In fact, the so-called delicacies of mountains and seas are just some dishes that are often eaten on weekdays. Most of the restaurants in the capital are similar.
There must be a roast duck dish among them, but neither Xu Qingmo nor Meng Hetong is interested in it.
If two people appeared together in the past, others would not find anything strange. After all, no one would think of these two people together before, so even if they often appear together in some places, maybe they are. A tea house or a street stall, others wouldn't think much of it, they just thought that they were probably best friends since childhood.
On the contrary, after the two of them got engaged, their appearance together would always cause a lot of discussion.
Most of these gossips don't know that the sound insulation in places like restaurants is really not very good.
For example, now, Xu Qingmo could very clearly hear the people in the private room next door talking about their affairs.
"Let me tell you, it is not unusual for these two families to get married. You must know that the former Marquis Yongchang and Marquis Ningyuan had a life-long friendship. When two families get married, it means getting closer. However, now this Marquis Yongchang is not doing his job properly, and always It’s such a pity that this girl from Marquis Ningyuan is stranded in Fireworks Willow Alley!” One of the gossips.
"That's not what I said. This Miss Xu was raised by Marquis Ningyuan to be unruly and aggressive. Wang Gongjin just said something to her and was beaten up by her. She still can't get out of bed. Whose son is this? Can you stand a girl like this?" Gossipist 2.
"But this girl Xu's child is really good-looking! Let's just talk about Wang Gongjin. In the final analysis, what he said was not because he lost the polo match and missed the Xu family girl. Are you angry out of shame?" Gossip 3.
"It's useless to say all this. Let me tell you, this Yongchang Marquis must have been planning this matter for a long time. I didn't often see him walking around the East Market with Miss Xu a few days ago. He must have had an idea long ago. !" Gossip 4.
"On the day when the two parties got engaged, I don't know if you went to watch the ceremony. The Xu family's courtyard was packed with hundreds of dowry gifts, and there was a lot of piles at the gate. If it hadn't been prepared in advance, I don’t believe it.” Gossip 5.
Xu Qingmo sat there, holding his cheek, listening with some interest. Meng Hetong just sat in front of him and looked at him: "You don't feel angry either?"
"Why are you angry?" Xu Qingmo raised his eyebrows, "He was just chatting after dinner. You do like to go to Fireworks Willow Alley all year round. I do have a perverse temper. Wang Gongjin was really beaten by me. I’m half dead, and I’m still lying in bed unable to get out of bed. The betrothal gifts sent by your family are actually piled up in my yard. There are no rumors, so what is there to be angry about?”
"You are very open-minded!" Meng Hetong shook his head helplessly, "Speaking of which, if you really lost that day, would you really marry him?"
"Who? Are you still Wang Gongjin?" Xu Qingmo put down the chopsticks in his hand and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Of course it's Wang Gongjin. After all, I won the match for real, and I also got married for real. What I just asked about was what if, just as a metaphor." Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo and said with a smile.
Xu Qingmo smiled: "Of course not!"
"Then you still promised him. Others don't know. Is it possible that you still don't know? There will be accidents in all competitions. What if you lose?" Meng Hetong frowned, obviously unhappy.
Xu Qingmo just smiled: "If I lose, it's very simple. Just find someone to put a sack on him and beat him. As long as he doesn't remember it."
Meng Hetong was silent for a moment.
Xu Qingmo raised his eyebrows: "Why, it's incredible?"
Meng Hetong thought for a long time, and then asked: "Did your ancestors really not be bandits?"
Xu Qingmo paused for a moment, then laughed: "Our ancestors were woodcutters. As for whether he was a bandit, I'm not sure!"
The two men looked at each other and smiled.
After chatting, Xu Qingmo talked to Meng Hetong about his assassination: "When you were assassinated, did you feel anything strange?"
Meng Hetong glanced at Xu Qingmo and lowered his voice and said, "Don't you think this whole thing is very strange?"
Xu Qingmo frowned: "Then I definitely know that this thing is weird. The purpose of asking you must be to know if there are other things that are weird besides this thing being weird."
"Are you talking about tongue twisters?" Meng Hetong was dumbfounded.
"Hurry up!" Xu Qingmo slapped the table angrily.
Meng Hetong had no choice but to say: "Let's not talk about this matter first. It is very strange in itself. When I was assassinated, I found that their kung fu was very different from ours. Compared to our lightness, their lower body was very strong. Steady, there were several times when I attacked their bottom plate and they didn’t move at all.”
Xu Qingmo lowered his eyes slightly and tapped his index finger on the table.
"Did you discover something?" Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo's appearance and knew that he probably had something in mind?
"I came to Korzi today just for this matter. Although I don't know the purpose of assassinating you, I suspect that these people are from the frontier!" Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong and said word by word.
"You mean the person who assassinated me was from another country?" Meng Hetong frowned, "We just got married not long ago, and our vassal countries just paid tribute. How could we start a war at this time?"
"But I remember that several vassal kingdoms are facing dynasty changes!" Xu Qingmo poured himself a glass of wine, "When a country changes hands, it is inevitable that blood will flow like a river. If you want to fight for the throne, you must have records and merits, even if you are in the dynasty Emperor, if you want to make achievements in government affairs, it is not something that can happen overnight, let alone those princes who have little power."
"So you think someone will start a war for the throne. After all, war is the easiest time to obtain achievements, and these achievements made of piled bones will become their stepping stones to the throne in the morning!" Meng Hetong frowned.
"Nothing is easier to convert into a battle record than a captured city!" Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong and said coldly.
Meng Hetong's fingertips gently rubbed the cup, and he suddenly thought of something: "Do you think it's possible that they assassinated me just to please a certain person?"
Xu Qingmo frowned: "What do you mean?"
"After thinking about it, no matter whether it's people in the court, people from Jianghu or people outside the country, there is no reason to assassinate me!" Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo, "The only reason that can barely be regarded as a reason is that you and I are engaged!"
