Chapter 418: Reception Banquet
"The prince, the princess, the people from the city lord's mansion are here, invite the prince and the princess to the dinner. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Bai Mei is also very dissatisfied with Ye Chongen, and anyone who dares to be disrespectful to their prince and princess, Bai Mei will regard him as an enemy.
"Okay, got it!"
Beichen Luo and Zi'er came out of the room and walked towards the main hall.
The two of them only took Bai Mei and Xingyi to the City Lord's Mansion, of course, the secret guard is indispensable, although Beichen Luo's martial arts are very high, enough to protect Zi'er, but the people around him, he will not take it lightly at all.
After Beichen Luo and Zi'er arrived, Ye Chongen led people to wait outside the door, and after some greetings, Ye Chongen led Beichen Luo and Zi'er into the house.
I thought that tonight's dinner party would be separate for men and women, but I didn't expect Ye Chongen to arrange the dinner in the garden.
Moreover, the officials of Xining City and their families are estimated to have almost arrived.
Therefore, although it is just a reception banquet, it is also very lively.
Zi'er and Beichen Luo didn't think that Ye Chongen made the banquet so grand, showing their respect and warm friendliness.
"Prince Ding and Princess Ding came to my Xining, and on behalf of the people of Xining, this official welcomes King Ding and Princess Ding, and hopes that King Ding and Princess Ding will have a good time in my Xixia."
Ye Chongen held a wine glass, saluting King Ding and Princess Ding, and others also raised their glasses.
Zi'er picked up the wine glass, sniffed it gently, the corners of her lips hooked up a sneer, and drank the wine in the glass. Beichen Luo's brows frowned slightly, and he swept Ye Chongen's gaze without a trace, flashing a bloodthirsty cold glow. The wine in his glass, like Zi'er, has not a drop left.
At the beginning of the dinner, more than 20 beautiful dancers danced, and the sound of silk and bamboo sounded in the garden of Nuoda.
The banquet was staggered, and the people who toasted to King Ding one after another, and after the dinner lasted for half an hour, King Ding was already drunk.
The maid of the City Lord's Mansion stepped forward with the tea and added tea to the teacup of King Ding and Princess Ding, but she never thought that the maid's hand slipped, and all the tea in the quilt splashed on King Ding and Princess Ding.
"The prince will spare his life, and the princess will spare his life!"
Before King Ding and Princess Ding could say anything, the maid who had spilled the tea hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy loudly.
The sudden scene made everyone's eyes fall on King Ding and Princess Ding, and the dancing girl also stopped, and the whole garden seemed to be silent.
"What's going on?" Ye Chongen frowned, looked at the maid kneeling on the ground, and then looked at King Ding and Princess Ding, and saw the place on King Ding and Princess Ding that was wet with tea, and his face was instantly full of anger.
"Bold, he actually blasphemed King Ding and Princess Ding, and someone came and pulled her down with a rod to death."
Ye Chongen's voice had fallen, and two guards stepped forward and pulled the maid down.
"Wait,"
Just when the maid was about to disappear in front of King Ding and Princess Ding, Princess Ding's cold voice sounded in the silent garden.
"It's just that I accidentally knocked over a pot of tea, Master Ye will spare her, and let the grandmother in the house teach her well in the future, there is no need to kill her."
"The princess is merciful, since the princess intercedes, the official will spare her life, but the death penalty can be avoided, but she has to be punished, so she will be punished with thirty rods."
Zi'er's eyes drooped slightly, and the corners of her lips hooked a shallow arc, but she didn't speak again. Thirty sticks, it is possible to kill her, or it is possible to let her lie down for a day or two before she can get out of bed, but this has nothing to do with her, it is just a chess piece, whether it is dead or alive, it just depends on the meaning of his master.
As for leaving her alive just now, I just don't want anyone to take this opportunity to spread some bad rumors. For example, the maid just accidentally spilled tea on the clothes of King Ding and Princess Ding, and Prince Ding and Princess Ding ruthlessly asked the maid to kill the cane, although Zi'er and Beichen Luo didn't care, they didn't want to be calculated in vain.
"Please ask the prince and the princess to change clothes in the front yard and the backyard, the subordinates in the house are not quick with their hands and feet, and the clothes of the prince and princess are dirty."
Although Ye Chongen said sorry words, he couldn't see any apology on his face.
Zi'er and Beichen Luo didn't say much, and under the guidance of the city lord's mansion maid, they went to the front yard and the back yard respectively.
