AWB Chapter 121 The Murong Family Visits
Chapter 121 The Murong Family Visits
In the hall of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, Bai Linan and the old lady sat at the top, and below them were Chu Tianyou, Bai Chuwan, Bai Haoyun, Bai Chudie, and Bai Chuxin. After the prince had been imprisoned for a month, he was finally released by Emperor Wenxuan and immediately took Bai Chuwan back to the Bai family.
Bai Chuxiao frowned slightly as she looked at the two of them. Chu Tianyou was too idle. She had seen Chu Tianyou more often in the Bai Mansion than she had seen her concubine sisters.
When Bai Linan and the prince had almost finished their greetings, the old lady looked at her granddaughters below and spoke in a deep voice:
"Xiao girl, the wedding date is here and we can't be careless"
Bai Chuxiao took a sip of tea and said, "Don't worry, grandma. Everything is fine."
This old woman was helpless, but now she was concerned. However, she knew that this was not about her, but about the reputation of the Bai family.
The old lady's face showed no emotion, she said calmly, "That's good."
Chu Tianyou acted like a gentleman and said with a smile, "In two days, I will go to the Prince of Yan's mansion to attend the wedding of my seventh brother and the princess."
Bai Chuxiao smiled slightly, "How could you trouble His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to condescend to me?"
Chu Tianyou seemed not to hear the sarcasm in her words, and said calmly, "We are all family, what are you talking about, Princess?"
The chief steward Lai Fu came in and bowed to report, "Master, the four young masters of the Murong family want to see you."
Bai Linan's eyes flickered. Why would they come? Although the relationship between the Bai family and the Murong family was not exposed on the surface, he knew that the Murong family had something against him. The second wife of Murong and Murong Xuan would come, but they would go directly to Liuli Courtyard every time and would not greet him at all. He also knew that Murong Yuan was back, but he did not think that he, the left prime minister, needed to visit his father-in-law.
Bai Chuxiao's face lit up with joy. Brother Hui is back too? She walked out without waiting for Bai Linan to speak.
Seeing this, Bai Linan looked at the two concubines below and said calmly, "You should go and greet them as well." After all, they are the legitimate Yue family. Since they are here, the etiquette of the Bai Mansion cannot be neglected.
Four handsome young men stood at the gate of Bai's house, which was quite conspicuous. Bai Chuxiao smiled slightly, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, what are you doing standing at the gate?"
"Sister Xiao!" Murong Hui, who was only thirteen years old but already had a slender figure and handsome appearance, hurried forward and said with a smile.
Bai Chuxiao patted his shoulder with a smile, "Well, brother Hui is taller than sister." The last time she saw Murong Hui was at the end of the year, and now it has only been a few months, and he has suddenly grown so tall...
Murong Che smiled and said, "Sister Xiao, please don't treat Brother Hui as a child. He ranked second in the provincial examination in the whole of Jiangnan this time."
Bai Chuxiao's eyes were filled with surprise, and then she smiled slightly, "Brother Hui can win the Asian Yuan in Jiangnan, not bad!"
Murong Hui looked at his brothers and sisters a little embarrassedly, "Please stop making fun of me."
Murong Shuo raised his eyebrows, "How are you teasing? We brothers and your sister Xiao are usually only good at wielding swords and guns. Look at your talent, brother Hui. Maybe next year our Murong family will even have a top scholar."
The butler Lai Fu, Bai Chudie and Bai Chuxin who were following behind were all shocked when they heard this. The Fourth Young Master Murong should not be underestimated!
Bai Chuxin's eyes lit up and she quickly ran forward and bowed, "Xin'er, meet your cousins."
The Murong family, except Murong Xuan, had doubts in their eyes. When did they have a cousin? Although Xiao was a cousin, she grew up under their noses and they all loved her as their own sister.
Bai Chudie couldn't help but curse in her heart. Murong Hui was young, had great potential, and was very good-looking. The fifth sister was really calculating. She was so eager to get close to him, but she didn't even look at who she was.
But she also put on a sweet smile and said, "Die'er greets my cousins. It's rare for you to come here, so please go in and sit down first."
Murong Xuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Bai Chuxiao as if to say, are your two sisters crazy? He had never been treated so warmly when he came to the Bai family in the past. Now, these two people almost have their eyes on Huidi.
Bai Chuxiao understood the look in her second brother's eyes and helplessly spread her hands. Her two half-sisters had their own thoughts one after another. She couldn't control their thoughts on other things, but it was absolutely impossible for her to think of Huidi...
Murong Che and the others had not expected that the Crown Prince would also be in Bai's residence today. After entering, they could only bow together and say, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Chu Tianyou's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a smile, "Gentlemen, there is no need to be so polite."
Bai Chuwan's eyes were somewhat unfair. She originally thought that the young masters of the Murong family should be reckless men, but today, they were not as she thought.
The Murong family really didn't like the Bai family. With so many of them coming today, it would be impolite not to come and pay respects to the elders.
Murong Che bowed slightly again and said with a smile, "The younger generation and the younger brothers greet the old lady and uncle." Murong Xuan and others also nodded slightly. In fact, they didn't want to do any face-saving work, so they should leave the greetings to the eldest brother.
The old lady's eyes flickered slightly. These people from the Murong family seemed to be outstanding.
Bai Linan nodded and smiled gently, "We are all family, there is no need to worry about those empty formalities. Is your grandfather okay?"
Murong Che said calmly, "Grandfather is fine."
Bai Linan smiled and said, "Then I'm relieved. I was originally going to visit my father-in-law, but I've been so busy lately that I really can't spare the time. Thank you, nephew, for telling your grandfather that when I'm done with this, I will go to the Murong family in person to apologize to my father-in-law."
Bai Chuxiao and Murong Xuan couldn't help but curl their lips. Ungrateful is ungrateful. It's been less than half a month. Murong's family is not far away. If they wanted to, they would have gone to pay a visit long ago. How busy are they? I'm afraid that the emperor in the palace is not as busy as you. By the time you are free, they will probably have returned to Dingzhou...
Murong Che didn't care. If the Bai family didn't have a little sister named Xiao, the Murong family would have cut off all contact with them. They wouldn't say anything about father-in-law or not. "My uncle is the left prime minister. Public affairs are more important."
The old lady laughed and said, "Haoyun is about the same age as the fourth young master, and they both study at the White Deer Academy. They can visit each other more often in the future."
Bai Haoyun had a blank expression on his face but there was a hint of disdain in his eyes. He was the son of the Left Prime Minister, and Murong Hui was just the son of a small Minister of Rites. How could he be worthy of being around?
Although the Murong family had long lost its glory, Murong Yuan was a famous general after all. Chu Tianyou did not look down on him too much and could not help asking, "Fourth Young Master, do you want to try this year?" He was busy recruiting military generals these days and did not pay much attention to the results of the autumn examination.
Murong Hui's face was calm as he bowed slightly, "Your Highness, I participated in the Autumn Examination in Jiangnan."
Chu Tianyou raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Jiangnan is full of talented people, is the Fourth Young Master on the list this time?" In his opinion, Murong Hui was so young, it was a blessing to pass the imperial examination...