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Chapter 767 Bad New Year's Eve Dinner ([-])
"Hey, third brother, are you here so early?"

"The third brother is here."

"Third brother."

……

The old man's will is very simple. After deducting those sloppy words, there is actually only one sentence in content - tonight's New Year's Eve dinner will be served in the Qianqing Palace, and there is nothing else, but it is such a simple edict. The third master was worried about his gains and losses, and the half-finished banquet had no intention of continuing, so he hurriedly ended it and rested in the main courtyard for more than an hour, then called Shang Hongqing to rush towards the imperial city, just in front of Tiananmen Square When I got off the carriage, I saw that the fourth and fifth masters had already arrived, but I didn't see the eighth, ninth, and thirteen masters. He came up to greet him, chatted in a flurry of greetings, and even the usually cold-faced and cold-hearted fourth master smiled a few times. Of course, this kind of laughter is actually not much better than crying.

"You brothers are all here, heh, it's too late, Haihan, Haihan."

The third master had something in his heart, but his true nature of being a long-sleeved and good dancer was still there, but seeing him smiling very warmly, he raised his hand and bowed to everyone, and returned the salute full of apology.

"Third brother, you're not too late. Hey, some people don't know where the cat is just now, and they are planning to bite people."

When the third master apologized, he never noticed that the eighth master and the others hadn't arrived yet. Of course, even if he noticed, the third master would not take it to heart. After all, there is still a distance before the time to enter the palace. There is actually not much difference between coming and coming earlier, you have to wait on the left and right, but what the third master didn't notice, the old sixteen did notice, he didn't care about the occasion, he didn't care Without any scruples, he yelled along with the third master's words.

"Grandma, you bastard, why did you smell a stench, I dare say it's your sixteenth who's shitting here, it's so fucking stinky!"

Among all the brothers present, except for the fourth master who has always been at odds with the third master, the rest are either close to the third master or Hong Qing, so they all understand who the old sixteen is scolding, and they all can't help He burst out laughing loudly, but before he could finish laughing, the tenth old man's extremely loud voice suddenly sounded from behind, so, the eighth grandpa Ganqing rushed over hand in hand.

"you……"

There was an old enmity between the old sixteen and the tenth, and they used to be tit-for-tat, but now when the tenth scolded him so badly, his face immediately turned red, his eyes widened, and he wanted to curse back at the general. Going back, but before she could say anything, Hong Qing already dodged and stopped in front of her, her eyes flickered, indicating that the old sixteen should not be fooled, not to mention, the old sixteen would only obey Hong Qing alone, if it was changed If others came to stop him, that would definitely add fuel to the flames, even if it was the third master, but once Hong Qing stepped forward, Lao Shiliu really forcibly swallowed back the words that had come to his lips, but what, His complexion was still extremely ugly.

"Tenth brother, forget it, just say a few words less."

The eighth master obviously didn't want to make trouble at this time, so he waved his hand, stopping the series of obscenities from behind the tenth master, and then walked up to the third master in a very polite way Said: "Third brother, my little brother has some trivial matters, I am a step late, Haihan, Haihan."

"It's okay, my brother has just arrived, so let's wait together."

Ba Ye's words of apology are almost a copy of what San Ye said earlier, it is clear that he is teasing him, but Ba Ye is soft-spoken and full of smiles, and there is really nothing to criticize in words and deeds. Although the third master was so tired that he felt as if he had eaten a fly raw, he had no temper at all with the eighth master, he could only laugh dryly, and replied generously.

"Third brother is right, let's wait together."

Eighth Master didn't expect to start a war at this moment, and after disgusting Third Master, he stopped talking, smiled indifferently, and stood aside with Tenth Master and others.

"Your Majesty has a decree to announce: Brothers and Renjun Wang Hongqing, I will meet you in Qianqing Palace."

A group of elder brothers were talking and laughing, but after the arrival of the eighth master, they all became gourds with their mouths sawn. There was no more jokes, and the atmosphere was unavoidably dull. Seeing that Qin Wuyong led two young eunuchs hastily came out from Tiananmen Square, announced the old man's oral order, all the elder brothers thanked them according to the court regulations, and then walked into the palace gate in twos and threes, silently all the way. Then he arrived at the Qianqing Palace.

"His Majesty is here!"

The New Year's Eve dinner is said to be the emperor's family banquet, but in fact, it is not only the elder brothers who come to the banquet, but also Zhang Tingyu and other in-service and official scholars who are in Beijing. The difference is that they They entered the palace early in the morning to accompany them, but they arrived much earlier than the elder brothers. They were all chatting in the main hall of Qianqing Palace. In the middle of the commotion, they heard a shout from the back hall, all the people dared not talk nonsense, they all lined up according to their ranks, and waited respectfully for the old man's arrival.

