Although the area of the General's Mansion is not as large as the Prince's Mansion, it is also very broad, with a width of 100 acres. The auspicious time has arrived, and after the host and guest greet each other, they will be divided into two groups, old and young, to sit in different places for dinner.

Twenty-two seats were held for the middle-aged and elderly, all of whom were seated in the main hall of the main hall. The guests have always known that Rui Rumin is heroic and delicious, and during the banquet, they can't help but frequently toast to the old man's birthday.

The younger generation opened 14 seats and arranged to sit in the Tingxiang Pavilion two or three hundred steps away from the main hall. On top of this feast, the twenty-four students of the Zhizhi Hall in Huazi Prison actually reached twenty-one, and they were almost all gathered. Only tonight, everyone came to celebrate their birthday, and the main family was here, and the guests should not be too noisy. It is to meet with classmates, and they only bow their heads and do not talk much. Greeting this young guest of the pavilion was Rui Tuyan, the youngest son of Rui Mansion, and Rui Yilin, the eldest grandson. The two uncles and nephews are as old as Mei Yuanchen and Xia Chengxuan, and they are only in their teens and twenties, and they are not as heroic as the old man Rui's soldiers and the mass of drinkers, and they barely fulfill the friendship of the main family, and they have a few drinks with everyone, and they feel poor after a few words.

"Hey, Yuanchen, look at the two uncles and nephews of the Rui family, how can they be more shy than you! Hehe, that's fine!" Xia Chengxuan said with a soft smile next to Mei Yuanchen, winking at him and throwing away a knowing evil smile.

Mei Yuanchen didn't realize that there was anything wrong with being quieter, seeing that although Rui Tuyan and Rui Yilin were not good at talking, they always treated people with courtesy and not vain, smiling, and quite a kind of literati's kindness and gentleness, so he said: "These two sons of the Rui family, old and young, are gentle and courteous, not disturbed, and really have everyone's demeanor, but for some reason they don't come to Huazijian." I was a classmate with them, and I thought it was like a spring breeze. Alas, it's a pity. ”

"Hehe, it doesn't matter!" Xia Chengxuan pursed his lips and laughed softly in Mei Yuanchen's ear, "When I marry the young lady of the Rui family, you can also be regarded as in-laws, and then there will be opportunities to be close and close." Mei Yuanchen didn't refute him, and went to eat the food in the bowl by himself.

At three o'clock, the birthday banquet has ended, the guests are happy and congratulate one after another, the host family thanks the guests and leave the house, and the whole general's mansion will be quiet a lot soon.

The servants of the house had already swept the inside and outside of the hall and pavilion, and Rui Rumin stood on top of the main hall with her eyes closed, gently rubbing her temples. Rui Rumin's eldest son, Rui Tuxian, saw that his father's face was quite abnormal, and he was worried that the old man was not feeling well from drinking, so he stepped forward and asked, "Father, are you okay?" Do you want to drink two cups of hangover tea and rest first when you go back to the room?"

Rui Rumin gently pressed her temples and shook her head slightly, and sighed helplessly: "I have tried my best to push back, but there are still so many guests, and I really drank a little high tonight." ”

"My father has led soldiers in the army for many years, and his position of authority is high and prestigious, and my general's mansion is also attached to the party, so naturally the hall is full of guests. Rui Tuxian bowed slightly. After finishing speaking, he turned around and brought a bowl of tea from the tea table.

Rui Rumin didn't say anything, took the teacup and took a sip of tea and drank it. I saw that his face was quite melancholy, and he paced to the brocade stool and sat down slowly. Rui Tuxian followed, and sat down on the other side of the brocade stool.

"I'll sit here for a while, you go and call Xiaoling to the small garden, and meet me and the king and the prince in the small garden in a while. Rui Rumin put down the teacup in his hand and said in a deep voice

"Yes, father!" Rui Rumin is to welcome and send off guests tonight, I don't know how many times I have walked back and forth, I am already very tired, I want to sit down and rest, but my father has a life, I dare not disobey, and I salute and retreat.

