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The Sheng family is a very traditional wealthy family, with many rules, eccentric and old-fashioned.

One of them is that every year before the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, there will inevitably be a tea banquet.

The tea is held in a celadon tea cup from a hundred years ago; The tea is made of snow in early winter, when the servants take bamboo drawers to catch it; The tea is made of Junshan silver needles before the valley rain; Each family member will get a bottle, the soup is yellow and clear, and the smell is mellow.

The maid rushed in and brought delicate refreshments; The water gurgled open, swooping down, rolling up the sharp needles and leaves, and the white porcelain tea cup was steaming, entangled with the sweet fragrance of soft glutinous pastries, and spread out in the hall.

When everything was ready, the servant respectfully retreated, and in the wide hall, for a while, there was laughter and joy.

Xia Nianzhi rubbed the bait of the white porcelain in his palm, and his eyes fell on the white porcelain in front of Sheng Zhen, a little distracted.

In the same container, there is water in the porcelain jar, which is ordinary boiled water.

Xia Nianzhi lowered her eyes, staring at the Junshan silver needle in her hand, elegant and clear, it was of the highest grade, but even she, an outsider, got a cup of tea worth a thousand gold, but Sheng Zhen could only drink boiled water, or rather, only worthy of drinking boiled water?

Thinking of this, Xia Nianzhi cautiously feared that someone would find out, and glanced at Sheng Zhen, but saw Sheng Zhen holding a pen in his hand, and stumbling a few strokes, he suddenly paused, and seemed to feel that he was not very satisfied, so he wiped it off and started again.

The expression is indifferent, the eyes are empty, and the cold is so thin that people feel that they can't get close.

This seems to have always been the senses given by Sheng Scar, but Xia Nianzhi really can't understand it, why can he be indifferent to this point, this cup of tea is over, even Song Cheng, who is his fiancée, also represents his face, but the result is humiliated under the words of the Sheng family, really, don't you ask?

She remembered that Sheng Scar two years ago was not like this, absolutely calm and self-controlled, and rational to the point of cruelty.

When Xia Nianzhi was puzzled, he suddenly felt that his eyes were blazing, staring at her so much that he was almost burning a hole, and he hurriedly looked over, and found that it was Song Cheng staring at her heavily, and he was obviously smiling between the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, but it only made people feel eerie.

Xia Nianzhi pinched the bait in an instant, and was shocked, this damn subconscious, pay attention to who is not good, but it is a scar.

The line of sight wandered, and I found a corner to put it at random, but I was uncomfortable in my heart, sighing secretly, yes, even if it is Aiwu and Wu, there is no such thing as her, staring at these two people, there is no end to worry.

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The housekeeper added tea several times, and in the hall, the Sheng clan complimented each other in a routine manner, and the corners of everyone's mouths showed an appropriate arc, like a perfect family gathering, Xia Nianzhi was out of place in it, and he was really irritable and impatient, so he simply wandered out of the world.

Suddenly, a soft sound cut off all the excitement in the hall.

"Lu Chi, Sheng Scar's marriage, there is a lot of noise outside, I am far away in Beicheng, and I have heard a lot of rumors......"

Xia Nianzhi heard that the long-haired woman was sitting opposite Mrs. Sheng, about forty years old, with flaming red lips, a black bandeau dress, and the only sharp eyes among the women in the audience, which was the most arrogant and wanton.

"The rules of the ancestors, the drama, are not allowed to enter the door of my Sheng family, otherwise the price will not be small." The long-curly-haired woman paused, changed her words, and smiled, "If this is anything else, it will be easy to do, but it is the eldest son of our Sheng family, if this marriage will not change, it is better to decide it as soon as possible, and it is good to give an explanation to the outside world, gossip, don't implicate our dividends next year." ”

Before the curly-haired woman's voice fell, the eyes of the relatives of the Sheng family's various rooms and veins gradually came to patrol, first paused at the topic party Sheng Scar, and saw that Sheng Scar did not react much; Then he looked at Mrs. Sheng, who was still smiling, but saw that she had no other expression on her face except for a gentle smile; Frustrated, relatives finally turn their attention to the long-curly-haired woman.

Everyone has different expressions and plans.

Finding that it attracted everyone's attention, the curly-haired woman covered her lips, looked at Sheng Zhen, and giggled: "Sheng Zhen, your marriage proposal was too hasty, and it didn't even have the family's approval, fortunately, there is still Ah Can, otherwise we should be caught off guard." ”

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Hearing this, Xia Nian had a guess in his heart, in the Sheng family, there was nothing else that could compare the two brothers Sheng Scar and Lu Can on the table except for inheritance; Perhaps, if Sheng Zhen really married Song Cheng, the price would be related to inheritance.

Thinking of this, Xia Nianzhi wanted to laugh very much, and sure enough, it was very old-fashioned and decadent of the Sheng family.

However...... What exactly does this lady want to do?

Just thinking about watching the excitement?

After all, the eldest son of the Sheng family married a woman who was not allowed by the clan rules, and lost the right to inherit? This melon is sweet and juicy.

But if you think about it carefully, these words are not exactly like that, is it because you are worried that the change of Sheng's inheritance will affect the rise and fall of the shares of the Sheng consortium? It seems that the latter may have a larger surname.

Xia Nianzhi was thinking like this, but the long-curly-haired woman broke her guess with her own hands.

"Actually, these rules of our family have long been antique, just take advantage of today, vote to change the family rules, anyway, ......" The long-curly-haired woman stared at Mrs. Sheng again with a smile: "Lu Chi, when my brother was for you, everyone still remembers those behaviors that didn't take the clan rules seriously." How sweet it is......"

At the end, the abruptly aggravated tone, Xia Nianzhi listened to it familiarly, and gradually in his memory, a pair of cold eyes appeared, which was somewhat similar to the woman in front of him.

