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As soon as Ning Zai followed the servants into the west courtyard, he heard rapid footsteps coming from the courtyard. Meng Heyin ran out of the moon gate covered with robes, and without even looking at him, he knelt down in front of him and buried his head in tears.

"Brother, I know I was wrong, wuwuwuwu..."

"I shouldn't have disobeyed you, I shouldn't have sneaked out with Ah Sheng, and I shouldn't have lived in the City Lord's Mansion without telling you. It's all my fault. I really know I was wrong..."

Ning Zai was in a panic, but he didn't dare to speak. He could only reach out and grab Meng Heyin's arm and lift her up.

"You get up first."

"If you don't forgive me, I won't get up!" Meng Heyin said angrily, "Just agree to my marriage to the city lord! The city lord treats me sincerely, city lord?"

Meng Heyin waited for a long time but didn't hear an answer, so he looked up suspiciously and realized that the only people coming were Ning Zai and a boy who was leading the way.

Ning Zai held his hands and laughed dryly, and the boy next to him also looked embarrassed.

Meng Heyin realized that Wang Xiao hadn't seen her wonderful performance just now? !
The young man did not dare to stay any longer: "Miss Meng, the eldest son has been brought here. I will leave."

Meng Heyin and Ning Zai looked at each other.

"Forget it." Meng Heyin ordered.

"Yes."

The three of them were anxious in the west courtyard for the whole afternoon, but they didn't get any news from Wang Xiao.

"He has no suspicion at all?"

Meng Heyin asked.She was ready to resolve her suspicions, but the fact was that Wang Xiao did not take any action. Was it because he trusted Meng Heyin too much, or did he have other plans?
Ning Zai was also very unhappy.

He thought he would experience an unprecedented dangerous challenge after coming here, but nothing happened after he came here.Lift it high and put it down gently. This unknown danger is really uncomfortable.

Huai Nian was still the same, holding his knife firmly, his eyes alert, ready to draw the knife and fight at any time.

When the sun turned west and the sun was about to set, a group of maids came to the west courtyard, put down several fashionable clothes in the city, and explained to the three of them.

"There is a banquet in the mansion today. Please, gentlemen and ladies, please change your clothes and follow me to the front yard to sit down."

When Meng Heyin and the others rushed to the front yard, Wang Xiao was changing clothes.

The old slave straightened Wang Xiao's sleeves and expressed doubts about Wang Xiao's decision: "How could you let the three vulgar men of the Meng family attend such an important banquet? What should I do if anything goes wrong during the banquet? good?"

When Wang Xiao heard this, he immediately took his hand back and said impatiently: "I have my own intentions. Wang Quan, you have taken more and more control recently."

The old slave bowed his head and apologized: "I don't dare!"

Wang Xiao didn't want to talk to him. This Wang Quan had grown up with his father since he was a child. He didn't learn much about his father's skills, but he learned [-]% of his timid cowardice.

His plan was simple: if the Meng family's tough boss didn't agree to the marriage, let him see the power and wealth of the city lord's mansion.If he still doesn't agree by then, he will find any reason to kill them all, and the younger brother holding a broken knife, whose eyes seem to spit fire every time he sees him, is very annoying!
Thinking of Meng Heyin's vulnerability, red nose and tear-filled eyes after their death, Wang Xiao felt even more happy.

However, Wang Xiao still had some regrets.After all, how can anyone in the world be unmoved by sex, power, and wealth?
It has to be said that the intelligence levels of Meng Heyin and Wang Xiao are not at the same level at all, and this difference just creates a blind spot, which makes Meng Heyin mistakenly think that Wang Xiao is unfathomable.

When Meng Heyin entered the courtyard, the tables and chairs in the courtyard had been arranged properly. The entire farewell banquet was divided into two banquets. The upper banquet was in the hall of the main courtyard, and the lower banquet was placed in the open air in the courtyard outside the hall.The banquet has not yet started, the drinks and dishes have not been served, and there are simply some candied nuts and other small things on the table. After the layers of decorations on both sides of the courtyard, the dancers recruited from outside the house are also standing in the backyard waiting. With.

Meng Heyin stopped when she reached the middle of the lower table. The maid saw that she wanted to sit down here and stopped her: "Miss Meng, your seat is above."

At this time, her butt was already half-suspended in the air. As long as Meng Heyin relaxed a little more, she could sit firmly on the soft cushion.

"Really?" Meng Heyin was not very determined.

The maid nodded: "The city lord gave special instructions, and I will not remember it wrong."

Meng Heyin could only lift his legs, climb the steps and walk inside.

When they entered the hall, they could see clearly the furnishings inside.The layout of the outer courtyard is already very unique, while the inner room is completely luxurious.Gold cups and jade chopsticks are the most inconspicuous things. This room is full of things that even money cannot buy.

The furnishings in the room were luxurious but not dazzling, but Meng Heyin felt an unexplained anger in his heart.As they walked along the way, they ignored the remote Jiang State. They also passed through the prefectures and counties of Qi State, with many dilapidated cities and hungry civilians.

"Miss Meng?" the maid reminded again.

Meng Heyin pulled away from her memories and sat in the seat assigned to her by the maid.

After the others left, Meng Heyin observed the situation around him.

There are a total of five seats here. The one on the steps to the north is naturally the host's Wang Xiao. There are two seats on the east and west sides.Meng Heyin was the first seat on the west side, Huai Nian was the second seat on the west side, and Ning Zai was assigned to the second seat on the east side.

The guest at the first table on the east side has not arrived yet. He must be the one who lives in the east courtyard according to legend.Today's farewell banquet is just for him.

However, after figuring out the allocation of these positions, Meng Heyin suddenly felt a headache.The three of them actually occupied three seats at the table. This kind of ungrateful and insane arrangement must only be possible by someone like Wang Xiao.

There were so many powerful people in the city, but Wang Xiao really didn't give them any face!

They come, the security.

Meng Heyin winked at Ning Zai and the other two, telling them to wait and see what happened, and then secretly observed the visitors in the courtyard while eating nuts.

Seeing another middle-aged official being led in by a servant, Meng Heyin silently thought about how many people had come today. Could it be that all the prominent figures in Dingzhou City were here?
From this point of view, it is difficult to imagine the identity of the man in the east courtyard. The people in the whole city can come to pay tribute to him. Apart from the emperor's nobles, I am afraid that there are only a few military generals and families who are famous for their killings.

Could it be the Wei family?

Meng Heyin couldn't help but think of Wei Sanlang, who had let her go that day, and wondered what she was doing now.

While she was thinking about something, she heard the crowd outside getting noisy, and they all saluted to the back.She looked back and saw that it was Wang Xiao who had come out.

He walked out from behind the turquoise screen in high spirits, walked straight past Meng Heyin and the others and thanked all the guests.His words were not polite, and those guests were not here for him, so they all endured their anger and remained silent.

After some conversation, Wang Xiao returned to his seat.The old slave shouted loudly outside the courtyard, and the long and rich bells echoed.

The banquet has begun.

Meng Heyin looked at the seat opposite, but it was still empty.