Chapter 44: The Banquet
At noon the next day, someone finally came and sent an invitation. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAs soon as Ru Yan opened it, it was signed by Yi Lang.
"What's the matter?" Yu Heng asked.
"Yi Lang invited us to eat at Gongzhitai!"
"Which one is Yi Lang singing?" Hazy Moon asked.
"No matter what it is, it's certain that this meal is not delicious, but even if it is a Hongmen banquet, we have to go to the banquet!" Yu Heng said.
"Brother Yu, why didn't you see Brother Yuan?" Ru Yan asked.
"Oh, he arrived then!" Yu Heng replied.
"To eat delicious food, we should bring pothos, but we are afraid that when the time comes, Yilang will fry it, and it will be dangerous. So do we bring pothos or not? Hazy Moon asked.
"Bring the pothos!" Ru Yan replied: "Brother Yuan is not here, I'm afraid it's even more dangerous to leave the pothos here alone!" ”
"Hmm!" Hazy Moon answered, and happily went to call the pothos.
The public knowledge platform is still the original public knowledge platform, but a long table has been added to the trial platform, and there are two rows of chairs on both sides. The tables and chairs are covered with white cloths.
While Ru Yan and the others were observing, Yi Lang came over, followed by the messenger as usual, and a few witch attendants.
"My lord, I'm very punctual, what's the matter, I don't know, you were still standing here a few days ago, oh, no, it should be that I was still standing here, and my lord was sitting on it at the time!" As he spoke, Yi Lang pointed to the presiding judge above.
"May I ask why Wizard Alang held this feast?" Yu Heng asked.
"In order to thank a few people for their concern for my Kao Village, a few people have worked hard, and the old and young people in Kao Village can see it in their eyes and feel very grateful!" Yi Lang's words are particularly yin and yang.
"How did Wizard Alang come up with the idea of holding a banquet at Gongzhitai?" Ru Yan asked.
"Originally, I wanted to do it in my witch spirit cave, but in order not to let you be too careful, so that you can come to the banquet with peace of mind, I will do it in this righteous and bright place!" Yi Lang said, "Come on, let's take a seat first, and a few guests will be here soon!" ”
"How many other guests?" Ru Yan thought in her heart, I'm afraid that the other guests are Ning Zhizhang and Liu Yuanqing, this Yilang gathered everyone at once, could it be that this meal is really a Hongmen banquet?
Sure enough, after a while, Ning Zhizhang and Liu Yuanqing came.
When he walked over, Liu Yuanqing also muttered to Ru Yan in a low voice: "Why is it so fast, my in-laws and I went to the ancestral hall to look for you, but the house was empty." ”
This Liu Yuanqing is really a cautious person, and after he received the invitation, he also discussed with Ning Zhizhang. The two of them were still timid and afraid to go to the banquet, and they were going to discuss with Ru Yan again, not wanting Ru Yan to leave long ago, so the two had to come over hard.
"Patriarch! Master Ning! You're finally here! Come on, come on, what are you doing standing, what are you doing, what are you doing! Ning Zhizhang and Liu Yuanqing were almost pulled by Yilang and pressed on the stool to sit.
After Ning Zhizhang and Liu Yuanqing sat down, Yi Lang patted the shoulders of the two with both hands.
"Why, Ling Gongzi didn't come?" Yi Lang said to Ning Zhizhang.
"Tao'er is in trouble!" Ning Zhizhang replied.
"Patriarch, didn't you come? Didn't I invite them all in the invitations! Yilang asked Yanagihara.
"The little girl is a deep woman, it is not appropriate to show her head, please forgive Wizard Alang!" Yanagihara replied.
"In this way, it's not appropriate to show your face, but, if I'm not mistaken, the day before yesterday, Ling Qianjin was ...... in front of all the old and young in the village."
Before Yilang's words were finished, Liu Yuanqing was very embarrassed.
In the end, it was Yuheng who relieved him.
