At the beginning of the hour, all the guests arrived and the banquet was prepared.

The front courtyard is located in the hall outside the Yimen. This hall is quite large and has a very open space. It has always been a place for grand banquets held by the Duke's Palace. Today, there are ten round tables in the hall, and the guests are guided by the affairs of the house.

Go down and take a seat. On the main table in the north, the main seat is naturally Pei Rong. The first person to his left is Cheng'anhou Lu Min. His grandfather is Chengguo Gongquan, one of the nine founding fathers of the country.

Lu Min now lives in Youjunji, Xifu, and is the second most powerful figure in the Daliang Army.

Xifu is a common name, opposite to Dongfu.

Daliang has a political hall and a military academy. The former is in charge of political affairs, and the latter is in charge of military affairs. They do not interfere with each other and supervise each other. Because the government offices are all located in the palace city, and their locations are divided into east and west, they are commonly known as the two palaces.

In addition to Pei Rong and Lu Min, there were eight other people at the main table, four of whom were descendants of the twenty-seventh prince who founded the country, and the other four were from powerful martial arts families that had suddenly emerged over the past century.

Today's banquet was actually filled with military people and not a single civil official.

In addition to Pei Rong, his two concubines, the elders of the clan, and three juniors, Pei Yue, also need to sit at the table to accompany him.

I don't know if he took care of it or not, but Pei Cheng specially arranged Pei Yue at the table of Yin Dao's group of teenagers.

"Brothers, please come." Pei Yue bowed his hands.

Although there was a brief confrontation at the door before, there was no strange color on Yin Dao's face. He nodded to Pei Yue with a smile. In comparison, the city mansion of Liu Ben and others was much smaller.

Much inferior, they still treat Pei Yue with indifference and scrutiny. It's not that these generals don't understand the world, but it's just that worldliness also depends on the person. Obviously, in their view, the current Pei Yue doesn't have the temperament at all.

They have equal qualifications.

In addition to Yin Dao and the other six people, there are three young people in their twenties at this table. Although they are older, these three people are restrained in their silence. It is obvious that their family backgrounds are weaker than those of Yin Dao.

Xunguizhong's inner circle.

Behind each person stood a maid, dignified in appearance, gentle and courteous, responsible for pouring wine and serving dishes. Other maids prepared warm hand towels, teacups for mouthwash, and soup kettles for scalding wine.

Although there were many people in the hall, except for the rightful owner who could serve at the table, the rest of the people made no sound at all.

Not long after, the banquet started, and various exquisite dishes were served at a fixed rhythm.

Yin Dao looked at the dish that was served first and smiled at everyone at the table: "This dish is called 'Xiuhua Gaohe Eight Fruit Base'. The ingredients are citron, mandarin orange, pomegranate, orange, goose pear, and milk."

Pears, hawthorns, and papayas. Brother Yue, you are the master of this table, please use it first."

He looked at Pei Yue with a smile.

Pei Yue said calmly: "Brother Yin Shi, what you said is a bit wrong."

The three young men in their twenties could not hide their surprise in their eyes. Since they could sit here, they naturally knew Pei Yue's identity.

Isn't this bastard too courageous? How dare he have such an attitude as the eldest young master of Duke Qi's mansion?

The other teenagers looked a little unnatural, especially Yin Dao, because these words were so damn familiar!

What, what I said was wrong, right?

Is there any more royal method?

Pei Yue did not make any pretense and said calmly: "Although Yue is not talented, he also knows that according to Daliang's banquet customs, the first three dishes are for viewing and are not used. Brother Yin Shi seems to be polite, but he digs holes everywhere and insists on it.

I am embarrassed and make a fool of myself, it is not what a gentleman would do."

Yin Dao did not get angry and revealed the matter with a smile.

Sure enough, after a while, a young man in green clothes took down this dish and served another one.

Pei Yue spoke first: "Brother Yin Shi, since you are the most familiar with these customs, how about you introduce them to everyone?"

"Brother Yue has a destiny, so it's hard to shirk being a brother. This dish is called 'Lexian Dried Fruit Chabaoer', and the ingredients are lychee, longan, coriander, torreya, hazelnut, pine nut, ginkgo, pear flesh, and jujube rings.

, lotus seed meat, Lin Xuanxuan, big steamed dates, Brother Yue said it right, it’s about looking at the fruit, and it’s also my Daliang custom.”

Yin Dao said with a normal expression, and he didn't know whether he was taking the spotlight or was being ordered by Pei Yue to do the work.

After the second dish was taken away and the third dish was served, this time without waiting for Pei Yue's invitation, Yin Dao took the initiative and said: "This dish is called 'Golden Herb', which is made of licorice flowers, cinnabar balls,

It is a mixture of woody clove, waterborneol, Shi Junzi, shrunken flower, osmanthus flower, atractylodes ginseng, and olive flower. As the name suggests, this dish cannot be eaten, but it just fills the table with fragrance."

Everyone nodded, and Liu Ben, who was sitting on the right side of Yin Dao, said with admiration: "Brother Dao, you know so much. Do you often read at home?"

"Read a bird's book!" Yin Dao scolded with a smile, but looked at Pei Yue and said: "This is the custom in Daliang. No matter how rich or humble the house is, whenever there is a banquet, three rounds of food viewing are always unavoidable. But to be honest,

It is extremely rare for me to be able to manage such a rich and luxurious thing, even the royal banquet in the palace is a little inferior."

Pei Yue said calmly: "Brother Yin Shi, today is the sixtieth birthday of my ancestor."

