Chapter 2: The Night Banquet
The person who came had gray hair, wrinkled face, and restrained eyes, looking like an ordinary old man, but You Fang had already recognized this person. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The city lord's mansion is divided into two gardens, the west garden was originally the residence of the city lord, and the east garden is where the clan is located, and there are five stewards in the east and west gardens, all of whom are management talents cultivated by the family.
This person was able to stand out among the thousands of servants in the City Lord's Mansion and get to his current position, how could he be a simple character.
"It turned out to be Uncle Fu. Secretly restraining his thoughts, You Fang stood up with a smile on his face, and looked at the visitor head-on.
"I can't help it, I can't help it, the young master has tormented the old slave. The old man's face was frightened, and he bowed again and again.
You Fang stepped forward a few steps, supported the old man's arm, helped the old man to walk to the chair on the side, and said with a smile: "Uncle Fu is the old man of the City Lord's Mansion, when my father was here, he told the boy more than once, Uncle Fu has the ability to be a steward in this small Qixia City, it is really too condescending, every time I mention it, I feel sorry for Uncle Fu, and let the boy have the opportunity to learn more from Uncle Fu." ”
"The city lord loves it, the old slave has just been doing things in the house for a long time, and he knows his duty, so how can he have any ability. ”
"Being able to keep one's duty is a skill, the kid hasn't taken a step out of the Garden of Self-denial over the years, but he also knows that there are no people in the City Lord's Mansion who don't have this ability, hehe. Luoyin was already a little cold.
Uncle Fu was slightly stunned and immediately reacted, glanced at You Fang very quickly, and saw that You Fang's expression had not changed, before he spoke: "Ten days later, it will be the coming-of-age ceremony of the eldest young master, the eldest master and the third master agreed to prepare early, and specially invited five clan elders, tonight's dinner is extraordinary, the eldest young master should prepare as soon as possible, and go to the banquet." ”
You Fang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, things were finally not as bad as he thought, Uncle Fu's words seemed to be nothing, just urging You Fang to go to the banquet, but You Fang got the information he wanted.
Over the years, the City Lord's Mansion has been a battlefield for You Shaojing and You Shaogong to compete for power and profit, but what the two of them can control is only about sixty percent of the power of the You family, and the clan elders are not on the surface, but in fact, the ten stewards of the East and West Gardens are their strength.
Seeing the arrival of Uncle Fu, who was in charge, You Fang subconsciously thought that this power had been controlled by his uncle or third uncle, so he made a tentative speech, and Uncle Fu heard the meaning of You Fang's words, so he gave You Fang a reassurance.
However, Uncle Fu's words also told You Fang that this time You Shaojing and You Shaogong jointly held an unprecedented banquet, and even the clan elders were shocked, and he wanted to refuse on the grounds that it was inconvenient to go to the banquet for the funeral, but it didn't work.
"Thank you Uncle Fu for this trip, the kid will change into formal clothes and go to the banquet. ”
When Uncle Fu heard this, he showed an expression of wanting to stop talking, sighed softly, stood up, and arched his hand: "Young Master, you are a smart person, there are some things that should not be said by me. ”
"My identity is here, how can I retreat?" leaning in the chair, You Fang's posture was indescribably lazy.
Uncle Fu was stunned, many years of experience made him sense a palpitating aura from the lazy young man in front of him, and he always felt that the young man's glance that he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional seemed to contain a trace of blood.
You Fang's words made his face darken, what kind of character the two people in the house were, he naturally knew very well, and he couldn't answer for a while, so he had to be stunned.
In the end, it was a person who was awake, and he was stunned for a moment, although his mood was still noisy, but Uncle Fu still said goodbye, and walked outside, until he left the Garden of Keji, he completely sobered up.
Thinking of the scenes in the Keji Garden, Uncle Fu couldn't help but turn his head again, and under the dim canopy in between, the slightly dilapidated gatehouse could still be seen, but the three big characters of 'Keji Garden' on the archway were blurred.
At night, the moon and stars are scarce.
changed into a brocade robe with a red background and white face, this is the clothes that Lan Yingying sewed for You Fang before she passed away, even when she was lying on the hospital bed, it was not stopped, the material used was used, hundreds of sets of large and small, in Lan Yingying's words, it was to be worn by You Fang until she married a wife, and someone changed her to make clothes for her son.
Standing under the corridor, the moonlight sprinkled on You Fang's white and slender palm, if you look closely, you can barely see a thin film like cicada wings.
These are the two secret treasures that Lan Yingying left for You Fang, the one on the left hand is called Spider Illusion, and the one on the right hand is called Cloud Weaving, according to Lan Yingying, Spider Illusion and Cloud Weaving are the best of the seven treasures, with incredible power, but You Fang is not cultivating now, and can only use the tenacity and poison characteristics of the two.
shook hands, although it was not the first time to wear these two gloves, You Fang still couldn't help but be surprised, I really didn't know what material these two gloves were woven of, not only did it look as if they didn't exist, but even if they were worn on their hands, they seemed to be nothing, and they didn't even affect the sense of touch at all.
Holding his chest with his left hand for a moment, You Fang said lightly: "Let's go." ”
Behind him, he walked to the side of the tour with the lantern in two steps, and walked out of the Garden of Self-denial with the tour party.
Looking at the brightly lit Xiangchang Garden in front of him, Rao is You Fang had already been mentally prepared, and he couldn't help but sigh with a hint of right and wrong.
Uncle Fu waited outside the door early in the morning, and when he saw You Fang coming, he hurriedly greeted him, and asked the little guy behind him to take the lantern in Guan Yan's hand, and led You Fang into the garden.
