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Life in Chang'an Chapter 20 The first meeting with Xiao Wenxin

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    Amidst the long calls, the day of the Five Kings Banquet finally arrived.  Li Min was in high spirits early in the morning. He sat in the hall and watched several servants of the palace going about their business. Everything for the banquet had been prepared, and was directed by Gao Zhong and several stewards of the palace.  There won't be any big problems.  Li Xiaojie, who has been living in the palace for the past few days, also went back early this morning. After all, the banquet was about to start, and he had to go back to prepare. The banquet would officially start in the afternoon.

    At noon, Li Ke and his family were the first to arrive. Although Li Ke was only seventeen years old, he was already married. The Princess of Shu was also from the Hongnong Yang family. Her father's name was Yang Yu, who was the son of Yang Xiong, the king of Sui Dynasty.  As a nephew, Yang Xiong was Yang Guang's clan brother, and Li Min even called Princess Shu his cousin.

    This princess of Shu looks to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. Her appearance is of the best, and her personality is very gentle. She speaks softly to Li Min, and her behavior is dignified and generous.  It seems that Li Ke is very lucky and has married a good wife.  Moreover, this Princess of Shu came from a famous family, which was much inferior to Li Min's Princess Liang, who had never been to the family before.

    Not long after Li Ke arrived, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and Li Xiaojie also came with their families. Among them, Li Xiaogong brought the most people. In addition to Princess Hejian and Li Yong, his other eight sons all came.  There were also several unmarried daughters, nearly twenty of them came at once.

    In comparison, Li Daozong and Li Xiaojie were much worse. In addition to Princess Jiangxia, Li Daozong also came with Li Jingheng and a ten-year-old daughter. The little girl was named Li Xueyan. She was very beautiful, smart and well-behaved.  cute.  Moreover, this little cousin was very curious about Li Min. She had probably heard the legendary stories about Li Min some time ago, so she surrounded him and asked questions, just like an enlarged version of little Si Zi.

    Li Xiaojie, on the other hand, only brought Princess Qinghe and his only daughter. This little girl was named Li Jingwen. She was only six years old. She was also quite shy about being quiet. When she arrived at Li Min's place, she followed her mother closely.  Although Li Xiaojie, the King of Qinghe, had a bad reputation in the aristocratic circle, he married a good princess. Princess Qinghe was only in her twenties and was a dignified and generous young woman. Regarding the cooperation in opening a winery, she asked Li Xiaogong and others  The man expressed his gratitude, but his speech and behavior were extremely generous, neither humble nor arrogant, which won the praise of Princess Hejian and Princess Jiangxia.

    Next, Li Min introduced the entire banquet to everyone, because men and women had to be separated during the banquet. With Li Min on the men's side, there shouldn't be any problems, but the women's side had to be hosted by these four princesses.  Therefore, they should familiarize themselves with the banquet process and matters that should be paid attention to in advance.

    "Liu Lang, you have been in the limelight recently. You can even hold a banquet so uniquely. It is really impressive. What a pity that my bastard son doesn't understand?" Princess Hejian heard Li Min's words.  After introduction, he pulled Li Yong over and knocked him on the head, and joked to Li Min.  This Princess of Hejian was only in her forties and looked like a mature and beautiful woman. Li Min used to hang out with Li Yong, and Li Yong was Princess Hejian's favorite son, so she was very fond of Li Min.  familiar.

    "Hehe, thanks for the compliment, Auntie!" Li Min said with a smile, "Ninth brother is just a little playful. I think it will be much better when he is older."

    "Mom, Liu Lang became so talented because of the help of a god!" Li Yong rubbed his head in dissatisfaction and said, "Why don't I go find someone to beat me up, and maybe I will become No. 1  Two Liulang?" This boy was obviously a little jealous of Li Min and started to expose Li Min's shortcomings, but his words caused everyone to burst into laughter.

    By about two o'clock in the afternoon, customers were already coming to the door impatiently, and they were coming in droves, at least a dozen of them at a time.  Li Min and others could only follow Li Xiaogong to receive the guests and let the guests be led to the venue.

    The banquet was held separately for men and women. Although the Western banquet format was adopted, there were still too many people, so the female relatives were arranged in the main hall and two auxiliary halls, while the meeting place for the male guests was arranged in a small square in front of the main hall. The area of ??this small square  It¡¯s not small either, enough for thousands of people to do broadcast gymnastics, and hundreds of people having parties here, and you will definitely not feel crowded.

