Daily Life of Jiang Liuniang

   Chapter 484

  The peony feast will be held tomorrow. In order to ensure the correct supply of meals and drinks tomorrow, Jiang Song, the minister of fine dining in the Ministry of Rites, has been busy until late at night, holding his tired body and preparing to take the car back to the house. Unexpectedly, he just got into the car at Jingfengmen and was about to take a nap when the driver outside the curtain whispered, "Master, Second Master and Master Tao are here."

   Jiang Song heard the words, got out of the car quickly, put on his clothes and stood respectfully on the roadside. Jiang Erye, who was riding a horse, was listening to Tao Sizheng's nagging, and when he saw the elder brother got off the carriage, he also jumped off the horse.

  Tao Sizheng in the car raised the curtain to see Jiang Song, and after asking him to excuse himself from the ceremony, he stepped forward to inquire about the meal and drink arrangements for tomorrow morning. After Jiang Song went back to the details one by one, Tao Sizheng was satisfied and let the two of them go home to rest together.

   After Jiang Erye climbed into his elder brother's carriage, he slumped in the carriage without a seat. He was really exhausted. Jiang Song felt distressed for his younger brother. He rummaged through the drawer on the wall of the car for a long time, but only found a box of caramel for the children, took it out and handed him a piece, "Second brother hungry? Eat the candy first, and we'll go back to the house. Let's have supper again."

   "Thank you, big brother." Jiang Erye threw the candy into his mouth and stretched out, "Monkey went to buy a late-night snack. Let's use it in the car, and we can rest directly when we return home."

   As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Hou'er would come back with a food box, "My two masters, I bought a late-night snack."

   Jiang Erye immediately came to the spirit and asked Jiang Hou'er to bring things in. Qibao vegetarian porridge, lotus leaf cake, three-color crystal silk, and spicy chips...the table was full, and the inside of the car was filled with fragrance, which aroused Jiang Song's appetite. Jiang Erye first handed the wet handkerchief to his brother, and greeted, "Big brother first make some up, and then buy fresh shrimp wontons when passing by the alley."

  Shrimp Wonton is Jiang Song’s favorite soup. I don’t know if I will meet my big brother today, so what Jiang Hou’er prepared is what Jiang Erye likes to eat.

   "You don't have to buy any more, these are enough." Jiang Song picked up the bamboo chopsticks and took a mouthful of the three-color crystal silk after cleaning his hands. He felt very refreshing in his mouth. After taking the midnight snack, he took two sips of the hot bamboo tea that Jiang Hou'er had brought in. Jiang Song felt that half of his exhaustion was gone.

   Still Jiang Houer is attentive and will serve others. Fortunately, he gave Jiang Houer to his second brother and kept Jiang Luer by his side to serve him, otherwise the second brother could not have been served so thoughtfully. Back then, the second brother disliked Jiang Hou'er's bad looks, and he lost a lot of anger with himself. Jiang Song smiled, leaned back on the chair comfortably, and warned again, "Tomorrow Qianniuwei will compete with the envoys in martial arts, don't move forward, I listen to Master Tao, and I will definitely not let you compete in the field. ."

   "Don't worry, eldest brother, I understand." Kong Fengge proposed to let Jiang Erye lift the cauldron, but Tao Sizheng and Gu Yingxian both felt it was inappropriate, and they removed this part after petitioning Long Live. Jiang Erye couldn't ask for it. Speaking of the preparations for tomorrow, Jiang Erye also told his elder brother, "If there is an emergency tomorrow, it is too late to ask Master Tao for instructions. Although the elder brother puts the blame on Ma Haiting, he will let him take care of everything. Master Tao has long wanted to take Ma Haiting. To be demoted, there is no reason to worry about it."

   Ma Haiting, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, befriended Meng Huizhou, and used to target Jiang Song everywhere. After Meng Huizhou was imprisoned, he began to quietly curry favor with Jiang Song. Jiang Song did not want to have a grudge against him, so now the two of them were OK on the surface, but inwardly, Jiang Song really didn't look down on what he did. , he complied without guilt.

