Lan Peng sat down under the patriarch of the Huang clan, cleared his throat and said, "Today, on the occasion of my mother's birthday, I invited all the patriarchs here to discuss that matter. ”

When several patriarchs heard this, they instantly understood what Lan Peng was talking about. They looked at each other and didn't say anything, but Lan Peng saw the hesitation of these people, and he didn't wait quietly.

The patriarch of the Huang clan looked at several patriarchs, hesitated and spoke: "Patriarch Lan, this matter has been passed down here for thousands of years by the patriarchs of the major families, but after all, no one has witnessed it with their own eyes. It's not impossible to confirm it, but it takes a lot of manpower and material resources, what if it's just a void? ”

"Moreover, it's not enough for just a few of us, will the Chi clan and the Orange clan be willing?"

After the patriarch of the Huang clan finished speaking, several family patriarchs talked about it.

"Yes, Patriarch Lan. This risk is not small, how to explain to the clansmen in case of failure? The Green Clan Patriarch said.

"Patriarch Lan, our two families are in-laws, and you are my only brother-in-law. Supposedly, I should support you the most, but after all, this matter is not trivial, and I can't easily agree. The patriarch of the Qing clan hesitated for a long time and said, although Qing Wen'er is his only half-sister, but this matter is too big, not when he cares about face.

"If the Chi and Orange clans are unwilling, even if we agree, it will be useless." The Purple Clan Patriarch said.

Since he invited these people over, Lan Peng naturally thought of this, so he left a special sentence on the invitations of the Chi Clan and the Orange Clan.

"Patriarchs, please be calm, the birthday banquet has not officially started, and we can't say for sure that the Chi clan and the orange clan will not come until the end. Let's be patient, maybe they're almost there? ”

The patriarch of the Huang clan glanced at Lan Peng and was thoughtful!

There was a brief silence in the study, and several people lowered their heads and thought about their own things, and no one spoke.

"Knock knock" until a knock on the door broke the silence, Lan Peng motioned for several patriarchs to sit quietly, and got up to see who it was.

Opening the door, Lan Ping stood outside the door and whispered in Lan Peng's ear: "Family Master, the Orange Clan is here and is resting in the guest room." ”

Hearing this, Lan Peng's eyes lit up: "Why don't you bring it directly?" ”

"It's the elder brother of the patriarch of the Orange clan who came, and the patriarch didn't come in person."

After listening, Lan Peng reached out and touched his chin, waved his hand to Lan Ping, turned around and entered the study to close the door.

"But what's the matter?" Qing Clan Patriarch Qing Hao asked.

"The Orange Clan is here, but it's not the patriarch." Lan Peng simply told everyone what Lan Ping had just said.

"What does the Orange Clan Patriarch mean by this? If he doesn't come, not even a few of us. The Purple Clan Patriarch said.

Lan Peng lowered his eyes and thought to himself: No, he should have come over in person when he saw that sentence, wasn't he interested in that matter? If there is really someone in this world who is not interested in this matter, it should also be Chi Xin, the patriarch of the Chi clan, not the Orange clan.

Just as Lan Peng was pondering, a gust of wind hit him, and he heard a squeak. Hearing the voice, everyone in the study looked to the door, and saw an orange light flashing, and there was a person standing in the middle of the study, he glanced at the people in the study and said, "It turns out that several patriarchs are here, it seems that Patriarch Lan is not joking!" ”

The person who came was none other than the patriarch of the Orange Clan, Orange Mingyang. He received Lan Peng's invitation a few days ago, and he originally planned to send someone there as before, but the person who came to deliver the invitation said that he wanted the Orange Clan Patriarch to open it himself. Orange Mingyang thought about what made Lan Peng attach so much importance to it, and when he opened the invitation, he saw that it was an ordinary birthday banquet invitation, and there was nothing special about it. was about to close the invitation but saw a line of small words in the corner of the invitation, and Orange Mingyang took a closer look and saw that it was written: I wonder if Patriarch Orange is interested in that matter?

