Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 462 462. Stealing wine
By the way, yesterday’s experience was really tortuous.

Early in the morning, Zhu Xiuyuan woke up, listening to the singing of birds, with his hands on the pillow, and before Qiu Wen came in, he recounted what happened yesterday.

First, Emperor Chen convened all ministers to discuss matters regarding the issues requested by the State of Yan for the second time.

After the court meeting was over, Zhu Xiuyuan was pestered by the "new" King Jiangdu and stalked him. Later, he even came to invite him personally, regardless of his status.

Zhu Xiuyuan reluctantly followed him to Huamanlou due to emotions and etiquette.

Huamanlou is Kou Wanwan's territory. Maybe Zhu Xiuyuan received the news as soon as she stepped in.

So Kou Wanwan started acting like a monster, and after two months, she actually organized a poetry meeting.

She also said that if she won the first prize in poetry, she could enter her boudoir to talk about it... She was forcing Zhu Xiuyuan to participate and play with her.

Zhu Xiuyuan knew he couldn't avoid it, so he made a bet with King Jiangdu...

In the end, Zhu Xiuyuan won Shikui and won the bet. King Jiangdu seemed willing to admit defeat and left on the spot.

But as soon as King Jiangdu left, there was another big trouble.

His young lady, Dong Shuzhen, came over for some unknown reason and, together with Xia Wu, disguised herself as a man and pretended to be his brother.

He also brazenly claimed that brothers share the blessings and wanted to enter Kou Wanwan's boudoir with him...

Later... inevitably, what Zhu Xiuyuan had been worried about for a long time finally happened.

Dong Shuzhen and Kou Wanwan really started fighting!

One wave after another, suddenly a second senior sister came out from the side and kidnapped Zhu Xiuyuan. This caused the two women to temporarily stop making peace and jointly rescue Zhu Xiuyuan...

Judging from what happened yesterday, King Jiangdu came with bad intentions. Zhu Xiuyuan always felt that he would be a big trouble and had to be on guard!
In addition, Kou Wanwan actually has a second senior sister. Combined with her skills and the super intelligence gathering ability of her subordinates... it is no surprise that there must be a huge force behind Kou Wanwan.

Take the time to understand it well.

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After Zhu Xiuyuan sorted out yesterday's events, he couldn't help but stretch, and then slumped on the couch without moving.

He slept a little late last night and inevitably lacked sleep. Although he had woken up, he was still very greedy for this warm bed.

It is now the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather is getting colder, and I can stay in bed every moment.

At this time, Qiu Wen had already knocked on the door and came in. She was busy and brought a copper basin, hot water, towels and other toiletries.

Zhu Xiuyuan knew that she would urge him to get up and would not give in, so Zhu Xiuyuan turned over and got up to be more conscious.

First he washed, then changed clothes, and finally his "personal hairstylist" Qiu Wen took care of his hair... Another beautiful day began.

After breakfast, my father-in-law changed his clothes and went to the Yamen for duty.

Dong Shuyu, surrounded by dozens of people, cheering in front and behind, set off to Wuyi Lane, Chaoku Street, to continue to supervise the renovation of the restaurant.

"Husband, what are we doing today? Are we still planning the brewery?"

That's right, Zhu Xiuyuan had nothing to do these days, so he planned to finish the work at the brewery first.

It's just that he hasn't moved yet after having breakfast, sitting there thinking about things, looking like he's idle and his balls hurt.

Dong Shuzhen's eyes were wide open, but she couldn't stand still. She came over to him and grabbed his hand, very naturally, as if she was determined to follow Zhu Xiuyuan.

Snapped!
Zhu Xiuyuan snapped his fingers and stood up from the chair.

Because Dong Shuzhen held his hand tightly, she also stood up.

She found it very interesting to see her husband pinch his thumb and middle finger together and then move them apart to make a loud sound.

So secretly, she grabbed her husband's hand, pinched her thumb and middle finger together, and then suddenly moved them apart... But she failed and did not make that loud sound.

"Well...yes, we will continue to prepare for the brewery today."

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't notice her little move, and walked out of the flower hall as she spoke.

Dong Shuzhen didn't have time to try the action of snapping her fingers again, so she hugged her husband's hand tightly and hurriedly followed suit.

Soon after the two left the flower hall, their team was able to "grow".

