Everyone was applauding.

Of course, among all the people, only Mrs. Ye knew her husband's intention to build this snow house in the first place.

The style of the eaves is called "hanging fish".

In the previous dynasty, there was a Qing official who never received gifts, once a visitor had to send a fish, he couldn't shirk, so he hung the fish under the eaves, and the guests came to see that the fish did not eat, and it was not good to send it again.

After the news spread, some people made the eaves into a "hanging fish" shape to show the owner's nobility and integrity.

This is the old-style eaves of the previous dynasty, Cangwu Li is generous for showing benevolence and virtue, and the building or eating habits of the previous dynasty are not banned, but things change and time passes, and there are fewer and fewer old-style mansions, and even the people of the world have long forgotten that this "hanging fish" eaves first came from Zhangzhou......

In such a place, the husband never let outsiders in.

However, he chose his site today...... Mrs. Ye took a deep breath. There were some things that she didn't dare to think about anymore.

In the center of the snow house is a white gravel paved sand floor, in which a grill is built with coals, so that guests can watch the process of roasting the mutton while eating, and listen to the sound of mutton fat, which is very interesting.

The seating of the guests seems to be around the sand land regardless of priority, but everyone knows that the position facing the entrance of the house is the main seat, so it is natural to let the prince and the princess be seated.

Li Chongyan wanted Cao Xiwen to sit next to him the most, but there were two positions on the left and the right, of course the princess on the left, and the right side had to be kept by the master Ye Zhiqiu.

Drinking and eating at this kind of banquet is probably the most elaborate and mysterious thing.

Whoever sits and where he sits almost determines the amount and the outcome of the night, for it is rare to be halfway through the meal and move elsewhere. Whoever you sit next to, of course, will talk to whoever you talk to the most, and next to a passerby, then concentrate on eating.

Pei Ran's mind is very clear, I have to be next to the prince! The second crown princess is also fine.

The people on the seat are me and Ye Zhiqiu, he is the master and occupies the territory next to the prince, so I always sit next to the princess, right?

Unexpectedly, he just wanted to get close to the crown princess, and Li Chongyan suddenly pointed to Cao Xiwen's side to the crown princess: "Xiwen, you sit there." ”

Pei Ran suddenly looked embarrassed, and he was not angry in his heart.

Where did the hairy boy come from, he can be above me!

Anger is anger, how can the prince's order be violated? had no choice but to sit down with Cao Xiwen.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled secretly in his belly, only pretending not to see it, but glanced at Chen Qi and Zheng Xun.

The two of them understood, and immediately greeted Pei Ran with affection.

"Master Pei, His Royal Highness has already said at the gate of the Ye Mansion just now, let Lord Pei sit with the two of us to drink, why did you forget it in a blink of an eye?"

Although the two of them are only deputy commanders, they are both families, Pei Ran knows it well, and he knows the weight, so he was persuaded to go over.

Here, Ye Zhiqiu was at the head of the prince, so he beckoned Cao Feihu and said, "Lord Cao, please come and take a seat here." ”

Lao Cao saw that he was next to Ye Zhiqiu, and he was close to Li Chongyan, so he was somewhat relieved. In fact, just half a year ago, he clearly remembered that when Pei Ran saw him on the city tower, he didn't even look at him, but now he sat at the bottom of his son, which made him feel an inexplicable pleasure.

This pleasure even made him forget for a moment that the false prince on the throne might want the lives of his father and son.

Ronghua is like a fragrant poisonous fruit, even if you know that it will turn into venom when it enters your throat, you still can't help but want to taste it.

Maybe it's just a stomachache and then it's over?

Mrs. Ye sat down with Cao Feihu's head, which was also the closest position to Lukou, so that she, the hostess, could greet the maid. Although it is very unruly to sit like this, the style of the snow house itself is not made to follow the rules, and everyone doesn't care.

Cao Xiwen caught a glimpse of the prince standing in the far corner, and called out affectionately: "Uncle Wang! Come and sit down. ”

As soon as the words came out, I remembered that he was a father-in-law.

The prince knew that he meant well, but he just smiled and waved his hand, and stood bowed behind the crown prince and the princess.

That's where I am.

Ye Zhiqiu slowly looked around at the crowd.

Li Chongyan, Zhu Zhijie, Cao Feihu, Cao Xiwen, Pei Ran, Chen Qi, Zheng Lun, plus himself, his wife and the prince behind him, there are exactly ten people.

Alas...... Brother Han.

I finally waited until tonight, but I was missing you, a pity.

He secretly smiled bitterly, gestured to his wife, and motioned for the food to be served.

The maidservants had been waiting under the porch for a long time, and immediately after receiving the order, they rushed in, and put three-flavor side dishes on each table, which was quite disdainful in Pei Ran's eyes.

It's either a mountain vegetable or a vegetarian chicken, is this kind of shabby dish also worthy of letting the prince and his wife move chopsticks? Fortunately, at noon, I had treated the two of them with all kinds of treasures at home, and the princess was an expert in food, so she knew it as soon as she tasted it. This day and night, I immediately saw that Ye Zhiqiu, you are going to lose to me in this game.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhijie picked up one of the plates and tasted it, but praised it again and again.

"This pine smoked pine nut, the rosin fragrance is overflowing, with salted plum meat, one red and one white is very suitable, and it implies the meaning of pine, bamboo, plum and three friends in the cold year, which can be described as noble and elegant."

