The Xie Mansion of the Marquis of Ningguo is a combination of the Marquis Mansion and the Horse Mansion, and the regulation is slightly higher than that of similar mansions.

The eyes of the Kyoto magnates during this period of time were all focused on the body of the Marquis of Wuwei.

People are speculating about what kind of reward they will receive when that Marquis Lu returns to Beijing next time, and I am afraid that the idle houses on the left and right sides of the Marquis of Wuwei Mansion will be opened up to re-plan the layout.

The scholar relied on the cold window to study hard to gain fame and fame, and entered the court as an official.

Compared with military generals, Wenchen's promotion path in the Jiupin official system will be relatively smooth.

Military generals can only rely on their military exploits to win meritorious titles.

For example, Ningguo Hou Xie Yu.

Although he is a colt, he also holds the position of a military marquis.

The battle that made Xie Yu's promotion the fastest was the Battle of Meiling thirteen years ago, with the double feats of suppressing the Red Flame Rebels and the army of the Great Yu Emperor, Xie Yuna directly changed from a horse master to the Marquis of Ning Guo after the war.

The dark arrow shot by Marquis Xie in Meiling changed the history of the Great Liang Dynasty in a sense.

After that battle, 70,000 Red Flame troops annihilated Meiling, Lin Mansion was destroyed, the emperor's eldest son Xiao Jingyu died, and Concubine Lin Leyao committed suicide.

Thirteen years later, Xie Yu heard a faint rumor behind him, he stopped and turned around, and the arrow hit him right in the center of his eyebrow.

On the evening of April 12, the moon and stars are scarce, and there are not many people who come to Xiao Jingrui's birthday dinner today.

In addition to the two families of the Xie family, there were only five people, including Mei Changsu, Xia Dong, Yan Yujin, Gong Yu, and Meng Da, but later the government adjusted the invitation, and even the lady from the Wuwei Hou Mansion invited her.

The list of guests is determined long ago.

When he first reported to Xie Yu, looking at this invitation, which was not only a well-known Wang strategist, but also a woman from Lefang, and even the wife of the Marquis of Wuwei, after Xie Yu read it, he just said lightly to Xiao Jingrui: "Go and show it to your mother." ”

Xiao Jingrui wanted to speak and stopped.

The eldest princess of Liyang stayed with Mrs. Zhuo.

But to Xiao Jingrui's surprise, the two of them had no opinion on the invitation list.

So, the invitation was officially sent out smoothly.

Under the cover of night, the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion looked very lively.

The venue of Xiao Jingrui's birthday dinner this time was set in the Linling Pavilion between the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion, which was built on the lake, exquisite and unique water pavilion, the environment was elegant, and the guests who arrived in the mansion were led into the Linling Pavilion.

Liu Qiushuang was the last to arrive.

Xie Yu sent someone to inform the inner house, and among the guests present today, the most special identity was precisely the Liu family.

Xiao Jingrui and Xie Bi's expressions were inexplicable.

Soon, the eldest princess of Liyang and the Zhuo family came to Linling Pavilion.

"The guests have waited for a long time, and they hope to forgive their sins."

The eldest princess's light voice sounded.

Everyone is an acquaintance who usually interacts with each other, only Mrs. Zhuo knows a little less, so the introduction time after meeting is very short, until the introduction to Liu Qiushuang here, the eldest princess of Liyang paused.

Mrs. Zhuo's face was wrinkled, but her eyes were bright.

At this time, there was a hint of hatred in Liu Qiushuang's eyes, and then he quickly covered it up.

Her husband, her son... In the future, the sword can no longer be raised, which means that the two generations of owners of Tianquan Villa have announced that they will be completely abolished.

How can Mrs. Zhuo not hate?

But as Lu Ze's appalling achievements in the western realm were reported back to Jinling City and spread all over the world, the entire Tianquan Villa became silent.

Zhuo Dingfeng, who was in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion, has changed his temperament a lot in the past few months.

At this time, Zhuo Dingfeng moved his body slightly in front of the insider, and bowed to Liu Qiushuang with a calm expression.

Liu Qiushuang smiled slightly: "Master Zhuo, Mrs. Zhuo." ”

Seeing that Liu Qiushuang did not have the slightest guilt on her face, the anger on Mrs. Zhuo's face was fleeting, and she was just about to say something, but was stopped by her husband beside her.

Seeing this, Hou Ye Xie opened his mouth to let the guests sit down.

For private banquets at home, the arrangement of seats is not very rigorous.

Xie Yu and the eldest princess of Liyang lived in the main seat, Zhuo Dingfeng and his wife accompanied him, Liu Qiushuang sat on the first seat on the right, Xia Dong on the left hand side, the rest of the young people were in order, and Gong Yu insisted on sitting in the last seat.

After the banquet began, Xie Hou slowly got up and saluted with his hands on his chest.

"Xiao'er, all the distinguished guests are here, Xie Yu is ashamed. A glass of wine, talk about respect, and do it first in the next day. ”

After the first glass of wine, the feast of the night officially began.

