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Chapter 449 The Night Banquet
September ninth day.night.

There was a lot of traffic in front of Prince Jing’s Mansion. Many celebrities and wealthy businessmen in Liangzhou had received the invitations. They did not dare to be negligent. After preparing the congratulatory gifts, they hurried on the road and arrived at the Prince’s Mansion one after another before the dinner began. Someone would count the congratulatory gifts at the gate. , leading them into their respective seats.

A carriage engraved with the logo of the Lin House came slowly from the street. Hu Jiu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes until this moment, went up to him, and opened the door for the person in the carriage himself.

"Miss Lin, long time no see. The prince will be very happy to know that you can come here."

A slender hand was stretched out from the car, resting on Hu Jiu's arm, and a woman with an elegant temperament, like an orchid in an empty valley, stepped out of the car, and smiled slightly, "I'm sorry for the housekeeper Hu."

"Don't dare, Miss Lin, please come inside." Hu Jiu bowed and led the way.

Seeing this scene, people around couldn't help but burst into an uproar, "What's the origin of this woman that Housekeeper Hu actually needs to greet her personally?"

"Hehe, the daughter of former cabinet scholar Lin Guangxu, the most talented woman in Liangzhou, Lin Meimei, have you never heard of her name?" A young man holding a folding fan looked at Lin Meimei's back with a look of admiration on his face.

"Master Lin's beloved daughter? No wonder she has such a temperament." Everyone sighed, "I don't know what kind of outstanding man it takes to match a woman who is so refined from the world like Miss Shanglin."

Beauty is a scarce resource everywhere, and the appearance of Lin Meimei caused a little commotion, but fortunately, it was at the gate of the palace, and the two teams of guards had already separated the crowd, and the figures of Butler Hu and Lin Meimei quickly disappeared. Behind that rich door.

Hu Jiu cheered up and chatted with Lin Meimei while leading the way.

"Has Steward Hu encountered any difficulties recently?" Lin Meimei asked suddenly when passing by the screen wall.

"Miss Lin is really Lan Xinhui." Hu Jiu gave a heartfelt compliment and sighed, "To tell you the truth, since the prince became obsessed with alchemy two years ago, he has found many strange people from the rivers and lakes. It's a pity that these The vast majority of the people are liars, who made the palace a mess, but they couldn't make a single elixir. The prince was furious, and handed over these swindlers to the government, and demolished the original pill houses. Jing, originally everyone thought that the matter would be over here, but they didn't expect that a few months ago, when the prince went out for an outing, he met a Taoist surnamed Su who claimed to be the reincarnation of Taibai Jinxing."

"But the Daoist Su who refined the longevity pill for the prince?" Lin Meimei asked.

"That's right, this man is indeed a bit of a Taoist. After a short period of time together, the prince introduced him as a close friend, and built another alchemy room for him in the palace. But every time when it comes to alchemy, Daoist Su Let’s just say that the time has not come yet, until a month ago, he approached the prince and offered to refine a batch of longevity pills for the prince before he left.”

Lin Meimei shook her head, "Shouyuan said that it is illusory after all. Since ancient times, there have been many people looking for elixir and panacea. Meimei has never heard that someone can really live forever. But medicine has its extraordinary features, and it may strengthen the body. But such a thing as adding a Jiazi longevity is really too unbelievable."

"That's the reason. Although Miss Lin is young, she has extraordinary knowledge. This old slave really admires him, but the prince seems to be possessed by the longevity pill, so this old slave is still ruthless towards Miss Lin. I hope Miss Lin will fulfill my request." Hu Jiu made a gesture to kneel down while speaking.

Of course, Lin Meimei would not let Hu Jiu kneel in front of her. The other party was not an ordinary domestic slave. The status of the chief steward of Prince Jing's mansion was even more effective in Liangzhou than the county magistrate. The whole Liangzhou could stand Hu Jiu There weren't many people paying homage this time, so Lin Meimei hurriedly helped her, "Butler Hu, you're being polite, if you need Meimei's help, just tell me directly."

"Then respect is worse than obedience." Hu Jiu didn't intend to really kneel at first, he just put on a show, and Lin Meimei straightened her waist as soon as she stretched out her hand, "Some things are really hard for us servants to talk about. The girl and the prince are friends, if there is a chance, please advise him, it is best to divert the prince's attention to other places."

"This..." Lin Meimei was a little embarrassed, but she nodded in the end, "I will try my best, the prince is very talented, alchemy must be just a whim, maybe I will get tired of it in a few days, if the time is right, I will Talk to him."

"Please trouble Miss Lin." Hu Jiu thanked her.

The two walked forward a few more steps, and when they saw that they were in front of the main hall where Prince Jing was entertaining guests, Lin Meimei's face suddenly turned red, as if hesitating to speak.

"Oh? Miss Lin has something to do, but it's okay to say." Hu Jiu knew that the other party should also be asking for something. As the saying goes, since Lin Meimei agreed to his request just now, in return, Lin Meimei's troubles will be resolved within the scope of his ability. .

"I'm sorry, Butler Hu, it might be presumptuous to say that suddenly, but I want to take a look at the guest list for tonight." Lin Meimei bit her lip and said.

"Oh?" Hu Jiu was a little surprised, "What does Miss Lin want the guest list for?"

The blush on Lin Meimei's face deepened when she heard the words, and for the first time she showed a bit of squeamishness, "Actually... recently there have been a few prodigal sons pestering Meimei, annoying like flies, Meimei is afraid that they will chase after her tonight. Arrived here, so..."

"Oh, so that's the case." Hu Jiu made an understanding expression. The prodigal son Lin Meimei mentioned must also be a son of a famous family, otherwise he would not have an invitation from the palace, and since the other party dared to chase Lin Guangxu's daughter, behind him The background must be very deep, even Lin Meimei has to deal with it carefully, I am sorry to directly embarrass the other party, so the best way is to hide, out of sight and out of mind.

"How about this, Miss Lin can go to the side hall to rest for a while, I will send someone to copy the list and send it to you later, if the other party is still pestering Miss Lin, you can try to ask the prince to come forward."

Lin Meimei nodded and said happily, "That's very good."

Hu Jiu smiled, "It's just a small matter." He brought Lin Meimei to the side hall, and soon some maids brought tea and snacks for Lin Meimei, Hu Jiu clasped his fists, "The old slave still has some things to deal with, so don't worry about it." I'm with Miss Lin, and if you have anything to do, just tell these servants."

Not long after Butler Hu left, Lin Meimei seemed a little bored drinking tea, she waved her hand and called a little maid over, and asked, "What's your name, and when did you enter the mansion?"

"Chuntao, Miss Jin, this maidservant was sent to the palace by her parents when she was six years old." The little maid said respectfully, she didn't know Lin Meimei's identity, but seeing that Steward Hu was so polite to her, this Miss Lin must not be an ordinary person , made up his mind that he must know everything about this Miss Lin.

"Chuntao, I have nothing to do, why don't you chat with me." Lin Meimei said with a smile.

　Thank you wa321 for the monthly pass~ and Xiaozi’s monthly pass yesterday, please forgive my big tongue~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)