The Counterfeit Madam Hou

Chapter 19: call

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Xue Mu changed his clothes and went to the main hall, it was already a little later than half a stick of incense.

Aerus and Yijin sat in the main hall and waited, and there was no impatience on their faces. When they saw Xue Mu coming in, they got up at the same time and greeted him politely.

Xue Mu sat down at the host's table, smiled lightly at Ayers and said, "Although the special envoy's Chinese language is blunt, he has learned etiquette quite well."

Aies pursed his lips slightly, was he praising him or hurting him? Why does he meander like Yi Jin

Seeing that Ayers was only frowning and not speaking, Xue Mu asked the maid to pour wine for them, and asked, "I don't know what the special envoy is here today?"

Aies smelled the nectar in front of him, but said: "Wu Chengruo."

The corners of Yi Jin's mouth twitched, but Xue Mu said with a smile, "It seems that the special envoy is also a person who loves wine."

Aies said: "But I prefer the local Xishi dialect of Chang'an."

Xue Mu winked at the maidservant beside him, and the maidservant soon came up with a jar of Xishi accent. Just as he was about to refill Aies, the wine jar in his hand was snatched away by Aues: "I like to use the jar directly when I drink."

Maid: "..."

Sir, do you think this is the water of the lotus pond? This is famous wine, very expensive!

Xue Mu smiled and asked the maid to back down. Ayers drank a jar of Xishi accent in one breath before turning his head to look at Xue Mu: "By the way, what did you ask me just now?"

Ekin: "..."

He just wants to pretend not to know this person now.

Xue Mu asked again calmly: "I don't know what the special envoy is here today?"

Aies said: "I heard that today is the birthday of Lord Marquis, so I specially sent some congratulatory gifts." After he finished speaking, he got up from his seat and waved his hand towards the door, and soon some of his subordinates came in with a lot of things. There was even the neighing of horses outside, "Master Hou invited me to drink a jar of fine wine just now, and I also invited Master Hou to taste our Dongganluo's famous wine and various specialties. In addition, I heard that Master Hou loves horses, I specially prepared two Dungan horses to offer to Lord Hou."

Dongganluo country is a nomadic people. Not only are people tall and tall, but even horses are particularly strong. Because of the relationship between breed and breeding, Donggan horses are handsome in appearance and strong in explosive power. They are deeply loved by the children of high-ranking officials. There are several Donggan horses.

Xue Mu had just heard the neighing of the horse and knew it was a rare BMW, but at this moment he just looked at Aies and said: "You will not be rewarded for nothing, I'm afraid I can't afford such a generous gift."

Yi Jin said: "Your Majesty said that, you're out of touch. If you meet by chance, you are friends. It's just a basic etiquette to give a small gift for a friend's birthday to express his affection."

Seeing that he stopped talking, Xue Mu said, "If Master Hou is worried about not being rewarded for his merits, I really have something to ask Master Hou for help."

"Oh?" Xue Mu's eyes fell on Aes, "I would like to hear more about it."

Aies glanced at Yijin before asking, "Master Hou, are you looking for the four famous paintings of "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" by Ding Mao?"

Xue Mu didn't answer, Aies continued: "To tell you the truth, I am also looking for these four paintings, but I am alone and weak. If the Marquis is willing to join hands with me, we will surely get twice the result with half the effort."

Xue Mu laughed, looked at Aies and said, "Since the special envoy is also looking for these four paintings, he must already know the mystery hidden in the paintings. I wonder what the special envoy will do after finding the four paintings?"

A gleam of evil flashed in Aies' eagle eyes, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Smart people don't speak dark words, Lord Hou should know that I am in conflict with the current king of Dongganluo Kingdom. Although he is my elder brother, But he guards against me everywhere. If there is a need to fight, he will send me to the front line. Once the battle is over, he will take back all the military power and abandon me like a shoe. Ah, maybe he still hopes that one day I will die in battle .Even this time, Dacheng sent a confidant to monitor me all the way."

Xue Mu looked at him, with a slight smile on his lips: "If I had a younger brother who was as brave and skilled as the special envoy, I would guard against you at all times. But since you said that the king of Dongganluo sent someone to monitor you, Are you not afraid that today's conversation will reach the ears of the King?"

Aies curled his thin lips, and sneered: "Master Hou, don't worry, he can no longer speak."

Xue Mu's eyes moved, but he didn't make a sound. The hall was quiet for a while, and Aies said again: "If Lord Hou can help me find the four famous paintings, I will definitely thank Lord Hou when I ascend the throne in the future."

Xue Mu sneered, with obvious mockery in his tone: "Could it be that the special envoy forgot that my father Xue Cheng died on the battlefield against Dongganluo."

Aies was stunned for a moment, and sighed regretfully: "I am very saddened by the death of General Xue, but I assure Lord Hou that if I ascend the throne as king, I will serve Dacheng forever and never have the intention of violating Dacheng. .”

"Haha." Xue Mu laughed out loud this time, as if he heard some big joke. Aies frowned, and stared at Xue Mu: "Master Hou doesn't believe me?"

Xue Mudao: "You have a face that dominates others."