The people in Tingxiang Pavilion have dispersed, and the banquet table has been removed, leaving only Xia Chengxuan, Mei Yuanchen and Rui's uncles and nephews, which seems to be very empty. Rui Tuyan led his nephew to Xia Chengxuan and Mei Yuanchen, and said with a smile: "Chengxuan Shizi, Yuanchen Gongzi, the guests here have returned, why don't we go to the prince and father?"

Both sides of the blind date kept their mouths shut and tacitly agreed, but their hearts were very transparent.

Xia Chengxuan couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable when he saw that this uncle, who might be the future, was so young, but his face didn't show it, and he replied with a smile: "That's the best!"

Walking all the way on the trail, quietly and silently, it was not as if he had just finished a lively wine feast. Mei Yuanchen walked in the third place, faintly feeling that something was not quite right, and there seemed to be a hostility watching his line from afar. I looked closely, but I couldn't see where it was, and I felt weird.

The small garden is not a small garden, but a small courtyard. When Xia Chengxuan and the four of them arrived here, Xia Muchao and Rui Rumin were already sitting down in the hall, chatting casually.

Xia Chengxuan walked over, and when he was away from Zhangyu, he saluted Rui Rumin and congratulated him on his birthday: "Good old man Rui, Chengxuan wishes you a wide heart and good health, everything goes smoothly, and you live a long life!"

This "old man" is called affectionate and respectful, which makes people feel unpretentious and not casual, Rui Rumin is really useful when he listens to it, and he happily says: "Haha, okay! You sit down and rest for a while, Tuxian and Xiaoling will arrive in a while." ”

Before Rui Rumin's words fell, Rui Tuxian's voice came from the door: "Ah, Tuxian is rude! Let His Royal Highness the Jaw King wait for a long time!" This girl is naturally Rui Xiaoling, the pearl of Rui Mansion.

Rui Xiaoling walked carefully, stopped in front of Xia Muchao and Xia Chengxuan, bowed his head and said: "Xiao Ling has seen the prince and the prince!" and then walked to Rui Rumin, and said softly: "Xiao Ling wishes grandpa good health, good sleep, and longevity than Nanshan!"

Xia Muchao had already seen Rui Xiaoling, so he naturally knew that she was beautiful, and he didn't care about it at the moment. But Xia Chengxuan had never seen her, and at this time, through the bright lights, he secretly looked at her appearance, which was not consistent with what he thought before. Looking at it, I thought in my heart: "I also said that this young lady of the Rui family was born in a military general's family, and she looks like five big and three thick, even if it is not the same appearance as the sow she said, I am afraid that it will not be much better, how can I think it is so beautiful! She is not Rui Rumin's granddaughter, and I am also willing to do this family business!" Thinking that the woman I wanted to see tonight was so pretty, I couldn't help myself for a while, and I was inevitably overjoyed, so I almost laughed out loud. Mei Yuanchen saw this Rui Xiaoling's face, and he also breathed a sigh of relief for Xia Chengxuan. At this time, I couldn't help but look at him, and I bumped into the smile that forgot its shape.

"Hehe, His Royal Highness the Jaw King, this, a few of our elders are here, and the two young people are afraid that they can't erase their words. Why don't you let them go to the warm pavilion on the other side! Rui Rumin suggested with a smile. Xia Muchao had already had such a plan in his heart, so he naturally agreed.

Rui Xiaoling endured the shame, led the way, and led Xia Chengxuan to the warm pavilion.

Since the two of them are gone, it is inconvenient for the three of them to be here, Rui Tuyan smiled and said to Mei Yuanchen: "Yuanchen Gongzi, why don't we go to the courtyard for a walk?"

Mei Yuanchen was feeling restrained, and he already had this intention in his heart but it was inconvenient to speak, and after listening to Rui Tuyan, he hurriedly replied: "That's right!" After speaking, the three of them walked towards the courtyard.