Author: Liu Xi Haoyue

"It's almost the Chinese New Year, haven't the princess's two cousins ​​come back from Yanshan Academy yet?" Cao Ruicen lost the arrogance he had at the birthday banquet last time, holding Lin Xingwei's arm with one hand and smiling sweetly.

"It's also New Year's Eve." Lin Xing said slightly.

Cao Ruicen pouted: "When they came for the Mid-Autumn Festival, my mother and I went to my aunt's house in Chang'an County. Lin Chengyu promised to take me to Jingshui Pavilion to listen to the opera, but he didn't. He only took the princess with him. This time he

Come and ask him to make up for me."

Is there still this matter? Lin Chengyu took Lin Xingwei to Jingshui Tower to listen to the show twice, but he never mentioned Cao Ruicen? When he came back from the New Year, Lin Xingwei wanted to ask him carefully.

Lin Xingwei said: "We happen to be in the same place today, why not invite the brothers of the Cao family to go together."

Cao Ruicen's lips pursed even higher: "I've mentioned it many times, my brothers would rather hang out with their friends than take me with them."

The Cao family has a prosperous family. Cao Rong has five sons and one daughter. The Cao family has two children, three sons and six daughters. All six daughters have been married off, and there is only one Cao Ruicen left among the girls. Therefore, the whole family regards her as a treasure.

Cao Rong also had several brothers who were also serving in the land, and they had so many heirs that Lin Xing could not remember them in his WeChat account.

Cao Rong's six children were not born to the same wife. The first three sons were born to his ex-wife. After the death of his ex-wife, he married Ouyang and gave birth to two more sons and one daughter.

Lin Xingwei envied having so many brothers and sisters in her family. Unlike the Lin family, after her two cousins ​​went to academy, she was the only grandchild in the family, and she could only play with a few maids.

The Cao family is located in Huapingfang. The mansion is slightly larger than the Lin family, but the decoration is simpler and more elegant than the Lin family.

After going there, Lin Xingwei realized that his ideas were shallow.

I originally thought that the Cao family only invited Lin Xingwei and her daughter to eat pears, but the Cao family was hosting a grand pear banquet with so many distinguished guests.

As for the reason why it is a pear feast, it is because there is a hundred-year-old pear tree in the ancestral home of the Cao family, which bears fruit once a year. The fruit is huge, crisp, tender, sweet and juicy.

When the fruits are ripe in autumn, the Cao family will pick the pear and hide it in the cellar, and then send it to the capital when the New Year is approaching, so that Cao Rong can take the opportunity to entertain him.

There were five or six young men waiting to welcome guests at the door of Cao's house. Lin Xingwei thought of the day of her grandfather's birthday, when she and her second uncle were the only two people greeting guests at the door. Her heart felt sour and aggrieved.

"Look, my brother is staring at you." Cao Ruicen held Lin Xingwei's arm, covering his mouth and laughing.

Lin Xingwei looked in the direction she pointed. Standing next to the stone lion at the door was a handsome young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a white-haired green sparrow head and black auspicious cloud pattern armor. He looked at Lin Xingwei with a shy expression, and his eyes collided with Lin Xingwei's.

Her cheeks turned red for a moment.

Cao Ruicen leaned against Lin Xing's ear and said: "This is my brother Cao Yi, whose cursive name is Zhi'ang. He followed my second brother in Wuling. He just came back. He was naughty when he was young. Over the years, he has become as if he has never seen the world.

of."

Although he lowered his voice, the ridicule still caught Cao Yi's ears, and he immediately scolded: "What are you talking about to this distinguished guest?"

Lin Xingwei grinned stupidly, Cao Ruicen made a face at his brother and pulled Lin Xingwei inside.

Mrs. Ouyang knew that Mrs. Hou was alone, so she also waited at the door. When she saw her daughter and the Lin family's carriage, they came out. After a few words of greeting, they started calling each other "Sister Su" and "Sister Ouyang".

Seeming to be very compatible, Mrs. Ouyang took Mrs. Hou's arm and went straight to the inner hall. Cao Ruicen took Lin Xingwei directly to the banquet hall where the unmarried girls were. Chen Xinan and Huang Xuan were also there.

A large group of girls surrounded Chen Xinan and Huang Xuan, chatting about something, and all of them looked envious.

Seeing Lin Xingwei come in, Chen Xinan sat firmly as usual, but Huang Xuan looked at Lin Xingwei and Cao Ruicen provocatively.

After Cao Ruicen saw it, he whispered in Lin Xingwei's ear: "My second brother serves under King Yingchuan, and King Yingchuan is here today. My father, thinking about his nephews and nephews, invited almost all the high-ranking officials and their families in the city.

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Also, the Cao family has many children, and the six nieces are all married with high honors. The sons and daughters want to become officials and get to know more famous people, so that they can be recommended in the future.

