Chapter 1

1.7    Jia Mansion’s banquet, conflict between the banquet

In April of the ninth year of Yongzheng, the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion was the Jia family.

As the second son of the Wei family, Wei Xu came to the celebration at the order of Mrs. Wei, because Jia Yuanchun was officially arranged by Concubine Zhen to the harem of Emperor Yongzheng.

Originally, Wei Ruolan must have come here. After all, this is also a friendship between the younger generation, and Wei Xu is 100% in trouble.

But this time it happened that Wei Ruolan was not at home for unknown reasons, and had to come at this time. She had no choice but to send Wei Xu, which surprised everyone present.

Jia Yuanchun has been in the palace for many years, but has been doing odd jobs with Concubine Zhen as a maid, which is completely inconsistent with the original intention of letting her enter the palace.

After a series of operations, Concubine Zhen from the Zhen family in Jiangnan gave up her old face and finally let Jia Yuanchun enter the queen's harem to be a female official. Finally, she made a step forward in the original purpose of the Four Kings and Bagongs arranged for her to enter the palace.

Originally, as the Duke of Jia Yuanchun, she could directly participate in the election, and when she entered the palace, she was also the emperor or prince's concubine.

Unfortunately, Prince Yizhong's rebellion back then had a great impact. Most of the entire noble class chose to follow Prince Yizhong, which was very harmful to the current emperor.

Five years ago, under the operation of the entire Four Tyrants and Eighths, Jia Yuanchun participated in the selection of palace maids and entered the palace, which was a sign of expressing his attitude to the emperor.

But the effect is very average. Until today, she finally got the emperor's recognition, making her a "alternative" for concubines, and truly becoming an emperor's woman, then she doesn't know the year of the monkey and horse month.

At this time, Jia Yuanchun was already nineteen years old, and almost everyone felt that she had lost her value.

Wei Xu just remembered that Yuanchunhui was named "Vertual Concubine" by Emperor Yongzheng many years later. The living person was given a posthumous title, which made the Four Kings and Eighths' Group happy. He just couldn't remember the specific time.

But no matter what, the emperor let her into the queen's harem this time, which at least expressed her attitude to the four kings and eighth princes, and everyone was relieved. They wanted to celebrate anyway.

As the peripheral force of the entire Four Tyrants and Eighths, the Wei family must show up no matter what. Although it is unlikely that they will really gain any benefits, they must try it.

"But the second master of the Wei family is in front of Jia Lian, it's the first time you and my brothers meet!" A young man who seemed to be a handsome guy came over with a smile.

"It turns out that it is Mr. Lian. My younger brother Wei Xu is polite. I blame him for not having much knowledge in the past. He just knew that he would close the door and practice martial arts, so he would not get close to him." Wei Xu was also an adult soul. He smiled and apologized, and made a low-key attitude.

I didn't go out before, it must be because Mrs. Wei was deliberately stuck. Everyone knows this, but this kind of thing cannot be said on the surface. Wei Xu brought it up and deliberately attributed it to him.

"Hahaha!" A group of teenagers around laughed, but no one said it.

By the way, in this kind of scene, Jia Baoyu, the protagonist of the Red Chamber, is only qualified to follow the stage, but cannot come on stage to welcome him. Only Jia Lian is standing in front of him.

Because the contemporary inheritor of Rongguo Mansion is Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu is only from the second wife and the second son, and his eldest son Jia Zhu has long passed away, and he is the eldest grandson of the second wife, Jia Lan, and has a higher status than him in name.

Just as Wei Xu looked at these second-generation nobles, these people were actually looking at him.

But he was wearing a very photogenic today, wearing a navy blue gown with obviously high-quality materials, and a green jade pendant hung on the jade belt around his waist. Because he was riding a horse, he also had a cloak of the same color behind him.

He looks handsome, and because of his long-term martial arts practice, his skin has been sunburned into a healthy bronze color, his figure is well-proportioned, and his explosive power can even be seen under his long gown.

But what surprised everyone was that Wei Xu was still wearing a sword on his left waist, but three feet above and three feet away, the black and shiny scabbard and dark gold equipment added a bit of heroism to him.

"Come on, today is to celebrate the promotion of Yuanchun's sister. I'll ask you to celebrate together. I'll have a simple meal. I hope you don't dislike me.

There are just a few brothers who don’t meet each other so they can get to know each other here. Drinking a few more drinks is a lifetime of friendship. "As a person from Chengjue of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian is impeccable in manners.

