Chapter 16: The Sword Casting Ceremony (2)
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After sending Dongfang Yan away, He Xun sat alone at the table, quietly thinking about everything that had just happened. The scholar sent himself to the Dongfang family lightly, it can be seen that the identity of this person is by no means simple, He Xun secretly rejoiced that since he walked out of the mountains, the people he met can be said to be some good people, Ling Yan, Zhao Sihai and this strange scholar who does not know his name.
Since he knows Dongfang Yan, why don't I go and ask him? He Xun thought silently in his heart, but then dispelled this thought, "Since he has not told him by name, he has his own reasons, and if I ask rashly, it will seem stingy." If we are destined to meet in the future, why should we care about this time?'
He Xun smiled and got up to pack his luggage. This Oriental family is really a big family, and the wing room for the guests to live temporarily is also gorgeous, with carved tables, chairs, wooden beds, exquisite and elegant celadon ornaments, all of which show the century-old heritage of the Oriental family.
"I really don't know what's going on outside without going out. It is also a residence, and there is really nothing to compare with the wooden house in the middle of the forest. He Xun paced around the house a few times, exclamating from time to time.
"Knock knock ......" sounded on the door, and He Xun opened the door and saw that it was Dongfang Yan, who had gone and returned, standing outside the door with a deacon. "Mr. Yan?" He Xun was a little surprised.
"Don't dare, don't dare, the old man can't afford to be a gentleman. Dongfang Yan waved his hand and smiled. "Now that it's time to eat, the old man ordered the kitchen to make a few small dishes for the son, and I hope the son will not be disgusted. The deacon behind him immediately placed the food and wine he had brought with him and an invitation card with gold trim on the table, and then withdrew.
He Xun looked at the small invitation on the table, his eyes were hot, and he was even
I wanted to reach out and take it, but Dongfang Yan was still beside me, so I could only endure it for the time being. "This invitation is a certificate for those who come to watch the ceremony to walk in the Dongfang house, and if the son wants to go out for a walk, he will take it with him. Dongfang Yan turned around and covered the door and took out something from his sleeve.
A fan cover embroidered with red peonies. "Childe, put this thing away...... said, and he put the fan cover on with both hands.
He Xun also sensed the formality of the other party and took it with both hands.
Sure enough, there was something in the fan cover. He Xun fixed his eyes and looked at it, the jade bone fan?
When he looked up again, Dongfang Yan had already retired with a smile, leaving He Xun alone.
"The sword box is often used as a companion, stepping through the evening breeze and ......morning dew" He Xun gently unfolded the jade bone fan, only to see a palace girl half-lying on the couch, lazy, with red lips and willow eyebrows, peach blossom eyes, the person in the painting is extremely beautiful in the world, which makes people feel refreshed. Then flip the fan surface, "The sword box is often accompanied by poetry, stepping through the evening breeze and ......dew" He Xun read a poem in his mouth, looking at the man in a flame-colored costume and a scholar in a green shirt sitting opposite each other in the painting, He Xun's heart suddenly brightened. "Hey...... Sure enough, it's him!"
Guessing who the person who gave the fan was, He Xun was overjoyed in his heart, and poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all. If you see each other next time, you have to return the other party's salute, and as for what it is, then just think about it slowly. He Xun couldn't put down this bone fan and played with it repeatedly. "The woman in this painting ......" He Xun frowned slightly, looking at the face of the woman in the painting and muttered. “...... It's a bit similar to the scholar's eyes. He Xun brought the bone fan closer, wanting to see some clues from it, "Could it be ......?"
“...... Could it be the sister of this scholar?" After observing repeatedly for a long time, He Xun came to his own conclusion. Shaking his head, He Xun didn't think about anything else, who the person in the painting was not the point, the point was that this jade bone fan was given by the scholar.
Putting the jade bone fan back into the fan cover, He Xun picked up the invitation card on the table again.
"This is what makes everyone in Juxian Juju frantically scramble. He Xun rummaged through the thin invitations, and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart. After a few more glasses of wine, it was really a bit boring to drink alone, He Xun thought that he could drink and chat with Ling Yan when the rooster was singing, and he could also drink with the scholars during the day. But now, although he has got what he wants and successfully entered the Oriental family, he has no partner to drink, and he really can't have both fish and bear's paws.
Thinking of these, He Xun was also in no mood to drink, and after packing his luggage, He Xun picked up the jade bone fan and invitation, tidied up his clothes, and went out.
The Oriental family is indeed a rare wealthy family. The house is built in several gardens. Looking at the countless flowers on both sides of the bluestone road, He Xun's regret in his heart decreased slightly.
"Who is Childe and why is he here?" He Xun walked a few steps on the path among the flowers, and suddenly heard a male voice asking not far behind him.
"Hmm?" He Xun turned around and saw that in the pavilion not far away, a man and a woman were looking at him curiously. The man was about twenty years old, with a light beard on his mouth, dressed in white at this time, and the woman next to him was also about twenty years old, with her hair in a bun, obviously thinking that she was a woman, her face was a little indifferent, and she was also dressed in plain white gauze.
He Xun walked a few steps towards the pavilion, and arched his hand: "In Xia He Xun, I came here to enjoy the flowers when I had nothing to do...... Did you bother the two of you?"
