Chapter 57: The Old Fox
Zeng Hao, the senior brother of the West Wind Building, jumped out of the front hall with a loud "clang", and he didn't know how much silver the Prime Minister's Mansion had lost by lifting his chair and smashing the window.
The Prime Minister's Mansion was built under the supervision of the housekeeper himself, and the two windows cost a lot of silver, but now when they are damaged, they tremble with distress, as if the scattered fragments of the panes are not sawdust, but silver with white flowers!
"Pei Dashao, you have to lose money!"
The butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately shouted. He still remembers that Prime Minister Hu Cheng thought that the front hall was the faΓ§ade of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, and it must be majestic and magnificent, so every door and window was decorated elegantly and gorgeously, and it was worth a thousand gold.
Prime Minister Hu Cheng felt that it was not an exaggeration to ask for the mansion to be built extravagantly, because he currently had a respected status in the Western Qin State, which can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person, and even the emperor came to the house from time to time.
Zeng Hao jumped out of the window, looked up sharply and saw Hu Feng and the butler of the Xiangfu guarding the window like two door gods, he was quite surprised, and heard the butler of the Xiangfu shouting to lose money, he felt very embarrassed, stroked the back of his head with one hand, and explained: "A window, what is it worth?" Don't blame me, there's a knife in it! β
"Of course the windows are worth the money!" The housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion was sincerely angry, could it be that all the money in the Prime Minister's Mansion was blown by the wind?
Seven or eight guests in the front hall also ran to the window, and when they saw the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Pei Dashao thinking about the silver, they didn't dare to jump out of the window and stand inside to look out.
"Eh, butler! Have you forgotten what we're going to do? Hu Feng listened to the housekeeper and digressed too much, so he couldn't grasp the key point and intercepted his topic.
Zeng Hao had no money, and seeing that the housekeeper was entangled in breaking the window, he speculated that his impersonation of Pei Dashao might not have been exposed, so he said half-pushed, half-pushed, half-said: "It's easy to talk about silver, we people in Pei's Mansion don't care about money!" When I turned around, I sent someone to deliver it. β
"Stop! Leave the silver aside! This is Pei Dashao? Hu Feng heard that the two of them were going to and from the money, as if they had gotten into the eyes of money, so he became impatient and forcibly changed the topic.
"Yes, he is Pei Dashao, and he gave a very expensive gift when he entered the door just now." The butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion nodded and confirmed.
Hu Feng hurriedly stared at him, looked left and right, and didn't see any flaws in Zeng Hao's calm face, thinking in his heart that Pei Fu was also a famous nobleman in the capital, in case this Pei Dashao was real, he couldn't be reckless and offended, so he changed his face and pretended to be amiable and said:
"Pei Dashao, look up for a long time! Ben Shao is the son of Prime Minister Hu Cheng, and it is fate to meet for the first time today. My father is in a hurry and asks Pei Dashao to go to the study to talk about it, can it be convenient? β
"This ......" Zeng Hao hesitated slightly, not knowing what would happen to Prime Minister Hu Cheng, if the gang was exposed, wouldn't it be a waste of all his previous efforts?
The people standing in the window were very envious when they saw Pei Dashao being invited to see Prime Minister Hu Cheng, this was a good opportunity to stammer, and they appreciated it beside them.
Hu Feng went around to Zeng Hao's back, sandwiched Zeng Hao in the middle with the housekeeper one after the other, and said step by step: "Pei Dashao, my father is in charge of state affairs, sharing worries for the saint, taking time out of his busy schedule to see you, giving you a lot of face, what are you hesitating about?" β
Zeng Hao's face was embarrassed, and he turned his head to see that everyone in the window was pointing and talking about him, and felt that it was no good for him to delay in the same place, and it seemed unnecessary if he fought hard to break out, what if he could fool him? Even if you want to use force, you have to wait until you meet your little junior sister.
Zeng Hao raised his eyes and looked out, and saw that the courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion was layered on top of each other, and all kinds of paths and roads were intertwined, and the twists and turns did not know where to extend, where would the little junior sister be?
When Hu Feng saw Pei Dashao looking around, he knew that he must be looking for the young lady, and he didn't break it, just urged him to go on the road.
Zeng Hao reached this point, he couldn't shirk anymore, he chuckled, and said politely: "Thanks to the Xiangye, Zeng is extremely honored, so I will go to see him." β
"Okay, Pei Dashao is worthy of being a handsome person who knows the times, how can you miss the opportunity to climb high? Here's please. β
Hu Feng instructed the housekeeper to leave behind the mess in the front hall, and led Zeng Hao straight to the study, speculating along the way that his father would have any way to restrain Zeng Hao.
The two came to the door of the study, and saw four guards standing at the door, so they asked the guards to go in according to the rules and spread the word, and immediately, the Xiangye sent a message: "Please come in." β
Zeng Hao followed Hu Feng into the study, and saw that the room was decorated with antique, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting were all available, and a small servant stood beside Hu Chengxiang to serve, busy grinding and laying paper, and Xiangye seemed to be writing with a brush.
"The younger generation meets Xiangye." Zeng Hao stepped forward and was polite.
"Dad, Pei Dashao is here." Hu Feng said.
When Prime Minister Hu Cheng saw the two of them enter the house, he put down the brush, raised his hand to support him, and said with a smile: "Pei Dashao doesn't have to be formal. Tan Sheng, send a chair. β
The little guy got the order and brought a chair and placed it in front of the desk. Zeng Hao sat down as ordered and listened to Prime Minister Hu introduce himself:
"Pei Dashao, I have been friends with Mr. Pei for many years, and I know the roots, you are the son of Mr. Pei, and you don't have to be restrained."
