It's about to fall into the night, and the stars on the other side of the sky are already hanging in the sky.

Xi Yuanxiu, who had a concern on his mind, was alone in the guest room of Guangxing Building, looking at the stars outside the window.

Liu Xiao looked at Xi Yuan outside the door for a long time.

He could see that Xi Yuanxiu today was the time when the two had the least words since they met.

Liu Xiao didn't ask, but it didn't mean he wouldn't think about it.

Although Xi Yuanxiu didn't say a word, his face was extremely relaxed, not the kind of ease after surviving the war, but the ease that great things were about to happen.

Xi Yuanxiu's thoughts at this time were not the night stars shining like jewels, but the letter on the table.

This was sent from Chang'an, or rather through Chang'an.

Because after being dried by the rain, it looked a little yellowed and the Golden Horde on the letter made Xi Yuanxiu very satisfied.

The Golden Horde, who forced His Majesty the Emperor to go to Yangzhou in person, finally began to enter Beijing after the case was solved.

First of all, the Golden Horde was used as an excuse to make an audience, forcing His Majesty the Emperor to sit in the middle of the court.

Then he can successfully help the Zhou people who came from afar to solve the case, and he will definitely get a chance to return to Beijing.

In fact, Xi Yuanxiu has always known that this salt case is closely related to the salt works under his rule, although he didn't know who did it from the beginning.

From beginning to end, he was following the direction that others had shown him, His Royal Highness the Xian Wang, Lord Qincha, and, of course, the Xue Governor.

Even asked Liu Xiao to take Aunt Hao's dog to find clues, all of which were shown to them.

He didn't want some people to see that he was going to return to Beijing on his own initiative, and he wanted these people to think that these were unintentional moves.

Although there were some small episodes in the middle that were not within his control, he finally returned to the path he was going to take.

Everything is in Xi Yuanxiu's calculations, he doesn't like calculations, but he is good at calculations.

He was also a contradictory man, and he didn't know if he would satisfy his father by doing so.

He looked at the girls in the apricot blossom courtyard who were forced to make a living, and did not ask.

Those men who indulged in casinos and gambled on their wives and children did not stop it.

He wanted that person back then to see what he was like now.

Even if Xi Fang was not satisfied with his approach, he felt that it was nothing, because he was satisfied now.

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The moon stars are scarce.

The last time Guangxinglou received a grand reception, it was the late Emperor Jingguo.

However, at that time, Emperor Jingde was still the prince, and Guangxinglou was still from Dongyue.

Time has passed, things are still the same, people are not.

The Yangzhou cuisine made by delicate knife work is definitely one of the reasons for coming to Guangxing Building.

But tonight, these passing merchants are not so blessed.

Because the silver-gray and white tiger flag at the door that was slowly blown by the evening breeze.

The white tiger is easy to kill, and the Marquis of Anding is also easy to kill.

So everyone coincidentally chose to go to other restaurants to eat, so as not to touch the mold and ask for trouble.

The entire first floor was empty, except for a delicate square table.

Sitting on the main seat is naturally Andinghou, and sitting opposite is Xi Yuanxiu.

Cleverly, there was no one else at the table except for these two.

It seems that this is more like a family banquet, a family banquet in Guangxing Building between two people who have almost no direct relationship.

"Since I was in the army, I have always called your father brother."

Andinghou left only one of his closest relatives at the table to serve the two.

The guard poured the wine into Xi Yuanxiu's cup at the right time, no more, no less, just full.

Xi Yuanxiu smiled at the guard and reached out to take it.

Xi Yuanxiu took a sip and said, "Although Yuanxiu studied in Yunwu Mountain when he was young, as long as he returns to Chang'an, he will listen to his father talk about you!" ”

Andinghou smiled: "But there is still a little rustiness between us, that year in my Hou Mansion in Chang'an, after you and Wang Shichang were defeated, you never said a word to me." ”

Xi Yuanxiu put down the chopsticks that were about to pick up the vegetables, looked at An Dinghou and said, "I told you uncle!" ”

Andinghou pinched his chin with his hand, thought about it for a moment, shook his head and said, "I can't remember!" ”

Xi Yuanxiu replied with a smile: "I can't remember either, in short, I said it!" ”

Andinghou raised the wine glass in his hand that had just been filled by the guards, and drank it.

Then I used chopsticks to hold the dishes on the table and savored them, but as far as the eye could see, there was hardly any meat on the table, all of them were vegetarian dishes.

For a top master like An Dinghou, if he only eats vegetarian food, then it is estimated that this table full of dishes will be able to fill his stomach.

"Isn't there something you can't get used to, at your age, it's all meatless!"

An Dinghou said while holding a green rapeseed.

Xi Yuanxiu said: "After coming to Yangzhou, I am used to hardship, these are much better than what I eat at home, but this Yangzhou has always done well with vegetarian dishes, since my uncle doesn't like meat, why not ask the cook to make some meat-like vegetarian food?" ”

An Dinghou was suddenly stunned, and the rape caught in the chopsticks in his hand didn't know whether to put it in his mouth and eat it, or put it in the dish in front of him.

"Didn't your father tell you that after you made yourself a marquis, you quit meat?"

An Dinghou had a little anger in his eyes at this time, and slowly stared at Xi Yuanxiu.

Xi Yuanxiu didn't look at An Dinghou, but concentrated on eating the vegetables on his plate.

"My father once said, Master Hou, you defended the country's snow mountain, and after escaping death, you quit meat, some people say that you will be like this after eating raw beast meat!"

Xi Yuanxiu spit out two green peppers, looked at An Dinghou and said.

At this time, Xi Yuanxiu's title also changed from uncle to Hou Ye, which was a bit estranged.

Andinghou put the rape into his mouth, chewed it slowly, then swallowed it, and nodded slowly: "Yes, that year, I and my three guards, all the way to Tibet, into the Weiguo Snow Ridge, in the end I was the only one left, maybe it can be regarded as a stealing life, I can't make a fire, I don't dare to make a fire, I can only be a wild man who drinks blood, I remember that I ate more than a dozen beasts in those days, until the reinforcements arrived!" ”

Andinghou seemed to feel like he was back to that day, on that cold and windy day, when he was eating raw fured beasts in the cave.

A disgusting taste rose from his stomach, and he hurriedly took a sip of wine and pressed it down.

Xi Yuanxiu looked at An Dinghou quite meaningfully, and the wine glass in his hand kept turning.

An Dinghou watched Xi Yuanxiu's movements, put the wine glass on the table, and looked at him quietly.

The two looked at each other like this, and the attendant placed the flask on the table, saluted to Andinghou, and withdrew.

Xi Yuanxiu stopped the wine glass that was turning, drank it in one gulp, and then said, "But Master Hou, you were in that Snow Ridge at the time, and what you ate was really beast meat?" ”