Chapter Twenty-Six: The Wedding Gift

A group of people galloped all night, not daring to make any stops, and when the sky was white, they arrived at Dechong Lake and closed it. Seeing that the city wall of Chonghu Pass is wide, the wall is full of flags, and the soldiers of Zhao State patrol back and forth, a solemn scene. Notices of the General Association of Military Merchants have been posted everywhere at the gate of the city, and there are many people of various factions in the rivers and lakes coming and going, and the atmosphere of the general association is already extremely strong.

The disciples of Qianjimen entered the pass, Yu Keqin said while looking, "Although Chonghu Pass is close to the border pass, this time the military and merchant association still looks so big, look at this person coming and going, I don't know that I think I have come to the capital." ”

Zeng Ge said as he walked, "No, the General Association of Military Merchants has always been the largest military and commercial conference in the Luyang area, involving the interests of many relevant people, and many martial arts sects will also send people to participate, but don't underestimate it just because it is located in the northwest." ”

Yu Keqin stuck out her tongue. Wang Dachuan asked, "Senior Brother Zeng, I heard that your father is the president of the General Association, Old Man Zeng." ”

Zeng Ge nodded in response, "Yes, my father, as a business mind, has been re-elected as the chairman for two consecutive terms. In the past ten years, on the surface, people from all walks of life have praised each other, thinking that the old man of the Zeng family has performed brilliantly, but in fact, some people have long been greedy and want to replace him. Daddy is old, and he is indeed unable to deal with military and commercial affairs, and there was no problem in abdicating to make Xian. I still can't rest assured, in fact, I am afraid that people with ulterior motives will take the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the position and end up causing disaster to the people. ”

Bai Ling knew what Zeng Ge was referring to, and he had always had the heart to help him. So he patted Zeng Ge on the shoulder and said, "King Feng, don't worry, this time there will always be the Second King of the Wind and I will let go out, and I won't let any President Lu Bing Chen Zong conspiracy succeed, and you should sit in this position as the president." ”

Zeng Ge smiled, "When the time comes, we will become the president and promulgate a new subject for the township examination-the Imperial God Card! Second King, do you think it's good?" Bai Ling smiled at Zeng Ge cheaply, "If that's the case, it's naturally wonderful." "The two of them are the same, as long as they talk to each other, the topic must be off-track.

Chen Juefei coughed twice, interrupted the two brothers' jokes, and said, "Let's go to the inn first, there are still four days before the opening of the general meeting, although we have arrived at the Dechonghu Pass, but in the case of not knowing who the enemy is, everyone still has to be careful." "All the brothers and sisters had palpitations when they remembered what happened yesterday, and immediately agreed again and again.

After the disciples of Qianji found an inn and settled down, Zeng Ge shouted that he wanted to go to Guanzhong for a walk. Bai Ling was really defeated by him, and the elder brother's advice never passed an hour, and the eldest young master of the Zeng family ignored it.

After coming and going, the second king of the wind couldn't resist the king of the wind, and finally agreed to go out with him. As soon as the two of them came out, they saw Duan Yao waiting at the door. She stood there vividly, still wearing a human skin mask, with a blank face. However, Zeng Ge looked at his human skin mask but didn't see the clue, mainly because he didn't know what it was when he tried it on, so the stolen treasure was in front of him without knowing it.

When Duan Yao saw Bai Ling coming out, he stepped forward and said, "Bai Ling, Zeng Ge, where are you two going, how about taking me one." Zeng Ge was surprised, he didn't recognize this nameless boy, and he didn't know if Bai Ling and her knew each other. Zeng Ge opened his mouth and asked, "This brother, I haven't had time to ask you your name and which sect you belong to." ”

Duan Yao smiled and said, "The younger brother is a nobody under the Sword Division, surnamed Du, with a single name and a girl, because of his small achievements in the autumn school conference, he was favored by the head of the family, and I am fortunate to follow the big brothers out to see the world." Zeng Ge remembered that there were no outstanding disciples named Du Ya in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and wondered if he had forgotten about it, so he turned his head to look at Bai Ling to see if he denied it.

Bai Ling listened to Duan Yao's nonsense, and he didn't immediately expose it. Thinking about Du Ya Du Ya, it is clear that Duan Yao's pronunciation is half of each.

