Chapter 955: A Family Banquet (8)
Whose idea was it to change clothes?
This may seem like a trivial matter, but it obviously has a special meaning.
Liu Heng has been wearing armor from the moment he entered the door, representing his identity as the guard of Wanyu "Jin Lai" on this trip, which is a gesture and a gesture of deliberately drawing a clear line. But just before the formal meeting, the Liu family asked him to change out of his armor and change into regular household clothes, which deliberately pointed out that this was a family banquet.
Inviting a maid to serve, this is to dilute the meaning of coercion, but I have to say that it is still coercion, and Liu Heng naturally doesn't like it. From the beginning of letting him come to Liu's house, to yesterday's cold drying, and then to the change of clothes at the moment, the Liu family has been unconsciously or unconsciously showing strength, and from far to near, it has been continuously enhanced, anyway, in Liu Heng's judgment, this is more like testing the bottom line of his concession.
"Young master, it's a family ...... later," the maid who led Liu Heng to the place said in shock, as if she wanted to hold on.
However, this pitiful appearance couldn't impress Liu Heng, and before she finished speaking, Liu Heng walked away. As soon as he turned the door, the beautiful maid immediately put away all her expressions, her beautiful eyes flashed, her soft lips moved slightly as if she was transmitting a message to someone, and then glanced at the rest of the trembling maids, got up and said indifferently: "Let's all step down." ”
"Yes. The rest of the maids quietly retreated in unison as if they were under amnesty.
At the same time, this beautiful maid also walked out of the room quickly and chased after Liu Heng, "Young Master Heng, please come with me." ”
"Who asked me to change my clothes, the head of the family or the lady?" Liu Heng asked directly.
The maid didn't hear it, and continued to lead the way with her head down, Liu Heng glanced at her, and didn't continue to ask. In fact, putting aside the annoyance, he himself understands that no matter whose idea it is, it represents the attitude of the Liu family to him, and it doesn't make much sense to distinguish who this idea came from.
It's just that this makes him even more cold in the end.
If it is that lady, if all this is the thoughts of the head of the Liu family, it shows that this person really has no emotion for him at all, and he has calculated to the extreme, just as if the two armies were clashing. Of course, this kind of little trick is too subtle, not like a man's handiwork, but to say that the man who is the head of the family does not know, it is impossible, since he knows but does not stop it, it is also a tacit attitude.
The further he went, the calmer Liu Heng's mood became, and there was no slightest ripple.
Came to the door of the room where I had just seen many people busy, and now the lights were bright, and there were not many people, even this beautiful maid stopped at the door, waiting on the side.
Liu Heng glanced at the curtains and screens inside, no one was waiting for him, and he put up a shelf again, so he squinted slightly and stepped in slowly.
Beyond the screen, there is a large round wooden table, on which the dishes are dazzling, and the fragrance of various colors is refreshing and appetizing. There were three people sitting alone around the wooden table, a man, a woman and a girl, all dressed in simple and ordinary clothes, and they all looked sideways when they saw him coming.
And Liu Heng was also looking at the three of them. But seeing that the man's body was slender, and his body was still not out of shape in the middle of the year, sitting there, there was an innate wealth and majesty coming to his face, and he looked at Liu Heng without a trace of fluctuation, just like seeing a stranger, calm and indifferent. The woman should also be middle-aged, but she doesn't know if she is well maintained, she looks white and beautiful, but she looks like a twenty-eight Fanghua, and her dignified and atmospheric posture is more than that of a young woman.
The girl should be eight or nine years old, carved in pink and jade, as if condensing the most perfect place for the male and female, like an uncarved jade, but it has been flawless, and the future of the city can be vaguely seen. Now she opened a pair of large, round beautiful eyes, as if with innocence and curiosity, looking at the stranger who suddenly broke in in front of her.
"Miyu, call Brother Heng quickly. ”
The woman opened her mouth first, rubbed the girl's hair with a smile, and urged softly.
The girl didn't seem to hear it, and stared at Liu Heng for a long time before turning her head and saying to the woman: "Mother, I'm hungry, can I eat?"
"Why are you so rude?" the woman pretended to be displeased, and then smiled at Liu Heng: "This is your little sister, she has always been a little recognizant, but she made Brother Heng laugh." ”
Liu Heng opened his mouth, and just wanted to reply with a sentence of "It's okay", but the woman said to herself: "Brother Heng, sit down, the family will wait for you." ”
After that, she ignored Liu Heng anymore, and said to the girl dotingly: "Since Brother Heng'er has arrived, then you can move the chopsticks, this is the most basic etiquette, you know?"
