Survival countdown

On New Year's Eve, the sky was slightly bright, and there were faint sounds of firecrackers outside the house.

Zhao Baiyu babbled a few words in a daze, pulled up the quilt and burrowed into it, and when he found a heat source, he abandoned the quilt and rubbed into Huo Jingtang's arms.

Huo Jingtang subconsciously hugged Zhao Baiyu, wrapped his palms around the back of his head and continued to sleep.

At this time, all the households inside and outside the Kyoto Prefecture began to get busy. First, sweep the dust and remove it, then change the door gods, nail peach charms, and put on snacks such as nuts and candied fruit. Lively, everything during the Spring Festival is on sale.

The Prince's Mansion was no exception. Before dawn, the people in the mansion were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground. Yan Bing set off firecrackers at the gate of the Prince's Mansion early in the morning, implying to replace the old with the new and drive away evil spirits.When it was daylight, the nuns were not used to the masters of the mansion, and they came to the main courtyard with the washing and other things and knocked on the door, not allowing them to sleep in.

Zhao Baiyu's eyes were sleepy: "What time is it?"

Huo Jingtang: "It's the end of Mao."

Before seven o'clock?

Zhao Baiyu sighed and crawled into the bed, too sleepy to get up, but there was Nanny Xiu standing outside the curtain.

Nanny Xiu: "Goro, don't be too sleepy, don't forget that today is New Year's Eve."

Perhaps the lively and relaxed atmosphere of the Spring Festival has been engraved in his bones, Zhao Baiyu seldom loses his temper: "Isn't it possible to sleep until the end of the day at this time in previous years?"

Mother Xiu: "What was your identity in previous years? Where are you this year? In previous years, in the Zhao Mansion, other courtyards had to get up before dawn, but our small courtyard was deserted. We indulged you to sleep late, but now you are in the Prince's Mansion! There are guests coming to visit in the morning, some of the guests can be blocked by our subordinates, and some of them have to be received by the host's house."

Zhao Baiyu: "...Can't I see you in the afternoon?"

Nurse Xiu flatly refused: "No. You have to visit in the afternoon. Do you want Mr. to come and visit in person? After lunch, you have an hour of visiting time, and then hurry back to the mansion to wash up and go to the palace to participate in the banquet, and to visit the capital in the evening. , Shou Sui, you can sleep late until tomorrow... Goro, do you hear me clearly?"

Zhao Baiyu hesitated, "Got it—"

The warm wet towel was attached to the face, and the sleeping insects were immediately driven away. Zhao Baiyu gave a jolt, woke up instantly, and went to fill his stomach after washing.

As Aunt Xiu said, the county prince's mansion is full of people, and there is an endless stream of people who come to pay New Year's greetings.

Uncle Hai told Zhao Baiyu: "Prince Jing was demoted to a common man and sentenced to death. The king of Lin'an County is still a holy family. He is a detached existence in the circle of Tianhuang nobles in the capital. The small county king usually does not communicate with others. To make friends, on New Year's Eve, the gate of the Prince's Mansion will be opened to receive people who come to pay New Year's greetings. Those who want to curry favor or curry favor will naturally seize this rare opportunity to step on the threshold of the Prince's Mansion. Not to mention the little Duke and Mr. Zhao some time ago Work together to stop the big prison, and those who owe you kindness will also come."

Zhao Baiyu: "That's how it is."

Uncle Hai said with a smile: "You don't have to meet everyone. Mr. Zhao looks at the guest list. If you want to see him, you can see him. If you don't want to see him, you can ask someone to send you away."

The visitor list in Zhao Baiyu's hands has been screened, so it's not difficult to meet up, drink tea and chat.

"Since it's Chinese New Year, all the guests are invited to gather in the flower hall. Are all the equipment in the mansion placed in the flower hall?"

"Pitching pots, tea fighting, dice, Pai Gow and leaf cards are all prepared. Chuiwan is also prepared. There is an unlocked small door behind the flower hall, and there is a venue for chuiwan after passing through the small door."

Chui Wan is similar to modern hockey and is one of the most popular entertainment games nowadays.

Zhao Baiyu went into the flower hall, there were more than a dozen people in it, ranging from third to sixth-rank officials, and some people brought their children and grandchildren, and there were people playing in every place where the game was placed in the hall.A couch was placed in the main seat of the flower hall, and Huo Jingtang stepped on the edge of the couch with one leg bent, sitting in a free and unrestrained posture, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was listening to the great scholar next to him.

