Shiqing does not regret

at the banquet

According to the etiquette, Yan Shu entered the hall from the right door of the hall, and Zhou Bing and Wang Shou, as guests, entered the hall from the left.

Yan Shu, as the host, sat on the north-south seat and performed the friendship of the landlord. Zhou Bing and Wang Shou were on the right and left sides in turn.

"Come on, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Wang, since I was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War, I am busy with business, and I haven't properly entertained my two official colleagues. In the first ten days, due to business affairs, I rejected Mr. Wang's kind invitation and felt guilty for many days. This time I specially hosted a banquet for the two of you, I really sincerely want to make friends with the two of you, and please forgive me, my lords."

"Where is it, Mr. Yan has a special banquet at home, so it is sincere." In the court, friends are always better than enemies. If you make too many enemies, you will not survive in the court.

After drinking for three rounds, Yan Shu raised his head and said to the attendant next to him, "Come on, please come up with Miss Huuyu. I think the two adults can't wait to see this beauty from Chang'an, right?"

"Hahaha, Mrs. Yan is still thoughtful. This Luoyang Huanyu girl is not easy to invite. She was invited by Mrs. Yan to perform a dance at her house today. It seems that Mrs. Yan has also put in a lot of effort?" Zhou Bing touched his beard with an excited look on his face.

At this time, Huanyu walked in with her light and graceful steps, wearing golden silk lotus embroidered shoes, and said, "Huanyu greets all the adults." After saying that, she bowed gracefully and raised her head slightly, With a coquettish smile on her face, she is so charming that it burns the eyes of those who watch it.

"What a beautiful and graceful beauty, so wonderful." Zhou Bing couldn't stop clapping and applauding before Huanyu finished worshiping, his eyes lit up, "The Huanyu girl in Luoyang City really lives up to her reputation. , this figure, this appearance is really pitiful to me."

"Naturally, Miss Huanyu is not only beautiful in person, but also beautiful in figure. It is also amazing that the singing and dancing is really amazing, but the good wine and beautiful scenery are naturally reserved for the last appreciation. Come and set up a seat for Miss Huanyu. Pass on the singing and dancing " Yan Shu said to Zhou Bing and Wang Shou meaningfully.

Huan Yu set up a seat beside Yan Shu and sat down, waiting to watch the good show.Within a moment, about ten young-looking girls entered the door, choreographed a dance, and danced to the beat of the drums in harmony with the sound of the drums.

"Master Zhou, Master Wang, what do you think this dance is called?" Yan Shu pointed at the dancing girl,

"Isn't this the "March Wound", which describes a dance in which a woman in ancient times waited for her husband to join the army before returning, but the husband died in the barracks due to the miserable life?"

"Oh, Mr. Wang has good eyesight. This kind of singing and dancing that is not popular at the moment can be recognized by Mr. Wang. Of course, he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and I admire it." He couldn't help but sighed.

Zhou Bing was not a dull person either. He heard the meaning and asked back: "Could it be that Mr. Yan has something bothering you recently?"

"There is such a troublesome thing. The two adults also know that I have just been promoted to the post of Minister of the Ministry of War. I am in charge of all matters in the army. At present, our relationship with the various feudal towns is tense, and war is imminent. However, the number of mutinies in the army People, the reason for the investigation is because of the military rations. We all know that if you drink this fine wine the next day, the aroma of the wine will be lost, and the rice will become wet after being soaked in water, so why?" Yan Shu held the wine glass and smelled it The wine in the cup, he said to himself.

"Is there such a thing? This official has never heard of it." Zhou Bing was secretly shocked, what kind of role is this Yan Shu going to play?Did he already know something?

"The officer did some investigations and found some clues. He also arrested a person. Come, bring him here." Yan Shu patted his head and shouted to the attendant outside the door.

The attendants of the Yan Mansion brought in a fat man in sackcloth who was about 40 years old. The marks of whipping on his face were clearly visible, and the clothes on his body were also in tatters.

"Master Zhou, this person's name is Qin Ming, and he is the cook of the West School Field in Chang'an. He is responsible for handing over the food for the West School Field, but this time the handover is moldy rice, so I sent someone to hunt down this person overnight. He was caught. But after he was caught, he was interrogated severely, but he was asked about a big deal, but the guy said that when the rice was shipped, it was swish, and the person who shipped the moldy rice gave him a full hundred taels of silver And asked him to put the rice near the water house, and designed the scene where the water channel burst and flooded the rice, and let him fly away after the matter was completed. I asked again, and I was even more shocked. This guy even said that it was Liang Shifeng, the servant of the household department The housekeeper of your lord's mansion escorted him here, so I wanted to go to Liang's mansion to get him, but unexpectedly the housekeeper ran away, so I couldn't find him?" Yan Shu knocked on the table angrily, with a very serious expression.

"Is there really such a thing?" Zhou Bingming asked knowingly.

"But there is such a thing, but this officer knows that Mr. Liang is Mr. Zhou's right-hand man? You really don't know about this?" Yan Shu raised his eyebrows again and asked.

"I really don't know about this. I have always been clean and honest, and you know it. I have been trembling all the time, so I didn't dare to make any mistakes. Who knew that something like this happened under my sect. If it is true at this time, why not Lord Yan, please deal with it fairly. However, Lord Yan, don’t listen to other people’s slander and hurt the feelings of colleagues.” Zhou Bing was busy appeasing Yan Shu.

