105 The Feast of Apprenticeship
The exclamation of the jade shavings made a female envoy outside walk in quickly.
As the envoy lifted the green bamboo curtain, the smell suddenly became more intense, and the smoke floated in.
The jade shavings hurriedly asked again: "What are you burning!" ”
"Aunt Jade is a little calm, she just burned some wormwood in front of the door." The envoy explained in a soothing tone.
The jade shavings clutched the thin blanket on his side: "Wormwood...... Why burn this all of a sudden? ”
"Burning wormwood during the Dragon Boat Festival has the purpose of dispelling illness and driving away evil spirits." The female envoy said softly: "Because I saw that Aunt Jade Dust was uneasy recently, I thought about burning it." ”
"Dragon Boat Festival ......" jade shavings suddenly looked out of the window in a daze: "Is it the Dragon Boat Festival today?" ”
Seeing that she had calmed down a little, the envoy also smiled and nodded: "Exactly." ”
"Every year the Dragon Boat Festival...... If His Royal Highness is in the capital, it will also make people burn wormwood......" The jade shaving's voice gradually became faint like a whisper: "And it will make me go to Shuiyunlou to fetch calamus wine and come back...... Only the calamus wine brewed by Shuiyunlou is the most liked by His Royal Highness. ”
The female envoy sighed in her heart, this was another half-dream, half-true old thing.
This jade dust aunt has served by the side of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess Chongyue for many years - the saint ordered them to take care of this delirious jade dust aunt closely, in order to treat Her Royal Highness the eldest princess well, it is true, beware of the other party going out half-crazy and half-stupid to talk nonsense and affect the name of the late Eldest Princess.
So, it's placement and surveillance.
But Aunt Jade Dust is also worry-free, although her brain is not clear, and she will act out of control from time to time, but she has never left this eldest princess's mansion, and she has never gone out for twelve years.
Aunt Jade Dust is especially fond of the old master, and when they see it in their eyes, they also have two more respects.
"Shuiyunlou, calamus wine......" Jade Scrap sat on the couch, muttering to herself intermittently.
The envoy didn't know that the Shuiyunlou in her mouth was the Dengtai Building before the name change, and she didn't care about her nonsense, and when she saw that the jade crumbs were calm, she retreated with peace of mind to prepare for breakfast.
Jade crumbs stared out the window blankly, sniffing the aroma of wormwood on the tip of her nose, and uncontrollable trembling rose from her fingertips and spread to her whole body.
Thinking of relatives during the festive season, it is easier to remember the old people and old things, Those old pictures that she wants to forget but can't forget, catalyzed by the smell of wormwood, surge in her mind.
There is more than just calamus wine in Shuiyun Building!
The jade shavings flashed in front of her eyes again, and the code pattern that was so familiar that it was engraved into her bones.
But that code should have disappeared with His Highness a long time ago!
Suddenly there was a violent uneasiness on Jade Crumb's face, and she suddenly got out of the bed, and walked out of the bedroom quickly, regardless of the fact that she used her hands to extinguish the handful of new wormwood that was slowly burning.
"Aunt Jade!"
The envoy hurriedly walked over and dragged the person into her arms.
Another envoy hurriedly took the wormwood away.
Jade screamed and struggled, and her eyes sank into chaos again.
……
Outside today's Dengtai Building, fresh wormwood and calamus are also inserted by the gate according to custom.
Cui Lang is wearing a newly-cut lotus pink brocade robe today, his hair is tied very neatly, he wears jade around his waist, and he holds a folding fan in his hand, and he is very energetic.
He was standing outside the door of the restaurant at the moment, waiting with joy on his face to greet the visitor.
A pot beside him whispered: "Lang Jun is so happy, I don't know if it's your big day, and you, as the groom, are here to welcome guests......
Cui Lang quickly slapped the folding fan twice in his hand, and said proudly: "I won the Dragon Boat Festival Bow Tournament of the Guozijian, isn't this gratifying than being a groom official!" ”
I couldn't help but sigh: "My surname is Cui, this groom and official really have nothing to do, and he can only marry the girls of those families when he turns it upside down, and it may not be a happy event to get married." ”
A pot: "Don't talk nonsense......"
Cui Lang sighed: "What are you afraid of, my father is not here today!" ”
When I mentioned this, I couldn't help but look at it with anticipation: "I don't know if the eldest brother can come over." ”
As he spoke, he suddenly put away his folding fan and beckoned to a young man who had just dismounted: "Hu Huan, where is it!" ”
When the young man surnamed Hu saw him, he handed over his horse to his servant, and strode over with a smile.
Soon, the other classmates invited by Cui Lang also arrived one after another, including three of the four students of the Xuan Team who were defeated under them that day.
From four to three, Cui Lang was still not satisfied: "Why is there one missing?" ”
Could it be that his dignified Cui Jialiulang's sincerity and demeanor are not enough to impress and convince the other party?
"Brother Qi is also coming to Dengtai Tower, but he has ......" One of them was just about to explain, when he heard a loud and surprised sound.
