In the hall, Zhang Songzheng, a doctor in the Ministry of War, received his colleagues who came to celebrate his birthday.
When he saw his son coming in, he knew something was going on at a glance, so he apologized to the others for not being with him and came to the back hall.
Zhang Su followed closely and reported Jia Lian's uninvited appearance to Zhang Song.
Zhang Song frowned when he heard this.
What happened that year was of course the eldest brother and father who were the most angry. As an official of the imperial court, he and Jia Zheng kept their eyes open. In fact, he also intended to ease the relationship between the two families, but there was never an opportunity.
Of course, this doesn't mean that he can forgive Jia She, but he just doesn't want to kill Jia's family with one blow.
What's more, the little nephew came to wish the old man a birthday in person, which was considered thoughtful.
However, he didn't dare to make the decision privately on this matter. After thinking about it, he asked his son to keep an eye on the situation outside and went to the inner courtyard himself to ask what the old man wanted.
If the old man is no longer angry, he can come forward to meet this little nephew, which can be regarded as a blood relationship.
In the middle of the Zhang Mansion, in a small martial arts arena, a white-haired but energetic old man, wearing only thin clothes, was doing slow boxing.
He is Linzi Bo Zhang Changling.
The old man is getting old, but he still refuses to admit defeat. He is unwilling to let the court leave him idle at home. He often still exercises archery, horse riding, and archery, hoping that when the court encounters big events in the future, he can still be more impressive.
Zhang Song did not dare to disturb the old man at this time. He only waited for him to finish a set of punches and then went up to tell the story.
"What a bullshit grandson, why don't you see me? Little thing, why did you go so early to wish me a birthday? It's heartless to come here after so many years. You are not allowed to see him. You are not allowed to see him. Just reward him with a meal. Eat
Send him away as soon as possible!"
The old man was very calm at first, but after hearing Zhang Song's words, he suddenly became violent.
Zhang Song was a little helpless: "After all, he was still young and ignorant before, and his father was like that. How could he dare to come here privately?
Now that Xu is grown up and sensible, and understands right and wrong, he is here. If we didn't see him, I'm afraid it would chill his heart."
"Why are you so long-winded? If you say you can't see me, then you won't see me. If you keep talking too much, I'll give you a good meal. Get out!"
The old man obviously couldn't listen to the advice. When Zhang Song said this, he became even more angry and carried out coverage and strikes indiscriminately.
Zhang Song reluctantly handed over his hand and left knowingly.
The old man stood under the eaves of the corridor, took the towel handed by the boy and wiped the sweat on his forehead, then took out a knife and prepared to practice again, but he lost his mood because he threw the big knife on the ground and went back to the house.
Already.
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Although he did not receive courtesy from the Zhang family, Jia Lian still enjoyed his time in the mansion.
Most of the nobles in Beijing are related by relatives, so many of the people who came to Zhang Mansion to celebrate their birthdays today are known to Jia Lian.
In addition, he regarded himself as his direct grandson, and he seemed to help the house receive guests. He could command the servants and servants in the house when he came and went.
However, Jia Lian also found that this emerging circle of honor and nobility was still separated from the old circle of honor and nobility such as Jia Mansion.
For example, Jia Lian found that among the people who came to celebrate his birthday in person, not a few of the founding noble families, headed by the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, came, but almost all of the newer noble families came, or at least sent their children.
Come.
If it hadn't been like this, I'm afraid he could still be the home court today! After all, the Jia family's status is very high in the established circle of nobles.
"Please, please come inside..."
Zhang Su welcomed the last two families into the house in the future. When he came in, he saw that Jia Lian was still there to help attentively, even helping the housekeepers arrange seats, and was speechless.
This cousin does not regard himself as an outsider.
So he walked over, cupped his hands and said, "The banquet will begin soon. Cousin Lian, please take a seat."
Jia Lian raised his eyebrows and finally admitted his identity?
Why don't you hit the snake with a stick? Because he laughed and said: "Where can Brother Su sit down? We haven't seen each other for many years. We want to sit down with Brother Su to reminisce about old times and offer a glass of wine to show our respect."
"this……"
Zhang Su didn't seem to be good at rejecting people. He blushed, nodded and said, "Okay, come with me."
