Love should be after taking revenge on the Shinomiya family

"It's impossible for you to hand over such an important birthday party to others." Di laughed.

On the surface, he also cooperated with the scene, but inside he was still a little bit drummed.

It is not unprecedented to attend such an occasion. The problem lies in the guests invited by Wanlihua's birthday. Looking at the people who are talking to Wanlihua at this time, he can guess that the so-called banquet is just an appearance, and the real purpose is quite simple but subtle.

"Hey——, uncle and grandma are already chatting with Miss Wan Lihua." Concubine Zhen showed an expression as if she had just noticed, "I heard that Miss Wan Lihua has been sending birthday gifts to my uncle and grandma every year on time every year."

"It's the older sister I've known since I was a child. Wan Lihua is nostalgic, so it's impossible not to ignore her." Shizaiye said naturally.

Hearing this, Emperor couldn't help but sigh, "It's also..."

The first time he and his sister met Tachibana Shikuya was when they traveled to Kyushu five years ago, and they "ran into" the young man accompanying Wan Lihua on a trip.

Now that I think about it, it was probably a reunion specially arranged by Izayoi after he found out about the itinerary.

Fortunately, Wan Lihua seemed to be in good spirits at that time, and everyone was able to talk as before.But it was also that time that Shijodi saw Tachibana Izayo's meticulous way of dealing with people.

As a result, the guests and hosts had a great time, but every year after that, their siblings would come to Kyushu to play during the summer vacation. Under the well-prepared hospitality of Tachibana's family, they could enjoy the scenery of Kyushu and spend a pleasant holiday time.

"Oh..." Concubine Zhen suddenly let out a low voice.

Before the emperor could react, he saw his sister walking towards Wan Lihua. He looked in that direction, and saw that it was Wan Lihua waving to Concubine Zhen to invite her to go.

In contrast, Kaguya and Hayasaka, who were talking to Wanlihua, just glanced at their siblings without expressing much.

"Aren't you going?" Izayoi made a gesture of invitation.

"It's full of girls over there, it's weird when I pass by."

"But I have to entertain other guests, not just you."

"Then don't leave me behind, you bastard!" Di complained in a low voice while holding his forehead.

Unlike what it looks like, Tachibana Izayoi is not that difficult to get along with. Under his steady and thoughtful appearance, he is about the same age as Shijodi.

Over the past few years, they have become good friends who can play jokes on each other.

It's just that Tei finds it very strange why Izayoi behaves so well-measured, and it doesn't make him and his sister feel unhappy at all.

"Really, it doesn't matter if the young master of the Shijo family becomes my follower? Or do you want me to introduce you to the local famous daughters of Kyushu?" Izayo smiled veiledly. , "I remember you are still single?"

"Then forget it..." Di grinned, rejecting this unreliable suggestion.

It's rare that he just came here to play with his sister this time, so he didn't want to waste energy on serious things that he wasn't asked for.

"It's up to you." Izayo shrugged naturally, without any intention of forcing.

At this time, the emperor looked at his sister again, she didn't have any verbal conflicts with Hui Ye from the same family, looking at the situation of Yan Yan who was talking and laughing, it seemed that Wan Lihua was in the middle of coordinating, and the four of them chatted very happily.

Not knowing what they were talking about, Di couldn't help but feel curious, the venue intertwined with low conversations made him feel dazed for a while.

"It's almost like—"

"It's just like before."

A voice that sounded stable but implied a sense of humor grabbed Si Tiaodi's words.

"Huh?" He subconsciously turned his head sideways, saw the person coming, and immediately greeted him politely, "Sawamura... sister."

"Just call me auntie. After all, it's such an occasion. Don't mess up your seniority." The person who spoke to him smiled gracefully.

Sayuri Sawamura, wife of Leonard Spencer, British diplomat in Japan.

