Chapter 190: Night Banquet
September. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info summer is over, and autumn is in. The Xiao family held a banquet in Chang'an's own house to feast guests to celebrate the joy of the Xiao family's addition of officials to the whole family.
Originally, the Xiao family was reluctant to make a big deal, but the emperor intended to let the Xiao family stand up. not only gave 100 cars of fine wine and wine, but also "advised" 100 officials to congratulate the new general. The emperor has made it clear, even if there are those who are unconvinced, they have to do the superficial work first.
So, on the first day of the ninth month, it was night. The Xiao family became the center of Chang'an City and became the attention of the world.
The officials above the fourth rank of the Great Wei Dynasty all attended, and all the officials below the fourth rank sent people to offer congratulatory gifts, and even the small county orders in the remote frontier also sent congratulatory posts, and the heads of the five surnamed Qiwang, including Wang Jian, all appeared in person, and they regarded Xiao Chengming as a peer in their words and deeds. The congratulatory gifts of the Xiao Mansion were piled up, the lights were brilliant and reflected in the night sky, and the long street of Fukou was crowded by the congratulatory crowd.
The people of Chang'an City stayed awake all night, crowded into the crack of the door to watch the excitement, and discussed that from then on, "five surnames and seven wangs, Xiao Wang Zheng Li Cui, share the power of the world, and control Kyushu together." "Scouts are constantly being seen galloping on thousands of official roads in the Great Wei, and the Xiao family fills the five surnames." In the future, when I see Xiao, my head will be lowered by three points", the limelight spread to every inch of the country.
The moon is in the middle of the sky, the unitary is coming, and the autumn night sends cool stars and clear stars, which is the night banquet. The sound of silk and bamboo in Xiao's mansion is like a heavenly sound, and the master of ceremonies and ceremonial music spread all over Chang'an City, and the sound of "Congratulations to General Xiao" almost turned the night of Chang'an upside down. The royal wine is fragrant, the fire tree and silver flower, a group of bustling, ten miles of prosperity and prosperity.
In the Hou Flower Garden of Xiao Mansion, it is a completely different scene. The wind through the courtyard sent the fragrance of chrysanthemums, and the red gauze lanterns under the porch squeaked and swayed, stirring the bright moon in the pond into a few pieces.
On the huge Houhua Garden, dozens of Kong Ming lanterns were placed, which the Xiao family was preparing to release after the banquet to pray for the blessings of the whole family. There are only a few small guards on the edge of the flower garden, and Kong Ming lanterns are auspicious, and they are not valuable things, so there is no need to worry about who is thinking about it.
Xin Yi stood under the porch and quietly looked at Kong Ming's lantern. She opened her arms slightly, and the cool autumn breeze swept up her sleeves, blowing her heart empty.
"Why did Childe come along?" Xin Yi said lightly, and behind her was a long verandah, leading to the lively Qianfu. At this moment, a man was coming from the verandah, and he paced behind Xin Yi with his hands.
"If you really don't know why I'm coming, it's in vain that I'm coming. Jiang Li stopped three steps away from Xinyi, and the moonlight coated his beautiful face with a layer of frost, "Qingqing." How long are you going to hide from me?"
Xin Yi didn't look back, but said lightly: "Hide? Ziqing is not hiding from his son, he is hiding from his own life." Who doesn't want to live a long life, how can there be reason to be close to the cliff. ”
Jiang Li's eyes flashed, and the corners of his lips were unnaturally pursed: "Qingqing, what does this mean?"
"It's not interesting. It's just that the front house is so lively that I am dizzy, and I come to the back house to avoid being clean. Seeing that the moonlight is very good, the autumn night is cool, and I want to have a drink with my son. Xin Yi turned his head and instructed the little man under the porch, "Go and get some wine from the banquet." Go and come back quickly, don't make a noise. ”
"The slave is set to be the king of Huai'an County, and it is done properly. The little servant smiled flatteringly, and went back to the front house with a cigarette, and in less than half an hour, he took several jugs of wine.
