Chapter 8 Engagement

Three days later.

Left Prime Minister's House.

"Lord Zuo, congratulations!"

"Zuo Xiang, congratulations!"

"Rejoice and rejoice!" Zuo Xiang kept greeting the guests who came to congratulate at the door, greeting each other and welcoming the guests into the door.

The guests came to Zuo Xiang's mansion one after another, sent congratulatory gifts, and participated in the half-adult celebration of Miss Zuo Xiang's daughter. How long has it been? Since Ziyuan's first birthday more than ten years ago, the Zuo Xiangjia can almost be described as a door for fourteen years. Although it is related to the withering of the Wei family's bloodline and the lack of prosperity, it is more of a sign that Lord Zuo Xiang refuses to contact the outside world. Lord Zuo Xiang had many disciples in his life, but after the death of his son and daughter-in-law, he not only refused the visit of his protΓ©gΓ©, but even refused to discuss matters with his colleagues in the camp. Except for the occasional visit from the Meister family, the Zuo Xiang's family is almost unavoidable. To put on such a feast today, I am afraid that the whole camp will not be able to imagine it.

Although the left minister rarely interacted with people in private for more than ten years, because he was highly respected in the court and was quite harmonious with his colleagues, he did not let him fall into isolation and helplessness in his life.

The venue of the celebration was directly selected in the Zuo Xiang Mansion, although there were only two people left in the Wei clan of the Zuo Xiang Mansion, but this did not affect the luxury and luxury of the Zuo Xiang Mansion, although the number of people participating in the celebration was large, but in the face of this huge mansion, it was absolutely impossible to be crowded. After all, the Wei family has been based in the imperial capital for thousands of years, even if there is no corruption, just the wealth and honor inherited by the Wei family for thousands of years are enough to make people have no complaints about the extravagant mansion.

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"Alas, this person Ding Buxing is like this!" Zuo Xiang sighed faintly inside the mansion gate.

Regardless of the custom, guests must be greeted outside the door when they arrive, and this etiquette has been an integral part of Asian culture since ancient times. However, this simple etiquette has become a problem for the Zuo Xiangjia. Generally, the person who greets the guests must be a member of the clan, and at the same time, they must be of no lower status in the clan, so as to give the guests the respect they deserve. However, there are only two people in Zuo Xiang's family, surnamed Wei and Ziyuan, and Ziyuan is the protagonist today, so the task of welcoming guests falls on Zuo Xiang.

"Shibo, it's rare to have such a festive scene today, let's be happy, you will have to preside over the overall situation later. Looking at Zuo Xiang's slightly lonely expression, Mester Boyan comforted.

"Huh. Yes, I have to be in charge of the overall situation, but it makes my nephew smile. Boyondsoft, go and greet the guests, and I'll take care of the related matters. "After all, the left phase is still the left phase, even if there are thousands of helplessness and pain in the heart, it can still not show any traces at all.

"Well, Shibo, please!"

"The Emperor has arrived!"

The exchange between the two had just ended, and they didn't even give Zuo Lian time to turn around and walk to the inner hall, when an abrupt and heart-wrenching voice suddenly sounded. It is not because the voice of the messenger has magic power. It's all because of the content of the words, which has a strong impact on people. At this moment, not only Zuo Xiang and Mester Hirohiko, who were standing at the gate, hurriedly turned around to greet them, but even the guests who had already taken their seats also stood up one after another, waiting for the emperor's arrival in fear.

"The Emperor is here. Weichen has lost his welcome, and he hopes to forgive his sins. Zuo Xiang bowed and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"You're guilty, but not because you didn't greet me. But...... , you say, you hold a half-adult celebration for your granddaughter. Why didn't you inform me, if it weren't for my well-informed channel, it would have made me miss this opportunity to communicate with the secretaries. Tell me, how on earth should I punish you for such a great sin?" asked the emperor, half-jokingly.

"It really deserves to be punished, but this is a rare and festive day, so let's talk about the punishment another day. Now that the emperor is here, you naturally have to preside over the overall situation, and I hope the emperor will not shirk. ”

"Well, that's a mistake. This is not above the court, how can there be a courtesy of a monarch and a minister, how can this host not preside over the overall situation. Don't stand, sit, sit, sit, it's like I'm ruining the celebration. After resigning from the task of presiding, the emperor quickly walked to the inner hall and greeted everyone.

