Women pay attention to an environment when dining, although there are dozens of desks placed in a huge flower hall.

But none of these noble ladies raised their voices. Instead, they were divided into small groups at one table after another, while enjoying the exquisite snacks and dishes on the table, while talking in a low voice about the shortcomings of some other people's parents, and from time to time some people nodded and praised, saying that the things made by the chef of the Assassin Mansion were unique, and they had never eaten them before, and even some people were making up their minds to take the time to discuss with Mrs. Assassin Shi and send a cook to the Assassin Mansion to learn and learn skills.

It's just that if they know that a considerable part of these dishes are made under the personal guidance of Mrs. Thorn Shi, I don't know how they will feel......

Chapter 228: The Great Feast

Hangzhou City is no different today from the past, how ordinary people should live. However, for officials large and small in Hangzhou, today is somewhat unusual. Because last night, they received an invitation almost at the same time: "I hereby set up for the fifth day of October in the twelfth year of Zhenguan, prepare a vegetarian meal in the flower hall of the Assassin's Mansion, and sincerely invite Mrs. XX to bring her family to the banquet ......" The person who signed the payment was Xiao Xiaoxiao, and it was also stamped with the seal of the countess and the five pleasant products.

It stands to reason that this kind of invitation, the dignitaries and celebrities in Hangzhou, almost receive so many copies every day. On weekdays, few people care, not to mention that on this invitation, it is their wives who are invited instead of themselves. However, the identity of the person who sent the invitation was very special, which made it impossible for them to be careless and cautious.

We all know that at least more than half of the officials in Hangzhou, big and small, have ghosts in their hearts. In the past few days, don't look at the new Lord Thorn Shi who doesn't care about everything.

However, according to the information they got on the Internet, this young Lord Assassin had already checked the files of all the cases and major events in Hangzhou City in the past five years in a few days.

This is like what an assassin who wants to do nothing should do, he is clearly exploring the old background of Hangzhou officialdom.

Although so far, this young thorn master has never asked about the tax situation of salt and iron trading in the past. But according to his current progress, he will soon find that he is tired of it. But what made them most uneasy was that from the day the new Assassin arrived, the treasury where all the files were stored was replaced by the personal soldiers of Lord Assassin, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will without his warrant......

This move alone has released a very obvious signal to everyone in Hangzhou: this protégé of the Son of Heaven must not have come to Hangzhou without a purpose, and must have brought some mission or ...... The conspiracy came. It's just that, until now, they still can't figure out what the purpose of this new assassin is. Because in their opinion, the manipulation of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case for profiteering is extremely secretive. And the high-level people involved are so powerful that they are suffocated. Although this Lord Thorn is said to be a protégé of the Son of Heaven, he is too young and his foundation is too shallow to withstand the toss of their behind-the-scenes masters......

However, since there was such an opportunity, the lady of Thorn, who looked like a vase, was in for a treat. Naturally, a group of officials will not let go of the opportunity to spy on the tone. So after receiving the invitation, they expressed great concern, and then personally prepared a generous gift for their own wife to go. Of course, before leaving, it was inevitable to ask for some face-to-face orders, explain to his wife, and vaguely inquire about some of the issues he was most concerned about from Mrs. Thorn Shi...

The day of October is the time of high autumn and crisp weather, but on the night of the fifth day of the first month, the moon is dark and the wind is high. However, this is not very cool weather, but it does not prevent a group of noble ladies and official ladies and young masters, dressed up in fancy ways, showing off their most proud clothes and dresses like a competition, and Yingying Yanyan went to the Thorn History Mansion for a banquet. Although among all the noble ladies in Hangzhou City now, it is tonight's master Mrs. Thorn Shi who is the most noble. But these noble ladies have been operating in Hangzhou City for so many years, so they naturally don't want Mrs. Thorn Shi to steal the limelight as soon as she comes......

So, although the autumn night is cool, the people who come in and out of the door of the Shifu are all young women or half-old who are dressed in tulle and half-naked with crisp breasts.

Since it was a small invitation, all the people who were invited to the banquet were women and children. Therefore, Jiang Zhixuan naturally did not come forward. But he also had a place to go, and before it was dark, he took a carriage, quietly went out, and after turning around Hangzhou City for most of the time, he turned around and turned into another square only a few streets away from the Thorn Mansion. There lives Hangzhou Sima Feng Qinglian's family!

