[Rat and Cat] Han Palace Autumn

As the night fell and the moon hung in the sky, the banquet hall of Xiangyang Prince's Mansion was still brightly lit.The king of Xiangyang sat at the top, and the civil servants and military generals under him sat in rows. They exchanged obscure expressions between the cups and cups, and the turbulent waves were hidden under the appearance of harmony.

Zhao Jue seemed to be in a good mood, his sinister and sharp face was full of smiles, he glanced at the two newly recruited counselors who were fidgeting at the side of the table, and suddenly began to speak loudly.The already quiet hall suddenly became silent, and everyone who was whispering stopped talking, and they all focused their eyes on the two young people standing around King Xiangyang.

"Everyone, these two gentlemen are newcomers, and you two are very talented." He looked like a courteous corporal, and patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder kindly, "No problem, let me introduce myself."

Zhan Zhao took a step forward, and gave a literati salute to everyone in the hall: "It is a great honor for this junior to be favored by the prince, and to have the honor to work with you." He smiled modestly, "My surname is Zhao, and my first name is Zhan, brother Tang is also from Jinhua, Zhejiang, and I hope you will support and take care of me in the future."

As he spoke, Bai Yutang also stood up and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, but he just bowed his hands slightly: "My next Tang Yu, I have met all the seniors."

Everyone below echoed a few words, and some bold ones even winked with their neighbors, secretly teasing their outstanding looks.

The King of Xiangyang happily waved his hands to call two maids, took the wine from a plate holding a wine cup, and signaled another maid to bring the two glasses of wine on the plate to Zhan Bai and the two: "Come on, my king and The two gentlemen have a drink together, and from now on, we will share honor and disgrace, hahaha."

The two of them didn't refuse either, they took the wine glasses and saluted him, then looked up and drank it down.

"Haha, good, refreshing!" Zhao Jue laughed loudly, threw the empty cup back to the tray, turned around and sat back in his seat, stroked his hands and said, "Everyone enjoy drinking and having fun today, you two are newcomers, and you are literati, can't you It's too much!"

Everyone echoed, and for a while the hall was full of noise, and a rough voice could be heard: "The two gentlemen are as handsome as that little lady, how can we be willing to do anything, ah? Hahahaha!"

There was a lot of laughter, Zhao Jue also smiled in response to the situation, and turned to the two of them, "Don't mind, you two, these big bosses are used to being rude and shameless, let him apologize to the gentlemen later."

Zhan Zhao's face was already flushed, but he waved his hands quickly and said, "How dare you take it, I know it's good or bad, but it's just a joke, so why would I take it to heart?"

Zhao Jue squinted his eyes: "That's good." Then he asked casually as if thinking of it by chance, "I heard that you two have a crush on a boy under my king's hand? I didn't expect that the two gentlemen are also romantic people!"

"Hey, the lord is joking. It's just that the child is pitiful and he is about to tell the lord that the child really hits it off with us. I hope the lord will cut it off. I will be very grateful!"

"Oh?" Zhao Jue showed a smile that any man could understand, "It's his good fortune—it's just that the kid is very hard-boned, so I need to put more thought into it."

Zhan Zhao was a little embarrassed: "The lord is thinking about it—I think that young man doesn't even know the identity of the lord, so he must not have access to any secrets. Zhao wants to ask the lord for a favor, why don't we let him go home?"

"What kind of magical power does this kid have? I've fascinated the two of you just now, huh?" Zhao Jue was still smiling, but he couldn't help thinking about it—it's just that he didn't restrict them on the surface, what should he do? It wouldn't be to convey any news. Moreover, they were just two sons of aristocratic families whose names they had never heard of. The family thought that they had nothing to do with themselves.Was it really just sympathy?He sneered from the bottom of his heart, somewhat looking down on the sorrows of these literati, but it was not bad to use this to sell their personal favors and show his magnanimity.

After making up his mind, he smiled, regardless of Bai Yutang's indignant expression and Zhan Zhao's increasingly embarrassing face: "Since both of you have spoken, how can this king not show you face? It's worth nothing, as you like!"

Bai Yutang was furious, but reluctantly thanked Zhan Zhao together, Zhao Jue waved his hand: "Okay, gentlemen, don't be so restrained, such a good night, wouldn't it be boring to stay with this king? Let's go down." Let's have a feast with everyone!"

The two bowed their hands in salute, Bai Yutang didn't even look at the King of Xiangyang any more, he flung his sleeves and got down from his seat with a snort, Zhan Zhao smiled apologetically at the prince, and then retreated.

The King of Xiangyang rubbed his chin, only to feel that the thoughts that had been suppressed during the day's thinking had come up again and again, lingering in his heart and lingering.

Xiangyang's staff and warriors were very open-minded, seeing the two people walking down, they looked more beautiful from a distance, and they were even more anxious and teasing.

I really didn't want to put on airs because of these trivial things, the two of them had no choice but to drink cup after cup.Fortunately, Bai Yutang said that he was very powerful, but he was just a little dizzy in the end.Zhan Zhao was in dire straits, he didn't drink enough, and he couldn't use his skills to get rid of the alcohol in front of everyone, and he became dizzy after a while.But after drinking the previous toast, I really couldn't refuse the later toast, so I had to drink it reluctantly.