The city lord's mansion is quite large, Zi'er followed the maid for nearly a quarter of an hour, and before she reached the backyard, when Zi'er showed an impatient look on her face, the maid who led the way said respectfully and politely: "Princess Ding, there is the guest house in front, and there are prepared clothes in the guest house." ”
Zi'er nodded, and followed the maid into a courtyard, as the maid said, there were already a lot of clothes prepared inside.
The house is burning incense, the fragrance is light, but it smells very good, Zi'er took Bai Mei, followed the maid to the wardrobe to choose clothes, Zi'er's hand, one by one from a number of clothes, and finally chose a set of lilac dresses, simple but gorgeous.
"Princess, water has been prepared here, can the princess wash up and re-dress?"
"No need, just wash your hands." Zi'er's gaze inadvertently crossed the girl's face, the light flashed under her eyes, and she slowly washed her hands.
When he returned to his seat, Beichen Luo had not come back yet, it was said that the outer courtyard should be closer than the inner courtyard, and Beichen Luo should always be faster than her when he changed his clothes, but from the time they came to participate in this reception banquet, it was clear that anything could happen tonight.
Therefore, although Beichen Luo has not yet returned to the seat, it is also expected by Zi'er. Someone on her side has prepared a big gift for her, presumably Beichenluo's side should not have nothing.
I just don't know if the things those people have prepared are enough to see? Is it worth it for them to have a good time with them?
Ye Chongen's wife apologized again, and gave Zi'er a glass of wine to apologize, and continued to staggered at the banquet, but no one asked about King Ding's failure to come back for so long.
As soon as Zi'er thought that no one asked why King Ding hadn't come back for so long, she heard Ye Chongen give instructions to his subordinates, "Lord Ding may have drunk a few more cups, and some of them are on top, so send the sobering soup to Prince Ding." ”
Hearing Ye Chongen say this, everyone seemed to have just discovered that King Ding had not returned to the subtlety, and Ye Chongen's wife also spoke: "Although there are a lot of lanterns prepared in the house, it is not as bright as the daytime, and it will take a while for Lord Ding to change clothes, right?" Don't get lost, and most of the people in the upper mansion were sent here tonight, and there weren't many people left behind in the other courtyards. Master, would it be good for the concubine to send a few more people to the outer courtyard to have a look? If the king gets lost when he sobers up, it is also good for people to give the prince directions. ”
Ye Chongen nodded: "Madame is reasonable, maybe the prince is drunk, and I can't say where to rest and sober up, but after all, the prince has been away for a long time, and Princess Ding must be worried, so Madame will send some more people to find out." Remember to let people prepare a decanting soup, it is also the official's, just now I was happy, and everyone toasted the prince a few more glasses. ”
If by now, Zi'er still didn't know that Beichen Luo must have been calculated, then her brain really grew in reverse, and the longer she grew, the more stupid she became.
However, from the moment they entered the city lord's mansion, they knew that someone was calculating them. So what Ye Chongen or his wife said just now has a deep meaning.
In fact, to be exact, it should be that after learning that they stepped into the territory of the Western Xia Kingdom, I don't know how many people want to leave the lives of Prince Ding and Princess Ding here.
Looking at the gloom in Ye Chongen's eyes, a sneer crossed Zi'er's eyes, did she really think that Beichen Luo and her were so easy to be calculated?
If they just have this ability, they don't know how many times they have died.
"Your Excellency,"
As soon as Mrs. Ye asked the housekeeper to take someone to find King Ding, she heard the little guy who had just taken King Ding to change clothes hurriedly ran over.
"What's the matter? Didn't you take Prince Ding to change his clothes just now? What about the king? ”
Ye Chongen looked at the sweaty little guy with a dignified face.
"Lord Hui, just now the prince changed his clothes, saying that he was going out to sober up, and the slave wanted to go out with the prince Ding, but the prince asked the slave to wait in the courtyard, and he went out alone with his personal guard. The minions waited in the courtyard for a long time. didn't see Prince Ding come back, and the slave was worried that Lord Ding might be lost, so he went out to look for it.
But after looking for a while, I didn't see the prince and his guards, so the servants hurriedly came over to report, and I was happy that the prince was drunk, and I couldn't tell where he fell asleep. Although it is summer now, it is still a little cold at night, and the slave is worried that if the prince falls asleep outside, he may be uncomfortable. Later, the slave looked for a while, but he didn't see King Ding, so he had to come back to the master and send more people to find King Ding. ”
"Princess Ding, everyone, the official will first take some people to find the prince Ding, you continue to have fun, presumably the prince will not go far, wait for the official to find the prince Ding, and then accompany you to have a good drink, but what, after the prince comes back, you can't drink the prince anymore, lest the prince be uncomfortable after getting drunk."
