Chapter 158: Gift-giving (1)

On this day, when I got up, I was busy with my cold heart, and I tinkered with the mirror for a long time before I stopped satisfied.

When the smoke entered the door, he scolded loudly, "Who are you and why are you in the son's room?" ”

Hearing Liuyan's reprimand, the little guy in gray cloth and coarse clothes lowered his head and whispered: "The little one is a handyman who just came, and he came to deliver things, and he didn't want to go to the wrong room." ”

Liuyan didn't believe it at all, and roared: "If you don't tell the truth again, this girl will not be polite." ”

The gray-clothed guy raised his head and said, "Liuyan, don't you recognize this son?" ”

Hearing the familiar voice, Liuyan was stunned for a moment, looked at this unfamiliar face for a long time, and then asked uncertainly, "Are you a child?" ”

Hanxin instantly laughed: "Who else is there besides Ben Gongzi?" ”

Liuyan stretched out his hand and touched his cold face, "Childe, where are you singing?" ”

Hanxin knocked off the hand of the flowing smoke, and said mysteriously: "My son is going to do great things, and it is convenient to wear this face." As he spoke, he raised his hand and slowly brushed his eyebrows, and checked in the mirror a few more times.

Today I want to follow Situ Lie into the Xiao Mansion, I don't know how many big things will happen, so it's better to cover my appearance.

Chen Yuan hurriedly walked in, saw Han Xin's other face, and asked with some uncertainty, "Childe?" ”

Hanxin was quite satisfied that Chen Yuan could barely recognize himself.

Seeing Chen Yuan's expression, Liuyan knew that Gongzi had something to deal with, so he simply walked out of the room and closed the door by the way.

"How's it going?"

"Returning to Gongzi, everything is ready, our men and horses have infiltrated the Xiao Mansion. Today, Xiao Chong's birthday, the princes and ministers will go to the Xiao Mansion, and it is the most complicated time. ”

Nodding with satisfaction, you will hide outside the Xiao Mansion and help if necessary.

Chen Yuan surrendered his hand.

Hanxin just heard Wu Xu's report, this Xiao Ao has been addicted to gambling all day for nearly half a month, but he is unlucky, and he has lost hundreds of thousands of taels in a row. There are already as many as two lots of various mortgage deeds signed in Changshengfang.

I never thought that the Xiao family had high hopes that day, the young man, who loved gambling in his bones, was narrow and selfish, and he was relying on Changshengfang all day these days, hoping to have a chance to turn the tables.

But the more you gamble, the more you lose, the more you lose, the more you gamble, you have long lost the appearance of a son of a family, I really don't know, if the old man of the Xiao family sees his grandson like this, will he vomit blood and die in anger?

In the past few days, Xiao Ao has gambled all the properties under his name, and he still owes a lot of debts, so he is thinking that when he is desperate, he can go back and confess, so that he can save a lot of effort.

"Childe, Lord Lie asked you if you are ready." The sound of smoke came from the doorway, pulling back a chilling thought.

Standing in front of Situ Lie, Han Xin was like the lowest personal guard, pouring tea, driving horses, and wiping sweat at any time. Dressed in coarse gray clothes, coupled with a thin body, he looks like he is malnourished. If you are more humble, it is the kind of handyman who is bought back by his master on the street and put in the kitchen, specializing in lighting fires and picking up swill.

Situ Lie looked at the cold heart so cold, and he held back a smile, "Are you going to feed the horses or herd the sheep?" ”

Hanxin looked calm, and bowed down humbly, "Hui Gongzi, today's subordinates are Gongzi's grooms, who came to drive the carriage." ”

For this role, I am not very suitable for it, so I have to practice it first, so that no one can see the suspicion.

Seeing that the cold heart was so serious, Situ Lie was helpless for a while, "This king is going to Xiao Mansion to celebrate the birthday of General Xiao, you go and get the carriage ready." ”

"Yes." The cold heart immediately entered the play, and he trotted to catch the carriage.

bumped all the way to Xiao's Mansion, and Han Xin knew that this carriage was also a technical job. If it's fast, it will bump to the owner of the body; But if it is slow, the horse can stop and nibble a few bites when he sees the grass on the side of the road, so it simply stops and goes.

When I arrived at the gate of Xiao Mansion, I saw people coming and going, and it was already lively inside.

The Xiao family is the first family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and just looking at this house has a history of 100 years and is extremely magnificent. A pair of stone lions stood majestically on both sides of the door, and red silk had already been hung on them. The vermilion gate is magnificent, and there are two big 'longevity' words pasted on it.

Xiao Yan and his wife were already waiting at the gate, and when they saw the guests, they greeted them and greeted them with a smile on their faces.

The chilling carriage stopped, and Xiao Yan and his wife greeted him, "See Lord Lie, it's an honor for my Xiao family to be here today!" ”

Hanxin hurriedly pulled the curtain of the car, only to see Situ Lie's eyes burning at him, and after a while, he froze on Xiao Yan, "Old General Xiao's 80th birthday, Lie also came to join in the fun and beg for a glass of wine." With that, he stepped down from the carriage.

His cold eyes swept around, watching people come and go, always thinking about what suitable opportunity to sneak in. It is too conspicuous to follow Situ Lie, and he still takes advantage of the chaos to find a place where he can rest and watch the play.

"You follow this king!" Before his cold eyes returned to the front, he could only hear Situ Lie's voice, so he had to whisper: "My subordinates bolt the carriage and come." ”

Xiao Yan understood his face very well, "Come and lead the carriage of Lord Lie to the side." After speaking, with a casual move, a servant stepped forward, took the reins from Hanxin's hand, and led the carriage away.

