Passing by the study, quietly.

Along the way I came, I arrived at the corridor that separated from the two sons of the Tang family.

The sound of joyful musical instruments came clearly from the courtyard, and only a few guests were still rushing to the courtyard like us.

Bai Qiao took out a delicate silk red flower from his waist and pinned it on his head with a smile.

I took a look, and the craftsmanship was really good.

Keep going.

The living room of the main courtyard is not a little bigger than that of Yishui Pavilion, just like a small courtyard. Today, I should have deliberately added seats, three rows inside and three rows outside, so I don't feel crowded at all. The guests were either sitting or standing, and it was a rare opportunity to get close to the most prestigious people from all walks of life on the rivers and lakes, and they were all actively talking.

The most popular, or to be precise, the one who enjoys being surrounded the most, is Zhen Zhanqi, the owner of Beiqi Mountain Villa in Beizhou. Zhen Zhanqi is good-looking, tall and straight, born in a local family, and loves luxury. Today, he is dressed in peacock blue fine satin, with sleeves and collared robes, the collar and cuffs are inlaid with gold silk dark lines, and a small jade pendant hangs under the handmade belt. Jade is undoubtedly a famous jade, but the most interesting thing is that the surface of the jade looks smooth, and if you look closely, it is shallow and painted with dark lines. Few people find this dark pattern, and even fewer people see the trend of dark lines, because it is obscure.

This piece of jade comes from the carving family Li, and the dark pattern on the jade pendant is: gluttonous pattern. Gluttony, the fifth son of the dragon, symbolizes greed.

Master Zhen Zhuang talked eloquently, and the young juniors around him were either happy, admired, or seriously surrounded him, and if he looked closely, most of them were children of small sects, and some were not famous disciples of famous families. It's not close, but it must be talking about the martial arts and mental methods of each faction.

Not far from the owner of Zhen Zhuang, there was a middle-aged man with small eyes and light eyebrows, dressed in the style of a fairy and a face full of fireworks in the world, talking to the two juniors steadily. This is Wang Yifu, the head of the Yucang faction, although his attainments in Taoism are not very prominent, but his status in the rivers and lakes is not low, and there is a reason for this.

A junior next to him was ordinary-looking, medium height, thin and well-dressed, Xu was a rising rookie in the rivers and lakes, and seemed to be very interested in Taoism, so he asked a few words from time to time. The other junior looked as bright as the moon, his eyes were smart, and he was wearing a light gray robe with narrow sleeves and a shirt as thin as a cicada's wings, and he stood on the side of the two of them, listening quietly.

I looked around and didn't see the two sons of the Tang family, probably still resting in the wing.

Most of the guests gathered in twos and threes, but I was still standing on the periphery, watching them from afar.

"Miss, are we going to the inner hall where the ladies are?" Bai Qiao asked.

I noticed that the maids in the distance began to lead the male guests to the banquet.

So he shook his head and said, "No, let's go directly to the banquet, the auspicious time is coming." ”

"Okay!" Bai Qiao couldn't hide his excitement, and led me around the crowd to find a garden path that led to the wedding site.

As he was walking, two strings of footsteps sounded behind him, the pace was fast, gradually approaching, accompanied by the crisp sound of silver bells.

Bai Qiaosheng on the side frowned.

Suddenly, there was a blow on the shoulder, and a woman dressed in goose yellow walked by without pause. Immediately afterwards, a slightly slender maid in an emerald green skirt and half-arm dress walked by, and after a slight bow, she raised her heels.

The goose-yellow woman's strength was not small, I recall.

"Miss, don't care, the one who walks in front is the eldest lady of Liuzhou Pan Mansion, her temper and personality are like this, and her eyes have gone up to the sky. followed by Miss Pan's favorite girl, Yu Yao, the two have similar personalities and are also very compatible. Bai Qiao said very experienced.

It turned out to be Pan Yuchen from Liuzhou. Although she hurried in front of me, I could see it clearly: she was petite, bright and lovely, with phoenix eyes and a small beauty mole in the corner of her eye. Half-bundled and decorated with a variety of fine silver ornaments. Dressed in goose yellow: a narrow sleeve collared monochrome long coat with a base, embroidered with willow leaf patterns on the cuffs and neckline; a wide-sleeved wide-collared coat on the outside, the cuffs and neckline are one inch shorter; two layers of belts are tied around the waist, the bottom layer is more than three inches wide, the same color as the clothes, and the outer layer is more than two inches wide, which is consistent with the willow leaf pattern on the cuffs. The shoes are yellow cloth on a white background, hidden under the skirt.

