Chapter 98: Never Get Drunk
After throwing the hornet's nest, the peregrine falcon flew back to Ji's house and landed on Feng Qingsui's outstretched right arm.
He held his head high and looked at her with energy.
“That’s awesome!”
Feng Qingsui smoothed its fur.
After playing with the peregrine falcon for a while, she guessed that Ji Changqing should leave court and return home, so she took the wild vegetables she had picked while looking for a hornet's nest in the suburbs and went to wait outside the second gate.
When Ji Changqing saw her when he returned home, he laughed in his heart: This person is so diligent when asking for help from others.
"Second Master is back?"
Feng Qingsui smiled and came forward.
Ji Changqing nodded slightly.
"I just went to the suburbs to pick some wild vegetables," Feng Qingsui said. "Second Master, do you think it's better to make soup or stir-fry them?"
Ji Changqing: “…”
Not only did he order him to check the duty records, but he also ordered him to cook?
She is really not shy.
After handing her the list in his hand, he said solemnly, "A month's record is too long, so I only recorded the ninth day of July."
Feng Qingsui's smile paused.
Although I guessed that this person might have known my identity for a long time, it was still unexpected that he was so straightforward.
"It's okay. Just write one day today and one day tomorrow. You can always copy the whole month's records back."
She said comfortingly.
Ji Changqing: “…”
"I won't have time to check for you later."
Feng Qingsui said with regret: "Well, thank you for your hard work, Second Master. I also caught two fish. I will make you a fish head and tofu soup later to replenish your energy."
Ji Changqing: “…”
Replenishing vitality? It's supposed to nourish the brain, right?
Who are you looking down on?
He has a photographic memory.
The one who should drink the soup is Shangguan Mu.
Shangguan Mu: ? ? Demolishing the bridge after crossing it, what are people doing?
However, in the end Ji Changqing still drank the fish head and tofu soup - he made it himself, so of course he had to drink it!
Otherwise, how can I repay his hard work?
The rotation list was very detailed, even including each person's rotation time. As expected, Lu Yunjin was among them.
Feng Qingsui circled out the names of the guards who were on duty at the same hour as Lu Yunjin, and then investigated them one by one, and set his sights on a guard named He Hanhai.
He Hanhai was a bastard son of a marquis, with no title to inherit, so he entered the palace as a guard.
My biggest hobby in life is drinking.
Nicknamed "A Thousand Cups Without Getting Drunk".
According to Wuhua's investigation, he had developed this drinking capacity specifically so that he could answer whatever questions he was asked when he was drunk.
After purifying a jar of wine using the distillation method taught by her master, she and Wuhua disguised themselves and went to Baihe Tower.
There is no curfew in Xi State, and many restaurants close at three o'clock in the morning.
After He Hanhai finished his shift in the early morning, he would usually go to Baihe Tower to have some midnight snacks and drink some wine before returning home to rest.
Most of those who were still drinking in Baihelou in the middle of the night were playboys.
Drinking alone is boring, so He Hanhai often plays rock-paper-scissors with them and drinks happily together.
He won't leave until he gets them all drunk.
The same is true today.
Seeing that everyone in the private room was drunk, he picked up his sword and was about to leave.
Just then, a slightly plump man with a mustache and his entourage knocked on the door of the private room and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. He?"
He Hanhai nodded.
The man with a mustache immediately bowed and saluted.
"I am Zhang Fugui, a merchant from the South. I have long heard of Mr. He's great name, and I have brought wine to pay him a visit."
He Hanhai had met many businessmen who tried to sell him alcohol, so he was not surprised. He just said, "You came at an unfortunate time. I just finished drinking and am about to go home."
The man with the mustache said, "Mr. He, could you please wait a moment? This wine of mine is incredibly strong. Even a tiger would get drunk after drinking a bowl. I'm sure you've never tasted it before."
Is there any wine he hasn't tasted?
He Hanhai suddenly became interested.
"show me."
The follower with the moustache stepped forward and placed a wine jar on the table. As soon as it was opened, the strong aroma of wine wafted out.
He Hanhai took just one sip and praised, "Great wine!"
This was the first time he had smelled such a strong aroma of wine.
After taking a silver needle to test the wine, he picked up the wine cup and poured it into his throat.
Just this one bite was enough to choke him.
"This wine is really strong!"
He had just drunk two jars of wine but his face didn't turn red, but just one sip of this wine made his face hot.
The mustache laughed and said, "Even if Master He could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to drink more than a few cups of my wine."
He Hanhai was aroused by these words and said with a loud laugh: "If your wine can make me drunk, I promise to make it famous throughout the capital."
After saying that, he asked the man with a mustache to sit down, and asked the waiter to add some snacks. The two of them started drinking, taking turns to drink.
After drinking about ten cups, He Hanhai talked incessantly about his embarrassing childhood experiences.
The mustache-wearing attendant Feng Qingsui closed the door of the private room and put all the dandies present into a sleeping position to prevent them from waking up in the middle of the night and asking about He Hanhai.
"Last July, Concubine Lu accused Minister Jiang of flirting with her. Were you the one who testified for her?"
He Hanhai was confused for a moment and shook his head.
"Last July... Minister Jiang? No, it was Lu Yunjin who was guarding the side hall door. He said he saw it."
Lu Yunjin really has a share.
After asking him about the situation in detail, Feng Qingsui gave him a few injections and made him fall asleep.
There is a little medicine added to the wine, so when he wakes up tomorrow, he will forget what happened while he was drunk.
After leaving a message for the shopkeeper, she and Wuhua walked out of the White Crane Tower.
It's been a cold snap these past two days, and the temperature has dropped a lot.
The chill clears the mind.
She walked and thought, and soon a plan took shape in her mind.
The next day, after breakfast, she went to pay her respects to Qi.
"Mom, today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. Are you going to the temple to worship Buddha too?"
Qi nodded.
"Or is it Baiyun Temple?"
"Of course." Qi looked at her doubtfully, "Which other temple could it be?"
"I heard Kiyomizu-dera Temple is pretty good too." Feng Qingsui said with a smile, "I've never been to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. Why don't we go there this time?"
Qi smiled and said, "You young people are so quick to fall in love that you even become weary of the old when you pay your respects to the Buddha. Well, I haven't been to Kiyomizu-dera Temple for a long time, so I'll go with you today."
"Mother is so nice!"
Feng Qingsui admired it sincerely.
After visiting Kiyomizu-dera Temple, she immediately began to make plans - the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet would be held at the beginning of next month, and she didn't have much time left.
Lu Yunjin was also counting down the days.
He hadn't seen Fu'er for a long time and only hoped to see her at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.
He has completed what Fu'er asked him to do. Madam Ji's appearance has been disfigured and she has been hiding in the mansion recently. It is said that she wails every day and is in great pain.
If Fu'er hears this news, she will probably feel relieved.
But when he thought about his beloved being demoted and moved to live with another concubine in the palace, he became a little worried.
Your Majesty is easily disliked and has new concubines in the harem all the time. If Fuer cannot regain favor, the future will be worrying.
But he couldn't think of a way to help her.
After he returned to the mansion with a frown on his face, the maidservant beside his mother came to him and said, "Master, the Madam has good news to tell you."
He turned and went to his mother's yard.
The mother stroked her waist and abdomen and said happily, "Yun Jin, you are going to have a brother or sister."
Lu Yunjin: “?!”
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