When everyone in the mansion heard the bell, they rushed to the square where the banquet was held.
Liang Xiao followed Zhuge Cheng to the center of the square, picked a corner, and sat down with Jiang Fuxue.
Zhuge Cheng was a little surprised and reminded: "Master Liang, don't you go to the front row?"
"It doesn't matter, I prefer purity." Liang Xiao replied.
Zhuge Cheng said no more. After explaining a few words, he left alone.
"Is brother worried about conflict with Nangong Ning and the others?" Jiang Fuxue said unwillingly.
Liang Xiao shook his head and whispered: "Actually, I don't care about these people at all, including Nangong Ning. I came to the Prime Minister's Mansion simply because I couldn't bear to offend Eunuch Lin's good intentions."
"This is my brother's ambition and style!"
Jiang Fuxue suddenly realized it, curled her lips, but said to herself in her heart: "I must help my brother get rid of this fake father-in-law!"
Xing Feng, who was talking to Zhuo Mingfeng, also hurriedly left.
After sending Xing Feng away, Gongsun Wuji sighed: "What a hero!"
Zhuo Mingfeng deeply agreed.
Gongsun Wuji thought of something again and asked: "Liang Xiao can be regarded as a dragon or a phoenix among people in your eyes. How do you think Xing Feng compares with him?"
Zhuo Mingfeng kept silent, but after all he couldn't stand Gongsun Wuji's insistence and replied: "Liang Xiao may be better."
Gongsun Wuji was stunned.
"So about your third sister..."
"Can you please stop mentioning my third sister!!"
Xing Feng returned to his resting place, and his entourage also asked: "Young Master mistook Liang Xiao for Zhuo Mingfeng, and now you have met Zhuo Mingfeng himself, how do you feel?"
Xing Feng replied: "Mr. Zhuo is indeed the first-class hero in the world, but he is better at planning. He is not as good as Liang Xiao. He can be the leader of the dragons and is both civil and military."
"Both civil and military?" The two followers were stunned.
"Look at Liang Xiao's pace and momentum. Do you think he has the style of my father and the Great Chu Hussar? This is the momentum of people who are absolutely confident in their abilities. If you don't get along with them day and night, you won't be able to tell the difference."
The two of them were stunned.
As an envoy of Da Chu, Xing Feng had recently learned about the current situation in the capital, including Liang Xiao's poetry writing and the break-up of his engagement.
As the head of the family, Prime Minister Zhuge Hui also heard about Liang Xiao being mistakenly identified by Xing Feng.
At this time, Zhuge Hui was telling Duan Yunxiu about the banquet.
After Duan Yunxiu listened indifferently, he couldn't help but ask: "Why doesn't the Prime Minister preside over it personally?"
Zhuge Hui stroked his beard and smiled and said: "There are many outstanding young students visiting this time, and I would like to see their performance. If I were present, they would inevitably be restrained."
Duan Yunxiu suddenly realized, raised his brows again, and said proudly: "Prime Minister, from what happened with Xing Feng, it can be seen that I have good taste, right?"
Zhuge Hui nodded solemnly: "Her Royal Highness the Princess has always had a unique vision and has won the trust of Your Majesty. Since Her Royal Highness the Princess values Liang Xiao so much, this son can be cultivated and may be expected to become my Prince Consort of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future."
Duan Yunxiu's pretty face turned red, he looked around and said coyly: "To be fair to the Prime Minister, in fact, Marquis Dingguo intends to betroth his granddaughter to Liang Xiao, but this matter has not been made public yet..."
"Qin Xue??"
Zhuge Hui was startled, seeing Duan Yunxiu's disappointed look on his face, and quickly looked at Feiyun behind Duan Yunxiu.
Feiyun looked depressed and nodded towards him.
Zhuge Hui understood it instantly and smiled bitterly.
"Now I also want to see what Liang Xiao is like."
Liang Xiao sat in the corner and peeled oranges for Jiang Fuxue himself.
