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Although Sima Lan was promoted to Duke Zhenguo, the mansion still had a plaque of Zhongyi Hou hanging and it was not replaced.

When the lights were on, Sima's mansion was going to host a banquet for the Prince of Dongqi tonight, and many officials from the court were invited to accompany him. The King of Huainan and the Hou Qining of Jinyi were both invited.

Among the four marquises, Wuxiang Marquis Su Zhen was also invited to attend the meeting. The Jindao Dantai family has always been low-key, and the old marquis of Dantai is old. It is said that after returning from the court meeting last time, he never got up on the couch. Someone talked about it privately. Judging from this situation, the old marquis of Dantai should not last long, so naturally I can't come to this night banquet.

The two towering ancient cypresses in front of Sima Mansion are brightly lit doors, and wind lights are hung on both the high walls on both sides, as bright as daylight.

Qi Ning took away two murderers from Kyoto Prefecture and handed them over to Duan Canghai for a temporary guard. After returning to the mansion to clean up, he rode a horse to come to Sima's Mansion to make an appointment.

When we arrived at Sima's Mansion, it was already dark. After we reported to our house, someone immediately led Qi Ning into the mansion.

This is the second time that Qi Ning has come to Sima Mansion. The last time he came here was because of the outbreak of the epidemic. At that time, he didn't have the heart to see the scenery of Sima Mansion. At this time, he walked through a stone path with small garden buildings on both sides. The vast garden lights on both sides were everywhere, and the pattern of symmetrical left and right when picked, making people feel that the stone path under his feet seemed to be the central axis of the mansion.

After walking for a while, I saw the bright lights not far ahead. A huge pavilion appeared in front of me. It was actually built on a pool with a heavy eaves and red tiles. A gorgeously shaped top was buckled at the top of the pavilion. Below is the white stone base. When I approached, I found that the railings were exquisitely carved. Regardless of the strange flowers and plants in the courtyard and the flowing water in the small bridge, just this water pavilion, the taste and craftsmanship of the creator were seen.

The water pavilion was crowded and quite lively. Qi Ning knew that they were all guests invited by Sima Lan to the banquet. From a distance, he saw Su Zhen leaning against the railing and chatting with two officials.

"I'm waiting for the brocade style!" Qi Ning followed a stone bridge to the edge of the pavilion, and someone shouted loudly.

For a moment, the restlessness in the hall suddenly calmed down. Everyone looked at Qi Ning. Qi Ning smiled. Of course, this kind of occasion was nothing. He slowly stepped in and everyone on both sides looked at each other, but they did not rudely. They all bowed to Qi Ning, and Qi Ning also bowed back to him.

The water pavilion is very spacious, with tables placed around the circle, brightly lit and cool breeze on the lake, which is much more comfortable than holding a banquet in the hall. It seems that Sima Lan has really put some thoughts on this banquet tonight.

Qi Ning thought he was coming late and everyone who should have arrived should have arrived, but after scanning the circle, there were not many people who knew each other. Only Su Zhen was still familiar with him. Although the West Men Wuhen of the Shenhou Mansion did not come, even the King of Huainan did not arrive. Qi Ning was thinking that the King of Huainan had already agreed to come to the appointment in the palace. Could it be that he wanted to release Sima Lan's pigeon?

Before I could think about it, I heard someone whispering loudly: "The prince is here, the prince of Qi is here!"

Although the King of Huainan was not as strong as Sima Lan, he was the uncle of the King of Chu and the direct descendant of Emperor Taizu. Everyone did not dare to neglect them. They all sorted out their clothes and arranged on both sides to welcome the King of Huainan and the Prince of Dongqi.

Qi Ning saw Sima Lan leading the way, followed by King Huainan and Prince Duan Shao of Dongqi. The few of them looked good. Sima Lan pointed and pointed at left and right from time to time, as if explaining something to Duan Shao. The King Huainan was also smiling and stroking his beards, and he looked happy.

Behind the King of Huainan, a man in brocade was followed. He was not very tall, but his outline was clear and his eyes were sharp. He looked like he was not a good person.

Qi Ning was wondering who that person would be. Someone was whispering beside him: "There is a ghost behind the King of Huainan?" Qi Ning turned his head and saw two officials whispering in a low voice. In fact, these two people were already whispering with their ears, and their voices were extremely small, and most people could not hear them at all. However, Qi Ning's martial arts are extraordinary now. He could hear them clearly by the two of them a few steps away from him.

The two of them didn't know that Qi Ning heard it, and only one of them whispered: "Come out with ghosts. It seems that the King of Huainan is worried that someone will assassinate him, hehe!" The voice stopped abruptly, but it turned out that Sima Lan had led the King of Huainan and Prince Dongqi into the pavilion.

Everyone saluted one after another, and the King of Huainan and Prince Dongqi also bowed and returned the salute.

Duan Shao saw Qi Ning and quickly came up. Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Waiting for Jinyi, I heard that you will come to the banquet tonight. I am just afraid that you can't come as promised. Along the way, thanks to your escort, you can be safe and smooth."

