In an ordinary restaurant, people were privately discussing the theft of the Chang Mansion.
This restaurant is not as luxurious as Fengmingju, and its consumption level is naturally not as expensive as Fengmingju. However, at first glance, the decoration and furnishings in the restaurant are quite unique, and the dishes and snacks are quite complete. , so ordinary people often like to come to this kind of place, invite two or three friends, have a drink, eat small dishes, gossip, and discuss government affairs. Isn't it fun?
In the restaurant, a handsome-looking young man was sitting on the table. There was no dish on the table, not even a wine bottle. He seemed to be waiting for someone. The waiter in the shop has tried to connect me several times with a smile, but this sharp-tongued young man always said to wait and not to rush.
How can this not be urgent? The waiter was really anxious! The business in the store was so good, and this man asked for the best seat in the store as soon as he came up. But when he sat down and didn't order food or drink, how could he not be anxious? The waiter secretly decided that if this effeminate young man doesn’t order any more, hum! Don’t blame our store for driving people away!
Perhaps the waiter didn't know that this young man who was sitting there without ordering food was none other than Eunuch Chen, who was very popular in the inner palace. This father-in-law gained the trust of the Holy Emperor at a young age. He served the Holy Emperor every day, and even the ministers smiled at him. If ordinary officials saw it and it was too late to fawn over him, they would wish they were the waiter and come forward to get close to him.
At this time, Chen Jinjue was sitting in his seat with his head lowered, his eyes glancing toward the stairs from time to time, as if waiting for someone to arrive. This time he sneaked out of the palace, so he had to keep a low profile. Too many things had happened in the palace recently. Information could not be conveyed on paper, and foreign ministers did not dare to get too close to the eunuchs, so Wang Yanqing So I chose to meet him here today.
The people around were talking loudly, and some who were drunk didn't care about anything else, discussing loudly and wantonly——
"General Chang may be in bad luck this time!" A middle-aged man shook his head and said regretfully, as if he felt very sorry that such a thing had happened.
"Not necessarily, what is the relationship between General Chang and Jinshang?" A man with a red face said confidently.
"But this matter is not a trivial matter... If the military talisman is lost, once the Shence Battalion cannot be used... it will be a big deal..." The people at the same table disagreed.
"Do you understand or do I understand?" The red-faced man interrupted the man at the table. His brother-in-law was a junior captain in the Shence Camp, so he naturally had bragging rights in front of his friends. Seeing his friend swallowing the words hard, he continued: "I have said it before! If General Chang hadn't blocked the arrow for Jin Shang, I'm afraid the Holy One would have... If not, how could General Chang get this? Holy Family?"
"When things reach their extremes, they must turn against each other... When they reach their peak, they must decline..."
"I guarantee you that General Chang will not be affected in any way."
"You don't know something...I heard that General Chang Xiaotian is married..."
"So what?"
"The woman...is the daughter of Xu Mansion——"
The man kept his voice very low, as if he was afraid of being heard by others.
Chen Jinjue smiled and shook his head. These ordinary people were quite well-informed. Listening to their analysis, they talked about everything from the relationship between General Chang and the Holy Emperor to the current situation in the Central Plains, to the collapse of the Holy Emperor. All the possibilities after that are as if he is the Holy Master in the deep palace. However, this made Chen Jinjue feel a lot more relaxed. In the end, he simply crossed his legs and stood up seriously.
Just when Chen Jinjue pricked up his ears and listened with interest, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the table. Chen Jinjue looked up and saw Wang Yanqing sitting down, dressed like an ordinary person. Chen Jinjue stood up quickly to salute, but Wang Yanqing stretched out his hand to hold him down and motioned for him to sit down. Chen Jinjue had no choice but to sit down and said in a low voice: "Master Wang, there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons here, so I won't give you my regards if you are young."
"Pick up the important ones."
Chen Jinjue was sent to the palace by Wang Yanqing, so Wang Yanqing naturally did not need to be as polite as others. Chen Jinjue was also well aware of the sensitivity of today's encounter, so he didn't say much nonsense. He instinctively looked around, then put his head on his head and got straight to the point -
"Two things - first, the Holy One summoned Zuo Gongming in the Qinzheng Hall, and second, the Holy One summoned Gongsun Cuo yesterday."
Wang Yanqing was stunned. These two messages contained so much information that he could not fully digest it for a while. What does it mean when Qinzheng Palace summons Zuo Gongming? Is it possible that there will be one more minister walking in the North Pavilion? He also chose someone he couldn't deal with. What on earth did the Holy Spirit have in mind? If you don't protect yourself...summon Gongsun Cuo? That fat white man had been left out for so many years, and was summoned at this juncture... Not to mention that this fat man Gongsun had been suppressed by Chang Zhishan for so many years... Could it be that Chang Zhishan's holy family has really come to an end?
Time was running out, and Wang Yanqing had no time to think too much. He asked, "Is there anything else?"
Chen Jinjue shook his head and said, "No more."
Wang Yanqing frowned, and then added: "Okay, continue to pay attention to me, and if there is any trouble, try your best to find out the information for me!"
