Chapter 41: The Feast of the Two Kings
"The fire in the wing room is really a dereliction of duty, which frightened His Highness." Lord Zhou's face was dripping with cold sweat, and the heavy official hat seemed to be unable to hold on, slipping down his sideburns.
Wei Sa fiddled with the royal blue ring in his hand, a symbol of his authority, which once made his brother envious and jealous, but now the ring given by his grandfather himself was like a curse that bound him. So much so that every day I have to face assassinations that may sweep in at any time, it can be described as a constant panic.
Raising his eyes and squinting at his subordinate, Wei Sa smiled freely, "Why should Lord Zhou be cramped and uneasy, the fire will burn prosperity, maybe this fire can still burn a bright future." ”
No matter how you listen to it, this sentence is like a counterword, Lord Zhou's fat face changed color in an instant, and the color from green to green made people laugh. Ruoxi looked at it interestingly on the side, adhering to the principle of watching the excitement and not being afraid of big things, beating the side drum, and said in a weird way, "Lord Zhou, my Royal Highness said that your fire is good." ”
Finished! The fat and strong Zhou was so frightened by this little woman's joke that he almost peed his pants, rolled his eyes, and fainted.
Wei Sa frowned and did not speak. Ruoxi looked very funny, stretched out her little foot and nodded on his stomach, "Hey! Seeing that this person really fainted, he couldn't help but whisper, "It's really a wine bag and a rice bag, and it's useless." "What's the use of fainting at this time? It's better to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible, but it is happy to meet such an unscrupulous Zhou Tai Ruoxi, otherwise, if the arson is investigated carefully, Hua Shao will not escape the investigation even if he is ribbed.
Someone below came up and dragged away Lord Zhou, who didn't know about the personnel, and continued to report to Wei Sa about the farewell banquet with Prince Xiliang tonight. Ruoxi peeked at Bai Jiang, who had been standing quietly beside Wei Sa, and the man still had light eyebrows and elegant eyes, looking like a humble gentleman.
Feeling that someone beside him was looking at him, Bai Jiang turned his face and smiled at him slightly, his smile was very much like a person.
Ruoxi quickly turned her face and stopped looking at him, when she just went to hold a futon for Wei Sa, she met him, also in the direction of the hall, when the two met, Bai Jiang said softly, "People are safe, rest assured." ”
Ruoxi immediately thought of the child who was very close to him, Hua Shao. Then subconsciously lowered her vigilance against Bai Jiang, after all, the other party had been helping herself since they first met, and Hua Shao's matter made her have a great impression of Bai Jiang. From the bottom of her heart, she doesn't seem to hate this somewhat feminine man.
"Since it's a banquet, then we, as Shangbang, naturally want to take out some gifts and hand them over to Prince Xiliang, do you have any opinions?"
Ruoxi, who came back to his senses, heard Wei Sa ask like this, and couldn't help but think about it. After a moment of silence, I heard someone propose to give gold and silver money and silk, some said silk brocade, and some said that the beautiful girl danced there, in short, there are many kinds, but in the end, they are all vulgar things.
After pausing for a while, Wei Sa felt that these people couldn't say anything good, so he asked Bai Jiang beside him, "Old Bai, what do you say?" ”
Bai Jiang bowed his body and said loudly, "Since the opening of the Great Qi Kingdom, the civil and military elites, after several lords of the country, have been strong, and now the soldiers are strong and strong, and they are already the suzerains of several small countries in Xiliang and Dongye. ”
Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, took a breath, and looked at Bai Jiang from a new perspective, but she didn't expect this girl to talk about the big truth.
Wei Sa yawned, it was obvious that he was used to this guy's mouth gushing endlessly, "Xiliang is a wild place, it is better to give him the instrument of etiquette and music, teach him to recognize the number of etiquette, respect and humility, and share the joy of Yale." ”
In the final analysis, it doesn't mean that those people are illiterate people we don't know, so let's give them some musical instruments and books, so that they can quickly read and understand the reason, and know that we are the boss.
Ruoxi repeated these words in his heart, and he understood what Bai Jiang meant, and couldn't help but glance at him with white eyes, this person is really insidious, since he is scolding, he is not only right, but also bullying others not to understand.
Wei Sa listened with interest, and slapped his big hand, "That's it." ”
Hey, what the hell is that? The faces of all the officials under his command were all written with such expressions, sending a signal for help to Bai Jiang, and the butler who looked very elegant on the outside smiled lightly, "If there are any books and booklets for children's literacy, just take out some and bring them back." ”
Is that okay? Officials, you look at me, I look at you, they all think it's incredible.
To get back to the point, in the evening, the flowing water banquet was set down, and there was no end in sight, which was enough glory for a prince in Xiliang District. There are some things that everyone knows, although this visiting Prince Xiliang is not the eldest son of King Xiliang, he already has the dignity of the crown prince, and his ability is far above his brother. This time I came to the Central Plains far from a simple visit, but also the original intention of planning for myself.
He's like this, isn't Wei Sa like that?
The bell and drum music sounded, and Prince Xiliang was dressed in a golden Xiliang prince costume, wearing six silk ribbons of the same color hanging down his shoulders, stepping on black threaded leopard skin cloud boots, and a dark black two-inch long belt tied around his waist, and the belt was buckled with ornaments made of wolf teeth. It was the first time for everyone present to see Prince Xiliang dressed so ceremoniously, and they couldn't help but look at it more. Ruoxi was busy working behind, and couldn't help but be curious and looked out, it didn't matter, the vinegar fish dish in his hand almost fell to the ground and fell to pieces.
