188 Zhu Lou banquet guests
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In the hall, the lights are bright, singing and dancing, and the noise is endless. Meng Shuai didn't go to the front, only bypassed the back, and came to the corridor behind the flower hall, where the family servants were waiting, waiting for the call of the master, and then going inside to serve.
Several of the big men sat in the only chairs, and they seemed to be of higher status. At this time, I saw Meng Shuai coming in cautiously with a food box, and they were all happy.
One of the big men said, "Hurry up, put your things down, everyone is hungry." Although his tone was excited, he didn't dare to raise his voice, obviously worried about the guests in the hall.
Meng Shuai already knew that the status of the little guy he replaced was very low, and he didn't send food to the nobles in the hall at all. It's just a few people with heads and faces who are hungry here, so they ask him to go to the kitchen for supper.
Meng Shuai stepped forward, opened the food box, and brought out two plates full of fire, another plate of bad meat, and a plate of salted fish.
A big man scolded: "Those misers in the cook, just give us these cold leftovers, and give them all the oil and water to eat for themselves, and I will clean them up when I go back." β
The big man next to him said: "Lao Tie, you have it, even if you are given fat chickens and ducks at this moment, can you eat it?" Eat with a face full of oil and water, and when you turn around and the master beckons you, you will be blind." As he spoke, he took the fire with his hand first, grabbed the bad meat and put it in the fire.
The old iron scolded: "Good fellow, you are the most thief, and you actually took the lead." "I'm going to catch fish now. The other big men didn't grab it? They started to grab it one after another, and it was a mess for a while.
Listening to the sound of footsteps, a maid dressed in gold and silver came down from the front and said, "Come and ...... a few people" Just said this, and when I saw the chaos here, I couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
The big men were grabbing hotly, and suddenly faced this maid, they were all stupid, and the roasted fish and meat in their hands had not been put down, but their mouths were open, and they couldn't say a word, and even the half-eaten things almost fell out of their mouths.
The girl's eyes widened, and she shouted, "Tie Si, Liu Er, how many of you, what's the matter?"
The iron four hurriedly threw down the fire, wiped his hand on the placket of his clothes, and said with a sneer: "Sister Mei, brothers...... The brothers are a little hungry......"
The maid intercepted and said, "Bastard, is this a place for you to spread wild? Sure enough, you are used to being wild in the mansion in the capital, and no one is in charge, so you don't know how to serve your master? β
She is more than half younger than these big men, but these people are like the third grandson of XunδΈ¨, no one dares to say a word, and her status is obviously not low.
After a few reprimands, the maid said, "Now I still have something to do, go back and clean you up." You, you, youβ" She pointed at a few people with her fingers, all of whom were relatively young and of poor status, and were not qualified to participate in the meat grabbing just now, and said, "You guys come with me, and the others are not allowed to move, and they are waiting in place to be disposed of." β
Meng Shuai was unfortunate that he was among the people she ordered.
Although he was a little surprised, Meng Shuai felt that it was not bad, so he could enter the hall justifiably. The hall is the most crowded and lively place, and the servants don't know that there are dozens or hundreds, and it is the safest to mix in it. Moreover, the guests in the hall were all from outside, and they must have been fresh faces, and they didn't know each other. Meng Shuai is not abrupt in it, and he can change his identity if he finds an opportunity.
The maid did not bring them into the hall, but went down from behind the porch and into the depths of the courtyard.
Meng Shuai didn't know what she meant, and it was inconvenient to ask, so he had to follow the others with his head down. I heard a guy next to me say, "Sister Mei, let's ...... Isn't that going to the arsenal?"
Sister Na Mei raised her eyebrows and said, "Yo, you know a lot, and you also know that we are going to the arsenal." Indeed it is. There were two new young guests under the two distinguished guests in the hall, and they were going to fight swords in front of the table. But those who came to the banquet today were not allowed to bring swords except the guards guarding outside, so the commander ordered him to go to the arsenal and choose some good swords for them. β
As he spoke, he was already outside the arsenal. Sister Na Mei showed Tang Xu's token and said, "That is, the sword fight between ordinary doormen, it is enough to open the first layer." β
When the door opened, everyone felt a chill on their faces, and a sense of slaughter rose from the bottom of their hearts. Sister Mei led a few people in, but saw that in the room with a radius of ten zhang, the swords, guns, swords, and halberds were neatly arranged, all of them were polished, and the atmosphere was calm.
After several years of training, Meng Shuai has been quite knowledgeable, and after looking at some of them at random, he knew that these swords were just ordinary blades, only a little better than the standard blades in the army, and they couldn't be sold for a few silver when they went out, but they were well maintained, and it seemed that there were special people to maintain them.
He thought to himself: I heard the maid say that only the first layer was opened, and I thought that the real magic weapon was in the back layers. But from the outside, this arsenal is only one layer.
Thinking of this, he made a slight effort under his feet, and there was a sound of "empty". It was clear to me that the floor was empty, and the second and third layers of arsenals should be down there.