Aies pursed his lips in silence, his eyes darkened a little. Nuo Yan, who had been guarding Xue Mu's side all the time, twitched his eyebrows slightly, and his hand gradually slid towards the long knife at his waist.

"Haha, don't be so serious, everyone." Yi Jin said with a sudden smile, "Today I came here specially to celebrate Lord Hou's birthday. I bid farewell first."

After Yijin finished speaking, he called Aes in a low voice, then turned around and left the main hall. Aies glanced at Xue Mu, bid him farewell, and followed Yi Jin out.

When he got on his horse, Aies' face was still stinky: "I really still hate Xue Mu." Yi Jin laughed and said, "Why are you so serious, I didn't expect Xue Mu to agree."

Aius let out a breath before asking, "Did you see anything?"

Yi Jin thought for a while and said, "Even if the painting is not in Xue Mu's hands, he must know where the real painting is."

Aies narrowed his eagle eyes dangerously: "If we don't get rid of Xue Mu for a day, we won't be able to move an inch."

Yi Jin smiled and said, "Don't worry, someone wants to get rid of him more than you."

Aies also seemed to remember something, and the corners of his tense mouth gradually turned up: "What should we do next?"

Yi Jin said: "According to the plan, go to the palace to face the saint."

After Aerus and Yijin left, Xue Mu was still sitting in the main hall. Nuo Yan looked down at him, and asked worriedly: "Master Hou, is it okay to accept these things? If they go to the emperor to tell tales..."

"It's okay." Xue Mu glanced at the BMW at the door, and stood up from the seat, "If they deliberately provoke, it doesn't matter if they accept it or not."

Two days later, Liu Qinghuan had nothing to do, so she ran into the kitchen and challenged the crystal dragon and phoenix cake that Qingzhi had told her about before. Xu Shi showed interest. After the dragon and phoenix cake was steamed, she made several other small snacks and arranged them in the food box. It really looked like that.

Thinking that Xue Mu had given him many special products from the Dongganluo Kingdom before, Liu Qinghuan felt that he could not eat alone, so he asked Qingzhi, "Has Master Hou come back?"

Qingzhi said: "Return to madam, Lord Hou has already returned to the mansion earlier, now this hour should be by the lotus."

"Okay." Liu Qinghuan carried the food box and went to the lotus.

The season of lotus blooming is coming to an end, when Liu Qinghuan crossed the pontoon over the lotus pond, his eyes moved slightly like sparkling waves.

There was a slight fragrance of magnolia in the courtyard. She walked to the door of the room and knocked lightly: "Master Hou."

There was a sound in the room, Xue Mu quickly opened the door: "Qingqing?"

Liu Qinghuan smiled at him, and raised the food box in his hand: "I have nothing to do today, I made some snacks, I wonder if Lord Hou would like to have a taste?"

Xue Mu looked at the exquisite food box in her hand, smiled and took her hand: "I am very happy."

After leading Liu Qinghuan into the house, Xue Mu ordered Qingzhi to fetch some wine. Liu Qinghuan sat down on the couch and opened the food boxes one by one with great interest. Various styles of snacks were placed neatly, and the colors seemed to be very bright. Xue Mu picked up the pastry on the top layer, looked at it for a while and asked, "This is... crystal chicken feet cake?"

Liu Qinghuan: "..."

"Pfft." Hearing Xue Mu's comment, Chi Tao and Qing Zhi who stood aside couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing lowly.

Liu Qinghuan turned her head and glared at them. Well, she admitted that the shape of the dragon and phoenix was too difficult, so she fiddled with it casually, but... it's better than chicken feet, right

Xue Mu looked at the unhappy face of Liu Qinghuan's boss, and bit the "Crystal Chicken Claw Cake" in his hand with the corner of his mouth curled up: "Well, it tastes pretty good."

"Really!" With Xue Mu's affirmation, Liu Qinghuan was immediately overjoyed, "The most important thing about dim sum is the taste, no matter how beautiful it is, won't it be eaten in the end?"

Xue Mu smiled and nodded: "That makes sense."

"Hey." Liu Qing laughed twice, and pushed a pastry next to Xue Mu very courteously, "This Yulu Tuan came to teach me personally!" After being taught by Master Liangchen, this Regardless of the taste or appearance of the Kuanyulu Tuan, Liu Qinghuan is very confident that she will be able to wash away the humiliation of "chicken feet cake"!

"Good day?" Xue Mu picked up a white pastry baked into the shape of a snowflake, and lightly took a bite.

"Yeah, she just went to the kitchen to make snacks for Auntie, and she said you like to eat Yulu dumplings, so she taught me to make this." Liu Qinghuan said in a low voice, "Ah, should I give it to Auntie? Mother also send some?"

Xue Mu smiled and said, "It's okay." After all, what A Niang cares about is not pastries.

Recently, Qingqing came to the lotus bank so diligently, A Niang must have known about it.

Without breaking Ning's little thought, Xue Mu picked up another pastry and tasted it.

The atmosphere in the room was warm and affectionate, but one didn't know that a father-in-law came out of the palace in a hurry and was rushing to the Hou's mansion.