Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Bao Zheng immediately looked at Zhao Hanyan with a sharp look in his eyes.

Zhao Hanyan laughed, "It's more relaxing to chat while eating. If we explain the situation directly and bluntly at this moment, and suddenly put such a big pot of shit on his head, he will definitely be unhappy.

We can chat first, and slowly test his reaction. If there is a problem, then we will get the result. If there is no problem, we can talk back.As the saying goes, eating people's mouth is short, most people are too embarrassed to be too angry, right? "

Gongsun Ce nodded straight while listening, interceding for Zhao Hanyan, "The students think what brother Zhao said is very reasonable. It's just that we bring these small dishes like peanuts, isn't it a bit shabby?"

"It's nothing to be shabby, Song Shangshu is in a high position, and he hasn't eaten anything, but this tasty snack may be more interesting to him." Bao Zheng felt that what they said made sense, so he just gave it a try.

There was the sound of horseshoes on the east side of the street, and a luxurious carriage drove straight towards them, and then the carriage stopped right in front of their eyes.

After Yan Shu got out of the car, he saw Bao Zheng and others were there, and a smile flashed in his deep black pupils, "It's unfortunate, I came just in time."

"But Bao got it wrong? Why did he say 'unfortunate' when he came in time?" Bao Zheng was puzzled.

"That's right, it's just a coincidence. It's definitely not a good thing that Mr. Bao came to Song Shangshu's place suddenly and called me. I was thinking that it would be best if I came late and missed you." Yan Shu pretended to regret sigh.

Bao Zheng laughed twice, he knew that Yan Shu was deliberately joking.If Yan Shu really didn't want to come, there were a hundred reasons to refuse, so there was absolutely no need to come here at this time and tell him the 'truth'.

"I've caused you trouble, I'm sorry." Bao Zheng thanked Yan Shu.

"Forget it, every time you say you're causing trouble, you'll come to me next time, and you'll be right. I've never seen Mr. Bao really love me." Yan Shu asked Bao Zheng not to be polite to him, and turned to Zhao Hanyan and Bai Yutang. Now, I was very happy to ask him how the two of them are doing and whether they are busy.

"Very good, not busy." Zhao Hanyan said politely.

"Since you're not busy, why don't you come to my house to look for me?" Yan Shu suppressed the smile on his face, "Didn't you notice me?"

"He's talking politely, but he's so busy every day that he doesn't have time." Bai Yutang glanced at Yan Shu, told the truth, and then told Zhao Hanyan, "Don't be polite with Master Yan next time, there's no need."

Yan Shu laughed and nodded, responding to Bai Yutang's words.

At this time, the servants of the Shangshu Mansion came to invite you into the mansion.

Yan Shu ordered the boy to lead the way, and while walking, he discussed with Bao Zheng whether he could transfer Bai Yutang to work under their command.

"I like the temperament of the white guard very much, and it suits my appetite very much. How about you give him to me?"

Bao Zheng saw that Yan Shu didn't speak, and continued to walk forward.

Yan Shu felt strange, so he quickly caught up with Bao Zheng and asked him if he heard what he was saying.

Bao Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Yan Shu in surprise: "Just now, Master Yan was talking to Bao?"

Yan Shu: "You are not talking nonsense."

"Ah," Bao Zheng hurriedly apologized to Yan Shu, "it's my fault, I just thought Master Yan was talking nonsense in a dream."

"You..." Yan Shu didn't expect Bao Zheng, who was always serious and upright, to give him a sly look at this moment, and even played him a joke.

"Then just give Zhao Han to me." Yan Shu persevered.

"Whether it's Bai Yutang or Zhao Han, they are all talents that Bao took pains to find, Lord Yan, don't waste your time. Others can be let go, but talents can't be let go."

Yan Shu took a deep breath, "If you refuse, just refuse, and play tricks on me."

"Maybe it's because I've been with Lord Yan for a long time, Bao also knows how to be flexible." Bao Zheng said modestly.

Yan Shu raised his forehead and had to admit that Bao Zheng seemed to have been hanging out with him for a long time. He was very straightforward and didn't like to joke.

