I thought I was straight

Chapter 115

Chapter 115: The Dragon and Bed Officials Are Frightened ⑥

The little emperor wanted to invite dinner, which Yan Ge did not expect. Although he had long known that Li Xiu would definitely find himself unable to restrain himself, he did not expect him to do so in this way.

But let's eat, it's a very long-faced thing for the emperor to invite you to dinner. At present, people in the court think that the little emperor and Yan Ge have a good relationship like wearing a pair of pants. Although many people secretly call Yan Ge a fool, they also do not understand why the emperor wants to fight against Yang Dang with Yan Ge. It is not to unite with the Yang Party to defeat Yan Ge.

Under everyone's attention, Yan Ge went to the palace in a sedan chair as soon as the time was up.

Officials in the capital do not like to ride horses and prefer to sit in sedan chairs. They feel that riding in sedan chairs is a good way to reflect their identity. For example, officials of the fifth rank can only ride in a light-stepped sedan chair carried by two people, and officials of the fourth rank and above can ride in a sedan chair carried by four people. These sedan chairs are walking on the street, and it is clear at a glance whether the people in the sedan chairs are noble or not.

Unlike riding a horse, you can only ride one horse per straddle.

Yan Ge was accustomed to riding horses when he was at the border, and when he arrived in the capital, he would follow the local customs and take a sedan chair. It's not that he cares about these arrogant things, but that there are many people on the streets of the capital who don't want to have few people at the border. If you ride a horse on the street, if you are startled, it is easy to have an accident.

Eight lifts the big sedan chair and carries Yan Ge into the imperial city. Recently, Yan Ge has indeed helped Li Xiu a lot, so the smile Li Xiu showed after seeing Yan Ge must not be said to be fake. He is indeed very happy, although his heart is still full of various uncertainties, but this does not affect his rare good mood.

The two sat on both sides of the table, and the maids brought up the imperial meals.

The first one was the four cold appetizers. Yan Ge looked at it with cold jellyfish, preserved egg with pork floss, hot and sour cabbage heart, and vinegar mixed with lotus root slices. These four dishes cannot be said to be bad, not to mention that they are very delicately cooked under the superb craftsmanship of the royal chef. But it depends on who invites guests, and who invites them. This is the appetizer that once the emperor treats guests, it is too shabby.

That is, Yan Ge usually eats at home by himself. There are eight appetizers, four cold dishes and four hot dishes, and the ingredients are many times richer than this. He looked at Li Xiu, who was sitting across from him, and saw that the little emperor's face was very calm, but Yan Ge could not see any emotion. He couldn't help but start to wonder, is the little emperor really saving? Or deliberately give yourself this kind of thing.

Little did he know that Li Xiu was still feeling relieved at the moment, knowing that he usually didn't have any appetizers when he ate by himself, that is, there were no more four dishes and one soup.

Yan Ge couldn't figure out Li Xiu's purpose, so he ate the vegetables calmly. Li Xiu ate as much as he ate, and he didn't eat too much. For appetizers, just eat two chopsticks.

Next is the main course. The main course is big and different from the appetizer. Ordinary people have a saying of four or six in banquets, that is to say, the number of main dishes should be even, and the even number is auspicious. For ordinary people, eight main courses are already very grand. For wealthy business officials, 12 and 16 main courses are normal. Once Yang Yanqing's son had 24 main courses for a dinner at home. So when the main dishes came up, Yan Ge was not in a hurry to eat them. After the eight main dishes came up, Li Xiu picked up the wine glass and said, "General has been working hard these days. Come, I will toast you." Well, the dishes have already been served. Done. The corners of Yan Ge's mouth twitched. He picked up the wine glass and touched Li Xiu. One of them couldn't help but blurted out, "Your Majesty is really frugal, and it is a blessing for all people." Li Xiu's expression changed on the spot. If he really was a frugal emperor, he might be happier to hear Yan Ge say that. But he is not, you must know that this feast today is better than the one he ate last year. For a while, various emotions of shame, anger, powerlessness flooded into my heart, and Li Xiu's face changed like the color palette, and finally squeezed out a stiff smile: "Today, there are only you and me, the ruler and the minister, too much is a waste. " What else can Yan Ge say? Can only go along and say yes. It was rare to have such a good meal, but after Yan Ge said a word, Li Xiu just felt that he couldn't eat it.