    The small square is surrounded by silk, and red lanterns are hung above, but they will not be lit until night.  There are many chairs and small tables placed around the venue. This is a place for guests to rest. At the north end of the venue, there is a long row of tables, covered with white silk, with appetizing fruits, cold cuts and other food on them.  , there are many huge porcelain pots on one of the tables, filled with carefully prepared juice.  Because the banquet has not officially started yet, the meat and wine have not been served yet.  In addition to these main decorations, there are other decorations arranged at the venue. Except for setting aside an area for maiko to dance and musicians to play, the rest of the open space is forSpace for guests to move around freely.  The main and auxiliary halls where the female guests are located are similar to the layout here.

    The arrival of batches of guests gradually filled up the venue. Familiar people gathered together in twos and threes, sitting or standing chatting. Everyone was curious about this new banquet format, although it was not as good as before.  The banquet was neat and orderly, but it was much freer and more interesting, so most people were very satisfied.

    "Wei Guogong, Lu Guogonghave arrived~" As the disciples outside signed up, a group of generals headed by Li Jing also broke into the venue. Although they were all in casual clothes, their fierce battlefield aura could not be concealed.  Can't live.

    "Hahaha~, why did you old gangsters come here? I want to stay drunk with you today!" Li Xiaogong was the first to come up to him. He used to be a member of this group of military generals and had the strongest friendship with them.  Many people have a life-long friendship with him, so they are so enthusiastic.

    "Hahaha~, you are an old man who can't drink well, but you are talking a lot. Don't lie down before we are drunk by then!" Li Jing, with white hair and white beard, laughed loudly. Back then, he and  Li Xiaogong teamed up to put down Xiao Mian. The two cooperated well on the battlefield and had a very good personal relationship.

    "Hey, last time I celebrated my birthday, I treated you and Lao Hei alone. After only a few bottles, you two couldn't hold it in anymore and fell down. You, the King of Hejian, don't have a good drinking capacity at all!  "The tall and burly Cheng Yaojin also jumped out and laughed. The Lao Hei he mentioned refers to Yu Chigong. Because of his dark appearance, he got the nickname 'Lao Hei'.

    "Asshole, you still have the nerve to mention what happened last time. A majestic prince actually asked people to add water to his wine, but we drank the very strong 'Sanlejiang'. Do you still have the shamelessness?  "When he mentioned what happened last time, Li Xiaogong's face turned livid with anger, and he pointed at Cheng Yaojin and cursed. He was badly hurt last time. He drank three jars of the genuine Sanle juice and vomited it for several days before he recovered.  When I got angry, I almost lost my life.

    "Bah, I almost forgot if I didn't mention this. I only punched the old killer!" After being reminded by Li Xiaogong, Yuchi Gong immediately remembered that he had not yet settled the accounts with Cheng Yaojin for the last incident. He has a fiery temper.  The fists hit as hard as they want.

    Cheng Yaojin was an old rogue, and he fought with Yuchi Gong without any sign of weakness. The two gray-haired old men started fighting at the entrance of the venue.  People like Li Jing around him must have been used to it for a long time. Instead of trying to dissuade him, they cheered and encouraged him. Other civil servants did not dare to dissuade him, so the scene was in chaos.

    Li Ke had already pulled Li Min and hid aside to avoid being accidentally injured.  Although these generals are quite old, they are all very strong and strong, especially Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, who are fighting in the field. They are both famous brave generals in the Tang Dynasty. If you get punched by them, at least they will be hit.  Bones and tendons may also be broken.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? cannot wait until the important officials such as Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling arrived, and then under their dissuasion, the two old guys stopped.  Even though these two people were disheveled and looked embarrassed, Li Min discovered that they were actually very measured in their strikes. Although their punches hit the flesh, they did not hurt the muscles and bones. They only hit the thickest parts of the flesh.  The kind that only hurts but doesn't hurt.

    This group of civil and military officials were entertained by Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong. The group was noisy and noisy, and they did not look like famous Zhenguan officials.  Before Li Min could take a breath, a servant suddenly came to report that Song Guogong Xiao Yu had arrived.  This was the natal home of Li Min's future princess, and he had to go and greet her in person no matter what.

    Li Min hurried to the outside of the venue, and happened to see Xiao Yu and a group of family members walking towards here. There were a lot of men and women, including several young girls. Li Min didn't know what happened.  Which one is Xiao Wenxin?

    "See Old Duke Xiao, Li Min would like to thank the old Duke for his help in the elementary school incident last time!" Li Min stepped forward and bowed deeply. He was tricked by Changsun Wuji last time. Thanks to Xiao Yu's words of help,  He never came to express his gratitude in person.