I nodded.

"It's getting late, miss, over here. Bai Qiao said.

Along the path, after a few twists and turns, I saw the place of the banquet, and I felt a sudden sense of enlightenment.

The courtyard is very large, and there are more than 30 round tables in the courtyard, and a round table can seat at least ten people, but there can also be a ten-person wide walkway.

The two brothers, Tang Lingshu and Tang Shengyuan, had already taken their seats, and they all changed into slightly brighter color dresses. The two drank tea and talked from time to time.

Bai Qiao led me to the main table of the banquet, with my back to the Tang brothers at the adjacent table. I was flattered.

Tang Lingshu turned to look at me and smiled faintly.

Jianghu people are open-minded, men and women can sit together, and they can be at the same table.

As soon as I sat down, a gaze locked on me.

Bai Qiao pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered to me: "Miss Pan, she just can't get used to seeing others better than her." After Mrs. Shuiyue was gone, there were almost no ladies at the main table of the banquet, I didn't expect the eldest prince to value the young lady so much, it was so courageous, affectionate and righteous. ”

As the guests took their seats, many eyes fell on me, and some whispers came one after another. Arrange me at the main table, I think Yun Qinglin has ulterior motives, and he can't get along with me, right?

"Water girl?" the voice was clear and modest.

"Second Master Yun, just call me Xihan. "I looked up: bright eyes and bright teeth, picturesque eyebrows, it was Yun Yilei, the second son of Yunfu who was beautiful in the rivers and lakes.

"It's Yi Lei. Yun Yilei made a greeting salute and sat down on my right hand.

Seeing that I was holding a teacup in my hand, Yun Yilei suddenly said: "Xihan's hand is indeed like Shui's hand. ”

"Oh?"

"The length of the index finger is almost the same as the length of the middle finger. Yun Yilei raised his left hand in front of my eyes.

Sure enough, the proportions of his fingers were very similar to mine.

"This is the first time I've discovered this trait," I looked at him and said, "You, like Grand Master Yun, have inherited Lady Shuiyue's gaze like a torch. ”

Yun Yilei smiled when he heard this: "Xihan has won the award." This trait is shared by many people, but almost everyone in the Water Clan has it. ”

And the appearance, it is also very similar to Mrs. Shuiyue, I said in my heart.

"Although it has been many years before you appeared, Xihan, but the Yunfu and Shui clans have always been a family, and this is also your home, so if you need anything, just say it. ”

Yun Yilei is not ashamed of being a book, etiquette and morality are deeply rooted in his heart, and he said something very sincere in my opinion, but what he said was very ordinary, which made me feel a trace of warmth.

I looked at him and said, "Okay, I will." ”

Yun Yilei smiled at the corner of his eyes, Alluring the city and the country, at least that's what I think.

All guests are seated.

The seat on my left and the main seat are empty, and from the side of the main seat, I look down in order: Wen Rensi, the owner of Wensi Villa in Lizhou, Zhu Luoyuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Yun Yilei, the second son of Yunfu, I, the empty seat, Tang Junyang, the second master of Tang Mansion in Zizhou, Wang Yifu, the head of the Yucang faction in Beizhou, Zhen Zhanqi, the owner of Beiqi Villa in Beizhou, and Pan Yiwei, the head of Pan Mansion in Liuzhou. And we all simply met the courtesy.

A footstep sounded softly, like a sword in its sheath. A touch of red appeared in the afterglow, and Yun Qinglin sat down to my left.

"Master Yun, the auspicious time is coming, you still come to see us old people first, it's really flattering. Zhu Luoyuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said with a smile.

"The groom welcomes guests, and the etiquette of these weddings does not dare to be slack in front of Uncle Zhu. ”

"Brother Zhu, look, I have found an opportunity to 'compliment' you by Master Yun again. Hearing this, he and Zhu Luoyuan have been friends for many years, and Yun Yuelang, the current leader of the martial arts league, has set up private schools with very little tuition fees in many places, so he met Zhu Luoyuan, who was a county magistrate in Fengcheng Wei County, Hongzhou at that time, and gradually became acquainted, and the three became friends.

