Chapter 41: If I have a chance, I must raid a home
There were crackling firecrackers, joyful playing, and noisy congratulations. The corridors and halls of Zhili Neishi's mansion were all decorated with bright red brocade, and it was extremely joyful.
Xiao Cheng relied on the wedding invitation obtained by Guo Xie and was led into a side courtyard by the servants of the mansion to sit down at the table.
He glanced around, and what he saw were martial arts people of different shapes and costumes.
In such a world of high martial arts, even among the officials in the court, there are also people with high martial arts skills.
There is no distinction between court officials and martial arts knights.
But after all, they are not from the same circle. It is also a very reasonable arrangement to have separate banquets for people in the martial arts world and court officials.
But Xiao Cheng didn't come here just to make friends with the Tiannan martial arts people here.
Guo Xie may not know how to govern a country or an army, but with his charm, martial arts skills, and character, he is obviously a talent born in the martial arts world.
Other martial arts people somewhat look down upon the gangster rangers who hang out in the market.
But Guo Xie was different. He looked down on other masters like him and looked down upon the people on the streets.
With his rare eighth-level skills in the south, his forthright temper, and his charisma, he gathered in Zhongqing City those people who were not considered the best in the martial arts world.
In just a few months, his manpower has spread to all the streets in Zhongqing City.
These people may not be able to do other things, but if it's more than gathering information, no one is as useful as these gangster rangers who idle around all day and hang out on the streets.
Xiao Cheng learned a lot of interesting news from Guo Xie.
For example, about Yang Xuanyan.
Xiao Cheng didn't pay much attention to Yang Xuanyan at first, whose abilities were not outstanding except for his extremely high charm value and who was very popular.
It wasn't until Guo Xie sent the information about Yang Xuanyan that Xiao Cheng became interested in him.
Yang Xuanyan came to Yun State a few months ago. Because he was born in a Confucian family, he had access to officials in the court.
The reason why he was in the limelight was because of his four outstandingly beautiful daughters. Because the four girls were so beautiful, the rich and powerful young men in Zhongqing City fought with each other several times over them.
In order to prevent the girls from getting an unpleasant reputation, Yang Xuanyan had no choice but to make a marriage contract for his daughters.
Although Yang Xuanyan has no official status, he comes from the Confucian school of Confucianism, so his status cannot be compared with ordinary people. The people he comes into contact with are all officials and dignitaries of the Yun Kingdom. In addition, his daughters are outstanding in appearance, so he has no worries about marrying.
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The eldest daughter married the only son of Shaofu Ling, and the second daughter married the grandson of General Wei. The third daughter was the protagonist of today's wedding, marrying the youngest son of Zhili Neishi.
The last of these three in-laws is one of the Nine Qings, with connections throughout the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China. Moreover, these in-laws are not Wang Xiao's people.
Xiao Cheng, who knew this, couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, and had the idea of meeting Yang Xuanyan. This was the reason why Xiao Cheng came here in person.
But now, he is arranged in this side courtyard, and even if he meets Yang Xuanyan, he may not be able to say something here.
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng stood up and walked out of the side courtyard.
Naturally, many people came to congratulate the Zhili Neishi family on this happy event. Even though there were a lot of people, they couldn't help but be a little busy at this time. Xiao Cheng was wandering around like this, and no one even bothered to come up and ask a few questions.
But Xiao Cheng walked for a long time and looked around, his face suddenly wrinkled.
Damn, this is too big!
After walking for a long time, all along the way, there were side courtyards full of guests. Looking forward, there were pavilions and pavilions stacked one after another, and there was no end in sight.
Xiao Cheng didn't know the salaries of hundreds of officials in the court, but he knew that it took eight thousand years to build such a family fortune just by relying on salaries.
I think the name of the governor of Li Neishi is Ma Minwen. Write it down first. If the treasury runs out of money in the future, you can raid a house for fun.
Xiao Cheng didn't know the road, and just when he was worried about what to do next, he saw a group of maids who were well dressed and didn't look like ordinary slaves, holding various boxes in their hands and leaving in a queue.
Xiao Cheng hesitated for a moment and followed him from a distance.
At this time, Xiao Cheng was wearing a moon-white gown, his hair tied with a golden crown, and he looked majestic and noble. Compared to a martial artist, he looked more like a son of a powerful person.
Perhaps because of this, none of the servants in the mansion dared to come up and ask questions along the way.
On the other hand, Xiao Cheng himself, following these maids, felt more and more that something was wrong.
As I walked, I saw fewer and fewer guests, and the surrounding area became quieter and quieter.
It wasn't until Xiao Cheng followed a group of maids through a hanging door that he suddenly realized and stopped.
No matter how stupid he was, he still realized that something was wrong. He was afraid that he had followed the maid and stumbled into someone's backyard.
If I were caught, I wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly with a few words!
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng turned around quickly, thinking that no one would notice him now, so he had to sneak out quickly.
And just when Xiao Cheng walked out of the vertical door in a hurry, he saw several figures standing at the corner of the vertical door, looking at Xiao Cheng blankly.
At the corner, several maids, surrounded by three well-dressed women whose faces could not be seen clearly with curtains on their heads, were looking at Xiao Cheng blankly.
The corner of Xiao Cheng's mouth twitched, he was really afraid of what might happen.
He pretended to be calm, nodded slightly, and gave a slight salute to the three of them.
The women opposite were confused about the situation, but when they saw Xiao Cheng saluting them, they couldn't help but subconsciously bow in return.
Xiao Cheng took advantage of the fact that the girls were still a little confused, stepped aside, lowered his head to avoid looking at them, and made a gesture to invite them first.
His gesture was obviously abiding by the etiquette between men and women, but it made the three women feel better.
It was obviously not good to ask Xiao Cheng's identity at this time. The three of them bowed to Xiao Cheng again, and then walked into the backyard surrounded by maids.
And just as the three of them walked past Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng suddenly felt a feeling in his heart.
I have had this feeling before. It was this feeling when I first encountered the [Xingbo Bag] on Nan Rongshu's body.
Xiao Cheng suddenly raised his head and stared at the back of one of the three women.
With this feeling, could it be that this woman also has a treasure?
Maybe someone was looking at this woman with the most round and graceful figure, and felt something strange.
She subconsciously turned around and saw Xiao Cheng's deep eyes staring closely at her.
For a moment, the girl's face turned red, and she said with some embarrassment:
"Sister! That person..."
The two women dressed as women next to him heard this and followed the girl's gaze.
Xiao Cheng still leaned sideways and lowered his head, looking like a very polite and elegant young man.
When the girl's two sisters saw this, they looked at each other, then pursed their lips and smiled, then leaned into the girl's ear and chuckled softly:
"I know, I'll ask your eldest brother-in-law to inquire about whose family the child is..."
The girl was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, the ruddy face on her face could be seen through the gauze of her hat.
"No, it's not, it's him, it's him..." The girl's tone was a little urgent, but the shyness in her heart prevented her from speaking out.
"Well, the same goes for eldest sister. Yunu's temperament is the most gentle and shy, and I don't know how to put it more tactfully." The girl's second sister also followed suit and joked.
"Really, really, really not!" the girl said angrily.
"Yes, yes! No, no." The two unscrupulous sisters smiled at each other and said perfunctorily like coaxing children.
The girl was so anxious that she turned her head and looked back again. But when she saw Xiao Cheng was no longer around the corner of the vertical door.