Tiantang

Chapter 126
I wish all book friends a happy new year!I went to the old man's house and sat in a hurry for more than half an hour. After eating a few dumplings, I rushed back to type, sweating...

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Chapter 136

In the hall, Cui Ju grinned contentedly, feeling that he had too much face. This should be the most glorious, most respectable and grandest birthday he has ever had in the past ten years.

If Princess Yuzhen came to congratulate her, it was for Cui Ying's sake; while the civil and military dignitaries of the Manchu Dynasty came uninvited, they valued the face of her son-in-law Zhang Xuan.And it is very obvious that the imperial concubine and empress personally came to support, also because of Zhang Xuan.

After all, Yang Yuhuan is a noble concubine, the de facto "queen" of the current court. She came out of the palace to congratulate Cui's family, which undoubtedly has a certain "official color"-this makes Cui Ju feel very honored.

Princess Yuzhen's first VIP position was switched to Yang Yuhuan, followed by Yuzhen.Sheng Wang Li Qi, Princess Xianyi, son-in-law Yang Qi and Princess Taihua, the relatives of the emperor, came together again, while many courtiers and dignitaries took their turn to go to the periphery.

Cui Ju looked left and right, and saw that the two sides surrounding his main seat were all the existences that he needed to look up to in the past, so the excitement in his heart can be imagined.

However, he did not get carried away.His background in a noble family gave him good self-cultivation and etiquette.

Cui Ju gathered himself together, stood up side by side with Mrs. Zheng, bowed down to Yang Yuhuan, Princess Yuzhen Li Chiying, and others, and shouted loudly, "I am so ashamed to have Mrs. Lao and all your Highnesses."

Yang Yuhuan waved his hands, but subconsciously glanced at Zhang Xuan, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty Cui, you don't need to be too polite... I am here to join in the fun. I have been bored in the palace for a long time, so I will come out by the way." Relax."

Princess Yuzhen also smiled, "Okay, Master Cui, let's start the banquet, everyone is tired of waiting."

"Yes." Cui Ju and Zheng Shi got up and greeted the servants to open the table.

According to the basic etiquette, after drinking for three rounds, it is the time for the younger members of the Cui family to pay homage to Cui Ju's birthday in public.

Cui Ju has two sons and one daughter in total, plus the juniors from other houses of the Cui family, a total of more than 30 people need to pay birthday respects.

Although the elders and younger ones are in order, Cui Huan, as the eldest son, still has to be the first to appear on the stage, followed by Cui Jin, his wife Song Shi, and son Cui Kun.Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying together.The last ones are the nephews and nieces of Cui Ju's clan.

Cui Huanshi ran out, and took the lead to bow down to Cui Ju and his wife, "Son, I wish my father a blessing like the East China Sea and a longevity like Nanshan, and I wish my mother good health and good luck in everything!"

To be honest, Cui Huan is also a well-known talented scholar in Chang'an city. Before Zhang Xuan was born, because of his noble talent and good family background, he was almost the leader of the young generation of scholars in Chang'an.And people are born extremely beautiful, tall and straight, with great bearing.It's just that under Zhang Xuan's dazzling light, his brilliance has been obscured a lot.

Fengyi was the most important thing in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and he valued everything that looked vain. Cui Huan, who was refreshed and energetic, immediately aroused some murmured applause and admiration.

And when Cui Huanbai raised his head, he suddenly found that the beautiful girl sitting obediently beside Zhang Xuan's mother, Mrs. Liu, cast a light glance at him, and couldn't help turning his head to look back.

The girl was staring at the pretty Feixia with his slightly eager eyes, she immediately looked away quickly and lowered her head.

That appearance is extremely delicate and soft, which makes people feel a little bit of pity.

Cui Huan couldn't help but be fascinated by watching, and completely forgot that the occasion was wrong at this moment.

Cui Ju and Mrs. Zheng looked at each other in surprise, then glanced at the girl next to Liu, and coughed softly.

Cui Huan suddenly came back to his senses, blushed and bowed his head back.

Cui Huan's "little trick" fell into the eyes of many people, including Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying.

Zhang Xuan was very surprised, but his heart moved.

Cui Huan was born in a famous family, has both ability and political integrity, and has not yet married a wife—he can be regarded as an excellent match for Li Xiuxiu.Looking at these two people, it seems that some faint affection has developed.

How could Cui Ying not know what Zhang Xuan was thinking, but Cui Ying knew Li Xiuxiu's background, but she shook her head secretly.Ordinarily, Li Xiuxiu can be regarded as a descendant of a famous family, but she just fell into the Jiaofang Division—although Li Xiuxiu was just a simple singer and innocent body in the Jiaofang Division, but after all, she was dropped out of the family, leaving a fatal stain on her life experience.

For a famous family like the Cui family, Cui Ju would never agree with his son Cui Huan to marry a former singer of the Jiaofang.

One must know that Cui Huan will inherit the legacy of the Cui family in the future and become the next generation patriarch of the noble Cui family, and his wife is the wife of the patriarch, so this identity should not be ambiguous at all.

Zhang Xuan turned around and glanced at Cui Ying, understanding Cui Ying's worries and thoughts, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

However, there is no rush for this matter, let's see the situation.

If Li Xiuxiu and Cui Huan really have feelings, he will definitely do his best to make this marriage happen.

It used to be a bird in the past, just because Li Xiuxiu is now the adopted daughter of the Liu family and the sister of Zhang Xuan, the general of the two guards, such an identity is enough for Cui Huan.

