Kowloon wins

Chapter 216 The Palace Night Banquet ([-])

"The king of Zhijun is here!"

"His Royal Highness is here!"

"Four Baylors are here!"

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The capital is a place where the rich and powerful gather, and the engagement of a prince's son is not a big deal, but when it falls on Hong Qing, the assistant of Dorobelle's processing department, it becomes the focus of the capital's attention, no, Shen Shi At four o'clock, the sun has not yet set, and the front of the Prince Cheng's mansion is already bustling with activity. Eight large sedan chairs come one after another, and the sound of singing ceremonies becomes one. He was as busy as a spinning top, but fortunately there were many servants under the door, and the rules for welcoming guests had been arranged in advance, although he was busy, he was not chaotic, and the response time was smooth.

Although the brothers have been scheming fiercely over the years, they are all private affairs. In terms of big face, they can't be taken advantage of. Although there are many people who don't like Hongqing and his son, they are worthy of Hongqing's engagement At that time, I didn't see anyone who made an excuse not to come. As for the senior officials above the second grade of Beijing Zhongzheng, all of them came together. I'm afraid that because of the old man's coming, no one dared to show their hooves at such a time, so they all gathered in Prince Cheng's mansion early, and according to their rank, they either sat in the hall or were arranged In the East and West Flower Hall, chatting and chatting freely while waiting for the arrival of the old man.

"The emperor has left the palace and will arrive in no time!"

The most important person is always the last one to appear on the scene, otherwise it will appear important, no, it is already three quarters of the Xu, the old man's car finally drove out of the palace gate, and with the voice of the chief eunuch Gao Dacheng singing As soon as they entered the hall, the dignitaries who were wrangling and wrangling immediately jumped up as if their buttocks had been burned, and hurriedly rushed out of the gate of the mansion, and lined up in several rows according to their rank. Quietly waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

"The Emperor is here!"

With a high-pitched voice, and with the banners unfurling, a large group of inner guards surrounded by the dragon chariot slowly turned in from behind the screen wall, and the old man, the protagonist of tonight, had finally come to the ground.

"Your Majesty is welcome!"

The dragon chariot had just come to a stop, and all the people from the crown prince down fell to their knees, paying homage incessantly.

"All my lovers, let's all die!"

Two young eunuchs rushed to the side of the dragon chariot, rolled up the curtain with all their strength, and two more young eunuchs helped the old man get off the dragon chariot from left to right. Raising his hand, he yelled softly.

"My sons (officials, etc.) thank the Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

When the old man called out, everyone dared not be negligent, and thanked them according to the rules of the court, and then they got up.

"Huang Ama, you are able to come. It is really a blessing for my son and minister. The mansion has been fully furnished, and I respectfully invite Huang Ama to come in and rest."

Of course the crown prince has the highest status among the crowd, but, right now, the third master is the master, so there is no need to be modest, but seeing the third master walk a few steps, he grabbed the old man's side, and stretched out his hand to gently support the old man. The old man's arm was full of gratitude and he invited him.

"Well, fine, Qing'er, come, come to Huang Mafa."

The old man didn't object to the third master's proposal, he nodded with a smile, he just walked a few steps, and suddenly caught sight of Hong Qing's small figure among the elder brothers, his smile suddenly became more warm, and he waved , calling Hong Qing to the front.

"The grandson kowtowed to Huang Mafa."

Although she didn't know the reason why the old man called at this time, but Hongqing didn't dare to break the etiquette, hurriedly rushed to the front, politely paying respects again.

"No, come on, go into the mansion with Huang Mafa."

The old man yelled very warmly, not only that, he stretched out his empty left hand, and actually signaled Hong Qing to step forward to help.

"Thank you, Emperor Mafa, for your kindness."

It is a great honor to accompany the driver, even if it is rare for the elder brother to enjoy it, the third master can only do this by taking advantage of the landlord's benefits. Seeing the old man granting himself such a honor unexpectedly, Hong Qing felt deeply in his heart Li Ke couldn't help muttering a little bit, but it's just a muttering, but Hong Qing didn't slow down. After thanking her, she got up, stretched out her hands respectfully, and supported the old man's arm left arm.

"Qing'er, I heard that you were swept away by that little girl of the Wen family today, is there such a thing?"

The old man didn't raise his foot in a hurry, but narrowed his eyes narrowly, and joked with Hong Qing with a smile.

Damn it, it's true that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles, and the old man knows about this incident, dizzy!
As soon as the old man mentioned this matter, Hong Qing's small body froze involuntarily, she really didn't know what to say, no matter how deep the city was, the unhappiness and embarrassment in her heart would inevitably be reflected on her face, and she was immediately suffocated His little face turned red.

