Chapter 107 Xiangfu Family Banquet

In order to welcome the return of the three young masters, the Prime Minister's house held a family banquet. Because the emperor had the will, and everything was simple in the current war, Xiao Shuyong, the prime minister, changed the annual feast into a family banquet attended only in the Prime Minister's house.

The Xiao family's family is thin, and the second master and fourth master are out of office. The whereabouts of the third master Xiao Shumou has always been unpredictable, so the only people left are the big house. The family banquet was arranged in the small banquet hall of the inner house. Originally, it was thought that the participants were only the Xiao family who were often seen, but he didn't expect that as soon as Xiao Lingxiao entered the hall, he saw the fourth prince listed in the upper seat.

When the fourth prince saw Xiao Lingxiao's figure, his eyes were firmly attracted.

Xiao Lingxiao was wearing a water-colored gorgeous dress, covered with light tulle, a simple bun on top of her head, and a few crystal stones as decoration. Such a dress sets off her delicate white porcelain and jade-like face, just like a fairy going down to earth.

The fourth prince's heart beat violently twice, and his body was slightly raised to say hello to Xiao Lingxiao, but he found that Xiao Lingxiao looked up at him, and his eyes were full of coldness.

The fourth prince was frozen in his seat by this look. When he came to his senses, Xiao Lingxiao had already taken his seat.

There was no smile on Xiao Lingxiao's face, because she was annoyed by the guy Feng Ming before she came here.

Feng Ming didn't know what urgent to deal with, so he couldn't attend the family banquet. Before leaving, he ran to Xiao Lingxiao and told her to be careful. Xiao Lingxiao was finally annoyed by him and almost kicked him out.

"Is the young lady still angry? He's just worried." Bao Ronger waited beside Xiao Lingxiao with a smile, and did not forget to say good words for Xiao Fengming.

Xiao Lingxiao glanced at her and snorted, "Did that guy forget? I, Xiao Lingxiao, am not the flower in the caged bird pot. Even he himself is my loser. How dare he brazenly say that he is uneasy? If you really don't worry, Xiao Lingxiao is worried about Xiao Fengming's departure this time.

However, Xiao Lingxiao would rather believe that Xiao Fengming has the ability to deal with everything around him, and naturally wants to get Xiao Fengming's trust. Unfortunately, there are still male and female inferiority in this world. I'm afraid it's very difficult to get rid of the irresistible "protection" idea in Xiao Fengming's mind.

Xiao Lingxiao has never had the idea of needing someone to "protect" her, because once people have such an idea, they will definitely become weak. Even for the divine wolf, Xiao Lingxiao also strives to make their relationship "taking care" of each other, rather than being "protected" by it.

Thinking about this in his heart, Xiao Lingxiao sat at the banquet and didn't pay attention to what Xiao Ranjie and others talked about in the college.

After three rounds of drinking, Xiao Ranjie rushed behind and clapped his hands, and several bookboys came in with something.

"Father, this is a hundred-show map of the country drawn by Mr. Han Zezhi, which Mr. Han spent ten years traveling and five years. Mr. Han used this as a reward for the winners of the college trial. He was lucky enough to get it. He borrowed flowers to present Buddhas and gave this Baixiutu of rivers and mountains to his father."

When Xiao Ranjie said this, his face was full of pride.

Han Zezhi was one of the most famous literati in the dynasty. He was arrogant but talented, and his paintings were the best in the world. Even the emperor struggled to get one or two paintings. Therefore, each of Han Zezhi's hand-written paintings is a competition for by officials and dignitaries. As a literati, Xiao Shuyong naturally likes this kind of thing the most, and it is an incomparable honor to win the championship in the college. The combination of the two is given to Xiao Shuyong, which is naturally difficult to buy, which is extraordinary.

When Xiao Ranjie said this, the bookboys had already unfolded the picture scroll, and saw that the scroll was more than ten feet long, which was actually a magnificent landscape.

Everyone present looked at it, and there was a sudden exclamation in the hall.

Xiao Lingxiao also looked at the painting and couldn't help marveling in his heart. In her previous life, when she was a killer, she was also exposed to some ancient and modern works of art at home and abroad, most of which were famous paintings, but it was the first time she saw it with such momentum and full of a sense of grandeur when people saw it.

Xiao Shuyong quickly got up and looked at the painting carefully. After reading it, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Such a good work is worthy of Han Zezhi's painstaking efforts. Such a masterpiece will be priceless in the future.

Xiao Shuyong read it again and again, and then asked the book boy to carefully roll up the painting shaft again and take it down.

"Congratulations to the Second Prince's Court on winning the first place. Congratulations to Prime Minister Xiao on winning a thousand ancient masterpieces." The fourth prince took the opportunity to toast. Xiao Shuyong and Xiao Ranjie smiled. Everyone raised their glasses and drank together, and the family banquet was a little more lively.

After three rounds of drinking, Xiao Ranjie came to Xiao Lingxiao with a wine glass. He swept the floor and said to Xiao Lingxiao with a smile, "In the past, my second brother was young and ignorant, and I neglected etiquette to the eldest sister. Later, I heard that the eldest sister died and came back to life in the college, and the second brother has been thinking about it. However, the second brother has not yet been an official, and there is no way to send any congratulatory gift to the eldest sister. Today, I will give the eldest sister a glass of wine. May the eldest sister not care about the past and have more contact with my younger brothers and sisters in the future, so as not to make a further estrangement between our own siblings.

