Chapter 263: Sunset Tower
can open a restaurant in Chang'an City, and it is also prosperous, the owner of Sunset House naturally has a very deep background, and then he manages this person to make a living, he must be a long-sleeved person who is good at dancing.
Fan Zeng contracted the top floor of this sunset building, not to mention how much money he could make this time, just this big man who came and went, if it was handled properly, it would inevitably be a few trickles of long-term business.
The owner of the sunset building came to the top floor early in the morning and waited, and when he saw everyone, he was polite, businessmen!
If you offend money, isn't that hard to get along with?
The top floor of the Sunset Tower is not a high-walled compound in the strict sense, but more like an elegant and unique garden covered by mountains and rivers.
The flowing water is murmuring, the green leaves are verdant, the aura is compelling, and the rare and exotic beasts come and go, and it is peaceful.
Dozens of maidservants walked between the quiet houses with food plates and utensils, and they were well-trained without making the slightest sound, and only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves and the murmuring of water could be heard in the courtyard.
Some of the people of the Immortal Family Sect, the prodigal sons in the rivers and lakes, have come very early, and everyone has prepared a generous gift that can be put on the table, since it is to catch the wind and wash the dust for the King of Han, it can't be too cold, they can afford to lose this person, and the forces that have to survive in the Chen State behind them can't afford to lose this person.
However, they also knew that the role of their coming here today was just a foil, and the real protagonists were still the Han King and the Taifu, so they didn't sit too far forward.
If you sit too forward, it will be a big loss if you are accidentally injured.
When the people of these immortal sects were almost here, the officials of Chang'an City entered one after another, and Huang Zi Gongqing, old and young, came a lot, and they were proud.
After the hundreds of officials sat down according to the size of the rank, only a few low tables were still vacant at the end of the shiny ebony floor.
As the time of the banquet approached, the hall was gradually returning to peace as they were still talking about each other.
Dongluo and Fan Zeng came together, followed by Fan Zeng, Fan Siyuan and a military general, followed by Dongluo were Xue Nianci and Wang Xifeng.
Dongluo and Fan Zeng sat down on the low table at the end of the hall, while Xue Nianci and the others sat down in a relatively low position.
Wang Xifeng was wearing a plain white dress, her lips were red without dotting, her eyebrows were green without painting, and Shi Shiran was sitting on the low table beside Xue Nianci.
The one who can attract men's attention the most is always the woman who is the most watery.
As soon as Wang Xifeng sat down, he attracted the attention of a large group of people, fortunately, the people sitting here today are all intriguing in the temple and crawling on the rivers and lakes, and they can control the little bit of caution in their hearts, so as not to do anything irrational.
Wang Xifeng seems to be born to be suitable for such an occasion, even in the face of so many men's strange eyes, she is calm.
Usually she dares to make some small moves in front of Dongluo, disgusting him, but now she really doesn't dare, tonight the celebrities of Chang'an City will gather here, if she dares to make Dongluo lose face, maybe Dongluo will not write a few words on his face.
So now, she has to concentrate and always be on guard against possible accidents, not seeking merit, but seeking no mistakes.
Two short tables, regardless of height, Dongluo and Fan Zeng sat opposite each other.
Dongluo didn't care about Fan Zeng's position arrangement, but felt a little funny, as for such a small belly?
Fan Zeng was dressed in a plain green shirt, wearing a hosta on his bun, his eyebrows were straight, and he looked extremely calm and gentle, only a few strands of silver hair were faintly visible in his hair, reminding him that the years had indeed not spared him.
Fan Zeng raised the wine glass in his hand, and the audience was silent, and the eyes of all the people who participated in the banquet fell on him.
Fan Zenglang said with a smile: "The prince is here this time, it is the honor of my Chen country, the lower officials are here today, for the prince to pick up the wind and wash the dust, do the best of the friendship of the landlord, and hope that the king of Han will not dislike my clumsy wine in Chang'an City, and he is unwilling to drink." Xia Guan saluted the prince with a cup. ”
Fan Zeng's voice was not loud, but everyone who could come here could hear it clearly.
The eyes of everyone in the hall instantly fell on Dongluo's body, and some people had already raised the wine glasses in their hands, ready to follow Fan Zeng and pay homage to King Han together.
Dongluo smiled slightly, picked up the small wine glass that he had been playing with between his fingers for a long time, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it lightly, and then slowly put it on the table, not drinking this toast.
"Friendship of landlords!" Dongluo shook his head gently, "It seems that Mrs. Fan, you really don't treat yourself as an outsider!"
Seeing Dongluo, he put down the wine glass in his hand, and the other people holding the wine glass didn't put it down, and they didn't drink it.
They knew that there would definitely be friction at this banquet today, but they didn't expect that the two sides would be full of gunpowder at the beginning.
And then there's going on.
No matter how uncomfortable it is, no one dares to show it on their faces.
Dongluo didn't expect it, he thought that even if Fan Zeng wanted to make some small moves, he would have to wait until he was full of wine and food!
Dongluo thought to himself, could it be that this Fan Zeng came to eat?
I knew this earlier, and I also ate some in Changle Palace and came again, it seems that my experience in the rivers and lakes is shallow!
Fan Zengpi said with a smile: "Look at what you said, Lord Wang, we are all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and those who listen to the orders of the Son of Heaven, what is the difference between inside and outside." There is no distinction between inside and outside, how can you treat yourself as an outsider!"
