Seeing Liu Yi being so excited, Mrs. Hu couldn't help but wonder, who is this Zhang Ji, who can actually be brothers with Liu Yi, who has always been brutal and murderous? Could it be that he is also an equally violent warrior?
When she thought that the visitor might also be a vicious person, a look of disgust flashed across Mrs. Hu's face.
"Husband, since we have distinguished guests coming to our house, I will go down first and ask the cook to cook some delicious dishes to entertain the distinguished guests."
Although Mrs. Hu does not love Liu Yi and now hates Liu Yi in her heart, she still maintains restraint, suppresses the hatred in her heart, and acts as a docile and polite wife on the surface, and uses this behavior to avoid many things that she does not want to do. Facing things that are even more unnecessary to face.
On weekdays, Liu Yi dotes on Mrs. Hu, and he also knows that Mrs. Hu has a cold temperament and does not like to see outsiders, so he will follow Mrs. Hu's ideas and let her go back to the back house to rest.
But today, Liu Yi did not follow her ideas, but shook his head with a serious look on his face.
"No!"
"Although Zhang Ji is young, his status... is definitely not someone who clings to the powerful. Moreover, he is sincere in his treatment of others. If he hadn't suggested that I go out with my personal guards this time, my husband might have died at the hands of that assassin yesterday." Liu Yi raised his arms, and the maid on the side put a tolerant thin shirt on his strong body, "What's more, he is my brother."
The meaning of Liu Yi's words was that Zhang Ji had a close relationship with him and he was very grateful to Zhang Ji, so Mrs. Hu had to accompany Zhang Ji to entertain this distinguished guest in order to show Liu Yi's respect for Zhang Ji.
As for why it is necessary to call Mrs. Hu, this involves an issue of etiquette.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, women did not need to live in the boudoir as in later generations, never leaving the door or stepping outside, and practicing female workers all day long.
Women in this era were very free before getting married. For example, when Le Yi led the five-nation coalition to attack the seventy-two cities of Qi, King Min of Qi fled Jucheng and was killed by Nao Chi, the general of Chu. Tian Fazhang, the son of King Min of Qi, changed his name and worked as a servant in the home of Taishi Jiao in Jucheng. Taishi Jiao's daughter thought that Tian Fazhang was extraordinary in appearance and was definitely not an ordinary person, so she liked him very much and treated him well. She often stole food and clothing for him, and even had an affair with Tian Fazhang. Later, Tian Fazhang succeeded to the throne and was called King Qi Xiang in history. He made Taishi Jiao's daughter the queen, and was called Queen Queen in history.
This is enough to show that the degree of freedom of women during the Warring States Period was not the same as in the later dynasties where women were not allowed to see guests.
After a woman gets married, although there will be some restrictions, they are not strict.
Liu Yi asked Mrs. Hu to receive the guests together, which was a polite gesture, just like coming to the hall to worship one's mother in later generations.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although wives often accompanied their husbands to receive guests, it was not forbidden. On the contrary, letting the wife accompany her husband to receive guests can show her closeness and respect for the guests. Moreover, this wife does not just correct the wife, but also concubines.
However, Liu Yi asked Mrs. Hu to accompany Zhang Ji to receive Zhang Ji, not only because Zhang Ji's suggestion saved his life, but also because he wanted to get close to Zhang Ji and further deepen their relationship.
Although he didn't know the identity of the assassin in this assassination, he already had some guesses.
The first thing to rule out is the possibility of assassination by other countries. Although he is Zuo Sima, he only has more than 10,000 Korean soldiers under his command. There is no value in assassinating him.
Secondly, Ji Wuye was excluded, otherwise Ji Wuye would not have agreed to him mobilizing such heavy troops to guard his mansion.
Then we exclude the King of Han, the Crown Prince, Prime Minister Han Kaidi, the Fourth Young Master Han Yu and others. If they have such power, do they still need to assassinate themselves?
Finally, the quicksand was eliminated by him.
