Young people from ancient times to the present have been more or less vain.
Changfeng is no exception.
Now there were fifty soldiers from the regiment clearing the way for him when he came in and out, and Liu Jin, the father-in-law of the Royal Horse Supervisor, followed him.
This is like if a young man from later generations borrowed a good car, wouldn't he show it off in front of his relatives and friends?
The second day after settling down in Huai'en's foreign residence was the birthday of the patriarch of the Chang family.
Fatty Xu’s ancestor is Xu Da. Although Chang Feng's surname is Chang, his ancestor is not Chang Yuchun. It was a veteran of the Jingnan period, the Marquis of Jue Xing'an.
In front of the gate of Xing'an Hou Mansion.
Mr. Chang, who is in his sixties, is sitting at the door waiting for guests.
Suddenly, dozens of regiment soldiers quickly ran towards the door of the mansion. The rider on the top horse who leads the way is dressed in eunuch clothes.
Chang Laohou stood up from his chair and was surprised: "Which handsome man from the Governor's Mansion is here?"
The butler said from the side: "When the handsome men of the Governor's Mansion go out, there will be no father-in-law to clear the way."
"It should be that some important figure from the palace has come to wish you a happy birthday."
Mr. Chang Laohou was a little strange.
An old noble like him has no title but no position or power. The powerful father-in-laws in the palace didn't bother to pay attention to him. How could you come to wish him a happy birthday?
In fact, it was his collateral nephew Chang Feng who came.
Chang Feng glanced at the three characters "Hou Xing'an" on the plaque on the gate of the Hou Mansion.
He remembered that three years ago, when he was seventeen years old, he followed his father to participate in the clan festival. At that time, he had not yet entered Jinyiwei.
This kind of old noble family is the most snobbish. If a family member has an official position or is promising, the patriarch will treat him like a distinguished guest.
If you have no future, the clan leader will treat you coldly.
That year the clan had a feast after the festival. The housekeeper of the Hou Mansion actually arranged Chang Feng and his son to the children's table.
This is a great shame and humiliation for Chang Feng and his son!
It was also after that banquet that Chang's father became so cruel that he even sold off all his family property and sent Chang Feng to the Jinyi Guards.
Today, Chang Feng specially changed into Feiyu clothes, looking swaggering in brilliant clothes!
Liu Jin, a person who is well versed in accidents, naturally knows Chang Feng's intention of coming to the Marquis Mansion. Today he cooperated especially with Chang Feng and gave Chang Feng enough face.
Liu Jin came to Chang Feng and helped him dismount: "Mr. Chang, be careful."
No matter how humble the eunuch is, he is still a member of the palace. When you leave the palace, you will be superior to others.
A eunuch actually waited for Chang Feng to dismount. A bunch of Chang family members at the door were dumbfounded.
How powerful must that junior riding a horse be?
Chang Feng got off his horse, came to Mr. Chang Laohou, and gently cupped his hands: "Master."
Chang Laohouye asked: "Who is your driver?"
Chang Feng said: "I am Chang Tingxuan's son, Chang Feng."
Chang Laohou was confused: "The son of Ting Zi? He should be Qing Zi. Why does your name have two characters?"
That's right, Chang Feng is not even included in the family tree and does not deserve to use the family name.
The butler reminded at the side: "He is the son of your sixth nephew's family. According to seniority, he is your grand-nephew."
Chang Laohou is an old snobbery and smiles brightly: "Ah! So he is a great nephew! Where do you serve? Where do you live?"
The fallen old nobles naturally have no way of knowing the secrets of Jin Yiwei. Not to mention that Chang Feng has been regarded as an enemy by Jin Yiwei.
Chang Feng replied in a loud voice: "I am appointed as a member of the imperial examination for one hundred households in Jinyiwei. I will temporarily live in the foreign residence of Grandpa Bingbi Huaien, the Superintendent of Ceremonies."
Chang Laohou could hardly believe his ears.
Are you temporarily staying at the home of Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies?
How powerful is this? No wonder all the eunuchs in the palace were respectful to this young man.
Mr. Chang Laohou tried hard to piece together his memory, and finally remembered Chang Feng's father.
In his impression, Chang's father was a poor relative with a poor family background. The kind he couldn't be bothered to deal with.
Now, he regretted why he didn't help Chang's father when he was in ruins.
Chang Laohouye quickly made an invitation gesture: "My great grandson, come into the house quickly!"
Chang Feng entered the Xing'an Marquis Mansion.
