Chapter 71: The Feast of Flowers (I)
Time passed quickly, and when it was time to come, the feast of flowers finally opened the veil.
The crescent moon that never sleeps is brighter than ever, and it is reflected in the bricks in front of the hall like jasper.
Yan Wen and Liu Rungao sat on the top, and the fifty sons in the audience also sat down in an orderly manner, and the four dragon pillars standing straight at the four corners of the hall were decorated with red and yellow colors, and the sandalwood incense lit on the pedestal was fluttering and curling around such a lively scene.
With the sound of Yan Wen clapping his palms together, a group of small servants served delicacies in turn and placed them on the sandalwood dining table of each son, and suddenly, the fragrance of potpourri accompanied by the smell of delicacies invaded the whole room.
Among them, the vegetables and fruits are yellow and green, ducks, birds, fish and shrimp are decorated with fresh flower petals, and the wine in the cup is also a hundred flower wine made from various delicate flowers, which is mellow and fragrant.
Immediately afterward, there is a scene of singing and dancing.
The musicians on both sides rang the bell and struck the chime, the dancing girl in the hall was full of sleeves, and her body was as light as a swallow dancing in a shocking dance, and the princes in the audience also followed the song and indulged in wine, and enjoyed such a wonderful thing together.
After the dancing girl danced, Yan Wen waved his hand to signal him to retreat first, and at this time, the room was calm again, he took a scroll, opened it with both hands, and cleared his throat like a eunuch who was about to announce the holy decree.
"Ahem! Old man, let's announce the scores of all of you in the third link now, as well as the three honorary flower envoys of this year! ”
After saying a word, he sold another pass and was silent for a long time, causing the people in the audience to hold their breath and look serious: "Oops! Don't be so scary to stare at the old man! Then he raised the corners of his mouth inappropriately and quipped: "Why don't we make a bet!" ”
"Lord Yan, don't be funny, all the sons are waiting, read it out quickly!" Liu Run, who was on the side, was a little anxious and frowned at him.
"Cut, it's boring." He had to tilt his head and unfold the scroll he had just closed, "In the third round, Sun Qiong will record twenty points, Bai Qu will record five points, and Cheng Ji will record five points,......
Yan Wen read for a while before finishing the score of each person in the third link, and after a pause, he read out the most exciting content: "According to the three rounds of scores, this year's Hundred Flowers Banquet is known as Sun Qiong, Ye Xiujin, and Cheng Yong." ”
As soon as the news came out, the audience was quiet for a while, but it was immediately broken by a heart-rending howl: "What! This son actually lost the election! It won't be so unlucky! ”
This person beat his chest and slapped the table, and wailed, so miserable, you don't need to think about it to know which son, it must be our little son Tang Yu.
Jiang Ci, who was sitting at the table next to him, smiled a little unkindly, which made the little girl behind him a little puzzled, secretly poked his waist, turned his head sideways and asked in a low voice: "Jiang Ci, why is Tang Gongzi so sad that he was not selected?" ”
"Shhhh Just eat your things obediently, if it weren't for Lord Yan's permission, where would you be able to eat this delicious meal, and on this occasion, don't say much. ”
Jiang Ci picked up a bun and stuffed it into Wei Wei's mouth, but fortunately, he successfully blocked her mouth.
Although he feels a little sorry for Tang Yu, as his best friend, it is not interesting not to add fuel to the fire! In this way, you can reflect your true feelings!
"Tang Yu, collect your emotions, so many people are watching." Jiang Ci leaned over, patted him on the shoulder, and then said jokingly: "When you go back to hold a banquet, don't forget to invite me." ”
"You!" Jiang Ci's underwhelming look was the same as Tang Yu, who laughed at him a few months ago, but now, Tang Yu was so angry that he was dumbfounded for a while.
It's really feng shui in turns, who the sky spares you, sometimes you have to have it in your life! Now it's finally time for him to laugh at Tang Yu.
And at this moment, a figure stood up, although it was a thin body, it made a voice like a bell: "Lord Yan! The younger generation is not convinced by Sun Qiong, with a person like him, he is not worthy of the title of honorary flower envoy at all! ”
From ancient times to the present, no one has stood up to question the person who has won the title of Honorary Flower Envoy, this Ye Xiaogongzi is the first person.