"It's true, Mrs. Sawamura is here, but no one came to inform me, so I'm not welcome." Izayo calmly turned around and greeted, "Miss Spencer didn't reply to the invitation, I thought -"

"Yeah, so I can only take a look for our silly daughter who refuses to go out." Saidura Sawamura narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the boy in front of her with great interest, "You must be Tachibana Izayo-kun ? I've heard your name before."

"Not very panic." Izayo replied in a tone that was neither humble nor overbearing, without any fear at all.

Sayuri rolled her eyes slightly, "But Izayoi... Izayoi... this name sounds like a girl."

"What a coincidence, I don't care about this question as much as Camus, and I can't respond accordingly." Izayoi laughed.

The four emperors were speechless for a while.He was a little surprised that Izayo knew these stalks, was it the knowledge he had accumulated after dabbling specially in order to build a good relationship with the Spencer diplomats?

"Sure enough, I was right. Izayoi-kun is an interesting person... Ah, I just called him that, is it alright?"

"It's okay, Mrs. Sawamura is an elder, so it's a junior's honor to be called so intimately." Izayoi still responded gently.

Sayuri looked around at Shizaya and Di, then turned around, stood side by side with the two, and looked at Wanlihua and the others.

"It's such a great birthday party, everyone is here, only our child is not willing to come, otherwise..." Sayuri said with some regret.

There was a look of nostalgia in her eyes, as if what she saw was not the scene in front of her, but a certain moment in the past.

"It's not all here, Aunt Sawamura." Tei added with some embarrassment.

"Ah... yes." Sayuri was stunned for a moment, then shook her head helplessly.

Izayo sighed silently in his heart, while maintaining his usual calm look on his face.

"Speaking of which, when Mrs. Sawamura greeted us just now, she said 'it's just like before', what did you mean?" Izayoyo asked carefully with his words, "It seems that Tei also said something similar."

"Ah, this..." Di was stunned.

Regarding Tachibana Sixteen Nights, the emperor only knew what was announced to the outside world, and Wan Lihua only explained that it was "the adopted son that Tachibana's family cultivated secretly since childhood".

Emperor naturally understands the relationship between Izayo and Wanlihua, but I don't know how much Wanlihua told Izayo about the past.

Would it be inappropriate to answer rashly like this?

"What? Mr. Sixteen Nights has taken care of Ms. Wanlihua for so long, don't you know?" Sayuri was quite surprised, and then said with a straight face, "Before, there was also a child... If he is still there, it is probably the same as ten years old. Liuye-kun is about the same age."

"Really." Izayoi agreed.

"That child is very powerful. He will bring children from different families to play together. Even the two from the Sitiao family can play together." Sayuri said softly, "Whenever, as long as it is such an occasion, that child must be surrounded by everyone."

Di spread his hands, "Who made that guy even if he was the 'Fourth Palace', and he couldn't be hated by others, and he also helped my sister..."

"Hmm... To use an analogy, just like Miss Wanlihua now, everyone gathers together as a matter of course, whether it is the Sinomiya family or the Shijo family, they can get along well here." When Sayuri said this, her eyes turned and fell on Izayoi, "It really makes people feel nostalgic."

"It's just that everyone is willing to respond to Wanlihua's wish." Shizaiye lowered his head slightly, and thanked in a low voice with gratitude.

"Where." Sayuri shook her head.

Just when she wanted to chat with this young man with a strange and gentle atmosphere, some commotion-like voices came from the gate of the venue.

A middle-aged man with mid-length hair and a black suit appeared from the door pushed open by the welcome staff, followed by a thin man with glasses, probably a secretary or something.

"Sigong Yunying." Di said the opponent's name.

"Another distinguished guest is here. It seems that I am busy. Emperor, and Mrs. Sawamura, please do your own thing, I will not accompany you first."

When Sayuri saw the gentle young man who was talking about repaying the money just now, she suddenly looked a little bit awe-inspiring. He gently pulled the feathered front, and then walked towards Sigong Yunying at a leisurely pace.