"Wizard Alang, you invited all of us to dinner, don't be afraid of your jokes, I'm really hungry now, when can I have a banquet?" Yu Heng asked.
"yes, yes, I'm hungry too!" Hazy Moon said.
"Jade Prince!" Yi Lang said and walked over, "If I'm not mistaken, there is a son by your side, who seems to be surnamed Yuan, right?" Why didn't Yuan Gongzi come today? There are no suspects to guard now, huh? When Yi Lang said the word 'suspect', he deliberately stared at Ning Zhizhang and Liu Yuanqing, and the two of them looked very unnatural.
"Oh, I made him ......!"
"Childe, I'm here!" Before Yu Heng's words were finished, Yuan Feng came.
At this time, the upper seat was vacant, and it was obvious that it was a place reserved for Yi Lang. Ru Yan, Yu Heng, Hazy Moon, and Green Pothos are sitting in the left row in turn. And the first one on the right sat the messenger, followed by Liu Yuanqing and Ning Zhizhang. When Liu Yuanqing saw Yuan Feng coming, he immediately shouted enthusiastically: "Yuan Gongzi, come on, come on, sit here, sit here!" With that, he gave up his position and sat behind Ning Zhizhang. The purpose can be imagined, he is afraid that there will be some dangerous accidents at the banquet at that time, so it will definitely be safer to stay farther away from Yilang and the messenger.
Yuan Feng didn't think too much, and thanked Liu Yuanqing and sat down.
"Why aren't you serving food yet?" Hazy Moon's stomach was already growling.
"Miss Misty Moon, please wait a while, there is still a guest who has not arrived.
At this time, except for the messenger, the other people sitting down were thinking in their hearts, there was another guest, who could it be? Yi Lang gathered several parties related to the peony case this time, no, there is still one party missing, that is, Peony's mother's family has not arrived. Could it be that the guest that Yilang said was Guo Laohan? What the hell is he playing?
After waiting for a while, there was still no movement, Yi Lang whispered a few words to the messenger, and the messenger nodded and got up to leave.
After half a pillar of incense, the messenger returned and brought back an old man, however, he was not Guo Laohan.
Yi Lang saw the old man and greeted him, and pulled the old man to Ru Yan and said, "This old man wants to introduce the adult to a special one!" ”
"Oh?" Ru Yan expressed doubt.
"Didn't you look for Mr. Yi yesterday? This is Mr. Yi! Yi Lang said.
At this time, Ning Zhizhang's face had changed slightly, and Ru Yan asked casually: "Wizard Ah Lang is really concerned about this official, but hasn't Mr. Yi already moved away?" ”
"Who said it wasn't, this Mr. Yi, he had already moved away, but I thought to myself that since the adult was in such a hurry, there must be something urgent, no, people, I will help the adult find it!"
"Wizard Alang really has a heart!" Ru Yan said.
Yi Lang smiled and patted Mr. Yi's shoulder, "Mr. Yi, please take a seat!" ”
Mr. Yi walked over and sat down beside Liu Yuanqing.
At this time, the shamans came and placed a cup in front of each of them, and filled it with wine.
Yi Lang also walked to his seat and sat down, so he said to everyone, "Maybe everyone is curious, why do I invite everyone to this meal?" Originally, I was a thank-you banquet for adults, thanking him for his hard work and worrying about our Kao Village. ”
Yi Lang raised the wine glass in his hand, and the others also raised the wine glass in their hands, however, after raising it, no one put the wine in their mouths.
Yi Lang looked at everyone, smiled, raised his head and drank the wine in his hand, and the messenger also dried the wine in the cup in one go. The witches came again to fill the wine for everyone.
"The thanksgiving feast itself is a joyous event, but why is it that all the white cloth I spread on the tables and chairs? This is because Kao of our Kao Village has just passed away. Needless to say, I believe I also know what Kao's sudden death means to Kao Village. This is the great compassion of Kao Village, so I used a white cloth. Come, everyone raise this cup again, we sacrifice to the Kao under the Nine Springs, may her soul rest in peace! With that, Yi Lang spilled the glass of wine on the ground.
