Long Pingzhang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Nuannuan with a resentful look on his face, and said faintly: "It's true that people of the same family stick together. Sister-in-law, how can you be like Tingxuan and ruin the view?"
"A red man becomes red when he is around a red man, and a black man becomes black when he is around a black man. Haven't you heard of that?" Su Nuannuan replied with a smile, which immediately attracted her husband's even more resentful gaze. She whispered, "Don't put the blame on me. If you want to say that a red man becomes red when he is around a red man, then you are also the red man and the black man. Haven't you seen how many of my family members have been turned against me by you?"
Just as the topic was about to be diverted again, Chu Xiu suddenly asked in a sad voice, "Brother Niu, do you really have someone in your room?"
Long Pingzhang was startled, and hurriedly patted his chest and said loudly: "No, absolutely not. I don't remember what any woman looked like, so there is definitely no one, Xiu'er, don't worry." After that, he turned to Duan Tingxuan and said in a deep voice: "Tingxuan, tell me, is there anyone in my room?"
Duan Tingxuan was sipping tea when he heard this and almost spit it out. He said unhappily, "How would I know if you have someone in your room? But every time we went to the brothel, although you were not good at poetry, you could occasionally make the girls flock to you with a line..."
Before he could finish, Long Pingzhang blocked his mouth. Sure enough, the next moment, Chu Xiu whispered, "Brother Niu, it turns out you were so popular with girls in the past."
"Well... isn't that just being young and ignorant? I haven't been to a brothel for a long time. Well! I definitely haven't been there since I passed the imperial examination. You also heard Tingxuan say that it has been five or six years since we passed the imperial examination, right, Tingxuan?"
At this point, the fellow let go of his hand and gave Duan Tingxuan a warning look, but his friend smiled evilly and said, "Really? Why do I remember going there with Qinghu once last spring..."
At this point, the young marquis suddenly felt something was wrong. Although he didn't know where the danger came from, he instinctively felt his heart was scared. Suddenly, he heard Su Nuannuan beside him slowly say, "It turns out that our master was such a romantic figure in the past. If you didn't say it, I really wouldn't have thought of it."
I was so busy framing Pingzhang that I forgot about this. Cold sweat rolled down the young marquis's forehead, and he deeply felt the pain of "shooting oneself in the foot". Suddenly, Long Pingzhang laughed and said, "You deserve it. I let you talk nonsense to harm me, and now you have harmed others and yourself, right? Tell me, which brothel did Qinghu and I go to last year?"
"No, I haven't been there, I definitely haven't been there, I was just joking." The young marquis immediately changed his statement. But Long Pingzhang was not satisfied, and sneered, "Really? Although I have lost my memory now and don't remember these things, it should be common for young and promising peers like us to gather in groups of three or five in brothels, right?"
"No. Absolutely not. Before the imperial examination, we would occasionally go to the brothel to listen to music, but that was just to relieve the boredom of studying. Besides listening to music, we never did anything dirty. After the imperial examination, we didn't even know which way the brothel's door opened."
"Xiu'er, did you hear that?" Long Pingzhang finally let Duan Tingxuan go. He turned around and excitedly held Xiu'er's hand: "I haven't been to a brothel for a long time. Even if I went there before, I just listened to the music. Did you hear it? There's no one in the room..."
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Duan Tingxuan wanted to remind her that he had never said that she had no one in her room, but he sighed twice and thought that he and Nuannuan had finally had such a relaxing and sweet time. If he reminded his wife of his several people in his room, wouldn't it be a spoiler? So he didn't say this.
They stayed in the inn that night. Su Nuannuan and Chu Xiu stayed in one room, and Duan Tingxuan naturally stayed in one room with Long Pingzhang. He had originally fantasized about having a sweet journey of making love with Su Nuannuan, but now he could only do it with a grown man, and not just for one night. You can imagine how depressed the young marquis was. If Long Pingzhang had not died "heroically" before, the young marquis would not have the heart to kill him after his resurrection, and Lord Long would probably have lost his life in this inn.
The next day, when he was on the road, looking at the two extremely thick tails behind him, Duan Tingxuan sighed and finally accepted his fate.
After traveling along the way, we arrived in Linqing, Shandong half a month later. This is the most prosperous city in the north after the capital. Merchants from the north and the south gather here. Its prosperity and bustle is no less than that of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Yangzhou.
Not long after the five people entered the city, they saw many people running in one direction. Duan Tingxuan hurriedly stopped people to ask, and after asking, he found out that today was the day when Fu Shengxiang, a 300-year-old restaurant in Linqing, went to Anle Tower to challenge, so everyone was eager to watch the fun.
Su Nuannuan and Chu Xiu were sitting in a carriage. In order to travel conveniently, Duan Tingxuan specially bought a comfortable carriage and two tall horses. He and Long Pingzhang rode horses, while Su Nuannuan and Chu Xiu rode in a car. As for Siping, he was naturally destined to be a coachman. This could be regarded as a self-driving tour in ancient times.
Hearing the commotion outside, Su Nuannuan lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked her husband what was going on. When she heard him mention Anle Tower, she was surprised and said, "Anle Tower? That's our restaurant. Why did it come to Linqing? Let's go over and take a look."
Duan Tingxuan said, "Maybe it's the same name? Could it be that our family opened Anle Tower in the capital, and there is no other Anle Tower in the world? We just entered the city, so it's important to find a place to rest."
Su Nuannuan said: "No matter what, let's go and see it first. If it's not our restaurant, it won't be too late to find a place to stay later."
Seeing his wife's insistence, Duan Tingxuan thought it was not a big deal, so he nodded and agreed. After asking people along the way for about half an hour, he finally arrived at Anle Building. He saw that the place was already surrounded by people, but it was surprisingly quiet. It was not an exaggeration to say that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was looking up at the building.
Duan Tingxuan, Su Nuannuan and others followed the crowd and looked up at the restaurant. They saw a dozen people on the second floor surrounding a middle-aged fat man. The fat man shouted proudly to a tall young man opposite him, "I advise my nephew not to take the title of the world's number one restaurant lightly. If you can't produce any real ingredients, it will be a big joke. Today I brought the chefs here to show their skills. It can be regarded as a competition between Linqing Fushengxiang and your restaurant. However, since we are the host, we cannot be without the host's demeanor. Your restaurant has just arrived, so we must have some preparation time. I will give you five days. After five days, we at Fushengxiang welcome Anlelou to give us advice. At that time, we will also invite these dozen local wealthy and famous people to be judges to ensure fairness and justice."
"Okay, since Fu Shengxiang has made such a decision, then An Le Lou will accept it. Although I did not bring the masters of An Le Lou in Beijing this time, based on the current dishes, I am not afraid of this competition. In five days, An Le Lou will come to show its strengths and let Mr. Huang know why our An Le Lou dares to show the name of the world's number one restaurant."
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