Chapter 172: Palace Banquet

Halfway through the garden, Li Wei next wanted to talk to the fourth master about a boating lake, living here for two months, it is rare that there are no outsiders on the two of them, how good it is to play the romance that you dare not play in the house!

She has been coveting the lake in the house for a long time, and has always wanted to sit in a willow boat and pick lotus flowers by herself.

But the thirteenth master outside asked someone to send a message, and the fourth master went to deal with the business.

Before leaving, he looked unhappy at her, smiled and pulled her back, and said, "It's still cold in early spring, and it's near the lake again." It's cold to sit for a while, isn't it good for you to accompany you in the house? ”

Only then did she remember that the two of them were together now, and immediately turned her anger into joy.

happily followed the fourth master directly to the west chamber of Guishoutang, and when he saw that in addition to Su Peisheng in the room, there was also a eunuch guarding the desk, so he took a second look.

The fourth master beckoned: "Wang Chaoqing, come and kowtow to your Master Li." He said to her again, "Wang Chaoqing will look at the paper and ask him to make a few signatures for you." ”

Li Wei also used to make her own signatures, not to mention miserable...... Anyway, the sign she is using now is all given to her by the fourth master.

Signing is indeed a jishu job.

Wang Chaoqing didn't look too big, it was fourteen or fifteen, he kowtowed and retreated, followed by someone who served tea, she saw that these two people were a little similar, it was this smaller point, twelve or thirteen?

The second one was smarter than Wang Chaoqing, with a smile on his face, knelt down and kowtowed neatly, and reported his name and said that his name was Wang Yicheng, and he was really a brother to Wang Chaoqing.

The fourth master was writing something in front of the desk, she didn't want to bother, and she didn't want to leave, so she asked Wang Chaoqing to bring her a pen and paper to practice calligraphy. She noticed that the little eunuch would look at the light every time she took a piece of paper, and then stroked it with her hand, picked a few and cut it open before bringing it to her.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but she feels that this one is particularly smooth today, as if the ink and paper are also very close.

When she finished writing, she found that the fourth master was sitting next to her, reading her words, and using a small pen to draw circles on it!

She's not Hongyun them!

There was a special sense of shame, which made her face hot, and she was embarrassed to say, "What's so nice about this?" ”

As a result, the fourth master was very serious. After he finished all of them, he said to her solemnly: "I've been practicing for a few years, I haven't read it carefully before, and your practice is no different from whether you practice this word or not." ”

How can it be that bad? It must have been much better than she had written at home, and sometimes she was self-admiring to the point of intoxication.

He wrote several of her handwritings, and asked her to write a piece of each of the words.

"This 'chapter' doesn't even have a shape, and Hongyu writes better than you. There is also this word 'green', the word 'pear'. He named several, and in a moment he added a lot of 'homework' to her.

When he finished, he said: "It seems that you are not very good at writing words with this structure, so I will write you a post when I go back, and you can practice according to it." ”

The sun was shining outside, there were only two of them in the house, and Su Peisheng withdrew with people. But the fourth master turned romantic solitude into a calligraphy teaching.

However, with him handwriting a word or two from time to time, this lesson is not very difficult.

Li Wei's brain was jubilant, and she took out the experience of reading Xiaohuangben comics back then, and deliberately wrote a bad one every few words, leading him to write her, and after two times, the fourth master noticed it, and came again for the third time, and suddenly snatched her pen after finishing writing, and quickly drew a five-petal flower on her forehead.

Li Wei only felt that he had drawn something on his face, and with a bang, he reached out to touch it, and instantly wiped his forehead to the side and his face was black.

The fourth master couldn't hold the pen with a smile, and just at this time, Su Peisheng came in, and when he saw Master Li's face like a yaksha ghost, he was stunned on the spot.

Li Wei: [Screaming Face] !!!!!

O God! Destroy her! Shame on outsiders!

She lowered her head and jumped on the screen and hidden, the fourth master cleared his throat, and also felt that he had made too much trouble, and secretly glared at Su Peisheng, who came in at an inopportune time, and asked him, "What's the matter?" Don't know what to say before you come in? ”

Su Peisheng knelt aside early, not daring to beg for mercy, and immediately said, "The thirteenth master outside asks to see ...... Ask the master when he will go to the palace to attend the palace banquet. ”

When the emperor comes, in order to show his grace, he must rejoice with the people. Therefore, there is a big banquet for three days in a row, and there are officials with heads and faces in Baoding Mansion at the banquet, as well as squires, jinshi, Xiucai, filial piety, etc. Curfews will also be postponed in the city, and there will be spontaneous gatherings among the people.

