69novels Chapter 417
Chapter 417
Just when Li Shimin and others were about to finish the first round of beef skewers in the backyard.
A big man with a curly beard rode a horse and passed by with a soldier carrying a large package. He glanced at the gate and seemed to feel that Changsun Mansion was a little different from before.
He continued to walk forward without paying too much attention.
When the big man with a curly beard was about to pass Changsun Mansion, he accidentally found that many pedestrians gathered at the side wall of the mansion and whispered.
Those onlookers raised their heads from time to time, breathing in the air, and pointing at the wall.
They looked a little infatuated, which made the rough man very confused.
The big man thought in his heart: 'Why is it so strange? Is there something wrong in the old sinner's mansion? '
"Wait for me, Old Cheng, to come forward and take a look."
Cheng Yaojin turned over and got off the horse, with a solemn look on his face. Although he and Changsun Wuji usually cursed each other, their friendship was as solid as tofu.
Before he reached the crowd, Cheng Yaojin, who had a keen sense of smell, smelled a familiar smell.
"Cumin, barbecue? And beef!"
Cheng Yaojin suddenly covered his mouth with his hand, but fortunately no one heard what Cheng Yaojin blurted out.
"Huh? That's the Jinwu Guards!"
Cheng Yaojin recognized the Jinwu Guards who were isolating the crowd by the wall, and then Cheng Yaojin's eyes rolled around.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that I, Old Cheng, would have such good luck when I went home to get a change of clothes!"
After making up his mind, he quickly ran to the soldier who was traveling with him, "Go back to the mansion quickly to get a jar of good wine, go and come back quickly, don't delay my important event!" Cheng Yaojin hurriedly urged.
Cheng Yaojin's mansion is separated from Changsun Wuji's house by two alleys, and it only takes a cup of tea to go back and forth.
After the army left on horseback, Cheng Yaojin led his horse back to the gate of Changsun Wuji's house.
"Duke!"
The six servants guarding the gate of the mansion naturally recognized Cheng Yaojin.
"Well, when will His Majesty enter the mansion?" Cheng Yaojin threw the reins to the servant of Changsun's mansion.
The servant helped Cheng Yaojin settle the horse.
"Replying to the Duke, His Majesty, the Queen and the Emperor are here today, and the Crown Prince and Princess are also here." Another servant reported the truth.
Cheng Yaojin nodded, showing an expression of knowing everything.
"Duke, please!" The servant bowed and invited him. Usually, Cheng Yaojin never needed to be notified when he came to Changsun's mansion. He pushed aside the guards and went straight into the mansion.
"Hehe, no hurry! I, Old Cheng, haven't seen your master for a long time, and I just happen to have a jar of aged wine for him."
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand, refused to enter the mansion, and sat down directly on the steps at the door.
After waiting for almost half a cup of tea, Cheng Yaojin was anxious and worried that he would not be able to eat beef in time, but he really couldn't find an excuse to go in empty-handed.
"Why is that guy so slow in doing things? He has delayed my old Cheng's important business. I must skin him alive!"
Cheng Yaojin sat on the steps and looked forward to it. Finally, he saw the soldier running quickly with a jar of imperial wine.
"Hehe!" Without saying a word, Cheng Yaojin got up and snatched the jar of wine from the soldier and walked into the mansion.
The gatekeeper wanted to lead the way and report.
Cheng Yaojin immediately called the servant, "Your Majesty, why do they need to eat now?"
The servant replied respectfully: "My Lord, in the backyard!"
"No need to lead the way, you all keep an eye on the gate, I know the way myself." Cheng Yaojin quickly walked to the backyard of Changsun Mansion with the wine jar.
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Since Li Shimin wrote a masterpiece "Liufang Wangu" on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival last time, no one at the table has proposed to recite poems and make couplets.
What's more, there is Su Chen, who has little culture but first-class poetry.
No one wants to touch that bad luck.
"Boy, let people grill more beef and mutton skewers, and less other ingredients." The second round came up with roasted mutton, and the third round was roasted crucian carp.
Now the second round of beef skewers is being grilled on the grill.
