Wan Lihua teased with a muffled laugh.
Chapter 4 Gathering of Guests (1)
In another day, Wan Lihua's birthday is coming.
As the young lady and the only daughter of the Ju family, naturally her birthday is very grand every year. Since a month ago, the whole of the Ju family has been busy, so there is no rush at the birthday party today.
not to mention--
"Wanlihua, how are you getting ready?"
Sixteen nights knocked on the door before walking in, and saw Wan Lihua sitting in front of the dressing table, and her personal maid, Miss Mori, was putting on makeup for her.
The brand new kimono has already been put on. In order to prevent paint and the like from spilling on it, a large towel was specially placed on the shoulder to block the dirt.
"It will be ready in 10 minutes, Master Izayoi."
The foundation was brushed back and forth on her face, Wan Lihua was inconvenient to speak, so Mori did the answering, and Wan Lihua herself gave a questioning look to Izayoi who was standing by the dressing table in front of her left.
"That's good. Although the banquet hasn't officially started yet, time waits for no one—" Sixteen Nights teased in the middle of a joke, and then changed the subject, "Of course, there is no need for Wan Lihua to show up in a hurry. You are the protagonist of today, and it is okay to be a little later. My mother will not have any objections."
After speaking, Shiliuye made a gesture, and was about to go out to receive the guests for Wan Lihua, but she grabbed the fingertips of her left hand.
Wan Lihua signaled to Mori to suspend her makeup, "Then please, my lord."
"What are you talking about, you're so polite..." Izayoi smiled, "You can go at your own pace with peace of mind."
He held Wan Lihua's hand back, lowered his head and kissed her forehead to express his relief, then left the room and walked towards the hall.
The banquet was scheduled for five o'clock in the afternoon, and most of the invited guests began to arrive one after another before four o'clock. The main gate of Juju Home Furnishing City was crowded with people, and it was a very lively scene.
In Kyushu, being invited by Tachibana's family to participate in such an occasion is self-evident. Of course, the invited guests will not treat them casually.
Izayo went down the stairs and stepped onto the floor of the hall, a magnetic bass came from the side.
"Are you the only one who came here? Where's Wanli?"
Following the voice, standing there is Wan Lihua's father, Ju Yan. As the police chief, he now has gray hair, and there is a terrible scar on the left side of his face that runs through his eyes.
"Mari" is the father's nickname for his daughter.
"Girls, grooming always takes some time, and it's a boy's duty to wait at this time." Izayoi said with an easy smile, "Please forgive me, Father."
"Heh..." Ju Yan also smiled, "This time you are also taking the lead in preparing for Wan Li's birthday, thank you for your hard work."
"It's all as it should be. Father is busy with business, and it's not easy to find time to come back to Wanlihua's birthday like this. Leave the complicated things to me, so don't worry." Sixteen nights laughed.
"My baby girl has already been entrusted to you, and you have not disappointed me." Ju Yan's eyes showed a look of satisfaction, "Speaking of which, where is she?"
The "she" in Ju Yan's mouth refers to his wife, Wan Lihua's mother.
"Probably rest upstairs somewhere, mother doesn't like such noisy occasions." Izayoi put his left hand on the belt of the kimono, "Since three years ago, I have been able to do it for you, so I won't Showed up in person."
"Really." Ju Yan sighed.
"Father, if you want to see your mother, you can leave the venue some time to see her, and your mother will not miss you." Sixteen nights persuaded.
"Forget it, there's nothing to talk about when we meet. She hasn't completely forgiven me yet." Ju Yan shook her head.
Sixteen nights fell silent.
Over the past seven years in the Ju family, I basically know about the two elders.As the head of the Ju Family, Ju Qianhua married Ju Yan, who was married under the arrangement of the previous Patriarch, and gave birth to Wan Lihua.
Ju Yan loves his wife deeply, but how does his wife feel about the husband who has been assigned to him? Even Izayoi, who is good at spying on people's hearts, can't find any answers from that face that is so cold that time stops.
The only thing that can be known is that at least she will not refuse to meet her husband.
After being silent about the matter for a while, Ju Yan said, "The procedures for admission to Xiuzhi Academy have been completed."
"Have you encountered any obstacles?"
Hearing this, Izayoi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression became like a fox.
Sigong's eldest son, Sigong Huangguang, is also the chairman of Xiuzhiyuan Academy, the police chief's daughter and adopted son are going to enroll, and the information will undoubtedly be placed on that man's desk.
"No. The other party is obviously interested in those superficial things." Ju Yan said.
