Chapter 246 Birthday Banquet
The benefits of initiation are very obvious. Tang Yue practiced the swordsmanship in "The Golden Book and the Jade Barrel" for several days, and actually mastered the nine-level foundation of the previous book. After a period of consolidation, You can practice the Nine Palaces and Bagua constellations sword technique in the second half of the book.
Recalling the Lu family, it was the head of the family who received her and personally took her to the Ancestor Cave to receive the initiation.
The ancestor of the Lu family also said something to her, "It is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, and it is difficult to predict good and bad fortune. I hope you will not lose your true heart."
He gave her a way to carry it on her back. It's like some incomprehensible fate, hey, she just wants to live a relaxed life, look good and look at the scenery of the world of immortality after saving her life, that's all.
So she decided to deliberately forget about it. If she couldn't remember it, it wouldn't exist.
The New Year was approaching and it was Tang Yue's twelfth birthday. The city lord's mansion still held a medium-sized banquet and invited people close to him.
Grandpa Tang Yue had to deal with the matter of cults and vines, and he had just separated from her, so he did not come to attend her birthday party. He asked Aunt Shui to bring some gifts. Of course, Ruan Ying also joined Aunt Shui. Get up.
Her adoptive father, Elder Duan, also took Duan Yitang to Kunwu City to celebrate her birthday. In this way, the little sisters were very happy to have the opportunity to meet again just after they separated.
Tang Yue also invited friends he met in Wuji Mountain. Only Murong Hai and Xu Tianwen were free to come over. The others were sent to do things by their sect or went back to their families and could not spare the time to come over.
But they all sent birthday gifts. Shui Yingrou taught Tang Yue to remember these favors and send them back during the holidays.
The most surprising thing is that the annual gift from Shangqing Palace has been delivered now. In the past, it was only delivered a few days before the Great Dark Day.
The person who gave the gift was Ji Chongguang, the young master of the Shangqing Palace. While Tang Wenhua was happy, he also thought about what good things he had done this year to win the favor of the Shangqing Palace.
Ji Chongguang said: "I received an invitation letter from Junior Sister Tang's birthday banquet, and it happened to be the time for the Shangqing Palace to send New Year's gifts, so this year I will send gifts to Kunwu City. Thank you City Lord for your hospitality. Thank you, junior sister, for the invitation. "
This time, Tang Yue took into consideration what happened last time and sent invitations to Senior Brother Ji and Senior Brother Lu. Senior Brother Lu couldn't get away because he wanted to investigate the matter of being framed. But I brought a gift.
And Senior Brother Ji actually came in person.
Tang Wenhua thought deeply. It seemed that his little daughter had met many young talents this year, including many disciples from famous families, and they were all among the best. It seemed that he wanted to rearrange Tang Wenhua's arrangements. Yue's future is here.
In the dark corner, Aunt Zhuang Qiaohui gritted her teeth. Since Tang Yue went to Wuji Mountain, the gap between her and Tang Wan has become bigger and bigger. In the past, Wan'er's birthdays were only held in private banquets in the mansion. Tang Yue was not Even though it was not an engagement, so many people were invited.
In the past ten years or so, she thought that the difference between concubines and concubines was nothing. Mrs. Shui was born well, but the daughter she gave birth to was still not as good as her daughter. It was still unknown whose hands the family property of Kunwu City would fall into in the future. number.
She didn’t expect that it was just in Kunwu City. When she left the house, everyone still only recognized the daughter of the city lord’s wife and the grandson of Elder Wuji Shanshui, but did not know her as Zhuang Qiaohui’s daughter.
Thinking this way completely obliterates Tang Yue's own dedication and efforts, and just ignores this matter in Zhuang Qiaohui's eyes.
In fact, Tang Wenhua organized this birthday party because several things worthy of celebration had happened recently, and they were held together.
In the past, Zhuang Qiaohui was very considerate and could think through these things, but first she was stimulated by the generous gifts from the Lu family, and now she saw that Tang Yue's twelfth birthday party was so "grand", and she felt even more unhappy. balance.
