It was getting late, and bright oil lamps were lit everywhere in the Ren family's courtyard. No matter where they went, it was always bright.
Today's dinner was extremely sumptuous. Both the quality of the ingredients and the quantity of dishes were staggering.
There were nine vegetarian dishes, eighteen meat dishes, no one had a cup of thick soup, and a huge nanmu table was fully decorated.
Gu Ning'an couldn't help but sigh that the rich people's meals were really luxurious. Ordinary people might not be able to afford such a table of food in their lifetime.
But in other people's eyes, this is just a common meal...
At the dinner table, everyone was exchanging glasses, it was so fun... The head of the Ren family seemed to be very hospitable, and often got up to pour wine for Gu Ning'an and the others.
And Gu Ning'an could also feel that the other party didn't seem to be acting. This was the nature of the head of the Ren family.
As a result, he couldn't understand even more. Would a man with such a good character and a wealthy family really dislike the common man and love the rich, and would not hesitate to set up a trap to destroy his daughter's relationship?
Gu Ning'an, the old beggar and Wei Hai all had quite good appetites. The three of them used their chopsticks without any scruples. Li Xunshan, on the other hand, was very reserved and hardly ate anything during the whole meal.
If Ren Yue, who was sitting next to her, hadn't been picking up vegetables for her, he might have only eaten a few bamboo shoots in front of him after a meal.
"Come on, you are all true-hearted people. Let someone toast you with another drink!" Head Ren held up his cup and offered a toast from a distance.
Gu Ning'an and the others naturally raised glasses in return and thanked the other party for their hospitality.
After another glass of wine, the whole house was filled with smiles.
The head of the Ren family gave his wife a wink, and the latter understood the situation, pulled Ren Yue over and went to cook sobering soup for everyone.
Before they left, the servants who were waiting at the table also quietly retreated.
For a moment, only Gu Ning'an, his party, and the head of the family were left in the entire dining hall.
Da da!
The old beggar knocked on the table inadvertently with his knuckles and looked at Gu Ning'an with slightly narrowed drunken eyes.
Seeing this, Gu Ning'an nodded towards him, indicating that he was aware of it, and at the same time cast a smiling look at him.
What is the identity of Mr. Gu?
The old beggar lowered his eyes and leaned back on the chair, not paying attention to the strange things around him...
"Xunshan." The head of the Ren family burped, walked to Li Xunshan's side, and patted his shoulder.
Li Xunshan, who was a little nervous, nodded in response "Hey" and wanted to stand up.
The head of the Ren family pushed it back with a strong hand: "Sit down, don't be so polite."
Li Xunshan smiled awkwardly: "Uncle, do you have anything to say?"
"Isn't it hard to come all the way?" Head Ren asked with a smile.
Li Xunshan waved his hand: "It's not hard, it's not hard. If you can see Yue'er, such a small distance really doesn't mean anything."
Hearing this, the head of the Ren family paused for a moment, then smiled again: "Why don't you work hard? You almost lost your life on the way, right?"
Bang! Li Xunshan was so excited that he raised his hand and hit the table, knocking the bowls and chopsticks on the table to the ground!
Broken porcelain pieces were scattered on the ground, but no one looked at the bowl on the ground. Everyone's eyes were focused on the face of the head of the family.
Similarly, the head of the Ren family was also looking at Gu Ning'an's reaction one by one.
The moment his words fell, the old beggar showed surprise. His eyebrows slightly opened, but he did not show any fear.
The same goes for Wei Hai, but he was surprised and silently held the chopsticks in his hand.
Both of them were very calm, which was unexpected by the head of the Ren family.
But what surprised Master Ren the most was the performance of Mr. Qingshan.
The way the other party Yun Danfeng was sipping the soup lightly made him think that he had not spoken loud enough for the other party not to hear him?
"Uncle Ren, what do you mean by this?" Li Xunshan swallowed, with a trembling tone in his voice.
The head of the Ren family patted Li Xunshan on the shoulder and made a "pop" sound: "Don't panic, I didn't say he was the one sent by me."
Li Xunshan was not relieved by these words.
After all, when they met the water bandits, there was no boat around at night, and all the water bandits at that time must have drowned in the river!
This also means that except for the four people present, it is impossible for anyone to know the situation at that time!
Unless...the water bandits were not looking for money at all, but someone behind the scenes instigated them to kill everyone who joined the boat that day! The head of the Ren family leaned back on the chair, adjusted the most comfortable sitting position, and continued: "I told you not to be afraid...Brother Wei Hai, you and I are also old acquaintances, so don't hold the chopsticks. If I really If I want to harm you, I would like to give each of you a cup of soup. Wouldn’t it be enough to poison the soup directly?”
"Haha..." Wei Hai adjusted the angle of his chopsticks, picked up a piece of Dongpo meat in front of him, put it into his mouth, and said fluently: "I didn't expect that the head of the Ren family would still remember me. I didn't expect... ..."
"Whoever you forget, you can't forget your Wannian Chun!"
"That's really good wine, but it's a pity that I only bought two bottles at that time!"
"However, who would have known that you would suddenly close down later?"
The head of the Ren family raised his head slightly and clicked his tongue, as if he was savoring the taste of ten thousand years of wine.
In response, Wei Hai just continued to pick up vegetables and eat them, without any intention of picking up the conversation and reminiscing about the past.
Li Xunshan's expression gradually became serious. He had met Patriarch Ren more than once, but he had never seen him behave like this before.
"Uncle Ren, you know who wants to harm us, right?"
In response to Li Xunshan's question, the head of the Ren family nodded generously and said, "I know, you guys have seen him today."
Have you seen it today?
After thinking for a moment, Li Xunshan glared and said, "Sun Xuan?"
"Not stupid." The head of the Ren family smiled and continued: "Whether you believe it or not, I have to tell you that I wanted to intercept you on the river. I only learned about it shortly after the poetry conference started. ...Otherwise, I will still stop it, after all, I don’t want Yue’er to be sad, and I quite like you, kid.”
At this time, the old beggar interjected: "Master Ren, do you have any evidence?"
"The evidence has long since sunk into the sea." As he said that, the head of the Ren family gave the old beggar a meaningful look and said playfully: "So what if there is evidence? Are you planning to report it to the official?"
The old beggar frowned and said, "Why not report it to the official?"
"Tsk!" Head Ren wanted to laugh, but held it back: "Uncle Wen, if you think so, you are right to put it somewhere else... But this is Jiangling Mansion..."
The old beggar said seriously: "How about Jiangling Mansion?"
"This Jiangling Mansion..." At this point, the head of the Ren family waved his hand: "That's all, let's not talk about these, let's talk about those two letters."
