As soon as these words came out, there was a bang, and the palace guards all came out of the sheath with half a sword!

"Please also ask the emperor to listen to my words, I met a girl yesterday, I fell in love at first sight, and I hope it will come true!" Wu Da was not afraid at all, saluted again, and said frankly.

"Which girl is better than the daughter of my minister?" Chu Pei raised his eyebrows and asked.

Gonggong Li waved his hand at the commander of the guards, and the guards collected their swords.

"The big shopkeeper of Mei Ji Restaurant!" Utar replied in a loud voice.

"Mei Ji? Sounds familiar, is it the one who does takeout? Chu Pei turned his head and asked Gonggong Li.

"Exactly, Mei Ji is now the most prosperous restaurant in Jiangling City." Gonggong Li bowed and nodded.

"No, never! You are the royal family of the Chabu tribe, the future khan, although there is no marriageable princess in my dynasty to marry you, but I can't let you bring a commoner back, if your father Khan knows, he should complain that I don't know how to count. Chu Pei waved his hand again and again in disapproval.

"Except for the daughter of the Chu royal family, who can be called a real princess, the others are just a useless title, this title can be given to the daughters of the ministers, why can't it be given to the big treasurer." Uda stepped forward and said.

"Presumptuous! You barbarian is so unreasonable to speak, you dare to defy my court etiquette laws and regulations as nothing, you should be punished heavily! Zongzheng Temple Qin is really a very serious old man, he saw that Wu Da said so absurdly, and directly stepped forward and pointed at his nose and scolded.

"Lord Qin is angry, as far as I know, this big shopkeeper is not a commoner, she is still a seven-rank widow personally appointed by the emperor last year." Chu saw the opportunity and pretended to step forward to play a round.

"Last year? Who? Chu Pei twisted his eyebrows and thought for a while, and then asked Chu Lin, "Is that the girl who led the duck flock to exterminate the locust plague?" ”

"It's Du Mei from Dujiagou." The words have been said so clearly, Chu Lin no longer needs to hide.

"Dumay? This is really a coincidence, the new concubine of the seventh prince seems to be called this name. When Chu Pei heard this, he suddenly laughed.

"Emperor Xie still remembers that my clumsy woman is not as good as Du Mei, she is making trouble opening a restaurant all day long, and my little money is not enough for her to toss!" Chu saw Chu Pei smiling, and also laughed.

"A country girl, although she is a seventh-grade woman, she can't violate the rules of the royal family and ascend to the sky as a princess in one step!" Qin Zhen angrily threw down his sleeves and walked away.

"Prince Uda himself has taken a fancy to it, isn't it the same to be a county lord and a county lord."

"Stupid, stupid to the extreme, the prince of Uda is asking to marry the princess of the Dashun Dynasty, you give a low-grade one, do you want to start a war for them?!"

"When Zhaojun came out of the fortress, Wang Yan was still a palace maid who was elected to the palace by a commoner."

"Your books have been read in the dog's stomach, and you are a vassal of the Han Dynasty!"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, how can this be good?"

"If you want me to say, the words of the matchmaker of the parents' orders, they were originally defeated and relatives, how can he be so picky and choose, and just send a princess who is entitled."

……

Everyone was arguing at the bottom, Chu Pei stroked his forehead, only to feel a headache, he said impatiently: "It's not early today, let's get here, this matter will be discussed tomorrow." ”

"Yes!" The courtiers saluted, and then dispersed.

Today was a bit hotter, there was no wind at all, the curled leaves drooped listlessly, and the sky was piled up with thick clouds, like a large closed lid, steaming and simmering, making people breathless.

"This is the hell of a weather, it's going to heat people to death." After Lin Zheng delivered the last takeaway order at noon, the gown on his body could almost wring out water.

"Look at the rain, if it rains, it will definitely not be small, this is about to start autumn, it should be cooler." Du Mei poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it to him.

"I hope I don't go down in the evening, otherwise the takeout will not be delivered." Lin Zheng drank the herbal tea in one gulp and looked at the sky outside with some concern.

"There's a parade and fireworks tonight, and if it rains, it's a spoiler." Du Mei counted the money he received today and asked Lin Dai to remember it.

"Boss, are you going out to watch the fireworks at night?" Lin Dai raised his head and asked with a smile.

"Today's carnival, the evening takeaway is only afraid to order early, I stay in the restaurant to watch the door, you are busy, you all go out for a walk, I have been to Jiangling City for many days, and I have not had time to play seriously." Du Mei said apologetically.

"The owner is with us, the chefs in the restaurant are the same as our own family, everyone is together, don't you just want to have a lively time, you have to stay alone in the restaurant, and the brothers don't have to worry about having fun." Lin Zheng said with some expectation.

"Okay, there probably won't be any people on this street tonight, so let's just lock the door and go out to see the excitement." Du Mei saw that Lin Dai and Lin Zheng were looking at her, and she was not happy, so she had to agree.

Perhaps everyone was thinking about the carnival at night, and there were a lot fewer takeaway orders at night, and at the right moment of the unitary hour, the sun was obscured by the clouds, and the night slowly shrouded up.

The sound of women and children frolicking in the market, and the men also called for their friends and hurriedly gathered at the place where the fireworks were set off.

