Chapter 127 ABO Results Changed (5)
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The banquet hall was filled with elegant clothes and a warm and fragrant atmosphere.
The dome of the castle is extremely high and far away. A huge crystal chandelier hangs in the sky, like the scorching sun. Another seventy-two small lights, simulating seventy-two planets, surround it.
The light shone on the Imperial Marshal and Zhu Qingchen.
The marshal still held Zhu Qingchen's hand and placed it on his forehead.
Zhu Qingchen tried to pull his hand back, but he was held even tighter.
Zhu Qingchen pursed his lips, approached him, and called softly: "Marshal? The villain? Yuwen Shu?"
The Imperial Marshal corrected him seriously: "Gu Yan."
——The name of the big villain in this world.
"Oh, Gu Yan." Zhu Qingchen repeated it, then tried to pull his hand back and said softly, "Let go."
Gu Yan let go of his hand and said again: "Long time no see."
Zhu Qingchen responded: "Long time no see."
In the last small world, one of them was the Regent and the other was the Grand Tutor, and they lived in two different places for three whole years!
It's more than just long time no see. It's like we haven't seen each other for a lifetime.
So as soon as Gu Yan saw him, he came over immediately.
Gu Yan looked at Zhu Qingchen carefully, confirmed that he was in good health, and finally said, "Teacher Zhu has lost weight," and continued walking into the hall.
Zhu Qingchen turned around and said to the system: "Look, even the villain can see that I've lost weight."
The entire system was filled with a resentful atmosphere: "When did you and him..."
At this time, Shi Ran also hurriedly asked: "Teacher, what you said before..."
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen nodded, "It's him."
"Ah?" Shi Ran was shocked, "Then..."
The people around Zhu Qingchen couldn't help but move forward and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Zhu, what's going on between you and the marshal?"
"When are you two?"
"Is something good coming?"
Zhu Qingchen couldn't answer, he just laughed dryly at them and turned to look at Gu Yan.
You are finished, villain.
At this time, Gu Yan also walked to the stage in the banquet hall.
He held the microphone and cleared his throat: "First of all, thank you all for coming to this celebration banquet."
Only then did everyone quiet down and stop asking Zhu Qingchen questions.
"Secondly, I am not the only one who has dealt a heavy blow to the Zerg this time.
It is not the power of the empire, but the result of the concerted efforts of the entire empire."
Gu Yan took the wine glass from the waiter's tray, raised it high, and said with a smile: "Finally, toast to you all! Cheers to the guards! Cheers to the citizens of the empire!"
Zhu Qingchen stood in the crowd and quickly took his wine glass from Shi Ran.
He followed the other guests and shouted, "Cheers to the Marshal!"
Gu Yan smiled, raised his head and drank the red wine in the goblet, raised the empty goblet slightly, and said calmly: "The banquet begins."
His speech was very brief, just a few sentences.
But as the opening of the celebration banquet, it is enough.
It was already this late, Zhu Qingqing must be starving, so he quickly finished speaking so they could start eating.
After Gu Yan finished his speech, he walked down the stage and went straight towards Zhu Qingchen.
But as soon as he stepped down from the stage, he was surrounded by several guests.
"Marshal, congratulations, you have won a great victory."
"Marshal, you are a hero and a role model for the Empire."
"Marshal, can you tell me about your last move in piloting the mecha?"
In an instant, Gu Yan was surrounded by guests, including Shen Xiuping.
Gu Yan turned his head and saw Zhu Qingchen, who was originally surrounded by guests like him, pushing all the people around him to his side and raising their glasses to greet him.
——Marshal, please help me deal with the guests. The cakes are here. I will take my students to eat some cakes first. See you later.
Gu Yan opened his eyes wide and followed Zhu Qingchen.
——Zhu Qingqing, how dare you leave me here and go eat by yourself? ! Come and save me!
Zhu Qingchen was not afraid of him at all. He took a sip of wine and left with Shi Ran.
——Bye bye! Enjoy it slowly!
