Thinking of the key, I became wary. I only glanced at him, and he nodded lightly in understanding, and I turned away.

When I turned around, Yan Qingchen's wheelchair had already arrived beside me.

He raised his head and looked at me with a smile. I don't know if it was because of the faint red mark between his eyebrows, or because his handsome face looked a little radiant under the sunlight. Such a handsome and gentle smile.

It makes people unable to take their eyes away.

But it makes my fingertips feel cold.

He looked at me with a smile: "Are you happy, sister?"

"..."

I didn't speak, and I didn't know what to say for a moment.

These "old guys" want to see me, naturally they have something to do with us, and they must be on guard against his eyes and ears, but now he has invited all of them in front of me and put everything on the table.<

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Does he mean to tell me that even if I return to Chengdu, I will not be able to do whatever I want?

However, looking at those clear and shining eyes, the trace of thought seemed so weak. I have never seen through him.

"I can't tell you whether I'm happy or not." I finally said calmly: "It's because you took the trouble."

He looked at me, the smile in his eyes getting deeper.

At this time, Li Guo came up, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Master, the banquet is ready, it's time to invite the eldest lady and a few distinguished guests to the table."

Yan Qingchen nodded, reached out and touched the wheelchair, and the wheelchair moved forward.

There are three main seats in the front of the lobby. As the head of the Yan family, he naturally sat in the middle. Pei Yuanxiu and I looked at each other and walked over without saying anything. My husband and I took Li'er and sat on the left, while Liu

Qing Han and Wen Fengxi sat on the right.

As soon as he sat down, Yan Qingchen glanced around, with a faint look from the corner of his eyes, and raised his hand to wave.

Immediately, a group of pretty maids entered the lobby with wine and food, and began to serve each guest with food and wine. At the same time, bursts of music sounded from behind the bead curtains on both sides of the lobby. The music of Shu still retains many antique flavors.

The rhythm is melodious and melodious. It's a little different from the music you hear every day, but it also has a unique flavor.

I was still thinking that the atmosphere was so peaceful, even a little too good, but it made me a little uneasy, when I saw two maids holding a silver plate and placing it in front of Pei Yuanxiu.

Inside, there is a large piece of scorched barbecue, which seems to have just been taken off the fire. There are still stars of oil in some places, and underneath the barbecue, there is a large piece of medicinal herbs, and the meat is heated by the heat.

The strong smell of medicine spreads.

Several people around them frowned subconsciously.

Pei Yuanxiu also frowned slightly, looked at me, and then turned to look at Yan Qingchen who was sitting in front of the main seat.

I said: "Why is this plate of food and wine different from others?"

Yan Qingchen looked at Pei Yuanxiu with a smile: "Mr. Pei, isn't this kind of wine and food the most suitable for you?"

Pei Yuanxiu smiled faintly: "Master Yan is very meticulous about everything."

"Do you remember what I said?" Yan Qingchen didn't look at him, only a cold smile appeared on his face.

Let me see, why do you...

He wants Pei Yuanxiu to make a fool of himself in public.

The plate of medicated barbecue in front of me is, of course, more than just wine and food. The royal family came from the north. In the eyes of the Central Plains people, they are barbarians, who drink blood from their hair. The wine and food served at today's banquet are all very exquisite, but this plate of barbecue looks very exquisite.

Such vulgarity is naturally a satire on Pei Yuanxiu's background.

But, that’s not all.

There is no reason to use medicated food for barbecue, so he spread a layer of medicated food underneath, and still mocked Pei Yuanxiu for wooing Yao Lao and relying on his power.

But I don't understand what's the point of him doing this.

It's just sarcasm. Who here hasn't gone through a lot of ups and downs to get to the position? What does such a little face-to-face ridicule mean? This is not like his approach.

I was thinking about it secretly when I heard Yan Qingchen say with a smile: "Today's banquet is to welcome my sister and see off a few distinguished guests."

"...!"

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue.

In the lobby, everyone's expressions suddenly changed. Even Pei Yuanxiu and Liu Qinghan, who could not hold their composure, also changed their expressions.

However, no one could speak.

Yan Qingchen smiled faintly and turned to look at me: "My sister has been away from home for decades and has gone through many hardships. Finally, she has to return to her hometown. Here, I would like to thank a few distinguished guests for escorting my sister back home. Let's have a glass of wine.

