In the afternoon of this day, the sky was a gray color, the scorching sun baked the ground, and the south wind blew in the garden, rolling up heat waves.

The prince was lazy and crooked on the couch, and the ice box was placed on the side of the couch, and the ice box was displayed with various melons and fruits. The palace maids on both sides held feather fans, one left and one right, and slowly shook it.

Yuan Sui ate a piece of cold melon, chewing and cursing the weather: "This is not as hot as the beginning, if in the middle of summer, wouldn't it be better to put me on the coals of fire?" ”

Cheng Liang, a close attendant, said carefully: "Some time ago, Zuo Zhaoyi in the palace sent someone a recipe for making sour plum soup, and the slave often boiled and drank it to cool off when he saw the right widow, why don't the slaves take some sour plum soup from the right widow to the prince to cool off the heat?" ”

Yuan Sui favored Zheng Qiao, and when he heard this, he suddenly came to his senses and said, "Oh? Since it is the drink that the right son likes to eat, it will not be wrong, and he will take it from me to taste. ”

Cheng Liang should leave, and within a few moments, an attendant came to report, and Guanzhong Hou He Zhengming asked to see him.

Yuan Sui felt tired and lazy because of the summer heat, and at this time, he was quite unhappy when he heard He Zhengming begging to see him, and said impatiently: "On a hot day, what is He Zhengming doing?" When you go back, you say I'll rest. ”

The waiter didn't dare to speak of him, and was about to go out to spread the word in response, when Cheng Liang brought the sour plum soup inside.

Cheng Liang heard the words of the little chamberlain Cheng Liang clearly, and offered the sour plum soup to Yuansui, Cheng Liang said: "Prince, when you were worshipping your ancestors in Pingcheng, the Marquis of Nahe went to the West Palace to meet the prince and offered a lot of wine and delicacies. The slave heard that the Marquis of He moved to Pingcheng not long ago, and today is the first time to come to our house to meet him, if you refuse to meet, wouldn't you refute the face of the Marquis? ”

Yuan Sui drank a long time, drank all the sour plum soup in his hand in one go, suddenly felt refreshed, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, Yuan Sui said: "That's it, you announced He Zhengming into it." ”

This Cheng Liang got He Zhengming's gift when he was in Pingcheng, and today he knows that he is visiting, so he wants to help him.

Led in by the little chamberlain, He Zhengming bowed down and saluted, saying: "Minister He Zhengming greets the prince, may the prince live for a long time and be blessed!" ”

Yuan Sui said leisurely: "This noon is the time to rest, why did Hou Ye He come at this time?" ”

Seeing that Yuan Xun's chest was exposed, and he looked lazy, He Zhengming was secretly happy in his heart. After making a gesture, He Zheng said: "The prince must go to the court in the morning, and the prince will accompany the left and right sons this night, and the minister has to come at this time, disturbing the prince's afternoon pillow, which is the minister's fault." ”

"The minister moved to Luoyang with his family last month, and he should have come early to see the prince, but he fell ill because of the fatigue of the boat, and the matter of settlement was trivial, so he only came today, and he forgot the prince's forgiveness!" He Zhengming continued.

Waving his hand, Yuan Sui said to He Zhengming: "In this ghostly weather, Hou Ye He sat down with me and ate some cold melons to cool off the heat." ”

He Zhengming responded with a smile, and when he sat down at the banquet, He Zhengming said: "Pingcheng is in the north, this Luoyang City is not as cool as Pingcheng, and I really wronged the prince." ”

He Zhengming's words were in line with Yuan Sui's intentions, and he motioned to Cheng Liang to fill himself and He Zhengming with sour plum soup, and Yuan Sui said: "What is the reason why He Hou Ye came here today? ”

He Zhengming said with a smile: "The minister came today, first, to meet the prince He Prince to open the regent's mansion and marry the left and right sons, and secondly, to come to the minister's new mansion to be completed, and want to open a night banquet to invite the prince to deign to go, I don't know what the prince wants?" ”

Because of the daily Mao Zheng Morning Meeting, Yuan Sui since the beginning of the regent, every morning before the beginning of the Mao to get up and enter the palace, coupled with the supervision and restraint of the Taishi and Taifu every day, Yuan Sui felt bored and boring.

At this time, hearing He Zhengming's words, Yuan Sui suddenly raised his spirits: "I haven't had a banquet for a long time, and after a few days, I can go to your house to enjoy together." ”

The main hall of the Guanzhong Hou Mansion is full of colorful flowers and cigarette smoke.

The crown prince was invited to sit on it, and on both sides sat Anle Hou Yuanlong and Yinshan Hou Liu Enkun, while He Zhengming, the host of the night banquet, only sat down.