Gu Yan watched Zhu Qingchen walk towards the banquet table, leaving him alone in the crowd.
——Blessings!!!
Gu Yan’s voice travels through the crowd!
Shi Ran of course followed the teacher, but he couldn't help feeling a little worried and looked back.
"Teacher, is it okay for us not to go with everyone else to toast and congratulate the Marshal?"
"It doesn't matter. There are too many people here now. It doesn't matter if we go later."
"Yeah." Shi Ran nodded thoughtfully.
But the next second, Zhu Qingchen said again: "He will come to find us in a while."
"Ah?" Shi Ran was shocked again.
It seems that the teacher
The relationship with the Marshal is really special!
He scratched his head, a little confused: "Teacher, you and the marshal are?"
Zhu Qingchen said simply: "An acquaintance."
Such banquets are not originally intended to fill the stomach, but to enhance relationships and expand personal connections.
Countless exquisite little cakes were served, but no one ate them.
Zhu Qingchen picked up a small cake and handed it to Shi Ran: "Here."
Shi Ran took the cake: "Thank you, teacher."
Zhu Qingchen looked around and said, "System, how many pieces can I eat at most without damaging my image?"
The system said helplessly: "You'd better not eat any of it."
Zhu Qingchen said righteously: "How can that be? There are so many small cakes and no one is eating them. It will be a waste if I don't eat them."
The system gave in: "Then you can eat one piece."
"Ah?" Zhu Qingchen dragged out the sound in his mind, "Just one piece? It's not even enough to fill the gap between my teeth."
"Okay, okay, I'll eat two pieces..."
"ah?"
"Three dollars, three dollars."
"ah--"
"Shut up! Stop saying 'ah'! If you keep wasting time, you won't be able to eat any of it when everyone comes to see you."
Zhu Qingchen reluctantly picked up the three pieces of cake and took Shi Ran to find a secluded seat by the window in the hall and sat down.
Zhu Qingchen said to Shi Ran, "Eat something. No one will notice us now."
"Okay." Shi Ran helped the teacher get the silverware.
Zhu Qingchen held the fork and scooped three small cakes onto a plate.
"Look, this banquet is so stingy. Three portions combined into one portion is barely enough."
Shi Ran thought for a moment and said, "If the teacher likes it, I'll get a few more for the teacher."
"This kind of banquet is just for tasting. If you keep taking food, you will be laughed at." Zhu Qingchen said, "If the teacher wants to eat, he will take it himself. It would be bad if you are laughed at by others."
Shi Ran was more open-minded: "My reputation is not good anyway, so it won't be a big deal if I take a few more pieces of cake."
Everyone else gathered around the marshal, except for the two of them, who were hiding nearby like two little mice and stealing the cake.
Zhu Qingchen scooped a spoonful of cake into his mouth and raised his head slightly: "Do you think your reputation is unimportant?"
"Yeah." Shi Ran nodded. "These things are all fake. Didn't the housekeeper always say that I was making trouble and made them add
Class? I just turned a deaf ear to what they said and didn’t take it to heart.”
Zhu Qingchen said, "What the butler says about you is one thing, but your reputation is another."
Shi Ran raised his head and looked at the teacher in confusion, somewhat confused.
"If reputation is really unimportant, then why do you think Shen Xiuping has worked so hard to cultivate his reputation as a 'good brother' and your reputation as a 'bad brother'?"
Shi Ran shook his head.
"Of course it's for the future. No matter what he does to you, he can get the support of everyone present."
"After all, he is a gentle and good brother. Everything he does is for your own good, and you are a bad brother who acts up. No matter how you explain, no one will take it to heart."
Shi Ran's expression changed: "Teacher..."
"Although I don't like it either, I have to admit that the people here currently hold the vast majority of the discourse power in this society. If you are lawless and hateful in their minds, once something happens to you, everyone will applaud."
"You have nothing, no background, and no support from any forces. Public opinion is the last thing you can rely on. As long as Chen Xiuping isolates you in public opinion, won't you be helpless?"