She couldn't help feeling sorry for her daughter again, not being able to come to an appointment with an old friend, not seeing such an interesting young man.

On the side, Si Tiaodi also quietly walked towards the side where his sister was, obviously not intending to have any contact with this man who might be an unexpected guest today.

Chapter 7 Gathering of Guests (4)

After Sigong Yunying arrived at the venue of the birthday party, the first people who were surprised were Sigong Huiye, Sijo siblings and the group of guests invited by Wan Lihua.

Seeing Yunying's appearance, Kaguya, who was at the corner of the venue, was hesitating whether to go over to greet him routinely.Regarding the fact that the third brother will appear in Kyushu, Kaguya can be said to have no knowledge.

While she was thinking, Yun Ying had already been invited by Tachibana Shiroyo who greeted her personally, and left from the venue.

It was not to expel this "uninvited guest", but to invite him to a private meeting room leading to other places in Ju's house.After all, they were only the third sons of the Shinomiya family, and their appearance at the venue did not cause much commotion.

"That, Miss Wanlihua..."

Kaguya was about to ask what happened to Wanlihua, when a maid came to remind Wanlihua that it was time.

"I'm very sorry, sister Hui Ye, the banquet will start soon, I have to go over with my father to formally greet everyone and express my thanks." Wan Lihua showed an apologetic expression.

Everyone just arrived early, and the official opening of the banquet has not yet been announced. Wan Lihua, as today's protagonist, cannot miss this crucial process.

"I will try my best to explain what Sister Huiye wants to know later." Wan Lihua continued, "Let's talk slowly after this is over. During this period, there will be Mori entertaining everyone .”

After speaking in this way, she left her personal maid Sen to receive a few people, and she walked over to join her father, preparing to formally greet the guests.

According to the habit of previous years, Shizaya would accompany him at this time, but this year he had other plans, so this matter returned to Wan Lihua's father.Also because of Izayoi's explanation in advance, Juyan was not dissatisfied with Izayoi's absence at the moment.

Besides, Ju Yan, who never misses her daughter's birthday, is present at this time, and no guest will be surprised.

So, Kaguya, Hayasaka, and Shijo siblings, among the guests, waited for about 10 minutes for various greetings and etiquette before waiting for the official opening of the banquet.

Although it is Wan Lihua's birthday party, in fact, the essence of this party is no different from a reception held by Tachibana's family that brings together local celebrities from Kyushu. Compared with food, it has a stronger social attribute.

Except for Wan Lihua's friends and classmates here, such as Mikage Mikage and others who were present, the guests were still mostly adults.So after the banquet officially started, Wanlihua actually didn't have to stay in the venue all the time.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time."

Passing through the guests and service staff at the venue, Wan Lihua returned to Shinomiya Kaguya and the others, and greeted everyone.

The four brothers and sisters, who are used to this kind of scene, are already picking up their own meals to enjoy. Because of more worries, Kaguya has no appetite for the time being, and Hayasaka can only stay here with him.

"But everyone is my friend, I specially prepared a special meal for you in the side hall, please come with me." Wan Lihua's eyes sparkled, "Maybe Concubine Zhen and Mr. Sijo prefer the food here."

Although she kept her ladylike tone on her lips, everyone could see that she couldn't bear the serious atmosphere of the venue, and wanted to hide in a quiet place to catch up with everyone so that no one would disturb her.

"It's so-so, I'm just getting impatient, eat something to pass the time." Concubine Zhen put the tableware on the tray carried by the passing waiter, and then squeezed to Wan Lihua, walking side by side with her.

Naturally, Kaguya walked on the other side of Wanlihua, so Emperor Shijo had to walk with Hayasaka, Mori, and Honda like his sister's entourage.

When he was halfway there, he turned his head and took a look. There was no one following him, and he felt a little strange, but after thinking about it, he took it for granted.

"Is Master Shijo looking for someone?" Hayasaka asked in a low voice.