It is normal to see each other for the first time, but it is impossible to stand outside all the time, so Jia Lian naturally led everyone in.

For a time, everyone called their friends and communicated happily. After all, there were factions within the Four Tyrants and Eighth Dukes, and it was not that they were all friends.

As for Wei Xu, after Jia Lian introduced him, he followed him without saying a word throughout the whole process, even after attending the banquet, he followed the crowd throughout the whole process.

After all, the Wei family was in a bad situation and had no say, which made him recognized by many people.

When it was the time for the banquet, because Wei Xu was here for the first time, Jia Lian asked him to sit at his table, which was to show his importance.

If Wei Xu could not sit at this core table on weekdays, it would be nice to have a seat in the inner circle of the banquet hall.

"Brother Wei, seeing that you are still wearing a sword with you, I have heard that you have been practicing martial arts since childhood, so it is better for everyone to see it." The person who spoke was a young man who looked a little arrogant.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, everyone on the table had some alcoholic spirit, and their usual hidden nature was more or less exposed.

Wei Xu recognized that this person had just been introduced by Jia Lian. He was Liu Dong, the eldest son of Duke Li Guo, the current lord Liu Fang. Wei Xu had really heard of him. He was not the only eldest son of Duke Li Guo Guo Guo's mansion, no matter how many legitimate and illegitimate, there were a few others.

But most of these people had ideas about his position, so that the issue of fighting for the throne within the Liu family was famous in the capital, which led to Liu Dong being disgusted with any non-prince who had outstanding abilities. Now he is obviously trying to find trouble.

Although this kind of occasion has different status, it is generally a exchange party, and it is also a good relationship between you and me.

Liu Dong said this on purpose, and said it very politely, wanting to "see and experience", so he threw the problem to others.

Wei Xu does practice martial arts, but if he really walks a few ways of swordsmanship in this kind of occasion, what is the difference between it and the one who plays a sing on the overpass?

But if it refuses directly, it wouldn't look good. After all, Wei Xu's reputation as a martial artist since childhood had been pulled out by Mrs. Wei long ago. If there was no indication, would he be a frustration?

"Since Brother Liu wants to see it, I naturally have to be polite." Wei Xu hesitated for a moment and deliberately changed "everyone's knowledge" to "Brother Liu wants to see it", which made everyone around him look strange.

Everyone realized that the two of them had a match.

"Oh?" Liu Dong naturally wouldn't be unable to see it. He smiled proudly on his face, and he picked up the wine glass, "Since that's the case, brother, I'll have a drink first!"

He said, "Do a drink first", but Liu Dong just held the wine glass, with no intention of drinking, just staring at Wei Xu's face.

"Thank you, Brother Liu!" Wei Xu had already stood up slowly as he spoke, walked two steps to Liu Dong, and held the hilt of the sword in his right hand.

"Clang—" After a slightly harsh metal friction sound, there was a light sound, and then the sword was already sheathed.

"Showing a ugliness!" Wei Xu calmly returned to his seat, smiled and picked up the wine glass, and took Liu Dongyao and dried up his mouth.

Everyone was stunned at the scene, including other tables, but they all saw a sharp sword light flashing by against the candlelight indoors. When Wei Xu looked at him again, he was already sitting in his seat.

Those who can enter this banquet hall are all second generations in the circle of four tyrants and eight tyrants. One generation naturally sits in the inner hall. Although their status is different, they all stare at Liu Dong to see how he reacts.

As for Wei Xu, it was ignored again at this time.

"What does Brother Wei mean?" Liu Dong's expression became very ugly in an instant. Naturally, he didn't see clearly, thinking that Wei Xu teased him.

"Brother Liu, why did your wine glass leak?" Jia Lian and Liu Dong, who were sitting in the main seat, were separated from Niu Ben, the eldest son of Duke of Zhenguo, and saw a problem at a glance.

"What?" Liu Dong subconsciously wanted to hold the cup and take a look, but with just a little force, his hand had already turned into two halves.

The two pieces of porcelain slid along the grip of Liu Dong's hands, and suddenly staggered each other. The sharp sections were stuck on Liu Dong's hands, and the two wounds immediately began to drip blood.

But the scene, including Liu Dong, did not respond, and they all looked foolishly at the remaining wine in Liu Dong's cup mixed with the blood dripping on the table.
Chapter completed!