"Lin'er, I don't think our old acquaintances are as good as the relationship between you and Brother Zhu. ”

Hearing this, Yun Qinglin got up, saluted respectfully, and said, "Dad, you're here." ”

I followed Yun Qinglin's gaze and saw Yun Yuelang, who I had heard of for a long time: elegant but majestic, handsome, and slender, but there were more wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and white hair on his head than the seniors here.

Seeing him look at me, I was about to get up, but he raised his hand to let me continue to sit and nodded at me. I had to sit back and give a simple salute. Looking at his eyes, he couldn't see anything.

"Fellow martial artists, friends. Yun Yuelang's seemingly ordinary speech opened her mouth, but her voice spread throughout the banquet.

The courtyard suddenly fell silent, and the guests looked at Yun Yuelang, the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, who was standing in front of the table.

"Today is the dog's wedding, and I am very happy that the friends on the rivers and lakes can take the time to come to help, and Yun is polite here. Yun Yuelang clenched his fists with both hands and met everyone's gaze.

"Someone—serve the wine—"

Yun Yuelang's voice gave the order, probably using a lot of internal force, this word stirred up layers of ripples in the huge courtyard, almost shaking everyone's soul, and the utensils on the table seemed to shake, especially the tables closest to him.

I sat still, but Yun Yilei next door glanced at me, and then showed a smile, which was seen by my peripheral vision. Yun Qinglin poured himself a cup of tea, and although the water flow fluctuated a little bit by the air current, it also fell into the cup.

Yun Yuelang finished the order, and walked out of the inner courtyard two teams of energetic servants, each with two wine jugs with a capacity of about two catties of wine on the end plate in their hands, all of them with light steps, as if there was nothing in their hands. This amazed the guests present, and the compound became even quieter.

In a few moments, the glasses in front of the guests were full.

Yun Yuelang raised his glass and said, "Yun will give you a glass first." Everyone, please feel free to do so. ”

Everyone raised their glasses when they saw this, and most of them drank it all.

Yun Yuelang put down the wine glass and looked towards the master of ceremonies.

The master of ceremonies will know, and the conductor will change the style of the music, from festive to gentle.

"When the auspicious time comes, please invite the newlyweds into the church. ”

Everyone's eyes looked at the other end of the courtyard: the bride, Miss Le Zhenle, the daughter of the first musician in Cheongju, walked slowly with a hydrangea in her hand.

Yun Qinglin finished the tea in his hand without hurry, got up, walked to the red carpet aisle next to the table, and quietly watched the bride approach him.

Although Le Zhen has a red hijab on her head, it can't hide her graceful figure, graceful posture, and demeanor. All of a sudden, the praise was endless.

"Lejia's daughter is really a country and a city!"

"That's right! Even those mountains of jewels can't compete with Miss Le's dazzling brilliance!"

"The eldest son of the Yun family is also heroic and extraordinary!"

"It's really a talented woman, a match made in heaven!"

Yun Qinglin took a piece of red silk from the bride's hand and stood side by side with her in front of the ceremony.

"Worship heaven and earth—"

As soon as the bride straightened her waist, her body suddenly shook, but she also stabilized her figure. The maid who was in charge of serving and guiding her was stunned for a moment, and obviously used more strength in her hand to stabilize her.

The guests looked closely, but they didn't know why.

"Second worship high hall-" Although the master of ceremonies was also puzzled, he still continued the wedding process.

The bride shook again, and when she turned around, she took a few steps before she took her seat with the help of the maid. Just as he was about to salute, he suddenly bowed down, and vomited a mouthful of blood on the ground, and then the person lost his strength and fell to the ground.

The guests were in an uproar.

Yun Qinglin frowned, stepped forward to lift the hijab, and saw that Le Zhen's face was pale and bloodless, his breath was in and out, and there was still a blood mark on the corner of his mouth, and the blood was black.

Yun Yuelang and Wen Rensi rushed to Le Zhen's side, took their pulse, and the two glanced at each other, even though they had already had a lot of experience, they were still shocked: the bride died instantly.

Many people in the audience understood Yun Yuelang's expression, and they were surprised and discussed in a whisper, and the scene suddenly became a little noisy and chaotic.

Suddenly, I felt Yun Qinglin looking at me.