Yesterday afternoon in Xianyang City.

The sun shines well.

In the northwest corner of the city, there is a very extensive mansion, and at the back of this mansion, there is a small courtyard that occupies a small area but is extremely elegant and secluded.

On an autumn afternoon, the weather was neither hot nor cold, and a breeze was blowing slowly.

There is a high couch built into the small courtyard, and Zhou Yanxi, who is dressed in civilian clothes, is leaning on the couch, holding a beautiful young woman in his arms, and there is also a young woman kneeling on the couch to serve, the left holding the melon, and the right holding the pot.

Three or four steps away in front of the couch, two young women sat upright, one holding the pipa, the other holding the red tooth clapper, the pipa sound moved, the clapping board was harmonious, and the woman holding the pipa was singing in a low voice with the music:

“...... Before leaving, tell me again. Xiao Langjun, don't ask for a second watch. During the second watch, my father didn't sleep, and he was doing things with his mother, when the bed board creaked, and the oil lamp swayed left and right. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yanxi laughed.

His figure is already obese, when he is crooked on the couch, his body is even more bloated, at this time he pats his legs and laughs, it seems that every fat on his body is trembling, plus he is more than seventy years old, his temples have long been gray, and he naturally looks more and more old.

At this time, although his laughter was loud, it did not interrupt the singing of the two women in front of him, and the woman holding the pipa in her arms still continued to sing unhurriedly but vividly: "When the third watch, don't come, when the father just slept, the two cats are fighting." The cat's meow made people panic and slowly struggle. Call Lang Jun, you come to the fourth watch, the night is quiet during the fourth watch, the concubine screams softly, Lang Jun, you climb up slowly. Climb up, don't mess around, the concubine's skirt is made of red silk, it's torn, it's not easy to buy......"

Zhou Yanxi couldn't stop laughing.

Although he was old, his voice was as loud and powerful as when he was young.

At this time, he laughed, the pipa girl was still singing, and he couldn't help but excitedly turn his head to look at the pet concubine in his arms, and asked, "Baby, how is the word master?"

He looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful face and a thin figure, and smiled sweetly when he heard the words, and said, "The master is a slave Xiaolangjun, can you come tonight?"

Zhou Yanxi laughed again when he heard this.

"Come, come, master, come, fight with my goblin for three hundred rounds!hahaha......"

He couldn't stop laughing, and suddenly remembered the sound of hurried footsteps in the yard.

After a while, a middle-aged man walked quickly to the back of the couch, got closer, and laughed in Zhou Yanxi's ear: "Hou Prime Minister Wang Chengzhang is visiting!"

Hearing the footsteps, Zhou Yanxi's face was a little displeased, but at this time, he couldn't help but be stunned, and he couldn't care about being interrupted by his interest, and said in surprise: "He, what is he doing, did he send someone, or did he ......?"

The middle-aged man replied, "The carriage has arrived at the door!

Zhou Yanxi frowned, immediately pushed away the beautiful concubine beside him, and suddenly turned over and stayed.

His movements are so agile and his body is bloated that it doesn't look like the same person.

Seeing this, the two singers in the family have stopped playing and singing.

Zhou Yanxi paced back and forth in front of the couch a few times, then stood still, and said indifferently: "I ordered Chengjie to go to see him on my behalf, and I said that the old man is difficult to get up, and if he sees his old friend, he will inevitably be sad and the sick will be ashamed." Tell him that when I get better, I will visit him in person. ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he said, "No!" and turned around and went out.

But before he could get out of the courtyard, he saw two fat middle-aged men already coming in front and back.

Among them, the leader is Zhou Yanxi's eldest son, Zhou Chengjie.

Seeing that it was him, the middle-aged man who was about to go out couldn't help but pause, first hurried to salute, and then looked back at the courtyard - he had arrived, and obviously he didn't need to speak.

But I saw that Zhou Chengjie walked into the courtyard quickly, but since he entered the courtyard, his eyebrows were lowered, and he looked like he didn't squint, and he went over to greet his father, and said: "Father, at such a sensitive time, there is restlessness everywhere inside and outside Xianyang City, so why did Hou Xiang come to our house?"

Zhou Yanxi saw that his two sons were coming, so he had to wave his hand helplessly, so the beautiful concubine, the singer, the maidservant, etc., all lowered their heads and quickly retreated to the house, leaving a few people to talk in the courtyard.

At this time, Zhou Yanxi glanced at his two sons, was slightly dissatisfied, and said, "It doesn't matter what he's doing, I just don't see him." Cheng Jie, you can go out to meet him on my behalf. But...... What are you afraid of! Look at you one by one, shrunk like mice, what a tiger father and dog!"

He reprimanded loudly, and both sons listened with their heads down, and no one dared to reply.

Of course, muttering in my heart is indispensable, "Shrink your head and wait and see what happens, isn't that exactly what you told me a few days ago?"

But at this time, muttering in his heart, Zhou Chengjie still raised his head to look at his father and asked, "That son saw Prime Minister Hou, how did he answer him." ”

Zhou Yanxi flicked his sleeves when he heard this, "Stupid!

He was about to tell his son again in person what he had just said, but he heard footsteps at the gate of the courtyard again, and a housekeeper-like person trotted in quickly, holding a short knife inlaid with gold and jade, came closer, he picked up the knife, and said: "Master, Prime Minister Wang Chengzhang ordered the villain to hold this knife to the master." ”

Ever since he saw the knife, Zhou Yanxi opened his mouth slightly.

After a while, he sighed, stretched out his hand and took the knife in his hand, and looked at it for a moment, a fat and white face suddenly wrinkled into a bitter gourd appearance, and his mouth was even more vigorous: "How is this good! How is this good! This old bastard, come to press me again! You old immortal Wang Chengzhang......

But after a while, he finally sighed, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go, no see, I'll go meet this old bastard!"

............

Front yard, main hall.

Wang Chengzhang, who is also over seventy years old, but is already a white-eyed, white-bearded and white-haired Marquis of Xianyang, is squinting and sitting in the first seat of the guest seat. Behind her, stood a handsome young man dressed as a guard.

Footsteps finally sounded behind the hall.

As his footsteps approached, an old and hoarse voice said: "The old man is immersed in bed, and I didn't expect my old friend to come to visit, I really ...... Woohoo......"

As he spoke, the voice began to cry.

Wang Chengzhang slowly opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth went up slightly.

He looked at the young man beside him, and the young man smiled.

At this time, with the support of his eldest son Zhou Chengjie, the old man Zhou Yanxi walked in step by step, covering his eyes with the wide sleeve of his left hand, as if he had not dried his tears and was ashamed to see his old friend.

But with the swing of his sleeves, he caught a glimpse of the young man standing behind Wang Chengzhang, and his footsteps suddenly stopped.

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

After two dry coughs, he suddenly let go of his son's hand, and his sleeve was lowered.

Then, he looked amazed.

"It's ...... This is...... Your Royal Highness Princess?this, this, this, this ......."

Wang Chengzhang's body leaned forward slightly, "Old Zhou, your eyes are still very good! ”