Ran Yan wrote the gift list and handed it to the housekeeper, and then turned his eyes to look at the person who came.

This is an old man in his seventies, dressed in a gray-brown collared robe hanging on his thin body, wearing a light gray coat on the outside, with a slightly rickety back, holding a pear blossom wood cane, his hair is silver and white, and he has a bun neatly on the top of his head, and a sandalwood hairpin is inserted. Even though he has faltered, he is elegant, and at first glance, he must be an old man full of knowledge.

"It's a facsimile of Feng Chengsu Feng. Who are you? The old man was pale, and his flabby and thin face was slightly swollen, which showed that his body was not healthy.

The old man sighed, and his hoarse voice carried the characteristic tremor of the old man, "The old man's surname is Yu." ”

Yu Shinan, Ran Yan immediately had this name in his mind. From this, she thought of the Huaiyin who died in the fire. It was his own nephew.

Yu Shinan loved the words of the two kings all his life, every time he learned where there was a genuine handwriting, he would try his best to borrow it to read, his own attainments in calligraphy have been extraordinary, his calligraphy is also a treasure that people in the world are vying to collect, for Feng Chengsu's copy, naturally is not very interested.

"Gong Yu, you are here in person!" Zheng Langjun had just withdrawn from a group of courtiers, and when he saw Yu Shinan, his face was full of surprise, and he immediately bowed respectfully.

Yu Shinan bowed his head and raised his hand slightly, signaling that he didn't need to be polite, "Boss Li, how can the old man not come?" ”

On the old birthday, so many important ministers of the court came to congratulate him, not because of Zheng Rentai's relationship. The old was born in the seventh room of the Li family in Longxi, with a prominent background, and he also participated in the regime during the uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Moreover, Li Lao is an elegant person who attaches great importance to etiquette, can compose poems and songs, and has superb chess skills, so no matter the ministers and generals, they will sell her some face.

Yu Shinan, supported by Zheng Langjun, took two steps, and suddenly thought that the little lady had been unhurried when talking to her, so he turned around and saw that she was quietly watching away, and couldn't help asking, "Which lady are you?" ”

Yu Shinan's voice was not loud, but it attracted the attention of a group of courtiers. Everyone originally didn't pay much attention to a little lady, even if she was calm and good-looking, it wouldn't make these important ministers of the court who had experienced strong winds and waves treat her differently, but Yu Shinan was quiet and insane, and he actually cared about this kind of thing, so they couldn't help but be curious.

Ran Yan squatted down and saluted, and replied, "My son is the seventeenth mother of the Ran family in Suzhou." ”

Yu Shinan looked at her very politely, but her dark eyes that were as calm as water did not have the slightest wave, and he snorted and said, "Jiangnan is a good place......

Yu Shinan has gone down to the south of the Yangtze River several times, and he has gained every time, if he is no longer able to walk, he will go to see it again.

Zheng Langjun helped Yu Shinan to walk to the banquet hall in the west courtyard.

Ran Yan got up and handed the handwriting to the butler.

This small wave quickly subsided, and some people looked at Ran Yan a few more times, but apart from feeling that she was more calm, there was nothing special about her. As for beauty, Chang'an has never lacked it, and if they see it too much, they will naturally not pay attention to it.

Ran Yan handed over the gift, and then Ran Yun went with him.

Xiao Song didn't speak rashly in front of so many people, but just gave gifts like the officials next to him, and then went to the banquet hall with other colleagues who were going to pay their birthdays.

"Sister Seventeen, you are so bold, I look at my legs and feel weak." Ran Yun whispered.

Ran Yan bent the corners of her lips and retreated into the path with her, planning to wait for the courtiers, and when they took advantage of the old man to greet everyone, they just slipped in.

Ran Yan looked at this battle and asked about Li Lao.

Ran Yun was full of admiration for Ran Yan, so she poured out everything in one go while walking.

Li Xiuning, the commander of the rebel army at the end of the Sui Dynasty, can be called a military genius, and the Sui general Qu Tutong once suffered several defeats under her. When Li Shimin switched to war in Weibei, he mainly relied on the participation of Princess Pingyang and the Women's Army to defeat the enemy.

During the attack on Chang'an, Li Yuan's main force crossed the Yellow River and entered the pass. Princess Pingyang selected more than 10,000 elite soldiers to join Li Shimin on the north bank of the Wei River and attack from both sides. The two each led an army, and each had its own shogunate. And Li Lao was one of the members of the Rebel Shogunate.

After Li Yuan ascended the throne, he named his daughter Princess Pingyang, homonym "Pingyang", which means that she is one of the chief heroes of the Sui Dynasty. As a former staff member of the Shogunate of the Righteous Army, Li Lao only received the title of Yipin Edict during the Wude period and retreated into the background.

Ran Yan let out a sigh of relief, it was a shame that she didn't really give a birthday gift in front of the public, otherwise, with those eyes that were insightful of the world, she would also see their intentions clearly. It is difficult to grasp the initiative in front of such a person, and you can only try your luck.

