Chapter 0166 The birthday feast of the guardian spirit king
The name Ye Chonglou is a totem-like existence in the Tiangui Kingdom. No one from the eighty-year-old to the young will not know this name.
He does not hold a prominent official position, nor does he have an intricate network of party members.
To put it more bluntly, he is an old man who has nothing to do with the world, an idler who enjoys the blooming and falling flowers, and a hermit who lives in the city.
However, when this name is mentioned, everyone from the king to the common people will be in awe.
Because, this name is a monument and a totem to the Tiangui Kingdom.
Now these princes of the Tiangui Kingdom will of course respectfully call Ye Chonglou "Teacher".
The current king, that is, the prince of the previous generation, also respects Ye Chonglou as "teacher".
The previous generations, even the previous generations...
At least five generations of the Ye family respected Ye Chonglou as "Teacher".
It can be said that Ye Chonglou, the tutor, has taught generations of children of the Ye family royal family. No one knows how many generations there are specifically, and no one knows how old Ye Chonglou is.
The inheritance from generation to generation and the accumulation year after year have created Ye Chonglou's current status. Even though he has no competition with the world, no one is qualified to compete with him.
Ye Chonglou doesn't have any special hobbies. He only has one habit, which is to celebrate his birthday once a year.
For this habit of his, the royal family of the Tiangui Kingdom specially built a Taifu Courtyard.
This Taifu Courtyard is only used once a year to hold Taifu Ye's birthday banquet.
After all, Jiang Chen is not a native of the Tiangui Kingdom, and has no intuitive understanding of Taifu Ye. Therefore, he was slightly surprised to see the meticulous preparations of the fourth prince Ye Rong and others.
"Brother Jiang Chen, you are here. Come, let me introduce you." Ye Rong saw Jiang Chen and called out happily, "Tian Shao, you are old acquaintances, and you will come with me this time."
Happy birthday to Mr. Ye."
Ye Rong pointed to a young man with fine features next to him and introduced: "Ling Qianli, the core disciple of Qianlan Nangong, is a young genius who has great hope of entering the Baoshu Sect in the next Baoshu Sect draft."
"Qianli, this is the Jiang Chen I told you before. You are about the same age, so we can communicate more with each other."
Ling Qianli's expression was indifferent, he glanced at Jiang Chen and nodded slightly.
When Jiang Chen saw the other party acting like this, he knew that Ling Qianli must be an arrogant person, so he smiled casually and said politely: "I have long admired you."
If it were someone on the scene, he would usually respond politely. But Ling Qianli smiled faintly: "You have only been here from the Eastern Kingdom for a month. This is the first time you and I have met. Why have you admired me for so long?
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Jiang Chen laughed dumbly. He thought that Ling Qianli was just a boring gourd, a naturally indifferent person who didn't like to talk, but he didn't expect that the other person was so sharp and vaguely hostile.
"Qianlan Nangong is famous, so naturally I have admired him for a long time." Since this guy is so careless, Jiang Chen is not interested in talking nonsense with him.
Ye Rong did not expect that Ling Qianli would suddenly be so sharp, and said with a smile: "Qianli, you don't have much contact with Jiang Chen. If you have more contact with him in the future, you will know that brother Jiang Chen is definitely worth your friendship."
"Jiang Chen, Qianli's character is like this. He is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. If you get along with him for a long time, you will know what's going on." Ye Rong smoothed things over.
Tian Shao also smiled and said: "Yes, birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. We are not from the same place, and we cannot walk together. Thousands of miles, little dust, I, Lao Tian, am a little older than you, so I can still judge people very accurately. I can guarantee that."
, after getting along for a long time, you will definitely become good friends."
Ling Qianli smiled indifferently and was noncommittal.
Jiang Chen shrugged slightly and didn't say anything. He wasn't the kind of character who insisted on making friends with anyone, and he would never touch someone else's cold butt with a hot face.
"Okay, it's almost time. Let's go."
It can be seen that Ye Rong has carefully prepared to celebrate Taifu Ye's birthday this time. Looking at his dress, it is not fancy, but it still looks like a disciple of the royal family, and it looks very decent.
Along the way, Ye Rong was in a cheerful mood, talking and laughing with Jiang Chen and the others.
"Brother Jiang, our Tiangui Kingdom has many grand events. For example, the Tower of Wishes Temple Fair, and the Baoshu Sect selection. And Taifu Ye's birthday banquet is also one of them."
Tian Shao was very affectionate to Jiang Chen after sharing the same difficulties last time. Speaking of which, at least half of the credit for his promotion to deputy capital commander this time was due to Jiang Chen.
Therefore, Tian Shao also introduced Jiang Chen along the way.
"Taifu Ye himself is indifferent to fame and wealth. The reason why he celebrates his birthday every year is actually to take the opportunity of this banquet to inspect the younger generation of Tiangui Kingdom. Therefore, those who can receive invitations are all under the age of thirty.
There are young talents in the kingdom. Of course, each person who receives the invitation can bring several people with him. There is no age limit for the guests he can bring."
"This kind of opportunity is rare. Any decent disciple of the Tiangui Kingdom would be proud to receive an invitation from Taifu Ye."
