Chapter 267 Good Methods
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather becomes colder and colder.
In Kyoto, every restaurant has hot pots and is cooking ingredients suitable for autumn tonic.
Yun Wang held a mutton banquet at his house and invited all the relatives and nobles in the capital.
Because he is diligent and responsible, shrewd and thoughtful in his dealings with others, has the ability to turn things around, and has the self-reflection and self-respect of a scholar, he has been promoted rapidly in the past two years. Now he is the chief historian of the Zhangchayuan, and high-ranking officials and dignitaries dare not look down on him.
In addition, the Yun Mansion had already spread the word that Marquis Huo would definitely attend.
The nobles have always been attracted to Huo Gannian, so they brought their families to the banquet.
When Huo Gannian and Yun Chen arrived at the Yun Mansion in the same carriage, they saw steam rising from the pot and mist swirling around, like a big hot pot with the smell of mutton.
Hua Jue stuck his head out of the car and said, "Oh my goodness, is this a nine-family extermination for all the sheep in Kyoto? How many mutton hotpots have been opened?"
Bu Yan pressed down on Hua Jue's shoulders, ignoring the latter's protests about messing up his hair, and said with a tut:
"It's okay, the sheep are all gathered in the same pot. Uncle Sheep, Aunt Sheep, Father Sheep, Mother Sheep, all the aunts and uncles, you are all in me, I am all in you, it's so delicious!"
Ye Yan laughed and scolded, "You damn well rhyme!"
As they were talking, the carriage stopped in front of the Yun Mansion. The smoke was so thick that even the gate could not be seen.
Yun Chen jumped off the carriage, took a deep breath, distinguished dozens of smells in the air, and immediately began to drool.
"Wow—what a nice smell—grilled lamb kebabs! Braised lamb! Braised lamb legs! Cumin lamb lungs! Turmeric lamb chops! Lamb spine hotpot! —And spicy lamb head!!"
Seeing Yun Chen stamping her feet in excitement, Huo Gannian pinched her face lovingly and said with a smile:
"Little greedy cat, don't eat too much, be careful of getting a sore throat. Don't eat ice after eating mutton. I'll make you some sour plum soup to cool you down, be good."
Behind the two, although Hua Jue and Buyan didn't know the secret of Yun Chen disguised as a man, they had long been forced to get used to Huo Gannian's special love for them. They "vomited" silently twice and then hurried to stop the car and tie up the horses.
Ye Yan looked around warily, thinking:
During this time, he, Hua Jue, and Buyan had been busy traveling around the country, rebuilding the Huo Gang. Now that they had finally finished their work and returned to Beijing, how could it be that in just a few months, Huo Gannian and Yun Chen had become so brazen and undisciplined?
Ye Yan felt that this was inappropriate and was about to persuade the two to be more restrained in broad daylight. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew away the surrounding smoke, revealing a group of guests who had come to the gate to welcome the "Marquis".
When the smoke cleared, everyone could clearly see the stern General Huo leaning over slightly, pinching the heroic General Yun's little face, his smile brighter than the autumn flowers.
The three guards on the side were obviously used to it.
Meeting the surprised eyes of the guests, Huo Gannian's smile slowly disappeared. He pinched Yun Chen's face again and said in a natural tone:
"General Yun, you've been too fat lately. Eat more and lose some weight later."
Yun Chen lowered his red face deeply:
"General Huo, you're so hungry you can't even speak."
The guests' expressions were all colorful. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare, so they could only cover it up with coughing.
Amidst the embarrassing coughing that made him dig his toes into the ground, Yun Wang, who had witnessed everything, closed his eyes and really wanted to dive into the mutton pot and float up after ten or eight years.
Fortunately, everyone in Kyoto is a smart person.
As soon as Yun Wang stepped forward to smooth things over, everyone else immediately ran down the stairs and greeted Huo Gannian in a flurry.
"My Lord, you're all right. You're worthy of being Lord Huo. You're considerate of your subordinates and love your soldiers like your wives—ah, you love your soldiers like your sons! Look at me, I'm already confused after just turning thirty-five!"
