Ma Riyan slept in Yan's mansion all night, got up early the next day, and after a simple wash, he hurried to Yan Xiang's room. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But the maid told him that Yan Xiang was now studying in the study. Ma Riyan turned back and rushed to the study.

Yan Xiang, who was studying the Confucian classics, raised his eyes and saw Ma Riyan who had oozing water droplets on his forehead, and couldn't help laughing: "Ma Taifu, get up so early to exercise?" ”

Ma Riyan stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, laughed dryly, walked to Yan Xiang's side and sat down, and said, "I didn't think that Yuan Gongzi was coming today, so I got up early and came to discuss countermeasures with you." ”

Yan Xiang felt a little amused, "Didn't you say it was okay last night?" What else is there to discuss? ”

Ma Riyan said: "I ...... I'm afraid he's asking too much. ”

Hearing this, the smile on Yan Xiang's face became brighter and brighter, "You are a dignified master, are you still afraid of the general of the fourth grade?" ”

Ma Riyan sighed and said: "It's not that you don't know, the current court is useless, and I, the Taifu, am afraid that I am not as good as the tooth generals under a certain prince." ”

"That's just as well." Yan Xiang thought about it for a while, nodded approvingly, and after a change of words, he said again: "But don't worry, my son-in-law is the most courteous and virtuous, and I won't be embarrassed for you." ”

Ma Riyan sneered, "I have already seen Yuan Highway's conduct, and if I want to come to this precious son, I will not be much better than him." ”

"If you think so, you're very wrong." Yan Xiang waved his hand.

Ma Riyan asked: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Speaking of this, Yan Xiang told Ma Riyan about what happened in the Moon Worship Tavern on the day Yuan Jiang bowed down to visit Yang Honghe.

After listening to this, Ma Riyan's uneasy heart finally calmed down a lot, but he was still very suspicious of Yuan Jiang's character, "Over the years, I have visited countless princes and princes, all of whom are domineering and famous. This Yuan Gongzi is influenced by Yuan Highway every day, and I am afraid it will be difficult to stick to his heart. ”

Yan Xiang laughed, "Haha, then let's wait and see if my son-in-law is a fame fisherman, or a virtuous corporal." ”

When Yan Xiang and Ma Riyan were sitting in the Cuizhu Pavilion, waiting for Yuan Jiang to have a banquet, suddenly someone came to report, "Lord Yan, the four brothers of Pingyuan Tao Qiuhong, He Hao and Zheng Tai came to visit. ”

Yan Xiang and Ma Riyan glanced at each other and said in unison, "Why are they here?" ”

Under the guidance of the servants, Tao Qiuhong and the other four came to the Cuizhu Pavilion specially designed to receive VIPs empty-handed, and were overjoyed when they saw that the pavilion had already prepared a sumptuous lunch.

Tao Qiuhong, who was the leader, pinched his white beard and said with a smile: "Master Yan, didn't you already calculate that I was going to come to visit today, so I prepared the drinks in advance?" ”

Yan Xiang stretched out his finger and pointed to the snow scene outside the pavilion, and smiled, "I got up early in the morning and saw such a snow scene, and I was touched, so I prepared a thin wine, and wanted to find an old friend to drink and enjoy the snow." It happened that the four wise men came to visit, and it was very lively. Haha, come on, give four seats! ”

Yan Xiang made a "please" gesture, and a maid stepped forward and led the four wise men to their seats.

Tao Qiuhong and the others sang in unison, sat down cross-legged, and waited for a long time, but they didn't see Yan Xiang have any intention of having a banquet, and they were all a little puzzled.

Among the four, Zheng Tai's younger brother Zheng Hun was the most observant, and when he saw that the first place of the guest seat was still empty, he suddenly understood, and asked, "Master Yan is waiting for someone?" ”

Yan Xiang nodded, "I'm waiting for the last distinguished guest." ”

Hearing this, He Hao was a little sullen, got up and said: "It turns out that we misunderstood, Master Yan's banquet today is not to entertain us at all, but to wait for other distinguished guests, let's go home, the province is not interesting here." ”

Faced with He Hao's sudden attack, Yan Xiang was a little confused, "Why did Bo Qiu say this, the ancients said, all the people who came were guests, how could there be a distinction between high and low?" ”

A wave of unevenness, wave after wave, Tao Qiuhong also stood up, hugged his fists and said: "What Brother Boqiu said is very true, we should leave as soon as possible, lest people say that I don't know the etiquette." ”

"Alas, you ......" Yan Xiang still wanted to explain, but Ma Riyan beside him quietly pulled his sleeves, only to hear him whisper: "Master Yan, you don't know, this He Hao and the others are all famous hypocrites in the land of Sanqin. Relying on some economy in his belly, he didn't take the world's corporal in his eyes, and often traveled around to study, boasting about his talent, but in fact, he was unofficial and untreated. Why do you have to explain so much about such people? ”

"How could I not know the conduct of the four of them? Lord, every time there is a big feast, I often warn us with the ugly things of He Hao, which can be seen from this. Yan Xiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's just that since the four of them are sincere to visit, how can I not fulfill the friendship of the landlord and sweep them out of the house?" ”

Ma Riyan still wanted to persuade, but was stopped by Yan Xiang, "Ma Taifu, you still think about how to talk to Gongzi later, I will deal with these people." ”

As he spoke, Yan Xiang stood up and apologized to the four of them: "You don't have to misunderstand, the last one to wait for is my distant nephew, who is considered a family, and is not as good as your distinguished guests." ”

Tao Qiuhong's face showed a sudden expression, and he stretched out his hand to let the other three sit down, "Since that's the case, then it's okay for me to sit down again." ”

He Hao grinned and said with a smile: "Master Yan, I didn't say you, how can there be any reason for us elders to wait for juniors?" ”

Zheng Tai echoed: "Exactly, Master Yan, this thing can be done in a fool's way. ”

Yan Xiang smiled and said, "What you said is very right, it is the old man who is abrupt. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, let's have a feast."

Leaving the next sentence, Tao Qiuhong didn't wait for Yan Xiang to agree, he drank all the wine in the cup, and He Hao, who was on his right, rolled up his sleeves, grabbed a big lump of beef, and ate it in a big gulp.

The four self-proclaimed wise men had no demeanor at all in front of the delicacies, and the maids on the side wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh, and their stomachs ached.

Seeing this scene, Ma Riyan in the hall shook his head helplessly, "Alas, it's like I haven't eaten for a few days." ”

Yan Xiang laughed, and was just about to summon the servants beside him to go outside to see if Yuan Jiang had come, but he heard a hearty voice coming from outside the Cuizhu Pavilion.

"Master Yan, it's late to come down, don't blame it!"

The owner of this voice was Yuan Jiang, who was waiting for Yan Xiang, and there was only 36E dressed as a man behind him.

When Yuan Jiang walked into the pavilion, he was startled by the four gobbling wise men in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, and when he was about to open his mouth to ask, Tao Qiuhong, who was eating with a mouth full of oil, held up half a chicken leg and said vaguely: "This is the nephew of Lord Yan, I don't know the rules." ”