The wet nurse took care of all the child's affairs for the time being, and Wei Wuwei's wife was naturally immediately examined by a doctor and taken care of by the servants.
By the time it was daybreak, the Wei Mansion, which had been in a state of panic and chaos, was now filled with a festive atmosphere, and even firecrackers were being set off at the Wei family's ancestral home.
The birth of a child by the head of a family was a big deal in this era when the idea of favoring boys over girls was extremely strong, especially for some trusted senior members of the family who knew that there was a deeper meaning behind it.
Early that morning, Wei Wuwei ran to the Wei family's ancestral home to see the old man.
The ancestral home is much smaller than Wei Wuwei's current mansion. The old man likes quietness, so he planted a lot of flowers, trees, flowing water and fish in it.
The doors and windows of the old man's room were wide open at this moment. He was sitting on a recliner, with a heater under his feet and a tiger skin wrapped around his body, listening to the crackling sound of firecrackers outside.
The servants beside him made morning tea for him and also prepared various cakes and snacks.
After a while, there were hurried footsteps coming from outside. From the volume, one could tell it was Wei Wuwei.
"Grandpa! Grandpa! Fearless is here!"
Wei Wuwei's slightly excited voice was heard, and soon he stepped into the old man's room.
"Haha, you finally gave birth to a son?"
"Hey, you already know everything!"
After Wei Wuwei entered the room, his steps became much lighter. He waved away the servants and personally served tea to the old master.
"Oh, you are the head of a large family, but you still serve me, an old man. You are not worthy of it!"
The old man made a joke, but Wei Wuwei was too thick-skinned to pretend not to hear it. Anyway, he only came here when he had something to do, and never came here for nothing.
"Grandpa, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you've made this ancestral home look like the wild woods. There are too many mosquitoes."
"You kid, you had a lot of fun playing here when you were little, but now you're annoyed by the mosquitoes?"
Wei Wuwei grinned foolishly and handed the teacup carefully to the old man, who took it with one hand without the water in the cup rippling at all.
The old man had no illness or pain and had practiced martial arts for decades. Even though he was very old, he was still very agile.
Taking a sip of tea, the old man's wrinkled face smiled like an old chrysanthemum.
"You wouldn't want to go to the Immortal Palace just because your child is not taken care of, right?"
"Look at what you said, how can that be possible! If I really can't hold my temper, my daughters can go too. I'm here to ask you to give the child a name!"
Wei Wuwei smiled and picked up the cakes on the table and stuffed them into his mouth.
Normally, a child may still have a nickname until he or she can walk, but the Wei family always names their children at birth.
This was serious business, and the old man was thinking carefully while drinking his tea.
"What a pity! If Mr. Ji from Ning'an County were still alive, it would be a great idea to ask him to give the name to the child."
The old man of the Wei family naturally knew about Ji Yuan's affairs, but such a divine figure was not something that mortals could speculate about.
"How about this, since this child is born to determine the future of our Wei family, why don't we call him Wei Yuansheng?"
Wei Wuwei repeated the name twice and thought it was a great name, so he quickly flattered the old man.
"Grandpa, you are awesome. The name you gave me is appropriate. I have never been afraid of anything since I was a child. My son's name is even better. He must have a very good fate with the immortals!"
The old man was so angry that he laughed.
"You are the most cowardly, yet you are fearless... I, an old man, have regretted giving you this name countless times!"
. . .
The Wei family is wealthy and has business dealings all over the country. In Desheng Prefecture, few families can compete with them financially. In addition, they deliberately make friends with some underworld forces and court officials. When their child is going to have a full-month banquet and during the banquet preparation stage, servants delivering invitations are running out in droves.
Since the day the young master of the Wei family was born, every day there were people leading horses out to the Wei family's stables and other places, and then returning home exhausted after a while.
The powerful families and martial arts forces that were on good terms with the Wei family all received invitations inlaid with gold thread. In order to avoid the most important Spring Festival of the year, the Wei family deliberately moved the young master's full moon banquet forward to the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Even so, the timing was right on New Year's Eve, and basically, except for those in Deshengfu or nearby, other attendees would probably just randomly send two representatives to attend.
As time gets closer, the feeling of the New Year becomes stronger. Two consecutive heavy snowfalls in Desheng Mansion have coated everything with a layer of silver, making the Wei Mansion, which is decorated with lights and colorful decorations, even more colorful.
Luoxia Villa is well-known in the martial arts world. It is one of the most important martial arts forces in Desheng Prefecture. Naturally, it has a good relationship with the Wei family. It is also relatively close, so there is no need to set out too far in advance. Therefore, they entered the city early in the morning on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.
The visitor was of considerable importance. He was the third manor owner, who was known in the martial arts world as the Handsome Young Man. He brought two of his juniors with him, namely the 19-year-old Luo Tiancheng and Luo Ningshuang, who had already been engaged to someone last year.
Two carriages drove into the city. The third owner was alone in the front carriage, while Luo Ningshuang and Luo Tiancheng were sitting in the waiting carriage.
Lifting the curtain on one side of the carriage, Luo Ningshuang looked at the snow-covered eaves around her and smiled.
"Second sister, those guys who went with you to fight tigers back then, several of them have become famous in the martial arts world now, the swordsman Yan Fei is said to be quite powerful, and Lu Chengfeng has the title of Little Gentleman of the Cloud Pavilion. They are both from Desheng Prefecture, will they come this time? The Wei family must have sent invitations to their family, right?"
