"Mother, how do you think this should be arranged now? Do you still need to leave? ”

Shangguan Ningxuan was a smart person and heard the meaning of the words. Knowing that it was Huo Jianghai who was suspicious this time, he mistakenly thought that it was someone from "Tianyang Valley" who went out of the mountain to save Wang Mang.

"Mother, judging from the current situation, we can make good use of the name "Tianyang Valley". That Huo Jianghai was very scruptuous, and he definitely wouldn't mess around. According to what he just said, the three major families of Sun, Yang, and Zhang are probably going to suffer a lot. If we maneuver through this, we will reap great benefits. ”

"No, it's not a long-term solution." Xue Fengyi decisively rejected Shangguan Ningxuan's proposal.

Wang Mang on the side was confused, he didn't know what Tianyang Valley was at all.

Just now I saw my mother talking nonsense to Huo Jianghai with her eyes open, and I couldn't help but feel funny.

After thinking about it for a while, he asked, "Mother, sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" What's going on in Skyyang Valley? I didn't get it. What did the old man Huo come here for just now? Why don't I think he just wants to join forces with our royal family? ”

"Of course, he doesn't just want to join forces with our Wang family, but the drunkard doesn't mean to drink, don't think about it."

Xue Fengyi pulled Wang Mang to sit down beside her, and then pulled Shangguan Ningxuan down, holding one in one hand, as if holding a pair of children, with a loving face.

"Mang'er, when you were only three or four years old, you and your brother liked to fight with me, and were very afraid of your father. More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, your brother died on the battlefield, and you have grown up. There are some things you can't afford to be confused about, after all, outsiders can't help us. ”

After speaking, she also explained in detail the true purpose of Huo Jianghai's visit and the matter of Tianyang Valley.

Wang Mang was held in Xue Fengyi's arms, extremely embarrassed, and wanted to break free, but he was not too embarrassed.

He sighed softly, and didn't think about it any further. only regards Xue Fengyi as her mother in this life, and truly integrates into the role of her son "Wang Mang".

Wang Mang could see that Xue Fengyi was extremely fond of her son, and she was the meat of her heart and the last concern.

If she said at this moment that it was not her son, but crossed over, she might be overly sad on the spot and die with a whimper.

After listening carefully to Xue Fengyi's explanation, he also understood.

"Mang'er, if it were you to decide, what would you do?" Xue Fengyi asked.

"Go away and fly high!"

Wang Mang almost didn't think about it, and directly said what he thought in his heart, "Mother, pulling the tiger and pulling the big skin is not a long-term thing, it can only be borrowed for a while." Once the incident happens, the other party will definitely be angry and angry, and this will cause great harm.

Secondly, listening to my mother's words, Tianyang Valley is extremely mysterious and difficult to provoke. If they learn that we are using a false name and come to our door to ask for our guilt, then we will really have no escape, and there is only one way to die. Even our royal family will shoot us down to appease the other party's anger.

Finally, we must leave, but we can do something before we leave. Anyway, we offended the Huo family, so why not offend it thoroughly? Before leaving, we can find ways to get more benefits from them, firstly, to enrich ourselves, and secondly, to wear off a little bit of each other's strength.

Of course, when obtaining benefits, you must no longer use the name of Tianyang Valley. But be vague and lead them to think about it. In this way, even if Tianyang Valley troubles us in the future, we will have an excuse. ”

"Okay, I can see it thoroughly!"

Xue Fengyi was extremely satisfied, smiled happily, and said to Shangguan Ning Xuan: "Ning Xuan, your views and ideas on these things are far less thorough and clear than Mang'er's. If you are a man, deter by force. Cooperate with Mang'er, one article and one martial arts, and it will definitely be a great thing. Then what the Huo family, the Wei family, the royal family, etc., there is no need to be afraid. ”

Shangguan Ningxuan said with a smile: "I am a martial arts person, I don't understand this, so I am naturally inferior to my uncle." But mother, what's the difference between being a boy and a daughter? Can't you still help your uncle? ”

"That's not going to work."

Xue Fengyi shook her head and said, "How can you dance with a knife and a gun for a long time from your girl's family?" It is your duty to teach your husband and children. When these things are taken care of, we will leave here, and I will go to meet you for a good family when the time comes. In this way, you will be able to live a safe and secure life without having to fight and kill. ”

"Mother..."

Shangguan Ningxuan's face turned red all of a sudden, and she pulled a long tail note to express her dissatisfaction, "Mother, I don't want to get married, I will live with you for the rest of my life." ”

"Silly girl, where is the reason why girls don't marry? You're talking nonsense. Xue Fengyi said with a smile.

Wang Mang listened to the words and was silent, as if he had nothing to do with him, and seemed to be pondering some other calculations in his heart.

Just as the three of them were talking and laughing, there was a person walking outside, about forty or so, who was the housekeeper Wang Da.

When he came to the hall, he half-knelt down and asked Xue Fengyi, "Old lady, the banquet you arranged has been prepared, do you want to start the banquet now?" ”

Xue Fengyi was stunned for a moment, looked at the sky, and said with a smile: "Wang Da, it's time to have a banquet." If you pass on my words, except for the guards on duty, everyone else should not be busy today, and don't engage in those false manners. Now that the sky is just right, everyone will have a drink together in the yard. ”

"Yes, old lady!"

