Mu Qing arrived first, asked everyone hello, and sat beside Duan Ling. After a while, Huang Jian hurried over and accused the person at the table. This guy was the real one who arrived on the same day. When he saw Duan Ling, Huang Jian patted him hard, and then sat down in the first place next to Mu Kuangda.
Then, Mu Kuangda came over with a spring breeze on his face, and as soon as he entered the garden, he said with a smile, "I'm late, I made Your Highness and all the adults wait for a long time, and I will punish myself with three cups."
"You are getting more and more courageous, Mu Xiang." Han Bin said with a smile, "It's okay to make us wait, but you made His Highness wait so long?"
Cai Yan hurriedly waved his hands and said it was okay, and everyone laughed again. Mu Kuangda took three glasses of wine before the case, drank it all at once, and then sat down, saying, "Today, due to a temporary incident, I can't say that I can arrange it for a while. Forgive my sins and forgive my sins."
"Oh?" Han Bin asked with a smile, "What's the arrangement?"
Mu Kuangda smiled and replied, "It's all trivial matters."
"In the past few days, Mu Qing has also worked hard to manage." Cai Yan first toasted, and everyone raised their glasses to Mu Kuangda. Mu Kuangda drank another drink, drinking on an empty stomach, feeling a little dizzy, nodded, and stopped talking. The maids added new wine one by one.
Duan Ling observed Cai Yan and found that his complexion had obviously deteriorated a lot. He didn't know if he was frightened by him before, or if he had been working hard recently, describing him as withered, and even being a little absent-minded when toasting. Duan Ling sometimes really wanted to help Cai Yan speak up, and always felt that he didn't say what he should say, and what he shouldn't say is exposed all day long. These ministers were like wolves like tigers, if they really wanted to grab him, they would have enough for him to drink a pot in minutes.
Just like now, as the crown prince, the ministers at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, at least wish a bar first, how can there be a chance to honor the prime minister first
Fortunately, Feng Duo, who was behind Cai Yan, reminded him in a low voice, and Cai Yan realized that the order was wrong. He cleared his throat and said, "One more cup."
So the maids added more wine, and each person put two glasses of wine in front of the desk.
"When I came here, I remembered last year's Mid-Autumn Festival with Yaohou on the way. Thinking back to the previous years, when my father was there, I went to Beijing for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I thought that things are impermanent, at least people can last for a long time."
The people who whispered were all quiet, the moon was ethereal, all sounds were silent, and the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus came.
"But it's just the so-called people have joys and sorrows, and the moon has cloudy and sunny days." Cai Yan said, "It's the so-called ancient times. July is the saddest hurdle in my life. Fortunately, I have all the ministers to accompany me, and it is still the same. coming."
Cai Yan said, picked up the wine glass, and said, "Maybe I will inherit this destiny, and I will be destined to be alone for a lifetime."
When Duan Ling heard this, he couldn't help but look at Wu Du, Wu Du smiled slightly, and gestured to Duan Ling with a glass of wine.
There are thousands of words in it, and there is no need for a detailed table. At that moment, Duan Lingdun felt that no matter how many storms he had gone through, he was much happier than Cai Yan.
"Today in the coming year." Cai Yan said, "I only hope that it will last for a long time. This cup honors the father and the emperor, and honors the spirit of the fourth uncle in the sky."
Cai Yan sprinkled the wine on the ground, and everyone followed suit.
"His Royal Highness possesses the virtues of Yao and Shun." The Su Clan said loudly, "I will definitely be able to support Da Chen and restore the rule of the world."
"I hope so, I still need the help of all the ministers." Cai Yan smiled slightly, "This second glass of wine, I will respect you all."
Everyone raised their glasses and drank, Cai Yan added, "Especially the soldiers who guarded the northern Xinjiang for us. When the Hebei Good News came a few years ago, it was really heartwarming."
Han Bin said, "The minister minister finally brought out a few good apprentices."
Everyone laughed, and Cai Yan said to Duan Ling again: "Looking at the points of your repeated military exploits, this time you will be executed first, and then you will come back in a hurry, so you will not be punished. ."
Duan Ling knew that Cai Yan was warning himself not to play any tricks when he came back this time. Until now, he still has the last thought of seeking peace—let him go back to Hebei, and everyone will be at peace.
This is almost impossible. If Duan Ling had no support, he would never come back. Since he came back, he would not accept Cai Yan's conditions. This kind of implication can only be described as childish.
When Duan Ling was in a trance, Huang Jian hurriedly touched him. Seeing that Cai Yan was still waiting for him to answer, Duan Ling simply said:
"Follow His Majesty's will."
It should have been called "His Royal Highness", but Duan Ling was thinking that since this is the case, I will coax you and you will be happy.
Cai Yan didn't know if this was true or not, but he still laughed and shook his head helplessly. Mu Kuangda didn't correct him, he just smiled and said, "This General Han, you wrote a letter to him."
"I noticed it just now." Han Bin said, "Wu Du and Wang Shan fought in Hebei for two consecutive battles. It's really not easy. Come, this general will also toast you."
"The general will be outside, protect the family and defend the country." Xie You suddenly said, "It's not easy to contain so many restraints. This general also toasts you a cup. I hope that my Dachen territory will be solid, and there will be no more humiliation."
Duan Ling and Wu Du were busy, drinking wine, and noticed that Cai Yan was still discussing with Feng Duo. After speaking, Cai Yan held the wine glass with an expression of hesitating to speak. Duan Ling guessed that he had already thought about it. After leaving the banquet and returning to the palace, he looked at Mu Kuangda and wondered what arrangements would he have
Mu Kuangda turned sideways and ordered a few words to Lord Changliu, who stood up to inform the housekeeper. Duan Ling's heart could not help beating violently.