Liu Heng squinted, and first felt a trace of hostility, is it taking the opportunity to sarcastically mock me for not knowing etiquette?
If it is reasonable, then Liu Heng is indeed very rude.
Because as a junior, when he returned home, he should come to see his parents and elders as soon as possible, so it can be said that Liu Heng chose not to visit them when he entered the door, which was already extremely rude. Even if you don't talk about this, you shouldn't be dressed in armor at the family banquet at this moment, and you should greet your nominal "parents" as soon as you enter the door, but Liu Heng didn't do anything.
Liu Heng stood there, quietly looking at the mother and daughter who were unattended, and said abruptly: "If Madame thinks I'm rude, you can say it bluntly, I'm a rough man in the army, and I'm not used to playing any twists and turns." ”
As soon as these words came out, the room was quiet, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze instantly.
Thinking about it, the men and women probably didn't expect that Liu Heng would be so direct when he opened his mouth, and he didn't make a sound for a while, or he was caught off guard.
For a moment, the woman's face was slightly cold, and she looked at Liu Heng, "Brother Heng, what does this mean?"
"It's not interesting. Liu Heng smiled, as if he said very sincerely: "As I just said, I just want to tell my wife, what can I say bluntly in the future, otherwise I am afraid that I will be wrong." ”
A trace of anger immediately appeared on the woman's face, "You ......"
At that moment, the man spoke, "Sit." ”
He didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, the eyes of several people present couldn't help but fall on him. Liu Heng squinted slightly, and finally hugged his fists at the man and woman, pulled out the only chair and sat down.
Listening to the sound of Liu Heng pulling the chair, the woman couldn't help frowning, thinking that it was harsh, and glanced at the man, but seeing that the man didn't say anything, he didn't have a seizure again.
"Eat. ”
The man seemed to want to carry out the word concise to the end, and after spitting out another word, he acted on the chopsticks first.
Anyway, this is the head of the family after all, and Liu Heng also uses chopsticks according to his patience. This "family banquet" was very dull, during which no one spoke again, and in such an atmosphere, no matter how delicious things were, they couldn't taste anything, and they were really tasteless.
However, everyone here knows that the real purpose of this feast is not to enjoy the food, so naturally it doesn't matter what the atmosphere is.
The posture of the three men and women and the girl eating is very elegant, and almost every dish is ordered, on the other hand, Liu Heng seems to have no etiquette at all, and goes straight to eat, eating and drinking by himself, and the girl will inevitably stare at it, as if she is very surprised.
At most, in a quarter of an hour, the men, women and girls put down their chopsticks one after another, but Liu Heng was still unconscious, and continued to eat in that silent but fast way, completely unaware of when it would be over, making the women frown from time to time and look at the man frequently.
The man, however, was as calm as ever, and after finishing his meal, he wiped it with the hot towel brought by the maid, and then drank tea beside him. Seeing this appearance, the woman's eyebrows frowned tighter, and she simply ignored the etiquette of eating and sleeping silently, and opened her mouth.
"Yesterday, I heard that Brother Heng was coming back, so I started to prepare these dishes myself, but unfortunately I didn't know Brother Heng'er's taste, so I could only pick something that was not taboo. What does Brother Heng think tastes like, and what do you like, I asked the dining room to make a note of it, and it will not be so troublesome for Brother Heng to come back in the future. ”
Liu Heng said casually while eating: "It's all good." ”
What do you mean by all good?
Liu Heng's attitude made it clear that he would not let people open the conversation, and the woman was secretly angry, but when she thought of the big thing, she finally endured it again.
"In fact, I have long wanted to let Brother Heng come home, Brother Heng is working hard outside, and people can't relax about food, clothing, housing and transportation, but there are always all kinds of scruples, who wants to delay until today. But it was before, and it will be fine in the future, when does Brother Heng want to come back, just come back. The woman smiled and said, "Yi'er should have taken you to see it just now, that room is for Brother Heng'er, and the people who serve it have also been selected." Yi'er has always been with me, and it is easy to use it, so let Brother Heng call it temporarily, if you don't like it, just say it. ”
"I told my wife just now that I'm a rough man, so let's get straight to the point. Liu Heng continued to eat and drink, and said very casually: "Don't use those politeness, just talk about business." ”
Liu Heng simply didn't save a little face for a woman from beginning to end, Rao is woman knew that she should tolerate it, and she couldn't hold it back after all.
"Brother Heng, even if you visit a stranger's house, you shouldn't treat people like this, right? What's more, I am still your mother in terms of name, who has ever seen the elders talk to the younger in such a low voice, I have done this, Brother Heng is ......?"
