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Although Huang Chengyan’s purpose of holding a family banquet today was to get married to his daughter Yueying, in a certain way it was another banquet for famous scholars. The banquet for famous scholars was equivalent to a wealthy night banquet for later generations and a large social banquet. Although the Huang family in Nanyang did not have the connections and power of the four major clans in Jingxiang, its reputation was not inferior to any major family.

So much so that Cai Mao's father Cai Feng did not hesitate to marry his eldest daughter to Huang Chengyan, and Huang Chengyan's eldest son married the daughter of the Kuai family, which made the Huang family famous in Xiangyang, but Nanyang.

This time, Huang Chengyan invited him to a guest and had a recent invitation. For the great families of Jingzhou, the Huang family had to give him the same address. For the northern aristocrats who were in danger of Jingxiang, this may be their chance to enter Jingzhou and should not be spared.

For Liu Biao, Liu Bei and other superiors, this is another good opportunity to contact famous scholars and increase reputation, so Liu Biao and Liu Bei both attended; and for Jingzhou officials, this is another excellent opportunity for them to build connections and broaden their careers.

Therefore, everyone had their own thoughts, and almost all those who received the invitation rushed to Huang Mansion, making the Huang Mansion gate full of traffic and guests, making it particularly lively.

Liu Jing and Tao Zhanyi were silent for seven or eight miles, and finally arrived at the Huang Mansion. Liu Jing was also a young man who had never been in love in his previous life. He was not much smarter than Liu Jing in this life. He also knew that he had annoyed Tao Zhan, but how could he explain to her and eliminate her anger, but he was at a loss.

Tao Zhan seems gentle and delicate, but he is a strong woman in his bones.

Tao Zhan has been testing him whether he is just as interested in his appearance as Liu Cong.

If that were the case, he might have given himself to Liu Cong for some benefit. Although Tao Zhan also knew that Liu Jing was different from Liu Cong, she hoped to get a clear answer from Liu Jing. But the jokes that Liu Jing said were exactly what she didn't want to hear, which deeply hurt her heart.

In fact, this is a common thing for young people. They have a good impression of each other, but their relationships are not revealed. This makes it easy to suspect each other and test each other, and finally cause some conflicts, which have been the case since ancient times.

The two were still left with the Huang Mansion, and there was a guide sign here. The female family entered through the side door, the male guest walked through the main door, the carriage stopped, and Liu Jing also strangled the war horses. He was about to break up here, and the two were not allowed to speak.

"you....."

The two of them spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time. Liu Jing hurriedly said, "You talk first."

Seeing that he was about to break up, Tao Zhan didn't apologize to himself. He felt angry again and said coldly: "The banquet is over later. I will go back to Fancheng by myself, and I will not let Gong Jing get on the way."

Liu Jing was really unhappy when she heard her tone of coldness. She was so angry that she was so angry that she was necessary.

Liu Jing also said coldly: "Miss Tao takes care of herself."

He urged the horse to run towards the front door. Tao Zhan bit his lips and looked at him far away. His eyes suddenly turned red and he said to the coachman with a trembling voice: "Let's go back and don't attend the banquet."

The coachman turned his horse's head and was about to leave. At this moment, several carriages drove in the distance, with cavalry guarding left and right. The carriages were decorated with gorgeous decorations and noble status. However, it could be seen that it was a woman's carriage. The Huang family greeted him, "Madam Zhou Mu, please go to the side door and go directly to the back house."

The carriage passed by. Through the car window, Tao Zhan saw Cai Shaoyu sitting in the carriage. She looked arrogant and indifferent. A thought suddenly arose in Tao Zhan's mind. She changed her mind and ordered the coachman, "We will also go in through the side door."

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There were a large group of maids standing in front of the side door. Huang Chengyan's wife, Mrs. Cai, brought seven or eight female members of the Huang family to greet guests at the door. In fact, she just accepted the invitation and exchanged a few greetings, and asked the maid to lead her into the inner house to rest.

At this time, Mrs. Zhou Mu arrived, making the front door lively. Huang Chengyan's wife was Mrs. Cai's eldest sister. The two sisters were particularly intimate when they met. Cai Shaoyu, the niece, was even more intimate. She was so crowded that she invisibly neglected the other guests.

But other female guests also rushed forward to greet Mrs. Cai, fearing that Mrs. Cai would not remember her.

Huang Yueying also stood by the side door. Although she was the protagonist today, she would also greet guests with her mother before it was officially announced.

But she didn't like her aunt Mrs. Cai, nor did she like her cousin Cai Shaoyu. Since childhood, they always mocked their appearance and spoke very mean tone, so Huang Yueying hid behind a few maids and didn't want to go up to see the ceremony.

At this moment, Huang Yueying suddenly saw a girl in white dress, extremely beautiful and beautiful. She was holding an invitation in her hand, but alone. She stood far away, as if she was disdainful to try to please Mrs. Cai like other women, and a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Huang Yueying fell in love with her. Like herself, she was unwilling to please Mrs. Cai. She hurried forward and said with a smile: "Is this sister a guest too?"

The girl in the white dress was Tao Zhan. She didn't want to please Mrs. Cai, so she stood far away and waited for them to go in. At this time, she saw a young girl greeting her, with her skin slightly dark and her head slightly yellow. Tao Zhan thought about it and knew who it was.

She quickly handed her the invitation, Yingying gave a gift, and said with a smile: "I am Jiuniang of the Tao family, you are Miss Huang. I heard from Xu Yuanzhi and Cui Zhouping that you mentioned you."

