Chapter 216: Hongmen
Although Sizhen wore a men's dress on this day, it was a brocade robe made of crimson and gold flowers, covered with a black fur horse coat, and the dark mink fur draped outside had been taken off after entering the house.
Her eyebrows are sharper than those of ordinary women, and this one is dressed in men's clothes, with her delicate and perfect facial features and jade-like skin, and she has a bright demeanor.
Cover the collar, just to tie the two unbuttoned buckles on the horse hexagram.
Sizhen's small action did not escape Aobai's eyes, he raised his head, smiled proudly and presumptuously: "It is also Ao's honor to be able to see the princess in Deyuelou today, so let Ao be the east, how about inviting the princess to taste the signature dishes of Deyuelou?" ”
Seeing that Sizhen didn't answer for a while, Ao Bai used the agitation method: "Isn't the princess afraid?" Rest assured, in broad daylight, Ao can't do anything to you! ”
According to normal times, Sizhen will definitely not stay, but thinking of what Jianning said that day, she changed her mind in the ghost, gritted her teeth and said: "Lord Ao laughed, what is there to be afraid of, but a cup of tea in this Yuelou costs ten taels of silver, I am afraid that Ao Zhongtang will be poor." ”
"Eat poor? Haha, I wish the princess would let Ao serve you for a lifetime. Ao Bai said a very explicit word, Sizhen's face suddenly turned red with annoyance, she looked around, except for Lan Que and Magpie with their heads down, pretending to be deaf and dumb, the others had already retreated.
If the magpie and the blue magpie hadn't greeted her in advance, no matter what they heard, what they saw, and what they didn't say, they shouldn't act rashly, for fear that they would have scolded regardless of life or death, even so, the faces of the two of them were like her, red with shame and anger.
The magpie and the blue magpie couldn't wait to cover their ears at this time: it's over, they saw Ao Zhongtang molesting the princess-to-be, will they lose their mouths when they go back?
But they were the princess's personal maids, and the princess had warned them not to act hastily, and they would not be able to slip away, so they could only stand by and listen.
They were all surprised, Lord Ao looked majestic, like a majestic official, how could he talk like this, like a flower?
Sizhen bit her lip and said in a low voice: "Ao Zhongtang, please respect yourself, if you talk like this again, I won't be able to eat this meal, what do you say?" ”
"Then Ao, can you ask the princess why she is willing to stay for dinner today?" Ao Bai stared at Sizhen, and after looking up and down, the corners of his lips hooked up a touch of playfulness, "According to the princess's temperament, it is already very polite to see Ao Mou not moving the sword and sword, especially after listening to such words, I can still hold back my anger and stay for dinner, which really makes me curious." ”
"Because I heard that Ao Zhongtang had some misunderstandings about me and Eyu." Sizhen said the right words that he had thought of a long time ago, "After all, it is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, so I want to make that matter clear with Ao Zhongtang, speaking of which, although I have the name of a princess, but like Ao Zhongtang, they are all courtiers of the emperor, since they are ministers of the same dynasty, then if there is a misunderstanding, it is naturally better to solve it." Again, about the Mengding Yellow Bud, does Ao Zhongtang want to explain? ”
She gestured to the teacup on the table.
"A pot of tea is just a tooth, not enough to worry about, and good tea also needs to find a soulmate." Ao Bai was ignorant and didn't answer her words.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, swept the ruby pendant in Sizhen's ear, and said with an ambiguous smile: "The ancients said: The sword is given to the hero, and the pink is given to the beauty." When I heard about the princess's tea just now, I knew that the tea was not sent wrong, but I don't know if the princess will return the favor and invite me to enjoy the flowers. ”
"Ao Zhongtang, please respect yourself." The flush on Sizhen's face disappeared, and this time she blushed again in anger.
Although he had seen the scoundrel of Aobai, Sizhen didn't expect that when he still had such a scoundrel, he would compare her to a flower, and he was a flower admirer.
That's it, and his eyes clearly hint at something else embarrassing!
The magpies were secretly surprised, since they followed Sizhen, she had always looked calm and calm, how could she be angry like this with a few words from Lord Ao?
Lord Ao is even more unpredictable.
As we all know, Lord Ao is a military general, with a dry temperament, and the power is leaning towards the government and the opposition, and he always speaks straightforwardly on weekdays, and never takes into account the emotions of others, but today he looks like a cunning fox, how many times have he teased the princess with words?
How did these two become weird as soon as they met?
The magpie secretly aimed, keep an eye on it, and don't cause any trouble.
"The princess is too careful, Ao refers to the plate of flowers behind you, or, I heard that there is a century-old plum tree in the princess's house, so I wonder if I can enjoy the flowers." Ao Bai laughed, and then pointed innocently at the elevated corner of the room.
Si Zhenshun looked at it, and there was a pot of budding narcissus on the elevated shelf in the corner of the room.
With a roll of his eyes, Sizhen touched his hot cheek and whispered, "Ao Zhongtang's words are too tactful, I thought ......"
She looked around and smiled, "I thought there was a beautiful woman hidden in that room, so Ao Zhongtang wanted to enjoy the flowers!" ”
Ao Bai came from the next room before, and Sizhen said this, which meant that he had been there to "enjoy the flowers" before.
"Princess!" Ao Bai heard the hint in her words and looked straight at her, with a hint of annoyance and anger in his eyes.