It was Zhao Hanyan's first visit to the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment, just like going to Pang Taishi's Mansion. He liked to look around places he had never seen before, and he could take a good look at everything.

If Pang Taishi’s mansion is majestic and majestic, then the Minister’s Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment is exquisite and elegant. Except for the solemn and solemn place to welcome guests in the main hall, it is full of ingenuity and picturesque scenery.

Now they have just passed the Moon Gate with blue tiles and white walls. The ground is covered with smooth black stone slabs, and there is a stream a few steps away.The width of the stream is less than half a foot. From east to west, there are well-arranged rocks and vegetation on both sides of the stream, which makes people feel at ease.

The gray and white stone bridge carved with lotus flowers hangs over the creek and connects with the black stone slabs on both sides of the bank.The stream extends all the way to the east wall, and beyond the wall is another place. You can see the lush trees on the other side of the wall, and the scenery must be better.

Zhao Hanyan asked Bai Yutang how he thought the Shangshu's mansion was better than Pang Taishi's mansion.

"Elegant and elegant, exquisite and meticulous. The Grand Master's Mansion is magnificent." Bai Yutang judged.

"Then if it's you, which one do you prefer?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Bai Yutang didn't answer, but instead asked Zhao Hanyan, "What about you?"

"I don't care." Zhao Hanyan sighed with a smile, "As long as I have this big and nice place to live, I'm content, and I don't pick anything."

Bai Yutang was silent for a while, and asked Zhao Hanyan, "Do you like a bigger place?"

"Who doesn't like a big house?" Zhao Hanyan blinked, "Sleeping only three feet apart and having difficulty turning over is definitely not my pursuit. I don't have that much detachment, and I quite like to enjoy it."

"That's right." Bai Yutang agreed.

Zhao Hanyan was stunned for a moment, "These days, you have been wronged to live in such a small room as the side room. Since Miss Su has moved away, she will exchange it with Xiuzhu. You should live in the original yard, which is more spacious and comfortable."

Bai Yutang didn't expect Zhao Hanyan to say this suddenly, so he stopped immediately.Zhao Hanyan just bent down to look at the flowers and plants on the side of the road, so he walked slower than Bai Yutang and followed behind Bai Yutang.The person in front stopped suddenly and caught off guard, so she bumped her head on Bai Yutang's back unexpectedly.

This stuffy head bump made my nose really sour.

Zhao Hanyan covered her nose and looked at Bai Yutang. Lord Bao and Lord Yan were still chatting in front of her. She didn't want to speak loudly, so she asked Bai Yutang in a low voice, "Why did you stop all of a sudden!"

"Don't move." Bai Yutang looked back at Zhao Hanyan, then turned around and followed Bao Zheng with big strides.

Zhao Hanyan finally came to his senses after pinching his sore nose, and was about to ask why Bai Yutang didn't move, but he was already there.

The young man led them to a courtyard with a very remote foot in the Shangshu Mansion. Although the foot of the land was remote, the courtyard was still meticulously and delicately arranged.

The young man led them to wait in the west wing of the small courtyard, then turned to report to the main room.

Bao Zheng didn't come to the Shangshu Mansion very often, he was always in the main hall when he came here, this time he came directly to such a remote small courtyard, it was naturally a little strange.

Yan Shu explained with a smile: "This is the place where Song Shangshu usually lives. He must be here for his rest today. We came here in a hurry this time, otherwise we would definitely receive him in the main hall. That is because we have a good relationship. so-so."

Bao Zheng nodded, and suddenly understood why the little cook suggested that he should also call Yan Shu. With Yan Shu as a mediator, and the food brought by the little cook, this matter might be settled in a chat.

Zhao Hanyan was not polite at all, stopped a maid as soon as he went out, asked her for plates and bowls and chopsticks, and quickly put all the snacks he brought on the table.

Yan Shu was chatting with Bao Zheng. When it came to Pang Yu's case, Yan Shu asked Bao Zheng when the trial would start.

"Tomorrow?" Yan Shu thought about the loss of things in the Grand Master's Mansion at this time, and the two witnesses pointed at Song Tingkong, "What a coincidence, I can't help but think about it. This is so strange, I'm afraid someone deliberately framed it up. "

"I'm worried too."

