Chapter Ninety-Eight: Feather Gathering and Banquet Plan (6)
Zhou was silent for a while, but he didn't dare to discuss national politics, so he had to sigh: "This is also the impermanence of the world, which is regrettable." If a brother can see this and have great ambitions, he is far better than ordinary people. ”
"Brother Zhou, my brother is far away, so there is no need to mention these gossips," Cui Yi stopped talking in time, "The top priority is to take care of my sister's marriage in advance." I actually came up with an idea, and I just ask you to help: Didn't Lord Ye have a new group of henchmen recently? If you want to win over, you must have a big feast to show your favor. You can take the opportunity to persuade Ye Gong to set up a banquet at your house; When the time comes to the wine party, I will quietly bring our sister and brother through the back door, I don't know how? ”
"Isn't this still the same trick as it was at the beginning?"
Cui Yi smiled and shook his head: "This is exactly what seems to be the same, but it is not." Rest assured, this time not only will not damage your reputation, but also give you the money for this banquet! ”
On the Zhou Mission's Mansion, the red light is shining and the lights are brilliant.
The servants came and went in the hall with lacquer plates, pouring wine or serving tea, watching several adults mingling and shouting in the middle of the banquet.
Ye Yongjia didn't say much, he kept toasting everyone, and when he heard Wan Yuzhi babbling over there, he also laughed; Before I knew it, after the third round, the flask was more than half empty, and my face was a little drunk. He didn't dare to drink any more, so he excused himself and went out from the back of the house, where everyone was still talking.
"Brother Wan Shi, how do you know so many things?" Gu Zheng took a bite of shrimp balls and slipped them into his mouth, "I can't say a word." ”
"Brother Gu, you are bored at home all day studying. I'm a person who likes to ask around, and I naturally understand these rumors very well! Wan Yuzhi was so drunk that he fell drunkly on the chair and burped.
"Brother Gu Xian don't listen to his nonsense," Lu Tingci drank quietly on the side, and glanced at Wan Yu, "The major affairs of the imperial court, how can you and I know?" He spoke wildly, as if he had experienced it himself. ”
"Uncle Huang's matter, it's true!" Wan Yuzhi was anxious, opened his eyes and slapped the table, "When I entered Beijing that day, I passed by the nearby prefectures and counties, and saw two or three eunuchs waving the emperor's imperial flag, and more than a dozen forbidden soldiers followed behind, quarreling with the local rich merchants, and immediately smashed the shop and grabbed a lot of boxes to go out. At that time, I didn't dare to ask, but I learned from the mouths of the people afterwards that this eunuch was accompanied by a forbidden army, and did evil in the surrounding places of the capital division, and every household begged for a 'construction fee', saying that there was a construction business in the palace, and if you didn't want to do hard labor, you would pay the silver. When they refused, they forced him to sell his house, and if he didn't listen, he was beaten to death in the name of resisting the decree. ”
"But as soon as I entered the capital division, there was no construction project in the palace at all, isn't this a false transmission of holy will? Moreover, those forbidden soldiers often threaten the people with the name of the emperor's uncle, which is probably the accomplice of the old emperor's uncle and the internal servants. You see, in a few days, the East Window incident will happen! ”
When everyone heard this, their faces turned pale and they were scared of all the alcohol. They quickly changed the topic, covered up the matter hastily, packed up the dishes, and walked out with Wan Yuzhi.
Zhou saw that the paper window in the big room was not lit, so he thought that the banquet had been dispersed, and hurriedly told Cui Yi the news and told him to prepare early. Cui Yi was overjoyed, turned around and persuaded Cui Shi to say a few words, and the latter walked into the back garden without arguing.
Ye Yongjia walked down from the main hall alone, went around and around, and unconsciously walked into a garden. At this time, the sky was clear and the moon was bright, and there was a breeze blowing gently from time to time, and the surrounding flowers were clustered, although his body was quite cold, but it was also refreshing to rush to his warm face. He walked along a stone path, and when he passed through the archway, he suddenly saw an open field with a rockery in the middle, and a stone table and stone pier arranged under the blooming peony flowers.
"He's just an errand servant, where he gets all this spare money...... Ye Yongjia walked to the stone table, muttering to himself, but he heard the sound of footsteps nearby, looked up, and saw a woman dressed in white, who suddenly shivered and froze in place.
Cui Shi had already made enough psychological preparations, but when he saw his face again, his emotions still couldn't calm down, his heart fluttered, and he slowly lowered his head, his face turned red, and he didn't dare to take another step forward.
"Cui, Miss Cui," Ye Yongjia puffed up his strength to speak, his lips still twitching, "I ......"
"Sir, you don't have to call me girl." Somehow, Cui's tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes, and he looked even more watery.
"I know, but ...... I can't think of a more appropriate name," Ye Yongjia's eyes kept looking around, "What is called 'madam', it seems to be even more strange." ...... you, where are you sitting? ”
"Shall I sit down?" Cui's mind was also blank, and he didn't know what to say.
"Hmm...... You sit down first. ”
Hearing his nervous tone, Cui Shi couldn't help but cover his cuffs, laughed timidly, and then glanced at him timidly before sitting down.
Compared with the last time they met, Ye Yongjia actually had a surging feeling, he carefully stared at Cui's every move, as if every moment was tugging at his heartstrings; He was excited, as if he had a stomach full of things to say to her, but he didn't know how to speak.
"Miss Cui, do you hate me?" He was in a hurry to blurt out this sentence, and even Ye Yongjia himself was a little surprised. He looked at her timidly as if he had made some great mistake.
"What do I hate about you?" Cui Shi wiped his tears, opened his red eyes wide, and said, "I don't hate anyone." My brother wants fame, you want a wife, it's not wrong, where do I hate? ”
"What about yourself, Miss Cui? Not aggrieved? Ye Yongjia's voice was still trembling.
"Me?" Cui Shi gently touched the fingertips of one hand to his lips, "I'm wronged...... It's also wronged me......" Speaking of this, she seemed to suddenly open up, "Yes, what do I have to be wronged?" ”
"You have to hate me," Ye Yongjia's eyes suddenly showed a little anger, and he got up and said, "You have to hate those who pushed you into the abyss!" Of course, including your brother, no one can be forgiven! ”
Cui Shi didn't know why he was so angry, and she couldn't understand his crazy words, but when she saw his righteous and awe-inspiring eyes, she felt inexplicably encouraged, and she understood that he was upset for her.
"Lord Ye, if I don't forgive them, what's the use? I don't live with hatred, I can always see the joy of the world. Choi smiled slightly, and the breeze ruffled her hair.