As soon as he entered the flower hall, Huo Jingtang looked up, patted the place beside him and said, "Xiao Lang, this way."

From the perspective of the people who were chatting about tea fighting knowledge, they were all court officials of the third or fourth rank.They looked at Zhao Baiyu with gentle eyes, nodded with a smile, and took the initiative to introduce, for example, the middle-aged man wearing a black robe and hairpin flowers on the left side of Huo Jingtang is the Duzhi envoy Du Gongxian, and next to him is wearing a light-colored man. Confucian scholars, the same man with a goatee and hairpins on his temples is the deputy envoy of the household department.

There are also many court officials who have never spoken to each other who take the initiative to chat with Zhao Baiyu. They are quite enthusiastic, and they just like to ask him about his outlook on the future and his views on officialdom.

Zhao Baiyu was always perfunctory. He didn't look forward to the future. Once he expressed his true views on the officialdom, he was afraid that he would offend everyone present.

However, the court officials in private clothes don’t talk about officialdom and official business, but talk about the world, talk about the scriptures, analyze the truth in place, and have unique insights. Even Zhao Baiyu, who has modern experience, marvels from time to time, is deeply inspired, and gradually listens with fascination .

As the luncheon was approaching, Uncle Hai also reminded Zhao Baiyu that when he realized that the time had passed, he realized that receiving visitors was not all perfunctory and boring, but could also benefit a lot.

Out of etiquette, Huo Jingtang asked court officials to stay for dinner, but no one would stay at someone else's house for dinner on New Year's Eve, so they all politely refused and left one after another. The flower hall that had been bustling all morning was instantly quiet.

Zhao Baiyu and Huo Jingtang, who saw off the guests at the door, walked back side by side. Zhao Baiyu suggested: "For lunch, let Yan Bing, Adjutant Cui, and Lady Li go to the restaurant to eat together."

Huo Jingtang: "Lunch is ready in the mansion."

Zhao Baiyu: "Leave it to Uncle Hai and the mothers."

Huo Jingtang: "The ingredients in restaurants are not as fresh as those in the mansion, and the chefs are not as fresh as those in the mansion. Why do you think of going to a restaurant?"

"It's lively." Zhao Baiyu put his hands in his hands and said with a smile: "Our family is an exception when we see guests in the morning. Many people actually don't see guests or visitors in the morning. They just do some preparations for cleaning and welcoming New Year's Eve. , I was so busy that I couldn’t breathe, how could I have time to prepare lunch? So I simply took my family and invited neighbors and friends to the restaurant. It’s better to go to a sparsely populated house, but it’s really scary if you meet five generations living under the same roof, the wing room is full of screaming children running around. Once I met a child throwing firecrackers in the wing room..."

Zhao Baiyu's eyes were bright, and he was full of smiles, sharing the interesting things he had encountered before.

Huo Jingtang listened intently, staring intently at the vivid expression on Zhao Baiyu's face, recalling the "our family" he said naturally, but before today, Zhao Baiyu would subconsciously use "junwangfu" or "your palace" 'Separating the two is like a passing guest, without much sense of identity.

Zhao Baiyu paused the original topic, stared at Huo Jingtang thoughtfully: "You look very happy."

Huo Jingtang said with a smile: "It's hard not to be unhappy as I spend the first New Year with my real family."

From a certain point of view, Zhao Baiyu is the same as Huo Jingtang, it is better not to have family members, although he has Wei Bo, Yan Bing, and Aunt Xiu, while Huo Jingtang has Uncle Hai and others, but there is still a difference.

Zhao Baiyu couldn't accurately describe this difference, but he understood Huo Jingtang's feelings.

"Me too." Zhao Baiyu responded in a low voice.

***

Invite Yan Bing, Adjutant Cui, Niangzi Li and others for lunch. Unexpectedly, Dr. Xu is also in Kyoto, and he also brought Tusu soup wine that he specially cooked, packed in a palm-high bamboo tube, and sent it to everyone when he saw it. a bottle.

Dajing has the custom of drinking Tusu wine on New Year's Eve, and the Tao is to drive away evil spirits and avoid cold.

The restaurant ran into the old department of the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture and greeted Zhao Baiyu, and then met Kang Wang and the eunuch Gao Duzhi, and the two walked side by side and greeted them.

A dozen or so tables were put together, and they were the busiest in the restaurant.