Hanxin had no choice but to follow Situ Lie and enter the Xiao Mansion.

Along the way, I only felt that countless eyes were looking at Situ Lie. I followed behind Situ Lie, and suddenly I felt like I was on my back.

Many young girls were already looking at Situ Lie from time to time, if it weren't for Situ Lie's cold face, someone would have already watched Qiu Bo.

Is it possible that you have to be stared at by so many eyes all the time? Hanxin always wants to find an excuse to get out of everyone's sight.

Before he could find an excuse, he heard the sound of "the emperor has arrived", and a group of ministers and daughters in the main hall hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Han Xin secretly raised his eyes and glanced at Ling Yan, only to see that he was improving very well today, his eyebrows were smiling, as if he was sincerely congratulating Old General Xiao on his 80th birthday, but the anger that appeared from time to time between his eyebrows was still quickly captured by Han Xin.

If you want to come today, I'm afraid it's not as simple as celebrating your birthday. Since Ling Yan ascended the throne, although the whole person looks kind, the anger on his body has become heavier and heavier, and he also knows some of the suspicion and strategy of the emperor.

In the gap between Ling Yan and Situ Lie's greetings, Hanxin took advantage of the fact that the banquet was about to start, and the people were busy coming and going, so he hurriedly hid among the servants of the Xiao Mansion and slipped away.

Xiao Chong's 80th birthday is really magnificent, and the dignitaries and nobles in the dragon capital have basically arrived. And the birthday banquet is extraordinary, and the degree of extravagance and luxury is staggering.

Everyone knows the status of the Xiao family in the court now, as long as they stomp their feet, the Eastern Jin Dynasty will be shaken several times. Therefore, countless people want to stammer, this birthday banquet is a rare opportunity, and many dignitaries will not let it go, and there are countless uninvited people.

I searched for a long time, but I felt that there were people everywhere, and I couldn't even find a clean place, so I simply took half a pot of wine and jumped onto the beam of the side hall. The side hall is just on the left side of the main hall, and the words spoken on the main seat can probably be heard clearly.

After a while, after everyone was seated, the lively hall slowly quieted down.

Xiao Chong sat on the main seat, and when he saw his birthday, he came from all directions to congratulate him, and he was always proud. Xiao Yan said another set of kind words, and everyone served wine one after another. The greetings lasted for a while, and the cold heart was about to fall asleep on the beam. I only heard that the politeness in the main hall was not over yet.

The half-pot of wine just now didn't seem to be enjoyable, so I turned over and went down coldly, ready to go to the middle of the road to get two more pots.

Unexpectedly, his figure was targeted when he left the side hall. I didn't expect the defense of this Xiao Mansion to be good, it was so chaotic and lively today, but I could distinguish myself from the crowd, I was afraid that the person behind him was a master!

Hanxin deliberately slowed down his pace, waiting for the person behind him to approach. Seeing that it was approaching, he accelerated his pace again, and it was completely a gesture of a mouse playing with a cat.

When Xiao Yan heard the report from his subordinates, he was so angry that he tripled the guards of the Xiao family's mansion.

Seeing more and more people behind him, he knew that Xiao Yan must have understood that someone had sneaked into the house by taking advantage of today's excitement.

The secret guard of the entire Xiao Mansion knew that the opportunity was coming, so he simply took the opportunity of the servant to drink and drowned in the crowd.

The secret guard lost the person with him, so he panicked, but saw the man in black somersault into the main courtyard of the Xiao family. Hurriedly chased after him.

The man in black was obviously moving, and he was still holding a bright knife in his hand, and at first glance he was assassinated in the mansion. The Dark Guard Brigade assembled. Chase after the man in black.

As if on purpose, the man in black dodged and shook in front of the main hall, and Ling Yan's personal guards hurriedly blocked Ling Yan behind him and shouted, "There are assassins." ”

Ling Yan is the king of a country, the body of ten thousand gold, if he is assassinated in Xiao Mansion, how can it be good? Seeing that this matter was not small, the Xiao family hurriedly gathered people and horses to chase after the man in black.

"What kind of little mouse dare to be presumptuous in my Xiao Mansion?" Xiao Chong slapped the table violently, and then got up angrily. The vigorous pace followed the guards, wanting to see who dared to run rampant in the Xiao Mansion?

Seeing Old Man Xiao acting, the others couldn't sit still and followed one after another. In the originally lively main hall, only many officials and ladies were left waiting in place.

Many people want to make a familiar name in front of Old Man Xiao, and they simply want to touch it. If the assassin is caught, not only can he be appreciated by Old Man Xiao, but he can also show his face in front of the emperor, which is a surefire deal.

The shadow walked faster and faster, and the Dark Guard followed. The last stop was outside the Xiao family ancestral hall.

Xiao Yancai chased after him, and when he heard that the assassin had entered the ancestral hall, he hurriedly chased him in.

The ancestral hall of the Xiao family is a forbidden place for the Xiao family, and it is dedicated to the ancestors of the Xiao family for generations. When the guards saw the assassin enter the ancestral hall, they did not dare to chase him in.

Hanxin came to the ancestral hall early, found a good position on the tree, and waited to watch the play. The capital of the Xiao family is rich and rivals the country, this is indeed true, the entire ancestral hall is splendid, carved beams and painted columns. If it is painted with gold, I am afraid that it can be compared with the Zhengde Hall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Palace.