auspicious time has come

Chapter 118 You are invited to enter the urn

Amidst the sound of saluting, where everyone's eyes gathered, Xiao Mu, who was wearing a crow-blue cloak, walked in with Yin Hai.Then followed by two close followers who carried the birthday gift, they stopped outside the hall door and handed the birthday gift to the servants of Pei's residence.

Most of the people present have only heard about this Lord Jiedushi who held the power of Yingzhou, suppressed the rebellion of the Jin Dynasty, and recovered five cities in three years, but have never had the opportunity to see him——

When they came, no one expected that they would meet the rumored Marquis of Dingbei at this birthday banquet!
Compared with the birthday gift given out, it is really a big profit... No, it's a lot of money!
Even though the exhausted people were fearful, they couldn't help but quietly cast their gazes.

Even though he knew beforehand that the Marquis of Dingbei was young, when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still amazed and amazed——

Although compared with his achievements and reputation and the many rumors surrounding him, the so-called appearance is not worth mentioning at all, and it is not worthy of any attention at all, but when a person is good-looking to a certain extent, it is always impossible to ignore.

The young man who walked into the hall was tall and tall, with a fair face, noble and handsome, at first glance he looked like a handsome gentleman from a well-known family.On the other hand, the aura around him is cold and quiet, like a sculpture of a god that will not be disturbed by any mundane things, making people admire and marvel, but also unconsciously have a feeling of looking up.

In the female family's banquet, many older ladies and younger ladies were stunned.

It really is a living Bodhisattva who protects the North...

If this is not considered a bodhisattva, then how can it be counted?
The rules in the North have always been more casual, even if the Pei family held a banquet, the male and female seats were only divided into left and right, and there was no screen to separate them.

Therefore, when Yin Hai said in surprise, "Hey, isn't that Master Ji?", Xiao Mu looked at the table where the female relatives were sitting, and sure enough, he saw someone eating pine nuts intently——

When passing the table, Xiao Mu stopped and raised his hand to salute.

"Mother--"

Mrs. Xiao turned her head to look at the sound, looked at her son whom she hadn't seen for a few days, and nodded with satisfaction.

The complexion looks much better.

When people came to the front, Heng Yu couldn't help but look over, and shouted with a smile: "Master Hou."

"Why are you here?" Xiao Mu lowered his voice slightly and asked.

Before Hengyu could answer, Mrs. Xiao raised her eyebrows first, and then said in a low voice, "What's the brat talking about? You can come, why can't Ah Heng come?"

Xiao Mu: "?"

Did he say anything?
Heng Yu also lowered her voice: "I said last night that I'll see you tomorrow—"

Xiao Mu was silent for a while.

He thought "see you tomorrow" meant that she would go to him tomorrow.

No wonder, he waited all day...

Mrs. Xiao's eyes secretly lit up when she heard this—the two secretly met last night?

Why didn't anyone tell her about such an important matter, the eyeliner she installed is not very good at doing things!

"I don't know that Xiao Hou came here in person today, the lower officials are not welcome, if the hospitality is not good, please also invite Hou Ye Haihan!" Pei Ding has already walked over, apologizing with a smile on his face, he lifted up his robe and was about to salute.

Xiao Mu stretched out a hand to stop his movement: "Today is Governor Pei's birthday, so it is inappropriate to give such a big gift."

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Pei Ding gave a salute, and hurriedly said, "Please sit down, Lord Hou!"

Looking along the place where Pei Ding raised his hand to signal, Yin Hai smiled and said: "Does the governor Pei have the ability to predict the future? Or is he too meticulous? He actually reserved a place for Lord Hou in advance—"

Pei Ding smiled unabated: "General Yin was joking, and since Pei has the audacity to send a post to Lord Hou, no matter whether Lord Hou comes or not, this seat will naturally be reserved for Lord Hou. Don't say that Pei This small Governor's Mansion, even if it is the seat of the entire northern land of Yingzhou, it can only belong to Lord Hou alone!"

Yin Hai smiled noncommittally: "Pei Governor should be careful with his words."

While speaking, Pei Ding had already led Xiao Mu to the upper seat, Yin Hai looked around, and suddenly said "Yi", "Did the governor hire one less person?"

When Pei Ding heard the words, he hurriedly asked seriously: "I don't know if there is something that Pei has missed, please remind General Yin..."

When Xiao Mu was seated, Yin Hai smiled and said, "Does Governor Pei not know that a gentleman from the Yan family came to the city earlier?"

Pei Ding was slightly taken aback.

"Yan's family? Could it be the Yan's firm in Tingzhou?"

Yin Hai nodded: "Other than that, naturally there is no second Yan family."

"This..." Pei Ding said with a smile: "Pei and Yan have never met each other, but they never thought of this place."

Although he was not promising, but the Pei family was originally a wealthy family, why did General Yin think that he would make friends with merchants?
Pei Ding's eyes flickered slightly, but there was no strange color on his face.

"That Lord Yan Lang is very fond of making friends, and has visited my Lord Marquis many times, so I still have some contacts with him as the governor of Pei..." Yin Hai seemed to mention it casually, and quickly dropped the topic, smiling Said: "Pei Cishi is the birthday star today, don't stand for a long time, take your seat quickly!"

Seeing that Pei Ding saluted Xiao Mu again and again before taking his seat, Heng Yu sighed in his heart—they were all big and old foxes.

Although the surroundings were not very quiet, and she couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, she could vaguely recognize that the word "Yan" was mentioned several times.

At this time, among the "Yan" family members in Yingzhou City, the most eye-catching one was Yan Jin.