The steward received the order and hurried down to make arrangements.

Xue Fengyi continued to talk and laugh with Wang Mang, as if she hadn't been so happy for a long time.

After about 20 minutes, Shangguan Ningxuan said: "Mother, presumably Wang Da has also arranged it, let's go over." ”

"Hmm!"

Xue Fengyi nodded and got up, leading Wang Mang and the two towards the compound.

After a while, the three of them came to the compound.

Wang Mang looked at it, and there were more than 60 people waiting in the compound, and there were more than 10 tables in the courtyard.

There are more than 10 dishes on each table, including chicken, duck and fish.

There is a table at the top, which is quite huge, I am afraid that it can seat more than 20 people, and the whole body is golden, as if it is made of pure gold.

This table is even more terrifying, with more than 30 dishes on display, without any repetition, all of which are exquisite and beautiful.

Wang Mang secretly smacked his tongue and felt that this pomp was really big enough. Even many of those dishes he didn't know, I'm afraid they were all some fine game.

Xue Fengyi took Wang Mang and the two to the golden table and sat down, and said to everyone: "Everyone can sit down, today is our internal banquet, no need to be restrained." ”

"Thank you, old lady!"

Everyone bowed in unison, and then they sat down.

Wang Mang saw that the three of them were sitting at this huge table, and he couldn't help but think that it was too extravagant and wasteful.

This is also because he has never seen any big world, not to mention his lineage, let's just say that the other five lineages, each family is afraid that there are not one or two hundred descendants.

And the number of dishes per meal is even more numerous, more than 50 kinds are still usual, basically there are seventy or eighty kinds, which shows the momentum of wealth and compellingness. There is no concept of extravagance and waste at all, and some just do not conform to the face and pomp of their own family.

Xue Fengyi was picking up the chopsticks, but put them down again, and said, "Wang Da, Yu Lao, He Qing, Yin Rong, He Fu, He Cai, He Qiao, Han Fei'er, a few of you are also sitting at this table." ”

Of the eight people named by Xue Fengyi, Wang Dazi is the housekeeper, and Yu Lao is the maiden attendant who married her earlier. He Qing and Yin Rong are Wang Mang's two personal maidservants, but the other four are the people rescued by Wang Mang.

The eight people who were named hurriedly walked out of their respective positions, but they did not serve the table, and then Yu Lao said with some trepidation: "Madam, this can't be done, can't be helped." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, Yu Lao, you have followed me for many years, whether it's merit or hard work, everyone also sees it, and so does Wang Da. In addition, He Qing and Yin Rong, I have to be taken care of by you, and I can be regarded as finally recovering, and I should be grateful.

As for the four Han Fei'er, you were brought by my Mang'er. The first time we met, I sat here and talked about the past. As I said before, today is an internal feast, so you don't have to care about the etiquette, just eat and drink in peace. Xue Fengyi said.

"This..."

Yu Lao hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded, "Thank you, old lady!" ”

After Yu Lao sat down, the other seven people also sat down.

However, these eight people were still very restrained, and they sat on the side, not approaching Wang Mang and the three at all.

In this regard, Xue Fengyi didn't say anything anymore, picked up the chopsticks and first sandwiched some good dishes for Wang Mang, all tiger meat, bear meat, and venison, and then ate the dishes herself.

After eating a few bites of food, Yu Lao took the lead in toasting, and then the other seven people followed.

After eating for about ten minutes, the other subordinates also stepped forward to toast one by one.

Xue Fengyi knew that Wang Mang didn't remember these people, so she introduced them to him one by one.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone ate quite happily, and let go of the sense of restraint a little.

When everyone was halfway through eating, a small man on duty came in from outside the compound, and with a hurried look, he came to Xue Fengyi and knelt down and said, "Old lady Qiqi, someone outside the courtyard asks to see you." ”

"Who is it?" Xue Fengyi asked.

The servant on duty replied: "The person who came is a middle-aged man and a girl, the middle-aged man is about forty, and his name is Wang Yuanhai." The girl is about eighteen or nineteen, and her name is unknown. ”

"What? Wang Yuanhai? ”

Xue Fengyi stood up abruptly and said hurriedly: "Hurry up, please." ”

"Yes, old lady!" The little guy hurriedly trotted down to ask for someone.

Seeing that she was so excited, Wang Mang couldn't help asking, "Mother, who is Wang Yuanhai?" ”

"Yes, Mother, why haven't I heard of this man? Is it a distant relative of our Wang family? Shangguan Ningxuan also said suspiciously.

Xue Fengyi was extremely happy when she heard the name Wang Yuanhai, and explained to Wang Mang and the others with a smile: "He is not our distant relative, but a close friend of your father a long time ago, and he is also a sworn brother. When your father was fighting in Mobei, this Wang Yuanhai also saved your father's life. ”

Speaking of this, a glimmer of light flashed on Xue Fengyi's face, she looked at Wang Mang again, and said to herself: "I said why did my left eye keep jumping this morning, it turned out that there was a happy event coming to the door." ”