Seeing that Ye Chongen personally led people to find it, all of a sudden, almost all the men at the banquet went out to find the prince together.
Zi'er looked at Ye Chongen with interest, and when Ye Chongen looked at her, Zi'er only had gratitude in her eyes, grateful to Ye Chongen for being so attentive to King Ding.
It's just that when her gaze lowered, the depths of her pupils were full of cold glow.
However, a small city lord, relying on the power of his emperor's favorite concubine, is incapable and full of bad water, usually not long lived.
Everyone looked around in the outer courtyard, but did not find King Ding, many people looked at Zi'er suspiciously, Lord Ding is a guest of the City Lord's Mansion, although he has a noble status, but in the end it is a man, at this time he is not in the front yard, it must be in the back yard.
But the prince is a man, how can he run to the backyard of the city lord's mansion? You must know that all the women live in the backyard, if the men run into the backyard, won't they ruin the innocence of those women in the backyard?
"My lord, since I can't find King Ding in this front yard, it is very likely that King Ding is in ......" The guards beside Ye Chongen glanced at Princess Ding, and the latter words did not come out.
But none of the people present were stupid, and who didn't know what the unspoken backyard meant.
"Bold, a little minion, also wants to tarnish the reputation of our prince and pour dirty water on our prince, although this is the Western Xia Kingdom, but dare to murder our prince like this, this princess will definitely let the lord of Ye City give the prince and this princess an explanation."
Ye Chongen nodded, and said with a solemn face: "Don't worry, princess, if that slave is talking nonsense, the official will definitely not spare him easily." It's just that the front yard has been searched, but no one has been found, and it is possible to walk to this backyard if the prince accidentally got lost. ”
Zi'er said lightly: "Then go to the backyard to find it, there is Mrs. Lao Ye!" As for Lord Ye, this princess has remembered your words, if you can't find the prince in the backyard, the little girl who passed the word just now will be handed over to our prince to deal with. ”
Hearing Princess Ding's words, everyone's expressions were uncertain, and the little guy's face changed, and his body trembled involuntarily.
Zi'er didn't look at anyone again, and walked away with Mrs. Ye.
As soon as I entered the backyard, I saw two maids coming over with panicked faces and kneeling on the ground together.
"Madam, in the backyard, the man entered the backyard, and he was in Aunt Lan's house at this time."
When Mrs. Ye heard the maid say this, her face changed suddenly, her body shook, if it weren't for the maid next to her to support her, I am afraid she would have collapsed to the ground.
"Do you see clearly? If you read it wrong, or say the wrong thing, don't blame Madame Ben for driving you out of the house. ”
"Back to the lady's words, the slaves and maids are absolutely not mistaken, but the slaves and maids did not see who the man was, slaves and maids...... The slave maid only heard the man's voice, and Aunt Lan's cry. The slaves and maids wanted to rush into the room, but there was a guard guarding the door, and the people in Aunt Lan's yard were all knocked to the ground, and the slaves and maids knew that they couldn't rush into Aunt Lan's house, so they had to hurry back to Mrs. ”
"Someone, hurry up and inform the master, and let the master bring some more guards."
Mrs. Ye hurriedly ordered, and after seeing her subordinates receiving orders and hurriedly looking for Ye Chongen, Mrs. Ye's eyes looked at Zi'er.
"Princess Ding, dare to ask Princess Ding, how to solve this matter next? This...... Shall we go and see for ourselves, the man in the house, perhaps, may be the king's drunkenness. ”
Mrs. Ye's words, listening to everyone's ears, everyone thought that Mrs. Ye was worried that Princess Ding would not be able to come to the stage, so she said it euphemistically, but the latter words made people feel that Mrs. Ye was just trying to cover up.
Ding Wang Ye is not in the front yard, and there is a man in the back yard, and there are guards following, even if the man has not been seen, except for Zi'er and Bai Mei, I am afraid that everyone thinks that the person in the house is Ding Wangye.
Breaking into the backyard and mistreating the concubine of the City Lord's Mansion, even if the prince is likely to be drunk, but he actually defiled the concubine of the City Lord's Mansion, this matter is enough to slap the prince's face.
Zi'er sneered in her eyes, if you want to count the king so easily, these people also think that the king is too simple.