Someone was carrying the blame for tomorrow, Jiang Song felt that the burden on his body was much lighter immediately, and continued to care about the second brother who was going to be the leader with Master Gu and Master Tao tomorrow, "Tomorrow, the envoys of the twelve countries will be present, I don't know what these people are thinking. Yes, and want to do something at the banquet, the second brother should be extra careful in his words and actions, so as not to cause trouble."

Jiang Erye took a sip of hot tea, and then listed the purpose of the envoys from the twelve countries entering Beijing, "The Khitan soldiers have been strong and strong in recent years, and the Khitan envoys have come to show off; the Turkic messengers who were bullied by the Khitans came to beg Long Live to send troops to help the Turks fight. The Khitan; Yanqi was bullied by the Khitan and the Turks together, and the envoy of Yanqi came to ask Wansui to decide for him and reduce the annual sacrifice; the envoys from Tubo and Goryeo were obedient and upright, and they came to show their loyalty; the envoys of the Japanese state were interested in our porcelain, They came to steal their teachers; the Dangxiang family was unwilling to be left behind, and they came to win over the ministers in the court and try to make a comeback; the King of Khotan wanted to destroy the Buddha statues and worship the **** of the Great Food Religion, and the envoys of Khotan came to Beijing to find out…”

   After listening to the second brother explaining the thoughts of the envoys of the twelve countries in turn, Jiang Song was startled, "How did you know this?"

   Jiang Erye proudly unfolded the folding fan, "Your second brother, I have been walking in Kang'an for 30 years, what kind of..."

"to be frank!"

   Jiang Erye said honestly, "They invited me to drink, they wanted to tell the news from the younger brother, and I told them after being drunk. Big brother, don't look at them being silly and ugly, in fact, they are all smart..."

  The second brother has been crazy since he was a child, and Jiang Song was even more worried after hearing it, "If someone flatters you a few words and calls you a brother, you will treat them as friends and give them your heart."

   Jiang Erye said with a smile, "Don't worry, big brother, little brother knows how much he weighs. What little brother leads is to make them eat, drink and play well. Big things have nothing to do with little brother."

   That's not what he said, Jiang Song said with a stern face, "In addition to the three good things, the second brother must always remember that you are an official of Dazhou, and every move must be in line with my Dazhou style and show my heavenly demeanor."

Speaking of this, Jiang Erye is even more proud, "Brother, your second brother, I am a banished immortal who was sealed by Long Live, and I will stand motionless at the banquet tomorrow, and I can also show my great Zhou's celestial bearing! "

  Ginger Pine…

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   "Alright, you can talk as little as possible tomorrow, just stand beside you."

   "Big brother forgot, you assigned a seat to my younger brother. At the Wan Guo Peony Banquet, there is a seat for my younger brother."

   "Then you just sit down!"

   "Yes." The officials present tomorrow are all higher in rank than him, but Jiang Erye didn't think of being the first bird.

   So, at the Qushuiliu peony banquet on the second day, Jiang Erye dressed in official robes and sat at the table honestly, "reflecting the demeanor of a great country".

The stone table of the peony banquet is specially customized for this banquet. In the center of the table are rockery stones that are more than a foot high. Plants of exotic flowers and plants are planted on the rockery, and there are tiny stone carvings, nuclear carvings and ivory carvings on the mountain. The pavilions, human and beasts show pictures of Jirui. There is flowing water under the rockery, fishes play in the water, and the saucer boats carrying all kinds of fruits, wine and food slowly drift by, and the guests on both sides of the table watch When you want to eat, you can raise your hand to get it.

  When Emperor Jinghe arrived at the table, he was very satisfied when he saw the envoys from all over the world, and he was very satisfied.

  The **** of the sky is beautiful, and the peony feast on the flowing water flows from the sky to the bright moon shining on the Qushui in the Youshi. Everything is in harmony with the emperor's will. If you really want to pick out a dissatisfaction, it is the green robe on Jiang Qing's body that is incompatible with others at the banquet.

   (end of this chapter)