Raising Dogs as Eunuchs [Rebirth]

Zhao Minsheng looked at the bowl of hangover soup handed over by Xie Yuan, and accepted it with some reluctance. He couldn't stand these strange soups in his life, but now this medicine was handed over by Xie Yuan...

The hangover soup was served in a white porcelain bowl, the concoction was pitch black and had a strange taste, which really made Zhao Minsheng feel a little nauseous just looking at it.

But now in front of Xie Yuan, if he keeps pushing back and refuses to drink, it will inevitably make people think that he is too delicate, a big man is still moping about taking medicine.

Holding the medicine bowl, Zhao Minsheng looked up at Xie Yuan, then bit his back molars hard, and drank the bowl of hangover soup in one gulp.

Seeing that people finished drinking, Wang Qi packed up the dishes and retreated.

Zhao Minsheng sat on the bed facing the others, neither speaking nor smiling, since he finished drinking the hangover soup, his face had been grim with bitterness, until Wang Qi completely backed out of the door, he raised his finger to point The crisp caramel in Xie Yuan's arms, he said something to someone aggrieved.

"Can I have a piece of your candy?"

Seeing his appearance, Xie Yuan was slightly taken aback for a moment, then amused by someone, raised his hand and handed him a candy.

"Isn't this the candy His Highness bought? Why do you still ask me if you want to eat it?"

The bitter taste in Zhao Minsheng's mouth was unbearable, the moment he got the candy, he quickly removed the outer paper skin, stuffed it into his mouth and sucked it.

"Since I gave him to Duke Du, then the candy is yours. Even if I want to eat it myself, I have to ask the teacher first."

After drinking a bowl of hangover soup, as Zhao Minsheng's alcohol smell gradually subsided, the two of them turned off the lights and went to bed after a while.

Now that the New Year's Eve is approaching, Xie Yuan's mansion is busy inside and outside the mansion, it has been a long time since he slept so peacefully like today.

Although Zhao Minsheng wanted people to rest with him for a while, he also knew that it was not feasible. At this moment, if he persisted in pestering Xie Yuan every day, he would really cause trouble for others.

So since Xie Yuan left the Taoyun Courtyard early the next morning, the two of them have not seen each other, except for a few occasional letters, until New Year's Eve.

Every New Year's Eve, a palace banquet is held in the palace as usual. Apart from the concubines and the prince, occasionally one or two of the emperor's close officials are invited, and Xie Yuan is one of them.

The palace banquet was held at night, Zhao Minsheng was sitting in the prince's seat, and Xie Yuan was wearing an official uniform on the seat diagonally opposite.

I haven't seen him for many days, but this person looks a little fatter than when he was born, and it seems that he doesn't treat himself badly anymore.

Zhao Minsheng raised his head, looked at the sachet with Yuan characters embroidered on his waist, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Xie Yuan was holding a teacup to exchange greetings with the surrounding ministers, when he noticed that Zhao Minsheng was looking at him, he immediately turned his head away, glanced at him, and raised his teacup to respect him from a distance, as a sign of etiquette.

Seeing Xie Yuan looking at him, Zhao Minsheng was even more joyful in his heart, and hurriedly picked up the teacup to return the gift, and by the way, said silently to the person with his lips, "Happy New Year's Eve."

Xie Yuan came out of the dark court, and he has always understood these lip gestures, so now he can see what people are saying when he watches people's lips move slightly from a distance.

The two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time, and it was reasonable to exchange glances with each other at the banquet, but if this fell into the eyes of some people, it would look as if Xie Yuan had already joined Zhao Minsheng's team.

The palace banquet had just begun, and before all the dancers came up, two pairs of eyes silently appeared beside Zhao Minsheng. The two people, Prince Cheng and Prince Ling, had thought of trying to win over Xie Yuan in the early years, but However, whether it is mountains of gold and silver, or beautiful wives and beautiful family members, Xie Yuan is completely indifferent.

At that time, the two of them thought that he was really only loyal to the emperor, but they didn't expect him to be so blind that he would stand in Zhao Minsheng's team.

Although this guy has almost nothing behind him except Li Qing, who is not enlightened, but Xie Yuan's strength should not be underestimated. If he really wants to fight against them in his heart, even if he is alone, he can't do anything. It will not let them have any good fruit to eat.

With these two elder brothers sitting beside him, Zhao Minsheng's current situation is like a lamb in distress, surrounded by tigers and wolves, especially the two left and right, whose eyes are fixed on him, almost glowing.

Zhao Minsheng turned his head slightly from side to side, saw the eyes of these two, but turned his head back calmly, neither spoke to anyone nor made any further movements, just silently looking at the graceful figure of the dancer in the palace Zi, quietly eating the dishes on his plate.

These dancers are all raised by special personnel in the palace since they were young. They are taught and supervised by special personnel from small to food and clothing to etiquette and rules. Although they can sing and dance well, they have graceful postures.But Zhao Minsheng looked at it, but always felt that it was too featureless.

At a glance, they all look the same, whether it's manners, clothes, or facial expressions, they all have the same style, as if they were raised in the same mold since childhood.

Unlike Xie Yuan, even if he was standing among the noisy crowd, he could always be seen with just one glance.

Thinking of this, Zhao Minsheng couldn't help turning his eyes, and looked towards Xie Yuan. Today, this man is wearing an official uniform, a gold silk gauze hat, and a jade belt sachet. He looks a little dignified, but he is also more dignified than before It looks even better.

Zhao Minsheng looked at it, and then he was fascinated. He was holding a teacup in his hand, but he forgot to drink it all the time. It wasn't until the queen mother on the stage spoke and suddenly called Xie Yuan's name that Zhao Minsheng woke up like a dream. There was a jolt, and even the tea was slightly spilled out.

"Today is the busiest time of the year, and now we have had a round of drinking, why not invite Dugong Xie to play the qin, the Ai family has not heard your qin for a long time."

As soon as the queen mother said this, many people followed the deputy, and you said what you said, for fear of missing this opportunity to flatter others.

"What the Empress Dowager said is that Dugong Xie's piano skills are top-notch among the Great Chu. We are lucky today, and we want to hear it too."

"Then we will have the glory of your old lady, the Queen Mother."

Among the many voices, only King Ling was different.

"Hmph, what's the difference between playing the piano at the palace banquet and those dancers just now?"

Zhao Zhan said these words in a low voice, if Zhao Minsheng was not sitting next to the person, he would definitely not have heard it.

Since it was the Empress Dowager who spoke, Xie Yuan naturally couldn't refuse, and after the sycophants finished echoing each other, Xie Yuan stood up from his seat, walked to the hall, and saluted.

The young eunuchs around took advantage of this time to bring the prepared guqin to the people, and Xie Yuan sat in the middle of the hall and played.

I saw the person sitting upright, twirling the strings with his left hand, and tried the sound of the piano slightly. A clear and lingering sound echoed in the hall, and everything around was silent. surround.

Just as Xie Yuan slightly arched the back of his hands and was about to start, Zhao Minsheng who was sitting beside him suddenly stood up, saluted slightly towards the stage, and said with a smile.

"Today's New Year's Eve is the busiest day. It would be lonely to let Duke Du play the piano alone. Why don't I come play the fou and join in the fun?"