On April 12, the birthday of Xiao Jingrui, the eldest son of the Marquis of Ningguo, the Zhuo family of Tianquan Villa also stayed in Jinling.

In the evening of the same day, Shao Shan and the Nihuang County Lord arrived in front of the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion, and the Ningguo Marquis Xie Yu and Xiao Jingrui, who got the news, quickly greeted them together.

In the officialdom, acting on the spot is a skill that must be learned, even if Xie Yu hates Shao Shan very much, but the necessary etiquette must be done to the fullest, and even more cordial than ordinary people, this is the kung fu above the officialdom, and Shao Shan and the Nihuang County Lord are not ordinary people after all, enough to work Xie Yu to greet him personally.

"Marquis Shao and the county lord are here, let me, the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion, shine!" Xie Yu greeted with a smile, not at all showing that there was a festival between the two sides.

"Master Xie is polite, today is Jing Rui's birthday, how can we not come!" Shao Shan also hugged his fists and said lightly.

"Yes, Xie Houye, Jing Rui is our friend, we naturally can't miss his birthday, in previous years, Nihuang was in Yunnan, this year I was fortunate to come over to be happy!" Nihuang stood with his hands in his hands and said with a smile.

"Brother Shao, the county lord should go inside!" Xiao Jingrui said happily.

"Okay, please!"

Shao Shan and Nihuang walked into the Ningguo Marquis Mansion side by side, and saw Zhuo Dingfeng's family again in the inner hall, although it was a little embarrassing, but Zhuo Dingfeng still took the lead in greeting forward, and Shao Shan did not have any prejudice against Zhuo Dingfeng, and it coincided with Xiao Jingrui's birthday at this time, so it was a harmonious state.

The arrival of Shao Shan and the Nihuang County Lord was the earliest, and soon after, Meng Zhi, the commander of the forbidden army, and Xia Dong were in charge of the Hanging Mirror Division.

The last person to arrive was Mei Changsu, he didn't like these cumbersome occasions, everyone could understand, and Yan Yujin, who arrived early, had already taken Gong Yu over, and Xiao Jingrui personally went out to greet him, which could be regarded as giving enough face.

Soon, everyone sat down in the inner hall, such a scene naturally required Xie Yu to come forward to express his gratitude first, and then Xiao Jingrui, the whole scene was a harmonious scene of guests and hosts, and Gong Yu personally played a song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" to wish Yaxing.

Shao Shan and Nihuang sat together, looking at the crowd, and had to sigh, if this is placed in modern society, these people are definitely actor-level characters, obviously they all have their own plans in their hearts, but on the surface, they all have a smile on their faces.

Xia Dong arrived to investigate the murder of the prisoner on Chinese New Year's Eve, Meng Zhi was present to protect Mei Changsu's safety, and there was no same purpose as Xia Dong, and Mei Changsu was present to completely kill Xie Yu.

Xie Yu was not aware of these things, at least he was vigilant about Xia Dong and Meng Zhi's intentions, and even made arrangements, but on the surface, he did not reveal anything, and Xie Yu and Mei Changsu and Shao Shan were also hostile, but they were like old friends for decades at the scene.

Maybe only Xiao Jingrui, the protagonist of this birthday banquet, and some heartless Yan Yujin are truly open-minded, without the slightest pretentiousness.

Until a hurried voice of retribution broke this apparent peace: "Hou Ye, Hou Ye, Hou Ye......"

"Report to the Hou Ye, there is a guest ...... outside"

"What kind of guest, panic, what kind of system!" Xie Yu scolded, "Didn't you tell you a long time ago to close the door and thank you?" ”

"The little ones can't stop it!" The servant anxiously reported, "They have come in." ”

At this moment, an old but energetic voice sounded: "You and I already have an Old Testament, Brother Zhuo, why refuse guests!" ”

The three figures walked in in no particular order, although the first one had white hair, but he was holding a sword, and an old and strong momentum suddenly exuded, this person was Yue Xiuze, the sword of the clouds, and the identities of the two people around him were not ordinary, they were Yu Wenxuan, the king of Southern Chu, and Yu Wennian, the lord of Xian Jue.

"Could it be that Brother Zhuo stayed in the Ningguo Marquis Mansion to avoid the challenge below?" Yue Xiuze stood still in the middle of the hall and asked sharply.

"Lord Yue, do you know that the place where you are standing is Ben Hou's private residence!" Xie Yu got up and asked, "You trespass without permission, so arrogant and rude, depending on who Ben Hou is!" ”

"Could it be that in the court of Southern Chu, do you not know etiquette so much?"

Yu Wenxuan hurriedly walked out and shouted loudly: "Wronged, wronged, wronged!" ”

"Yue Xiuze resigned from the position of the commander in front of the palace half a month ago, he is now just a white cloth, reckless in the rivers and lakes, if Marquis Xie is dissatisfied with him, just liquidate, but don't just pull it on our Southern Chu court!"

It's just that Xie Yu was already alert when a few people came in, and he didn't want to listen to Yu Wenxuan's defense at this time, so he directly issued an order to expel the guests.

Yue Xiuze looked directly at Zhuo Dingfeng: "Face-to-face challenge is the rule of the rivers and lakes, for this reason I also deliberately resigned from the court, if Brother Zhuo wants to shirk it, he will say a soft word himself, so he is protected by others, is it that since you and Hou Ye Xie became in-laws, you are no longer a person in the rivers and lakes?" ”

After all, Zhuo Dingfeng was born in the rivers and lakes, even if he had followed Xie Yu for many years, his spirit of the rivers and lakes had not been smoothed out, and this person could be regarded as acting above board, and he was about to come forward to face the battle.

It's just that Xie Yu has scruples and directly pulls Zhuo Dingfeng, over the years, Zhuo Dingfeng has done too many things for him, and many cases have become headless public cases, but now Xia Dong is on the scene in charge of the Hanging Mirror Division, although Xia Dong's martial arts are not stronger than Zhuo Dingfeng, but the keen insight that has been cultivated over the years in handling cases, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no flaws in it, Xie Yu does not want to take risks.

Xie Yu's actions attracted Xia Dong's attention even more, Xia Dong got up directly and said: "Yue Xiuze just didn't come in very politely, but there is nothing wrong with this face-to-face challenge of the rules of the rivers and lakes, and there is nothing wrong with having a fight, but avoiding it without fighting will really damage the reputation of Tianquan Sword!" ”

Xia Dong changed his words and looked at Xie Yu: "What is Hou Ye Xie doing today, why don't you stop others from competing?" ”

Zhuo Dingfeng took a step forward and said in a consultative tone: "Brother Yue, today is Xiao'er's birthday, can you make another appointment on another day!" ”

"No!" Yue Xiuze simply refused.

Shao Shan watched the two sides clash of words again and again, Yue Xiuze forced each other with the rules of the rivers and lakes, Zhuo Dingfeng was unavoidable, and a big war was about to break out! 8)