Chapter 12: The Banquet (4)
Although the small room that Li Jin entered looked no more than an inch on the outside, it was very delicate on the inside, and the aromatherapy furnace exuded a faint sandalwood fragrance, and occasionally there was a hint of medicinal fragrance. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Before he stepped into the door, Li Jin was only rushed by the heat emitted from the door, and immediately the whole person was a little dazed. Holding on to the door frame and waking up, Li Jin was able to stabilize his figure.
Just as Li Jin was about to step inside, the waiter stopped in front of Li Jin with one hand, and then took out the wine glass in the other hand and handed it to Li Jin. Before Li Jin could ask, the deep and gentle voice just now came from behind the waiter.
"Miss first drink a glass of hot wine to warm up your body, otherwise it will be a serious illness if it is heated from the outside to the inside, let the stomach heat up first, and the person will feel a lot better. After speaking, I saw that the white figure had appeared beside the waiter, and he was also holding a cup of the same color in his hand, full of hot wine.
Li Jin took it with one hand, but he almost couldn't hold the wine glass because of his stiff fingers, and the bright and pale green color fell down the fingertips on the white wool carpet in front of him.
The man in white handed over a plain silk brocade handkerchief and said with a smile: "I didn't think it through, I should have invited the young lady in earlier." It's just that the picture of the beauty enjoying the snow just now is too beautiful. β
After that, he raised his glass in the air, as if thanking Li Jin for allowing him to enjoy such a beautiful scene, and then drank all the wine in the cup.
Li Jin was a little at a loss for a while, but seeing the sincere appreciation in the person's eyes and the deep hidden loneliness, for some reason Li Jin seemed to understand it like empathy. Li Jin, who was extremely natural, also smiled lightly, raised the light green liquid that still had half a cup left in his hand, half held it in response to each other, and then poured the cup with his sleeve.
The wine is slightly snatchy, but the sweet fragrance that overflows the cavity also neutralizes the feeling of hardship. After the sweet fragrance, there seems to be a lingering fragrance of jasmine between the lips and teeth for a long time. Li Jin seemed to be drunk, but he was intoxicated by the fragrance.
When Li Jin opened his eyes again and looked at the young man, he found that in the depths of those gentle but somewhat dark eyes, there seemed to be more vivid colors at this time, with a trace of surprise, a trace of pleasure, and a trace of a truly happy smile.
Li Jin was happy with the happiness revealed in his eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "The son is as warm as jade, why bother to drink alone under the moon?"
Thinking of the lively banquet in front of him, although Li Jin also agreed that such a noisy atmosphere was not suitable for the person in front of him. But the gorgeous fireworks and delicate flowers should be able to relieve the loneliness of people's hearts.
Even if he is still alone in the crowd, he will still be appreciated alone, but Li Jin can't bear to let him be lonely like this.
"Why don't you go to the banquet in front of you? The fireworks after the dinner are also beautiful and moving compared to this snowy scene. β
Li Jin was let into the house by the white-clothed man, and sat at the table of the Eight Immortals who were extremely prosperous but still had a charcoal brazier.
The white-clothed boy raised his hand and motioned for his attendant to remove the brazier from the surrounding brazier, although the attendant showed a look of disapproval in his eyes, but after receiving his son's gentle but firm eyes, he silently compromised.
"What is the girl going to do here alone, it is too dangerous to walk alone in this deep palace without a maid with her. The man in white did not answer Li Jin's question just now.
When he mentioned this, Li Jin remembered the purpose of his trip. The beautiful scenery just now attracted almost all of her attention.
"Oh, yes. I'm here to find someone. Childe, can you see a woman in a white skirt passing by?" Li Jin said as calmly as possible, because this place was already far away from the banquet place where he had just been.
And Li Jin, who was quiet at this time, already had a faint feeling that something was not quite right.
"I'm afraid I'm mistaken, I've been drinking alone at the window here since nightfall, but I've never seen anyone pass by except you. The man in white poured another cup for himself as he spoke, and then raised his eyes to look at Li Jin.
Li Jin read the meaning almost immediately, 'Can you have another drink with me?'
The look in his warm eyes was calm, as if he was asking with a tacit understanding unique to old friends, not a temptation or a request, just a simple inquiry.
Li Jin had read in a novel in the past that a beautiful woman's posture is all directions, and her eyes can convey her feelings. At this time, Li Jin actually felt that only the Gu Pan Shengguang who described the woman could clearly describe the sparkling eyebrows of the person in front of him.
I don't know if such an idea is offensive to the person in front of me.
Li Jin unconsciously felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of this. Retracted his gaze and said: "Childe's hospitality is difficult, in order to thank him, he should naturally borrow flowers to offer Buddha again, and pay tribute to Gongzi with a cup, but it's not early now, and the person I'm looking for is not here. β
After speaking, Li Jin reached out to take the white jade wine jug on the table. As soon as his hand was on the handle, the man had raised his hand and held it down from above.
