Chapter 52: Tan Sheng competes for favor
We're going to have a lot of fun today! A very sensational event happened in the capital of the Western Qin Kingdom on this day, attracting many people to come and see the excitement.
"There is porridge to drink, anyone can come and get a bowl of porridge to drink!" A porridge stall was set up in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Western Qin State, a large pot of white rice porridge was steaming, and a large stack of wooden bowls was stacked on the small wooden table next to it.
Prime Minister Hu Cheng's birthday is extraordinary, he is a big celebrity in front of the emperor! Speaking of the carriage road outside the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, more than 20 luxury carriages were parked early in the morning, and not only some dignitaries and nobles flocked here, but also many ordinary businessmen who came without invitations.
How could the butler have expected so many guests? Rub your hands together in a hurry. Originally, for the sake of safety, those uninvited guests were not allowed to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the guests couldn't help but cry out:
"What's not a birthday present? It's all the people of the capital, and they don't look down and don't look up, so they can give some face, right? ”
The housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion ran out of options, so he hurriedly sent a small servant to the study to inform the Prime Minister, and at the same time ordered the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion to strictly guard the gate and prevent those idle people outside the door who did not have invitations from entering and exiting casually.
Prime Minister Hu Cheng put on a fox fur robe and sat in front of the desk in the study to read, and when he heard the little servant reply, he put down the book and muttered for a while.
Today is a good day, and Prime Minister Hu Cheng feels that in the face of so many guests who have taken the initiative to give gifts and set up close to him, he can't refuse to accept it. If you are gossiped by everyone, you will lose your identity, especially if you can't be picked up by the hostile courtiers in the court.
The messenger hurried back from the study and conveyed the Prime Minister's instructions to the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion: "Today is a happy birthday, and you can't lose your courtesy!" For those with invitations in hand, they can be invited into the foyer to sit and wait for the luncheon to begin. For those uninvited guests, set up a few Eight Immortal Tables in the spacious front yard and invite them to sit down for tea. ”
Because the official banquet is scheduled to be held in the Peach Blossom Pavilion in the evening, the emperor will come in person, so the southwest corner of the back garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion where the Peach Blossom Pavilion is located is heavily guarded, and the pavilion door is closed, and it can only be opened at night.
The red sun was shining and the sun was shining, and the crowd of onlookers gathered outside the Prime Minister's Mansion was reduced somewhat. Some people who have money to give gifts regard it as spending money to buy tickets to watch the play, and they can go in by giving some gifts casually, leaving only those indefatigable iron roosters who still stay outside the gate to watch the excitement.
At this time, there was a sound of carriage wheels, and the carriage of the Proton Pavilion came to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the onlookers knew that the Prime Minister's son was coming, and they talked about it, guessing what gifts he would bring.
Hu Feng jumped down from the carriage he was riding, saw the noisy and chaotic situation outside the gate, twisted his eyebrows, and ordered two thugs to push the crowd to dodge a passage, holding a small red lacquer box in his hand, followed by two maids carrying a large bamboo basket, and the three of them walked into the prime minister's mansion together.
As soon as he entered the gate, he was greeted by the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion who stepped forward to greet him with a smile: "The eldest young master is here, it's still early today." ”
"Where's my dad?"
"Xiangye is reading in the study, so the eldest young master will invite him over." The butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion is respectful, please.
"Okay, you can check these gifts that Ben Shao brought." Hu Feng placed the small red lacquer box in his hand on the small table beside the housekeeper, and motioned for the two maids to bring the bamboo basket forward.
"Yes, yes." The servant beside the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion opened the small red lacquer box and began to count the gold, silver and jewelry inside, and in a blink of an eye saw a big red cloth covered with a bamboo basket and asked, "What is this?" ”
"This is a little guy sent by Ben Shao, see if you can choose to be a male pet? I wonder if there is already a suitable candidate in the Lu Dao Mansion? ”
The butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion smiled when he heard this: "The eldest young master is really a noble person who rescues the emergency, and this kind of goods are lacking in our house." I have received a few small guys just now, and Xiang Ye has not had time to personally select them, in short, it is not too much, and the more the merrier. ”
A servant lifted the red cloth on the bamboo basket, and the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion looked inside, was taken aback, and asked, "Why did the eldest young master send a dead body?" ”
"What dead body? This guy hasn't died yet. ”
Seeing that the little guy who was sent was wearing women's clothes, the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion knew that the eldest young master had a lot of tricks, and he was not surprised, so he stretched out his hand to check the pulse of the young man in the bamboo basket, and noticed that there was still a faint pulse beating, and it was really alive, so he asked in surprise:
"This young man is not far from death, why does the eldest young master want to send a half-dead goods? If he dies in the Prime Minister's Mansion, it will be very unlucky for the birthday of the Prime Minister. ”
"Don't worry, this guy can't die! Housekeeper, take a closer look, can his appearance be compared with the male pet of Guo's richest family? Our Prime Minister's Mansion can't lose to Guo Shoufu, this face can't afford to lose. ”
The housekeeper naturally understands what Hu Feng said, but looking down at the young man sleeping in the bamboo basket is really worrying, his pale and bloodless cheeks, if there is a breath of nothingness, I am afraid it will be difficult to even stand up, how can he use his hand to compete with the beautiful man of the richest man in Guo? Asked:
"The eldest young master is reasonable, but tonight is going to be a game, this thing is so crooked, is there a way to recover his vitality in a short time?"