Noticing the disdainful gazes of the guards on both sides of the gate, You Fang chuckled and shook his head, and whispered to Uncle Fu: "Thank you Uncle Fu for thinking about the kid, otherwise, the kid will inevitably be humiliated." ”
"It's all a bunch of dogs who don't know how to be respectful, young master, don't go to your heart, one day, they will regret it. ”
Whispering exchanges, all the way into the courtyard of the three entrances, and finally arrived at the main hall, the seats in the hall have been arranged, there are more than thirty, the main seat and the eight seats under the side are still empty, and the rest are already full.
After a cursory glance, they are all people with a certain status in the You family, many people have also seen You Fang in the early years, in the past, on such an occasion, when You Fang arrives, these people will inevitably get up to greet them, but now no one moves, as if they didn't see You Fang.
It seems that these people think that he Youfang is already a lost dog, and he is declining.
I could only hear the sound of footsteps from not far away, and the five clan elders walked from the side hall into the main hall under the support of the nine stewards and You Shaojing You Shaogong.
Everyone hurriedly got up and said neatly, "Welcome to the five clan elders." ”
Uncle Fu smiled at You Fang, motioned to follow, and walked towards the five clan elders.
"Fang'er is here, come, come to grandpa's side, let grandpa take a good look, the last time I saw you was two years ago, and you have grown so tall in a blink of an eye. The tall old man of the big clan at the head said with a smile.
You Fang stepped forward a few steps, knelt down in front of the five old men, and bowed: "The grandson is not filial, and he has not asked the five grandfathers for several years." ”
"Fang Er, get up quickly, you are a child of pure filial piety, for your mother's filial piety, you have never stepped out of the garden of self-denial for the past two years, if this is not filial piety, who else dares to say filial piety? Get up quickly, pity my grandson." The elder of the big clan personally helped You Fang up, pulled You Fang closer, and kept looking: "It is said that the eighteen changes of the female university, and the changes of this male are not small, they are all taller than the grandfather, such a handsome son, if he is seen by those girls in the city, I don't know how many people will be fascinated?"
"What the eldest brother said is that Fang Er is almost an adult now, and he has reached the age of marrying a wife, the second grandfather has helped you pay attention to a lot, what requirements does Fang Er have, just mention it, the second grandfather will help you choose. The elder of the second clan on the side continued.
"Yes, it's really a blink of an eye, Fang Er is an adult, if you want me to say, filial piety is important, but Fang Er, the fifth grandfather is going to criticize you, you are the heir of the city lord, and now your father does not know whether he is alive or dead, you have to bear the burden of the position of the city lord, and you can no longer continue to bother your uncle and third uncle to work for you. ”
You Fang has been paying attention to everyone's expressions, the moment the five clan elders said this, the originally eager atmosphere suddenly cooled down, the big clan elders and the second clan elders all shut down, and the three clan elders and the four clan elders who had not spoken, when they heard the words of the five clan elders, they quietly communicated with You Shaojing and You Shaogong respectively.
In an instant, it became clear to You that the elders of the three clans and the elders of the four clans were the fathers of the eldest uncle and the third uncle respectively, and the people they supported knew without thinking about it that the elders of the five clans had the best relationship with their deceased grandfather, and from the point of view that he spoke for himself, he was on his side.
As for the elders of the big clan and the elders of the second clan, they have no sons, and several daughters have already married, so they have no direct interest relationship with the position of the city lord, so they can show eagerness, and they can also take themselves out when the elders of the five clans provoke the dispute between the city lords, and do not participate.
"Don't stand, let's all take a seat, if we don't sit down, how dare they sit down, have a good family banquet, what do they look like when they stand. ”
The elder of the big clan laughed and walked towards the first seat on the left, while the elder of the second clan walked towards the first seat on the right.
The main seat belongs to the city lord, although You Shaoqing is not there, but he still has to keep it, so no one can sit on it. The five clan elders sat down one after another, and only three seats remained, and in an instant, everyone's eyes fell on You Fang, intentionally or unintentionally.
There is no controversy between You Shaojing and You Shaogong, no matter what fights the two have in private, unless they really have someone who occupies the position of city lord, they will all sit in accordance with the order of the elder and youngest.
But at this moment, there is one more You Fang who is lower than them in terms of seniority and whose nominal status is higher than theirs, especially this name, which is in name only in the eyes of most people.
You Shaogong gave You Shaojing a look of good fun, and stood aside with a sneer. You Shaojing was secretly annoyed in his heart, on weekdays, on such occasions, he was long, and he was always able to have a higher status than You Shaogong, but today You Fang appeared, he fought or not, and he couldn't look good on his face, so he had to look at You Fang.
You Fang could see the threat in You Shaojing's eyes, and sneered in his heart: It's really domineering, but I haven't seen it for a few years, and the uncle who was always kind and gentle in the past has actually become like this!
Pretending not to see You Shaojing's threat, You Fang walked towards the sixth seat and sat down generously.
Hearing a cold snort behind his ears, he swept into You Shaojing with a dark face and walked towards the seventh seat, while You Shaogong walked up to him and took a seat, and when he passed by him deliberately, he said in a low voice: "My nephew is really majestic." ”
"How dare you, it's not as good as the uncle and the third uncle. You Fang blocked back without being salty.
This time it was You Shaogong's turn to sit down with a cold face.
Everyone was seated, their own servants began to serve the food, and the dinner officially began. An invisible confrontation passed, but You Fang knew that all this was just an appetizer before the main meal.