163. Birthday Banquet

Out of curiosity, Han Tingxuan took action.

He was the owner of the Restaurant of Bon Appetite. He should know everything he wanted to.

Except for Nangong Wudi, the others' martial arts were not strong enough!

Thus, Han Tingxuan went straight to the room next door. He even ordered some wine and dishes. Shadow Seven was arranged to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Shadow Four had busy in the past few days, so Han Tingxuan took Shadow Seven with him while he went out. Of course, there were many other people around.

Han Tingxuan was deeply concerned about his own safety.

Shadow Seven was efficient.

What he had overheard that one big figure was going to celebrate his birthday, and this person… had a special identity.

Because that big figure was not someone working for the government.

However, he was influential to some officials.

The man was Xuantian The Elderly and he was going to celebrate his ninetieth birthday.

Han Tingxuan was a little surprised by how long this old man lived.

Why was Xuantian The Elderly so special?

He was an expert in divination and literature.

In literature, he was a knowledgeable scholar and insightful opinion leader of politics.

Xuantian The Elderly was a talented scholar. It was a supreme honor to be his disciple.

However, the old man had only accepted four disciples in his life.

One was Nangong Jue's father, while one was Dongfang Xu’s third uncle. These two were well-known in the public. As for the other two, it was said that only the Nangong family and the Dongfang family knew who they were!

The old man was quite a character. He would not mind kicking away anyone he disliked, no matter who he was.

If he liked someone, even if he was a beggar, he would never look down on him.

He would teach anyone he liked even if that man was not his disciple!

Therefore, although he only had four disciples, Xuantian The Elderly had taught a lot of people.

Literally his students were everywhere.

Apart from his four disciples, other people would not brag that they were his students because  they were afraid to embarrass the old man!

In addition to literature, Xuantian The Elderly was also an expert in divination.

Xuantian The Elderly did not do divination quite often because he would pay a price for taking a peek at the nature’s law!

However, Xuantian The Elderly performed divination for three times, and all on his disciples.

No one knew the details. They only knew that all of his three disciples were doomed to die young. However, as Xuantian The Elderly had divined the doom, all the three disciples got over it.

Otherwise, the Nangong family and the Dongfang family would not have developed so well.

However, the old man did not need any fame, nor did he care about his own reputation. Instead, he hated others spreading his fame.

Therefore, only some officials had heard about Xuantian The Elderly. Others knew about him very little.

Han Tingxuan did not know about him because he was basically new to politic occasions. However, Shadow Seven knew about him. Shadow Seven explained everything in detail about Xuantian The Elderly.

Han Tingxuan raised an eyebrow after listening.

He didn't believe the story of the divination.

However, it might be true that the old man was an expert in literature. Otherwise, he wouldn't be looked up to by so many people.

Xuantian The Elderly never liked to loud occasions. Therefore, he had never celebrated his birthday before except that his disciples sent him some gifts, which he did not really like either.

However, the situation was different this time. This was the 90th birthday, which was a big one.

In addition, the younger generation of the Dongfag family had not officially seen Xuantian The Elderly.

The master of the Dongfang family was Xuantian The Elderly’s disciple. The younger generation was not qualified to meet Xuantian The Elderly!

However, if Xuantian The Elderly agreed to throw a birthday party, it was possible to introduce the younger generation to him. If any of the younger generation could catch the old man’s eyes, he would have a promising future at least.

It appeared that the Nangong family and the Dongfang family did not worry about the future of their descendants. On the contrary, when Xuantian The Elderly was not famous, he seemed to take advantage of the fame of Dongfang and Nangong families.

However, that was what outsiders saw!

The Dongfang and Nangong families saw it differently. They all knew that the Xuantian The Elderly was a real talented person. If it wasn't for his help a few times, the previous owners of the Dongfang family and Nangong family were likely to have died at a young age. In that case, it was impossible for them to develop their own families to a higher position. Up till now, even the imperial family was afraid of the two powerful families.

The two families were so powerful that they could maintain their glory as long as they didn't make any mistakes.

Therefore, Xuantian The Elderly's ability was well known to all the core members of the families!