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Your Highness is polite. If you have something to do on the way, you can only leave without saying goodbye. Fortunately, the prince is in charge and everything is safe."

The King of Huainan was also on the side at this time and said with a smile: "Crown Prince, the saying of Jinyi Hou is just to give me the old face. This trip to Dongqi was taken care of by Jinyi Hou from beginning to end. How could I get any contribution? After crossing the river, he left without saying goodbye. I have always suspected that he was deliberately giving me the credit for this last section of the journey to me, hahaha!"

Duan Shao couldn't help laughing, but reached out to hold Qi Ning, patted the back of his hand, and said with a smile: "Waiting Jinyi, I am now in a foreign land, so you need to take care of me."

Sima Lan asked everyone to sit down at this time. Everyone knew their status and sat down. The Prince of Dongqi was a guest. Moreover, the banquet was held tonight for him, so he was naturally sitting in the main seat. The King of Huainan and Sima Lan sat on the left and right. As one of the four hereditary geeks, Qi Ning sat on the King of Huainan, Su Shi, the Marquis of Wuxiang, and Sima Changshen sat on the front seat.

The man in brocade "ghost" did not sit on the seat, but stood one step behind the King of Huainan, motionless like a stone sculpture.

There were seats around the pavilion, but there was still a large space in the middle.

Sima Lan stood up with the cup and said, "Everyone, the prince is tired, and escorted the princess from Qi to my Great Chu. I think we should toast the prince for this first glass of wine!"

Everyone stood up with the glass and toasted Duan Shao. Duan Shao laughed, and also got up with the glass and said, "This time, I, Daqi, and Chu, have established a marriage in-laws. Since then, I will be a family in my country. All the lords here are their own people and we are all going forward and retreat together. This glass of wine must be drunk."

Qi Ning was so funny that she thought to herself that it would be fine if she said these scenes, but she must not take them seriously.

The officials of Chu State here are suspicious and secretly fighting each other, not to mention calling themselves a member of Qi State.

Everyone drank the first glass of wine. After sitting down, Sima Lan smiled at Duan Shao: "Tonight's banquet was originally arranged to perform some kabuki dance music, but your highness has seen many sings and music girls, and I really want to call you, but I am afraid that your highness will not say anything and feel annoyed."

Duan Shao immediately waved his hand and smiled, "Don't say that old Duke must not say that. If the Duke really wants to find some beauties to perform singing and dancing, I will not be bored with me. Good wine and beautiful women, I think no one here would think too much, right?"

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter.

Sima Lan also smiled and said, "There are many beauties, but recently I met a master who is very capable of doing this, which also opened my eyes. Now this master is still in the mansion, and it happens to hold a banquet for Your Highness tonight. If Your Highness is interested, I want to invite this master to come and perform."

"Master?" Duan Shaoqi said, "I don't know where the high is?"

Sima Lan smiled and said, "When he comes, your highness will know." He winked at Sima Changshen. Sima Changshen had already stood up and raised his hand to pat him. Everyone was wondering, and suddenly heard a sound of babbling sound that seemed to be there and there was no way. For a moment, he didn't know where it came from. Soon, he saw a man wearing a hat and wearing a black dress walking into the pavilion while pulling the erhu. The babbling sound was made by the erhu.

Among the officials present, many knew some music. They found that they could still make the sound of the erhu when they stood, but this man was wearing a hat and pressing down on the hat. He only saw the white beard floating under his jaw, but for a moment he couldn't see how he looked.

Everyone present stared at the hat man. When the hat man walked to the center, he sat on the ground. The erhu babbling sound seemed quite sad.

Qi Ning thought to himself that Sima Lan claimed that this man was a master. What he called cleverness should not mean playing the erhu? Although the rhythm of this man was quite reasonable, it was not too clever. Qi Ning even thought of the old monster Kongshanxian, the Erhu monster he met in Xichuan. Compared with the old monster Kongshanxian, the man in the erhu hat was still far from playing the erhu.

The officials around were also quite confused, thinking that there might not be anyone listening to such a craft, singing on the street. I really don’t know why Sima Lan brought such a person to such an elegant banquet.

But this was someone invited by Sima Lan. Who would dare to say no to anyone else? Even the expression of disgust was not on his face. Everyone looked at the hat man, and seemed to listen very seriously.

After the erhu sound stopped, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Duan Shao felt strange, he knew very well in his heart that the person Sima Lan called could not be as simple as playing a song of Erhu. Since Sima Lan highly praised this person, there must be a reason. He looked at Sima Lan and smiled and said, "Old Duke, is this the master you are talking about?"

Sima Lan smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, this person is called, his greatest ability is not to play the violin, but to see things!"

"Looking at things?" Not only Duan Shao was very surprised, but all the officials present were also confused.

Qi Ning sat at the head of the King of Huainan, calm and calm, holding a wine glass and staring at him from afar.

As the saying goes, there is no good banquet. Sima Lan held a banquet tonight, and even the mortal king Huainan invited him. He always felt that things were a little strange. When he saw Sima Lan recruiting such an inexplicable person, he felt that things were not simple. He was wary and felt that something would always happen at the banquet tonight.
Chapter completed!