"The villain knows!"
In just a few words, the two of them completed the transmission of the news. It was not a good place to stay for a long time. It would not be a good thing if people saw them together.
When the two were about to leave the table, suddenly the waiter's complaining voice sounded from behind——
"Do you two still want to eat? After sitting for a long time, you ordered a pot of tea and a plate of pastries. If we are all like you, will we still be able to do business in this store?"
The waiter yelled with a dissatisfied look on his face, causing several tables around him to look at him at the same time. Seeing the two of them getting up, the waiter quickly grabbed Wang Yanqing and said -
"Haha? You still want to leave? Are you here to sit here and watch the scenery?
The group of people at the next table who were talking loudly also turned to look at Wang Yanqing and Chen Jinjue with expressions of watching the fun.
Wang Yanqing's face darkened. He originally wanted to travel in a low-key manner, but he didn't expect the waiter to pull him and start shouting. Normally, Wang Yanqing would definitely show off the waiter, but today he didn't dare to teach the waiter a lesson. It would be uneconomical to cause too much trouble for others to recognize him.
Seeing that Wang Yanqing and the other two seemed afraid to speak, the waiter's voice became a little louder and said——
"You don't have the money to come here and pretend to be the boss? You've been working for a long time and you want to leave? If you really just want to drink a pot of tea, we can give it to you, but why don't you sit at the best seat in our store and delay our business? There are plenty of seats at the tea stall opposite..."
Looking at the onlookers and the waiter's unreasonable expression, Wang Yanqing's face turned extremely ugly. However, Wang Yanqing is also a smart and fickle person. When he saw the waiter, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, and then took out a large silver ingot from his arms - this silver ingot was big enough to cover the entire restaurant, not to mention with his own eyes. See, this silver waiter wouldn’t even dream of it.
The waiter's eyes gradually widened as he looked at the silver ingot, and the hand that was holding on to Wang Yanqing's sleeve unconsciously loosened his grip. The onlookers were also wide-eyed. They were all ordinary people. Who would bring such a large amount of money out to eat?
The waiter stood there a little embarrassed. He thought he was just trying to make a fool of himself, but he didn't expect that he was really an old man. But after all, the waiter was used to smiling, and now that he saw the money, he naturally changed his attitude quickly. , the ferocious expression on his face was gradually replaced by a flattering smile. He hunched his neck and looked at the shining silver in Wang Yanqing's hand, and stammered: "This guest... no, this gentleman... what do you want?" Tell me... just say..."
Wang Yanqing took the silver and looked at the waiter, still saying nothing. The waiter felt Wang Yanqing's gaze, seemed to understand something and immediately smiled and said: "Sir, the villain has no eyes! The villain has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai!".
Seeing the waiter lowering his voice like this, which was completely opposite to his high-spirited attitude just now, Wang Yanqing smiled, but he still didn't make any move.
When the waiter saw this, he looked at the ingot of silver and swallowed his saliva. Then he raised his hand and slapped it hard on his cheek. He kept saying: "Let you talk nonsense - let you talk nonsense -"
After a while, the waiter's cheeks turned red and even swollen. Seeing that the waiter was so humble, Wang Yanqing finally couldn't help it and burst out laughing.
Seeing that the God of Wealth finally reacted, the waiter also smiled and stopped slapping, and looked at Wang Yanqing with a silly smile.
"Stretch out your hand." Wang Yanqing said with a smile.
The waiter quickly stretched out his hands and held them as if receiving holy water. At the same time, everyone's eyes couldn't help but stare. They thought that for such a big piece of silver, not to mention slapping themselves, even if they were beaten by Fatty, Worth it! For a moment, everyone was envious of Xiao Er.
But just when the waiter was overjoyed, Wang Yanqing suddenly flicked his wrist. He took the big silver coin back into his cuff, replaced it with a piece of broken silver as big as his thumb and threw it to the waiter.
The waiter was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the small piece of silver in his hand. The onlookers were also stunned, and then burst into extremely sarcastic laughter.
The waiter was awakened by the roar of laughter. His chest heaved violently and his face turned even redder. He gasped and looked at Wang Yanqing, his eyes full of unwillingness and resentment.
Wang Yanqing looked at the waiter with disdain, then smiled with contempt: "You are only worth this."
After that, he threw up his head and laughed and walked downstairs, leaving the waiter standing there blankly.
Everyone watched the waiter being humiliated for not getting the silver ingot, and they laughed for a long time.
Feeling the laughter of everyone, the waiter felt ashamed and couldn't help but clench his hands. But at this moment, he suddenly felt the size of the broken silver in his hand, and lowered his head unconsciously - looking at the still heavy broken silver in his hand, he suddenly felt that what just happened was nothing. At least it’s more than what these other guest officials gave me! Such a small piece of silver would normally take two or three days to earn!
Thinking of this, the waiter felt better. He raised his head and looked at the laughing people around him and cursed loudly: "It's so funny! I'm happy with it!"
After that, the waiter tossed the towel and left the second floor quickly.