The fourth master remembered that there was such a thing, and it was almost time to go to the palace when he saw the sky.

asked Su Peisheng to prepare the clothes for going out, and before he could get up, the fourth master added: "Ask someone to fetch some hot water to come in, and wait for your Master Li to freshen up." ”

Su Peisheng got up in response, and saw that the master had already gone behind the screen to coax Master Li.

Li Wei was holding a handkerchief behind the screen and lightly printing it on the ink mark on her forehead, but she didn't dare to wipe it at this time, so she could only print it to absorb the ink.

The fourth master turned in to take a look, reflexively covered his mouth and turned his back, and laughed again.

Li Wei's face turned red, and she pounced on him and wiped her ink-stained hands and handkerchiefs on him.

The fourth master hurriedly held her two hands and pulled them into his arms, and then carefully looked at her bronze hammer face, and said, "It's not ugly at all, the master's plain is the best." After speaking, he didn't think that his face was full of ink, so he put it on and kissed it gently.

Li Wei's anger disappeared in an instant, turning into a hot ball of sweetness. The only remaining bit of sanity is still wondering: Is he too easy to coax?

Before the hot water for washing was delivered, the fourth master had been accompanying her behind the screen, and after the hot water was delivered, he asked the others to go down and personally 'wait' for her to wash her face - that is, to hand her a towel to wipe her face.

But after washing, he helped her draw her eyebrows, and then said: "I'm going to attend the palace banquet at night, I don't know when I'll come back, after all, it's not in the palace, the palace ban in the palace is not as strict as in the palace, don't wait for me at night, eat when you should eat, sleep when you should sleep." ”

Li Wei felt that this rhythm was not quite right. She looked at the sky outside, it was almost dusk, why wasn't he in a hurry at all? Still talk to her, wash her face and add a thrush?

The fourth master touched Su Su's tender and tender face that had just been washed and kissed twice, and then called with satisfaction: "Su Peisheng, come in." "The thought of going into the palace to see that stall is frustrating.

Seeing that he changed his clothes slowly and methodically, Li Wei, who was watching the party, was anxious for him. couldn't help but look at the sky again and again, but he told her again before going out: "Rest today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will accompany you out to visit Baoding Mansion." ”

"Okay, okay, okay. Master, hurry up, I don't think it's too early. She couldn't help it, and almost pushed him out when she got up to see him off.

"Alright, no hurry."

When the fourth master said this, he really left slowly.

Li Wei went back to the main house, and heard Zhao Quanbao say that the thirteenth master was waiting outside two quarters of an hour ago. She immediately remembered that Su Peisheng came in just now, maybe he was here to say this!

She didn't think that the fourth master was deliberately hanging the thirteenth master, what did he say about his reaction at that time? There is a feeling that procrastination children don't want to do their homework and are desperately looking for other things to do.

Probably this palace banquet is really boring.

Imperial Palace, at a banquet.

The night outside is dark, but the palace is brightly lit, and tens of thousands of palace lamps illuminate this place as if it were day.

The hall was full of tables inside and outside, and even the corridor outside was full of people who had the privilege of coming for a royal feast. Twenty-eight years of young girls shuttle back and forth, holding pots and pouring wine, passing dishes and delivering tea.

In the palace, the emperor did not sit on the throne, but came down to sit with important ministers such as the Tong family, the Nalan family, Prince Yu and other important ministers, and the king of Zhijun and the thirteen were laughing together. The prince sat a little farther away, and there were a few people around him.

The fourth master and the ninth master are all on the periphery, and occasionally someone comes to toast, but neither of them pays much attention to them. Looking at the people sitting in this hall, it is almost the same as the annual New Year's palace banquet.

The Ninth Master was humming a little song in his mouth and beating a beat in his hand, but he didn't look at the singing and dancing in the hall, he was aiming at the singers in the courtyard. This time, the affairs inside and outside the palace were arranged by the people of Baoding Mansion, which was more extravagant than the New Year's banquet in the palace, but according to these officials, it was all dedicated to the emperor by the people of Baoding Mansion.

At that time, it was indeed the ordinary people of Baoding Mansion who came up to kowtow, but all of them were local nobles.

The ninth master laughed at that time, this also has the face to call himself a common man? The Emperor of the Earth is right!

Since it was offered by the people, the emperor smiled and accepted it. Then, of course, they were left to feast together. The ninth master said again: "It's not that you have taken out the silver for nothing, and you can put some in your stomach as much as you want." ”

The fourth master didn't pick up the stubble from beginning to end. Jiu Ye didn't think it was too embarrassing for no one to talk, and he still said it sentence by sentence.