Others silently did the same.
The words have all mentioned this, just when everyone thought that Yi Lang was going to produce something moth, Yi Lang changed his words: "Come on, serve the food!" ”
The witch servant who served the first dish was walking towards Ru Yan, and this time Haze Yue was very happy.
As soon as the witch waiter put down the dishes, Yi Lang introduced: "This plate is called Fengxiang Nine Heavens, and it is specially made for you, my lord!" ”
"Fengxiang Nine Days? Wow, just hearing the name makes it delicious, I'll see what it is. Hazy Moon was so happy that she hurriedly removed the lid on the vegetable plate, "Hey, this pheasant is really small!" ”
Hazy Yue hurriedly and unceremoniously picked up the chopsticks and took a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, "Well......, it's delicious, the meat is really tender, it's so delicious, you can eat it too!" ”
"I wonder if Miss Hazy Moon has a very intimate feeling when she eats?" Yi Lang asked meaningfully.
"Kind? What do you mean? Hazy Moon asked.
"My lord, how many days have you let the carrier pigeons released by Miss Misty Moon?" Yilang asked.
Hazy Yue's chopsticks fell to the ground with a 'click', and Hazy Moon took out the short crossbow on her waist and aimed it at Yi Lang and was about to shoot, "I'm going to kill you!" ”
Ru Yan also stood up immediately, slapped the table, and the cup on the table rolled down, fell to the ground, and shattered.
Just when Ning Zhizhang and Liu Yuanqing were surprised, the envoy also pulled out his sword with a 'whoosh' and protected it beside Yi Lang, but he suddenly felt a cold in his neck, and put the sword on his neck, and looked back slightly, but it was Yuan Feng, it was too fast, and the envoy didn't see clearly at all, when Yuan Feng came behind him quietly.
The atmosphere became tense.
The pothos was already too frightened to speak, Ning Zhizhang and Mr. Yi just looked at it in surprise, and Liu Yuanqing exclaimed, "What's wrong?" Everyone has something to say, don't use force, have something to say! ”
Yu Heng didn't speak, he played with the wine glass in his hand by himself, and glanced at Yilang from time to time.
"He, it's him, killed my little black, red bean, white snow, and Shuangshuang!" Hazy Moon pointed at Yi Lang, so sad that tears fell down.
"Little black, red bean...... What other doubles, who are they? Yanagihara asked puzzled.
"They...... They are my carrier pigeons, and they have been with them since they were born, and they ...... They're the most obedient...... Woowoo...... He was the one who killed them...... Woo woo woo ......! "The more she cried, the sadder she became.
"What do you mean, just say it today!" Ru Yan also said angrily to Yi Lang.
Unexpectedly, Yi Lang suddenly burst out laughing, and everyone looked at him inexplicably.
"Hahahaha, don't be so nervous, I'm joking with everyone!" Yi Lang stood up and motioned for the messenger to put away his sword, and then carefully removed Yuan Feng's sword from the messenger's neck.
However, Hazy Moon still looked at him with a resentful expression, and the short crossbow had no intention of putting it away.
"Alright, Miss Misty Moon, I won't tease you!" Yi Lang slapped his hands three times as he spoke, and a witch attendant brought over a cage with two black, two white and four pigeons in the cage.
"Little black, red beans, white snow, Shuangshuang!" Hazy Moon put down the short crossbow in her hand and rushed over, hugging the cage and crying and laughing.
"Your Excellency, please be seated! In fact, the dish that the girl tasted just now was a little pheasant! This carrier pigeon, because someone reacted that your carrier pigeon will fly to the altar, I was afraid that they would disturb the rest of the gods, so I ordered someone to catch it, and please don't blame it! ”
"Not long after Kao died, didn't you think it was very inappropriate for Wizard Alang to make such jokes?" Although Ru Yan sat down, she didn't have a good face.