The young man looked at He Xun slightly, and saw that he was dressed in a red gold-inlaid robe, wearing a jade crown and a jade belt around his waist, holding a jade bone fan in his hand, and a dark green jade pendant hanging from his waist. This kind of luxurious collocation, although gorgeous, but not disgusting, only the children of a big family will have such a temperament. 'This person must be a child of a big family,' the young man made a slight judgment in his heart and said, "Gongzi He is too worried, and he is in the next east." ”
Dongfang Ke, the second son of the Oriental family, the head of the family, Dongfang Hong.
Fang Cai was a little surprised to see He Gongzi alone in this garden, there are usually no outsiders here, so he asked if he was disturbed. Dongfang Ke smiled.
"I am here to participate in your family's sword-forging ceremony, and Mr. Guijiayan will let you live here not far away. As he spoke, He Xun handed the invitation card he was carrying in his arms to Dongfang Ke, and pointed to a few wings not far away.
"Mr. Yan, second uncle?" Dongfang Ke took the invitation and saw that it was the highest-level gold-inlaid invitation, this invitation can only be obtained by famous martial arts people in the rivers and lakes, and He Xun, who was obviously smaller than himself, actually owned this thing, which confirmed what he thought in his heart. He nodded quietly. He also said: "Since it is a guest of the second uncle, it is a guest of my Oriental family." Hand the invitation back to He Xun. "I haven't officially introduced it yet," in Xia Dongfang Ke, this is my wife, surnamed Long. With that, Dongfang Ke introduced the cold-faced woman beside him to He Xun.
"Hello Madame Dongfang. ”
The woman surnamed Long bowed her knees slightly and nodded, which was considered a courtesy. He Xun glanced at the other party slightly, his appearance was also middle-upper, and his cold attitude also made people feel indescribable.
The three of them, after introducing each other, sat down in the pavilion, ordered a few deacons to serve a pot of tea, and chatted again.
"Gongzi He is not a local, right?" asked softly.
"It's true that I'm not from Yanjing, but I heard that your family is going to hold a grand event for the sword-casting ceremony, so I came to see it. He Xun replied truthfully.
"That boy is in the right place. When Dongfang Ke heard this, he smiled and said: "The sword casting ceremony of my Dongfang family is only held once in five years, and heroes from all walks of life on the rivers and lakes will come to watch the ceremony, and then there is an opportunity to give away swords...... Hey, I told He Gongzi what I was doing, and when I talked to He Xun, I knew that my brother's family was very powerful, and I was afraid that he was not very interested in those knives and guns......"
He Xun smiled and said: "I am a fledgling and don't know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, so this time I will take advantage of your family's grand ceremony to meet the world......
"Gongzi He is humble. Dongfang Ke hurriedly said. Sure enough, he is a child of a big family who has come out to train. Dongfang Ke thought in his heart that in recent years, the Dongfang family has been constantly weakening, even if there is a Dongfang Ling Shao who is extremely talented in martial arts, he will not be able to change this weakening tendency within ten years. One of the four great families, the name is indeed loud, but of course, only people inside the Dongfang family know the inside story. This martial arts is so big, who dares to guarantee that only the four great families can be regarded as big families? I don't know how many hidden families in this river and lake have silently hidden strength, and this He Xun in front of him is by no means a weak crown, but just looking at the line of this body, it is no less than 100,000 taels. This level of generosity, even as the second son of the Dongfang family, he will not spend so much.
He Xun saw that Dongfang Ke was more talkative, so he said: "I don't know if your family will hold a sword-casting ceremony, will Dongfang Ling Young Master appear?"
Dongfang Ling Shao...... As soon as Dongfang Ke heard this name, the corners of his eyes couldn't help jumping, although this Dongfang Ling Shao was one year older than himself, but he was extremely talented, and he could be regarded as a genius of the Dongfang family, if nothing else, as the son of the sect and the eldest disciple of Yunlu Academy, it was very likely that he would inherit the entire Dongfang family and be called the next helmsman. But no other tree will grow under the tree.
Dongfang Ke obviously understands this, he is also a member of the Dongfang family, although he is average, but he is kind and charitable, and has made many people in the rivers and lakes.
"My eldest brother is busy with sect affairs and won't come back to attend the ceremony......," Dongfang Ke shook his head and said.
"I won't be coming back......" He Xun nodded, looking a little lost. That's one of the 'Ten Masters of Shenzhou', I heard Ling Yan say that the 'Ten Masters of Shenzhou' are about the same age as himself, that is the existence of the leader of this generation, if you can meet it, if you can, if you can, it will be very helpful to you to make friends.
Seeing that He Xun was a little lost, Dongfang Ke frowned, but soon returned to normal, and said: "Childe don't care, although my eldest brother is not coming back, but there are other heroes of the rivers and lakes here, I believe that with them, He Gongzi can also hear a lot of interesting things in the rivers and lakes......"
"What Dongfang Gongzi said is extremely ......"
"Second brother and sister-in-law, it turns out that you are lazy here!" Before He Xun could finish speaking, a female voice came from outside the pavilion, and the three of them looked at it together.
I saw a young girl in white, standing not far away and chuckling at the trio.
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