C141 (1/2)
That night, at the head of the city.
Chang An and Hu Shan were at the same table drinking wine.
Because of malfeasance towards his duty, General Gao of the 24 cities had already been removed from his post. Hu Shan ascended from his jurisdiction and served as commander, and because he had assisted Gao Lang in winning numerous battles, he lost many of his South Yi. Thus, he took over the position of General Gao and was in charge of defending the 24 cities.
”You don't know the dangers of that day!” Hu Shan raised his head and downed two mouthfuls of wine, then rushed towards Chang An, ”That little thief Zhao Jin, taking advantage of His Highness' exhausted body after the battle, and actually going on a sneak attack with his mother, fortunately Seventh Prince is unparalleled in bravery, and shot an arrow back at Chang An, hmph hmph.”
Before Hu Shan could finish his words, he was already stopped by Chang An, ”The walls have ears, he is the fifth prince after all, the son of his majesty.
”You're just too cautious!” Hu Shan pushed the wine bowl in front of Chang An, ”Let's see who dares to pry their ears out in front of me.
Saying that, he spat out the scent of alcohol, ”I'm not done yet! ”Keep listening!”
”Isn't Zhao Jin the little thief going to pretend to be ill and stay indoors? Our Prince's arrow shot straight towards Zhao Jin's knee, and immediately made him kneel on one knee, hmph hmph, I'm afraid that he won't be able to come out after that.
Hearing that, Chang An could not help but laugh: ”That's true, firstly, he had to take care of his legs, and secondly, I'm afraid that he might not even have the face to show his face to our Seventh Elder.”
”Hahaha!” Hu Shan laughed out loud, ”Without Zhao Jin secretly making trouble behind our back, the battle at Wuli River should be over!”
”It was all thanks to Brother Hu!” Chang An cupped his hands, raising his wine glass to toast Hu Shan, ”I heard that since Brother Hu led the troops, he has promoted many capable people in the army. Brother Hu is intelligent, and is Seventh Prince's right-hand man.”
Jin Xiaolou received a letter from Gao Lang three days before the start of May.
At this time, the Linlang Workshop had already created some momentum, and every night, there were almost no seats vacant, so because she still had to pay a registration fee to participate in the charge, the Linlang Workshop did not need to spend much, and Jin Xiaolou spent all her money on the wager.
Tonight's auspicious item was even more exquisite. Jin Xiaolou had spent five hundred silver to find an old craftsman who had come out of the palace to create a silky enameled pot with a melon pattern on it.
Although there wasn't much silver, but Jin Xiaolou had personally designed the lid pot, it was shaped like a round melon, with a narrow top and abundant bottom.
The tank body ornaments with red ground color peony pattern, gorgeous.
What was even more captivating was that inside the jar that was filled with the new sweet water, the jade yolks cooked by Linlang Workshop, a message came out from the Linlang Workshop. It was said to be the most delicious sweet water in Linlang Workshop, and it was only made once.
Everyone knew that the snacks and teas in the Linlang Workshop were delicious. Many customers not only went to the second and third times to watch the Great Surge pass, they also went to eat the tea set that was sold along with the tickets.
This jade cheese was burnt to the last piece of bait that led the cat out.
Even the ladies of the noble families in the capital were itching to go as well. They set down rooms on the second floor one after another and ordered their capable Attendant to register and participate in the Great Surge pass so that they could get the prize money back.
The Mrs. Ji in Master Ji's residence and his little daughter Ji Lingyun, who had yet to leave the pavilion, also came to catch up on the commotion.
The two of them brought their personal maidservants in the boat and entered through the Linlang Workshop's back door. As soon as they entered, they directly went to the left side of the second floor, in the private room that was separated by a curtain.
Just as she sat down, Ji Lingyun reached out to his mother and prodded her with her finger: ”Mother, who do you think is that person over there?”
Mrs. Ji looked up through the curtain and saw a woman sitting in the private room across from him. Separated by the double curtains, the woman looked blurry, and it could only be seen that her figure was pretty.
Mrs. Ji shook his head: ”I don't see through it, why do you know about it?”
Ji Lingyun sighed, ”Mother, you compared me to her everyday, and now that you have her in front of you, you can't see it anymore.”
”That woman is actually the Third Miss of the Minister's Assistant Minister of Rites?” Mrs. Ji opened his eyes wide, ”She is so bold, a girl that has yet to leave the pavilion, he actually went to the crook of the roof to watch the show!”
Ji Lingyun laughed. ”Mother, aren't we the same?”
”How can we be like her?!” ”I was dragged here by you. Otherwise, how would I …”
”Oh, Mother!” Ji Lingyun called out, ”In the entire capital, which family's young miss has never been to this Linlang Workshop before? Everyone has a tacit understanding, it's fine. ”