In the same way, although he is Ji Wuye's confidant, he is not worthy of sending a killer to kill him.
Liu Yi could think of only one possibility.
That was to assassinate him for the treasure of Huoyu Villa that he had hidden many years ago.
But there should be no one who knew about it back then, not even Ji Wuye.
However, if it is really because of the treasure, then Liu Yi must be extremely vigilant.
Not only is the assassin's martial arts very strong, but also because once Ji Wuye learns of this, he will definitely be furious and will definitely kill him with a thousand knives.
Therefore, he must find a way out, and this way out is Zhang Ji.
Liu Yi wanted to speed up the development of his relationship with Zhang Ji, so he asked Mrs. Hu to accompany him to receive Zhang Ji to show his closeness.
"Brother, how is your injury?"
Zhang Ji ran into the main hall in two steps, one step at a time, with a look of anxiety on his face.
The housekeeper on the side wanted to stop Zhang Ji because this was extremely rude behavior, but Liu Yi stopped him.
Zhang Ji was born into a noble family, how could he be an ungrateful person. Knowing the etiquette but violating the etiquette is because Zhang Ji is worried about his brother from the bottom of his heart!
After he was assassinated, even Ji Wuye just asked if it would hurt his life and stopped asking, let alone giving anything.
People are afraid of comparison.
Zhang Ji was so worried about his safety that he even brought a whole cart full of precious medicinal materials, which made Liu Yi even more emotional.
Zhang Ji is an honest person!
Liu Yi happily grabbed Zhang Ji's arm, so that he didn't have to pay attention to the complicated etiquette, and pulled him to the table.
Mrs. Hu on the side clasped her hands in front of her, looking dignified and polite.
However, at this moment, Mrs. Hu's heart was overturned, and she stared dumbly at Zhang Ji, who seemed very close to Liu Yi.
He...how could he be so close to Liu Yi!
Mrs. Hu originally thought that after a few days of thinking, she had a certain understanding of Zhang Ji, but she immediately felt again that she did not understand Zhang Ji at all.
However, there was one thing she was sure of.
Zhang Ji is definitely a "bad" person.
On the surface, he and Liu Yi are brothers, but secretly he seduces and molests his sister-in-law!
However, it was obviously Zhang Ji's fault, but Mrs. Hu lowered her head and tried to avoid eye contact with Zhang Ji.
As soon as she saw Zhang Ji now, she would unconsciously recall the scene of that end swallowing..., and the blushing memory could not be dissipated in her mind for a long time.
"Brother, come here, let me introduce you."
Liu Yi pointed to Mrs. Hu next to him and said, "This is your sister-in-law, Mrs. Hu."
"Zhang Ji has met Mrs. Hu."
Zhang Ji leaned down and bowed, but was interrupted midway by Liu Yi.
"I'm a martial artist. I don't break so many rules. What do you call me Mrs. Hu? What do you want me to do?" Liu Yi waved his hand and said with some displeasure, "Just call me sister-in-law. There is no need to pay any kind of courtesy. It's too foreign!"
Zhang Ji suddenly understood and slightly arched his hands towards Mrs. Hu.
"I met my sister-in-law."
Zhang Ji secretly blinked at Mrs. Hu, his eyes full of teasing, and deliberately prolonged the word "sister-in-law".
"I met uncle."
Mrs. Hu also secretly glanced at Zhang Ji and bowed.
Liu Yi naturally did not notice the little actions of Zhang Ji and Mrs. Hu, but felt that Mrs. Hu was particularly obedient today.
After all, in the past, even if I wanted Mrs. Hu to receive guests, Mrs. Hu would often just nod to the guests without saying a word. She would not get up to say goodbye to the guests until he asked her to step back to the back house.
Liu Yi, who felt that Mrs. Hu had given him a lot of face today, was relieved a little from his original unhappiness about being assassinated. His round face was full of smiles and his appetite was much better.
Zhang Ji chuckled secretly and persuaded Liu Yi: "Brother, you are injured, how can you drink?"