"Xue'er can just eat whatever she wants, no need to be constrained. Brother Zhuge also introduced just now that every three years, the prime minister will hold this kind of banquet at his house to evaluate the younger generations, and the younger generations flock to it. In fact, the banquet is funded by the state treasury.
Your Majesty’s intention is to hope that talented people from all over the world can speak freely and have a great time after coming here.”
Jiang Fuxue then obediently took the oranges from Liang Xiao and tasted them, praising: "The oranges my brother peeled are really delicious~"
Gongsun Wuji, who was secretly observing from a distance, saw Jiang Fuxue's reaction, his eyes almost burst into flames, and the hand holding the cup trembled violently.
This stinky girl, didn’t she hate eating oranges before?
Damn you beast, what kind of ecstasy soup did he feed to my sister? Even her preferences have changed!!
Zhuo Mingfeng, who was sitting next to him, reminded him in a low voice: "If you always hold prejudice against me, you will never be able to face him and get to know him."
Gongsun Wuji calmed down and looked at Liang Xiao again. He seemed to have discovered something and his pupils shrank.
"Mingfeng, Liang Xiao's gesture of holding the cup is exactly the same as that of an expert I've seen, a man who faked his own death and can't even find my grandfather now. As long as he is still alive, my grandfather will not dare to have the ambition to be independent.
Heart."
Zhuo Mingfeng's eyes also changed and he looked at Liang Xiao again, with a look of horror on his face.
Gongsun Wuji gritted his teeth: "If he really comes from this person's family, I wouldn't be surprised by what you said!"
As he spoke, he subconsciously exerted force on his right hand, and the bronze lamp in his hand deformed!
"Then about your third sister..."
Gongsun Wuji roared: "Can you change the topic!!"
Zhuo Mingfeng chose silence.
Gongsun Wuji thought for a while, quietly left the table, called his entourage, and gave him secret instructions.
"You write a letter and tell the third lady that the fourth lady was abducted by a beast. She is in the capital at the moment. The situation is as follows..."
The Prime Minister's Mansion of the Great Zhou Dynasty was the most special institution. It was built with the support of the emperor. It was the residence of Zhuge Hui and his family, and the place where Zhuge Hui opened his office. Its square was enough to accommodate a thousand people.
Liang Xiao glanced at the scene and made an estimate.
Counting the visiting talents, beauties, children of aristocratic families, and descendants of the Zhuge family, there were probably eight hundred people present.
"Hey, why are there no elders at the banquet today? It's just young people?"
Duanmu Yuncheng and others, who were having a lively chat, soon realized that something was wrong.
As members of aristocratic families, they had attended the banquet held at the Prime Minister's Mansion three years ago.
In addition to Zhuge Hui himself, there were also elders of the Zhuge family and officials from the Ministry of Rites arranged by the imperial court.
But this time at the banquet, only the young men and women of the Zhuge family and their servants maintained order.
"Brother, look, in which corner are Xing Feng and Zhuo Mingfeng sitting?" Duanmu Yunqing frowned.
Duanmu Yuncheng and others followed Duanmu Yunqing's fingers and saw that Xing Feng, Zhuo Mingfeng, Gongsun Wuji and Liang Xiao were all in the back row, Xing Feng was in the middle, Zhuo Mingfeng and Gongsun Wuji were on the left, Liang Xiao and Jiang Fuxue
On the right.
Duanmu Yuncheng said in a deep voice: "That Xing Feng is the envoy of Da Chu. Our family still needs to have a good relationship with Da Chu and cannot offend him..."
Duanmu Yuncheng nodded, and when he saw Nangong Ning staring at Xing Feng like a nymphomaniac again, he suddenly became angry and whispered: "Ning Ning!"
Nangong Ning came back to his senses, blushed, and said, "Did he intentionally sit in the same row as Liang Xiao?"
Everyone was stunned and then looked at Liang Xiao, who was in the corner with his eyes closed and concentrating.
Xingfeng, the great Chu, was famous for his ability to recognize people.
It happened that Liang Xiao, whom they hated the most, got his favor?
At this moment, a burst of shouts from servants came from the inner door, finally making the slightly noisy scene quiet down.