Chen Qushui, who was standing beside him, reminded: "Wu Ge Lao's legitimate grandson, Wang Xingyi is his master, and it must have been invited by Wang Yingxue."

When Dou Zhao heard that it was invited by Wang Yingxue, he was immediately indifferent. He just nodded politely at the other party, even if he had said hello.

Under the magnolia tree, Dou Zhao was depressed when he remembered his dead mother. Dou Shiying walked from behind. Dou Zhao heard footsteps and did not look back: "In a few days, it will be the day of his mother's death. I wonder if my father still remembers it."

Dou Shiying looked at the magnolia tree and sighed: "Of course I have never forgotten that this magnolia tree has bloomed very well this year and is always taking care of my father."

"The flowers can bloom again, but people cannot be resurrected when they die." Dou Zhao paused: "Today's promotion and festival are both reasons. My father and the fifth uncle were to let Mr. Wu look at the daughter of the Dou family with other guests?"

"Your fifth uncle is also worried about your marriage."

Dou Zhao sneered: "In order to abide by Wang Xingyi, the fifth uncle forced you to marry Wang Yingxue. Now he has been promoted from the Governor of Tongzhengsi to the Minister of Personnel. Now he has to use the marriage of a junior to cling to the Wu family for him. How great is the ambition of the fifth uncle? Could it be that he has to be the chief minister of the cabinet before he can give up?"

Dou Shiying was speechless for a while and sighed for a long time: "Your fifth uncle has a gap in his chest. If you want to show your ambitions, you must enter the cabinet. You don't understand the affairs of the court."

"Okay, I don't understand the affairs of the court, but I still say the same thing. If my fifth uncle wants to climb high branches, it's better to do anything. It's better to rely on Sister Ming, don't count on me."

After saying that, Dou Zhao turned around and left. He hadn't seen him for many years. His father was still so cowardly and wanted to interfere in her life under the banner of being good for her.

Dou Zhao, who was about to go to the banquet, walked to the water pavilion and heard several children discussing them and commenting on Zhao Zhang's tail of sugarcane. Dou Zhao was so angry that he knocked over the bamboo tube that measured the rain gear and poured on several people. However, he lost some money in advance to attract Wu Shan away. Seeing the desolate children, Dou Zhao returned to the banquet with satisfaction.

In the hall, a screen was used between the male and female guests. As soon as Dou Zhao sat down, Dou Shishu suggested to make a drink order and let the male guests show the first couplet. The female guests come to meet him. If he meets him, the male guests will have a glass of wine.

A group of male guests flocked to him, while Dou Zhao sneered in his heart, which was obviously what made Dou Ming show the limelight.

Just as Dou Shishu was about to announce the beginning, the servant next to him suddenly came to his ear and whispered. Dou Shishu's face changed when he heard this, and then stood up and bowed to everyone.

"I'm sorry, if you have a distinguished guest visit, please sit for a while."

After saying that, he pulled Dou Shiying away from the seat in a hurry.

After waiting for a while, before Dou Shishu and Dou Shiying came back, the male guests couldn't help but discuss.

"I have already given enough face to the Dou family when I come today. But the two masters of the Dou family left the seat and left us aside. It is really rude."

"Yes, even if our family is not valued by the Dou family, Mr. Wu is the only grandson of the chief minister. Can he still have a guest who is more valuable than Mr. Wu?"

Wu Shan was about to speak, but saw Dou Shishu, Dou Shiying slowly walked into the hall surrounded by a noble young man in a gorgeous costume.

The few people who were still complaining just now changed their faces in an instant. They left the seat and knelt down aside: "See Your Highness, King Qin."

On the other side of the screen, when Zhao Zhangru heard that it was the King of Qin, his eyes suddenly shone. He was about to stretch his neck to see what the King of Qin looked like now, but Dou Zhao quickly pulled him down and bowed down to salute.

Qin Hao glanced at the screen, shook the folding fan and smiled, "Today we come to visit Mr. Husband's house. We are either the husband's family or the guests invited by Mr. Husband. There is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you Your Highness, King Qin."

Dou Shishu also tactfully called Qin Hao into the owner's seat, but in this way, Wang Yingxue was squeezed aside, making Wang Yingxue unhappy, but she didn't dare to show it.