His face was as gloomy as a rainy day, cold as ice.
Sizhen still didn't know whether to live or die: "Originally, how could anyone happen to be in the next room and still hear us talking?" Ao Zhongtang's flower reward is too sloppy! ”
Ao Bai snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm so hungry to eat?" ”
Sizhen couldn't help but stroke her forehead, okay, she shouldn't believe that Jianning had taken a fancy to her, so she should use a gesture of wanting to refuse and welcome, and even let him be angry to arouse his interest.
At this time, since she wanted to solve the previous misunderstanding with Ao Bai, she should take a gesture, instead of saying it so ugly, pulled out a smile, and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I blamed Ao Zhongtang, what do you say to forgive me for my rudeness?" ”
Ao Bai stared at the white piece exposed under Sizhen's neck, the corners of his mouth gradually relaxed, and slowly rose: "Is it that Ao asked the princess to make amends, and the princess will agree?" ”
Sizhen looked at him and became vigilant, "Ao Zhongtang said first, how do you want me to make amends?" ”
Ao Bai was silent, took two steps forward, and approached Sizhen's eyes.
Sizhen took two steps back, bit her lip and said: "What do you have to say in Ao Zhongtang, don't talk about it, it's almost noon, I'm a little hungry, I can remember, you just said that you want to greet this Deyue Lou's signature dish." ”
Ao Bai pointed to a landscape painting hanging on the wall, and said seriously: "I was planning to decorate the study, I heard that the princess is both civil and military, why don't you write a word for me?" ”
"That's all?" Sizhen asked in astonishment.
Obviously, he had an expression of a wolf wanting to eat a sheep, why did he "let go" of her so easily?
Ao Bai nodded cautiously: "That's it." ”
He laughed and pointed, "Princess, do you want to give me more apologies?" Well, if that's the case, I'm not against it, the more the merrier. ”
Sizhen was angry and blushed again by his words and hot eyes.
She motioned to the magpie to change the hot flower again, and took two sips and said: "Since Ao Zhongtang doesn't think my words are rude, I will write it another day and let people send it to your house, I hope that the past will not be mentioned, and Ao Zhongtang will not blame our husband and wife for this matter in the future." ”
"How dare you, how dare you." Ao Bai smiled and said, "Speaking of which, that incident was a rush of Ao's subordinates, and he didn't find out that the person surnamed Yun had long since stopped working in the princess's mansion, and almost wronged the princess and the princess, so I should apologize to the princess." Today's banquet can be regarded as a little careful, and if there is a chance in the future, we will make up for it. ”
Does this mean to come and go often? Sizhen was stunned for a moment, and he didn't even need to say anything.
Ao Bai smiled silently, clapped his hands, and the dishes came up like flowing water.
The dishes on the table are all famous dishes, even palace banquets.
The two-headed abalone, which is rare in the palace, the wild turtle of more than five years, boiled soup with pheasant, with secret sauce, cooked slowly over low heat, the meat is soft and tender, the nutritious crisp pepper and pearl ginseng taste beautiful, the shark skin chicken juice soup, shark fin crab soup are all fresh eyebrows, crucian carp tongue and bear paw, pear slices with steamed civet cats and other foods that can only be available at the royal palace banquet, are served like home-cooked side dishes.
Ao Bai didn't move his chopsticks much, except for smiling and looking at Sizhen to eat, which was to lead her to say the customs of Guilin, and talk about his former horizontal knife immediately, blowing nonsense in the sea, and persuading Sizhen to drink.
Slowly, Sizhen could also see that Ao Bai didn't care what she said at all, as if she just sat there drinking and laughing with him, he just watched, listened, and talked, it was enough.
Could it be that he really took a fancy to her?
It's just a joke, put away those unstoppable appearances, as a politician, Ao Bai has his own set of skills that make people feel like a spring breeze, but when he thinks of going further, Sizhen gets goosebumps all over his body.
Since she avenged her unborn child, she couldn't go any further with Aobai...... This meal was quite like a feast.
Even drinking and eating like this, she had a feeling of being sorry for Sun Yanling.
It's just that even if it is easier to arrest Ao Bai in the future, Si Zhen has to let him eliminate his prejudices against her, so she seems to be drunk, but she is very sober and laughs with Ao Bai in her heart.
After eating and drinking, Sizhen got up and thanked him.
"Thank you Ao Zhongtang for your hospitality, I should go back." She said. "If you come home late, your mother-in-law should be worried."
Ao Bai nodded and said, "It's not early, Ao sent the princess back." ”
"No, my carriage and horses are outside, how can I bother to send them off?" Sizhen excused himself.
"Could it be that the princess is afraid that she will be with me and be talked about? Or are you afraid that you will have too much contact with me, a powerful minister, and arouse the suspicion of the Empress Dowager? Ao Bai smiled and said with a smile.
"Where, where, Ao Zhongtang is innocent and open-minded, how can anyone say irresponsible things? It's just annoying to send each other off, so that the queen mother knows, I should say that I am domineering, and I actually support the old courtiers like this. Ao Zhongtang, you are a founding father, and you have outstanding achievements, it is really humiliating to let you do that escort! ”
When Ao Bai heard Sizhen hint that he was much older, his face sank, and after a while, he snorted: "No matter what the princess says, Ao Mou must escort you back on this trip, otherwise, I really can't rest assured." ”
After repeated refusals, Sizhen had no choice but to agree.