The fruit and appetizer soup were served first, followed by the hot food and drink. It was unknown who would move the chopsticks first, and the table quickly mingled with each other.

Zhao Baiyu drank some wine, his body warmed up from the inside out, put Huo Jingtang's favorite dishes into his bowl first, and picked out the mushrooms he didn't like, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Kang Wang on the right hand holding them naturally. Knowing that the remaining dishes in the bowl were eaten in his own bowl, he couldn't help being stunned.

Kang Wang and Gao both know?

Zhao Baiyu was suspicious, so he paid more attention during the banquet, and found that Kang Wang would eat vegetables and meat that Gao Duzhi didn't like, and Gao Duzhi was in charge of serving dishes, pouring wine and serving soup, and the two moved very naturally.

If it is a master-servant relationship, Gao Du knows that what he does is within his duty, but if it is a friend, the relationship is beyond the line.But picking leftover food from the servant's bowl is definitely not a master, let alone a friend.

Kang Wang is almost young, and he is still unmarried.

Huo Jingtang married a man, although the royal family and courtiers were surprised, but they didn't reprimand like the sky falling. There is a reason why the dynasty was open, and it must be because of the precedent.

Guessing the reason, Zhao Baiyu withdrew his attention and curiosity.

The waiter at the restaurant brought up a plate of boiled river prawns, but as soon as Zhao Baiyu picked up his chopsticks, the plate was empty.

Seeing this, Huo Jingtang asked, "Want to eat?"

Zhao Baiyu: "The river is frozen at this time, I didn't expect there to be fresh river prawns...the live prawns are boiled, the meat is sweet and springy." He was very melancholy: "It's delicious."

Huo Jingtang: "Would you like another dish?"

Zhao Baiyu: "The portion is small, I'm afraid it won't be easy to grab."

Kang Wang, who heard their chatting, came over: "How about I dial one or two for you?"

While talking to Huo Jingtang, Kang Wang stared at the boiled shrimp and snatched at least half of the plate.

Zhao Baiyu was embarrassed to ask for it, and Huo Jingtang never had a thin skin, so he pushed the bowl at hand: "Anyway, it's your nephew, nephew and daughter-in-law, or the nephew who kissed you, don't you have the guts to give it twice? "

Kang Wang not only has face, but also is even more shameless. Turning around, he took out the boiled shrimp that Gao Duzhi had peeled, and pretended to say: "Oh, if I don't remind you, the head and shell of the shrimp have been peeled off, you still want to eat it?" Do you want it? Little White Fish, do you want more?"

It's all here, who else wants it?

Zhao Baiyu twitched the corner of his mouth: "No. You can eat by yourself."

Kang Wang sighed and shook his head: "When he was young, he was assigned to His Majesty's side. In fact, he mostly took care of me. He even looked at me with all his heart and eyes when he was eating."

"..."

Zhao Baiyu murmured in his heart, showing off quickly.

Huo Jingtang sat up straight, wiped his hands with a wet towel, stared at the entrance of the corridor and said, "I just looked at the menu, and our table ordered two large plates of boiled prawns. It will be served later. You hold the bowl, and I will grab it." ……Prepare."

Zhao Baiyu quickly picked up the bowl: "Not so fast—" Before he finished speaking, he saw that the waiter in the restaurant really brought a plate of boiled river prawns, and he couldn't help being stunned: "How do you know?"

Huo Jingtang: "I heard it."

Oh, people who practice martial arts have extraordinary ears.

As soon as the boiled prawns were put down, someone took the chopsticks immediately, Zhao Baiyu didn't see the movement at all, it was just a phantom swaying, like a wind blowing clouds, his eyes were fixed, the plate was empty again, and the boiled prawns in his bowl were piled up a hill.

Looking back, the other people who didn't snatch it all showed regretful expressions. On the other hand, Huo Jingtang put down his chopsticks and wiped his hands slowly with a wet towel. His face was calm, but Zhao Baiyu could see that he was calm. Complacent expression.

Huo Jingtang came over, Zhao Baiyu was clearly reflected in his glazed pupils: "Xiao Lang, how is your husband?"

Zhao Baiyu gave two thumbs up: "Superb in martial arts, supernatural, lightning-fast, has the aura of being a man who is in charge of everyone, and he is worthy of being my husband!"

"General, abnormal performance."

Huo Jingtang's movements of wiping his hands sped up instantly, and his body became straighter. If he hadn't had to maintain his image, he would probably start shaking his feet now.