    "Haha, it's nothing to worry about. It's just a trivial matter!" Although Xiao Yu was arrogant, but for some reason, he was always very enthusiastic towards Li Min. He helped Li Min up and smiled very kindly. "In recent days, Liu Lang's name has been spread all over the world.  Chang'an, they say you are a prodigal son who has turned back, and I will marry my granddaughter to you, but you must not let down my good intentions, right?"

    "Thanks to the great love of the old prince, Liulang survived this disaster. He has long forgotten his past life. From now on, there will only be a new Li Liulang, and the wanton Li Min will never appear again.  !" Li Min had a headache. Why did everyone have to teach him a lesson when they saw him? This would not let anyone live.

    "Hahaha~, what a talkative Li Liulang!" Xiao Yu had been observing Li Min's words and deeds since just now, and found that it was indeed very different from before. He was very satisfied with Li Min's humble attitude, "  Rokuro, you lost your memory some time ago, I will introduce it to you again., this is my granddaughter Wen Xin!  "When Xiao Yu said this, he pointed at the girl wearing a green skirt among the women.

    The girl wears a simple and elegant long dress, has a small and thin figure, an oval face, picturesque eyebrows, and a complexion as fair as jade. Her long black hair is tied up with a hosta, and her small and red lips are pursed gently. She is weak and delicate.  He has an unspeakable stubbornness that makes people want to hold him in his arms and take pity on him at a glance.  If only in terms of beauty, Xiao Wenxin is not inferior to Li Min's mother Yang Fei. If Xiao Wenxin were a few years older, she might even be a little more beautiful than Yang Fei.

    This is a beautiful but very unique girl!  Li Min immediately defined Xiao Wenxin.  In fact, Li Min has been quietly observing this girl since just now. Although Xiao Wenxin is a concubine, she is a famous beauty in Chang'an City. Among these women, the appearance and temperament of the girl in green are the most outstanding and unique. Now  After what Xiao Yu said, it turned out to be exactly what Li Min expected.

    "Hehe, although our Wen Xin is a famous beauty, sixth brother, you don't have to stare at her all the time, right?" Just when Li Min was thinking about being in a daze, a beautiful young woman said with a smile.  Among the Xiao family, the only one who can call him the sixth brother is Princess Xiangcheng who is married to Xiao Yu's son Xiao Rui.

    This relationship may be a little confusing to calculate. Xiao Wenxin is Xiao Yu's granddaughter and Xiao Rui is Xiao Yu's son. So Xiao Wenxin will call Princess Xiangcheng his aunt, but Princess Xiangcheng is Li Min's sister. If we calculate from this  Li Min is a generation older than Xiao Wenxin. Fortunately, Xiao Wenxin adopted another legitimate son of Xiao Yu. If he adopted Xiao Rui, then Li Min would have to call his biological sister mother-in-law.  However, from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the marriage relationship between nobles has been very chaotic. Situations like Li Min's are very common, so they generally follow their own opinions.

    "Haha, little brother, see the eldest sister!" After Princess Xiangcheng's reminder, Li Min realized that Xiao Wenxin made him blush and even looked a little annoyed. After all, he was staring at an unmarried girl like this.  Look, it's really a very rude thing, even if the other party is his fianc¨¦e.

    "Haha, you just saw my eldest sister now, where were you looking just now?" Princess Xiangcheng's mouth was not forgiving, she teased Li Min, which made Li Min's face turn red and he was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.  The people of the Xiao family were very interested in watching this prospective son-in-law make a fool of himself, while the women around Xiao Wenxin were laughing quietly.

    "Okay, everyone, hurry up and go to the banquet. This banquet was carefully prepared by Liu Lang. Let's go and see it!" Xiao Yu said with a big wave of his hand as he didn't want Li Min to make a fool of himself too much.  As the head of the family, he has extremely high prestige in the Xiao family. When others saw Xiao Yu's words, they immediately dared not laugh anymore, even Princess Xiangcheng was no exception.

    This saved Li Min. He hurriedly asked his servants to take the female guests to the main hall, while he personally accompanied Xiao Yu to the venue.  As soon as he entered the venue, Xiao Yu was dragged away by a group of royal family members, and Li Min finally breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder those friends who got married in his previous life were unwilling to go to his father-in-law's house. The pressure was really extraordinary.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? has almost arrived, Taizong Li Shimin and the princes and princesses, came belatedly. However, what surprised Li Min was that Concubine Yang also came with Li Shimin.  Li Min thought about it and understood that originally this kind of banquet was for Empress Changsun to attend, but now Empress Changsun is seriously ill and cannot come at all. In addition, he and Li Ke are one of the hosts of this banquet of five kings.  As their biological mother, it was natural for Li Shimin to bring Concubine Yang to the banquet.

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