The next day, Qi Ning slept a lot, but no one came to disturb him, and it was almost noon when he was awakened by a knock on the door, so he got up and asked, "Who is disturbing Ben Hou's sleep?" ”

Outside, the voice of Han Shou, the new head of the Hou Mansion, came from the voice: "Hou Ye, the Shenhou Mansion sent someone to invite Hou Ye over for dinner, I have been waiting for a while, do you want to see Hou Ye?" ”

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, thinking that the people from the Shenhou Mansion came to invite him to dinner, what was going on? Could it be that I want to apologize for the misunderstanding that night?

He got up, opened the door, someone had already brought hot water, waited for washing, and when it was cleaned up, Qi Ning went out, Han Shou was waiting outside the door, and when he saw Qi Ning, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Master Hou, there is a captain of Qu, saying that the Ximen Shenhou sent him over to invite Master Hou over for a meal." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Simon Shenhou sent someone to invite?" Qi Ning was very surprised, thinking that he had heard the name of Ximen Wuxian many times, but he had only heard his name and not seen him, what happened two days ago, Qi Ning had actually forgotten it, and he didn't remember it at all, but he didn't want Ximen Shenhou to send someone over.

When he saw Qu Xiaocang, the captain of the greedy wolf school of the Shenhou Mansion, Qu Xiaocang still squinted his eyes and smiled: "Hou Ye, I am hereby invited to have a meal by the order of the Shenhou." ”

"Shenhou is too polite." Although there was a misunderstanding that night, Qi Ning's anger had already come out, and he really didn't want to have any grudges with the Shenhou Mansion in his heart.

Today, Ximen Shenhou sent Qu Xiaocang to invite him in person, which can be regarded as giving a lot of face.

Although Qu Xiaocang is just a school captain, this school captain is not an ordinary school captain that can be compared.

He is one of the Big Dipper Stars of the Shenhou Mansion, ranking second, according to Qi Ning's understanding, in addition to the Ximen Shenhou, Qu Xiaocang is the second person in the Shenhou Mansion.

For such a character, Qi Ning also tried to be polite as much as possible.

"Shenhou has prepared food and drinks and is waiting." Qu Xiaocang smiled and said: "Shenhou said, if you can't invite Hou Ye, you will wait in front of the Jinyi Hou Mansion, and you can only go back to recover your life until Hou Ye goes, otherwise you will stay in front of the door." ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "If Benhou doesn't go for three days, will Captain Qu still have to wait in front of the Jinyi Marquis Mansion for three days and three nights?" ”

"If Master Hou wants this, he can only wait." Qu Xiaocang is full of smiles, the white and fat fat are crowded together, but he does not lose respect, although he is obese, but he will not give people a feeling of annoyance, but when he is smiling, he will give people a kind of affinity.

Qi Ning knew that the Shenhou Mansion respected the West Gate without a trace, and their way of doing things was in the style of the rivers and lakes, since Qu Xiaocang said so, then it was really possible to do it like that.

Qi Ning knew that this Qu Xiaocang was a very shrewd person, but he didn't want to embarrass him, and said with a smile: "Since Captain Qu came over in person, Ben Hou can't let Captain Qu really wait." He asked, "It's time to eat, let's go over at this time, isn't it a little late?" ”

He has been to the Shenhou Mansion, and the Shenhou Mansion is really a long way from the Jinyi Mansion, and it will take more than half an hour to get there.

Qu Xiaocang said with a smile: "Thank you Hou Ye for your face." Hou Ye rest assured, Shenhou said that no matter how late it is, he will wait, and Shenhou does not live in Shenhou Mansion, in fact, it is not far from here. ”

"Oh?"

"The Shenhou Mansion is an errand place, and the Shenhou has been living in the Shenhou Mansion in the early years, but since ..... Hey, since the death of Shi Niang, Shenhou has moved out of Shenhou Mansion and bought a small courtyard near here. Qu Xiaocang explained: "Shenhou is a very affectionate person, his old man and his wife have lived in the Shenhou Mansion for many years, after the death of the master, the Shenhou saw things and thought about people, and simply left." ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly.

The place where the Ximen Shenhou lives, it is indeed not far, and the Jinyi Hou Mansion is actually only three streets apart, along an alley to the end, that is, the courtyard where the Ximen Shenhou lives, and there is a simple plaque hanging on the door, which reads the words "leisure and happiness".

The yard is not big, but there are some flowers and plants planted in the yard, in the deep winter, most of the flowers and plants have withered, but a piece of bamboo in the corner of the yard is lush and green, adding a touch of vitality to the bleak winter.

Duan Canghai followed the escort, but when he arrived outside the courtyard gate, Qu Xiaocang only invited Qi Ning in, it was himself, and he only stayed outside the courtyard with Duan Canghai.

Qi Ning knew that Ximen Wuji was not only the head of the Shenhou Mansion, but also had an extraordinary status in the rivers and lakes, and he was also one of the four masters, and he was a top painter.

The courtyard is very clean, three very simple rooms, if it weren't for Qu Xiaocang leading the way, Qi Ning really suspected that he had gone to the wrong place.

Suddenly, I heard a "stinging" sound from a small house on the side, and when I looked over, I saw smoke curling from the roof, and it seemed to be a kitchen.

He was curious, walked over, looked inside, sure enough, it was a kitchen, built with an earthen stove, only to see a half-old man holding a spatula, stir-frying by the pot, a smell of vegetables came to his nose, the old man was skillful, at a glance it was the old cook.

