Liu Jian couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard the voice outside the door. It turned out that one of the two friends Zhang Peigu was going to entertain was actually Chai Yan.
Tian Qi's expression was not much different. He immediately walked to Liu Jian's side, frowned and whispered: "Your Highness, why is Chai Yan..."
Liu Jian raised his hand to stop Tian Qi from continuing. Then, the surprised look on Liu Jian's face disappeared and was replaced by a playful smile.
"What a coincidence..." Liu Jian said to himself.
Liu Jian had never seen Chai Yan in person. At this time, he was outside the door. He couldn't help but become interested and wanted to meet this guy in person who had ruined his life!
The next moment, Liu Jian nodded to Tian Qi and said, "Go and open the door!"
Tian Qi immediately responded, walked to the door of the private room and opened the door.
There were three people standing outside the door. The fattest middle-aged man was Zhang Peigu. The other two were one in his thirties with an average face, and the other in his early twenties, handsome and elegant.
Although Tian Qi had never met Chai Yan, he knew Chai Yan's age and appearance, so he immediately cast his eyes on the youngest Chai Yan and looked at him carefully.
Chai Yan smiled and looked calm, letting Tian Qi take a good look at him.
"Chief Tian, after seeing you again that day, your style remains the same!" Zhang Peigu smiled and cupped his hands, greeting him warmly.
Tian Qi was looking at Chai Yan when he suddenly heard Zhang Peigu talking to him, so he had to look away and turned to Zhang Peigu, slightly cupped his hands and said: "Zhang Tongzhi is so polite!"
Afterwards, Tian Qi stepped aside to get out of the way, stretched out his hand and said: "You three, please come in!"
The three of them bowed their hands and thanked them, then stepped into the room one after another, walked around the screen and came to the table.
At this time, Liu Jian was already sitting in the main seat, with his back straight and the folding fan gently swinging in his hand. He had a smile on his face and looked very friendly.
"My lower official, Zhang Peigu, has met His Highness the Xian King." Zhang Peigu once again paid his respects to the Xian King.
"Your Majesty, Wang Wangzhou, has met His Highness the King." "My official, Chai Yan, has met His Highness the King."
Chai Yan and Wang Wangzhou also immediately paid homage to Liu Jian.
"You three don't have to be polite, please take a seat!" Liu Jian smiled and nodded, extending his hand to indicate that everyone should take a seat.
Soon, the three of them took their seats. Zhang Peigu rushed to sit at the end of the table, while Wang Wangzhou and Chai Yan sat on the left and right sides of Zhang Peigu respectively.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Peigudui said with a smile: "Why didn't His Highness go to Yanbo Tower today and came to Shunxin Tower instead?"
"What? Zhang Tongzhi..." Liu Jian looked at Zhang Peigu with a smile just now, but his smile suddenly disappeared and asked: "Do you blame me for occupying the private room you reserved and preventing you from winning over the two of you?
The sexton?"
Zhang Peigu's heart trembled, and he immediately waved his hands and shook his head, but the smile on his face did not weaken: "How dare you, Your Highness, you are joking! Even if you are brave enough, I don't dare to think like this, hehe, hehe...
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Liu Jian glanced at Zhang Peigu for a moment, then suddenly a smile appeared on his face and said: "Zhang Tongzhi, this king is just joking, don't take it seriously, hahahaha..."
"How could it be possible, how could it be possible...hehehe..." Zhang Peigu smiled apologetically.
Liu Jian nodded and said loudly: "In that case, I will be the host today and treat the two sextons to a banquet for Zhang Tongzhi."
Zhang Peigu was stunned for a moment, his face immediately became frightened, he raised his hands and said: "Your Highness, how is this possible? This is impossible..."
Liu Jian looked at Zhang Peigu with no doubt, and said in a more serious tone: "Zhang Tongzhi, if I say it's okay, then it's okay!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Peigu did not dare to say any more objections. After being stunned, he stood up again and saluted Liu Jian to express his gratitude.
In this way, Chai Yan and Wang Wangzhou naturally had to salute together.
Before they had a cup of tea, they bowed to the wise king three times. Chai Yan couldn't help complaining in his heart, it was so long-winded and troublesome!
From this moment on, Chai Yan already hoped that the dinner would end as soon as possible so that he could get out of the torture quickly.
The most active person during the dinner was Zhang Peigu. With him around, Chai Yan and Wang Wangzhou were like mutes who couldn't speak. They only had to nod in agreement and follow the rhythm to toast to the wise king.
Perhaps because of his young age, Liu Jian's face turned red after drinking a few drinks, showing a slight hint of drunkenness.
Under the influence of alcohol, Liu Jian asked: "Zhang Tongzhi, I would like to ask you why the work on Moon Island has been suspended?"
Zhang Peigu had expected that Liu Jian would ask this question, and immediately replied: "Your Highness misunderstood, it is not a shutdown, but a last resort!"
"The last resort?" Liu Jian frowned and looked at Zhang Peigu and asked, "What's the reason?"
Zhang Peigu said seriously: "Back to Your Highness, the wood and stone needed on Moon Island have to be transported from outside the city. However, during this period, the nearby bandits suddenly became active again, so this delayed the transportation of wood and stone into the city."
Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as the bandits outside calm down, the wood and stone will be delivered immediately, and then the progress of the island's project will return to normal..."
Liu Jian doubtfully asked: "Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true, Your Highness!" Zhang Peigu affirmed.
Next, Zhang Peigu told Liu Jian that he had taken over everything on Moon Island. The absence of Lang Xiong would not affect anything at all. On the contrary, he could do better!
Liu Jian was very happy. He immediately picked up the wine glass and said, "Zhang Tongzhi, that's a lot of trouble for you!"
"It doesn't matter if it's hard work or not, I will do my best to serve His Highness the Wise King!" Zhang Peigu felt happy.
Zhang Peigu had originally thought about making a special trip to the manor outside the city to meet the wise king in two days, but now it seems that there is no need.
Listening to the conversation between Liu Jian and Zhang Peigu, Chai Yan couldn't help but shake his head secretly in his heart, thinking that the people of Yaozhou were also unlucky. Bandits outside the city were running rampant and causing chaos. They, the superiors, were actually still concerned about the progress of the project on Moon Island...
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"Chaixian man..."
Just as he was thinking about it, Liu Jian suddenly called Chai Yan.
Chai Yan immediately came back to his senses and turned to look at Liu Jian: "His Royal Highness, the official is here..."
"Mr. Chaixian County, I have heard of your heroic deeds when I was in the capital. I have wanted to meet you for a long time but never had the chance. I didn't expect to meet you by chance in Yaozhou, hahaha..." Liu Jian said
I laughed when I finished.
Chai Yan cupped his hands and said humbly: "Your Highness, you are overly complimentary!"
Liu Jian suddenly picked up the wine glass and said seriously: "Mr. Chaixian County, I must give you a toast today. Thank you for sacrificing your life to protect His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Before Chai Yan could pick up the wine glass, Liu Jian raised his head and took a sip.
Chai Yan quickly picked up the glass and drank all the wine.
Then, Liu Jian asked: "Mr. Chaixian County, if you are not staying well in the capital, why did you suddenly come to my king's Yaozhou?"