Being an upright official, thank you for being able to think and say it, Yan Shu scoffed in his heart, but he said: "Zi Shi, if he didn't know that Mr. Zhou is an upright official, he would definitely not do those corrupt things, and he would not do it today." I will invite my lord to come to our house for a small gathering. I am a confidant of an adult, so I can only talk to my lord. My lord, don’t blame me for being direct. Come, please call the jade girl to sing and dance to help you. , Shocked." After saying that, Yan Shu sent a Yan Shu to Huanyu.

Huanyu knows that this good show needs to be comforted by himself, and it is time for him to appear on the stage, I am afraid that the people watching the show will not be so focused.Huanyu got up slowly, took a few steps, came to the center with smiling eyes, and bowed to the three adults in the seat.

The momentary silence was broken by a slender zither sound, like a flash of lightning in the middle of the night that suddenly caught people's sight and attracted the attention of the thoughtful people present.

I saw a long purple silk wrapped around Huanyu's arm, and two bells were tied at both ends of the purple silk, dancing with Huanyu's voice, making a crisp sound.The dance is graceful, the beauty smiles, and the country is overwhelmed...

It was the third time Yan Shu saw Huanyu dancing, and the three different scenes gave Yan Shu a completely different feeling. Suddenly, Yan Shu had this feeling: I am the emperor inside the palace wall. The beauties danced for themselves.This feeling seems to be good.

Suddenly, Yan Shu was frightened by her own absurd thoughts, not only this absurd dream of an emperor, but also why she had the desire to sit on the jade right now?

It was ridiculous, so Yan Shu hurriedly poured a glass of wine into her mouth, and the slight agitation subsided, a little embarrassed.

I just don't know that Huanyu has seen this red and white complexion. Huanyu changed her dancing posture, with the wind under her feet, she kept dancing in different postures, lingering among the adults, so that people can't catch them if they want to. Hold on, my heart itch.

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"Mr. Yan's warm hospitality today, I am really impressed by this official. Please stay tuned, Mr. Yan."

After Yan Shu bid farewell to Zhou Bing and Wang Shou, Yan Shu gave Nuo Shang a wink, Nuo Shang understood, and walked out of the mansion.

"Come here, prepare the carriage, I'll take Miss Huuyu back." Yan Shu said to the boy next to him.

"How can Huanyu Hede let Lord Yan send Huanyu back?" Huanyu looked at Yan Shu playfully.

"I said that I must keep Miss safe. It's already past time, and I'm afraid the road will not be very safe. If the drunks on Chang'an Street see Miss's appearance, they will definitely arrest her. Then how will Yan pay Miss Huanyu again? What about it?" Yan Shu also joked along with Huan Yu's words, raised her frivolous eyebrows, and looked like a swinger.

This person, why did he look the same just now, and now he looks the same again?

"I don't know if there is a son named Yan Shu among the drunks in Chang'an City?" Huan Yu joked about Yan Shu, and felt that the Master Yan in front of him was a bit scheming tonight, so he couldn't help being a little impressed.

"Cough cough. The miss is thinking too much. I'm just worried about the safety of the miss, and I don't think about it." Suddenly Yan Shu felt that she was bowing down, thinking that she wanted to be a dandy and had to study a little more, so she said: " Miss wait for me."

After saying that, Yan Shu hurriedly went to the back hall to get the cloak, put it on Huanyu, and said tightly, "In Chang'an City at night, the wind, cold and dew are heavier than in the daytime. Miss, don't catch the wind and cold."

Huan Yu looked at Yan Shu's calm expression, and then at the cloak on her body, her heart warmed up, and she got into the carriage without making a sound.

In the carriage, there were only Huanyu, Shao'er, and Yan Shu. Yan Shu felt uneasy, so she turned her face to one side and sat upright.

Huanyu looked at Yan Shu's serious look, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: he is also a gentleman.

After listening to the carriage in the Yueyue Pavilion, Yan Shu got out of the carriage, helped Huanyu to get off the carriage, and prepared to leave.

"I don't know Mr. Yan, when will the bounty for this performance be given to Huanyu?" Huanyu called to stop Yan Shu who was about to leave.

"Miss, please make a price. At noon tomorrow, Yan will send it to the police."

"Your Excellency held a grand banquet in your mansion, please Huanyu compensated your Excellency for acting in a play, I wonder how much Your Excellency is willing to pay?" Huanyu restrained her voice and said in a low voice.

Yan Shu was startled, this woman was really not simple, seeing that she was really acting out, she couldn't help but dignified her expression.

"Pfft... Master Yan's serious expression frightened Huanyu. Huanyu asked herself that she was the girl singing and dancing in Luoyang city. She just wanted to win the smiles of her benefactors, earn gold, and redeem her body. She has nothing more to do. How can a little girl like me control what men do?"

What he said was reasonable, although every sentence was teasing, but it was desolate, a woman's lack of talent is virtue, so are the women on Chang'an Avenue just for the guests to have fun with?

Yan Shu's face softened, and he raised his head and asked, "Miss, please tell me if you have any requests, and Yan will do her best."

"Okay, I don't want your lord's gold, but a promise from your lord?"

"What promise?" Yan Shu raised an eyebrow.

"Don't worry, I definitely didn't ask you to marry my slave." Huanyu covered her mouth and smiled, "I just hope that when Huyu asks my lord in the future, my lord can promise Huyu. This matter is definitely not an evil thing, my lord. Rest assured."

"Okay, I agree to it."

Maybe this person can really help him in the future, Huan Yu smiled at the carriage that was drifting away, and went upstairs.