"The girl is right, you have to go back to the table in a while, you shouldn't drink more......" Just before the man in white could finish speaking, a pleasant laughter sounded outside the door.
"No wonder I didn't see Uncle at the table, it turned out that I was secretly meeting a beautiful woman here. β
When Li Jin heard this, he immediately retracted his hand as if he was burned.
I was really careless tonight, how could I make mistakes recklessly one after another. Although there were still attendants in the house at this time, it was very inappropriate for him to be in the same room with a strange man. Could it be because he was so used to being with his cousin and cousin at home? But outside, Li Jin still paid attention to these things that damaged his reputation and his parents' face, and he had never neglected them before.
Li Jin's face was very embarrassed, and the white-clothed man opposite seemed to be very helpless, shaking his head and saying.
"I'm usually a very calm person, why do you like to tease me so much? I'm nothing, it's not good to be reckless with this young lady. Don't take it seriously, he's just joking. I'll have you sent back. After reassuring Li Jin and making arrangements in the second half of the sentence, the man in white turned to the door again.
"Why haven't you left the table, the banquet shouldn't have been over?" said as if he was asking for Li Jin.
Although Li Jin felt awkward, he was also in a hurry to go back to the table at this time. Therefore, he didn't say anything more, and after saying goodbye to the man in white, he was ready to get up and leave.
When he turned around, he looked at the person who was just saying a witty thing at the door, and the age of the person who came seemed to be almost the same as the man in white behind him, but the expression on his face was a cheerful and lively face that was unique to the person behind him. A pale gold raffle smock is worn outside the dark gold robe, which reflects the agility of people.
It's just that I don't know if the person has just exercised too much, at this time he is slightly wheezing, and coughing softly from time to time, and the blush on his face is also delicate and a little abnormal.
While Li Jin was observing the person opposite, the person was also looking at Li Jin.
At this time, she was wearing a Hunan embroidered gold and light orange valerian flower skirt, with a cotton jacket of the same color, lined with plain silk cotton clothes, and her forehead was dotted with petals made of gold leaf. sets off Li Jin's already delicate face even more beautifully.
"She is worthy of being a talented woman in the capital, and at this time, she feels that the aura is even more compelling. It's no wonder that Master Li loves it so much. The man looked at Li Jin and smiled, but at this time, he did not have the same teasing and caressing tone as when he entered the door.
Then the young man at the door walked in, and took over what the man in white had just said.
"Where can it end so early, it's just that the banquet is too stuffy. I thought that Uncle must have good wine here, so I followed Xiang'er to rub a glass of wine. Look at it, it's really good, why can't you bear to ask me to drink with such a good wine?"
"If you want to drink good wine, why bother saying so many strange things, be careful that I don't leave you a drop. At this time, the man in white turned out another jade cup on the table and poured the wine.
"Haha, I knew that Uncle was reluctant to let me look greedy. The man said and passed by Li Jin's side and whispered, "Miss Li, let's go back to the table quickly, I'm afraid the boss will be worried for a while." β
After that, he came to the table of the Eight Immortals and sat down with the man in white.
Li Jin didn't expect this person to know him, but he didn't have time to study the other meanings of his words, and now Li Jin just wanted to fly back to the banquet with wings in a hurry. And when he turned around, he saw that the man in white also had a clear expression, as if his identity had never been a secret, but Li Jin didn't know anything about the two in front of him. Fortunately, Li Jin didn't intend to have any deep involvement with these people in the inner courtyard of the palace, so the names and surnames of the two people, where is this, Li Jin didn't intend to ask at all.
"By the way, put this big coat on, but don't bring it to the seat. The white-clothed boy neatly untied the pure white snow fox collar on his body, handed it to his attendant, and smiled gently at Li Jin: "There will be a period later." β
Li Jin didn't want to be so involved with someone he didn't even know his name and surname, and under the influence of alcohol and earth dragon, most of his body was already warm, and he felt that he didn't need to use it, so he was about to refuse politely.
The young man who had just sat down said, "Uncle is so compassionate, why bother with the beauty." And at this time, it was already snowing outside, and it was difficult to travel in a hurry along the way, even if it was Miss Li's clothes, and it was only a journey to Jiaomen, why did Miss Li bother with being so entangled in false etiquette. As he spoke, he looked out the door.
Li Jin turned around to the door to confirm, and sure enough, at this time, a thin snow had already accumulated in the small courtyard, and the air began to be full of wind and snow at some point. Helpless at this time, even if he wants to be strong, he also has to consider his own clothes, Li Jin gritted his teeth and said: "Then thank you Gongzi for your kindness, if you can see you again later, Li Jin will thank Gongzi heavily." I don't know what to call Childe?"
thought it was just a hurried passer-by who met by chance, Li Jin didn't plan to leave each other's names. However, if others know their names and surnames and intend to help, it is too rude to be helped but not even ask for people's names and surnames.
