Chapter Seventy-Two: Birthday
Today, a friend said that every time he sees Xiaoshu called "Young Marshal", he thinks of Kou Zhong, but why does Zhang Xueliang think of Zhang Xueliang every time I write about "Young Marshal"? Could it be that this is the legendary generation gap......
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The main courtyard where Mei Changsu lives, facing south is the powder wall courtyard gate, and the three sides of the east and west gates are spacious and sturdy tall houses, enclosing the square site paved with blue bricks in the middle. This kind of simple and plain, no garden design of the courtyard building, is indeed not in line with Mei Changsu's own elegant book of scribe temperament, he has always said to rebuild, but it is still the first month of winter, has not started for the time being, still maintains the original when it was bought, although there is no scenery, but if you want to dance the sword, it is a natural best martial arts field.
said that it is a sword dance, and it is natural to have a sword. But after all, Dagongzi Xiao is not a pure Jianghu person, and there is no reason to come to someone's house to pay New Year's greetings and carry a sword with him, so Mei Changsu instructed Li Gang to find one for him in the mansion casually.
In a few moments, the casually found sword was handed to the sword-dancer. Sharkskin scabbard, green clouds swallow mouth, the sword edge is slightly out of the sheath, the cold has penetrated the eyelashes, pull the sword out and hold it in the palm, only feel slightly heavy in the hand, but when the sword body is shaken and try to stab, it is light and casual, and then look closely at the sword body, the autumn water is green, and the cold front is faint, it is clearly a good magic weapon, but unfortunately there is no owner.
"Jing Rui, do you think that the posture of staring at the sword body horizontally is very handsome, don't you?" Yan Yujin laughed and said, "If you don't move for so long, we are all waiting for stiffness." ”
Xiao Jingrui smiled, put the sword into the sheath, pulled the strap with his left hand, and when he turned around, his clothes flew up, and he took off the leather robe on the outside and threw it to Li Gang on the side, revealing a new arrow coat with silver lines on a vermilion background. He was originally a handsome young man with long sleeves and a tight waist, and this kind of narrow sleeves and long placket and tight waist naturally best set off the pleasing figure, and the sword momentum had not yet started, Yan Yujin had already applauded: "Good!" Good! Just follow me to Luoshi Street in this outfit, and see if you can escape? ”
"Look, someone is starting to get jealous......" Xie Bi stabbed coldly with a serious face, and Mei Changsu couldn't help but purse the smile that swayed at the corner of his mouth. At this time, the cold light in the field flashed, and the sword was already in the air.
The swordsmanship made by Xiao Jingrui is naturally the Tianquan swordsmanship from Tianquan Villa. In the heyday of the Jue Zuo Zhuo clan, he not only led the southern martial arts, but also produced two first-class generals, who were majestic in the world. Later, although he withdrew from the imperial court, but his status in the rivers and lakes has been maintained, the name of Zhuo Dingfeng, the owner of this generation, is also well known, and he has never fallen off the Langya master list in the past ten years, and is currently ranked fourth in the list.
Although Xiao Jingrui came because of his life experience, and secondly, he was not the eldest son, so he was sure that he would not inherit Tianquan Villa, but in all fairness, Zhuo Dingfeng did not have any reservations when teaching him swordsmanship.
Now is the New Year's Day, Mei Changsu asked Xiao Jingrui to dance the sword just to soothe the atmosphere, and didn't want to really discuss the sword moves with him, but just praised him for not wasting his practice and making great progress. Other viewers said that Yujin's martial arts were already slightly inferior, Xie Bi was even more ignorant of martial arts, although Xie Xu was considered a civil and military shuangxiu, but it was just like the children of other wealthy families, mainly archery and horse riding, so everyone could only appreciate and appreciate, and could not say anything praise or disapproval, but Feiliu sat on the eaves corner of the roof and looked at the end seriously, his fingers kept moving around, as if he was decomposing sword moves.
After a set of swordsmanship dances, Aunt Ji happened to serve the freshly cooked sesame gnocchi, and everyone returned to the warm room, chatting and laughing casually while eating snacks, Xie Xu felt bored, and only ate a few casually, so he made an excuse to go first. Everyone saw that he really couldn't blend in, but he didn't force him to stay, but Xiao Jingrui still got up and went outside the door, and carefully told his entourage to be careful to escort him before letting him leave.