Yin Dao hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "You kid, don't dig a hole for me. I have no ulterior motives in what I said. Who knows the wealth and wealth of Dingguo in Daliang? I don't know how many people are trying their best to get in in this Duke's Mansion.

.”

The fox's tail is finally exposed.

This guy is still playing drums for Pei Cheng, overtly and covertly reminding himself to leave the Duke's Mansion as soon as possible and not to mess around here.

Bah! Do you really think I want to stay here?

At this moment, Pei Yue's heart was filled with real fire. Again and again, the clay figurine was still angry.

While the third course was being taken away, Pei Yue raised his wine glass and said to everyone: "I am very grateful that you are all here today because of my ancestor's birthday. I would like to toast you all on behalf of the elders in the family. I apologize for any inconvenience in hospitality."

"

No matter how these people feel about Pei Yue, they must get up and drink this glass of wine, because at this time Pei Yue represents not only himself, but also the face of the entire Dingguo Palace.

After drinking the cup, Pei Yue put down the cup and said to Yin Dao beside him: "Brother Yin Shi, everyone has his own ambitions. Not everyone likes to eat leftovers."

Yin Daoxiao asked: "Is it possible that there are still leftovers in the house?"

Pei Yue asked back: "Does Brother Yin Shi have any brothers?"

Yin Dao was slightly startled, thinking of the unlucky brothers in his house who were often taught and scolded by him, and he couldn't help but said slowly: "Of course there are."

Pei Yue smiled brightly at him and said, "Brother Yin Shi, you will know if you go back and ask."

Yin Dao was at a loss for words. Cheng De, the son of Jinchuan Bo Chengyou, who had been watching with cold eyes on the opposite side, said coldly: "Brother Yue, you said that you will leave the house and live another life in a few days. Is this true?"

Pei Yue nodded.

Cheng De then said: "Then you will not return to the Duke's mansion, right?"

Pei Yue asked curiously: "Is it possible that Brother Cheng doesn't allow me to go back to visit my ancestors?"

Cheng De stayed in place. He just couldn't stand Pei Yue's calm and calm look. In fact, who was he? Who could manage the family affairs of the Duke's mansion? Let him know, and he wouldn't be whipped.

He couldn't get out of bed.

Zhu Ding, the son of Linjiang Bo Zhu Wen, said: "Brother Yue, we are all warriors and we are not used to talking about what we say. I just hope that you will do what you say and don't have any evil thoughts!"

Pei Yue chuckled, picked up the warm hand towel next to him, wiped his hands, and said calmly: "Although I am not a martial artist, I still keep my word. But you brothers have practiced martial arts and practiced courage. You have a lot of skills, and you can show them in everything you do.

I'm so petty. Aren't you just worried that I will compete with Peicheng for the family property? Now I can make it clear directly, except for the land in Zhuangzi that my ancestors gave me, which I can't refuse. After all, I dare not refuse the gift given by the elders.

I don’t take any money from you, even if you give it to me, I don’t want it! It’s so long-winded to go over and over again about a small thing!”

“What a spirit!”

Suddenly, a roar rang out nearby, causing all the young men to tremble in fright, and even the guests at the tables next to them looked in this direction.

I saw a burly middle-aged man standing nearby, looking at Pei Yue, not hiding the admiration on his face, and loudly said: "Your name is Pei Yue, right? I know you, I thought you were also a suppressed person.

You unlucky guy with a broken spine, I didn’t expect you to be so tough and ruthless! I like you, if you don’t want to stay in the house, you can come to Nanda Camp to find me and become my personal soldier!”

Pei Yue quickly stood up, smiled and asked, "Uncle, who are you?"

The strong man patted him on the shoulder and said: "My name is Gu Liang, the coach of Nan Daying. Just like you, I am also a concubine, so what? I can still do better than others. As long as I have the ability, my status doesn't matter!

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His tiger eyes swept across Yin Dao and the others, only to see these young dandies lower their heads one after another, and then he snorted coldly: "You bunch of bastards, how can you talk too much about things in this house? Let me know you again.

If you bully Brother Yue, I will beat you to death!"

At this time, I heard a gentle voice coming from the main table, which actually drowned out the noise in the hall: "Lao Gu, I've been in the hut for so long, I thought you ran away, why don't you come over quickly and compete with a group of brats?

Don’t you think it’s embarrassing?”

Gu Liang laughed, patted Pei Yue on the shoulder again, and then strode away. He saw that he was as powerful as a mountain, and he was really a tiger general.

Pei Yue also noticed the gentle voice, and following the sound, the speaker should be Lu Min, the right military commander of the Xifu, who was sitting on Pei Rong's left side.

It's hard to tell that this gentle and gentle military boss is actually a martial arts master.

Being disturbed by Gu Liang in this way, the atmosphere at this table became a bit awkward. The relatively well-off people like Yin Dao all had ugly faces, not to mention the other young people. On the contrary, the three young people in their twenties looked at each other with ugly expressions.

Shining brightly, he looked at Pei Yue thoughtfully.

There was also a young man in Tsing Yi holding a tray to serve the dishes, which were fried with carved honey, ten-flavor preserved meat, and long-wrapped fruits, which were snacks, dried fruits, and fresh fruits. After that, there were fifteen main dishes, each with two more dishes.

The dishes are presented like flowing water, which can be described as the ultimate in wealth and luxury.

Pei Yue finally understood why the round table was so big, and there was a maid behind each person who was responsible for serving dishes, otherwise the dishes on the opposite side would be out of reach.

Do you want to invent a rotating tray yourself?

That's all, let's fill our stomachs first.

Others had different thoughts, but Pei Yue seemed not to be affected at all and was enjoying his meal.
Chapter completed!