"The ministers and others (the ministers and others) kowtow to Huang Ama (His Majesty)!"

In the sound of slightly chaotic footsteps, the old man was surrounded by a group of young eunuchs, and walked out from the apse calmly. When everyone saw this, they dared not ignore it and knelt down one after another. He fell to the ground and paid homage incessantly.

"Forget it, let's all be flat."

After a year and a half of rest and recuperation, the old man's dragon body is already in good shape, full of energy and spirit, and his face is flushed, but seeing him walking easily to the dragon bed, he lifted the hem of his robe and sat down right there. After looking around at all the people kneeling in the hall, he raised his hand vacantly and called out very warmly.

"Thank you Emperor Ama (His Majesty) Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

When the old man called out like this, all the people dared not be negligent, and they shouted long live three times according to the court regulations.

"Well, well, today is a family banquet, and there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to stick to those formalities, just be more casual."

The old man seemed to be in a good mood, and he gave a command with a smile.

"Huang Ama (His Majesty) is holy."

Regardless of whether the old man's words are sincere or false, it is indispensable for everyone to praise him.

"Qin Wuyong."

The old man nodded his head, didn't say any more greetings, but raised his voice to greet him.

"The old slave is here."

Hearing the old man's summons, Qin Wuyong, who was waiting by the side, dared not ignore it, hurriedly flashed out from the side, and answered the promise loudly.

"It's about time, it's time to start."

The old man waved his hand and gave a casual order.

"twitter!"

Seeing that the old man had already opened his golden mouth, Qin Wuyong dared not delay, he hastily responded, and hurried to the side, commanding a group of eunuchs and maids to bring three round tables and put chairs on them , After all the fuss, another group of young eunuchs came in from outside the hall carrying a long row of food boxes and other things, and arranged three tables deftly.

"I heard that hot pots around the stove are popular in Beijing recently, so I tried it out, and I think it's okay, it's hot. Today, I'm going to follow the trend. Come and close the stove for the New Year. Come on, don't be dazed. Serve."

As soon as the table was set up, all the brothers were dumbfounded, nothing else, these three tables are not the standard of a family banquet in the palace, but the atmosphere of an ordinary people's home, and the hot pot is so noisy Noisy, but it is very difficult to distinguish between superior and inferior, obviously not in line with the Tian family's system, the big guys can't figure out what kind of play the old man is singing, and they can't help but feel a little muttering for a while, On the other hand, the old man was in high spirits, walked down the front door slowly, happily took a seat on the chairperson's seat, returned his hand to everyone, and greeted everyone excitedly.

"The children and ministers (the ministers, etc.) obey the order."

The old man had already spoken, and all the people were suspicious in their hearts, but no one dared to refuse the promise. After making room for each other, they each took their seats. Needless to say, three, four, five, seven, Eight, these five masters are all sitting on the top seat, and the other two are Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu, the second generals of the two old masters. That's all.

Um?Something's wrong, old nine and ten are so excited over there!

Hong Qing's status is high, but her seniority is low, and she doesn't want to sit with the ninth and tenth masters, so she let the old fifteenth brother greet her and sit on the lowest seat. Yu Jiao suddenly saw Jiu Ye and Shi Ye looking at each other there, both of them had a strange excitement on their faces, as if they had some kind of expectation, upon seeing this, Hong Qing couldn't help but feel With a jump, he became vigilant all of a sudden, but for a while, he couldn't figure out what kind of moth these two guys were trying to play.

"Come on, let's do it, it's so hot last time!"

After a while, everyone was seated, and the old man didn't talk nonsense, picked up the silver chopsticks, pointed towards the boiling hot pot, and announced the start of the New Year's Eve dinner with a smile.

Every household and prefecture actually have hot pot, and they use it occasionally on weekdays, but that’s all for their own enjoyment. It’s the first time to use it at such a family banquet, and everyone can’t help but feel a little bit relaxed. It wasn't very open, so the atmosphere inevitably became a little silent. The old man gave the order again, let the big guys just do their hands, and let the brothers at the same table tell some jokes to make fun of it. In this way, amidst the laughter, they gradually became active. First, the tablemates toasted each other, and when they reached the middle of the table, the three tables were already alive with back and forth. Even Hong Qing drank a few more glasses, but However, his attention was always on the nine and ten masters, and he vaguely felt that there might be a big show in tonight's banquet.

Well, this is about to start?

Sure enough, as Hong Qing expected, after a few rounds of drinking, when the fifth and seventh masters ran to the banquet where Hong Qing was to toast, they saw the ninth and tenth masters quickly meet each other's eyes. , Shuangshuang got up, took the wine bottle and went to the chairman. Seeing this, Hong Qing's eyes instantly became sharp...

(End of this chapter)