"Oh? Ye Gongzi, you said that Sun is not worthy of this title, which makes Sun very puzzled, let me ask Ye Gongzi, where is it not worthy? ”
In the face of Ye Xiujin's clamour, Sun Qiong was not only not annoyed, but sat down calmly, shook a delicate wine glass in his hand, and raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.
"This Sun Qiong, everyone knows that he is clever and cautious, and he treats you as chess pieces in his hands in the first link, although I admit that the second link is indeed obtained by his personal strength, but this third link, I am afraid that it is like the first link, playing some unsightly means, otherwise, it will never be possible to win ten taels of silver so easily!"
"Then Ye Gongzi, are you questioning Lord Liu's supervision?" Sun Qiong is really smart, and he led the topic to Liu Run, so that he forgive him how bold Ye Xiujin was, and he didn't dare to question Liu Run directly.
Sure enough, this remark made Ye Xiujin dumbfounded, so he had to bury his head deeply, clenched his fists, and the lines of his face looked cold and hard.
But at this time, Jiang Yiyi, who was scared of heaven and earth, got up and said: "Sun Gongzi, didn't you really do something wrong, and as soon as you came up, you pulled Lord Liu out to be your shield?" ”
"Joke! Jiang Ci, I'm afraid that my son is not like you, and he has done even more unsightly deeds! As soon as Sun Qiong, who was calm, heard Jiang Ci's voice, he lost his mind in annoyance, put the wine glass on the table, and stared at the person behind him.
"If my son has done something wrong, he will admit it, and he is willing to take the blame, but he is not like you, Sun Qiong, who plays tricks again and again! From this morning to now, there are a few doubts that have been bothering my heart, I wonder if Sun Gongzi can answer them for me one by one? ”
"Ridiculous! Who is not a single person who has not participated in the examination, who has the right to interrogate me? He was so angry that he seemed to be trying his best to hide something.
It seems that this feast of flowers is destined to be not peaceful.
"Sun Gongzi, although Jiang Ci was dismissed from the qualification by the old man, this Hundred Flowers Banquet is what everyone can say freely, why bother to lose so much temper, Jiang Ci, you ask."
"Thank you, Lord Yan." Jiang Ci turned slightly sideways to Yan Wen and said goodbye, and walked out to Sun Qiong in a few steps: "Sun Gongzi, after you left this morning, I felt that what happened to Su Nianbai, Tang Yu, and Ye Xiujin in the past few days was a little too strange, so I privately asked them in detail, but I didn't know that the thin and black man appeared in the course of the three of them at the same time. When Su Nianbai strayed into the black shop, the thug was the thin black man; When Tang Yu was besieged and ridiculed, the leader was also the black and thin man; The thief who snatched Ye Xiujin's ten taels of silver is also the thin black man, you say, this is too much of a coincidence? ”
Sun Qiong subconsciously swallowed the foam, and the lips that had been pursed into a line suddenly sneered: "Jiang Gongzi, you don't want to be a fast catcher, it's really condescending, there are thousands of thin black men in the world, how do you confirm that these three people are the same person?" Besides, even if they are all the same person, what does it have to do with this son? ”
Jiang Ci couldn't help but sigh, if there was no evidence, would he say it in front of so many people? It's really not that the heart of the Yellow River doesn't die, and if you don't see the coffin, you don't shed tears.
He clasped his hands together, turned to the people present and said, "My son is also very annoyed, how can there be such a stupid black shop proprietress in the world, every time she acts, she only sends that thin black man, she doesn't know that she will be caught?" How did this mind open a black shop? Besides, the thin black man is even more stupid, he knows that his appearance and characteristics are too 'outstanding' and he doesn't act in a mask, is he afraid that others won't find him? After all, not everyone can have such a strange appearance. ”
"That'...... What does this have to do with my son? ”
Jiang Ci nodded, and thoughtfully covered his chin and pondered for a while: "Yes, what does this have to do with Sun Gongzi?" But the man with a pockmarked face, but he knows you, you say, what does this matter to you? ”
"Phew! You're spewing blood! There are no pockmarks on his face! Before Jiang Ci finished speaking, Sun Qiong snatched his words, but he didn't know that he had inadvertently exposed himself thoroughly.
No matter how meticulous your mind is, no matter how deep the situation is, you will eventually be betrayed by yourself.
Suddenly, everyone in the audience was like ants uncovering the pot, messing up and discussing, and Yan Wen, who was seated, also watched the "Jiang Gong Judgment" tonight with great interest.