Chapter 294: A Little Understanding
On the fourth day of the fifth month of the second year of Kaiyuan, Yan Tang rested for three days according to the customary Dragon Boat Festival.
The martial arts test site was also suspended for the past three days, and everyone in the palace of Liaoyang County was dressed in new clothes, and they were invited by the Marquis of Far East to visit the Empress Dowager in Yiqiu Palace.
A group of martial artists laughed at the monkey and went to the front hall for breakfast.
But I didn't see the owner of the Far East Hou Dugu Xinci, and it was Qiu Wuxian who entertained everyone, the newly promoted Far East Hou Guard.
"Far Eastern Hou went to Shengpingfang" Qiu Wuxian's words disappointed everyone, and they missed the scene of the reunion of the two as soon as they came.
"Sure enough, it is the style of the Far Eastern Hou, everything is expected in advance, and there will never be a chance to take advantage of it" Situ Yutong sighed, their academy today has Xiao Mo and Xiao Sheng brothers, Yan Ran, Zhang Tianyou, a total of five people go together, and the night white clothes are still recuperating in the academy in Changlepo in the east of the city.
"Far Eastern Hou is also thin-skinned?" Ge Yanyi sighed that he and Chi Hongxue, who is also a ranger, are quite compatible, as well as the white-fished double-tailed jade knife Ming, and the white-headed flower guest Chen Yimei lives in the same courtyard.
"You once had a favorite little lady, how does that taste like?" Bai Yujing asked, the story of Ge Yanyi fighting for his sweetheart Yanshan thieves is now spreading all over Chang'an, and Bai Yujing is surrounded by his two brothers from Changle Gate, Lou Wucheng and Bai Changsheng.
"With that little lady, I don't have the time to practice swordsmanship?" Sky Eagle Knife Wei Han muttered, although the task force was disbanded, he was left behind by Leng Anxia.
"You are not the Marquis of the Far East, how can you know what it is?" Yang Qiu Langjun sneered, it stands to reason that the two of them should be Uncle Lang, Yang Qiu Wulang and Wei Chuqing of the Badao Mansion are baby relatives.
"Ask what is the situation in the world, and the two bodies of the direct teaching are promised" Lou Chunyu of the Martial Arts Academy sighed, Xiaolou listened to the spring rain at night and called the jade-faced tiger, and his appearance was second only to Wei Erlang in this crowd, and he was surrounded by Yingyan in the academy.
It was also the pony Ma Nantian who scolded him for being full of men and not knowing that hungry men were hungry.
"Will the master hug and cry with the master?" Xiao Du Fu asked his senior brother all the powers.
"Holding it will definitely be held, crying is not necessarily" Quan Yiquan explained in an old-fashioned manner, Dugu Xinci also took two apprentices with him during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and they were looking forward to seeing the scene of the demon wolf Tianxing and the flowing phoenix embracing.
But as a result, when everyone finished eating and drinking, Ah Gou came to report and asked everyone to go directly to Chengtianmen of Taiji Palace, and the Marquis of Far East had already taken a group of little ladies from Shengpingfang to go first.
Everyone complained and set off, and they were too lazy to ride horses, so they only walked together, and after Xuanyangfang was the imperial city, and Taiji Palace was behind the imperial city.
Jin Wuwei of Yanxi Gate and the people of Lijingmen were instructed by the Keqing of Lijingmen and the current Lijingmen to preside over the Far Eastern Hou, and they did not stop them, and also instructed the Far Eastern Hou to wait in front of Chengtianmen.
In fact, there is no need to point, the front of the Chengtian Gate is very wide, and today Xiu Mu did not run towards the officials, and at a glance you can see a few carriages in front of the door, as well as a group of warblers and Yanyan.
When I got closer, I saw the Hou of Far East sitting on the car, arguing with a group of little ladies.
"Far Eastern Hou pulled Sister Nalan to go first, ignoring a certain and others, without the slightest awareness of the master" The spirit of the Ten Thousand Mountains danced like a yellow sparrow.
"It's just, I haven't seen you for so long, and I didn't say anything about bringing some gifts to appease?" Xiao Xiao, the lotus fairy, also pointed with a smile.
"This is called seeing color and forgetting friends," Mu Wanqing, the green vine goddess of the academy, concluded.