As soon as Bao Zheng finished speaking, he heard a report from a servant outside the door, followed by Song Tingkong's laughter.

After Song Tingkong entered the door, seeing Bao Zheng and Yan Shu, he said happily, "Why did you two come to see me together?"

After the three met each other, Song Tingkong saw the snacks on the table, "Hey, are you here to have a drink with me?"

Yan Shu had noticed the snacks on the table a long time ago, and was wondering what one of them was. Hearing Song Tingkong's question, he quickly asked him to sit down.

"Let's chat while eating." Yan Shu suggested with a smile.

Yan Shu's heartfelt voice: I don't care what we talk about, let's eat first.

Song Tingkong: The two of them suddenly came to visit at the same time, and they brought food, and they were not fancy snacks. This way of bringing them is a bit special, but the food looks delicious.Tired of delicacies from mountains and seas, this kind of snack is more attractive.But the purpose of the two of them coming here is definitely not to drink with me, so why?

Taking advantage of the situation, Yan Shu asked Zhao Hanyan what the dishes were on the table, and when he learned that the things he was curious about were egg yolk crisps and beef jerky, he tasted them all and nodded repeatedly.

The beef jerky this time is semi-dry with Zhao Han smoke, which is most suitable for drinking. It is chewy and fragrant, but it will not make your cheeks sore from chewing because it is too dry.

Because Song Tingkong had something on his mind, he wanted to ask Bao Zheng why he came before eating, but seeing that the dim sum Yan Shu ate was rich in fillings, white, red, and yellow, he couldn't help but take a bite first.

When the egg yolk crisps entered his mouth, the brows that were originally frowned out of curiosity relaxed instantly. It turned out to be this kind of taste, which was better than he expected. The taste was not single, not simply sweet or salty, but very fragrant.

Bao Zheng first offered Song Tingkong a glass of wine, and apologized for his offensive visit today.

Song Tingkong expressed that he didn't mind. After drinking a glass of wine, his body gradually heated up, and he laughed more than before, "Tell me, why did you come here this time? Don't tempt me with food, pretend I don't understand you A little trick? You want me to take your mouth off!"

"It's fine if you don't eat. I'll take these things back. I haven't eaten enough." Yan Shu was about to clear away the things on the table with his followers.

"No, Lord Bao brought it to me, what are you grabbing?" Song Tingkong hurriedly stopped Yan Shu, and asked Bao Zheng to get straight to the point.

"Today there was a theft case in Taishi Mansion, and the duohuoqin of the third son of the Pang family was lost..." Bao Zheng recounted the whole case, but he didn't say anything about the confession of Song Tingkong by the two thieves who committed the crime.

Song Tingkong took a piece of beef jerky into his mouth, and frowned when he heard that the duohuoqin had been stolen, and then heard that Bao Zheng had caught both thieves, his expression turned cautious.

Song Ting said hollowly: This beef jerky tastes really delicious. I don’t know what kind of powder is sprinkled on it. It’s delicious to chew together.It's a pity, Bao Zheng came here to interrogate me, so he lost some good interest in eating.

Zhao Hanyan expected that Song Tingkong knew about this matter, so he stared at him secretly.

Song Tingkong put another peanut in his mouth.

Song Tingkong: This peanut tastes very good, it tastes crunchy and fragrant, just right.

Seeing that Song Tingkong was only focused on eating, Bao Zheng didn't say anything about the case he described, and simply said: "The two captured thieves all identified that Song Shangshu instigated them to do this."

After Bao Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Song Tingkong solemnly, and was ready for the other party to be dissatisfied with him or get angry in various ways.

However, Song Tingkong didn't do what Bao Zheng expected, he just smiled lightly, as if remembering something, "Ah, it turned out that this is what I asked them to do."

Everyone didn't expect Song Tingkong to admit it so frankly. Even Bai Yutang, who had been fascinated with a pale face, turned his eyes to Song Tingkong curiously after hearing this.

Zhao Hanyan had been paying attention to Song Tingkong for a long time, for fear of missing any explanation or heartfelt voice from him.

