The green rice fields are inlaid into a large undulating field, with peach, plum and cherry trees dotted among them. A white-walled and green-tiled house in the depths of the scenery is surrounded by the walls. The manor of the Geng family is.

"Father, my aunt's birthday, why don't you invite our family?"

The questions asked by Geng Hao seemed extremely difficult to answer. His father Geng Qi pondered and couldn't answer them for a long time.

Geng Hao's eyes were bloodshot, as if two balls of fire were burning in his eyes. He wasn't so angry today. Since he came back from the Liyuan last time, Geng Hao felt like he had thorns all over his body, and no one dared to provoke him!

The man who paid twenty coins for Geng Hao and rescued Mu Zhen in the Liyuan was actually the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu.

Geng Hao still knows a lot of things and dare not say that Zhu Gaoxu is wrong in front of outsiders because that person is the real son of the current emperor. However, he has a saying that he dares not speak out: This person is the enemy of his grandfather Changxing Hou!

If grandpa was still alive, why would the Geng family fall to this point?

That day, when Zhu Gaoxu encountered an assassin in Liyuan, he saved Mu Zhen’s life with naked hands; what Geng Hao couldn’t let go was that he actually avoided it at that time...

Although Mu Zhen did not blame him later, she kept comforting him: My cousin did not know martial arts and would avoid weapons all at once. That is human nature; my cousin is a scholar, so why should he be brave with others?

But Geng Hao still felt very humiliated! When her cousin left the Pear Garden, she turned around several times. She said it nicely, but in fact she was moved by Zhu Gaoxu? In comparison, Geng Hao felt even more ashamed and became angry.

...At this time, my father Geng Qi finally spoke: "There is his own reason if the Marquis of Xiping doesn't send invitations to our family. Hao'er doesn't care about this matter."

Geng Hao just remembered the incident of the assassin in the Liyuan Garden. He was angry. When he heard this, he blurted out: "When did the Geng family lose face when his grandfather was there?!"

"You..." Geng Qi's face turned red immediately, pointing at his son but couldn't speak. Geng Hao's mother quickly came over, supported Geng Qi, and turned around and said, "Haoer, admit her mistake to your father!"

Geng Qi stomped his feet and said, "You are going to make a fuss about the unruly rebellious son?"

Geng Hao's anger was not dissatisfied and he simply expressed his previous resentment: "The two young men of Song Sheng were in the capital before, and I was still as stubborn as friends; but now they are going to marry a princess, let's see what I have? If I meet them again in the future, will I kneel down to them?"

His father was so angry that he trembled all over and went to find a stick immediately.

Unexpectedly, Geng Hao said with his neck straight: "Father will beat me, I will be relieved if I beat you to death!"

His father raised the wooden stick and was immediately hugged by his wife. The wife cried, "If you teach him, teach him. If you continue to be such a thick thing, how can I live if I have a few shorts?"

His father sighed, finally let go, and the wooden stick was taken away. He glared at Geng Hao and said, "He Song Sheng is a general in the northwest and the imperial court is just right. Song Sheng still has old friends with the Yan Prince's Mansion. How can the Geng family compare? Don't compare everything with other people's family..."

Geng Hao muttered: "Dad and mother always compare with other sons?"

His father gritted his teeth and waved his hand, and was hugged by his wife. He stared at Geng Hao with his eyes wide open and cursed: "You ungrateful and unfilial son! Who gave this manor? Who doesn't want the fertile land outside, and he has to give it to our Geng family? What's wrong with the Mu Mansion? If the old lady doesn't send an invitation to her birthday, what's wrong? You fucking..."

Geng Hao still confronted his neck, "My aunt's birthday must be gone, and it is a good time to find a way! My father always guards those fields, without thinking about the solution. When will our family make a breakthrough?"

Mrs. Geng cried and shouted hurriedly: "Hao'er, why don't you go away! Your father is angry, don't talk too much."

Geng Hao then turned around and slipped out of the main hall.

He ran into his room, took out a box from the cabinet and opened it, and there were more than a dozen small pearls of different sizes inside, which he bought from the fishermen one after another. Geng Hao grabbed it in his hand, thinking about making something like jewelry to his aunt as a gift.

The pearl is a little smaller, but if he made the thing himself, the meaning would be different.

...

In early June, the birth date of the old lady of the Mu family was even more lively than during the Chinese New Year. The nearby streets were almost incomplete. Many local officials and chieftains set off last month to catch up with the banquet today.

There were gongs and drums inside and outside the Mu Mansion, and there were crowds of people, and there were also screams of killing pigs and sheep to join in the fun, and the noise was loud and noisy.

It is the most congested in front of the main entrance building because the slaves have to count the gifts and sing gift lists when registering and making books. Many people are waiting in line.

Moreover, the Queen Musheng of Xiping personally welcomed the guests in front of the door. He was surrounded by a group of young and strong people, and there were several officials around him. If it was a not very important person, the officials around Musheng would greet him, and he just smiled and nodded. If it were the King of Han, the General Commander, and other great figures, Musheng would even bow and greet him and go up to exchange a few words.

Geng Hao was holding a wooden box and finally lined up to the front door.