Huang Yueying, Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping are both close friends. When she heard Tao Zhan knew these two, she was surprised and happy, "That's how we are no outsiders, are you here with them?"

Tao Zhan hesitated for a moment and said angrily: "I came with Gong Jing, you know this person too."

Huang Yueying nodded and smiled, "Danri met him. She is a good person and is cheerful and polite. I like him very much."

Tao Zhan heard that she praised Liu Jing for being a good person and liked him very much. He calmed down a little and then tentatively said: "Miss Huang has only one relationship with him, so I'm afraid she doesn't know him."

Huang Yueying shook her head, "I can never be wrong. Although Gong Jing is the nephew of the provincial governor and the younger brother of the official, he is heroic and sincere to others, and is much better than the provincial governor."

Huang Yueying's praise for Liu Jing made Tao Zhan feel a little ashamed. She remembered Liu Jing's kindness to the Tao family, and also remembered the first meeting with Liu Jing. The anger and embarrassment he probably didn't just take his own appearance.

Thinking of this, her anger towards Liu Jing disappeared and she thought to herself: As long as he is willing to come to me to apologize, I will forgive him.

At this time, a large group of female members entered the inner house, and there was no one at the side door. Huang Yueying smiled slightly, "Come with me."

She held Tao Zhan's hand, and the two of them talked and laughed, and walked into the inner house intimately.

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Liu Jing entered the Huang Mansion from the front. There were many guests and it was very lively. The guests gathered together to chat. After walking two courtyards in a row, Liu Jing did not meet anyone he knew.

Liu Jing sat down in a corridor for a stone strip. For some reason, he suddenly remembered Tao Zhan and felt a little regretful. He was a dignified man, but he was petty with a little girl and had to lose his magnanimity. What's wrong with her? Why should he bet on this with her? When the banquet ends, he still has to escort her back.

"Why is Mr. Jing sitting here alone?" A low and thick voice suddenly came from behind.

When Liu Jing turned around, it turned out to be Guan Yu, wearing a green robe and a wingless gauze hat. This was beyond Liu Jing's expectations. Guan Yu was actually here. He quickly got up and saluted, "Why is General Guan coming?"

In the battle of Xinye, thanks to Liu Jing's full help, Liu Bei's army was spared from the annihilation of the entire army. The Liu Bei's army was very grateful to him, including Guan Yu, who looked down on Liu Jing in the past and always believed that Liu Jing was relying on Liu Biao's nephew, but in fact he had no ability and had never paid any attention to him.

However, in the battle between Xinye, Liu Jing used his courage and credibility to change Guan Yu's prejudice against him.

Guan Yu smiled slightly: "I am accompanying my brother to the banquet. I am bored and I walk around."

Liu Jing was stunned. It must be Zhao Yunlai who accompanied Liu Bei to the banquet. Why did he become Guan Yu? Why didn’t his brother come to Liu Jing feel a little strange.

Guan Yu understood Liu Jing's thoughts and explained: "Master Long has attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven. He rushed to Changshan County overnight, so I will accompany my elder brother."

Liu Jing felt sad. Yu Zhenren passed away, but he could not rush to send him the last journey. He was useless to teach him some martial arts, but he did not repay him at all. Liu Jing felt both guilt and sad, like a rock weighing heavily on his heart.

Guan Yu sat down beside him and advised softly: "When my master passed away, I was recruiting troops in Zhuo County to pacify the Yellow Turban thieves. At that time, I was full of energy and wanted to do a great job. I had not met my elder brother yet. When I heard that my master passed away, I was very sad and anxious to rush back to Jie Liang, but I still didn't go back in the end. In fact, as long as you keep him in your heart, even if he dies, he is alive in your heart, then his spirit under the spring will know. On the contrary, if you rush back to see him once and then forget him in your heart, it is better not to go back. It is even more commemorative to remember him in your heart."

Liu Jing was surprised that Guan Yu's thoughts were so delicate and so clear about human nature. He always felt that Guan Yu looked down on the world because of his arrogance, but now he realized that Guan Yu actually had such a sensitive heart.

"Is General Guan a prince before he met the emperor's uncle?" Liu Jing asked curiously again, as he seemed to have some of his secrets emerged from Guan Yu's words.

Guan Yu smiled, "How can I talk about the princes? At that time, I just had great ambitions and wanted to eliminate thieves for the people. I recruited more than a thousand township brave men, but soon I met my elder brother and thought he was the one who was a career, so I followed him to fight in the north and north from then on."

Liu Jing nodded slowly, and a mystery in his heart was finally solved. He always felt strange why Guan Yu had his own subordinates, such as Zhou Cang, Guan Ping and others, but Zhang Fei did not, so that later the formation of the Jingzhou Group, Guan Yu almost became a force.

Also, Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang have always had a bad relationship. This is definitely not as simple as Guan Yu despising Zhuge Liang. It actually involves a dispute over power and interests.

Now Liu Jing finally realized that Guan Yu himself was a small warlord. He should have an agreement with Liu Bei, so he would have his own subordinates.

This is like establishing a company in later generations. Guan Yu was a small shareholder who brought capital to invest, while Zhang Fei was a senior employee, but he had no shares in his hands. The same was true for Zhao Yun, but he only joined in the mid-term of the company's development, so his status was not as good as Zhang Fei.

"Have General Guan considered his future?" Liu Jing asked casually with a smile.

Guan Yu smiled faintly, "My destiny is to be linked to my brother. I will be unwilling to support the Han Dynasty if I don't get rid of the thief of Cao for a day."

The two were talking, but someone suddenly called him, "Mr. Jing" not far away.
Chapter completed!