If King Ding really committed such a wrong thing as those people calculated, it would definitely make the whole world dissatisfied with King Ding.
The reputation of the palace over the years is estimated to be worse than the water in the stinky ditch. The majesty of the king's character will definitely be greatly reduced.
It's a good strategy, but it's a pity that such a plan is definitely useless against the king, but if it is used against people who are not so good at using their brains, they may really succeed.
"No matter who the people inside are, since someone broke into the house of the concubine of your mansion, the lady should also take someone to take a look, what is going on? In the end, it is the city lord's mansion, which is heavily guarded, although there are fewer people in the backyard tonight, but there should be no fewer people waiting for the masters around, and the men can be allowed to break in casually, and the subordinates of your mansion are really not doing their duty. ”
Zi'er said softly, without any nervousness on her face, and Princess Ding's expression fell in the eyes of everyone, everyone just thought that even if King Ding broke into the city lord's concubine's house and asked for the city lord's concubine, it was a big deal to let the city lord give the concubine to King Ding.
It is precisely because of this that Princess Ding is not nervous at all at this time.
"What Princess Ding said is that tonight has spared everyone's fun, and after the matter is clarified, please continue to go back to the table and have a good drink."
Aunt Lan's yard arrived soon, and as soon as Mrs. Ye led everyone into the yard, she could hear the sound coming from the house, and what that voice was about, I am afraid that everyone after getting married would understand.
And there were really several people lying in the courtyard, two grandmothers and two maids, and as for the guard, I didn't see it.
"Princess Ding,"
Mrs. Ye did not enter Aunt Lan's house immediately, but stopped, looked at Princess Ding with anger on her face, and asked, "Princess Ding, do we have to wait?" ”
Zi'er looked at Mrs. Ye puzzled, "What are you waiting for?" This is the City Lord's Mansion, isn't it up to Mrs. Ye to decide everything? Mrs. Ye thinks what is appropriate to do, and Princess Ben has no opinion at all. ”
Don't have any opinions at all? Mrs. Ye hid the coldness and schadenfreude in her eyes, and asked people to step forward and open the door and lead people into the inner room.
The curtain has been lowered, and through the layers of tulle, it is not difficult to see that there is a man and a woman on the bed, as for who is that man? I can't be sure.
Zi'er stood beside Mrs. Ye, Mrs. Ye looked at Princess Ding with a calm face, and a bad premonition suddenly surged in her heart, but listening to those voices, and then smelling the strong smell of wine, her somewhat flustered heart slowly settled down.
The man inside must be the king, tonight's plan is done!
"Won't Mrs. Ye let the people inside be brought out? This princess is also a little curious, why are there so many ignorant people in Madame's house. ”
Zi'er left such a mocking sentence and walked into the courtyard.
And when everyone saw that Princess Ding was gone, for a while, they didn't know whether to leave or continue to stay in the house, but they all wanted to see if the man was the king.
Princess Ding should be able to guess that the man inside is King Ding, but she knows that the person inside is King Ding, and she sneered at Mrs. Ye, this Princess Ding...... It's too much of a bully!
"Mama Zhang, Mama He, you two go in and see what's going on."
Of course, Mrs. Ye would not go to see it in person, otherwise she would not be far from being divorced when she saw the bodies of other men.
After receiving the order, the two grandmothers beside Mrs. Ye stepped forward and lifted the curtains, while Mrs. Ye took the maids around her and the others who followed her in out of the house, waiting in the courtyard like Princess Ding.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the door, but they heard "Get out!" from inside the room. Then there was no sound.
After waiting for a while, no one came out, and when everyone was full of doubts, the two grandmothers pushed open the door of the house and walked out.
Everyone's eyes looked behind them, but they didn't see the people in the room coming out, thinking of the "get out" just now, everyone guessed that the two grandmothers should not have been driven out by the prince, right?
This must be too shameless, right? was seen, and he continued to bully other people's concubines, and he didn't care about Ye City Lord's house.
"What's going on? What about Aunt Lan? ”
Mrs. Ye's eyes smiled even deeper, although she couldn't recognize the voice of Lord Ding, but the sound of "get out" just now proved that there was indeed a man in the house.
Thinking of the arrogance of the prince, it is estimated that there is nothing surprising to be able to do such a thing.
As for the Aunt Lan in the house, she had long been eager to get rid of this fox spirit as soon as possible, but she didn't expect the master to be willing to let go of that woman this time. But I haven't seen what kind of beauty Dingwang has, and I don't have that kind of capital, and I can't seduce Dingwang.
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