Chapter 45: The Banquet

The first snow was not heavy, and the next cold rain and snow particles melted as they fell, and then stopped, but this time it was different, and in the afternoon, the rain stopped, and the snow fell heavier and heavier, and the snowflakes fell one by one.

Looking at the weather, the sky is still getting thicker, and it seems that the snow will fall for a while, and no one will come out to do business in such weather, and there are few pedestrians on the road, but at this time, there is still a ride galloping on the snow road.

The horse's hooves stepped on the snow-covered road, and the snow flew as they ran, leaving long horseshoe prints in the snow.

Mu Qing gritted his teeth and looked at the sky, the clouds were like lead, and the black pressure made people unable to breathe, tightened the padded jacket on his body, and looked at the gritted teeth and continued to run over.

This morning, I received an order from the second prince to invite Wang Cunye, the lord of Dayan Guanguan, to the banquet.

Mu Qing is the son of a family, of course, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately set off and ran to Dayan Temple, and before he had time to catch his breath, he learned that Wang Guan had gone home to visit relatives, so he hurriedly ate a bowl of noodles, and then turned around and rushed back to Xiaotian Village.

I went to find out that this family moved away a few days ago, and when I arrived at a big house outside the county, Mu Qing couldn't help but helpless and ran over, just hoping that this time I wouldn't run in vain.

When the night was approaching, he rushed to the front of the big house, even the people and horses were already covered in snow, Mu Qing turned over and dismounted, his body was frozen under the activity, he took out a mouthful of liquor from his arms and poured it down, and after a while he felt warmer.

stepped forward and knocked on the door, accompanied by the knock on the door, a child who was only twelve or thirteen years old opened the door, Mu Qing couldn't help asking: "Is this the home of Wang Cunye Wang Daochang?"

"Yes, the second brother is inside!" replied the child, looking at the visitor with some curiosity.

This fine house was originally owned by the Fan family, and Mu Qing had been here, but when he came in to take a closer look, he saw a carriage parked outside, and the horse had already gone to the back to eat, but depending on the situation, it was either tonight or tomorrow, and he secretly called it a fluke.

At this time, a young man came out, the young man looked like he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he was wearing a silver crown, obviously his identity was different, and he was wearing a robe, with long sleeves, with a certain peaceful atmosphere, this was Wang Cunye.

When Wang Cunye saw this, he said, "Third brother, you go back first." ”

The child laughed and ran back quickly, Wang Cunye arched his hand to Mu Qing: "I am Wang Cunye, I don't know what you have to do?"

Mu Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that it was really Wang Cunye, he didn't have to run around anymore, and immediately saluted Wang Cunye respectfully, and said: "The villain is Mu Qing of Fan's Mansion, pass on the words of the second son, please go to the mansion for a banquet." ”

"What's the matter?" Wang Cunye frowned imperceptibly, and asked again, "When is it?"

Although his expression was subtle, Mu Qing, the son of the family, was used to serving, and he would observe his words and expressions, and when he saw him frowning, he said: "This morning's matter, it is said that there has not been a formal banquet to thank the master, and the second son specially invited him." ”

Wang Cunye was silent at first, standing in the snow, watching the snowflakes fall, not feeling cold at all, but meditating in his heart, what does this Fan Shirong's move mean?

I just thought about it for a while to no avail, my eyes looked at it for a while, and after a while, I asked, "When does the second son want me to go?"

"The young master didn't say it, but I estimate that the sooner the better!" Wang Cunye nodded, took out a piece of silver from his bosom, and threw it to Mu Qing: "The rain and snow are very heavy, it is not easy for you to come here, you take this money and drink on the road, go back and tell the second son, and say that I will go directly to Fucheng for a banquet tomorrow!"

Mu Qing saw Yinzi coming over and hurriedly caught it, and when he heard the words behind, he hurriedly responded: "The villain must bring the words, and the villain will retire!"

As he spoke, he wanted to take the horse and withdraw.

"It's getting dark, why don't you come to this point, just eat here, and go with me tomorrow!"

"The rules in the house are big, how dare the villain be so lazy, the Lord will go to the banquet tomorrow, and the villain must go back tonight. Mu Qing hurriedly said.

Wang Cunye waved his hand: "Even if you want to go back overnight, you don't have to eat without eating, this time can't be delayed, I asked the kitchen to give you hot things to eat and then go back." ”

As he was talking, Wang Cunye smiled again: "You see it's not a coincidence, someone is coming, and he is still carrying wine!"

Mu Qing looked at it, and saw a few villagers, carrying wine burdens, and a lot of food, with carp, intestines, and pieces of mutton.

Wang Cunye ordered: "Go to the kitchen quickly and get a few quick dishes for this person." ”

After that, he entered the door, and Mu Qing was indeed hungry, so he followed him into the inner room, and when he got inside, someone poured a pot of wine and put it on the fire to warm it.

The cook in the house was cooking, but when she heard this, she immediately made mutton, and the smell of meat spread, and Mu Qing couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

After a while, the second pot of vegetables and a big bowl of wine came up, Mu Qing didn't care about anything else, so he devoured it, and after eating, he went out immediately.

The cold wind outside, Mu Qing got on the horse, felt two pains, touched, has been rubbed with blood stains on the clothes, the next moment gritted his teeth, put the reins, immediately disappeared in the cold wind and snowy night, galloped towards the city.

In the early morning of the next day, in Fan's Mansion, Mu Qing dragged his tired body and was covered with snow, standing in front of Fan Shirong and telling the second son.

