[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 18 [English]

Chapter 18 Donkey roasting

Xiao Chiye was silent for half a month, and finally got a reply from Ji Lei, and the matter at the school grounds was completed.He left the city immediately and took Chenyang to see places.

It was a wasteland that was originally used as a mass grave. Later, the execution platform was moved and the place became empty.

“Although it is separated from the city by Fengshan Mountain.” Chen Yang dismounted and looked at it, and said, “But it is still too far away.”

“I ran there for an hour and a half before dawn.” Xiao Chiye pointed at one end with his riding crop, “I have to ask the old tricksters from the Ministry of Works to mix some ingredients and fill it up here. Clean it up a little and make do with it. This place is remote and the Eighth Camp can’t patrol it.”

“Governor, give us the money to spend.” Chen Yang said, “I can’t tell you where I feel uncomfortable.”

“You have to hold it in if you feel uncomfortable,” Xiao Chiye said, “Even if someone squats on our heads to urinate, this place has to be removed.”

“Yes.” Chen Yang did not dare to say any more.

Xiao Chiye waited until dusk before riding back.As soon as he entered the city, he saw Li Jianheng’s guards waiting for him at the door.

“What’s the matter?” Xiao Chiye reined in his horse and asked.

The guard saluted and said, “His Royal Highness has set up a table at Huixiang Tower on Donglong Street, waiting for the Governor to come and have dinner.”

Xiao Chiye thought for a while and rode over.

Donglong Street faces the Kailing River and is brightly lit at night.There are restaurants and flower shops on both sides, and there are all kinds of painted boats and boats parked on the river.

Xiao Chiye got off the horse at Huixiang Downstairs. The shopkeeper followed An Qianqian and then sent him upstairs himself.When he picked up the curtain and took a look, he realized that this table was not simple.

Everyone here has heard of his name, no matter how bad he is, he is still a young man from the official position where his father and brother are serving as errands.Next to the King of Chu was a white-faced little eunuch who was quite handsome. He should be the grandson Pan Rugui was looking for after he died of Xiao Fuzi.

“Ce’an is here!” Li Jianheng greeted, “Come and take a seat, I’m waiting for you!”

Xiao Chiye randomly picked an empty seat and sat down, smiling and saying, “Such a huge formation.”

“Let me tell you. This is Eunuch Pan’s grandson, Feng Quan, Eunuch Feng!” Li Jianheng said to Feng Quan, “This is my good brother, the second son of the Xiao family in Libei, and the governor of the Imperial Army, Xiao Ce’an.”

Fengquan was more pleasing to the eye than Xiao Fuzi. He bowed to Xiao Chiye in a formal manner and said, “I have long admired the name of the governor.”

Opposite him, Xi Hongxuan crossed his legs and occupied two seats by himself. His fat face was so hot that he was sweating.He said: “Forget the politeness, Your Highness, are there any guests who haven’t arrived today? Let’s start the banquet when they arrive!”

Li Jianheng raised his eyebrows at Xiao Chiye and said, “I also invited a distinguished guest that everyone wants to meet.”

Xiao Chiye was confused by the unexpected gesture from his wife. He happened to hear the waiting room behind him lift the curtain and call out softly: “The distinguished guest is here!”

There was silence at the table.

Xiao Chiye looked back and saw Shen Zechuan walking in, wearing a brocade robe.Shen Zechuan was obviously stunned when he saw he.But this dazed look was so obvious that Xiao Chiye didn’t believe it.

Everyone here knows that there is discord between them, and the atmosphere was weird for a while, with everyone looking at each other and looking at each other.

Li Jianheng said enthusiastically: “This is Shen Lanzhou, everyone recognizes it, right? Lan Zhou, please take a seat. Shopkeeper, let’s start the banquet!”

Xiao Chiye felt that Li Jianheng was obsessed with him, and he actually invited people over because of this face.

Shen Zechuan chose a seat next to Xiao Chiye, and the two looked at each other when they sat down.

“This is Shen Lanzhou, who has become famous in the capital recently.” Xi Hongxuan glanced at Shen Zechuan, “It’s really better to see once than to hear a hundred times.”

“I heard about this Lanzhou.” Li Jianheng said, “His mother was also a top performer in Duanzhou back then. Shen Wei had to go to half the palace before he returned home with a beautiful woman! How could he be born unattractive?”

Laughter was scattered throughout the banquet, and everyone glanced at Shen Zechuan’s face openly or covertly. Even Feng Quan smacked his lips and sighed: “If this man was reborn as a girl…”

“Then what’s going on with the Hua girl?”