"Whose belly did the breakfast that a certain day bring to you and others go into? Are you waiting for a certain pastry to be disgusted and tasteless? Dugu Xinci retorted, but he held a soft wattle in his hand, which stretched out from the carriage, white as jade.
"Okay, those gentlemen are here, pay attention to your appearance" Thousand Illusion Orchid returned to the sea and listened to Xue and smiled, there is no exotic style.
On the side, Xiaomei was enchanting, Bai Kumei and the youngest sister of the Seven Monsters of Longmen, Wu Jinque, looked at each other with a smile and did not speak, and the Seven Monsters of Longmen only came to the two of them today.
There is also Pei Chuwu, the flower-wearing butterfly dance of the Warlock Academy, leaning on the carriage of a carriage and smiling silently, and the person who poked her head out of the car was her junior sister Chu Yushi.
Qiong Yao Dao Wei Chuqing of the Badao Mansion looked at Chengtianmen and didn't know what to think.
Still wearing sunglasses, Du Shasha teased the stupid bear.
The ten little ladies have their own graceful appearances, red, yellow, green and white clothes have dazzled people's eyes, and the delicate embroidered faces make people sigh from the bottom of their hearts how the world can be so beautiful.
Xiao Du Fu was already blushing, and the rest of the martial arts Lang Jun was also speechless.
"It's not a blind date, what are you ashamed of? Got it all? Go in? Dugu Xinci took the opportunity to mock a group of young ladies who were also a little shy.
"No one is as thick-skinned as you" Empress Nalan got out of the car, her face flushed like rouge.
"You Langjun can be invited, a certain and Tianxing are very happy, please go with a certain and others to greet the Queen Mother Dugu" Empress Nalan fell and generously got out of the car to talk to the martial arts.
Bai Yujing hurriedly took all the martial arts and arched his hand and said, "Your Highness Nalan, please go first"
Dugu Xinci led the way in front, and the big bear in the back drove a car with ingredients, Ah Gou took Pei Chuwu's car as a coachman, and Chu Yushi in the car came down with a red face and walked with all the little ladies.
Another car was driven forward by Qiu Wuxian.
Seeing the magnificent Tai Chi Palace, all the martial artists and the little ladies were shocked.
After a while, he arrived at Yiqiu Gate, and Dugu Jialuo, who returned to the palace yesterday, greeted him in front of the palace gate, chattering for a while.
Dugu Xinci smiled and said with a smile, why didn't you see Wen Yu Dalang.
"He's not like you, who's already talking to the Queen Mother inside?" Dugu Jialuo happily jumped forward to lead the way.
When they arrived at the gate of Yiqiu Palace, Dugu Xinci went to set up the carriage with a familiar car, and Empress Nalan entered with everyone.
When Dugu Xinci took the big bear and dog Qiu Wuxian to move the ingredients into the kitchen, and then returned to the hall, there was already laughter and laughter inside.
A group of little ladies surrounded the queen mother to speak, and the martial artists stood in two columns and smiled.
"Sin Chen, Imperial Far East Marquis, Yantang Jingzhao Mansion Don't drive, Wannian County Commander Dugu Xinci meets Zhen'an Cishun Empress Dowager" Dugu Xinci stepped forward and shouted.
"I know that you come to be funny every time, let's be flat, Monkey King Dugu Wukong" The Queen Mother Dugu smiled so much that her eyes were confused.
The people in the hall began to be stunned, and then leaned forward and backwards with laughter, Dugu Mingfu was directly called Dugu Wukong.
"Galeries Lafayette, don't you bring this? Wukong is a monk, do you want to persuade someone to become a monk? Dugu Xinci said unhappily.
"Is it a compliment to your ability to make trouble in the sky?" The Queen Mother still smiled.
"Then you have to stay away from Lafayette, otherwise it will become a Five Elements Mountain with a slap" Dugu Xinci said that he was far away from the Queen Mother, but his body was closer.
"Are you trying to make a big fuss about Yiqiu Palace? Wen Dalang to catch this monkey" The queen mother smiled and ordered Wen Yuyuan Wailang next to her, it seems that the queen mother is very satisfied with this lover of Dugu Jialuo.
Wen Yu came over with a smile, but Dugu Xinci grabbed his neck, "Wen Daren Wailang, out of the organization?" Don't wait for some kind of private meeting Chang'e, isn't it? ”
"Privately will Chang'e? Wen Dalang, did he scold you for being Bajie? "The little lady of the witch spirit dance seems to be a loyal reader of Journey to the West.