After the day before yesterday, Xiaoxiao took her husband together and quietly visited Hangzhou Sima Feng Qinglian. This move made Feng Qinglian overjoyed. At the same time, the couple brought a piece of news to the Feng family, which made them even more ecstatic - Feng Qinglian's cousin, Feng Gongmin, who was put into the prison of the Assassin Mansion by his predecessor, has been returned to freedom by Jiang Zhixuan. It's just that the situation is not clear now, and Feng Gongmin is still waiting for the guilt, so he can't be released for the time being. So Jiang Zhixuan asked him to help copy some documents in prison first, and as for freedom and three meals a day, he didn't have to worry about it at all, and it was all in accordance with the warden's specifications......

After learning that the current Lord Thorn Shi turned out to be the same year as his cousin, and he had a relationship for such a long time. Feng Qinglian had actually made up her mind and stood on Jiang Zhixuan's side thoroughly. Therefore, during that visit, both parties deliberately made friends, and in the end, it was naturally the guests and hosts who enjoyed themselves. Jiang Zhixuan quite likes Feng Qinglian's heroism and uprightness, and Feng Qinglian admires Jiang Zhixuan's literary style and far-reaching city!

Tonight, Feng Qinglian's wife and daughter will be invited to the Thorn History Mansion for a banquet. He and an old man were left in the house, who originally planned to go to bed to rest after reading. Unexpectedly, not long after he sat down, the old man ran in happily to report:

"Master, Lord Thorn Shi is here again......"

Feng Qinglian was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then reacted again, laughing and said: "Tonight, Mrs. Thorn Shi has a big banquet in the mansion, and I think Lord Thorn Shi also felt bored staying in the mansion, so she came to our house." Hurry up and ask Lord Assassin Shi to sit in the main hall for a while, the official will change his clothes, and he will come immediately, by the way, but there are other people with him? ”

"Haha, Brother Feng is afraid that Zhixuan will bring too many people and drink up your bottle of Persian wine?" As soon as Feng Qinglian's words fell, the old man didn't have time to answer, when he heard Jiang Zhixuan's hearty laughter behind him. Afterwards, Feng Qinglian saw Jiang Zhixuan in a shirt,

Holding a gold-painted folding fan in his hand, he walked in step by step. Behind him, followed by one

A very young-looking boy, holding a large wine jar in his left hand and a few paper bags in his right hand, it seems that he bought roast chicken and braised pork from the market.

"Hehe, Brother Feng, don't worry, Zhixuan has brought enough wine and food tonight, and he won't beat your idea of that bottle of wine......"

Feng Qinglian was already a straightforward person, and when she heard Jiang Zhixuan say this, she was not polite, she stood up and instructed the old man:

"Uncle Wang, go to the kitchen and bring three pairs of chopsticks and wine glasses to the flower hall, and I'll bother the adults tonight

Back to ......"

Two men and a young man in this side of the box shouted and talked about life ideals, and countless warblers and swallows in the side of the room crowded the flower hall of the Thorn History Mansion, which was also very lively.

Since this Qiantang County is the seat of Hangzhou City, there are more than 100 officials of all sizes and ranks. Together with the prestigious gentry, the total number exceeded two hundred. With an average of two people from each official's mansion to attend the banquet, and after deducting a few families who could not come for some reason, the total number of people was nearly four hundred, which had almost reached the limit of what the flower hall of the Assassin's Mansion could accommodate. And that's not even counting the drivers who drive, the guards who accompany them, the maids who wait, and so on. If these people are also counted, I am afraid that there are no less than a thousand.

Fortunately, the area of the Thorn Mansion is also large enough, and Xiaoxiao ordered someone to set up another banquet in the other courtyard to entertain these subordinates. Those who can really enter the flower hall are still those official eunuchs and family members who are justified.

The small room next to the flower hall was originally a place for the small family to have breakfast on weekdays. At this time, it was vacated as a warehouse for storing gifts, as Jiang Zhixuan expected. For this banquet, all the ladies have received hints from their own masters and want to come to hear the news. Therefore, the gifts prepared are also luxurious. Among them, the gifts sent by Ouyang Ziming, the wife of Ouyang Ziming, the chief history of Hangzhou, are the most valuable, look at the long gift list, it is written: "Ouyang, I would like to send a Dongzhu, a hundred horses of Shu brocade, and a ...... of sheep fat jade Guanyin" These things, all add up, which is equivalent to about ...... Fifteen thousand, that's a lot of money!

