As the saying goes, a good meal never comes late. Although the reception banquet at the Jin Palace was delayed a bit because Chang Yu and Zhu Shenxuan could not stop the car due to a private chat, the guests were still very satisfied with the delicious food and wine.
Of course, the food and wine are just decorations, the most comfortable thing is getting together with old friends and drinking and talking.
Chang Yu originally disliked having dinner with civil servants, but the civil servants present tonight were very different. They all lived and died with them, and the feeling was very different. Maybe the mood of these civil servants changed after that war, or maybe it was Because they all knew that Chang Yu was not strict about trivial matters, these people lost their usual sourness and became bold and bold. They chatted enthusiastically over wine with Zhu Kongxun, Jia Waixiong, Lao Jiu and other generals.
Looking back on every detail of the Taiyuan War, I heard Chang Yu talking about the Baoding War, the Ningyuan War, the Qingzhou Prefecture War... Before I knew it, it was already late at night, and most of the people were drunk and hazy.
If Zhu Cixiang is Chang Yu's brainless fan, then Zhu Shenxuan is Chang Yu's station sister. Compared with Zhu Cixiang's brainless worship, his admiration for Chang Yu is more real, because he has personally participated in the Taiyuan War. Having been to a real battlefield and seeing Chang Yu's bravery and strategy with his own eyes, Zhu Cixiang could not experience these.
Zhu Cixiang did not attend the banquet today because it would be too intrusive if an accompanying eunuch came to the table, but it would not work for him to stand by and serve so many people. After all, he is a dignified prince, and he occasionally drinks tea with the bosses in Chang Yu. Sometimes he wants to listen, and it’s okay to just pretend to be there while he learns something.
After dinner broke up in the middle of the night, Zhu Shenxuan didn't break his promise. He really got drunk before he stopped. Chang Yu also walked with his hands on the wall. It's not that he drank better than Zhu Shenxuan, but he drank less.
In the other courtyard, Kun Xing and others had already gone to bed. Zhu Cihong was sitting in the hall chatting with the attendants. Seeing Chang Yu being helped in, he couldn't help but joke: "Whenever you can be as invincible when drinking as if you were fighting, that will be awesome."
Chang Yu sighed: "It's useless, whoever drinks the wine at this bar..." He covered his mouth and ran out, thinking he was about to drink and vomit. Several personal attendants chased him out to wait on him. Zhu Cihong laughed and was about to make a joke when he saw Shi Kefa walking in with a blush on his face: "My lord, I'd like to bow to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Uh... Zhu Cixi was immediately stunned and at a loss.
"You, you, you drank too much, what nonsense are you talking about..." Zhu Cixiang said bravely, and Shi Kefa smiled drunkenly: "I must have drunk too much, or why did I just recognize His Highness now?"
Shi Kefa had met the prince, but it was only one or two times and the impression was not deep. In addition, Chang Yu deliberately concealed it along the way, and the prince also dressed up in disguise to pretend to be a fan or to accompany the servant. Sir, the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War is always busy with official duties every day. How could he notice such an inconspicuous person?
Until today when he entered the city, Zhu Cixiang spoke carelessly and did not use honorifics to attract his attention. He took a second look and found... Hey, it looks familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere.
But I didn't think about it for a moment, and I didn't think about it in any direction. It was not until the banquet where everyone was chatting all over the world and mentioned that the prince followed Zhang Guowei out of the capital for training some time ago, an idea flashed in his mind. Damn it, this is not the case. Then who?
At that time, I felt surprised and shocked.
The little eunuch is too good at playing and too bold.
The emperor's heart is too big!
My reaction was too slow!
"You drank too much and you were talking nonsense. I'm not that. I'm just a little eunuch in the palace." Zhu Cixiang was in a panic and reached out to help Shi Kefa.
"That's not how the eunuchs in the palace talk." Shi Kefa stood up and said, "Your Highness, don't panic. Now that I have come out, I will keep my mouth shut. God knows, we are the only ones who know, and we will never let it out..."
You are such a fool, you can pull me down. Zhu Cixiang rolled his eyes in his heart. Not counting a few personal attendants, there were nearly a hundred people in the two battalions and one guard who were accompanying him.
"Master Shi, I have kept this serious matter from you for so long, please forgive me." Chang Yu came in from the outside and said apologetically. Shi Kefa quickly waved his hand: "Master Du Gong, I have written hard for you, I understand, I understand."
Chang Yu sighed, invited Shi Kefa to sit down and made tea for him: "It's a long story..."
"What time is it? Why are you still shouting here? Has Chang Yu drunk too much?" At this time, the door curtain of the east wing opened, and Princess Kunxing walked out sleepily wearing a big coat. She didn't look at it at first glance. When I arrived at Shi Kefa, I saw Zhu Cixiang: "Brother, why didn't you sleep at this late hour?"
With a clatter, the tea cup in Shi Kefa's hand fell to the ground and shattered. He looked at Kun Xing in a daze, then at Zhu Cihong, then at Chang Yu, brother?