"So, Wang Cunye can come over today?" Fan Shirong saw that this person was covered in snow and frozen iron, and he pulled his mouth and asked.

Mu Qing lowered his head and responded: "Yes, that's what he said." ”

Fan Shirong nodded slightly, and said, "You go down, go to the tent to get five taels of silver, give you a day off, go back and have a good rest!"

"Yes! The villain retreats!" With that, Mu Qing withdrew from the second son's house.

"Go and talk to the kitchen, and if you have a guest tonight, let them prepare a small feast. Fan Shirong commanded.

The maid who was standing with her hands down heard this, and hurriedly responded.

At this time, Wang Cunye was sitting in the carriage and heading towards Fucheng.

The snow on the road, the frost grass and fallen leaves are not visible, only a large piece of snow white, Wang Cunye sat in the carriage, slightly covering his eyes, avoiding the dazzling snow light, watching this rare snow scene.

The waterway is frozen, otherwise it would be faster to walk on the waterway.

In the afternoon, when I arrived at Fucheng, the carriage did not stop, so I put up a sign, and the soldiers guarding the door saw that it was a Taoist official, and did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly let it go, and did not even check.

When he arrived in the city, the carriage became slow, and Wang Cunye ordered to walk towards Fan's mansion, looking around again.

This is a corner of the southeast of the city, there is a street, the shops on the street are gathered, and there is a small ancient temple, after walking for a while, you can see the prosperity of the market, a little farther away, you will see a vermilion lacquer gate, there is a stone lion squatting at the door, the main gate is not opened, there is a corner gate to make people enter and exit.

There is a plaque on the main entrance, and the two words "Fan Mansion" are on the plaque.

The surrounding walls are high and deep, and you can't see the inside, Wang Cunye looked at it, smiled slightly, and thought to himself, this is it!

Wang Cunye knows the rules, he must at least be an eight-grade Taoist official, so he can enter and exit at the main gate, and he arrived at the corner gate, where there are two doormen standing in front of the door, and when he saw Wang Cunye coming over in a feather coat and a star crown, he hurriedly bowed his hand: "I don't know what happened to the long man?"

Wang Cunye saw that this Fan Mansion family was in order, nodded slightly in his heart, and said: "You go back and tell your second son, just say that Wang Cunye of Dayan Guan came as promised!"

When the family in front of him heard that it was Wang Cunye, he couldn't help but be shocked, and arched his hand and said: "The villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, the Taoist chief is still invited to come in, the second prince has already ordered to come down, if the Wang Taoist comes, let us not stop it, and immediately lead it inside!"

Wang Cunye nodded slightly, and this Ding hurriedly led the way in front.

All this fell into the eyes of a fellow in a teahouse far away, who poured his tea, went inside, and came out after a while.

After a while, at the back door, a person entered the carriage and ordered: "Death Prince's Mansion!"

The waiting coachman did not speak, whipped his horse, accelerated the speed of the horse, and went all the way, after half a pillar of incense, the carriage stopped in front of the side door of the Wei Hou Mansion.

One man walked out of the carriage and entered through the side door, and when the guards saw this person, not only did they not dare to stop him, but they all got out of the way and remained silent.

This person came in, and walked towards the courtyard of Wei Shizi, this Shizi's Mansion is actually one with the Wei Hou Mansion, but it is separated by a garden, this person is Wei Hou's team assigned to the Shizi, responsible for all kinds of intelligence collection, and is in charge of the private prison, so everyone in the palace is very taboo about this.

After a while, they arrived at the gate of the Son.

The prince's house is very wide, carved fence jade painting, there is a pool in front of the door, at this time the season to winter, the pool is frozen, like a piece of amber, adding a bit of magnificence.

When the two maids in front of the door saw this person coming, they hurriedly bowed and saluted, and asked, "My lord, but I came to find the prince, do you need us to inform you?"

The man nodded, still not daring to break the rules, and said, "You go and report it, and say that I am here." ”

"Yes. The two maids bowed, and one of them trotted in to inform the prince.

After a while, the maid came out and said to the man, "My lord, the prince will let you in." ”

After saying this, he got out of the way, silently, and could see her slightly trembling body when he looked closely, this person's eyes swept away, and he saw this girl's demeanor, but he didn't pay attention to it at all, and stepped directly into the door.

When I got inside, I saw that inside, the prince was admiring the calligraphy and painting, and looked faintly, but saw that the painting was a river surging, there were clouds and mist on the river, a big car hung in the clouds, and there were hundreds of people behind it, and the whole painting faintly carried a certain indescribable majesty and charm, which made people feel excited.

The man glanced at it, then went to the prince, tidied up his clothes, and bowed: "Deacon Geng Huaizhong of Tsing Yi Pavilion, meet the prince!"

Tsing Yi Pavilion is Wei Hou's intelligence and assassination agency, and there are many strange people on the net, especially the high-rollers in the rivers and lakes, who are private institutions, and then gradually leaked, so they are graded.

The cabinet is set at eight grades, and the deacon is set at nine grades, so it is also an official body.

When the prince heard this, he didn't make a sound, holding the teacup in his hand, tasting the fragrant tea, looking at the picture, and only after a while did he put down the teabowl, turned his eyes to this person, and said, "Get up, what's the matter with me?"

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The move is basically over, I looked at the results, I haven't shouted tickets in the past few days, and I have fallen a little, ask for a recommendation ticket, and rush up!

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