The purpose of this banquet was to get to know each other and make many good friends, so no one mentioned buying land, becoming an official, or investing in the Zhenbei Army. They just praised Xiao Rong and Qu Yunmie, and offered their skills from time to time.
Some people even brought their own chimes, which were quite large, and it was obvious that they came here to show off their talents.
Not to mention, when they tried hard to please Xiao Rong, Xiao Rong couldn't find any fault with them. These people knew too well how to please others. Even Qu Yunmie listened to one or two songs carefully, but couldn't find any reason for him to get angry.
From the time he looked at him frequently, Xiao Rong knew that he could not sit still.
Xiao Rong: “…” I was careless.
They are here to pass the buck today. If they pass the buck to a guilty person, everyone will only blame that person. But if Qu Yunmie gets angry for no reason, then everyone will only think that Qu Yunmie is sick. …
Xiao Rong began to get anxious, because Qu Yunmie would not give face to anyone. Even when Xiao Rong made him angry, he would say a few unpleasant words to hurt him, let alone these strangers. He thought about whether he should leave early. After all, everyone knew that he was weak. If he left, Song Shuo could entertain these people.
Song Suo didn't know that his little friend wanted to throw the mess to him again. He was eating his vegetables with his head down when suddenly, he heard an old laugh.
Song Shuo shuddered and immediately straightened his back.
He was very familiar with this kind of opening remark. Every time his family wanted to ask him for help, they would first laugh three times in a standard way, using laughter to show their seniority and also to show that what they were about to say was a good thing, even if only the other person thought so.
As expected, after he finished laughing, he stood up with a cheerful face and said, "Young people are formidable, young people are formidable! It's a pity that I am old and my eyesight is dim, so I can no longer compete with these young people for the limelight. However, this is my first time meeting the King of Zhenbei, so I can't not show off my talents. Come, ask the girl to come in."
Xiao Rong: “…………”
Damn it. He thought that bringing a set of chimes was a sign of talent, but it turned out that this person even brought his granddaughter.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look towards the door. It must be his granddaughter. The old man looked almost eighty years old. It couldn't be a daughter.
The girl was probably a little far away. Xiao Rong stretched his neck to look for two seconds, but still didn't see anyone. He retracted his gaze, turned around and wanted to say something to Qu Yunmie, but was almost scared to death by Qu Yunmie's gloomy gaze.
Xiao Rong: “…”
He leaned back and supported himself on the ground. He swallowed silently and said, "I'm just taking a look."
The gloom in Qu Yunmie's eyes remained unchanged.
Xiao Rong opened his mouth as if to argue with him, but the next second, he sleekly lowered his head and picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
As he chewed, Xiao Rong thought, today he doesn't have to look up anymore. ...
When Xiao Rongcai was escaping, the girl had already come in. She was shy and timid, and had a beautiful appearance. Such a pretty girl was definitely not the old man's biological daughter. ...
The girls from noble families are actually all pretty, but to be honest, none of them can be considered a peerless beauty. After all, the genes of a peerless beauty are similar to winning the lottery. Even if both parents are good-looking, the children born to them may not necessarily surpass their looks.
It was not easy for the Sun family to have a daughter named Sun Shannu. Now, more than 20 years have passed, and no family has been able to give birth to a daughter more beautiful than Sun Shannu.
There was a princess in the Kingdom of Kucha who looked like a fairy from heaven. She had been praised by the people of that country for more than ten years. Precisely because this was a rare event, everyone took her so seriously.
Next, the old man began to introduce the girl's background. As expected, she was not his granddaughter, but a girl from their clan. Just like the previous powerful families, they all used girls from their clan to exchange for benefits.
But the daughters of noble families are different from those of powerful families. Just because she has a surname, she is superior to others. Even if she is not the old man's biological daughter, she is still a legitimate daughter of a noble family. The old man brought her here because he wanted Xiao Rong to meet her. If Xiao Rong likes her, he will marry her as his wife. If he doesn't like her, he will make her his concubine.