A group of dudes laughed tacitly. From the corner of his eye, Xiao Chiye saw Shen Zechuan lowering his head, showing no signs of happiness or anger.

The back of this man’s neck was encased in the dim light of colored glaze on the side, extending to the bottom of his collar like fat jade, as if he could taste ecstasy just by rubbing it, and he was waiting helplessly for someone to attack him.The profile of his profile is smooth and beautiful, and the bridge of his nose is very well curved.The corners of the eyes are the most terrible, all the tempting things are stored in them, and the smile is faint as the eyes are raised.

Xiao Chiye took another look.

Shen Zechuan was really smiling.

“Did you admit the wrong person?” Shen Zechuan glanced sideways at Xiao Chiye.

“Look at it with admiration.” Xiao Chiye looked away.

Shen Zechuan raised his eyes, smiled obediently at everyone at the table, and said, “I love you so much for your beauty.”

Seeing that he was so obedient, those who were still holding the position relaxed, and his words became even more unpleasant to listen to.

Xi Hongxuan said: “Isn’t there a new trick popping up on East Street recently? It’s called ‘playing with cups’. The fine wine is filled in a golden cup, placed in the beauty’s fragrant shoes, and passed around to eat and play. Your Highness, have you ever played it?”

Li Jianheng laughed a few times and said, “I have good wine, but I can’t find a beauty.”

Xi Hongxuan gestured frivolously: “Isn’t there someone sitting here?”

Shen Zechuan and he had always seemed to be strangers to each other, but now he just forced a smile and said: “How am I worthy of a ‘beauty’? If you really want to have fun, I invite you to go upstairs and have fun tonight.”

After all, Shen Zechuan had Hua Jiabao, and when others saw this, they didn’t dare to say too much.Only Xi Hongxuan seemed to be at odds with he, and the trouble became more and more ugly.Recently I heard that Xi Gu’an had fallen out of favor with the Queen Mother, and now they all thought that Xi Hongxuan was using Shen Zechuan to vent his anger on his brother.

Shen Zechuan was about to speak when he suddenly heard Xiao Chiye next to him say: “How can His Highness the King of Chu play the tricks that others have played? This shoe-eating and cup-playing thing has been around for eight hundred years, and the prostitutes in the south are not interested in it. Why don’t we try another way of playing, Mr. Xi, take off your shoes, and let’s use them as a boat.”

There was a burst of laughter at the table. Xi Hongxuan was fat and his feet were much bigger than ordinary people. No one dared to mention them, but Xiao Chiye took them out for fun.

“That’s okay.” Xi Hongxuan rolled along the slope, raised his feet boldly, and called, “Come here! Take off your shoes, Mr. Xi!”

Li Jianheng became amused and cursed a few times.

Shen Zechuan didn’t expect Xiao Chiye to come to the rescue. He and Xi Hongxuan were just having a scene, but now he looked at Xiao Chiye again.

Xiao Chiye ignored he and took some chopsticks to eat something by himself.

The little eunuch Fengquan sat for a while, and after seeing that the dishes were almost served, he said: “It’s your business to have fun, I will add another dish for you tonight.”

He said and clapped his hands, and the guys who had been prepared early came in to serve the food.

However, this “dish” is a small live donkey.

Fengquan said: “Donkey meat is the best delicacy in the world. Sirs, have you ever tasted ‘donkey roast’?”

The noise at the table gradually stopped, and everyone looked at the donkey in the middle.

Li Jianheng said: “What is ‘donkey roasting’?”

The guys poured the soil on the ground and quickly surrounded a small soil field.They drove the donkey to the soil, buried its four hooves in the soil, put the donkey’s belly against the soil, and covered the donkey with a thick quilt.

“Gentlemen,” Feng Quan said humbly, “Just keep an eye on it.”

The waiter half-crouched, took the ladle, scooped out the boiling soup, and poured it all on.The man next to him pressed the quilt and wiped it off the head of the howling donkey. The donkey’s hair was poured off alive.But it wasn’t over yet. The waiter who was pouring the boiling soup put down the ladle and started to cut out the meat from the donkey.

The meat is placed on the plate, and the people at the stove roast it on the spot. After the meat is roasted, it is passed around one by one to the full house.

The donkey brayed more and more miserably, even the people downstairs were alarmed.