Cough cough cough... Chang Yu was just thinking about what to say, when Princess Kunxing over there ducked and retracted into the room.
"Uh... I drank too much, drank too much, drank too much! I can't see anything, I can't hear anything, I can't remember anything clearly..." Shi Kefa got up, patted his head hard and went back to his room to sleep.
"It's over, it's over, he knows everything," Zhu Cixiang said anxiously, Chang Yu looked confused: "He knows what's going on, is it possible that he will send someone to kill you?"
Oh, only then did Zhu Cixi relax and scratch his head in embarrassment: "That won't happen... But if he leaks the news and someone in the court finds out that I am leaving the palace, will the cabinet ministers use it as an excuse..."
"Yes, how about we kill him and silence him? Chang Yu rolled his eyes." Zhu Cixiang said, "Uh-huh, uh-huh, that's not the case."
"That's good." Chang Yu said, "The only one of the Six Departments and Nine Ministers who really agrees with me is Mr. Shi. Don't worry, he won't tell. And there is something you need to know. Even if he doesn't He said, now someone in the court already knows that you have left the capital."
Zhu Cixiang was stunned for a moment and then realized that the killers knew about his departure from Beijing, and naturally others would also know about it.
"But why doesn't anyone make a fuss about this?"
"Perhaps the time is not right now, and they want to find a suitable opportunity to strike hard, or they are waiting for others to take the lead... Let them go, I am too lazy to guess their thoughts, come on. The earth will cover the ground, and the soldiers will block it." Chang Yu yawned and stretched, Zhu Cixiang gritted his teeth: "The earth cover will block it, it is obviously to use my father as a shield..."
"That's to protect you..." Chang Yu shrugged and suddenly caught a glimpse of Su Jing walking in wearing a cotton robe: "Is the injury better?"
Sujing nodded: "It seems that your blood really has miraculous effects."
Really? Chang Yu was a little surprised: "Is it really true that Wuzhong was right?"
"Has he drank too?" Su Jing asked with a raised eyebrow. Chang Yu shook his head: "He is so beautiful, what do you think of me..." He stared at Su Jing and said, "Is it really effective?"
Su Jing nodded slightly: "Wounds heal very slowly in winter, but my wounds heal much faster than before. I think it must have something to do with your blood..."
Tsk, tsk, tsk, several attendants in the hall were all surprised when they heard this. Chang Yu himself felt it was very magical, but suddenly he felt that something was wrong in the eyes of everyone, and even Wu Shu couldn't help but lick the corners of his mouth.
"you……"
"It seems that as long as you don't die in the future, it will be difficult for me to die..." Su Jing, who had always been unsmiling, actually covered her mouth and laughed: "If I get hurt again, I will drink your blood."
Chang Yu feigned anger: "Don't you know that assassinating the governor of Dongchang is a capital crime?"
"You must be dying when I need to drain your blood to save my life. Anyway, I will die, so I'm afraid." Su Jing snorted, and everyone burst into laughter. Princess Kunxing came out of the room again: "Is Mr. Shi gone? ?”
Chang Yu nodded and said to her: "There is no need to dress up as a servant tomorrow, just look like a lotus heart."
Kun Xing shrugged: "There is no difference between a young boy and a maid."
"The difference is huge. There are always a lot of flaws when a woman disguises herself as a man and works as a servant. If you meet someone with a sharp eye like that, you can see through it at a glance. Even if you don't know your identity, it will arouse curiosity, but being a maid will not attract so much attention. Pay attention," Chang Yu explained patiently.
"Come on, even though Lian Xin is just a girl, she attracts people wherever she goes." Zhu Cixiang smiled, and Princess Kunxing pursed her lips: "That means I'm not as good-looking as Lian Xin."
"Good-looking, good-looking" Chang Yu chuckled and said: "Ugly people are all ugly, but good-looking people have their own differences. Although they look different, they are all beautiful. Ah Jiu is also very beautiful, with a different beauty from Lian Xin."
"Yes, yes, Young Master Ninth is good-looking." Everyone quickly agreed. Kun turned around shyly and went back into the room. Su Jing rolled her eyes: "A bunch of sycophants!" After saying that, he turned around and went back to the room. But it made everyone in the room embarrassed. He didn't even mention them, but he even told the eunuch. Who gave him the courage?
Of course it was given by Chang Yu!
Su Jing has a perverse and extreme temperament, and can even be said to be very rude, but Chang Yu is very tolerant of him, which makes it difficult for everyone to understand.
"Actually, I think Qingyi Bingbian is also a beauty." Zhu Cixiang suddenly said something, and everyone looked at him, and then agreed with him.
"It's so late and you're still up, and you're so enthusiastic about commenting on who's good-looking. Are you just idle?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes. The dignified prince wasn't angry even if he said that in front of everyone. He chuckled: "Aren't you too? Didn't you sleep?"
"I'm waiting for someone." Chang Yu took a sip of tea and said, "It's almost time."