Because Qiu Wen and Xia Wu also followed.

These two maids are not only maids who serve the young lady and uncle, they are also the eldest maids in the house, and they are in charge of a group of maids and servants.

Zhu Xiuyuan is preparing for the brewing workshop. Everything is complicated and requires a lot of manpower. Qiu Wen and Xia Wu can help him handle some of the affairs.

This "strengthened" team grew again after leaving the main house.

Because Yan Dashan, as well as the housekeepers and stewards of the mansion, also followed, following suit, waiting for Zhu Xiuyuan's instructions.

So, Zhu Xiuyuan took Dong Shuzhen, followed by Qiu Wen, Xia Wu, then Yan Dashan and the housekeeper, etc., and the group walked towards the area of ​​the brewing workshop.

"Master, after working day and night, the original brewing workshop in the mansion has been renovated, and the wine cellar is being expanded according to the master's instructions..."

On the way to the brewery, the steward or steward in charge of related matters began to report the situation.

Today, most wealthy families make their own wine.This mansion was originally Prince Xu's Mansion. Prince Xu's Mansion was so famous that it naturally also had a brewing workshop.

But later, Prince Xu's Mansion declined and was transformed into a royal garden, so the brewing workshop in the mansion was naturally abandoned.

Zhu Xiuyuan wants to start a brewing business, and brewing wine in Fuzhong can just renovate the abandoned brewing workshop and put it into use, which will save a lot of trivial matters...

As for the wine cellar, it has always been in use. For example, the palace wine collected by Dong Shuyu is stored in it.

But Zhu Xiuyuan felt that it was a bit small and not big enough, so he took the opportunity to renovate the winery and expanded the wine cellar.

"Master, the utensils used for brewing wine, as well as the distiller that the master specially explained, as well as food, etc., are all ready and can be taken and used at any time."

"Sir, I am following my instructions and hiring winemakers at high prices throughout the city. However... the famous winemakers are all in the residences of high-ranking officials and princes, so I really can't afford to hire them..."

"But don't worry, sir. I later discovered that among the many servants your Majesty rewarded, there were dozens of good winemakers who had been assigned to work in various farms... I have already sent people to bring them all back. This afternoon You can arrive there.”

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"Okay, you all did a good job! When the winemaking workshop in Jiangcheng Bo's Mansion is successful, you will all be rewarded!" Zhu Xiuyuan laughed.

Everyone was naturally overjoyed...

After a while, a group of people came to the brewery, and Zhu Xiuyuan and others went in for a stroll. The scale is quite large, not bad!
Then we inspected the brewing equipment, food, etc., and found that we were well prepared, which was pretty good.

Finally, Zhu Xiuyuan went to the wine cellar.

The wine cellar is where finished wine is stored. There are dozens of large vats inside, each as tall as a person, and each vat is filled with fine wine.

Zhu Xiuyuan ordered people to buy these directly from other wineries at a huge cost. He planned to use these wines to test the distillation method.

If you wait until you make the wine before you try the distillation method, it will be too late. Zhu Xiuyuan is ready to move forward together.

In addition to these dozen jars of fine wine, the palace wine collected by Dong Shuyu on the day of Laba Festival was also stored in this cellar.

Therefore, not everyone can enter the wine cellar. The door of the wine cellar is strictly guarded.

So, only Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Shuzhen, the two maids Qiu Wen and Xia Wu, and finally Yan Dashan, the five of them entered the wine cellar.

The rest of the housekeepers, stewards, etc. are all waiting outside.

"Wow! It turns out there are so many wine jars here!"

Dong Shuzhen held her husband's hand tightly and followed Zhu Xiuyuan's steps, but she looked around with a look of shock and curiosity in her eyes.

"Husband, it smells so good! The wine in here smells so good!"

Dong Shuzhen sniffed, pulled Zhu Xiuyuan, changed direction abruptly, and curiously walked towards a large wine jar.

Zhu Xiuyuan smiled bitterly and did not stop him. He let her pull him and walked to a place three feet in front of a large wine jar.

Qiu Wen, Xia Wu, and Yan Dashan also changed their paths and followed.

The wine jar was really big and tall, almost at the same level as Zhu Xiuyuan’s 1.8-meter-long chin.