Li Jianheng’s face turned pale, he looked at the donkey meat, covered his mouth and nose and said: “Eunuch Feng, this dish is too painful…”

“Your Highness, you might as well try it first. This donkey meat is the most delicious when it is cut out with boiling soup. You should eat this fresh mouthful.” Fengquan pointed out, “This ‘donkey roasting’ has a more meaningful meaning. Just like this person, if he falls into the hands of he, he has to let it go. If the master makes him kneel, he will have to kneel. If the master makes him cry, he will cry. If the master focuses on his skin and flesh, he will have to let it go.It has to be cut out by someone like this.”

Shen Zechuan’s situation was like this donkey.He looked at the blood-stained quilt and the fishy smell of the soil. It was like seeing Ji Mu from five years ago and himself from five years ago.

“It tastes good!” Xi Hongxuan ate a few slices, as if he didn’t understand what they meant, but he just said he was satisfied.

Shen Zechuan’s chopsticks didn’t move, and Xiao Chiye didn’t touch the meat.

Li Jianheng felt something was wrong with what he said and said anxiously: “It’s really harmful to your moral character, so withdraw!”

“Wait a minute.” Feng Quan finally looked at Shen Zechuan, “Mr. Shen, this dish was specially entrusted by my adoptive father. Why don’t you eat it?”

Pan Rugui is his godfather, so Ji Lei is really his godfather!What kind of background did this boy have that he could win Pan Rugui’s favor so quickly, defeat Xiao Fuzi, and win Ji Lei’s favor?

Ji Lei couldn’t kill Shen Zechuan, but now he was in his hands and couldn’t move.Tonight, he came up with such a despicable way to humiliate Shen Zechuan, which was a clear sign that the feud between them would never end.

Shen Zechuan picked up the chopsticks.

“I…”

Before Shen Zechuan finished speaking, the chair next to him was suddenly pushed away.Xiao Chiye stood up, picked up the plate of donkey meat, and threw it on the ground in the direction of Fengquan.

Li Jianheng stood up quickly and said, “Ce, Ce’an…”

Xiao Chiye stared at Fengquan.

He doesn’t care who Fengquan wants to humiliate for Ji Lei.But Xiao Chiye is also a beast in prison today, no different from a donkey.

This slap also hit him on the face, causing him pain.

Fengquan looked at he puzzled and said, “Isn’t it in line with the governor’s wishes?”

The handle of the Langlu knife at Xiao Chiye’s waist was pressed under his thumb. When he pulled out the knife, the whole crowd screamed, but when he saw the knife coming down, the donkey had already been beheaded and killed.The wailing stopped, and blood seeped out of the soil, making the ground red. Others didn’t even dare to breathe, not knowing what he was going to do.

Xiao Chiye held the dim light behind his back and wiped the blade of the knife clean on the tablecloth. Then he turned around casually and smiled at the people present: “——Everyone, please continue.”

Li Jianheng stared at He’s knife and said softly: “Ce’an, Ce’an, put it away.”

Xiao Chiye sheathed the knife, glanced at Fengquan, lifted a chair over with his feet, sat in the middle with a golden knife, and said, “Bake them together. I will watch Eunuch Feng eat here tonight.”

Fengquan finally asked someone to carry him to the sedan chair and left in a hurry.

Li Jianheng drank some wine and said to Xiao Chiye with snot and tears in his eyes: “Ce’an, I really didn’t think about this. Who knew this eunuch was so stupid? We are brothers. Don’t ruin our friendship over this!”

Xiao Chiye twitched the corners of his lips and said, “I know the difference between closeness and distance. You go first.”

Li Jianheng pulled his sleeve and wanted to say something, but Xiao Chiye directly asked Chen Yang to stuff Li Jianheng into the sedan.

“Send King Chu back.” Xiao Chiye said, “I’ll go by myself.”

Chenyang saw that he had a calm expression on his face, and he said nothing nonsense. He got on his horse and followed the King of Chu’s sedan chair.

Xiao Chiye stood alone under the lantern. After a while, he kicked over someone else’s potted plant.

The potted plant, which was worth quite a lot of money, rolled to the ground and hit the bottom of the stairs. It was gently lifted up by a hand.

Shen Zechuan stood on the stairs and said calmly: “Do you have money? You have to pay for this.”

Xiao Chiye said coldly: “What I have is money.”

After saying that, I touched my waist, but it was empty.

Shen Zechuan waited for a while, then turned back to the shopkeeper and said, “Please note that he has more money in this man’s account.”