"Jing Rui really looks like an elder brother, I think the elder brother of your Zhuo family should also be very serious. I wonder how his swordsmanship is? Mei Changsu gently stroked the snow-white and soft glutinous soup dumplings like jade pills in the bowl with a long spoon, and asked casually while smelling the sweet fragrance.
"Brother Qingyao's skills are much stronger than mine." Xiao Jingrui praised vigorously, "For example, that move Flying Bird Throwing Forest, I can only hit seven swords with one move, and he can make nine swords." ”
"You're younger, so you're naturally out of luck. However, the name of your eldest brother of the Zhuo family is now well-known in the rivers and lakes, and I often heard about it when I was in Langzhou. Mei Changsu seemed to suddenly remember, and asked, "What do you usually call him in front of him?" Is it called big brother or brother-in-law? ”
"I heard him call him eldest brother," Yan Yujin chuckled, "but this is both a big brother and a brother-in-law, and outsiders don't know it, but they don't know what is going on." ”
"Jing Rui's matter is now a good story between the government and the opposition, how can there be anything that I don't know." Mei Changsu blew the hot air of the soup ball, took a bite slowly, the white air lingered, and the expression on his face was a little blurred, "...... Will they go back to Kinzo after the New Year? ”
"It's not that urgent, and it's only a ten-day journey from Kinzo to the capital, so I usually stay until mid-April before leaving. But this year, only Zhuo's father will go back, and both Mother and Brother Qingyao will stay with Sister Qi......" Xiao Jingrui said with a happy smile on his face, "My sister is pregnant, and she will give birth in May, so I will be an uncle...... Well...... And being an uncle......"
"Congratulations." Mei Changsu smiled at the two brothers of the Xie family at the same time, "I think it is because Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is not at ease, so she will let the eldest lady give birth in her mother's house." ”
"That's right. My father Zhuo is from the rivers and lakes, and Father Xie is a martial artist, and he doesn't care about the secular rules of production that can't be in his mother's house. Besides, it is most appropriate for her daughter to be taken care of by her mother's side, and the Zhuo family's mother will also stay, so Sister Qi must feel a lot more at ease. ”
"Jing Rui," Yan Yujin squeezed his eyes, "Why don't you tell Brother Su why your Zhuo family's father and mother have to leave after mid-April?" ”
"Big, everyone wants to get together more, more together," Xiao Jingrui's face was a little red, and he glared at Yan Yujin embarrassedly, "I still think it would be good if the two families could live together." ”
Mei Changsu is such a smart person, his eyes flashed and he smiled: "Could it be that there are any important days in April?" ”
"Brother Su guess." Xie Bi also interjected in a lively manner.
"Is it Jing Rui's birthday?" Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows slightly, "What day in April?" ”
"April Twelve." Yan Yujin replied quickly, "But this is too easy to guess, you look at Jing Rui's expression, obviously he is saying to Brother Su, 'That day has something to do with me!' It's about me! ’”
"you!" Xiao Jingrui smiled and kicked over, "Have you ever seen someone who can talk with an expression?" ”
"Hmph, not only can their expressions speak, sometimes the corners of their eyebrows and eyes, and their fingers and hair can also speak, even if they don't smile or look at me, I can know what they are talking about."
"You're talking about your confidants, aren't you?" Xiao Jingrui pursed his lips, "You are less proud, one day there will be someone who will take care of you to death, and I will come to see the joke when the time comes." ”
"I don't care, you just wait." Yan Yujin deliberately made a flirtatious expression, "I don't know who will watch whose jokes when the time comes." ”
Mei Changsu quietly watched the two of them bickering, although it was a familiar scene, but at this time he was inexplicably a little sad, the bowl of hot dumplings in his hand had become warm, but he only ate two.