Izayoi didn't comment on this, "Really."
"Come to Tokyo early, lest you stop living with me when you and Wanli's house is finished."
"But Father, you can come and see us at any time." Shizaiye couldn't help laughing, "Don't be so urgent——"
A sharp light flashed in Ju Yan's eyes, "It's you I'm urging."
"You mean—"
"The so-called zero zaki thief."
"But according to the information I have, those people who are rumored to be the thief of Zerozaki didn't disappear many years ago." Izayoi became serious.
"There have been some murders recently, and I can't help but think about that." Ju Yan said, "If you want to catch the members of the murderous group, it is necessary to rely on your strength."
"With the help of a commoner?"
"He is the next head of the Ju family." Ju Yan pointed out this fact without concealment.
No matter how modest and evasive sixteen nights are, the relationship between him and Wan Lihua is a done deal, and the mother who is the head of the house has no intention of doing this kind of meaningless clubbing.
Then there is no doubt that he replaced Wan Lihua as the Ju family's residence.
"Then there is no other way, Father." Izayoi responded humorously.
At this time, a guard in a black suit walked over quickly, whispered something beside Izayoi, Izayoi nodded, and the guard left.
"What did you say?" Juyan didn't mind at all that the report was given priority to Izayoi.
"Just now, the eldest lady of the Shinomiya family arrived, and Wan Lihua hasn't come down yet, so I have to go to greet her first." Izayoi slightly pulled the front of Haori, tidied up a little, and was about to go out.
Ju Yan reminded from behind, "Don't reveal your secrets."
"You are overthinking, Father..." Izayo stopped, "I am Tachibana Izayo now, nothing else."
After speaking, he stepped forward.
Chapter 5 Gathering of Guests (2)
The Shinomiya family has a pivotal position in Japan, and even the guests from as far away as Kyushu know this. Therefore, when the eldest lady of the Shinomiya family Kaguya Shinomiya led the maid through the main entrance of the venue and walked into the hall, the guests who were chatting in small groups gradually calmed down and focused their eyes on them.
"That's the eldest lady of the Shinomiya family."
"It's really pretty."
"I heard that she is versatile and capable of both civil and martial arts. She is indeed a lady of a famous family."
Sounds of praise like this came out from the mouths of men and women, and the venue returned to its previous noisy state.
Shinomiya Kaguya walked forward with her eyes lowered as if she was deaf, until she was about to collide with the oncoming person two or three meters away, she stopped and raised her eyes to look at him.
The boy of the same age as him had a soft smile, and the eyes of the other party had the same color as his own.
The servant bowed to the boy and left, and then the boy bowed slightly to Kaguya, and Kaguya returned the same salute.
"Miss Sigong came to work hard from afar. My name is Tachibana Shiliuye. I came here to welcome the guests on behalf of the host of today's birthday party, Wan Lihua. It's a pleasure to meet you." Shiliuye greeted.
"Thank you." Hui Ye smiled.
"I know Miss Sigong's journey is hard, so please forgive me for not disturbing Wanlihua yesterday." Shiliuye continued, "I don't know how your rest is going today?"
"The hotel arranged by the Tachibana family is very thoughtful, and I had a good rest." Hui Ye nodded, "I have also heard the name of the young master of the Tachibana family. When I saw him today, he is indeed handsome and elegant, and he lives up to his reputation."
"It's all complimented by others, making the lady laugh." Shizaya shook his head, then shifted his gaze slightly, looking at the maid behind Kaguya, "The Tachibana family does not lack maids to take care of the female guests, why is Miss Shinomiya Do you want to bring someone special?"
Kaguya was stunned for a moment, she didn't know how to explain to this person, "Hayasaka she—"
"Miss Kaguya's daily life has always been taken care of by me. If I leave it to someone else, I may not be used to it." The maid named Hayasaka kept her hands folded in front of her body and saluted Izaya, "If there is any offense, please forgive me."
"I see." Shiliuye knew it well, but had to ask.
Just as the two were exchanging greetings, Wan Lihua's voice came from behind.
"It's been a long time, my lord brother." Wan Lihua greeted.
When Izayo turned around, when Kaguya and Zaoban turned their gazes, she saw them too, showing a happy smile, quickened her pace slightly, and met Kaguya.
"Long time no see, Sister Huiye, I hardly recognize you." Wan Lihua greeted with a smile.
"It's me, I almost didn't recognize Wanlihua when you came." Hui Ye lowered her brows slightly, with a hint of sadness, "Your hair is so long."
"Hmm..." Wanlihua agreed, and nodded to Hayasaka again.