"This is what the Shen family cares about. Why are Shen's parents angry because Shen Xiuping wants to marry you? Because if a biological son marries an adopted son, it will be a bad reputation if it gets out."
"Why did Shen Xiuping go to such great lengths to create this situation? It's also because of this. If you are a good kid and he marries you, others will say he is disgusting; if you are a bad kid and he marries you, others will say he is really kind."
Shi Ran's eyebrows skipped a beat: "Then... is it too late for me to redeem my reputation now?"
"Of course there's still time." Zhu Qingchen looked back and said, "The teacher will go to the marshal to ask about the mecha later. You stay here and follow Shen Xiuping. Perform better and at least make up for everyone's impression of you. Can you do it?"
Shi Ran hesitated for a moment, then pursed his lips and made up his mind: "Okay, no problem."
"It's inconvenient for the teacher to take you with you on this matter, so it's best for you to do it yourself." Zhu Qingchen reminded him, "You are not a bad kid to begin with. Just do what the teacher says, neither humble nor arrogant, and there will be no problem."
“Okay.” Shi Ran nodded vigorously, reminding himself, “I will try my best to be gentle and polite. I am such a person.”
"Good boy." Zhu Qingchen smiled.
Laugh, "Eat your cake quickly, and then go fight when you're full."
*
I don’t know how long it took.
The people surrounding the marshal were finally dispersing.
Zhu Qingchen only ate half of the cake, asked Shi Ran to take the plate away, wiped the corner of his mouth, pretended nothing had happened, and sat down.
Shen Xiuping held the wine glass and finally remembered that Shi Ran was there today. He looked around and searched for a long time before he found Zhu Qingchen and Shi Ran sitting in the corner.
He frowned and walked forward quickly: "Teacher Zhu, why are you sitting here with Xiao Ran? Why don't you take him over there?"
Zhu Qingchen looked up at him and asked confidently, "General Shen, before I brought Young Master Shi to the banquet, you never told me that Young Master Shi's reputation was so bad."
Shen Xiuping was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting this.
Shen Xiuping arrived early, and when Zhu Qingchen brought Shi Ran over, he had been socializing with his colleagues in the banquet hall for a long time.
When someone came to ask Zhu Qingchen whose child Shi Ran was, of course he saw it.
Of course he also saw when others were pointing fingers at the "bad reputation" of Shi Ran.
Shen Xiuping originally wanted to say something to help Shi Ran, so as to protect his reputation as a "good brother", but before he could step forward, the marshal arrived.
Zhu Qingchen folded his hands and looked at him angrily: "General Shen, you didn't mean to lie to me, did you? Your family's rules are too bad, aren't they?"
"Shi Ran is a member of the Shen family and is about to marry Admiral Shen. His reputation is so bad that he can't even attend banquets. How can he get married?"
"Shi Ran is already sixteen years old, but he doesn't know anything about table manners and banquet etiquette. Have you never taught him?"
"Or, for the sake of your own good image, to please him, to indulge him, you deliberately didn't teach him, and waited for me, the wronged teacher, to teach him?"
Shen Xiuping never expected that he was the one who came to question Zhu Qingchen, but before he could say anything, Zhu Qingchen shut him up with a few words.
Ruyu's face flushed red and she was speechless.
Zhu Qingchen finally said: "General Shen, I am still able to sit here with Master Shi, which is already the last respect for you. If I get angry as soon as I come in and leave Master Shi to you, will General Shen still have the face to socialize with other generals and dignitaries?"
Having said this, Shen Xiuping had no choice but to apologize quickly.
"Mr. Zhu, I'm sorry.
"Stop, it's our family's fault. We are all in the battlefield and don't really care about reputation. I really don't know Xiao Ran's reputation..."
Zhu Qingchen sneered.
It's pure gibberish.
Shen Xiuping was even acting when he apologized.
If he didn't know how important reputation was, why would he work so hard to cultivate his own good reputation?
Chen Xiuping added: "I'm really sorry for wasting Mr. Zhu's time. Mr. Zhu has worked hard. Xiao Ran, why don't you apologize to the teacher quickly?"