"Brother Su is not feeling well?" Xie Bi leaned over carefully, "Still tired?" ”
"It's nothing, I'm like that in the winter." Mei Changsu immediately smiled, put the soup bowl in his hand on the table, looked at Xiao Jingrui with soft eyes, and asked, "How do you usually celebrate your birthday?" ”
"I'm a junior, where is it worth celebrating......" Xiao Jingrui just said this, but was interrupted by Xie Bi, "You are less here, if your birthday is not celebrated, shouldn't Xie Xu and I cry for our birthdays every year?" ”
"That's right, Jing Rui's birthday pomp is better than Xie Lao's second and third. There's no way, people have two pairs of parents, of course they have to have double. Yan Yujin obviously understands the situation very well, "Not to mention the piles of gifts, there is a dinner party every year, let him invite all the friends he wants to invite to be lively, after dinner The elders leave, then you can be crazy as much as you want, you probably only have this day a year so freewheeling, right?" ”
"In this way, Jing Rui is the happiest when he celebrates his birthday every year." As soon as Mei Changsu looked at Xiao Jingrui's expression, he knew that what Yan Yujin said was true. I'm twenty-five years old this year, this is half a whole number, I'm afraid it's more lively. “
"Of course I'm very happy to be able to have a free party with my friends," Xiao Jingrui looked at Mei Changsu, his face was slightly depressed, "It would be nice if Brother Su could come this year......
"You're dizzy?" Yan Yujin slapped him, "Brother Su must still be in the capital in April, of course he is coming." You rashly invite people to go on Chinese New Year's Eve, is it possible that you don't invite people for your birthday? ”
Xiao Jingrui's eyes flickered, and he stopped talking. No matter how smart Yan Yujin is, there are still some things he still doesn't know. The inappropriateness of inviting Mei Changsu to the mansion on Chinese New Year's Eve, in addition to some lack of consideration in terms of time and occasion, there was also a very important aspect that was overlooked by himself on a whim, that is, the opposing position of Su Zhe and Xie Fu in the party struggle. As soon as he thought of what Mei Changsu had encountered on the last night of Xuelu, he couldn't tell if this Brother Su, who he respected deeply, would be willing to enter the door of the Xie family again.
Compared with Xiao Jingrui's complicated feelings, Mei Changsu showed a calm demeanor, still smiling, "I also think Jing Rui said something strange...... Jing Rui, did you really not invite me? ”
Xiao Jingrui was stunned for a moment, and asked hesitantly, "Is Brother Su willing to come?" ”
"You and I are friends, and we are in the same city, how can there be no reason not to come? It's just that I'm a few years older, and I can't make a fuss, so don't think I'm dull when the time comes. ”
Xiao Jingrui was very pleased, and said busily: "A word is a certainty, and I will definitely wait for Brother Su early at that time." ”
"Hmph, you really earned it, Brother Su is coming, it must not be empty-handed, most of them are going to give you good things," Yan Yujin kicked his friend with his toes, and turned around again, "Brother Su, my birthday is July 7, don't forget." ”
Mei Changsu couldn't help laughing, and coughed again to cover up, "Yes...... I'll remember ......"
"It's rare to have a boy who is born on a begging day, Brother Su can't forget it if he wants to," Xie Bi sneered, "If you want to give birth a few days later, it would be better if you were born in the seventh and a half months." ”
"No matter what the appearance of a boy born on Qixi is, he must be a person who attaches great importance to affection," Mei Changsu deliberately replied, "I think Yujin should be like this." ”
"Well," Xie Bi nodded, and said with a straight face, "He is still very affectionate to a beautiful girl......"
"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you," Yan Yujin pursed his lips at him, and then leaned into Mei Changsu's ear and whispered: "When Brother Su thinks about what to send Jing Rui, you must tell me first, lest the two of us send the same thing." ”
Although the voice was low, it was not so low that he couldn't hear it when he sat next to him, Xiao Jingrui pushed him and scolded with a smile: "You are like Brother Su, you always want to come out with something weird?" The gift is just a heart, and I prefer to draw it casually. ”
"What a gift is a small thing...... I think Jing Rui will have an unforgettable birthday this year......"
Mei Changsu's words were very good, and when he said it, he kept a faint smile on his face, and under the laughter of the three young people, they didn't notice that under the cover of his thick eyelashes, the dark eyes flashed with sympathy, sigh and cold light.
"Sect Master," Li Gang appeared at the door of the room again, "King Yu sent someone to the mansion and sent an invitation to the banquet of the first five years, so he waited for the reply immediately, so his subordinates took the liberty to disturb ......."
The red invitation card was slowly handed to the table, and the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in the room froze. Yan Yujin pursed his lips, Xiao Jingrui lowered his eyes, and Xie Bi was pale.
In fragile friendships, the shadow of reality always seems to linger.
"When you go back to the king, you will say that the fifth royal palace is full of distinguished guests, and I have other things, so I won't bother." Mei Changsu's gaze swept lightly over the three of them, and said lightly.
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Okay, I've seen it all here, go and vote for the elderly~~