Even she wouldn't believe that Yan Jin's visit to Yingzhou was just a whim.

And this time Xiao Mu came to the banquet, it is absolutely impossible to just have a meal——

A pack of wolves is waiting around, and he still needs to distinguish whether these wolves are the same pack.

If it is the same group, it will always be easier to find out the master behind the wolf group.If it is not the same way, throwing the Yan family out at this time will inevitably make the other party feel wary, watch the tiger fight from a distance, and let the two sides explore each other's details, which is beneficial and harmless after all.

At the banquet, with just a few words, you can secretly stir up waves.

Heng Yu glanced at Xiao Mu.

But if he came today, he wouldn't just test the words of this Governor Pei, right?
And this Governor Pei——

Hengyu, like everyone else, looked at the birthday man who stood up with a wine cup and smiled to the visitors.

After toasting the guests, Pei Ding toasted Xiao Mu alone.

Xiao Mu drank the wine in his glass.

The smile on Pei Ding's face grew wider, and he entertained the guests with chopsticks: "Less wine and less vegetables, please don't be offended, don't be restrained!"

After drinking for three rounds, the slightly restrained atmosphere during the banquet gradually relaxed a lot due to the visit of the Marquis of Dingbei.

Many people started to leave the table to toast each other, and even more people came to Xiao Mu's table.

Although Dingbeihou was deeply involved in rumors about the treasure map and was feared by the court, at least at this time, the other party was still the most powerful person in the Northland, there is no doubt about it.

Moreover, it is said that the sage in Beijing is seriously ill, and no one can predict what will happen in the future...

While everyone was pushing and changing glasses, Yin Hai substituted wine for Xiao Mu, drank one cup after another, the smile on his face remained undiminished, and he kept complaining in his heart——Amitabha, the general asked him to come here today, I'm afraid it wasn't him who really liked it How much can you drink?

Halfway through the banquet, a housekeeper came to Pei Ding's side: "My lord, the acrobatics and singing and dancing that were arranged earlier are all ready..."

Pei Ding smiled and confessed: "Master Hou is here today, let them cheer up and perform!"

The housekeeper answered "Yes" knowingly, and retreated.

The first to come to the hall was the acrobatics team, dancing pills and juggling altars, stacking arhats, picking birthday peaches, and hanging birthday couplets. The performances were extremely festive.

Finally, the steamed stuffed bun in the shape of birthday peach was presented to Pei Ding.

Pei Ding clapped his arms openly, and signaled the housekeeper to send a reward to the young man who offered birthday peaches.

"Thank you Mr. Pei for the reward! May Mr. Pei be as blessed as Donghai and Shoubi Nanshan!"

As the acrobatic troupe left the stage, Si Le played, and a group of graceful dancers appeared in everyone's sight with light steps.

They are all dressed in red and green dance clothes, with flying fairy buns on their arms. Some are holding fans, and some are wrapping ribbons around their arms, just like the flying fairies depicted in the murals.

The dancers sometimes raised the long silk in their hands, and sometimes twirled like butterflies to the music, making people dazzled.

"When you look at our family, it looks like a piece of wood sitting there!" Mrs. Xiao glanced at Xiao Mu who was sitting upright, and sighed with Heng Yu: "The wood is a bit woody, but if you take it home and make it Your Majesty, you are quite at ease..."

Heng Yu nodded in agreement: "Master Hou is indeed the first choice for home must-haves."

Even if it is a piece of wood, it is also an interesting and unknowing piece of wood.

"That's right!" Mrs. Xiao stretched her eyes with a smile, and put a candied date into the plate in front of Hengyu.

But at this time, there was a dancer's exclamation.

Is it finally getting serious?
Heng Yu hurriedly looked up and looked over curiously.

As soon as the music stopped, the leading dancer knelt down in front of Xiao Mu's table in panic: "Forgive me, Lord Hou! Forgive me, Lord Hou!"

What's going on here?
The guests who were close could see very clearly that when the dancer was dancing, the silk ribbon in her hand accidentally swept the wine cup on Xiaohou's table and wet the robe of that dancer—

It's not a big deal, but with this person's identity, if it really happens, it won't end well...

"Bastard! You don't have eyes so much!"

Pei Ding stood up in panic, reprimanded the dancer girl, and hurried to Xiao Mu's case to make amends.

"Please calm down, Lord Hou, I'm going to let people offend this unlucky thing that doesn't have eyes and bumped into Lord Hou! Someone—"

"Wait a minute." Xiao Mu said calmly, "It's not appropriate to defeat Governor Pei and everyone else's elegance with this trivial matter."

The housekeeper glared at the dancing girl, "Hurry up and thank Lord Hou a lot!"

"Thank you, Lord Hou... Thank you, Lord Hou, for your forgiveness!" The dancer kowtowed tremblingly.

"Okay, step back quickly..." Pei Ding waved his hands again and again.

The dancers quickly bowed their heads and retreated.

"Xiaguan took Lord Hou to the guest room to change!" Pei Ding said with his waist bowed.

"Pei Inspector, as the head of the house, would leave all the guests and leave the venue. For such a trivial matter, I won't bother Pei Inspector to accompany you." Xiao Mu stood up, and said in a calm and authentic voice.

"This..." Pei Ding smiled again and again: "I would like to thank Lord Hou for your generosity... Butler, please take Master Hou to change clothes."

"Yes, Master Hou, please come with the villain."

When Xiao Mu left the table, he glanced at Heng Yu's direction seemingly absently.

Looking at him in a daze, Heng Yu blinked.

People invite you to enter the urn, but he invites you to enter the urn.

　good evening everyone~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)