Zhao Baiyu peeled off the shells of the shrimp, and wanted to share half with Huo Jingtang.

Huo Jingtang said that he had eaten the president's rash, so Zhao Baiyu had no choice but to give up.

But Huo Jingtang still deliberately complained in front of Kang Wang that he couldn't eat river prawns, it's a pity that Xiao Lang was kind.

Kang Wang rolled his eyes vaguely, turned his body sideways and didn't bother to talk to Huo Jingtang.

Huo Jingtang made his triumphant return, drinking a little wine complacently.

...is really childish.

Zhao Baiyu ate the shrimp calmly, too lazy to cooperate.

It took an hour for lunch, and the others ended up having their own entertainment, but Gao Duzhi invited them to fight tea and play polo in a plum garden under his name.

When I arrived at the place, I realized that the Plum Garden was open to the public for seven consecutive days. No matter who you are, you can come in to enjoy plum tea and play polo. As well as Master Dou Cha are all from Gaodu.

In any case, the basic banker kills.

Gao Duzhi said with a smile: "Actually, I didn't earn much. All the money I earned was spent on the maintenance of the plum garden."

The person in charge of the emperor's private treasury said that he didn't make much money, which means he can't make money. Can Zhao Baiyu believe it?But the money is not in vain, Zhao Baiyu understands the truth, so he smiled to express his belief.

Gao Duzhi invited him: "Master Zhao, how about taking a gamble?"

Zhao Baiyu waved his hands again and again, acting modestly: "I'm not very good at it."

Gao Duzhi just likes a scholar like Zhao Baiyu, who won't lose his temper no matter how much he loses, and won't easily get addicted to gambling, so he strongly invites Zhao Baiyu to play a round of Guanpu.

Plum Garden also has a lot of gaming equipment, among which Guan Pu and Dice Cup are the most popular, so they are naturally indispensable.

Many court officials, wives, and ladies in the garden are as keen on gambling as ordinary people, and the period from New Year's Eve to Lantern Festival is the only day when Dajing can't help gambling. .

As soon as Zhao Baiyu's handsome demeanor and gentle and shy smile appeared on the gambling table, many people gathered to watch.

Nowadays, the aesthetics tend to be handsome, gentle and elegant literati, both men and women love this style, so Zhao Baiyu fits their aesthetics very well, and there are many officials' wives and ladies discussing it in private.

Even if Zhao Baiyu is married, it doesn't prevent them from admiring and discussing beauties, and Dajing's demeanor at this time is quite open, and the restraint on women is not strict.

Gao Duzhi asked: "Pai Gow or dice?"

Zhao Baiyu: "I haven't played for several years, and I'm just as unfamiliar, so it's okay."

The rest of the people felt sorry when they heard it, and it was expected that they really couldn't play. At the same time, it was a pity that he was so scared that he would cut his flesh today.It's a pity, it's a pity, sometimes watching others lose badly can also comfort yourself that your gambling skills are pretty good, so many people gathered here, and no one reminded Zhao Baiyu to play carefully.

Gao Duzhi chose dice for him, the game is simple, just bet on big or small.

The others were all staring at the dice cup in the dealer's hand, racking their brains to calculate, hesitating between betting big and small, but Zhao Baiyu threw the silver at the leopard when the dice cup fell off the table.

A little girl next to him couldn't help reminding: "I've been watching [-] games here, and I haven't had a leopard. Don't you know what a leopard means? It's three dice with the same number, so it's hard to roll them out."

"Is that so?" Zhao Baiyu smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me."

Having said that, Zhao Baiyu still didn't take the money away: "I think it has a high odds, if you can bet on it, it is equivalent to playing 48 times, so I chose it unchanged."

Sure enough, he is a novice, and only novices will be attracted by the high odds but basically impossible points.

The little girl blushed and hesitated to speak when she heard the words, but Gao Duzhi told him that leopards are difficult to get out, and the chances of betting big and medium are relatively high.

Zhao Baiyu put his hands in his hands, shook his head and said with a smile, "I have a hunch that a leopard will appear this time."

Only a novice would go with his gut when he gambles, but it's entertainment anyway, so let him be.

Gao Duzhi stood beside Zhao Baiyu with his hands behind his back, and didn't try to dissuade him.

At this time, the dealer shouted to buy the decision to leave the hand, opened the dice cup, and his mouth was quicker than his brain: "Three fives, leopard—leopard?" Looking at the only bet on leopard, Zhao Baiyu in surprise, "One pays 48, your money Take it!"

