Seeing that the rightful owner of this birthday banquet finally appeared, Lu Jing and others also stood up to greet him.
At this time, the British father glanced at the empty seat next to him and muttered, "Where did that guy Jiang Lei go? Why hasn't he come yet?"
"He seemed to be still in his room when we left." Yu Wenyu said.
"Isn't he still worried about his head?" The British man looked a little weird, "He is also the leader of a faction after all. How can he be so frightened by a mere reward? Even Boss Jin is here, If he doesn't show up anymore, won't it make it very difficult for his wife? You know, Mrs. Chiang almost broke up with the family just because she wanted to marry him."
"That happened a long time ago," Lu Qinghou shook his head, "The fact that he has made Leihuotang as powerful as it is today has proven that his wife's choice back then was not wrong. Even if there are still people in the Wen family who are dissatisfied with him, they can only Swallow it back into your stomach, but...it's really strange that he hasn't come yet."
While several people were talking, Jiang Lei's wife Wen Yi also looked over. She seemed to have noticed Jiang Lei's absence, so she called a maid over and said a few words. Then she saw the maid turning towards Jiang Lei. Lei's residence trotted away.
At this time, Mrs. Wen had also walked up to Lu Jing and others, looking at the six of them with a smile.
Li Bufan was the first to celebrate his birthday, and then it was Jiang Lei's turn. However, since he didn't come, the second person to wish him a birthday was Lu Qinghou. In short, everyone didn't care about their status in the world, they just followed the order of marriage. One by one, I asked the old lady to greet her.
On the other side, a thin executive was reading out everyone's birthday gifts loudly.
Lu Jing heard that the basic value of the congratulatory gifts from the previous people was more than ten thousand taels of silver. Even Yu Wenyu, the poorest among them, also gave a sword that was as sharp as clay and a four-foot-tall golden crane. , which he collected after wiping out a bandit village.
So Lu Jing looked at the two ginseng plants he gave him again. The more he looked at them, the more they looked like special products for poverty alleviation.
If he had known earlier, he would have packed up the batch of ginseng that Chen Hanqing dug out the next day. Not to mention its value, at least it looked great on the scene.
But if he fails to win the first prize later and get the big gift prepared by Aunt Wen, then coming to celebrate his birthday this time will be like losing his wife and losing his army.
Forget it, Lu Jing didn't really care about the issue of face. As long as he was thick-skinned enough, it would be others who would be embarrassed.
While Lu Jing was thinking wildly, the British father-in-law in front of him had also finished wishing his birthday, and then he heard the thin senior official continue to sing, "Lu Jing, as a gift, a bunch of Ganan beads, a pair of glazed vases, twenty pieces of colored satin, a century-old Take two ginseng plants.”
Lu Jing was slightly startled when he heard this, but Mrs. Wen across from him had already taken the lead and said, "Master Lu, you are too polite. You have already worked hard to escort Xiao Chuan all the way home. How can I have the nerve to ask for your congratulatory gift again?"
But even though she said this, the satisfaction in her eyes could not be concealed.
Lu Jing's gift was actually the most common among the six, but considering that Lu Jing had not yet married Wen Xiaochuan, and strictly speaking he was not the son-in-law of the Wen family, his gift was very sincere.
Later, Mrs. Wen also said to Aunt Wen, "This is the first time for Master Lu to be our guest. Our Wen family cannot be stingy. You should prepare a gift list as soon as possible and send someone to send it to the capital together."
"Okay, mother." Aunt Wen agreed.
Lu Jing also thought of something at this time and glanced at Wen Xiaochuan who was behind the old lady. Sure enough, he saw Wen Xiaochuan blinking at him.
Seeing that Lu Jing and others were about to celebrate Aunt Wen's birthday, Jiang Lei still didn't show up. Despite Wen Yi's calmness, his brows could not help but frown slightly.
As a result, at this moment, Wen Yi saw the maid she had sent out earlier stumbling towards here, with a look of horror on her face.
"Ma'am, no, it's not good!"
Wen Yi's frown deepened when he heard this. He winked at the maid and said, "Don't make any noise. If you have anything to say, come to the other side with me and tell me."
The maid saw that Wen Yi seemed to have found a backbone, so she stopped and took a few breaths. However, the panic in her eyes did not calm down, and her little face was even paler than rice paper.
Until Wen Yi pulled her out of the colorful booth, she looked distracted.
And her performance also aroused the curiosity of many people. After Mrs. Wen left, it was the British father who was the first to speak, "Is it possible that something really happened to Jiang Lei?"
"What could happen to him in Wenjiazhuang?" Yu Wenyu said disapprovingly, "I think it's probably Lei who overslept. He staged this on purpose to prevent others from gossiping about him."
"The look on the maid's face doesn't look like she's being fake," Lu Qinghou paused and added, "And with Jiang Lei's character, he doesn't seem to be good at doing this kind of thing. Maybe it really happened to him. What happened may not necessarily be him, but it is probably an urgent matter related to Leihuo Hall."
Although there is a reward worth ten thousand taels of silver, most people here still don't believe that Jiang Lei will encounter any accident.
Jiang Lei's martial arts qualifications are average, and he has been delayed for too long before. Even with the help of various pills, his internal skills are not very good, but no matter what, he is still a genuine second-rate master, and he has Buddha's Wrath. To protect himself, few people in this world can touch him.
However, this time Li Bufan and others seemed to have guessed wrong.
It didn't take long for Wen Yi to come back again with the maid, and then she went directly to find Aunt Wen. After a few words, Aunt Wen's expression also changed.
Aunt Wen made a prompt decision and had Mrs. Wen sent back to her room not long after she came out. Not long after, she saw a large group of soldiers coming from a distance and surrounding the colorful shed. In addition, there seemed to be soldiers searching around the village.
Ignoring the stunned Wen family members, Aunt Wen first came to Lu Jing's table, bowed apologetically to several people, and then said, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid today's birthday banquet will only end here."
Those present here are all people who have experienced strong winds and waves. They didn't react much when they heard this sentence. They just waited quietly for Aunt Wen's next words.
Aunt Wen didn't hide it anymore and said with a serious look, "Palace Master Jiang is dead."
"Jiang Lei?" The British Duke was dumbfounded, obviously not expecting that his crow's mouth actually hit the mark.
Aunt Wen nodded, "The maid just found Hall Master Jiang's body at his residence. The state of his death... was a bit horrifying. His head was cut off."