Xiao Rong is different now than he was in the past. There are already noble families willing to send their daughters to him as concubines.
But these were just the old man's initial thoughts. After all, this banquet was organized by Xiao Rong, and he didn't know that he would run into the King of Zhenbei here. When he first saw Xiao Rong's appearance, he began to mutter in his heart, but when he saw the King of Zhenbei come in, his eyes lit up.
Scholars are picky and difficult to deal with, but soldiers want to sleep with whoever they see is pretty. Between the King of Zhenbei and Situ, the King of Zhenbei would definitely be chosen.
The last minute idea was so bad. He didn't even think about it. The King of Zhenbei was already 24, and would soon be 25. He was still single at such an old age. Could he sleep with anyone who was pretty? Even if he really did that, his vision must be more picky than that of a scholar. He also liked pretty people, but he only liked the prettiest ones.
After the song ended, the old man waved his hand to let the girl go. He faced Qu Yunmie and saluted, while Qu Yunmie stared at him, ready to listen to his last words before letting him die.
Alas, he was old and his eyesight was really not good. He didn't see Qu Yunmie's dark face at all, and he kept praising the girl. From the moment the old man found Qu Yunmie, Xiao Rong knew it shouldn't be a big deal. Sure enough, when the old man showed his true colors and asked Qu Yunmie tentatively if he wanted to take the girl home, Qu Yunmie paused. ...Oh, it's for me, not for Xiao Rong.
Xiao Rong still kept his head down and said nothing. Qu Yunmie glanced at him but could not see his expression.
However, Xiao Rong never looked up, which proved that he was actually very calm. Qu Yunmie had finally extricated himself from his furious mood, but now he jumped into the big dye vat of depression again.
Are you so sure I won't accept it? ! Do you believe me or not, I'll accept one for you to see? !
Everyone looked at Qu Yunmie, but Qu Yunmie looked at Xiao Rong. As time passed, the old man's face became more and more embarrassed. After all, in his opinion, Qu Yunmie's rejection was very thorough.
The old man was about to chuckle to divert the awkward atmosphere, but who knew that there was a jerk sitting opposite him who had a grudge against his family. He mocked him, "It is said that a daughter from one family is sought after by hundreds of families, but yours is a daughter from one family and two families send her. No wonder the King of Zhenbei is unwilling to agree. If Your Highness agrees, wouldn't you be at odds with Xiao Situ?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
He was pretending to be dead, but someone insisted on mentioning his name. Xiao Rong quietly looked up and saw who that idiot was, and decided to expel him from the city in two days.
People like Xiao Rong naturally understood Bangchui's meaning immediately, but Qu Yunmie didn't think so much. He really thought that the old man wanted to give the girl to him. After listening to Bangchui's words, he realized that he had become a scapegoat.
He felt a little angry, but also a little relieved. He was actually quite calm at this stage, but he couldn't stand the noise from the people below.
The old man couldn't stand being exposed. As the saying goes, the one who knows you best is not your friend, but your enemy. So the old man said, "Don't think I don't know that you brought your two daughters here. Some time ago, you took them to Baibao Street to buy head coverings and cloth. It wasn't enough to buy these, you even bought cocoon paper. When you heard that the army returned victoriously, you handed in a visiting card to meet Xiao Situ. You couldn't have even written the engagement letter!"
At this point, he also mocked back: "It's a pity that Xiao Situ was ill and couldn't see you. It was Prime Minister Gao who received you. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I wonder how much regret you have in your heart."
Everyone: “…”
The families themselves were complicated with each other. Even though the man being ridiculed was a fool, there were many people who were on good terms with him. Some advised the old man not to cause trouble, while others spoke for the fool. However, as time went on, things got chaotic.
They were probably used to showing off their power in Jinling. Even the king's uncle could only listen silently when facing the noise of the officials from the aristocratic families, and would stop them when he couldn't stand it anymore. These people thought that it was the same in Chenliu, where you expose my shortcomings and I say bad things about you. Although most of them were silent, just these few who were jumping up and down were enough to make the hall full of smoke and chaos.
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