Li Chongyan was stunned for a moment and asked, "I saw Song and Mei, where is the bamboo?" ”

Zhu Zhijie smiled slightly, and used a silver chopstick to open the pine nuts, revealing a silk-like bottom.

"This dish looks like two things, but the bamboo is washed and stewed in broth, stewed until three points are crisp and seven points soft, and then scooped up as a bottom, and covered with pine nuts and plum meat underneath, so you don't see it. If I'm not mistaken, it should be eaten with bamboo sun, so that it tastes, I don't know if it's right. ”

Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Your Highness, and I don't have to score badly." ”

"Lord Ye is kind."

"Everywhere, it's the craftsmanship of insiders, how do I understand this." Ye Zhiqiu pointed at Mrs. Ye.

Zhu Zhijie had a good impression of Mrs. Ye, this Mrs. Ye felt graceful and extraordinary from the first time she saw her, and sure enough, the dishes she made were also similar to her taste, and it seemed that she could see more in the future.

Pei Ran ate quite a fire on the side.

At noon, the fist-sized East China Sea abalone was served, and the crown princess smiled, but she loved this plate of pine nuts and plum nuts like something, which was really unreasonable.

It is still Ye Zhiqiu's tricks, and he calculated that the princess ate too many delicacies from the mountains and seas, so she used this kind of rural vegetable to make a novelty! This old fox......

Just thinking about it, Chen Qi had already come over with a wine glass, and poured himself a glass half-strongly and half-persuasively, surging with some drunkenness.

While everyone was eating, cold dishes were added. At the same time, Uncle Kang brought in a whole sheep with someone. In fact, the sheep had been gutted, washed and cut into large pieces, and then the poplar branches were dressed in the shape of a whole sheep, but they were not brought in in on separate plates, but they were brought in, which made people look very happy.

Cao Xiwen couldn't help but clapped his hands and cheered.

The wine and food were served, the prince and the princess were satisfied, and everyone was much relieved. Seeing this, Pei Ran felt that he had been compared, and he was very unconvinced, so he deliberately raised his glass and said: "Lord Ye, the ancients said, a gentleman would rather eat no meat than no bamboo." There is wine and meat here, how can it not be entertained without Yale? ”

It's an understatement joke, but it's quite scheming.

Everyone knows that the prince is famous for his love of eating, drinking and merrymaking, and there is no singing and dancing during the banquet, isn't he tired?

Ye Zhiqiu laughed and said, "This point is really wronged by the two highnesses and you." Ye has never been good at music, and he has never raised singers and dancers at home, so he is indeed a little lonely. ”

He muttered slightly: "Why don't we do this, let's guess a riddle, how about it?" ”

When Li Chongyan heard that it was a riddle, he was a little interested and asked, "What riddle to guess?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, the minister is slightly familiar with calligraphy, and on the birthday of the saint, he once offered an ugly tribute to the word 'longevity'. Why don't you dare to be brave today, and then offer a word to His Highness? I'll write slowly, and you will guess what the word is as you look at it. Whoever guesses first wins, and how? ”

Li Chongyan smiled: "This is interesting, it's not very difficult, it's very much to my liking, what do you say?" ”

It was the crown princess who asked.

Zhu Zhijie nodded and praised: "I knew that Lord Ye had a good name, and I happened to see it today." ”

Ye Zhiqiu said: "It's just that since there is a winner, there should be a lottery." The minister dared to implore His Highness, whoever wins, will give some reward, what does His Highness think? ”

As soon as the word "reward" came out, it was like a lightning strike, and Lao Cao was suddenly shocked.

The fake prince didn't mention the reward, why did Ye Zhiqiu mention it instead?

What the hell is he doing?

Lao Cao hurriedly looked at Ye Zhiqiu beside him, and it happened that Ye Zhiqiu also turned his head to look at him, just smiling slightly, as if relieved.

"Hahaha, Lord Cao, looking at me so anxiously, isn't it staring at His Highness's reward? It is said that Lord Cao is superb in martial arts, and today's look of Lord Cao must be quite confident in calligraphy and writing, do you dare to compete with Lord Pei opposite? Master Pei is a well-known elegant scribe in my court, can Lord Cao have the confidence to beat Master Pei? ”

Pei Ran is a good arithmetic, but he is not very good at reciting poems and interpreting words, but Ye Zhiqiu's words made him quite comfortable, and he laughed for a while.

Lao Cao calmed down when he heard this.

Yes, Ye Zhiqiu said that the person who guessed first was the winner, how many words can my old Cao recognize? Don't say that I should just eat food without seeing or talking, who in this audience doesn't read more than me? Even if I tried to compete, I wouldn't be able to guess them.

If you can't guess, there will be no reward, and if you don't have a reward, there will be no danger!

Ye Zhiqiu is hinting at me, don't worry.

He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly caught another glimpse of his son.

So what if the son guessed correctly?

Lao Cao tilted his head and thought about it, and then he laughed.

Isn't it clear how much ink Lao Tzu has in his son's belly? Even if he knows a few words, he is far from being the opponent of the scholars here, he can guess a fart.

Lao Cao has never been like now, thinking that his son's not studying will make him feel so comfortable, and he can't help but take a glass of wine and drink himself.