"Wei Shilang?"
"It's Wei Shilang who has arrived!"
Cui Lang was surprised.
He didn't invite this Wei Shilang either.
Seeing that the young man with a gentle and graceful posture nodded at him with a smile, Cui Lang hurriedly raised his hand to salute - although the other party was uninvited, he was a waiter from Dongtai, and he treated him warmly!
Soon, a seemingly ordinary soft sedan chair stopped, the sedan chair driver lifted the curtain, and a middle-aged man in a blue robe came out from the inside.
"Yao Siqing is also here!"
All the students around Cui Lang saluted.
Cui Lang was dumbfounded for a moment, and he was also busy giving a salute - Yao Tingwei actually came to cheer him on! Wasn't he impressed by his heroic appearance in the bow ring that day?
"Quick...... Joe's sacrificial wine has arrived! ”
The noise was even worse for a while, seeing Qiao Saijiu walking towards him, and it was rare to wear a new robe, and his beard was obviously carefully groomed, and he looked extremely energetic, Cui Lang's lips trembled-
Isn't it, Qiao Xianjiu actually came to celebrate him in person?
He won the glory of the bow competition that day, even if it is called the light of the country...... But I never thought that I would be able to let the sacrificial wine come to congratulate!
And Qiao sacrificed wine not only by himself, but also brought Mrs. Sacrificial Wine and Little Lady Qiao...... What sincerity!
Cui Lang was so touched that his scalp trembled and tingled, and when his eyes subconsciously stayed on Qiao Yumian's body, there was suddenly the sound of horses' hooves.
The people who come are always wide.
He was also dressed in a new robe today, and even the horse he was riding had obviously just been brushed, and his hair was clean and shiny.
Seeing Chang Kuo dismount and walk here, Cui Lang was completely stunned.
Is his personal charm even stronger than he imagined?
Could it be that his grandfather took a fancy to him...... And this is the deep meaning of my grandfather who let him enter the country?
Cui Lang suddenly felt empowered - in the past, he was afraid that he still knew too little about his own excellence!
"Sacrificial wine, General Chang, Yao Tingwei, Wei Shilang......" He couldn't shout for a while, and was flattered to invite someone in: "Please come into the building and talk!" ”
Everyone walked up with a smile and a smile, and when they passed by his side, they all nodded to him.
Cui Lang straightened his waist and followed into the restaurant.
Chang Kuo and the others went up to the second floor while talking.
Cui Lang sighed suspiciously-the celebration banquet he set up was on the first floor!
When he was about to shout, he heard a classmate next to him say in surprise: "I only knew that the lady of the Chang family was going to hold a banquet here today, but I didn't expect that even Yao Tingwei and Wei Shilang would come......
Cui Lang: "? ”
"It seems that this apprenticeship banquet is really going to be a lively one, I heard that most of the famous and talented classmates in our Guozi Prison have received invitations from Mrs. Chang...... Brother Qi also took it! ”
Cui Lang finally found his voice: "...... Chang Niangzi? Apprenticeship feast?! When was this? ”
Why didn't he hear the wind at all?
Oh yes......
Because his father did not approve of his entry into the country to study, he always loved to find trouble, in order to make today's celebration banquet can be successfully held, these three days at home to clean up his grandson, patronizing his father to smooth the hair, every day is so tired that life is better than death, really two ears do not hear the outside of the window, never out of the door once!
After listening to the classmates around him gossiping about the apprenticeship banquet, Cui Lang understood, looked upstairs, and sighed deeply.
Hey, he said.
It was like a dream just now, but now it finally feels real.
After Cui Lang accepted the fact that he was "charming, but within a reasonable range", out of curiosity, he inquired with the guys in the building about how many tables were set upstairs for the apprenticeship banquet.
The guy smiled and said, "The second and third floors have been covered, and the small shop will not accept other guests today except for you and Changfu's apprenticeship banquet." ”
Cui Lang was stunned and looked up in the direction of the second and third floors.
Dengtai Building is not comparable to ordinary restaurants, because the business is becoming more and more prosperous, it has been expanded several times, and each floor can receive more than 100 diners.
Not to mention whether he is arrogant or not, after all, when it comes to generosity, his Cui family will never lose to anyone, and he, as the grandson of the Cui family, will not be shocked by this magnanimity-
What really shocked Cui Lang was how many people Chang Niangzi invited over to the apprenticeship banquet!
Ordinary apprenticeship banquets, most of them are privately set up a table, and a famous person is invited to witness the matter, and if you pay more attention to it, if there are more brothers in the same school, it is understandable to set up a few more tables appropriately.
But Chang Niangzi is the only seedling, and Qiao Sacrifice Wine has and she is the only serious student!
The same look of surprise appeared on the faces of the other students.
A student from a poor background looked upstairs in amazement: "I...... I'm afraid I won't be able to set so many tables when I go back to the West. ”
"Sober up." A classmate who knew him well reminded him: "Even if you go back to the west to set up a banquet, you shouldn't have so much silver to put in this Dengtai Tower." ”
The student couldn't help but nod: "Thank you...... I woke up from a dream. ”
The look of shock on Hu Huan's face could not be erased: "What do you say...... How many invitations did Chang Niangzi give? ”
"Counting the sacrificial wine sent out, there are about thirty in total." A clear Lingling voice replied as usual.