There was no business, Mei Ji covered the door, everyone gathered in the front hall for dinner, Zhang Sanniang staggered over and said, "Oh, why are you eating so late today?" ”

"It's still early today, Sanniang, do you have something?" Du Mei put down the bowl and stood up and asked.

"You're not here in the Yama Palace, nor in the Lingxiao Palace, what's the matter, I'm fine, I can't come yet." Zhang Sanniang remembered scolding the street before, and said a little embarrassed.

"No, no, I saw everyone go to see the fireworks, why didn't you go?" Du Mei poured her a cup of herbal tea.

"You eat, don't worry about me, I booked a private room on the second floor of Tianfu Tea House a few days ago, which is the best place to watch the parade and fireworks, you can go with me in a while." Zhang Sanniang shook the embroidered silk handkerchief.

"Oh, this is when the sun hits the west, and Zhang Sanniang's money is also used by others?" Lin Zheng quipped.

"You stinky boy, every time you send me a red bean smoothie drink, you don't have to drink it in one sip!" Zhang Sanniang stepped forward with an arrow and made a gesture to twist Lin Zheng's ears.

"Yes, yes, thank you Sanniang, although it is the remaining scum, it is quite relieving." Lin Zheng hurriedly shrank his head and dodged.

"Sanniang, I haven't been idle at this time, I'll go when I'm done." Du Mei hugged Zhang Sanniang, who wanted to chase and fight, and said with a smile.

"You must come, my family's business is stained with the light of Mei Ji takeaway, I am not an ungrateful person, you see, we will have a place in the future." Zhang Sanniang took Du Mei's hand and said.

"Well, let's help each other in the future, and the good days will be long." Du Mei patted her hand and sent her out the door.

A crescent moon in the sky passed through the clouds, Du Mei stood on the steps and watched Zhang Sanniang, and the moon suddenly dewed

Lowering his head, a white light flashed with a chill.

Du Mei's heart sank, and a lot of sweat suddenly broke out in her palms, she and Murong Xi were attacked in the narrow alley, and the light and shadow that slashed at her will be remembered for the rest of her life.

She stood firmly, her heart beating like a drum, and it wasn't until Zhang Sanniang turned the corner that she turned back as usual and gently closed the door.

"Boss, you can eat quickly." The crowd was unaware and was still talking happily.

"Okay." Du Mei forced her composure and ate all the food in two of three bites.

"Lin Zheng, you come upstairs with me to take a look, I saw a chair broken today." Du Mei whispered.

"Okay, second floor or third floor?" Lin Zheng did not doubt that he had him, and followed him upstairs.

"Don't make a sound, don't light the lamp!" Turning the stairs, Du Mei whispered.

"What's wrong?" It was pitch black upstairs, and although Lin Zheng couldn't see Du Mei, he could hear the seriousness of the matter.

went up to the third floor, opened the door of the Qin Ya room, the two quietly walked in, because of the summer heat, there were few people to eat in the restaurant, Du Mei was worried that the strong sun would damage the furniture, so he bought a thick curtain to cover the window tightly, and then the two hid behind the curtain, lifted a corner and looked out.

"I can't see anything." Seeing that it was dark outside, Lin Zheng frowned.

"Don't worry, wait for the moon to come out." Du Mei closed the curtain, leaned against the wall and asked Lin Zheng, wanting to confirm again, "Is our restaurant the tallest nearby?" ”

"Yes. Only we are three-tiered. Lin Zheng nodded seriously.

"When I sent Sanniang just now, the moon reflected a white light, I am sure that it is the light of the sword, at this moment, there must be someone on the opposite roof!" Du Mei whispered.

Before Lin Zheng could react, the outside suddenly brightened up, the moon broke free from the clouds, and sprinkled a faint halo down, Du Mei hurriedly lifted the corner of the curtain, and five or six masked black heads were indeed exposed on the opposite ridge, they were staring at the gate of Mei Ji with fierce eyes, and the handle of the knife behind them and the snow-white arrow feathers in the quiver were half exposed.

"Sure enough, there are people!" Lin Zheng also saw it in another window.

"Let's go to another room and see if there's anyone in the other direction." Du Mei was so scared that he forgot to be afraid, and it was useless to be afraid at this time.

The two quietly entered the chess and study rooms, and the roofs around were the same black-clothed people with swords and arrows, plus the main entrance, there were as many as twenty, it was obvious that Mei Ji was surrounded, this was a nidal siege.

"The owner!" Although Lin Zheng is a strong young man, this kind of posture is also the first time he has seen it, and his voice is inevitably a little trembling.

"Let's go down and talk to the good guys." At this moment, Du Mei was fearless.

The cook and the guys were in the kitchen, cleaning up and talking enthusiastically.

"I have something bad to tell you." Du Mei's face was cold, this was a matter of life and death, and she couldn't pretend to smile.

"What's wrong? Could it be that the fireworks show has been cancelled? A cook asked, puzzled.

"I'm afraid it's a little worse than this news, our restaurant is surrounded by masked people, their goal is to kill me, you pretend not to know anything for a while, a few of you go together, happily go to see the fireworks, and when you get out of this street, you see the people who patrol the Beijing camp, help me report a message!" Du Mei said very calmly.