The elders gave some clothes, shoes and socks that they had sewn by themselves, and the new robe with cloud pattern worn by Xiao Jingrui today was sewn by Mrs. Zhuo herself, Zhuo Qingyao and his wife sent a jade flute, and Xie Bi sent a Duan inkstone.

Yan Yujin sent a complete set of exquisite harnesses.

The summer and winter shots are relatively shabby, and they give ordinary ornaments.

After Yan Yujin saw it, he whispered angrily: "Sister Dong is so stingy, this year is Jing Rui's half-fiftieth birthday." ”

Xia Dong was not annoyed, and said with a chuckle: "We are Qingping under the Hanging Jing Division, and we are not as rich as the Hou Gate, and the complete set of horse harness you gave me is afraid that it will cost me a month." ”

The commander of Monte sent a bow.

Gong Yu brought a delicate embroidered screen on the table.

"Brother Su is sending... It turned out to be a heart-protecting pill that smelled unpleasantly on the rivers and lakes? ”

The Heart Protector Pill sent by Mei Changsu was not conspicuous, if it weren't for Yan Yujin who came over curiously and asked, and made a fuss and exclaimed a few times, others didn't notice that what Mei Changsu sent was such a precious thing.

Xiao Jingrui gasped, and subconsciously wanted to return such valuable gifts to Brother Su.

Of course, Mei Changsu shook his head with a smile.

Yan Yujin helped with a few gags on the side, and with the living treasure of Yan Gongzi, the restrained atmosphere at the beginning of the banquet was relaxed, and the banquets of the Jinling mansions liked to invite Yan Yujin to participate.

Everyone thought that the Heart Protector Pill given by Mei Changsu was already a rare treasure.

But after discovering the birthday gift from the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion, everyone's eyes couldn't help but become dull.

Erected in front of everyone is a long halberd with a cold and sharp pole, the top is in the shape of a "well", the halberd is about one zhang and two feet long, and the sharp point at the top of the halberd is faintly full of unparalleled murderous aura.

The halberd is a relatively uncommon weapon in the army.

Halberds are divided into single ears and double ears, one ear is generally called the green dragon halberd, and both ears are called Fang Tian halberd.

When the huge box was opened, it was a murderous weapon that would be unforgettable for both the host and the guests.

Xia Dong raised his eyebrows: "This halberd... Could it be the Fang Tian Painting Halberd? ”

Xia Dong's words were not explained, but everyone present knew what she meant.

Xuanbu's Fang Tian painting halberd.

Everyone's eyes looked at Liu Qiushuang with a shallow smile on his face, no one thought that the birthday gift given by the Marquis of Wuwei would be a murderous soldier who became famous in Dayu Xuanbu, the weapon of the former Langya master, which is definitely difficult to describe with value.

Xiao Jingrui has not yet spoken.

Xie Yu, Marquis of Ning Guo, who was on the main seat, took the lead and said, "Madam, this gift is too valuable, how can Jing Rui afford it?" ”

Xie Yu's words told the inner thoughts of the eldest princess of Liyang and everyone present.

The Heart Protecting Pill sent by Mei Changsu was at least a life-saving elixir, but the Fang Tian Painting Halberd sent by the Wuwei Hou Mansion was really too heavy.

And... Not too appropriate.

Facing the resignation of the main family, Liu Qiushuang said in a soft tone: "This is a gift specially sent by the dog from the west, the Marquis Mansion of Ning Guo was originally the Jiangmen Mansion, and the Marquis of Xie has a lot of military achievements, if Jing Rui doesn't like this gift, he will directly put it in the courtyard as an ornament." ”

Ornaments?

The crowd was slandered.

Is this kind of ornament the same nature as the kind of ornament sent by Xia Dongmeng?

Xie Hou could only accept this noble gift with a smile.

Although Lu Ze was thousands of miles away from Jinling, the gift he sent was undoubtedly disgusting to Xie Yu.

Xuanbu has died on the battlefield.

His sidearm was originally a murder weapon, and now it was sent to the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion as a birthday gift, which is really a bit ominous.

This gift made Xie Yu's heart can't help but cast a shadow on it, and it can't get rid of it.

The purpose of Xia Dong's coming to the mansion, Xie Yu was very clear.

The history of the head of the Hanging Mirror Division is a persistent person, and the murder of the internal prison has actually been put on hold now, but she still hasn't given up the investigation, but Zhuo Dingfeng's hand tendons are now broken, and the internal force of his body is wasted, and it is impossible for Xia Dong to compare the wounds on the deceased's body from the angle of Zhuo Dingfeng's moves.

Xie Yu didn't understand why Lu Ze wanted to abolish the martial arts of the Zhuo family's father and son.

Because to some extent, this washed away the suspicion that Zhuo Dingfeng and Zhuo Qingyao assassinated the inner prisoner.

After all, how can the wasted man strike again?

But today, there was a sense of uneasiness in his heart, and it became more intense with the appearance of Fang Tian's painting halberd.

Yan Yujin muttered in Xiao Jingrui's ear, the latter got up and came to his mother Liyang's side, only to hear the eldest princess say softly: "Everyone, the banquet must be without joy, since there is a Gong Yu girl from Miaoyin Fang here, why don't you invite her to play a song and listen to the song together?" ”

As soon as this suggestion came out, of course, everyone agreed.