Hayasaka had a hesitant expression, pursed his lips, and nodded in response.
Now that Wanlihua has finished preparations and arrived here, Shizayoi will not continue to follow.
"Wanlihua and Miss Sigong still have a lot to talk about, so I won't disturb you any longer." Shizaiye said, and glanced at the guests who gradually entered from the gate, "The two guests from the Sijo's house have also arrived. I'll go to greet you. Wanlihua will go over to say hello later."
"En!" Wan Lihua happily responded.
Today, all the guests she invited have arrived, but only one person failed to come, which is really a pity.
Times have changed, and everyone who can come is invited, and Wanlihua can't continue to ask for anything extravagantly.
After sixteen nights finished explaining, he walked towards the Sitiao family's siblings alone to welcome them.
The relationship between the Sigong family and the Sijo family is not unclear to the outside world, but if they dare to invite the eldest lady and the Sijo family at the same time in such a grand manner, it is probably impossible for Wan Lihua to make the trip.
When Shizaya Shiran passed by Kaguya and Hayasaka, Hayasaka couldn't help but turn his gaze slightly to look at his back with an inquiring look.
Before she could look away, Wan Lihua's teasing voice sounded.
"Are you peeping?"
"That...not." Hayasaka denied hastily.
Wan Lihua couldn't help laughing, and covered her mouth with her right fingertips, "Okay, I don't mind. My brother is very talented. If I were in your position, I wouldn't be able to help but look twice when we first met. .”
"..." Hayasaka didn't know what to say, so she apologized in a low voice, "Thank you Miss Tachibana for your understanding."
Regarding her restraint, Wan Lihua finally showed a little unhappy expression. She puffed up her face and complained, "Didn't we all have a good time together before? We didn't say that you were excluded and bullied because you were a maid, did we? Could it be that we can't be friends if we haven't seen each other for so many years?"
Hayasaka was stunned, she felt a lump in her throat for a while, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the sadness a little bit, showing a perfect smile.
"Yeah, I'm the one who got away."
She was wondering if she was a bit of a villain, and she overestimated Wan Lihua's thoughts at this time.
The Sri Lankan has passed away, and there are people like her who cannot forget the present; there are also people who have been stuck in the past memories and are unwilling to face the changes in the world.Wan Lihua was able to take a step forward from Shizhu's matter and move forward. I'm afraid Tachibana Sixteen Nights has spent a lot of thought over the years.
In this way, Hayasaka also felt that he should not think of Wan Lihua as a "betrayer".
"Anyway, sister Huiye and Hayasaka can come, I'm very happy." Wan Lihua smiled until her eyes narrowed into a line, and she was overjoyed, "I thought your family didn't allow it."
Kaguya shook his head, "Generally speaking, it's not possible to travel so far, but Wan Lihua's invitation card was delivered to this mansion together with my birthday present during the New Year."
That's all she said, Wan Lihua didn't ask any more questions.
Everything is as Izayoi expected, as long as the etiquette is grand enough, even the Shinomiya family can't let Kaguya not attend the banquet grandly.
Rejecting the Tachibana family's kindness, after this kind of news spread, it may not have much impact on the Sigong family, but it is quite good news for the Shijo family and other parties who are eyeing.
It is better to make more friends than make more enemies, even kindergarten children can understand it.
Although Shinomiya Kaguya never mentioned it, both Wanlihua and Juzayo knew very well that during the New Year's Day, the Shinomiya main family, or Kaguya's three older brothers, was completely out of breath, and it was completely conceivable.
Even if she can't make a decision on this matter, there is always a way to make the family have to make a decision that is beneficial to her.
Chapter 6 Gathering of Guests (3)
"Here we are, I thought you guys were delayed on the road. There are a lot of cars coming by now, so I'm afraid the road is blocked."
Compared with the politeness when facing Kaguya Shinomiya, Tachibana Izayo's wording and attitude of greeting were much more accommodating when greeting the Sijo siblings.
It's not because after the change of appearance, he restrained himself from his compatriots and sisters; or because of the standpoint of the Tachibana family, they specially treated them differently.
It's just because "Tachibana Izayoi" wants to get a little more familiar with these two people.
"There are quite a lot of cars, but it's not so congested that you can't walk. The Ju family's scheduling is very good, at most it's a little slow." Shitiao Zhenfei laughed and greeted cheerfully.
"It can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into today's birthday party. I really deserve to be Izayo-kun." Emperor Sijo praised.
Sixteen nights raised his eyebrows, "I haven't said anything yet, so you know I prepared it?"
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