The lobby is warm and the guests have arrived.

When Xue Bai returned to the hall with the dishes, everyone had just greeted each other and sat at the small tables on both sides.

Yang Yuyao still asked him to come forward and sit on the same table with her.

"I know that you drink lightly, so I have a black plum drink for you." She winked at him sideways, teasingly, "Don't get drunk again." ”

She doesn't need to please a man, she has to accompany him and make fun of him, in order to be happy for herself.

Xue Bai picked up the golden cup and took a sip, sweet and sour.

He took a deep look at Yang Yuyao, turned back, and whispered to himself in a slightly distressed tone: "I'm afraid I'll still get drunk." ”

"Why?"

"Wine is not drunk, everyone is drunk."

"Oh?" Yang Yuyao's beautiful eyes flickered, "Why do people get drunk?" ”

If these words are replaced by Yang Zhao, it is nothing more than a flamboyant tongue like "you are so beautiful that I am drunk", and he is very tired.

Xue Bai just clicked to the end, no longer answered, and politely raised his hand and said, "I specially prepared a delicious meal for Yao Niang, please." ”

Yang Yuyao was a little unhappy.

She hated Xue Bai's somewhat high-level cold feeling.

At this point, the dishes are served.

"Hey, what kind of dishes are these?"

There were only five dishes arranged by Xue Bai, which were packed in small porcelain white plates, and each plate was only a little less. But the color is bright and steaming, and it makes people very appetizing at first glance.

Braised lamb short ribs, stir-fried shredded lamb tripe, braised crucian carp, stir-fried winter amaranth, scrambled eggs with fungus.

Yang Yuyao picked up the chopsticks, looked back and forth twice on each dish, and first took a piece of lamb tripe silk into the mouth.

There was some oil on her red lips, she chewed it carefully, it was a delicacy that she had never tasted, her eyes couldn't help but light up, and she turned her head to look at Xue Bai.

"You really prepared it for me?"

Xue Bai didn't answer and asked, "Is it delicious?" ”

"It's delicious."

Yang Yuyao nodded again and again, not realizing that Xue Bai deliberately overpowered her aura.

~~

The hall was already filled with praise.

Deng Lian picked up a small piece of braised crucian carp, closed his eyes and tasted it slowly, tasting it in his heart.

"Fry in white paste oil for a good taste, fry green onion and ginger to increase the fragrance, and add rice wine to remove the fishiness. Although it is not as fresh and tender as the fish belly, it is more flavorful, and the flavor of all the ingredients is blended just right...... The heat is skipped, there is a slight copper astringency, there is still a deficiency, but it can be called a 'beautiful'. ”

Soon, someone asked him, "What does Chief Deng say?" ”

Deng Lian put down his chopsticks, got up, solemnly saluted the main seat with his crossed hands, and said loudly: "The villain's pastry is just a snack after dinner." This stir-fry can be the main dish. ”

Seeing him giving face like this, Xue Bai hurriedly held up his golden cup with black plum drink to salute him.

"Chief Deng has an overreputation."

He knew that this was what everyone had never eaten, and if it was fresh, Guanzhong was still the world of pasta after all.

At this time, everyone in the hall had different thoughts.

Yang Zhao devoured it in his mouth, but his eyes were a little complaining, knowing that the gift he gave today had been eclipsed. gave Xue Bai thousands of gold and ten thousand gold, but Xue Bai didn't want to repay it, and refused to share the credit for this delicacies;

Sitting on top of him is Cui Huitong, the princess of the Jin Kingdom, who is very good at writing poems, Cui Huitong only feels such an amazing taste, and he should praise the poem. It's a pity that Li Taibai disturbed his thoughts, so that he only had one sentence in his mind, "The jade plate is ashamed and straightforward".

When he turned his head again, the dishes on the five plates had been eaten by the princess of the Jin Kingdom.

~~

"It's delicious, it's a pity that it's too little, not enough."

Suddenly, someone got up, left his seat, and walked to the hall, Lang smiled: "Xue Langjun is too stingy. ”

Xue Bai had actually noticed this person a long time ago, and greeted him with a smile.

"Chicken boy, meet again. In the coming day, there will be another feast to entertain the chicken boy and the kings. ”

Jia Chang got Xue Bai's help in the dark gambling house, and knew that he was the future son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he was very close, and said: "There are many people in the hall, can Xue Langjun arrange it?" ”

Xue Bai responded: "I will definitely be able to think of a way." ”

Du Wulang listened to this conversation, he was already moved, and when he turned his head, Du Youlin had closed his eyes after eating stir-fried vegetables, as if an old monk had settled down.

“……”

"But I don't know how Xue Langjun came up with this method of stir-frying?"