With that said, Zhang Ji once again behaved impolitely, stood up and crossed the seat to snatch the wine bottle from Liu Yi's hand.
But for an alcoholic like Liu Yi, the more you don't let him drink, the more he will drink.
"Brother, this is the last bottle!"
"sure!"
"Okay, brother, this is really the last bottle, you can't drink any more!"
"Okay, okay, this is really the last bottle!"
"Brother, if you drink again you will become drunk!"
"Nonsense, how can I get drunk because of my brother's huge amount!"
"Don't be flattery when interacting with others. My brother can only drink ten more bottles at most. Isn't that a huge amount? It's better not to drink."
"Nonsense! I can still drink twenty bottles!"
Zhang Jiming had been trying to persuade Liu Yi to drink less, but he kept prodding Liu Yi to drink more and more, until he became a drunkard, his face was red, and he was lying on the table snoring.
Mrs. Hu, who was enjoying the delicacies on the side, was slightly stunned. Zhang Ji had been trying to dissuade her, so why did Liu Yi get drunk faster?
And by the looks of it, he looked very drunk.
In the main hall, Mrs. Hu looked at Zhang Ji with a malicious smile, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.
Because he had just suffered an assassination, Liu Yi ordered the doors and windows to be closed during the banquet, and then sent personal guards to wait outside to prevent sneak attacks by assassins. So there were only Liu Yi, Zhang Ji and Mrs. Hu in the main hall at this moment, but at this moment Liu Yi was as drunk as a dead pig, leaving only a sober man and a widow.
Zhang Ji walked forward with a smile, pushed Liu Yi, opened his eyelids and took a look, confirming that Liu Yi was really drunk, and then started acting unscrupulously.
"Sister-in-law, I want to eat dumplings."
Zhang Ji looked at the anxious Mrs. Hu playfully, picked up Mrs. Hu and put her on his lap.
Originally, due to some close contact between the two, Mrs. Hu had adapted to Zhang Ji's rude behavior, but only if they were present.
Who would have expected that Zhang Ji would come to Liu Yi's door in a grand manner and "make eye contact" with him in front of Liu Yi. At this moment, Liu Yi was actually touching himself while he was drunk.
"Don't...don't be like this, my husband...Liu Yi is still here."
Mrs. Hu gently pushed Zhang Ji's chest, her voice was timid and full of nervousness.
"Isn't this better?" Zhang Ji put his dishonest hand on Mrs. Hu's waist, "Don't you think this is exciting, Mrs. Hu?"
Mrs. Hu gritted her teeth and looked at Liu Yi from time to time, for fear that Liu Yi would wake up.
"Little thief, let go quickly. If Liu Yi wakes up, you will die without a burial place."
"Oh?" Zhang Ji hugged Madam Hu tighter and teased, "Madam, are you caring about me?"
Mrs. Hu turned her head and stopped talking to Zhang Ji, but she couldn't resist Zhang Ji's entanglement, her cheeks were slightly red.
"Madam, are you so shy? Don't forget, you promised me that you would swallow me three times and kiss me three times regardless of time or occasion."
As Zhang Ji spoke, he untied his belt. Little Zhang Ji, who held his head high and chest high, looked at Mrs. Hu aggressively, with a look of pride on his face.
There was no reason. Although Mrs. Hu felt it was ridiculous, the scene of the Duanfa Sanlang slaughtering her whole family flashed through her mind. She felt a surge of hatred in her heart. She lowered her head and devoured this delicious dish that was the finale of the banquet.
"Yes, ma'am, that's it."
Zhang Ji held Mrs. Hu's head and deliberately approached Liu Yi, and the sound of tongue smacking sounded in Liu Yi's ears.
The strong sense of betrayal and the nervousness of being caught by Liu Yi made Mrs. Hu speed up, hoping to finish the final dish of the banquet as soon as possible, but she also felt a strange sense of relief.
Just as the banquet was about to end, Zhang Ji suddenly said out of nowhere: "Madam, don't forget to wipe your mouth this time~"
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