On the other side of the screen, after Zhao Zhangru sat back, he did not forget to continue stretching his neck to take a sneak shot, but was pulled tightly by Dou Zhao.

"Cousin, you're too rude."

Zhao Zhangru approached Dou Zhao's ear and smiled wickedly: "I don't believe it. You don't want to know what the King of Qin looks like after fifteen years."

"Cousin, you'll talk nonsense again, let's see how I deal with you when I go back." Dou Zhao glared at Zhao Zhangru fiercely.

Perhaps the two of them were too loud, which attracted the attention of the male guest. Dou Shishu couldn't hold back his face and coughed lightly to signal Jing Jing.

Wu Shan stood up and suggested: "Can the drink order proposed by Mr. Dou just now continue?"

Dou Shishu hurriedly explained the content of the wine order to Qin Hao. Qin Hao smiled when he heard this: "Since everyone is so happy, then the wine order is considered the king, how about it?"

"I heard that His Highness the King of Qin is very talented. Today, this wine order must be a good story."

Zhao Zhang behind the screen was as proud as his mouth: "Single."

Dou Zhao could only see a rough outline of Qin Hao through the screen, but he could also see that he was a tall man.

Miao Ansu saw it and deliberately said, "I heard that Your Majesty loves His Highness the King of Qin very much and is reluctant to leave him to the vassal, so he has never chosen a concubine for His Highness the King of Qin."

When Taizu expelled the Tartars, restored the Central Plains, and established the world, he enfeoffed a group of princes to guard the border. Later, it became a customary habit. All princes had to become vassals after getting married, so as to avoid the princes being too young, unable to control the place where they went, or without restrictions, and starting to eat fish and meat.

Dou Zhao naturally understood that Miao Ansu was saying it to her, but pretended not to hear it and drank and ate vegetables on his own.

Dou Shishu originally planned to let Qin Hao drink first, but Qin Hao refused to let him know that he was not ready and gave the opportunity to a group of guests attending the banquet.

When these guests saw that they had the opportunity to show their talents in front of the King of Qin, they all made great efforts to get the first place.

However, Dou Ming easily dealt with the first couplets that several people had published, which made Wang Yingxue secretly proud.

It was Wu Shan's turn. He first thought about it, and then wrote on the paper: "The wall is surrounded by willow alleys, the water does not have a long embankment, and the cattle and sheep road is narrow and there is no ground."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The male guests suddenly felt their momentum was greatly boosted when they heard this, and Dou Shishu also praised: "Okay, Dezhen Wen is not inferior to Hanlin."

Faced with such a first line, Dou Ming lost his mind for a moment, but Wang Yingxue kept urging her to meet her quickly with her eyes.

Seeing this, Dou Zhao couldn't bear it and leaned into her ear and whispered. When Dou Ming heard this, his eyebrows stretched out and wrote the second couplet on the paper.

Dou Shiying took the second couplet and read it loudly.

"There is a paradise outside the heart, the clouds are missed, and the chickens and dogs are blooming in a different way."

Wu Shan raised his glass but drank it all in the direction where Dou Zhao was.

Just as everyone was applauding, Qin Hao suddenly spoke, "I also have a first couplet here. I wonder if Miss Dou can match it."

Dou Shishu's eyes shone, and Wang Yingxue hurriedly said, "Why don't you prepare paper and pen for His Highness Qin."

Qin Hao glanced at Wu Shan, then wrote on the paper: "I'm watching the moon in the door, the moon is full of the west building, and the wine is full of the building."

"What a good time to watch the moon in the door. This is to disassemble the word "一一" and it is not easy to match the lower line."

"Yes, this month is connected with the building, and it's absolutely true."

"Young Master Wu, you are the best bachelor's degree, do you have a second couplet?"

Wu Shan hesitated for a moment and bowed, "I was ashamed, I never thought of the right second couplet for a while."

Dou Ming had no idea how to write at the other end of the screen, and Wang Yingxue was still winking her.

But this time Dou Zhao didn't mean to help her.

Seeing that there was no movement on the screen, the male guests outside flattered Qin Hao one after another.