After sending the person who sent the invitation, Orange Mingyang thought about it for a long time in the study alone. Although this matter has been passed down for thousands of years, no one is really sure after all, why did Lan Peng say this? Could it be that he has any news?

After thinking about it again, Orange Mingyang decided to send someone to the banquet, and he secretly went to the Blue Mansion, this matter cannot be above board, otherwise it will make people suspicious. So Orange Mingyang sent his brother to come, and he secretly followed.

"Patriarch Orange!" Several patriarchs in the room saw that the Orange Patriarch was coming, and they all stood up and bowed, even the Huang Clan Patriarch was no exception. Although he is in charge of the Four Cities, the status of the Orange Clan and the Chi Clan is beyond his reach.

Just because they are cultivators, they all have cultivation yuan. Just from entering the room silently just now, these families without Xiuyuan will never be able to do it. It's just that I didn't expect that the patriarch of the Orange Clan had already reached the orange stage.

"The patriarchs are polite!"

"Patriarch Orange, please!" Patriarch Huang asked Orange Mingyang to sit on the main seat, and he sat on the other side.

Orange Mingyang also sat down directly, the identity of the Orange Clan is the highest in the entire Qingjie except for the Chi Clan, so Orange Mingyang has his own arrogance.

"Patriarch Lan has invited several patriarchs, it seems that there is definite news about that matter." Orange Mingyang is not hypocritical, he said straight to the point.

"There is a little bit of news, but whether it is useful or not will be known until the patriarchs of the seven major families gather and test it." Lan Peng said very politely to Orange Mingyang.

"Patriarch Chi didn't come, and it's useless for a few of us to discuss here, so I'll leave first!" Orange Mingyang said as he got up and was about to leave.

"Patriarch Orange is slow, I also sent a message to Patriarch Chi, maybe he will come too?" Lan Peng stood up to stop him.

Hearing Lan Peng's words, Orange Mingyang sat down again.

After a while, Lan Ping came and knocked on the door, stood outside the door and said, "Master, the hour has come, and the birthday banquet is about to begin." ”

Hearing Lan Ping's words, Lan Peng turned his head to look at the main seat, wanting to invite the patriarchs to go out for the birthday banquet and take a seat. saw that there was one less person on the main seat, and Orange Mingyang didn't know when he had left.

Several other patriarchs had also noticed that they were looking at each other.

"You just saw the orange glow when the Orange Patriarch came in?" The Green Patriarch looked at everyone and said.

"Why didn't you see it? This orange stage is already so powerful, the patriarch of the Red Clan is already a rainbow light, what kind of scenery should it be? The Purple Clan Patriarch said.

"If you are lucky enough to see the rainbow light of the Red Patriarch, it will not be in vain." Qing Hao said yearningly.

Seeing that everyone was thoughtful, the patriarch of the Huang clan stroked his beard, and the light in his eyes flashed.

Not only were they surprised, Lan Peng was also surprised, but he didn't show it. Now that the birthday banquet is about to begin, Lan Peng invites the patriarchs to go to the front hall and take their seats.

Cishoutang, Mama Huang has already combed Mrs. Lan and changed her clothes. A maid's voice came from outside: "Old lady, the birthday banquet is about to begin, the head of the family invites you to the front hall." ”

Old Madam Lan heard and looked at Qing Wen'er and said, "Then let's go!" ”

"Yes, Mother!" Qing Wen'er got up and helped Mrs. Lan up, Lan Lingxue helped Mrs. Lan to the other side, and Mama Huang and Mama Hui Lan Cui followed behind and went to the front hall together.

When they arrived at the front hall, all the guests had arrived, and Lan Peng and several other patriarchs sat on the upper seat. Old Madam Lan took Qing Wen'er and Lan Lingxue and walked to the Huang clan patriarch and stopped.