The aroma of wine suddenly overflowed the Houhua Garden, and the bright moon in the pond was so drunk that it wrinkled a pool of autumn water. This is the emperor's wine, which is specially rewarded by the Xiao Mansion to entertain guests.
Xin Yi took the wine, retreated from the little house, and then raised the pot and poured two glasses each, and handed it to Jiang Li: "Childe, please." ”
The woman's expression was light and breezy from beginning to end, and she couldn't see the autumn water in her eyes, nor the peach blossoms on her eyebrows.
Jiang Li's eyes deepened, his hand hesitated for a moment, and finally stretched out to take the wine cup: "Qingqing." If it weren't for the opportunity of this Xiaofu night banquet, I'm afraid that you and I would never see each other again in this life. ”
Xin Yi raised his eyebrows, and his words were still faint to the extreme: "The slave family has to be crowned the monarch of Huai'an County, ranking in the fourth grade, so he naturally got the invitation of the Xiao Mansion." Because of his excellent chess skills, Childe is a chess friend with Lord Xiao, so he also came to ask for a drink. There is a gap between you and me, but it's just 'you and me', and where can we make up 'you and me'. ”
"Qingqing. What the hell are you complaining about me?" Jiang Li pretended to smile puzzled, but the fingertips holding the wine cup couldn't help but clench.
The corners of Xin Yi's lips hooked, and a sadness rose between his eyebrows: "To this day, Gongzi doesn't want to explain the vernacular? Gongzi calculates the world and is seamless, how can he not know what Ziqing is talking about? Is it to escape or pretend to be stupid, or is it the same as the last time in the temple, and he wants to take the flowers of the void and the snake to Mengziqing's eyes?"
Jiang Li stopped talking. He pursed his lips, and suddenly raised the wine cup in his hand and drank it down, and the wine slashed through his throat and intestines, exploding in his abdomen like a fire.
Xin Yi also stopped talking. She also raised the wine cup, and then covered her sleeves and drank it all. It was originally a royal wine, treasured in the palace, but she tasted anything.
Jiang Li didn't look at Xin Yi either. He poured himself another cup, raised his head and drank it all, and poured it all up, and drank it all. Cup after glass, drunk quickly and silently.
The people of the Great Wei Dynasty were civilized, and women took drinking as a fashion. Therefore, although Xin Yi can drink, the amount of alcohol is not large. So after a few drinks, she instinctively froze her glass, and just quietly looked at the man in front of her, glass after glass.
Long. A pot bottoms out. Jiang Li staggered suddenly, leaning against the pillars of the verandah, and his deep voice wafted in mixed with the aroma of wine: "Yes." It's me. ”
These three words for unknown reasons are confused by others. Xin Yi understood in an instant, and realized that his whole heart was sinking in an instant.
Be. It's me. It was I who deliberately collected your poems from the very beginning, deliberately circulated them, deliberately taught Li Jingting to see strange things, and then presented them to the queen, which caused the later marriage of Xinlu and the later two generations of Ziqing.
It's a game that has been laid out since 10 years ago.
In the past ten years, he has frequently been in and out of Xinfu, playing chess is fake, and collecting poems is true. Behind the flower tent is not a poisonous snake, but a heart-devouring Gu that has been raised by the pillow since childhood.
Even though he had expected seven or eight points, but listening to the man's own admit, Xin Yi still couldn't stop his body from shaking, and he stepped back a few steps, and he had to hold on to the pillar to stand firmly, and he couldn't speak for a while.
Jiang Li leaned on the pillar, leaning over his shoulders, his head drooping slightly, his black hair covering most of his face, he was unable to raise his eyes and look at Xin Yi again: "Ten years to set up a game." My purpose is the same as that of Li Jingting. Because we all roughly perceive that you are Xin Bai's pawn, but we can't quite confirm Xin Bai's identity. So you become the best litmus test. However, the difference between me and Li Jingting is that Li Jingting is planning how to pick up this knife, and I am planning how to let Li Jingting help me pick up this knife. ”
Every 10 years. Borrow a knife to kill.
The perfect is a game within a game. It's a chess within a chess game that is unbearable.