The most dazzling ones are probably the looks of Lu Lingyi and Ji Chongguang. Women have a peculiar mentality. If they can’t marry the best one, they will place their hope on their daughter marrying someone with better looks and a better family background. people.
Although Chu Tianshu is also very good-looking, Lu Lingyi and Ji Chongguang have more extraordinary looks, and they have a kind of nobility that Chu Tianshu, who was born as a mortal, does not have. Zhuang Qiaohui was upset and started looking for trouble.
There are not many guests now. Tang Wenhua is sitting with his wife, concubines and daughters to rest. He asked Chu Tianshu to entertain the guests for a while first, and when there are many people, he will You and Shui Yingrou went out to entertain them in person.
Zhuang Qiaohui said deliberately: "I heard that Yue'er brought back a lot of things from Wuji Mountain and gave them to your senior sisters and brothers. It seems that you have forgotten your sister."
Tang Wan also cooperated. Her mother pretended to be a little aggrieved but still tolerant of her sister, "We sisters are so close that there is no need to send these gifts. Besides, Senior Brother Chu didn't receive them either. I guess he is the same as me."
Tang Wenhua looked unhappy, "You are so shameless. You have not forgotten anyone. How could you forget your sister and senior brother?"
"There is a reason for me to do this." Tang Yue thought for a while. No matter what she said, it seemed hypocritical, so she simply said it.
"What other reasons do you have? We are all a family, and your sister and senior brother often take care of you. What you do is so disappointing to me."
Mrs. Shui wants to talk, Tang Yue shook her hand under the table and signaled to her mother that she could handle the matter by herself.
"Disappointed? Senior Brother Chu is not afraid of disappointing my mother, the wife of the city lord of Kunwu City. Why should I be afraid of disappointing others?"
"How did your senior brother let your mother down? ”
“Chu Tianshu insulted my innocence, contradicted my mother in public, and regarded us as enemies. He has not apologized to us yet. Why should I give gifts to my enemies? It’s a joke.”
"Why are you talking like this? This matter has already passed. You are just making nonsense, and your mother didn't say anything?"
"My mother didn't say anything, it doesn't mean we don't care, it just doesn't want to pay attention to it." . As for Sister Tang Wan, we have not had a good relationship since we were young and have caused many troubles. Now I have figured it out, let’s just be strangers. We are not relatives by fate unless we are related by blood. Father, you are also a monk, so you should know This point."
Her treacherous words immediately made Tang Wenhua furious, "You are sure that there are many guests today, so I won't attack you, right?"
Shui Ying? Rou put the cup on the table with a snap, "Okay, there are so many big families, no one forces the eldest daughter and the concubine to live in harmony as sisters. It's not like you haven't seen it before, so why do you insist on forcing A Yue? Do these things.”
Tang Wenhua's voice became softer. He had not received a good look from Shui Yingrou in the past six months, but he still relied on her financial resources, so he had to bow his head, "However, those big families have complex populations and fierce internal struggles. Our City Lord's Mansion There are only a few people in the same family, so we should be harmonious and support each other."
Shui Yingrou sneered, she and Zhuang Qiaohui had never been "harmony" in these years, and the other party even poisoned her and harmed A Yue. The so-called kindness is just a false appearance that he needs.
"You have to support each other based on your eyesight. Tang Yue just doesn't like it. It's not sweet if you force yourself to do it. Why force it? Just let it be. I have no choice. I don't want my child to be either." You have to choose.
Tang Wenhua couldn't stand hearing this anymore, his expression turned cold, "I'm going to entertain the guests. ”
Zhuang Qiaohui didn’t know whether she had won or lost. Since the eldest lady became more and more indifferent to Tang Wenhua, he became more interested in herself, but this could not damage the eldest lady’s status at all. Just like today, Tang Wenhua was obviously angry, but she still didn't dare to show up.
In fact, she couldn't see the eldest lady in person for more than half a year. She lived in two places in the house, and she was really like a stranger to her. She didn't care at all about what she had done.
This attitude of complete disregard made her feel even more uncomfortable than when the eldest lady had troubled her before. She felt that everything in the past was in vain
(This chapter. End)