While Xi Yan and Qi An were wandering in the garden of Xifu, the other guests and Jing Yuheng, the newly promoted head of the Jing family, also arrived. Seeing that it was getting late, Xi Yan and Qi An couldn't stay out any longer, so they moved back to the flower hall where the banquet was held.

Both of them are the sons of Zhilan Yushu, and seeing them coming side by side, the people in the flower hall couldn't help but look at the two of them. Xi Yan raised his eyes and swept away, and found that his father Xi Yuanshan and Qi Zejun were not there, except for Jing Yuheng in the hall, there were only his brother Huan Guohou and a few familiar ministers.

"The two nephews are both Song Cai Pan Mian, and they are standing together at the moment, but they can't find which of them is better." It was Jing Yuheng who spoke, he didn't bring Jing Yuan over today, and if he said such provocative words at this moment, of course, he was not afraid that the fire would burn on his head.

Although neither of them looked down on Jing Yuheng's style, but after all, he was an elder, and Xi Yan and Qi An still bowed their hands together: "I've seen Uncle Jing Shi." ”

Seeing that they didn't answer, Jing Yuheng spoke out again to provoke, "The two nephews are of the same age, this Qi An has been in the Ministry of Industry for several years, and he raised his rank last year, which is gratifying." He turned to Xi Yan with a smile, "Although Xi Yan has been away from Chongdu for three years, as soon as he comes back, he will be appointed as a waiter in the Criminal Department, and he can be regarded as a latecomer." ”

The fathers of both were not there, except for Huan Guohou, who turned a deaf ear, everyone else in the hall was in the mood of watching the show.

Although Xi Yan and Qi An were unmoved, they had already rolled dozens of eyes at Jing Yuheng in their hearts. Both of them are squires, with the same official ranks, so why did he come back and say it.

However, Xi Yan and Qi An have been friends since childhood, just a seemingly casual look, Qi An immediately understood what Xi Yan meant, so he smiled and said: "Uncle Jing Shi praised us so many times in a row, could it be that Sister Lian Shu is going to choose a new son-in-law again?" Uncle Jing Shi was worried about his sister, so he thought that Fadi wanted to pick one out of the two of us? ”

The sister Lian Shu in Qi An's mouth is the daughter of the Jing family, who was married a few years ago, but her husband died of illness less than two years after marriage.

Before the mourning period was over, she cried and shouted back to her parents' house, although she lost her woman's morality, but because of the power of her mother's family, Jing Lianshu's husband's family did not dare to stop her. This scandal caused a lot of trouble in Chongdu City back then, and even today it is a topic of conversation for many people after dinner.

When Qi An said this, Jing Yuheng was almost choked and speechless, but he still had to pretend to be very generous, "Where is Qi Shi's nephew, how old are the two of you, how can I talk about marriage with you?" ”

"That's right," Qi An seemed to suddenly realize, and hurriedly apologized, "It's the little nephew who doesn't know how thick the sky is, what kind of character Sister Lian Shu is, that's a famous person in the capital, how can I be allowed to think about it?" ”

It's good to be famous in the capital, but let her be famous in the capital...... Although Xi Yan pretended to be very serious on the surface, he had already suppressed his laughter and internal injuries, so he quickly took over the conversation, "Then since it is not Sister Lian Shu, it must be Sister Lian Yu." Although Sister Lian Yu is very cute and cute, she seems to be only thirteen years old this year. ”

"Yes," Qi An didn't give Jing Yuheng a chance to interject at all, and hurriedly said, "Uncle Jing Shi, are you too anxious... Although the two of us have good family backgrounds, you don't need to find a home for Sister Lianyu so early. ”

As soon as the words were spoken, Qi An realized that he was only concerned about the speed of his tongue and accidentally said the wrong thing.

No matter how much I look down on the Jing family, the Jing family is no longer what it used to be. The head of the family is now a member of the first class and his own elder. The words of "Xiajia" should not be announced in any case.

