Chapter 52: The Birthday Banquet
On the twenty-fifth day of April of the lunar calendar, the huge Huo Mansion opened its doors to welcome guests, and most of the people in Yangcheng had identities and faces or had other dealings with the Huo family, state officials, scholars, and ordinary businessmen came.
The main courtyard of the Huo family, Huo Ling's friend, the son of the Wei Chi family, listened to the excitement outside, and asked his friend with a smile: "When did you pay so much attention to your mother's sister, but it was just a birthday and you invited all the people in the north?"
This is a study, except for Huo Ling and the housekeeper, no one else is allowed to come in on weekdays, even Li Qinghua, who is favored by him, is not allowed to approach half a step.
Huo Ling sat behind Lihuamu's desk, as if he was thoughtful, and frowned, although he was just a serious and cold appearance on weekdays, but Wei Chijing still found that he was different from usual.
"But is there something unspeakable?" Wei Chijing restrained his idle smile and asked seriously.
Huo Ling rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Sister Yan, it's not worth my attention to her so much, you should have heard that Li Qinghua was locked up by me, do you know the reason?"
Wei Chijing nodded, and said with a smile: "How can I know the reason for the reason, she is your favorite wife, you can confine her up and make a big mistake, let's say, what did she do to make you angry!"
In fact, in Wei Chijing's heart, he didn't understand the reason why his friends doted on Li Qinghua, but he was different from talking and doing things differently from being a woman in front of him, he had a lot of ideas in his heart, and he did everything that he had never done in the world.
But it is precisely because of this that there are a lot of eccentricities.
He once persuaded that this banshee is different, and it is better to be cautious, but the brave and cold Huo "God of War" will also be fascinated by the beauty.
But he didn't dare and couldn't say it.
Huo Ling said coldly: "She offended someone who shouldn't be offended, I locked her up just to give that person an explanation and to protect her, but why can't she understand it?"
There was confusion in his eyes, as if he was quite distressed!
Wei Chi smiled respectfully.
"It turns out that something wrong with you today is just because Mrs. Huo doesn't understand you!"
Huo Ling nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It's not all, it was that person's request to hold such a grand birthday banquet for Huo Jing'er, I just obeyed orders."
Today's Huo Ling is less resolute and resolute, and his speech is a little different from his style.
Wei Chijing frowned.
"That person is the eldest son of the Wang family, how did he come to the Northland, the world knows that he has been withdrawn since he was a child, and he has always lived in the Wang family and never went out half a step, even the birthday of Lord Wang."
Huo Ling narrowed his eyebrows, covering the flickering light inside, and was silent.
Wei Chijing thought that he acquiesced and said: "The Wang family is powerful in Kyoto, but the north is the world of the Huo family, why are you afraid that he will obey him!"
As soon as Wei Chijing's words fell, there was a knock on the door three times, and the butler's voice came: "Master, the guests have arrived, the hour is coming, do you want to go?"
Huo Ling looked at Wei Chijing with a serious expression and said: "Zijing must not say this again, the northern land is also the world of Great Qi, and the Huo family's loyalty to the monarch has never changed."
Wei Chijing nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, Zi Jing must keep it in mind."
Huo Ling nodded and stood up, he was tall, he had a fierce momentum after being on the battlefield for a long time, and the coldness of his eyes was not feared in the Huo family.
Except for the housemother Li Qingyan.
However, Li Qingyan was still locked up today, so when Huo Ling entered the Linghua Water Pavilion where the guests were entertained, everyone felt the cold air pressing.
Qingyan, who was sitting behind everyone, naturally followed everyone's gaze to look at the tall figure under the bead curtain at the door, and even was stunned for a moment.
It's really similar to Ziyu.
Of course, this image is just a finger!
"I've Seen the Head of the House"
"I've seen General Huo"
Everyone got up and saluted Huo Ling in unison.
Huo Ling walked to the middle of the hall, waved his hand at everyone, and walked to the top position and sat down.
In the north, Huo's family is the sky, and it is estimated that even if Huo Ling sits on the dragon chair, no one will question it.
Under his right hand sat Huo Jing'er, after all, she is the protagonist today, and she should sit here, but under his left hand is empty, no one sits.
Qing Yan secretly glanced at Huo Ling a few times, and noticed that his eyes swept over the position under his left hand several times, absent-minded!
The drums and the sheng sounded suddenly, and the banquet began.
The curtain is hung high, the screen is around, the banquet is indispensable for singing and dancing, and the guests are very excited and looking forward to it.
Just before entering the Huo Mansion and coming to the Water Pavilion, Miss Madame whispered in private: Miss Huo San, Huo Jing'er, will be on stage at the banquet.
I heard that Miss Huo San once moved the north with a neon dress dance.
Qingyan said in his heart: I don't know if I am lucky enough to watch Miss Huo San's neon dress dance today!
The hall was filled with elegant music, and one after another, the servants carried gold, silver and jade plates and placed plates of food on the table in front of the guests.
Mountain delicacies, agar syrup and jade liquid, are all auspicious names related to birthdays, there is a full table, and it is really ordinary ingredients to see, but Qingyan is a little hungry and secretly eats a bite, the taste is excellent!
I didn't expect the things in Huo Mansion to be so delicious, Qingyan thought with his eyebrows stretched.
Unlike her, all other thoughts are on singing and dancing, and the singers of the Northland are good at dancing and flying, no matter how big or small the banquet is, flying is indispensable.
A number of slender and slender women, veiled, wearing light and flowing flying long skirts, descended from the sky like flying fairies, hence the name "Feitian".
They held the pipa in their hands, dancing and playing at the same time, the fairy music played, the red skirts flew up, and everyone looked straight, and the men were the most prosperous.
Suddenly, Qingyan stopped moving, her eyes staring at the person who appeared at the door, her mouth still stuffed with delicious food, and her hand still lifted the veil.
He's coming!
Wang Chen seemed to have a sense in his heart, one side of his head was just facing the round apricot eyes of Shangqingyan, and the originally cold and arrogant look looked at her and raised the corners of his lips lightly, like an iceberg melting snow.
Qingyan pretended not to see it, and turned his gaze back, he should eat and drink.
In addition to her, Huo Ling also saw Wang Chen, he stood up suddenly, and walked down the steps towards Wang Chen.
Some of the guests noticed the movements of the Huo family master, and then their eyes followed him to Wang Chen's body.
Someone who had seen the eldest son of the Wang family at the flower-viewing feast that day, but he didn't expect him to appear here.
"Big Prince", Huo Ling arched his hand.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Zilu thought you weren't coming."
Wang Chen also replied: "The head of the Huo family is invited, how dare Ziyu not come."
Huo Ling smiled awkwardly and said respectfully: "The eldest prince is serious, please come here."
Wang Chen nodded solemnly and walked to the front position.
The others didn't care about appreciating the dance music, and saluted Wang Chen one after another.
In the end, it is the eldest son of the Wang family, and even the head of the Huo family is so respectful, they have to curry favor even more.