Chapter 223: Soup
It was almost noon, and the middle hall of the Qin Wangfu banquet was full of guests, but the host did not show up.
Everyone was drinking tea and eating snacks, but they were secretly thinking in their hearts.
This King Qin has not shown up yet, is it in poor health, or is it intentional?
It wasn't until noon that King Qin, accompanied by Chief Manager Cheng, arrived late.
As soon as King Qin arrived, the banquet in the palace officially began.
There were a total of four tables in the central hall, and Lu Yangge followed Tang Jinming and Song Yunfei, the two upstarts of the Great Shang Dynasty, and naturally mixed into the position of the central hall.
In fact, according to her identity, let alone entering the Qin Palace, even if there is an invitation from the Qin Palace, her identity is worthy of eating with those servants and maids who come to the Qin Palace, and that's it, she is still promoted.
You must know that those who can follow the main family into the Qin Palace's mansion today are all the henchmen of the family members, the wife of the family, and the heirs.
Fortunately, Lu Yangge had a big heart, and in Qi Wenli's confusion at a glance, he calmly sat down between Song Yunfei and Tang Jinming.
Qi Wenli couldn't help but muttered to the people around him, what is the origin of this person called Lu Biao, he actually let the second son of Yongyi Houfu, the commander of Yu Linwei, sit under her.
Several family members guessed and guessed, but they didn't guess Lu Yangge's identity, so they could only give up.
Anyway, those who can sit in this room are not easy to mess with, they better stop and don't get into trouble for the family when the time comes.
His Royal Highness King Qin entered the house, and Lu Yangge, who was taking a sip of a cup of hot drink, got up abruptly and looked at the slender figure in front of him in shock.
He...... He......
"Lu Biao...... Little Four ......" Song Yunfei, who had long been paying attention to Lu Yangge's movements, gritted his teeth and grabbed Lu Yangge's arm, "What do you want to do?" ”
At this moment, everyone got up one after another to salute His Royal Highness King Qin, except for Tang Jinming and Song Yunfei, who were sitting next to Lu Yangge, who noticed Lu Yangge's gaffe, the rest did not pay attention.
"Little four." Song Yunfei grabbed Lu Yangge's arm and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to help you?" ”
"Help me with what?"
Lu Yangge turned his head and brushed Song Yunfei's hand away, "I don't need your help." ”
"What helps?" Tang Jinming also turned his head sideways to ask.
"What are you talking about?"
The three of them turned their heads together and looked at King Qin who walked in front of them, "I'll listen to it." ”
"His Royal Highness King Qin." The three of them saluted together.
Zhou Yang, who was at the opposite table, picked up the hot tea in front of him, pecked it lightly, and looked at this side with a faint expression.
"Excuse me." King Qin stared at Lu Yangge, who was dressed as a young man in front of him, "This little brother is very faceless. ”
Song Yunfei hurriedly introduced, but his eyes were firmly fixed on King Qin's expression: "This is Lu Biao, a native of Nanyang, doing business in Beijing. ”
Tang Jinming glanced at Song Yunfei dissatisfied, and then introduced: "Lu Biao was brought by me, he once saved my father's life, and my father also treated him as a nephew in the family." ”
"Yes, Lu Biao and I have grown up together, and she is like my brother." Song Yunfei interjected again.
Originally, the people who listened to the four of them around were first suspicious, then suddenly, and finally full of questions.
This young man grew up with Song Yunfei, isn't that also from Qingfeng Village?
The current Marquis of Yongyi, Marquis Ning Yuan, was born as a bandit at the beginning.
It was only their luck that they swore as brothers with today's saints and successfully revolted together, so that there was the current Great Shang Dynasty.
If this young man was also born in Qingfeng Village, who is his father and mother, and why haven't I heard of any upstart surnamed Lu in Beijing?
"Lu Biao, good name, sit down." King Qin raised his hand and motioned for the three people in front of him to sit down, "Since you, Jin Ming and Yunfei are brothers, you don't have to be polite here, you don't have to come to play often in the future." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty King Qin." Lu Yangge bowed and saluted, watching King Qin turn around and sit down opposite them.
Something seems wrong, but there is nothing wrong.
Everyone looked at the table where King Qin was, their minds floating, and they had their own thoughts.
At the beginning of the banquet, eight little eunuchs aged fourteen or fifteen years old were serving the table of King Qin.
The first to come up was a bowl of soup, which was brought in in a food box, breaded with cotton cloth and lit with charcoal fire below, and in the middle of the food box were placed four round bowls with lids in pastel painted lotus leaves the size of a baby's fist.
The lid of the bowl was lifted, and inside was a cup of soup made of steaming blood swallows.
This dish is a little inexplicable.
Seeing that everyone hesitated, King Qin coughed lightly and said with a smile: "I have been weak since I was a child, and I have been deficient in qi and blood. Today's banquet in the house, this king wants everyone to taste the taste of this blood swallow together, is it as nourishing as the queen mother said. ”
Tang Jinming looked at the round bowl in front of him that was not opened, and asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qin, you secretly tell me, is it that the queen mother has given too much, and you want the ministers to share some for you?" When the queen asked about the head of Cheng, the blood swallow on King Qin's side can be eaten, you are not allowed to say that it was eaten by the ministers, and Weichen is afraid that the mother will blame me for being greedy. ”
King Qin nodded Tang Jinming in the air: "As far as you are smart, you are not allowed to go to the queen mother's side to talk more, otherwise I will go to my aunt to complain." ”
In a word, everyone is happy.
Everyone knows that King Qin is weak, and the queen is very concerned.
Now, King Qin's mansion is holding a banquet, and the first one on it is the blood swallow, which shows how much King Qin eats on weekdays, and he is already a little unhappy.
Those who sent nourishing products and medicinal materials to King Qin couldn't help but feel a sudden feeling in their hearts, did they do this, did they not send it to King Qin's heart, but made King Qin dislike.
Some people even glanced at Tang Jinming, and also looked at Lu Yangge, who was sitting next to Tang Jinming.
This person who can sit with Tang Jinming and Song Yunfei in the Qin Palace, should not be underestimated!
Tang Jinming, the son of Zhenguo Mansion, and King Qin grew up together since childhood, and King Qin called Mrs. Zhenguo Mansion an aunt, which shows that the two families had a close relationship in the early days.
As long as Tang Jinming can talk and laugh with King Qin like this, no one else, including Song Yunfei, has this qualification.
King Qin opened the lid first and took a bite, and motioned for everyone to taste it: "It tastes good." ”
Lu Yangge took a bite of the spoon, it tasted really good, it was really produced in the palace, and it was all good things.
Tang Jinming saw the joy of her eating, and pushed the cup in front of him over: "If you like it, eat more, your mother said that you have been weak since you were a child, and you are prone to wind and cold as soon as the weather changes. ”
Song Yunfei looked at the soup in front of him that he had drunk a mouthful of, and only felt that Tang Jinming, this kid, was too a chicken thief, just a cup of blood swallow soup, what was there to be humble, and he didn't seem to be considerate enough.
King Qin, who was sitting opposite, looked inexplicable, and he couldn't see his joy or anger.
After all kinds of dishes were served, King Qin toasted everyone present with tea instead of wine, and everyone raised their chopsticks to eat.
King Qin's table, in addition to King Qin, Tang Jinming, Song Yunfei, Lu Yangge, there is also Song Yunqi, the son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, the son of the Marquis of Yiyong, who is also Song Yunfei's brother Song Yunxiang, the eldest grandson of King Cheng, Chen Jianzhong, and the second grandson Chen Jianyi.
(End of chapter)