How will he deal with Cai Yan
However, the next moment, it was Yao Fu who spoke up.
"His Royal Highness Fang Cai said that you are alone." Yao Fu put down the wine glass and said with a smile, "I don't think it's true. Your Highness, life is like this, and God will never let you go alone."
"Yeah." Cai Yan felt a little emotional and said, "There are also Wu Gu and Yao Hou."
"No, no." Yao Fu said to everyone with a drunken face, "Before I came, Ben Hou received good news, and was just about to tell everyone that Quan should have a good time."
Duan Ling froze in his heart, guessed what Yao Fu was going to say next, and quickly glanced at Cai Yan, waiting for the moment when his face changed drastically. Everyone was slightly surprised and looked at Yao Fu.
"Yaohou don't want to sell off." Mu Kuangda said, "This is not a trivial matter."
As soon as Mu Kuangda said this, everyone became vigilant. What was it that Yao Fu and Mu Kuangda knew about, but kept silent
Yao Fu said: "Three days ago, the Taihe Palace reported that Ji Mengzheng Lan, the princess has personally checked the pulse of the queen mother, and I am sure."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, Cai Yan's expression changed in an instant, and even Feng Duo showed a look of bewilderment. In just a short moment, Cai Yan immediately changed his expression and laughed.
"Really?" Cai Yan half sighed, half sighed, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect, really didn't expect..."
Xie You frowned slightly and looked at Mu Kuangda. For a while, everyone's expressions were different, and they seemed to want to say congratulations, but they didn't know who to congratulate, and the scene immediately became very embarrassing.
"Congratulations."
In the end, Duan Ling was actually overwhelmed with joy, congratulations to Cai Yan, and said, "I just don't know if it's going to be Zhang or tile. Your Majesty will have younger brothers and sisters."
"Congratulations, congratulations." Then everyone started talking, and even Han Bin was surprised and clenched his fists, but he didn't know whether to show his preference to Mu Kuang or Cai Yan.
Congrats to Cai Yan, Mu Jinzhi's child is not his, and if a prince is born, isn't it an obvious one to usurp the throne? Facing Mu Kuang in front of Cai Yan, it was even more embarrassing, so he had to surrender.
Duan Ling didn't think it was a big deal to watch the fun, and always stared at Cai Yan's face, admiring his expression. Cai Yan was a little uneasy, and Chao Mu Kuangda said, "Even Gu doesn't know about this."
Mu Kuangda said: "I knew three days ago, and it is reasonable to have Huang Jin's announcement to make it known to the world. Yao Hou couldn't hide things, so he was the first to report his happiness. Come here, he didn't eat anything, but drank first. Five cups, have some hot food first."
While they were talking, the servants brought the blue and white porcelain bowls in turn, and placed them in front of each person's desk. The sea bowls were filled with 70% full, and they were all filled with thin-skinned wontons, sprinkled with sesame seeds and crushed peanuts, and a small piece was dissolved in the soup. Oil, with a perfectly scalding red snow under it.
Duan Ling: "..."
Mu Kuangda said: "His Royal Highness please, everyone please."
Cai Yanhun drank the soup reluctantly, but Duan Ling stared blankly at the bowl of wontons, then looked up at Lang Junxia, remembering that he left Xunyang with himself that night, and bought a large bowl of wontons for him to eat in the alley.
Even after so many years, he has never forgotten the bowl of wontons he had eaten back then, but he traveled all over the world and never tasted such a taste again.
The soup made by Zheng Yan is delicious and the skin is paper-like, but it lacks a little taste. There are so many memories in this bowl of wontons, as if the moment I drank it, I remembered the time when I was so hungry in Xunyang Duan's house. Man with blurred silhouette.
That person will always have only one shadow, a symbol in life, Lang Junxia, Li Jianhong, and Wu Du.
When Duan Ling took the first bite, his nose instantly became sore, and he almost burst into tears. At the same time, he also knew what Mu Kuangda's real arrangement was.
The people at the table still had their own thoughts, and had not recovered from the shock just now, but Mu Kuangda asked, "His Royal Highness and all the adults, what do you think of this bowl of wontons?"
"Not bad." Cai Yan replied, "The soup is delicious."
Cai Yan only drank two mouthfuls of soup, and after eating one wonton, he stopped touching the bowl. Yao Fu said: "This skill is about to catch up with Zheng Yan's ability."
As soon as the words came out, everyone laughed, and Han Bin said, "Yao Hou's tone is so big, but it's just 'catch up'."
Yao Fu is also a natural connoisseur, saying: "In terms of delicate ingredients and harmonious flavors, such as meat, fish, shrimp, ginger juice, snow red and peanuts and sesame seeds, this bowl of fish bone soup is indeed not as good as Zheng's. Yan's skills. But if you look at the heat, blanking, rolling techniques, and cutting strength, you can see that this cook has been immersed in it all his life."
"Sometimes people live their whole lives just to do one thing." Duan Ling replied, "Sages say that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, some people fry fish for a lifetime, and some people rule a country for a lifetime. Just to cook a bowl of wontons, that's it."
Everyone nodded when they heard this. Although Duan Ling said the most simple truth, everyone here has already understood it, but repeating this statement, no one will ever get bored. Three, the heart is still respectful.
"So when it comes to cooking skills," Yao Fu said, "Zheng Yan is far behind."
When Yao Fu said this, he turned his head slightly, and Zheng Yan nodded to be taught.