"Of course, there are solutions. Butler, you go and ask someone to bring him a bowl of hot rice porridge to pour it down, so that it can be effective immediately. ”
"So? This is easy to do. The butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately ordered his servant to go to the kitchen and bring a bowl of hot porridge.
"Butler, you are busy, Ben Shao will go to see his father first, you can call these two maids as you like." After Hu Feng finished speaking, he walked towards his father's study.
The servant quickly brought a bowl of porridge from the kitchen, one maid reached out to take the bowl of porridge, and the other helped Xuanyuan Mingyu to take care of the porridge and drink it.
It happened that no one was in or out at the moment, and the housekeeper of the Xiangfu was idle, pacing beside him for a while, approaching the bamboo basket, and saw the maid feeding the porridge spoonful by spoonful, and asked the two maids who were busy: "What's the matter with this person?" ”
The two maids didn't dare to say more, and responded with a squeak: "His name is Xuanyuan Mingyu, he hasn't eaten for a long time, and he's hungry." Okay, housekeeper, let's finish feeding this bowl of porridge, shall we? ”
The butler of the Xiangfu nodded, watched the two maids finish feeding the porridge, and saw that the young man in the basket had a slightly ruddy face, and knew that he had eased up a little, and ordered a servant to take the bamboo basket and send it to the east wing of the backyard.
In the east wing of the backyard, the eight newly sent servants were imprisoned, and they squatted under the wall one by one. A nurse surnamed Wu was standing on the side to guard, and suddenly heard a knock on the door, and a servant walked in with a big bamboo basket and said, "Master Wu, yes, another one, then." ”
Wu Huyuan stretched out his hand to take the bamboo basket and asked in surprise, "What?" Is it a girl? ”
"I don't know, the housekeeper asked him to send it, his surname is Xuanyuan, you can accept it." When the servant had finished speaking, he walked out of the city.
Wu Huyuan placed the bamboo basket in another corner, and smiled secretly in his heart: It turns out that Xiangye is both male and female? Forget it, no matter so much.
For people who are half dead, a bowl of hot porridge really works wonders!
Xuanyuan Mingyu felt that there was heat in his stomach, and he slept in the bamboo basket for a long time, and finally had some strength when it was close to noon, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the roof was very unfamiliar, and he didn't know where he was, but he heard that there seemed to be a person shaking his body and asking himself something.
It turned out that it was almost noon, and Steward Wu was in a hurry to go to the toilet, and told the new servants in the house not to move, so he hurried out and locked the door.
The little servant who was squatting in the westernmost corner of the house saw that the guard had walked out, and hurriedly stood up, stretched his waist, and waved his fist at the other seven little servants, and said:
"Listen to a few of you, from now on, I, Tan Sheng, will be your boss, and you are not allowed to fight with me about choosing a male pet tonight, have you heard?"
The seven little guys were all honest and timid boys, and no one dared to refute Tan Sheng's words, so they all nodded silently.
Tan Sheng saw that no one dared to hinder him, and he was very proud, thinking that he could complete the task given to him by General Huyan to sneak into the Prime Minister's Mansion, mingle with Prime Minister Hu, and collect information.
Suddenly, hearing a low groan, Tan Sheng turned around and saw a stunning beautiful girl about to get up from the bamboo basket, and couldn't help but think: Yo he, I forgot that there is such a competitor! Although she is a woman, she can't be underestimated, and it is possible that Prime Minister Hu is fascinated by this fox spirit.
Tan Sheng walked to the bamboo basket, reached out and picked up the bottom of the basket and turned it upside down, flipped Xuanyuan Mingyu to the ground like a potato, and asked, "Little girl, quickly call Boss Tan to listen." ”
Xuanyuan Mingyu also figured out what the surrounding situation was, and was lifted out of the bamboo basket and fell on all fours, opened his eyes and looked closely, but it was a tough and upright young man, smiling at himself with bad intentions, saying an inexplicable word, and weakly asked: "What is it for?" I'm not...... Girl. ”
Tan Sheng saw that Xuanyuan Mingyu actually questioned and did not follow his own words, he was annoyed in his heart, and shouted: "What nonsense? It's not a girl, it's hard to be you or a miss? If you want to scream, you will be called, otherwise you will be flattened! ”
"Who are you? …… So domineering? Xuanyuan Mingyu sat up, and saw several teenagers squatting in the corner, obviously they were all afraid of Tan Sheng, and lowered their heads without saying a word.
Tan Sheng was annoyed, reached out and grabbed Xuanyuan Mingyu's collar, lifted his upper body one foot above the ground, and scolded: "Stinky girl, can you try another one?" ”
Xuanyuan Mingyu struggled in Tan Sheng's hand, turned his head and saw an incense table set up on the east wall of the house, and a small Buddha shrine was placed on the incense table, and there were two plates of offerings in front of the Buddha altar, a plate of green apples and a plate of small snacks.
"Let me go...... That plate of dim sum ......"
"Would you like a snack?"
Xuanyuan Mingyu felt so hungry, even if he ate a small piece of snack, he said in a hoarse voice: "I'm dying of hunger...... You hand me the snack first. ”
Tan Sheng casually pushed Xuanyuan Mingyu to the ground, got up to bring the plate of dim sum, let him smell the fragrance of the dim sum, and said: "Whether you are a girl or a little girl, as long as you promise not to compete with me for favor, this plate of dim sum is yours." ”