"In that case, please sit down! Zuo Xiang hurriedly followed the emperor into the inner hall and brought the emperor to the center seat near the stage.

"Well, you'd better hurry up and hurry up, the guests can't wait, you have to be alone inside and outside here, it's hard for you. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"Alas, wait a minute, where did Bai Ye go?" Seeing that Zuo Xiang was about to leave, the emperor called Zuo Xiang to stop him again and asked.

The celebration of Zuo Xiang's family is naturally very exquisite, and the seats of all the guests have been carefully arranged, and the position where the emperor sits is naturally the seat of the high-level figures in the imperial capital. The heads of the generals of the Wenchen military generals gathered at this table, and among the three marshals, except for Chen Zhe, who was stationed in Cloud City, they were all at this table, and the elders of the seven magic regiments, only Bai Ye was not present. Bai Ye has always had a close relationship with Frankol, Zuo Xiang and others, and it would be forgivable if other people didn't show up, but Bai Ye's character really can't be said if he didn't show up.

"That's the case, Bai Ye accompanies Zi Yuan in the back hall, and when Zi Yuan appears later, she will rely on Bai Ye, and I don't have any female dependents at home, and only Bai Ye is more suitable. ”

"Oh, I'll just say. Okay, it's time to get started. ”

"Yes. ”

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"Let's invite today's protagonist, the brightest new star in the imperial capital, Lord Ziyuan!" After a series of programs, the most important part of the celebration also appeared on the stage, and with the reading of the master of ceremonies, the real protagonist of the celebration officially appeared on the stage accompanied by the white night.

Fifteen-year-old Aster is still a little green now, and her body that has not yet fully developed is like a bud that has not yet bloomed, but despite this, it is difficult to hide the dusty temperament of Aster, and it can be seen that the future Aster will definitely become the brightest new star in the imperial capital as the master of ceremonies said.

Because of the celebration, Shion rarely took off the magic robe she always wore and changed into a white banquet dress. It's just that maybe it's because I don't want Aster to show her true face. When Aster appeared, she covered her face with a white veil to hide her face, leaving people with a trace of regret.

Of course, people can understand that the left minister did this. After Zuo Xiang's only son and daughter-in-law were assassinated more than ten years ago, there were only two people left in the Wei family. Ziyuan, who is already fifteen years old, let alone going to school, can even count the number of times he has left the mansion with his fingers. On weekdays, there are characters from a series of magic groups such as White Night, and in literature, there is Zuo Xiang's personal teaching. Cautiously, he didn't even ask for a tutor, and it was also thanks to Ziyuan that he inherited Zuo Xiang's quiet personality and devoted himself to studying magic knowledge, but he didn't let Ziyuan's personality be too distorted because he didn't have contact with the outside world.

"Fourteen years ago, my son and daughter-in-law were assassinated when they were returning to their hometowns. I'm afraid that our Wei family won't be able to leave even the last bit of blood, so for more than ten years, I have been overprotective of her. Don't let her go out, and don't even let her show her true face, for fear of being killed by gangsters again. I, Wei Yang, have been in the camp for more than 100 years, and I have a clear conscience. But for no reason, after more than ten years of trembling, Aster has finally ushered in semi-adulthood. Although there are no clues from the enemy so far, but. Now that Aster is half an adult, it is impossible for Aster to live in an enclosed space as before, despite the dangers. But it can't stop the growth of asters. From today onwards, I want to give an explanation to the future of Aster, colleagues and friends who are doing it, please be a witness for me and witness the growth of Aster. One of the two life-locking ropes was tied during Shion's first birthday celebration, and the other was tied after her parents' accident. Now that Aster is half-adult, I will cut one for her as a www.biquge.info for her half-adult pen fun pavilion. Zuo Xiang took out two red ropes from the neck of the astral and pointed into a knife, cutting one of them into two.

"Good! Well said!" As a king, he will naturally give people a strong pressure invisibly, and the atmosphere in the inner hall is also quite oppressive, so the emperor consciously takes on the responsibility of enlivening the atmosphere.

"Thank you, Lord Emperor, thank you!"

