When night falls, Jingyuan is lit up and white as day.

The servants are constantly coming in and out, and the monthly family banquet is the busiest time for the servants of the Jing family, passing dishes, burning incense, fanning the wind, and the three housekeepers have been coordinating the operation of various departments, and once there is an accident, they will immediately use backup plans to remedy it, and everyone is so busy that they have no time to rest.

The people of the Jing family are scattered around Jingyuan and chatting casually, the Jing family naturally has many small circles, young people get together to comment on the quality of the new girls in the golden basin of Xiangxuehai, middle-aged people compliment each other in twos and threes, and the elderly are talking about health and children and grandchildren to talk about the past.

The most eye-catching on the field is naturally the two heirs of the second son, Jing Zhengwu and the third son, Jing Zhengtang.

Jing Zhengwu is already in charge of part of the Jing family's industry, and many of the clansmen present can be said to rely on him to survive, so they naturally compliment and curry favor repeatedly, not to mention that Jing Zhengwu's fiancée Qin Yueshi is the third lady of the Qin family who was born in the top ten chambers of commerce of the Silver Blood Society.

Unlike the Jing family, which is now in treacherous waves, although the qin family is slightly inferior to the Jing family, the head of the Qin family is in the prime of life, and the three brothers and sisters of the qin family, Qin Le Yin, Qin Yueyang, and Qin Yueshi are all famous sons of the young generation, and the combination of Jing Zhengwu and Qin Yueshi can be said to be the precursor to the asset restructuring and merger of the two major enterprises.

Many old people have already decided that when Jing Zhengwu becomes the head of the family, the next step is the full cooperation between the two chambers of commerce in Jingqin, and they will be able to seize more markets and obtain more profits, and they ordinary people can also benefit greatly.

Jing Zhengtang also has many flatterers, although compared to the wise and martial Jing Zhengwu, this third brother of Jing seems quite 'honest' - he is not good at sociability, and his personality can even be said to be weak, which may have a lot to do with his mother's background in a small chamber of commerce.

But when Jing Zhengtang took over the family business, his career progressed by leaps and bounds, taking care of many clansmen, and the clan elders praised him, after all, the most important thing for the merchant family is still the ability to make money.

Jing Zhengtang is naturally not a business genius, and his achievements all come from the woman in blue standing next to him-Fei Wei. It can be seen from the name that she is a subordinate without a surname, and she was bought by the Jing family as a servant to train when she was very young.

Because of the relationship of the same age, Jing Zhengtang has been playing with Feiwei since he was a child, and later Feiwei became his exclusive maid, and it is natural to fall in love with each other over time. Jing Zhengtang boldly announced to the head of the family father at a family banquet two years ago that he was going to marry Feiwei.

There is no doubt that his speech caused a stir, and countless clansmen expressed their opposition, and some clan elders even suggested that Jing Zhengtang's heir rights should be revoked.

Although with the current status of the Jing family, marriage is better than good, and it doesn't matter if you don't marry, the three wives of the head of the Jing family are almost not the daughters of the big chamber of commerce, but marrying a slave is different-shame!

There are many people who persuade Jing Zhengtang that Feiwei can be a side room and a concubine, as long as you have this heart, why do you have to marry a wife? But Jing Zhengtang is not, stubborn makes people wonder if his mother is cheating - how can the descendants of the Jing family be like this?

In the end, it was the head of the Jing family who suppressed all the dissatisfaction and assigned an errand to Jing Zhengtang for him to do, which means that if you do a good job, then you are qualified to have the final say; But if you don't do well and have to fight against the opinions of your clansmen, then you deserve to lose your qualification as an heir.

As a result, Jing Zhengtang was naturally very competitive, and with the help of Feiwei, they did better and better business, and the clansmen suddenly had no opinions.

Face or money? For a normal Jing family, it's too easy to choose.