"Okay!" Su Chen got up and came to the grill to inform the two grill masters.
As soon as Su Chen returned to his seat and sat down, Princess Changle kept looking at Su Chen.
However, Su Chen did not notice it, but Li Shimin saw it.
"Boy!" Li Shimin nudged Su Chen with his elbow.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Li Shimin pouted towards Princess Changle.
Su Chen turned his head to look, and stood up again and came to Princess Changle's side. "Lizhi, what's wrong?"
"Su Chen, can I put some chili in the beef skewers? My mother and the others can accept a little spicy taste." Princess Changle looked up at Su Chen and asked.
Su Chen looked at Empress Changsun and others, and they all smiled and nodded to show that they were not afraid of spicy food. "Sure, I forgot to ask you." Su Chen usually doesn't put chili in beef skewers.
Princess Changle smiled slightly.
"I'll go and tell the barbecue chef." Su Chen ran back to Li Shimin's table and asked them if they wantedAdd some chili peppers.
Everyone agreed that adding some chili peppers was the right choice, as spicy food can warm the body.
Then Su Chen told Master Cheng and the others to add some chili peppers when grilling beef skewers.
Changsun Wuji did not arrange for palace maids and eunuchs to serve, because when Su Chen was with the emperor, he would usually talk about some important things.
Soon, the beef skewers were served.
Li Shimin picked up the beef skewers and was about to put them in his mouth when he suddenly heard a loud voice.
"Brother Fuji, I haven't seen you for a long time. I, Old Cheng, am here to visit you!"
Before he finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin hurried in with a wine jar.
"Your Majesty is angry. I, Old Cheng, didn't know that Your Majesty and the Emperor were here. I am very rude!" Cheng Yaojin was stunned at first, and then walked to the table, holding the wine jar and bowed to apologize.
Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji's mouths twitched wildly.
Li Junxian and Wang Defa were guarding outside the door. Cheng Yaojin had the nerve to pretend that he didn't know that Your Majesty was here.
Brother Fuji?
Changsun Wuji had never heard Cheng Yaojin call him like this.
"Haha, Zhijie, did you come here by smell?" Li Shimin joked while chewing on a beef skewer.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, happened to go back to the mansion to change some clothes today, and suddenly saw pedestrians outside the wall. I thought something happened in the mansion of the old shaman. After asking carefully, I learned that Your Majesty was here, and I, Old Cheng, should come to pay my respects."
Cheng Yaojin smiled innocently.
Changsun Wuji looked at Cheng Yaojin with contempt, smiled slightly, stood up and came to Cheng Yaojin's side.
"Brother Zhijie, I accept your kindness. It is inconvenient to receive you today because there are so many people. I will drink with you another day." As he said, he took the wine jar from Cheng Yaojin's hand, put it aside and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of seeing him off.
Cheng Yaojin pushed Changsun Wuji away, and there was just one empty seat left at the table. Changsun Wuji smiled and shook his head, and pulled out a chair for Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin sat down peacefully.
"Zhijie, you have worked hard recently." Li Shimin thought for a while and continued: "In a dozen days, ask them to come back. I will treat you to beef. The amount is enough."
Li Shimin thought that the yaks in the Western Regions should arrive in Chang'an by the end of the month.
Cheng Yaojin didn't know yaks, and he didn't care about yaks. As long as he could eat, it was beef.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, Cheng Yaojin looked at the beef and mutton skewers on the table.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizong, I'm not polite!"
Cheng Yaojin grabbed a few beef skewers and ate them slowly. He hadn't had lunch yet!
"Everyone, drink half!" Li Shimin pushed the cup again.
Considering that there might be something to talk about later and some people couldn't drink much, Li Shimin didn't say to drink it all.
"Your Majesty, I have to rush back to the military camp after eating, so I will only drink one cup." Cheng Yaojin drank it all in one gulp.
"Okay, Zhijie, whatever you want!"
After that, grilled beef skewers were served twice, and boiled fish was served.
Each person ate an average of one and a half pounds of beef, with Cheng Yaojin and Xue Rengui eating the most.