"Is it a compliment to the beauty of Garo?" Dugu Xinci and Wen Yu frolicked twice and then let go.
"Okay, Lafayette, how about playing mahjong with you and letting them play by themselves?" Empress Nalan smiled and asked.
"Well, you are a monkey to help greet a certain guest, a certain person to play mahjong, three British to fight Lu Bu, a certain to kill the Quartet" The queen mother is very fashionable, and it seems that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms will be used.
"Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu?" A group of martial artists did not understand what it meant.
"That's mahjong terminology, you want to play another table" Dugu Xinci nonsense.
"That's the story of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms," Xiao Xiao's little lady debunked her nonsense.
"This is the latest few times, and the first volume will be printed in two days, and someone will send it to Lafayette" Dugu Xinci handed over a stack of papers.
"Let Jia Luo take it first, and so on today is to play" The Queen Mother did not answer.
"By the way, what did you say last time that there were one hundred and eight dishes in the Tang Dynasty, but last time there were only forty-eight dishes, and there were sixty dishes? Today, I made up for it, "The Queen Mother actually remembers the banquet on the first day."
"Do you only have one pair of hands? Cooking one hundred and eight dishes, the Queen Mother wants to be tired to death? "Dugu is kind and doesn't do it.
"Okay, what were you talking about yesterday? Garo, how did you forget? "The Queen Mother is also a fine character.
"The Queen Mother said yesterday, that Qian Qi is not worth pleading, but Sister Nalan is innocent, and it is enough to think about it for a few days behind closed doors" Dugu Jialuo learned to speak seriously with the Queen Mother.
"Ah, this is kissing Lafayette, you see, what is one hundred and eight ways? Two hundred dishes can also be given without duplication," Dugu Xinci hurriedly changed his words.
The Queen Mother Dugu snorted arrogantly and went to the side hall to play mahjong, leaving a group of martial arts to play by herself.
"There's nothing to play here, two tables of mahjong, there are Go, chess, it's really boring, there's an open space over there, you wait to compare your fists and feet, and you can use the gun by the dancing knife" Dugu Xinci instructed the palace maids of Yiqiu Palace to get mahjong, and he paid tribute to the queen mother A lot of mahjong of various materials, jade, ivory, sandalwood, and even a set of glass.
All the martial arts are strange, playing mahjong in this palace? It's exciting.
So the two tables of mahjong were set up, and it was also quite interesting for a group of martial artists to use dancing knives and guns to rub mahjong.
Eight people played around eight people to watch, and there were people who played chess and drank tea, and finally everyone was settled, and Dugu Xinci returned to the kitchen to rectify the Tang Dynasty.
The martial artists couldn't let go at first, but slowly returned to their nature, shouting and shouting, and playing lively.
Dugu Xinci commanded a group of cooks in Yiqiu Palace, who were busy in the dark, and suddenly felt a flower in front of him, Nalan Feiya came in, and took out a silk cloth to help him wipe the sweat on his forehead.
"Why don't you play in the front room?" Dugu Xinci asked, full of affection.
"I'm here to urge you to make a banquet," Empress Nalan replied angrily.
"That is, there is you as an overseer, and so-and-so is full of power"
"It's not all about you, what one hundred and eight dishes? You're busy with yourself this time, aren't you? ”
"Cooking meals for Xiaoya, no matter how busy you are, are you willing?"
"Just pick up good things to say? Hurry up and cut it, you are carving? Would you like a favor? ”
"Oh, okay, use this vine to carve all kinds of flowers, do you want to teach somewhere?"
"More than one hundred and eight?"
"Well, the four seasons are as you like, don't be so particular, you can eat whatever you want" Dugu Xinci said, watching Empress Nalan pick up the kitchen knife, the knife flashed, and a peach blossom was good, which was more delicate than Zhu Dugu Xinci's.
"Hey, it's a little bit worse than so-and-so."
Nalan Feiya pursed her lips and smiled, too lazy to argue, and continued to carve.
Dugu Xinci opened two more blast furnaces and began to stir-fry, the two were very close, not smiling at each other, and the hot kitchen was even more charming.
At noon, Dugu Xinci came to invite everyone to the table.
At first, it was still an empty long table, with only dishes and chopsticks.