"Excuse me, Shenhou is here?" Qi Ning asked the man.

The man raised his head, saw Qi Ning, and immediately smiled: "Wait a minute! He put the fried vegetables on a plate, wiped his hands with a cloth towel, walked over with the plate, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, go to the hall to rest." ”

Qi Ning saw that this dish was fried meat with asparagus, and the style was really not very good-looking, but the flavor that permeated it made people have a great appetite, and followed the man to the middle hall, only to see a small square table in the middle, on which there were already three or four dishes, all of which were common home-cooked dishes.

Qi Ning looked around, the furnishings in the room were quite simple, but he didn't see Ximen Shenhou, it was a little strange, the cook actually took off his apron and threw it aside, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, please sit down, come just right, and earlier, this dish has not been fried yet, and later, I am afraid that the dishes will be cold, come, by the way, what wine do you drink?" He sat down at the table, took two jars of wine, and said: "This jar is sweeter and fragrant, and the strength of the wine is not very big, it is liked by the southerners, and this jar is the liquor that I have treasured for many years, and it was sent by a friend from the north, saying that it is like a fire in the throat, and they call it the north wind, haha, this name is also interesting." ”

Qi Ning was stunned, quickly understood something, and asked, "You...... Are you Simon Shenhou? ”

The cook smiled and said, "Does Master Hou think that the Divine Hou should wait for others to serve?" Haha, the old man thinks this is what he is living. He raised his hand and said, "Hurry up and sit down and eat, if you don't eat again, it will be cold." In the old man's place, don't be restrained, when Ling Zun was alive, he often came to this place, and every time the old man cooked it himself, and these few snacks and dishes could be swept away every time. ”

Only then did Qi Ning determine that the person in front of him was really the Divine Marquis of Ximen.

He had heard of the name for a long time, but he didn't expect that the first time he saw Simon without a trace was such a scene.

Simon Wuxian looks like an ordinary ordinary person, looking more than fifty years old, slender, dressed casually, but his appearance is quite elegant, and he is a very handsome man when he is young.

He knew that in this era, even ordinary people, there were few men in the kitchen, and the head of the dignified Shenhou Mansion actually wore an apron to cook himself, which Qi Ning really didn't expect.

After taking a seat, Ximen Wuxian poured Qi Ning wine first, and said with a smile: "It's better to drink lightly first, you are young and have never been to the north, so you may not be used to the spirits of northerners." He poured himself a cup before he said: "I have also heard about that matter, and I have asked the Shenhou Mansion to punish him severely, so don't take it to heart." ”

Qi Ning came back to his senses and said, "Shenhou doesn't have to be like this, in fact, the misunderstanding has been solved on the spot." ”

"It's not a misunderstanding." Ximen Wuxian shook his head and said: "In recent years, many things in the Shenhou Mansion, the old man no longer has to ask in person, and the Shenhou Mansion is also handed over to the old man's eldest disciple Xuanyuan Po to take care of, everything was fine, but this incident this time shows that the Shenhou Mansion still has great negligence." ”

Qi Ning smiled: "There are many things, it is inevitable that there will always be some mistakes, and Shenhou actually doesn't have to care too much." ”

"Shenhou Mansion is the place where cases are handled, and every case involves the forces of the rivers and lakes." Simon said without a trace: "Even the simplest case, as long as there is a slight negligence in handling, it is likely to cause a catastrophe, so there is no room for the slightest mistake." ”

Qi Ning's expression was suddenly solemn, and he said: "What the Divine Marquis said is extremely true, but I lost my words. ”

"Eat the vegetables first." Ximen Wuxian smiled: "I invite you to come over today, firstly, to apologize to you for that matter, and secondly, I also hope that Hou Ye has any suggestions for our Shenhou Mansion, you can put it forward, and finally let Hou Ye recognize the door, if you are greasy to eat the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the future, and want to change the taste, you can come to the old man." ”

Ximen Shenhou looked amiable, which was very inconsistent with his high status, Qi Ning was surprised, picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched a dish, tasted it, and felt that it was really extremely delicious, and praised: "Shenhou, you are not joking, right?" If I really want to eat home-cooked food, can I come here and eat mixed rice? ”

"Hahaha......!" Simon Wuxian laughed and said: "Welcome at any time, let's talk about it first, eat here with me, there is a rule, move the first chopsticks, if you don't clean all the dishes on the table, then you are not allowed to leave the table." When Ling Zun was there, he never broke this rule. ”

Qi Ning glanced at the dishes on the table, although there were five dishes, but the amount of dishes was not too large, the two of them really had to go all out, and the five dishes could be completely solved.

At this moment, I heard footsteps outside, and heard a crisp voice: "Dad, are you secretly drinking again?" As he spoke, a shadow had already floated in, and Qi Ning looked up and saw that it was Ximen Zhanying.

Ximen Zhanying glanced at it, saw Qi Ning, and immediately frowned, Ximen Wuxian glanced at Ximen Zhanying, and said: "Ying'er, you came just in time, Master Hou is here, you come and pour wine!" ”

Ximen Zhanying obviously didn't have a good impression of Qi Ning, snorted coldly, turned around and was about to leave, Ximen Wuxian frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Stop!" ”

Ximen Zhanying stopped, and Ximen Wuxian said coldly: "You didn't hear what I said? Master Hou is here, why are you so rude? The day before yesterday, the Hou Ye didn't care about you, if it was another Hou Ye, you thought it would be so easy? Not yet. ”

The Shenhou is worthy of being the Shenhou, and in a cold voice, he has an irresistible might.

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