Gao Duzhi's eyes were full of astonishment, Zhao Baiyu said calmly while collecting the money: "It seems that I am very lucky today."

... Is it luck?

Gao Duzhi didn't have time to express his doubts, so Zhao Baiyu went to play Pai Gow. The posture of taking the cards and looking at the cards was indeed very unfamiliar, but he took the Supreme Pass in the first hand.

You can change the game equipment after playing once, each of which is difficult to kill, killing all invincible players.

No matter how stupid Gao Douzhi was, he would never think that this was simply luck, so he came to Kang Wang unconsciously and sighed: "You can't be judged by appearances."

Kang Wang took a fan to pretend to be elegant in winter, and replied after hearing the words: "The sea water cannot be measured, and people cannot be judged by appearance. What do you think of my appearance today?"

Gao Duzhi looked at him twice: "Powdered?"

"Hey." Kang Wang clicked his tongue and let him look at his face: "I trimmed my sideburns. Look, don't the hairpin flowers look better?"

Gao Duzhi responded perfunctorily: "It's pretty, very pretty."

Zhao Baiyu came to Huo Jingtang who had just finished playing polo with his cuffs full of money, and Huo Jingtang handed him the silver bag he had won.

"Not as much as I have won."

"I'm really not as good as Xiao Lang."

Zhao Baiyu was coaxed to be happy, and sat down to watch the polo match.

Time flies the fastest when you are having fun, and before you know it, it is time to enter the palace for a banquet. Zhao Baiyu and Huo Jingtang first go back to the county palace to change into new clothes, and then enter the palace in a carriage.

The banquet was held in Jiying Hall. The hall was full of court officials, and the wives who had orders at home were also invited to the state banquet. Foreign countries came to congratulate the banquet, and Emperor Yuanshou delivered a speech and gave a seat according to the procedure.Although it is a banquet for the common people, if it is held by the Heavenly Family and foreigners are present, it is regarded as a state banquet, and it should have a lot of etiquette and solemnity.

Court officials only chat with those who are close to each other. Emperor Yuan Shou talks to the empress dowager and empress who are at the same head. Let's all pay attention.

Zhao Baiyu sipped the cloyingly sweet fruit wine and carefully and curiously observed the state banquet. It was a bit like a Spring Festival Gala, but it was a little more serious. There were no difficulties or accidents that often appear on ancient TV. Not to mention the palace guards and guards are nervous and tense, even the court officials and wives are not relaxed.

When a foreign country comes to congratulate, even if there are people with evil intentions, they will not be so stupid as to speak provocatively at a major state banquet where they share the joy with the people, face to face, really angered a big country, and war may break out in minutes.

Don't slap people in the face, let alone a country.

TV dramas are meant to create conflicts and highlights, but reality is cautious and safe but boring.

Maybe it was because he drank wine at noon, and then ran and sweated in the plum garden, so that Zhao Baiyu was a little drowsy surrounded by the warm Jiying Hall and the joy of silk and bamboo.

Huo Jingtang stood in front of him, and whispered to Zhao Baiyu, "Lie on my back and sleep for a while, after half a quarter of an hour, I will quietly take you to the place where I used to live in the palace."

Zhao Baiyu pulled himself together: "It's okay, I can wait." He covered his face with his sleeve and yawned.

Half a quarter of an hour passed quickly. Huo Jingtang quietly took him to the place where he lived in the palace before he was ten years old. compensation.

The vermilion gate was closed tightly, Huo Jingtang picked up Zhao Baiyu and climbed over the wall and fell into the inner courtyard, facing the gate of the main house, the plaque on the gate said Fu'an Palace.The Fu'an Hall is a little bigger than the main courtyard of the Prince's Mansion. There are rockery and fish ponds in the courtyard, and running water is brought in, rushing and flowing, becoming the only sound in the silent night.

Passing by the fish pond, there are groups of koi sticking to the shore, motionless, probably asleep.

The left and right sides are wing rooms, the middle is the main room, and there are side rooms on both sides. There are two palace lanterns hanging from the slanted eaves, which are actually on.

Huo Jingtang put his hands behind his back, glanced at the palace lantern, turned his head suddenly, and pulled open the door, only then did Zhao Baiyu realize that the lock of the door was falsely locked.

Zhao Baiyu understood: "Did I guess that you would come, or did I hope that you would come?"

Huo Jingtang closed the door: "I don't know, I never came back to live after I left the palace."

