Chapter Forty-Nine: When the Feast Proceeds
Liang Shijie, who was dressed up, walked into the front hall with his wife Miss Cai, and sat down as his main seat. Everyone finished saying good things in a heap, and then the feast began.
The main seat is left and right are the two soldiers and horses are Wen Da and Li Cheng, the first person on the left side below is Lou Wenchang and his wife, and they are facing the Fu Yin Kuilei and his wife; next to the Kui Lei couple is the financial officer Tan Lan and his wife, opposite them is the richest man You Qianren, his original wife has passed away, has not remarried, so he came with his youngest daughter You Qianqian, twenty-eight years old, is also a rare beauty, she behaves generously, with the temperament of the eldest lady; on the left hand side of You Qianren's father and daughter, is the grain merchant Cheng Si and his wife, facing Qian Yan, the owner of the money village; on the far side is the cloth village owner Hao Xiang and the owner of Wanbao Building opposite him。
The guests and hosts were seated one after another, and they all began to raise their glasses, and they were staggered.
"You can take a break from your busy schedule today to attend my Liang's birthday banquet, I would like to thank you in advance, drink this cup first!" Liang Zhongshu stood up, and when the scene calmed down, he raised his glass and said, after speaking, he covered his face with his sleeves, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup.
The rest of them hurriedly raised their glasses and drank together.
"Haha, I'm happy today, good wine and food, but it's a pity that I don't have a silk and bamboo orchestra?" As he clapped his hands, more than ten beauties with musical instruments came out of the back hall one after another, all dressed up in the country, like a group of celestials coming down to earth. They all went to the very center stage, formed a circle around the stage.
"Brother Lou, are these the girls in your Zhuanglou's 'Red Pavilion'?" Looking at these beautiful girls, Yin Kuilei's eyes on the opposite side lit up, and he was suddenly moved. As the governor of the first government, he should have been the first person in the local area, but Liang Shijie had an old man who oppressed the government and the opposition, and the power in his hands had to be handed over and became the biggest 'idler' in the official position of the Daimyo's Mansion. In fact, he also had the ideal of serving the country at the beginning, but he couldn't wait for me, he could only be depressed and degenerate, began to be obsessed with beauty, lingered in the Zhuanglou 'Red Pavilion', and completely became a veritable puppet.
Of course, nominally he is still the biggest official in the daimyo, as long as he does not offend Liang Shijie, he can still live a good life.
Beside Kui Lei, his wife was expressionless, as if she didn't see her husband's glowing eyes when he looked at other women. The hidden pain in her heart is only known to herself, originally she and her husband were very good, but since her husband was transferred to the Daimyo Mansion, she found that her husband had become very depressed, and she was also secretly distressed. But she believed in her husband and was confident that he would make it through. But after some time, she noticed that her husband had started coming home late and sometimes came back drunk. She thought that her husband had not yet come out of the predicament, and she wanted to relieve him, but she accidentally found the lip print on her husband's neckline. She understood, and in the end he couldn't hold on. She didn't blame him, but she didn't want to forgive him just like that! Of course, she still gave her husband face to the outside world. In her heart, the person she hates the most is Liang Shijie, but she can only curse in her heart.
Lou Wenchang also knew that this 'puppet' Mansion Yin was a frequent visitor to the 'Red Pavilion', and when he heard the strings, he knew the elegance, and immediately said with a smile, "These are all newcomers secretly trained by various prefectures, this time for Lord Liang's birthday, let them come to see the world!"
Hearing Lou Wenchang say that he was a newcomer, Kui Lei's eyes became brighter and brighter. This burly man is eight feet tall and over forty-five years old, but the remnants of heroism between his eyebrows show that he was once a heroic pillar of the country. But it's a pity that his figure is a little fat now, and his face has become a little gray because of excessive deficit, and there are wisps of gray in his hair color, as if he is regretting the passing years.
"Okay, it's all good!" his eyes showed the true colors of a man, and his mouth was also praised indiscriminately, making everyone present hold back a smile. Of course, Liang Zhongshu, who was in the first place, did not have the slightest scruples and smiled very happily.
Liang Zhongshu and the others were almost talking, keeping a smile on their faces and suppressing the scene.
