Chapter 174: Hongmen Banquet (II)

"Welcome all relatives and friends, city lords and political adults from various cities to visit the contemptible shop, and come thousands of miles to the banquet of the contemptible little girl and the young son of Hongfu. However, in the past few days, Fenghong's in-laws have important matters in their bodies, and they cannot preside over it in person, so they will make a thin face from a certain person in Xiaao, and if there is any inconsiderate hospitality, I hope that all the guests will have a lot of Haihan!"

Ao Zhentian faced thousands of guests and various "gods", his face did not change, and he personally presided over this rare big occasion. At the end of the opening, amid the laughter and laughter of everyone, he once again bowed his hand respectfully upwards and said: "Thanks to the blessing of Prime Minister Lu Guo in person, Ao Mou is sincerely afraid! I believe that under the witness of the Prime Minister, the two young people will be able to support each other for a lifetime and grow old! The untouchables have the courage to ask the Prime Minister for a gift, which not only makes this festive atmosphere brilliant, but also gives instructions to everyone! I wonder what the Prime Minister's intentions are?"

Lu Xiuyun leaned on the Taishi's chair, took the fragrant tea handed by his subordinates, his eyes were slightly open, he didn't even look at the bottom, and slowly tasted one bite after another. Everyone was waiting for the Prime Minister to speak, and they all waited with bated breath, and they didn't even dare to whisper. The hall of Nuoda was crowded with people, but it was so quiet that it could be heard, and it was weird.

Just when Ao Zhentian was slightly embarrassed, Lu Xiuyun finally put down the tea bowl and said slowly: "Okay, it's okay, it's okay to shoot the sycophants or something, this pavilion came to Anhua City this time just because of the friendship between the Hong City Lord and the Yin City Lord." Since it is a big day, you just need to eat and drink well, but don't be disappointed by my arrival!

As soon as he heard this, Ao Zhentian suddenly felt a light on his face, and hurriedly replied a few times "Okay!", and raised his hand to make a move. After a while, I saw the door of the hall creaking open, and an old woman with a "matchmaker mole" on her face led a girl with a big red scarf covering her head to enter.

To the center of the lobby, Lian'er slowly saluted the guests from all over the world, and Ao Zhentian stepped forward to reach out and take Lian'er's small hand in the hands of the so-called "matchmaker", and turned around and stepped onto the high platform.

There was Hong Haoyu, the eldest young master of the Hong family who had been waiting for a long time, looking at Ao Minglian, who was moving lightly from the lotus cloth, with an undisguised smirk. If it weren't for Guan Chenxuan on the side, I'm afraid he would have rushed forward to show his ugliness! In this situation, even Lu Xiuyun in the stands couldn't help but sneer.

Since it is a wedding banquet, of course, there are not so many cumbersome procedures for formal ceremonies, and generally both parties privately set auspicious days to notify the guests, and then pull the girl who has not passed through the door to take a look at everyone, and this thing is done. Then go back to their respective homes and choose a suitable time for the wedding ceremony. However, these are all formal things, in fact, in a real sense, from today onwards, Ao Minglian is already a member of the Hong family.

Ao Zhentian took his daughter's hand and gently handed it to Hong Haoyu, although he didn't say a word throughout the whole process, his eyes were complex and changeable. Whether it's for his career, or for his daughter to not suffer in the future, then again, he only has such a daughter. I didn't expect to be someone else's home before I was a minor, and it was impossible to say that my heart was not touched.

The latter squeezed Ao Minglian's jade hand unconsciously, and almost jumped up with joy. Without waiting for the ceremonial officer to speak, he took off Lian'er's headscarf. The beauty just revealed her true face, but she had already shocked the people present.

The vermilion lip gloss is bright and moving, with a little shy big eyes looking forward to shining, and the little face with a little pink is delicate...... Although it was a little far away, You Wuxian could see it clearly, and then he realized that Lian'er was such a delicate girl. Now the latter has not yet grown, and in time, she must be a stunning beauty.