"Yes. The younger generation is not good at socializing, and if the number of etiquette is not enough, please ask Haihan. Zeng Haowen dragged a sentence, he also felt awkward, there was no way, since his current identity is Pei Dashao, he should naturally refer to Pei Dashao's words and deeds.
"Why should Pei Dashao be arrogant? Your Pei family has been heroic for generations, well-informed, and has made great achievements, and is the leader of several major families in the capital, and his reputation is outside, and Pei Dashao's ability and knowledge are comparable to very others."
"Xiangye has a good reputation, I dare not be ashamed, thank you Xiangye for appreciation." Zeng Hao had to stand up and thank him again.
The two of them said a few kind words. Prime Minister Hu Cheng returned to the book and took the initiative to say: "There is a small matter today, I want to ask Pei Dashao for help." β
Zeng Hao hurriedly said: "What do you have to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" The younger generation is willing to serve the dogs and horses. As he spoke, he inevitably felt a stir in his heart, and the prime minister opened his mouth, this favor must be helped anyway, but he didn't know what the big deal was?
Prime Minister Hu Cheng paused for a moment, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal, the prime minister plans to take a leave of absence, is it convenient to ask you to do a Hongyan biography?" β
"No problem." When Zeng Hao heard it, it turned out to be such a small thing, his tense nerves relaxed, and he immediately agreed.
Prime Minister Hu nodded with a smile and said, "Very good, the prime minister will draft the letter, Pei Dashao will wait a minute." β
"Yes, don't worry, it's still early, and the juniors will wait slowly."
Zeng Hao said that he was just about to sit down, when he saw Hu Feng and the little guy named Tan Sheng walking to his side.
Tan Sheng was holding a tray in his hand, and two glasses of wine were placed on the tray.
Hu Feng said: "Pei Dashao, Ben Shao respects your father and Old Man Pei for my father, and I wish him good health!" β
Prime Minister Hu Cheng's father and son treated each other politely, which made Zeng Hao's guard dispelled, and he felt that Hu Feng's toast on behalf of Xiangye was also a smooth thing, so he calmly picked up the nearest glass of wine from the tray in Tan Sheng's hand and drank it all.
Hu Feng praised: "Pei Dashao really has a good amount of wine." He raised his glass and drank it.
Zeng Hao felt bad when he drank wine, and an evil fire scurried around, causing the dantian aura to be disordered, his limbs were weak and uncontrollable, and his vision became blurred, and he vaguely saw Hu Feng grinning and sneering: "The people of Xifeng Mansion are nothing more than that, a cup of requiem medicine is honest." β
Zeng Hao couldn't help but be angry, and he wanted to stand up with a slap of his hand on the arm of the chair, which frightened Hu Feng and quickly took two steps back.
Zeng Hao gathered the remaining true qi in his body, suddenly stretched out his arm, and wanted to catch Hu Feng, but when he made a mistake, he only grabbed one of Tan Sheng's arms.
Tan Sheng let go in a panic, the tray fell to the ground, and exclaimed, "It's none of my business." β
"You've come in."
"Even if it's mixed, it's not poisonous in the wine. Young Master Hu said that as long as you sleep, there will be no trouble. β
After Tan Sheng said this, Zeng Hao really felt sleepy, his two eyelids began to fight, his body shook, and he still held on to Tan Sheng's arm.
Tan Sheng knows martial arts, and he can completely break free while Zeng Hao is half confused, but he can't expose his details in front of Prime Minister Hu and them, and he will have to rely on his martial arts to escape in the future as a last resort.
Tan Sheng pretended to be anxious to cry, and saw that Young Master Hu only cared about himself and didn't care about his own life or death, so he could only find a way to get out by himself.
Tan Sheng felt that Pei Dashao's grip was very strong, and it was best for him to come to the soft bubble, and said: "Pei Dashao, you let go of me, and I will tell you good news." β
"What's the good news? Say it! Zeng Hao tried his best to suppress the sleeping demon and shouted in a deep voice.
"Just let me go?"
"Nonsense! Fast! Zeng Hao almost said that sentence: Zeng Mou believes in his words! Fortunately, I couldn't help but say it, and I don't know if my identity was exposed.
"I just met your wife, and she's fine. Nothing happened, she said she was going to save a distant relative. β
"Really?" When Zeng Hao got the news, he immediately felt at ease, great, the little junior sister was not caught by them. Zeng Hao felt that Tan Sheng was just a little guy, and it was useless to catch him, so he let Tan Sheng go.
Tan Sheng took a few steps back, and in shock, he heard Hu Feng snort coldly to himself: "The surname Tan, why are you so long-winded?" The guy will fall asleep soon. β
Hu Feng was right about this, Zeng Hao sat back on the chair, leaned on the back of the chair and fell asleep.
"Xiangye, Young Master Hu, what should I do now?" Tan Sheng asked stupidly.
"Go get a bowl of water." Hu Feng commanded, and then scrubbed Zeng Hao's face with water, and the disguise powder fell off, revealing his true face.
Prime Minister Hu Cheng is an old fox, scheming, sitting firmly on Mount Tai, he has long predicted this situation, and said:
"Let Pei Da Shao sleep here! You go to all parts of the house to look for it, and be sure to find out Mrs. Pei. As long as she is found, how long can the escaped little guy hide? β
"Dad, I think the surname Xuanyuan will definitely be with that little girl! Tan Sheng, wait a while, you will shout loudly: Young lady, come out quickly! Otherwise, Pei Dashao's head will move! See if she comes out or not? β