"Brother Jiang, don't be restrained in this kind of situation. Mr. Ye Taifu has a detached mentality and a unique perspective on people and things. His background and status are nothing to him. To him,
There is no essential difference between a prince and a commoner."
As a senior expert, standing at the pinnacle of a kingdom, he would naturally not have any clear stance. Jiang Chen did not doubt this.
"I guess that the people accompanying the eldest prince this time will be very targeted. Jiang Chen, you must be mentally prepared."
The incident between Jiang Chen and Long Yawei caused such a big fuss, and Lu Wuji was punished to death. As the person behind it, the eldest prince would definitely be unhappy.
"Jiang Chen, don't worry. Even if Brother Wang has any ideas in front of Taifu Ye, he doesn't dare to be too presumptuous." Seeing Jiang Chen's silence, Ye Rong comforted him.
Jiang Chen smiled lightly: "Now that it's here, let's make peace with it. There's nothing to worry about."
Taifu's Villa is located in a quiet place in the capital.
The group of four people soon arrived at the gate of Taifu's Villa.
At this time, the gate of Taifu's Courtyard was bustling with activity. All the young disciples who received the invitation prepared themselves decently and came to the banquet.
At the entrance of Taifu's Courtyard, a pretty, half-makeup beauty with a graceful figure greeted the arriving guests with a reserved yet enthusiastic smile.
"Jiang Chen, this woman, named Concubine Dan, was adopted by Taifu Guo when she was a child. She is nominally Taifu Guo's disciple, but in fact Taifu Guo treats her like a granddaughter and is extremely doting on her."
When Tian Shao introduced this Dan Concubine, he tried to lower his voice as much as possible. Apparently he was quite afraid of this Dan Concubine.
When Jiang Chen heard what Tian Shao said, he raised his head and glanced at Concubine Dan.
This woman was dignified and bright, with fair skin, a little makeup, and the way she moved her hands and feet gave her the air of a strong woman. Jiang Chen's first thought was - this woman is not easy to mess with.
"Brother Ye Rong, please pay homage to Sister Dan Fei." The fourth prince Ye Rong, with a cheerful personality, stepped forward with a smile on his face as if he were an old acquaintance, and gave a salute.
"Ye Rong? You little monkey, eh, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you seem to be a little taller." This woman named Dan Fei is about the same age as Magatama, and is naturally much older than Ye Rong.
"Sister Danfei, you still call me that on an occasion like today, which is too disrespectful to my younger brother." Ye Rong deliberately looked a little depressed, but in fact he was secretly happy.
He knew that Taifu Ye, his beloved disciple Dan Fei, had a good opinion of him, Ye Rong.
Concubine Dan smiled softly and moved her long-sleeved neck slightly, revealing a piece of snow-white skin under her neck, which made her even more charming.
He gently scratched Ye Rong's nose with his fingers: "Hurry in, your eldest brother and the others are already here.
Ye Rong chuckled: "Sister Dan Fei, teacher, how is your health?"
"Well, he is in good health. But he has been a little troubled recently. Uh, by the way, don't you know?"
Concubine Dan looked at the three companions brought by Ye Rong, her apricot eyes swept in front of Jiang Chen and others, and asked with a bit of surprise.
"What happened?" Ye Rong was stunned, and his heart sank slightly for a moment, feeling as if he had missed something important.
Concubine Dan waved her hand: "Okay, you go in first. We'll talk later when we have a chance. I have to receive other people here."
Ye Rong grimaced: "Okay, Sister Danfei, you have to tell me later. Teacher, he takes such good care of me, I have to share his worries, right?"
Concubine Dan sighed lightly but said nothing.
Ye Rong knew Concubine Dan's character and wisely led Jiang Chen and others inside.
When you enter the door, you will see a spacious courtyard. This courtyard is very wide and designed in a garden style, like a beautiful large garden.
There are rockeries, pavilions, flowing water, and bridges.
The elite children of the kingdom who came to the banquet gathered together in twos and threes, talking and laughing. They all looked high-spirited.
The Tiangui Kingdom is one of the best in the Sixteen-Nation Alliance, and the young children of the entire kingdom are filled with a kind of self-confidence that can only be found in a powerful kingdom.
From this perspective, the overall level is indeed much higher than that of the noble children of the Eastern Kingdom.
Those aristocratic children of the Eastern Kingdom, regardless of Jiang Chen, are probably the only Long family brothers and sisters who are qualified to enter such an occasion.
The children of the other so-called four major families, put here, even the worst ones are much better than them.
"It's not unreasonable for the Tiangui Kingdom to be powerful." Jiang Chen had such an intuitive view in his mind.
Since he was following Ye Rong on this trip, Jiang Chen would naturally not ostracize the guests, but follow Ye Rong in a very low-key manner, trying to avoid unnecessary disputes.
Ye Rong has a cheerful personality, with a hint of humor in it. This allows him to have many connections among the nobles of the capital.
Wherever he went, many people smiled and greeted him.
"Fourth, I remember that you have always been very low-key. Why do you feel that you have changed your style recently?"
Just as Ye Rong was greeting his acquaintances, a man walked out from the flower garden on the side and greeted him with a somewhat mocking tone.