The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 419 The Night Banquet
The news that half of the goods in Meiyanfang had been burned spread quickly in the capital.

In such a winter with heavy snowfall, this incident became the talk of the people in the capital after dinner.

They all knew that the goods in Beauty Shop were very valuable, and they also knew that Beauty Shop had lost a lot this time, so they talked more enthusiastically, or said one or two regrettable words, or said one or two unintentional words.

For them, their own interests are not involved, and all other people's disasters are just talk. Their so-called sympathy and regret are just their subconscious expressions.

Although it's a subconscious expression, they really don't care about other people's feelings.

For several days, Liu Wei didn't do anything, and the rest of the goods were sent to others, and the undelivered goods had to be compensated by Meiyanfang after the beginning of spring.

Life went on as usual.

On the day before the stove sacrifice, Liu Wei entered the palace and presented a delicacy to Zhao Guangyi.

Looking at the delicious food presented by Liu Wei, Zhao Guangyi was a little curious, and said, "Liu Aiqing, this is it?"

"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the stove sacrifice. This is the stove candy made by the servants of the Chen Ming Mansion."

"Stove candy?" Zhao Guangyi became interested and said, "It's the first time I've heard of it. May I ask what you say about this stove candy?"

"Of course there are. The purpose of offering sacrifices to the kitchen stove is to worship the kitchen god. This stove candy is very sweet. After the kitchen god eats it, he can help the people of the Great Song Dynasty to say good things to the Jade Emperor, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty can have enough to eat."

Zhao Guangyi laughed again and again after listening to it: "It's a good moral, since that's the case, I'll try it."

As he said that, Zhao Guangyi picked up the stove candy and tasted it. After taking a bite, he felt that the stove candy was very brittle, very sweet, and a little sticky to the teeth, but in the end it was quite delicious, especially the sticky ones on the stove candy. Sesame seeds make the stove candy taste a little sweet.

"It's a good thing. I accepted it. My princes like sweet things. I'll give them a taste later."

Liu Wei smiled and nodded, and said: "Actually, the reason why I present this thing to the Holy One is that I hope that the Holy One can set up a night in the palace tomorrow to entertain all the officials."

"Oh, this..." Zhao Guangyi was a little puzzled, if it was just for a few pieces of stove candy, why would he entertain all the officials?

"The Holy Majesty has just ascended the throne. In such a festival, he should entertain all the officials and win them over."

Zhao Guangyi felt that Liu Wei's purpose must be more than this, but he felt that what Liu Wei said was also reasonable. He, Zhao Guangyi, had just become emperor, and he had been using vigorous methods to eradicate dissidents for a while. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, he should also give these The ministers of the DPRK and China came to take a reassurance, and held a night banquet to entertain the ministers, which might just achieve their goal.

"Since Liu Aiqing has said so, then I will play."
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On the day of offering sacrifices to the kitchen stove, the weather was particularly cold.

The room in the palace where the ministers were entertained was as warm as spring because of the burning stove. A plate of stove sugar, a few side dishes and a pot of wine were placed in front of the ministers’ actions. Zhao Guangyi came in and said some festive words to the ministers. The warmth made these ministers suddenly have hope for the future.

After saying this, everyone began to eat one after another.

Everyone is quite unfamiliar with stove candy, so they all eat stove candy first. Those young officials are okay, and they taste delicious and sweet, but those who are a little bit older, they suffer when they eat it. Tooth, almost got their few remaining teeth glued inside.

And when everyone was eating here, Liu Wei showed a sneer. In fact, his purpose today was very simple. He wanted to invite these people to have a look, to see their reactions, and to see their attitudes.

What's more, he asked Qiushuang to send people from Junzitang to send something to the homes of those he suspected. When they saw that thing, how they reacted would be able to determine who was behind the scenes.

There was nothing special about the night banquet tonight, the usual ones couldn't be more ordinary, everyone ate some casually and then left the banquet, and Liu Wei knew that after the banquet was over, the good show finally began.

Xue Juzheng is obviously not interested in the banquet tonight. In such a cold weather, he prefers to be tender with his wife, so it is really not his wish to go to the palace to eat such a dispensable meal.

Fortunately, nothing happened on the way, it was just a very ordinary night banquet. Although Zhao Guangyi said some encouraging words to buy people's hearts, it was useless to him.

Thinking this way, Xue Juzheng has already arrived at the mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw some cosmetics in his concubine's hand. When he saw those cosmetics, his brows froze and he snapped, "What are you holding?"

The concubine's room was startled by Xue Juzheng's reaction, and the thing in her hand almost fell to the ground, but soon she still showed a charming smile: "Master, these are the cosmetics of Beauty Square, didn't you buy them for me, Master?"

Xue Juzheng's heart suddenly sank. I bought the cosmetics in Meiyanfang by myself. When did I buy these things?
He was a little uneasy, so he quickly ordered: "Lost it, lost it all."

The concubine's room was a little puzzled: "Master, this is worth a lot of money. It would be a pity to lose it. The servant girl just wants to make up her face, how about..."

"I said if you lose it, you lose it. If you don't lose these things, I will give you to Master Tong..."

In this era, apart from the main wife, the concubine's identities are all pitiful and humble, and they can be bought and sold as goods, or even given away. Xue Juzheng is not young, but his concubine still doesn't want to leave him. Give it away, she is the cheapest commodity, but here, she is still Xue Juzheng's concubine, the servants here still have to respect her when they see her...

Without any further hesitation, she immediately threw out the things in her hand, and she didn't give up at all.

The night is getting darker and the wind is cold.

Liu Wei was soon informed of the situation in Xue's house. After Liu Wei analyzed the news sent from other places, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then Fei Ge sent a letter to Qiu Shuang, asking him to act according to the plan.

The dark night is a hotbed of conspiracy. After Qiushuang received Liu Wei's letter from Feige, he immediately took out the people, and they were the most powerful people in the gentleman's hall. It is a breeze for an official to disappear without realizing it.

But Qiushuang is very clear that after tonight, the officials in the capital will not disappear, so Xue Juzheng will live well, but Xue Juzheng will not disappear, it does not mean that other people will not disappear.

Liu Wei became ruthless, but she would use any means, she felt that Xue Juzheng really didn't have eyes, how could he be so stupid to offend Liu Wei, didn't he know that Liu Wei could not be offended?

(End of this chapter)