During the ancestor worship ceremony three years ago, Chang Feng was placed at the children's table.
This year's birthday banquet, Chang Feng served as the head table.
Mr. Chang Laohou invited Liu Jin to sit down as well. Liu Jin planned to use his status as a eunuch to help Chang Feng grow his face.
Liu Jin said politely: "How dare I sit at the same table as Mr. Chang? I'd better stand and serve Mr. Chang!"
The people in the palace stood and waited on Chang Feng. Chang Feng was like an old lady with a cattail leaf fan on her head - a big show-off.
However, Chang Feng sat not as the guest of honor, but as the second guest.
The guest of honor seat was reserved for Shi Wenzhong, the governor of the rear army. The eldest son of Mr. Chang Laohou is now in charge of thousands of households under General Shi.
That's right, this General Shi is the elder brother of the school captain Shi Wenyi whom Chang Feng rescued yesterday morning!
If Chang Feng hadn't come back to protect her and turned the private concubine's daughter into a prostitute, Shi Xiaowei would have moved according to the rules of the Jinyiwei family. Even if Tuomenzi and Zhiyinzi were lucky enough to save their heads, they would still be punished.
Shi Wenzhong was a man with military power. After receiving the invitation to the birthday banquet of Xing'an Marquis Mansion, I was too lazy to pay attention to it.
However, along with the invitation, there was also a gift of one hundred taels of silver and seventy guan of money.
Chang Laohou is like spending money to beg people to come to his birthday banquet.
It's money well spent, first and foremost. His son is under General Shi. Being able to get to know your boss well will help you get promoted in the future.
Secondly, everyone said that our Xing'an Marquis Mansion was in decline. But when I celebrated my birthday, all the generals from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion came, which shows that the Xing'an Marquis Mansion still has some respect!
General Shi has a great reputation. It was already past the right time for birthday wishes, and there was no one in sight.
Without the guest of honor, Mr. Chang did not dare to announce the opening of the banquet. I had to wait patiently.
The housekeeper lowered his voice: "Is it possible that General Shi won't come?"
Chang Laohou shook his head slightly: "Probably not. He accepted the generous gift we sent."
No one talks about it. Talking about Meng De, the wife has arrived.
General Shi arrived late. But it’s finally here.
He came to the chief position arrogantly, with a big belly and a big mouth.
Chang Laohou quickly stood up and held his hands in his hands: "General Shi, you are polite."
General Shi casually raised his hand and sat down at the guest of honor seat without any ceremony.
He glanced disdainfully at the person in charge and saw Chang Feng sitting next to him wearing a Feiyu suit.
The Feiyu uniform is a uniform given by the royal family and cannot be given to anyone other than a second-rank officer or the general soldier of the border town.
However, Jin Yiwei is an exception. Anyone with more than 100 households can receive royal gifts.
In the Chenghua Dynasty, this rule was broken. Sometimes the eunuch in charge of Dongchang was in a good mood and would overstep his authority, usurping the royal banner and granting flying fish uniforms to hundreds of households for meritorious service.
Chang Feng had done some good work in checking Wang Zhi's family property, and Shang Ming happily rewarded him with a Feiyu suit.
General Shi saw that Chang Feng was young and would definitely not be a second-grade official or town commander. That must be Jin Yiwei.
So General Shi said to Chang Feng: "My second brother was also on official duty in Jinyiwei before yesterday."
Yesterday, Wantong was furious and fired everyone from the flag team under Chang Feng. Captain Shi was not spared either.
General Shi suddenly said: "Are you a member of the Xing'an Marquis tribe? Then your surname should be Chang? My second brother's former commander-in-chief was also surnamed Chang. Could it be..."
Chang Feng said: "My brother is Shi Wenyi. I am his former general banner, Chang Feng."
General Shi's expression changed when he heard the word "Changfeng". "Teng" stood up immediately.
Chang Laohou thought Chang Feng had offended General Shi's second brother.
Chang Laohou stood up quickly and said: "He is young and does not know how to behave. General Shi must not be familiar with him... I am not very familiar with him. He is Yuanzhi of the Chang family."
Never imagined!
General Shi ignored the old marquis at all. Instead, he bowed to Chang Feng respectfully: "Thank you for saving my second brother's life! You are the benefactor of our Shi family!"
Chang Laohou was shocked again.
He thought to himself: My great-nephew actually saved the lives of the family members of the rear army commander Qian Shi?
How capable does he have to be?
Miscalculated, miscalculated. Such a rising star of a family, a young talent. Why didn’t I know how to win over you before?
