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Chapter 766 Bad New Year's Eve Dinner ([-])
There are many rules in the Tian family, even the New Year's Eve dinner has a lot of attention, needless to say, the dinner, it has to be confined inside to accompany the old man, but the New Year's Eve dinner at my own house is also not allowed Don't eat, after all, this is the annual reunion dinner, it's not easy to make a fuss, and it can't be justified, so it can only be moved to noon, no, noon is approaching, and the third master's mansion is also in the main hall. Here, the third master and Fujin Dong Eshi sit at the head, and there are more than a dozen children in a row at the bottom. Needless to say, the eldest son Hongqing is at the head, and the next one is not the second son Hongsheng, but just returned to Beijing. Xiao Xuanwu, the magistrate of Hangzhou who was visiting his relatives, and Hongsheng and other sons were further down. As for Yihana and other daughters, they were not allowed to go to the hall, so they had to set up more than a dozen tables in the back hall. All the female relatives tossed and froze inside.

"My lord, it's almost time."

The New Year comes every year, and this year is particularly difficult. In the past, the third master was extremely easy-going on such occasions, but today, his face is flat, his eyes are drooping, and he is full of thoughts. Hanging on his face, all the people in the lobby had already taken their seats, and the third master was still wandering there, unaware that it was time to start the banquet. Once such a situation happened, Dong E's But I couldn't see it anymore, so I had to remind him in a low voice.

"Ah, oh, let's start, feel free."

After being mentioned by Dong Eshi, the third master finally woke up from his reverie, and after looking around at all the people in a daze, he waved his hand sullenly, and ordered with a forced smile.

"Ama, my mother is here. During the New Year's Eve, I have a poem. I would like to serve wine for the two elders."

Although the third master told the big guys to be more casual, but he himself was depressed, who dared to really go casually, the atmosphere of the banquet was naturally very low, even after the two-fold song and dance, there was not much laughter, On the contrary, the cloud in the hall was even more dense. There were no young or old, and it was very dull, but I saw the third son, Hong Xi, holding a bottle of wine, flashed out from the side Shi Shiran, and walked towards the third master and Dong E. Shi just bowed and asked for instructions in a gentle voice.

"Oh? Xi'er has another good work, let's listen to it."

Among all the sons, the third master is of course Hong Qing who he relies on the most, but that is because of the cruelty of political struggles. But when it comes to his favorite son, it is not Hong Qing, but Hong Xi, the third son. There is no one else, probably because Hongxi not only looks exactly like the third master, but also has a similar temperament and romantic style with the third master. It is simply poured out of the same mold. As soon as he heard that he had a poem, Suxi, who is such a melodious third master, really became a little bit interested, and agreed with a smile.

"The moon reflects the red stamens of the lotus pond, and the shadows of flowers and branches play with the breeze. In the dream of the small building, people's voices are silent, and the fragrance of the bank is fascinated by the birds' singing. I abandon the poems and scrolls to think about the past, and stop the wine cup to step on the flowers. It takes time to look at the flowers and get drunk, I'm afraid Flowers are hard to meet again."

Hong Xi obviously came prepared, once he got the third master's permission, he straightened up straightly, holding the wine bottle in his hand, and slowly chanted a poem in court style, not to mention, Although it is difficult to call it a master's work, it is quite impressive, especially in line with the elegant taste of the third master, and the third master nods his head immediately.

"Good poetry! The third brother is really amazing, and he has the demeanor of Ama!"

After Hongxi had finished reciting the poem, before the third master could express anything, the fifth son Hong Xian gave a loud applause and gave the third master a compliment by the way.

"Third brother, this poem is very good, it should be understood!"

Hong Siam kept shouting and shouting, Hong Yi, the fifteenth-year-old seventh son, also called out, but as for the other disciples, they didn't agree with each other, even their expressions were quite different—the second son Hong Sheng His face was full of disdain, while the fourth son, Hong Jing, was expressionless and didn't even look at Hong Xi. As for the sixth son, Hong Huang, and the eighth son, Hong Zhu, they just sat still with a half-smile However, Dudu's eyes were wandering back and forth between Hongqing and Hongxi from time to time, and he assumed the posture of watching the show, while the younger nine sons Hongming, ten sons Hongwen and just enough to go to the hall for dinner Hongshun, the eleventh son with qualifications, was so engrossed in eating hard that he didn't even pay attention to the wonderful performances of the older brothers.

"Well, this poem is not bad, it has some charm, this bottle of wine, Ama drank it."

The third master is a literati in essence, and he really has a lot of preference for those poems written by the third son. Hearing that the poems presented by the third son are very similar to his own style of writing, he is very relieved, and after a sentence of praise with a smile , I really drank all the wine in the bottle.

"Third brother, good job, little brother will accompany you for a bottle!"

"Third brother really deserves to be a new star in the capital, okay, my younger brother will also accompany me for a bottle!"

……

As soon as the third master said such words of praise, Hong Xian and Hong Yi immediately burst into laughter, clamoring for Hong Xian, but as for the other disciples, they didn't participate in it.

