Chapter 9 The Banquet Asks the Heavens
"I announce that today's Red Flower Pavilion Conference is over, and the leader is this son, next, this son stays, and the rest of the people retreat on their own!"
Everyone left in a bustling manner. There were only a few people left in the square, all of them were the people of the City Lord's Mansion and Mo Wentian. "Childe, our young lady wants to invite you to her family banquet, and I hope that Childe will come with a face!"
"Your young lady invited me to her family banquet? I'm afraid it's not appropriate, I haven't met your young lady in the next day, how can I go to his family banquet, please tell your young lady to visit another day, I'm a little tired from today's competition, I'm afraid it's inconvenient!" Without waiting for Qiu Xiang to say more, Ming Shao turned around and left, ......"Hmph, I'm angry, isn't it the first place, what's the big deal, others don't have a chance to participate in my young lady's family banquet!"
"Miss, he refused, and said that he would come to visit another day, I think he just deliberately didn't give Miss face!"
"Okay Qiu Xiang, I believe he is not that kind of person, then see you another day!" Seeing that Qiu Xiang was angry, Li Ruobing comforted him kindly.
Qiu Xiang is nominally Li Ruobing's maid, but in private she is like a sister, Li Ruobing does not treat her as an outsider, and tells Qiu Xiang all secrets.
Mo Wentian returned to the inn and fell asleep early after taking a shower, and after eating for so long today, he really supported Mo Wentian, and when he came back, he felt restless and could only sleep...... But I couldn't sleep for a long time, and my mind was full of Mo Wentian's shadows, lingering...... As the saying goes, I think about it day and night, and that night Ming Shao lived up to expectations and dreamed of Li Ruobing, and dreamed of her getting married...... This broke Mo Wentian's happiness, and Mo Wentian, who was asleep, was woken up by music again...... So tossing and turning、、、
"Bell...... Is Childe there, bell bell...... Is Childe there?" A few heavy knocks outside the door brought the dreaming Ming Shao back to reality.
"Who, disturbing Young Master Ben's dreams," Mo Wen yelled angrily in the direction of the door.
"I'm the guard of the City Lord's Mansion, Li Feng, the City Lord is invited!" the man said modestly.
"Squeak...... The door opened, oh, it turned out to be Guard Li, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you just now!" Ming Shao squinted his eyes and pretended to apologize.
"Don't dare to be, Gongzi is the first in the competition, and he is about to leave and take office!" Li Feng said with a smile.
"Where, the eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, it's too early to say this, by the way, Guard Li will take a break and wait for the next moment, and when I pack up, I will meet the city lord with Guard Li!"
"Childe is light" After Li Feng finished speaking, Mo Wentian turned around and went back to the bedroom, packed up his clothes and walked out.
After a cup of tea, Mo Wentian cleaned it up and said, "Let the Ling guards wait for a long time, we can go."
"Ming Gongzi please"
The two of them went out and got into the carriage of the City Lord's Mansion, and the carriage went away, and the destination was the City Lord's Mansion.
Half an hour later......
"Qiqi City Lord, Childe has been brought" The guards at the gate came in to report.
"Hurry up, please," the city lord put down the book in his hand, got up and walked to the door.
Tall and mighty, his temples are a little gray, presumably caused by the hard work of Honghua Ancient Town, his eyes are bottomless, and he can't see a trace of fluctuation. It's not because of how high his cultivation is, it's just that the aura on his body makes people awe-inspiring.
"The grass people have seen the city lord in Mingqiu. Ming Shao waved his hands, and there was no less respect for him.
"I heard that the young man won the first prize in the martial arts competition at the banquet of the little girl, I wonder if the young man is interested in the position of the commander of the Red Flower Ancient Town?" the city lord looked at Mo Wentian with interest.
"It's just a fluke, it can't be true, and when the grass people first arrived in Honghua Ancient Town, they were soft-spoken, and they really didn't dare to think about the position of commander, and they hoped that the city lord would take back his life" Mo Wentian seriously shirked it. "Joke, Ben Shao still has a deep hatred and hatred that has not been avenged, how can I have time for you to be the commander, and besides, Ben Shaole is at ease, so I don't want to send people under the fence" Ming Shao muttered in his heart.
"Shaoxia doesn't have to be too humble, I have also heard a little about that game, Shaoxia's unintentional attack on his unpreparedness, it is quite amazing, it is no exaggeration to say, I don't dare to take over Shaoxia, which shows that Ming Shaoxia does have something extraordinary" The city lord's voice raised a notch again. A look of thirst for talent.
"It's not a secret, there are still important things to do when I come down to Honghua Ancient Town, before this matter is finished, the grass people have no other intentions, and they hope that the city lord will be fulfilled!" Ming Shao said tepidly.
