Chapter 12: The Celebration Banquet (II)
Lan Qianzhen looked at the two of them and was silent,
Lan Ziyi stood next to him and didn't figure out the situation, but he also understood that this matter was not good.
Father-in-law Yu went on to say:
"The sky in the north is high and cool, suitable for raising horses, San Lang, your Beizhen soldiers not only guard the border passes, but also control most of the Dazheng Ma Zheng. More than half of my Taisho, whether it is a post station, a caravan or a landlord, is a horse bought from you. These two people are horse dealers in the capital, and I caught them. β
Then a kneeling man raised his head and said:
"We've already said that we're not Beizhen soldiers, and we don't know any Lan family. We're horse sellers, and you've caught the wrong person. β
Hearing this, Father-in-law Yu sneered:
"I, Taicheng Wei, are the eyes and ears of the emperor, monitoring everything in the world, that is, I know whether the child born to a mother-in-law is male or female, I don't know what you do? Still not enough to be beaten? β
Lan Ziyi suddenly realized when he heard this, it seems that he still has a lot of things he doesn't understand.
Lan Qianzhen looked at the person kneeling on the ground, and then at Father-in-law Yu, and did not make a sound.
Father-in-law Yu stared at Lan Qianzhen for a long time, then suddenly lowered his face and said:
"But since they insist that it has nothing to do with you, then I guess I won't wronged you, I am also friends with your Lan family, I know very well who you are, San Lang, since this is the case, I will hand over the person to you, anyway, I can't ask anything. Hurry up and arrange for someone to prepare a celebration feast. By the way, I heard that your wife was born beautiful and moving, and today she has just been appointed as a first-class lady, so I will let her come out and pour me a glass of wine later. β
Saying that, Father-in-law Yu walked out from behind the hall, leaving only the father and son of the Lan family and the two kneeling on the ground.
There was silence in the room for a while, and after a while, Lan Qianzhen said:
"You two, be careful."
The two people kneeling on the ground were taken aback, and at the same time looked up at Lan Qianzhen,
Lan Qianzhen waved his hand and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, you don't have to pretend anymore, if that old fox really wanted to catch this handle, I would have already fallen to the ground, it seems that he has something to do this time. Go down and heal your wounds, and don't think about it. β
Saying that, a few people came in from outside the hall and helped the two out, and when they went out, they both cried and said:
"General, I'm sorry to disappoint the general!"
After Lan Ziyi saw that the two were helped out, he asked:
"Father, are you really planting eyeliner in the capital? How can a man of human beings do such a rebellious thing? I always thought that my father was loyal to the court. β
Lan Qianzhen didn't answer, but said:
"Go and invite your mother to come, and pour wine for Father-in-law Yu later."
Lan Ziyi looked at his father for a while and then clenched his fists and said, "Yes." And he went through the back of the hall into the backyard.
Lan Ziyi walked in the general's mansion, and for a moment felt that the originally familiar courtyard had become so unfamiliar.
He didn't care if someone greeted him on the road, so how could he have any energy to care about other things?
Lan Ziyi walked into the backyard, came to the door of his mother's bedroom, and said:
"Mother, my father invites you to go to the lobby to participate in the celebration banquet, and I will pour wine for my father-in-law from the capital later."
I heard a noise in the bedroom, as if something had fallen to the ground, and then the maids inside got up and said, "Yes, ma'am," and they all came out of it.
After the maids left the courtyard, a voice came from inside:
"Ziyi, who did you just say I was going to pour wine for?"
Lan Ziyi heard that there was something wrong with his mother's voice and said:
"Mother, are you feeling unwell?"
The lady in the house asked hurriedly:
"Who do you want me to pour wine for, I ask?"
Lan Ziyi was taken aback when he heard this, in his impression that his mother was almost never angry, what happened today, but his father had an order, and his mother was also urging him, so he continued:
"The emperor has a decree to add the mother as a first-class lady, this is a happy event, and the father-in-law of the fish who announced the decree asked the mother to pour him wine in person."
There was silence in the room for a long time, and then a voice came out:
"What did your dad say?"
Lan Ziyi replied:
"Dad, he personally asked me to come over and invite my mother over."
There was silence again in the room, and after a while Madame said:
"You go first, call the maids in, and I'll go later."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"Mother, are you okay? If you feel uncomfortable, I'll tell my dad and you won't pour the wine. β
Madame replied:
"I'm fine, you go and call the maid in."
Lan Ziyi didn't want to ask any more questions, so he walked out of the backyard after answering, and returned to the lobby after letting the maids into the bedroom.
At this time, the banquet had been set up, Lan Qianzhen and Father-in-law Yu sat on the main seat together, and a group of rewarded officers sat on both sides of the long table.
As soon as he sat down, Father-in-law Yu spoke:
"Ziyi is now under the shadow of his father, and he has to be sealed as a guard, and he is also a person with a knighthood, not to mention that there is already a military academy just now that you Lan Ziyi is a hero and a tiger, and it is also a great achievement to take the room Wei to defeat the horse thief. Come, sit in the front, and let the old man take a good look. β
When Lan Ziyi heard this, he made a gesture and sat down on his father's left hand side following the gesture of his father-in-law.
After everyone sat down, Lan Qianzhen asked in a low voice:
"Can your mother come over?"
Lan Ziyi replied:
"Mother, he's still grooming, I'll come over later."
Father-in-law Yu didn't seem to hear the conversation between father and son, and asked Lan Ziyi with a smile
"Wei Hou, tell the old man the story of your galloping on the grassland."
Lan Ziyi gave Yu Gonggong a fist salute, and then rode himself out of the plug, and met the Murowei tribe on the way, how to make sheep, how to fight back against horse thieves at night, and how to lead his troops to raid horse thieves.
