Chapter 85: Hongmen Banquet, brother and sister tit for tat
Princess Chaoyang had already stood in front of the Yuan Tower, smiling at the Sixth Prince Zhao Tian.
Seeing Qin Shaobai behind Zhao Tian, Princess Chaoyang's expression changed slightly, and she immediately started laughing again.
"Sister Chaoyang, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you have become more and more beautiful. The scenery in Nanyang County is really nourishing."
Zhao Tian smiled and helped up Princess Chaoyang who was bending down to salute.
"Sixth Brother is laughing at me again. I live in a remote place in a poor country. How can Sixth Brother live happily in Prince Lin'an's mansion?"
After saying that, he turned to Qin Shaobai again, showing a slightly aggrieved look.
"Master Qin, I just asked Xiaohong to go to the county government office to invite you and Master Song to come together, but I didn't expect you to come with Brother Six."
Qin Shaobai still didn't understand what Princess Chaoyang meant by this strange tone, but he just felt that something was wrong with the way she looked at him today.
But Princess Chaoyang laughed again and said, "It seems that Mr. Qin is very valued by my sixth brother. You must know that my sixth brother's white snow is not something ordinary people can sit on."
"I happened to meet Mr. Qin, and Bai Xue surprised him, so I came with Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin is indeed a good talent, but it's a pity that he is not working in our Imperial City Department now. I want to reuse him.
It’s all in vain.”
The Sixth Prince explained it simply. There was always a smile in the corner of his mouth, which made his handsome face show a hint of gentleness.
However, looking at Princess Chaoyang's eyes, her smile showed a bit of contempt and ridicule.
Princess Chaoyang twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, showed a smile, said nothing, and ordered the little girl to lead Bai Xue into the stable and serve her with good feed.
"Bai Xue, you are welcome, we are guests, we must not let the host have any opinions and say you are naughty, but remember?"
Zhao Tian patted Bai Xue's belly. He looked completely unlike a big boss who commanded the most powerful organization in the Southern Song Dynasty. The tenderness in his eyes almost made Qin Shaobai's heart soften.
Qin Shaobai once again believed in his own judgment. The Sixth Prince Zhao Tian must have something in his heart and must be a kind and loving person.
There were not many people at the welcome banquet. Princess Chaoyang originally asked someone to invite Mr. Xishan, but Mr. Xishan said that he wanted to take a walk in Yanshan on this rare day off.
Winter has arrived, the vegetation has begun to wither, and Yanshan has become increasingly lonely.
The little maid brought Mr. Xishan's words, but the others had no reaction.
It turns out that Mr. Nishiyama lives in seclusion. Apart from teaching children to read poems and chant scriptures, he also does some free clinics for county residents and seldom gets along with others.
However, there was a lot of babbling from Nanquan, shouting that the old guy from Xishan didn't know how to appreciate him, and that he didn't come to get together with his old friend who had been here for many years.
Although there was no malice, it made Song Ci more and more annoyed the more he listened.
"Master also wants to have a chat with junior sister when he goes to Yanshan. Tomorrow's Laba Festival is a taboo for junior sister."
People at the table stopped talking and each immersed himself in eating.
Everyone at this table can be considered involved in Miss Lan Yu's matter, and Mr. Xishan still vividly remembers the scene of losing his beloved daughter.
Now that I heard that tomorrow is Miss Lan Yu's birthday, I thought that if she were still here, she must be like the girls in Yuanlou, gentle, dignified, beautiful and pleasant, and everyone felt sad.
"Come, have a drink." The Sixth Prince Zhao Tian raised his glass, "Little Lanyu also hopes that everyone will live happily. Everyone is so sentimental, and Little Lanyu may jump out and laugh at us again."
"Sixth Brother, Lan Yu disappeared from your Wangxiang Tower back then. Although some people said that Lan Yu left Wangxiang Tower and took the medicine basket to collect herbs, we almost searched all over Yanshan and only found Lan Yu.
Embroidered shoes, do you think Lan Yu didn’t go to Yanshan at all?”
Princess Chaoyang's voice was calm, but anyone could hear the fire in her words.
"Chaoyang, when you were still a teenager, you questioned me like this."
Zhao Tian put down the wine glass in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and stared at Princess Chaoyang with his eyes like swords.
"Why is this thorn of blue jade so painful to you? Do you want to question me again in ten years?"
These words were indeed a bit explicit, coupled with the unflinching gaze, it was clearly a provocation.