There is too much oil and water in the people's homes, so this song and dance is also danced and sung by the people's own girls, and the beautiful girls who come and go to deliver vegetables are also the children. Not to mention anything else, it is estimated that the emperor, the crown prince, and the king of Zhijun are waiting around Miss Qianjin. I probably taught me how to pour wine and how to talk, but I sat there and looked stiff and not dexterous.

The singing and dancing in the palace takes care of the emperor, which is quite decent, and the singing and dancing in the courtyard are much better. The ninth master glanced at the hall and looked directly outside, the person was not as good-looking as the concubine in his family, so he dared to run out and dance to the saint?

Seeing that he was about to go outside the hall, the fourth master said, "Old Jiu, try this soup." ”

The ninth master was called back, and when he swept up and down, he saw that the fourth brother was holding chopsticks and ordering a famous soup on the dining table: Wang Ba Soup. That Wang Ba stretched his neck and poked out the noodle soup, the soup was clear and delicious, and it was a good dish.

"Fourth brother, you're boring." The ninth master sat up straight angrily, rubbed his neck, raised his chin and nodded at the lively place in front of him, and said: "Huang Ama called the county king and the thirteenth, and even His Royal Highness the prince was accompanied by someone, so the two of us sat here alone, and there was not even a girl who poured wine." ”

The four stunning women standing behind the two of them blushed.

The ninth master can't look down on such a woman who doesn't know where to come, what's the use of being good-looking? The two beside the prince are also good-looking, and the most important thing is that they are definitely not raised by any family to entertain guests. People are more restrained, but this is the face. Why give the prince two, he doesn't have any here. Or is he, the emperor's elder brother, just calling these girls who don't know their origin to wait?

The more the Ninth Master thought about it, the more upset he became, glared fiercely behind him, and shouted, "Get out!" The pestle is here again, be careful that the master drags you all out and feeds the dogs!! ”

The four women were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and then retreated, and one of them stumbled halfway with a weak foot, and was carried out by her companions.

When the person left, the fourth master was also relaxed, but Lao Jiu had no grace, and said: "Lao Jiu, don't let people see jokes." ”

The ninth master slapped the table: "Who dares to look at the jokes of the master!" He swept around, and everyone who met his eyes hung their heads.

Only then did the fourth master find out that Lao Jiu was too drunk, and asked the eunuch who followed Lao Jiu: "How many pots is this for your ninth master tonight?" ”

The eunuch was also three big heads, and his face was weeping and holding up three fingers.

Seven taels were too much, and the fourth master hurriedly pressed the hand he was about to pour into his mouth, and said, "You can't drink it, Lao Jiu, you have wine." ”

The ninth master wanted to wave his arm to open the fourth master, but his eunuch pounced on him and hugged him, almost shouting in tears: "Master! You can't drink anymore! ”

This eunuch has a nickname called Dog Skin Plaster, and he has been waiting for the Ninth Master since he was a child. When he was a child, Jiu Ye had a bad temper, and how many little eunuchs hid and didn't dare to stop him, so he could hold Jiu Ye's leg and let him kick and beat him without letting go. After a long time, the Ninth Master also knew that this was a loyal person, and if he wanted to fight in temper, he would collect three points of strength, so as not to kill a loyal minion.

At this time, he pounced, the ninth master waved his arm without waving it, and when he saw that the fourth brother also dodged away, his reason was also returned. beat his brother in front of the emperor, he was really looking for death. If he commits the following crimes, the emperor will definitely punish him according to death if he sees it with his own eyes.

He said to the eunuch, "Little dog, spread out." Go over there and kneel. ”

The little dog went to kneel aggrieved, and the ninth master was afraid that he would not be able to control himself if he drank it again, so he ordered him: "Go and make a bowl of strong tea for the master." ”

The little dog got up quickly to look for tea, and when he came back, he couldn't find his grandfather with the tea bowl!!

The seat of the Ninth Master was empty.

The puppy looked 'It's over!' The sky fell! Looking at the four Baylors sitting upright, he really didn't dare to come forward to talk, but as soon as the ninth master of his family spoke just now, everyone in this area avoided it.

Su Peisheng received the fourth master's eyes, pulled the little dog to the side, and quietly pointed to the outside of the hall and said, "I saw your master go outside just now." ”

The little dog thanked him a thousand times, and the tea was stuffed into Su Peisheng's hand and ran to find their grandfather.

There are not many attendants for the emperor to accompany this group of elder brothers, and one per person is already better than being in the palace. The puppy ran out, Su Peisheng took two sips of tea by himself, and stuffed the rest to the eunuchs in the palace.