The top of Dong Shuzhen's head only reached his neck, so the wine jar was actually two heads higher than Dong Shuzhen's.

"Husband, I want to take a look inside this jar. For such a big jar, it shouldn't be full, right?"

Dong Shuzhen looked up at the tall wine jar, then looked up at Zhu Xiuyuan, with curiosity on her face, and pointed at the big wine jar.

It's like a father taking a three-year-old daughter out. When the three-year-old daughter saw a car, she pointed at the car and asked curiously: "Daddy, what is that?"

Zhu Xiuyuan now has this illusion.

But Dong Shuzhen is already so old...

"What's so good about a wine jar? Isn't it just wine? You've already drank it. The wine in this jar is not much different from the wine you've drank."

Zhu Xiuyuan's face turned slightly dark. He, a young lady, was really kept under strict supervision by his father-in-law in the past. So far, he is still very curious when he sees something he has never seen before.

I want to take a look at everything... "No, I want to see it. I want to see it. This is the first time I have seen such a big wine jar, husband..."

Dong Shuzhen started acting coquettishly again.

She made a coquettish voice, shook her hands and stamped her feet, as if she would not stop as long as Zhu Xiuyuan did not agree.

Seeing this, Xia Wu and Qiu Wen both covered their mouths and snickered.

It is something they like to see when a young lady acts coquettishly to her uncle, as it seems that it can give them a feeling of "harmony and happiness".

As for Yan Dashan behind the two servant girls, his hands, feet and limbs were tense, and his whole body had goosebumps...

"Okay, okay, let's take a look..."

Zhu Xiuyuan was defeated. His wife was really his nemesis. He couldn't stand this anymore.

Dong Shuzhen won again and jumped up happily, but the height of her jump was only a little higher than the tall wine jar.

With her husband's permission, Dong Shuzhen became bolder instantly.

For the first time, she let go of Zhu Xiuyuan's hand and rushed towards the wine jar. She stretched out her hands and climbed onto the mouth of the jar. With her feet a little bit, she wanted to climb up the wine jar.

"Be careful, madam, it's dangerous!"

Zhu Xiuyuan was taken aback. In the midst of a crisis, he forgot about Dong Shuzhen's kung fu. It shouldn't be difficult for her to jump into the wine jar.

Zhu Xiuyuan rushed forward, grabbed her armpits with both hands, then hugged her back and "taken" her down.

"Hey, husband..."

Dong Shuzhen waved her hands wildly, but the tall wine jar finally left her.

"Husband, what are you trying to do with me?"

Dong Shuzhen puffed out her cheeks, feeling a little dissatisfied and sulking.

"That's too dangerous. Come on, sit on my shoulders and watch your husband fight. Don't get into the wine jar..."

Zhu Xiuyuan knelt down and patted his shoulder.

Dong Shuzhen immediately understood what he meant, and hurriedly moved to meet him. She sat on it excitedly, with a smile on her little face.

Zhu Xiuyuan pressed his calf over his heart, shouted: "Sit tight", and then stood up.

Dong Shuzhen shouted "Ah" and held his head, followed by a burst of laughter like silver bells.

As Zhu Xiuyuan stood up, her whole body was taller than the height of the large wine jar, and she could see the cover on the wine jar.

"Da Shan, what are you still waiting for? Go and lift the seal off the wine jar so that my wife can take a look inside."

Zhu Xiuyuan grinned. His wife looked small, but she had practiced martial arts and was really heavy. However, although his body was weak, he could still withstand it.

"Yes, benefactor!"

Yan Dashan hurriedly stepped forward. He was tall and raised his hand to lift the cover on the wine jar. Suddenly, a distinct aroma of wine hit his nostrils.

"Husband, come closer!"

Dong Shuzhen leaned forward slightly with her upper body, holding Zhu Xiuyuan's head with both hands, stretched her neck, and looked into the wine jar.

"Okay!"

He took a step forward and had close contact with the "belly" of the big wine jar.

"Have you seen clearly, madam, that there is nothing else but drinks?"

"Wow, how long will it take to drink such a big jar of wine?"

Dong Shuzhen sat on his shoulders, leaning her upper body slightly forward, letting go of Zhu Xiuyuan's head with both hands, and resting on the edge of the wine jar instead, which was equivalent to half-lying on top of the wine jar.

