43. Gambling contract (1)
"Yes," Xue Niannian readily agreed, "Then, I have to talk about my conditions, I want you to pour mulberry fruit wine on Mrs. Xiaowei's head in public at the palace banquet to be held." ”
There were countless women in the palace of Queen Qi, and most of them were donated by the surrounding small countries. In order to please this overlord of one side, the beauties offered are naturally carefully selected, but because there are too many, none of them have been favored by King Qi for a long time in the past.
About seven or eight years ago, the small country of Wei in the south was besieged by the Chu State, and the king of Wei had no choice but to ask for help from the Eastern Qi, and when the envoy came to the capital, he brought a pair of twin sisters, the big one was called Wei Ji, and the small one was called Wei Shaoji. When the two sisters entered the city, they attracted thousands of empty alleys to see the excitement. Not only are they born with flowers and moon appearances, but also have a fragrant body, and more importantly, this pair of sisters are exactly the same in height, shape, and facial features, and it is almost impossible to tell which is the elder sister and which is the younger sister.
King Qi summoned the sisters that night, of course, he also raised his hand afterwards to help Wei Guo relieve the predicament, these seven or eight years, the two sisters have been pampered, like the sky, and have been named Mrs., the only regret is that there is no child under the knees, but Wei Shaoji once gave birth to a princess, but at the age of five, the degree of food and clothing is almost comparable to the queen's Yunle.
It is conceivable that if you offend Mrs. Xiaowei, there will definitely be no good end.
Chu Ning was also very refreshing: "Okay, just don't gamble, just bet on excitement." She looked around and asked with a smile, "Who brought the Alliance Gu, is it better to use one of us?" ”
The alliance Gu was originally a token used when the princes concluded an alliance, raised with flesh and blood, and when the body grows up, it is put into the hollowed peach pit, the Gu worm can survive without eating or sleeping, until it is used for the alliance, the alliance Gu is released again, the Gu worm is hungry for too long, and will greedily suck the blood of the two sides of the alliance until the stomach is almost transparent, and then plunge into the wine glass, and the two sides of the alliance share this glass of wine, and the alliance is completed. Afterwards, if someone breaks the covenant, the zombie Gu worm will come back to life in the blood vessels, all the way upstream, until it bites off the heart vein.
This was originally something that could only be used by the royal family, and in recent years, it has gradually spread into the famous families of Lindu, and the varieties of Gu insects are not particularly pure, but they are enough for daily use.
Meng Jiying took out a peach pit the size of a dragon's eye from the bag she was carrying, handed it to Chu Ning, smiled at her a little embarrassedly, and then quickly lowered her head.
Chu Ning took it and said "thank you", but he thought in his heart that these famous and noble girls, one by one, looked reserved and shy on the surface, they were really not afraid of big things, and they were not as refreshing as Xue Niannian who went straight to the point. In their hearts, I'm afraid that it is best for the Xue family and the Su family to lose both.
Chu Ning swiped with his fingertips, and the peach pit split in half, and a small black-brown insect flew out of it, first landed on Chu Ning's finger, took a sip, and then flew to Xue Niannian's finger and took a big sip. The bug, which was originally only the size of a sesame seed, swelled rapidly, and staggered into the wine glass prepared by Xue Niannian, and with a slight "stinging" sound, the little worm completely dissolved in the wine, and the two divided the wine equally and drank it all.
At this moment, the official in charge of today's banquet stood on the stone steps in front of the gate of the Wuji Hall and loudly announced that the birthday banquet was about to begin, and the waiting guests were invited to take their seats.
The aristocratic maidens, who were still laughing, immediately stopped their voices, folded their hands, and stood with their heads bowed, on such occasions it has always been the first person in the royal family to sit at the table, then the male guests, and finally the female guests.
When Mrs. Da and Xiaowei walked in front of everyone with their long skirts, Xue Bingbing raised her chin to Chu Ning, signaling that she was this, don't admit it. Chu Ning nodded slightly, but thought in his heart, what is the hurry, as long as he can't do it before the end of today's birthday banquet.
The birthday banquet process is long and boring, the dishes are fixed, and everyone has a small case in front of them, and they can't touch other people's dishes casually. Of course, even your own dishes are not something you can eat if you want to, you have to wait for King Qi on the main seat to move the chopsticks first, and then wait for his own lord to also move the chopsticks before he can start eating. Every time you taste a new dish, you should first choose the fattest part and sprinkle it on the ground to show respect for the ancestors.
Usually like a bottomless pit that is not filled, this will be rare and very honest, standing motionless on Chu Ning's shoulder, and from time to time when her chopsticks are stretched in the wrong direction, she pecks hard. With its mention, Chu Ning participated in the palace banquet for the first time, so there was no mistake.
The main course was almost eaten, and the servants of the palace brought wine made from mulberry fruits, purple and red in color. The atmosphere in the hall began to be a little lively at this time, and the five-year-old little princess Yuxi was clamoring to go out for a walk, so Mrs. Xiaowei stood up and walked out of the hall with the little princess's nurse.
Walking not far away, it seemed that she remembered something and forgot it in the dormitory, Mrs. Xiaowei whispered a few words to the nurse, and the nurse hurriedly retired.
Chu Ning turned his head to look at Ming Instant, and saw that it stretched its neck and swallowed a whole piece of roast meat before staggering away with a full burp.
At this time, the alliance Gu of Chu Ning's body has begun to move, the little princess will be sleepy for a while, and Mrs. Xiao Wei will most likely leave the table with the princess, and if she misses this opportunity, she will not be able to fulfill her promise. At that time, the awakened Alliance Gu will follow her bloodline and enter her heart.