Chapter 26: Invitations
At this time, it was already past the meal, and the poor Gu family children in front of the hall were still kneeling, which was really a day when those who heard it were sad and those who saw it were crying.
And Gu Zhuxuan didn't know how to annoy Jianing, and the two were standing and kneeling against each other.
Li Chenghuan was worried about having serious things to do, and he didn't have time to watch their excitement, so he quietly walked through the corridor and slipped to the back kitchen to prepare to fill his stomach casually.
At this time, the kitchen was empty, and before it was summer, an ice basin had been placed in the room to cool down. In Great Wei, ice is a rare thing than gold, silver and jade, and ordinary courtiers can't get the ice rewarded by the emperor at all, which shows that the strength of the Gu Mansion is still quite stable.
Li Chenghuan rummaged in the kitchen for a while, nibbled on a chicken leg and drank a bowl of sweet soup, and ate a chestnut cake casually, feeling that the taste was sweet but not greasy, so he took a snack box and prepared to secretly pack a copy out. At this time, there was a slight movement at the door, and Li Chenghuan quickly dodged behind the door.
The door was gently pushed open, and a small head poked in.
The little head looked at the person behind the door and was startled: "What is Sister Fairy doing here?" ”
Li Chenghuan said "ah": "It's a small fence." She handed the chestnut cake over, "My sister has just been walking around, and she accidentally got lost here." There's a delicious pastry, I haven't eaten it yet, would you like one? ”
"This is mine!!" Gu Dongli snatched the food box, hurriedly ran into the house, lifted the lid of the pot and counted it, and said angrily: "You stole four of them!" ”
Li Chenghuan leaned over: "Don't be so stingy with the little fence." This pastry is made to make people eat. She said as she reached out and reached into the pot again, "There are at least twenty of them in this cage, you can eat them alone!" ”
Before he finished speaking, his arm was grabbed urgently, and Xiao Dongli refused: "This is what I want to give away!" ”
Li Chenghuan opened his mouth to eat half of it, and when he heard this, he asked, "Who did you give it to?" ”
Gu Dongli looked at the half-bitten pastry, and said with some distress: "It's for Yang Yi." ”
"Ah????h Li Chenghuan stuffed half of the pastry in his mouth, "You still have to send something to that ruthless man!?" What if he doesn't like it this time? ”
"No, it won't!" Gu Dongli carefully put the chestnut cakes into the black lacquer food box one by one with tongs, "I've asked the guards around him!" His favorite is chestnut cake! ”
"Do you really want to like him, just tell your brother that he will take you with him when he enters the palace?" After Li Chenghuan finished eating the pastries, he looked at the little girl with a serious face, clapped his hands and said, "Is there anything delicious in the palace, will he really accept these if you send them?" ”
Gu Dongli glared at her when she heard this, she wrapped the food box, held it in her arms and said, "Sister Fairy is not allowed to talk nonsense!" ”
Li Chenghuan looked at her vigilant look, as if someone was going to snatch his own toys, and laughed: "I'm serious, if you give a gift to please him, it's better to go directly to the palace with your second brother." Don't look at him as the crown prince, your second brother is still the new champion appointed by the emperor! To be reasonable, it is not certain who wants to please whom! ”
"My sister knows how to make fun of people!" Gu Dongli stomped his feet and turned his back in shame. Li Chenghuan was about to make fun of her, when suddenly footsteps hurried in the distance. She hurriedly pulled Gu Dongli along, and the two quickly dodged to the storage room in the kitchen.
There were grains and fruits stored in the storage room, Li Chenghuan and Gu Dongli hid behind a sack, and saw two servants pushing the door in through the door curtain.
Walking in front was a mother-in-law in blue coarse cloth clothes, she lifted the pots and pans and looked at them, and said in a low voice: "The pigeon soup cooked in this crockpot is for Mrs. Song!" You carry it with your hands and feet, so that no one can see it! ”
Li Chenghuan rolled his eyes: A rich family like Gu Fu doesn't have anything, and he still needs to fight for a bowl of soup?
"Got it." It was a green-clothed maid who spoke, and swore that "I will feed her myself!" ”
Well? Li Chenghuan heard that the tone was wrong, and at this time, the maid took out a small cloth bag from her sleeve, opened it, and sprinkled the powder inside into the crockpot.
This is going to be poisoned!?
The mother-in-law urged: "Hurry up, the kitchen lady will be back in a while, don't let people catch it!" ”
"Alright, alright."
The green-clothed maid estimated that it was the first time to do such a thing, so she threw away the cloth bag in a panic and left in a hurry with the soup.
After the two of them gradually moved away, Li Chenghuan got out of the storage room.
Gu Dongli's face turned pale: "Someone wants to harm the third sister-in-law!" I'm going to tell her! ”
"Shhhh ”
"Yes!"
"Then don't startle the snake yet." Li Chenghuan's tone was rarely very serious, "If you say this, the bad guy will definitely be more secretive, and it will be difficult to catch him when the time comes." Even if your third sister-in-law escapes today, she will have to be worried in the days to come. ”
Gu Dongli said: "Then what should I do now?" ”
Li Chenghuan leaned close to her ear, and explained like this, the little guy pursed his lips and nodded solemnly, pushed the door away.
Li Chenghuan picked up the cloth bag that had been discarded on the ground and hid it in his sleeve.
Who wants to kill Song Yuxi? What is the relationship between Song Yuxi and himself? These two questions, if nothing else, will soon reveal the answers.
Li Chenghuan went out of the kitchen, turned the corner and met a person on the corridor.
This person was dressed in white, with a folding fan in his hand, and he knocked on his palm without a moment, it was Gu Lanting.
"Mr. Li is good." Apparently a long wait.
"What a coincidence, Xinyang-kun!" Li Chenghuan hurriedly put on a smiling face and pretended to pass by, "I can meet you here, it's really fate!" Have you eaten? Coincidentally, I ate it! Yes...... I suddenly have a little pain in my stomach, I want to go to make it easier, goodbye Xinyangjun! ”
"Mr. Li, please stay." Gu Lanting arched his hand, and Shi Shiran said: "I just ordered a table of food in Dexi Building, I don't know if Li Zongqi is willing to appreciate his face?" ”
It's worth it! Time is of the essence! She's got to out!
"Next time! Or tomorrow! ”
"There is a lotus seat in Dexi Building today." It was still an unhurried tone, but it made Li Chenghuan swallow his saliva.
People in Chang'an know that the treasure of the town store of Dexi Lou is this lotus seat, which has been inherited for hundreds of years, and is only done once a month, and the shopkeeper's picker is not subject to the mediocre of fame, the ugly and the bad. As a result, many diners can't book a table even if they are crowded. Li Chenghuan once went to make an appointment with his senior brother, but as soon as the other party heard about her name, he was blown out, just because she smashed the field once in Wanhualou and became notorious.
Moreover, even if all of them meet the criteria, Dexi House can refuse to make a reservation because each diner can only book once a year.