Bai Ling said, "Let's walk around, the opening of the General Assembly of Military Merchants is about to open, and it is good to know the surrounding situation in advance." If Brother Du is fine, it is better to rest more at the inn, there is no need to follow us blindly. ”

This person won't make people feel comfortable when he speaks, Duan Yao sighed slightly, "I'm very energetic, and I don't need to rest, isn't Brother Bai Ling a little too outspoken." ”

Zeng Ge likes to make friends, and said busily, "Eh, Bai Ling, you are wrong in what you say, since you understand the surrounding situation, we have Brother Du together, more eyes and more mouths, so we can naturally understand more, why do you refuse others." ”

Is this stinky boy on my side? Dragged me back all day long, Bai Ling glanced at Zeng Ge, shook his head helplessly, and went with her. Duan Yao saw Bai Ling's acquiescence, and his eyes showed joy.

The three of them walked on the road, and the people around them were bustling, doing business, shopping on the street, and it was very lively. Duan Yao's girl has a temperament, looking left and right, full of curiosity about many things, and she is very happy.

After walking for a while, Zeng Ge saw that the young man's movements were twisted, and he seemed to be a bit of a sissy, so he secretly said to Bai Ling, "Eh, this kid doesn't look like a man in his demeanor." ”

Bai Ling held back a smile and said, "You kid is also clever, this is not like this, it is not at all." Zeng Ge frowned puzzled, wondering if this kid was making a statement to entertain me.

Bai Ling explained, "This Du Ya is actually the brutal girl Duan Yao. ”

Zeng Ge looked at it behind his back for a while, and said, "This face is not right, that chick doesn't look like this, besides, this is a man in front of you, are you making fun of me and entertaining Lao Tzu." ”

Bai Ling said, "Didn't you lose a baby before, na, now it's on her face, no wonder you can't recognize it." Zeng Ge suddenly realized and said, "This little lady is still a face-stealing thief?" Bai Ling, if it weren't for the fact that you have a leg with her, I would have pierced her now, and I wouldn't give her face at all." ”

Bai Ling frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, this woman is my nemesis, and I haven't met anything good since I met her." Wipe her ass all day long, and I will die of suffering. ”

Zeng Ge pretended not to understand, and continued to laugh and said, "Wouldn't it be beautiful for the two of you to love and kill each other, since this human skin mask was taken away by you, it is no different from giving it to you, just give it to her." Bai Ling saw that he was talking nonsense, and he didn't pay attention to him anymore after a glance.

The three of them walked around for a long time, and suddenly there was a blow and a beat in front of them, and the sound of suona and festive music came over, attracting the three of them to look forward. I saw a pair of people approaching the front, and dozens of people in front of the team blew not usually vigorously, and the people of the whole street gathered over.

In front of the group, two tall horses opened the way. A man in his thirties with a happy face, wearing a groom's red robe, thanked the surrounding villagers. Beside him, a man dressed as an officer, it was the general Chen he had seen before. The two of them talked and laughed, riding horses from the street, followed by a big red sedan chair behind them, surrounded by a welcoming procession. The surrounding people all rushed forward and shouted to see the bride, Duan Yao was very energetic when she saw it, and squeezed to the innermost edge a few times.

However, Bai Ling and Zeng Ge were mixed in the crowd, and their eyes were on Chen Jiang and the man. As a local official, he rode forward with the bridegroom, and I don't know what the relationship between the two is. Zeng Ge Bai Ling knew that General Chen was always a subordinate of Lu Daoming, the general soldier of Luyang, so he paid special attention to his every move.

As soon as the two inquired in the crowd, they learned that today was the day of Lu Dekun, the son of General Lu Bing, to take a concubine. Zeng Ge secretly scolded, "This kid is not very old, and the concubine has taken a bunch of them." Seeing Duan Yao excitedly following the welcoming procession, the two also walked with the crowd and went to the groom's house.

Not long after walking, a tall mansion stands in front of you, and the scene is not weaker than the prince's mansion, which is the Lu mansion. Many of the invited guests came to the banquet. The onlookers gathered outside the door to watch the Lu family set off firecrackers, and the festive atmosphere shrouded the scene.

Duan Yao stood on tiptoe, sharpened his head and looked inside. Seeing Duan Yao's eagerness to see the newcomers worship the church, Bai Ling smiled contemptuously, "What, Brother Du is very envious? Do you want to go in and have a look?" As soon as Duan Yao heard that he could go in, he couldn't hold back the smile on his face, and immediately didn't care about Bai Ling's ridicule, and hurriedly said, "Is this true? If you can really go in, it would be great!"