The man in white thought for a while and said with a smile: "I don't need to thank Miss for it, just to compose a poem and a song in the next, and then I will ask the servant to go to the house to get it." Miss only remembers that she owes Huaixi two poems. β
"Okay, after three days, it's good for Gongzi to send someone to fetch it. After speaking, Li Jin hurriedly left the side room under the leadership of the attendant of the white-clothed man.
Along the way, the attendant didn't know whether he was dissatisfied with Li Jin or because he was worried about his son-in-law, so he almost took Li Jin forward in the wind and snow. It's just that this is exactly what Li Jin wants.
In the wind and snow, Li Jin's thoughts were like messy snowflakes in the air.
Who were those two people just now? They should also be relatives of the imperial family, otherwise how could they be allowed to enter and leave the royal inner courtyard casually? But thinking about himself, Li Jin was a little unsure, could it be that he was still the son of a big official's family? Like himself, sneaked into that courtyard to enjoy the snow?
Li Jin felt that his idea was too naΓ―ve, but he instinctively didn't want to get too involved in the affairs of the inner courtyard of the palace, so Li Jin restrained his urge to explore anything between the two.
There is also a faint smell of sandalwood mixed with medicinal incense on the body of the body, which still clearly reaches the tip of Li Jin's nose even in such a big snowstorm.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, Li Jin was surprised that he had gone so deep into the royal inner garden. Just as he was about to pass through another hanging flower gate, the attendant in front of him spoke to Li Jin for the first time on the way. His voice was so low that it seemed that his exit could be blown away by the wind, but fortunately Li Jin followed closely behind the man, otherwise he would definitely miss it.
"Wait, Miss, let's stay away. After speaking, the man pointed to a bush and led Li Jin around behind the tree.
That is, when Li Jin and the others had just hid their figures, three gracefully dressed courtiers hurriedly came in from the other side of the Hanging Flower Gate.
The wind and snow were too strong, although the distance was not far, but through a bush wall, Li Jin could only vaguely hear the sound from the other side.
ββ¦β¦ Wouldn't it be difficult to protect the customs over there, even if it can be gathered, it will take two months for the grain and grass to be transported at this time......"
ββ¦β¦ My lord, this is a statement...... In case the Holy One is angry, let's ......"
"Isn't it, still...... The dark tide is surging,...... It's good to avoid the fish in the pond. β
"What can I do, let's take it one step at a time. After a clear voice made the final decision, the three of them hurried forward in the direction that Li Jin had just left.
The attendant stepped out of the hiding place and observed for a while, then came back and said to Li Jin: "Miss, here you will walk through two more hanging flower gates, turn right and you can see the corner door on the side of the banquet, there are too many pedestrians here, I am afraid that people will see me leading the way for Miss, plus Miss is wearing this big coat." It will be detrimental to Childe and Miss......"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to Li Jin and motioned to take back the white coat that Li Jin was wearing.
Li Jin also knew at this time that it was better to part ways early at this time, but this faint fragrance seemed to make Li Jin have a trace of nostalgia. Li Jin didn't hesitate much, quickly untied the big piece on his body and handed it to the attendant opposite, and said, "Thank you for guiding you all the way." On my behalf, thank you again for your help. β
As soon as he got rid of the big gun, Li Jin shivered twice.
After that, Li Jin left first, and the attendant left in a hurry after a few breaths to see that no one was passing by.
The original palace lights were blown out a few times along the way, and the wind and snow were getting stronger, and Li Jin, who did not have a big cloud to keep warm, had already lost consciousness in his hands and feet, and his eyes were also blown by the wind and snow and it was difficult to open them.
Just when Li Jin's feet slipped and almost fell into the snow, a strong force almost lifted Li Jin's whole person.
And then fell into a warm place. Just before Li Jin could calm down in surprise, a pair of big hands covered his mouth, and a deep voice sounded in his ears.
"I'm sorry, I'm offended, I just wanted to drag you up, but I didn't think I could stand...... Someone passes by and sees that it is not good, and you are wronged to do this first, wait for a while. β
Li Jin only rolled his eyes angrily in his heart, if everyone saw that he slipped and fell, it would be a trivial matter. But what is the situation at this time, although Li Jin is dark in front of him, he also knows the identity of the person opposite by the voice he heard and the feeling of the thin armor of his subordinates.
Li Jin was angry, this person not only caused himself to enter the hall of the deputy official office today, but now he is also harming himself to dodge like this, and it is not good to estimate that his reputation will be damaged. But Li Jin also knew that if he broke free willfully at this time, it would be easy to put himself in a more embarrassing situation. Therefore, I can only be patient with myself and quietly wait for the passing attendants to pass by.