Even before entering the eastern suburbs, you can feel the atmosphere of the Chang family banquet.
Last year's lakeside banquet was just for Mrs. Chang to have fun for the younger granddaughters of the family. Later, first because of Chen Danzhu and then because of Princess Jinyao, it attracted all the dignitaries in the city. The preparations were hurriedly made, and it was in a hurry.
After this year, the Chang family in the eastern suburbs has become a famous upstart in Xinjing. In order to show the Chang family's heritage in Wudi, the Chang family has been preparing for this year's lake tour banquet for half a year.
Although no princess came to attend, this made Chang feel relieved. Who didn't know that Princess Jin Yao was bewitched by Chen Danzhu and protected Chen Danzhu wherever she went. Previously, Chen Danzhu was cut off from all contacts with the nobles in the capital. Jin Yao
If the princess wants to come, she must bring Chen Danzhu with her - then no one else will come to participate, and the Chang family will be in misery.
Early in the morning, guests arrived one after another. First came the relatives, who came early to help, although they didn’t need their help, and then came the guests from various powerful families. This time, it was not like last time, with ladies and ladies as the main guests.
Lord, all the gentlemen from various families are here too. Without Chen Danzhu present, it is also a pleasant opportunity for the aristocratic families to make friends.
For a time, there was an endless stream of horses and carriages in the eastern suburbs, jewels and jewels, and laughter and laughter.
This scene reached a climax with the arrival of Zhou Xuan.
The most popular person in the capital now is Guannei Hou Zhou Xuan. He was born in a famous family and showed great talent. He first received the emperor's favor. Now that General Ironface has passed away, he has temporarily taken over the military power. This temporary word will not be just temporary. Guannei Hou previously refused the emperor's gift.
Marriage makes it clear that he is not a consort, but a courtier with real power——
As for the civil servants, he had the authority of his father, and as for the generals, Zhou Xuan was not in vain. He wrote and joined the army to fight in the field, and the kings of Zhou and Qi confessed and punished him. He was definitely able to stand up in the court.
The most important thing is that Zhou Xuan, only twenty-three years old, is not married.
Nowadays, the world is at peace, and all the powerful families in the city are excited. Who doesn’t like the young and powerful people?
So when they heard that Zhou Xuan was coming, those who got out of the car stopped, and those who entered the Chang family's house also looked out.
There were no princes or princesses present today, and Zhou Xuan was the one with the highest status. A master from the Chang family came to pick him up in person, but Zhou Xuan did not enter the house, but looked around at the other guests.
Is Mr. Hou looking to say hello to someone he knows?
Everyone they knew and didn't know was about to come over, but they saw Zhou Xuan had already stood in front of a nearby family. This was a young man, and there was a car next to him containing female relatives.
The young master was about to dismount when he suddenly saw Zhou Xuan standing over. He was so nervous and excited that he almost jumped off the horse: "Zhou, Lord Zhou——"
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Xuan stretched out his steps, and the young master's foot stepped on Zhou Xuan's foot before it even touched the ground.
The young man was startled and hurriedly raised his head to avoid it, but it was too late. Zhou Xuan looked at him and said coldly: "You stepped on my foot."
This, this, okay, the young master quickly apologized: "I didn't see it, Lord Marquis, please forgive me."
Zhou Xuan held down his horse with his hand, and the horse, which was originally snorting impatiently, immediately stopped moving obediently.
"I don't forgive you." Zhou Xuan looked at the young man.
The young master was stunned. He had never heard such words before. He was at a loss for a moment. The lady in the car behind him who was about to come down to say hello was also stunned.
Although he was shocked, as a member of an aristocratic family, he had a keen mind and immediately understood that Zhou Xuan's intentions were not good!
What's going on? I haven't offended the Zhou family. Although they are also from Xijing, they don't have much contact with the Zhou family - their qualifications are not enough.
"Master Marquis." The young master saluted sincerely, "I don't know what to do so that you can forgive me?"
Zhou Xuan slapped the horse's head and twisted it backwards. The horse immediately neighed and turned backwards with its hoofs. Zhou Xuan still only looked at the young master: "Don't let me see you. Get out of here now."
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Everyone in the Chang family mansion knew that Zhou Xuan was here, and the young ladies of the Chang family couldn't help but fix each other's makeup and hair, with genuine happiness on their faces.
Last year Zhou Xuan also came, but Zhou Xuan only walked around the princess and didn't even look at them, let alone come forward to greet them. This year, neither the princess nor Chen Danzhu came, so they would have a chance.
There is no guarantee that the other ladies will be able to see Zhou Xuan. As a lady from the host's family, there is no problem in being introduced by the elders.
The ladies and ladies in the hall looked out thoughtfully. They heard the commotion outside the door getting louder and louder. There were noisy footsteps and it seemed like many people were running in - are you here?