Chuan Ye on the side took a sip of tea, suddenly turned his head and sneered in a low voice: "This Boss Ao's Lian'er, we can be regarded as watching her grow up, this woman is extraordinary, temperamental, and good-looking, I didn't expect to be married to this nest! Of course, the voice was so small that only he and You Wuxian could hear it. But at this time, the latter just looked at Lian'er in a daze, and he didn't know if he heard it, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Hong Haoyu smiled, ignoring Ao Minglian's reluctant expression, the latter wanted to break free, but was grabbed more tightly by the former. It's just that at this time, she is not good at seizures, if she behaves too reluctantly, it will be a joke, and even her father will not be able to eat and walk away. Although his little hands were pinched painfully, he didn't even dare to squeak.

The former recklessly wanted to pull Lian'er away, but thanks to Guan Chenxuan's timely reminder, he suddenly realized that he hurriedly gave the future "father-in-law" a kneeling salute. All the guests saw it in their eyes, and they wanted to laugh but it was not easy to show it, and the look of annoyance in Ao Zhentian's eyes flashed, but he still pulled Hong Haoyu up.

Looking at this "Chenglong fast son-in-law" who couldn't be found by his soul, he smiled and said: "From now on, you will be our son-in-law, don't be so restrained! Now that the ceremony has been completed, the father-in-law will make a decision for his father-in-law and announce that Lian'er is your future daughter-in-law! You have to treat her well......

"Okay! The young master of the Hong family is talented, young and promising; the daughter of the Ao family is talented and unparalleled in the world, and the two of them are really a combination of pearls and jades together, made in heaven!

After a pause, he stretched out his hand to the side: "Young Master Hong, I personally came to the Mansion to greet Lian'er early this morning, I'm afraid I'm tired, it's better to go to the back hall to rest and rest first! You also heard what the Prime Minister said just now, there are so many guests here, it's not good to let the big guy wait." Let Lian'er improvise a few songs to help everyone have fun, and when the luncheon is over, let her come over to accompany you, okay?"

Although he was reluctant, no matter how stupid Hong Haoyu was, he would not understand anything at all, so Guan Chenxuan led him to retreat immediately. Not long after, someone carried the zither on the stage and placed it in front of Ao Minglian.

From birth to the present, she has rarely been out of Aofu, let alone appeared in public. At this moment, hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at her upstairs in the audience were staring at her like this, making her feel extremely uncomfortable, and even breathing became more and more difficult. Only looked at Ao Zhentian with a pleading face, although the latter also looked at her with encouraging eyes, she still couldn't calm down for a long time.

At the moment, he lowered his head, his face was red and dripping blood, and he secretly looked at the guests below with his residual vision. At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly came into view, which made him stunned.

Seeing that she saw herself, You Wuxian couldn't help but smile lightly and nodded his head. This smile is like the sunshine in spring, it is so warm and makes people feel at ease. Lian'er discarded the distracting thoughts in her heart, took a deep breath, and then stretched out her green jade fingers and put them between the zhengqin.

With the ethereal sound of playing, the audience couldn't help but quiet down, listening to the song tactfully and melodious, very mournful, people who know music immediately heard it was "Sending Jun to Remember Sijun". Legend has it that this song was created by his wife when he and the founding emperor of Zhenguo, Li Binglou, went west, and the feeling of being frightened at home day and night, afraid of her husband's bad news, is really well described. Today, it was played by Ao Minglian, and the strength and rhythm of this playing are just right, so that people can't find the slightest flaw at all!

"Send you across the three-inch barrier, hope that you will not forget the ten feet of collapse; send you to swim across the Baizhang River, hope that you will not lose the mirror in your heart; send you to ride thousands of miles, pray for your peace and return home to ......" Lu Xiuyun seemed to be extremely intoxicated when he heard it, and couldn't help but read the words aloud. At this moment, the sound of the song suddenly became cheerful and rapid, full of strong anticipation, which soothed the depressed mood of the listener. He slowly opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth raised, and muttered, "Is this a battle-hardened man coming home?!

