During the first few days after Master Wang entered the Pacification Office, everything was relatively calm, and the Jinyiwei were not seen arresting people everywhere. Others did not know the reason, but some people knew it very well.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been very busy recently. First, they celebrated the birthday of Emperor Yuanfeng. Soon, they were preparing for the victory celebration with the Ministry of Rites. Then, they were preparing for the death ceremony of the late Crown Prince. They were so busy that they were running around. That was why Hu Enyou, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, took a few gulps of wine and threw the cup away, cursing, "What the hell is this?! Who in Baoding Tower can't even prepare a decent meal now?!"
There were crab roe tofu, lion's head, white jade hoof and a whole roasted suckling pig on the table, which were emitting an enticing aroma.
Hu Enyou, however, had a look of disgust on his face, and suddenly overturned the table: "Eat his shit! I worked so hard for so many days, and you fooled me with this thing? I even think it tastes bland when I use it to rinse my mouth!"
He was cursing and beating inside. The person outside who was about to enter heard the noise and frowned immediately: "What's going on? What's going on?!"
He walked in solemnly, looked at Hu Enyou and snorted coldly: "Be quiet, are you dissatisfied that you are not dying fast enough or what?!"
Hu Enyou snorted calmly, pointing at the waiters who were kneeling on the ground cleaning up the mess: "See? You're giving me these leftovers to eat. Do you think I'm a beggar?!"
These are clearly very normal dishes, but in the eyes of people like Hu Enyou, they are just food for beggars.
The visitor had a complicated expression: "You have really changed."
Hu Enyou looked up at him coldly: "Alright, alright, Lao Yuan, don't think I don't know you're being sarcastic. What's wrong? I want to have a good meal, what's wrong?"
Yuan Pei walked forward a few steps and sat on a stool. After the people below had cleared away, he said in a deep voice, "Bring up another table. I want snacks and tea. Good ones. Something that will satisfy Lord Hu."
Hu Enyou sneered, "That's more like it! I want to eat the fresh fish sent from Nanjing, the wine-fermented duck from Suzhou Chen's family, and their rose wine!"
The waiters looked at each other, and the shopkeeper wiped his sweat and looked at Yuan Pei.
Yuan Pei just smiled: "Do whatever you can, and do it well, go ahead."
The shopkeeper then breathed a sigh of relief and, not daring to offend these ancestors again, hurried downstairs.
"Why are you taking it out on these people?" Yuan Pei picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, then he said with a sigh, "If you have the ability, go find the one who made things difficult for you."
Hu Enyou looked at him viciously as if his tail had been stepped on. "Don't bother me. I haven't settled the score with you yet! That idiot from the Wang family has joined the Jinyiwei now. If he betrays me, don't think I will take the blame for you willingly!"
As he spoke, he pulled the corner of his mouth fearlessly: "I don't know about others, but as a great general, you will have reached the end of your career by then!"
Yuan Pei was the commander-in-chief of the three camps, known as Governor Yuan. He and Xu Yonghong were both talented people who had defeated the Oirat people in the north.
However, in Hu Enyou's eyes, no matter how many achievements the person in front of him had, they were all tainted by silver.
Yuan Pei's expression remained unchanged, as if Hu Enyou was not talking about him. He just said calmly: "What a pity, it seems that the plan will not work. It was originally planned well. This time, as long as the people sent out really kill Su Rong, everything will be done smoothly."
Hu Enyou looked even worse: "What a loser! He can't even get anything done and he even got caught! Why did you fall for this loser back then?!"
Yuan Pei frowned. No matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't stand Hu Enyou's scolding. "Do you know why you are so annoying? It's because you have such a poisonous mouth!"
This was really angry. Although Hu Enyou was a scoundrel, he knew how to read people's faces. He snorted twice and stopped. In the end, he didn't curse anymore. He just asked unhappily: "What about now? What should we do now? We can't just wait like this. Is there any news from Lu Qing?"
The good thing is that Jinyiwei's town commander Lu Qing is also their accomplice. As long as Lu Qing doesn't want everyone to perish together, he will still help.
If all went well, Mr. Wang would have committed suicide today just like Mr. Chang.
Yuan Pei rubbed his brows tiredly: "You'll know when he comes."
After a while, the dishes started to be served again, starting with dim sum. There were about twenty or thirty kinds of dim sum - cream pine nut rolls, snow mud yam cake, pearl longan stewed bird's nest, snow pear egg custard and peach blossom almond cheese. Each one of them was very comfortable to look at.
Hu Enyou was finally satisfied: "This is what human beings eat!"
He took a bowl of red dates and blood swallow's nest, took a few bites, and urged for the other dishes to be served.
Soon, folk dishes such as sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup and minced meat biscuits were served. Then, the new and rare things began to be served - fresh fish from Nanjing brought by official ships. They were steamed without any other seasonings for fear that the taste would be spoiled.
With these dishes, Hu Enyou's face looked better, but he started to get annoyed again: "Why hasn't Lu Qing come yet so late? He's such a slow person, it's really annoying. Does he usually take this long to get into bed with his wife?!"
Yuan Pei stared at him and asked, "What do you know about wife?"
You're just a eunuch, how can you have the nerve to say such things
Hu Enyou immediately lost his appetite, threw away what he was holding and sneered at him: "Can you speak?!"
The atmosphere between the two was tense, and at this moment there was a knock on the door.
The confidant who was serving beside him breathed a sigh of relief: "Master Lu is here!"
Lu Qing has the best temper among the three. Usually when the two of them don't get along, it is Lu Qing who mediates.
With him here, these two people are no longer afraid of fighting.
When Hu Enyou heard that Lu Qing was coming, he was not prepared to argue with Yuan Pei. He snorted, rolled his eyes, and turned away.
Just at this moment, the door opened, but the confidant did not say a word.
Hu Enyou was a little impatient. "What are you doing? You are playing tricks. Where is the person?"
As he was talking, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Hey, are you eating? It seems we came at an untimely time?"
Hu Enyou got goosebumps all over his body and jumped up from his chair. He naturally recognized this voice, which had been ringing in his ears a lot in recent days. Why is Xiao Heng here? !