"I lost my memory and forgot my life experience, but recently I faintly thought that I seemed to have seen people stir-fry vegetables in an iron pot, which was very delicious, so I gave it a try."

"Iron pot? Iron pots, iron kettles and other utensils are only available in the army, could it be that Xue Langjun's family is working in the border army? ”

"I can't remember, it's possible."

Today, everyone has tasted the delicious stir-fried dishes, not Xue Bai's words. Then, if someone accuses him of being the son of Xue Rust in the future, he can remind them to think about it again and realize that "no, Xue Rust has never served in the border army."

At this time, no one cared at all, and their minds were completely focused on stir-frying.

"Oh? This dish can be fried even better. ”

"After all, it is not perfect, and many materials and appliances are insufficient."

There are all powerful people here, so they will not be bad, and they have promised to send spices and objects to Xue Bai, in short, to make Yang Yuyao happy.

The effects of five stir-fried dishes still need to be fermented.

~~

When you're full, it's time to have fun.

The prodigy chicken Jia Chang never let the atmosphere of the banquet cool down.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Today I have already said that I don't appreciate singing and dancing but watch cockfighting, but there is something to bet on? ”

"No, who doesn't know that your god chicken boy is unparalleled in the world of cockfighting, what is the interest of betting on it?"

"Then I'll change the way of playing, and I'll only see the fighting, and I won't teach you which fighting is mine. I'm only the dealer who bets, how? ”

“……”

Soon, two fighting cocks came on the field.

One is a Jinhao general, the other is a Tie Gao general, both are big red crowns, with strong spirits and fierce eyes...... It is indeed quite similar to Li Linfu.

Above, Yang Yuyao had already drunk several glasses of wine, her cheeks were slightly clouded, and she leaned lazily on Xue Bai.

Xue Bai looked at the hall, but saw Mingzhu standing behind the old monk with his head down, his expression sad and self-pitying, which was incompatible with the surrounding atmosphere.

He then spoke: "Uncle Guo quarreled with that old monk, and I should be blamed for this matter." ”

"Why?"

"The reason why Yang Shenjin sent her out was because he couldn't stop Ji Wen to search his other house that night......"

At this time, everyone else was betting on cockfighting, Yang Yuyao usually watched a lot, and her interest was not very high, but she was attracted by the story told by Xue Bai.

He whispered in her ear, sometimes the breath tickling into her ears, but her mind rose and fell with what he said.

"I think it's because of this that Yang Shenjin sent her out."

Yang Yuyao snorted coldly: "Why give it to such an ugly old monk? The man's husband could not protect his woman, but blamed her for all the sins. ”

"yes." Xue Bai dotted to the end.

"When I invited them in, did I want to make Yang Zhao angry?" Yang Yuyao smiled slightly, "Let's watch." ”

She beckoned and asked the servant to summon the old monk to answer.

……

"Mrs. Qiuguo is well."

"I met by chance on the road, and I haven't asked the master the Dharma number, where are you meditating?"

"Back to Mrs. Qiuguo, I have returned to Hongchen, no longer a disciple of Buddhism, and I use the name of the Hui family Shi Jingzhong."

Yang Yuyao didn't care what his name was, his eyes had already fallen on Mingzhu, and said, "In this way, you can bet on cockfighting?" ”

Shi Jingzhong's face was embarrassed, and he responded: "Although there are no precepts, it is a pity that I have no property. ”

Yang Yuyao turned her head to signal, and immediately a maidservant took out a large wooden box, which was filled with golden horseshoe gold.

"You can bet on this concubine, and you are allowed to bet first, as long as you win, all this gold is yours."

Shi Jingzhong looked at the gold, then at the pearl, and finally at the two fighting cocks, and responded: "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate, I bet on General Jin Hao to win." ”

Yang Zhao wanted to give Mrs. Yu Guo a boost, so he immediately signed a gambling chip and bet on the general with 100,000 yuan.

"You're not going to follow along?!" He patted Du Youlin's table.

Du Youlin was sitting in the old monk's meditation, he was startled by the drink, and when he opened his eyes, he couldn't even tell which was the golden millimeter and which was the iron distance, his long beard shook twice, and he reluctantly bet 10,000 yuan.

The cockfight began, and it didn't take long for the majestic Iron Distance General to be defeated.

Du Youlin hasn't seen it clearly, and the 10,000 yuan is gone.

"Again."

Yang Yuyao's face remained unchanged, and she ordered the maid to take out two large wooden boxes containing gold, and asked Shi Jingzhong to bet the concubine and the gold he won.