Qin Shaobai secretly glanced at Princess Chaoyang, but did not see any anger on Princess Chaoyang's face.
"Brother Six, you have been here in the Imperial City for a long time, and your temper has become explosive. You are really unforgiving at all when you talk."
Princess Chaoyang walked down from the table, picked up the jug, and filled up the wine for Zhao Tian herself, "Didn't I just say something too much? Is it possible that some of the people here would really suspect that you kidnapped Miss Lan Yu?"
After a pause, he glanced at Song Ci as if unintentionally, and then looked at Qin Shaobai: "Master Qin, there seem to be several similar cases in Nanyang County these days. Have you identified the suspect as Beizhang?
ah?"
Qin Shaobai was originally there watching the excitement, but he didn't expect that Princess Chaoyang would drag him into it. Seeing Zhao Tian looking at him seriously, he had to stand up.
"Back to the prince, back to the princess, Shaobai has really betrayed the trust of the people of Nanyang County, and actually allowed the murderers to continue to do evil in Nanyang County, causing innocent children to die tragically."
As Qin Shaobai spoke, he thought of the sixteen children in Yonghe Village, and tears were already shining in his eyes.
"Master Qin, you have done a good job."
Nan Quan stepped forward and comforted him: "The power of Beizhang must be huge, and for more than ten years, his whereabouts have been secretive. Even the Sixth Prince's Imperial City Department has kept secrets about him, and there is no way to do anything about it, let alone you.
Where is the little magistrate of Nanyang County?"
After saying that, Nan Quan picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "Back then, if I had searched for a few more days, I might have been able to find that little girl Lan Yu. I was also wrong. Lan Yu, this glass, Nan Quan
Uncle respects you and apologizes to you."
Song Ci had been silent all this time, but now he watched Nan Quan raise his glass and drink it all in one gulp, then poured the wine into his stomach. After finishing the drink, he filled another glass and continued to drink.
In the blink of an eye, he drank the wine in the pot and shouted at the little girls standing aside: "You people must have been spoiled by the princess. Seeing that there is no wine, you still
Why don’t you continue quickly?”
Everyone saw that his face was red and his eyes were red and wet. Knowing the pain in their hearts, they quickly stopped him and asked Xiao Hong to help him to the side hall to rest.
Without Song Ci, Qin Shaobai always felt that the atmosphere at this table was strange.
Although Princess Chaoyang and the Sixth Prince chatted and laughed, and Nan Quan even told a few explosive jokes, everyone laughed happily and drank happily.
But I don’t know why the words Hongmen Banquet came to Qin Shaobai’s mind.
He had always felt that the food at Yuanlou was better than that at Wangxianglou, but now he felt that none of the dishes on the table were delicious.
Soon, the Sixth Prince put down his wine glass and stood up: "Chaoyang, I still have some official duties when I come here this time, so I'll just drink here for today."
When the Sixth Prince said this, Princess Chaoyang also stood up: "I wonder how many days Sixth Brother will stay in Nanyang? Do you want Chaoyang to help Sixth Brother prepare a palace?"
"No, I'll just go and live in Wangxiang Building." After saying that, he smiled at Qin Shaobai and said, "I heard that Wangxiang Building is now under the control of Mr. Qin, so Zhao Tian is going to bother Mr. Qin.
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Qin Shaobai couldn't help but look at the man in front of him with admiration.
Only a few people knew that Jin Guizhen had entrusted Wangxiang Tower to him before he left. The Sixth Prince had just come to Nanyang and already knew that the owner of Wangxiang Tower had changed. This should not be underestimated.
"Back to your lord, the owner of Wangxiang Building has something to go back to his hometown. He handed over Wangxiang Building to the county government, not to me. I just took a look when I had time. The county government was thinking about it.
Instead of using this Wangxiang Building to do something useful, I just wanted to find a time to ask everyone."
"Haha, that's right." Zhao Tian left the table and pulled Qin Shaobai.
Qin Shaobai only felt that the strength of Zhao Tian's hand yesterday was much stronger than that of Nanquan, and his poor hand once again felt that the bones were about to break.
"Sixth brother, Mr. Qin is a weak scholar. You used your palm power too much?"
Princess Chaoyang looked at Qin Shaobai with his mouth open in pain, but did not dare to cry out, and reminded Zhao Tian with a half-smile.
"Ah, I thought Mr. Qin's martial arts was very high. You know, I heard in Lin'an that Mr. Qin from Nanyang County was so righteous and his martial arts was unparalleled. He was so powerful in the Song Dynasty."