The patriarchs of several major families saw Old Madam Lan coming over and stood up and saluted. Old Madam Lan bowed her knees and saluted the patriarch of the Huang clan, and Qing Wen'er, Lan Lingxue and others who followed behind her also saluted the patriarch of the Huang clan: "It is an honor for Elder Huang to come over today!" ”

The patriarch of the Huang clan hurriedly stepped forward to help: "The old lady is polite, today you are the birthday star, you are the biggest!" ”

Old Madam Lan got up, Qing Wen'er and the others saluted the patriarchs of the major families one by one, and when they saw Qing Hao, Qing Wen'er shouted happily: "Brother! ”

Lan Lingxue saw that her uncle was also coming, ran over and hugged Qing Hao's arm, and said happily: "Uncle, you are also here, are your cousin and cousin here?" ”

Seeing Lan Lingxue's bouncing appearance, Qing Wen'er said angrily: "Xue'er, don't be rude!" ”

"It's okay, I'm Xue'er's uncle, and Xue'er doesn't need to be polite in front of me." Qing Hao stopped his sister from blaming Lan Lingxue, looked at Lan Lingxue dotingly and said, "Your cousins and cousins are here, they are all sitting below, and you will find them to catch up after the birthday banquet is over." ”

"Hmm!" Lan Lingxue looked down and really saw her cousin sitting below and smiling at her. She responded happily and stood behind Qing Wen'er.

Old Madam Lan walked to the main seat and sat down, today she is a birthday star, no one is older than her. Qing Wen'er and Lan Lingxue stepped down from the main seat and sat on the side of the next Lan family's daughter.

As soon as she passed, Lan Lingxue saw Lan Chunyu and Lan Qiushuang, sitting at a table in the back. She smiled and nodded at them, and Lan Chunyu and Lan Qiushuang also smiled and nodded at her. Lan Lingxue turned around and sat down again, but she didn't see a vicious look coming from behind her.

Lan Chunyu stared at Lan Lingxue's back hatefully, eager to burn Lan Lingxue's back through. She hated Lan Lingxue's appearance of being superior, why could she Lan Lingxue be by the old lady's side, why could she sit in that seat, and why everyone's eyes were on her. She is also her father's daughter, why should she be shorter than Lan Lingxue's identity.

Lan Chunyu felt that it was unfair, but how could there be fairness in this world, even if it was the same status and status, it could not be exactly the same fate.

The birthday boy has arrived, and everyone is seated. Lan Peng, as the host of the birthday banquet and the patriarch of the Lan clan, stood up and bowed his hand to all the guests present: "Today is my mother's 60th birthday, thank you for giving Lan a face, Lan is here to thank everyone." ”

The guests below saw that Patriarch Lan had said this, got up and said, "Patriarch Lan is polite!" ”

Lan Peng continued: "Our Lan clan has been keeping a low profile in recent years, and today we are taking advantage of my mother's birthday to invite everyone to have a lively time, I just hope that you will not dislike Lan's poor hospitality." ”

"Where's the Blue Patriarch." The crowd below complimented.

After finishing and sitting down, the housekeeper Lan Ping stepped forward and said, "Gifts for all guests!" ”

After the housekeeper finished speaking, the patriarch of the Huang clan asked people to bring up the birthday gift for Mrs. Lan, with the patriarch of the Huang clan here, no one dared to be born first, after all, no one who was here at present could be older than him. Even if there are people from the Orange Clan, after all, they are not the patriarchs of the Orange Clan, although the people of the Huang Dynasty respect cultivators very much, but the cultivators of ordinary status are still not as big as the patriarch of the Huang Clan.

The retinue of the patriarch of the Huang clan came in carrying a box that was one foot high and slightly narrower. When I opened the box and removed the red cloth covering it, it was a statue of a woman carved by Hetian jade. This woman is not an ordinary person, she is the wife of the first patriarch of the Chi clan.

The first patriarch of the Chi clan was also the first person in the green world to possess the rainbow light, and after he fell silent, his wife was grief-stricken, and worked hard to cultivate and finally possessed the rainbow light. After she handed over the Chi clan to the disciples she had cultivated herself, she also fell silent in the place where her husband was silent. After her story spread, she was admired by the entire green world, calling her Mrs. De, which means having both ability and political integrity. Later generations built temples for her and her husband, offering incense, and became a model for women in people's hearts.