Mu Sheng found him, and Mu Sheng's face changed suddenly, and the unwelcome meaning was written on his face! Geng Hao stepped forward and said, "I wish you a birthday to my aunt."

Mu Sheng nodded without saying a word, then glanced at an official beside him. The official hurriedly came up and grabbed Geng Hao's arm and said, "Please, please."

"I brought some gifts..." Geng Hao said.

Guan'er said: "No need to be there, the young master will give to the old lady in person later."

"Okay." Geng Hao nodded.

The two of them entered the inner hall, and Geng Hao thought he could see the old lady directly, but he was taken to a remote room!

"What does it mean?" Geng Hao asked, holding back the humiliation.

How lively the Mu Mansion is today, the festive sounds are very close, and it seems that they have nothing to do with Geng Hao!

The official said in a deep voice: "The old lady is in the outer hall and the middle hall, and there are many people in the outer hall. I hope Mr. Geng should not be too careful... The dishes on the table will also be indispensable."

Geng Hao's eyes turned red with anger, "Do I seem to be someone who has never eaten delicacies?"

Guan'er quickly waved his hand and said, "There is no such thing as the official. After lunch, the old lady will meet the young master again. Is it okay? The young master will rest in there for a while and be calm."

Geng Hao clenched his fists and thought to himself: As expected, the people in this world are all snobs!

At this moment, a voice outside the door said, "My cousin is here to celebrate grandmother's birthday."

Guan'er turned around and said, "Miss, this... the official dare not be rude, but the Marquis's intention is that there are too many people today, and there are all people. It is not good to let Mr. Geng walk around in the front hall."

"I understand." Mu Zhen smiled, "You go and do your job, I will comfort my cousin, and there will be no bad things."

Guan'er bowed and said, "I'm working hard."

Geng Hao's beautiful face, delicate facial features, and cousin's smiling look made him calm. Geng Hao was still standing there and feeling depressed.

"Are you angry?" Mu Zhen turned her head to look at him.

Geng Hao said: "Can you not be angry? The people from my Geng family seem to be shameful!"

Mu Zhen whispered: "I heard my grandmother talk to my father yesterday. Several of my cousin's uncles were impeached by a man named Chen Ying. My father seemed very worried. My father was nervous when he saw my cousin today. He had no other intentions, maybe it was because of that incident."

Geng Hao said: "Chen Ying was a villain who was despised in the Jianwen Dynasty. He was like a dog that bites people randomly. There were many people who had impeached him!"

"Chen Ying is indeed a bad guy." Mu Zhen echoed, and she whispered in a low voice, "Cousin, don't be angry, it's nothing wrong with this today. It just so happens that I can have an excuse to be with my cousin, otherwise I won't even have a chance to talk now."

After hearing this, Geng Hao glanced at the servants coming and going outside and said, "We are just here?"

Mu Zhen said, "That's not great. Let's go to the front hall to watch the opera. Li Lou comes first and sings opera for the guests of the Mu family in the front hall!"

Geng Hao nodded.

Mu Zhen pointed to the box in his hand, "The gift my cousin prepared for me?"

Geng Hao said, "It was originally given to my aunt, but today is not my birthday?" Mu Zhen curled her mouth after hearing this, "Then forget it, you can give it to my grandmother later." Geng Hao handed the box up: "The gift is too light, and the Marquis of Xiping will not accept it. Anyway, I have already come in, I will give it to my cousin... I made it myself."

Mu Zhen opened the box and saw it, and praised, "What a beautiful bracelet!" and then said, "Let me give it to my grandmother. Since my cousin made it by himself, that's a great idea."

The two of them said a while and walked towards the outer hall.

On the way, Mu Zhen suddenly called Geng Hao and said carefully: "The man we met before was the one who saved me and injured. It turned out to be the King of Han!"

Geng Hao nodded and said, "I know. Didn't someone call him in the Liyuan that day?"

Mu Zhen pondered for a moment, then said, "The King of Han is here too today. I know where he is sitting..."

"Cousin, what do you mean?" Geng Hao's face changed.

Mu Zhen hurriedly said, "Cousin, don't be anxious, listen to me. My sister knows her cousin's ambitions. I am also very sad when I see her cousin getting angry everywhere. It's not because of my cousin's troubles alone, but I am also thinking about a way out for my cousin."

Geng Hao didn't say anything for the time being.

Mu Zhen continued, "My sister has figured out the relationship. My cousin's family hid in Yunnan to avoid disaster. It was just that his uncle Changxing Hou offended Jin Shang; no one dared to pull the Geng family at the moment... But except for the current people from the Sheng Shang family! There is only one person from the Sheng Shang family, and that is the King of Han!"

Geng Hao widened his eyes and looked at Mu Zhen with an incredible look, saying, "My cousin means that I want me to curry favor with the King of Han?"

Mu Zhen said: "It's not considered pleasing...but I think this is my only way out for me. And the opportunity is very good. We have met the King of Han three times, so it's considered a bit of friendship. Now my cousin is much easier than ordinary people to defect to him."

Geng Hao took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "Cousin, do you know who killed my grandfather?"
Chapter completed!