Her voice had been raised, because no one had ever spoken to her like this since she had been a lady, how could she not be annoyed?
However, in response to her, only Liu Heng's expression of smiling and not smiling, as if mocking, naturally made her more and more angry, and was about to put down the cruel words, but before she could continue, the man next to her spoke again, "The battle is coming, no one can be alone, let alone a mere Wan Yuwei and Ten Days City." ”
As soon as the man spoke, the woman secretly dug her nails into the flesh of her palm, but she still didn't say anything.
Sure enough, it got straight to the point.
Since he got straight to the point, Liu Heng no longer put on a score, put down his chopsticks and said: "I never thought of being alone, as long as I release the news, everyone will come to me to open a good price." ”
What the man said is that your little Wanyuwei and Ten Days City will not be able to exist independently in the dispute between the princes, either they will find a backer early, or they may be crushed by this dispute at any time.
Are Wan Yuwei and Decamero small?
The 10,000-feather guards are strong and strong, there are 10,000 soldiers, and the Ten Days City is a city that can resist the overlord's exercises, and there are a number of big cities in the Xiahu confrontation area, which is a force that should not be underestimated no matter where it is placed. However, the man was indeed not wrong, in the upcoming battle for the crown prince, Wan Yuwei and Ten Days City did not have the strength to protect themselves, and Liu Heng also understood this, so he did not decisively refuse the Liu family's solicitation.
As soon as the man opened his mouth, he pointed out the biggest drawback in Liu Heng's forces, like a single knife, stabbing straight to the point. And Liu Heng's response was a direct counterattack, "It's not that I don't have a way to solve the hidden dangers, if I don't still think about the Liu family, and release the words of looking for a backer, those who are tempted will rush to it." ”
Liu Heng's response was equally direct.
The man squinted, as if he was starting to look at Liu Heng for the first time, because he felt the humility and arrogance in Liu Heng's words, or the edge.
He frowned slightly, obviously a little displeased, and said in an indifferent tone: "I haven't seen that before the Liu family doesn't speak, who dares to make a price." ”
In an instant, this man, who was inconspicuous before, also showed a compelling momentum, and his words were faint, showing his courage as the head of the Liu family.
Liu Heng's expression was slightly condensed, because the man hit the key point again.
It has been at least half a year since the news of the prince's dispute came out, and now that the prince's dispute is about to begin, why has no force other than the Liu family contacted Decameron City?
It is not because Liu Hengxin has replaced the identity of "Jin Lai", there are forces that have contacted Liu Heng before, but Liu Heng has not told him yet, but there is really no force that has revealed this intention.
Why?
Because in the eyes of many people, "Jinlai" has an inexplicable brand of the Liu family, although he has not yet set the flag to stand in the Liu family, but it is more like a dark chess. What is the use of this dark chess, before others can't understand it, they will definitely not act rashly, who dares to say that this is not a trap for the dead?
The Liu family does not show a clear attitude, and other forces do not dare to rashly solicit, in this situation, the situation of the forces under the command of "Jin Lai" has become very embarrassing, and it seems that there is only one choice to take refuge in the Liu family, which is where the confidence of the Liu family lies.
"It's just a matter of waiting to see what happens, and if this trip brings about the changes they expect, I can still sell at the price. Obviously hit the key point twice, Liu Heng was not flustered and calm.
If he hadn't even thought about this, where would he have stepped into the Liu family so easily.
These words made the man frown slightly for the first time.
He naturally understood what the changes in Liu Heng's mouth were, and who "Jin Lai" was now is no secret to many people, and the relationship between Liu Heng and the Liu family is naturally gradually known. A concubine who was regarded as an abandoned son in the early years, and the concubine of the Liu family who has not received any help from the Liu family so far, this is the biggest variable. Just like Liu Heng said, the relationship between the two sides is only connected by blood and blood, it is too fragile, and there is a possibility of collapse, if it comes true, there is no need to be afraid of whether there is a conspiracy of the Liu family behind it, and then Ten Days City and Wan Yuwei will still become sought-after goods.
However, it didn't take long for the man's eyebrows to stretch out again, staring at Liu Heng fixedly for a moment, and then his eyes were half-drooping, and he picked up the teacup again. Obviously, this move was the same as before, but this time, for some reason, Liu Heng felt inexplicably in his heart, and he had an ominous premonition.
"Master, I'll just say that this son doesn't know what to do, why do you have to talk nonsense with him again?
Before the words fell, two women dressed as maids quietly approached Liu Heng's side, and suddenly made a move, and the powerful aura that broke out in an instant was close to the great martial artist!