After giving way to my husband's sweetheart

76 Revenge 2
The dignitaries of the Great Zhou Dynasty have always paid attention to pleasure, and they have banquets, good wine and delicacies, singing and dancing to add to the fun, and they are extravagant.

The Sima family started with martial arts, and most of their children were skilled in horseback riding and archery, so they seldom indulged in silk and bamboo music and dancing. But even so, the Sima family still kept many singers and dancers, just for the guests of the house.

Sima Zhengde has been fighting outside all year round, and he wins over the dignitaries in Beijing, all on Sima Chao.

The father and son, one guarding the outside and the other guarding the inside, cooperated very tacitly.

The courtiers were invited to a banquet in the mansion, and the review was very strict. Although the banquet was held in the evening, the stewards in charge of the banquet had already started to get busy, and all the food used for the banquet needed to be checked carefully. It is the singer and dancer who serves the banquet, and there will be a special servant to check inside and out.

Those who can be regarded as guests by the Sima Mansion are all important people, and there is no room for ambiguity.

As dusk fell, the invited guests came to Sima Mansion one after another, Guo Guifei's elder brother Guo Xiaotian was the last one to arrive.

He was sitting in a luxury chariot with six drivers, surrounded by hundreds of guards. Sima Chao greeted him personally and politely welcomed him to the mansion.

The rest of the guests had already arrived, and when they saw Guo Xiaotian, they hurriedly got up and greeted him with compliments, both in and out of words.

The former prince has been removed by the Guo family, and the loyal officials who supported the prince have also been gradually removed. Now, in the Great Zhou court, most of the forces belong to the Guo family, and the Guo family has a great reputation in the court.

The only one not under the control of the Guo family is the Sima family. Sima Zhengde, as the general of the world's soldiers and horses, holds military power, and Sima Chao is the commander of the imperial army, and the emperor's close minister.

This is why the Guo family has always wanted to marry the Sima family.

If the Guo family can get the support of the Sima family again, the son of Concubine Guo will be able to sit firmly on the throne.

Of course, the Sima family also had their own plans.

In short, the two sides are evenly matched and have their own goals.

Guo Xiaotian is nearly fifty years old, his head is fat, his cloudy eyes are sunken due to his indulgent expression all the year round, and he seems to be out of breath after walking two steps.

However, after exchanging a few words with everyone, sweat gradually broke out on Guo Xiaotian's forehead, and he said with a smile: "The weather is hot, and the old man will not go out these few days. You cannot be invited."

The Sima family held the military power, and Sima Chao, as the eldest son of the Sima Mansion, even Guo Xiaotian had to show face to Sima Chao, a junior.

Sima Chao clasped his fists and said with a smile, "It's really a splendor for Da Situ to come to the humble house."

Although Sima Chao is only a double tenth, but he has practiced with Sima Zhengde since he was a child, he is steady and steady in his gestures, and he is more experienced and decisive in handling affairs.

Guo Xiaotian clasped his fists and said, "It's really my luck to be invited by the eldest son."

The rest of the people also followed suit, and everyone entered their seats after greeting.

Sima Chao, as the host of the banquet, naturally had to sit at the top. Guo Xiaotian was the most respected and was on the left. His lower head was Master Li, the servant of the Ministry of War, and Master Zhang, the imperial censor, was on the right side of Sima Chao. It is Mr. Zhao, the doctor of the Ministry of punishment.

When everyone was seated, the maids with their hair in a cloudy bun came in one file at a time, and placed delicacies and delicious wines on the table in front of every guest.

Even when Guo Xiaotian went to the banquet, he was surrounded by guards to protect him. After the food and drinks were served, his personal attendant came forward to check each one with silver needles.

Guo Xiaotian is old, treacherous and cunning, he has always been cautious, even if he went to a palace banquet, the same is true, and everyone did not think he was disobedient.

Sima Chao raised his glass first, and Guo Xiaotian's attendants passed the drink to Guo Xiaotian, and then he raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking for three rounds, another singer and dancer came in to add to the fun, that girl who looked like a peach and waist like a willow was also searched by Guo Xiaotian's attendants for a long time before she was allowed to approach.

It was summer, even after the scorching sun went down, the outside was still like a steamer, but the inside of the banquet hall was very cool.

This banquet hall was built in a pool of lake water, and it was originally a cool place. In order to make the guests feel refreshed, many ice mirrors were placed in the hall. Next to each ice mirror, there are maids holding large fans. The wind mixed with cool air blows on the body, and immediately drives away the heat, making it indescribably refreshing.

In the midst of the fine wine and family banquet, accompanied by the melodious sound of silk and bamboo wind music like flowing water, the dancers in the hall are waving their sleeves, and the bright lights reflect the beautiful faces of young women, making people ecstasy.

Guo Xiaotian was fond of sensuality, so after the delicious food and wine, she put her arms around Ji Nu and enjoyed singing and dancing, feeling very happy for a while.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Guo Xiaotian stared at the mysterious dancing girl with lustful eyes, and praised: "In my opinion, the girls in Sima's mansion are really more wonderful than those in the imperial palace."

Sima Chao smiled and replied: "If Da Situ likes it, I will send these Ji girls to Da Situ."

In the eyes of rich and powerful men, Ji Nu is nothing more than a plaything, and it is common for concubines to be given to each other at banquets.

"Major General Kang Gai!" Guo Xiaotian happily accepted all comers.

He laughed and kissed Ji Nu, who was waiting by his side, and then said with a smile to everyone: "If you talk about beauty, the old man heard that Luo Shi, the daughter of the former Grand Tutor, is a stately beauty, so Grand Tutor Luo was accused of crime After that, I don’t know where his daughter has gone.”

When he said this, there was a cloudy luster in his eyes and a salivating look on his face.

How could these dignitaries care about the daughter of a criminal minister? The few people present didn't even know that Luo Fu was now Sima Chao's woman.

Sitting at the head of Guo Xiaotian, Lord Li stroked his beard and smiled and said, "If Da Situ is interested in this Luo girl, why not order someone to look for it in the teaching workshop, a daughter of a criminal minister must be sent there Let's go, what's the problem?"

Guo Xiaotian laughed, and replied: "The old man did order someone to look for it, but he couldn't find it. Oh! I don't know who made it first, and I don't know if he was taken away by someone."

"Everyone!"

Accompanied by the sound of a wine bottle being thrown heavily on the desk, Sima Chao spoke coldly.

Everyone was joking and joking when they suddenly saw the host, Sima Chao, turn cold, and looked at the leader in unison.

"My lord, what's the matter with you?" Master Li who was laughing asked.

Sima Chao took a heavy look at the guests, and said, "It's all right! Although Taifu Guo is a guilty minister, I was taught by him when I was young, so don't talk about his daughter like this."

Although the guests in the hall were suspicious, after hearing what Sima Chao said, they all complained that they were impolite. Only Guo Xiaotian, who was still laughing, held his head and shouted heavily: "This old man is dizzy, very dizzy!"

(End of this chapter)