After the banquet, Jiu Ye didn't come back, but fortunately, the emperor was always accompanied by someone and didn't pay attention to them. King Zhijun came over to see his younger brothers after the banquet, and when he saw that there was only one fourth master, he frowned and said, "What about Lao Jiu?" ”

The fourth master looked at the eyes of the king of Zhijun, his face was no longer red but white, and he stretched out his hand to help him and said, "His people are following, they can't be lost." ”

King Zhijun waved his hand and didn't want him to help, he was about to vomit, and he couldn't spit on his brother anymore, "Go back, the emperor will rest tomorrow, just come over in the morning and ask for peace." ”

The fourth master retreated, and he didn't go far before he heard the sound of vomiting, and when he looked back, he saw that the king of Zhijun was being held and vomited on the ground, and when he turned around, the king of Zhijun deliberately turned his back and waved his hand at him.

Seeing that he wanted to save face, he didn't let his younger brother see his disgraceful side. The fourth master didn't insist on stepping forward.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Lao Jiu and Thirteen didn't leave, this is the two of them waiting for him?

The fourth master was flattered. Ask Lao Jiu first: "If you don't go here, haven't you drunk enough?" ”

The ninth master sat on the horse and didn't bother to get down, and said: "Fourth brother, don't teach me a lesson, I'm tired like this today, the emperor is going to rest tomorrow, right?" He saw that a eunuch had led the ladies back to the apse. The emperor is busy, can he get up tomorrow morning?

This man is shrewd.

The fourth master smiled and nodded, and the ninth master grinned, and arched his hand happily: "That's okay, then the younger brother will go first." Then he beat the horse and ran away.

He came thirteen after he left, and the two of them got on their horses and slowly paced back. The road was silent, not only because the street was quiet, but the fourth master didn't want to speak, so he kept acting drunk.

Thirteen looked at his face, although he didn't dare to speak, he also wanted to find a topic. He followed the fourth master all the way to the door of the Zhang family's house, and specially got off the horse to send the fourth master in.

The fourth master said: "Go back, I have time to come to the fourth brother for tea tomorrow." ”

Thirteen heard that this was a kind word, and hurriedly said: "My brother is really tired from running these days, and today he asked someone to pour wine, and I am afraid that he will have to lie in bed for a day tomorrow." ”

The fourth master smiled, his tone slowed down, and he said with concern: "You are still young, you can't drink hard just because you are in good health, otherwise your body will be damaged and you will regret it." ”

Thirteen was very happy to be taught a lesson. When the fourth brother is close to others, he loves to teach two sentences, he listened respectfully, and said: "Yes, my brother will not dare to be greedy for a cup next time." ”

The fourth master waited for him to retire, and said thirteenly: "Tomorrow, my brother will ask Shi Jiashi to kowtow to my sister-in-law." ”

It is also appropriate for the female dependents to visit. The fourth master nodded again, and the thirteenth retired.

Back in Guishoutang, Li Wei hadn't slept yet. Now her routine is extremely healthy, and she is completely a model of going to bed early and waking up early, so she is not sleepy when she occasionally stays up late.

When the fourth master entered the house, she hurriedly greeted her, but she smelled the smell of fat powder two steps away, she sniffed it, and wrinkled her face unconsciously.

"Smelly of alcohol?" The fourth master raised his sleeves and sniffed it, and said, "Master go to wash, you go back to the house." ”

After washing and changing clothes, he came back from the bed, looking sleepy. Li Wei suspected that he had called a woman to accompany him at the banquet, and gently unbuttoned his collar and looked at his neck.

The fourth master felt an itch in his neck, grabbed her hand as soon as he grabbed it, pulled it into his arms and hugged it in a misunderstanding, and said, "Wait for tomorrow to accompany you again, I'm tired today." ”

It's not like this!

Thinking that he was asleep, she wanted to pull her hand out, but he suddenly whispered, "Tomorrow...... Someone is probably going to visit you...... It doesn't matter what it should be......"

What does Shenma mean?

Who is going to visit? Some guests have made it clear!

But for the first time since the fourth master slept with her, he slept faster than her.

Li Wei was also entangled with the unknown guest of tomorrow who he might have been distracted with, and he had no sleep, he had already snorted happily!

It's best to lie down aggrieved, put aside the flower heart first, and the guests who can be explained by the fourth master are only afraid that they are not ordinary guests, he said it doesn't matter, who knows?

It's just that she is not familiar with Baoding Mansion, and she really has an official gentry from Baoding Mansion, and it is too late to find someone to popularize science.

With the anxiety of having to take the exam tomorrow but not being prepared, she had a fight with an unknown goblin in a dream, and the winner can win the fourth master!

Traveling is indeed a source of family crisis.