Zhou Hui pushed open the kitchen door, and after turning on the lamp, he didn't ask the cook to get up, he first walked to the corner of the wall next to a porcelain basin, held the candle high and looked carefully. Li Zesi followed behind and saw clearly: when the water surface in the basin reached the candlelight, there was a loud noise, something cut the water, and came to the bottom of the light, it had a wide hard shell of dorsal armor, two huge pincers, eight rustling little feet, and a pair of small black sesame eyes, and when it climbed to the edge of the basin, it lifted up, revealing its white belly. Li Zesi was taken aback: "This is ......"

"Crabs."

Li Zesi's face was slightly red, but fortunately it was dark in the kitchen, and everyone didn't notice it. It's not that he hasn't seen river crabs when he's in the country, but it's a bit beyond his common sense that they can grow so big. Shen Luo laughed, as if he had seen through his thoughts: "This is a sea crab, and Lord Wen's family has gained a lot." I heard that His Royal Highness King Wu learned sugar crabs from others, and specially sent them to His Royal Highness Concubine Ji to try them. Li Zesi frowned again in the dark: "The crab season is in autumn, and it is still summer, how can you get it?" ”

Zhou Hui lowered the height of the candle and carefully examined the crab's situation: "This is Haihong, a summer crab, after being caught from the sea, hired someone to send it day and night. Although it is not a good material to make sugar crab, it is better than nothing, I will make it in the autumn after the experiment, and you can also eat it in the New Year. I vomited the mud last night, and I soaked in the thin sugar water all day today. Tomorrow, take it out and kill it with salt and knotweed syrup, and then marinate it in a jar and wait to eat it. After reading it, he took the candle away and lit the other candlesticks in the kitchen, Haihong ran out of light, and churned in the basin, Zhou Hui smiled and said to his friends: "This thing just likes light, use a lamp when catching, how much you want." ”

Immediately, he rolled up his sleeves: "Look at me showing you two hands." Li Zesi was startled again: "Your Highness, how can you give us ......" Shen Luo rushed in front of him again: "Brother Chu, go and carry firewood, I will burn the fire." This time it's time to feast. The look he threw at Li Zesi was clearly "don't give shame". The latter shook his head, smiled bitterly, and went to carry firewood. When all the dishes were done, it was already three stars, and everything was quiet around, Shen Luo ruthlessly pushed the work of carrying wine to the thin Li Zesi, and he took the fragrant food bucket, and Zhou Huiyou went straight to the Huxin Pavilion with a smile. Li Zesi, who was left behind, had a heavy back, and he was angry in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

Because King Wu usually drinks drinks, after drinking a wine, there are Yinxing wine, flat stomach wine, intestinal wine, tasting wine, ecstasy wine, and final quan wine, each time period is different, and the type of wine is naturally different, all of which are carried by a person, not to mention the back, carried in the hand, hung on the arm, and pinned to the waist, and to prevent the wine bottles from hitting each other and breaking, must be done carefully, and it is cumbersome and embarrassing to walk - Li Zesi really hates the word "elegance" at this time.

As soon as he reached the entrance to the pavilion, he saw two palace maids on night duty, both of whom were young and looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. When the two of them saw him like this, they were all happy, and one of them came over and asked, "Bringing wine to His Royal Highness?" This doesn't even have a title, it seems that Li Zesi is regarded as a miscellaneous servant. But they have a good heart, "Let's help you pick up the lamp, if you fall and break a bottle, Your Highness should be unhappy." ”

Along the way, Li Zesi followed behind in silence, but the two girls were chirping, and there seemed to be endless topics to talk about. Have you heard? "Yes, yes! It seems that he continues to keep strange things? "Didn't you let him deal with all the monkeys?" "Who knows, Xiaoxiu in the kitchen said that he often sees his father coming, and he takes something every time he comes."

