[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

"You came."

The old man sitting under the tree drinking tea had a leisurely look and deep eyes. When he saw Butler Li come in, he picked up the teapot in front of him and poured him a cup personally, "Come and sit down."

Butler Li walked over carefully, sat down upright, and called out respectfully, "Dad."

The old man glanced at him, then sighed and shook his head, "Not as good as your grandson."

His son was afraid of him since he was young, and was always trembling and reserved in front of him. Even when he was old, he still couldn't get rid of his fear of him.

In fact, it was his fault that he was born at a bad time. It was the end of the previous dynasty, and the imperial court was in danger. As an important official in the court, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion was also in turmoil with the imperial court.

The future of the Marquis' Mansion is unclear, the Marquis is under great pressure, and those of them who serve as servants are under even greater pressure.

So, after Li Sheng was born, he either couldn't see his son at all, or when he saw him, he was always disciplining him.

When he found out that his son was not close to him, his son was only afraid of him. Although he tried his best to make up for it later, his son's fear of him was already deep in his bones and could never be eliminated.

Butler Li did not argue, but asked cautiously: "I just heard from Xiaochang that you guessed that I would come over in the next two days?"

Li Mao did not answer, but asked: "Why do you think I could guess that you would come here?"

Butler Li thought about it and simply shook his head, "My son doesn't know."

"Alas, you are still a little short." Li Mao stopped embarrassing his son and asked, "The Marquis's Mansion should be worried about the flower banquet, right? You came here just for the flower banquet, right?"

Butler Li's eyes flashed with deep shock, but he quickly calmed down and nodded, "You are so wise. My son came here because of the flower banquet held in the Marquis' Mansion."

"Tell me, what did the Madam ask you to do?"

Li Mao looked like he knew everything, which frightened Butler Li, but at the same time, he couldn't help but admire him.

"Madam Tai wants me to use the connections in the Marquis' Mansion to invite people to the banquet so that the flower banquet can be held smoothly. ..."

Butler Li briefly explained the situation, then hesitantly asked, "I'm a little undecided about this matter, so I came to ask for your opinion."

Li Mao chuckled. "Why are you so undecided? Just follow Madam Tai's instructions."

Butler Li hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Won't this expose the Marquis's strength? Isn't that a bad idea?"

Li Mao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Butler Li with deep eyes, "What are you afraid of?"

"No, my son is not afraid of anything. I just feel that the Marquis' Mansion has no one to rely on right now. If something goes wrong, it may bring disaster to the Mansion." Butler Li explained nervously.

Li Mao sneered, "Okay, don't think too much. The Marquis's Mansion is barefoot now. Since the Madam is determined to seek change, you should do your best to cooperate. If you have nothing to do, don't come here."

"Yes. The son has returned to the Marquis' Mansion." Butler Li agreed respectfully, stood up and left quickly.

***

At the residence of Princess Anyang, the maids and old women were idle and discussing the flower banquet at the residence of Marquis Shun'an.

Seeing this, Princess Anyang, who had just returned from her aunt's house, called someone over to ask, "What are you talking about?"

The maidservant who was called over quickly replied respectfully: "In reply to the county lady, the servants are all talking about the flower banquet at Shun'an Marquis's mansion the day after tomorrow."

The Princess of Anyang County looked puzzled. "Hasn't the flower banquet at the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion started yet? What is there to discuss?"

Princess Anyang grew up in her hometown and only recently came to the capital from Shanxi Prefecture for some matters.

Therefore, she didn't know much about the noble families in the capital, and knew even less about the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion.

The maid who was serving her immediately explained: "The county lady doesn't know. The Shun'an Marquis's Mansion is not well-known in the capital. I'm afraid that not many people will go to the flower banquet the day after tomorrow. Everyone is waiting to see the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion make a fool of itself."

Princess Anyang nodded, "I see. But it seems that our mansion has also received an invitation."

"County Lady, why don't you go? No one else is going, so there's really no need for you to go." The nanny advised hurriedly.

At this moment, the little maid who had just been questioned also echoed: "That's right, County Lady, you are a noble person, you must not go to Shun'an Marquis's Mansion and get involved in the bad luck."

The group of maids and old women who had gathered together to gossip also nodded and advised: "County Lady, you'd better not go. A banquet that no one goes to is definitely not a good banquet."

The maids and old women all persuaded in unison.

But Princess Anyang has a stubborn personality. If you don't let her do something, she will do it anyway!

Now, under the persuasion of everyone, Princess Anyang announced in high spirits: "I want to attend the flower banquet at Shun'an Marquis's Mansion. Madam Zhou, remember to remind me when the time comes."

After saying this, he left everyone in shock and astonishment, dumbfounded. He turned around gracefully, took two steps, then stopped and looked back at everyone and said, "Okay, go away, stop talking about people behind their backs."

Soon, the news that Princess Anyang was determined to attend a banquet at the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion spread like wildfire.

In the magnificent courtyard in the backyard of the residence of Liang Kaitai, the cabinet minister, the maid who served Liang Yulan personally whispered in her young lady's ear: "Young lady, I heard that the county magistrate of Anyang is going to attend the flower viewing banquet at the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion. Do you want to go?"

Liang Yulan frowned slightly, "Who is the Princess of Anyang County? Is there such a person in the capital? Why have I never heard of her?"

The head maid lowered her voice and said, "The Princess of Anyang County is the one who was engaged to Master Wu in the past. It is said that she just came to the capital recently, and she might have come for Master Wu."

Liang Yulan's face changed drastically, and she shouted, "She is just an orphan without a father or a mother, and she dares to compete with me for Brother Ming? Didn't she break off the engagement? Why did she chase me all the way to the capital?"

The maidservant stopped talking.

Soon, Liang Yulan stood up and walked out, "I'm going to find my mother. We'll also go to the flower banquet at Shun'an Marquis's Mansion. I want to see if that woman has any shame!"

At the same time, there were several mansions that, for various reasons, had originally not planned to attend the flower banquet at Shun'an Marquis's Mansion, but inexplicably decided to attend it.

Well, as soon as the news came out, those who were related to these families, those who were on good terms prepared to get together, and those who had grudges prepared to find fault with each other. In short, one led two, two led four, and within two days, news came out that many families in the capital were going to attend the banquet.

In the past two days, Rong Enqing deliberately let Nanshan go out of the mansion to inquire about the news. When the news that many families were coming to the banquet came back to the mansion, Rong Enqing smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, and was full of joy.

However, Zhang went to Yun Ye with a worried look on her face.

At the same time, Emperor Taihe also heard the news in the palace.

"Ha!" Emperor Taihe chuckled and said meaningfully, "It is indeed a centipede that is still alive even after death. What a great ability!"

During the warm spring season, the chief eunuch Liu Xin only felt a cold wind blowing in the imperial study.

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small theater:

Princess Anyang: Am I not the Princess of Anyang? Why am I from Shanxi? Shouldn't it be Henan?

Dongyue: Well, don’t think too much about it, Anyang is a nicer name, that’s all!