When you arrive at the banquet hall, you can enter it from the side door, without going through the main entrance, with men and women sitting on both sides, men on the left and women on the right, and a light veil on the side of the women.

Just as Ran Yan imagined, a large group of courtiers surrounded Li Lao to congratulate him on his birthday, and the two of them entered through the side door, sneaked into the house against the wall, and saw where Luo and Ran Meiyu were, so they buried their heads and walked quickly.

"Done?" Roche asked softly, tilting his head.

Ran Yan hummed softly.

Luo glanced at Ran Yun, saw her smile and nodded, and the heart that had been carrying it was put down, and her expression was a little more natural than before.

Those court officials also had to go to the official office to inspect things, and they gave a congratulatory message, and after a simple greeting or two, they were all gone, and the atmosphere in the banquet hall was obviously much more relaxed than before.

At the beginning of the feast, the music began, and there were dancing girls from the small doors on both sides of the main entrance, dancing to the music in the open space of the central area.

All of this is very new to Ran Yan, so she is very focused on watching, even if she doesn't know music and dance.

After watching it for a while, Ran Yan felt a little boring, a song has about half a cup of tea, but there are not many action patterns, and the so-called neon clothes and feather dance will not appear until a few decades later.

When the banquet was about to end, the Lang gentlemen proposed to play poetry with the theme of congratulating the birthday, Li Lao is a very poet, and he is naturally very happy to get such a birthday.

Ran Yan felt bitter in her heart, if it was her turn, I was afraid that she would be embarrassed in front of the whole Chang'an people!

She thought about it, but she didn't even have half a line of birthday poems in stock......

Fortunately, it's just that Lang Jun is the main one, and the ladies with some ink in their bellies will occasionally serve a few songs, and everyone is more polite, but no one deliberately makes things difficult.

Luo Zhi didn't mean anything about this, and like Ran Yan, he lowered his eyes and occasionally took a sip of a glass of water.

Ran Yan looked calm on her face, but she was very nervous in her heart, she remembered that once during the autopsy at the scene, the police fell into the murderer's trap and installed a time bomb in the house, and her mood now was more nervous than when she watched the bomb jump off second by second.

It wasn't until Li Lao's face was tired that everyone stopped. At this time, there were already more than ten birthday poems, although Li Lao was very tired, he seemed to be very happy, said a few words of thanks, and then confessed and left first.

Ran Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought that she was going to have a banquet, but she didn't want to, Zheng Mansion was still preparing a place to rest, saying that if there was no emergency, please sit down.

Not many people left, and Roche naturally would not let go of this good opportunity.

"Mother, didn't you see the princess?" Ran Yun whispered.

Roche shook his head and motioned for her not to.

"May I ask how many of them are the Suzhou Ran family?" Just as he was about to turn the corner, a crisp voice suddenly asked.

A few people paused and turned around, and Luo saw that it was a maid who was asking, but he was dressed very decently, no worse than a lady from an ordinary family, so he had a dignified smile on his face, and replied, "Exactly." ”

The maid's eyes wandered, and he swept slightly over Ran Yun, Ran Yan, and Ran Meiyu, and said with a smile, "It's easy to find a slave and maid, which one is Ran Seventeen Niang?" ”

Ran Yan paused for a moment and said loudly, "What is the girl looking for me?" ”

"At the end of autumn, my family always invites Ran Seventeen Niang." At the end of autumn, with a smile, he glanced at Ran Yan generously and bowed to her.

Several people were a little surprised, and Ran Yan was also a little puzzled, she sent the word to post it until now, there should be no such thing for the old man, right? There are not many words, or is it Yu Shinan who said a word in passing? Or did the housekeeper report the matter?

In an instant, Ran Yan had a lot of possibilities in her heart, she glanced at Luo, saw her smiling and nodded, then turned around and said, "Please ask the girl to lead the way." ”

When Ran Yan turned around, he inadvertently saw Ran Meiyu and Ran Yun, Ran Yun was full of joy, Ran Meiyu pouted and turned her head to the side. She felt that something seemed wrong, but she couldn't think about it, so she left with the end of autumn.

Ran Yun's voice faintly came from behind him, "Your legs?" ”

"I just fell and ......," Ran Meiyu said.

Because he went farther and farther, Ran Yan couldn't really hear the words in the back.

"Late autumn girl, dare to ask me what the old man called me?" Ran Yan understood that a maid might not know the inside story, but she still asked.

At the end of autumn, he was very kind, with a slightly baby fat face, he could squeeze out two shallow dimples when he smiled, "The slave is not, the old man is serving with Yu Gong, Ling Dong is serving in the house, she ordered me to come." ”

"Thank you." Ran Yan went to the back of the west courtyard with her.

At the end of autumn, I didn't dare to do it.

Going around from the sheep intestine path, almost to the side door leading to the front yard, it stopped at the end of autumn, "Lady, please wait in the middle first, and the slave will ask Ling Dong, when will it be convenient to see you." ”

"I'm sorry for you." Ran Yan said politely. Looking around, there were many maids and maidservants standing under the porch, and there were also maids waiting to listen in the verandah, so they raised their feet and went into the inner room.

Yes By].