What he said was very interesting, since Zhou Tianzi asked me to come to Chen Guo to supervise the country, since Zhou Tianzi did not divide this Chen country as your fief, then when you come to Chen Guo, you are passing by, then you have to obey the orders of the Son of Heaven.
Dongluo looked at Fan Zeng calmly with his eyes, and said softly: "Mrs. Fan, what you mean by this sentence is that this king has a small belly and chicken intestines, and he deliberately wants to make some distinction between inside and outside!"
"The lower officials don't dare. ”
Dongluo raised the chopsticks in his hand, put a chopstick dish in his mouth, tasted it carefully, and then put the chopsticks back on the table.
"This person likes to eat, it doesn't matter how much you eat or how little you eat, it's a matter of your own stomach, and you can't complain about others. But this food must be good-looking, this is also a matter of his own 'belly', Taifu is worthy of being an old Jianghu! ”
Although the last sentence is suspected of mocking Fan Zeng's small belly, it is also Dongluo's real emotion.
Before the banquet, he saw Wang Xifeng eating, and he laughed at Wang Xifeng for being stupid, waiting for something delicious not to eat with his stomach open, it was simply stupid.
But now that I think about it, it seems that he is really stupid, he just took the opportunity to taste the food of this sunset building, this skill is really not to say! It is good not to eat, after eating, he feels that his stomach is even hungrier.
In the past, when he went to those big families to eat banquets in Weicheng, he usually starved himself first and then went to eat a good meal, while Chen Baxian didn't eat a day in advance, which was just too much to be outrageous.
But today's banquet seems to be different from the previous banquets.
Fan Zeng pretended not to understand the meaning of Dongluo's words, stood up and said loudly: "Colleagues, fellow Daoists, the King of Han has come from afar, all the way to the dust, the boat and the car are tiring, I propose that we be big."
The family toasts the King of Han with a cup. ”
For a while, there were many applicants.
Fan Zeng raised his wine glass and looked at Dongluo, since you don't drink the wine yourself, then now everyone respects you together, you shouldn't sweep everyone's Yaxing!
You can't give me face, you can't even give face to this Chang'an hundred officials and the immortal sect!
Dongluo picked up the wine glass, didn't say anything, and drank it all.
It's all in plain sight.
Fan Jia smiled and sat down, "Everyone is free. ”
Dongluo smiled and began to bury his head in eating and drinking, firstly because he was really hungry, and secondly, because he was too lazy to meet Fan Zeng, a villain.
Now is not the time, when the time is ripe, he will have to fight Fan Zeng's teeth all over the place.
In the quiet courtyard, it seemed that he had quickly forgotten the unpleasantness before, and the sound of silk and bamboo sounded faintly, and most of the people in the outer courtyard began to talk softly, and some people stepped down from their seats one after another to toast each other.
Although they are just here to be foils, they can't do it there by themselves, there are always one or two people who know each other, people who can talk, and they can make small talk.
Fan Zeng is not surprised by this, although this is a banquet for King Han, but after all, this is officialdom, shopping malls, and cultivation grounds, and what is most important is incense.
Many people who came here today didn't want to make friends with a few more nobles and broaden their own paths, even Fan Zeng was no exception, and he also needed to vigorously win over a few immortal sects.
It's just that it's out of place right now.
For a while, except for the inner dean An Baiguan and Dongluo, everyone else walked around, and there were many people in the courtyard, in groups of three or five, gathering together to chat, but no one came to disturb Chang'an Baiguan and Dongluo and others.
They also know that today's home stadium is not theirs.
The hundred officials have nothing to say, and the winter falls into a clean place, he is afraid that the hundred officials will chatter non-stop, so it's okay, he didn't pay attention to their meaning, he came here today to go through the motions.
Is there anything more important than eating? Apparently not.
Eat enough and have peace of mind.
Just when the rise of winter food, someone finally jumped out, although this was also in his expectation, but it was inevitable that he was a little unhappy, thinking about it, who was disturbed during the meal, and felt comfortable.
And the people who came to disturb him didn't have any good intentions.
This makes it even more uncomfortable.
Fan Siyuan stood up, drank all the wine in the cup, staggered to the center of the hall, clasped his fists and saluted: "Lord, there must be someone to enjoy at every banquet!" or poetry and harmony, or piano and chess to help fun, or sword dance...... The prince can be crowned the king by Zhou Tianzi at such an age, he must be a person of Wen Taowu strategy, drinking like this, it is really boring, the lower officials are brave, I want to ask the prince for advice, and I also ask the prince to give advice. ”
Before Dongluo could open his mouth to refuse, a few of the hundred officials who had been silent before suddenly spoke, "I would like to see the appearance of the prince." ”
The chattering people outside the hall were immediately interested when they saw such a battle, and they sat back in their places and sat on the wall to watch.
Dongluo wanted to refuse, but someone among the hundred officials spoke out, and the celebrities in Chang'an City were watching, thinking that if they rejected this one, they would make another one if they couldn't keep it, so it was better to take it calmly.
Dongluo chuckled and said, "Since you want this king to teach you so much, then this king will be merciful today and give you advice." ”
When he said these words, Dongluo didn't blush, and even made an expression of hating iron and not steel, and caring for his juniors.
Although Fan Siyuan's face was ugly under the color of wine, he still showed a smile of successful conspiracy.