Sure enough, seeing a gloomy look on Jing Yuheng's face, Xi Yan lost no time in twisting Qi An's lower back, and hurriedly said, "My father will be here in a few moments, please take a seat," and turned to Jing Yuheng again, raised his hand to make way, "Uncle Jing Shi, please come here." ”

Although Jing Yuheng was very resentful, after all, as an elder, he couldn't lose his demeanor in front of the two juniors, so he flicked his sleeves and sat down in the middle of the table with an uneven chest.

There was hardly a moment's delay, and as soon as everyone sat down, Xi Yuanshan and Qi Zejun walked out of the inner hall side by side. At the moment when they came out, Xi Yuanshan took a deep look at Xi Yan. And Qi Zejun's eyes when he looked at Qi An also made Qi An inexplicably frightened.

"You are willing to come to the Humble House, Xi is very honored. For tonight's night banquet, you should be in your own house, and you don't have to stick to etiquette. Xi Yuanshan's tone was deep, and his face was full of smiles.

As in previous years, tonight's birthday banquet is still the same regulation, the guests are the same toast, the host is the same in return, and even the singing and dancing are similar to previous years.

But no one in the hall noticed that the servants here were all maidservants in the Begonia Courtyard; No one noticed that Xi Yan's gaze glanced at the seemingly inconspicuous jade pendant on the waist of the head of the Jing family several times......

After a few rounds of drinking, everyone in the hall gradually became drunk. Even Huan Guohou, who has always been steady and self-controlled, has a rare slight smile on his face. Xi Yan blocked a lot of wine for Xi Yuanshan, and his face was already a little flushed, but he still kept a clear mind and did not forget what he should do tonight.

The banquet was very harmonious, and the matter of Qi An saying the wrong thing before seemed to have been skipped, and no one took it to heart. Qi An also toasted Jing Yuheng several glasses of wine in a row, and he even punished him with three glasses. It can be seen that the head of the Jing family is already a little drunk.

Wan Xing, who was dressed in a water blue dress, knelt beside Jing Yuheng, and seeing that his hand holding the cup was already a little unstable, Wan Xing hurriedly served a geldzu tea to him.

Jing Yuheng trembled and was about to take the tea bowl, but when he glanced at it, he saw Wan Xing's delicate and delicate hands and her low neck. Smelling it gently, the fragrance of blue musk deer that seemed to be absent floated into Jing Yuheng's nose like a light thread.

Taking advantage of the growing wine, Jing Yuheng grabbed Wan Xing's wrist, Wan Xing didn't seem to expect this seemingly solemn head of the Jing family to make such a move. Instinctively dodged back, and in a hurry, the entire bowl of tea soup was sprinkled on Jing Yuheng without leaking.

The porcelain bowl made a lot of noise when it fell to the ground, and the eyes in the flower hall suddenly focused on Jing Yuheng's body. He also realized that he was wrong at this time, and he didn't say a word with a calm face, and Wan Xing, who accidentally caused trouble, had already knelt on the ground in panic.

Xi Yan was not only the first person in this hall to react, but also the least surprised person in the hall, but he was not the first person to speak.

Xi Yuanshan's face sank like water, after all, it was the people in his own house who made a mistake, and his face was somewhat unbearable, and he said in a deep voice: "Lead Lord Jing to the back hall to change clothes," and turned to Jing Yuheng again, "Brother Jing, it's me who didn't entertain well, I hope you don't blame." ”

Jing Yuheng waved his hand, pretending to be magnanimous and said: "It's okay, the subordinate made a mistake, so it shouldn't be blamed on the master." Moreover...... I don't think she has a heart, and I don't want to embarrass her. ”

Xi Yuanshan said "um" and bowed slightly, "It's okay if you don't blame you, let's go and change your clothes quickly, this wet robe is uncomfortable after wearing it for a long time." ”

As soon as the master said this, two maidservants led Jing Yuheng into the back hall. The atmosphere in the hall is slightly condensed, but under the adjustment of the well-intentioned people, the atmosphere of everyone's drinking and having fun has returned to the peak again.