Yang Yuhuan also looked at Li Xiuxiu curiously, and smiled softly, "Mrs. Liu, who is this young lady, she is beautiful and dignified, really impressive."

Mrs. Liu smiled and stood up and bowed to Yang Yuhuan, "Imperial Concubine, this is Xiuxiu, the daughter I just met——Xiuxiu, why don't you get up to pay respects to Imperial Concubine?"

When Mrs. Liu stood up to salute, no one in the room expected that Yang Yuhuan would get up and dodge.Although Mrs. Liu is the wife of the minister, she is Zhang Xuan's mother. How can Yang Yuhuan, who is ambiguous in her heart, dare to accept Liu's great gift?

In order to cover up her "gaffe", Yang Yuhuan walked over with a smile, took Li Xiuxiu's hand to ask questions, and was very affectionate.Fortunately, no one thought about other things, but thought that the imperial concubine might especially like this very well-behaved girl.

Li Xiuxiu's character is inherently weak, coupled with the difficult fate, has been suppressing the girl's heart.Now seeing the imperial concubine holding her hand like this, she was at a loss for a while, her pretty face flushed, she hung her head and dared not say a word.

Standing aside, Mrs. Liu sighed secretly, and explained for her with a smile, "Madam, this child is timid and out of manners, I hope Madam will not blame her."

Yang Yuhuan talked to Li Xiuxiu in the past, and she was passively covering it up. After hearing Liu's words, she immediately smiled and waved her hands to take the opportunity to go back.

While speaking, Cui Jin and his wife brought their young son to pay homage to Cui Ju's birthday.

When it was over, it was Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying's turn.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were almost focused on him, Zhang Xuan was somewhat upset, feeling like he was playing a monkey.It's just a matter of etiquette and Cui Ying's face, so he has to do his best.

He collected himself and stood up with a smile.Then, he stepped forward sideways and reached out his hand to Cui Ying.

When he stretched out his hand in public, Cui Ying blushed, but she still boldly stretched out her hand, allowing Zhang Xuan to hold it.

The two walked side by side, and the talented and talented women matched each other in appearance, enviing many young masters and ladies present.

Xiao Fu's face became a little pale. Until now, although he knew that he had no hope for Cui Ying, and slowly began to accept the reality of Cui Ying marrying Zhang Xuan, but seeing the two of them so well matched and loving in person, he was still in his heart. The ups and downs of the waves are unbearable.

Yang Yuhuan's face was also a little complicated.

"My son-in-law (Yinger) wishes my father-in-law (father) good fortune like the East China Sea and longevity!"

Ordinarily, with Zhang Xuan's current status, he could bow to Cui Ju as a full salute, after all, his power and status were much higher than Cui Ju's.But even Cui Ying didn't expect Zhang Xuan to kneel down and prostrate.

Cui Ying's heart warmed up until Lang Jun was purely sympathizing with herself and boosting the prestige of the Cui family, so she also knelt down beside Zhang Xuan with great joy.

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The Cui family's birthday banquet ended happily.

Zhang Xuan left Cui's mansion, and on the way back to the general's mansion, he received an urgent report from Chief Shi Zhou Xuchu.While guarding the whole city and performing regular patrol duties, Yunyu Linwei accidentally discovered a stronghold left by the remnants of Rongwang Mansion.

The guards of Habayashi originally wanted to surround this private house, and then consult the superiors before deciding where to go, but the remnants of King Rong in the private house found out that the party had been exposed, and immediately attacked and killed them.

The result of the fierce battle between dozens of black-clothed men and hundreds of Yulin guards can be imagined. However, these black-clothed men should be Li Wan's former dead warriors. They are superb in martial arts, fierce and bloodthirsty. Wei suffered heavy casualties.

More than 100 Habayashi guards, three times the size of the enemy, besieged dozens of men in black, and more than half of them were killed or injured. This shows the combat effectiveness of these dead soldiers of King Rong.

When Zhang Xuan heard the news, his face changed suddenly.

He was worried that there were still remnants of Prince Rong's Mansion lurking in the city, so he ordered the Habayashi guards to strengthen their defenses recently. Every morning, afternoon and night, they were divided into several teams to patrol the whole city regularly.It was normal to discover the remnants of King Rong, but he couldn't help but be shocked that he dared to publicly resist and kill so many Habayashi guards.

This is not a question of courage, but whether there are deeper problems hidden behind it.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "Wait a while and go back to the mansion, take me to the scene to have a look."

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Zhang Xuan abandoned the carriage, and led by several soldiers, rode his horse to a small house in the west corner of the city, only one street away from Kaiyuan Gate.

This is the scene where Habayashi Wei and the man in black fought just now. It was a mess, the ground and courtyard walls were stained with blood, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.

General Shi Zhouxuchu and Captain Xiao Shisanlang were directing more than a hundred Habayashi guards to clean up the scene. On one side of the gate of the house, dozens of dead bodies of Habayashi guards were neatly piled up.

Seeing Zhang Xuan approaching on horseback, Zhou Xuchu and Xiao Shisanlang hurried up to meet him.

The soldiers of the Habayashi guards also stopped their hands, and consciously lined up on both sides to greet the general.

"General!" Zhou Xuchu bowed and saluted.

Zhang Xuan turned over and got off the horse, his face sank over Zhou Xuchu's shoulder, staring at the bloody corpse on the other side, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

(End of this chapter)