(I made a stupid mistake before. The emperor’s name was written as the temple name. It has been changed. Sorry)
Although it had been left to dry for almost two hours, and there were a group of strange foreigners around, most people still felt that the trip was worthwhile when the dishes were served.
Because there are a total of eighteen plates of various kinds of dried fruits, all of which are rare items that are difficult to buy in the market on weekdays. Then there are also twelve flavors each of golden spices, carved candied fruits, and dried meats, salty and sour. This is just a snack before the meal.
When the main meal began, the palace maid served fifteen more dishes with wine, six plates with food, seven dishes with wine, ten bowls of food, followed by dinner.
All of them are made by the imperial chef, and they are all delicious and delicious. Even Lu Ping, who was born in Xiaoyao Villa, has never seen such a pomp. No wonder everyone in this world wants to be an emperor and enjoy the wealth of Kyushu.
However, even though the delicacies were in front of them, the disciples in the academy still maintained restraint.
They did not forget the purpose of their trip. The food was edible, but few people touched the fine wine that was served.
In addition, they are also waiting for the next step of the person behind the case. Zhu Jie has recruited so many strange people into the palace tonight. Obviously, it is impossible to invite everyone to taste the palace delicacies just on a whim.
It's just that Lu Jing and others couldn't figure out his intention for a while. Could it be that because he suspected that there was an evil thing in the palace, he found all the people in the world who could exorcise evil spirits to see who could do it?
Just as he was thinking about it, another announcement came to the eunuch outside the door, "Master Dongxuan has arrived!"
Zhu Jie, who was in charge of the case, was obviously shaken when he heard these words. He put down the vinegar red crab in his hand, stood up, and strode towards the door of the hall. Looking at him like this, he seemed to be ready to go out to greet him.
Considering his status, this courtesy is not unimportant.
And judging from the name, it seems that the person Zhu Jie went out to greet was not a general returning from victory or a monarch from another country, but a Taoist.
If I remember correctly, Zhu Jie missed the dinner because he was so fascinated by the sermon of Master Dongxuan.
Chengguan was quite dissatisfied when he saw this. He dropped the shrimp bun in his hand and snorted coldly. He seemed to want to say something, but he finally held back when he thought of his identity.
After all, he is a member of Si Tianjian, and according to Si Tianjian's rules, he should not interfere in palace affairs.
In fact, his previous admonishment was already suspected of being arrogant, but after all, he was different from Guo Shouhuai, and he could not watch the change of dynasties and the rise and fall of the world with a cold eye like the latter.
As a native of Lintian Prefecture, his grandfather once served as an official in the court, so he has a lot of sense of belonging to the Chen Dynasty.
Especially when I think about the possibility of great chaos, how many people will be displaced or die in the war, and how much of the prosperity of Lintian Mansion will be left, I feel even more sad.
So when he saw that Zhu Jie, an official, was not busy running the country and dealing with crises, but he was here mixing with these messy people and listening to bullshit Taoist preaching, Cheng Guan felt unhappy.
He reached out and grabbed the jug beside him and drank alone. Anyway, he was only a civilian in Si Tianjian, and he neither practiced nor knew martial arts. Even if he stayed awake, it would be of no use when something happened. He might as well just drink what he needed. .
After a moment, he squinted and saw Zhu Jie pulling an old Taoist who looked like an immortal and walked in from the door, talking and laughing.
"I just said that this dinner should wait until the real person arrives before starting. The real person is kind-hearted and is afraid that others will be hungry and insist on us eating first."
The Taoist waved his hand after hearing this, "The officials don't need to worry about me. The old Taoist has been fasting for more than 20 years. Now he only drinks morning dew and inhales morning flowers. I am not blessed to enjoy the fine wines and delicacies of the officials."
"Master Dongxuan is truly worthy of being an expert. He can actually absorb the essence of heaven and earth directly." Zhu Jie praised sincerely.
Cheng Guan almost spat out the wine in his mouth when he heard this.
However, Xia Huai's expression not far away changed, and he whispered, "Be careful, I feel the existence of secret power in his body."
"Practitioner?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.
Unlike Xia Huai and others, he could not feel the secret power between heaven and earth, but Lu Jing also did not underestimate Master Dongxuan.
Because he had been silently paying attention to the reactions of other people in the palace, he found that including the foreign man who claimed to be the prince, they were all very respectful to the master Dongxuan, and even had a hint of awe in their eyes.
So this old way is obviously not simple.
Of course, inedia and other things are just nonsense. Practitioners also need to eat. If they only have light but no food for twenty years, it is a solar charging panel.
But Zhu Jie obviously liked this trick. He dragged the old Taoist all the way to his desk, and asked the old Taoist to sit down next to him. Then he couldn't wait to say, "The real man said earlier that he would introduce several disciples to me tonight." I know them, but where are they now?"
"Don't worry, officials. My disciples have already arrived. They will show up as soon as the butler summons them."
"Do you really mean what you said?" Zhu Jie asked in surprise.
You must know that this is an imperial city and is heavily guarded. No matter entering or exiting, you need to undergo strict interrogation. The guest list for tonight has already been handed over to Zhu Jie. Zhu Jie is very sure that there are not a few disciples of Zhenren Dongxuan on it.
Master Dongxuan did not explain, he just stroked his beard and smiled, "If it is true or false, the officials will know after a test."
"Okay." Zhu Jie nodded and said directly without any nonsense, "I wonder who the disciple of Zhenren Tongxuan is. Can he meet with me?"
Just when he uttered the first word, a crow flew in from outside the palace, startling the two palace maids at the door. Then they were worried that the crow would collide with Zhu Jie, so they quickly sent people to hunt for the bird. of net.
But then I saw the crow hovering in the air above the hall for several times, then suddenly swooped down and landed on the ground just as Zhu Jie said his last word.
The next moment, everyone saw that the crow was protecting its two wings on its chest, and its body began to expand rapidly, but in the blink of an eye it became as tall as a person.
Then its wings opened again, revealing a naked young man inside, and those black feathers turned into the young man's long hair, draped over his shoulders, hanging all the way to the ground, like silk satin .
"Ye Crow has seen the official family." The young man smiled and said to the stunned Zhu Jie.
Master Dongxuan on the side frowned and scolded, "Why don't you put on your clothes quickly? How can you look like this now?"
The young man looked a little innocent, "Master, you know, I can't bring anything with me when I transform into a crow, so it's not that I don't want to wear it, it's mainly because I really have no clothes now."
Before Master Dongxuan said anything, Zhu Jie suddenly shouted "Hello", and then his eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Wang Daban, hurry up, go get a set of my regular clothes and give them to this little immortal family."