Unlike the Lin family, which has only a small population, there is no need to use these skills at all.

"Let's sit over here." Cao Ruicen chose a seat far away from Chen Xinan and Huang Xuan, and asked Lin Xingwei to sit down.

No matter how far the distance is, Chen Xinan's enthusiasm can't be dampened. Just as Lin Xingwei was about to pick up the pear paste in front of him to taste it, Chen Xinan lifted up his clothes and stood up. With a charming smile, he held up his wine glass and walked towards Lin Xingwei.

Chen Xinan raised his wine glass with both hands and squatted slightly to salute: "Princess Youning, it was my fault that I was in Nanyang Marquis Mansion last time. I apologize to Princess Youning today."

Before Lin Xingwei could speak, Cao Ruicen suddenly stood up and shouted: "Chen Xinan, what are you holding back?"

"Don't think that I don't know that you came here in Wei Mingji's carriage and wanted to show off to Princess You Ning!"

Chen Xinan frowned and said, "I sincerely apologize, how could Miss Cao misinterpret my good intentions?"

Cao Ruicen took a step forward, walked out of his seat, blocked Lin Xingwei behind him, looked up and down at Chen Xinan, who was wearing gaudy clothes, and said with an eyebrow:

"You have always been disrespectful to Princess Youning, what kind of good intentions can you have? Today is a banquet at my house, and the guests are all wealthy people. It is not like it is at Nanyang Marquis Mansion. If you continue to provoke trouble, don't say I didn't warn you.

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Chen Xinan's delicate face turned purple in an instant, and the hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.

Upon seeing this, Huang Xuan stood up and pushed aside the group of girls surrounding him, and walked over.

Huang Xuan said: "Cao Ruicen, we know that this is your family's family banquet. The Lord of Xinan County sincerely apologizes to Princess Youning. You can just misinterpret it. What is the meaning of such slander? General Wei and the Chen family's father and brother are both here today.

Now, the Lord of Xinan County is not someone you can easily bully."

When Huang Xuan deliberately mentioned Wei Mingji, his tone became more serious.

Lin Xingwei listened silently from behind, and the girls in the hall all looked at Lin Xingwei.

Yesterday, the wind blew off a three-year-old plum tree behind Lin Xingwei's house, which was a bad omen.

Lin Xingwei immediately made a divination and knew that he would encounter trouble today. He wanted to refuse to come to Cao's house, but his mother was in high spirits, so Lin Xingwei didn't want to disturb her mother's interest, so she followed.

No, I bumped into Chen Xinan and Huang Xuan as soon as I arrived.

Huang Xuan's tone became arrogant: "General Wei has made great contributions in handling the case. His Majesty also named General Wei the Zuo Zhonglang General and the Yulin Zhonglang General. The Lord of Xinan County went with his father to congratulate him. General Wei took the initiative to invite the Lord of Xinan County to join us today.

Take a carriage to Cao Mansion for the banquet."

In his own family, Cao Ruicen was not willing to suffer any loss. He glanced at her and said loudly: "You are so arrogant, you think the person invited is you! My eldest brother was promoted to Tingwei, and his salary is as high as that of my father. I am not as good as you."

You are so proud. You are all dressed like parrots. I thought you two had been promoted to nobility!"

Huang Xuan was choked and speechless. Chen Xinan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he didn't even realize he had spilled the wine.

The girls who gathered around to watch the show were silent, and Lin Xingwei was very angry. She didn't even know that Wei Mingji had been promoted to an official position, and she didn't think her mother knew either.

Wei Mingji treated the Lin family in a perfunctory manner, and he had no place for the Lin family in his eyes.

Even though he was engaged, he still went to hook up with Chen Xinan. Wei Mingji's status as a scumbag increased in Lin Xingwei's heart.

Lin Xingwei picked up the pear cream on the crime table, walked up to Chen Xinan, the white lotus, and poured the hot pear cream on Chen Xinan's face in a rage. Chen Xinan screamed from the heat.

Huang Xuan was confused, took out a handkerchief and hurriedly wiped it with Chen Xinan. The group of girls who had just been talking to Chen Xinan also came over to comfort her.

Lin Xingwei said loudly: "It's not your ability to climb up on Wei Mingji's carriage, it's your ability to climb on his bed. If you want to marry Wei Mingji, you have to wait for me to move your place first!"

"Sister Cao, let's go somewhere else."

Before anyone could scold her with filthy words, Lin Xingwei pulled Cao Ruicen up, pushed Chen Xinan and Huang Xuan away from her eyes, and walked quickly through the gap in the crowd.

At this time, fine snow particles began to fall outside, coating the eaves and ground with a layer of haze.

The two little girls held hands and trotted down the corridor together. Cao Ruicen pulled Lin Xingwei around the pavilion before stopping.
Chapter completed!