"Hahaha..., it's rare that my family Qianliju is deflated, hahaha..., since the little girl is not a hero, don't marry, then Qing'er should be a hero, do you have confidence?"

Seeing Hong Qing's embarrassment, the old man laughed out of joy, and while laughing, he teased Hong Qing very unscrupulously.

"Hahaha……"

"There are people who dare to love Qing Shizi who can't let go, it's interesting, it's so interesting, haha..."

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Seeing the old man smiling so freely, most of the people below were taken aback, but at this moment, a well-informed person quietly told the story of Hong Qing's blind date being swept away by Hai Lanzhu, and immediately he It made everyone laugh wildly, laughing so hard that Hong Qing's forehead was covered with black lines.

"Since the emperor's law has an order, how dare my grandson disobey it? Isn't she just a mere brat? How can my grandson make her look down on her? You should work hard and live up to the emperor's faith!"

Hong Qing is really tired of such a marriage from the bottom of her heart, but it's a pity that she can't stand her own way in this matter, left and right are just to amuse the old man, but Hong Qing doesn't mind showing her heroic spirit.

"Hahaha...well, if Qing'er has such ambition, Huang Mafa is very happy to see her, let's go and accompany Huang Mafa inside!"

Hearing Hong Qing's statement, the smile on the old man's face suddenly became brighter, he laughed and stretched out his hand to rub Hong Qing's head, and with a wave of his hand, he gave the order proudly.

"Eh? These are some plants, why do they look so weird?"

"I don't know. It looks like millet, but it's not. The bulging ones are nothing."

"You can tell after reading it. Since the third master has placed the banquet here, those plants are the treasures that the third master will present."

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There were a lot of guests, nearly two hundred of them, and most of the top dignitaries in the capital had already arrived. Fortunately, the back garden of the palace was big enough, but it was not too difficult to control. No, all thirty seats were packed Arranged along the crop field, it is obvious to show off the weird plants in the field, the people are all smart people, they have vaguely guessed the intention of the third master, and the voice of chaos suddenly arose , but the third master didn't seem to be in a hurry to explain the reason. After arranging the seat for the old man, he accompanied him by his side, blindly flattering him, but he didn't order the banquet to start.

"Third son, didn't you say that you have any treasures to offer, so just bring them out."

Although the old man was in good spirits, he didn't want to chatter endlessly. After joking around, he turned to the main topic.

"Yes, my son obeys!"

Once the old man opened his golden mouth, the third master dared not disobey, hurriedly and respectfully accepted the promise, suddenly got up, clapped his hands, and shouted: "Come here, serve the food, let's start the banquet!"

"twitter!"

With the order of the third master, the servants of the palace who were waiting on the side did not dare to neglect, they agreed in unison, and soon after listening to the sound of drums and music, a group of maids in costumes walked out of the courtyard with trays of food. He came in and placed plates of dishes on each table.

Dumbfounded, all dumbfounded, more than two hundred guests looked at the dazzling array of dishes, all of them were stunned, nothing else, probably because these dishes are all unfamiliar foods, the smell is quite delicious, but God knows if he can get it, there was a lot of discussion for a while, and everyone turned their attention to the energetic third master, waiting for the third master to give a reasonable explanation.

"Come here, test the poison!"

The third master was not in a hurry to explain, but clapped his hands again, shouted loudly, and a group of eunuchs waiting beside him brought silver needles, tried every dish, and gave special gifts. The little eunuch who tasted poison tried every dish.

"Report to Your Majesty, all dishes are non-toxic and can be used!"

The procedure of poison testing is easy to say, but it is quite time-consuming in practice. After a full quarter of an hour, the eunuch Zhao Qinfang, the deputy head of the imperial dining room who was in charge of directing the poison testing, rushed to the front of the imperial court, and respectfully put the poison test The result was reported.

"Ok!"

The old man didn't comment on Zhao Qin's words, but just let out a quiet voice, waved Zhao Qinping away, looked at the dishes on the table with piercing eyes, then raised his eyebrows, and said with great interest He opened his mouth and said, "Third brother, this is the treasure you want to offer. Tell me, where is the treasure?"

"If you go back to Huang Ama, please taste it first, and then I will tell you how valuable it is."

The third master obviously planned to sell Guan Zi to the end, and was not in a hurry to answer the old man's question, but proposed with a smile.

"Well, that's good, I'll try everything."

Seeing that the third master wanted to show off his tricks, the old man was not in a hurry to continue asking questions, he simply agreed to the third master's proposal, picked up the silver chopsticks with a smile on his face, and tried a few dishes , This meal really tasted some unusual flavors, the smile on the face suddenly became a little warmer, and the look of anticipation in the eyes was a little more faint.

(End of this chapter)