Chapter 112: The Smoke of Gunpowder Rises in the Prosperous Age
Hua Niang sighed, although she hurriedly smiled and said: "Look at you, it makes the distinguished guests smile, the old woman of the slave family is talking a lot, but she neglects the distinguished guests." β
After saying that, he turned around and slapped his back twice, and immediately several women walked in with pure gold plates, and placed them on the table for three people.
Hua Niang said: "The little marquis has ordered, as long as the woman holding the zero gold medal comes here, there is no need to order, the restaurant will bring up all the dishes in turn, and there is no restriction on alcohol, and you can drink as much as you want." β
After speaking, he took the initiative to leave the room and let the three of them enjoy the food and wine.
Qing'er jumped to Princess Wenhua's side, first reached out and touched the futon, looking surprised for a while, and then said: "Princess, this little marquis seems to be pretty good, is it all wrong to blame him before?" β
Princess Wenhua's eyes lit up after taking a bite of food, and then she said, "Rumors and the like are not credible. β
Qing'er smiled: "Obviously, I was so angry before, but it was the first time for the slave to see the princess and you were angry." β
Princess Wenhua stretched out her hand and scratched Qing'er's nose and said, "As long as you talk a lot, besides, you have to call the palace 'Miss' here." β
"Oh, yes, Gong...... Oh, miss. But these foods look pretty good. Qing'er also reached out and grabbed a piece of food that she didn't know what it was, and just put it in her mouth, her eyes lit up and said, "Wow! Princess, this is delicious! β
Princess Wen Hua chuckled, "It's so delicious that you can't close your mouth." β
Qing'er grinned, picked up the wine jug and poured out a little, but saw a bright red, and asked curiously, "Gong...... Miss, this wine ...... Why is it so much like the one you invited to eat before? β
Princess Wenhua raised her glass and took a sip, looking intoxicated, and said, "It's not like it, it's that." β
Qing'er's eyes were round, and there were Venus stars in them, and she drank a glass with a sip, and took a sip of wine without any image, and then said: "But the little marquis is really, this kind of wine is sold wantonly like this, it should obviously be regarded as a tribute wine, so that the young lady can drink it every day." β
Princess Wenhua didn't speak, but the expression between her eyebrows and eyes was 'Of course it should be', and there was a little pride.
Immediately afterwards, the second dish was also served by the maids, and at the same time as these drinks and dishes were put down, the program of Ningxianglou had already begun. Princess Wenhua was directly stupid, and the little girl Qing'er didn't have the energy to chatter, and even Li Deshun was watching the performance while tasting the wine, looking very intoxicated.
More than two hours passed quickly, and there was only one peony left in the show, but ...... Peony was injured, and in the fight with Guan Siqing, his little hands were red and swollen, and he couldn't play the piano.
Tiansin smiled and said to the apologetic peony: "It's okay, he'll talk about it when he's ready, it's okay to have less such a show, at most, the city is gloomy, and the guests' souls don't match, hehe." β
Peony Jun blushed and lowered his head with a twist, thinking that it would be good if the proprietor was a few years older.
Heavenly Sin couldn't let the field be too cold, so he walked out of the treasure house with a smile, holding a large transparent cup polished with pure crystal, which was full of beer, and walked onto the stage with a big stride shaking some baby fat body. First looked around, Yao Yao raised the wine glass, and then took a sip......
This beer really made him come out, and it was quite successful, although the drink was not so transparent, but it was expensive because of the foam, it should be because the water was good, and the hops were also serious and natural. Therefore, half of the wine in a glass is foam, which occupies half of the crystal glass in vain, which looks extremely beautiful.
So as soon as he drank it, the upper lip of Heavenly Sin was stained with thick foam, he stretched out his tongue and licked it, and then said loudly: "I am a famous marquis, and I am also the owner of this incense building." Originally, I was going to change the name of Ningxiang Building to Dengxian Pavilion, but I always felt that it was a little too much, and it was even more troublesome, so I kept this name. But...... The enjoyment that can be provided here, whether it is the food or the drink, or the song and dance, is not something that can be found in the world, so ...... Enjoy! β
Everyone raised their wine glasses and bowed from afar, but they were also curious about what was out of Heavenly Sin's hand, and below was a thick amber liquid, and it was indeed white and soft-looking on it, and it looked ...... It looks delicious.
Heavenly Sin continued: "I want to tell you two news, one bad and one good, which one do you want to hear first? β
"Bad!"
"Okay!"
The shouts were mixed. Princess Wen Hua chuckled lightly when she looked at the appearance of Heavenly Sin, and said softly: "Sure enough, I like to mess around." β
Qing'er nodded and said, "Well, how can no one care?" Why sell so many good things to others? How good it is to stay and eat by yourself. β
The heavenly sin on the stage seemed to be very embarrassed, rubbed his brows and said, "That's it, then I'd better talk about the bad news first, this bad news...... It's just that the peony girl who everyone has been waiting for a long time won't come out to play, because for some reason she suffered some minor injuries. β
"Hmm......"
There was a burst of regret in the audience.
Tiansin said: "As for the good news, hehe, have you seen the things in Ben Hou's hands?" This thing is also wine, which has just been brewed from this candidate, and I haven't thought of a name yet, so everyone thinks ...... What is the name of Walking in the Clouds? β
Everyone was starving.
