readx;

Chapter 163: The Night Banquet of the Wealthy Family

Yanjing Shengjing, wealthy families gathered. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Starting from Shengjing, the capital of the Glow Empire, many wealthy families have taken root in Yanjing, and the ancestors of the twelve families of the Donghua clan are all located here. It's just that the wind is always blown away by the rain and wind, thousands of years have passed, some wealthy families have stood for thousands of years, and some have long been drowned in the long river of history, even the twelve families also have ups and downs, and the Han family is the best example.

Among the many wealthy families in Yanjing, the Lei family undoubtedly belongs to the faction that has survived the wind and rain, and the Lei family has produced many talents for thousands of years, and now it is firmly among the top ten wealthy families in Yanjing, and every move has attracted much attention.

Although Lei Jingyun, the old lady of Lei, is not the patriarch of the Lei family, he and his younger brother Lei Jingfeng have been in charge of the Lei family for decades, and the brothers have worked together to run the Lei family like an iron bucket.

It is precisely with such an identity and status that Mrs. Lei's 80th birthday has attracted special attention, and the Lei family has become the most sensational event in Yanjing recently.

At dusk, the Lei clan located in the northern district of Yanjing opened its door, and the usually well-guarded sect was full of lights and beams, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces. With the arrival of the carriages outside the door, the servants began to get busy, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.

When Han Fei and Han Wuguo arrived at the Lei Clan's Mansion, it was already dark, it wasn't that they didn't want to hurry, it wasn't very far from the Holy Martial Academy to the Lei Clan's Mansion, but there was too much time on the road, and the avenue was full of carriages going to the Lei Clan's birthday banquet.

On both sides of the avenue outside the gate of the Lei Clan's mansion, hundreds of luxurious carriages of all kinds were already parked, and the various family crests on those carriages were enough to make heraldic scholars like treasures.

Among these carriages, Han's carriage undoubtedly looked quite shabby, the medium-sized carriage and the grade of the two mixed-breed horses were really not, even this was hurriedly refurbished by Han Wuguo, and the paint on the carriage had not yet dried, and the Shengjing Han clan had been in decline for too long.

In addition to the simple carriage, there were only Han Fei and Han Wuguo who went to the banquet, there were no attendants and knights, although the servants of the Lei family who were in charge of receiving them were respectful and polite, but Han Fei still saw a trace of contempt in his eyes.

However, this contempt disappeared without a trace after Han Fei showed the golden invitation, this servant was of course very aware of the weight of the golden invitation, and his expression suddenly became respectful, leading the two of them towards the mansion.

The size of the Lei Clan's Mansion is definitely one of the few in the northern district where Yanjing is full of wealthy families, with gardens, meadows, woods, and contiguous villas and mansions... The royal manor of the Minglan royal family is nothing more than that, with more than a dozen brightly lit martial soul towers and spirit law towers standing on the edge of the small lake, proudly showing the strength of the Lei clan to the guests.

Due to the large number of guests, the pomp and circumstance of the dinner extended from the hall of the main building of the sect to the small lake a hundred meters away, and more than a dozen rows of long tables were neatly placed on the unusually smooth grass, on which were filled with delicacies and drinks served in silver tableware for the guests to take at will.

Musicians in white dresses played cheerful music on the grass, and under the light of dozens of vertical crystal lanterns, hundreds of guests enjoyed delicious food and wine, while chatting and laughing in twos and threes, and if they were tired of standing, they could also go to a nearby villa to rest.

For many nobles, this birthday banquet is also a place for them to connect with their feelings and make noble friends, especially some low-level nobles and businessmen who are fortunate enough to be invited, and it is regarded as an excellent opportunity to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix.

The servants of the Lei family took Han Fei and the two of them straight towards the luxurious main building that stood in the center of the sect mansion and was seven stories high, and stopped at the place facing the right side of the main entrance of the hall, and said respectfully, "Two adults, please wait a moment. ”

From here, you can see that the steps leading to the hall are full of people, and an old man in a golden robe, surrounded by more than a dozen male and female samurai and nobles, is smiling and accepting the congratulations of the guests.

The old man looked to be about fifty or sixty years old, burly and tall, and although his hair was all white, he was full of energy and laughed loudly, especially with a pair of eyes.

"This is Old Lady Lei..."Han Wuguo said softly: "According to the rules, he will personally greet the distinguished guests who receive the golden invitation, and accept congratulations and gifts, if it is an ordinary invitation, he will not have this qualification, I heard that the old lady has sent out a total of seventy-two golden invitations this time, which has never been done before." ”

"There's still people in front, so we're going to wait in line for a while. ”

Han Fei suddenly realized that this Lei Clan's pomp was really not ordinary.