Seeing that her eyes were genuine, Bai Ling stopped joking with her and said, "It's okay to take you in, but I have to borrow something from you." Duan Yaoqi said, "What do you want to borrow?"

Bai Zero pointed to her face and said, "That's the human skin mask on your face." I'm sorry for you to take it off and lend it to Zeng Ge for the time being. ”

Duan Yao saw that Zeng Ge looked at herself and seemed to be smiling, knowing that Bai Ling had told him his secret, so she glared at Bai Ling, she muttered and said, "This thing was originally Zeng Gede, I took it from myself, but don't say a borrowed word, return him." Saying that, Duan Yao took off his mask and stuffed it to Zeng Ge, revealing a beautiful appearance, as long as he could enter the door to see the wedding ceremony, he didn't care much about a mask.

Zeng Ge was holding the mask, full of suspicions, and didn't understand Bai Lingda's idea. Bai Ling waited for Zeng Ge to put on his mask and pulled the two of them to walk quickly towards the Lu Mansion.

A welcoming family saw the three people coming over, who seemed to be people from the rivers and lakes, and did not dare to slack off, so they came up and saluted, and said, "A few young heroes are here for a big wedding gift." "White Zero Positive Color," exactly. Jia Ding asked, "That young man has an invitation, where is the congratulatory gift, you can hand over the small one first, and wait for the small one to report your name." Bai Ling said, "I didn't bring the invitation, the congratulatory gift is on us, don't bother the little brother to report, and we will present it in person later." The family was a little embarrassed, and said, "Shaoxia, I'm afraid this is not in accordance with the rules, there are many guests coming and going today, so let's follow the number of the lord's family rituals." ”

Bai Ling waved his hand to interrupt, his face showing a fierce expression, "Needless to say, we were originally invited by General Lu to come here for the special invitation of the Military Merchant Association in a few days, and you are here to talk to us about these small things." In his speech, he deliberately added an accent to the General Assembly of Military Merchants to show that he had several special identities.

Sure enough, when the family heard that they were coming for the military and merchant associations, and seeing that they were dressed as people from the rivers and lakes, they didn't dare to say anything for a while, and their faces were even more hesitant. Seeing him hesitate, Bai Ling snorted, "Get out of the way." After speaking, he pulled the two of them into the stride, and the family's heart shrank, and it was better to have more than one thing, so he didn't dare to say another word. Duan Yao lowered his head and followed Bai Ling into the mansion, muttering in his heart: This kid is really a little smart, he can come in under the guise of the General Association of Military Merchants, why didn't I think of it earlier. Zeng Ge has a tight trust in the means of his good brother, and such a trivial matter as entering the mansion naturally cannot be difficult for him.

The three of them entered the hall, the wedding banquet was filled with nearly 100 tables, the wine and delicacies on the table were piled up like a mountain, the lights on the heads were colorful, the maids and maids shuttled to serve the left and right, and the guests sang about the wine, and the cups were staggered, and they had already put the lamps up.

Zeng Ge's eyes were sharp, and when he saw that a wedding table was not yet full, he pulled Bai Ling Duan Yao and hurriedly went over to sit down, and the other people at the same table looked at the luxuriously dressed, they should all be people with heads and faces.

As soon as he sat down, Zeng Ge immediately began to eat and drink without any scruples. Bai Ling scolded secretly, this grandson doesn't look like the eldest young master of the Zeng family at all, is he a hungry ghost reincarnated. After all, Duan Yao is the daughter of the big faction of the rivers and lakes, although the delicacies on the table are delicious, but it is not unseen, she only picked a few dishes and chewed slowly and ate a few bites, then stopped her chopsticks, raised her head and looked around, feeling the atmosphere of the wedding banquet.

Bai Ling looked near the main table, and saw that Lu Dekun was laughing and talking with many guests, and a man in his fifties and a noble lady were sitting on both sides of the high hall, thinking that it was Lu Zongbing and his wife.

After a while, I heard someone shouting, "Please invite the newlyweds to worship the church!" and I saw a rich and noble grandmother in the inner hall leading the bride Yingying out. Grandma saluted slightly to Mr. and Mrs. Lu Zongbing, and then gently led the bride to Lu Dekun. Lu Dekun's eyes stared at the bride and smiled from ear to ear.

The bride has a graceful posture, even if she covers her head with a red cover, she must be a beauty when she thinks about it, Duan Yao can see it, and she can't help but praise the bride for her beauty. Bai Ling laughed, "You can't even see what kind of appearance people have, so you can't stop praising them?"

