Chapter 66: A Serendipitous Encounter
Walking into the courtyard of the county, what catches your eye is an extremely wide and chic garden, with green willows, rockery and gravel clouds, and on the clear river, the lotus flowers that have just bloomed are gently swaying, and the scenery is beautiful.
Colorful red lanterns are hung everywhere on the willows, and the red carpet under the feet extends straight to the lobby of the mansion, looking at the lobby from afar, it is already noisy and lively, more than 20 tables of guests sit on the seats, and the whole lobby is tightly stuffed.
The lobby is carved with jade railings, the lights are transparent, covered with red wedding cloth, festive very, it is said that the county lord used to be a big landlord, but the family wealth is bent on being an official, so he bought a county official to sit.
With the little money of the county master, it is probably very difficult to set up such a big pomp, and it is rumored that Master Ma is a nouveau riche, but it is not false.
"Two sons, please come inside" The two maids looked at the two handsome sons who walked in, and bowed down with a smile.
There are really a lot of people today, Zhu Ziming sighed, and was led into the lobby by the little maid.
On the main seat of the banquet, a man with a modest appearance and a slightly plump body sat at the front, presumably this county magistrate Ma, he saw the two sons who came in, very strange, and did not bother with them.
After all, many people are uninvited, maybe these two are just some big family, Master Ma nodded lightly, meaning to let the subordinates lead them to their seats.
"Two sons, please come here" A steward walked over and waved his sleeves.
However, at this moment, the sharp-eyed Zhu Ziming suddenly saw a familiar back, a graceful figure with eyeliner, red lips and white teeth, jade flour cheeks, and a beautiful silhouette that made him recognize it at once.
Zhu Ziming scratched and smiled: "I'm not tired of you." ”
After finishing speaking, Zhu Ziming quickly walked to the vacant seat next to the person and sat down, looked at her willow-like waist, grabbed her little hand, and said, "Where did the little lady come from, she is so handsome." ”
This beautiful young lady was suddenly grabbed by someone's little hand, and after being surprised, her face turned crimson, and she immediately turned her head and glared angrily: "Silver thief"
When the young lady saw the black and handsome face of the silver thief, she swallowed all the angry words halfway through, and said in a daze: "Zhu Ziming, why are you here." ”
"Miss Shen can come," Zhu Ziming said with a smile, "Can't I come?" ”
This plump and charming young lady is the Shen family's Miss Shen Bixin, although the Shen Mansion is not as good as before, it is also a big family in Lingyun City, and besides, Mrs. Shen is the emperor's sister-in-law, does this Lord Ma dare not invite.
Just glanced at the past, in this full lobby, there was only one woman, Shen Bixin, who seemed a little "unique", which really hurt Miss Shen, but the huge Shen family wanted a woman to come to socialize.
Shen Bixin said today that she wanted to pull Zhu Ziming to come with her, but she couldn't find his person for a day, so she had to come alone, thinking that he had gone somewhere to steal his leisure, but she didn't expect him to come to the county magistrate's courtyard, which was very coincidental.
"Humph!" Thinking of his rude behavior just now, Shen Bixin's pretty face turned cold: "Are you so bold and reckless?" ”
Zhu Ziming retracted his hand, knowing that if he nodded his head, the future lady would definitely slap his head on the bench, and said with a smile: "How come, I am an honest person, and I am always safe and strict in the husband's way."
I have only heard the way of women, how have I ever heard of a husband's way, Shen Bixin was ashamed and angry: "The whole mouth is full of flowers, next time you dare to be so rude, I will let you have no good fruit to eat." ”
Zhu Ziming broke out in a cold sweat, and he broke the law by touching his wife's little hands?
It's really hard for Brother Zhu, Yan Yinli laughed secretly in her heart, but this Miss Shen is really tough.
Anyway, this Miss Shen is still the niece of the emperor's uncle, and she has a relationship with her, Yan Yinli thought about it, but because of her identity, it was inconvenient to show people, but she couldn't get close to her.
"Miss Shen, why are you here?" Zhu Ziming changed the subject.
Shen Bixin said: "It was this Lord Ma who sent the invitation, so why did you come, could it be that Lord Ma also invited you?" ”
Although this living treasure is well-known in Lingyun City, he has no power or official position, and Master Ma will not invite him to come.
Zhu Ziming sighed and said, "I'm here for Mr. Kong." ”
Uncle Kong? Shen Bixin suddenly realized that with Kong Li's reputation, whether he came or not, Ma Zhixian had to be invited.
Shen Bixin suddenly said: "Uncle Kong is really true, why did you come here." ”
While the two were talking, Yan Yinli had already found an empty seat at this table and sat down, and the steward of the Ma Mansion saw that the two of them had found a seat to sit down, and he also walked away consciously.
Zhu Ziming said with a smile: "It's not that his granddaughter is very naughty, she accepted the invitation for him and made it difficult for him to ride a tiger, so I asked me to pretend to be his disciple and come to give gifts." ”
Shen Bixin sighed, her beautiful eyes looked at the hall that was already full, and a trace of gloom flashed in her eyes.
Zhu Ziming saw that she looked a little sad, and then looked at the lower table, and immediately understood something, this official's wedding banquet is divided into upper and lower seats, and the closer to the seat at the table of Master Ma, the higher the status, and the farther the seat, the more it is not valued by Lord Ma.
Looking at this Ma Daren who has just passed half a hundred, Zhu Ziming is inevitably unhappy in his heart, it is really a dog's eye to look down on people, although the Shen Mansion is not as prosperous as it was at the beginning, and there is not a single man, but it is also a relative of the emperor, you treat it like this, and you don't take the emperor in your eyes at all.
At this time, Yan Yinli and Zhu Ziming suddenly saw two familiar faces beside Master Ma, one was his son Ma Youcai Ma Gongzi, the ugly boy who had been taught by himself, and the two of them still remembered it.
It was just another person, and both of them frowned slightly.
Yun Zonghai! The enemy who had just been set up, I didn't expect it to come, seeing that his face was ruddy, the injury he suffered was considered to have recovered, but he didn't expect the city lord Yun Tianqiu not to come, but to send his son.
Seeing that there were no guests outside the house, the steward clapped his palms: "Open the table!" ”
I saw one by one the graceful maids slowly entering the hall with wine and food in their hands, and the girls walked slowly one after another, like a continuous long dragon, blinding people's eyes.
Everyone was stunned, there were so many maids in this horse mansion, it was really generous, and it was worthy of having a family with a lot of money.
There were a lot of wealthy businessmen in the hall, most of whom came uninvited, and came to talk to the newly arrived magistrate, but when they saw this scene, they all sighed to themselves.