Cui Lang and the others looked and saw that it was Chang Suining who walked into the restaurant, followed by Chang Suian and several servants.
"Chang Niangzi is here!"
Hu Huan and other students Shi Jian, Cui Lang has already stepped forward: "Chang Niangzi's pomp and circumstance at today's apprenticeship banquet is really shocking to me!" ”
Chang Sui Ning looked at him with a smile: "It happened to collide with Cui Liulang's celebration banquet, Cui Liulang doesn't mind, right?" ”
Cui Lang shook his head and hurriedly shook his head: "How dare you!" ”
Don't say you mind, Chang Niangzi doesn't think he's in the way, everything will be fine!
Thinking of the consequences if he got in the way, Cui Lang had already held his head in his heart.
Yan Bi's expression was stagnant, and he also felt that he was a little cowardly, and laughed twice to dispel the embarrassment, before saying: "Naturally, I don't mind, it's more lively when I bump into each other...... What's more, if the lady is very helpful, how can I have the opportunity to hold this celebration banquet today? ”
Chang Suining nodded: "Cui Liulang doesn't mind." ”
"But...... Chang Niangzi just said that she only sent out about 30 invitations, so if you want to come to five or six or seven tables, it is enough to receive visitors, and I don't know what the rest is for? Cui Lang asked curiously.
"I haven't thought about it yet." Chang Sui Ning said: "You don't need to be empty, just be clean and spacious." ”
Cui Lang was surprised.
Other students were even more dumbfounded, and some students who wrote books under pseudonyms behind their backs to subsidize their families had a line of big words in their minds - surprise! The girl of the General's Mansion spent a lot of money to buy the two-story banquet hall of Dengtai Building, and the purpose was only for this!
"When you're done here, you can try to go up and sit down." Chang Suining left this sentence, and went upstairs with Chang Suian.
Cui Lang came back to his senses and hurriedly explained, "Let's finish it early later...... When the time comes, they will all go up to make up the number of people for Chang Niangzi! ”
Otherwise, with so many empty seats, it seems so lonely and faceless!
Hu Huan nodded hurriedly, he, like Cui Lang, was grateful and admired Chang Suining after the Ju Sai.
A student said with some puzzlement: "But Chang Niangzi just said...... Let us 'try to go up and sit', what does this 'try' mean? ”
Born in a book, he is very good at grasping the key points.
"Anyway, you invited us." Cui Lang said, and beckoned to the guy: "Serve!" ”
Classmates: "?!" ”
I just had breakfast and came over, so I don't have to be so "finish early"!
The guy in the restaurant was also stunned, but fortunately, the restaurant was big and all the birds had seen: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, the kitchen has just prepared the dishes at this hour......
Their restaurant is different from the tea house breakfast shop, and only does lunch and evening business.
Cui Lang had to dispel his thoughts.
A pot reminded him in a whisper: "Lang Jun, there are no people yet, and Da Lang Jun hasn't arrived yet, what are you anxious ......about?"
Cui Lang suddenly said: "Yes, I have to wait for the eldest brother to come." ”
A pot with a complicated complexion - could it be that now in Lang Jun's heart, Chang Niangzi is even heavier than Da Langjun's weight?
At this time, Hu Huan said: "Zhiyuan has arrived!" ”
Xi Zhiyuan walked in with his scholar and smiled at his classmates.
After walking up to the second floor, Xi'er asked Chang Suining in a low voice: "Girl, the time is almost there, right?" ”
Chang Suining nodded, and his voice was as usual: "Well, let's do it." ”
Xi'er looked at the sword boy, who nodded knowingly and walked downstairs quickly.
"What else does Chang Niangzi have to do?" Uncle Wei inquired curiously.
Chang Suining looked at him, and asked instead of answering: "I don't know if Wei Shilang has prepared a congratulatory gift?" ”
"Is there any reason to come empty-handed?" Uncle Wei said with a smile: "My mother will arrive later, so let me tell the lady not to be surprised." ”
"No, I wouldn't be."
Chang Suining walked towards Qiao Saijiu and Chang Kuo, who smiled and waved at her.
Uncle Wei turned his head with a smile and glanced thoughtfully in the direction where the sword boy was going downstairs.
At the same moment, in the Xuance Mansion, which is only separated from Dengtai Building by a long street, but the atmosphere is completely different, Cui Jing is sitting in the study to deal with official business.
Yuan Xiang glanced at the drip by the window from time to time.
Good night!
(Recommend this book to everyone, the chronicles, it's already very fat, if you're interested, you can go and see "Eighty Rough Man, His Warehouse is Modern" Author: Nian Nianshu.)
Synopsis: The angry child daughter-in-law accidentally discovers the portal to the modern world, and when she knows her tragic end, she suddenly stands up.
(End of chapter)