The old man's birthday was the day after tomorrow. This time, perhaps Nangong Jue's father and Dongfang Xu’s second uncle had finally convinced the old man. Although the old man did not agree to throw a big birthday party, he agreed to see the younger generation!

This was to say that any youngster related to the Xuantian The Elderly could have a chance to see him.

Therefore, as the news spread out among the officials who knew Xuantian The Elderly, the officials got so excited. .

Xuantian The Elderly only agreed yesterday. That was why the core members of the younger generation of the Nangong family and the Dongfang family have already gathered together here.

It looked like that the Dongfang family wanted to unite with the Nangong family!

There was a big different between youngsters and the young generation in his disciple’s family!

Many outstanding young people in the whole Heavenly Empire would attend the birthday party the day after tomorrow,

Under such circumstances, even the Dongfang and Nangong families did not have the confidence to say that their juniors were the most talented.

Although Xuantian The Elderly only had four disciples, he taught quite a large number of students.

These students might put on their nerves to introduce their “young people” to their “teacher”!

Therefore, this time, the Dongfang and Nangong family decided to join hands!

Han Tingxuan was really stunned by the influence of Xuantian The Elderly.

The four people kept discussing how to join hands, including how to attract the old man’s attention.

Han Tingxuan didn't let Shadow Seven continue eavesdropping.

He was not interested in Xuantian The Elderly because he did not see any benefits of it.

As night fell, Han Tingxuan planned to go to the palace tonight!

At night, Han Tingxuan got into Mo Yanzhi's dormitory. However, Mo Yanzhi was not here yet.

It turned out that he was dealing with a problem about the Yue Empire.

The 'friendly relationship' between the two countries wasn't as simple as they imagined.

The people from the Yue Empire were on the way. However, they sent a report to update their schedule every day, which was a way to show respect.

Although Mo Yanzhi's work was simpler, he only needed to arrange Ministry of Rites to reply on his behalf. However, he still needed to write a few sentences in person for consoling hard work.

Mo Yanzhi worked very hard to copy Tian Yuexi’s handwriting. But he could not promise that he duplicated Tian Yuexi’s handwriting every time. Therefore, whenever he needed to write on official papers, he had to spend a lot of time checking.

And this afternoon, as Mo Yanzhi dealt with some other things in the court, he put off the reply to the report of Yue Empire.

The Ministry of Rites was quite familiar with Tian Yuexi’s handwriting. Therefore, Mo Yanzhi pulled up all his effort to make sure he could do a perfect copy of every single word.

When Mo Yanzhi returned, Han Tingxuan almost fell asleep!

The sound of the door opening brought Han Tingxuan back to senses.

When he saw male wife, Han Tingxuan hurriedly woke up and felt sorry.

"What takes you so long? You must be tired. Right?”

Mo Yanzhi apologized, "Hubby, I'm sorry I come back late."

Han Tingxuan rolled his eyes. "I'm not blaming you. I'm worried about your wellbeing!"

Mo Yanzhi smiled. "Hubby, don't worry. I'm fine."

Han Tingxuan sighed. "Sorry that I can't help you."

"You shouldn’t be." Mo Yanzhi shook his head softly, "You are the best."

Han Tingxuan held him in his arms. "Yanzhi, I’ve told them to warm a bowl of swallow's nest porridge for you. It will be ready soon." said Han Tingxuan.

"Good." Mo Yanzhi smiled. "I happen to be hungry."

After a while, Zhou You brought over the swallow's nest porridge.

After testing it with a silver needle, Mo Yanzhi waited for a while before he ate. Han Tingxuan felt even more guilty.

They had to be extra careful about just a single bowl of porridge. The imperial palace was like a prison.

Han Tingxuan took a deep breath and said. "Yanzhi, hold on for a while longer. When our child grows up to take over the burden of this Heavenly Empire, we will retire and live far away from here."

Mo Yanzhi was stunned. "What did you bring it up suddenly?"

Han Tingxuan smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "One reason is that I don’t want you to work so hard. The other is that I want to live alone with my male wife! "

Mo Yanzhi blushed. "Hubby!"

"Haha, you're shy, haha!"

Mo Yanzhi rolled his eyes at him, but deep inside he was very moved.

After they finished their breakfast, Han Tingxuan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Have you exercised lately?"