By the way, Jing Zhengtang is the only person in the Jing family who has a good reputation, and most people in Xuanzhu County have heard of his deeds, so Jing Zhengtang's connections are getting better and better, and his business is getting bigger and bigger, which is actually very understandable-

If you are a businessman, do you want to work with an honest and weak young man, or with a cunning peer?

If you are a worker, do you want to be with a kind and amiable boss, or with a cunning boss?

If you are a consumer, do you go to a store where the boss treats people with sincerity and good quality, or do you go to a cunning store to consume?

Even within the Jing family, the people who support Jing Zhengtang are not much less than Jing Zhengwu.

Of course, Jing Zhengwu's ascension to the throne means that the future is bright, but no matter how good the family development is, what the clansmen want depends on whether Jing Zhengwu is willing to give it, they are passive.

Jing Zhengtang's superiority means 'controllable'. Such an honest and soft-hearted head of the family, what the clansmen want, they will definitely be able to get, and they take the initiative.

Compared with the two, the ambitious clansmen naturally support the second young master, while the third young master who wants to eat and wait for death is on the side.

Although the decision is still in the hands of the head of the family, the intention of the clan is also a very important and key factor.

- Especially after the head of the family loses the ability to judge, the clansmen can even directly nominate the next head of the family.

But on the bright side, everyone is still in harmony. Jing Zhengwu needless to say, the left sentence 'third brother' and the right sentence 'for brother' always remind the identity and status between the two; Jing Zhengtang honestly agreed, unless Fei Wei bit his ear, he has always been silent.

When the sound of the golden bell resounded in Jingyuan, everyone knew that the internal banquet was about to officially begin, so they went to the 'Huifu Hall'. Walking to the door of the Huifu Hall, they found that there was already a person sitting at the main table, many people changed their faces, and a clan elder shouted and scolded: "Jing Zhengfeng, what are you doing sitting here!?" ”

The man in black, who sat at the main table, but was dressed not like a nobleman, but like a ranger, rested his legs on the dining table, and the servants stood beside him with worried faces and bewildered eyes, as if trying to persuade him, but did not dare to do anything.

He snorted coldly: "What for? Wait for dinner, why are you here to instead of eating in the dining room? ”

"You-"

Jing Zhengwu stopped the clan elder's frenzy, and looked at the man in black gently: "Long time no see, fourth brother." ”

"I can't afford to be called that, Second Young Master Jing." The man in black sneered.

This rampant and rude man is naturally Jing Zhengfeng, the fourth young master of the Jing family, or rather, the wild seed left by the head of the Jing family. His appearance is similar to Jing Zhengwu and others, but his eyebrows and eyes are full of evil energy, and at first glance he is a murderer who has been crawling from the bottom for many years.

Jing Zhengwu said: "For the family banquet, anyone from the Jing family can come. It's just that after my father recognized the fourth brother three years ago, the fourth brother, you haven't been to the banquet once in these years, so the brother is a little curious, could it be that the fourth brother is finally willing to return to the family? In this way, our brothers will work together to break the gold, and the Jing family will surely prosper. ”

Jing Zhengfeng sneered, gouged out his ears, and said, "It's so nice to say, it's so touching, I'm crying, what about you?" ”

He snorted, "It was the old immortal who called me over, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to come here to see you well-dressed beasts." Don't talk to me, I don't want to spit here. ”

What else did the others want to say, Jing Zhengwu glanced back at them and said, "Since that's the case, then the fourth brother can take care of himself." Let's take a seat. ”

"But he put his foot on the dining table......"

Jing Zhengwu glanced at Jing Zhengfeng, frowned slightly, and asked, "Who is in charge of the Huifu Hall?" ”

"Yes, it's me, Deacon Kang Chi." A middle-aged servant walked up to Jing Zhengwu in a cold sweat and pleaded: "I have tried my best to persuade the fourth young master, but ......"

