After seeing the pile of dowry furniture in the mansion of Duke Zhao that day, Wu felt both happy and embarrassed, as she always felt that she had taken too many advantages of the Zhu family. So when Zhang Shou came back, she suggested having hotpot in the evening. Coincidentally, Zhu Ying came over with Hong, and happily shouted that they had won a great victory today and wanted to stay for dinner. Naturally, Wu was overjoyed, and simply called everyone over and had a lively meal.
Hundreds of guests, masters and servants were all called out. Various round tables were set up in the main hall, side hall and flower hall, and more than a dozen copper hot pots were laid out. From mutton and mutton offal to various vegetables and delicacies, no one knew how much was consumed in this meal. It was just a lively night banquet.
As for game, of course there was none at all. Although everyone from high officials to common people likes to eat game these days, Zhang Shou persuaded Wu with the words "accumulating virtue and doing good deeds" and even brainwashed Zhu Ying, using the excuse of scaring people with parasites. Viruses and bacteria, people today wouldn't understand even if he said it!
Whether it's bird flu or Ebola, even if the other two diseases may not be caused by wild animals, he is really afraid of them.
Isn't chicken, duck, fish and meat delicious? Why eat game if they are delicious? If the rich don't often eat game, the poor have to eat game to fill their stomachs. Why is the life span of modern people so short? Often people in their forties look like old men? Zhang Shou never mentioned the hardships of life and the backwardness of medical care. In addition, he always had the most reasonable image, and successfully deceived Zhu Ying.
He even repeatedly and earnestly reminded his foster mother and Zhu Ying that everything he ate must be cooked thoroughly, and even cited the time when he had a stomachache from undercooked food when he was a child. Seeing his once-bitten-once-a-year-shy attitude, even Wu couldn't help but doubt whether Zhang Shou's frequent illnesses as a child were true, and Zhu Ying was even more shocked and readily agreed to do it.
While they were enjoying themselves, many people in many places inside and outside the capital stayed up all night, forgetting to eat and sleep. There were definitely more than one person whose eyes turned red and had dark circles under their eyes.
Among them, Cui Hong, the Imperial Censor who inspected the five cities at the suggestion of Zhang Shou and the instruction of Lu Wan, was among them.
It was impossible for him to have all the soldiers from the Five Cities come down and interrogate all the prisoners one by one, so like Ah Liu, he focused on attacking the South City Soldiers under Zhu Tingfang's direct jurisdiction. Moreover, those who were initially seemingly let off by Zhu Tingfang were mostly brought back one by one after nightfall, so he didn't have to stare at a madman and question him endlessly.
Therefore, when Zhu Tingfang, who had been busy all day but was still energetic because of his extraordinary talent and good health, came back late at night, he was faced with a city patrol censor who had a haggard face, red eyes and dark circles under his eyes, but his eyes revealed a bit of fanaticism.
Cui Hong had long forgotten his anxiety and confusion about not being able to find Zhu Tingfang. When he saw the eldest son of the Duke of Zhao's mansion, who was ordered to manage the Five Cities Military Department and directly govern the Southern City Military Department, he immediately rushed forward and said bluntly: "Master Zhu, today's riot was instigated by someone, and it was the people from the Imperial Household Department. They are trying to muddy the waters and save themselves from death!"