Chapter 33: The Birthday Feast is Frightened
Two days later, on the third day of the fifth month, it was the day of Mr. Ethereal's 80th birthday banquet.
Because Mr. Ethereal does not like publicity, so this birthday banquet Xie Fu did not hold a very grand banquet, the banquet is not much, there are only ten tables, in addition to the Xie family, only a few friends in Suzhou City who have made good friends with the Xie family.
There is no way, Mr. Ethereal is all over the world, if they all agree to let those students come to celebrate their birthdays, they will not crowd the Xie Mansion.
Although there are only ten tables, it also crowds the already small Xie Mansion, and life is boiling, and there is an endless stream of people giving gifts and birthday congratulations from the afternoon.
Lu Ziqing and Feng Ze came early in the morning, and they blended in the crowd very low-key, and did not reveal their identities. Because the Xie family has never dealt with the imperial court, if the people present knew that the squire of the Criminal Department and General Wuwei also came to congratulate him on his birthday, it would inevitably cause an uproar.
In Shen Qianmo's opinion, the two of them were named He Shou, but they were actually here to work as security guards, so their faces looked a little dignified, and Feng Ze just said hello to her lightly, and went to take care of himself. However, Shen Qianmo didn't have time to talk to him more, although she was a little puzzled, Feng Ze's attitude towards him in the past few days was a little wrong, and she didn't go to the bottom of it, so she was busy helping the Yu family to greet those female dependents.
After everyone was seated, Mr. Ethereal was also seated at the top, and the banquet was about to begin, when a loud message suddenly came from the door: "Lord Xuan has arrived!" ”
This sound was extremely harsh in the hall that gradually fell silent, startling Shen Qianmo. Only then did I remember that I didn't seem to have seen Meng Yuanheng for a few days, and I was thinking about whether he would appear today, but I didn't expect him to appear.
It's just that the way this guy appeared was too high-profile. What does he want to do?
Everyone present was also taken aback, and they all looked sideways at the door, as if they couldn't believe their eyes.
A young man in a strong suit pushed a wheelchair at the door, and an ordinary-looking middle-aged man was followed behind the wheelchair. The young man in the wheelchair has a clear face, handsome facial features, deep eyes, thin lips, and a light-colored piping brocade robe, which has a kingly spirit exposed for no reason.
Is this the legendary 10-year-old young genius who went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but unfortunately his legs were disabled at a young age? Among the people present, there were not many people who had seen King Xuan's true face, and they all stood up and watched.
Meng Yuanheng didn't squint, just glanced at the place where Shen Qianmo was. He went straight to Mr. Ethereal and said lightly to Mr. Ethereal who was sitting at the top: "This king is late, and I ask Mr. Ethereal to forgive me." ”
Although the tone was flat, it was a rare respect for King Xuan.
I know that I dare to be so public, my face is really not ordinarily thick! Shen Qianmo sighed secretly. But today is the first time I have seen him wearing light-colored clothes, and sure enough, handsomeness is the last word, and he looks good in any color.
Mr. Xuan nodded, and said in a calm tone: "King Xuan is polite, King Xuan can appreciate the light, and the old man is grateful." ”
Everyone saw that Mr. Xuan recognized that he was King Xuan, and everyone present was Bai Ding, and they all knelt down and saluted: "The grass people see Lord Xuan." ”
"No need to be polite." Meng Yuanheng's voice was still cold.
"Thank you, Lord Wang." Everyone got up, and only after King Xuan sat down on his seat did they dare to sit down on their seat.
Because of King Xuan's noble status, his seat was placed at the same table as Mr. Xuan. And Shen Qianmo sat with the Yu family, sitting with those female dependents, a little away from the main table. However, she did not let her guard down, and still kept an eye on Mr. Ethereal's movements.
Since the Wuji Sect plans to take action tonight, they will definitely seize the opportunity of the birthday banquet, and their target is likely to be Mr. Ethereal. If Mr. Ethereal had an accident tonight, it would inevitably cause an uproar, and their purpose of creating turmoil would have been achieved.
It's just that the Wuji Sect is acting strangely, and people can't be caught off guard, and I don't know what their plan will be tonight.
The wine reaches the half-tour, and the toast begins. The wealthy businessmen and famous families present stepped forward to toast Mr. Miao and pay their respects.
A middle-aged man with a fat body and a rich appearance walked towards Mr. Ethereal's table with two young people holding wine glasses.
A middle-aged man next to him, dressed in gold and silver, similar to an upstart, glanced at the three of him, and said lukewarmly: "Yo, isn't this Du Dagongzi, isn't Du Dagongzi unwell, how can he come to join in the fun today?" ”
Du Gongzi? So it is said that Du Yuanwai has a family of three, and the nouveau riche is Li Jiuhua, who is known as the richest man in Suzhou. Both the Li and Du families are engaged in endless competition in business and in the next generation.