I saw Gong Yu, who was sitting at the end of the seat, rising up, saluting his clothes around, and said softly: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess raises love." Gong Yu is not talented, and he is willing to cheer everyone present. ”

The eldest princess's personal maid came from behind the screen, holding the piano and setting up a seat.

Xiao Jingrui was slightly surprised when he saw this.

It was a guqin that my mother cherished very much, and it was usually treasured and not allowed to be touched.

Today, I actually took it out and let the palace feather girl play the piano.

Gong Yu was originally a musician, and after sitting down and taking a closer look, he knew the preciousness of this piano, and got up again to greet the eldest princess.

The eldest princess of Liyang bowed slightly in response.

Everyone present could see that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess was extremely courteous to Gong Yu.

Gong Yu slowly raised his hand, and only briefly tried a few notes to Jin Shengyuzhen.

The jade hand stroked gently, and the music was tactful.

Yan Yujin only listened to the front sound and knew that this was the world's famous song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix".

Yan Gongzi was a little surprised in his heart.

On this occasion today, playing the phoenix is not particularly appropriate.

For example, the Marquis of Lu, who was far away in the west, actually sent Xuanbu's Fang Tian painting halberd back to Jinling as a gift, and there were really too many 'inappropriate' things in Jingrui's birthday banquet today.

There is a strong flow of affection in the beautiful song.

The phoenix returns to his hometown and travels all over the world to seek his phoenix.

When I haven't met anything, I don't know what to do!

The Gong Yu girl of Miaoyin Fang has not been rumored to have an affair with the powerful son of Jinling City, but this time she is playing a beautiful song, but she seems to have experienced unforgettable emotional affairs, and the meaning of the song is touching people's hearts.

Before the song stopped, several people present were already in a trance.

Liu Qiushuang and the eldest princess of Liyang are both gloomy eyebrows, and tears seem to be flashing in their eyes.

Xie Yu turned sideways, seeing his wife like this, the unhappiness on his face was fleeting, and he said lightly: "Miss Gong Yu is really talented. But today is a happy day, so please play a more cheerful tune. ”

The tune changed again, and the atmosphere finally became cheerful.

Xie Yu didn't see the gloomy color between his wife's eyebrows disperse until a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he drank the wine in his cup.

After the two songs, the praise was everywhere.

Yan Yujin licked his face and got up and came to Gong Yu, and said with a smile: "Although today is Jing Rui's birthday, I have always been the same as Jing Rui, and I can barely be counted as half a birthday star, why don't you let me order a tune?" ”

Gong Yu smiled and before he could answer, a manservant from the Xie Mansion suddenly rushed in from outside the hall.

The servant quickly knelt in front of Xie Yu, looked flustered, and gasped: "Lord Hou, there are guests outside..."

Xie Yu frowned and said, "What are you?" Didn't you tell you to close your doors? ”

"They forcibly broke in, and the subordinates couldn't stop them, and they had already entered the Linling Pavilion."

A cold voice came from the entrance of the hall at this time: "It is said that Zhuo Dingfeng of Tianquan Villa was abolished and his martial arts were abolished, and today he went to the Marquis Mansion of Ningguo in order to ask Brother Zhuo, do you still count the challenges that you and I agreed on at that time?" ”

The words just fell.

I saw a few figures appear outside the lattice gate of Linling Pavilion.

The one at the head, dressed in an old gray-blue plaid shirt and combing the high bun typical of the Chu people, a middle-aged man about forty years old had a thin face, sunken cheeks, and a glint in his eyes glanced at everyone present, like a sword going sideways, with some gloom in his sharp eyes.

"Brother Zhuo."

"Do you still recognize someone Yue?"

The person who came was Yue Xiuze, who was ranked after Zhuo Dingfeng on the Langya master list and was famous all over the world for his cloud suppression swordsmanship.

Xie Yu also recognized the other party, looking at the servants who fell to the ground outside the attic, he had anger on his face, and said sharply: "Lord Yue, this is the private residence of Benhou, you broke in like this today, rude and arrogant, didn't you learn half a cent of etiquette in the Southern Chu court?"

"Wronged, wronged!"

Mausoleum King Yuwen Xuan drilled out from behind Yue Xiuze, arched his hand and said with a smile: "Yue Xiuze has already resigned from the court half a month ago, and now he is a white-clothed reckless man, what is the dissatisfaction of Marquis Xie with him, just liquidate, don't just pull it to our Great Chu court." ”

Turning his icy gaze to Yu Wenxuan, he said coldly: "His Royal Highness the King of Ling is finally a member of the Great Chu Imperial Court, right?" ”

Yuwen smiled on the excuse that he himself had come to give gifts and congratulate.

His Royal Highness King Ling's gaze quickly scanned the hall, and finally locked on Liu Qiushuang's body.

Liu Qiushuang glanced at him: "Marquis Xie remembers to protect His Royal Highness the King of Ling. ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole house was silent.