"Thank you for the generous assistance of the head of the building, otherwise I would not have found so many beauties to make our Lord Yin so satisfied. "Everyone laughs. At this time, Liang Zhongshu said, "This is not the most important thing, the next thing is the main thing." ”
After Liang Zhongshu finished speaking, he was about to clap his hands, but a henchman came to report the news, and he had to stop his movements......
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Outside Wanbao Building, there are many people who originally came to give gifts, but were told that they were not qualified enough after receiving gifts, and of course, the gifts received were no longer returned, which made many people complain, but those who dared to declare it have not yet.
Suddenly, there were exclamations from some people on the periphery, which also attracted the attention of other people, who were all asking what was going on.
"Lu Yuanwai, he actually came!"
"Yes, I really didn't expect it! Over the years, only Lu Yuanwai dared not to give face to Lord Zhongshu, but he finally relented today. Someone sighed.
Besides, if you look at his expression now, his face is as black as a dark cloud, and it is rumored that he is the number one master of the Daimyo, so he should not be going to commit murder, right?" These are the words of gossip good deeds. Outside Wanbao Building, a spy had already discovered the news, and soon, the news reached Liang Zhongshu's ears.
Lu Junyi walked through the crowd in a roundabout way, carrying his hands behind his back, his steps were not big, his steps were consistent, his eyes were empty, and he was not angry and arrogant. Unconsciously, he had already walked to the door of Wanbao Tower, and there were only a few small servants and guards in front of him.
On the street, all the onlookers unconsciously quieted down.
Lu Junyi reached into his arms, took out an invitation, took out a scroll from the sleeve of his left hand with his right hand, and handed both things to the little guy who checked the gifts.
Seeing this scene, the people around couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, although they were faintly disappointed in their hearts.
Soon, Lu Junyi was invited into the door and was taken directly to the third floor.
For Liang Zhongshu, Lu Junyi is simply the biggest obstacle, making him feel like a fish in his throat. Originally, in this big name, he was like an earth emperor, covering the sky with one hand, but Lu Junyi stood up and made him unhappy. He also used the power behind him to cut off Lu Junyi's financial resources, but he never succeeded. How did he know that Lu Junyi was the general leader of almost all the cottages in Shandong, except for some small hills that were unwilling to obey, the underworld forces in Shandong had already been unified by him. He couldn't cut off Lu Junyi's financial resources, and thought of assassinating and kidnapping Lu Junyi's family...... In short, he carried out a series of blows to Lu Junyi, but he never succeeded, but lost his troops every time. Therefore, he has long regarded it as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and he can't wait to break it into pieces immediately!
But those dirty things can only be done in secret, and in broad daylight, they have to put aside their prejudices and even greet each other with a smile.
Lu Junyi's seat is opposite Liang Zhongshu, which is the position of the next head. They are all the most beautiful people in the city, and of course they have also crossed paths with each other. After a period of politeness, Lu Junyi first had a drink with Liang Shijie, and then another drink with each of them before returning to his seat and sitting down. Although he looks down on these wall grasses, as a power leader, he must do these things in place so that he doesn't have a * share.
Of course, Lu Junyi didn't come to celebrate his birthday, early in the morning, the family informed him that his junior sister Liu Xu'er had run away, and he didn't even leave a letter. Lu Junyi felt very uncomfortable, especially when he heard that she had taken away a man, which made Lu Junyi even more angry. Therefore, he came this time, firstly, because Liu Wuer likes to join in the fun, maybe it is here, and secondly, he really needs to vent the anger in his heart, and the object of catharsis is naturally his old rival Liang Shijie.
At this time, Liang Shijie was also unpredictable about Lu Junyi's thoughts, and he was not even willing to let the next show start.
But it's a pity that everyone on the field hasn't forgotten the more than ten beautiful girl musicians and the 'highlight' in the mouth of the Chinese book.
Although Liang Zhongshu was very unhappy in his heart, he still stood up, slapped his palms three times in a row, and sat down again.
While everyone was wondering as if nothing had happened, the sound of their clothes fluttering in the wind came from above, causing them to look up. At this time, the girl musicians also began to play, and for a while, the beautiful melody echoed throughout the hall, lingering endlessly