Although Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't see her face, he could imagine that her face must be full of surprise and satisfaction now.

"This wine jar is so big, it's like a bathtub. If you take a bath in this big jar of wine..."

Dong Shuzhen was half-lying on the huge wine jar, moving restlessly, eager to try.

Two black lines suddenly appeared on Zhu Xiuyuan's forehead, and he was bathing in a wine jar. Fortunately, she could think of it.

"Madam, you should have finished reading. I will put you down for my husband. The cover of this wine jar cannot be opened for too long, otherwise there will be no smell of wine."

Zhu Xiuyuan clutched the calf near his heart.

To be honest, Zhu Xiuyuan was really afraid of her leaping into the huge wine jar to "bath".

Dong Shuzhen can say it, and basically can do it.

"Oh fine!"

Dong Shuzhen's voice was full of reluctance. She actually wanted to scoop up a handful of wine with her hands and drink it secretly.

Zhu Xiuyuan took a step back, slowly squatted down, and put her down.

Yan Dashan put the cover back on.

"Okay, let's go. This wine jar is just too big and there's nothing to see. Let's go!"

Zhu Xiuyuan pulled Dong Shuzhen and left.

Dong Shuzhen was reluctant to leave. Just now, she put her whole head on the mouth of the altar and smelled a lot of wine... She now has saliva in her mouth and dry throat. She really wants to drink!

But she also knew that now was not a good time to steal a drink, and it was more important to spend time with her husband.

The group continued walking forward, passing through more than a dozen large wine jars, and arrived at the innermost part of the wine cellar.

There are some small wine bottles placed here. These are the palace wines collected by Dong Shuyu and are stored here.

Dong Shuzhen's eyes were immediately attracted by these small wine bottles.

She remembered that on the day of Laba Festival, she and two maids stole wine and food. As a result, she only drank half a pot and was already drunk...

This imperial imperial wine was really unusual, very mellow, and Dong Shuzhen could still recall that wonderful taste.

She was already thirsty and wanted to drink, but now that she saw these small wine bottles and thought of their wonderful taste, she couldn't walk even more.

But Zhu Xiuyuan's attention was not on those small flagons.

He went straight to the opposite side of the small flagon, where there was a stone tablet with densely carved characters...

Because Dong Shuzhen held his hand tightly, Zhu Xiuyuan walked towards the stone monument, and she was led there.

But her whole head turned around, staring at those small wine bottles...

Zhu Xiuyuan's attention was attracted by the stone tablet and he did not notice this scene.

He only felt that the steps of the woman holding his hand were a little heavy, as if the wheels were rusty, and there was a sense of sluggishness.

But he didn't delve into it, he just thought Dong Shuzhen was attracted by something again.

He was used to dragging Dong Shuzhen forward.

But Qiuwen, Xia Wu, and Yan Dashan, the three of them noticed Dong Shuzhen's abnormality.

Qiu Wen and Xia Wu were the two accomplices in stealing wine and food. Naturally, they also discovered the batch of small wine bottles.

Combined with the lady's abnormality, the two maids immediately knew that the lady was probably greedy again.

With the intention of solving the young lady's problems, Xia Wu rolled her eyes, glanced at the batch of small wine bottles, and then looked at Dong Shuzhen, thinking about it, and waved to Dong Shuzhen.

Dong Shuzhen's eyes lit up, she gently let go of Zhu Xiuyuan, and trotted over quietly...

Zhu Xiuyuan was attracted by the stone tablet and did not notice their little moves.

Although Yan Dashan was following Zhu Xiuyuan, he caught a glimpse of Eunmu and the others' small movements.

But he was very rational and pretended not to see anything. He squatted down with his benefactor and stared at the stone tablet.

Yan Dashan vaguely guessed what Enmu and the others were going to do.

As a servant, it was best not to get involved in this kind of thing.

After a while, Yan Dashan couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, turned his head slightly, and looked behind.

Sure enough, Yan Dashan guessed it right.

Enmu, and the two maids Qiu Wen and Xia Wu, the three of them... are stealing the wine flask there!
Yan Dashan took a quick look and happened to see his mother carrying a wine bottle, sneaking it into her clothes and hiding it quietly.

The two maids, Qiu Wen and Xia Wu, assisted from the side and helped arrange the clothes so that others could not see...

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(End of this chapter)