Everyone in the hall was talking in a low voice, but after hearing Xiao Ranjie's words, everyone calmed down and waited for Xiao Lingxiao's response.

Xiao Lingxiao looked at Xiao Ranjie with a smile on his face, as if he were very sincere. He couldn't help sneering in his heart, thinking that Xiao Ranjie's kung fu was first-class. After biting back in front of the old lady and the inner house, he came to this again today. What kind of young and ignorant? In those years, she punched, kicked and bullied her blind and hoarse sister. Can she fool her with a young and ignorant sentence? If a glass of wine can wipe out all the humiliations in those years, Xiao Lingxiao is willing to clean him up like that, and then toast him a glass of wine.

However, these thoughts only flashed through Xiao Lingxiao's mind. Xiao Ranjie's brilliance is that he puts himself in a "reasonable" position in public. If Xiao Lingxiao accuses him on the spot, it seems that Xiao Lingxiao's little belly is unreasonable and ignorant.

Xiao Lingxiao picked up the corners of his mouth and smiled. He stood up and picked up the glass. He said coldly, "Sister, I can come back from the dead. It's a gift from God. God gave me a chance to come back and see you a few times. Second brother, you don't know how grateful the elder sister is. Looking at you now, you are well-looking and knowledgeable. You are really not the naughty child in those years. In those years, you still remember what you did to the eldest sister one by one. Now that you can toast this glass of wine to the eldest sister, the eldest sister will understand that you have repentance.

Speaking of this, Xiao Lingxiao looked at Xiao Huanxue and those concubines and daughters with a wine glass, and said loudly, "Several younger brothers and sisters, the second brother Ranjie is your example. In the future, you should also learn more from Ranjie."

After saying this, Xiao Lingxiao smiled brilliantly and drank all the wine in the glass.

Xiao Ranjie stood there with a wine glass and was stunned for a long time. He never thought that Xiao Lingxiao would use his strength to return all his words. What does the heart mean to repent? Isn't it clear that he did something wrong? This woman, who is not as good as a dog, even raised him up and slapped the rest of the brothers and sisters silently in the face... It's simply... It's abominable!

"What? Is the second brother unable to drink? It doesn't matter if you don't drink this glass of wine. Sister, I'm not such a stingy person. My second brother's body is important. Xiao Lingxiao looked at Xiao Ranjie with a red face and added with a smile.

Xiao Ranjie saw that although Xiao Lingxiao had a smile on his face, his eyes were as cold as an ice cave, and he couldn't help shivering. He gritted his teeth, drank all the wine, and arched his hand to Xiao Lingxiao and returned to his seat.

After sitting firmly, Xiao Ranjie suddenly found that the old lady in the distance seemed to be poking him fiercely with her eyes. Xiao Ranjie knew that his mother was not allowed to provoke Xiao Lingxiao. He was unhappy and looked at Xiao Huanxue again. Unexpectedly, Xiao Huanxue's cold face was a little disappointed. Xiao Ranjie couldn't help but get angry and thought to himself that he had just been taken advantage of by Xiao Lingxiao for a while. Why did they think that I, Xiao Ranjie, could not defeat Xiao Lingxiao? Humph! I would like to let you know how many means I have for Xiao Ranjie!

Thinking of this, Xiao Ranjie handed a look to the book boy behind him. The book boy understood and quietly retreated.

After a while, a maid with a new face suddenly came to Xiao Lingxiao and was immediately blocked by Bao Ronger. The maid looked frightened, handed a note to Bao Ronger, and then ran away. Bao Ronger inexplicably handed the note to Xiao Lingxiao. Xiao Lingxiao opened the note and saw a few neat words written on it: I'm eager to see it. I'm waiting outside the hospital.

After reading this note, Xiao Lingxiao couldn't help frowning and looking at the fourth prince, but at this time, the fourth prince seemed to be talking about the war with Xiao Shuyong, and did not find that Xiao Lingxiao looked over.

Xiao Lingxiao secretly calculated that this note was sent by the fourth prince? In the past, Xiao Lingxiao may not have paid attention to this thing, but today Xiao Lingxiao wants to ask the fourth prince about the Chufu Building he mentioned last time. I thought it was inconvenient to talk to him alone, but I didn't expect that there was a chance in front of me.

It's just...

Xiao Lingxiao looked around the crowd and thought to himself, was this note really sent by the fourth prince?

A moment later, Xiao Lingxiao got up and left the table, but it wasn't long before she came back.

Xiao Lingxiao's face was gloomy. As soon as he sat down, he saw the fourth prince get rid of Xiao Shuyong and came over with a wine glass.

"Ring Xiao, I haven't seen you for many days. I'm very worried about you... Why don't you look well? Are you not feeling well?" The fourth prince's concern for Xiao Lingxiao was full of words, but Xiao Lingxiao was not moved at all. She glanced at the Xiao family in the hall, snorted coldly, and thought that someone really set a trap for me...