sir, you've already explained it once, and we all remember it. ”
In Master Lahe's plan, the time to come is basically here now, even the Surin family, who didn't count on it. But none of those who were hoping to come have arrived.
The emperor didn't come, but it was a matter of course.
But no one has come to the house yet, and if you really don't come, the situation will be a bit tricky. Because he didn't come, he wouldn't even come with the East Prince's Mansion.
"Master, there is a person who calls himself the Hun Yehu, there is no invitation, and the master of Minnar wants to ask for your opinion. ”
"No!" Rahe decisively refused.
After the servant went out, he came back a little later and reported: "There is another messenger who claims to be a messenger of Xianbei, and there is no invitation." ”
Rahe stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and replied, "You can sit down." ”
"Master, there are two people with strange names, one is called Haiye, the other is called Soil Flea, and the invitation is..."
"Come into the house at once!" Rah interrupted the messenger.
"Yes, sir!"
A few unexpected guests came, among which the Huns were feuding, of course, they were not seen; the envoy of the distant Xianbei, although it was not very interesting, there was no harm; Haiye must be invited, I thought they couldn't come, but I didn't expect to arrive, very good!
He took another cup of tea and drank two sips, and another messenger came again: "Master, but the family has finally come out, but the master of the Suda Institute has come in person, and he has brought two foreigners, who have just gone out." ”
Rahe's eyes flashed, and he said hurriedly: "Tell Minar to prepare to go out of the house to greet him!"
"Yes, sir!"
"I'm going to the feast, someone's coming, help me to the feast." Two maids immediately came to help, and Rahe walked slowly and with some difficulty out of the back hall.
The banquet was not set up in the hall, but in a more spacious courtyard, and Kushan was located in the Indus Valley, where the weather was hot and dry, and there was little rain, so open-air banquets were common.
In the large courtyard, pine resin torches have been lit before nightfall, and the garden is brightly lit.
In the center of the courtyard are VIP tables and chairs, arranged in a ring in order. According to the status, there are two circles of tables and chairs around.
The VIP seats were mainly for the Sega people, as well as the equivalent of the royal Emir Taha, as well as the Cho family, as well as foreign envoys. The guests in the second circle were basically the ministers of the palace and the equivalent of the governor of the province, such as Hakmu.
The third circle is some ordinary people who received invitations because of their relatives. For example, some wealthy local households, as well as Aqimu, who is equivalent to the position of county magistrate, and tribal leaders called "tag" in various places.
The servants of Sega are constantly serving tea and wine. In an open space surrounded by a circular banquet, there was a group of musicians playing drums, and the scene was lively.
The Roman envoy Alexander, who had taken his seat early in the Sega mansion, was now looking around proudly, as if he were looking for someone. He was still surrounded by a few henchmen, such as Maximinus.
The great Flamatar of Sasansan, who had also taken his seat, saw the Roman envoys as soon as he entered, his eyes wandering and constantly observing the behavior of the Romans.
Emir Taha, who was the first to arrive, sat upright in his usual military attire. He was a pure soldier, the emir means prince in the local language, equivalent to the status of a prince, and Taha is his name.
Taha is the cousin of Emperor Izuwa, seven or eight years older than Izuwa, he is thirty years old, he is not a direct lineage so it is unlikely to inherit the throne, but he is a member of the royal family after all, representing the royal family. Therefore, his attendance is equivalent to the emperor's attendance, and even Alexander, who hides the identity of the emperor, has to greet him first.
Not only that, but in addition to his noble status, the position held by Taha is also very important. He is the capital city of Adeberg, equivalent to the commander of the forbidden army. He commanded the entire city of Peshawar, including the guards of the royal palace.
At this time, the musician changed the tune, and a dozen or so male servants began to serve the wine, all of which were small dishes with wine, and a bottle of wine was placed on each table, all of which were fine wines from Greece.
Zhang Bai was among these manservants at this time, the white robe he wore inside covered his cultivator aura, and he deliberately wore a white veil on his face, which was also common among the manservants who served food.
Taking advantage of the wine, he deliberately chose the table of the Romans, serving wine and arranging cups and plates in front of Alexander. In the corner of his eye, Alexander was clearly recognized, who else could this be Lu Weisa?
It has been more than a year since he escaped from the East Prince's Mansion, and Lu Weisa is still a handsome young man, elegant and handsome, but his face and demeanor have added a touch of majesty, faintly revealing the appearance of an emperor.