"Your Highness the King of Qin is not the case with a woman in the boudoir, but even a person with a wealth of knowledge, I am afraid that he will not be able to meet for a while."

"Yes, this first couplet may not cause a sensation in the capital tomorrow. I bet that no one can match the second couplet within three days."

Faced with the popularization of the crowd, Qin Hao said to the back of the screen calmly: "Why, Miss Dou even matches the first couplet of Mr. Wu, but she can't match the first couplet of this king. Do you disdain or are you afraid of losing my face? Is this king a villain in Miss Dou's heart like a stingy person?"

Suddenly, the whole hall was silent, and the male guests who were still praising Qin Hao just now looked very embarrassed.

Just when Dou Ming was at a loss, Dou Zhao stood up and walked to her side, lowered his voice and whispered a few words. Then Dou Ming felt relieved and began to write.

After Dou Shiying got the second couplet, she read it out loud.

"I think of farming and heart to go up to the fields, the fields are in the south of the Mo, and the river to the Mo."

Dou Shishu let out a long sigh: "It's so right, it's a perfect match."

Qin Hao smiled slightly and bowed to the screen: "Miss Dou is so beautiful and wise, she is very talented, and I admire her."

The smile on Wang Yingxue's face was almost overflowing. With Qin Hao's comments, the name of his own daughter's talented daughter has been completely exaggerated. Of course, it would be even better if he could become the mother-in-law of the King of Qin.

In the screen, Zhao Zhangru smiled at Dou Zhao and said, "Your Highness the King of Qin is praising you."

"Go." Dou Zhao gave Zhao Zhangru a blank look and then stopped talking.

After that, Qin Hao never participated in the banquet and the wine party, and Dou Zhao did not help Dou Ming again. The two seemed to have a tacit understanding in advance.

Finally, the banquet ended, and the other guests left one after another, so Wu Shan had to say goodbye.

Qin Hao stayed for the end, which made Dou Shishu, Dou Shiying and Wang Yingxue a little at a loss.

Seeing that there was no outsider, Qin Hao simply walked to the screen: "Junior sister, I haven't seen each other for fifteen years, how about finding a quiet place to have two drinks?"

In the screen, Dou Zhao's breathing was a little rapid. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said slowly: "Then please move to the backyard with my senior brother."

"please."

Dou Zhao then walked out of the screen. Although he was wearing plain clothes, he could not hide his natural beauty. His forehead was round and full. With an oval face, he looked graceful and generous, and his bright eyes were as clear as autumn water.

While Qin Hao looked at Dou Zhao, Dou Zhao also looked at Qin Hao. The two of them looked at each other, and their eyes intertwined and paused for more than ten seconds before saluting each other, leaving the front hall one after another.

Dou Shiying still wanted to follow him, but was pulled by Dou Shishu: "Seventh brother, I'm rarely happy today. You and I'll go to the study to have a few more drinks."

Wang Yingxue glared at Dou Ming fiercely and scolded the maid beside her, "Why don't you help your ladies go back and rest."

"yes."

In the backyard, under the magnolia tree, Qin Hao and Dou Zhao sat opposite each other.

Dou Zhao's tone was a little desolate: "My mother hanged herself under this Mulan tree back then, and now it has been sixteen years."

"The flowers bloom again, and there will be no more youth." Qin Hao sighed lightly and sprinkled the wine in his glass on the ground.

Dou Zhao looked at Qin Hao with cold eyes, slowly refueled the wine for Qin Hao's glass, and then raised the wine glass: "I thank His Highness the King of Qin for taking care of him over the years, so that Dou Zhao could show his ambitions and not live like a bird in a cage, trapped in this back house all day long."

"If I want to say this, I should also thank my junior sister for earning a lot of silver for me so that I can respond to the court today." Qin Hao raised his glass and clashed with Dou Zhao.

After hesitating, Dou Zhao drank it all in one sip: "Your Highness of the King of Qin, please forgive Dou Zhao for taking the liberty. At the moment when his mother died, Dou Zhao no longer had any expectations for men in the world. Moreover, when he entered the marquis's family, it was as deep as the sea, let alone the imperial family. Dou Zhao just wanted to live his life safely and not to get involved in court struggles..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qin Hao's cold voice.
To be continued...