She remembered that Mr. Sheng had a sister with the same roots, named Sheng Zhennan, she was spoiled by the elders of the family when she was young, and the identity of the princess of the Sheng family, the original glory and wealth were at her fingertips, who knew that she didn't like red clothes and loved arms, and after crawling into a high position in the military world, she felt bored and went to the sea.

Such a woman has a resolute and resolute courage compared to a man, and Xia Nianzhi only has two words for her, admiring her.

However, if she remembers correctly, this 'eldest princess of the Sheng family', the arrogant and conceited Sheng Zhennan has not set foot in Pingcheng for six years, and it is really unbelievable that she suddenly appeared today.

Could it be for the twelve-year covenant? It can't be for the sake of changing the clan rules just mentioned, right?

It seems that she guessed correctly, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner may be as she guessed, there are some special materials to dig up.

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Here, Xia Nianzhi is secretly looking forward to making a gain in the Sheng family's ancestral house tonight; Over there, Sheng Zhen was indifferent to Sheng Zhennan's roll call, and in a moment of silence, Mrs. Sheng, who was always silent, took the lead in breaking the strange oppressive atmosphere in the tranquility.

"It's all about when I was young, and if I mention it again, it will inevitably make the younger generations laugh." Mrs. Sheng glanced at Sheng Scar gently and kindly, and then said, "I just didn't expect that after so many years, Zhennan, you would pay so much attention to Aji's marriage." ”

"Don't talk about anything else, if you talk about weddings, since Zhennan you care, why bother to fake your hands on others?" Mrs. Sheng paused, until she was satisfied to see the obscurity and unwillingness in Sheng Zhennan's expression, and then she smiled more and sent an invitation to Sheng Zhennan: "Ah Zhen's good day is undecided, or, Zhennan, you will plan and plan?" ”

What the empathetic Mrs. Sheng said was a hidden needle.

Even Xia Nianzhi heard some extraneous meanings, and couldn't help but panic - if it was an ordinary family, it would be fine, but it was the Sheng family, the hundred-year-old Wang family in Pingcheng, and his face was as heavy as a thousand pounds. The high hall in the family is still there, but the marriage of the Sheng family's son is presided over by the aunt, who is afraid that she will not be able to get rid of the suspicion of overstepping the line in the future.

Sure enough, Sheng Zhennan's face changed slightly, and his eyes were suddenly as sharp as a blade, shooting straight at Mrs. Sheng, Mrs. Sheng was fearless and calmly faced the battle, this war, which can be called the two most noble women of the Sheng family, was in full swing, but Xia Nianzhi felt that she was the most bitter.

After she entered the door, she was happily pulled by Mrs. Sheng to sit next to her, and even let Lu Can and the others move back for this reason, which can be described as a big move, I don't know how many people have attracted envy, jealousy, and resentment; At this time, the fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, and the indiscriminate strafing of Sheng Zhennan's eye knife was almost stabbed into honeycomb coal......

In desperation, Xia Nianzhi looked at his nose and nose, and sighed secretly, among the relatives of the Sheng family, there are many people who want to see Sheng Zhen marrying a female star, but the biggest scale is just a side knock, a specious pun, but this Sheng Zhennan actually directly scolded Mrs. Sheng with a real gun, and his courage is commendable.

"Haha, if my sister-in-law feels that she has more than enough heart and is not enough, I can help, but I can't let outsiders think that our Sheng family looks down on a female drama, and even the main mother is unwilling to take care of the marriage herself."

Sheng Zhennan didn't know when, he had already removed the thin anger in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Haha, how is this possible, our Mrs. Sheng was just a fishergirl back then, if she was from a similar background, the preparation of the wedding should be more empathetic, right......?"

Before the words fell, I listened to the sound of porcelain falling to the ground in the far corner of the outer circle of the round table.

It's dead silent.

After a long time......

"Young man, with a lively mind and an undecided temperament, it is too early to talk about this at this time." Mrs. Sheng shook a thousand catties in four or two, and decisively ended the topic, and at the end, she aimed at the celadon cup, blew the hot air, the tea gradually became waves, and said with a smile: "Zhendong, what do you say?" ”

Mr. Sheng was innocently pulled out to block the fire, Xia Nianzhi felt that at this time, she was watching an eight-o'clock bloody family ethics drama.

"Alright." Mr. Sheng pointed his fingertips, and the white porcelain cup slowly fell on the table, obviously persuading, but his tone was extremely cold, "Zhennan, it's rare to get together, why bother to make each other look forward to the next meeting." ”

Before Mr. Sheng's words fell, the ladies present who listened to the sound had already been informed and interested, and silently and consciously skipped the topic of Sheng Zhen and Song Cheng's upcoming marriage and began to talk about other things.

Xia Nianzhi's heart suddenly chuckled, and Mr. Sheng, who had just spoken out and easily ended the sword light and sword shadow between his lips and teeth, his eyes were like knives, cutting flesh and scraping bones, and he was very sharp, but his eyes did not stay on any of Mrs. Sheng or Sheng Zhennan, but fell on Sheng Zhen's body, and after being completely ignored and ignored by Sheng Zhen, he frowned even more impatiently.

Obviously, Mr. Sheng was extremely dissatisfied with the small fight in front of him, but why didn't he just dislike Sheng Zhennan for the troublemaker?

Because Sheng Zhen wants to marry Song Cheng? No, if the reason is really so simple, the position of the head of the Sheng family is afraid that the owner has already changed.

Xia Nianzhi saw everything in front of him in his heart, and then thought of the white water in front of the table, and his heart was even more hesitant, it was too strange, that kind of eyes, hostile hatred, full of hatred, would appear between father and son, wouldn't there be a long-cherished grudge between the two of them?