He Zhengming high-fived, and the servants raised the altar to fill the sea bowl with wine in front of everyone. He Zhengming raised the sea bowl and said to everyone: "Prince Meng will not give up, and it is the luck of the minister's life to succumb to the humble house today." My Xianbei people like to drink in a sea bowl, the prince is my great Wei prince, the majestic style is the crown of the eight, the prince respects, may the prince be blessed! ”

Yuan Long and Liu Enkun also raised the sea bowl and said in unison: "The ministers will do it first for respect!" ”

Yuan Sui was already young and frivolous, and he liked to drink and feast on weekdays, but at this time, seeing that He Zhengming and the three of them were so bold, he drank all the wine in the bowl before he could think about it.

The servants who accompanied him filled everyone with wine, and Yuan Long raised the sea bowl and said: "Prince, there are no Hanchen in the banquet today, our Xianbei people drink wine, and the guest of honor can drink three bowls before the banquet can begin." Now that the prince has married the left and right sons, this second bowl of wine ministers wishes the prince a noble son as soon as possible. ”

After that, the three of Yuan Long drank the spirit in the bowl again.

Yuan Sui is the respect of the prince, and he is not to be outdone, so he picked up the sea bowl and leaned down his neck.

This third bowl of wine was toasted by Liu Enkun. Liu Enkun took the wine jar in the servant's hand, and waved his hand to signal him to step aside, waiting to fill the wine for himself, Liu Enkun said loudly: "The prince's young age is the blessing of my great Wei people, the minister admires the prince, and he does it first for respect!" ”

Yuan Sui has not drunk wine like this for a long time, and his heart is very good, so he drank all the wine in the bowl without saying a word.

The three of Yuanlong looked at each other and smiled, only to see He Zhengming high-five again, and immediately the drums rang out in unison, and the dancers rushed in.

The dancing girl in the lead is graceful and charming, and the dancing posture is graceful, and Yuan Sui is fascinated by it, even if Yuan Long walks to his side, he does not notice it.

Seeing his appearance like this, Yuan Long was overjoyed in his heart, and bent down to salute Yuan Sui, Yuan Long said: "The minister came to pay tribute to the prince, I don't know if it disturbed the prince's dance?" ”

Hearing Yuan Long's voice, Yuan Sui Fang gathered his mind and said with a smile: "Where is An Lehou going, come, Yu Wu is full!" ”

Yuan Long said: "The prince is really bold, and he is respectful!" After the two of them finished the bowl of wine, Yuan Long said again: "The prince has a good amount of wine, and he is worthy of my humble lord, and the ministers are willing to bow down." ”

Yuan Sui was proud in his heart when he heard this, and laughed heartily: "An Le Hou is too modest, you and I are both of the same clan and origin as the Xianbei royal family, how can the amount of alcohol be inferior to me?" ”

Between the words of the two, Liu Enkun had already walked to the front, bowed to Yuan Sui, and Liu Enkun grinned: "Our Xianbei people, whether male or female, which one is not the amount of five buckets?" The ministers can't see those people of the Han family the most, the small utensils are easy to profit, and drinking with them is boring. ”

Yuan Long said: "The amount of alcohol of the Han people cannot be compared with my Xianbei people, they are very heavy and redundant, pay attention to drinking people, drinking places, drinking waiting, drinking fun, drinking diaphragms, and there is even a ban on drinking, which is really cumbersome." ”

Because of the strict implementation of the Han Revolution, Yuan Hong constrained Yuan Sui to do Han etiquette everywhere, and not only required him to speak Chinese, learn Chinese and wear Hanfu on weekdays, but also made him follow the habits of the Han family.

At this time, because of the yellow dragon in the abdomen, Yuan Sui was already slightly drunk, hearing the words of the two, Yuan Sui blurted out Xianbei words: "If you get together and drink together, you should be drunk and rest, if you follow the meaningless rules of the Han family, what is the fun of drinking?" ”

The emperor ordered that all those who moved south must learn Chinese and speak Chinese, at this time Wen Yuansui said Xianbei words, the three of them were overjoyed, looked at each other and smiled, and chatted with each other in Xianbei language.

Liu Enkun said: "What the prince said is very true, and regardless of the custom of drinking, even the daily meal is tasteless and fresh, where is the fragrance of our fresh and humble barbecue." ”

Yuan Long laughed and said: "Those Hanchen said that we northerners are in love, they don't know how happy we are to gallop across the desert grassland, eat meat and drink in large bowls!" ”

He Zhengming saw the state of Yuan Sui at noon that day, and knew that he did not like the heat of summer, and walked in front of everyone with a sea bowl, He Zhengming said: "These days are unbearable and humid, and the minister misses the days of Pingcheng more and more. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Sui consciously resonated with them, and said without thinking: "No matter how good Luoyang is, this scorching summer will spoil the scenery, and I am willing to go back to Pingcheng to escape the summer and enjoy the coolness." ”

Between the words, Yuan Sui's eyes never left the dancing girl with autumn waves in her eyes and her breasts half exposed.

He Zhengming was secretly proud, and whispered to Yuan Sui when he approached: "Prince, that dancing girl is raised in the minister's mansion, and she is also our Xianbei woman... The ministers know that the left and right children are all daughters of the Han family, so how can they understand the feelings of Fengyue? The prince drank so much wine, and the minister ordered him to go to the inner room to serve the prince and change his clothes..."