"My Lord, please come in quickly. The pots and cages inside are full of mutton—ah, I mean the mutton pots and cages are all open—"
"General Yun is a handsome man. I like him very much when I see him—I mean admire him, I admire him very much!"
The crowd walked through the smoke and entered the mansion for the banquet.
According to the rules, Yun Wang's wife Zhu and the female guests had the banquet in the inner hall, while the male guests had the banquet in the front hall.
Compared to the soft voices and delicate atmosphere in the inner hall, the front hall is obviously more lively.
As the men drank and chatted, they talked about history and classics.
From the Daliang Kingdom that dominated the Central Plains three hundred years ago, we talked about the mysterious beauty from the Western Regions who could charm snakes.
Yun Wang and Huo Gannian were busy drinking and bragging with everyone, while Yun Chen was concentrating on eating meat.
There was an empty pot of wine and a bowl of meat on other people's tables, but Yun Chen's table had nine empty pots of wine, two bowls of sour plum soup, three pots of lamb legs and lamb chops, and twenty skewers of barbecued meat.
Her original intention was to just have a low-key meal and not participate in such occasions and topics, so as to avoid saying the wrong thing and getting a glare from Yunwang.
But there was nothing she could do as the sheep bones in front of her were piled up like a mountain. She buried her whole body behind the bones and ate them with relish, just like a ferocious hunting dog eating. It was impossible not to attract people's attention.
When the servant wiped his sweat after taking away the bones in front of her for the seventh time, the old Earl Song Lu beside him smiled and said:
"It's good to be young. The amount of meat in General Yun's meal is enough for me to eat for three months!"
Cao, who came to the banquet with him, said in a loud voice like a bell:
"With your dried-up body, three months? Three years!"
“Hahahahahaha——”
No matter how old Earl Song Lu glared and cursed, everyone laughed and the attention of the whole audience was focused on Yun Chen.
She felt a little embarrassed to eat anymore.
Yun Wang smiled and said, "Mutton is a nutritious food. Major General Yun, eat more. It will be good for your health."
Everyone seemed to understand and urged Yun Chen to eat more. Old Earl Song Lu sighed imperceptibly.
The person at the next table placed two skewers of grilled kidneys on Yun Chen's table, patted her shoulder sympathetically, and comforted her:
"Like cures like, eat more kidneys, it's okay, you'll be fine sooner or later."
Yun Chen didn't quite understand what the other person was saying. He swallowed the kidney skewers in a few bites. Before he put the skewers on the table, more kidney skewers were handed to him.
Behind her, Hua Jue and Buyan, who were her guards, were busy collecting the skewers and kept expressing their gratitude.
She sensed something was wrong, and seeing Huo Gannian smiling without saying anything, she went to look at Yun Wang, and sure enough, beneath that decent smile, she saw a hint of a little "conspiracy."
Who cares? It’s so refreshing to have food and drink! Yun Chen continued to eat.
She felt a little choked after eating too much kidney, so she picked up a new wine pot and poured a glass, hoping to drink it smoothly, but after one sip, the spicy taste went straight to the top of her head, choking her and making her cough.
Hua Jue quickly helped her straighten her back, and said softly with a smile:
"What's wrong? Did the sheep bite your throat? Why are you in such a hurry? Eat slowly."
Huo Gannian shook his head helplessly and dotingly, handed her the sour plum soup, and said in a gentle voice:
"Drink slowly. This wine doesn't have much of a smell and won't make you drunk, but it's still uncomfortable if you choke on it."
"Cough cough cough..." Yun Chen coughed until tears came out. What did he want to say? It doesn't taste like alcohol? This pot in front of me can defeat a tiger. Believe it or not? Who suddenly replaced my liquor with strong liquor without telling me?
Yun Chen finally managed to calm down and was about to speak when he heard a hostile voice suddenly sounded:
"I've heard that Guard Yun can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and he also has great skills in saving people in danger. I'm Su Zhengyang, and I toast to Guard Yun with three cups!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.
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