Tiansin smiled: "Okay, don't gossip, in order to compensate everyone, one cup per person, free!" However, it is stated in advance that this wine is more suitable for men. β
The audience was stunned at first, and then thundered. There is no idea of 'fishing' in this world, and I don't know that this free cup is actually the 'most expensive', but I think that although the things here are excellent, they are too expensive, and there can be no money...... It was like pie in the sky.
Heavenly Sin smiled, turned around and returned to the treasure house, smashed his mouth and said, "It seems that you can earn more today, and you will have more and more tomorrow...... Hey, hey, hey, hey......"
The waiter and maid were busy for a while, and an hour later, Ningxianglou closed again.
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In the capital, there is a place of singing and dancing, as if there is no such comfort in the world, and there is no such elegance. But this kind of prosperity makes people want to destroy it even more, just like seeing a cute kitten, they can't help but pinch and knead, but it's not enjoyable, so they increase their strength, and if they are not careful, they will pinch it to death.
Eight hundred miles to the east of Dawan City, the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty, a Xiongguan stands in the gap between two high mountains, since ancient times, Xiongguan is incomparable to the grandeur, its name is called 'the shield of the Southern Ming' - Yutianguan.
From Yutianguan to the east, beacon towers will be set up every 100 miles, and a line extends straight to the edge of the border. The greatest enemy of the Southern Ming was the Northern Qi State, but the eastern defense line was the most solid. This is not that Nanming is afraid of the Eastern Jin Kingdom, on the contrary, the relationship between Nanming and the Eastern Jin Dynasty has always been good, but the two countries really do not border.
Between the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there are more than ten small countries, each of which can really be called a vast territory, but the population here is not too large, all of them add up to only 100,000 people. The reason for this is that these ten small countries have not been relied on by the Southern Ming and Eastern Jin Dynasties, and they are the most 'Phantom Sea Forest' on the continent!
How big is the Phantom Sea Forest? So far, no one has given an accurate figure. There used to be a gold-level cultivator who flew in the sky, reaching thousands of feet, but he could still only see the endless sea of forests. It is almost impossible to walk through, except for the three safe 'corridors' that have been tested with countless lives, even a gold-level master who strays into the depths of the Phantom Sea Forest will inevitably die for life.
The Phantom Sea Forest has two characteristics, the first is the word 'sea', which is boundless. The second is the word 'phantom', but it is in front of the sea, where there are natural labyrinths, and there are countless phantom beasts and beasts. Its powerful form dΓΉ...... Legend has it that there was a gold-level master who urgently needed a herb to save his life, and he encountered this medicine in less than a month after going deep into the Phantom Sea Forest, but he didn't know if it was his luck or misfortune. There is a fierce beast next to the herb, extremely ferocious, the strong man and the fierce beast have been fighting for a hundred days, Fang Kankan is a few hands ahead, just waiting to take the life of the fierce beast, suddenly descended an incomparably thick cylinder from the sky, and smashed the fierce beast directly to death, the strong man violently dodged and fled, and only saw the cylinder clearly at the cost of losing a leg...... It's just a leg of another beast of immense proportions!
He was lucky enough to bring back herbs and unfortunately lost a leg, but in his life, he never set foot in the Phantom Sea Forest again.
It is precisely because of the horror of the Phantom Sea Forest that the fierce folk customs of the 'Ten Kingdoms' have been created, and it is extremely difficult to survive there. Tempering, it has been everywhere since birth, there is a big breakthrough between life and death, and the people of the Ten Kingdoms are on average one level higher than the people of the Southern Ming Kingdom in terms of cultivation.
At midnight, the world is silent, the birds return to their nests, and everything is silent. In addition to the sound of leaves in the forest, there was also a chaotic and light footsteps, stepping on fallen leaves and dead branches, speeding forward in the forest.
The closest person to the Phantom Sea Forest in Nanming Kingdom is a village called Sunrise, and they are indeed the first place in Nanming Kingdom to see the sun. This village has always been peaceful, after a busy day has already fallen asleep, occasionally babies cry at night, sometimes yellow dogs bark softly, most old people cough at night, insects chirp and the wind is small, and everything is indisputable.
But suddenly the sound of killing shook the sky, shouting and crying and screaming, the eyes were blazing and the sword was shining, dozens of naked men rushed into the village, the muscles on their bodies were dark and shiny, the movements were bouncing and hideous, and the broken scimitar was cut down mercilessly, no matter whether it was a strong man in front of him, a weak old man, or a crying child, a knife went down, and blood spurted in two.
It was a one-sided massacre. The only resistance was only a relatively prosperous family in the east of the village, a man who made a living from hunting protected his wife, children and parents to hide in the mountains and forests, and a pitch-black spear flew up and down, but it blocked most of the pursuers, but unfortunately the parents were old and weak, and they fell to the ground after a few steps, and were hacked to death by the invaders like wolves and tigers. The man's eyes were blood-red, and he let out an inhuman-like roar in his throat, provoked a big gun, killed one, repelled two, and desperately protected his wife and children and rushed into the woodland.
The way to life is just around the corner!
But just as the man was relieved, countless fires suddenly flashed in the woods in front of him......