The men drank,
Naturally, there were women accompanying them to drink. Jia Zhen was accompanied by Miss You,
And the sons of the Qian family,
She then called her concubine mother over.
For a moment, the wine table was very lively.
This kind of liveliness was relatively impatient for Jia Zhen. If it wasn't for Xia Lu following behind him, he would still be in the mood to feign civility with the sons of the Qian family. However, now that Xia Lu was following behind him, he just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
"Brother-in-law, drink,
Your alcohol tolerance is getting lower and lower. "The eldest son of the Qian family began to persuade him to drink.
"Indeed, my alcohol tolerance is low. Just drink to your heart's content." Jia Zhen didn't have the time to listen to others goading him to drink,
Just as he didn't know what these people were thinking, They just wanted to get him drunk so that they could talk,
He wouldn't be so stupid as to be fooled so easily. He would wait until this meal was over.
He didn't care so much,
He was about to leave.
When the sons of the Qian family heard Jia Zhen's words, they looked at each other,
Then, without a trace, they turned their gaze to Xia Lu, who was waiting at the side.
Xia Lu stood respectfully at the side,
He lowered his head,
He didn't see the sons of the Qian family sizing him up.
"Brother-in-law, eat first. I'll go first," the second son of the Qian family said.
"Please go ahead." Jia Zhen didn't show any change on the surface, but he was complaining in his heart. This second brother-in-law's kidneys were getting worse and worse. He hadn't even drunk two glasses of wine, and he had to go to the bathroom. This kind of person who left at the wine table usually went to the bathroom by default. Usually, after three rounds of wine, he really couldn't help but leave. Otherwise, he would be a joke.
The second son of the Qian family left, and not long after, he returned. Everyone's expressions were still normal.
Slowly, Xia Lu watched as the sons of the Qian family began to touch the women around him. These women wanted to resist, but they also wanted to …
Because Xia Lu was standing behind the Jia Zhen and Miss You was sitting beside the Jia Zhen, he could not see Miss You's expression clearly. However, Xia Lu guessed that this girl would not feel good seeing this scene. After all, concubines were meant to be toyed with.
"Now that Young Master is having a meal with the masters, we can also go down and have our meal. We don't have to wait here anymore." Just as Xia Lu was letting her imagination run wild, a maidservant suddenly walked over to her. Judging from her speech and behavior, she should be a maidservant of a certain master.
"No, there's no need. I'll stay here and serve you." Xia Lu refused. What if she left and these people attacked? Moreover, the Jia Zhen did not seem to be a resolute person.
Don't worry. There are so many maidservants here, and my cousin is also here. There will be people to serve your master, "the second master of the Qian family said. He had specially ordered people to let Xia Lu go down to have a meal. He felt that the reason why the Jia Zhen was cold today was because they had taken back the dowry of the Qian Clan, which caused the master and madam of Ningguo Province to be very dissatisfied. Because of the master and madam, the Jia Zhen was cold. Thinking back, the Jia Zhen was very warm to them in the past and would take the initiative to curry favor with them. Therefore, the most important thing now was to arrange for the servants from Ningguo Province to leave. If there were no servants from Ningguo Province watching over them, the Jia Zhen would definitely be warm to them and completely let go of himself.
Xia Lu did not move. Instead, she looked at the Jia Zhen to see what he would do.
"Haha, brother-in-law, do you think that we will attack you after the servants leave? If we really wanted to attack you, we would have done it long ago. Even if you and the servants added up, you only have four hands." The other sons of the Qian family also chimed in.
The Jia Zhen did not feel anything about the bewitching words of the sons of the Qian family. The reason why he hesitated was that he was a little afraid that Xia Lu would be hungry. "Go down and have a meal. Come back when you're done," the Jia Zhen said. However, in his heart, he thought that as long as he insisted on being himself, he would not fall into the trap.
Xia Lu hated him in her heart. You idiot. Xia Lu was furious. She was already thinking about how to cut the Jia Zhen into pieces. However, she still remembered her identity. Right now, she was the Jia Zhen's servant. She had to listen to the Jia Zhen's words. She did not want her identity to be exposed now. Therefore, Xia Lu could only follow the servant downstairs to have a meal.
