The benefits of initiation are very obvious. Tang Yue practiced the swordsmanship in "The Golden Book and the Jade Barrier" for several days, and actually mastered the nine-level basics of the first volume. After consolidating for a period of time, he can practice the swordsmanship of the Nine Palaces and Bagua Constellations in the second half of the book.
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When she recalled 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's hard to distinguish between right and wrong, and it's hard to predict the good and bad. I hope you won't lose your true heart."
It felt like she was carrying some incomprehensible fate. Hey, she just wanted to live a relaxed life, look beautiful and save her life, and see the scenery of the world of immortality, 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 year, so the city lord's palace 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 came with Aunt Shui.
Her adoptive father, Elder Duan, also took Duan Yitang to Kunwu City to celebrate her birthday. In this way, the little sisters had the opportunity to meet again just after they separated, and they were very happy.
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.
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."
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. When there are many people, he and Shui Yingrou will go out to entertain them in person.
"Why are you talking like that? This matter has already passed. It was you who was just fooling around, and your mother didn't say anything?"
Thinking this way completely obliterates Tang Yue's personal dedication and efforts. In Zhuang Qiaohui's eyes, he just doesn't consider it at all.
For more than ten years, she had believed that the difference between direct concubine and concubine 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 Kunwu City family property would fall into in the future.
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.
In fact, Tang Wenhua held this birthday party because several things worthy of celebration had happened recently, and they were held together.
Zhuang Qiaohui used to be 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 her heart became even more unbalanced.
Tang Wan also cooperated with her mother, pretending that although she was a little wronged, she still tolerated 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 was the same as me.
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But Senior Brother Ji actually came in person.
"How did your senior brother let your mother down?"
"Chu Tianshu insulted my innocence, contradicted my mother in public, regarded us as enemies, and has not apologized to us so far. Why should I give gifts to my enemies? It is simply a joke."
"My mother didn't say anything. It doesn't mean that we don't care. We just don'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, right?
Those who are related by blood are destined to be relatives. Father, you are also a monk, so you should know this."
"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."
Shui Yingrou sneered. She and Zhuang Qiaohui had never been "harmony" in these years. The other party also poisoned her and harmed A Yue. The so-called harmony was just a false appearance that he needed.
Tang Wenhua thought deeply. It seemed that his youngest 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 was going to rearrange Tang Yue's future.
But they all sent birthday gifts. Shui Yingrou taught Tang Yue to remember these favors and send them back during holidays.
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.
In a dark corner, Aunt Zhuang Qiaohui gritted her teeth. Since Tang Yue went to Wuji Mountain, the gap between her and Tang Wan has become wider and wider. In the past, Wan'er's birthdays were only held at private banquets in the mansion. Tang Yue was not a girl, nor was she engaged.
So many people were invited.
Tang Wenhua lowered his voice. He had not received a good look from Shui Yingrou in the past six months, but he still relied on her financial resources and 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."
"Supporting each other depends on the relationship. Tang Yue just doesn't like it. It's not sweet to force things. Why force it? Just let nature take its course. I have no choice, and I don't have a choice if I don't want my child.
She said a string of treacherous words, which immediately made Tang Wenhua furious, "You are sure that there are many guests today, so I won't have an attack, right?"
"I did this for a reason." Tang Yue thought for a while. No matter what she said, it seemed hypocritical, so she simply said it.
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 they didn't know about her Zhuang Qiaohui's daughter.
Tang Wenhua showed displeasure, "You are so shameful. You have not forgotten anyone. How could you forget your sister and senior brother?"
The most eye-catching 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 family background.
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.
Shui Yingrou 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 have to force it?
Ah Yue does these things."
"Disappointed? Senior Brother Chu is not afraid of being disappointed by my mother, the wife of the city lord of Kunwu City. Why should I be afraid of disappointing others?"
This time, Tang Yue considered what happened last time and sent invitations to Senior Brother Ji and Senior Brother Lu. Senior Brother Lu couldn't get away because he had to investigate the frame-up, but he sent a gift.
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 I will send gifts to Kunwu City this year. Thank you to the city lord for the hospitality, and thank you Junior Sister for the invitation.
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Mrs. Shui wanted to speak, but Tang Yue shook her hand under the table, indicating to her mother that she could handle the matter by herself.
Tang Wenhua couldn't stand hearing this anymore, his face 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 and more interested in herself, but this could not damage the eldest lady's status at all. Just like today, Tang Wenhua clearly
I was angry in my heart, but I still didn't dare to show up.
In fact, she has not been able to see the eldest lady for more than half a year. She lives in two places in the house. She is really like a stranger. The other party doesn't care what she does.
This completely indifferent attitude made her feel even more uncomfortable than when the eldest lady made things difficult for her before. She felt that everything she had done before was in vain.