This person! Although his face was covered by a bunch of decorative straps, Ruoxi still recognized him at a glance, such angular lines, this kind of posture, brought her a familiar feeling.
Isn't this the ...... Li Shi?
Prince Xiliang, who was dressed up in attendance, seemed to feel a hot gaze glued to him, and raised his eyes to fall on the helpless Ruoxi at a glance through everyone, and the corners of his mouth provoked a wicked smile, winking at her.
Sky! Don't frown at her on such occasions!
Ruoxi shouted angrily in his heart, and glanced at Wei Sa who got up to greet him like a thief, but fortunately, Wei Sa didn't seem to notice such a small episode, and stepped forward to hand him the wine cup in his hand like an old friend for many years, "You're late, punish you with three glasses of wine." ”
Li Xi also smiled politely, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
The two superiors were so open, and the officials below naturally had a lot less pressure, and after a while, everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and drank so well.
During the banquet, Ruoxi has always been nested behind and did not dare to come forward. She couldn't afford to offend either of these two men who were drinking. At this time, I heard Wei Sa say hello, "Xi'er? ”
"Huh?" Ruoxi's goosebumps were all frightened, and she almost jumped out from behind, lowering her head, "What does Your Highness command?" ”
"It's nothing, I haven't seen you for a night, and the wine of this king is like chewing wax in his mouth."
Big brother, are you showing off your literary brilliance? Ruoxi despised it in her heart, but her mouth was as sweet as fragrant honey, "The two highnesses are heroic, the amount of wine is like the sea, and the small one only cares about worship and longing, and forgets to come to serve His Highness, it is really damned, damned." ”
Li Shi raised his eyebrows, squinted at her, and looked a little dazed.
Originally...... She's living so cautiously here. He really doesn't like Ruoxi like this, and there is a big difference between her and the first time he met that night! He said he didn't like it, but he didn't take his eyes off her. Turning his head to look at Wei Sa, who was talking to Ruoxi, looking at his expression, he probably didn't know what was going on under Ruoxi's ordinary face, right?
In an instant, Li Xi was a little happy and proud, as if he had picked someone else's bride hijab. Picking up the wine bowl in his hand, "Third Highness, I respect you." ”
Wei Sa nodded and asked, "The toast needs to be explained, what is the matter of this glass of wine Your Highness?" ”
"When Xiao Wang first arrived in the Central Plains, he saw that the Central Plains was fertile and the people were elegant, and he was very envious.
Wei Sa smiled slightly, leaned over and whispered, "How about if this king gives His Highness another twenty beauties?" ”
Li Xian laughed, showing the heroism and heartiness of the Northwest people, "In this way, Xiao Wang sacrificed his life to accompany the gentleman, and he will not return if he is not drunk!" ”
"For the beauty of the Third Highness, Xiao Wang did it." Li Xi picked up the wine cup again, but his eyes looked at the location where Ruoxi was, maybe he had drunk too much, and there seemed to be two fires in his eyes, which were burning slowly but persistently.
Ruoxi made eye contact with him, quickly avoided it, and there was a drum in his heart.
Wei Sa's eyes returned to normal in just one day, presumably Li Xian now knew who she asked him for the antidote because of whom, right? Was he a little too embarrassed at that time? Although it was a bit of an afterthought to think about it, Ruoxi still felt a little guilty in her heart.
Quietly, Wei Sa lowered his eyes, and something seemed to flash in his eyes. Stretched out his hand and pulled Ruoxi to stand behind him, as if he was protecting a very precious treasure from others to look at him.
"The king will thank you for your help that day." After a long time, Wei Sa got to the point. Li Xian smiled heartily, and also lowered his voice and said, "If he can get the help of His Royal Highness, I will always feel a great favor." ”
Ruoxi suddenly felt that the joy she had just seen him was gone, she was wondering why everyone loved that position so much, didn't they understand the truth that the high and the low, and the high place was unbearable? What kind of throne was that seat, it was clearly a torture platform built of white bones and countless flesh and blood. Those who sit on it know what it's like to be hard. If the country is peaceful, the wind and rain will be smooth, no one can predict what will happen in the future, maybe one day the capital will fall, the people will suffer from the fish pond, and the wives and families will be separated, and the people will hold a grudge against the king, and they will be scolded by their children and grandchildren for generations.
Such a seat...... But they like it very much.
"Pour the wine." Wei Sa pulled Ruoxi's sleeve, Ruoxi was in a trance, he didn't expect him to come with such a hand, one was unsteady on his feet, and his body was about to fall when he was crooked. Although Wei Sa was half drunk, his hands were quick, and he hugged her in his arms, half blaming and half worried, and asked, "Were you too tired last night?" ”
Li Xian stretched out the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and suddenly stopped.
Ruoxi's face turned red, in front of so many people, this person really did what he wanted, completely ignoring the eyes of others. Rubbing out of his arms, rubbing his hands and saying embarrassedly, "Small...... The little ones went to fetch wine. ”
"Who was that?" Li Xian asked as if he had not intended it.
"Oh, a personal girl of this king, this girl is used to being naughty, hey, it is also because this king is too indulgent to her, which makes His Royal Highness laugh." But his tone didn't mean to apologize at all, as if he was showing off.