He Zexu was a little annoyed. What was annoying was that he was leading troops everywhere and fought bravely and invincibly. How could he face a half-year-old child and not even know how to talk?
"Our dragon boat team came first in this dragon boat race." Xiao Le said suddenly.
His mother even praised him. If his father knew that he was his son, he would definitely praise him too!
Xiao Le wanted to hear what this person would say, so as soon as the idea came to him, he spoke immediately.
Huh? Hearing what General An said suddenly, He Zexu was slightly startled, but he quickly reacted and said with a smile: "I also participated in the dragon boat race when I was a child. He should have been here when he was seven or eight years old.
Well, I won several games in a row, but it was boring to win all the time, so I stopped participating."
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Le opposite him quite happily, thinking that he was pretty good, so wouldn't this be the beginning of a conversation?
Xiao Le also smiled back at him. At this moment, Xiao Le seemed to feel the frustration and helplessness he felt when his elder brother came back.
No wonder the eldest brother whispered to his mother, if not, let’s find another father!
This dad is indeed a bit stupid!
I am a child, and I am showing off to you that the dragon boat is the winner. As an adult, shouldn't you praise me?
You actually said that you had won it when you were seven or eight years old, and you said that it would be boring to win all the time, so you stopped participating? Are you trying to attack me? Or are you just showing off to me?
Humph, I won’t say you are so awesome!
At this time, the food and wine began to arrive one after another.
When the waiter brought two jars of wine and placed them next to them, He Zexu looked at Xiao Le.
"This is the lotus seed wine here. It is red lotus seed. It cannot be found anywhere else. I am very happy to meet the prince again today. Come on, I will not go home until I get drunk." Xiao Le said as he stood up and walked to the opposite side.
He helped pour a full bowl of wine.
Under He Zexu's surprised eyes, he returned to his seat, poured himself a large bowl, and picked it up: "Come on, Your Majesty, do it first as a courtesy."
"Hey,..." He Zexu wanted to stop him, but he was too slow and looked at the half-grown child opposite, holding the wine bowl and raising his neck to make a sound.
He remembered that when he was at his military camp at the border, General An said he didn't know how to drink!
However, in just the past few months, he has been able to drink so much?
Or, General An lied when he was in the big tent that day.
Seeing that Xiao Le's bowl of wine was quickly emptied, he turned the bowl over with one hand to indicate that he had finished the drink, and wiped his mouth with the other hand.
Well, a half-year-old child has already done it. It would be inappropriate not to do it myself. He Zexu also drank the wine in the bowl.
The wine is indeed good wine. He Zexu put down the wine bowl and wanted to discuss with the person opposite him. Let the waiter serve the wine pot and wine cup. Let's drink slowly and chat slowly.
Before I could even open my mouth, I saw the person opposite me reaching out to hold the wine jar again.
"General An, please listen to what I have to say. I am very happy to meet you again today, but it is not appropriate for the two of us to drink like this. Firstly, I am much older than you. Secondly, it is very uncomfortable for us to drink like this.
You will get drunk soon, how can you chat when you are drunk? Right!" He Zexu discussed with a smile.
Haha, I just want you to get drunk, so I’ll make you sober so you don’t know how to talk!
Xiao Le chuckled in his heart, but had to respond politely: "My lord, are you afraid that I have colluded with the people in the restaurant and poisoned the wine?"
When He Zexu heard this, he shook his head helplessly and stood up, holding up the wine jar and pouring himself wine.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Le concealed his inner pride, returned to his seat, and poured wine.
"How about some food and drinks?" Mr. Hezexu felt that he was bullying a child, so he discussed it.
Xiao Le did not object and sat down to pick up vegetables and eat.
There was a knock on the door, and the waiter brought in the food. He placed it in the middle of the table. It looked very tempting, and it was sweet and sour fish, golden in color.
"Your Majesty, please eat."
"General An, please eat." They both said in unison.
"My master comes here often and has eaten there many times. Your Majesty likes this dish. Please try it quickly." Xiao Le said as he stood up and pushed the plate of sweet and sour fish towards the opposite side.
He Zexu picked up the chopsticks and tasted it. It was charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It was extremely fresh, sweet and sour, and had no fishy smell.
"How is it? Are you satisfied with the taste?" Xiao Le asked, staring at the other person's expression.
He Zexu nodded: "It's already very good, much better than what I ate in the capital."
"Much better? Very good? If I understand correctly, the prince is not particularly satisfied with this dish?" Xiao Le grasped the key point of his father's words.
When the eldest brother came back and talked about the sweet and sour fish, the three siblings were even more sure of their mother's place in their father's heart.
Although my mother doesn't cook often, her cooking skills are indeed very good, but compared with the chefs in big restaurants, she is still a little behind.
Today, Xiao Le also wants to confirm one thing, that is, to see what dad thinks of this restaurant's sweet and sour food.
"To be honest, the dish made by my wife is more delicious than this one. It's a pity that I will never have the chance to eat it again in this life." After He Zexu finished speaking, he sighed and picked up the food in front of him.
The wine bowl was dry in just a few mouthfuls.
This wine is very strong, and the alcohol is already strong after the first bowl.
After hearing what his father said and looking at his expression at this moment, Xiao Le's heart ached.
I picked up a piece of fish with my chopsticks, put it in my mouth and tasted it slowly. This one tastes better than what my mother made!
But in my father’s heart, the sweet and sour fish my mother cooked for him is the most delicious in the world!
Seeing his father start pouring wine again, Xiao Le thought for a while and stood up, went to the door to call his people, and whispered in his ear. He didn't care what He Zexu's men thought or guessed.
The subordinates left in response. Xiao Le turned around and returned to his seat, just in time to see his father finishing his third bowl of wine.
"Your Majesty, are you coming here to attack the three cities of Xuzhou?" Xiao Le looked at his father's expression and felt that he was ready, so he asked quickly.
It's okay to tell the truth while drunk, but you have to seize the moment, otherwise you'll be so drunk that you lose consciousness, what else can you ask?
He Zexu was a little drunk, but he drank more than these three bowls of spirits.
The fingers of one hand rubbed the rim of the empty wine bowl, and he looked thoughtfully at the boy opposite.
He had long heard about Mrs. Gu from Sancheng in Xuzhou, but he only took it seriously in recent years.
Whether it was the information about Mrs. Gu obtained elsewhere or the information he had arranged for people to investigate in the past two years, he was still unable to determine which ones were correct and which ones were spread by others.
Take the General An in front of us as an example. Some information says that he is Mrs. Gu's son, but some information says that he is not. Others say that General An was an abandoned child picked up by Mrs. Gu on the roadside, and she kept him by her side.
Others say that Mrs. Gu gave birth to two sons, a third son, five daughters, and a third son.
There are many different opinions, and there is no way to confirm which one is correct and which ones are misinformed.
Therefore, it is not certain whether General An and Mrs. Nagu are actually married, and what kind of relationship they have. He Zexu also has to think carefully about how to respond to this question...