late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 103
Smith was very surprised by my decision. With a smile, he looked at me seriously.

"Well, brother Tang, if you come to my place in the future, feel free to speak up, and don't treat me as a foreigner!"

"Where is there! Since I regard you as a brother, I have recognized your character, how could I reject you!"

"Let's go to the lobby! Otherwise, Master Liu will be in a hurry!"

Smith and I looked at each other, and then we walked out of the side hall.

Seeing the two of us talking and laughing, Yixin immediately spoke.

"You two, you have become rivals and friends so quickly. It seems that I, the master, seem a bit redundant."

"Master Liu, are you still jealous?"

I looked at Yixin with a smirk on my face, and said jokingly.

Yi Xin shook her head with a smile, and said helplessly.

"Zhongzheng, you will make fun of me."

"Sixth Lord, since you are happy today, then why don't you show your kindness as a landlord!"

It is impossible for Smith to appear in Prince Gong's Mansion for no reason. There must be something hidden here, and I should investigate carefully.

"Alright then! Since today is a happy day, and it is rare for Mr. Smith to be here, please move forward! Lunch has already been prepared."

After finishing speaking, the housekeeper led the way, Yixin stood up, and Smith, Mei Shuang and others followed behind.

A table of delicious delicacies, people can not help but drool.

"Sixth Master, you spent a lot of money today!"

Apparently, I'm a little bit of a good guy.

"Mr. Smith, please sit down."

Yixin took the main seat, and Smith and I were on the left and right sides.

"Mr. Smith, would you like to taste the centuries-old wine I have collected?"

Smith looked at the dusty jar in front of him, frowned slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth.

"Compared with red wine, which one is better?"

When Yi Xin heard this, she couldn't help laughing.

"Everyone has its own merits!"

After hearing this, Smith spoke up.

"Then I will taste the fine wine of the prince today!"

The maid quickly filled the three glasses of wine, and immediately, the smell of wine filled the room.

"As expected of a good wine, Mr. Liu really has a heart. Then today I will borrow flowers to offer a toast to Mr. Liu and Mr. Smith."

I picked up the glass, looked at Yixin and Smith, and drank it down.

Yixin also drank the wine in his glass to the bottom, leaving only Smith hesitating with his glass.

Smith picked up the wine glass, put it in front of his nose and smelled it lightly, and immediately felt a burst of fragrance.

Then, I drank it down, followed by a dry cough.

"Cough cough cough..."

"This wine...is too spicy..."

Smith covered his mouth desperately, tears almost flowed out.

It seems that foreigners are still not used to Chinese things.

There will be a day when I will let Chinese wine appear on every dining table in the world, and let everything used in the world be written in China.

"Mr. Smith, you have to eat food. Chinese wine is indeed different from red wine, why not? Shall I change the bottle of red wine for you?"

Yixin looked at Smith's embarrassment, and tentatively opened his mouth.

This old fox is obviously playing tricks, otherwise, why didn't he say that there is red wine earlier!It also made Smith so embarrassing. It seems that the diplomacy between countries is not only on the negotiation table, but also on the wine table.

At this time, I suddenly thought of our founding leaders. It is rumored that many of the leaders drink a lot, but behind all this, there may be a shocking secret, and any occasion is a battlefield.

"No need, let's use the prince's fine wine!"

Smith immediately returned to normal, looking at Yixin with unkind eyes.

"There is an old saying in China called 'Do as the Romans do in the country', how could I live up to the kindness of the prince!"

During the entire dinner that followed, Smith behaved very calmly and calmly, which was completely different from the performance just now. This made me realize that sometimes, what you see may not be true. Communication is not so simple, and the communication between countries is more directly related to interests.

He left from Prince Gong's mansion and got into the carriage.

Mei Shuang was unhappy, sitting in the carriage sullenly.

"What's wrong? Why are you unhappy?"

Mei Shuang lowered her head and remained silent, playing with the braids in her hands, like a child getting angry.

"Why don't we go shopping!"

I glanced at Mei Shuang and made a suggestion.

Hearing this, Mei Shuang felt as if she had been injected with chicken blood, and the dark clouds on her face had long since dissipated.

"Yes, yes! My lord, where shall we go?"

Women are really emotional animals, as long as their inner needs are met, they will be happy.

I sighed in my heart and opened my mouth to answer.

"Let's go to Huaizhong Silk Shop! I will order a new dress for you."

"Mei Shuang already knows that the Lord treats Mei Shuang well."

Mei Shuang immediately smiled and took my arm affectionately.

The silk shop in Huaizhong is one of Qin Wuye's properties. The reason why I chose to go to this store is because I want to see who this Qin Wuye is.

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

The Huaizhong silk shop is quite large in the capital city, and ordinary high-ranking officials and nobles would come here to buy cloth and make-to-order clothes.

Mei Shuang and I got out of the carriage, instead of going in directly, we walked towards the back door of the shop.

In the backyard of the shop, a thin man was climbing the wall. Just as he was about to turn over, I stopped him.

"It's broad daylight, what are you doing!"

Unexpectedly, my yell frightened the man, and he fell off the wall all of a sudden.

Seeing that the man's face was about to come into close contact with the ground, I hugged him directly from behind.

The man breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he was not killed by the fall, and then he turned around and slapped me crisply.

I didn't realize it for a while, although it was my own unintentional fault that almost caused others to fall, but it shouldn't be like this!
"Shameless!"

The man broke free from my hands and ran away in a hurry.

As for me, looking at the back of the man leaving, I always felt that something was wrong. Why did I feel a little strange when I hugged him just now!
"My lord, look, is this what the thief dropped?"

Mei Shuang bent down and picked up something from the ground, and handed it to me.

This is a hairpin used by a woman, the whole body is made of pure gold, and a phoenix is ​​lifelike.

"This little thief must have taken a fancy to this family's things, but he just stole chickens and lost money."

Mei Shuang said with a look of resentment.

I held the hairpin in my hand and looked at it carefully for a long time, and I always felt that this thing was familiar to me.

This familiar feeling seems to arise spontaneously.

I looked in the direction of the leaving figure and walked forward.

(End of this chapter)