"Don't thank me yet, there's something else going on here. ”

"Huh?" Wei Yang was a little unsure of what the emperor wanted to do, so he showed an inquiring look.

"That's right. In this imperial capital, it is rumored that the granddaughter Wen Taowu is strategic, has both ability and political integrity, and can almost be called the first talented woman in the imperial capital. Now it's a good day for half an adult, so I want to come and mention a family affair for my second prince, I don't know what to do with Zuo Xiangyi?"

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The Emperor's voice was not loud or majestic, but rather as characteristic as two close friends talking to each other. But just this one sentence, which was so soft that it could be annihilated in the crowd at any time, made the entire inner hall completely fall into a deathly silence.

The emperor of the next era did not have as much power as in the real ancient period, although he was called royal, but he was more of a spokesman for the parliament. But even so, the majesty and nobility of the royal family are beyond the reach of the people of the imperial capital. However, such an opportunity was placed in front of Zuo Xiang, and for Wei Yang, with just a slight nod, the Wei family became a relative of the emperor in a blink of an eye. However, everyone present knows that the Wei family now only has the bloodline of Ziyuan left, and if it enters the royal family, the bloodline of the Wei family will be cut off.

Agreeing means that the Wei family will become a relative of the emperor, but it will cut off the bloodline. If you don't agree, the bloodline of the Wei family can continue, but you will miss the opportunity to cling to the imperial power, and more importantly, on this occasion, refusing the emperor's request is likely to offend the imperial power. As for things that would be interesting no matter how they chose, the ministers were happy to see what the Prime Minister would choose.

"Thanks to the emperor's love, the old minister is grateful. It's just that one minister doesn't have two masters, one daughter doesn't allow two husbands, Ziyuan already had a marriage contract when she was young, and I hope the emperor will forgive me. Zuo Xiang obviously didn't expect the emperor to make such a request, and he was stunned for a moment before he remembered to respond to the emperor's suggestion.

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It's a dead silence again. The people present are all from the imperial capital, and it is not clear what is going on, but since Wei Ziyuan was born to the present, he has never heard of a marriage contract with anyone, and Ziyuan has never even been out of the mansion for more than ten years, and Zuo Xiang is also a guest who can refuse to visit a foreign country, and it stands to reason that there are no conditions and opportunities to enter into a marriage contract at all. But since Zuo Xiang said it so surely, it is obviously such a thing, if it is not such a thing, even if there is any reason, it is impossible to deceive the emperor.

"There is already a marriage contract?I don't know which family's son is so blessed?" the emperor was also stunned. I thought that with the presence of all the civil ministers and generals in the inner hall, Wei Yang would not be able to refuse him, but I didn't expect Wei Yang to find such a reason.

"It's normal for people to be unclear about this matter, this is still a family affair set when Xiao'er Chengyu was alive more than ten years ago, when Xiao'er had an agreement with Meister Boyan, the head of the Meister family in Jingcheng, to be a child after Ziyuan was born. It's just that the child Chengyu was unfortunately killed, and the third son of the Meister family was not born, so it was shelved until the third son of the Meister family was born 7 years ago, and the marriage contract was officially effective. However, at that time, I was deeply saddened by Chengyu's death, and I didn't know it, so this family business has never had an official name. In fact, I also want to take this opportunity to give an explanation to two young people who have never been masked, but who are already married. ”

"The third son of the Mestre family?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Seeing that the emperor turned the target of his inquiry to himself, Mester Hirohiko stood up and replied humbly.

"This is Ling Gongzi?"

"Yes. ”

"Okay, good, sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs. Now that I have a marriage contract, I can't force it. That's good, the emperor can't come in vain. How about I preside over this engagement ceremony? Today, I will make an exception to exercise the rights of the emperor outside, which can be regarded as the emperor's marriage. "The matter has come to this point, and the emperor can't force anything anymore, so he mentions it.

"Lord Emperor Xie. ”

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In this way, Xiaolong and Ziyuan were defenseless and perhaps unconscious, and were hastily decided by a group of adults about their lives. Of course, for Xiaolong, he is not very disgusted with this big sister who is a little withdrawn but likes to play pranks on himself, after all, the two have almost been single since they were born, and they have the opportunity and platform to communicate with each other, and they have become good friends in just three days. (To be continued......)