, no respect."

After speaking, he leaned over and picked up the jade cup on the table, holding it high above his head.

No one spoke for a while in the lobby, and even their breathing seemed to be held. You could even hear a pin dropping to the ground.

I didn't speak, I just turned to look at his right side, Liu Qinghan and Wen Fengxi. They both calmed down at this time and didn't answer or raise their glasses. Wen Fengxi also turned to look.

to our side.

At this time, there was a burst of laughter in the lobby, which was so quiet that even the wind could be heard.

It was Pei Yuanxiu next to me. He smiled faintly, picked up the wine glass on the table, and raised it towards Yan Qingchen.

"Thank you Mr. Yan for your kindness."

"Don't dare to take it seriously."

"Shan's wife has gone through hardships since she was a child and has indeed suffered a lot. It is precisely because of this that I am even more reluctant to let her suffer any more injustice."

Yan Qingchen's eyes twitched slightly.

Pei Yuanxiu continued to smile and said: "I am accompanying Shan's wife back to Sichuan this time just to relieve her of her homesickness. After relieving her of her suffering, we will not stay for a day."

Yan Qingchen smiled coldly: "If my sister stays in Xichuan, there will be no unsolvable hardships."

Pei Yuanxiu smiled and said: "Her hometown is in Xichuan, but her current home is in Jiangnan."

"..."

"She wants to go home."

Both of them were handsome and handsome, with such faint smiles, they looked harmonious, but everyone could clearly feel the tit-for-tat under the smiles, as if sparks were aroused in the air.

I had been silent, and at this time I gently reached out and put my hand on Pei Yuanxiu's shoulder: "Yuanxiu..."

He turned back and looked at me.

"I——"

I was about to say something, but at this moment, a young man hurriedly walked in from outside. As soon as he came over, he knelt down in front of Yan Qingchen and said, "Master of the family."

Yan Qingchen glanced at him lightly: "What's the matter?"

"The old lady is back."

My back suddenly felt cold.

If the confrontation between Pei Yuanxiu and Yan Qingchen just now made the people in the lobby a little uneasy, then at this moment they couldn't sit still at all. They stood up one after another and looked at each other, with their originally calm faces showing a little bit.

Surprised and frightened. Yan Qingchen, who is considered the most calm among them, only frowned slightly, but his voice was still calm and calm: "Didn't the old lady go to worship the Buddha? How could she come back suddenly?"<

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"This, I don't know."

Yan Qingchen waved his hand coldly: "Back off."

Then, he raised his head and looked at me, and I looked at him.

Time seemed to have returned many years ago, and some distant but familiar feelings came to my mind. He and I turned our heads at the same time, and saw a group of people coming over in great force at the other end of the avenue, and walking in the middle of the street.

In the center, the middle-aged woman with gorgeous clothes and slim figure is exactly the person I have not seen for many years and don’t even want to see her in my dreams.

After a while, they had entered the lobby, and Mrs. Yan was standing in the center of the lobby.

We haven’t seen each other for more than ten years.

But I discovered that I had never forgotten her, even though I didn’t think about her at all over the years.

She is a beauty. This is an irrefutable fact no matter what kind of feelings I have for her. Compared with her mother's indifference and elegance, she is like a rose with rich colors and fragrant fragrance, with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a high nose and red lips.

Now over fifty, she still wears exquisite makeup and her hair is meticulously combed. After all, after being the matron of the Yan family for so many years, she should have some style.

However, what is a little surprising is that her hair actually shines with mottled silver in the sun.

She is also old.

Although she is still familiar to me, she is still somewhat different from the woman in my memory. When I was a child, I thought she was very tall. When I saw her walking in from the door for the first time, she blocked the entire light in the sky.

Only a thick haze is left on my body, and looking at her now, she doesn't seem as tall and fierce as I thought. Although her eyebrows are still very sharp, and she has a sharp and ruthless air.

Meeting her gaze made me tremble slightly.

As soon as she stood still, the heavy dragon staff in her hand hit the ground, and the entire lobby seemed to tremble.

Except for the three main seats, everyone on the other seats bowed to her: "Meet Madam."
To be continued...