"Ah, it's nothing, I just thought Mrs. Sawamura didn't follow." Di explained.

When he talked with Izayoi and Mrs. Sawamura earlier, Hayasaka and the others had already seen it, so there was nothing to hide.

"...Really." Hayasaka was noncommittal and did not continue to ask questions.

The side hall Wan Lihua mentioned was a room that happened to have a view of the pond, and there were several small tables inside, and the servants of the Orange family were placing meals on each table one after another.

She made a gesture of invitation to everyone, and now the main seat was seated, and the others sat down in turn.

As Wan Lihua said, as Kaguya's valet, Hayasaka does not have to wait outside like Honda, nor does he have to take care of the guests during the banquet like Mori, but sits in the banquet as a serious guest.

After simply picking up the glass with non-alcoholic champagne, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Wan Lihua on her happy birthday, and then picked up chopsticks to eat.

Wan Lihua didn't ignore other people's inquiring gazes because she was happy, she held the chopsticks but didn't move, but simply explained:

"About a few days ago, my elder brother followed my mother to inspect the properties of Ju's family in the surrounding counties. On the way back, I encountered a street conflict. I heard that it was the management staff of a certain store who led a gangster to arrest two escaped women on the street. Because it was daytime and it was on the street, the impact was not very good...so my elder brother intervened on behalf of my mother."

There is no need to say much about the power of the Tachibana family in Kyushu.

"So...could it be related to that incident?" Concubine Zhen asked bluntly.

"I think it should be. After all, I only inquired a few words on the day my elder brother came back." Wan Lihua showed a meaningful smile, "But what happened specifically, I didn't ask in detail."

She spoke ambiguously, but Kaguya still captured the key points of those messages.

"Miss Wan Lihua means... are those gangsters who catch people related to Brother Yunying?"

"Maybe it has something to do with the Shinomiya family." Sijodi gave his opinion, "As for why the princess' brother came, only Izayoya will know."

At the same time, in addition to inviting them, there was actually a guest like Shinomiya Yunying who had never appeared at any banquet at Kyushu Tachibana's house in previous years.

Sijodi only felt faintly uneasy, and he didn't think it was just a simple communication at the family level.Especially the information released by Wanlihua.

During the conversation, Wan Lihua did not seem to be very clear. On the contrary, she felt guilty at the beginning that she was full of confidence and wanted to explain, but in the end she couldn't explain anything clearly.

If even this point was considered by Shizaiye, and Wan Lihua was deliberately not allowed to know more before then, Di couldn't help but sigh secretly.

He couldn't figure out at all what that boy who made him feel somewhat similar to his late best friend Shizhu in some moments was thinking.

Chapter 8 The Art of Hospitality

The distance between Tachibana Izayo and Shinomiya Yunying at this time is about the same as that of Wanlihua and Hayasaka sitting at the end. The only difference is that after talking about the serious topic downstairs, the pleasant atmosphere of talking and laughing is restored.

At this moment, Sigong Yunying was lighting a cigarette and smoking it slowly.

Izayo never liked the smell of cigarettes since she was a child.

Fortunately, there is an open door next to the reception room on the upper floor, and then there is a terrace more than ten meters high, from which you can overlook the night view of Fukuoka city when the lights are first on, and the air circulation is good.In the south of Kyushu, the temperature warms up earlier than other places.

"So you want to tell me that this is just a misunderstanding?" Yun Ying took a puff of cigarette and dusted the ashtray.

For three ten minutes, during these three ten minutes, Tachibana Shiliuye was wasting time talking to him all the time, until just now, before Sigong Yunying's patience was exhausted, he released what he wants to hear.

"That depends on how Mr. Shinomiya wants to understand it." Izayo raised the teapot warmed on the stove and poured a cup of hot tea into the empty cup. It's not that there is no way to solve it. But there is no free lunch in this world, if Mr. Shinomiya wants the Tachibana family to come forward to help bail him out, he must have the corresponding sincerity."