Just because he doesn't hate Emperor Yuanshou doesn't mean that he forgives the past that has been repeatedly abandoned.

The koi is fat, the floor and walls are clean, the quilts in the room are fluffy and fragrant, and the silver bone charcoal and fire candles are all prepared, which means that there are always palace people taking care of it regularly, just waiting for Huo Jingtang to push the door at any time.

There is an Eight Immortals table in the main room directly opposite the entrance, on which there are fresh flowers, nuts, and candied fruit. Turn right and step into a small flower hall, with couches, tables and chairs on both sides, and a curtain further in. Inside is a place to sleep.Turning to the left and going deeper, there are books and desks all over the wall.

The tables and chairs in the house were scratched and broken, the strings of bows and arrows were broken, and there were many small gaps on the unsharp weapons. If you search carefully, you can find corresponding scratches on some utensils in the house. mark.

Zhao Baiyu: "Everything is well preserved."

As soon as Huo Jingtang entered the room, he became very silent, letting Zhao Baiyu explore the room like a treasure hunter, looking for the slightest trace of Xiao Huo Jingtang from the well-preserved old utensils.

"It's boring."

Huo Jingtang took off his shoes, turned over on the couch, and faced the wall.

Zhao Baiyu lay down after him, leaning his chin on Huo Jingtang's shoulder, seeing the strange scratches on the wall, so he asked, "Did you carve it? What did you carve it for?"

"painting."

Zhao Baiyu was very interested: "What's the content?"

Huo Jingtang pointed to the two stick figures and said: "She is the little maid who took care of me. One day, she poisoned my tea and was found by His Majesty on the scene of her death."

Zhao Baiyu: "..." Suddenly lost interest in Huo Jingtang's childhood.

Huo Jingtang laughed suddenly, turned over unexpectedly and hugged Zhao Baiyu and said, "I'm lying to you. In fact, His Majesty taught me swordsmanship. When I fell, he came to hug me. It seemed to hurt me more than when I fell... I was More than three years old. But it is true that the maid wanted to kill me by poison, she was the nanny who took care of me, and was killed by His Majesty on the spot, and I was asked to watch from the side, unable to close my eyes."

Zhao Baiyu: "How old were you then?"

Huo Jingtang: "Seven, eighteen."

Zhao Baiyu held Huo Jingtang's face, kissed him on the mouth and said, "Fortunately, I'm not psychopathic."

Huo Jingtang frowned: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Baiyu: "Praise you for your noble character."

Huo Jingtang instinctively didn't mean that, but he didn't bother to ask, he rubbed Zhao Baiyu's shoulder time after time.

Zhao Baiyu listened to the movement of Jiying Hall in the distance: "Is it exorcising?"

Huo Jingtang: "Do you want to travel around the capital?"

Zhao Baiyu got down on the knees: "I've been swimming in the capital for more than ten years, so I don't think about it now. How about we stay here tonight?"

Huo Jingtang: "You can do whatever you want."

Zhao Baiyu deliberately probed: "This place is quite out of the way."

Huo Jingtang closed his eyes: "Indeed."

"Then...won't someone suddenly come in? And there's no place to boil hot water?"

"Do you want to drink water? There is a copper pot in the ear room, just fill it with clean water and bring it over and put it on the stove."

Zhao Baiyu lowered his eyes, a little ashamed, nervous but excited, pinched Huo Jingtang's skirt, so hard that his fingertips turned white, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Tonight can..."

overnight.

Huo Jingtang opened his eyes abruptly, the glazed pupils turned from light to dark, filling them with endless shades of color.

"Xiao Lang is very different from the past, why?"

"Food and sex," Zhao Baiyu smiled, pulled out his belt and tied Huo Jingtang's hands, leaned over and said, "I'm a man too."

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PS:

When it comes to Chinese New Year gambling, this is what my hometown used to do during the Chinese New Year. When I was in elementary school, I set up a stall and worked as a banker, and found a partner. The other party paid for it. I was the banker, and then I made money. It's a huge sum of money.

Gambling is no longer allowed, gambling is prohibited, and gambling has caused fatalities in the past. During the Chinese New Year, the dealer beat people to death on the spot in order to grab a position. I was quite shocked.

PPS:

These two chapters are more routine, let’s make a transition.

Then there is the fifth-rank Beijing official, which can be regarded as a transition. The third and fourth chapters are resolved, and Liangjiang is involved.