The maid came in, pointed at it casually, and said, "Over there, over there, do you see the sword rack?" Take the eighth row from the first row, and take one from each row. Go and fetch each of you. Do you know how to take it?" she said, making a gesture that looked like a baby in her arms, "holding the scabbard in one hand and the hilt in the other. You've been careful with me, and if you bump a little bit, you'll have your head. β
As soon as Meng Shuai looked at the position she said, he knew that this girl was very practiced, from the first row to the eighth row, each row took a handful, so that the size, length, softness and hardness were taken into account, and outsiders had a lot of choice. It's just that the posture of holding the sword is too careful, and it is a technique that can only be used with the extremely valuable divine sword, and these swords in the hall, at most, a few taels of silver, are not worth making a fuss.
How could those little guys have these insights, they were originally of a relatively low status, and they were caught temporarily, and when they heard that the maid was so solemn, they couldn't help but be frightened, and their hands holding the sword were trembling, and they grabbed the handful closest to them and lined up.
Meng Shuai picked one casually, it was the most standard three-foot long sword, the shark skin sheath was green and swallowed, it looked quite extraordinary, but at most it was a green steel sword.
The maid led the servants out and said, "You remember." When I go in, I will stand still, and you will stand by my side in this way, and you shall not be moved. The guest will choose a sword, and he will choose it himself, and he will not say a word. Give me the truth, whoever does superfluous things just don't have a head. β
After repeated threats, she led a group of small servants into the lobby.
I saw the bright candles shining high in the lobby, and the heat was steaming. A smell of incense mixed with the aroma of wine came to the face. There are several banquets in the hall, one of which is the seat of honor and the guest of honor, and three seats on each side of the other side. There are two or three people per table, a total of about a dozen distinguished guests, divided into six groups. The guest of honor sat at the table, and the guards and servants stood behind the table. In addition, the Tang Mansion originally had maids and servants in the hall to serve them, and there were quite a few people.
A large space was vacated in the center, and the two teenagers stood aside. Because there is no sword, the posture is relatively relaxed.
Meng Shuai only glanced at it, secretly wondering in his heart, and said in his heart: Why doesn't it look like it's going to start?"
The maid was also stunned, but seeing that there was no one on the main seat, Tang Xu was nowhere to be seen, only the son of the Tang family was standing there, and she couldn't help but be a little at a loss. The son of the Tang family saw her coming, nodded and said, "Meixin, just now a distinguished guest came to the door, and my father went out to welcome the guest, so I am not in a hurry to compete with the sword for the time being." You stand aside first. β
Only then did the maid understand, and said, "Yes." "Lead the little guys to retreat into the corner.
Meng Shuai chuckled in his heart, and said secretly: Who else can be the distinguished guest who appeared at this moment? Wang Hesheng came to the door. I don't know how it will end in the end.
Knowing that there was a scene outside that would affect his fate, Meng Shuai couldn't get involved at all, and it was useless to be anxious. calmed down his mind and said in his heart: Instead of panicking, it is better to check the shape now so as not to be overwhelmed in the future.
But seeing that there was only one person on the guest of honor seat, it was a young man wearing a white jade crown, born with red lips and white teeth, very handsome, Meng Shuai glanced at the jade belt around his waist, and said secretly: This is the royal system, this kid is a prince. looks good, and can catch up with the original King Zhao.
Looking down further, in the first seat on the left, Meng Shuai gasped. But I saw a man sitting in the middle of the banquet, in his thirties, heroic, bright-eyed, and extraordinary.
It is the ginger period.
Meng Shuai didn't know whether he was happy or worried, and said secretly: Okay, the owner has also arrived, which is a coincidence. In the end, it is the banquet of the Tang family, and the specifications are so high.
Jiang Qi is naturally on his side, and it can also be used as a way to escape if necessary, but Jiang Tingfang does not allow him to make extraneous branches and contact Jiang Qi more. If you want to catch the line of ginger this time, first, the plan will be destroyed, and there will be some trouble in the future. Second, doesn't it seem that he is incompetent?
He really didn't want to take this step unless he had to.
He didn't recognize the other distinguished guests below, but looking at the extraordinary style of these people, and they could be compared with Jiang Qi, most of them were other Jiedu envoys or their representatives in Beijing. Especially the tall woman who can sit opposite Jiang Qi, with handsome eyes and eyebrows, is it Ma Yunfei, the governor of Yizhou, who is one of the "three heroes of the world" who is as famous as Jiang Tingfang and Tang Xu?
Tang Xu was so bold and bold, he dared to invite all these people to a banquet at once, as if the emperor hadn't done it yet, right?
What does he mean?
Meng Shuai thought for a moment, then shook his head - this was not his at all. Then he looked at the two teenagers in the middle.
The two teenagers were all dressed up in strong costumes and martial artists, but they couldn't hide the handsome spirit of the two. One of them is seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other is only fifteen or sixteen, both of them are teenagers, and the corners of their eyebrows and eyes are full of blood and pride.
Meng Shuai looked okay at first glance, and then he almost forgot to hold the sword in his hand and rubbed his eyes, looked at it twice, and said in his heart: I'll go, is it really him?