"Really? Was it discovered from above? The two girls said as they spoke, mixed with exaggerated sighs, Li Zesi just listened quietly, instinctively feeling that he should not get too close to these facts, so until the end, he also pretended to be mouthless and did not make a sound. But thanks to their help to guide the way, Li Zesi barely walked to the pavilion safely, he turned around and was about to thank him, Zhou Hui just raised his eyes and saw it, and said: "Xiaoxi, Xiaoyue, you are getting more and more generous, even my subordinates will entertain." ”

When the two girls heard this, they shrank their necks in fright: "He is your person with the Fifth Highness?" We thought it was a father-in-law! Oops, I'm so sorry, I hate it. After saying that, he ran away with a red face. Here, Shen Luo and Zhou Hui laughed so much that they almost fell into the lake: "Hahahaha...... Father-in-law......" Li Zesi kept a straight face and didn't smile at all. Zhou Hui's cooking level is really not covered. Li Zesi guessed that he must have been soaking in the kitchen every day to watch people cook, otherwise how could he cultivate to such a terrifying point - every dish is very simple, but the taste is so good that people want to eat their tongues, and it is difficult to eat such a dish in a bad mood.

After drinking until the third round, several people were already slightly drunk, and Shen Luo proposed a drinking order, which was nothing more than poetry and songs, but the loser not only had to drink, but also drew out the method of punishment from the paper full of punishment regulations. This kind of thing is a piece of cake for King Wu and Shen Luo, who are very accustomed to dealing with singing. But Li Zesi was not so lucky, he just silently listened to Shangjia Shenluo finish saying the wine order, so he drank the wine and drew lots with his eyes closed. In his opinion, those two people who didn't have to worry about eating and drinking just wanted to continue to make fun of themselves, and rebellion took advantage of their hearts. Sure enough, Zhou Hui frowned and said, "Aren't you struggling?" It's not fun. ”

Shen Luo took out the lottery from Li Zesi's hand, unfolded it and glanced at it, and smiled: "Who said it was boring?" Here's the fun. Looking at it through the bright moonlight, the handwriting on it was clearly written: walk around the palace dressed as a palace maid and greet everyone you meet. The two people who didn't smoke rolled with laughter, Zhou Hui couldn't even breathe, and he asked Shen Luo: "Who wrote this?" It has to be you. But where to find women's clothes in the middle of the night? Shen Luo responded with a smile: "If Brother Chu admits to gambling and loses, he will naturally have it, but he is afraid of cheating." Li Zesi replied coldly: "The woman is well-dressed, why don't you dare?" ”

Under the light of the year, everything has its own certainty, and people whose lives can be ignored, what is the face of the face? Li Zesi silently said to himself: Let's start with what you cherish the most. Shen Luo leaned over the water, tapped on the railing, and read, "Come, come." Suddenly, the surface of the water full of moonlight rippled, and there was an invisible hand that shattered the moon shadow, and then skillfully woven and sewed, strange to say, the ethereal light, under this action, actually became pliable and delicate, and soon became a set of delicate weavers' women's clothes.

Immediately, an invisible arm was raised high, and he gently placed the clothes in Shen Luo's hand. To the naked eye, it is not only the same as what ordinary people wear, but also shines with an unusual clear light, like a sparkling water wave. "You don't have to take off your clothes, you can just put them on, it definitely fits, everyone who sees it will say it's beautiful, ahhahahaha!" Fukara smiled maliciously and took it.

Soon, a tall and somewhat over-the-top "palace maid" appeared in the pavilion. Zhou Hui tilted his head and looked at it for a while, and actually praised: "I bet, if you accidentally meet my second brother, it is estimated that he will definitely talk to you." Indeed, Li Zesi, who has good eyebrows, except for some broad shoulders, after most of his flaws were covered up by the night, as a "palace maid", it is really reasonable to talk about appearance. The rest of the task is to set off and go around for a walk. In fact, it is now close to midnight, and it is quiet everywhere, and it is estimated that there are no people who can see it except for the scattered people of the Upper Night Palace. Li Zesi stiffened his head and walked away while comforting himself.

Zhou Hui shouted in the back: "You just go to the kitchen and get a bottle of vinegar back, you don't have to really turn around." Li Zesi relied on the memory just now, turned two corners, but just as he turned a corner, suddenly it was dark in front of him, and a petite figure rushed out of the stabbing oblique and crashed into his arms. Because of the speed and lack of vigilance, he was almost knocked down. Li Zesi hurriedly pushed the other party away, only to find that it was one of the palace maids who picked up the lamp for him just now.