Duan Yao stared at the bride intently, and replied, "Marriage in the church is the happiest and most beautiful time in every woman's life, you have never experienced it, and you know something." Bai Ling felt that she made a little sense, and no longer refuted. It's just that Zeng Ge snorted, "It may be the case for ordinary people to get married, but this is the fourth concubine of the boy surnamed Lu, and it is unknown whether this girl is really happy after marrying into a wealthy family." What Zeng Ge said obviously looked at him at a deeper level, Duan Yao didn't know how to reply to him for a while, and stared at the newcomer silently.

After a while, the newlyweds finished their three bows. Each guest will roll call their congratulatory gifts one by one, such as pearls, agate, gold and silver jewelry, and the list goes on. Lu Daoming's father and son smiled happily when they heard this, and waved their hands again and again to make polite remarks. Zeng Ge saw that he was about to sing to his table, so he was in a hurry, so he secretly stabbed Bai Ling and said, "We didn't bring any congratulatory gifts, what will we do later." Bai Ling didn't answer, just lowered his head and took a few sips of wine, feeling spicy in the mouth, with a hint of sweetness, good wine.

When the roll call arrived at the table of Bai Ling, Zeng Ge lowered his head and shrank up and didn't dare to make a sound, for fear that others would stare at him. Bai Ling stood up with the strength of the wine, and said with a grin, "The next three people are disciples of the Qianji Sect, and today they are uninvited to congratulate Lu Gongzi for great joy, and now we will perform a dance to make a thin gift, and I hope you don't dislike it." ”

When Lu Daoming heard that it was a person from Qianjimen, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, thinking about why they came, and searched in his mind, but he didn't expect to have anything to do with them on weekdays, but on his son's big day, he didn't say anything, just looked at Bai Ling and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Lu Dekun received a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, and suddenly heard that someone was going to dance, he was very curious, and said, "Qianjimen is a big faction in the rivers and lakes, and today is coming, and the contemptible wedding is really brilliant. ”

Bai Ling laughed, pointed at Duan Yao, and said, "Then let my senior sister dance, and I will sing as a companion." When Zeng Ge heard this, he almost didn't spit out the leg of mutton that he was eating in his mouth. Duan Yao didn't expect that Bai Ling's congratulatory gift turned out to be to dance by himself, and he was really taken aback, and secretly scolded this little thief for making decisions without first notifying him, but he has been able to sing and dance since he was a child, and his talent here is indeed far higher than that of martial arts, dancing is what he is good at, and improvisational dancing is not a big deal.

Duan Yao was down-and-out and generous, quite like a father's style, and there was no restraint in refusing at the moment, so she got up and said, "It is also my honor for the little girl to be able to dance for the newcomer today. At that moment, Yingying walked to the center of the field and made a starting salute. Everyone saw the beauty in front of them dazzling, and a young woman came into view, as glamorous as a peach and plum, Chu Chu was moving, and it was really beautiful. Lu Dekun's eyes were stunned, and he secretly shouted that there was such a stunning woman in the world.

Everyone was stunned at the beauty of this woman, only to hear Bai Ling's hand knocking on the table and beating the beat, a song has been sung, "Out of the water hibiscus, rare lover idiot, a dance and a stage, but the beauty picture ......" The song is beautiful and tactful, the sound is in the ears, and the guests are extremely useful.

Duan Yao danced with Bai Ling's singing, like a fairy descending to earth, beautiful and picturesque, dancing a beautiful scenery, Duan Yao saw a dance that her mother danced when she was young, recalled it in her mind, and danced out.

Bai Ling's singing is to praise a stunning beauty, just in time for Duan Yao's dance, the two sing and dance, the rhythm is seamless, as if it is rehearsed, plus Duan Yao's graceful figure, every soft dance step seems to affect the hearts of the guests present, and many people unconsciously shouted out good, and they were stunned.

Suddenly, Bai Ling's singing voice suddenly turned high-pitched and sad, and he only heard him sing, "...... When the angry hair rushes to the crown, the muscles and bones are broken, the flowers fall and look back, no one and nothing. The lyrics suddenly have a sense of desolation, as if they are lamenting their own life experience, which makes people can't help but be moved.

Duan Yao danced to the tune of Bai Ling, her heart followed the song, and her expression and posture revealed endless poignant and pathos. After the dance was over, Duan Yao was already teary-eyed, and tears were raining. The beauty wept, and many others were also infected, showing pity on their faces.