"Er Niang, please."

Being praised by the third master, and being praised by the two younger brothers, Hongxian was obviously a little over excited. Seeing that Mrs. Dong E did not raise his glass, he wanted to show off, so he poured the wine out of the bottle in one go. After drinking it all, he turned to Dong Eshi and gestured with a smile on his face.

"If Er Niang remembers correctly, the third son should be nineteen this year? He's not too young, and it's time to learn some ways of managing the world. Singing flowers and singing in the snow all day is not what a child of my Tian family should do. model."

Don't look at the fact that Dong E's family doesn't take much care of things on weekdays, but they are very shrewd in their hearts. How can they not see that Hong Siam has a tendency to separate from Hong Qing in recent years, and he is usually unwilling to be troublesome But today, Hong Siam dared to force himself on his own head while waiting for the New Year's Eve dinner. Dong E's family was no longer polite, not only did not bring the wine bottle, but reprimanded Hong Siam with a serious face Siam swept in, and by the way, even the third master swept in.

"Emiang taught the lesson well, and the child will remember it."

Hong Siam was in the midst of being proud of the spring breeze, and was suddenly slapped with such a blow by Dong E's, his face froze involuntarily, but he soon returned to normal, thanked him politely, and then sat back to his original position , the smile on his face was still warm, without any embarrassment of being coldly received.

Heh, this is the beginning of planning for the future?interesting!
Although Hong Qing had separated from the mansion early on and went out independently, she couldn't stand the eyeliner, but she knew every move of Prince Cheng's mansion well, and knew that all the younger brothers were making a fuss in private, but what, but I don't care too much about it. This is the inferiority of the Tian family's politics. It cannot be suppressed by suppression. At least before the third master takes office, Hongqing will definitely not engage in such stupid things as infighting. As for the future, then Just wait and see, but there is no need to worry too much.

"Brother, please drink a full bottle."

After being disturbed by Dong E's family, the atmosphere that had just turned a little better suddenly became dull again. Although the third master was resentful, he really didn't have the guts to argue with Dong E's family, so he could only laugh it off embarrassingly. On the contrary, Xiao Xuanwu, who had always been silent, picked up the wine bottle at this moment, saluted Hong Qing, and invited him to drink very politely.

"Luo Shan (Xiao Xuanwu's character), please."

Xiao Xuanwu's gesture of toasting seems simple, but the connotation is not simple. This is to express support to Hong Qing. Hong Qing knows this very well, she will not refuse, and gently With a smile, he also picked up the wine bottle, bowed back to Xiao Xuanwu, and drank it clean in one go.

"Brother, younger brother also respects you."

"And my little brother!"

"I'm coming too!"

……

The disciples of the Tian family were all educated by elites, and they were all very shrewd. Most of them saw the intention of Xiao Xuanwu's move, and they couldn't help thinking about it. No, Hongqing wine bottle had just been put down, and the nine sons Hongming, the tenth son Hongwen, and the eleventh son Hongshun immediately got into a quarrel, scrambling to follow Jing Hongqing, and then the sixth son Honghuang and the eighth son Hongju also laughed and made a fuss. At the end, all the younger brothers, except Hong Except for Sheng, everyone raised their glasses and invited them to drink.

"The kindness of the younger brothers, I have received it for my brother's heart. It is really too much to drink, and I will drink another glass to express my gratitude."

All the younger brothers are making noise, but it's hard to say how many of them are sincere. In Hong Qing's view, maybe Hong Ming and the younger ones still have some sincere feelings of admiration. The eldest brother, but they are all playing tricks. Of course, I understand it in my heart, but Hongqing will not do stupid things that make a big difference on such occasions. Besides, there may be years in the evening. You have to eat dinner, that is the main event, Hong Qing dare not go to the banquet drunk, since it is impossible to really toast with all the younger brothers, so she raised the wine bottle with a smile, and said a few words politely Afterwards, he drank another full cup, and this was the confession.

"Okay, okay, let's be more casual, your elder brother has something to do at night, so you can't drink too much, and you can take care of yourself."

Hong Qing drank a bottle, and the younger brothers just let it go, and didn't continue to make trouble, but Hong Xi and the older brothers were relentless, clamoring and persuading them to drink. Seeing this, the third master I really had mixed feelings in my heart, but I really didn't dare to let my sons make a fuss, so I spoke to stop it.

"My lord, Li Dequan and Eunuch Li have come to deliver the decree, and they have already arrived outside the gate of the residence."

As soon as the third master let go of the words, the sons didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, but they all fell silent, but after such a long time, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly cooled down again. Just as everyone was sitting in the room, they saw the head of the palace Gao Dacheng walked up to the hall in a hurry, rushed to the third master's seat, bowed, and hurriedly made a report.

"Oh? Come on, open the middle door and receive the order!"

Hearing that the imperial decree had arrived, the third master didn't dare to neglect, so he got up suddenly, and hurriedly gave the order. In a short while, the palace was bustling open...

(End of this chapter)