"This matter is related to a secret matter entrusted to me by the Holy Majesty. It is inconvenient to tell you all, but I did try to lure Steward Zhang and Qin Master Liu to help steal this Guqin. I thought the answer I was looking for was in the Guqin. But I didn’t expect it to be a misunderstanding, and it wasn’t.”

Song Tingkong put down his chopsticks and looked at Bao Zheng and Yan Shu.

"This matter was a misunderstanding. I will plead guilty to the holy majesty later, but please deal with it properly at the Pang family. The duohuoqin is here with me now, and I will ask Mr. Bao to help return it. Let me say that you Kaifeng mansion helped to find it." That's it."

Bao Zheng really wanted to ask what happened, but since Song Tingkong said that it was related to the secret decree of the Holy Majesty, he really couldn't ask more questions.

Yan Shu sighed with a smile: "Master Song should punish himself three cups. The third son of the Pang family already knew about this matter. It is very difficult for Mr. Bao to find a reason to go over and fool the Grand Master's residence.

Pang Yu will be tried and executed tomorrow, and you know how upset Pang Taishi is. At this time, Kaifeng Mansion and Taishi Mansion are the most incompatible time.

Mr. Bao will have to worry more about it now. "

Song Tingkong nodded in agreement, toasted Bao Zheng again and again, and then drank himself to express his apology.After three glasses of wine, Song Tingkong's face flushed slightly, and he was more relaxed than before, and he continued to drink by himself after pouring a glass, and couldn't help but praise Bao Zheng for the delicious snacks he brought today, and felt that he owed Bao Zheng even more.

"I'll be the host later. I'll invite Mr. Bao and the guards of Kaifeng Mansion to dinner. It's an apology for the trouble this case has caused you to Kaifeng Mansion." Song Tingkong then drank the wine in his hand.

After a stick of incense, Zhao Hanyan, Bai Yutang, and Gongsun Ce left Shangshu Mansion first.Bao Zheng, Yan Shu and Song Tingkong hadn't finished drinking yet, the main reason was that Song Tingkong was a little excited after drinking too much, so he insisted on dragging the two of them to continue.

"Brother Zhao's food and drink really worked." Gongsun Ce half-jokingly said.

Zhao Hanyan sighed: "Solving a case will cause a whole lot of trouble."

"What kind of secret is it that will be in the piano?" Bai Yutang was quite puzzled by this.

Zhao Hanyan answered helplessly, "Ask the Holy Majesty and you will know."

"Forget it, it's better to know less about this kind of secret." Gongsun Ce smiled and shook his head.

After returning to Kaifeng Mansion, Gongsun Ce said goodbye to the two of them.

Bai Yutang said to Zhao Hanyan: "Standing in the Shangshu Mansion for a long time, are you thirsty? There is still a watermelon that I haven't eaten, and it will probably be the last one this autumn."

"Okay, okay, watermelon is my favorite, and it tastes better with a bit of grit." Zhao Hanyan frantically wanted to follow Bai Yutang to the kitchen, but Bai Yutang stopped her and told her to go back to her room and wait.

Zhao Hanyan went back to the room, quickly stroked a few strokes, and sent Xiuzhu to Chunlai's room to hide the letter.It is necessary to ask Zhao Zhen in the palace about this matter to find out whether what Song Tingkong said is true.

After Xiuzhu hid the letter, she came to ask Zhao Hanyan: "Master, did you tell me about my moving back?"

"Ah yes, I'll talk about it later." Zhao Hanyan sent Xiuzhu to pack things first.

Bai Yutang brought the watermelon, there were two plates, both peeled and cut into pieces, and eaten with bamboo sticks.Zhao Hanyan found that there was a lot of sand on his plate, but it seemed that Bai Yutang's plate was not there.It seems that the sweetest flesh in the center of the melon is on her plate.

Zhao Hanyan: "That..."

"Eat." After Bai Yutang said, he took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Zhao Hanyan also ate a piece, and it was really sweet and delicious.

Zhao Hanyan then ate another piece, staring at Bai Yutang while eating, and then asked him at the right time, "I told you and Xiuzhu to change rooms, why didn't you move?"

"Men and women are different." Bai Yutang replied.