Shi Jingzhong's face changed, and he secretly scolded this woman for being too domineering, looked at the two fighting cocks that were brought to the hall, and reluctantly chose one.

This time it was Shi Jingzhong who won,

"Again." Yang Yuyao directly asked the slave to move out of several large boxes, and wrote lightly: "You have the ability, until you win my money." ”

What everyone didn't expect was that Shi Jingzhong won five games in a row, and the horseshoe gold he won had been piled up in the hall.

Yang Zhao was shocked and kept scolding the "demon monk".

Even Jia Chang's face changed, and he couldn't wait to go down in person to bet first.

Only Yang Yuyao's face remained unchanged, and she continued to make people bring out the gold, silver and jewelry.

"Mrs. Qiuguo, how about today?" Shi Jingzhong had the intention to show his ability, and then picked up a horseshoe gold, and said with a smile: "I only need this ingot of gold, which is enough." ”

He has the ability, I hope Yang Yuyao can take a look at it and raise his noble hand.

Yang Yuyao was still leaning lazily on Xue Bai's body, and said leisurely: "I said it, you have to win all my money." ”

said that it was a gamble, but this is equivalent to a robbery.

Shi Jingzhong was resentful in his heart, but he could only smile on his face, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend Mrs. Qiuguo, and the cockfight he chose this time was finally defeated and handed over the deed of Mingzhu.

In the end, he could only glance at Mingzhu with a greedy gaze, left the Lady of Qiuguo's mansion empty-handed, and went to Pingkangfang Sanqu to vent his hatred.

Yang Zhao was overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted: "Thank you Mrs. Qiuguo for coming forward for me!" ”

"Who said it was for my cousin?" Yang Yuyao laughed, "I want to stay in the house for this beauty...... Pearl, you come. ”

Yang Zhao was stunned, and looked at Mingzhu with a stupid gaze.

Mingzhu didn't even look at Yang Zhao anymore, wiped away his tears and walked towards Yang Yuyao, bowed to the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Mrs. Qiuguo's great grace, Mingzhu will never forget." ”

Yang Yuyao stepped forward, stroked her face, and said softly: "I heard Xue Bai say about you, don't be afraid, in the future, if you are by my side, no one can bully you." ”

"Mrs. Xie Yuguo, Xie Xue Langjun."

Mingzhu obediently closed her eyes and felt the temperature of Yang Yuyao's fingers. What I recalled in my mind was Yang Zhao's destruction and Yang Shenjin's indifference, who personally destroyed the past vows and mountain alliances, and gave her to Shi Jingzhong, as if pushing her into hell.

She is still very weak and can't take revenge on them, but she has a deep hatred that takes root in her heart.

~~

It's not dark yet.

In the Yushitai, Pei Mian stood in the corridor, watching Wang Ji come out of Yang Shenjin's public house.

Wang Ji also serves as the position of the imperial history, and has been staring at Yang Shenjin's position in the imperial history for a long time.

"Prince." Pei Mian greeted Wang Ji and said in a low voice: "I heard that Yang Shenjin went to Du's house to hire him last night, and this matter has been spreading. ”

"Hold back for a while." Wang Ji said: "Sooner or later, I will move him, but this is definitely not a good opportunity." Now is the time when the right minister needs Yu Shitai to bite the East Palace to death, and Yu Shi Zhongcheng can't have an accident, otherwise he will be in chaos. ”

"The prince is righteous and focuses on the overall situation."

Pei Mian said: "He has extraneous branches, in case it reaches the ears of the saint, he suspects Yushitai because of his disgust with Yang Shenjin, but he makes a mistake." ”

Wang Ji snorted coldly: "The right minister has personally made arrangements, not for the time being." That is, Yang Shenjin must be killed after this incident, otherwise how can it be so calm? Remember, abolish the prince first. ”

"Understood."

Pei Mian glanced back at Yang Shenjin's public house, and thought that he should indeed keep this imperial history Zhongcheng who was not good at power.

I believe that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion never expected that the chess path of the East Palace to clear the suspicion was also on this nobleman from the second king and the third ke.

Finish this matter first, and then find a way to kill it, so as not to leak your identity, but you can't make any extraneous branches now...... Pei Mian thought so.

~~

Xue Bai sipped his black plum drink, intending to win some shelter tonight.

He knew very well that now was the time when the struggle between the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the East Palace was at its most intense, and both sides were engrossed in it and couldn't care about anything else.

It's like two boulders colliding with each other, and a gravel like Giwen cracks open and there are cracks, giving the seeds of weeds a chance to take root.

But it's not enough, and if you don't have time to grow later, you'll have to knock more between the two boulders to make a bigger gap.

Where should I knock then? Xue Bai thought so.