Chapter 156 Ningning, My Big Brother Has Never Disliked You
Xie Shian readily agreed, and after watching Xie Guanlan leave, he turned to Wen Xingluo and said, "Big brother has so many rules. After all, we are not of the same age and have no common language."
Xie Guanlan suddenly turned back, the words "Don't take her out overnight" stuck in his throat. Before he could say it out loud, he heard Xie Shian's comment.
He turned the black jade ring.
He is only three or four years older than them, so how come they are not the same age?
Xie Shian, with his back to him, chattered non-stop, "Ningning, haven't you been particularly bored in the palace these past few months? Don't be fooled by the way my elder brother is gentle and polite to everyone. In fact, he is as cold as ice. He has never liked you. I remember that before you even entered the palace, he was thinking about how to kick you out. He didn't let you suffer any injustice during my absence these few months, did he?"
Wen Xingluo: “…”
She looked past Xie Shian at Xie Guanlan. The other person's face was as gloomy as water and very scary.
She coughed lightly, "Um, Fourth Brother..."
Xie Yanchen looked at Xie Guanlan, then at Xie Shian, and chuckled beside him, "Fourth brother, how can you say that about Big Brother? I think Big Brother is obviously doing very well."
"What's good about him?" Xie Shian vented his grievances like a machine gun. "He's so rich, but he's still so stingy. During the few months I was in the military camp, he didn't send me a single penny! I used to think he was so nice, even when he beat me up, he would deliberately let me go. It wasn't until I ran into some of his men in the military camp this time that I realized he beat me the hardest he could. Woohoo!"
"Fourth brother!"
Wen Xingluo lowered his voice and tugged at Xie Shian's sleeve suggestively.
Xie Shian felt a chill on his back.
After exchanging glances with Wen Xingluo and confirming that Xie Guanlan was standing behind him, Xie Shian suddenly changed the subject, "But then again, as the saying goes, 'jade cannot be made into a useful object without being polished, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.' I am still very grateful for Big Brother's strict teachings. As for being stingy with money, it's entirely because he doesn't want me to become an uneducated playboy. This shows how well-intentioned he is towards me. Ningning, I must be filial to Big Brother in this life and fight for him in the future!"
Wen Xingluo: “…Hehe.”
She felt embarrassed for Xie Shian.
After Xie Shian finished speaking, he turned around and seemed to have just noticed Xie Guanlan, and let out an "Ouch" in surprise.
He scratched his head embarrassedly, "Brother, why are you back again? Did you hear what I said just now? It's so embarrassing..."
Xie Guanlan also laughed, "Since Fourth Brother thinks being stingy with money is good for you, then forget about going to the accounting office to withdraw money."
He turned and left.
"Hey, big brother——"
Xie Shian still wanted to make amends, but Xie Guanlan had already walked a long way away.
"I have a lot of money," Wen Xingluo said with a smile, "I'll treat Fourth Brother to a drink tomorrow."
Xie Shian was in tears.
By evening, most of the powerful people in Chengdu gathered at Xu's mansion.
The Xu Mansion was decorated with lights and was bustling with activity, with hundreds of banquet tables set up from the hall to the garden.
Wen Xingluo and Xie Shian also arrived.
As soon as the two of them found a place to sit down, they saw Liu Junwei striding towards them with several friendly colleagues.
Commandant Liu smiled and said, "Congratulations to the Fourth Young Master on being appointed a Guard! The Fourth Young Master is so promising at such a young age. He truly has a bright future! However, why is the Fourth Young Master's promotion banquet being held at the Xu family instead of the Prince's Palace?"
The news that Xie Shian was awarded the sixth-rank official title had already spread throughout the upper circles of Chengdu, and all the guests attending the banquet today knew about it.
Xie Shian and Wen Xingluo looked at each other.
Wen Xingluo asked, "Sir, may I have a look at your invitation?"
She took the invitation handed to her by Liu Junwei and couldn't help laughing.
She whispered to Xie Shian, "The invitation the Wen family sent out was too simple. Wen Rulei's name wasn't mentioned. They just said it was a promotion banquet for a sixth-rank guard. That's why everyone misunderstood."
Lieutenant Liu took out some silver wrapped in red paper and said, "This is my gift money. Please accept it, my Lord."
Xie Shian held the red envelope and asked, "Ah?"
Soon, other guests lined up to pay their gifts.
In just a short while, Xie Shian received thousands of taels of silver notes.
Someone else praised, "I heard that tonight's banquet was prepared by the chef at Jinweizhai, and the wine is twenty-year-old daughter's red wine. This table must have cost a lot of money. The Fourth Young Master really spent a lot of money!"
Xie Shian: “…It’s not expensive.”
Wen Xingluo: "...Everyone, enjoy your meal and drink."
So when Wen Rufeng and others carried the unconscious Wen Rulei over, the banquet had already begun.
The Wen siblings were stunned as they watched the guests toasting each other.
Wen Ruyun couldn't help but disdain, "These people are so uncultured! They're already eating before the host even arrives!"
Wen Yueyin urged, "Brother, hurry up and say your opening words! Otherwise, they'll have to leave after they finish eating."
"Okay." Wen Rufeng nodded solemnly, walked to the center of the garden, and said loudly, "Thank you all for coming to my brother's promotion banquet tonight."
The guests looked at each other in confusion.
His brother?
The fourth young master of the palace has become his younger brother?
Yes, the Prince of Zhenbei married his mother, so strictly speaking, Fourth Young Master Xie can indeed be considered his younger brother.
I didn’t expect that these stepbrothers had such a good relationship that they were willing to spend so much money to hold such a grand promotion banquet for the Fourth Young Master Xie!
The Wen brothers and sisters are not as bad as they imagined.
Everyone was deeply moved and applauded enthusiastically.
Wen Yueyin noticed that Wen Rulei's fingers and eyelids moved, and hurriedly said, "Third brother is awake!"
Wen Ruyun opened his folding fan, smiled evilly, and nodded towards the top of the pavilion.
The servants above understood and immediately threw down two huge banners.
The guests looked on.
Two large red banners, each as tall as a three-story building, were decorated with flying dragons and phoenixes, each bearing a line of strikingly large characters:
"Congratulations to Wen Rulei for being awarded the title of Sixth Rank Guard"
"I wish Wen Rulei a bright future and a title of nobility and general."
Just below the banner, Wen Rulei slowly woke up in his official hat chair.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw red lights hanging high and the house was full of guests. Countless surprised and strange faces were looking at him quietly.
Wen Rulei was stunned, and a bad premonition suddenly emerged in his heart.
In the complete silence, Wen Yueyin smiled and said, "Third brother, you've finally woken up! Tonight is your promotion banquet. Look, all the guests here were personally invited by my eldest brother and the others. They're all here to celebrate for you! From now on, you'll be a sixth-rank guard. Good times are coming for our family. Are you happy? Are you excited?"
Wen Ruyun also said, "Third brother, tell us what happened on the battlefield and how you fought bravely and won military merits!"
A gust of cold wind blew across Wen Rulei's cheek.
His face turned from white to red, and from red to blue at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the pin-drop silence, a little girl at the table suddenly spoke in a childish voice, "Mother, didn't my brother say that it was Fourth Brother Xie who would be conferred the title of Guard? We were clearly here tonight for Fourth Brother Xie's wedding, but why did it become Wen Rulei's turn? Who is Wen Rulei?"
Her mother replied gently, "The Wen family made a mistake. Tonight's wedding banquet is indeed for Fourth Young Master Xie. As for Wen Rulei, he's just a groom in the military camp."
A groom...
That’s all…
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