Shi Ran originally sat obediently on the side, carefully observing how the teacher dealt with Shen Xiuping.
Shi Ran couldn't help but frowned when he was suddenly called.
What does it have to do with him?
The next second, Zhu Qingchen spoke out what was in his heart: "What does it have to do with him?"
Shen Xiuping and Shi Ran were both stunned for a moment.
Zhu Qingchen said calmly, "How can he, a Beta waiting to get married, go around managing his reputation? Shouldn't your family be responsible for this kind of thing? What does it have to do with him?"
Shi Ran turned and looked at the teacher.
Although it was cool to watch the teacher teach Shen Xiuping a lesson, but...
Why do you say he is a "Beta waiting to be married"? It sounds weird.
Shen Xiuping's face turned pale and he clenched his fist.
Why did Zhu Qingchen always scold him today? He was like crazy.
But it's true, he is just an Omega who knows nothing. He only squeezed into the party by relying on his reputation as the Imperial Rose, so naturally he regards reputation as the most important thing.
When the marshal arrived tonight, he walked up to him and bowed to him. I guess Zhu Qingchen is floating now.
Never mind, it doesn't hurt to tolerate him.
Chen Xiuping put on a gentle smile again and said softly: "Mr. Zhu, calm down. Our family did something wrong. Let me take Xiao Ran for a walk, and Mr. Zhu can go find some friends and take a rest for a while."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen responded indifferently, stood up, and finally said, "General Shen, I originally thought that Master Shi was just not considerate of etiquette and had a strong personality. I didn't expect that his reputation would also..."
Zhu Qingchen wanted to say something but stopped himself. Finally, he sighed, turned around and left.
Shen Xiuping turned around: "Mr. Zhu..."
Zhu Qingchen ignored him and just gave him a look that said "think about it yourself".
Shen Xiuping choked on his breath and wanted to ask again
Before he could say anything, Zhu Qingchen had already walked away.
He suddenly felt a little shaken.
He and Shi Ran are about to get married, and it seems that Shi Ran’s reputation is too bad, which is not good.
Shi Ran watched the teacher leave, and in a split second, he understood what the teacher had said to him before -
“When you want someone to do something, don’t act too anxious. Try to make the other person anxious.”
The teacher wanted to help him restore his reputation, but he didn't show it, which made Shen Xiuping anxious.
So this is what this sentence means.
Shi Ran raised his head and said to Shen Xiuping, "If you don't want to take me with you, I can sit here by myself."
Shen Xiuping choked for a moment, and said seriously: "How can I let you stay here alone? Come on, I'll take you to meet some of my colleagues."
If anyone saw him, his reputation as a gentle and good brother would be ruined.
But Shen Xiuping still turned his head worriedly and looked at Zhu Qingchen's back.
Zhu Qingchen took the new wine glass from the waiter, walked through the crowd, and greeted the dignitaries he knew along the way.
I don’t know whether Zhu Qingchen will tell others what happened just now.
If the news gets out, his reputation...
Never mind. It’s not too late to remedy the situation now.
Shen Xiuping retracted his gaze and said to Shi Ran: "Come on, I'll take you for a walk."
"Okay." Shi Ran followed him obediently, "Thank you, brother. I will behave well."
Shen Xiuping took him to meet his colleagues: "Everyone, this is my brother, Xiao Ran."
Several colleagues exchanged glances.
Look, Xiuping's troublesome younger brother is here.
Shi Ran smiled and greeted: "Good evening everyone, I am Shi Ran."
Shen Xiuping said: “Xiao Ran is timid, don’t scare him.”
A murmur came from the crowd: "How dare he be so cowardly? Doesn't he often do bad things in your house?"
If it were in the past, Shi Ran would have jumped up and refuted it.
But this time, Shi Ran was neither ashamed nor annoyed, and looked at Shen Xiuping with a smile: "Brother, did you tell others about me climbing over the window again? I know I was wrong, but I would be embarrassed if I told others."
Shen Xiuping didn't expect him to say it directly, and he was stunned for a moment.