Some of the nine people were not from Desheng Prefecture and were unlikely to come, but as long as they were from Desheng Prefecture, there was no underworld force that the Wei family was not on good terms with, and there were more or less some personal connections between them.
Luo Tiancheng asked curiously, but when he came to Luo Ningshuang, he just shook his head and smiled.
"That's not clear, but the New Year is coming in two days. At most, they will send an insignificant disciple or steward to congratulate you. The ones you want to see may not come."
As the two chatted, the carriage gradually approached the Wei family mansion. It was very early at this moment, and there were not many carriages and horses outside the Wei family. The third owner of the manor exchanged greetings with the Wei family steward who came over, and the Luo family siblings jumped off the carriage by themselves.
"The Du family of Tianyue Prefecture is here to congratulate the young master of the Wei family on his full moon!"
A voice that Luo Ningshuang found slightly familiar was heard from the other side, and a steward of the Wei family also came forward to greet him.
Luo Ningshuang walked forward to take a look and almost couldn't recognize the man. However, the broken arm and empty sleeve reminded her of the person who was handing the invitation to the Wei family's steward.
"Du Heng?"
The swordsman Du Heng had a half-beard on his face, a long sword slung across his back, and was wearing a blue cloth shirt. He turned around when he heard Luo Ningshuang's voice.
"You are... Junior Sister Luo?"
Du Heng forced a smile on his face, but had no intention of exchanging further pleasantries. He nodded and followed the two people who came with him into the Wei Mansion with the Wei family servants.
"This kid from the Du family hasn't given up on martial arts yet!"
The third owner, Luo Feng, had been standing beside Luo Ningshuang at some point, watching Du Heng walk into the Wei Mansion. The old steward of the Wei Mansion beside him also answered with a slight sigh.
"This Du Heng is a waste of his life. He didn't show any sharpness just now."
Luo Feng looked at Luo Ningshuang beside him and smiled.
"Go over and catch up with him?"
Luo Ningshuang hesitated for a moment and shook her head.
"Forget it, he doesn't want to talk to me."
Gradually, more and more carriages and horses gathered outside, so the Luo family entered the Wei Mansion. The carriages were taken away by the Wei family's servants.
Near noon, nearly a hundred banquet tables in the inner and outer courtyards of the Wei Mansion were filled with guests. Chefs from several famous restaurants in the city were invited to prepare the dishes, and the aroma of the food wafted over from afar.
Wei Wuwei was very good at dealing with people and took good care of every wave of guests. Even Du Heng went to greet them in person.
During this period, Lu Chengfeng, who was known as the Little Gentleman of Yun Pavilion, came specially to congratulate him, which also made this new star in the martial arts world gain a lot of praise. Before the banquet started, he was chatting with people everywhere, and did not forget to toast Luo Feng and chat with Luo Ningshuang.
After chatting with the Luo family, Lu Chengfeng learned that Du Heng was also there. He searched the crowd and found Du Heng drinking alone in a garden corridor outside the banquet table.
Lu Chengfeng was still as familiar as ever. He started with the words "I finally found you" and enthusiastically chatted with the somewhat embarrassed Du Heng.
After the initial awkwardness, the two of them finally found the feeling of being in perfect harmony with each other, and they drank together in the garden corridor, one using a cup and the other using the lid of a wine jug.
"You don't have to be too discouraged. Mr. Ji said that if you can make it through, your future will be limitless... Even if there is really no hope for martial arts, you can still achieve something by finding another way. As the saying goes, there is always a top talent in every field!"
Du Heng was just about to say that he was only third-rate now, but after hearing the second half of Lu Chengfeng's sentence, he gritted his teeth and swallowed what he wanted to say.
"Thank you, Brother Lu, for your kind words!"
Du Heng pinched his thigh with his left hand to prevent himself from losing his composure. He had experienced both good and bad times in the past few years, so how could he lose his temper in front of his former partner
The first part was about inquiries about Du Heng's situation, while the latter part was about Lu Chengfeng describing his own recent situation. He also talked about how he became famous in the martial arts world and how he gradually became proficient in martial arts.
Du Heng forced himself to finish reminiscing about the past with Lu Chengfeng, and after Lu Chengfeng left, the skin on his left leg inside his pants had been pinched purple by himself.
"Hehehe... every profession has its top talents..."
Du Heng smiled somewhat sadly, closed his eyes, and touched the handle of the knife behind his back with the back of his head.
"Young Master Du, do you know Mr. Ji?"
A voice suddenly sounded in his ear, making Du Heng slightly stunned. He turned his head and saw a chubby and smiling face looking at him. It was Wei Wuwei.
"Master Wei? You..."
"Hahaha, I just passed by, just passed by, and heard something interesting so I couldn't bear to leave. After all, I didn't expect that the white tiger skin I bought from Ning'an County was actually made by you guys. It's really amazing!"
After saying this, Wei Wuwei moved closer and sat down on the bench in the corridor, saying with a smile.
"I just heard you talking with Major Lu about the past, and you mentioned a Mr. Ji. Hey, I wonder if it would be convenient for you to talk to Mr. Wei about him?"
Du Heng felt a little complicated and forced a smile.
"Master Wei, this is indeed not very convenient. At the beginning, our teacher asked us to try not to mention his..."
"Hey! Young Master Du, what you said is wrong. Mr. Ji is talking about outsiders, but I, Wei Wuwei, am not. I know Mr. Ji, and I have sent him cakes and wine, and eaten the dates in his yard. How can I be an outsider?"
When hearing this, Wei Wuwei almost immediately concluded that the "sir" was Ji Yuan!