The girl's eyes were wide open, but her lips were closed. When she saw Li Zesi in front of her, she seemed to be frightened by something, her head shook desperately from side to side, and her cold fingers tightly grasped Li Zesi's wrist, and her strength was beyond imagination. What's her name? Hi-hi? Or Xiaoyue? Li Zesi knew that something had changed, and he hurriedly called: "Xiaoxi! What's wrong? ”

The girl didn't answer, her neck suddenly leaned back, the slender neck was bruised and bulging, and the whole person twitched like a frightened wind. Li Zesi grabbed her shoulders hard, trying to find out what was wrong with her, but no matter how you looked at it, there was no trace of bleeding and injury on her body. I don't care about the difference between men and women. Li Zesi shook her hand away and pushed her to the ground, pinching her with the fingers of one hand and fixing her convulsive body with the other, while urging the secret technique of restoring her senses in an attempt to calm her.

But no matter what kind of mantra was recited, it was like water splashing on a stone, and there was no response. Li Zesi tried his best, but after a terrifying struggle, the girl's breathing stopped abruptly, her violently kicked legs suddenly stopped, and her body gradually cooled down. Li Zesi watched in amazement as the girl died in the crook of his arm. Putting down the stiffening corpse, he suddenly remembered: There is another one! Li Zesi got up suddenly, followed the direction the girl was running from, and ran over at full speed. Just around the corner is the kitchen. Li Zesi was a little surprised in his heart, but then immediately shuddered.

There was a rustling sound everywhere. From the dark corners in all directions, there was a strange movement, as if countless people were scraping the ground with hard shells, and after listening to it, people went numb from head to toe. Li Zesi didn't dare to move forward rashly, but he didn't have a lamp in his hand, so he couldn't inspect it. He tried to call: "Xiao Yue? Hi-hi? No one answered. On the contrary, there was a loud rustle, as if something was crawling towards him.

When he was at a loss, Li Zesi remembered the "women's clothes" he was wearing, he took a deep breath, and tore off the left sleeve. When I got it in my hand, I realized that the piece of fabric had almost no weight, it was just a soft, cold light. Li Zesi ripped off all his sleeves in one go, crumpled them together and kneaded them in his hands, silently urging the secret technique, and the light suddenly flourished, forming a dazzling ball of light, illuminating the surrounding space. Only then did Li Zesi see that around him, there were sea rainbows crawling. They held giant claws and surrounded Li Zesi with great patience. Li Zesi was soon cornered, and he tried to wade through the group of food, but as soon as he stretched out one leg, four or five sea rainbows climbed up with ferocity and agility at the same time, and then began to tear his clothes with incredible speed, and the sharp serrations cut through the skin at once, causing a sharp pain.

Li Zesi gritted his teeth in pain, quickly jumped away, and kicked and beaten, which temporarily drove away the group of crabs - these animals must have fallen into some evil, and may have been driven by some evil spell, and now they have already turned into a death messenger, and he is only a hundred or ten pounds, which is estimated to be not enough for these guys to eat. However, the crab is light-loving, and although it retreats temporarily, it is attracted by the ball of light, and still continues to surround it unrelentingly. The Mystic extinguished the orb of light, and the crabs lost their purpose, but stubbornly refused to disperse, only squirming back and forth around them. Li Zesi leaned his back against the railing, and his mind changed violently: Is it just cowering here, in a dilemma until dawn?

No way. One girl has died on the spot, and the other girl is still silent, is she still alive? Or did they also become victims? If you cast an attack here now, you must have a strong aura, what if it attracts the attention of the palace? After giving up the idea of casting a spell, Li Zesi shouted at the top of his voice, trying to alarm the others, but no matter how he shouted, there was a dead silence everywhere in the dark palace, and there was no echo at all. Li Zesi was anxious in his heart, and in desperation, he remembered a person, but from the bottom of his heart, he was reluctant to ask him for help. But this person has a special constitution, and the operation should not be discovered. After weighing it for a while, he still had to compromise, concentrate his spirit, and called: "Shenluo! Something's wrong, come here! ”

After Li Zesi left, Shen Luo continued to drink with King Wu, waiting boredly to see the joke, but the left couldn't wait, the right couldn't wait, and when he was impatient, Li Zesi's cry for help suddenly came from his ears.