"Chen, I would like to present a pair of Lang Evil Night Pearls, a piece of Sable Pihao, and a Mutton Fat Jade Buddha......

...... "This Chen family is the wife of Hangzhou Don't Drive Chen Cang, and these things she gave out are also worth a lot of money, which is equivalent to about 14,000 yuan."

"Wu's, I would like to give you a Korean ginseng, 500 guan ...... money" This Wu Shi is the wife of Wu Chengci, the governor of Hangzhou City, and the gifts she gave are about 1,000 to 1,500 yuan, which is more in line with the official position of her husband Wu Chengci. However, looking at the string of thumb-sized pearls hanging on her white breasts, and the jade hosta on her head, the combined price is at least tens of thousands of dollars. The gift is given so coldly, I don't know if it's really stingy, or if it's hiding something......

Of course, there are also some elegant and allegorical things, such as "Feng's, I would like to send ten Shu brocade mandarin ducks playing in the water ......"

"Lee, I would like to present a box of Silla Blush......" and so on.

Xiao Xiao smiled and stood at the door of the flower hall, after all the ladies handed over the salute and sang the name, Xiao Xiao will come forward enthusiastically, holding people's hands, like old friends who have known each other for a long time, and said at first glance:

"Oh, Sister Ouyang, you're here when you come, why bother spending so much? How can this little sister afford it? While speaking, he looked back at the things given by the other party very contrivedly, and got rid of his greedy face.

Her expression fell in the eyes of a group of noble ladies with ghosts, and naturally everyone was happy in their hearts. As long as you love money, it's all easy. These noble ladies, although they have been trained like ghosts in their deceitful interactions. But compared with their husbands, those old officials, they are still a lot worse. was confused by Xiaoxiao's simple falsification, and suddenly lost his judgment. In fact, it's also strange that the little one looks so good, she is so young, and she looks so gentle and graceful, who would have thought that she is already a human being in two lives, and she is a comfortable traverser in the shopping mall of later generations?

With such a thought in their hearts, the ladies began to talk and laugh. At least this visit tonight has confirmed one thing, and that is that this young lady of Thorn is very fond of money. I have only been in Hangzhou for a few days, and I can't wait to hold such a large-scale banquet and accept so many precious gifts. Some people estimate that tonight's income of Mrs. Thorn Shi is probably not less than 100,000 yuan......

However, to be able to find out such news, for these noble ladies, the gifts given tonight will be worth it. Of course, value for money is only the most basic bottom line, and all noble ladies have in mind that it is best to get the best value for money......

After all the ladies were seated, Xiao Xiao did not make any opening remarks. walked straight to the middle of the field, stretched out his jade hand, and patted it lightly three times. Suddenly, the flower hall sounded with leisurely music. Immediately, more than 20 well-trained Jiangfu people, and the same number of specially invited cooks from Liufuju, began to serve plates of exquisite dim sum and dishes like a stream.

Because the vast majority of the banquet tonight are women, all the dim sum and dishes are mainly light, and there is very little meat. Of course, since it was a banquet, it was natural that there could be no drinks. Most of the women in the Tang Dynasty were good at drinking, and even Xiaoxiao could drink eight times as many as ten cups of him. Unfortunately, there are too few wines to choose from at this time, although there are already Western Regions wines introduced to the Tang Dynasty at this time, but the number is too scarce. If you want to get a bottle or two, with the status of a small couple, it may not be difficult. But if you want to buy enough to support a banquet, I'm afraid that only the Imperial Palace Ouchi has the ability......

So, the drink, or the and

The same liquor as the general banquet. Fortunately, the brewing technology at this time was not good enough, and the alcohol content in the wine was even inferior to that of later beers. That's why there is the legendary story of "Li Baidou Liquor Poems", if it is replaced by the kind of distilled liquor in later generations, Li Bai's title of poetry immortal wine fairy may have to be changed. After drinking a bucket of liquor, you have to lie down on the spot, where can you make a hundred poems...... It's nice to wake up......