Shi Ran added: "Besides, my brother specially invited a teacher to teach me. I will no longer be like before.
I'm still fooling around, and I won't climb out the window to play games again. Sorry, brother, I won't dare to do it again next time."
He admitted it openly, and everyone was speechless.
After all, he was just a sixteen-year-old boy. It wasn't a big deal that he just climbed out the window to play games.
Who didn’t like to play when they were a kid?
Shen Xiuping was about to say that he didn't climb out of the window on the ground floor, but the window of the room on the third floor, and he didn't run out to play games, but to run away from home.
But at this time, seeing that Shi Ran was easy to talk to, everyone smiled and asked him which teacher Shen Xiuping had hired for him.
The topic had already been diverted, and if he tried to force it back, it would only seem deliberate.
Shi Ran smiled and said, "It's Teacher Zhu. Teacher Zhu is very gentle. She has been teaching me flower arrangement recently. It was Teacher Zhu who brought me here today. I have never been here before."
He behaved gently and politely, completely different from the rumored "bad brother" image.
Everyone's opinion of Shi Ran has changed.
He is just a boy who is a bit childish. He has not done anything harmful, so there is really no need to be too harsh on him.
Shi Ran smiled and talked to them, then turned around and saw the teacher.
Zhu Qingchen was standing on the other side of the banquet hall, holding a wine glass.
Seeing that Shi Ran was able to handle these people independently, he withdrew his gaze with relief.
He should also go find his villain teammates.
Zhu Qingchen turned around, and before he could take a step forward, he bumped into someone.
The man was a head taller than him, wearing a black and gold military uniform. The gold medal hanging on his chest made his head hurt when it hit him.
Of course Zhu Qingchen knew who this person was. He raised his head, blinked his eyes, and met Gu Yan's rather resentful gaze.
Gu Yan gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "I stood behind Teacher Zhu for so long, but Teacher Zhu was so busy looking at the students that he didn't notice me at all?"
Zhu Qingchen smiled at him sheepishly: "I really didn't notice when the marshal stood behind me?"
Gu Yan remained calm: "This day last year!"
Zhu Qingchen couldn't help laughing and asked him softly: "What should we do now? There are so many people here, should we find a secluded place to talk, or make an appointment to meet? I'm not familiar with this place, and I don't know where there are no people..."
Before Zhu Qingchen could finish his words, Gu Yan grabbed his wrist and forced his hand to pour the wine onto his military uniform.
wine
The color is dark, and once it gets on the military uniform, it stains a large area of crimson.
"Hey!" Zhu Qingchen couldn't laugh anymore, and subconsciously reached out to pat his clothes, "What are you doing?"
Gu Yan said seriously, "I'm going to change my clothes, and then we can talk secretly in the dressing room. I can't wait until tomorrow, I want to talk now."
In the last world, he was in Northern Zhou and Zhu Qingqing was in Southern Xia. The two were separated for three whole years and could only communicate through goshawks during that time.
He can't wait any longer, he must meet now!
"Oh." Zhu Qingchen frowned, took back his hand, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, "Then you wipe it first."
At this time, the waiter saw that something had happened here, and hurriedly brought a handkerchief and detergent: "Marshal, Mr. Zhu."
Gu Yan took the handkerchief from Zhu Qingchen's hand, pressed it on the place stained by the wine, and said to the waiter righteously: "It's okay, you guys go and do your work, I'll just go change my clothes."
"Yes, there is a special dressing room here. I will take the Marshal there."
"Don't bother. I know the way. I can get there by myself."
"yes."
Zhu Qingchen raised his head and watched Gu Yan acting with confidence, without any sign of guilt.
Gu Yan gritted his teeth and said to him, "Accompany me to change clothes, Imperial Rose."
Zhu Qingchen responded briskly: "Okay, Imperial Marshal."
Zhu Qingchen took Gu Yan's hand, and under the gaze of all the guests, the two of them left the main entrance of the banquet hall openly, passing through a long corridor with stained glass and a large rose garden. !
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