After the song was finished, the aftermath lingered, and everyone was driven by Ao Minglian's zither song, and after a long aftertaste, they were fascinated!

"What a "Sending Jun to Remember Sijun"! Ao Minglian, not only did you interpret the original taste of this song to the fullest, but it seems that the second half of the song has been slightly changed, right? It makes the original sad song become willowy and bright, and it has a sense of bitterness and sweetness! It's really talented!" Lu Xiuyun was the first to sigh sincerely, and couldn't help but clap his hands.

The rest of the people also reacted, and the applause was thunderous in an instant, and Lian'er retracted her hand in shame, her face flushed, and she hurriedly thanked the former. However, its sound was like a mosquito and a fly, and it was instantly drowned out by applause and applause.

Seeing that Lu Guoxiang also liked to listen to the music played by Lian'er, Ao Zhentian was quite happy, and immediately took a step forward and arched his hand: "I heard early that the Prime Minister of the State is coming to Anhua City, and the untouchables have been thinking about how to send a meeting gift to the Prime Minister. The nature of rare treasures is too boring, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter the eyes of the Prime Minister. No, the little girl Lian'er carefully made a small gift for adults in the Mansion a few days ago. I'll present it now, and I'll ask you to take a look at it!"

After speaking, he clapped his hands, and after a while, a person behind him carefully held a beautifully decorated picture scroll and presented it. I just wanted to go upstairs, but I saw Lu Xiuyun waving his hand and said: "Today is a big day for the Hong family and the Ao family, and it is flattering to give a gift to this pavilion, so that my beloved daughter is a painting for this pavilion? Why don't you open it and take a look, so that everyone can also open their eyes!"

Ao Zhentian didn't refuse, took the scroll, and the two of them slowly unfolded it. The surrounding guests quickly craned their necks to look at them, and from time to time they let out a sigh.

I saw that the painting depicts the common garden layout, landscape pools, terraces, pavilions, seemingly simple, but extremely complex. A person by the pool raised his head and looked into the distance, and he had the style of a king, and he didn't need to distinguish it, and he could see at a glance that this person was the current minister of state -- Lu Xiuyun! Most of the depictions in the painting were relatively realistic, and the details of the figures, even the ripples in the pool, and every drop of water on the lotus leaves in the water were vividly depicted. If it weren't for the fact that it was painted by Ao Minglian in advance, those who didn't know would have thought it was everyone's hard work!

In troubled times, literati and writers have long been in decline, and there are not too many people who can read and hyphenate words, let alone qin, chess, calligraphy, painting and poetry. Most of the people present are Wu Mang, and seeing that the daughter of the Ao family is so talented at a young age, they are naturally impressed.

You Wuxian looked at the scroll in a daze, maybe only he could see the difference in this painting: the characters in the painting were not only Lu Xiuyun, there were several people standing far behind him, such as the subordinate guards, such a blurred treatment, if you don't look carefully, you really can't see it.

The figure sitting with his back to him in the pavilion was so familiar, although he couldn't see his face clearly, You Wuxian recognized it at a glance! Especially the gold, silver and jade pendant on his waist, he couldn't guess who else it could be besides himself!

A glance from the corner of his eye, just met Ao Minglian's burning gaze. At this time, the latter's eyes were slightly red, and he bit his lower lip and stopped talking, which was really distressing. At this moment, a trace of ripples finally rippled from You Wuji's heart, and he looked at Lian'er quietly, unwilling to look away for a long time.

Somehow, today should be happy for Lian'er, but as soon as she thinks of the bits and pieces of her and herself in the past, coupled with this inexplicable look, You Wuxian suddenly felt panicked in his heart. He didn't know what this sudden boredom was all about, and of course, it would take a long, long way to figure something out at his age......