Several older stewards ran in, but instead of shouting that Lord Zhou had arrived, they went to the ladies of the Chang family and whispered a few words. The ladies who had been smiling suddenly turned pale.
"What can we do?" A lady blurted out, "What does he mean?"
Everyone's ears in the hall stood up. Is the atmosphere wrong? What's wrong?
The other ladies hurriedly held down the lady. The lady also knew that she had made a mistake and covered her mouth and stopped talking, but her eyes were frightened and she could not hide it.
The laughter and laughter in the hall dispersed, and whispers arose. Many ladies, ladies, and servants walked out. It was inconvenient for the guests to leave, so the servants could just walk around as they pleased, and the Chang family couldn't stop them.
The noise outside was getting louder and louder. It seemed that there were a lot of cars and horses. Not long after, a young man came in regardless of etiquette. At first glance, there were women. He had no intention of looking at the beautiful girls and couldn't tell them apart.
He left his family and simply stood at the door and called his sister and sister, and his sister and sister hurried over——
"I just came from home to report that my grandmother is not in good health. Let's go back quickly." The young man shouted.
His elder sister and younger sister were shocked. It was clear that when they went out, their grandmother was still eating red bean cakes. Each of them ate a plate, and she was still scolding her daughter-in-law for being harsh. How could she be in poor health?
But he didn't dare to ask. If it was true, he would definitely have to go back. If it was false, then something big must have happened and he would have to go back. So he said goodbye to Mrs. Chang's family and walked out.
The ladies and ladies in the hall were not stupid, they knew there was a problem, and soon their servants came back, whispering in fear in front of their respective masters - the more people whispered, the louder they became.
"Master Zhou, we are driving people away. We started from the moment we got off the horse."
"At the door, I approached him one by one. Everyone wanted to greet him, but he either said that someone stepped on his toes, or said that someone had a bad attitude, and asked people to leave immediately, otherwise he would be rude."
"And he was really rude. The master of the Qi family put on the airs of an elder and scolded him, but he was kicked by the Marquis of Zhou. The Marquis of Zhou scolded him for being a scallion. He dared to teach him a lesson for his father. What can the world do?
The only one who can teach him a lesson for his father is the emperor. Is Mr. Qi planning to usurp the throne?"
Mr. Qi fainted out of anger and anxiety, and his family took him away.
It turns out that the noise of carriages and horses outside was not due to the arrival of guests like clouds, but the guests dispersed like water.
The ladies and ladies in the hall looked frightened. At this moment, they no longer expected Zhou Xuan to come in, but were afraid that he would break in.
Zhou Xuan, what are you doing?
Master Chang stood outside the gate with a group of men from the Chang family, watching the guests who had dismounted get on their horses one after another, and watching the guests who were approaching turn their horses around——
"He is trying to vent his anger for Chen Danzhu." Master Chang smiled bitterly.
Yes, everyone knows that Zhou Xuan is now in a high position and refused the emperor's marriage offer to become a powerful minister, but they have forgotten that rumor. Why did Zhou Xuan refuse the marriage? Why did Zhou Xuan move to Taohuashan after rejecting the marriage? Chen Danzhu
Live there?
Zhou Xuan obviously fell under Chen Danzhu's skirt a long time ago. He didn't even want the princess, and even the emperor dared to refuse.
Chen Danzhu was humiliated at the Gu family banquet not long ago, how could he sit idly by and watch!
Look, now comes revenge.
If you don’t go to the banquet attended by Chen Danzhu, then Zhou Xuan will not let you attend any banquet!
Everyone dares to embarrass Chen Danzhu, but do you dare to embarrass Zhou Xuan? Scold him? If you can’t scold him, fight? Zhou Xuan has a lot of troops, sue? Didn’t you hear what Zhou Xuan said, the emperor is a substitute for his father——
Zhou Xuan is not a helpless orphan like Chen Danzhu.
As for Chang's face, no one obviously cared about it. Soon Mr. Chang saw the guests leaving the house in disorder. Some came up to say goodbye and gave random reasons, and some didn't even give any reasons at all.
, in the blink of an eye, all the bustling guests were gone.
Mr. Chang Da and others looked ashen, helpless and lost their minds, looking back at the house blankly.
In the ornately decorated hall of the house, there were two other people at this time. A guard held a knife and stared at the people walking around outside. Zhou Xuan, who was wearing a cross-collar gold-woven dark coat with animal patterns, sat alone on a large chair in the middle.
He stepped on the pedals with one foot and held a brocade handkerchief in one hand to wipe the sword he had taken off his body. The sword had exquisite patterns and shone in the cold light, reflecting the young man's handsome face in a dazzling way.
"Have we almost left?" he said, "Almost, let's start the banquet. I'm hungry now."