Dugu Xinci is busy and busy, please sit down.
The queen mother took Nalan Feiya and Dugu Jialuo to sit down, Dugu Jialuo also had Wen Yu Dalang on his side, and Nalan Feiya left a vacant seat for Dugu Xinci.
They are all low tables, futons are placed on soft wool carpets for people to kneel and sit, and the queen mother's seat is placed on the hu bed.
The upper seat is horizontal, and below is a long table covered with white silk cloth, first the little ladies, and then the martial arts gentlemen.
"Please Lafayette make a decree, and a certain will start serving" Dugu Xinci asked for instructions.
"Far Eastern Hou, serve the food" The Queen Mother Dugu drank a cane.
"Tea table tea: ancient music accompaniment, dedication to white jade milk tea" Dugu Xinci Qingsheng shouted.
Except for Yang Qiu, all the martial arts had his first experience, so he was stunned to watch the palace maid wearing flowers take out the tea cup and place it in front of everyone.
"To serve dim sum: tea knife cut, almond bergamot, crispy apples, Heyi cake
A product of the box: the dragon and phoenix draw the gold box dragon plate pillar
Four joys of dried fruits: tiger skin peanuts, strange flavor flat, milky white grapes, snow mountain plum
Four sweet preserves: candied apples, candied longan, candied fresh peaches, candied green plums"
Dugu Xinci quickly shouted, and twenty or thirty palace maids went into battle one after another.
Appetizer five products: dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, Hongzi chicken shredded cucumber, Fuzi melon roasted tenderloin, 10,000-character spicy belly shredded, Nianzi mushroom cabbage
Four kinds of dumplings: imperial bean yolk, sesame rolls, gold cakes, and jujube paste cakes
Four kinds of pickles: palace cranberries, pickled black vegetables, sweet garlic, pickled mustard skin
As usual last time, the entire table was filled in a short time.
Looking at a long table of dishes with full color and flavor, large plates and small plates, hot fried cold salad, dim sum cake rolls, dry fried soup, exquisite plating, and exquisite ingredients, these martial artists have never seen such a scene, and they are all stunned.
"Wine" Dugu Xinci shouted the last sentence and returned to Nalan Feiya and sat down cross-legged.
"Young and strong, what kind of wine do you drink? Give them a change of knives," the Queen Mother ordered with a smile.
"You are all Yan Tang Xia Shao, Yan Tang Junyan is in the list, twenty-eight seeds of martial arts, these days are all the stories of your chivalrous name, I want to see you and other chivalrous young women, Tianxing has fulfilled the old woman's wish today, you are free, eat and drink well, and be happy" The Queen Mother said at the beginning.
The martial arts are still staring at each other, not daring to move, and looking at the painting-like dishes, they can't bear to destroy it?
"Lafayette, do they think you are fake and polite? Come, toast, I wish Lafayette good health and a long life" Dugu Xinci raised a glass to enliven the atmosphere.
Only then did the martial arts react, and they raised their glasses and shouted, "I wish Lafayette good health and a long life."
"They are all good boys, they eat vegetables and eat vegetables, and they can't stand up and clamp them?" The Queen Mother responded with a smile.
Zhongwuju still couldn't let go, so Dugu Jialuo smiled and said, "The Marquis of Far East gives Princess Nalan a poem every day, and you are fortunate enough to read it, but today you are not here, what is today's poem?" ”
"Do you talk a lot?" Dugu Xinci said angrily.
"Far Eastern Hou's poems today are so unwatched," the little lady shouted.
"He doesn't have a verse today," replied Nalan Feiya, blushing.
"That's not good, you need to make it up," Dugu Jialuo said with a smile.
"Make up for it, make it up" Dugu Xinci is very refreshing, and his stomach is hungry.
"Listen, this is a poem," Dugu Xinci thought about and recited:
"Last night's stars and last night's wind, the west side of the painting building and the east of Guitang.
There are no colorful phoenix wings, and there is a little bit of wisdom in the heart.
The next seat sends the hook spring wine warm, and the Cao shoots the wax lamp red.
Yu listened to the drum and responded to the official, and went to the Malan platform to turn the tent. ”
Last night's stars and last night's wind, the west side of the painting building and the east of Guitang. There are no colorful phoenix wings, and there is a little bit of wisdom in the heart.
(End of chapter)