After the story was told, the audience applauded, and Father-in-law Yu also listened to the practice and applauded, and also toasted Lan Ziyi with a glass of wine.
Then the fish father-in-law said:
"Since ancient times, heroes have been teenagers, and Wei Hou is worthy of being the queen of the gate. This time, the emperor gave you Wei Tinghou to deliberately let you bow to King Weide, and now it seems that you are indeed a malleable talent. β
When Lan Qianzhen heard this, he asked:
"Father-in-law, why haven't you heard of this King Tak before? The emperor was sick twenty years ago until now, when did he have this German king? β
Father-in-law Yu's face stiffened when he heard this, and he didn't seem to want to think of anything, but he still said:
"Humph! I also found out not long ago when the emperor added King Fengde. This King De is one year younger than Wei Hou, and it is said that he was born with a weak physique, and he has not dared to identify the royal family for Tujili, for fear of being angry with the child, so he has always been raised by the celebrant to find someone to take care of. You also know that the royal blood of my Taizheng Dynasty has always been thin since Gaozu started his business, and it is difficult to have a prince, which is understandable, but the group of eunuchs who are in charge of such a big matter actually hide it from the old man! How unreasonable! β
As he spoke, he slapped it on the table, making the table full of delicacies ping-pong.
The officers present looked at each other when they heard this, and did not dare to make a sound.
Lan Qianzhen didn't dare to slack off, poured a glass of wine and said:
"The father-in-law is angry, and San Lang respects the father-in-law with a drink. The father-in-law has been diligent in the imperial horse prison, and has been supervising the army for nearly forty years, and now he has been promoted to the eunuch of the Taicheng Guard. β
Father-in-law Yu was obviously angry, and snorted coldly and said:
"I Yu Chaoen entered the palace at the age of six and has been serving the emperor, if there is any eunuch in the palace who is more loyal than me, it is definitely talking nonsense with my eyes open! The old man worked hard to serve the emperor, how many times he was born and died, and he never thought about what he wanted in return. Fifty years, the old man has been loyal to the emperor, but in the end, the master of ceremonies and the pen rewarded the dog slave! Now the new King of Fengde, I don't know anything! Outrageous! β
As he spoke, he slapped it on the table again.
This time the table was slapped more ruthlessly than just now, and the wine cup bounced, but after Lan Qianzhen heard Father-in-law Yu's words, he stuffed his heart back into his stomach.
At this time, the maids came to the lobby around the dressed Mrs. Lan, and just happened to meet Father-in-law Yu who was angry, Mrs. Lan stopped at the door of the lobby and said Wanfu deeply.
When Father-in-law Yu saw Mrs. Lan, he looked at it carefully, and Lan Qianzhen said:
"Father-in-law, this is the boy who is clumsy, he was sick before and can't speak, please forgive my father-in-law."
Said and greeted:
"Come, ma'am, pour wine for Father-in-law Yu."
Lan Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his mother was fine, but he always felt his heart throbbing, as if he could feel the anger in his mother's heart, and Lan Ziyi found that his mother's face was pale and almost bloodless.
Mrs. Lan walked behind Lan Qianzhen and Father-in-law Yu, said ten thousand blessings again, and then reached out to get the wine jug boiled in the basin.
Father-in-law Yu withdrew the eyes placed on Mrs. Lan, stared at Lan Qianzhen and said:
"Mrs. Lan is captivating the country and the city, it is really worthy of her reputation, and San Lang is not shallow!"
Lan Qianzhen clenched his fists and said:
"Where, father-in-law, you have won the prize."
Then Father-in-law Yu changed his words and said:
"San Lang still remember the young leader he caught when he exterminated the Mao people?"
Hearing this, Lan Ziyi obviously felt a shock in his mother's heart,
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"Remember, my father-in-law seems to have brought the young man back to the palace."
When Grandpa Yu saw Mrs. Lan picking up the wine jug, he picked up the wine glass and stretched it out, and said:
"It's that kid, now he is the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch."
Before the words fell, the wine jug in Mrs. Lan's hand spilled on the table, and the wine splashed and smeared the fish father-in-law.
Father-in-law Yu was not angry, but just turned his face to stare at Mrs. Lan,
Lan Qianzhen's heart was terrified when he heard this, his palms were sweating, and he almost jumped up from his seat when he saw his wife's wine jug out of his hand.
At this time, the entire hall was silent, and everyone turned their eyes to Mrs. Lan.
I saw the lady turn around and smack the maid behind her with a big mouth,
The maid didn't know why, she covered her face and trembled,
The lady took the maid's hand and pressed it on the basin, and the maid took her hand back with a sigh of disgust.
Hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed:
"Damn it! Slaves and maids should be damned! The kettle is so hot, the slave maid didn't prepare a towel for the lady, blame the slave and the maid, please forgive the lady! β
Hearing this, Lan Qianzhen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart,
Mrs. Lan rolled up her sleeves and wiped it for her father-in-law,
Father-in-law Yu waved his hand, signaling that he did not need to be busy, and said:
"Madame is gone, it's just some drinks, it's okay. When the old man first entered the palace, he also did something wrong, but he was beaten by the old eunuchs at that time, and now he still has palpitations when he thinks about it. Don't blame the little girl, give the old man a face, and spare her this time. β
After hearing this, Mrs. Lan said deeply and blessedly, and Lan Qianzhen said:
"Madame doesn't seem to be feeling well today, don't continue to work here, go back to your room and rest." Father-in-law, you can put it. β
Father-in-law Yu hummed and nodded.
When Mrs. Lan saw Father-in-law Yu nodding, she led the maids out of the hall and back to the room.
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