However, the two of them didn't wait long, and soon a handsome young warrior came over and saluted politely: "Lord Count Wuguo, Your Excellency Han Fei, my old lady invites you to come over, thank you for coming!"

Han Wuguo also has the title of hereditary earl, but since the Han clan has long lost its fief, this title is just a fictitious title.

"You are Lei Yaoyang, Lake's son, the last time I saw you, you were only in your teens, I didn't expect you to be so old now!" Han Wuguo said with a smile.

The tiger will not fall, although the current Shengjing Han clan has fallen into a bad situation, but Han Wuguo is the head of the clan after all, and he must not lose his identity in front of the juniors of the Lei family.

"Yes!" Lei Yaoyang saluted again, showing a good tutor, but his eyes fell on Han Fei.

Han Wuguo patted Han Fei's shoulder and said with a smile: "Fei'er, let's go, let's go and visit Old Lady Lei together!"

Under the guidance of Lei Yaoyang, Han Wuguo and Han Fei walked down the steps covered with red carpet and came to the door of the hall.

"Earl Han Wuguo of the Shengjing Han Clan, and his son Han Fei have arrived...", one of the servant warriors shouted loudly.

Hearing this shouting, the distinguished guests who had completed their congratulations standing at the door had different expressions, some sneered, some contemptuous, and some turned curious eyes on the two.

In front of everyone's eyes, Han Wuguo strode up to Lei Jingyun, touched his chest with his right hand and bowed and said, "Old lady Lei, Wuguo wishes you a long life and good health!"

According to the seniority, Han Wuguo is lower than Lei Jingyun's generation, and it is in line with his identity and etiquette to perform the junior ceremony.

Lei Jingyun returned the salute with a smile: "Wu Guo, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are a lot older, I am very happy that you can come today!"

The relationship between the wealthy families in Yanjing is very delicate, fighting and entangled with each other until now, maintaining a delicate balance between each other, although the Han family has long declined, but the relationship with the Lei family and the Yun family is quite special, so it has also attracted the attention of some well-intentioned people.

This birthday banquet can be said to be a big gathering of Yanjing nobles and wealthy families, Lei Jingyun's every move has attracted much attention, and he can say such a very close word to Han Wuguo, which means enough to make people chew for a long time.

"That's how it should be..."Han Wuguo was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly pulled Han Fei who was standing behind him over: "Old lady, this is my grandson Han Fei, Fei'er, hurry up and meet Old Lady Lei..."

"Old lady Lei..."Han Fei was about to bend down to salute, but was held up by the other party: "You're welcome, you are Han Fei? Yes, very good, much stronger than my unsuccessful grandsons!"

"Thank you for the old lady's compliment..."Han Fei straightened up and said without humility or arrogance: "Congratulations to the old lady for a long life and good health!"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say..."Lei Jingyun said with a smile, his eyes were very kind.

Seeing that his old lady admired Han Fei so much, several Lei clan disciples standing behind him looked a little angry, and their eyes couldn't help but take on a bit of provocation when they looked at Han Fei.

There were also a few people among the guests who looked a little strange, and two of them quietly exchanged a look.

The servant who followed Han Fei respectfully presented the gift, which was a large mahogany box carefully wrapped in golden silk, and the weight was very heavy, and the sturdy servant had a hard time holding it.

Originally, as soon as the congratulatory words were said and the gifts were given, Han Fei and Han Wuguo, like the other guests, stood aside first and gave up their places to the guests who came after, but at this time, someone jumped out.

"Earl Han Wuguo, I don't know what precious gift you gave to the old lady, can you open it up for everyone to open their eyes?" A tall and thin middle-aged nobleman among the guests suddenly said, "Just now they all feasted everyone's eyes!"

Although the Donghua and Taixi belong to the same human race, there are many differences in appearance, living customs, etc., but after thousands of years of integration, these differences are gradually disappearing, for example, the Donghua people generally do not open on the spot when they receive gifts, but the Taixi people are just the opposite, and now they are very casual, and it doesn't matter if they open it or not.

Most of the people present knew about the bad situation of the Shengjing Han clan now, and it was expected that Han Wuguo would not be able to come up with any rare and precious congratulatory gifts, of course, Old Lady Lei would definitely not care about this, what treasures did he have in his family?

But this middle-aged nobleman obviously took this point, and sincerely wanted to make the Han family ugly, after all, Han Wuguo came with a golden invitation, if the gift was not enough, it was obviously sorry for Lei Jingyun's attention.

Old Lady Lei's brows furrowed slightly, but the smile on her face was not missing half a point, and what was unexpected was that a Lei disciple standing next to her also said: "Yes, Grandpa, I also want to take a look, do you say okay?"

As a result, everyone's eyes fell on Han Fei and Han Wuguo.