Li Jiuhua's son Li Wenzheng was the most unlucky champion in history, who was assassinated and killed by the dead soldiers of the Wuji Sect while riding through the streets. Originally, Li Jiuhua saw that Du Yu had been missing for several months, and he thought that he must have died, and he was comforted in his heart, and the two families each lost a son, even if it was a draw. But he didn't expect Du Yu to come back safe and sound a few months later, which made him very angry.
In fact, Xie Fu didn't invite these two families originally, but who knew that they were all uninvited, and since the guests had arrived at the door, Mr. Ethereal could only let them in. After all, the visitor is a guest, and the Xie family is not such an uneducated family.
Du Yuanwai squinted at Li Jiuhua, snorted coldly, ignored him, walked straight to Mr. Ethereal, raised his wine glass and said respectfully: "Mr. Du respects Mr. Ethereal with a glass, and wishes Mr. Songhe Changchun, happiness and health." ”
Not to be outdone, Li Jiuhua toasted Mr. Ethereal and said: "Li also salutes Mr. Ethereal with a cup, and I wish Mr. Mile a blessing like the East China Sea and a longevity better than Nanshan." ”
Are these two comics here to sell cuteness, why do you even compare them with birthday celebrations? Shen Qianmo couldn't help laughing, but suddenly received Meng Yuanheng's gentle gaze looking at her, and her heart moved, and she was busy with a straight look, and carefully observed Du Yu.
On the surface, Du Yu was no different, after Du Yuanwai finished toasting, he and Du Yang stepped forward at the same time, bowed their heads and bent down respectfully to continue to toast to Mr. Ethereal.
Shen Qianmo stared at his movements firmly, but suddenly found that a cold light flashed in Du Yu's hand.
It's a dagger! She was startled and shouted, "Grandfather, be careful! "One side is running at full speed towards Mr. Ethereal.
But the hall was too noisy, and Mr. Shen Qianmo's voice was not heard. Seeing that Du Yu had approached the dagger in front of Mr. Ethereal, and the people next to him didn't realize it, Shen Qianmo really hated why he didn't work lightly.
Fortunately, Meng Yuanheng seemed to have discovered the abnormality, and Shen Qianmo only felt that Changdong's figure behind him flickered, and with a "clang", the dagger in Du Yu's hand fell to the ground, and Changdong had subdued Du Yu to the ground.
That's great! Shen Qianmo felt that she had never been so grateful to Meng Yuanheng. If something happens to Mr. Ethereal, how will he be embarrassed?
All this happened too fast, and when everyone reacted, they saw the dagger on the ground and the subdued Du Yu, and finally realized what had happened, and they were all stunned for a while.
Du Yuanwai and Du Yang's faces were like ashes, staring at Du Yu in confusion, as if it was hard to believe that this was the truth. Xie Chun and Xie Mingyu were surrounded by Mr. Ethereal, and they were also shocked.
The next moment, Shen Qianmo, Lu Ziqing, and Feng Ze rushed to Mr. Ethereal at the same time.
"Grandfather, are you alright?" Shen Qianmo asked.
Mr. Miao was calm as usual, there was not much panic on his face, patted Shen Qianmo's hand, and said to her, "Grandfather is fine." ”
While talking, Yu, Xie Mingfeng, and Xie Yao also surrounded him and greeted Mr. Ethereal. Everyone surrounded Du Yu in the middle and talked about it.
"Give me all peace!" Lu Ziqing had a cold face and shouted coldly.
At his imposing shout, everyone was silenced, and the hall fell silent for a while.
Lu Ziqing first stepped forward to check Du Yu's face to see if he was wearing a human skin mask. But no, this is really Du Yu. He shouted, "Why do you want to assassinate Mr. Ethereal?" ”
Du Yu was forced to tilt his face back under Changdong's control, but he didn't say a word, his eyes were like stagnant water, and there was no luster.
Could it be that this is another person whose mind has been controlled? Shen Qianmo was taken aback, so the Wuji Sect was nearby?
"Since you're here, why be sneaky!" Meng Yuanheng's voice sounded coldly.
Then, a burst of silver bell-like laughter came, "King Xuan's internal strength is really deep, admire." ”
The fragrant wind struck, the ring was tinkling, and a young woman in a lake-green dress and a graceful figure fell from the sky, and Tingting stood in front of everyone. Next to the woman stood a man in black clothes about thirty years old, with cold and hard facial features and grim eyes.
Shen Qianmo saw that the woman in green was actually the woman who was disguised as listening to the rain in Huayue Palace.