"You can't even do such a small thing, is your mouth a decoration?" Jing Zhengwu said calmly: "Go to the side and slap your mouth, hit hard, when the fourth young master can hear your 'persuasion' and is willing to put your feet down, then when will you stop." ”

Kang Zhi's face turned pale, but he still nodded heavily, "Yes!" ”

With that, he stood outside the door and slapped himself in the mouth.

Jing Zhengfeng sneered when he saw this: "Funny, Second Young Master, if you like to punish your subordinates, you will punish your subordinates, but don't pull it on my head." Do you think this will make me a wicked person? It's just to make your belly full of bad water and ugly. “

Jing Zhengwu was not affected by him in the slightest, with a smile on his face, he gracefully led Qin Yueshi to sit down on the other side of the main table, and the others also took their seats. Although it is still not time to serve food and move chopsticks, it is still okay to drink and talk, and the Huifu Hall is very lively for a while.

Kang Zhi slapped his mouth outside, although no one looked at him, but he was stronger and stronger, and his mouth was full of blood in a short time. At this time, he heard footsteps, turned his head to look, and subconsciously bowed and said, "I've seen the eldest prince!" ”

"What are you doing here?" The eldest prince seemed to be puzzled.

Kang Zhi briefly talked about what happened in the Huifu Hall just now, and the eldest prince glanced at the Huifu Hall and sighed: "Then you continue, don't bother you." ”

Kang Zhi didn't expect the eldest prince to speak for himself, so he continued to slap himself.

When Leyu walked into the Huifu Hall, everyone stood up one after another and greeted: "I've seen the eldest son!" ”

Although everyone is not optimistic that Jing Zhengwei can become the head of the family, but no matter what, the respect on the surface must be given enough - in the final analysis, the infighting of the four brothers of the Jing family is their main lineage, if other clansmen dare to make their own opinions and get involved, it will inevitably leave a thorn in the heart of the winner: I didn't tell you, you dare to bully my brother, then I have a son in the future, will you also see the wind and rudder to bully my son?

"Good evening, everyone." Le Yu responded calmly and walked to the main table with Qinglan.

There are so many people in the Jing family, and there are ten tables in the Huifu Hall, but only the main line can sit at the main table, such as the four brothers of the Jing family, such as the aunts, such as several respected clan elders.

Now the main table is almost full, and there are only two seats left, just enough for Le Yu and Qinglan.

But......

Jing Zhengwu said: "Brother, the fourth brother is here today, and we have specially reserved a place for you to let you have a good relationship with the fourth brother." ”

Jing Zhengfeng glanced at Le Yu, and immediately closed his eyes to recuperate, as if he really didn't want to talk to them.

Le Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Brother, you are really thoughtful, this is exactly what I want." ”

Jing Zhengtang couldn't help but stand up at this time: "Big brother, I, why don't I sit down, in fact, I am quite familiar with the fourth brother-"

"Not necessarily."

Le Yu walked to the back of the seat, glanced at Jing Zhengfeng's feet on the dining table, and said casually, "Put your feet down." ”

The commotion in the Huifu Hall suddenly fell silent.

Jing Zhengwu still maintained a sunny smile and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Jing Zhengtang's face was a little anxious, but Fei Wei took his hand, and he didn't move again.

Jing Zhengfeng still had his eyes closed, his body didn't move, and he didn't seem to hear anything.

"Put your feet down." Leyu said it again.

There were some smiles in the Hui Fu Hall.

Everyone feels that the eldest prince will not be able to step down this time.

But this time, Jing Zhengfeng moved.

He put his other leg up as well, and although his eyes were still closed and he didn't speak, his movements were enough for everyone to understand his mockery.

Le Yu sighed, bowed down slightly, and seemed to want to lower his head to talk to Jing Zhengfeng: "I'll say it again one last time......"

He inserted his right hand into his trouser pocket and pulled out a rod of metal matte from his trouser tube!

"Put your feet—"

Le Yu suddenly quickly took out a short-barreled shotgun, aimed at Jing Zhengfeng's legs and pulled the trigger-

"Put it down!"

Bang!