Women pay attention to an environment when dining, although there are dozens of desks placed in a huge flower hall. But none of these noble ladies raised their voices. Instead, they were divided into small groups at one table after another, while enjoying the exquisite snacks and dishes on the table, while talking in a low voice about the shortcomings of some other people's parents, and from time to time some people nodded and praised, saying that the things made by the chef of the Assassin Mansion were unique, and they had never eaten them before, and even some people were making up their minds to take the time to discuss with Mrs. Assassin Shi and send a cook to the Assassin Mansion to learn and learn skills. It's just that if they know that a considerable part of these dishes are made under the personal guidance of Mrs. Thorn Shi, I don't know how they will feel......

The sound of gentle conversation in the flower hall, the clashing of dishes, and the melodious music outside made Xiao Xiao feel like he had returned to the Western restaurant of the later generations, and he was stunned for a while......

The position directly above the flower hall is the most noble, so the person sitting at this table is naturally the most respected among the noble ladies. In this table, Ouyang's, Chen's, and Feng's are naturally indispensable because of their husbands' higher official positions, and they also sit at this table. No one thinks it's inappropriate, but the Wu family, whether it's on the official position of the husband or on the prestige of the seniority, is not ranked among the noblewomen in this Hangzhou City, and she can also sit at the top table, but it is a little intriguing, and I don't know if this is an intentional arrangement or an unintentional negligence on the part of the host......

Feng Shi was stunned when she saw Xiaoxiao's master, and the ladies below had finished a round of dim sum, and they all looked at her from time to time. Hurriedly coughed lightly as a reminder, and Xiaoxiao came back to his senses. The yearning look on her face just now fell in the eyes of Ouyang and Chen, and it was completely skeptical. Both of them thought that she was calculating in her heart how much benefit she would receive tonight...... Because they themselves are often like this......

Seeing that all the ladies had used some snacks to cushion the bottom, Xiaoxiao was finally going to start busy. The host treats guests, and naturally needs to be toasted. And Xiaoxiao has another purpose tonight, so she plans to toast table by table. Beckoning back, Cui Qiao came over with a silver flask.

Xiaoxiao handed over the wine glass, and Cui Qiao carefully poured it for her. Then she raised her glass and smiled softly at the table where she was sitting:

"Come, Sister Ouyang, Sister Chen, we are meeting today, but the little sister feels that she and the two sisters seem to have known each other for many years. In this Hangzhou city, my little sister and my husband are newcomers, and life is very boring every day

Married as a handkerchief, the little sister was happy in her heart, come, let's learn from those men, do one

......"

Ouyang and Chen glanced at each other, nodded tacitly, and then the two also raised their wine glasses, Chen smiled at the others at this table: "Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Feng, come, let's make this glass together, thank you Mrs. Thorn Shi for your hospitality tonight......" Wu Chen didn't allow it, and quickly stood up, saying that he didn't dare to be, and then raised the glass heroically and drank it all.

After drinking the first cup, Xiao Xiao confessed a crime, and smiled at Ouyang and Chen: "The two sisters sit down for a while, and let Xiao Mei say hello to the sisters at each table, okay?" ”

Ouyang and Chen both smiled: "I can't imagine that Mrs. Thorn Shi is such a bold person, but Mrs. still drink less, this Shaoxing wine, it is very easy to drink at the first time, but it is full of stamina, our woman's family, even if it is an extremely good drinker, ten cups and eight cups of mouth, will be rushed by the stamina to turn the river and the sea is not uncomfortable......"

I didn't feel much at first when I heard this, but when I chewed it carefully, it seemed that there was something in the words. This is clearly a warning to Xiaoxiao, don't be greedy for momentary speed, and think more about the consequences of your actions......

Xiaoxiao had already moved towards the table next to her, and when she heard the words, she turned around and said with a smile: "Two sisters, don't worry, the little sister can save ......" The answer was ambiguous, Ouyang and Chen, I don't know if she listened to it and pretended not to know, or really didn't hear it. But at this time, Xiaoxiao was already holding a wine glass and drinking with another table. The two of them had to stop talking for a while, but their eyes kept following Xiaoxiao in the flower hall......

All the ladies didn't know that at this time, in the small hall next to their flower hall, Qin Shuang was taking a scribe and re-transcribing the gift list into a booklet according to a small order.

"Secret Concert of the Chincha!"! ~！