"Hey, it's a pity, so I won't be reluctant to Shaoxia, or that sentence, if Shaoxia figures it out, the door of Honghua Ancient Town will always be open for Shaoxia, and there is one more thing, Shaoxia is guilty of the Zhuo family this time, with the Zhuo family's style of acting, Shaoxia is afraid that the next trouble will be ...... "The voice outside the string is that if you vote for me, the Zhuo family will not dare to take what to do with you, if not, I can't help your thinking." To be honest, Ming Shao really didn't take the Zhuo family in his eyes, as long as he was willing, he could raze the family to the ground at any time, but Mo Wentian was not a person who caused trouble. After all, Mo Wentian is still a child.
"Thank you Lord City Lord for reminding me, the grass people must be remembered, whether it is a blessing or a curse or a curse cannot be avoided, besides, I can't hide under your wings for the rest of my life, Lord City Lord, do you say?" replied Ming Shao without humility or arrogance.
"That's natural, with the young man's good skills, he can naturally turn evil into good fortune, but the open gun is easy to dodge and the dark arrow is difficult to prevent, and the young man is still more cautious" The city lord still did not forget to win over and take the method of retreating as advance.
"Butler, how are the preparations for the family banquet?" Without waiting for Mo Wentian to answer, the city lord instructed Li Hai, the butler beside him.
"Your Excellency, everything is ready"
"Okay, can the young man enjoy his face and participate in the city lord's family banquet?"
"The grass people are disrespectful!" Ming Shao really couldn't find any reason to refuse, and he didn't want to hurt the harmony, it was not good for anyone if the relationship was stiff, and more importantly, he could still see Li Ruobing, which was the point.
"Young Hero, Please"
"Lord Castle, please first," the lord took the lead and walked into the living room.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Li Ruobing naughtily pulling the city lord's arm, "Girl's house, be reserved, there are guests!" The city lord said to Li Ruobing dotingly,
"Oh......" When he saw Mo Wentian, he realized that something was wrong, and immediately let go of the movements in his hand, and his cheeks suddenly turned red...... It's a feast for Mo Wentian's eyes, "I didn't expect Mo Wentian, who has always been light and breezy, to have this side," Ming Shao muttered in his heart
"Okay, let's all take a seat, today is a family banquet, you don't need to be stubborn, Ming Shaoxia, you are the same" The city lord has changed his usual style, and replaced it with a parent's image to the fullest, thinking of this, Mo Wentian remembered the scene when the family ate together happily when he was a child, Ming Shao couldn't help but have a sour nose, and tears rolled in his eyes.
Mo Wentian was the first to notice that something was wrong with Ming Shao, so he asked, "What's wrong with Childe, are you okay?"
"Uh...... It's okay...... Maybe it's in the sand......" Mo Wentian lied without thinking.
"Oh...... Yes, do you need help?" Li Ruobing said in disbelief.
"Oh, no, it's much better" said that Mo Wentian is a person with a story, but it is not broken.
"Come and toast together, celebrate the young man's first prize," the city lord made a round.
"Thank you, thank you for doing it first" Mo Wentian hasn't had a good meal like this for a long time. I can't help but feel a little emotional......
After three rounds of drinking, Mo Wentian gradually let go, and also let down his guard, this is actually very dangerous, if the city lord wants to murder him, Ming Shao will definitely die, fortunately, the city lord only has the intention of soliciting at this time, and has no intention of murder.
"Childe, Ruobing also wants to toast you, thank you for being able to participate in my banquet," Ling Qingzhu said, raising his glass.
"Thanks to Miss, I am fortunate to have a glimpse of the face, and I will also toast you," Ming Shao said, raising his glass and drinking.
At this time, there is no embarrassment at the beginning of each other, it is as harmonious as a family, there is no hatred, no conspiracy, no ......
Halfway through the drink, the city lord left with the city lord's wife because he had something to deal with, leaving only the housekeeper, Qiu Xiang, Li Ruobing and Mo Wentian. It didn't take long for Li Ruobing and her maid to be helped to the room to rest because they were too strong to drink......
"Butler, it's not too early for you to see it, and I'm almost drunk...... I'll take my leave."
"Then I'll send Ming Gongzi'"
"No need, the housekeeper still needs to clean up here, I'll go by myself"
"Then I won't send ......"
"Butler stays", Mo Wentian staggered out of the City Lord's Mansion.
As soon as he got out of the city lord's mansion, Mo Wentian immediately forced off the alcohol, leaving only water, since the accident, Ming Shao had more precautions, the first is to keep a clear mind at all times, and the second is to prevent the revenge before it happens...... If your life is gone, how can you take revenge...... As for why he let down his guard just now, Mo Wentian himself couldn't say clearly, maybe it was his absolute trust in Li Ruobing......
(I know what will happen next, so please see the next breakdown!)