Although the birthday banquet was lively, the scene was not too big. At least compared to Jia Mu's birthday, it could only be said to be very simple.
The old man never showed up, he should be in the hall, but his second uncle Zhang Song came out to toast everyone before the banquet started.
Jia Lian even noticed that Zhang Song didn't have any ill intentions when he saw him. Instead, he nodded to him.
Jia Lian was a little surprised.
In fact, when I followed Jia Zheng out to socialize, I had the opportunity to see this second uncle's golden face once or twice.
It's just that at that time, Jia Lian was afraid of Jia She and didn't dare to get close to him. He deliberately avoided the Zhang family. Unexpectedly, this second uncle didn't seem to have much prejudice against him. This was a good sign.
Since the older generation doesn't come out, the people outside the hall are naturally the two brothers Zhang Su and Zhang Tao, who are very responsible and considerate.
Jia Lian waited for Zhang Su to sit down and then asked, "I want to go in and toast the old man with a glass of wine and say a few words of congratulation. Is that okay?"
Zhang Su shook his head quickly, as if he was very worried: "Brother Lian, it's better not to go in. The old man is still angry with your father and said he doesn't want to see you, so you'd better not go in and get into trouble..."
Jia Lian understood.
Although he made up his mind and was willing to show off his face, he still had to be measured.
This method of hitting the snake with a stick is useful for Zhang Su, a man who treats everyone with dignity, but it may not be effective for the old man.
The old man obviously has a rough temper. If he gets angry, he will lower his face on the spot. In front of many guests, not only will everyone look bad, but he is afraid that there will be no room for maneuver. This is why he tested it first and did not enter the hall rashly.
reason.
So he nodded and started another plan.
Great men tell us with historical facts that when a powerful city cannot be conquered, it is best to start from the edge.
Since the old man can't take it down at the moment, I might as well start with Zhang Su first.
I toasted him with a glass of wine, and while he was drunk, he leaned into his ear and whispered: "By the way, second brother Su, do you still remember what happened when you were a child? I still remember a lot, remember that
It was also my uncle's birthday once. I heard that a young lady from the Qian family came here. She was very beautiful. You even took me in from the back hall and lay behind the door to peek at her..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Ahem~" Zhang Su didn't finish the glass of wine, he almost choked, his face and neck were red, he hurriedly pulled Jia Lian and whispered
Said: "Don't talk nonsense, she is your cousin-in-law now..."
Jia Lian gave him a shocked expression and gave him a thumbs up: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you can't tell. Second brother Su is awesome. He has ideas and dares to put them into practice. Now he got it. I admire him, I really admire him!"
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Zhang Su blushed even more, glanced at Jia Lian, picked up the wine glass and took the opportunity to toast to avoid Jia Lian.
The Zhang family's birthday banquet seemed to be much more casual than the one held by the Jia family, and there were far fewer rules.
There was a lot of people drinking and drinking at the table, and there was the sound of chatting and moving around everywhere. Jia Lian was just waiting for the opportunity to toast his second uncle with a glass of wine. Unexpectedly, he came out, went to the table on behalf of the old man to say thank you and toast.
That boy Zhang Tao quickly followed his father and helped him refill the wine.
After walking around for a while, we finally arrived at Jia Lian's table. At this table, all the children and nephews of the Zhang family were sitting.
After a casual greeting, Zhang Song was about to leave, but Jia Lian seized the opportunity and stood up with a wine glass:
"Second uncle, please stay here. The faults of many grievances and grievances in the past are all between me and my father. Since ancient times, the son does not mention the faults of the father. It is also said that the son takes the fault of the father. I dare not defend him for my father's faults, so everything
My nephew is willing to take responsibility for his mistakes. If my grandfather and uncles are still angry, they can go to my nephew and he will never complain."
After saying this, Jia Lian drank all the wine in the cup and lowered his head to express his gratitude.
His sincere statement made Zhang Song a little moved. He didn't want to embarrass Jia Lian, so when the talents around him were about to look over, they patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Good boy, I'm sorry for you.
Sit down and if you have anything to say, we can talk about it after the banquet is over."
After saying that, he gave Zhang Su a caring look and turned around and entered the hall.