He hadn't had time to eat some food before, and now that the spirits were pouring into his stomach, his unhealthy stomach began to ache even more. Bai Yutang saw that he was unwell, but he couldn't think about it, so he could only work harder to communicate with him without any traces. Some people socialize, but unfortunately the results are minimal.

Everyone has already seen it. The man in white clothes looks thin, but his drinking capacity is terrifying. He must be a drunkard or something.On the contrary, the young man in blue was warm and moist, although his face was slightly pale, his cheeks were stained with intoxicating light red after a while after the smell of alcohol evaporated, his eyes were dim, as if he could not bear the strength of alcohol, so It is even more scrambling.Bai Yutang was jumping in anger, but they were newcomers, so it was hard for them to leave halfway, so they could only watch the cat drink cup after cup, scratching their ears and worrying.

After finally surviving the banquet, the hall was completely drunk, Bai Yutang declined the maid's help, half supported and half hugged Zhan Zhao who was so drunk that he didn't know where to go.

A person in the corner silently watched the back of the two of them leaving. Unlike the others, who were either harboring evil intentions or being rude and straightforward, his eyes were cold, full of suspicion and scrutiny.

It was a young man in Tsing Yi, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist, with a soft face, holding a black bone fan.After the figures of the two disappeared into the night, the folding fan unfolded, and a piece of ink and wash outlined the lonely wind and snow in the northern country.

He frowned and thought for a while, and finally he raised his foot and walked up to King Xiangyang who was seated, half of his face was hidden in the shadow, and he couldn't see the expression clearly.

Bai Yutang helped Zhan Zhao Wangxiu Yage to walk, Zhan Zhao half leaned on his shoulder, his hot breath went straight into his neck, and was blown by the cold wind, the blush on his face from the smell of alcohol gradually faded, and he was sore from stomach pain. His pale face was slowly revealed, and he could feel his chest and abdomen tight against his back and back trembling slightly stiffly.Bai Yutang pursed his lips and walked even faster.

Going back to repair the Yage Pavilion, Zhang Wu was exhausted after his injury, and he was already fast asleep in the side room. The bamboo shadows were whirling, the moon was shining like a wash, and the surrounding was so quiet that only the night wind passing through the bamboo forest and the sound of the spring water in the backyard were gurgling.Bai Yutang anxiously fed Zhan Zhao the stomach medicine that his sister-in-law had prepared earlier, and then looked at the drunk cat, his half-closed eyes opened wide, but the eyes were out of focus, staring blankly at the top of his head daze.

"噗嗤" laughed——every time this cat is drunk, it always looks very dull and soft, and it looks easy to bully. Thinking about how many people saw this state of mind tonight, Bai Yu Tang's complexion sank again, wishing to beat up all those malicious thieves who maliciously poured cat wine.

Zhan Zhao stared blankly at his changing face, closing his eyes without any warning, and was about to fall asleep.Bai Yutang was shocked, and hurriedly grabbed him and rushed to the bathroom: "Go, go, smell of alcohol, clean up your cat skin before going to bed."

There is a natural hot spring behind the house, which is led to one of the rooms by pipes, which is a bathroom.The water of this hot spring is clear, and the bubbles should be very beneficial.

Although the temperature in the room is quite high, it is not depressing. The white marble floor is carved with complicated flower and branch patterns, a tall agarwood wooden frame is erected in the middle, and a translucent scarlet gauze hangs down.The brocade tent is half covered, revealing a corner of the bathing pool.There are red candles on the sandalwood low table by the pool, a small red clay stove is simmering sober soup, and a small incense burner engraved with gold inscriptions is already lit, exuding a faint aroma.Curls of smoke escaped from the window facing the small table, blurring the cold moonlight.

Fortunately, Zhan Zhao still had a clear mind. After Bai Yutang backed out uneasy, he took off his clothes, stepped into the pool, and took off his jade-white hairband. Hanging behind him, he sighed comfortably, closed his eyes and enjoyed quietly.

Besides, Bai Yutang waited outside after bathing by himself, sitting alone bored, somehow he remembered the provocative attitude of the person inside.The two of them have already made up their minds, but there have been too many ups and downs since then, and the cat is a gentleman, with a gentle and jade-like personality, which makes him love and hate at the same time—except for dying and meeting again. On that beautiful night, he did not get any active and clear response after that. Although he knew that the person agreed to him, he must have no other thoughts, but it is true...

My thoughts couldn't help but turn to the cock where I recognized my feelings clearly. On that day, the cat had just finished bathing, and it really showed a world-class elegance... Bai Yutang was startled by what he was thinking, and hurriedly drank a mouthful of herbal tea , those charming thoughts really made his stomach restless, coupled with the water and wine he had just drunk, he only felt hot in his head, and it was hard to hold back for a while.

After drinking the herbal tea, my dizzy mind was finally cleared, and I suddenly realized: The cat has been in it for so long, why hasn't it moved at all...