The Jia Zhen did not know that Xia Lu was already thinking about how to punish him. He was still proud of his thoughtfulness.
The sons of the Qian family looked at each other when they saw Xia Lu leave. Then, the eldest son of the Qian family said to Eldest Miss You, "Cousin, why aren't you pouring wine for your brother-in-law?"
"Yes." Eldest Miss You picked up the wine pot and poured wine for the Jia Zhen. She looked calm on the surface, but her heart was trembling. She looked at the girls who were drinking with them. She understood that at this moment, her position in everyone's hearts was exactly the same as the girls who were drinking with them.
"Sir, drink." Eldest Miss You picked up the wine cup and handed it to the Jia Zhen.
The Jia Zhen looked at this cousin of his who was said to be from the Qian Clan. Did she even think about what she was doing? After today, if he was not willing to take her in, her reputation would be ruined. His mother-in-law also said that this girl actually dared to say that she was the legitimate daughter of a third-rank official. Even if she was the illegitimate daughter of a third-rank official, she probably would not do such a thing. The Jia Zhen looked at Eldest Miss You with a complicated gaze. He really did not understand how this woman's mind worked. Was she going to stake everything on this one throw?
"Brother-in-law, why aren't you drinking? Do you want your cousin to feed you?" Third Master Qian teased.
As soon as Third Master Qian finished speaking, Eldest Miss You's face turned red. It was unknown whether it was because of embarrassment or because of her words, but it was extremely red.
The Jia Zhen still did not move. The atmosphere was a little cold.
When Eldest Miss You saw that the Jia Zhen did not take the wine, she was a little shaky. She gently bit her lips and looked very pitiful. She felt that she was a joke at this moment. She had gambled everything, but she could not get anything in return.
The Jia Zhen's heart softened in the end. He said, "Put the wine down. I can drink it myself."
"Yes." Eldest Miss You placed the wine cup on the table and heaved a sigh of relief.
The Jia Zhen picked up the wine cup from the table and drank it in one gulp. Perhaps it was because Xia Lu was not behind him, but he was a little more relaxed than before. If Xia Lu was still standing behind him, he would not drink this wine no matter what.
When the Jia Zhen finished this cup of wine, not only did Eldest Miss You breathe a sigh of relief, but the Qian Family masters also breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother-in-law has a good tolerance for alcohol. Cousin, quickly fill Brother-in-law's cup," First Master Qian said.
"Yes." Eldest Miss You picked up the wine jug and filled the empty cup. This time, she did not dare to raise the cup and let the Jia Zhen drink.
Because of the Jia Zhen's cup of wine, the whole place became lively again. Then, the Qian Family masters awkwardly chatted together. As they talked, the topic turned to the princes. Then, the Qian Family masters praised the princes they supported for how outstanding they were and how the Emperor valued them. Then, as they talked, they began to attack the other princes. How were they inferior to the princes they supported? As they talked, they became really angry.
The Jia Zhen slowly ate at the side and watched this show. He was disdainful. So this was the show of the Hongmen Banquet today. Each of them was trying to win him over for their own masters. He was not stupid. The Qian Family master had already said that Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province would not participate in the fight for the throne.
When the country was founded, Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province had four princes and eight dukes. Although the Emperor trusted Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province a lot, he was also afraid of them at the same time. Moreover, Ningguo Province and Rongguo Province had basically reached the peak of their power. Even if they participated in the fight for the throne and succeeded, the new Emperor would still be afraid of the Jia family.
It was better to take this opportunity to completely change the Jia family from military to civil officials. Compared to civil officials, the royal family would only be more afraid of military generals. It was not so easy for civil officials to change the dynasty. As the saying goes, a civil rebellion would not succeed in three years. However, it was different for military generals. In history, those who could change the dynasty were basically people who had military power in their hands. Military generals who had military power had always been the existence that the Emperor was most afraid of.
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