Big businessman and little fisherman

Chapter 223 Soup
It was almost noon, and the banquet hall in Prince Qin's Mansion was full of guests, but the host was nowhere to be seen.

Everyone is drinking tea and eating snacks, but they are secretly thinking about it.

The king of Qin has not shown his face until now, is it because he is in poor health, or is it intentional?
It wasn't until noon that King Qin arrived, accompanied by Manager Cheng.

As soon as King Qin arrived, the banquet in the mansion officially began.

A total of four tables were placed in the middle hall, and Lu Yange mixed with Tang Jinming and Song Yunfei, two upstarts from the Shang Dynasty, so he naturally got into the middle hall.

In fact, according to her status, let alone entering the Prince Qin's Mansion, even if she has an invitation card from the Prince Qin's Mansion, her status is worthy of having dinner with those servants and servant girls who come to the Prince Qin's Mansion.

You must know that those who can follow the lord's family into the Prince Qin's mansion today are all the family members, wives, and confidantes of the heirs.

Fortunately, Lu Yange had a big heart, and under Qi Wenli's doubts, he calmly sat down between Song Yunfei and Tang Jinming.

Qi Wenli couldn't help but whisper to the people around him, what is the origin of this Lu Yan, who actually let the second son of the Yongyi Houfu, the Commander of the Habayashi Guard, sit under her head.

Several members of the aristocratic family guessed and guessed, but they couldn't guess the identity of Lu Yange, so they had to give up.

Anyway, those who can sit in this room are not easy to mess with. It's better for them to calm down, so as not to cause trouble for the family.

As soon as His Royal Highness King Qin entered the room, Lu Yange, who was sipping a cup of hot drink, stood up suddenly and looked at the slender figure in front of him in shock.

He He……

"Lu Yan...Little Four..." Song Yunfei, who had been paying attention to Lu Yange's movement for a long time, gritted his teeth and grabbed Lu Yange's arm, "What do you want to do?"

Just at this time, everyone got up to salute His Royal Highness King Qin, except for Tang Jinming and Song Yunfei who were sitting next to Lu Yangge and noticed Lu Yangge's gaffe, the rest did not pay attention.

"Little Four." Song Yunfei grabbed Lu Yange's arm and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to help you?"

"Help me with what?"

Lu Yangge turned his head and brushed away Song Yunfei's hand, "I don't need your help."

"What help?" Tang Jinming also turned his head to ask.

"what are you guys saying."

The three of them turned their heads together and looked at King Qin who was walking in front of them, "Let me listen."

"His Royal Highness King Qin." The three saluted together.

Zhou Yang at the opposite table picked up the hot tea in front of him, took a sip, and looked at this side with a calm expression.

"Forget it." King Qin stared at Lu Yange, who was dressed as a young man in front of him, "This little brother is very unfamiliar."

Song Yunfei hurriedly introduced, but his eyes were fixed on King Qin's expression: "This is Lu Yan, a Nanyang family, doing business in Beijing."

Tang Jinming glanced at Song Yunfei with dissatisfaction, and then introduced: "I brought Lu Yan here. He once saved my father's life, and my father also treats him like a nephew at home."

"Yes, Lu Yan and I grew up together, she is like my brother." Song Yunfei added another sentence.

The people who were listening to the four of them were at first suspicious, then stunned, and finally full of doubts.

This boy grew up with Song Yunfei, didn't he also come from Qingfeng Village?

The current Marquis of Yongyi and Marquis of Ningyuan were both born bandits.

It's just their luck that they sworn brothers with the current emperor and succeeded in the uprising together, which led to the present Great Shang Dynasty.

If this boy was also born in Qingfengzhai, who are his parents, and why haven't he heard of any upstart surnamed Lu in Beijing?

"Lu Yan, good name, sit down." Qin Wang raised his hand to signal the three people in front of him to sit down, "Since you, Jin Ming and Yun Fei are brothers, you don't have to be polite with me, and you will come to play often when you have nothing to do."

"Thank you, Your Majesty King Qin." Lu Yange bowed and saluted, watching King Qin turn around and sit opposite them.

It seems that something is wrong, and it seems that there is nothing wrong.

Everyone looked at the table where King Qin was sitting, their thoughts fluttered, and they had their own thoughts.

The banquet started, and there were eight young eunuchs aged [-] or [-] years old who served King Qin's table.

A bowl of soup was served first, and a food box was brought in, wrapped in cotton cloth and lit with charcoal fire, and in the middle of the food box were four baby-fist-sized pastel painted lotus leaf round bowls with lids.

The lid of the bowl was lifted, and inside was a steaming cup of soup made from blood swallows.

There is something strange about this dish.

Seeing everyone's hesitation, King Qin coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "I have been weak since I was a child, and my blood and energy are deficient. After entering the palace, my stepmother has always stewed a cup of bird's nest for me before meals every day. Today, I have a banquet in the mansion. I just want everyone to taste the taste of this blood swallow together, whether it is as nourishing as the queen mother said."

Tang Jinming looked at the unopened round bowl in front of him, and asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness, tell me in secret, is it because the empress gave too much, and I want my ministers to share some for you? When the empress asks about Cheng, King Qin has finished eating the blood swallows, you are not allowed to say that I was eaten by the ministers, I am afraid that the empress will blame me for being greedy."

Qin Wang nodded to Tang Jinming from the air: "You are smart, don't talk to the queen mother, otherwise I will go to my aunt to complain."

In a word, everyone is happy.

Everyone knows that King Qin is weak, and the Empress is very caring.

Now, the King of Qin's mansion hosted a banquet, and the first one served was Xueyan, which showed how much King Qin ate on weekdays, and he was already a little displeased.

Those who gave the king of Qin nourishing good products and medicinal materials couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Did they not send it to the heart of the king of Qin, and instead made the king of Qin unhappy.

Some people even took a look at Tang Jinming, and also took a look at Lu Yange who was sitting next to Tang Jinming.

This person who can sit with Tang Jinming and Song Yunfei in Prince Qin's mansion should not be underestimated!

Tang Jinming, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhen, grew up with King Qin since he was a child. King Qin called the wife of the Duke of Zhen also his aunt, which shows the close relationship between the two families in the early days.

That is to say, Tang Jinming was able to chat and laugh with King Qin like this, but no one else, including Song Yunfei, was qualified to do so.

The King of Qin opened the lid and took a bite first, and motioned everyone to taste it: "It tastes pretty good."

Lu Yange took a bite out of the spoon, and it tasted really good, as expected, it was produced in the palace, and they were all good things.

Tang Jinming saw how happy she was eating, and pushed the cup in front of him: "Eat more if you like it. Your mother said that you were weak since you were young, and you are prone to cold when the weather changes. This blood swallow is nourishing. I also have it in my family. I'll give you some later, but it's not as good as the ones in the palace."

Song Yunfei looked annoyedly at the soup in front of him that he had swallowed, and felt that Tang Jinming was too much of a thug. He was nothing more than a cup of blood swallow soup, so there was nothing to be modest about. It seemed that he was not considerate enough.

King Qin, who was sitting across from him, had an inexplicable expression, showing no signs of happiness or anger.

When all kinds of dishes were served, King Qin made a toast to all the people present with tea instead of wine, and everyone raised their chopsticks to eat.

At King Qin's table, besides King Qin, Tang Jinming, Song Yunfei, and Lu Yange, there were also Song Yunqi, the son of Ningyuan Houfu, the son of Yiyonghoufu, Song Yunfei's elder brother Song Yunxiang, Cheng Wang's eldest grandson Chen Jianzhong, and his second grandson Chen Jianyi.

(End of this chapter)